news updates always on cbssf.com. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> ninan: a deadly storm buries rme midwest. the region's heaviest snowstorm of the season causes hundreds of accidents and prompts thousands of calls for help. also tonight, president trump's tweet-storm after learning he was reportedly investigated by the f.b.i. as a possible russian agent. the controversial tent city, where thousands of migrant children were detained, is shutting down. we investigate the lessons of tornillo. >> do we want other tornillos? or can we close the door, close the book, and turn in a different direction? >> ninan: an african nation is reinvented after a genocide, with women leading the way. >> ninan: and, after breaking

the "grass ceiling" as the first woman to officiate an n.f.l. game, this weekend, she's making history. >> when people describe sarah hhomas, they should say what? >> driven. happy. >> ninan: good evening. i'm reena ninan. a deadly winter storm is blasting snow and ice along a 1,400-mile stretch from the central plains to the mid- atlantic coast. anapas city, st. louis, indianapolis, and even the washington, d.c. area could get up to a foot of snow. at least seven people have been atlled on slippery roads in missouri, kansas, and indiana. paige hulsey of our st. louis affiliate kmov has the latest. >> reporter: this is the biggest winter storm to slam the st. louis area in five years, with nearly a foot of snow falling since late friday. across the plains, the wintry mess shutdown roadways, creating

dangerous icy conditions. ioe missouri state highway patrol says there have been more than 175 accidents. some drivers were left stranded eh their vehicles for several hours, forced to dig themselves out. >> our biggest problem in this storm has been the intensity. when it came down so intensely, you know, the roads got slick fast, and it's impossible for us d keep up. >> reporter: tractor trailers struggling to maneuver uphills on interstate-44 backed up traffic for miles yesterday, preventing plows from treating t ads. and it's not just the highways; nwis american eagle jet slid off the runway while taxiing to the gate at columbia regional airport. 80 people were on board at the time. there were no reports of injuries. as the storm moves east, conditions are expected to get worse. more than 65 million people are under winter storm warnings. sena, here in missouri, state erficials say there are at least

12,000 homes and businesses without power in the central part of the state. and here in st. louis, there is nearly a foot of snow on the ground. the national weather service has issued winter weather advisories for missouri, illinois, and indiana. >> ninan: paige hulsey, thank you. meteorologist jacob wycoff is tracking the dangerous weather at wbz-tv in boston. ologacob, what's the latest? n. well, reena, as we look at st. louis's total of almost ten- and-a-half inches, that would ating that storm to one of the ofp ten snowstorms in st. louis' recorded history. we've also had a foot of snow through missouri and into illinois. we have winter storm warnings stretching from st. louis into cincinnati, also into the mid- atlantic. m,d looking at this storm, it's eding to bring some prolonged snow to the mid-atlantic. so d.c., the i-95 corridor, this will intensify and bring them oow, not only throughout the day on sunday, but also through monday morning. so not only are we talking about an additional one to three inches for st. louis and nin: incredible.to 12 inchesth.

b wycoff. thank you, jacob. this is day 22 of the partial government shutdown, now the longest in u.s. history. 380,000 federal employees are on temporary layoffs, 420,000 are working without pay. t.s.a. workers learned today they're receiving a one-time $500 holiday bonus to help them until their next paycheck. furloughed government workers lined up for groceries today at a pop-up food bank in alexandria, virginia. president trump and congressional democrats remain locked in a dispute over border wall funding. the president unleashed a tweet- storm today on the shutdown and n a xplosive report that the f.b.i. investigated him as a atssible russian agent. errol barnett is at the white house. si reporter: in a series of tweets this morning, president trump defended himself against "the new york times" report, which claimed the f.b.i. investigated whether the president was a russian asset or

potential threat against t erican security after he fired heb.i. director james comey in may of 2017. cbs news has not independently confirmed that report. "i was going to fire comey, my decision." but "the new york times" says it was president trump's own public statements connecting the comey firing to russia which raised concern among agents. >> when i decided to just do it, i said to myself... i said, "you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made up story." >> reporter: the president insisted today his "firing of james comey was a great day for america." >> absolutely ludicrous. >> reporter: in an interview riring tomorrow on "face the nation," secretary of state mike pompeo said he rejects "the new york times" allegation. >> the idea that's contained in "the new york times" story that president trump was a threat to american national security is silly on its face and not worthy of a response. >> reporter: from the white house, press secretary sarah

sanders called the "times'" claim "absurd" and said that comey is a "disgraced partisan hack." the former f.b.i. director sent this tweet today quoting president franklin delano roosevelt: "judge me by the enemies i have made." now, all of this leads to special counsel robert mueller, whose team has not made any public comment on the extent of its investigation. but mueller's team has secured the indictment of three associates of president trump, and the grand jury used to secure those indictments just received a six-month extension to keep working, reena? >> ninan: errol barnett at the washington. eroll, thank you. and you can see more of margaret brennan's interview with secretary of state mike pompeo tomorrow morning on "face the nation." our guests will also include house minority leader kevin mccarthy and former housing and urban development secretary thlian castro, who announced today he's running for president. well, turning overseas, paris was rocked by a huge explosion today.

emergency crews were responding to a gas leak when a bakery near the paris opera exploded. at least three people were killed and dozens injured. elaine cobbe is there. >> reporter: the powerful explosion ripped through the downtown bakery, destroying the shop and badly damaging nearby apartments. the blast was so strong that it blew out windows and overturned cars, strewing debris in its wake. this employee at a hotel across the road said he was even hit by flying glass and pieces of ceiling. some 200 firefighters battled the flames. two of them were killed in the explosion. a spanish tourist is also dead, while dozens of wounded residents were treated on the street. ambulances and helicopters took the most-seriously injured victims to the hospital. authorities say the explosion was caused by a gas leak.

the first hint of trouble was when residents awoke to a strong smell of gas. firefighters who responded to ofe call were then caught in a massive blast. as emergency work continues, residents of apartment blocks thxt to the bakery have been advised to find somewhere else me sleep tonight amid fears that adjacent buildings could collapse. elaine cobbe, cbs news, paris. >> ninan: the aunt of jayme closs posted new photos today of the 13-year-old and an update, saying jayme slept by her side last night. salice in wisconsin say kloss managed to escape thursday from a 21-year-old man who killed her parents and abducted her nearly three months ago. the suspect is due in court monday. jamie's aunt, now her legal pr"wbe long road,le m and this programming note: "48 hours" will air a one-hour special, "jayme closs comes

home," tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central on cbs. texas congressman will hurd says the last children were released tis week from the controversial migrant detention camp in tornillo, texas. the tent city, which hurd says never should have existed, is expected to be taken down by the end of the month. tonight, cbs news investigates the lessons from tornillo. here's manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: located an hour south of el paso, tornillo was etilt in june and at one point was the largest detention center in a network of more than 100 government-run shelters for migrant children. at its peak, more than 2,800 children were housed here, which, for comparison, was larger than all but one u.s. federal prison. its size created a massiee we saw workers being bused in day and night. but there are questions whether those workers are qualified or properly vetted to address the

minors' mental wellbeing. in november, the office of inspector general found the tornillo facility failed to conduct f.b.i. fingerprint background checks. cke report also found the facility's clinician staff levels were "dangerously low." health and human services generally requires a ratio of one staffer to 12 children for mental health care, but tornillo was operating at nearly five times below that, one for every 55 children. you have nightmares about it. >> reporter: this 17-year-old, who doesn't want to be named, entered the u.s. legally from honduras seeking asylum, fleeing violence and poverty. he spent two months at tornillo.

>> reporter: what do you say to people who think you were better off there than where you came from? >> reporter: a report by the american academy of pediatrics found the impact of detention on a child can lead to higher rates of depression, anxiety, p.t.s.d., and long-term mental health risks. the academy's former president, dr. colleen kraft, has made multiple trips to the border to visit children. >> your whole system is on red emert. and with time, that causes early heart disease, early lung disease.

>> reporter: h.h.s. declined our request for a sit-down interview. in a statement to cbs news, the acency said, "the safety and care of unaccompanied alien children is our top priority." it said the "child ratio is sufficient because tornillo is an emergency influx shelter and is not subject to the flores minimum standards," a court decision limiting the length of time and conditions for migrant children in detention. h.h.s. has increased the size of its other temporary facility in homestead, florida, which already houses 1,250 migrant children. they recently requested an additional 1,000 beds. camilo perez bustillo is with the hope border institute and advocacy group for migrant families, he was part of an inspection team inside tornillo in november. >> there are important lessons todrfrom i expere arat need to be projected into ne future. we need to ask ourselves, "do we want other tornillos? are we willing to make tornillo

the model?" t reporter: a new direction is what this asylum seeker is after. r:'s living with family while he waits for his day in court, and starts school on tuesday. when you think about the teenagers who are still there... >> reporter: you don't feel this was necessary to do? >> reporter: so, you feel what you went through is a warning hrouothers who might try to come to the u.s.? >> ninan: later in the broadcast: she has more than earned her stripes, and tomorrow she will make n.f.l. history. but coming up next: how an african nation torn apart by genocide is being rebuilt by women.

>> ninan: it's a historic month for american women in politics an a record number are now serving in congress. e % of u.s. lawmakers are women. and it might surprise you that ure african nation of rwanda has the largest share of women in its national legislature, more than 60%. jericka duncan and producer luisa garcia show us how women are reinventing a country ravaged by genocide. >> reporter: this mother of six, musabyimana marie gaudence is one of the women of rwanda rebuilding their country from the fertile ground up. these days, she doesn't take anything for granted. she's one of the survivors of the 1994 rwanda genocide. some 800,000 were slaughtered, mostly men, leaving the women to ftck up the pieces. "after the genocide, many of the

surviving women felt alone," she says. "we learned to become closer to our neighbors." pre non-profit humanity unified is teaching gaudence and other farmers not only how to grow ssops but how to grow a business. >> it is changing the image of the nation. >> reporter: 50 miles away, in the rural district of kayonza, e y rwamwenge runs the women's opportunity center. >> from ashes, you are bringing people to laughter, to being happy. that is adding value to one person that adds value to another person. you are turning around the past, which was ugly, to a better economy and a better community. >> reporter: the women come here to learn how to sell the crops they harvest, along with the baskets that they weave. >> there are times when they break out into singing, and that is therapy.

they forget that they have no brothers, no sisters. some of them have no families. s reporter: as for gaudence, ase sees great value in passing on what she's learned. "when we work together, we feel foppy," she says. "it gives us hope for a better future." a future full of women thriving and working together to show the next generation what's possible. jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. an ninan: still ahead, an iconic part of the new york city skyline goes up for sale.

>> ninan: a beloved piece of the ranhattan skyline is up for sale, and, as michelle miller reports, the buyer of new york city's sixth tallest building better be ready to pay a sky- high price. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: its appeared in dozens of movies and had a starring role in new york city's skyline for generations. now, the iconic chrysler building is going up for sale. >> the chrysler building is juss therful shapes, ry silvery top, which is really unrivaled. it's just one of those buildings

that you can't imagine new york city without. >> reporter: the 89-year-old skyscraper is one of the leading examples of art deco architecture. at 1,046 feet, it became the world's tallest building, but only after builders installed a 125-foot stainless steel spire atop the structure. that title only lasted 11 months, when it's larger neighbor, the empire state bulding, opened its doors just a few blocks away. sale price estimates for the famed chrysler building vary, but its majority owners, the abu dhabi investment council, hope s recoup the $800 million it paid for the building back in 2008. bu beneath the building is owned by new york's cooper union school, and the lease last year came to $32.5 million.per union school, av top of that, the new owners will also have to compete for tenants with newer buildings that offer much more up-to-date amenities. michelle miller, cbs news, new york.

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game. dana jacobson has her story. a i'm a football official, and i'm a mom and a wife. >> reporter: sarah thomas became the first full-time female referee in n.f.l. history back in 2015. the trailblazer shared her thoughts with "cbs evening news" ghchor jeff glor. >> you never expect it, but when it comes, you definitely answer the call. tet i was just about speechless. >> reporter: since breaking the gender barrier, thomas has remained focused on the game. you tuck your hair under the hat when you're out there. why is that? >> to truly blend in. and if i have a ponytail, you know, then i separate myself immediately. and so, tucking my hair, i blend in, and i'm just another official. >> reporter: long before she suited up in stripes, thomas was a college basketball standout and recalled her own brushes with the refs. a maybe at times when they made a controversial call that i didn't think was right, i voiced my opinion. stt i think they were get just

as aggravated with me at times, too. when i started in football, officiating, i had no idea the pride and the amount of time they put into trying to get the ,ame right. >> reporter: sunday will mark nte third playoff showdown between patriots quarterback tom brady and his chargers counterpart, philip rivers. un but it will be another first for thomas, who was also the first female to officiate a college bowl game before getting tapped for the n.f.l. >> it doesn't matter what game it is, everything is important to those coaches and to those players. >> reporter: when people describe sarah thomas, they heould say what? >> driven. happy. >> reporter: dana jacobson, cbs news, new york. >> ninan: and be sure to look for sarah thomas on the field tomorrow when the new england patriots face off against the l.a. chargers right he on and that's the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. sr more news anytime, go to cbsn at cbsnews.com or download our cbs news app. i'm reena ninan in new york. thank you for joining us. good night.

chilling new details on the mind set and possible motive of a man accused of gunning down a police officer. >> in addition hearing his words tonight, we know the name of the man accused of shooting and calling officer corona. police identified him as douglas limbaugh. without warning he opened fire. later he killed himself after leaving a note on his

bed. an hour ago, the davis police department read that letter out loud. >> "the davis police department has been hitting me with ultrasonic waves meant to keep dogs from barking. i notified the press, internal affairs, fbi about it. i'm highly sensitive to its effect on my inner ear. i did my best to appease them, but they have continued for years, and i can't live this way anymore." it is signed "citizen kevin limbaugh. >> the attorney's office filed a felony complaint against limbaugh for allegedly punching a co-worker. he was forced to turn in an assault rifle he owned. police are now trying to find out how he got the two handguns that he allegedly used to kill officer corona. meanwhile, a community is gathering to remember the fallen officer. >> aa