that's it for us at 5:00. see you back here at 6:00ment cbs evening news is next. >> ninan: severe weather races across the country. millions brace for major storms. one takes a swipe at the northeast, while another brings coast-to-coast snow, and a punishing blast of cold. ♪ ♪ also tonight, hitting back. president trump today pushes past a week of controversy, charging up conservatives and mocking critics. >> but you know what? we're winning, and they're not. >> ninan: close call in the sky over chicago as a jetliner taking off turns into the path of another. >> and it's liftoff. >> ninan: spacex shows off nasas' new ride that could soon rocket astronauts back into orbit. and she's "sewing" change with

handmade dolls for kids that look like them. >> it makes them not feel so alone. >> ninan: good evening. i'm reena ninan. winter is making a mad dash for the country this weekend. a massive storm is sprinting from california to new england, dropping heavy snow along the way, up to a foot could fall over parts of the northeast, while thunderstorms threaten the southeast. the mercury will take a tumble. as for the first storm, it's already being felt up and down the east coast. kenneth craig has the latest. >> reporter: march is coming in like a lion on the east coast and it's likely to be a one-two punch. the storm's first round coated roads and sidewalks with a few inches of fluffy snow. >> it's really beautiful. i took so many pictures walking in here with the snow. >> reporter: drivers had a tough go in one of the oldest cities in the united states, taunton, massachusetts. in philadelphia, crews shoveling

sidewalks said the task comes with benefits. >> we are plowing, salting, very wet, heavy snow. no need to hit the gym. we've got our gym right here. >> reporter: michigan's upper peninsula has been slammed with snow. over 200 inches of it has come down this winter. almost 90 inches of snow fell in february. in marquette, michigan, skiers have a bounty and are taking it in stride. >> we've had some monster snow packs this season, and some of us extreme skiers, we certainly enjoy those conditions. >> reporter: in a sure sign of spring in central wisconsin, shanties used for ice fishing in frigid conditions will need to be pulled off frozen lakes. it's a logistical challenge. >> i can't quite get a truck out there to-- to get her off. >> reporter: any vehicle would get stuck in the three feet of snow surrounding their shanty, so these fishermen relied on another kind of horse power to get it done-- amish workhorses buddy and mark. >> they did all they could do today and i'm going to give them credit for it.

>> reporter: thousands of snow plows deployed across new york new york city's five boroughs to clean up after that snowstorm last night. in all, about four inches of snow fell here in central park, but now the city is bracing for yet another snowstorm. that's expected sunday night into monday, reena. >> ninan: kenneth craig, thank you, kenneth. meteorologist jeff berardelli is here with more on the nation's weather. jeff, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, reena, and good evening, everybody. we are talking about one storm moving out and another storm moving into the west coast right now. big storm slamming california connected to an atmospheric river, a subtraltream feeding in that tropical moisture. but the rain and snow is moving quickly, and already by tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening, it's going to be located across the southeast, a bull's eye for the potential for severe weather. a squall line with wind gusts up to around 70 miles an hour, and the probability of a few strong tornadoes as well. future radar shows that squall line moving through the

southeast. that will then round the corner, up the eastern seaboard, and another pretty significant snow is likely in places like new york and boston. now, before the snow can get to new york and boston, it's going to make its way right across the plain states. you can see it right there, about three to six inches of snow there. as it moves towards the east coast, especially in places like new york and boston, another big snowfall, around 6-8 inches of snow possible there. so one of the biggest snowfalls we've seen all season. and in the upper midwest we're talking brutally cold air, record-shattering cold air. you can see this cold air drilling south. by the time you wake up sunday morning across the upper midwest, wind chilling negative 30 to negative 40. >> ninan: jeff, thank you so much. president trump today sought to regain his foot after a tough week. mr. trump spoke to conservatives attending a c-pac conference. outside washington, d.c. the fiery and off-script speech lasts two hours, two minutes, and 17 seconds and it spared no

one. here's errol barnett. >> they're trying to take you out with ( bleep ). okay? with ( bleep ). >> reporter: president trump took the stage in maryland looking to project strength after a week of domestic and diplomatic setbacks, using a tactic he says works for him. >> you know i'm totally off script right now. >> reporter: the president seemed to delight in scorching congressional democrats. >> right now we have people in congress that hate our country. >> reporter: he also mocked his former attorney general, jeff sessions. >> the attorney says, "i'm gunna recuse mah-self." gonna recuse. and i said, "why the hell didn't he tell me that before i put him in?" >> reporter: in addition, mr. trump expressed frustration over the multiple investigations into his presidency and his business dealings. >> we're going to go into his finances. we're going to check his deals. we're going to check-- these people are sick. >> reporter: the president's bad week began with blistering

testimony to congress from his former lawyer, michael cohen, which opened up other avenues of investigation, including efforts to get the president's tax returns, ask the trump organization's c.f.o. about hush money payments, and potentially interview one former trump associate about the trump tower moscow project. the white house also faces a monday deadline for memos related to jared kushner's security clearance. president trump also directly slammed special counsel robert mueller, saying he is surrounded by conflicts of interest and is obstructing his presidency. reena, mueller is expected to submit his final report to the department of justice in the near future. >> ninan: errol, the president also touched on his failed talks with north korea. what did he have to say? >> reporter: that's right. the president mentioned the family of otto warmbier. he is the american who died after spending more than a year in north korean custody. the ens in horrible position in striking a delicate balance between

negotiating with kim jong-un and expressing his love for the warmbier family. >> ninan: errol barnett at the white house. thank you errol. bernie sanders kicked off his second presidential campaign today with a rally where he grew up, brooklyn, new york. sanders said that he would win the democratic nomination and defeat president trump, calling him the most dangerous president in modern history. the vermont senator also sought to tie his working class background to his populous views that include medicare for all, and a $15 minimum wage. >> and i'm here to tell you that because all of the work we have done together, we are on the brink of not just winning an election, but transforming our country. ( cheers ) >> ninan: sanders is among a diverse field of 11 democrats seeking the party's presidential nomination. sacramento's district attorney said today two police officers would not face charges in last

year's fatal shooting of an unarmed black man. the death of 22-year-old stephon clark sparked nationwide protests. prosecutors say video evidence shows officers had a reasonable belief clark had a weapon and threatened their lives. clark was killed carrying a cell phone in his grandparents' backyard. now to a new era in american space flight. tonight, a spacex rocket that blasted off early this morning is streaking towards the international space station. it's a trial run of a commercially developed crew capsule. mark strassmann was at the kennedy space center for liftoff. >> 3, 2, 1, 0. ignition, liftoff. >> reporter: let's do launch. the falcon 9 rocket lifted both its crew dragon capsule and hopes that made-in-america space travel is back. 10 minutes after a picture- perfect launch, this spacex rocket's first stage

successfully touched down on a recovery ship 300 miles off the florida coast. by then, the crew dragon capsule was already orbiting earth at five miles per second and headed for a docking with the international space station sunday morning. spacex founder elon musk: >> i'm a little emotionally exhausted because that was super stressful. but it worked. so far. >> reporter: through next friday, the crew dn meet a series of milestones-- dock and undock with the space station, re-enter the earth's atmosphere, and splashdown off the florida coast. since the space shuttle fleet was retired in 2011, nasa has had to rely on the russians for rides to the space station, but if all goes well with today's mission, spacex could taxi two astronauts to the station as early as july. nasa administrator john bridenstine: >> what today really represents

is a new era in space flight. >> reporter: bridenstine told us before the launch nasa is no longer in the space race business. >> it is less relevant, as far as the date. what is more relevant is the safety of our crew. so we're going to make sure we do things right, period, end of story. >> reporter: on this mission the only passenger say dummy, a smart dummy named ripley, outfitted with sensors to measure the impact of the ride for its eventual first fliers. nasa astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley: >> seeing a success like this definitely gives us a lot of confidence in the future. >> from our standpoint, this is- - this is what you want to see. you want to see the team hitting its stride as we get ready to put people on these things. >> reporter: it's a six-day mission, and the crew dragon is scheduled to splashdown back on earth next friday morning. and if successful, proof that in this new space age, it's companies, rather than countries that will lead the way. reena. >> ninan: an exciting opportunity, nonetheless, thank you, mark. well, there was a close call in

the sky over chicago's o'hare airport. this photo was snapped by someone who just happened to be nearby showing two departing jetliners dangerously close to colliding. it happened friday. the two aircraft took off from parallel runways when one of them inexplicably turned toward the other. reports say both aircraft took evasive action. the f.a.a. is investigating. now to san francisco, where giants president and c.e.o. larry baer and his wife, pam, say they're embarrassed after a domestic dispute was caught on camera and went viral. here's carter evans. >> reporter: the video appears to show a couple in a fight. a closer look shows it's san francisco giants c.e.o. larry baer and his wife, pam. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: she screams as he tries to yank a cell phone out of her hand and ends up falling back in her chair. tmz says it got the video from a witness who stopped recording to

help break up the altercation. giants fans reacted quickly. >> it's very surprising, very aggressive. >> oh, my god! >> i hold him as someone who is quite a professional for a sports team that we follow and love and so it's shocking really. >> reporter: in a separate clip, baer walks away from the scene alone. pam baer later released a statement saying, "my husband and i had an argument in public about which we are very embarrassed. i took his cell phone. he wanted it back. i started to get up, and the chair i was sitting in began to tip." larry baer says, i am truly sorry for the pain that i have brought to my wife, children, and to the organization. it is not reflective of the kind of person that i aspire to be." >> san francisco giants. >> reporter: baer joined the giants in 1980. he became president in 2008 and c.e.o. in 2012. >> i would expect the organization to certainly do something about it. >> reporter: the san francisco police are investigating the incident, and so are the giants.

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live from the cbs bay area studios. this is kpix 5 news. >> we had not had any fight for justice. we have not begun to fight. the fight will begin now. >> now at 6:00, protests erupt in the state capital after prosecutors clear the two police officers who shot and killed stefan clark. a tense standoff forces an entire neighborhood to evacuate. >> it is what it is. you live on the river. you have to expect some flooding. >> a big cleanup effort is under way in guerneville tonight at rain continues to fall and there's more on the way. good evening. >> we begin with those new developments in the clark shooting. protesters have gathered after the district attorney announced the two officers who shot and killed clark in his

grandparents' backyard last year will not be charged. details on what led to the decision. >> we will not charge these officers with any criminal liability related to the shooting death and force on clark. >> reporter: ending a year of speculation, the d.a. announced the two officers who shot stephon clark will not be charged with a crime. they are still being sued in civil court and could face discipline by the police department. today, the district attorney walked through the events that led to the shooting. >> at a little after 9:00 on sunday, march 18, a citizen called 911 to re rs walking down the street smashing car windows. >> reporter: the report says stephon smashed the windows of three cars and ran and