two lanes after 11:00 tonight. news updates always on kpix.com. we will see you back here in a few minutes. captioning sponsored by cbs >> ninan: developing tonight-- storm front. a strong weather system on the move right now, millions under threat from rain, snow, and ice. and right behind that, another series of storms. all this just days ahead of thanksgiving. we're tracking your forecast. impeachment battle: president trump doubling down on witnesses he says are critical to the inquiry, this as the president's personal attorney turns the focus to joe biden. >> he's lying. he's been lying all his life. >> ninan: thwarted plot-- how california police stopped a plan to shoot up a middle school, this as new details emerge about the weapon used in another california school shooting. prince andrew's mounting troubles. why a member of the royal family could soon be forced to face a british court.

( applause ) and two marathon men on a mission to save veterans. >> it's okay to not be okay, and no one's going to judge you for feeling the way that you do. >> this is the "cbs weekend news." >> ninan: good evening. i'm reena ninan. tonight, 150 million americans are in the path of a storm system bringing torrential rain, snow, and ice. the storm, taking aim right now at the ohio valley and east coast, is only the beginning. two more storm systems will move in next week ahead of thanksgiving. meteorologist jeff berardelli is timing all of this out. jeff, what's latest? >> so this is a really energetic pattern, and it's coming at the wrong time because, obviously, this is a huge travel week. storm number one, not really a big deal. it's hitting the northeast right now, and most of the snow is going to be far away from the big cities. that means less airport delays, but still some airport delays if you're going to be traveling there.

the bigger story is a big dip in the jet stream in the west. it will form a large storm to develop in the west-- tuesday. could be 6-12 inches of snow. the wind is really going to howl at the airports in the middle of the nation. looks like rain in chicago. that's good news. it could be snow in minneapolis. the whole time the storm is a big wind producer. now, on the west coast, another big storm is going to hit wendesday and thursday. that's going to produce i think at least two feet for the mountains of the sierra nevada, and then probably move into the rockies. a lot of fresh powder, but a lot of frustration for travelers. >> ninan: a lot to watch this coming week. jeff, thank you very much. vice president mike pence made a surprise trip to iraq today. the vice president and his wife landed at an airbase about 100 miles outside of baghdad. pence said the trip was to thank u.s. troops for their service. the vice president also served up a pre-thanksgiving meal for troops. the trip was planned in secret

for security reasons house democrats are wrapping up two weeks of televised impeachment hearings into what's expected to be a damning report. it's then up to the judiciary committee to decide whether or not to draft articles of impeachment, this as the president's personal attorney continued his staunch defense. here's paula reid. >> reporter: as house democrats begin preparing a report on the impeachment inquiry, the president is trying to shift attention to his adversaries. this morning, the president tweeted that if there is a trial in the senate, his political rival, adam schiff, will be compelled to testify. in an appearance on fox news, the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, tried to divert attention by claiming the media is trying to protect the bidens. >> i expected-- the moment i heard biden's name, i told my colleagues, "they're going to try to kill me because they're going to kill the messenger." but, damn it, the mafia couldn't kill me. >> reporter: yesterday, also on fox, the president defended his decision to keep rudy on his

legal team, despite the fact that the former mayor is under federal investigation for his activities in ukraine. >> rudy is a great crime fighter. rudy is the best mayor in the history of new york city. rudy giuliani is a very legendary figure in our country. >> reporter: though giuliani hinted at another reason the president won't let him go. >> i see things brin like he's going to three mow under the bus. when they say that, i say, "he isn't, but i have insurance." >> reporter: intelligence chairman adam schiff says he's open to holding more impeachment hearings, but did not want to slow down the whole process. one witness lawmakers may want to hear from is former national security adviser john bolton. in a letter to lawmakers, bolton's lawyer said his client was part of many meetings and conversations related to the house impeachment inquiry that have not yet been revealed. bolton resurfaced yesterday on twitter with a cryptic tweet promising the back story on his absence. but his attorney has said bolten

will only testify before lawmakers if a judge orders him to do so. reena. >> ninan: paula reid at the white house. thank you, paula. tonight, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg is edging closer to a democratic run for president. senior aides to bloomberg say the billionaire will not accept political donations if he runs. bloomberg also says he will not take a salary as president should he win. well, tonight a 13-year-old boy in california is in custody after being charged with planning a shooting at his middle school. police say that several students at the charter school, just outside los angeles, overheard the boy talking about his plans. they alerted teachers, who called authorities. police found an ar-15 rifle, roughly 100 rounds of ammunition, and a possible hit list at the boy's home. new details are also emerging about a deadly shooting at a high school in california. the weapon used in the attack was a so-called ghost gun. carter evans tonight on the untraceable but legal weapon. >> reporter: 16-year-old

nathaniel berhow was too young to pass a background check or purchase a gun legally. now it turns out the weapon he used to kill two of his high school classmates and wound three others was a homemade ghost gun. l.a. county sheriff alex villanueva: >> it was not registered to anybody. we don't know the origins of the firearm, and that is a very big concern, a threat to public safety. >> reporter: ghost guns have been at the center of several high-profile cases, including last summer's death of a california highway patrol officer and this 2013 shooting spree in santa monica where five were killed, all from ghost guns that were unregistered, untraceable, and 100% legal to build. we first reported on ghost guns last year after we went online and found all the parts needed to build one in a do-it-yourself kit. >> it's not going to take a tremendous amount of gunsmithing skill. >> reporter: former l.a.p.d. swat officer scott reitz agreed

to supervise while i put all of the components together. >> we're removing these black tags. >> reporter: it took just three hours, as i followed an instructional youtube video, many of which are still online. the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms showed us several ghost guns taken off the streets. they now account for a third of all guns seized in southern california, says the a.t.f.'s ginger colbrun. >> these firearms are with gang members. these firearms are being found at various crime scenes all over the country. >> reporter: why can't the a.t.f. just go shut down the people that are selling these parts? >> a.t.f. can't go shut down the people selling these parts because these parts are not regulated. mi numofhond guns one person can own. but a new california law now requires them to be voluntarily registered. >> it's really up to those companies to be responsible. they're the ones who are going to have to live with themselves. >> reporter: it's still unknown

who made the gun used in the saugus high school rampage. the answer may have only been known to the boy who carried out the attack on his 16th birthday and died by his own hand. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> ninan: tonight, mounting troubles for britain's prince andrew. the duke of york has been forced out of his buckingham palace business office. and "the times" of london reports he may soon appear in court to face questions about his relationship with jeffrey epstein. here's imtiaz tyab. >> reporter: prince andrew back in the saddle with the queen on friday in a very public display of family unity. >> it's always been said that prince andrew is her favorite child. there's very little to prove it, other than the fact that it's been suggested that she's indulged him over the years and perhaps let him get away with more than he should have done over the years, which i suppose is part of what's come to the current situation we have now. >> reporter: a situation of andrew's own making, following this disastrous interview about his friendship with convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. >> you could not spend time

anderson him and not know. >> i don't wish to appear grand, but there were a lot of people who were walking around jeffrey epstein's house. as far as i was aware, they were staff. >> reporter: the media has secured andrew's performance, calling him arrogant and lacking in sympathy. the scandal also comes as britain is in the middle of a bitter election battle, making the prince an unavoidable talking point at this week's leader's debate. >> is the monarchy fit for purpose, jeremy corbyn? >> it needs a bit of improvement. ( applause ) >> mr. johnson? >> the institution of the monarchy is beyond rapproche. >> before we discuss prince andrew, i think we should discuss th ( applause ) >> reporter: shortly afterwards, andrew made the unprecedented announcement he's stepping back from royal duties. never before has the queen had to sideline one of her own children because of a scandal.

but prince andrew's ties to jeffrey epstein has led to just that. reena. >> ninan: imtiaz tyab in london. and in hong kong tonight, heightened security hours before voters head to the polls for a critical election. tomorrow's elections are widely seen as a referendum on the months of violent protests. riot police will be at every polling station as a record number of people have registered to vote. pope francis arrived in japan today. it's only the second papal visit ever to that country. the pope travels to hiroshima, nagasaki tomorrow. he'll celebrate mass and speak out against nuclear weapons in the only cities ever to suffer atomic bomb attacks. protesters disrupted the annual harvard-yale football game in connecticut today. some 150 students from both schools stormed the field at half time, delaying the game for nearly an hour. they're demanding the universities drop their investments in fossil fuel companies that students say contribute to climate change. there's much more ahead on the

"cbs weekend news." bullies and the kids they bully-- a new program aims to help both. plus one of america's favorite actors opens up about playing america's favorite neighbor. and later, the long-distance runners on a mission to save veterans' lives.

highlighting a major problem plaguing schools across america. nearly half of children in grades four through 12 report being bullied in school at least once in the past month. nearly a third admitted to bullying others in the same time frame. nikki battiste shows how a new jersey school district is tackling the problem. >> reporter: how many of you have ever been bullied? raise your hands. seventh grader luca mattielli says his problem with bullies began in elementary school. >> i guess i'm not respected toward them because they're all the cool kids and they got their big shot stuff, and i'm not.

i'm just boring. i'm boring old me who-- >> reporter: you're not boring. >> i'm not-- like, boring to the sense where i'm not the greatest soccer player that they've ever known. i was always picked last during gym. >> i think it's on the side. >> reporter: we were there as matielli and his classmates watched this 360-degree video made by his eighth grade peers for the first time. >> jack, what are you doing here? just leave. no one likes you. >> reporter: through virtual reality... >> this stinks! >> reporter: ...the students show each other what it feels like to be excluded from activities like basketball. >> i felt the same way so many times. >> sometimes you do go through it, and it's just middle school. it's part of it. >> we needed a way to convey to those people, if you knew what this felt like, you might not do it. >> reporter: michael davino, the superintendent of the springfield school district, introduced virtual reality technology into the curriculum last year. what's the ultimate goal with

the virtual reality videos? >> to open up to as many young people and adults as we can the serious and long-range impact of being mean-spirited, just to satisfy yourself, and that in the end, your satisfaction is fleeting, and those people are suffering. >> reporter: davino was driven in part by new jersey college student tyler clemente who died by suicide in 2011. the tragedy spawned statewide anti-bullying legislation. >> it's essentially become a reporting law. it doesn't really address the underlying problems that lead to harassment, intimidation, and bullying. >> reporter: so he teamed up with kinful, a company that teaches social emotional learning by using virtual reality to recreate real-life scenarios. >> going to a new school, so calm down and be confident. >> reporter: high school freshman morghan blair hopes her

video impacts others and reminds them how much words can hurt. >> the one word i don't like that always comes up in every conversation. the "n" word. so i use that. i had to show people how it feels to be in my shoes if they had to for one day. so from this video, i want you guys to take away that racism still exists, no matter what we think. >> reporter: she says learning to forgive has helped her heal, but the scars will never entirely fade. >> it's like a birthmark. it can't always be covered up, but it's always just going to be there with you. but at the end of the day, it makes you stronger as a person. >> just look around, guys. >> reporter: stronger for the experience of seeing through someone else's eyes. nikki battiste, cbs news, springfield, new jersey. >> ninan: surfers on a mission and the united stand they're taking in the waters of the pacific ocean.

>> ninan: terrifying moments in india today after the driver of a car lost control, flying off an overpass. surveillance cameras captured the moment that the car was seen nosediving to the ground. the driver was reportedly going twice the posted speed limit. a woman standing below the overpass was killed. incredibly, the driver survived. in australia, hundreds of surfers took to the waters of the pacific to protest offshore oil drilling. this was the scene off the coast of sydney today. the surfers are upset at a norwegian company that plans to drill some 200 miles out to sea. and it's never a good idea to leave your dog in a car alone. a chocolate lab named max is the star of this video out of florida. somehow, max locked the door of his owner's car, then managed to put the car in reverse.

max did donuts for about an hour before police finally put an end to his joy ride. >> i thought they should give the dog a license to drive. >> ninan: max is fine. the only casualty was a nearby mailbox. oscar winner tom hanks is back on the big screen. ahead, why he says his new role playing famed tv host mr. rogers was so intimidating.

>> ninan: oscar winner tom hanks is taking on the role of a man beloved by generations. hanks is playing mr. rogers in the new movie "a beautiful day in the neighborhood." it's out this weekend. gayle king sat down with hanks to talk about why he took on the iconic role. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: for over three decades... ♪ it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood ♪ >> reporter: ...fred rogers was america's favorite neighbor

♪ would you be mine? could you be mine? ♪ >> reporter: and now tom hanks is stepping into the shoes of the beloved children's television host in a new film inspired by the man who touched the hearts of millions. what was the hardest thing for you, tom, about this part, because i am fascinated-- >> slowing down. >> reporter: slowing down? >> not interrupting people in the middle of them asking you questions, and not jumping to conclusions that i know exactly what i'm going to say while you are formulating a question. >> reporter: it was hard for you to do? >> it was terrifying. >> reporter: terrifying? >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: you know why it's interesting to hear it's terrifying? because people think of all the reelz you have done this would be a lock for you to do and certainly the easiest for you to do. >> there's no such thing as an easy role to do, because the moment-- the moment i said yes, i began to have the night sweats that go along with trying to play-- >> reporter: did you? >> look, i have played a lot of real people. fred was a very, very public persona, and everybody has an idea of what fred is, what fred

was like, the mysteries behind fred. we even get to address it in the movie. somebody says, "do you have a lot of tattoos?" because there was that folklore that he was a navy seal and his body was covered with tattoos. but the terror that goes along with it is that you want to land in a place that people recognize as his true human behavior, whether you are playing somebody who is real or somebody who is not. and if it's not authentic, you're actively lying in an art form that is supposed to be holding the mirror up to nature. >> ninan: "mr. rogers" is in theaters now. ahead, how two men are making a difference one step at a time.

>> ninan: finally tonight, an epic journey to solve an urgent problem facing veterans. here's errol barnett.

>> reporter: marathon enthusiasts brian tjersland and josh milich just finished the longest run of their lives, completing 500 miles in 12 days, from massachusetts national cemetery on cape cod to arlington national cemetery in virginia. >> we got 20 to go. >> reporter: they ran more than 40 miles a day, braving rain, snow, and injury to raise awareness of veteran suicides. we caught up with them in philadelphia. you say you wanted to do something outrageous, something people would stop and see. >> yes. >> reporter: what has the response been so far? >> it's been fantastic. it's exceeded anything we thought would happen. >> reporter: tjersland and milich decided to use their passion for running to raise money for mission 22, a nonprofit organization providing treatment to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress. and to a veteran sitting out have bru, whatldrom home who you say? >> it's okay to not be okay, and no one's going to judge you for feeling the way that you do. >> reporter: 17 veterans die by

suicide every day in the u.s., more than 6,000 lives lost a year. former indiana army national guardsman brian westerfield, who served in iraq, was almost one of them. what was it that made you contemplate suicide? why? >> it's all of the failures all over again. i had stayed in that hole for so long that i-- i didn't see a way out. >> reporter: westerfield helps mission 22 counsel other vets. he's also backing tjersland and milich on their mission to spread hope. >> there are people out there that need to hear this message, and it's worth every ounce of pain we've experienced these past weeks. >> reporter: they gave their all to make sure no one runs alone. errol barnett, cbs news, baltimore, maryland. >> ninan: such an important cause. well, that's the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours." i'm reena ninan in new york. thank you for joining us. good night.

we've seen fire now. we'll finally see rain. details on the first incoming storm of the season, straight ahead. >> reporter: experts at aaa say this year, thanksgiving roadtrips will be more expensive than previous years. >> loud calls on the streets of oakland for affordable housing. protestors say the solution is staring us in the face. developing news out of union city where two juveniles were shot and killed in a school parking lot. we've learned the victims were just 11 and 14 years old. and will shooter is still on the loose. police rushed to saerls

elementary this morning. they found a van riddled with bullets and two male victims inside. one died at the scene, the other on the way to the hospital. this photo from the crime scene shows the parking lot covered with police evidence markers. investigators say they recovered shell casings and other evidence. but at this point, it isn't clear what kind of weapon was used, who fired it or why. >> we don't know if it was random or targeted. we don't know if the victims had a relationship with the suspect. it is kind of an isolated, secluded area. >> police are not releasing the victims' names. but the new haven unified school district confirms one was a current student in the district and the other was a former students in. a letter to family, the superintendent added "we will have support for our students and staff at the sites where these students attended when school resumes after the thanksgiving break. we will