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thank you for watching is at 5:00. we will see you back here at 6:00. ponsored by cbs >> quijano: tonight, extreme weather, deadly storms leave a trail of destruction across the country, tornadoes tear up the south. >> when i look out the door, the top was coming off the roof. >> quijano: the midwest gets icy while record heat warms the east. also tonight, muddled message. defense secretary esper counters the presidm n s atclens.abaitou >> i didn't see one with regard to four embassies. >> quijano: plus saudis expelled, the u.s. sends students packing after a deadly shooting at a florida naval base. queen elizabeth calls for a face to face showdown with top royals after a bombshell rift. we return to haiti ten years after the deadly earthquake. still struggling but with hope in sight. >> if this unit wasn't here, these babies would all die. >> quijano: and a third grader
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fighting for her life inspires her hometown to rally to her side. >> it makes me feel so happy that everybody cares about me this much. >> this is the cbs weekend news. >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano. ssni re e the country this weekend has risen again. at least 12 people are now confirmed dead. at least nine tornadoes tore through the south. more than 230,000 lost power. some 13,000 flights have been cancelled or delayed. and in the east, record heat. it's been a weekend of extremes as meg oliver reports. >> reporter: tornadoes ripped through at least three statesth. in carrolton, alabama, larry jones raced for cover as his roof peeled away.
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>> devastated, scared. i figured everything was over with and done. i got on the four wheeler and went to see what i could see and who can i see, you know. >> governors in mississippi and arkansas called states of emergency after heavy rains, flooding and fierce winds toppled trees. icy conditions in bentonville, arkansas made driving treacherous. in the southeast the storm left a trail of damage from texas to georgia. power outages left tens of thousands of people in the dark. up north fast moving floods near saginaw, michigan, stranded drivers. >> i was coming through there i was behind a semi,ollowing them. i didn't see the water at all. >> reporter: and in chpowerful . swamped bike pataghso aloicng le michigan shutt ing down parts of lakeshore drive, creating erouw. >> we're just trying to keep a handle on it, make sure people are safe, that they are staying away from the dangerous waves. we don't want anyone swept out. >> reporter: as parts of the country suffered, the northeast
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saw bright sunshine and high temperatures, golf courses and ski resorts were both open for business in massachusetts with temperatures well above normal. here in new york city thercurade sunday but a dramatic change is on the way. by next weekend temperatures are expected to plunge with rain and snow in the forecast. elaine? >> quijano: all right, meg oliver, thank you.itow theacifit that is bracing for severe weather. a coastal storm is blowing in from the pacific. several feet of snow are forecast for the cascades and blue mountain region. winter storm warnings are in place across the region. in oregon so called king tides turned deadly. 30 foot waves pounded the coast saturday. a 47 year old man was watching the waves with his two children when all three were swept out to sea. the seven year old girl was rescued but later died. the four year old boy is missing
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and the search for him has been suspended. the father survived. now to the latest on iran. today the country's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei called region and blamed the u.s. for a "corruptive presence." in washington defense secretary mark esper appeared to contradict president trump's justification for killing iran's top general, taking both countries to the brink of war. here's nikole killion. tehran as tigovernment demonstrators protested the regime's stunning admission that it mistakenly shot down a ukrainian jetliner killing all on twitter president trump urged iran's leaders "do not kill your >> the iranian people are standing up and asserting their rights. >> reporter: on "face the nation" defense secretary mark esper insisted the u.s. is safer since taking out iran's top general qassem soleimani but sought no specific evidence that
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iran was planning attacks targeting four american embassies as the president claimed in a fox news interview. >> i can reveal i believe it would have been four embassies. >> i didn't see one with record to four embassies. what i can say is i share the president's view that probably my expectation is they were going to go after our embassies. >> reporter: but a u.s. defense official disputed any contradiction telling cbs news the secretary agrees with the assessment that as many as four embassies in the region could have been targeted by iranian proxies. >> that's a big thing. what four embassies are we talking about? >> we were very concerned about the situation, we had exquisite intelligence. >> reporter: the president's national security advisor downplayed any differences adding to lawmakers' frustrations following a briefing last week. >> we got less detailed information than president trump shared with laura ingraham. >> the problem there is not prm itosobrng >> reporter: as congress demands more justification of the iran strike, house speaker nancy pelosi signaled she is ready to move articles of impeachment
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warning senators could pay a price if they don't hold a fair trial. the president tweeting "ask crazy nancy why hearing was most unfair and biased in history." >> they have to know that every knock from him is a boost. >> reporter: the speaker doesn't regret holding the articles and believes it has bolstered democrat's case for witnesses. the president suggests one of those witnesses should be pelosi herself. elaine. >> quijano: so nikole, when will the articles be released? >> reporter: the speaker meets with her caucus tuesday to determine when to send them over. the president tweeted that he agrees with those who think a senate trial do give heed credibility to democrats rather than an outright dismissal. the speaker says no matter what happens, the president will be impeached for life, elaine? >> quijano: nikole killion at the white house, thank you. cbs news has confirmed that more than a dozen saudi royal air force pilots will be expelled from the u.s. the move follows a review of the
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shooting at the pensacola naval air station in december by a fellow saudi pilot. three sailors were killed. the men are not accused of involvement in the incident but some are said to be linked tot e accud ofosssinildisem pornogtrra phy.ex firefighters battling massive wildfires in australia say a break in theeat will allow them to go on offense. opis weeke sydernds y'use paaid tribute to those firefighters projecting images of them on the building's iconic sails. and now an investigation is being launched into the te fimepo rnttonses he >> reporter: dangerous brush fires continue to burn throughout australia. and even if flames aren't present, smoldering areas are proving deadly. a father of two with nearly 40 years of firefighting experience died when a tree fell on him as he battled hot spots. >> the trees, yeah, i mean they're just falling out of the roots-- out of the ground
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without any warning at all. so you have to be ultra careful when you are operating under trees. >> reporter: after weeks of criticism over the government's slow response to the brush fires and people dismissing handshakes from prime minister scott morrison. >> good morning, everyone. >> reporter: he sat down with austlia raoadcasting there were things that i could have handled on the ground much better. >> reporter: he also acknowledged climate change pling a role in hotter, dryer summers and discussed australia's role as one of the largest producers of coal in the world. >> what i am saying is we want to reduce emissions and do the best job we possibly can and get better and better and better at it. >> reporter: cooler weather conditions are allowing firefighters to get an upper hand this weekend. but the emotional toll led the government to dedicate roughly 55 million u.s. dollars for ongoing mental health services. here at the rural fire service headquarters that blue board means that firefighters are at their lowest alert level yet. but throughout the country of australia there are still more
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than 200 fires burning. elaine. >> quijano: jamie yuccas, thank yo romily will meet tn om iriftw, queen elizabeth along with prince charles and his sons will discuss the future of prince harry and meghan markle after the couple's bombshell decision to step back from their royal roles. >> reporter: the queen carried on as usual on sunday going to sandringham estate butmo crisis talks as she meets grandsons harry and william and son charles face to face for the first time following harry and meghan's bombshell announcement they want to step back from public duties. the queen has said she wants the situation wrapped up in days not weeks. but tensions are already running high. britain's sunday times is quoting prince william as saying "i have put my arm around my brother all our lives and i can't do that any more.
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we're separate entities." william's apparent sadness has been eclipsed by the tabloid press which continues to rage at the couple. but it appears opinion polls are on harry and meghan's side with most supporting their decision to step back. >> the monarchy needs to just accept what they're saying and let them live their life, you know. >> reporter: but the vast majority of those polls say harry and meghan should no longer receive anyinheanircialeg financially independent is something the couple have said they want to achieve as they carve out a progressive new role for themselves. meghan who is in canada with baby archie is expected to take part in monday'salks by a conference call where she and her husband's family will no doubt have a lot to talk about. elaine. >> quijano: imtiaz tyab, thank you. today marks ten years since a massive earthquake devastated haiti.
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the magnitude seven quake, called one of the most deadly natural disasters in the history of the western hemisphere, killed an estimated 250,000 people. billions of dollars poured in to help. jeff glor visited the country that is still recovering to report on a special project that isffering hope. >> reporter: our trip began in the capitol, port-au-prince, in the wake of haiti's worst year since the earthquake. mass protests, gang violence, rampant political corruption. jobs are scarce. but perhaps most tragically, basic medical care can be almost impossible to find. so this is the general hospital in port-au-prince, or at least it should be the hospital. after the earthquake decimated the old hospital, a new one was animataf more than 80 million has been spent on it, it sits empty today. in the mean time the old general hospital, what should be the main source of care for haiti's biggest city, reeks of raw
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sewage, piles of trash are everywhere. nanvetjaane been here for eight days. sorry, buddy, sorry. he is crying because he has to go and he can't go to the bathroom. i'm sorry. i can't imagine the pain that he is in right now. but take a trip outside theny cal pitoyo doubted could ever exist in this country. this is st. boniface hospital in fond-de-blances up the mountains on haiti's southern peninsula, it was started in 1983 and in the last ten years has become a leading beacon for haitian hope. >>ur anhis hospit and it cobe emgenc boternational whicer
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people risk their lives to get here because they have no other choice. for more than two million people on the southern peninsula, this is the only place to get an emergency c section, the only place with a neonatal intensive care unit. >> we have 35 babies here, over 95% of these babies were born here at the hospital in the maternity center. >> reporter: if this unit t >> here, these babies would all die. >> really it is about investing in the haitian people, and the physicians, the health practitioners, the nurses, lab techs, who are he reanaly add able to provide that care. there are lots of excuses for why things can go wrong in haiti. >> reporter: in fond-de-blances haiti, jeff glor, cbs news. >> quijano: straight ahead on
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>> reporter: do you think the things that billy saw and experienced changed him? >> oh my, yes. we knew he was deteriorating. and we were helpless. >> reporter: his mother says a brutal domestic violence call was a breaking point. >> this woman was laying on the ground covered in blood. in front of her children. and when they got back to the station, he just lost it. >> reporter: after more than 20 years as a firefighter, billy resigned, and got help for post traumatic stress but his mental struggles continued, then came valentine's day, 2016. >> i found him. he had hanged himself. >> reporter: fire departments across the country are grappling with similar stories at an alarming rate. in 2019 reported suicides among active and retired firefighters were more than double the number who died in the line of duty.
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>> we are just losing way too many good men and women. >> reporter: jeff hill founded the firefighter behavioral health alliance, one of the only organizations that tracks first responder suicides. >> when we put this uniform on, we are expected to act in a certain manner and that is brave, strong, courageous, give help, don't ask for help, because we don't want to be the weak link. >> reporter: in sacramento, support has become a priority. firefighters are now trained as peer counselors so they can spot trouble early. fire captain keith wade. >> the days of ignoring a problem and just going oh, well, they'll deal with it, are gone. if you are working next to me, i'm with you 48 hours at a time, i'm going to know if you are not being yourself. and it's up to me, it's my duty to say something at a certain point, if not to you directly, to my supervisor. >> reporter: so now here you are, sounding the alarm for first responders. >> we are. >> if we could have done something then, you know, started a conversation then,
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>> quijano: new warnings tonight of a volcanic tsunami in the philippite eruption near manila. lightning struck as a plum of ash spewed up to nine miles up, tremors shook the area. more than 6,000 people were explosive eruption could happen at any time. to the vatican where pope francis baptized a small crowd today, 32 babies including two sets of twins were baptized in the sistine chapel. the children remained amazingly quiet throughout the service. prompting the pontiff to joke that "the concert still hasn't begun." serena williams is back winning her first tennis title since becoming a mom.
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the 38 year old whose daughter alexis was born in 2017 broke a three year dry spell when she captured the auckland classic in new zealand. after the match, williams announced she is donating her winnings to the victims of australia's bush fires. next on the cbs weekend news, how a young girl's cancer fight is inspiring her hometown to help.
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>> quijano: eight year old naomi short is a little lady with a big personality. since september naomi has been in the fight of her life inspiring her hometown to rally to her side. here is dean reynolds. >> reporter: from the merchants on high street, to the kids at her school, everyone in hamilton, ohio, seems to be pulling for naomi short. do you think you can wish her to get well? >> yes. >> yeah. >> do you hear the "e"? >> reporter: naomi's third- grader teacher is heather schenk. >> i think about her all the time, sorry, i don't mean to get emotional. >> reporter: it's an emotional subject. >> it's a lot. >> reporter: naomi is going through stage four brain cancer. she's had 30 rounds of radiation, four surgeries, and soon comes chemo. chances of survival: 30%. >> my dream is just to get everything, like, every treatment over with and to just hang out with my friends again. repndorter:to h a teacrs and ks wear blue in solidarity, and
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business counters to pitch in with medical bills. >> i'll get the wax. >> reporter: sherri hoskins' candle shop features a chocolate cake-scented version which naomi designed. you wanted something that reminded people of chocolate? >> yeah, i'm a sucker for chocolate. >> how have your customers responded? >> unbelievable. they have come from all over just to buy this candle or to come in and put money into our donation box. >> yeah, i love unicorns. >> reporter: in a time of division in this country, the people of naomi's home town found a reason to unite behind an eight-year-old girl who loves unicorns. >> it makes me feel so happy that everybody cares about me this much. >> reporter: they do, naomi. dean reynolds, cbs news, hamilton, ohio. >> quijano: so many people do. that's the cbs weekend news for this sunday. "60 minutes" is coming up. thanks for watching and good night.
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live from the cps bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. at 6:00, the feds could go after california fire victims for billions the kid recover the cash from pg and e. plus -- it has been a long time. 49er fans are still writing that high from yesterday. >> the big question tonight, who what would the faithful ratherhith f? nextway. what to expect for your morning to keep your really handy all t week. >> good evening, i in julian goodrich. 49er fans will find out in an hour or so who will be coming seafgec ttaming chthe am plane.
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>> reporter: here tewe are, the day after the big game and the most urgent question on this sunday evenings, would you rather play green bay or seattle? the came all the way from southern california for the game so they weren't just about to leave town so quickly. >> we want to stay. >> reporter: for rafael cortez, there is an urge to see the 49ers play seattle to prove they can beat one of their toughest rivals again. >> i would rather get over that hump that we havef the seahawks i went to get over that. >> reporter: here at the britton in downtown san jose, emily lopez is hoping aaron rodgers can point out against the seahawks.

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