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valentinines art. ththanks for r the built-in dissolves. take a look at these furry little guys at the oakland zoo, they got some treats inside ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> duncan: tonight, extreme weather alert. the plows are out, snow, ice and vehicles piling up. >> snow in the south is creating blizzard-like conditions, several governors have declared a state of emergency after crews could be on standby with the worst yet to come. >> duncan: also tonight fault lines, republican divide over impeachment as democrats defend their strategy. >> i think that we successfully prosecuted him and convicted him in the court of public opinion >> duncan: plus, vaccine milestone: 50 million get their shot as infections fall. >> now is the time to not let up our guard. >> duncan: prime minister boris
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johnson tells cbs news how britain is trying to beat back covid. >> in the arm wrestle, science is winning. >> duncan: in asia, the year of the ox: we're in beijing as billions mark the holiday at home. and later, this valentine's day, a minnesota couple proves time is no match for true love. >> the love we have for each otheher is absolutely second to none. >> this is the cbs weekend news. from new york, here's jericka duncan. >> duncan: good evening. much of the country tonight is bracing for a major blast of winter and bone-chilling told. this weekend seattle saw its most snow in nearly a half a century. tonight at least 160 million people are under winter weather alerts. snow is expected from texas to maine. ice is a big concern in the south and the northeast.
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the midwest is already in a deep freeze with arctic air expected to descend all the way to the gulf coast. cbs' mireya villarreal is in oklahoma city. mireya, last check 6 degrees where you are standing. >> reporter: that is exactly right. jericka, here is the deal: it has been snowing all day here in oklahoma city and even though it says it's 6 degrees it feels more like around 15, -15 with the wind chill. we can only be outside for about 10-15 minutes at a time because our fingers and toes start to tingle. clearly this is a dangerous storm system on all sorts of levels. a massive snowstorm leaves tens of thousands of people without power. strong winds and heavy snow targeting the pacific northwest first. >> it's been a little tough. we have no gas. we're all electric at our house, so heat in the house has been the biggest issue. >> reporter: in washington, a massive pileup shut down the westbound lanes of i-90 on saturday for hours. love and happiness on this valentine's day swept aside by
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the same storm creeping into the southeast overnight. officials blaming treacherous road conditions for this big rig fire in oklahoma city, where roads are covered with snow. kate collins is heading north with 80,000 pounds behind her. >> my biggest concern i think on the road was inexperienced drivers going very, very slowly on the freeway and serving a lot because they don't know where the lines are. >> reporter: but many are heeding the warning and staying home, making the most of this winter wonderland. for the first time in texas all 254 counties are under a winter storm warning. the temperature in dallas already colder than in anchorage, alaska. >> right now we have two major weather systems coming together across the country. a very strong storm track right here and some of the coldest air on earth, polar vortex forcing that cold air into a moist and stormy environment, that means major snow and incredibly dangerous ice across the deep south.
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>> reporter: an unlikely and potentially messy mash-up on a day usually reserved for perfect pairings. up to 400 record temperatures could come through with this one storm throughout the entire country through the middle of the week. right now the storm is expected to leave the oklahoma area, head east to hit louisiana and mississippi next and then it combines with some wet weather. we could see some dangerous icy road conditions. jericka. >> duncan: mireya in oklahoma city for us, thanks so much. a day after the senate acquitted former president trump, an historic second impeachment trial, leaders on both sides are speaking out. so is mr. trump's son eric, posting this on twitter: two-nothing. cbs' skyler henry is at the white house for us tonight and has more. skyler, good evening. >> jericka, good evening. there is a new fissure in the republican part after president trump was acquitted again, tonight he remains a potent
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force now and into the next political cycle. >> he is hereby acquitted of the charge. >> reporter: house impeachment managers are standing by their strategy. after the senate voted to acquit former president donald trump. >> i thought that i successfully demolished them at the trial, but there is no reasoning with people who basically are, you know, act offing like members of a religious cult and when they leave office should sell flowers at dulles airport. >> two thirds needed to convict, seven republicans sided with democrats including louisiana senator bill cassidy. he was immediately censured by the state's g.o.p. for his guilty vote. >> the republican party is more than just one person. the republican party is about ideas. >> reporter: but other republicans disagree, insisting mr. trump is vital for the party's success in next year's mid term. >> my goal is to win in 2022, to stop the most radical agenda i have seen coming out of the democratic presidency of joe biden.
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we can't do that without donald trump, so he is ready to hit the trail and i'm ready to work with him. >> reporter: others are cutting ties. in a statement, president biden said even those who opposed the conviction like senate minority leader mitch mcconnell believe donald trump was guilty of a disgraceful dereliction-of-duty and practically and morally responsible for provoking the violence unleashed on the capitol. >> if president trump were still in office, i would have carefully considered whether the house managers proved their specific charge. >> but those words outraged nancy pelosi. she pointed out it was mcconnell who chose to delay the start of the trial until after january 20. >> it was a very disingenuous speech. >> reporter: mr. trump may have cleared two impeachment trials but he is still in legal jeopardy including close scrutiny of his business practices in new york before he became president. jericka. >> duncan: skyler henry, thank you. the race to vaccinate america is
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accelerating and hit a new milestone this weekend: 50t million shots, with 37 million people receiving their first dose, 13 million getting their second dose. cbs' lilia luciano joins us from los angeles for the very latest. lilia, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. we are at the forum in l.a., one of the few large-scale vaccination sites actually open today. here in california the shortage of vaccines has lead to closures, to postponed appointments and to widespread frustration. long lines today at an l.a. super site, but these people are the lucky ones. they are getting a shot. vaccine shortages are forcing five l.a. super sites to shut down temporarily and the ones that are still open are mostlyan for second shots. officials here say they could give 600,000 doses a week if they had the supply. staffing though is not an issue. the military is stepping in to help at a new site.
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>> our d.o.d. providers are ready to go. they're ready to work to make sure that we get vaccinations in arms as soon as possible. >> reporter: only 3.3% of californians have been fully vaccinated. and nationwide, more super sites are up and running. but there is growing concern about the covid-19 variants. c.d.c. director dr. rochelle walensky with this warning. >> now is the time to not let up our guard. now is the time to double down. >> reporter: still, in atlanta, tens of thousands of people this weekend crowded indoors for a national cheerleading competition. this just days after georgia hit a new single day death record. los angeles i.c.u. nurse mariana roman said she's seen too much death from surge after surge. tell me what it is like to leave here and your interact with your family, with your community, how do you deal with that difference? >> they don't understand like one minute, when a patient is on their bellies and you turn them
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over and then they code on you. it's a lot. >> reporter: covid cases are dropping and almost 6 million californians as of today have received a shot. but jericka here in l.a. county, officials are anxiously awaiting to find out just how many doses they're going to get this week. >> duncan: lilia luciano for us in los angeles, thank you. we want to turn now to cbs news medical contributor dr. david agus. dr. agus, good evening and happy valentine's day to you. >> same to you. >> duncan: i want to start off asking you about the vaccine. they are in high demand but still in short supply. so what makes producing these vaccines faster so challenging right now? >> you know, we did really well on the clinical trials getting the vaccine into people's arms to show they worked and to show safety, but manufacturing is a step that is really hard to shortcut and unfortunately, to scale manufacturing normally
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unfortunately, to sc takes several years and we're doing this in several months. so every week more vaccines are being manufactured. hopefully we'll have the j&j vaccine with emergency authorization in two weeks which would increase supply even more, but by the end of march we should have a better supply across the country so more people, everyone who wants to can start to get vaccinated. >> duncan: all right, well as we do cross that 50 million shots given in the u.s., what does that actually mean when you think about being vaccinated? can people who are vaccinated still get and transmit the virus? >> yes, this is not what we call a sterilizing immunity vaccine. it san effective immunity vaccine. which means if you get the vaccine, most likely 65, 70% we think, won't have the virus at all if exposed. but another 20-30% can have some levels of virus. we know from a study in israel out today that it is dramatically lower than those who weren't vaccinated, but they could still have some virus and they can spread it. and about 5-10% can be
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symptomatic. so, it is critical that it is not a free pass. the c.d.c. issued recommendations recently saying that if you have been exposed to somebody after the vaccine, you don't have to quarantine. i don't agree with those and they don't make a lot of sense to me in terms of stopping the virus. and i would imagine at some point they are changed. >> duncan: lastly the c.d.c. provided these guide lines for getting kids back into class. do you think vaccinating teachers should be required vaca before schools completely reopen? s >> listen, i hope and pray that all teachers are vaccinated. i don't think it needs to be required. it is a good thing but what we know is, is that kids who go to school, their virus exposure is less than that in the community. so it is not required. >> duncan: all right, dr. david agus breaking it down for us once again. thank you so much. for us in los angeles. thank you. worldwide, nearly 163 million vaccine doses have been administered. but there's not equal access for all. cbs' elizabeth palmer is in
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london tonight. >> it's taken just ten weeks for the u.k. to vaccinate almost 50 million britons, one of the highest rates in the world. the over 70's and healthcare workers are now done. the over 65's are next. urged on by tongue and cheek ads featuring older celebrities like elton john. >> so this is a bit where you have the vaccine now, elton. >> right. >> just kind of pretend that you are having the vaccine from the nurse. >> oh! >> what was that, elton? >> that was me acting. >> okay, let's cut that. >> reporter: a confident prime minister boris johnson was on cbs' "face the nation" this morning. >> i reckon science, in the arm wrestle, science is winning. >> reporter: and so is johnson winning at least. over the past year his government's policy failed to prevent one of the highest covid death rates in the world. but it is coming down now. in the u.k. and across europe.
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amid a tentative easing of restrictions. in belgium, hairdressers at lasr hoped hair doors, catalonia in spain went ahead with its election, and in poland ski hills opened for an experimental two weeks with hopes that mass vaccinations in europe will soon allow a return to more or less normal life. not so in the developing world. mexico, for example, where deaths are again rising sharply. the pandemic is filling graveyards and giving coffin manufacturers more orders than they can handle as the government scrambles to secure a bigger share of the world's precious vaccine. on the upside, manufacturing is ramping up steeply with drug companies setting their targets in the billions of doses by the end of the year. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> duncan: a big reveal today frm prince harry and meghan,
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the duchess of sussex. little archie's days as an only child will soon be over. meghan is expecting. look at that photo. the photo was released today on instagram. in a statement the couple says they are overjoyed. the family now calls santa barbara, california, home. good luck to them. straight ahead on the cbs weekend news, millions celebrate the year of the ox after a year of the pandemic. also we'll meet larry whose marking an anniversary as briton's chief mouser. later we celebrate valentine's day with a love story for the ages. you will want to see t this one. . you anant to see t this one.. ow. because e my body cacan still makeke its ownwn insulin.. and d trulicity y activatess my bodody to release it, loweringng my blood d sugar from the f first dose.e. once-w-weekly trululicity resps when my y body needsds it, 24/. trululicity is f for type 2 2 diabetes.s. it''s not t insulin. itit isn't for peopople with type e 1 diabeteses.
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what do your parents say? >> they want me to go back, of course, and want to go back. but in the situation, better to be safe. >> reporter: but staying in the city doesn't mean saying inside. beijing is crowded for china's biggest travel holiday. last chinese new year we reported how quiet it was. people isolated at home, temple fairs cancelled. this is what beijing's temple of earth looks like this chinese new year. there are people around, lots of them, families walking, children playing. now, most public celebrations have been cancelled this year for the second year in a row, but beijing definitely feels alive. to keep people in place, cities have given away shopping coupone and even free money. many who do leave have to quarantine for two weeks. it's ultimately a choice for most to stay. sun jayi chose to go. she took a high speed train with her boyfriend, 700 miles south
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to reunite with her parents. >> i'm very excited, very happy to see my family again. >> reporter: chinese tv celebrated the country's talent, people and military in its annual lunar new year gala. millions watching from their homes, so many not traveling. ramy inocencio, cbs news, beijing. >> duncan: we're all finding new ways to celebrate. still ahead on the cbs weekend news we'll meet larry the cat, in charge of a rodent roundup at 10 downing street. t ten downing street. once daily sunosi improves wakefulness in adults with excessive daytime sleepiness due to obstructive sleep apnea. sunosi worked for up to nine hours at 12 weeks in a clinical study. sunosi does not treat the cause of osa or take the place of your cpap. continue to use any treatments or devices as prescribed by your doctor.
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we may be able to help. >> duncan: there's a special anniversary tomorrow at the official home of britain's prime minister. meet larry the cat, the chief mouser at number ten downing street. he was brought into the home a decade ago to clean up a little problem with other residents, namely rodents. well, today we're told larry is still "in the tactical planning stage." he has definitely made himself comfortable. that is cute too. a new york couple tied the knot this valentine's day weekend atop the empire state building. hospital worker jorge martinez and his bride, a special education teacher, kristine mariana, won the 27th annual contest which includes an all- expenses paid ceremony and celebration. the front line heroes got engaged there three years ago. congratulations. next on the cbs weekend news,
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like karen and denny would be together forever. >> after the football games or basketball games she would wait there for me. >> reporter: but life threw the teenagers a curve ball when she found out she was pregnant. her family took her to a home for unwed mothers. danny was there the day their baby girl was born, she spent an hour with her and she was adopted. >> we had a photograph taken of her. and that was the last of our memories of her. >> reporter: the couple wasn't just saying good-bye to their daughter. they were also saying good-bye to each other. being in love and inseparable made it that much harder to separate. >> couldn't stop thinking about her. i would say she had a corner of my heart. >> reporter: for the better part of 53 years they lived in different parts of the country but in 2014 curiosity got the better of denny. he searched for karen online, found her and called. they talked nonstop like time had never passed. then denny flew out to see karen. >> it did feel like nothing much
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had changed. including his dimples when he smiled and sparkling eyes. >> reporter: they got married 36 hours later and settled down in the twin cities. but life wasn't complete. >> one day when he said, "karen, it took me this long to find you. my life would be complete if we could find our daughter." >> reporter: with the help of lutheran social services and the adoption agency, they found their daughter, jean, now 59 years old, and on a may morning in 2016, they decided to meet. >> when he walked through the door and i looked at him, i was like, oh, my gosh. because i have never, ever looked like anybody, ever, never. >> reporter: and now you do. >> and now i do. >> reporter: a new life together, thanks to a love that just wouldn't quit. >> the love we have for each other is absolutely second to none. >> reporter: i'm john lauritsen for cbs news, minneapolis. >> duncan: wow, love is patient, and that story was worth waiting for. that is the cbs weekend news for this sunday. coming up tonight, "60 minutes."
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i'm jericka duncan in new york. we thank you so much for watching. have a good night. captioning ponsored by cbs live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 five news. we're tracking the light showers now but i will show you why it is really tomorrow morning if you are doing a monday morning commute, that is where we need to look at. a day of action as well, hundreds turnout in san francisco to rally around the asian american community and dan's up to hate. >> it takes all of us to be a part of the solution and not bothering each other. really looking at the root cause and moving forward to bring leadership. plus tires screeching gunfire, fireworks and more, why san jose neighbors are not
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happy with the police response to this wild sideshow. san francisco hits the brakes on shooting vaccines at two major sites. so what happens now? kpix5 news at six begins on the storm watch and another storm moving into the bay area, in fact looking live at our bay bridge right now, rain just started falling within the past hour and the roads are already getting slick. >> look at ocean beach, we can barely make out the shoreline through the raindrops on the camera there. some rain on the way in the background. >> it would give us a better outlook on this, let me

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