we will see you at 6:00. news updates always in captioning sponsored by cbs >> duncan: tonight turmoil in texas. the heat's back on but the state still in crisis. millions scramble after a deadly and devastating deep freeze. >> texas is scraping its way out of a crisis. the need for food and clean drinking water unprecedented. >> also tonight, terrible toll, a covid weary america confronts 500,000 lives lost. >> it is a terribly historic milestone, you know, in the history of this country. >> duncan: plus stimulus push,sw economic aid for struggling americans. also, air scare. >> mayday, mayday.

>> a new disaster over denver a engine explodes debris falling onto front yards. >> it sounded like a war zone around here. >> duncan: this princess from dubai claims she's a prisoner. the evidence this video. and later unifying america, that is what happened when red and whether you blue state rivals meet and share their stories. >> we say things differently but we deeply care about each other. >> this is the cbs weekend news from new york, here's jericka duncan. >> duncan: good evening. tonight americans are confronting yet another brutal covid milestone, 500,000 deaths, no other country has counted so many. and across the south tonight more misery. this inflicted by an outbreak of arctic cold. dozens have been killed in at least eight states. in texas, the so-called energy

capital of the world millions shivered in the dark for days. now many are boiling mad because of the near collapse of the state's electrical grid. and the crisis is not over. janet shamlian is in houston where she leads us off tonight. janet, good evening. >> reporter: jericka, go there is an enormous need for water tonight. distribution sites and community centers like this are running out. even as temperatures went to the 70's today, it is very clear that the winter storm that blast city. in the parking lot of houston's football stadium, desperation stretches for miles. >> it is really mind boggling, that is why i had to come help however i could. >> reporter: many store shel are bare. this giveaway is nothing short of a lifeline. the weather crisis is now a humanitarian one. the state has thawed, but the need is growing.

they will run out of food here well before the cars in line stop coming. water issues are life threatening. when this hotel went up in everyone got out safely.nt the louisiana, mississippi, and oklahoma also struggling with water issues. back in texas embattled senator ted cruz posted pictures of himself handed out water days after his cancun vacation debacle. amid a slow recover, acts of kindness. people without power and water for days. >> i was watching the news and saw how bad it was and wanted to do my part to help out. >> reporter: and the moment a h-e-b store went up, shoppers told they could leave with everything in their cart, no money due. houston has just listed its boil water order as did a number of other cities today, but still

across the south, millions jericka are without safe drinking water. >> duncan: janet shamlian bringing us the story from houston, we thank you. a covid weary nation is about to hit an unfathomable death toll. today's "new york times" front page shows the deaths beginning with one dot, started in washington state, in just one year the death and darkness spread across the country claiming the lives of some half a million people. we get more now from cbs's lilia luciano in inglewood, california. good evening. >> reporter: the u.s. has the world's worst covid death toll making the race to vaccinate that much more critical. long lines today at l.a. vaccination sites to help ward off another catastrophic surge. >> people decades from now, dana, are going to be talking about this as a terribly historic milestone. >> reporter: the rapid spread of

variants posing a risk of new spikes, but the number of americans hospitalized for covid is half of what it was a month ago.sis for vulnerable communities. california's governor visiting this one today at an l.a. church. >> we're seeing things turn around. >> reporter: u.p.s. and fedex rushing to deliver vaccines after winter storms held up six million doses affecting all 50 states. the white house says those shipments are on the way. >> we've been able to get about two million of those six million doses out. we expect to rapidly catch up this week. >> can you pull your sleeve up just a little bit? >> reporter: more than 63 million americans have received at least one shot. and california is setting aside 10% of vaccine doses for teachers to help reopen schools faster. and what about teachers, what is the calculation of what every teacher who wants a vaccine will be able to get one in california. >> that is a question that not anyone can answer because it's

predicated on this knowledge that dr. fauci and the president of the united states do not yet have. that is the availability of manufactured supply. >> reporter: the governor says california has vaccinated more than 7 million people, and large sites like this one ar seven days a week giving shots and boosting hope at the pandemic epicenter. jericka. >> duncan: lilia luciano in inglewood, california, thank you. with the pandemic still infecting the u.s. economy, president biden is pushing for his stimulus plan to pick up speed. christina ruffini has more reporting from the white house. >> reporter: the biden administration is pushing ahead with its plan to get checks into the hands of struggling americans. >> another $1,400 will be coming. i believe that should go to people who are in fact in need. >> reporter: the nearly $2 trillion dollar bill could get a vote in the house as early as this week. but republicans oppose including a measure that would increase the federal minimum wage to $15

an hour. >> what does that have to do with covid? it should be focused on helping families and small businesses who are struggling, not bankrupting our children. >> reporter: and while families continue to struggle with the ic, scientists are struggling to determine how it all started. >> the only way to have a scientifically-based investigation is to have access to all of the data. >> reporter: national security advisor jake sullivan said on "face the nation" today china needs to be more transparent, and let the world health organization conduct an unbiased investigation. >> the w.h.o. investigation has to be left to the scientist and experts to lay out without any interference by any government. >> reporter: also making news tonight sullivan said the u.s. is in communication with iran about the-- we believe the number is about five or so-- erg there. that is the separate discussion from efforts to restart the iran nuclear talks. the u.s. said it would be willing to sit down with iran and talk about that topic, but the meeting so far does not have

a time, date or place. a. >> duncan: christina ruffini at the white house, thank you. now to the air scare over colorado. federal investigators are trying to find out what caused an engine on a united boeing 777 to explode during takeoff. it was terrifying, as you can imagine, for passengers, and people on the ground. conor mccue of our cbs station kcnc in denver has the details. >> mayday, mayday. >> reporter: just moments in to united flight 328 from denver to honolulu an engine on fire was the view for alarmed passengers as the pilot radioed the tower. >> aircraft just experienced an engine failure, need to return immediately. >> reporter: the damaged engine rained down debris on broomfield, colorado, some 20 miles from denver's airport. >> daddy! ( screaming ) >> reporter: people on the ground watched in horror. >> something blew up with as engine parts fell from the sky land onstreets, front yards and

homes. >> we heard another big bang, righ the engine cowl rolledndow into the tree. so it landed right straight up and down in the bed of my truck, smashed a whole truck in and then fell off the truck and landed against leaning against the tree right there right now. >> reporter: this doorbell camera captured the sound of metal hitting the ground. debris fell through the roof of this home while a father was making his daughter sandwiches. remarkably, no one was hurt. >> as soon as it started to hit, it sounded like a war zone around here. >> national transportation safety board officials are telling residents to be cautious. >> please don't touch the debris. you know, we want to keep it turn to denver, a relief to all those on board, still some were startled. >> we looked at each other, my wife and i, and held hands and

just wished our kids-- would see them again. >> reporter: fortunately, a diaster averted for those in the air and here on the ground. for cbs news, conor mccue, denver. >> duncan: hate crimes against asian americans are on the rise. and violent attacks drew community outrage. they called it the "unite against white nationalism march." the issue of americans attacking americans fueled by racism has also caught the attention of our major garrett. and a warning: some of the images you are about to see are disturbing. >> reporter: the video is startling. a 91-year-old asian man in oklahoma thrown to the ground. a similar crime in new york city the victim an asian american woman. and this assault on 84-year-old vicha ratanapakadee, a thai american who later died from his injuries. more than 3,000 hate incidents directed at asian americans have been recorded since the start of the pandemic.

some violent, some verbal. >> i did feel like it could have escalated. >> reporter: mari, who asked that we not use her last name, lives in chicago. in late january she went for fast food with friends. >> i was filling up my soda cup and as i touched the dispenser button i heard a man yell "the oriental touched it, somebody stop her." so this white man i had never seen before in my life just blamed the entire covid-19 pandemic on me. >> ted lu is a democratic congressman from california. >> all racism is toxic but this is stupid racism as well because there is no evidence that asian americans show transmitted the virus in greater rate than any other ethnicity. >> kung flu, yeah? >> reporter: lu and the experts we spoke to attributed at least part of the rise of anti-asian discrimination to the former president's rhetoric. >> with the china virus. >> reporter: it is a charge mr. trump denied. >> he is an accelerant. you had unfortunately some

others use similar phrases but but when the leader of the free world uses racists phrases against asian americans, that is not helpful. >> duncan: discrimination against asian americans is the topic of this week's episode of "the debrief with major garrett," available tuesday. and check out "the takeout" on friday. find both on apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. tonight the whereabouts of princess latifa, daughter of the ruler of dubai, remains a mystery, one of the most influential men in the world. she claims her father is holding her prisoner and recent secret phone video have prompted questions about her safety. cbs' elizabeth palmer has more. >> i'm a hostage. and the villa has been converted into a jail. reporr:n a deo sento't open a . friends, princess latifa maktoum claims she is a prisoner. >> i have been by myself,

solitary confinement. >>datehter of sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum, the wealthy and well conducted ruler of dubai. three years ago latifa tried to escape from her father's kingdom by boat with her former martial arts instructor tina jauhiainen. off t cst of indi the commander unit. latifa was kidnapped kicking and screaming. and the rest of us were kidnapped as well and taken to u.a.e. >> reporter: jauhiainen was eventually let go and returned to finland, but latifa she says vanished. the only news came in a series of secret cell phone recordings. >> every day i am worried about my safety and my life. don't really know if i am going to survive the situation. the police tell me that they will take me outside and shoot me if i don't cooperate with them. >> reporter: then a few months ago the videos stopped, so the free latifa campaign released

the ones they had to the bbc. that prompted the u.n. to ask dubai for proof that latifa is alive. >> we raised our concerns about the situation, in light of the disturbing video that emerged this week. >> reporter: but instead of offering proof of life, the dubai royal family simply issued a statement from the embassy here in london saying that latifa was being cared for by her family with medical support. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> duncan: straight ahead on the cbs weekend news, how climate change is threatening the tallest living things on the planet. and later, moving day for one of san francisco's grand old homes. - 15 or more headache days a month, ...each lasting 4 hours or more. botox® prevents headaches in adults with chronic migraine. so, if you haven't tried botox® for your chronic migraine, ...check with your doctor if botox® is right for you,

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>> duncan: one of the world's most active volcanoes put on a spectacular show this weekend, take a look at that, this is mount aetna in sicily. it's been active for four straight days. a big move in san francisco today as a home worth saving is rolling up the street. the 139 year old victorian is destined for a new lot about a half mile away. the move has been eight years in the works. the cost to move it is cheaper than a new house: $400,000. the average cost of a home in san francisco is over $1.4 million. a rocket is on a resupply mission to the international spae station. s. >> duncan: and history is made, that's the s.s. katherine johnson's blasting into orbit from a virginia launch pad yesterday. the rocket is named in honor of one of nasa's trailblazing black

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cbs' mark strassmann shows us how in our series "unifying america." >> reporter: three years ago, pre-pandemic, 11 kentucky conservatives road a bus for 15 hours, all to meet the massachusetts liberals. >> we had folks within our community that said you are crazy if you get on that van and go up there. >> reporter: letcher county, is coal country, trump country, leverett, massachusetts, politically is cobalt blue. how suspicious were you? >> i was pretty darn suspicious. >> a lot of us wanted to undend theoters who voted for trump. >> reporter: paula green organized "hands across the ll," the two rural communities to work through their differences. >> we try to help each other, that is what americans do. >> let's start with family stories, people were crying within the hour. >> reporter: crying? >> crying because family stories have joy.

they also have a lot of shadow. >> reporter: they eventually talked politics. people on both sides felt insulted, misunderstood, but the gun lovers and tree huggers all survived. >> there was much more to agree upon that to disagree upon. and we established that. >> they visited each other three times. >> this is an important time for us to be together. >> reporter: and met on zoom throughout the pandemic. not to change minds, but to open hearts. >> if we can dive under the vote and get into who the person is, something very different emerges. >> we see things differently but we deeply care about each other. >> reporter: disagreeing agreeably. imagine that in america. mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. >> duncan: well, that is the cbs weekend news for this sunday. coming up tonight, "60 minutes." i'm jericka duncan in new york. we thank you for watching. have a great night.

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the tunnel. it was a most unusual moving day. there will be a change of scenery. tonight investigators are looking for a number four-year- old boy and his mother. they are related to darryon williams. he is a suspect in a violent cross country crimes bree. this includes multiple shootings in at least one death. we are live in antioch , the two first responders were injured last night. >> reporter: the paramedic and the firefighter were treated at the hospital and were released overnight. they are recovering at home. they want to bring home a ss4--old boy and his mother. it started with a 911 medical call. it led to a