tonight, breaking point at the border. a state of emergency declared in el paso, teixeira, with the city bracing for waves of new migrants as title 42 of pandemic expulsion policy near it is end. >> a dire situation in el paso. nearly two years after the capitol siege the january 6 committee prepares for the final hearing. in ukraine, children caught in the war's cross fire. >> i'm ian lee in odesa. at world cup, argentina

versus france and a victory for the ages. >> going to get ugly if you don't stop. >> in alabama two elderly women arrested prosecuted and convicted after feeding and trapping feral cats. cbs' david begno is on the case. >> are you shocked? >> in a way. and later we visit a minnesota town nutty about nutcrackers. >> does anybody ever call you a nut? >> yes. i have a shirt at home that says crazy nutcracker lady. >> this is the "cbs weekend news" with jericka duncan. >> good evening. jericka is off. i'm arnold barnett. the mayor of el paso, texas,

declaring a state of emergency. today on "face the nation" texas congressman gonzalez called the situation there dire. >> the city declared a state of emergency. this is something you do when there's a hurricane, a fire, an earthquake. what is happening is it's a hurricane of migrants. >> more asylum seekers expected this week with the likely end of a rule known as title 42 that enforced expulsions. cbs' lilja luciano is there. >> reporter: with thousands of migrants crossing daily into el paso the city is struggling to keep up. >> all the places i know are also full. >> reporter: ruben runs a shelter there. >> it is ulterly painful to say i don't have room for you. >> reporter: with nonprofits and churches reaching full what happens they are forced to sleep

outside in below freezing temperatures. the cold was deadly says christopher silva. how many people are sleeping here tonight? do you know? >> around 50. >> reporter: 50? wow. they weren't here where would they be? >> probably outside. >> reporter: tony turned the recycling plant into a makeshift shelter. what did you think? >> we need to clean up fast. >> reporter: people are coming across the border. this place serves as a place to wait. and on to the cities where the families are waiting for them. not everyone opens their home to keep you from suffering in the cold says this man hoping to provide work for his family and eventually return home. what is your daughter telling you? she is going to miss you at

christmas? the first christmas you are away from each other. nearly two years after the shomecan it is s. capitol that committee investigating the events holds the final public hearing. criminal referrals could be next. cbs' christina refini joins us with more. good evening. >> good evening. adam schiffer says he thinks there's sufficient oed to charge the former president but didn't want to get ahead of the votes tomorrow. the former president lashed out today on the social media platform calling on supporters to stand strong against quote the thugs and scoundrels of the. d befo docrats lose rohewerf w means

committee willt this week. after winning a four-year legal battle to obtain them. er roll? >> thank you. a somber milestone for paren and his family. the president laid a wreath at the grave site of his first wife and daughter. plchl biden was not in the car. his two boys survived that crash. we have learned today that russia plan to deploy musicians to the front lines. the goal? boost troops' morale against fierce resistance, including ukrainians fighting to maintain holiday traditions. cbs' ian lee is in odesa. epteve briefest tin osaan forget the

ce. loose and spread holiday cheer. 9-year-old crafts a present for her mother. >> christmas is coming and i want them for an hour or so to stop thinking about who is putin. >> reporter: for children here and frankly many people it is hard to comprehend why someone hundreds of miles away want to kill a stranger. what did your daughter ask me? >> whether we will be alive in summer because then she has birthday and ask me do russian children know that the parents are killing us. >> reporter: millions of children fled the country but masha refused to leave. >> i wanted her to leave. she said this is my land. >> reporter: almost 7 million children in ukraine live with the threat of war.

local charities try to give them >> childhood wo give them some happiness, yes. >> reporter: this christmas santa's elves would struggle to build what tonya wants. >> i want celebrating. i want american dream in my life. >> reporter: for a shy 9-year-old girl there's only one thing she wants under the tree. >> victory. >> reporter: victory so they can celebrate next christmas free from fear. ian lee, cbs news, odesa, ukraine. we can report on an about face from the founder of cryptocurrency exchange ftx. tomorrow sam bank mang-fried is expected to waive extradition to the u.s. after appearing in a bahamas court. he is accused of defrauding billions from investors. the company is now bankrupt. holiday travel takes off

this week. the tsa screened more than 2.2 million travellers on saturday. aaa estimates more than 113 million people will travel orr the holidays, most by car. there's good news there. gas prices now average $3.15 a gallon. last summer you may remember gas prices began with 5. the bad news is invading arctic air will put a chill in holidays. we have your forecast. >> good evening. we know it is a busy week of holiday travel and busy week of weather. start in the pacific northwest with rain and snow coming in. even places like seattle. we know some high mountain passes difficult with the snow piling up. it is not just the snow. it is also the bitter cold air. for places like north dakota, wednesday. this is wednesday evening. 40 below 0. bismarck, frostbite could happen

in 15 minutes or less. that system is taking shape wednesday moving into the midwest on wednesday. we could be seeing a whi s for in the midwest and parts of the interior. northeast. we know it is a messy, messy week for holiday travel. >> all right. to the world cup now. argue the i that fans around the world are likely still celebrating after star player lionel messi leads the national team to victory over france. we get more from cbs' roxanna saberi. >> yes! >> reporter: it was the farewell lionel messi wished for. securing the first world cup trophy and the happiness of his nation. the match was filled with twists and turns.

the superstar scored two goals and helped with a third. while france's mbappe tied the game with a hat trick for the defending champs. number 10 and number 10 stepped up. >> the heart of a champion. >> reporter: french fans who gathered had to accept it just wasn't their day. >> yeah, of course, we are a bit disappointed but super proud of the group. >> reporter: they are teammates at paris st. germane. deflecting accusations of bribery, mistreatment of migrant workers who built its stadiums and other human rights violations but most fans seemed focused on the field. while many americans left do what disappointed after the loss to the nertere

knockoo tcan lookward t wn the u.s. cohosts the next world cup. cbs news, london. straight ahead for you on the "cbs weekend news," the stray cats controversy that left a grandmother in handcuffs. plus a minnesota grandma's grand collection that putt her small town on the map. her small town on the map.

an 85-year-old grandmother in alabama plan to appeal the conviction after getting caught feeding cats. cbs' david begnaud was in the courtroom when the grandmother was found guilty. >> reporter: this is an 84-year-old grandmother being arrested in alabama and hauled

off that jail why? because she was sitting in the car and police suspected she was feeding wild cats. >> trespassing and returned yet again. >> jesus christ. >> reporter: beverley roberts from the united states army had been told by police last summer to stop feeding the cats on public property. >> this is what you're wasting city gas on. >> reporter: why was she feeding cats? practicing tnr as in trap, neuter and release to reduce fehr roll populations. >> is tnr a public nuisance? >> no. it is the solution to the cat problem. >> reporter: steve tiers in montgomery said she and her friend arrested should be xhepded. >> where are you going? >> give her my car keys.

>> give it to the officer. >> i want to say one thing. >> it will get ugly if you don't stop. >> can i say one thing? [ bleep ]. >> got another charge. >> the city doesn't want anybody feeding the animals around here. they i'm going to help the nuisance. they should be thanking me. i have a trap to get them out of here. >> reporter: this week the so-called cat ladies had the day in court. brad prosecuted them. >> it is a criminal trespass case and it hinges on were you told to leave and did you come back? >> reporter: the city used the trespass ordinance to threaten the women if they continue to do what is legal. feeding cats. >> our interest is not having the prolt destroyed. we can trespass you because you have led to this situation that creates destruction of public property. >> reporter: judge courtney who said a prayer with the

prosecutor and other city officials before the trial started found the women guilty on all charms related to feeding cats. >> very disappointing. i thought they would embrace a tnr program or another way to take care of cats. i thought they would come into the 21st century. >> that's what we were hoping for. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: are you shocked? >> well in a way because of the politics here. >> reporter: this is one of the arresting officers said about how the ladies were treated. >> a bunch of police officers beating up on a couple old ladies. >> reporter: the women were fined $100 each, 10 days in jail but suspended and 2 years up supervised probation. following a verdict a newspaper in the state featured an editorial saying they don't deserve a jail sentence. they deserve a key to the city.

still ahead on the "cbs weekend news" remembering a hollywood legend and symbol for wildlife protection.

the reign of hollywood's wildest celebrity came to an enthis weekend. p22 was a beast and spectacular site if you were lucky. >> reporter: this iconic photo made the mountain lion known as p22 world famous. it took national geographic photographer 15 mos to get the shot. >> the story straight out of a hollywood movie. he is the ambassador for wildlife protection. >> reporter: the fascination with p22 began in 2012 when he made l.a.'s griffith park the new home traveling about 50 miles from the santa monica mountains and navigating the city's notoriously busy

highways. so many people felt a connection to p22. did you feel a connection to him? >> i felt a direct connection and so i buy every nilg as i would walk out of the park i would say good-bye to him though i'd never seen him before. >> reporter: winter says it's believed less than a dozen people saw p22 in the wild but that changed when the big cat started to canvas neighborhoods for prey. they feared the 12-year-old might be in distress. when captured monday the once majestic cat was mall nourished and had injurys. they had no choice but to euthanize him. >> this animal did not deserve to suffer. >> reporter: p22 inspired a wildlife cross jg a land bridge in los angeles that will allow many animals to safely cross teb lanes of freeway. a fitting tribute to the famed cat. cbs news, los angeles.

next on the "cbs weekend news" the sequel making waves at the box office.

why do you come to us? >> i just want to keep my family safe. >> the sequall to "avatar" helped breathe new life into the box office this weekend. ticket sales for "avatar" totalled $134 million in north america. nearly doubling the first "avatar" film but lower than hollywood projections. twitter banned posting links. twitter will remove posts that promote content on other platforms. tiktok not on the list tonight is the first night of hanukkah.

on the ellipse at the mall. the jewish festival of lights ends this year on december 26th. when we come back, the minnesota town where the nutcrackers outnumber the people.

finally tonight, when a small minnesota town needed a grand idea to increase tourism they turned to a grandma with a nutty collection. in tonight's weekend journal john lartson paid her a visit. >> reporter: every town celebrates christmas in its own way. in lauvergne the signs and the nutcrackers are everywhere. >> we just reached a goal. we have more nutcrackers in our mueum than people in lauvergne. >> reporter: 5,012 inside the rock county history center. more than 3,00

ear-d betty mann who once kept them in her house. >> reporter: how did you fit them in the house? you were overrun by nutcrackers. >> i was, yes. >> reporter: it began in 2001. she had a tough chrome and decided to buy something that would make her happy. >> it was the first one. >> reporter: from there she traveled the country buying nutcrackers and memorabilia in nearly state. does anybody ever call i don't a nut? >> yes. i have a shirt at home that says crazy nutcracker lady. >> reporter: a few years ago the city was looking for a way to bring visitors to lauvergne. the move worked. >> we have had people as far away as florida. they come from all over. most people are just kind of in awe. >> reporter: just when you think you have seen them all you find

more. there are pirates, police, santas and the wednesdayard of oz. many are native to europe where they originaed. >> shut down the place, right? at night? >> yes. >> reporter: do you get the impression you are being watched? >> not in the nutcracker collection. in the doll collection. >> reporter: if there is a nutcracker that needs a home rest assured they'll make room. >> when they come in, children especially, their eyes get big and oh my goodness. they can't believe it. >> all right. go, betty, go. that is the "cbs weekend news" this sunday. for our jewish friends and family, happy hanukkah. i'm errol barnett in new york.

good night. to mask or not to mask. the debate is back with covid cases on the rise, we will introduce you to one woman who says bringing back mandates would make a huge difference in our lives. the fight over immigration continues, and now, even some who were encouraged to come here say the system is letting them down. fireworks on and off the field and argentina as argentina wins the world cup, we will show you the electric final and how fans are basking and victory. the early reports are more hopeful for this year's monarch

to arrive the herule is set to expire this week. title 42 was put into place under the trump administration and the ball was to stop the spread of covid-19 in border facilities and to protect border agents from the virus. more than 2 million migrants have been turned away under title 42. most of them at the southern border. after it expires the u.s. will have to process all asylum requests and it's not just people trying to get into the country who are having issues. >> people working in silicon valley are worried they will have to leave the country because the state department is also facing a backlog of visa applications. john ramis was at a rally in san jose today were tech workers were demanding action from the congresswoman. >> reporter: the fight over

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