>> can we get that to play continuously on the stream and see how the numbers are? >> the ratings are up this month. >> i already feel more relaxed and chilled out even after the storm coverage. >> well that's it for us. we'll have more storm coverage coming up at 6:00. see you then. good night. tonight, winter strikes back. a new storm set to soak an already drenched california, threatening new flooding and landslides. people and property already on edge. while in the northeast snow rushes, the big chill next. also tonight, standing with ukraine, vice president kamala harris insists u.s. support is unwavering even as house republicans blocked billions in military aid. >> we cannot play political games. dangerous defiance, hundreds

arrested following the arrest of russia's most famous critic alexei navalny. hundreds today honoring the arm many i reservists killed by backed militants. deadly explosion, a massive blast destroying this home. >> i'm sorry to report there is one firefighter fatality. later, we visit the fixit clinic. this team of volunteers will repair it for free. >> everything we throw away hurts our planet. this is the cbs news from new york with adriana diaz. >> good evening. adriana is off. tonight, a new storm is set to drench california again raising fears of floods and mudslides,

the latest in a moment. first, president biden today force fully reiterated support for ukraine even as the country suffered a major loss on the battlefield against russian forces. natalie is there for us. >> reporter: ukraine called the president today as ukrainian soldiers were forced to withdraw from a key city. the white house says therer having to ration ammunition and blames congressional inaction. russian forces raised their flag in the western city but had been a ukrainian strong hold and symbol of resistance two years ago. >> i will fight to get them the ammunition they need. >> reporter: president biden's pledge comes as ukrainian president appealed to world leaders at the security

conference. >> vice president harris pledges unwavering support even as the security assistance remains in question held in the u.s. house on a two week recess. >> translator: we are not looking into alternatives because we are depending on the united states. >> reporter: it's unclear when the house speaker will take up the bipartisan aid package in the senate. >> there's only plan a which is to insure ukraine receives what it needs. >> reporter: right now, you have congress saying do we support ukraine and israel or do we support the border. don't let them lie to you like that. that's a false premise. >> reporter: nikki haley on a bus tour in south carolina criticized president trump and the negotiations and balance of

the campaign and courtroom. trump appearing at a sneaker know one day after facing defeat in his new york civil fraud case has made his legal battles a battle cry. >> they're after him for no reason. go out and vote for trump! >> a judge has ordered trump to pay a more than 350 million dollars fine in that case plus interest. he has said he will appeal. >> natalie brand, thank you. today, the death of kremlin critic alexei navalny was confirmed by his spokesperson who called it a murder. the family is now demanding answers starting with where his body is. cbs reports. >> reporter: good evening. the circumstances involving navalny's death are unclear. the free world is casting blame squarely on the kremlin. hundreds have been arrested at

vigils around the country. >> reporter: russia's fiercest voice of opposition silenced. the dissent he so bravely nurtured lives on albeit cautiously. today, his mourners lay flowers and sing in dangerous acts offer defiances. loud speakers blare go home or be arrested. the frigid moscow air is thick with a sense of shock. >> i was broken. i really thought that it couldn't happen, like never. >> reporter: hardly the image of a dying man, navalny had been smiling and laughing even joking with a judge just a day before his death was announced. desperate for answers his mother traveled to his notorious penal colony in the arctic circle. they were told the opposition

leader died of sudden death syndrome. as for vladamir putin with, the man who never day inned to utter the name alexei navalny out loud, the russian president was all smiles at a visit with factory workers and on a state sponsored newscast, a mere 30 seconds was devoted to mentioning anything of navalny's death. he himself had long contemplated and half expected martyr dom. in a 0 documentary two years ago he told followers you're not allowed to give up. if they kill me it means we are inextricably strong. so strong the kremlin hears him even in death. we will not surrender, russia will be free. tonight, his mother is desperately searching for her son's body but doesn't know exactly where to find it. a spokesperson for the family

says the kremlin is clearly trying to hide the body in an attempt to cover up their tracks. >> thank you. today, communities across georgia came together to honor the service of two fallen army u.s. reserve vists, they were killed at a drone strike at a militant base in georgia. >> reporter: the family of sergeant kennedy sanders said a final good-bye and closed her casket. at the 24-year-old's funeral in waycross, georgia. people in her hometown lined the streets thursday. today, an army colonel recalled training her as a heavy machine operator. >> kennedy understood the significance of our mission. she knew every road we built and shelter we erected directly contributed to the success of our operations. >> reporter: 100 miles north in savannah, mourners paid their respects at the funeral of sergeant brianna muffet,

out-pouring of love even from some who had never met her. this week west of atlanta mourners gathered to honor staff sergeant william jerome rivers. the 46-year-old served more than a decade after enlisting as an electrician. >> he was a friend, a confident and beacon of positivity. >> reporter: the three were killed on a drone strike near the border of jordan and syria. president biden honored the three army reservists when their bodies were returned to u.s. soil in early february at dover air force base. all three georgia men and women chose to serve in the army because of the opportunities it offered them. as for sandra buffet says that's a demographic going faster than any other minority group in recent decades. >> thank you. tonight, authorities in virginia are investigating the

cause of a house explosion and fire that killed one firefighter. it happened in the city of sterling, a suburb of washington, d.c. fire crews had rushed into the home moments before the blast. ten firefighters also hurt including one who issued a call for help. >> we have a fire going down here and it's slowly making its way towards me. i am unable to make my way out. i need you guys to get down here and put ins fire out asap. >> they found a 100 gallon propane tank on the property with a atlanleak on the side of destroyed home. in kansas city, all 12 being treated for injuries following this week's parade super bowl shooting were released from the hospital. nine had gunshot wounds and three remain in the hospital and one person was killed. two juveniles have been charged in this shooting.

after a slow start for many winter is here with a vengeance. this was new york city's central park today, the snow piling up with a big chill forecast to follow. in the west, a fast moving storm is set to pummel california again. cbs is south of los angeles with the latest. el elise. >> reporter: good evening to you. these waterlines are on top of the lawn because the ground beneath is too unstable. crews are working to fix a break in the pipes as residents hope the oversaturated soil doesn't give way even more. tonight, california residents are preparing for yet another atmospheric river while still digging out from the last one. >> it's discomfort and stress. i can't change anything but i have to prepare it. >> reporter: storms are expected to soak already rain saturated ground which caused nearly 600 mudslides in los angeles this

month in dana point south of l.a. cliffside, these mansions withered after the last rains. shockingly the homes were deemed safe to keep living in. l.a. south bay is now closed because of the movement and the iconic all glass church was starting to crack. >> it breaks our hearts to see it in this condition. >> reporter: a portion of the 101 highway northern california opened after this rockslide last night. in death valley, winter rains provided a rare opportunity to to kayaken one of the driest places on earth. we'll be watching the bald eagle, jackie and her mate through this storm. she protected her eggs for 62 hours straight last time and the family is now on baby watch. the unstable hillsides prompted

officials here to extend an emergency declaration for at least another two months. >> a long stretch. still ahead, the latest in the war between israel and hamas including this story. >> reporter: i'm holly williams in tel aviv, even with the war still raging, some settlers are already making plans to move to gaza.

tonight, israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu is defy fining a course of global warnings. he plans to invade the city of rafah where more than a million palestinians have fought refugee. refuge. in the meantime, some seth meyers are sharing their situation of what they want for gaza. as israel pushes ahead for plans

for a ground office in the city the u.s. is planning for what comes after the israel- hamas war including a separate state for the palestinians in the west bank and gaza strip. >> shalom, peace. >> reporter: a so-called two-state solution has long been u.s. policy and hopes it will end the cycle of violence. >> i think the only answer here is a two-state solution that's real. >> i pity him. does he really think this idea has the tiniest chance in the world? no chance. >> reporter: daniella weiss is a leader a i mong religious far right-wing israeli settlers. instead of a palestinian state she and others are planning to move to gaza. weiss told us they will pay palestinians to leave. >> they made a hell, victory,

hell, understood ground cells, they live there like rats, so disgusting for them. >> reporter: just to be clear you want only jewish people to live in gaza, no palestinians? >> no arabs in gaza. >> reporter: weiss currently lives in the west bank along with about a half a million other israeli settlers residing on occupied palestinian territory. the settlements are regard as illegal under international law. but several settlers are now in benjamin netanyahu's cabinet and some sheridaare daniella's opin. >> the soldiers that come out of the battles they will get plots of land. arabs out, jews in. >> reporter: daniella weiss and her allies do not represent mainstream opinion here in israel but they can have a powerful impact on israeli

politics. prime minister netanyahu has said israel does not want to occupy gaza. still ahead on weekend news, broadway honors one of its legendary performers. the late chita rivera.

tonight in new york city, broadway theaters honored the late chita rivera, dimming their lights for one minute. she died at the age of 91 and starred in 30 broadway shows since 1950 including west side story, guys and dolls and kiss and the spiderwoman. a new milestone for taylor swift. 96,000 fans attended the sold-out show in australia. that's 20,000 more than her biggest u.s. show at new

jersey's metlife stadium last may. now to the expanding global space race. today, japan launched its new flagship rocket after a failed debut last year. the rocket successfully reached orbit at an altitude about 42 miles and released two satellites. next on the "cbs weekend news," why some south carolina shrimpers say business is sinking.

americans love shrimp but u.s. shrimpers are sinking, struggling against a flood of cheap foreign imports. cbs's mark strassman traveled to charles, south carolina, and met fishermen trying to stay afloat. >> reporter: off south carolina's coast, rocky shrimps with a jumbo problem. snow. >> it's worse right now than we've over seen. >> reporter: it's driving people

out of business? >> very much so. people are dropping like flies out of this business. >> reporter: the issue, imported cheap shrimp from asia, and pond farms often subsidized by foreign governments. it's idled the trumpers. >> how many days are you on the water? >> three right now. >> because there's no market. >> no market? >> reporter: last year, they not 3.39 per pound, down more than 40%, which they say barely conference their costs. patrick rooney's restaurant serves only locally cut shrimp. he pays more because he says local shrimp tastes better. you could do cheaper. >> we could, but that's not what people want. >> reporter: what shrimpers want is a u.s. tariff on foreign competition. >> reporter: you're a fourth

generation, are you afraid there won't be a fifth? >> i have a son that's 5 right now and he won't be able to do this, no way. >> reporter: you're not being mellow dramatic? >> no. that's just the facts. >> reporter: to keep shrimping, first they have to catch a break. south carolina. when we return, why fix it if you can move it?

we end with a new spin for broken objects. in tonight's weekend journal, cbs's ann, reports on a community of volunteers showing you don't have to pitch it, you can fix it. >> reporter: at the redwood city public library you can check out an amazing world of ideas, life-long learning and community. we're not just talking about the books. >> bicycle fixed! >> reporter: from a busted

bike -- >> this is fixed! >> reporter: and an old cast iron fan, cherished by pam mel la. >> thank you for being pa fan. >> reporter: welcome to san mateo county's fix it community where neighbors help neighbors fix their broken electronics, appliances and all kinds of stuff. >> we fix everything, kind of improv and you never know what the general public will bring you. >> reporter: how easy is it to take this apart. >> reporter: it is organized by san mateo's office of sustainability. >> it's so people don't have to go buy new things. >> reporter: it's run by peter and his in trep pit army of volunteers. >> have you ever seen a screwdriver like that? no. >> you have to come to the fix-it clinic and this is designed for the breville toaster. >> we all have a working

knowledge and background and if i'm working on something i don't know i will find someone and say, i'm working on this and have you ever done this before? we'll do it together. >> reporter: the goal is to keep useful stuff out of landfills. >>er erverything we throw away pretty much stays around and hurts our planet. >> reporter: diane brought what belonged to her mother and grandmother. no guarantee it is fixed but if it is the whole room knows about it. as for diane, the culprit was a sticky sludge sticking the gears. after a cleaning, we're back in business. >> this means i don't have to throw this in the landfill. >> sunbeam mixer. >> 1955. >> reporter: turns out fixing the small stuff might move us a little closer to fixing the world.

anne macovec, cbs news. >> love their energy. >> that's it for us this saturday. i'm meg oliver in new york. good night. f0 now at 6:00, the first of two weekend storms making it way through the bay area. we'll let you know when and where we could see the strongest impacts. plus. >> i think the worry is more the anticipation of what could happen. >> it's not so much the intensity of the storms that could make it dangerous near guadalupe river. how people living nearby are preparing for potential flooding. and how south bay officials plan to use nearly $40 million in new federal funding to fight

homelessness. and an east bay library shuttered without warning. the reasons for the closure. good evening, i'm andrea nakano. brian hackney is off tonight. get ready for several days of wind and rain. two storm systems are headed right through the bay area. i'm sure you've had plenty of ugly weather outside where you live. outside in santa rosa this large tree fell down and caused a power outage near fremont park. you can see part of it also fell on a car there. and here's a live look outside at all of the rain in different parts of the bay area. let's get right to first alert meteorologist darren peck who's tracking the storms right now. >> in a lot of ways, this is the most impressive part of the day for rainfall. especially for those of you in marin, sonoma, or napa. there's a very well organized line that's associated with the cold front. the main event, really, of this system. it's just now sweeping through. it's ki