night at 8:00 our time. >> i have a question for you because you have a deep background in sports. and maybe there is no answer to it. why don't they put a roof on the stadium in buffalo? >> i think it is an option. there is a thing about green bay. >> tradition? >> yeah. history, tradition. even though some of these storms get so -- it might be better to play it another day or another location. >> unusual site to see them playing in a blizzard but it is an unusual sight to see them playing in leather and they are not going to bring that back. we'll see you back here tonight, treacherous travel. a dangerous storm complicates the trip home from thanksgiving for millions.

the arctic blast bone-chilling in several states, snow piling up fast in the northeast. up to six feet expected in the great lakes region. >> reporter: i'm ali bauman at newark airport. as dangerous weather threatens one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. also tonight -- >> president trump -- >> proof of life. hamas releases a new propaganda video of an american hostage. plus, deadly strike. >> reporter: i'm debora patta in east jerusalem with more details on an israeli strike in gaza that killed three world central kitchen staff members. surprise guest. canada's prime minister visits mar-a-lago amid rising tensions over president-elect donald trump's tariff threats. >> reporter: i'm weijia jiang in west palm beach where the two leaders had dinner. what each of them had to say about their crucial meeting. shopping spree. buyers spend big this weekend on

holiday gifts. >> reporter: i'm elise preston in commerce, california, where shoppers expect to bust their budgets. this as people around the country are still paying off debt from last year. and later, 'tis the season. we visit a christmas tree lot in sherman oaks, california, to find out if supply meets demand. >> once thanksgiving happens, it's always like the question when are we going to get our tree because that's when the season hits. ♪ this is the "cbs weekend news." from new york with jericka duncan. >> good evening, and thanks for joining us on this saturday. tonight millions of americans are getting a blast of arctic air as bone-chilling temperatures settle in across a big swath of this country. at the same time, a massive storm is piling up snow in parts of the northeast. these big rigs backed up near ripley, new york, a town on lake erie. all of it happening on one of

the country's busiest travel weekends. cbs' ali bauman is at newark airport in new jersey where the storm is also expected to impact air travel. ali? >> reporter: the faa says the u.s. saw a record number of flights leading up to thanksgiving, and now tsa expects to screen more than three million passengers on sunday alone. whether you're flying or driving this holiday weekend, a smooth ride may be at risk as a sweeping storm could dump six feet of snow in some areas. severe weather from the dakotas to the east coast. already paralyzing major roads and threatening trips back home from thanksgiving. the northeast lake-effect snow is hammering parts of new york state, bringing whiteout conditions and sending cars spiralling out in erie county, pennsylvania. >> worst i've ever seen. >> reporter: much of new york is now under a state of emergency, including buffalo where the bills are asking fans for help shoveling snow ahead of sunday

eve evening's game against the 49ers. >> you have people all over heading to the game. if you're heading to the game, give yourself plenty of time to do. it. >> reporter: the wet weather complicating an already busy weekend. aaa projects 70 million people are traveling by car this thanksgiving weekend. while in the air, more than 230,000 flights crossed the country from monday to thursday. tuesday saw a one-day peak of 52,000 flights. at newark liberty international airport today, aida perez is escaping the snow in albany and flying out just in time. >> yesterday was a little scary. the day before that on thanksgiving, we never expected that much snow to come in. >> reporter: the governor of new york is advising fema, void unnecessary travel in impacted areas. for those who are hitting the road this weekend, aaa wants to remind drivers to keep an emergency kit in their cars. the weather service warns that travel disruptions could last through monday. jericka? >> all right, ali bauman with

that great advice. thank you. for the latest on the dangerous storm and arctic blast, let's check with grant b gilmore. grant ? >> look, winter hasn't even officially started. today we wrapped up the hurricane season. tomorrow the first day of meteorological winner. we're mainly dry across the west and seasonal. in fact, l.a. will see a high temperature around 73 degrees tomorrow afternoon. we're chilly across the central and southern u.s., but that arctic air has really locked in to the northern tier states. places in north dakota this morning woke up to windchill values more than 30 degrees below zero. it won't be as extreme as last night, but still very cold. tomorrow, minneapolis will see a high around 23 degrees. and hose temperatures will remain below freezing through next week. that arc de ttic air bringing

lake-effect snow. since thanksgiving a couple of michigan to western new york.rn- a couple more feet expected through next week in watertown, new york, could see a snow total of six feet before it all wrapped up early next week. jericka? >> all right. thank you. i want to turn your attention now to the middle east. today hamas released a propaganda video of an american hostage in which edan alexander pleads for president-elect donald trump to secure his release. also today, israel said it targeted a suspected terrorist who took part in the hamas attack last year that ignited the war in gaza. cbs' debora patta is in east jerusalem for us tonight. >> reporter: the israel defense forces say today's world central kitchen strike target ed azem au daqa who they accuse of being involved in the october 7th attack but did not provide evidence. world central kitchen told cbs news he had been working for them for nearly a year, had undergone numerous background

checks, and to the best of their knowledge none of their team members were affiliated with hamas. it's been a deadly day for humanitarian workers in gaza after an israeli strike ripped through a world central kitchen vehicle this morning. strewn among the mangled metal the most humble of items -- potatoes, carrots, and onions being transported to feed desperately hungry palestinians. two eyewitnesses said that a second strike followed soon after killing two young men. they were trying to rescue them, he said, but they were hit by the second rocket. among the dead, the much-loved azem abu daqa, who ran the world central kitchen in the south. his heartbroken widow abeer collapsing from grief was inconsolable. and a colleague who came to collect his belongings could not hold back her tears.

as conditions become increasingly drier in gaza -- dire in gaza, family and friends of haastages took to the streets demanding their freedom. demonstrators watched a hamas propaganda video released today. the first proof of life of israeli american hodge edan alexander since he was taken captive on october 7th. >> i can't believe i didn't see edan for 421 days, and suddenly to see him alive and speaking and when he cried, i just want to hold him. >> reporter: the hostage video comes as egypt has proposed a new cease-fire deal to secure the release of the more than 100 hodges in exchange for palestinian prisoners. hamas officials are currently in cairo for talks.

>> debora patta, thank you so much. to syria now. today rebels ■seizedcontrol over the country's second largest city, aleppo. the anti-government fighters burned a syrian flag outside the city's ancient sid dell. -- citadel. their rapid advance ignites a new phase of the long-running civil war. don't both president-elect donald trump and canadian prime minister justin trudeau are praising their surprise meeting. it happened last night in florida amid rising tensions over trump's tariffs threat. cbs' weijia jiang is in west palm beach with details. weija? >> reporter: good evening. cbs news has learned that it was canada that requested the meeting with president-elect donald trump as the country urges him to reconsider imposing tariffs. earlier this week president biden called the proposal counterproductive, but trump insists that tariffs will protect u.s. manufacturing and boost the economy.

president-elect donald trump and canadian prime minister justin trudeau were all smiles at their working dinner. a meeting trump described as very productive, ranging from the fentanyl crisis to fair trade deals. leaving west palm beach this morning, trudeau agreed. >> it was a good conversation. >> reporter: trudeau did not answer if they talked tariffs as trump's threat looms to impose a 25% fee on goods imported from canada and mexico. enraging the conservative premier of ontario. a province that trade nearly $500 billion with the u.s. every year alone. >> what i found unfair about the comments is to compare us to mexico. it's like a family member stabbing you right in the heart. >> reporter: both canada and mxico have warned they would impose retaliatory tariffs. mexican president claudia sheinbaum said she thinks an agreement on tariffs can be reached but said the issue did not come up in a phone call with

trump on wednesday. on "cbs mornings," cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger said u.s. companies would have to absorb the cost of tariffs. >> are we going to pass that extra fee on to the consumer or eat it? if we pass it on, what happens? consumers, all of us, pay that extra amount on their good. so the question really is, how big are these tariffs going to be? >> reporter: tonight trump has a new tariffs threat. this time against the group of countries known as the brics nations which include china, russia, and brazil. trump said if they try to shift away from the u.s. dollar on international trade, he would impose a 100% tariff on their goods. jericka? >> all right, weijia jiang for us. thank you so much. an update now on the mystery stowaway who flew from new york to paris on a delta airlines flight this week after sneaking past multiple checkpoints. in is video from inside that aircraft on tuesday.

today the woman was removed from a flight back to new york after becoming disruptive on the plane before it took off. the woman remains in french custody. her asylum request has been denied. today millions of americans packed shopping malls and stores across the country searching for the deals this holiday weekend. new data shows they're spending big. cbs' elise preston is among the shoppers. i don't know if you're spending big or not, but you're in commerce, california. elise? >> reporter: listen, i'm trying to save money right now. these long lines have been steady since the mall opened this morning. crowds are willing to wait to snag a deal. and they're off. the holiday shopping season is officially under way, and americans are sprinting for savings. >> look for the deals. the best deals that i can find. and try to stick within my budget. >> reporter: online spending hit a record $10.8 billion on black friday, a jump of 10% from a

year ago. and in-store promotions are bringing customers back to in-person shopping. >> so far so good. we found good deals at nike. and i was just at kate spade. i found a cute wallet. >> reporter: as inflation cools, more americans are opening up their wallets. the average shopper will spend a little over $1,000 on gifts, up 14% from last year. for those who don't have the cash, buy now-pay later services like atomorrow, klarna, and shop pay, are becoming increasingly popular. >> we're expecting over the course of the season just over $18 billion to be processed through buy now-pay later. >> reporter: putting your purchase on plastic will cost you. retailer credit card interest rates are on average just over 30%, a record high. 47% of consumers are still paying off last year's holiday debt. >> i've been in that position before, and i don't really like being in that position. save your money. if you can't afford it, don't get it, don't put it on plastic.

>> reporter: now those dwhoent want to brave the -- who don't want to brave the crowds aren't alone. nearly 58% of this year's black friday sales happen on mobile devices. jericka? >> i can believe that. elise preston, thank you so much. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," how women in ukraine are driving the country's work force as war rages on.

today russian forces pushed deeper into eastern ukraine seizing moreville animals and tear -- more villages and territory. as the nearly three-year-old conflict winds on, holly williams reports from kyiv on how women are stepping up on the home front. >> reporter: in the suburbs of kyiv, olga mishchenko is retraining as a truck driver. a widowed mother of two, she used to be a stay-at-home parent. but with so many men now serving in the military, ukrainian businesses are recruiting women to take on traditionally male

jobs. >> absolutely not normal now in ukraine to drive a big car. so it's maybe a first year when women sit in big car and start driving. >> reporter: when people see you -- >> oh, it's -- >> reporter: how do they react? >> they say, olga, this is your car? i say, yes. >> reporter: ukrainians are stepping up to serve their country. but some fear it's running dangerously short of manpower on the front line. this field of ukrainian flags is a memorial to this country's fallen soldiers. in nearly three years of war, ukraine's military death toll alone is estimated to be around 70,000. but may, in fact, be much higher. ♪ more than 100,000 russian soldiers have also been killed in this conflict, according to

u.s. officials. but russia has over three times the population of ukraine, and moscow's forces have recently been bolstered by more than 10,000 north korean troops. it's a big challenge for ukraine because russia is so big, and ukraine is small. >> small, but we -- we are very strong. we more strong than russians because we know why we do this. we want to live here, not in another place. so we will do anything to live in our country, in our independent country. >> reporter: this war has always been a david and goliath battle. a small nation paying the price for vladimir putin's ambitions. holly williams, cbs news, kyiv, ukraine. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," a skiing superstar crashes with her 100th world cup victory in sight.

oh, no! oh, no. oh, no. >> so hard to watch. mikaela shiffrin's 100th world cup victory will obviously have to wait. the superstarskier crashed inside of the finish line in killington, vermont. she was taken to the hospital where she was described as alert. shiffrin already has the most world cup victories in history. tonight it was game on at the mountain west women's volleyball championship in las vegas. san jose state university played colorado state. san jose advanced to the finals after multiple teams forfeited games because one of its players is transgender. neither san jose state or the athlete in question have commented publicly on the player's gender. next on the "cbs weekend news," it's being called the best win of all time. stick around.

straight ahead and straight in! oh, it's great at eight. >> it was a college football game for the ages. the georgia bulldogs last night rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat rival georgia tech in eight overtimes. eight. final score, 44-42. the win keeps the bulldogs' national championship hopes well alive. today the professional women's hockey league dropped the puck on a new season. the boston fleet took on the sceptres in toronto. right now there are a total of six teams with plans to expand. ticket sales are up over 50% from last year which was the league's first season. when we return, preparing for a favorite holiday ptraditi.

finally tonight, this holiday weekend isn't all about

thanksgiving. with christmas right around the corner, the spotlight turns to the tree. 25 to 30 million christmas trees are sold every year, but drought and wildfire has taken a toll. lauren pozen reports from los angeles on whether supply will meet demand. >> reporter: finding the perfect tree is not easy, but many come prepared with a game plan. >> i have an ornament here, it has my name on it, lucas. and i buy here to test it if it's good or not. >> reporter: lucas and his family have made it a tradition picking out their tree at santa and sons in sherman oaks. >> it's just like a countdown. once thanksgiving happens, it's always like the question when are we going to get our tree. that's when the season hits. he's counting down. waiting for the elf. it's just like a -- a page turner. like you know, we're finally here. >> reporter: twice a week, trees are shipped down from mark rohlf's farm in oregon to the

retail lot. he's been in the business since the early '80s and knows a thing or two about what becomes the centerpiece during the holidays. >> this tree is very similar to that tree that people remember from way back when. you know, with the natural-style trees that used to come out of the mountains. >> reporter: nationwide some tree farms have had a tough year. from labor shortages to inflation and even effects from severe weather, like hurricane helene. rohlf says he knows the impact mother nature can have on supply. his farm was nearly taken out in 2020 during the holiday wildfire. >> it takes a long time to get back into the saddle. we planted trees, you know, for several years after that, and, you know, it's a seven to eight-year process to grow a christmas tree. we were well supplied for a few years from now. now we're getting by with what we've got on the bigger trees. the trees since the fire are still all relatively small. >> a beauty. >> reporter: there's still plenty of trees to go around. rohlf says the supply is keeping up with the demand.

once you find your tree, there's >> decorate it. >> yeah. >> reporter: lauren pozen, cbs news, los angeles. got to admit i love an artificial tree. that is the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. tomorrow on "face the nation," guests include senator ted cruz of texas and national security adviser jake sullivan. from all of us, thank you for watching. i'm jericka duncan in new york. have a good night. from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. >> now at 6:00, a bookstore in oakland bounces back after a

devastating fire. >> we hope people are as excited about the reopening as they were devastated by the loss. >> reopening as many take part in small business saturday. plus, san jose state women's volleyball team loses in the mountain west volleyball tournament after a bumpy season. coach, finally speaking out about the transgender controversy. star back giving tuesday. life here on this saturday evening from cbs studios in san francisco, i am brian hackney. >> and i am andrea nakano . this comes after san jose state won a number of games by forfeit this season, including the semi final match yesterday. boycotts surrounding