>> this is a call from the ancestors. moana 2 sailed into the record books. it opened with $221 million, the biggest five day debut ever and diesels easily the biggest thanksgiving debut of all time. wicked lost the top spot that barely slowed down taking in $117 million over the last week. gladiator 2 sits at third after totaling $44 million. ♪ tonight, snow emergency. a massive storm dumps on the holiday rush home. travel impossible in some areas.

several states in a deep freeze. >> i'm rob marciano on the lake effect snow zone where it's been coming down here in orchard park, new york. piles like this are already all over town. >> at airports a travel crunch. >> i'm elise preston at l.a.x. as the tsa nationwide expects today the biggest crowd ever on a single day. also tonight, what to know about kash patel. president-elect donald trump's pick to lead the fbi. >> i'm weijia jiang in west palm beach. why democrats say kash patel is a dangerous choice. in gaza today a lifeline for palestinians is cut off. >> i'm debora patta in east jerusalem with details on how the u.n. decision to pause delivery of aid to gaza will impact starving palestinians. legendary coach. we remember the colorful lou carnesecca. box office record.

>> bring it on! >> "moana 2" serves up a thanksgiving feast for hollywood. and later, a taste of the future. how drone deliveries are taking off. >> it's really like living in the future. >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news." from new york, with jericka duncan. good evening and thank you for joining us on this sunday. we begin here in the northeast, where massive snowfall is prompting emergency declarations and disrupting the post-thanksgiving travel for millions of people. the snow intense, as you see there, and deep. some places already hit hard could see several more feet. cbs's rob marciano is in orchard park, new york in the thick of it. rob. >> reporter: hey, jericka. it's been an unrelenting weekend of lake effect snow across western new york. here in orchard park downton these sidewalks, they've been difficult to keep clear. we've gotten two feet of snow so

far and there's a lot more to come. the people who live around the great lakes know snow. >> this ain't nothing. you get used to this kind of weather living here. >> reporter: but the cold and snow slamming parts of new york and the midwest has meant trouble for anyone traveling through it. coming down as fast as three inches per hour in some places, the snow is burying vehicles and blinding drivers. parts of new york under a state of emergency tonight. >> so many people travele from out of town to see loved ones and family and friends. and now they're getting back on the roads in the middle of a major snowstorm. we're there to help. >> reporter: and in pennsylvania a disaster declaration after relentless lake effect snowfall stranded drivers on interstate 90. back in buffalo bills fans out in full force for the game at highmark stadium, working in bitter cold and low visibility overnight to make sure their beloved home team could take on

the 49ers tonight. for conner kolb's snow removal service the combination of football and snowfall means a busy start to the week ahead. >> it's been wild, to go from no snow to, you know, two feet in one weekend. obviously, with the timing, you know, and people in from out of town for the bills game, you know, it provides, you know, different challenges, i'd say. >> reporter: certainly bad timing if you're trying to get to the game which is happening and bad timing if you're trying to get home for the holidays. the snow's increasing again. here it is on the radar scope. all of it coming off lake ontario, erie, michigan and superior as well. and here around all the lakes in business here. as far as what has fallen, three feet, over three feet just to our south. casadega. three feet in watertown off ontario. and nearly four feet just to the east there. how much more is expected to come? could see another one to two feet on top of what we've already had. the bands are going to kind of pivot around as the winds begin to shift over the next 24 to 48 hours. cold air will be reinforced over

the next few days. the warm stuff is really west of the mississippi. so that's where you're enjoying the warm stuff. but the lake effect snows will increase later this week when more cold air comes into the east. jericka? >> all right. that time of the year. rob marciano, thanks for being there for us. the ten busiest days in tsa history have all come this year, but today could be the busiest of them all. cbs's elise preston is in los angeles at the international airport with more. elise. >> reporter: jericka, it has calmed down, but there's been a steady stream of passengers all day. just today the tsa expects to screen about 3 million people, a record. the home stretch of a record travel rush. >> so you're saying it's crazy, the travel day today. >> it's crazy to travel today. but you muscle through. even though you have two kids and it's very complex. >> reporter: passengers packed major airports nationwide.

the faa says there were 232,000 flights from last sunday through thanksgiving, an all-time high. another record, the low number of delays. just 1%. >> my computer says the flight's on time. so hopefully we're going to get out of here. >> reporter: and people didn't just fly home. an estimated 72 million travelers drove, fueled by lower gas prices. for those who braved traffic, bad weather and airport crowds, a sigh of relief. >> everybody's so helpful and nice. it's nice that we missed all that thanksgiving traffic. i think we did the timing right this time. >> reporter: now, if you're dreaming of your next getaway, look for deals on travel tuesday. that's when airlines and hotels offer up bargains. jericka? >> all right. elise preston, thank you so much. this weekend president-elect donald trump selected two family members for key diplomatic posts. charles kushner, ivanka trump's father-in-law, as ambassador to france. and massad boulos, tiffany

trump's father-in-law, as senior adviser on arab and middle eastern affairs. but it is his pick to lead the fbi that is drawing some sharp scrutiny. cbs's weijia jiang is in west palm beach with details. weijia. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. kash patel possesses a top quality that president-elect trump values, fierce loyalty. but that could harm his chances of getting confirmed by the senate because the fbi is supposed to operate independently of the president. kash patel has stood by president-elect trump since his first term, when he served in multiple roles including chief of staff at the pentagon. >> kash patel is here, one of our real warriors. >> reporter: in his announcement picking patel to lead the fbi trump says he played a pivotal role in uncovering the russia, russia, russia hoax, referring to the doj's investigation of moscow meddling in the 2016 election. >> and we are on a mission to annihilate the deep state.

>> reporter: patel has vowed to dismantle the fbi, which he sharply criticized in his book, writing it's remain a threat to the people unless drastic measures are taken. >> i'd shut down the fbi hoover building on day one and reopening the next day as a museum of the deep state. >> reporter: democratic senator chris murphy is urging colleagues not to confirm patel. >> kash patel's only qualification is because he agrees with donald trump that the department of justice should serve to punish, lock up and intimidate donald trump's political opponents. >> reporter: on "face the nation" republican senator ted cruz called patel a strong candidate. >> all of the weeping and gnashing of teeth, all the people pulling their hair out are exactly the people who are dismayed about having a real reformer come into the fbi and clean out the corrupted partisans. >> the current fbi director christopher wray, who was apointed by trump in 2017,

still has three years left on a ten-year term. so he would have to resign or be fired in order for there to be an opening. in a statement the fbi says wray is focused on the people of the fbi and the work they are doing. >> weijia jiang, thank you. the biden administration is calling a propaganda video showing an american taken hostage on october 7th a cruel reminder of hamas's terror. 20-year-old edan alexander is shown pleading for a hostage deal and asking president-elect donald trump for help. today the u.n. halted aid deliveries through the main gaza crossing because of security concerns. cbs's debora patta reports. >> reporter: between war and starvation in the north palestinians are heading south, only to find hunger is spreading everywhere in gaza. israel has allowed almost no aid into the north for nearly two months. of the 91 requests the u.n. has

made to deliver supplies, it says 82 have been turned down. and then in the south the aid that gets through there is often at risk of looting by criminal gangs. every morning jamalat wahdi heads out in search of bread. she and her family of 13 escaped from the north. but this is what it's like every day here. angry crowds fighting for bread. a bag of the precious lifeline is like gold and almost as expensive. at $10 a bag, up from just $1 before the war. these mothers are growing increasingly desperate. "we need to eat. we're exhausted," begged wahdi. "stop this war and let the aid in." once again she returns to her makeshift tent empty-handed. "we're starving. we're all alone. and i don't earn anything,"

wahdi cried. "on top of that i'm diabetic." tonight all they have is a single bowl of lentils to share. the youngest eat first. and in a rare moment of criticism at a time of war israel's former defense minister, moshe ya lonn, accused prime minister benjamin netanyahu's government of ethnic cleansing in northern gaza, denouncing it, jericka, as a war crime. >> debora patta, thank you so much. there's breaking news from the white house tonight. president biden has pardoned his son hunter biden, sparing him a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions. the president reverses his past promises not to pardon his son. more details on your late local news. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news" -- >> i'm ramy inocencio in london. britain's parliament has taken an historic but hugely controversial first step toward

legalizing assisted death. plus, these men taking a big risk to see hawaii's monster waves. >> [ bleep ].

the british parliament has taken an historic first step toward legalizing assisted dying for the terminally ill. several other european countries as well as canada, australia and new zealand allow it. here in the u.s. assisted dying is legal in ten states and the district of columbia. cbs's ramy inocencio reports. >> if this is living -- >> reporter: as teary appeals roll, a ten-foot-tall puppet of a british judge brandishing a syringe loomed with opponents of a bill that would open the door to legal assisted death. >> as a christian it's murder, it's wrong. the scriptures say thou shall not kill. >> reporter: critics say it would put the vulnerable at risk and that end of life care needs to be improved so people would

choose to live. just steps away proponents of that bill stood calmly in solidarity, with a bright pink campaign for dignity in dying. >> my best friend died crying in agony, begging us to put an end to her life. it's just everybody's personal choice. >> reporter: jenny hopes for that choice. she has terminal cancer and says she wants a more humane way to die. >> to allow my children to see me in a peaceful state would be so much better for them. >> reporter: inside parliament's house of commons -- >> order, order. >> reporter: -- ministers debated passionately but respectfully. kim leadbeater ind deuced the bill. >> every one of us could be unfortunate or unlucky enough to receive a terminal diagnosis. >> reporter: the legislation applies to people expected to live six months or less. two doctors would need to give approval. then a judge. the person must administer the lethal drugs themselves.

>> the ayes to the right 330. the nos to the left 275. >> reporter: the result in favor was met only with murmurs. ministers reflecting on the gravity of their vote. and this marks the start of a months-long road to the potential legalization of assisted death. changes and challenges are expected, jericka, because one of the most important decisions in one's life hangs in the balance and that is the decision to end it. >> yeah, so much to consider, ramy. thank you. well, still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," the box office voyage breaking records this holiday. stay with us.

moana! >> how cute. "moana 2" is having a historic adventure. the disney sequel smashed box office records, this thanksgiving earning $221 million. people also packed theaters to see "wicked" and "gladiator 2." overall the box office took in more than $420 million. we call that a thanksgiving weekend record. well, oftentimes when you watch movies there's a group you rarely see. the disabled. cbs's danya bacchus spoke to filmmakers who are calling all the shots. >> reporter: lee pugsley is a hollywood triple threat. actor, director, producer. he is also blind. when people ask you how do you do this, what is your answer to them? >> the same way anyone else does it. i still need to find a cast.

i still need to find a crew. >> i just wanted someone to notice me. >> reporter: and pugsley is getting noticed following his best picture win at this year's easter seals disability film challenge. >> the whole mission of the easter seals disability film collage is to not wait for hollywood but to go create as much as we can on our own. >> miguel, it's peter. we've got an anomaly. >> reporter: "spider-man: into the spider verse" and lego spider-man actor nick novicki started the disability film challenge 11 years ago. >> we want to see ourselves represented. and i think the industry wants to have a authentic reflection of society. >> being independent doesn't mean you can't ask for help. >> reporter: but disability authenticity has proven more than 61 million people in the u.s. live with a disability. that's the largest minority group in the nation. yet less than 3% of all speaking characters in film and primetime

tv have disabilities. 95% of those roles are given to non-disabled actors. >> a lot of times we're not even part of inclusivity conversations. >> avery. hey. it's michelle. >> reporter: kiersten kelly took home festival best actor honors. disabilities. >> i mean, look at us. >> and illuminate difference without a prosthesis on screen. >> i pushed back because of my disability. >> reporter: deaf filmmaker chase chambers was named best director. >> i'm doing the voice-over because the writer couldn't figure out how to have a deaf character do it. >> because of the interpreter my disability sometimes can be expensive. without this i could see a lot more difficulties becoming a director. >> reporter: these artists' message to hollywood is clear. >> everybody has shown what they can do. the talent in the disability community is there. >> reporter: and they're ready for their close-up. danya bacchus, cbs news, hollywood.

next on the "cbs weekend news," remembering a legendary coach of the hardwood.

legendary basketball coach lou carnesecca has died. carnesecca won 526 games during his 24-year career at st. john's university in new york. his teams then known as the redmen reached the postseason every year during his tenure. he also led them to a final four appearance back in 1985. the eclectic coach was also known for wearing what he considered to be his lucky sweaters. lou carnesecca was 99 years old. to hawaii now and oahu's north shore. it's famous for its big surf, but it was monster waves as you see there that nearly wiped out these two on the rocky shore. they were also hit by a second wave, suffering minor injuries. when we come back, order up. how drones are changing the

future of food delivery.

we end tonight in california, where the future of fast food is literally taking flight. in tonight's "weekend journal" cbs's itay hod shows us how drone deliveries are all the buzz. >> reporter: in the heart of silicon valley 64-year-old brian drummond is about to get a delivery that's truly on the up and up. >> it's really like living in the future. >> reporter: a software engineer, he's ordering his breakfast using a company whose products are flying off the shelf. quite literally. >> it will come right down and set it right here on the ground. >> reporter: drummond is part of a pilot program testing drone deliveries by a company called matternet. >> okay, there we go. >> reporter: as he orders a coffee and croissant at his home in sunnyvale, california, the

order is quickly assembled at the headquarters nearby. the package is then placed in a special hub where it's automatically attached to a drone. in less than five minutes it shows up like a scene straight out of an action movie. >> we think it's going to change how we do one of the most basic things that we do every day. >> reporter: andreas raptopoulos is the founder and ceo of matternet, which launched its service in october. >> we're going to get an experience at a lower cost, an experience that's even better than we're getting today. >> reporter: after a decade of development drone deliveries are finally taking flight. according to the federal aviation administration, there are currently 377,000 drones registered for commercial use. that number is expected to soar into the millions by 2028. yan yanfengouyang is a transportation engineering professor at the university of illinois urbana champaign and a drone delivery enthusiast. he says when it comes to the

service there are still some issues that are up in the air. >> one of the concerns would be the noise that it generates in the communities. right? in addition to safety that it may impose to the community. >> reporter: as for drummond, skipping the 45-minute wait is a game changer. >> that's really good. >> reporter: getting a taste of the future. while taking breakfast to new heights. itay hod, cbs news, sunnyvale, california. well, that is the "cris weekend news" for this sunday. i'm jericka dunk nba new york. have a great week. from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. story medic --

80 million took to the air over the weekend and it happened to be mostly friendly skies. in just a few minutes we are checking in with da lin at sfo. new details in the tragic crash in piedmont that led to the death of three young adults. millions died from the a.i.d.s. epidemic. has san francisco is observing world a.i.d.s. day and how advocates are working to spread awareness. live from the cbs studios in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. >> nationally it is the biggest travel day of the year as we wrap up thanksgiving weekend. a live look at the bay bridge shows traffic is pretty stacked up heading into the city . it is the busiest travel day of the year, almost 80 million people will travel 50 miles or more for the thanksgiving holiday. many are going home today.