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holiday travel season is on track to break records. >> how this first weekend of winter could slow the getaway, and who will have a white christmas. we'll have the forecast. also tonight, horrifying crime. >> i'm in new york city where a woman has died after being set on fire in a subway car. >> mall mayhem. a police pursuit in texas ends with a driver crashing inside a mall filled with christmas shoppers. >> somebody who was running from the law, decided to drive through the killeen mall at christmastime running over four people. who's the boss? >> president trump has ceded the presidency to elon musk. no, no. >> the president-elect also making waves with comments on the panama canal. plus, steel deal. could foreign ownership be a lifeline for a former industrial giant? >> i'm erica brown at the white house where there is an upcoming decision on the future of u.s.

steel. and later, lights on. cbs' itay hod in alameda, california, visits one of the country's brightest holiday destinations. >> it's like living at disneyland. . >> 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 have several developing stories tonight, including a horrific crime on a new york city subway. but first, we're going start with what's beginning to look like another record for holiday travel. one in three americans on the move, most in cars, some on trains, but many packed in airports and of course on planes. cbs' elise preston leads us off at los angeles international airport with no reindeer or sleighs in sight. just people, right, elise? >> just people. maybe some of santa's helpers mixed in the folks determined to get to their gates, today is

expected to be the busiest day of the holiday travel season. millions of americans are heading home for what could be a record-breaking christmas travel crunch. >> it's going to take me 16 hours on the plane, plus two hours to drive. >> reporter: passengers packed major airports nationwide. how would you describe the airports today? >> very chaotic. >> reporter: tsa expects to screen nearly 40 million passengers from december 19th through january 2nd, a 6% increase from a year ago. >> i worry i'll be late, something on the airport, on the street. that's why i always want to be here at least three hours before the flight. >> reporter: but some tempers flare. police arrest a person future attacking an employee at a spirit airlines counter. endless lines at security checkpoints to slow travelers down. >> i come to l.a. pretty much every other month. this is the first time i've come during christmas, and it was pretty insane.

>> reporter: and a speed bump for amtrak passengers in the nation's busiest passenger rail corridor. trains rolling again after being delayed by downed power lines in philadelphia. but most travelers are driving, fueled by lower gas prices. now, if you want a less stressful time to travel, christmas day is a good choice, flying back from your destination if you can avoid it, friday december 27th is not great. airports are expected to be packed. jericka, these are all tips i need to keep in mind when i fly to our home state of ohio. >> oh, that's right, the buckeye state. elise preston, stay safe. thank you. so how will this first weekend of winter impact your getaway? let's check in with cbs meteorologist andrew kozak with the look ahead. >> good evening. no doubt a very busy couple of travel days. and if you're in the pacific northwest, we're dealing once again with more rain and mountain snow. we turn our attention to some of the waves. we have a high surf warning in effect for tuesday for much of the california coast.

waves as high as 35 feet across areas like san francisco and the bay. now a bit of a break from all that on your monday, from the rain and snow at least. that moves into tupper rockies. it looks like most of the country is quiet, but really cold, especially across the northeast. a few showers in the midwest. as we head into the day on your monday, we have some more sunshine that will come our way, especially for the four corner states. that's some good news too. tuesday, christmas eve, that rain and snow moves back into california and much of the pacific northwest. a couple of severe thunderstorms possible across the southern plains. now to everybody wondering, especially the kids, will it be a white christmas? statistically, we don't have a chance in the northeast. much better across the rockies as we head into christmas morning. light amounts less than an inch. that would qualify for a white christmas. a better chance across much of new england. jericka? >> andrew kozak, thank you so much. now to a disturbing and deadly attack here in new york city. tonight police say they have a suspect under arrest after a woman sleeping in a subway car

was set on fire. she later died. cbs' tammy mutasa is in new york with what exactly happened. tammy? >> jericka, you know, this was a brutal attack on a woman who just appeared to be sleeping on a public train. and police found that victim when they saw smoke during a routine patrol. horrifying moments inside an f train on the new york city subway. just before 7:30 this morning, nypd investigators say a woman was set on fire and burned to death. police say as the train approached the last stop in brooklyn, the suspect walked up to her, lit her on fire and stayed on the scene watching her burn from the train platform. after the nypd released images of a person of interest, three young men called 911 when they saw the suspect on a different subway. police stopped the train and arrested the man. >> there must be strong, swift

consequences on this person. and i use that term lightly, who committed this brutal, brutal homicide. >> reporter: and jericka, the nypd said cameras have been installed in every subway car. and it's because of images from those cameras that led to this arrest. this week, governor kathy hochul announced an difficult 250 national guard members will be deployed in subway cars to make sure everyone is safe. >> tammy mutasa reporting in new york city tonight, thank you. to texas now, in a deadly police pursuit that ended with a crash inside of a mall. it happened in the city of killeen, 68 miles north of austin. the driver suspected of being intoxicated, led police on a 19-mile chase before crashing through the doors of a jcpenney. >> the suspect drove through the doors and continued to travel through the jcpenney store, striking multiple people. >> five shoppers were injured.

the driver was fatally shot by two offduty police officers. turning now to germany, where the suspect accused of that christmas market attack, well, he has been formally charged. the 50-year-old originally from saudi arabia made his first court appearance this weekend. at least five people were killed when they were run down by the man driving a bmw friday. more than 200 hurt, many of them critically. tonight, authorities in brazil are investigating a deadly plane crash that claimed at least ten lives. the crash was caught on video and shows the plane clipping buildings as it flew down from the sky. all the dead were on board the plane. at least 17 people on the ground were injured. tonight, the u.s. navy is investigating following the shoot-down of an american f/a-18 by friendly fire. the jet splashed into the red sea. the pilot and a weapons officer on board ejected safely and were recovered. now the aircraft also known as a

super hornet was mistakenly hit by the guided missile cruiser the uss gettysburg, part of a strike group that was conducting air strikes against yemen's houthi rebels. today president-elect donald trump returned to the rally stage, speaking to conservatives in phoenix, arizona. he did not address the spending bill chaos in congress or those republicans who defied his demand to lift the debt ceiling, but trump did push back on those president musk claims. >> the new one is president trump has ceded the presidency to elon musk. no, no. that's not happening. but elon's done an amazing job. >> trump spoke on several topics, including threatening to take back control of the panama canal. he called fees to use the critical waterway a, quote, rip-off. today marks two weeks since rebels' sudden overthrow of the

assad regime in syria. now syrians who lived abroad for decades are returning home. imtiaz tyab is in damascus and reports that joy is mixed with trepidation about what might be next. >> reporter: on turkey's border with syria, a rush to return to a homeland few here thought they would ever set foot in again, like 23-year-old muhammad who fled syria when he was just 9. what is going through your mind right now? "i'm beyond happy," he says. "i could never have imagined the assad regime would fall." the lightning-fast offensive led designated terrorist am, a u.s. organization has shocked the world and raised questions about how hts will rule. in aleppo, where assad's image still looms large, the ancient souk is in ruins after years of fighting and neglect. this is one of the few sections of the souk that remains, a reminder of what was and what could be rebuilt again.

but some wounds won't be so easy to repair. outside a hospital in damascus, a wall of pain where people post photos of loved ones disappeared into syria's notorious prison system, looking for answers. including syrian american sanaa mustafa, who hasn't seen heard from her father in 11 years after he was detained by bashar al assad's secret police. what you hoping to find? >> answers. we deserve an answer, like the most simple basic human rights is to know if someone is alive or dead. >> reporter: while we were talking, one person -- >> this is his friend. >> reporter: after another. >> 11 years, 12 years. her husband and her brother have been disappeared. >> reporter: showed us photos of their disappeared loved ones, faces etched with grief. how you feeling right now. you're here with so many people who hold your pain? >> i, you know, i feel in

community. i feel grateful. we're all in this together, and we're searching for our loved ones together. >> reporter: a shared strength found at this seemingly endless wall of pain. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, damascus. pope francis condemned israeli air strikes in gaza that killed at least 25 palestinians this weekend as, quote, cruelty. the pope, who is suffering from a heavy cold led sunday prayers from his residence inside the vatican. the 88-year-old faces a very busy week, including the start of the holy year on christmas eve. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," a riveting battle in the steel industry as a storied american brand pushes for a controversial merger. stay with us.

monday marks a pivotal moment for the future of a one-time american industrial giant. u.s. steel founded by jp morgan

over a century ago agreed to be purchased by japan's nippon steel over a year ago. some workers call it a lifeline, but will the government let it happen? that's the big question. erica brown is at the white house with the latest on a looming deadline. erica? >> reporter: jericka, right now federal agencies are evaluating the risks that this deal could pose to national security. the deadline is tomorrow, and their report could give president biden justification for blocking this deal. >> close this deal now! >> reporter: u.s. steel employees are divided at a critical moment. >> we need this. we need this desperately. >> reporter: workers in western pennsylvania are urging president biden to support the company's sale to japan-based nippon steel. but the proposed $14.9 billion deal is facing tough opposition, including from national union leadership. >> u.s. steel is not a company in trouble and has not been a company in trouble. >> reporter: at one time, u.s.

steel was the largest corporation in the u.s. today the company says it would be forced to close plants if the deal doesn't go through. >> i believe in american steel companies. >> reporter: president biden could signal his stance on the deal as soon as tomorrow. he has previously stated u.s. steel should be domestically owned and operated for national security reasons. >> i will stop japan from buying united states steal. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump has said he is totally against the deal, promising to use tax incentives and tariffs to strengthen the american steel maker. >> the politics sometimes have to work themselves out. >> reporter: jeremy flack is the ceo of flack metals. >> the politicians will say we were against this optically until they start to realize the knock-on effects happening. it's in no one's best interests for this deal not to go through. >> reporter: and supporters of this deal say it will strengthen the u.s. relationship with japan, a key ally and could have a major impact on the global economy, potentially weakening

china's domination of steel production worldwide. jericka? >> erica brown for us at the white house, thank you. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," toy shopping, to buy or to borrow, that is the question.

retailers are anticipating record holiday sales this season. americans are expected to spend over $240 billion. that's up 8.4% from last year. but when it comes to toys, cbs' natalie brand reports on a new play based on an old concept. >> reporter: it's any child's dream come true, shelves with endless toys for all ages, interests, and activities. but it isn't to buy. it's to borrow. >> this toy keeps talking, doesn't it? >> reporter: mom lisa borvin founded the toy nest in falls ch church, virginia after a fall trip left her desperate.

>> we needed toys for a two-week stretch. and we ended up going to a thrift store where we found a few things, but we got them back home and they didn't work. i was so frustrated and i wished we could find things to borrow from other people. a. >> reporter: that led to an epiphany and greater research. >> that led back to the great depression. if you dig around the library, you'll see toy stores in black and white and they were funded by the u.s. government under the new deal to offer the opportunity to kids to play for kids who would have nothing. >> reporter: it operates as a business with memberships. the moms buying in say it allows them to cut down on waste, save money while adding variety. >> they change so fast when they're babies. every two, three months they're into something different. it's nice to get things that are tailored towards their interests. >> reporter: it's also become a place to build community. >> it's a nice place for us to gather and connect. a nice place to just switch and swap and be sustainable. there is so many pros to this

idea. >> reporter: borvin said there is growing interest in the concept and a need. >> i think toy libraries solve many, many problems at once, not just for the planet, but for families and for kids. >> reporter: she hopes her location helps inspire a toy-sharing revolution nationwide. natalie brand, cbs news, falls church, virginia. next on the "cbs weekend news," another war. tiger woods's son gives his dad a reason to celebration.

you recognize that swing. well, tonight proof that the apple does not fall too far from the tree. charlie woods, who is 15, delivered his very first ace of his young career. the hole in one happened at the pnc championship in orlando. as you see, dad tiger woods joined in to celebrate. well, it's a big prize, or rather a fat one, respectively. el gordo, which means the fat one in spanish, is the first

prize in spain's hugely popular national christmas lottery. this year's draw will spread riches totalling around $2.8 billion, much of it in small winnings among multiple people. and who said santa needs sleighs. not in venice, at least. these santas took to the city's canals for the annual christmas regatta. it's a tradition that ends with rowers racing in awards for the best decorated gondolas. when we return, we visit california's christmas tree lane, and this neighborhood is lit.

we end tonight on a bright note and a little history lesson for you. on this day in 1882, edward johnson, who worked with thomas edison became the first person to string electric lights around a christmas tree, eliminating the use of candles and starting a brand-new holiday tradition. well, in tonight's weekend

journal, cbs' itay hod visits one california neighborhood that is taking that tradition to new levels. some might even call it extreme. advisers when derek daily bought his home in alameda, california 18 years ago, the realtor gave him a heads up. this was no ordinary street. >> she said you do know that this is part of the historic christmas tree lane. and so we weren't sure exactly what it entailed. string that one. >> reporter: what it entailed is an 86-year-old tradition that turns this quiet block -- ♪ most wonderful time of the year ♪ >> reporter: -- into one of the country's brightest holiday destinations, a tradition he now shares with his two boys, leo and finn. >> a lot of parts of being a parent have to do with trying to give your kids maybe an experience you didn't have. >> reporter: and while decorating isn't contractually required, let's say neighbors here go all out. >> it's almost 100% of the

houses. >> reporter: stroll down the street after 5:00 p.m., and you'll find everything from minions to dinosaurs, and a nod to another city famous for its lights. talk to me, what are we seeing here? >> steve giri is the street's unofficial mayor. his nightmare before christmas display is one of the biggest showstoppers. >> i joke that living here it's a really quiet street 11 months of the year. and one month of the year it's like living at disneyland. >> reporter: peter weber and his family make it a point to come every year. >> no matter what bad is happening in the world, this brings us joy and happiness. >> reporter: as for the daley family, it's about spending time together and being part of something bigger. >> when you live on this block, you really feel like you're part of a community. >> reporter: a community that takes seriously the hope that here on christmas tree lane, you won't just celebrate the holiday, you'll see it in a whole new light. itay hod, cbs news, alameda, california.

well, that is the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. i'm jericka duncan in new york. from all of us here, happy holidays. stay safe. have a great night. ♪ now at 6:00, whether it is by plane, trains, cars, millions are traveling for the holiday season. >> i left home early to get here because i was thinking traffic was going to be really bad. >> had and how travelers are dealing with the holiday rush. and as christmas approaches, so does a powerful pacific storm. darren peck with your holiday forecast. with the new year just

around the corner, da lin is hearing from locals about some good news they had in 2024. >> live from the cbs studios in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm andrea nakano. we are just three days away from christmas day, and here is a live look at some of the bridges as many are hitting the road for the holidays. as you can see, we have the golden gate bridge, the bay bridge, and san rafael richmond bridge. there is not a lot of people driving. they predict 107 million people will be driving to their destination. meantime nearly eight million people will be flying. a look at oakland earlier today. and that also did not seem too hectic, so that is good. but as they report, some folks did have a few problems. >> sorry. >> reporter: glancing between the board and her phone. >> they will be there around 11:00. >> reporter: jessica newberry had to