>> john: welcome to "cbs evening news plus." i'm john dickerson. we start with stories of mixed signals at home and abroad. the black hawk helicopter crew involved in the fatal crash last month in washington may have had bad information. senior transportation correspondent kris van cleave has the details.

in munich, where european leades are meeting to discuss global security, vice president j.d. vance gave them an earful about their shortcomings but also lent an ear to ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. our elizabeth palmer is in munich. gauging their reaction to the speech, the meeting, and vance's embrace inc. of germany's far right party. our in-depth focus tonight is on a new painkiller that doesn't bring the risks of addiction or overdose. the nonopioid drug is the first to get fda approval in more than 20 years. those stories and more right after our news headlines. ♪ ♪ >> when you say resigned, they were going to be gone anyway. >> john: a total of seven justice department officials have now resigned in protest over being ordered by a top official at the department to drop corruption charges against

new york city mayor eric adams. former acting u.s. attorney in manhattan, danielle sassoon, alleges the case was to be dropped in exchange for adams' cooperation with the white house's crackdown on illegal immigration. adams denies that there was a quid pro quo. a 36-year-old israeli american is among three hostages expected to be released by hamas tomorrow as a part of the cease-fire agreement with israel. hamas briefly put the deal on hold claiming israel was withholding aid it had agreed to provide. and for the first time in seven years, the cdc is declaring a high severity flu season. since october, there have been at least 29 million cases, 16,000 people have died, including nearly 70 pediatric patients. ♪ ♪ we begin with that collision over washington, d.c., between a commercial airliner and a u.s. army helicopter that left 67 people dead.

today the national transportation safety board laid out a detailed timeline into what possibly went wrong, since the mid air crash. cbs's senior transportation correspondent kris van cleave has been following the story from the beginning and joins us from los angeles. kris, tell us the new details we are learning. >> reporter: two things really jump out here. one, it appears the ntsb is trying to determine now if the helicopter itself was giving the pilots bad data about things like the altitude at which they were flying, and that's obviously critical going into this crash. take a listen to the ntsb chair jennifer homendy. >> the pilot flying indicated they were at 300 feet. the instructor pilot indicated they were at 400 feet. neither pilot made a comment discussing the altitude discrepancy. at this time, we don't know why there was a discrepancy between

the two. >> reporter: that goes along with some of the data they've taken out of the black box, the helicopter they found to be invalid, incorrect. so they don't know if it was recorded improperly or if the helicopter was giving bad info to the pilots. the other thing that really stands out here is two critical air traffic control communications two messages to the pilots of the black hawk appear to have not fully been received by the helicopter. one of them was when they were telling the helicopter that the plane was circling to another runway and then just 17 seconds before disaster, where they give them instructions on what to do with the plane to pass behind it some of that message didn't get there either. take a listen. >> data from the black hawk indicated that the portion of the transmission that stated "pass behind the" may not have been received by the black hawk crew.

>> john: kris, there is also reporting, also we learned night vision goggles were being worn on the black hawk? >> reporter: the ntsb wants to figure out how that may have impacted the pilots' ability to see what was going on. in fact, they plan to do a site study with night vision goggles with a recreation of the cockpit to try to get an understanding of what the limitations may have been, because they say there are no indications on the black hawk black box that those pilots ever saw the airplane that they flew right into. >> john: kris van cleave for us from los angeles. thanks so much, kris. now to that global security conference in munich, germany. 18 years ago, vladimir putin gave a confrontational speech at the annual gathering that rattled the audience but laid out the plan he ultimately followed for expanding russia's territory in places like ukraine. cbs's senior foreign correspondent liz palmer is in

munich, germany, covering this year's meeting and joins us now. liz, it's great to see you. the vice president of the secretary of state met with president zelenskyy. how did that meeting go? >> reporter: well, it was a closed meeting so we don't really know. it didn't last very long, only half an hour. we didn't get much from either side after it was over, even though reporters peppered them with questions. they said anodyne stuff like they were all working toward peace. but the vice president did tuck in an interesting detail. let's have a listen. >> we want to achieve a durable lasting peace, not the kind of peace that's going to have eastern europe in conflict just a couple years down the road. >> reporter: now, that sounds suspiciously to a lot of european leaders and also to the ukrainians like code for "let's give russia lots of concessions so they promise not to invade europe in the next few years."

but volodymyr zelenskyy has made it quite clear that he just doesn't trust russia and doesn't think those promises are worth the paper they are written on. >> john: liz, do we have any idea what role ukraine will play in these conversations and so far seem to be just between the president and vladimir putin or the russians and the u.s. >> reporter: that's certainly the capital letter message we are getting. we thought we might get some signaling today. there was zip. volodymyr zelenskyy has said listen, there is not going to be any peace unless ukraine is involved in discussions. but russia has said somewhat condescendingly "yes of course we'll talk to ukraine." but it's made it clear that it considers the main pipeline is going to be moscow and washington. that has a lot of people in europe and certainly in ukraine worried and quite pessimistic. >> john: finally, liz j.d. vance, the vice president, gave a very brusque speech

as it's been reported to that european audience. what was the reaction there? >> reporter: the europeans basically were told by mr. vance that they had failed to control immigration and now that people were upset about it being out of control, they were trying to muzzle the protests, muzzle the parties that were trying to bring it to the fore and in fact it was an erosion of free speech. the europeans were furious about that, of course. the german defense minister said it was absolutely unacceptable. >> john: liz palmer for us in munich, germany. thank you so much, liz. first there were the fires and now southern california is drying out from the strongest storm of the season. 7 inches of rain fell in some places, unleashing dangerous debris flows. cbs's carter evans is in malibu and reports the risk of rock and mudslides remains high tonight. >> reporter: for a region still reeling from devastating wildfires, this is the last thing they need.

pounding rain unleashing rivers of mud. the storm left most of the fire-scarred hillsides above pacific palisades, malibu and altadena intact, sparing the hardest-hit areas from even more misery. even though the rain has passed the scorched hillsides are a big threat. there is no vegetation holding the dirt in place and they could collapse weeks or months from now. that's what happened two decades ago 60 miles north of malibu, a major mudslide wiped out 36 homes in the town of la cachita several days after the rain had stopped. the runoff from last night steered clear of homes but there was plenty of damage, cars partially buried in mud, a torrent of water the roof of a supermarket caving in remarkably with all this there were no injuries. normally in malibu locals might toast their good fortune at

duke's restaurant, a fixture here for 29 years. >> we are proud to be part of the community. >> if the general manager seems stunned, it's because duke's survived a wildfire and remained standing when the palisades fire burned several other restaurants. >> it's difficult to see it. two fires in a month's time and now mudslide. it's been a rough couple months. >> reporter: just one more southern californian hoping to finally catch a break. carter evans, cbs news. malibu. >> john: now here are hree things to know. the measles outbreak in west texas has doubled this week to at least 48 confirmed cases. health officials say most cases are in school-aged children, all have either not been vaccinated against measles or their vaccination status is unknown. 13 patients have been treated in hospitals. philadelphia was a sea of green as an estimated 1 million people

celebrated the eagles super bowl victory. the players took turns hoisting the vince lombardi trophy and mvp quarterback jalen hurts fired up the crowd atop the steps of the museum of art which was made famous in the movie "rocky." when you see an ancient egyptian sarcophagus, you probably aren't anxious to find out how it smells in there, but researchers in london tested the air molecules from the stone coffins and one describe the order as pleasant. from the oils, waxes, and balms used to preserve the bodies of deceased nobility. the scents had hints of woody spicy, and floral notes sounding like an expensive bourbon. with the links between aromas and religious practices, researchers hope to artificially recreate the scents. president donald trump's purge of the federal workforce continues. he launched new diplomatic efforts as well. we'll talk about it all with our chief washington correspondent major garrett. >> i'm stephanie stahl. a new nonopioid pain drug that could stem the addiction

epidemic coming up on "cbs evening news plus."

>> john: the nation's opioid crisis started with the overprescribing of powerful pain management pills like oxycontin

in the late 1990s. in the wake, there were hundreds of thousands of overdose deaths as those who became addicted sought stronger drugs like fentanyl. last month, the fda approved the first nonopioid pain pills in decades. in tonight's "in-depth," cbs philadelphia's stephanie stahl reports on the new drug's potential to prevent the next epidemic. >> reporter: journavx is a new kind of nonaddictive pain medication approved by the fda. samantha dumont tested the drug after she had a nose job. >> i did not have that postsurgical pain i would've had. >> reporter: severe pain is often treated with narcotics like vicodin and oxycontin. in 2023, more than 125 million opioid prescriptions were dispensed according to the cdc. a federal survey also says nearly 8.6 million americans reported they misused prescription opioids that same year. >> those medications act centrally in your brain.

>> dr. soorena khojasteh a pain medicine expert, says journavx prevents pain signals from firing. >> very exciting to see a new medication be added to our toolbox. >> reporter: a narcotic alternative is important because doctors say the power of opioids fuel an overdose epidemic. since 2021 more than 100,000 people have fatally overdosed each year in the u.s. purdue pharma, the maker of the powerful opioid pill oxycontin, has proposed a $7.4 billion settlement with multiple states which blame the drugmaker for the crisis. >> you hae to treat pain. >> reporter: anesthesiologist jessica mccoun was the principal investigator for journavx. >> i think it will change the landscape of how we treat pain. >> reporter: researchers say journavx treats pain without the risk of addiction but there are some limitations. >> it did not show superiority to an opioid. >> reporter: it doesn't provide as much pain relief is an opioid

would. >> it did not in the two randomized controlled trials. it was not superior to opioid for pain control. >> reporter: more than $15 a pill, journavx is more expensive than most opioids. it's not clear if insurance will cover the new medication for short-term pain relief but this is the first new class of pain medicine approved in 20 years providing doctors with what they call an important opioid alternative. stephanie stahl, cbs news. >> john: still to come, wielding the power of leverage in washington. our interview with cbs's major garrett is cbs cares.

>> john: it's been 25 days since president trump returned to the oval office and he's kept his campaign promises. mass firings, sweeping layoffs upending of international policy.

all of that in just the last few days. so for tonight's "interview" we turn to no one better than cbs's chief washington correspondent major garrett. major, happy friday. first question: i do this to you often. go back to your newsmagazine days. you have to write the lead all for what to say about the trump administration. what do you say about it so far? >> reporter: well, let's talk about the headline first, john. then we can have a conversation about the body of the story. if i were back in my newsmagazine writing days, i would suggest a headline as follows. for this week thematically. "leverage incorporated." that would speak not only to the businesslike approach the presidency donald trump campaigned on the first time, campaigned on the second time. and is instituting the second time in the presidency. it also would speak to the outsized rule of a corporate titan in america, a global corporate titan, elon musk, who has been given a mandate to pursue efficiency but that efficiency is turning into eradication as he tries to in

his words take federal agencies created by congress, funded by congress, out as if they are in his words "weeds." so, leverage incorporated was the theme this week. >> john: major, it's sometimes difficult to figure out what donald trump is going to follow-up on from his campaign promises and what he won't. so with that in mind, inflation was up again this week. donald trump hasn't talked a great deal about that which was a major campaign discussion. on the other hand, he talked about taking over gaza, he's now in the thick of negotiations over ukraine with russia. he's neck-deep in foreign policy, not so much on inflation. how do you read that? >> reporter: this goes to the theme of the week, leverage. let's talk about gaza. leveraging other middle eastern nations to do more -- if you don't want the palestinians to be forced out of gaza, pony up money to take up the redevelopment on your own as soon as you can. with ukraine, talking to putin

and taking some things potentially off the table might want to use as negotiating chips that pressurized europeans to step up and help ukraine more than they have in trump's reading of the situation. that's another bit of leverage and on the economic front, the entire leverage about tariffs this week. threatening but not instituting them, suggesting to all our trading partners, if you don't want those tariffs to take effect, then you better give us a better deal than you're currently getting us. all of that fits into this theme of the week, leverage. we don't know its limitations and we don't know yet its success rate. >> john: major, what do you make of the resignations at the justice department? >> reporter: that it is a serious matter for not just this particular instance. it also falls under the category of leverage. the justice department is taking the mayor of new york city pulling away a potential prosecution, possibly in exchange, if the rhetoric is to be believed and the things written down are to be believed, for more cooperation on immigration enforcement. that's not just a new york city story. that's a story that could flow

through the entire justice department and every federal prosecutor considering cases pending or whether to bring investigations in the first place. it recharacterizes something that the trump campaign used as a weapon successfully, weaponization of justice, and puts it in an entirely different light. >> john: what do you make, i'm stuck on your idea of leverage. two confirmations this week. tulsi gabbard, rfk jr. the role of the senate republicans in those. >> reporter: they looked for a time to be possibly jeopardized then that jeopardy completely vanished. why? because of another form of leverage. not inside of washington, not necessarily inside the white house, but the larger trump-backing political ecosystem. senate republicans who value that position in the senate and want to get their jobs and don't want to face primaries were not going to cross the president, even though they have misgivings, some hesitation. they stood in line at least for now. >> john: let's print it.

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♪ ♪ >> john: by the time you watch this, there will likely be new developments in the mass resignations from the department of justice. it's a fast-moving story at a fast moment. the new president is attempting perhaps the most rapid, sweeping reorganization of american government in history. in that rush, it would seem

impossible to make time stand still. yet, that's what danielle sassoon tried to do thursday when she resigned as acting u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. she wasn't just refusing to do as the president's man ordered to drop charges against mayor eric adams who had promised to help the administration. her resignation letter makes clear that she was rejecting something deeper, the abandonment of honor, duty, and the public commitment to which she had committed her career, her conscience, and taken an oath three weeks before. it's a similar oath to the one taken by elected lawmakers, executive branch employees, and those who serve the public. for the rest of us who don't take an oath, we often lack the courage implied in those words to be a barrier between power and abuse, between expediency and principle, between what's easy and what's right, most of us aren't faced with such stark moral choices. many who are turn their heads

hoping attention moves quickly on. it takes courage to stop the train or jump off. but as they say, courage is contagious. sassoon's deputy resigned writing "i expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool or enough of a coward to file your motion but it was never going to be me." by friday night seven members in total of the justice department had resigned. and that's tonight's "cbs evening news plus." i'm john dickerson. good night. have a great weekend. great wee. right now on cbs news bay area, all-star weekend has tipped off with a jam packed schedule of events, local businesses all looking to take advantage of those big crowds. we are live inside one of the big attractions as basketball fans from all over the world get a chance to get in on the action. the storm has moved on, but dozens of people in the south

bay have been flooded out of their apartments. one man tells us how he felt powerless to stop the water from rushing in. >> i tried to save what i could. within a couple minutes i was up to almost my ankles in water in the house. some incredible images out of southern california where massive mudslides have covered roads and trapped cars, how neighborhoods are trying to dig out. from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. >> good evening. i'm ryan yamamoto. the nba all-star weekend is officially underway in san francisco and in oakland. tens of thousands of fans are coming to the bay area to enjoy that excitement with everything capping off sunday night at chase center for the all-star game. that means the entire bay area is taking advantage of the big weekend with a slew of events and activities. this evening the focus is on the moscone center where businesses around