their own customer base, increase revenue, and gain real world experience in a restaurant space. >> which is pretty cool. if you attend the culinary institute of america to learn how to do this through school. do you know what the tuition is, including dorms? but i'm not sure. >> yeah, that's a lot. >> it is approaching $40,000. so getting on-the-job experience is very valuable. >> that's it for us at 5:00. see you back here at 6:00 for an hour of news. local news continues streaming on cbs news bay area, and we'll see you ♪ tonight, winter's wrath. at least 11 dead after a powerful storm races across several states. kentucky hardest hit, devastated by flash flooding. tennessee swamped. in georgia, wind shred trees and

power poles. >> i'm skyler henry in atlanta, as utility crews race to clean up and restore power. downed trees and whipping winds claiming at least one life in georgia. the big chill, snow and icefall plastered the northeast. invading arctic air dropping temperatures fast. the forecast ahead. also tonight, beyond depraved. the crime that new york state police are calling one of the most horrific they've ever seen. >> this is, by far, the worst homicide investigation that our office has ever been a part of. >> rubio reset. >> i thin we share a common goal. we want to see every hostage released. >> america's new top diplomat in israel trying to reshape post-war gaza. president trump revs up the daytona 500, taking a lap and

speeding ahead his agenda. >> i'm willie james in west palm beach florida with new details on the pink slips. later it's a lion seal's life, their population booming and calling for sightseers. >> how do you like that for a date? >> yeah. >> announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york. good evening. i'm nancy chen. we begin tonight with a powerful winter storm that has unleashed death and disaster across several states. flash flooding swamped the southeast. at least eight people are dead in kentucky. another person died in georgia. and in alabama, at least one tornado touched down. new snow and ice dumped from the midwest to the northeast. this is the airport in detroit. today snow throwers rolling to clear runways. cbs' skyler henry leads us off in atlanta, where the storms have left a destructive path.

>> reporter: the storm here in atlanta came through with force, toppling not only trees but power lines. now utility crews are working to restore that power. it's a sight we have seen all across the south this weekend. ice cold flood waters rose quickly across the south. >> i got you. >> reporter: rescue workers in kentucky performed more than 1,000 water rescues. at least eight people died in the state, including a mother and her 7-year-old child trapped by flash flooding. >> this is one of the most serious weather events we dealt with in at least a decade. >> reporter: the overnight storm delivered some of the most severe weather the south has seen all season. and in alabama, sunday services were canceled after winds tore the steeple off this church. >> the power is out. there's power lines down. all the trees behind the church are gone. >> reporter: storms also swept through parts of florida and georgia, where tornado watches

ere still in effect. in atlanta's growth park neighborhood, first responders say a man was sleeping in his bed when a tree crashed through his roof, killing him. >> it was an extremely large tree that came down, and it caught the corner of the structure. and because of the large weight and size of the tree, it made it an extended operation. >> reporter: thunderstorms also knocked out electricity in at least nine states. lne workers will now have to contend with record low temperatures, as they work to restore power to more than half a million customers. now, the concerns here in atlanta are shifting from wind to bitter cold. temperatures are expected to drop to the teens and in some cases the single digits, leaving new concerns about icy roads and burst pipes. nancy? >> skyler henry, thank you. next up, the big chill. let's check in with cbs news meteorologist grant gilmore in philadelphia. grant? >> good evening, nancy. look, it's incredible how active this pattern has been recently.

while this strong storm system moves off to the east coast we have another storm system moving in from the west. across the central united states, we've got millions of people underneath the threat of this extreme cold. as a piece of the polar vortex pivots to the south, ushering in this dangerous blast of arctic air. combined with blustery winds, you've got actual temperatures 20 to 30 degrees below zero, feeling like anywhere between 40 to 60 degrees below zero, as we head into early tomorrow morning. and this arctic air is not locked into the northern tier, but much of the central and eastern half of the united states is going to get a taste of this arctic air, as we head through the middle of the upcoming week. it's this arctic air that will set the stage for this storm system moving across the country to bring another threat of a winter storm to the east coast, as we head into the second half of the week. nancy, back to you. >> grant gilmore, thank you. now to what new york state police are calling a horrific crime. five people have been arrested and charged with murder in

connection with the death of a missing man who authorities say was tortured for more than a month. tonight, cbs' shanelle kaul has new details about the victim. shanelle? >> reporter: good evening to you, nancy. police now say they believe the 24-year-old minnesota man was tortured and abused for weeks before his death. the district attorney calling this case beyond depraved. a missing person's investigation turned gruesome murder case has stunned new york authorities. >> this is, by far, the worst homicide investigation that our office has ever been a part of. >> reporter: police say 24-year-old sam nordqvist's body was found in a field in northern new york last thursday, four days after his family requested a welfare check. nordqvist's mother says she was concerned by her transgender son traveling from minnesota to new york to meet an online girlfriend. >> the last time i talked to sam was january 1st, and it was real

short. said, i love you, i'll call to you tomorrow. and i have not talked to sam since. >> reporter: on friday, these two men and three women ranging in age from 19 to 38 were arrested in new york and charge with second degree murder. investigators say nordqvist was abused and tortured for more than a month before his death. his attackers allegedly punched, kicked, and struck him with numerous objects. police say they moved his body about 20 miles away to conceal the crime. >> they can rot. they are scum. they are evil. >> reporter: and authorities have so far not ruled out classifying this murder as a hate crime. if convicted, the five suspects in this case could face 15 years to life in prison. nancy? >> shanelle kaul, thank you. to the middle east now. tonight israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is signaling that he is moving ahead with president trump's proposal to move palestinians out of gaza.

netanyahu discussed the controversial plan with america's new top diplomat visiting the region. cbs' chris livesay is in tel aviv. >> reporter: secretary marco rubio and prime minister benjamin netanyahu were united on virtually every issue facing israel and the middle east from stopping iran from getting nuclear weapons to the future of gaza. both the optics and the words made it clear where the u.s./israel relationship stands on gaza. >> president trump and i are working in full cooperation and coordination between us. >> reporter: on his first visit to israel as secretary of state, marco rubio championed president trump's once unspeakable proposal to move all of gaza's 2 million people somewhere else, to turn it into the riviera of the middle east. >> the president has also been very bold about his view of what the future for gaza should be, not the same tired ideas of the

past but something that's bold and something that frankly took courage and vision. >> reporter: prime minister netanyahu echoed president trump, who last week threatened all hell is going to break out if hamas failed to release the hostages. >> we have a common strategy, and we can't always share it, the details of this strategy with the public, including one the gates of hell will be opened, as they surely will, if all our hostages are not released, until the last one of them. >> reporter: despite nearly collapsing, the fragile ceasefire holds after hamas released three more hostages yesterday. one of them, an american citizen, sagui deckal, kidnapped from anywhere oz. also kidnapped, oded lifshitz.

>> president trump is seeking a much more vocal role in the ceasefire. does that help or does that hurt? >> you know, proof is in the pudding. i do not know. i think we have to wait and see. >> reporter: tomorrow, secretary rubio heads to saudi arabia, taking the trump administration's new approach to diplomacy with him to talk schedule with russian officials about the war in ukraine without the ukrainian government taking part, a move that has so alarmed allies in europe, they're holding an emergency summit in paris tomorrow. >> the trump administration's push to end the war has worried america's allies in europe, with some calling it shock and awe. how far can these talks go without their participation or ukraine's for that matter? >> well, you know, the united states is the biggest donor to ukraine. so, it has a lot of sway. whether or not the europeans can compensate for that, i think that's something that europeans are scrambling to talk about tomorrow in paris.

but i don't think anyone really knows exactly what the trump administration's plans are when it comes to ukraine. the big fear is it's nearing something like appeasement. >> chris, you've done plenty of reporting in ukraine. what are you hearing about this from ukrainians? >> reporter: ukrainians are terrified. they see a generation that they've lost in this war. but also people from countries around the former soviet union, they fear what kind of message does this send to russia? what does it mean for small countries like estonia? they hardly think that this is going to be the end. in fact, they feel that this is going to embolden putin and they could be next. nancy? >> chris livesay, thank you. a week after attending the super bowl, president trump today revved up another great american sporting event, the daytona 500. the president also took a lap around the 2.5 mile track. this as his efforts to reshape

the federal government hit some speed bumps. cbs' willie james inman is in west palm beach, florida, tracking it all. willie james? >> reporter: good evening to you, nancy. president trump's aggressive push to slash the federal workforce and cut government spending is drawing new scrutiny. today, president trump had racing fans in daytona looking up as "air force one" did a lowfully by over the speedway before landing. on the ground, the presidential limousine later did a slow roll around the track. but it's full speed ahead for the president's agenda. this week more federal workers are expected to get pink slips, as thousands of federal employees across federal agencies are being axed in a move to cut costs. behind the effort is the white house's department of government efficiency, led by elon musk. critics are blasting the purges. >> there's a difference between

that and ignoring congress and violating the law. >> reporter: republicans claim the cuts are needed. >> well, i think that's up to president trump. keep in mind, president trump put in musk to be a consultant, just like many successful corporations around the world. >> reporter: trump's agenda facing at least 70 lawsuits nationwide. on friday, a judge approved a buyout offer, 75,000 federal workers accepted. today, the president renewed his push to end birth right citizenship, guaranteed in the constitution, posting, quote, our lawyers and judges have to be tough and protect america. the office of personnel management has given agencies a deadline of tuesday at 8:00 p.m. to report a final number of the fired employees. nancy? >> willie james inman, thank you. as a tariff dispute with canada heats up, relations with the u.s. are increasingly on ice.

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finally, a population resurgence on a beach in northern california. the elephant seals are back and booming. in tonight's "weekend journal," max darrow shows us they're drawing sightseers. >> reporter: of all of the picture perfect beaches along the northern california coast, there is one in particular at point rays that has recently become prime real estate. elephant seals have established a colony at drake's beach to give birth and to mate. it's one of those neat things about nature that people naturally are curious to see. >> okay. >> he's checking on his lady. >> i just can't imagine even trying to move like that. >> reporter: like pthe donahues. >> how would you like that calling for a date?

>> reporter: and to sarah codde. >> we're expecting more females to show up and a lot more pups to be born. >> reporter: she is witnessing and documenting a conservation success story. >> so far the numbers at this time of the year are higher than they were in previous years. the last two years, we had some really big storms during the winter season. and we ended up having a lot put mortality from that. >> reporter: at one point the elephant seal population was on the verge of extinction. but there's been a major turn around. in fact, the population is flourishing. and scientists say they're now seeing some of the highest numbers of elephant seals they've ever seen. >> that pup looks pretty tiny. >> reporter: since point reyes reaches are a member of the park service -- >> we're able to provide a safe haven for these elephant seals. >> reporter: coming to see the seals has become a special tradition for the donahues. >> i love it. >> the life cycle is amazing.

>> and with all that's going on in our crazy world, this is something to renew your soul. >> reporter: the beauty of life beginning on the beaches of northern california. max darrow, cbs news, point reyes, california. >> that's the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. tonight on "60 minutes," anderson cooper speaks with actor tim thee chalamet. i'm nancy chen in new york. good night. thee chalamet. i'm nancy chen in new york. good night. othee chalamet. i'm nancy chen in new york. good night. now at 6:00, it's a showcase of some of the biggest names in basketball and it is all happening here in the bay area. >> each and every year, man, it will be expanding. we are going global, getting so many athletes from all around the world.

>> we've got camera crews outside of chase center to give us a look at all the action. and plus a 21-mile march along the peninsula for immigrant rights. the reason we chose to do this is because it is a walk that many of our parents did to come to this country. >> we have been following their journey, hearing their stories as fears of mass deportation grip the immigrant community. live from the cbs studios in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm andrea nakano. tonight's big all-star game is happening right now. it's a matchup of the nba's best players. >> and amanda harry is outside chase center in san francisco. >> amanda, you got to go inside and outside, what was it like inside? >> the energy is still pretty excited and they put the game on for a few minutes here and people went crazy during that. there is still a ton of people