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tonight, the blowup between the u.s. and ukraine reverberates around the world. >> wait a minute. no, no, you have done a lot of talking. >> europe rallies to zelenskyy's defense after the oval office smackdown. >> we stand with you, ukraine. [ chanting ] >> as ukraine reels fearing what is next. >> i'm imtiaz tyab in kyiv where ukrainians fear the dustup at the white house only gives vladimir putin new ammunition. in florida the president heads out to golf, the vp in vermont to ski, but protesters turning out to give him the cold shoulder. >> united, will never be defeated. i can see flames from the engine. also tonight, emergency landing. >> i'm ali bauman in newark, new jersey, where a fedex cargo jet landed today with an engine on fire. plus, vatican vigil. >> i'm seth doane in rome where the faithful continue to pray for their pope. we'll have more on his condition.
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mysterious deaths. >> i'm tom hanson in santa fe, new mexico, where the search for clues intensifies as carbon monoxide poisoning is ruled out in the deaths of gene hackman and his wife. weather whiplash. forget spring, brace for a big chill. and later it's a winter wonderland. we head to illinois where 10 degrees is perfect for adventure seekers. >> we constantly dislodge small chunks of ice. >> and they're doing this just for fun. ♪ >> announcer: this is "the cbs weekend news" from new york. good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm jericka duncan. tonight ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskyy, is asking the united states to, quote, stand more firmly on their side. diplomatic relations between the two countries melted down at the white house friday with the world watching. >> your country is in big trouble. >> can i answer?
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>> wait a minute. no, no, you have done a lot of talking. your country is in big trouble. >> i know. >> you're not winning. >> i know. >> you're not winning this. >> i -- >> you have a damn good chance of coming out okay because of us. >> mr. president -- >> state-run russian tv called that scene a, quote, public execution. tonight zelenskyy is in london. he will meet there tomorrow with leaders from europe and canada. they've pledged to stand with ukraine and chart a path forward. the stakes for ukraine could not be higher as it battles russian invaders. cbs' imtiaz tyab in kyiv leads us off tonight. >> reporter: well, an editorial from one of ukraine's most prominent online newspapers put it bluntly, quote, america's leadership has switched sides in the war. "the kyiv daily" adding zelenskyy's treatment at the white house was a bitter and undeserved humiliation. far from the white house and on ukraine's front lines, vladimir putin's invasion rages on.
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in the eastern city of kharkiv several buildings including this residential block were targeted in a massive drone attack. as rescue workers cleared the debris, they also evacuated a nearby damaged medical center. the sick and wounded were carefully pulled from their hospital beds and taken to safety. for the past week russia has launched a record number of drone attacks across ukraine, which appear to be a sharp escalation in the violence. >> zelenskyy -- >> reporter: but this shouting match at the oval office is still dominating ukrainian news channels. >> don't tell us what we're going to feel. >> reporter: snap online polls found most people across ukraine supported president volodymyr zelenskyy for, in their words, standing up to two of the world's most powerful men. >> you are a bunch of -- >> trump's administration was so arrogant, they're so rude. they don't respect people of ukraine, and they even don't hide it. >> looks like they support russia.
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>> reporter: it's a sentiment shared by ukrainian civil society activist, daria kaluniek. >> president zelenskyy at that moment represented entire ukraine and all ukrainians. we want peace. >> reporter: what do you think vladimir putin is feeling in this moment? >> i think he is extremely happy. i think he's now celebrating. >> reporter: and russian officials really are reacting with glee to the shouting match at the white house with the kremlin spokeswoman accusing president zelenskyy of being disrespectful, jericka, and that his visit was, quote, a complete diplomatic and political failure. >> imtiaz tyab in kyiv tonight. thank you. well, tonight the oval office confrontation shows how president trump is leading the charge in a new era of global affairs. cbs' willie james inman is in west palm beach tonight with new developments. willie james, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, jericka. president trump spent much of
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the day at his nearby golf course out of public view, and so far no indication from the white house as to whether or not or if relations with ukraine will be repaired. in jeopardy tonight, nearly $4 billion worth of new u.s. military aid for ukraine. >> you're gambling with world war iii. >> we -- >> and what you are doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country. >> reporter: one senior u.s. official telling cbs news, they are fortunate it is not off already. cbs national security analyst, sam vinograd, says u.s. support is critical to defend against the russian invasion. >> the europeans have also provided a significant amount of weaponry to ukraine. at the same time, it will be hard to one-for-one backfill a void in u.s. security assistance. >> reporter: president trump's actions on ukraine have rattled america's allies.
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>> do you still think that mr. zelenskyy is a dictator? >> did i say that? i can't believe i said that. next question? >> reporter: today in vermont where vice president vance is spending time with his family, some demonstrators gathered to protest against trump administration policies with some angry about the public dressing down. >> it is likely the case that countries around the world no longer see the united states as a global champion for democracy based upon how president trump is treating the war in ukraine. >> reporter: today in a post on x, zelenskyy once again thanked the u.s. for its support, and he specifically mentioned president trump, congress, and the american people. jericka. >> all right. willie james inman in west palm bach, thank you. new jersey's newark liberty international airport is operating normally, but it was the site of an emergency landing this morning by a cargo jet, as you see there, with one of its engines on fire.
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cbs' ali bauman is there with the new details. ali, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. air traffic was briefly halted here this morning. fedex says, thankfully, no one was injured and called the actions of its pilots exemplary, but it comes as the airline industry is under scrutiny. >> looks like the right engine was on fire. >> reporter: with an engine engulfed in flames, a fedex cargo jet returned to newark's airport this morning. >> he hit a bird. >> reporter: the faa says the boeing 767 struck a bird after takeoff. the incident marks the end of a turbulent week for air travelers. monday smoke filled the cabin of a delta flight leaving atlanta. the next day a southwest flight landing in chicago had to climb back into the sky to avoid hitting a private jet. nearly 3 million people safely fly in the u.s. each day, but after january's deadly crash in washington, d.c., some travelers are anxious. >> a little nervous with everything that's going on.
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>> these incidents, are they happening more, or are we just now paying attention to them more? >> well, i think it is a little bit of both. >> reporter: cbs news aviation safety analyst, robert sumwalt, says recent incidents are bunched together and appear coincidental. >> if we continue to have these sorts of events, the airline industry will have an image crisis. >> reporter: and sumwalt says even with these random events, flying in the u.s. remains extremely safe. the faa says while bird strikes are increasing, it is rare for them to cause engine fires or force an emergency landing. the faa and ntsb are investigating. jericka. >> good to know, ali bauman. thank you. tonight, doctors in rome gave an update on the health of pope francis. he's been in the hospital for over 15 days now. cbs' seth doane is in the italian capital with the very latest. seth, good evening. >> reporter: the pope is stable tonight. he is alert and aware and has not had another spasm of the airways inside his lungs since
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that respiratory crisis friday afternoon. as the faithful gather here for the sixth night in a row to pray for him, the vatican is not reporting any dramatic changes in his health, noting that francis has been receiving varying amounts of supplemental oxygens in order to keep his levels balanced. there's also good news that he does not have an elevated white blood cell count, which could be a sign of infection. earlier today a vatican source said the pope was able to move around, sit in a chair, drink coffee, and read the newspaper. still, jericka, the vatican is not giving any prognosis, saying things could still go either way in this complex case. >> yeah, a lot of people praying for him. thank you, seth. now to the mysterious deaths of actor gene hackman and his wife. cbs' tom hanson is in santa fe, new mexico, where police are seeking clues into what exactly happened. tom. >> reporter: jericka, good
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evening to you. as well-known as gene hackman was, neighbors tell us that he and his wife led intensely private lives here in santa fe, their long-time home. and while we've been learning more about this case, there is still so much we don't know. many of the theories on how gene hackman and his wife could have collapsed in separate rooms and died have been ruled out. there appeared to be no signs of a struggle, no trauma, no forced entry, nothing to indicate foul play, santa fe sheriff adan mendoza said. >> both individuals tested negative for carbon monoxide. an initial interrogation was conducted of mr. hackman's pacemaker. this revealed that his last event was recorded on february 17th. >> reporter: investigators believe hackman likely died at least nine days before the bodies were found. the home had no surveillance cameras. they say the best hope now for unraveling the mystery surrounding the death of a
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hollywood legend could be the discovery of two cell phones collected as evidence. >> have investigators been able to get into the cell phones? >> not at this time. we have them in our possession. we will be analyzing cell phone data, phone calls, text messages, events, photos in the cell phone to try to piece a time line together. >> reporter: and we may not get answers any time soon. full results of the autopsies of gene hackman and his wife may not be released for at least three months, jericka. >> all right. tom hanson for us, thank you. tonight the historic "s.s. united states" is in a race against a brewing storm. a tug towing the ship from philadelphia to mobile, alabama, is speeding up to get there on monday, two days early, and avoid trouble. you see, the ship will eventually be sunk and turned into an artificial reef. let's check in though with cbs news meteorologist andrew kozak for what else we can expect in the forecast. >> yeah, jericka, get that ship down there before the potential severe weather strikes for this upcoming week. you know, meteorological spring
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begins march 1st. it felt like that across much of the east coast, 50s, 60s, 70s for areas like virginia beach, and the script gets flipped for sunday, though. cold air coming in with this front turns those 20s and 30s up and down the east coast a good nine to ten degrees below where along with that, if you lived anywhere across the eastern half of the country, a windy day. that continues into tonight. fire weather with the low humanity certainly going to be a threat. now to the spring-like pattern starting to take place across the pacific northwest. we have rain and snow coming in for monday. that translates to heavy rain, gusty winds, grabbing this gulf moisture as we head into your tuesday and your wednesday, and that means across the south we could see our first potential severe weather outbreak. for tuesday areas like memphis, little rock could be looking at a tornado threat, and then for wednesday across the east coast. jericka, out of the winter fire and into the spring frying pan. >> we like spring. andrew kozak, thank you. straight ahead on the "cbs
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♪ it has been 83 years since president roosevelt signed executive order 9066 that authorized the forced internment of japanese americans during world war ii. well, tonight a new exhibit shows the importance of remembering. here is cbs' ryan yamamoto. >> reporter: satsuki ina remembers the day when she discovered an historic photo of her father from 1942. >> and even though the image of my dad is a little blurred, i recognized him right away. >> reporter: the photo shows her father inside a jail at the tule lake internment camp in california where nearly 19,000 of the 120,000 japanese americans taken from their homes
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were imprisoned during world war ii, a jail she had a chance to visit, the side-by-show photos showing her standing and thinking inside her father's actual cell. >> just took some time to reflect on what it must have been like for him to be separated from his family, not knowing how long he is going to be gone or where he was going to be sent to. >> reporter: the image of satsuki taken by pulitzer prize-winning photographer paul kitagaki jr., whose project and research began after he discovered a photo of his own family taken in oakland before they were about to board a bus and sent to the internment camp in topaz, utah. >> my grandparents, my aunt, and my dad, he's 14. i mean, i looked at my dad. he is wearing these jeans with these rolled-up cuffs on his jeans. he is just sitting there really looking like, what the heck is going on. >> reporter: paul recreating the moment where the historic photo was taken. >> this was a tough one. >> reporter: one of the more
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iconic pairing of photos, three young boy scouts saluting the flag at the internment camp in heart mountain, wyoming. >> i like the symbolism of them. they're boy scouts. they're saluting the flag every morning and lowering the flag, showing respect to the united states of america, and here they are locked behind barbed wire. it is just such a shameful part of american history. >> reporter: it is a part of history that satsuki ina now travels the country speaking about the lengths of the japanese american experience to what is happening today with other immigrant groups. >> it's the same rationale that's being used today to do mass roundup and detention of asylum seekers and other immigrants. >> reporter: now with the hopes that history does not repeat itself. ryan yamamoto, cbs news, berkeley, california. a powerful story. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," a big change to the great race for a good reason. stay with us.
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she was 63 years old. also today we learned of the death of david johansen, best known for his role, buster poindexter. he was also the last surviving member and front man of the punk pioneers, the new york dolls. johansen died in new york city following a cancer diagnosis. he was 75 years old. tonight what's known as the last great race is underway, sort of, you could say. this is the ceremonial start of the iditarod in anchorage, alaska. the official start has been moved to monday and to fairbanks, which is 350 miles away due to a lack of snow on part of the course. you got to have the snow. well, next on the "cbs weekend news," a place drawing thrill seekers for a limited time. but first, a look back to this day in history.
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deteriorating relations between the u.s., ukraine around europe. plus, we will go one-on-one with treasury secretary scott bessent. i'm margaret brennan. join me for "face the nation." ♪ we end tonight in illinois and a frozen hidden gem. in tonight's "weekend journal," cbs' noel brennan shows us how it is attracting people with a passion for winter and adventure. >> today should be perfect. >> reporter: anyone who considers 10 degrees perfect -- >> it's going to be icy in there. >> reporter: -- doesn't mind a little ice. >> maybe this year you come out here in the summer. >> reporter: dave everson and bruce turner hike starved rock state park in the winter because that's when they'll find wildcat canyon the way they like it. >> should be awesome. >> reporter: frozen. >> it's truly incredible. i don't know many people have ever seen frozen waterfalls. we got one here right in our backyard. >> people are caught off guard. it's fun.
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>> reporter: dave and bruce travel from chicago to central illinois. not to hike. >> climbing. >> reporter: but to climb. >> you're driving through cornfields. it's flat on i-80, and you come into the park, and where did this come from? >> reporter: they take turns on the ice with friends like gerry voelliger. >> i love the physical aspects of ice climbing. i love the technical aspects of ice climbing. >> gerry is even more seasoned than bruce and i, and we're 63. >> i'm 70. >> reporter: these guys and this ice go back ages. >> we've been climbing since the late '80s, '88 or '89. >> lowering. >> you don't often get to climb real waterfalls. there's a different consistency to the whole ice. it forms differently every year. >> reporter: climbers have a narrow window every season, but they take advantage as soon as the water freezes. >> well, last year i think i climbed every day it was open, and we may have climbed six days.
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>> reporter: starved rock welcomes experienced ice climbers who bring their own equipment. >> we constantly dislodge small chunks of ice. >> and they're doing this just for fun. >> reporter: hikers. >> that's crazy. >> reporter: who stumble upon climbers are convinced they have ice in their veins. >> my hands are sweating just looking at them. >> you know what, as long as the joints keep working, i'm in. i'm in. >> reporter: in perfect conditions, this canyon forms not only ice but friendship. >> all right. >> thank you. >> you tamed the cat. >> reporter: noel brennan, cbs news, oglesby, illinois. >> that is the "cbs weekend evening news" for this saturday. i'm jericka duncan in new york. thanks so much for watching. we'll see you tomorrow. from cbs news bay area, this is the evening addition. >> now at 6:00 a former woman's
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prison could become an immigration detention center for i.c.e. protesters are saying not so fast. it was a hot button issue in the november election, turning san francisco's great highway into a park. there's a date set for the grand opening, but not everyone is ready to embrace it. >> obviously extremely dangerous to have this much traffic in a residential area. makes no sense. he played a key role in several postseasons for the 49ers, and now he's on the way out. where deebo samuel is heading. and later, taking a trip back in time, before the talkies, we'll meet a couple operating the bay area's last silent film theater. and live from the cbs studios in san francisco on this saturday night, i'm brian hackney. >> and i'm andrea nakano. we start in the east bay where there is a push back against an apparent interest to turn a former women's prison into an i.c.e. detention site. >> i.c.e. could be looking to
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