this is the "cbs weekend news" with reena ninan. evening. i'm reena ninan. the first week of april is ending with some wild weather across the country. shreveport, louisiana, got hammered by hail. it hit a car so hard, it set off the alarm. parts of kentucky got a coating of spring snow as temperatures dropped to record lows across the central u.s. meanwhile, heavy rain is drenching the west from southern california to seattle. here's carter evans. >> reporter: freeway overpasses turned into urban waterfalls as the massive pacific storm dumped a month's worth of rain on san francisco in just a day and a half. flooded roads caused rush hour gridlock downtown. friday was the second rainiest day since the gold rush in 1849. the giants game was rained out for the first time in more than a decade. in sacramento, rainwater ripped out a retaining wall right next to sue calicutt's home. >> well, it looked pretty sturdy. i thought it was. >> reporter: others are worried local waterways could overflow. >> the creeks are overgrown with debris and brush, and it's just c

reena. >> ninan: carter, thank you. alfie evans, the baby boy at the center of a legal battle over his medical care, passed away overnight in liverpool, england. jonathan vigliotti has the story. >> reporter: alfie evans died just one month shy of his second birthday from a rare degenerative brain condition that left him in a semi-vegetative state. his death marks the end of a month-long battle between his parents, who wanted to keep him on life support, and doctors, who said it was futile. under british law, such stalemates are broken by a judge, and the rights of the child outweigh those of the parents. after a series of rulings sided with doctors, the hospital withdrew life support on monday. alfie's campaign first drew international attention after the pope expressed support for keeping hem alive. alfie's father, tom evans, met his holiness earlier this month. the vatican hospital even offered their services. emotions have run high over the case, with supporters staging angry protests regularly outside the hospital,

jeff. >> glor: reena, good to have you here. he was one of the top aviators in the air force, a pilot with the famed thunderbirds, but he was killed during a training exercise yesterday in the nevada desert. here's vladimir duthiers. >> reporter: they are america's top guns. executing the most extraordinary combat maneuvers in formation. they were performing a routine training exercise at nellis air force base when one of their own, major stephen del bagno, was killed. it was the third crash of a thunderbird jet in the past two years. the first death in 35 years. 34-year-old del bagno had just become a red helmet, flying solo y.nce january. after receiving his wings, he had this to say in a promotional video: th once you don that red helmet, it means you no longer have your eastructor in the back seat. so it's a bit surreal. >> to be a part of the thunderbirds is to be the best of the best. >> reporter: mark rosenker is a matired major general in the air force reserves and the former head of the n.t.s.b. >> these are no more dif

i'm anthony mason along with reena ninan. for the second time in his presidency donald trump has authorized a military strike against syria. in response to the assad regime. last night skies over the capital damascus lit up as u.s., british, and french warplanes launched air strikes against chemical weapons research and storage operations. >> the operation was the size of the one launched a year ago against a syrian airfield. president trump announced the attacks from the white house late last night. he describes bashir al assad as a monster and he had a message for two of syria's biggest supporters. >> to iran and russia, i ask, who wants to be associated with someone who is involved in massacres of men, women, and children. >> seth doane is the only u.s. network correspondent in syria, but our coverage will begin this morning with david martin live at the pentagon. david, good morning. >> good morning. this strike came after a week of speculation about what president trump would do after last weekend's chemical attack. it's

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i'm anthony mason along with reena in new york. cbs news new york.ews new (adliib) - they said the surface to air missles specificall targeted the syrian chemical weapons facilities and avoid civilian casualties.... - they say no casualties have been reported... but they note the syrians sent up misssles . >>> you've been watching the developing news out of syria. we return to our local news broadcast. >>> welcome back. we will start this half-hour with a check of our local forecast. it's going to be a beautiful day today. we are looking at clear skies over the golden gate bridge. and as you can see, temperatures are off to a chilly start. 50 in oakland and concord right now. 45 in livermore, 56 in san francisco. satellite showing high pressure holding strong. that ridge will stay put for our saturday. that means plenty of sunshine today. big changes are on the way. we're going to see those clouds increase later today. tomorrow take a look at this at the front up north. pass you through the bay area throughout the day on sunday. an

. >> reena. >> this was -- >> that was '14. >> you have been sitting in this chair longer than any other. >> i don't know if that's a good thing. >> we have a very special message from a man you broke. broke his record. >> well, looks like the day has come. oh. i did that overnight show "world news now." joyously, i might add. two years, eight months and three days. at the time, the longest-serving male anchor in the 20-plus history, 25-year history of that show. tonight it's time for the dethroning. and i heard kendis was taking over the crown. this is just more fake news, you know? but apparently, it's not. apparently, the calendar does not lie, my friend. i had a good run, a little over five years since i left the show. it was a good run. held onto that record for a while. but tonight, for the sake of history, for the continuity of government, the peace and tranquility of the overnight show, i hand over my crown, my record to kendis gibson, and a serious note, do wish you, sir, nothing but more good times, more laughs, more good work. it is still one of the coolest jobs in tv. it's an