norah. >> o'donnell: all right, carter evans, with that out-of- this-world story. you, carter. and there's still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." the mission to save thousands of sea turtles in shock from the texas cold. and look at this: a spectacular sky shm active volcano. >> o'donnell: we have to tell you this story about the dangerous cold snap in texas that has led to the mass rescue of endangered or threatened sea turtles. when temperatures drop, sea turtles become immobilized, or stunned, which can be fatal. nearly 5,000 have been rescued since sunday. all right, tonight, spectacular pictures from italy's mount etna. lava shot hundreds of feet into the air, along with a giant plume of smoke. ash and volcanic rocks fell onto a nearby town. so far, there are no injuries, but there are beautiful images. coming up next, a heartbreaking loss for serena williams, and her emotional response. >> o'donnell: it was the young champion and the legend who faced off last night. 23-year-old naomi osaka beat her 39-year-old role model serena williams t

here's carter evans. >> reporter: a disturbing new covid development in california. the arrival of the more aggressive variant first discovered in south africa. >> two cases have been reported through stanford. one in alameda county and one in santa clara county. the issue of mutations is top of mind. >> reporter: the number of known variant cases in the u.s. spiked 73% in the last week alone, with five states reporting the south african variant. another strain first identified in the uk is now in 34 states including florida which has seen nearly a 50% increase since sunday. university of miami pathologist dr. david andrews is trying to track the variants. >> i really want to increase our ability to sequence more of this virus to understand more about its biological behavior. >> reporter: infectious disease dr. jonathan lee tracked an immunocompromised patient in boston sick with a covid variant for five months before he died. during that time, the virus inside him mutated more than 20 times. >> the more rapid evolution and mutations can develop in these individuals,

cbs' carter evans is going to lead off our coverage tonight from los angeles. good evening, carter. >> reporter: good evening, norah. over the past year, this is just a staggering number, by the way, covid has killed one american every single minute of every single day, and it's why the federal government is now staffing mass vaccination sites like this one in a race to save lives. a somber day marked by silence. tonight, president biden and vice president harris are paying tribute to the 500,000 american lives taken by the pandemic. >> the people we lost were extraordinary. it's our fellow americans, it's our neighbors, our friends, our mothers, our fathers, our sons, our daughters. >> reporter: as if nearly every single resident in the city of atlanta suddenly vanished. tonight the bells tolled at washington national cathedral as they did when 200,000 died, then 300-, 400- and now half a million. the toll felt early on by newark physician dr. chris pernell. >> it's like the epicenter of the pandemic landed on me personally. >> reporter: she lost her father, a

>> o'donnell: carter evans, thank you. tonight, federal prosecutors filed more charges against rioters in the capitol assault. now, about 275 people have been charged, and it comes as officials say it will take tens of millions of dollars to repair the capitol. here's cbs's kris van cleave. >> reporter: tonight prosecutors allege clayton mullens is the man in this video trying to drag a police officer down the steps of the capitol by his foot january 6. that officer required two staples to close a head wound. now, one of the three capitol officials who could have okayed a request for national guard assistance says he was never consulted before or during the attack. >> so were you aware of that request, or were you not? >> i was not. >> reporter: as architect of the capitol brett blanton oversees the physical capitol complex. on tuesday the former capitol police chief acknowledged, he didn't contact blanton. >> unless it was an issue specific to the architect, regarding, you know, the building structure, something like that

here's cbs' carter evans. >> reporter: for prince harry, james corden brought a little of the u.k.. >> can i interest you in tea? >> yeah, i'd love one. >> reporter: the two toured town with harry showing a softer side in his improv skills at the home of the fresh prince. >> now, this is a story all about how a man got flipped and turned upside down-- >> reporter: they stopped to dial up meghan markle who addressed harry by his nickname haz. >> haz, how is your tour of l.a. going? >> reporter: the comedy seems to have loosened up the prince enough to open up about the decision to live the u.k. >> how do you feel about "the crown?" >> they don't pretend to be news. it's fictional. i'm more comfortable about "the crown" than seeing the stories written about my family, my wife or myself. we all know what the british destroying my mental health. >> really? >> this is toxic. >> yeah. >> so, i did what any husband and father would do, i had to get my family out of here. i will never walk away, i will always be contributing. my life is public service, so wherever i am in the world, it's g

here's cbs' carter evans. >> reporter: tonight, california's largest mass vaccination site administering first shots at the home of the san francisco 49ers, but the state still can't get the vaccine fast enough. >> it's an issue now of scarcity. >>tes we, los of supply. angeles county is reserving more than half of its vaccine supply for people in need of a second dose. in alabama, several counties are only offering second doses. more than 30 million americans have received a first dose of the pfizer or moderna vaccine, but less than a third have received their second. >> we really need to get to three million to four million immunizations a day to really get ahead of this. >> reporter: the biden administration says it's increasing available doses by half a million starting next week, and pfizer said it's figured out how to cut vaccine production time nearly in half. but it means nothing if you can't get shots into arms fast. that's where air force general glen van herck comes in. he's in charge of the massive military effort to staff some vaccination sites with up to 10,000 active-duty

here's cbs' carter evans. >> reporter: two orange county sheriffs deputies are heard casually decidinger to confront 42-year-old kurt reinhold. the deputies were on patrol, assigned to the homeless outreach team. witness cell phone video shows the confrontation quickly escalating. minutes later, both deputies tackle reinhold. surveillance video appears to show reinhold's hand near one of their holsters and then a deputy fires two shots. >> shots fired! >> reporter: the only official comment, this recorded video. >> we withhold judgment until all facts are known and the investigations are complete. >> this is a-- a blatant racially motivated stop. >> reporter: attorney john taylor represents reinhold's family. >> they create the confrontation, they escalate the confrontation, they're the first person to put their hands on him and they end up, you know, taking his life, shooting him to death. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> o'donnell: and there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." a cbs news exclusive: there's chilling details of an alleged

but, norah, those guidelines are still eing finalized and could change. >> o'donnell: carter evans withbig news tonight. thank you, carter. tonight, winter storm alerts are posted from central texas all the way up to maryland. strms that caused multiple wrecks in wichita, kansas are pushing east, as temperatures continue to plunge to near- record lows across the northern u.s. let's get the forecast now from cbs's lonnie quinn. good evening, lonnie. >> good evening, norah. i want to jump right to the radar picture, because the storm activity that you're talking about, it's looming. it's getting itself together. but right now, when i look at the radar picture-- and you can see it right there-- relatively quiet. a little bit of snow is exiting the boston area. that is not going to be the case as we move ahead. now, the first thing i'm concerned about is an ice storm from arkansas all the way to the tennessee valley, and that's anywhere from tonight into thursday morning or so. and where there's ice there will be snow in other portions of the country, and this time we're focusing on washing

carter evans, thank you.chicago public school students are returning to classrooms tomorrow, where most have not been in nearly a year. the teachers union approved a deal overnight with the nation's third largest school district. but in some cities, like philadelphia, there is still a major rift over reopening. here is cbs's meg oliver. >> i miss their smiling faces, i miss their energy. >> reporter: david malone teaches third grade from his basement every day. he's been doing it since march. do you want to return in person? >> 100%, absolutely. if all safety measures are met, then i do want to go back to school. >> reporter: malone is one of thousands of philadelphia teachers demanding upgraded ventilation systems and vaccinations before they return to classrooms. philadelphia superintendent william hite says students are suffering. >> quite frankly, they are isolated, and we are starting to see some negative effects of that all across the country with children being depressed. >> reporter: but tonight it se

cbs's carter evans will lead off our coverage tonight from the hospital where woods is being treated outh of l.a. good evening, carter. >> reporter: good evening, norah. the accidents happened on a main road connecting the ritzy area of palos verdes estates to the rest of los angeles. for locals this is a well-known dangerous spot in a very steep section of the road with signs warning cars and trucks to slow down. >> the people run off the road north and blocking it. >> reporter: the single-car crash happened just after dawn. >> we have a rollover with one trapped. >> reporter: golf star tiger woods was the only occupant, his s.u.v. careening downhill several hundred feet, flipping over multiple times before landing on this hillside in los angeles. >> and then crossed into the opposing lane of traffic, hit the curb, hit a tree, and there were several rollovers during that process. >> reporter: rescuers had to pry the windshield off the car to pull woods out. authorities say the legendary golfer had multiple leg injuries but was conscious when rushed to the hospital where he underwent

major. >> garrett: carter evans with comprehensive coverage, thank you. tonight, president biden is back at the white house hoping to focus the nation's attention on his $1.9 trillion covid relief plan. but there is still some unfinished business from the second trump impeachment trial. cbs' nancy cordes reports tonight from the white house. >> reporter: president biden returned from camp david to a city still shaking off the specter of impeachment. >> he's not guilty as charged. >> reporter: the senate failed to meet a two thirds threshold this weekend to convict his predecessor, but seven republicans who voted with democrats are now facing their own reckoning. >> mr. cassidy, guilty. >> reporter: senator bill cassidy was censured by louisiana's republican party on saturday. tonight north carolina's republican party voted to censure senator richard burr. >> i think that's an appropriate act. >> reporter: dan bishop supported the move. >> senator burr senator burr has served north carolina in congress for 25 years. doesn't he have the right to cast a vote

norah. >> o'donnell: carter evans, thank you.ht, warnings of dangerous winter weather are posted from washington state to washington, d.c. an ice storm is blamed for multiple pileups today, including one involving at least 100 vehicles in forth worth, texas. at least six people are dead. cbs' omar villafranca is at the scene. >> reporter: these trucks lost control... >> oh ( bleep ). >> reporter: after overnight sleet turned the highway into a sheet of ice. crashed vehicles and debris flying through the air. by daylight, the highway was a mangled mess of crumpled cars stretching over a mile. >> we are going vehicle by vehicle to make sure anybody that is still trapped in any vehicles has been extricated if possible. >> reporter: emergency workers worried victims would develop hypothermia. the pileup happened in a matter of seconds, but it is taking hours to clean up the accident. you can see there's 18-wheelers wedged in with s.u.v.s that are smashed together. they're having to pry them apart. they're also bringing in tow trucks

here's cbs' carter evans. >> touchdown confirmed. "perseverance" safely on the surface of mars. >> reporter: perseverance stuck the landing. ( cheering ) these new images are proof of life for a mission now searching for life on mars. the seven-month journey leading to a frantic final seven minutes. the rover hurtling towards mars at 12,000 miles per hour, its heat shield surviving temperatures hotter than lava, deploying a giant parachute, then firing up eight mini- rockets as a skycrane lowered the rover to the martian surface. the landing spot, jezero crater, is so hazardous with rocks and steep cliffs, it had never been tried before. why are scientists so interested in that crater? >> so the mission is about finding extinct life. it's a place where there used to be a lake. it's a crater and if there's ancient life, we think that's the highest likelihood of finding it. >> reporter: now perseverance and its companion, helicopter "ingenuity," might find if life exists on the planet. >> it's part of our d.n.a. this is part of moving

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carter evans has that story. >> reporter: this snowmobiler's cell phone video captures his desperate attempt to climb out of the snow after an avalanche saturday. it barrelled down this slope in utah's uinta mountains. [ bleep ] >> reporter: no one was hurt, but they say it was a miracle everyone made it out alive. >> i heard hunter yelling, and here he is. you okay, bud? >> reporter: on the same day, four skiers died in another avalanche in mill creek canyon, utah. four survivors dug themselves out and were flown to safety. they're the latest in a slew of devastating avalanches in the u.s. three died last week in alaska, and four were killed over the last several days in colorado in two separate slides. karl birkeland studies avalanches. he says climate change is complicating efforts to predict when and how these slides can happen. >> in an area, say, for example, where we tend to always see dry snow avalanches, we might see more wet snow avalanches. and this really creates challenges for avalanche forecasters and for others who work to mitigate avalanche danger for the public. >> r

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as carter evans reports, experts warn that avalanches could soon become even more unpredictable. >>>er's cell phone video captures his desperate attempt to climb out of the snow after an avalanche saturday. it barrelled down this slope in utah's uinta mountains. [ bleep ] >> reporter: no one was hurt, but they say it was a miracle everyone made it out alive. >> i heard hunter yelling, and here he is. you okay, bud? >> reporter: on the same day, four skiers died in another avalanche in mill creek canyon, utah. four survivors dug themselves out and were flown to safety. they're the latest in a slew of devastating avalanches in the u.s. three died last week in alaska, and four were killed over the last several days in colorado in two separate slides. karl birkeland studies avalanches. he says climate change is complicating efforts to predict when and how these slides can happen. >> in an area, say, for example, where we tend to always see dry snow avalanches, we might see more wet snow avalanches. and this really creates challenges for avalanche forecasters and for others who work to mi

carter evans followed it all at nasa's jet propulsion laboratory in pasadena, california. >> reporterd skycrane that lowered "perseverance" down to its new home. >> touch confirmed. safely on the surface of mars -- >> reporter: minutes after landing, the rover beamed back proof of life, two black and white photos from the red planet. what was it like seeing those pictures? >> it was amazing. >> reporter: while he was speaking to us, nasa's acting administrator, steve juryzick, got a call from his boss who watched the landing at the white house. >> congratulations, man. you know, that's the president, right. and so he was as psyched as i am. >> reporter: "perseverance" is the largest and most advanced rover ever built. it's jam packed with instruments and experiments like ingenuity. a four-pound helicopter that could prove it's possible to fly on another planet. but the main goal of this $2.4 billion mission is to collect samples that could contain evidence of past life. >> if this finds proof of life, everybody will say it's a great investment. >> thomas zurbuchen oversees the mission

carter evans is following her story and joins us from los angeles with mother nature. carter. >> reporter: well, good morning. britney spears has said through her attorney that she no longer wants her father in control of her fortune. today's hearing could be a small step in that direction. it comes as there's increased interest in britney's private life and how she ended up fighting for control of it. ♪ britney spears catapulted to fame in the late '90s delivering hit after hit -- ♪ [ cheers ] >> reporter: while capturing an entire generation of loyal fans. ♪ >> reporter: with fame came intense scrutiny. spears' actions and struggles were under a media microscope. in 2008 after an apparent mental health crisis, her father, jamie spears, was anamed a conserveve by a judge. what is a conservative corrship? >> the same as a guardianship. it usual lly happens for people ill physically or mentally and they're older. the court appoints someone to take charge of that person's affairs. >> reporter: under the california conservetor ship, jamie spears is able to control his dau

as carter evans shows, authorities say no channel charges are planned. >> reporter: after just over 24 hours of investigation, the l.a. county sheriff seems confident there's nothing criminal about the crash involving tiger woods. >> this is purely an accidentment. >> reporter: still, investigators will be looking at everything from distracted driving to high speed as a potential cause. >> since there are no skid marks and obvious things we can determine speed, we have to go to the black box of the vehicle to estimate that speed. >> reporter: tmz says this surveillance video shows the suv woods was driving moments before the crash. the stretch of roadway in a suburb near los angeles is notoriously dangerous. since january of last year, there have been more than a dozen accidents, four resulting in injuries. monica wertman crashed her car on the same curvy road in 2007. she wants to see a median installed. >> after the first flip i was playing like let me live, what is happening it. >> reporter: in the hours following woods' accident, doctors inserted a metal rod in his tibia and used s