catherine herridge, thanks., nearly 50 million people in the east are bracing for another blast of snow and ice that could make a mess of the thursday morning commute. up to three inches of snow could fall from washington, d.c. to boston. the storm will usher in bone- chilling temperatures. on friday morning, it will feel like single digits in richmond, virginia, philadelphia; and new york city. all right, the man suspected in the fatal stabbing of a u.c.l.a. graduate student is now in police custody after a week-long manhunt, and it comes as the murder rate is spiking nationwide. cbs' lilia luciano reports. >> reporter: the arrest comes just 24 hours after police released the surveillance video of the suspect, shawn laval smith, who they believe is responsible for the death of brianna kupfer. the 24-year-old was alone at work in a los angeles furniture store when smith allegedly entered and stabbed her multiple times. minutes earlier, she texted a friend saying someone at the store gave her a bad vibe.st kupfer

catherine herridge, thanks. well tonight, nearly 50 million people in the east are bracing for another blast of snow and ice that could make a mess of the thursday morning commute. up to three inches of snow could fall from washington, d.c. to boston. the storm will usher in bone- chilling temperatures. on friday morning, it will feel like single digits in richmond, virginia, philadelphia; and new york city. all right, the man suspected in -- the cbs overnight news will be right back. sweet pillows of softness! this is soft! holy charmin! excuse me! roll it back everybody! charmin ultra soft is so cushiony soft, you'll want more! but it's so absorbent, you can use less. enjoy the go with charmin. nyquil severe gives you powerful relief for your worst cold and flu symptoms, on sunday night and every night. nyquil severe. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, best sleep with a cold, medicine. >>> the storm is going to issue in bone chilling temperatures, it will feel like single digits

i'm catherine herridge in washington. the number of people dying from covid-19 in the u.s.s reaching a level not seen in nearly a year. the nation's new seven-day average for covid deaths is approaching 2,200 a day. but the cdc says fewer patients have been admitted to the hospital nationwide compared to previous waves. but those numbers are rising in parts of the country where fewer people are vaccinated. cbs's kris van cleave has our story from oklahoma city. >> reporter: this morning oklahoma hospitals are at the brink. every icu bed in the state's capital city is full with dozens of patients waiting for one to open. >> i try to treat each patient like they're my family. so you know, they -- it's different. >> reporter: e.r. nurse nicole green will spend 12 hours today at a hospital slammed by covid as her 61-year-old father brett battles for his life at another. he got sick last tuesday, was in the hospital on thursday, on a ventilator by friday, but couldn't get an icu bed until saturday night. >> it's hard. you know, it's hard knowing and seeing what i've seen and the

catherine herridge has details. >>> plus, novelist and pulitzer prize finalist bobbie ann mason shares the tornado disaster that struck her hometown of mayfield, kentucky, last month. >>> and we'll talk with hip-hop artist meek mill about the progress he's made in reforming the criminal justice system through his nonprofit organization. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪

our senior investigative reporter catherine herridge brings us up to date. >> it was important for us quickly to charge a good number of cases to instill in the public that the rule of law worked. >> reporter: michael sherwood, then the justice department's top prosecutor in the district of columbia launched the capitol riots investigation. >> within ten weeks, we're talking about i think close to a thousand search warrants, 1300, 1500 grand jury subpoenas, 350 to 400 arrest warrants. so a number unseen before in any probably federal district in u.s. history. >> you said no one was offlimits. everything was on the table. >> iidte if you were a speak they're day or if you were a congressman, if you were in the executive office, the president, or if you were just one of the vendors selling popcorn that day. if your conduct fit the crime, we have the evidence, you were charged. >> reporter: since that day, more than 725 defendants have been arrested. the vast majority charged with entering or remaining in a restricted federal building or grounds. about 40 defendants, including oath keepe