charlie d'agata, kpix 5. >> the u.s. has two warships in the black sea and aircraft on alert at bases in the region. >>> happening today, edward snowden will answer questions from the public. the former national security contractor and fugitive will take part in an hour long question-and-answer session on his official support website. edward snowden also plans to address president obama's surveillance reforms. snowden has been living in exile in russia because the united states wants to prosecute him for leaking classified documents. >>> there's a lot of shoveling on the east coast. this is new york, where the snowfall has now given way to partly cloudy skies. and bitter cold. it's going to be 20 degrees the rests of week. >>> somebody must have left the door open on this amtrak train. snow-covered parts of the train's interior in maryland. the controls, seats, even the steering wheel were coated with snow and ice. >> that just looks cold. doesn't look like fun. >> right. >> they have been getting the very cold temperatu

charlie d'agata has more on the attack that targeted westerners. and re-deploy. how did this heavy duty military hardware find a second life in small-town america? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening, i'm jim axelrod. this is a western edition of the broadcast. we begin tonight in west virginia where a chemical spill nine days ago contaminated the water supply in and around charleston. this week 300,000 people are affected by the spill. they were told their water was once again safe enough to drink. one problem: the people there can still smell the chemical odor, so if you were living there, would you think the water was safe enough to drink? here's jeff pegues. >> reporter: late today in buffalo, west virginia, the water company gave residents the all clear again. water restrictions were lifted here on thursday, but then, a day later, the 1,200 residents of this town were advised not drink and eliminate contact with the water when water company tests came back above acceptable levels. now after another round, they

charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> edward snowden has said he is convinced u.s. officials want him dead. he added he has no plans of returning to the united states because he believes he has no chance of a fair trial. >>> the devastating canadian gas line explosion is affecting not only customers in winnipeg, but here in the u.s. as well. xcel energy is asking its wisconsin and minnesota customers to doubt back on their gas usage as they try to repair the lines. this all comes as temperatures in the areas drop in blizzard like conditions set in. >>> despite holiday sales, a major retailer announced it is laying off nows of employees. >>> plus get ready for fresh, >>> 4:38. mild now, but don't let it fool you. temperatures in some spots already to 40 degrees. we'll start mild. however, by the time we get done with the day here, 4:00 or 5:00, temperatures will be back down in the upper 20s, low 30s. maybe a sprinkle or flurry. wind chills each colder than that. back with a variable 7-day forecast in just a few minutes. now over to monika with a look at timesaver tr

charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> glor: a defense official proposed the u.s. carried out an air strike on a suspected military leader near balance way in somalia the leader was not immediately identified but he reportedly had tied to al-shabab. the official could not immediately confirm the results of that strike. premium delivers the president obama delivers the annual state of the union address to a joint session of congress on tuesday night. and today press secretary jay carney said the presidency 2014 is a year of action. the speech will be followed by no fewer than three republican responses. to talk about all of this we are joined tonight by alex burns of politico. alex, first of all, the notion that this could be a year of action, what does that mean and is that possible? >> jeff, in the context of the state of the union, a year of action really means for the president a year of contrast, democrats are expecting barack obama to use this speech to set up the big differences between the two parties, heading into the 2014 elections, of what they view as so

as charlie d'agata reports, three americans were among the victims. >> reporter: friends and family of lexy camerman have described the 27-year-old chicago native as smart, strong, stubborn, and fearless. she took the job at the american university of afghanistan less than a year ago, her family said in a statement, to help the young women of afghanistan get an education and take their rightful place as leaders in afghan society. her american colleague alex an dross peterson only recently joined the university as a professor. university president michael smith spoke of their courage and sacrifice. >> we have a saying here in afghanistan that -- among internationals, that if you're here, you're here by choice, and that's especially true for these two people. they wanted to be here in afghanistan, not somewhere else, and they wanted to make a difference in young people's lives. >> reporter: american basra hasan was also trying to make a difference in her work for unicef. afgh afghans held a rally. they laid flowers outside a restaurant where the bombing and shooting rampage kill 2d 1 peo

here's charlie d'agata.first lady, >> reporter: de facto first lady, first girlfriend, longtime partner-- whatever definition their relationship fell under it's now officially fallen apart. president francois hollande told a french news agency a.f.p. tonight he wanted to make it known he put an end to his seven-year relationship with valerie trierweiler. and so ends more than two weeks of feeferred speculation since hollande's alleged affair with actress julie gayet blew up from the gossip magazines to an international scandal. it sent trierweiler to the hospital to be treated for stress. to the french, it wasn't so much about what he did but how he did it. being caught popping over to his alleged girlfriend's house on a motor scooter not only raised questions about a lack of discretion but a lack of judgment, not least about his personal security. when questioned about the alleged affair, hollande said... "everyone can face trials in their personal life. these are painful moments," he said, "but personal af

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charlie d'agata in london. w orderers on gathers e-mail phone, and internet deta. he gave a major speech at the justice department yesterday. nancy cordes is at the white house this morning. good morning, nancy. >> reporter: good morning, vinita. the president said there's no evidence that the programs have abused the public's privacy but he said the possibility after abuse exists when you're storing such massive amounts of phone and internet data and so he's ordered major changes so some of the most controversial parts of the program. those changes include the fact that phone records will no longer be stored by the government, though it's not clear who can and will store them instead. and when the government wants access to the records, they'll have to get approval from a secret court except in an emergency. the president acknowledged the privacy by some of snowden's leaks but he strongly defended some of the program and he said it's used to keep americans safe. >> we cannot prevent terrorist attacks or cyber t

charlie d'agata has more on the attack that targeted westerners. and re-deploy. did this heavy duty military hardware find a second life in small-town america? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening, i'm jim axelrod.

here's charlie d'agata. >> reporter: just a few hundred miles from the games and just over two weeksfore they begin, russia's security operations remain on high alert. warnings that suicide bombers may already be inside sochi's security zone has set off jitters among some athletes and spectators. u.s. speed skater tucker fredericks told his parents not to come to russia. >> there are concerns out there for security and it seems like everyday there's another concern and all that and tucker wants to be focused on the race and he's asked us and his wife if we would stay home and watch it on t.v. so he can stay focused and not have a secondary thing to worry about. >> our athletes deserve to be able to just go and compete, not to have any of this going on. >> reporter: the u.s. ski and snowboarding association has hired global rescue, a security company, that will have up to 6 aircraft on standby for medical or security emergencies. that is in addition, of course, to the two u.s. warships on standby in the black sea and u.s. military aircraft that will be on alert at bases in the region

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charlie d'agata is watching the mounting violence. >> reporter: over the past four days, the bad situation in kiev got much, much worse. this morning, there's a tense standoff and the clock is ticking on a 24-hour deadline spent yesterday by opposition leaders and the government to grant snap elections or face the wrath of the crowd. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: thick black smoke hung over the streets of kiev at morning light. months of largely peaceful demonstrations have erupted into whole new levels of violence. workers at this makeshift clinic said five people have been killed. the government puts the figure at two, confirming they died of gunshot wounds. the latest round in ukraine's knock-down, drag-out fight began after the government imposed strict new laws effectively outlawing all forms of protests, designed to douse demonstrations, they, in fact, had the opposite effect. igniting a serious backlash. riot police fought running street battles with defiant protester, beating the unlucky ones unable to get away. opposition leaders met with the leader and issued the ultimatum. pull back