>> i'm danya bacchus in irvine, california where ai has the right recipe for one restaurant chain. >>nnouncer: this is the "cbs weekend news." from new york, with jericka duncan. >>> good evening and thank you for joining us this saturday. it's a stormy last weekend of 2024 and possibly a rough one for millions of americans getting home from christmas. this is katy, texas as a new round of devastating tornadoes ripped from texas to georgia, and there's been at least one death so far. cbs's katie weiss is in alexandria, louisiana about three hours northwest of new orleans and leads us off tonight in the bullseye of the storm. katie. >> reporter: well, good evening, jericka. here in alexandria, louisiana the storm has just hit us. the winds have picked up. the temperature has dropped. the lightning and thunder has intensified by the minute, really. and the rain has just been getting heavier and heavier. an outbreak of tornadoes is tearing through the south tonight. >> that's just crazy. you can see some debris just flying around. >> reporter: the severe weather thundering across texas.

cbs's danya bacchus spoke to filmmakers who are calling all the shots. >> reporter: lee pugsley is aollywood triple threat. actor, director, producer. he is also blind. when people ask you how do you do this, what is your answer to them? >> the same way anyone else does it. i still need to find a cast. i still need to find a crew. >> i just wanted someone to notice me. >> reporter: and pugsley is getting noticed following his best picture win at this year's easter seals disability film challenge. >> the whole mission of the easter seals disability film collage is to not wait for hollywood but to go create as much as we can on our own. >> miguel, it's peter. we've got an anomaly. >> reporter: "spider-man: into the spider verse" and lego spider-man actor nick novicki started the disability film challenge 11 years ago. >> we want to see ourselves represented. and i think the industry wants to have a authentic reflection of society. >> being independent doesn't mean you can't ask for help. >> reporter: but disability authenticity has proven more than 61 million people in the u.s. live wi

danya bacchus, cbs news, malibu, california. >>> in the middle east israel is denying reports that its troops advanced beyond a buffer zone inside syria. the israeli military says it carried out more than 350 strikes in 48 hours, destroying most of the syria's military capabilities to prevent weapons from falling into the hands of terrorists. the leader of the rebel forces which seized control of the country insists it will move syria toward development and reconstruction, adding the people there are exhausted from war. >>> while the u.s. considers a group a terrorist organization, president biden says the u.s. will recognize a new syrian government that denounces terrorism. >>> rebels have also taken over the presidential palace. video from inside shows papers tossed about and damaged photos of ousted dictator bashar al assad. cbs' elizabeth palmer takes us inside one of the world's most notorious prisons where thousands of syrians are looking for loved ones who disappear. >> reporter: the search is on for syria's disappeared. some kind of maybe underground holding cells. this prison

cbs' danya bacchus takes a look back. >> reporter: shock waves reverberated through the entertainmentd and arrested on racketeering, sex trafficking by force, and prostitution. more than 100 people have stepped forward accusing the rapper of inappropriate sexual conduct, and many also filed civil suits. comb has pleaded not guilty. his trial is set for may. >>> this has been the most extraordinary experience of my entire life. >> taylor swift's five continent heiress tour wrapped up in vancouver after 149 performances. the singer canceled her vienna shows in august because of threats of terrorism. several people were arrested. swift became the most streamed artist in a single day after her double album "tortured poets department" broke the record for the most streamed album in a single day. >>> beyonce went country. the grammy award winner released her "cowboy carter" album in march. the golden globes kicked off in january. oppenheimer was named best drama film. at the oscars omen hiemer walked away with seven awards including best movie, director, actor, supporting actor, score, and

cbs' danya bacchus has the latest on this from malibu. >> reporter: within hours, the franklin fire inacres and damaging homes. >> the fire has grown an additional 600 acres this morning and this afternoon. over 1500 firefighters are currently assigned to this incident. >> reporter: thousands were ordered to evacuate. kurt cam stayed behind. >> all these things were swirling down. and there is just sparks and embers flowing everywhere. and you think the world is coming to an end. >> reporter: students at nearby pepperdine university captured the flames inching closer as others took cover in the library. >> it was really scary, but we got in, and we're fine. we decided to wait it out. >> reporter: to get control of this wind-driven fire that is hitting this rugged mountainous terrain, firefighters are attacking from the air. >> we're in the middle of december, and yet we're experiencing yet another wildfire in southern california. >> reporter: the santa ana winds also fueled the deadly mountain fire that erupted in ventura county last month. >> over 100 assets were prepositioned by the

danya bacchus is on the fire lines with the very latest. >> reporter: it's one of california's most stunningips. home to hollywood's elite. malibu is on fire. >> the homes that have been lost or damaged are people we know. every street is at risk, had someone living there that we know personally. >> reporter: the santa ana winds have helped spread the flames of over six

danya bacchus is on the fire lines with the very latest. >> reporter: it's one of california's most stunning land skips. home to hollywood's elite. malibu is on fire. >> the homes that have been lost or damaged are people we know. every street is at risk, had someone living there that we know personally. >> reporter: the santa ana winds have helped spread the flames of over six square miles. a 40% increase over night. thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate. >> the images i was seeing was like the closest, most dangerous, craziest fire i've ever seen in my life. smell, the smoke. i mean seeing palm trees i've seen for ten years that are just lit like a candle. >> reporter: more than 1,500 firefighters are battling the blaze from the ground and from above as flames race through rugged terrain. >> containment lines were improved with fire retardant lines to connect the gaps along the rugged eastern edge of the fire. >> reporter: the fire started on monday. while forecasts show the winds are likely to die down, the low humidity and dry conditions will remain a threat. residents forc

cbs news is danya bacchus has a look >>>>inside >>the netflix musical.a mexican cartel leader who undergoes gender reassignment surgery, leads this year's golden globe nominations with ten, including one for best film, musical or comedy. >>>>my whole life will change. >>>>it is going up against the blockbuster wicked, as well as the nora challengers, a real pain in the substance >>>>your green i am, >>>>it's a battle of the pop stars in the best supporting actress category, with wicked's ariana grande versus selena gomez and emilia perez also nominated in that category. gomez's costar zoe saldana >>>>who where have you been? my blue eyed son? >>>>timothee chalamet stars in two of the nominees for best motion picture drama. dune part two and the bob dylan biopic a complete unknown. rounding out the category are the brutalist the vatican thriller conclave, nickel boys and september 5th. chalamet, who received a best actor nod for a complete unknown, is just one major star to score a nomination. others include zendaya angelina jolie and denzel washington wh

and danya bacchus has the latest from malibu. >> reporter: the wildfires spread rapidly overnight. destroying several homes in more than a thousand acres in less than 24 hours. >> i know the house is gone. i went back in there and to try to find the horses, but it was too dangerous. we had to get out of there. >> reporter: as thousands of people were ordered to evacuate. students in their last week of the semester at pepperdine university sheltered in place. >> last night, we were here for all of it, through the thick of it. >> reporter: one student captured this video showing the flames inching closer as others took cover in the library. >> you just saw the flames that are coming up over the hill. at first, it was not a problem and that they were going parallel in our direction. i think about maybe five minutes later, they were like it's in our direction. >> reporter: they will get control of the wind driven fire that's hitting the rugged fire demand. >> and from the middle of december, experiencing another wildfire in the state of california. >> reporter: they fueled the deadly m

danya bacchus has more from los angeles. >> earthquake. i feel it. >> reporter: the powerful magnitude 7 earthquake rattled backyards and businesses in northern california shortly before noon thursday. >> this is the emergency alert that went out. you are in danger. >> reporter: the u.s. geological survey said the quake was off the coast of eureka. from southern oregon to the san francisco bay area. >> it was definitely pretty frightening. >> reporter: an gi chavez works at a restaurant. >> we are trying to quickly exit the building and i'm losing my balance. with refrigerator doors swinging open back and front of me, i'm having to dodge all the bottles and merchandise falling out of there while also holding on to my two co workers. >> reporter: as the situation unfolded the san francisco zoo worked. roads were jammed as people in low lying coastal areas sought to get to safety. >> another reminder of the state that we live in and the state of mind that we need to bring to our day-to-day reality here in the state of california in terms of being prepa

danya bacchus has a look at the new law set to be fully enacted in 2030. >> that one looks good. >> reportertheir mission to reduce textile waste by giving pre-used kids' clothes a second chance. >> it's just about having kids and always worrying about their future and other kids and future generations and honestly, if we don't think about it today, tomorrow is going to be a problem. >> reporter: a problem california is trying to do without. textiles are currently the fastest growing component of california's waste stream. >> the amount of pollution that we can reduce by just wearing a garment even a month later, right? or swapping it. >> reporter: most of the labor and cost of managing textile waste falls on thrift stores, charities, and local governments. california is now making sure textile and clothing producers are doing their part. it's the first state in the nation to enact a new law requiring apparel and textile makers fund a reuse, repair and recycling program. >> it means a fundamental shift in the way that they do business. they have never in the united states been required to ta