. >> jeff pegues, thank you. >>> let's turn now to that blockbuster trial against fox news for defamation that is set to begin tomorrow in a delaware courtroom unless there's a last-minute settlement. dominion voting systems is suing fox for $1.6 billion in damages for reporting baseless allegations about the company following the 2020 election. cbs's scott macfarlane is outside the courthouse. >> reporter: the cable giant's biggest stars plus fox corporation chair rupert murdoch could take the stand this week as the company battles a defamation lawsuit filed by dominion voting systems. >> whether it's dominion, evs, whatever the company -- voting machine company is. >> reporter: the lawsuit alleges the network knowinglyoting 20 election in favor of then-candidate joe biden. >> what our next guest says is evidence of voter fraud. sidney powell. >> reporter: -- as fox hosts and their frequent guests, trump lawyer sidney powell and rudy giuliani aired false claims following the election. text messages show tucker carlson saying powell is lying and laura ingraham saying that sidney is a comp

here's jeff pegues. >> reporter: at least four d.c. police officers approached the car early saturday morning, march 18th. a young man appeared to be sleeping inside. police say the car was stolen, and they called for back up with two u.s. park police officers responding. >> just let him go. don't get inside that car. >> reporter: ignoring that advice, those two officers opened the rear doors, and one got in. >> police. don't move. >> reporter: the driver, 17-year-old dalaneo martin, drove off, one officer falling to the ground, the other still in the back seat. >> stop! stop, or i'll shoot! >> reporter: martin's family said he was shot in the back five times. he slumped over the wheel, the car crashing into a house. police say a gun was found in the vehicle. dalaneo martin leaves behind an infant son, his mother, terra martin, shared her grief. >> he's my child. he's my son. and until you be where i'm at today, you would never understand. >> reporter: the doj will determine if martin's civil rights were violated. a key moment in the p

norah. >> jeff pegues, thank you very much. >>> there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight -ic) 65 million years in the making. see "jurassic world" dinosaurs roar to life. (t-rex roaring) with epic thrills and heart-pounding adventure. the feeling is real. xperience it live. "jurassic world" live tour. - [announcer 2] coming to san jose for the first time july 7th through 9th. get your tickets today. visit jurassicworldlivetour.com >>> now to our other top story, the deadly wave of tornadoes that left a trail of destruction through the midwest and the south over the weekend. at least 33 people were killed from illinois to alabama with nearly 90 twisters touching down over three days. cbs's omar villafranca is in one of the hardest-hit communities of little rock, arkansas. >> you need to get out of there. >> reporter: the deadly storms that raced through parts of the country this weekend left a path of destruction from arkansas to delaware. the national weather service confirmed over 80 tornadoes touched down over two days, including in belvedere, illinois, where more than 25

cbs's jeff pegues reports that's only one of the alleged schemes to harass dissidents. >> reporter: theup an entire floor of the chinatown building in new york city. according to investigators, it was run by the chinese government to track and even harass dissidents of leaving hee in the u.s. >> the defendants actions under the direction of the chinese government are flagrant violations of american sovereignty. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney for the eastern district of new york says that officers from the ministry of public security was operating illegally. >> the mps affected chinese dissidents living here in the united states to the authoritarian rule of the prc. that is unacceptable. >> reporter: two men, both new york city residents have been charged with conspiring to act as agents of china's government. 34 mps officers have also been charged with operating an online trove farm to threaten chinese dissidents in the u.s., and to spread propaganda to sow divisions in the country. what investigators uncover is part of a pattern across the world. >> we found the stations in over 50 cou

norah. >> norah: jeff pegues, thank you. afternoon for the victims of last week's covenant school shooting in nashville. cbs's mark strassmann reports it took place as students across the nation walked out of their classes to demand action against gun violence. >> reporter: seattle. charlotte. boston. coast-to-coast outrage about gun violence. students staged a noon walkout in protest. [chanting] including in uvalde, texas, where a school gunman last year massacred 19 children and two adults. >> help! help! >> 911. >> there's gunshots up at the church. >> reporter: last week's shooting at nashville's covenant school took six lives. three 9-year-olds and three adults, including katherine koonce, the head of the christian school. among the hundreds today grieving the lifelong educator, ann caudill, a close friend. >> with each day, i think of the layers of loss to our school family, to our family, to our friends, and to the community. >> reporter: like responding officers, koonce heard the shots and had one focus: stopping the

cbs's jeff pegues reports the investigation comes less than 24 hours after body cam footage of the shooting was released to the public. and a warning, some of the video is disturbing. >> reporter: at least four d.c. police officers approached the car early saturday morning, march 18th. a young man appeared to be sleeping inside. police say the car was stolen, and they called for backup with two u.s. park police officers responding. >> if he takes off just let him go. but don't get inside that car. >> reporter: ignoring that advice, those two officers opened the rear doors, and one got in. >> police! don't move! >> reporter: the driver, 17-year-old dalaneo martin, drove off. one officer falling to the ground, the other still in the back seat. >> stop! stop or i'll shoot! >> reporter: martin's family says he was shot in the back five times. he slumped over the wheel, the car crashing into a house. police say a gun was found in the vehicle. dalaneo martin leaves behind an infant son. her mother terra martin shared her grief. >> he's my child. he's my son. and until you be where i'm at today yo

." >>> i'm jeff pegues in washington. thanks for staying with us.mer president donald trump's arraignment this week made headlines across the country and the world. his next court date in that case isn't until december, but there are other dates to watch out for. in fact, in just ten days, fox news goes on trial in a $1.6 billion defamation case centered on the network's promoting trump's false claims about the 2020 election. a week later, there is the civil trial in new york city involving e. jean carroll. she claims that mr. trump raped her years ago and is suing him for defamation and sexual assault. as far as the criminal investigations are concerned, former vice president mike pence says that he is now willing to testify to a d.c. grand jury about mr. trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election. robert costa reports. >> reporter: this federal investigation of january 6th could be the most robust case facing trump, and now his former vice president is willing, within certain bounds, to testify about possible illegal acts he might have witness

jeff pegues has the story. >> reporter: the secret police station took up an entire floor of this chinatowntigators, it was run by the chinese government to track and even harass dissidents living here in the u.s. >> this case is a further example of audacious activities that the government of china has carried out right here on american soil. >> reporter: breon peace, the u.s. attorney for the eastern district of new york, says officers from china's ministry operating little legally. >> the mps subjected chinese dissidents living here in the united states to the authoritarian rule of the prc. that is unacceptable. >> reporter: two men, both new york city residents, have been charged with conspiring to act as agents of china's government. 34 mps officers have also been charged with operating an online troll farm to threaten chinese dissents in the u.s. and to spread propaganda and sow divisions in the country. what investigators uncovered is part of a pattern across the world. >> we found these stations in over 50 countries where people are being pressured, where people are being threatened

." >> i'm jeff pegues in washington. thanks for being with us. away, but voluntary workouts began this week. and one surprise at camp. buffalo bills defensive back damar hamlin. hamlin, as you may recall, suffered cardiac arrest making a tack until a game in january. well, he says he is now fully recovered and determined to take the field when the bills begin their season in september. it has some football fans, though, asking why. jericka duncan reports. >> reporter: bill's management said hamlin met with three specialists in the off-season, and all of them agreed he was ready to play. it's a remarkable turn of events, from a harrowing moment that shook the nfl to a comeback story that is much, much bigger than football. >> i've been being statistics my whole life. so i like my chances here. >> reporter: damar hamlin was full of confidence and gratitude as he announced his much anticipated return to the gridiron. >> they almost lost me. i died on national tv in front of the whole world. rz. >> wide open. >> reporter: millions were watching janua

. >> norah: jeff pegues, thank you.rial against fox news for defamation that is set to begin tomorrow and a delaware court room unless there is a last-minute settlement. dominion is suing for bag for reporting baseless allegations about the company following the 2020 election. cbs's scott macfarlane is outside the courthouse. >> reporter: the cable giant's biggest stars plus fox corporation chair rupert murdoch will take the stand this week as the company battles a defamation lawsuit filed by domine and voting systems. >> whether it's dominion, whatever the voting machine company is -- >> reporter: alleges that the network knowingly begetting and broadcast claims that dominion was used to rig the election in favor of then canada joe biden. >> sydney powell -- report and my guess fox hosts frequent guests sydney powell and rudy giuliani air false claims following the election, text messages show tucker carlson saying that he is lying, and laura ingram saying that sydney is a complete nut. >> i think it could be very dama

live now to washington dc with cbs news chief national affairs and justice correspondent, jeff peguesis remarkable to hear that term, secret police station here in the us, in manhattan of all places, in chinatown. us prosecutors allege these two member you think secret police station as a cover to do the work of the prc, tracking down dissidents, organise and counter protests, or trying to disrupt culture protests, that kind of thing. prosecutors are trying to crack down on this type of activity here in the us. they talked about the legal implications of having a secret police station of a foreign adversary here in the us. there was this activity allegedly bathe out these two individuals, one who lived in the bronx, the other who lived in manhattan, in contact with prc security officials, and then trying to track down people in the us with a view is counter to those of the prc. the case that prosecutors outlined seem to be pretty strong and you can expect more cases like this here in the us because right now us officials consider china to be the most serious national security threat.