graduate now charged in the murder of yale student kevin jiang. what we're learning about a suv stolen on the same day as the murder. >>> deadly plane crash. three killed after a small plane went down in georgia shortly after takeoff. debris landing on a mobile home. what the pilot reportedly did moments before impact. >>> the disturbing scene out of oakland, california. an asian-american woman dragged by a car after a purse snatching. what police are saying tonight. >>> and dogs returned. lady gaga's two french bulldogs found after they were stolen during an armed robbery. the latest on the investigation. and what about that $500,000 reward? >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this saturday. i'm whit johnson. we begin with that breaking news -- the fda just issuing the emergency use authorization for johnson & johnson's vaccine. a third line of defense against the coronavirus and a powerful new weapon in this pandemic. it's being called a game changer. just one dose for protection, tested against concerning variants from south africa and b

>> o'donnell: weijia jiang at the white house, thank you.here is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." castaways rescued from a deserted island-- how did they survive for more than a month? and, super bowl champs gone wild-- with the championship trophy. trophy. ...flare-ups (cough cough), which can permanently damage my lungs. my lungs need protection against flare-ups. so it's time to get real. because in the real world... ...our lungs deserves the real protection of breztri. breztri gives you better breathing, symptom improvemndrotection. it's the first and only copd medicine proven to reduce flare-ups by 52%. breztri won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. it is not for asthma. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. don't take breztri more than prescribed. breztri may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. call your doctor if worsened breathing, chest pain, mouth or tongue swelling, problems urinating, vision changes, or eye p

i'm weijia jiang. tonight we take an in-depth look at what president biden is doing to help the economy,elp the country through the pandemic. with one month into the biden administration, questions remain about the nation's fragmented vaccinate roll joult and the push to reopen classrooms. many educators and officials are concerned students are struggling with online learning and falling behind. but the biden administration's guidance on how to reopen schools safely has been contradictory and consing. this is what press secretary jen psaki told reporters plast week. >> his goal that he set is to have the majority of schools of more than 50% open by d 100 of his presidency. and that means some teaching in classrooms. so at least one day a week, hopefully it's more. weijia: then president joe biden said that wasn't true at a cnn town hall on tuesday. president biden: there was a mistake in the communication. i said opening the majority of schools in k through eighth grade. because they're the easiest to

norah. >> o'donnell: weijia jiang, thank you.there are bipartisan calls for an investigation into new york governor andrew cuomo after his top aide admitted to democratic lawmakers that the cuomo administration intentionally underreported the state's covid death toll in nursing homes. in recent weeks, a court order and the state's attorney general forced cuomo's office to acknowledge the death toll is nearly 15,000, thousands more than previously reported. the governor's aide said it was done out of fear that the trump administration would use the numbers against cuomo. tonight, a coast-to-coast storm is threatening more than 150 million americans, much of the nation is bracing for teeth- chattering temperatures, up to 40 degrees below normal. let's get the forecast now from cbs' lonnie quinn. good evening, lonnie. >> good evening, norah. yeah, there's that one storm you're talking about in the pacific northwest, but there are a lot of storms. if you look at the radar picture i mean, i've got one, two, three, four storms all bein

norah. >> o'donnell: weijia jiang at the white house. thank you, weijia. in the history of the united states the senate has only attempted to convict a president four times, and two of those involve former president trump. and to get an idea of the sense of urgency, the senate is willing to work on valentine's day and a federal holiday to try and speed this along. cbs's kris van cleave reports tonight from the capitol. >> reporter: house impeachment managers made the solemn walk across the capitol preparing for the unprecedented second impeachment trial of a president. in a 78-page brief former president trump's lawyers called the impeachment case sterile, thin, political theater, and a danger to our republic democracy and the rights we hold dear. >> we already know how this is going to turn out. there is no chance there is going to be a conviction. >> reporter: aides to the former president said mr. conviction. >> reporter: aides to the former president said mr. trump will be watching the trial closely but will not testify or provide a statement in his de

jiang died from multiple gunshot wounds and investigators say he may have been targeted after a road rage incident. >> what i can tell you is that there was an accident, and we are exploring whether or not that was material in terms of the motive -- for which he shot him. again, it's too early to talk about that, and i can't share that but what we can say is that we're exploring absolutely every angle. >> police claim qinxuan pan was in possession of a stolen victim and may have known the victim's fiancee who also went to mit. >>> time now for a look at your east coast overnight. it could make driving treacherous this morning from new york down to virginia where ice is the concern, and later today heavy rain will move across the southeast. a blast of arctic air is gripping the middle of the country today. windchills will be dropping well below zero across the plains. looking at today's high temperatures, 80s in florida. warm along the gulf coast and into the southwest. 30s for the pacific northwest. 76, phoenix. 61, albuquerque. >>> coming up, what americans are buying for valentine'

norah. >> o'donnell: weijia jiang, thank you.ncrease in vaccine supply comes as a leading u.s. doctor tells cbs news tonight the more- contagious u.k. variant of covid is now likely in all 50 states, adding urgency to the race to vaccinate americans. so far, more than 34 million have had at least one shot, and more than 11 million have had two doses. we get more now from cbs' carter evans. >> reporter: as vaccine demand continues to far outpace supply, tonight, a stunning prediction: >> by the time we get to april, that will be what i would call open season-- namely, virtually everybody and anybody in any category could start to get vaccinated. >> reporter: but vaccination sites still need doses. it's a big problem in maryland. >> we need more damn vaccines. >> reporter: it's the same in los angeles. >> it is a little bit of "hunger games" out there. this week, we only received 16,000 new doses. that is down 90,000 from the week before. that is unacceptable. >> reporter: the shortage is forcing several l.a. vaccine sites to close

harder towards the outside world on issues like hong kong and seen jiang. on taiwan it's got a much harder line now so it's more difficult diplomatic partner logic might suggest that a post breaks it britain would want to swallow some of its political differences with the world's 2nd largest economy but at the moment at least has the politics that the dominant rory chalons al-jazeera.

grad qinxuan pan sometime after jiang's death. >> it was the fruits of that investigation that put himreporter: now, two warrants have been issued for pan's arrest related to a stolen vehicle. >> mr. pan should be considered armed and dangerous. >> reporter: officers say jiang, 26-year-old studying at yale, was shot and killed outside his car, and damage to jiang's vehicle is one factor they're examining. >> there was an accident proceeded the encounter. >> reporter: on thursday, new haven police were scouring the area near this hotel where pan was last seen for clues. the hotel's manager said pan checked in saturday night with an i.d. and credit card but never checked out. the room appeared untouched. u.s. marshals have joined the case and are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest >> we're hoping to be able to bring the person responsible for this incident, for the homicide, this senseless crime, to justice. >> reporter: jiang had ties to chicago and is being remembered as a selfless man of faith who would help others in need. >> kevin served in the u.s. army,

jiang, a 26-year-old army vet veteran was recently engaged to be married. enrolled at mit. authorities have not yet confirmed if pan knows the victim or his fiancee. >> we are exploring every angle related to this investigation and related to every person involved, the victim, his fiancee, his extended family and to include the suspect or the person of interest that we've identified here before you. >> reporter: jiang's fiancee zion perry told a local newspaper that they spent their last day together ice fishing and cooked dinner together. >> so many people have been sending me messages, have been posting articles or comments on facebook. that's just so amazing, all the people that kevin touched. >> reporter: police say pan is not a suspect in the investigation at this time, only a person of interest. his current whereabouts are unknown. cecilia. >> okay, will, thank you so much. >>> coming up next, after that deadly wreck on icy roads in texas, and with more bad weather on the way, we're going to tell you what you need to know right now to stay safe on the

and jiang's fiancee who recently graduated from the school. robin? >> janai, thank you. thank you so much. michael? >>> all right, robin. let's turn it around here and go to a businessman with a heart of gold. he is a houston legend. he's warming up houston -- helping everybody stuck in the bitter cold. jim mackenville, aka mattress mack is coming to rescue texans once again turning his furniture store into temporary shelters just like he did during hurricane harvey. he said the need to tremendous and anyone can drop in for two hours or two days, they have free food and blankets. his 10-year-old granddaughter is helping him. he says, quote, i'm trying to teach her that the essence of living is giving. that's what we do. he is more than generous all the time. >> he lives it. >> he is the real deal. >> he is the real deal. >> he has the best commercials in houston for his furniture store. great job. >>> we have a lot more coming up on "gma" including ashley judd. she is revealing the harrowing details of her 55-hour rescue after she shattered her leg in the rain forest. >>

in his 1st phone conversation with chinese president jiang ping u.s. president joe biden criticized what he sees as quote unfair economic practices at the same time he announced that heavy terrorists remain in place and new restrictions for certain technology exports may be implemented try to stress the need to uphold dialogue and calls for tolerance of differing political views was the 1st phone call between the u.s. and chinese presidents since almost a year. now here in germany federal and state governments have agreed to extend their broad lockdown affecting retail restaurants and hotels into march citing concerns over fast spreading variants of the corona virus trancelike americans said she was called satisfied by a recent decline in cases but worried new coronavirus strains could robert lead to a 3rd wave of infections the new plan pushes the end of the lock down from this saturday to march 7th business groups have pushed for early openings warning of in solvency. for some more analysis i'm not joined by our financial correspondent chelsea delain

have to see how they can weigh up things like human rights you know there's the labor camps and shin jiang there is issues into bash there are various human rights issues taiwan. in some ways industry is kind of trying not to focus on too much they're basically focusing on the bottom line particularly at a time of the pandemic but among the electorates in the european countries these will be issues so i think that going forward these kind of things are going to play more of a role. on the other side on the positive side it is it is a trading it is positive to see trade developing and. the argument has long been that you can you can bring china around using trade so maybe. that's is possible but definitely problematic ok. in china expect and of course business thank you so much thanks. meanwhile many companies are struggling to get their products moved from a to b. or to receive the spare parts they desperately need and all that because of a shortage of shipping container and that's causing a world wide logistics. at long last a container has arrived goods destined for export have been pili

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that's not true and it's become much harder towards the outside world on issues like hong kong and seen jiang. on taiwan it's got a much harder line now so it's a more difficult diplomatic partner logic might suggest that a post breaks it britain would want to swallow some of its political differences with the world's 2nd largest economy but at the moment at least if the politics that the dominant rory chalons how does iran. visit al-jazeera these are your top stories u.s. president joe biden says he's ending american support for offensive operations in the saudi led war in yemen including a ban on the sale of specific weapons and his 1st foreign policy speech since taking office 5 and spoke about the coup in myanmar and russia's treatment of opposition figures he's promised to restore america's leadership in the world and repair alliances that were fractured during the trump is. america is back america is back diplomacy is back at the center of our foreign policy as i said i'm our noddle address we will repair our alliances in gage's with the world once again not to meet yesterday's challeng

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syringes without those the countries only able to vaccinate 60000000 people jacqueline bouvier spoke with jiang who's a professor of molecular wrong color he thinks the syringe problem should have been anticipated. in a way this isn't a surprise but it's a terrible thing if it's going to end up in wasting doses of that precious vaccine those calls some problem here in japan and it's also causing problems in europe we know there are going to be shoes about the supply of syringes and did. other aspects of the scenes that we're going to need to to roll out the vaccine across the world as you're pointing out earlier the same problem is being reported in many countries not just ended in japan do you think the manufacturer should have anticipated this problem or is this something that just came about i think we should have it out has made it in a way it's not unlike the problem we all had at the beginning of the pandemic we need people with personal protective equipment there were not enough face masks gloves suitable suitable plastics for cover for covering covering yourself and i think this isn't a

kevin jiang was shot in new haven saturday. authorities are trying to find qinxuan pan who was believed to be in the area at the time. u.s. marshals say he was spotted near atlanta yesterday allegedly driving a stolen car. he and the victim's fiancee both attended mit and it's unclear if they know each other. she spoke off camera about the support she's received since the shooting. >> so many people have been sending me messages, have been posting articles or comments on facebook. that's just so amazing, all the people that kevin touched. >> reporter: police say they were investigating whether road rage incident played a role in the motive. >>> a police report now reveals bruce springsteen told an officer he drank two tequila shots before a dui arrest. the report also shows the 71-year-old failed a sobriety test and was described smelling strongly of alcohol. his first court appearance later this month. >>> the 31-year-old woman who started bumble is now a self-made billionaire. at one point shares in whitney wolfe herd's compa

parliament has passed a non-binding motion saying that china's treatment of weaker muslims and shin jiang amounts to genocide prime minister justin trudeau in his cabinet abstained from the vote china has condemned and rejected the motion from. the leader of georgia's main opposition party has been arrested become aliased attention comes days after the prime minister resigned amid a debate over whether to take the opposition politician into custody elliott faces charges of inciting violence during protests in 2019 he dismisses the charges as politically motivated. and authorities in the democratic republic of congo have blamed rwandan hutu rebels for the killing of italy's embassador he was one of 3 people killed when a convoy from the world food program came under fire the president of the d r c has called the ambush a terrorist attack. earlier this month germany sent medical personnel and equipment to portugal the goal was to assist a fellow e.u. member state what it's called a crisis but now it seems the mission has also benefited a chinese owned luxury hospital and lisbon. reports. ge

a funeral service held today for kevin jiang at a church in new haven, connecticut.t near yale's campus last week. m.i.t. graduate qinxuan pan is now wanted for questioning in connection to the murder. authorities say he was last spotted near atlanta. >>> when we come back, driving towards a dream. the golfer making his pga tour debut. the incredible story of how he got there, next. do we really need a sign to live, laugh, and love? -yes. -the answer is no. i can help new homeowners not become their parents. -kee-on-oh... -nope. -co-ee-noah. -no. -joaquin. -no. it just takes practice. give it a shot. [ grunts, exhales deeply ] -did you hear that? -yeah. it's a constant battle. we're gonna open a pdf. who's next? progressive can't save you from becoming your parents, but we can save you money when you bundle home and auto with us. no fussin', no cussin', and no -- ♪ ♪ be right back. with moderate to severe crohn's disease, i was there, just not always where i needed to be. is she alright? i hope so. so i talked to my doctor about humira. i learned humira is for people

is being offered in the hunt for qinxuan pan last seen in georgia days after the shooting of kevin jiang. investigators say they're making progress in the case, which they said could stem from a road rage incident. >>> suspected child sex offender ghislaine maxwell is withering as she sits in trial. her lawyer made that statement as part of a new bid to relax the conditions of maxwell's detention locked up since july for her alleged role in the jeffrey epstein sex trafficking scandal. her lawyer says maxwell is suffering emotional abuse. >>> overseas, a middle eastern princess resurfaced in a series of videos claiming she's being held against her will. princess latifa, the daughter of dubai's ruler, has not been seen since 2018 when she was detained and brought back to dubai after trying to flee the country. she reportedly fears for her life and recorded the videos in the bathroom of a villa on a phone smuggled in by friends. >> this ville last has been converted into a jail. all the windows are barred shut. i can't open any window. there's five policemen outside and two policewomen insi

the mother of the victim, 26-year-old kevin jiang, spoke through a translator. >> translator: kevin was my beloved only child. last saturday evening when the police told me he was shot, my first reaction was, this cannot be real. >> a $10,000 reward is offered in the case. police said the motive may stem from a road rage incident. >>> the leader of the cherokee nation wants the tribe's name removed from the popular suv made by jeep. the automaker has used the name for decades but chief chuck hoskin says it's time to retire those names. jeep's parent company said hoskin does not condone the use of cherokee, but no word in the company plans a change. it comes after changes in pro sports with washington's football team and cleveland's baseball team eliminating native american imagery. >>> a runaway goat. authorities spent part of yesterday chasing it down interstate 4 in tampa. it was eventually trapped and driven away. >>> and it is not a goat, but a kangaroo that is making news down under. scientists say a kangaroo is the country's oldest painting. it's 17,000 years old. it was found on

measures by the international community and in turn my on mars also as a boarder china's approach to the jiang and its approach in taiwan to hong kong for example that all being said since aung sun chichi has come to power it's fair to say that china's influence in my and my has been slowly waning and that's because among the people that there has been a growing anti china sentiment people are creasing ling suspicious of chinese influence and and on things that she has been listening to that she has been trying to really pull maslow be away from this over alliance on trial. in a trade it between the 2 countries was not what it was when the military was in power for example and there was a lot of key projects infrastructure projects in china that have been stalled for various reasons such as the environment for example in china has not been very happy with that now what's key to know is that china's foreign minister actually visited my only 3 weeks ago he's down with aung sang suu to signed a number of memorandums yes i was going to ask you about that would china would just just let me interrup

concerned about external forces they have their views on these issues whether it's hong kong taiwan cian jiang relations with the united states and there's only one narrative and that's the official narrative and conversation needs to take place within the spaces of that narrative and frankly there's just no room for debate and debate could be very risky and it will see in the coming days and weeks to users in china continue to try to access clubhouse and whether or not users eventually get prosecuted for doing so but what about the chinese media have they reported on the story. that's very interesting because they try to portray as yeah we know people in china are using it so they're not denying that but they say though or the interview netizens in china to say oh i try clubhouse but it was so why i decided it was so entirely china didn't present the facts accurately so when they purport to interview internet users the. reaction that the state media in china will get very very much tracks with the official spokespersons will say all right russ feingold thanks very much for that thank you. now

range of people and myanmar internals of supports china for example when it comes to the ship to shin jiang issues regarding the weakened minority there but it is fair to say that since aung sun suu kyi has come to power china's influence in myanmar has somewhat waned trade is not what it was it's still it's still quite good but it's not what it was and also some infrastructure projects have stalled under her watch much to the chagrin of many chinese chinese businessmen that so one china's foreign minister actually went to myanmar just 3 weeks ago to really try to shore up china's interests there and also try to bolster these economic agreements. ok katrina you joining us live from beijing thanks very much for trina now the state department has issued a statement saying the united states opposes any attempt to alter the outcome of recent elections or impede minerals democratic transition and will take action against those responsible if these steps are not reversed and wanting the situation closely and stand with the people of burma who have already enjoyed so much in their quest for democr

that partially on the prime minister signed a peace deal truce deal with the leader over there by jiang homily and according to that deal they were conceding 2 thirds of the territories including some key strategically key places in the golan a coward imagine the wrath imagine the anger the frustration the heartbreak in all of the country. because mine do you know me going to come back me seemed just like another patch of mountains land very picturesque very beautiful but still to armenians it's infinitely more than that it is very important it's part of the national identity and it's not an exaggeration it's a matter of honor oh having access to nagorno-karabakh and having it under their control is a matter of honor again a matter of national integrity national idea that's why it was so heartbreaking imagine if you were if you if you were in in the you in the united states imagine losing alaska or imagine imagine losing new york or california or some some very iconic to armenians it's even more than that so when they learned about it about the defeat and they found out they were defeat

diplomat antony blinken told the yang jiechi america would stand up for democratic values including in jiang tibet and hong kong lincoln also called on china to join international condemnation of the military coup in me and ma he warned the u.s. would work with allies against any chinese threaten to stability in the in the pacific region including across the taiwan strait. ready ready. ready. thank you tucker. he takes. charge. ready ready ready of her daughter 1st is a woman don't let any of that except to steal the assailant. come into the market for tots. she knows it all to see on the local corner. see it can also say your. cruise through to the 3rd muscle in the shoe shine your snow greener and you know. it is good removing you which on. your part to nuclear question that our new recall west in the gut. you see preschool here in it's own or peaceful. don't they start. up in access all i can i was in the street between shall. be laid to rest us. up a saddle. don't apply the animals. they don't look at them palatable bustle scary and oh god like a winkle. reputable yeah but i what i think

. >> for our first question we'll go to weijia jiang at cbs. >> we'll go to the second question while we figure that out. brenda goodman at webm zblnchts hello. >> weijia, you're there. >> sorry about that. thank you for having this briefing and taking my questions. i have two, if you don't mind. the first one is about skepticism that remains around the vaccines which you guys have all acknowledged. just about 20 minutes ago a new monmouth poll shows 50% of americans plan to get the vaccine when they can, but 24% say it is likely they will never get it if they can avoid it. my question is, are there any conditions under which you'd recommend requiring a vaccine to access person places like federal properties, schools or to travel, if we fail to reach herd immunity after a certain point or if more variants continue to spread. >> dr. walensky, do you want to weigh in here? >> thank you for that question. i think it's important to recognize we have vaccine hesitancy here. we have to address it at its roots and understand while people are hesitant. i do believe the more people who get thi

gong internet services being cut off following days of protests against the coup that brought the jiang to power 2 weeks ago the vehicles have been patrolling the streets to prevent pro-democracy demonstrations the opposition is demanding a return of the country's cost of leader aung sun suu chain the internet shut down after images were circulated online that showed the. military firing on a crowd of protesters it's unclear where the live and mission was used. these pro-democracy protests in myanmar are the biggest in more than a decade and they've brought hundreds of thousands of people out onto the straights these people come from all walks of life students teaches and lawyers and now the country's football is a lending their voices to the protests i have no. views footballers are demanding democracy and they not just any football as they are players from the neon more national team they have taken to the streets to protest the military coup refusing to represent the country under a military government marco no no no no doubt over our dinner with these and i go with you know what i w

by the way, senator holly's wife will jiang join us tonight. -- will join us tonight. where was the outrage when senator mcconnell's house was vandalized or he was confronted at a restaurant. where was the outrage when kirstjen nielsen and sarah sanders were accosted at restaurants with their families. where was the outrage when rand paul and his wife were attacked after the rnc? where was the outrage when rand paul was viciously assaulted by a neighbor, the one that left him with six broken ribs? congresswoman omar "joked about that on twitter. on i on i tonight, the same democrats who condoned or ignored all of the summer's violent riots and ignored the attack on the white house and ignored the harassment and the attack against republican lawmakers and called on their followers to "fight like hell" just like donald trump, the same democrats now accusing the president of inciting insurrection because he told his supporters to fight like hell and in the same speech it turns out he says to be peaceful and patriotic and let your voice be heard. president's speech doesn't

in connection to the murder of 26-year-old kevin jiang. the suspect was last spotted near atlanta. >>> a big weekend for american women's tennis at the australian open. serena williams and naomi osaka advancing to the quarterfinals. this puts williams one step closer to tying the record of 24 grand slam titles overall, and could lead her to her eighth championship at melbourne park. >> she's incredible. >>> we'll start this half-hour with the announcement from the host of "the bachelor" chris harrison, that he's stepping aside from the show for a period of time. this move follows growing backlash over comments he made that seemed to defend the controversial actions of one of this season's contestants, andia n -- janai is right here with the latest on that. good morning, janai. >> the backlash even prompting a some online prompting for chris harrison to be removed from the bachelor franchise. this morning, a bachelor bombshell. >> the most shocking finale in bachelor history. >> reporter: longtime franchise host chris harrison announcing he

invite only app where guests discuss topics like the ongoing crackdown against the winkers engine jiang democracy in hong kong and sovereignty of taiwan by monday evening clubhouse users in mainland china reported that they could no longer log on to the op now a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said the china's action on clubhouse was an issue of national sovereignty. firstly what china's internet is open the government money which is the internet in accordance with the law and regulations secondly china's position on the relevant issue has always been consistent and clear call to china has its own swabbing determination to defend its national sovereignty security and development interests as well as to oppose interference by external forces. and correspondent in taipei william yang has been following the story for us we just heard it there trying to says this is about sovereignty what are other saying. right but in fact most of the people including the chinese users of this actually considers this as yet another attempt that the chinese government is trying to censor speeches that

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to she about the pandemic the ongoing situation on kong and allegations about rights abuses engine jiang region president she stressed the need for the 2 nations to avoid confrontation and to have mutual respect sarah clocks in hong kong for us to bring us up to date with what the 2 men spoke about. a release from the white house has details some of the content of that conversation from joe biden side biden shared his greetings as well as his well wishers on the eve of china's biggest holiday celebration that starts tomorrow that's the lunar new year he also affirmed the u.s. as priorities to protect the american people sovereignty and prosperity and preserve a free indo-pacific region he did however raise concerns about in particular hong kong and taiwan he noted concerns about the crackdown on hong kong this of course is the arrest and the time and of a number of pro-democracy activists and legislators are politicians of the last 18 months or so since the national security law was introduced on july 1st last year as for taiwan he wants his not at all mention china's increasingly assert

supported china and many of its controversial policies to do with the treatment of the leaders and shin jiang to do with hong kong and to do with taiwan that being said china continues to be of primary importance to land where it's the largest trading partner the 2nd largest source of foreign direct investment but under aung sun suu kyi it is true that the influence that china has had in there has not been as great and is as unbridled as it was when the military was in power there was some infrastructure projects that had been stalled under her watch which was very frustrating for china in many china chinese companies also. she was more open to u.s. investment for example and there was a lot of anti chinese sentiment growing in my love because of this huge chinese influence and on closer she knew this and she was. and you become less reliant on china as a result and we did see trade also drop between the 2 countries under her watch so it is interesting to know that china sent its foreign minister to have talks of the unsung suchi just 3 weeks ago and they signed a few memorandums and they had

weijia jiang is at the white house with more on this story. the democrats we hear are moving ahead with their plan. so what was the point of the meeting, do you think? >> reporter: president biden wanted to hear out the republicans and the white house inas is he's still interested in a bipartisan deal. but democrats aren't waiting around to see if that happens before getting the ball rolling on that option that allows them to move forward without republicans. after the meeting, though, mr. biden made clear he is not budging on the main points of his proposal, especially its size. >> it was a very good exchange of views. >> reporter: maine senator susan collins described the meeting as frank and useful but acknowledged it did not produce results. >> i wouldn't say that we came together on a package tonight. no one expected that. in a two-hour meeting. >> reporter: the group of gop senators outlined their package that would only offer about one-third of the aid president biden wants to pass. like mr. biden's plan the republican proposal includes

our weijia jiang asked press secretary jen psaki about the attacks and she said president biden would seen the videos, but he is concerned. attacks of any form, we need to work together to address them. >> according to a u.n. report there were more than 1800 racist incidents against asian-americans. you know, president biden signed an executive order to prevent asian-americans from being targeted. >> it's symbolic and signat significant. >> attacks of any kind are not okay. but there's something about attacking an elderly person that way that really takes it to a hole other level. >> oh, you see that video of that older gentleman being shoved to the ground. >> exactly. >> and he falls hard from behind, didn't see it coming. >>> moving on to this, first on "cbs this morning" -- we're going to take it a little lighter -- >> please do. >> yeah, here we go, kids across america are being offered a music lesson like never before. it's part of a virtual event called grammy in the schools fest. features performances students and music pros. artists attending, singer h.e.r. where do we know he

weijia jiang is at the white house with more on this part of the story. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, late last night those republican senators announced they would be meeting with president biden today, here at the white house. they accepted his invitation, which came after they sent him a letter outlining their proposal. but mr. biden has already indicated he is not interested in signing a watered down version of his own. with republicans offering less than a third of what he proposed for his covid relief bill, the president is signaling the time for bipartisanship is running out. >> i support passing covid relief with support from republicans if we can get it. but the covid relief has to pass. there's nof, a is, obur . >> reporter: late last night the white house said president biden is prepared to begin action on his rescue plan after speaking with democratic leaders. he will meet with gop senators today, but the administration made clear the need for action is urgent, and the scale of what must be done is large. that large action ha

weijia jiang spoke with some people who have been affected by the violence.ctly why they feel this story is not getting enough attention but one reason may be that not all of these attacks against asian-americans are considered hate crimes. still, advocates say the community is clearly being targeted. and they believe it is the result of anger and misinformation about covid-19. president biden recently called on the justice department to get more involved in tracking these attacks. but the action has been slow. ratanapadkee came to san francisco in 2000. >> he loved kids, he loved all his children. >> reporter: his daughter monthanus has livid in the city with her husband eric lawson for over a decade. >> never in my dream would i think this would happen to him or that he die here. >> reporter: the devoted grandfather was brutally assaulted just one month ago in broad daylight. . do you think this was a hate crime? >> when i see this, and then when he run across and kill him, and without take anything from my father, i think it's a hate crime. >> there's just

weijia jiang is at the white house this morning for us.ood morning to you, as we were just saying joe biden knows loss intimately, spoke directly to american families who have lost someone. what was his message? >> reporter: good morning, tony, he used exactly, his own personal pain to empathize with others. while he did honor the lives of the more than half a million people lost he also asked americans to repurpose their grief, to prevent even more deaths. >> today, we mark a truly grim heartbreaking milestone. >> reporter: president biden said he felt he knew those who died of covid-19. and certainly, the heartache of their loved ones. >> i know all too well, i know what it's like to not be there when it happens. >> reporter: the president's first wife and baby daughter were killed in a car crash. he lost his adult son beau to brain cancer. >> i know what it's like when you are there. holding their hands. and the look in their eye as they slip away. >> reporter: the somber ceremony was a departure from former president trump who did not

weijia jiang has more on this story from the white house. >> reporter: a security camera captured the last time journalist jamal khashoggi was seen alive, entering the saudi consulate in istanbul in october 2018 where he was killed and dismembered by a hit squad. his fiance waiting unknowingly outside. >> he was my best friend. he was the love of my life. >> reporter: khashoggi was a fierce critic of saudi leadership and the murders were linked to saudi arabia's crown prince mohammad bin salman who rules saudi arabia on behalf of his father the king. he denied knowing about the operation to cbs evening news anchor and managing editor norah o'donnell during an interview for "60 minutes". >> how did you not know about this operation? >> some think that i should know what 3 million people working for the saudi government do daily. it's impossible that the 3 million would send their daily reports to the leader or the second highest person in the saudi government. >> reporter: but in 2018 the cia assessed that not only did the crown prince know about the killing he ordered khashoggi's exec