our kris van cleave takes a test drive with the machine driving. those stories and more right after our news headlines. ♪ ♪ speak of the economy is strong overall. >> john: jerome powell signals to congress an interest rate cut is not likely soon and addresses the trump administration's closing of the consumer financial protection bureau, saying no federal regulator remains to make sure banks aren't treating customers. snow and ice are falling from the central plains to the northeast. washington and philadelphia could get up to three to 6 inches tonight. the gold coast states their dose includes thunderstorms and damaging winds. in the west, another atmospheric rivers prompting flash flood watches and concerns about mudslides and areas scarred by wildfires. russia released american prisoner marc fogel, the teacher from pennsylvania was arrested in moscow nearly four years ago for possession of medical marijuana. it's unclear what the u.s. gave up and return. the trump administrations has the releases is a sign that the u.s. and russia are moving to

layers of safety built in that are still in effect today, the same way they were two weeks ago. >> kris van cleave, kris. >> looking at the calendar, we are halfway now through winter. >> looking at the dictionary, winter comes from the old germanic word meaning "time of water." so, lonnie quinn, are we in a time of water? >> you know, john, with the atmospheric river setting up, it may very well live up to its name. the atmospheric river is a channel of very moist air that results in a lot of moisture. you can pick it out on this map, it's that dark arch that you see right there. that's your atmospheric river. again, a lot of rain within it. san francisco has been dealing with it for a couple of days. the next bout comes in tonight and this time it puts out about 2 inches of rain for san francisco, but it does want to migrate to the south. so a place like los angeles can tap into some of that moisture, maybe up to an inch of rain by the time we get a little later into the week. but california needs snow. the snow dictates the health of the reservoirs, and look at this. this is 6,000 feet in calif

black hawk black box that those pilots ever saw the airplane that they flew right into. >> john: kris van cleavefrom los angeles. thanks so much, kris. now to that global security conference in munich, germany. 18 years ago, vladimir putin gave a confrontational speech at the annual gathering that rattled the audience but laid out the plan he ultimately followed for expanding russia's territory in places like ukraine. cbs's senior foreign correspondent liz palmer is in munich, germany, covering this year's meeting and joins us now. liz, it's great to see you. the vice president of the secretary of state met with president zelenskyy. how did that meeting go? >> reporter: well, it was a closed meeting so we don't really know. it didn't last very long, only half an hour. we didn't get much from either side after it was over, even though reporters peppered them with questions. they said anodyne stuff like they were all working toward peace. but the vice president did tuck in an interesting detail. let's have a listen. >> we want to achieve a durable lasting peace, not the kind of peace that's going

cbs' kris van cleave has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: crews began lifting pieces of the american airlines regional jet that crashed into the potomac river after the midair collision. among them the midsection of the plane'smaled and upside down fuselage, one of the plane's engines, and a wing as efforts continue to recover all 67 crash victims. >> we have psitively identified 55 sets of remains. during recovery and salvage operations today, additional human remains were located. >> reporter: ntsb investigators have accessed the plane's cockpit data recorder, which shows the airliner was flying at about 325 feet around the time of the collision. deputy director of army aviation, colonel mike ott. is there any reason why army helicopters would be flying above that 200-foot line, as it appears in this case? >> it's important for us to not speculate because there are -- there are all kinds of reasons that you could deviate from an altitude. you know, something as simple as a flock of birds is in front of you, or you may deviate if you see something that's an obstacle or

cbs' kris van cleave reports. >> reporter: this dramatic video of a lear jet landing at the scottsdale airport monday afternoon will be at the center of a national transportation safety board investigation as it appears to show the left main landing gear collapsing, sending the plane veering off the runway before slamming into a parked gulf stream 200. a team of investigators is working to understand what went wrong. >> maintain altitude and go around. we had an emergency. >> reporter: firefighters were on scene within a minute, but the collision killed one person. two others were rushed to the hospital with critical injuries. a third was transported by paramedics with non-life-threatening injuries. and another person was evaluated at the scene but walked away. >> our thoughts and prayers for the individuals on the aircraft. it's certainly a tragedy that occurred. ♪ >> reporter: the leer 35a is owned by motley crue lead singer vince neil, but he was not on board. built in 1989, it was coming from austin. preliminary flight data shows last reported speed at around 63 miles per hour as i

senior transportation correspondent kris van cleave is at reagan airport with the latest on the investigation. kris? >> reporter: maurice, the move to restrict helicopters drew praise from american airlines ceo and several key senators. those recorders that have been recovered, those are crucial pieces of this investigation. they contain a treasure trove of data, and the ntsb believes they are in good enough condition to yield that information. crews have recovered at least 41 bodies from the wreckage of the american airlines regional jet and army black hawk helicopter sitting in the potomac. they are waiting for additional equipment to pull pieces of fuselage from the river in the hopes of reaching the unaccounted for. video captured the moment the chopper slammed into the side of flight 5342 as it was on final approach to washington's reagan national airport. it appears the helicopter was flying nearly 200 feet higher than it should have been at the time of the crash. >> as a pilot, you never stop flying. he didn't give up all the way to the ground, or all the way to the water. he would hav

kris van cleave also reports there is growing evidence the plane attempted evasive maneuvers right beforelision. kris will have more on "cbs evening news plus." >> john: president trump signed an order today to stop federal funding for schools that require covid vaccines. it's not expected to have much impact because most of those mandates have already been dropped. >> maurice: and a texas judge fined a new york doctor $100,000 for sending abortion medications to a woman in texas, where most abortions are banned. the same doctor faces criminal charges in a similar case in louisiana, pitting the governors of louisiana and new york against each other. jericka duncan talked with the prosecutor in that case. >> we are prosecuting the doctor because she violated louisiana laws for aiding and abetting and committing an abortion. bottom-line is come answer the warrant. >> reporter: tony clayton is the district attorney in louisiana who filed criminal charges against new york dr. margaret carpenter. >> if the abortion crime were a tailor-made suit, it would custom fit the actions of dr. carpenter

kris van cleave, cbs news, phoenix. >> well, hands-free on the highways.till a little scary, but we'll see how that goes. >>> and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you the news continues. if others, tune in later for "cbs mornings," and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm shanelle kaul. ♪ >>> hello and thanks so much for watching. i'm shapiro s i'm shanelle kaul in new york and here are the top stories. in a major u.s. reversal of policy, president trump says he is talking with russia about ending the war in ukraine. as the president continues purging the government, we talk with federal inspectors who say they're the last line of defense against corruption. >>> and prices keep going up. the latest report on inflation is out, and it's not good. >>> president donald trump says he is looking forward to negotiating with russian president vladimir putin to end the war in ukraine. trump began his day wednesday with an hour-long phone call to putin during which they agreed to begin

cbs' kris van cleave has more on the search for clues. >> reporter: crews began lifting pieces of theairlines regional jet that crashed into the potomac river after wednesday's mid-air collision. among them, the midsection of the plane's mangled and upside down fuselage. one of the plane's engines and a wing, as efforts to continue to recover all 67 crash victims. >> we are positively identified 55 sets of remains. during recovery and salvage operations today, additional human remains were located. >> reporter: ntsb investigators have accessed the plane's cockpit data recorder which shows the airline was flying about 325 feet around the time of the collision. deputy director of army aviation colonel mark ott. is there any reason why army helicopters would be flying above that 200--foot line as it appears in this case? >> it's important for us to not speculate because there are all kinds of reasons that you could deviate from an altitude. you know, if as simple as a flock of birds is in front of you, or you may deviate if you see something that's an obstacle. the pilots to climb. what'

cbs' kris van cleave is there and reports on the probe. >> reporter: dramatic video of a learjet as it at the scottsdale arizona airport monday afternoon, shortly after touching down it appears the left main landing gear collapse, sending the plane veering off the runway, crashing right into a parked gulfstream 200. >> and we just had an emergency. >> reporter: firefighters were on scene within a minute. >> we have one fatality still in one of the planes. they were dead on arrival. >> reporter: in addition to the one person killed, at least three others were injured. two were rushed to local trauma centers in critical condition, the other transported with nonlife threatening injuries. a fifth person was treated at the scene. >> our thoughts and prayers for the individuals on the aircraft. it's certainly a tragedy that occurred. >> reporter: the plane, built in 1989, was coming from austin, texas. preliminary flight data shows its last reported speed at around 63 miles an hour as it veered off the runway. the leer 35a is owned by motley crue lead singer vince neil. he was not on board a

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kris van cleave reports faa officials pushed, last summer to close 1 of 3 runways at reagan nationalwo close calls. ultimately, they kept the runway open. the ntsb is investigating whether airport congestion played a role in last week's midair collision. >> maurice: the ncaa is banning transgender women from playing on women's teams. this follows an executive order from president trump that calls for penalties against schools and leagues that allow transgender women to compete in women's sports. >> john: and the former interpreter for baseball superstar shohei ohtani was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for bank and tax fraud. ippei mizuhara has to pay back $17 million he stole from ohtani's bank account to cover his gambling debts and other expenses, and he has to pay another million to the irs. >> maurice: southern california edison admitted today its equipment likely start of the hearst wildfire. that one burned a little more than a square mile and did not cause any deaths or destroy any homes. >> john: it broke out the same day as the much larger palisades and eaton wildf

. >> maurice: our senior transportation correspondent kris van cleave reports the bodies of all 67 peoplehe midair collision near washington last week have been recovered from the potomac, and investigators put out this video of the battered voice recorder from the medevac plane that crashed in philadelphia, killing seven people. it was found in the plane's 8-foot deep impact crater. still had on the "cbs evening news," lonnie quinn with a winter storm coming to the midwest and the northeast. >> john: and we will have these stories. ♪ ♪ >> i'm dave malkoff in tennessee just over the border with north carolina where it is brutally cold. this is one of hundreds of major lives. to this day. that's tonight's "eye on america." >> i'm imtiaz tyab in kabul, afghanistan. president trump began his second term in office making big demands of the ruling taliban. the group told us they have big demands of their own. that's next on the "cbs evening news." ♪ ♪ their own. that's next on the "cbs evening news." ♪ ♪ stuck on the couch. no way. ♪♪ if you have postmenopausal osteoporosis, and are at high ri

here is kris van cleave. >> reporter: it came down like a missile.home to mexico when something went wrong right after takeoff. two pilots, two doctors, and a family member were also onboard. at least one person on the ground was killed. >> it came out of the clouds going in a straight nosedive, and the second it dame through the clouds was another second before hit the ground. >> reporter: the learjet 55 crashed into a busy section of the city, destroying cars and setting buildings ablaze. a horrifying end to the deadliest week in american aviation in decades. >> just scary to think maybe flying isn't the best thing to do right now. >> reporter: rattling an already shaken nation looking for answers in the wake of wednesday's midair collision. an army black hawk helicopter colliding with an american airlines regional jet over the icy potomac river in the nation's capital. 67 people died, just feet from the runway. it appears to have happened about 325 feet up, high ter than the helicopter was supposed to be. investigators say they are working to unde