this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin tonight with year one to have the biden administration -- of the biden administration and the challenges that lie ahead for year two, from rising inflation and congressional gridlock to a still surging pandemic and the russia-ukraine crisis. despite early legislative wins such as passage of the bipartisan infrastructure package and record job creation, the president has recently come up short on several of his biggest priorities. last night the president suffered his latest legislative defeat with the voting rights bill after senate democrats failed to make changes to the filibuster rule. meanwhile, members of the administration spent most of today trying explain comments president biden made about russian aggression to ukraine yesterday during his mar than news conference. the majority of americans think the nation is headed in the wrong direction. what can he do to right the ship? nancy cordes joins us. >> reporter: p

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening and thank you for joining us. from here on the east front of the u.s. capitol where flags are at half staff tonight in remembrance in one of america's darkest days. just behind me was a coopedle light prayer jig ill. the insurrection was one of the worst days of injury for law enforcement since the september 11 attacks, but it was more than the capitol that was attacked -- democracy itself was under assault but, in the end, democracy prevailed. the rioters who tried to stop the certification of the election of jobs failed. the votes were counted. vice president mike pence confirmed joe biden would be the next president at 3:40 a.m. at this moment today the justice department is pursuing one of the largest f.b.i. investigations in u.s. history. so far, more than 725 defendants have been charged, and, tonight, the threat may not be ore over. we're going to have more on homeland security's warning in just a moment. we have a lot of new reporting to get to and cbs's nancy co

>> o'donnell: well, th >> o'donnell: well, there's medical history tonight at the university of marylandt there is the first human to have the heart of a gene-edited pig beating inside his chest. it was a risky nine-hour surgery. doctors implanted the heart from a one-year-old pig that was genetically engineered and bred specifically for this purpose, saving human lives. what an advance. tonight, several los angeles police officers are being called heroes after racing to rescue the pilot of a small plane who made an emergency landing on train tracks. seconds after the pilot was pulled out, a commuter train smashed into the plane. the pilot was rushed to the hospital.lot was rushed to luckily, no one was hurt. tonight, women are bringing historic change to your wallet. the u.s. mint is shipping out the first of five new u.s. quarters coming out this year. first up is poet, writer and civil rights icon maya angelou. she's on the tails side. on the heads side is a new image of george washington. next month, sally ride, the first american woman in space. i'm going to start carrying change ar

for people with skin. >> o'donnell >> o'donnell: tonight, some sad news.arines are dead after a military truck from camp lejeune rolled over on its side in jacksonville, north carolina. an official says the truck carrying 19 service members was going "a little too fast," as the driver tried to make a turn. in addition to the marines who were killed, two others were flown to hospitals. all right, tonight, many in the fashion world are mourning the death of world-renowned editor, author, and creative director andre leon talley. talley wrote for numerous publications before becoming the editor at large at what's regarded as the "fashion bible," "vogue" magazine. "vogue" editor-in-chief anna wintour remembered him today as a friend and called his loss immeasurable. and fashion designer diane von furstenberg said no one saw the world in a more elegant way than he did. andre leon talley was 73 years old. well, coming up next, honoring a trailblazing hockey player on and off the ice. and off the ice. ve made progresy mental health. so when i started having uninte

norah. >> o'donnell: lilia luciano, thank you. verizon and at&t began their limited rollout of 5g cell phone service today. the high-speed service is not being used near major airports over concerns it could interfere with airplane instrume.tsso inaeralonli f w tsconcerns. all right, still ahead here on tonight's "cbs evening news," what cause the the deadly crash of a u.s. military truck. and we were fashion icon andre leon talley. cough cough sneeze sneeze... [ sneezing ] needs, plop plop fizz fizz. alka seltzer plus cold relief. dissolves quickly. instantly so yan bouck f. now available for fast sinus relief. your plain aspirin could be hurting your stomach. vazalore... is the first liquid-filled aspirin capsule clinically shown to cause fewer ulcers than plain aspirin. try new vazalore. aspirin made amazing! with age comes more... get more with neutrogena® retinol pro plus. a powerful .05% retinol that's also gentle on skin. for wrinkles results in one week. neutrogena®. for people with skin. >> o'donnell: tonight, some sad ne

norah. >> o'donnell: manuel bojorquez, thank you. all right, if you have a child that's getting ready for college, you'll want to listen carefully to this next story. some big changes are coming to the s.a.t. exam. cbs' meg oliver reports it's headed into the digital age. >> reporter: high school junior natalia cossio is one of the first students to take a test run at the new version of the s.a.t. which version of the s.a.t. did you prefer and why? >> i preferred the digital version because it was a lot more concise. >> reporter: the updated test will be online only. it will be two hours instead ofg passages, and calculators allowed for the entire math portion. >> students are going to get their scores back faster and we're going to be able to be a lot more flexible with schools in how and when they give the s.a.t. to students. >> reporter: the s.a.t. has drawn fire from critics for decades. a 2021 study shows that admissions tests discriminate against minority and low-income students at selective colleges. are the s.a.t.s still rele

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnellning to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we are covering a number of big stories, and tonight, i should tell you, i'm joining you from a remote studio, after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for covid. and, like many of you have had to do over the last couple of years, i am working remotely. but the top headline tonight is the breathtaking rise of inflation. consumer prices were up 7% in december compared to a year ago. that means the cost for virtually everything is on the rise-- food, gas, rent, utilities, and cars. unfortunately, economists predict it won't be over any time soon, with inflation remaining high throughout the year. but higher prices aren't the only problems facing consumers. bare shelves are another problem. supply chain shortages are hitting grocery stores on even the most basic of items. cbs' scott macfarlane is at a supermarket in bethesda, maryland. good evening, scott. >> reporter: norah, this is the sharpest rise in consume

norah. >> o'donnell: ed o'keefe, thank you. tonight there's some good news after an epic travel nightmare on one of the busiest corridors in america after a dire 27 hours, virginia transportation officials say the road is clear of drivers and no one is stuck on i-95. cbs' errol barnett has all the latest reporting. >> we've been in the car for about 17, going on 18 hours. >> reporter: this was the nightmare on i-95. >> i have never been this frightened on the road before. >> reporter: 40 miles of virginia interstate came to a standstill after more than a foot of snow blanketed the region. >> there is nothing moving on interstate 95. it is a parking lot. >> reporter: among them, virginia senator and former democratic vice presidential candidate tim kaine, stranted for over 26 hours. >> the only thing i ate was one orange, and the only liquid i had was one 16-ounce dr. pepper. >> it's been 21 hours. >> reporter: stephanie rodriguez kept her six- and 11-year-olds warmed by covering them with clothes packed in their luggage. >> the

norah. >> o'donnell: our thanks to meg oliver. we turn now to an alarming trend at america's airports. the t.s.a. today reported a record number of guns at checkpoints in 2021. and you may be shocked by how many of them were loaded. the t.s.a. administrator spoke exclusively to cbs' errol barnett. >> it's one of the most alarming things we see is the number of weapons in our checkpoints. >> reporter: a record-breaking year at t.s.a. checkpoints: nearly 6,000 guns detected at airports nationwide. that's up 35% from 2019, even as travel remained below pre-pandemic levels. and how many of these firearms are loaded? >> the vast majority are loaded. about 86% of those firearms are loaded. >> reporter: chaos at atlanta's hartsfield-jackson after a t.s.a. officer found a loaded gun in a passenger's bag. that passenger then reached in, accidentally discharging it. >> well, that illustrates why loaded weapons are so dangerous, because it's very easy to discharge. >> reporter: that airport had the most firearms intercepted-- 507 detected, u

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. it is a tale of two americas in the ongoing battle against the omicron variant. some parts of the country can see light at the end of the tunnel, while others are seeing the biggest surge in cases since the start of the pandemic. in the northeast, cases and hospitalizations are falling after hitting a peak about a week ago. in new york city, cases have dropped 44%, and hospitalizations are down 50% in just the last seven days. but in other parts of the country, omicron is spreading like wildfire, with more than 5.4 million new infections last week. hospitals in oklahoma city, well, they have a dire warning tonight. they're at a breaking point. in an extraordinary open letter, the major healthcare systems write, "soon, you or a loved one, may need us for life-saving care, whether for a stroke, emergency appendectomy, trauma from a car accident and we might not be able to help." can you imagine? we have breaking news comi

norah. >> o'donnell: holly williams in ukraine for us.>> o'donnell: hoy thank you. now to covid. pfizer has announced the start of a clinical trial for a new vaccine that will specifically target the omicron variant, and it couldn't come soon enough as the seven-day average for covid deaths near 2200 a day. that's the highest it's been in nearly a year. cbs' kris van cleave is in hard- hit oklahoma city. >> reporter: tonight, a new look inside an oklahoma city e.r., overflowing with covid patients. dozens are waiting for i.c.u. beds, but every single one at four of the state's largest hospitals is full. police officer brandon owens has been in the i.c.u. and on a ventilator for more than two weeks. >> he spent 14 years in the military. he did three deployments overseas. we never expected this to be something that would get him down. >> reporter: the situation is so dire, it prompted this warning: the oklahoma city healthcare system is at a breaking point. >> it feels like a war zone when there are fires everywhere. and it's a battle trying to take care of the wounde

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, great to have you with us tonight. as we remember dr. martin luther king and honor his legacy, we'll hear more from the cbs archives. first, a number of major news stories we're covering this monday night. many of you are still dealing with the powerful winter storm. we want to begin about the new information about the horrifying hostage situation at a texas synagogue. tonight the f.b.i. calling what happened a terror related antisemitic attack. the man who held four people captive was a british national. police detained his two teenage sons because they spoke with their father on the day of the incident. the department of homeland security sent a memo to local law enforcement warning faith-based communities will likely be the target of future violence. cbs's omar villafranca is outside the temple in collieville, texas. good evening, omar. >> reporter: good evening. sources tell cbs news the suspect was not known to u.s. intelligence officials. who in fact, they're not

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>> o'donnell: we want to turn to aple, >> o'donnell: all right, charlie de mar, thank you. to turn now to a heartbreaking story out of philadelphia where an early- morning fire took the lives of at least 13 people, including seven children. well, tonight, first lady jill biden, who grew up outside philadelphia, said her heart is with the families and loved ones of the victims. cbs' nancy chen with more on what may have caused the fire. >> we're getting multiple calls, reports of people inside. >> reporter: the fire tore through this three-story row house, where it appears 26 people lived. philadelphia's deputy fire chief said crews arrived around 6:40 this morning, shortly after the first calls came in. >> i've been around for 35 years now, and this is probably one of the worst fires i've ever been to. >> reporter: dozens of firefighters battled the blaze for nearly an hour as the upstairs apartment was engulfed in flames. eight people in the ground-floor apartment were able to escape unharmed. >> i heard screams. and, again, i don't know if it came from the buildings or th

norah. >> o'donnell: jamie yuccas, thank you. well, tonight, the world's top tennis player is out of detention in australia and vowing to play in the sphrailian open next week, but the australian government is carng r warning the fight is far from over. here's cbs's roxana saberi. >> reporter: on the streets of melbourne, fans celebrated the serbian star's victory in court. >> djokovic won! >> reporter: and he wasted no time getting back on court to train, tweeting, despite all that has happened, i want to compete at the australian open. the government is warning it may still deport novak djokovic, even afterge today djic tola border official he wasn't vaccinated for covid 19 but had received a medical exemption adding, i applied, they approved, i just really don't know what else do you want me to say. the judge appeared to agree, but the government argued pryer infection is not a valid reason to delay vaccination. >> rules are rules, and there are no special cases. >> reporter: the tournament the set to begin monday. if djokovic

norah. >> o'donnell: such important reporting. thank you, nikki battiste.igned an executive order today to make sexual harassment a crime under military law. the order also improves the way domestic violence cases are handled and toughens penalties for sharing sexual images without permission. this news comes after our multi- year cbs news investigation that reported extensively on how victims felt ignored, or even faced retaliation, after making complaints. these are historic changes and a step forward in a decades-long battle for reform. all right, there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." an explosion rocks a louisiana chemical plant. and why neil young's music is being removed from spotify. sic s beale removed from spotify. i'm a fancy exercise bike noobie. and i've gone from zero to obsessed in like... three days. instructor: come on milwaukee! i see you! after riding twelve miles to nowhere, i'm taking a detour. and if you don't have the right home insurance coverage, you could be working out a way to pay for this yourself.

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we've got new information tonight about the biggest snowstorm to hit the mid atlantic in years and the latest on the travel chaos across the country. airlines canceled more than 3,000 flights today due to a combination of covid-related staff shortages and severe winter storms. a fast-moving storm system dropped up to 10 inches of snow right here in the nation's capitol, forcing grounded planes at two d.c. area airports. the total number of flight cancellations since christmas eve topped 15,000 and airlines are warning it is not over yet. there may be another storm coming later this week. so, we've got more on that in just a minute. while the weather is piling on an already stressed industry dealing with pandemic staff shortages, some airlines are now offering double and even triple pay for staff willing to pick up additional flights. cbs' errol barnett is here with the very latest on all this. good evening, errol. >> re

i'm norah o'donnell in the nation's capital.ed probation. >> announcer: legal and money troubles took their toll. >> judge judy: did you return to jail at any time after? >> yes, i did. >> judge judy: your house was in foreclosure for non-payment of mortgage. >> that's correct. >> announcer: but is her house sitter the problem? >> iphone 6, i left in her care. >> i had her children. they also have iphone 6s. >> judge judy: they have iphone 6s, and they can't afford to pay their mortgage? how does that happen? >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom of you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution rachelle marvel is suing her former tenant and friend, heather parent, for rent, stolen and damaged property, and unauthorized credit card charges. >> byrd: order! all rise! this is case number 595 on the calendar in the matter of marvel vs. parent. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be s

norah. >> o'donnell: thank you. the storm moving along the eastern swashed, cities are bracing for blizzard conditions around hurricane-force wind gusts that could knock out power to millions. cbs's lonnie quinn joins us now. >> the seaboard is preparing for a big storm but right now it's not there. looking at the radar picture, a little snow around kentucky, but i showed you yesterday we believe this will emerge somewhere off the coast of the southeast and would travel coastal cit% will stay offshor% chance it could come closer and put bigger numbers to the inland cities. the best projection today is it to split the difference. on the models, you put this into motion and you see it ramps up once it hits the energy from the atlantic ocean. by 1:00 saturday, heavy know from boston to the east end of long island. the snow totals, philadelphia 3 inches, new york city around d boston two feet or more. if you think the northerners can escape to florida, it's 31 sunday morning in orlando, sub freezing around disney world.

i'm norah o'donnell in the nation's capital.. >> judge judy: you knew it wasn't gonna be easy, right? >> yeah. >> announcer: their romance began online. >> judge judy: where did you meet ms. conroy? >> i met her on a dating website, your honor. >> announcer: but the internet... >> judge judy: tell me under what circumstances she left. >> announcer: was also their downfall. >> she confessed to me that she had sold herself to one of her uber passengers. >> judge judy: you had an argument with him, and during that struggle, he broke your finger? >> that is correct. >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. patrick estrada is suing his ex-girlfriend, erin conroy, for unpaid rent, assault, and a broken computer. >> byrd: order! all rise! your honor, this is case 576 on the calendar in the matter of estrada vs. conroy. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge.

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. it's history in the making as president biden vows to make good on his campaign pledge to nominate the first black woman to the supreme court. if you look back-- of the 115 justices, all but seven have been white men. the president said today he will name his choice to replace justice stephen breyer by the end of february. breyer today formally handed in his letter of resignation to the president, and will step down at the end of the court's current term this summer. there is already a short-list of potential candidates to fill the seat, and the biggest battle in the confirmation process may be within the democratic party before a nominee is even announced. cbs' ed o'keefe joins us now from the white house. good evening, ed. >> reporter: good evening norah. the president said today he plans to make his choice by the end of february, but as a former chairman of the senate judiciary committee and a vice president who once

norah. >> o'donnell: nikole killion, thank you. well, we learned today that new york's attorney general subpoenaed former trump's two eldest children, donald trump, jr. and ivank ivanka trump in connection with an ongoing civil investigation. the attorney is seeking documents as the office investigates whether the trump organization inflated the value of its properties. a key document in an ongoing legal battle between prince andrew and a woman who claims she sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager, cbs's holly williams has more. >> reporter: half amade is what jeffrey epstein paid to settle an 2009 lawsuit with virginia guiffre who he allegedly sexually abused without admitting any guilt. prince andrew's lawyers claim this paragraph shielding any person who could have been included as a potential defendant means the british royal cannot be sued by guifre who accuses of sexually assaulting her when she was 17. could it hold up in court? >> it could include a taxi driver who drove mr. epstein around. >> reporter: you say it's

norah. >> o'donnell: mark strassmann, thank you very much. the northeast's first significant snowfall of the year caused chaos across the region, shuttering schools and stranding air travelers. the new york city area got more than nine inches of snow, and boston schools were forced to close after getting nearly a foot. meanwhile, snow turning to rain across the pacific northwest caused flooding across several communities in lewis county, washington. cbs' nancy chen is in hard-hit boston tonight. good evening, nancy. >> reporter: and, norah, good evening to you. this was one of the latest arrivals for the first snow of the season. this storm was fast moving, but it was powerful, dumping more than a foot of snow in parts of new england. with snow blanketing the landscape, some saw beauty. others saw work. >> it's going to be pretty easy to remove. it's just going to take a little bit of time, and we're going to have to get the machine out, for sure. >> reporter: in hard-hit massachusetts, the state's department of transportation worked to keep

norah. >> o'donnell: nancy chen, thanks. all right, stewart rhodes, the founder of the oath keepers, a far-right militia,s made his initial court appearance in plano, texas, today on seditious conspiracy charges related to the january 6 attack on the capitol. a judge ordered him detained pending a hearing on january 20. tonight, u.s. officials are sounding the alarm about a russian ploy designed to give vladimir putin an excuse to invade ukraine. the warning follows a widespread cyberattack on ukrainian government web sites. we get details from cbs' margaret brennan. >> reporter: as russia conducts military exercises on the ukrainian border, u.s. intelligence revealed today that russia has prepositioned operatives trained in urban warfare and explosives to carry out acts of sabotage on its own pro-russian fighters in eastern ukraine. >> we have information that they've prepositioned a group of operatives to conduct what we call a false flag operation, an operation designed to look like an attack on them, again, as an excuse

norah. >> o'donnell: nancy cordes, thank you.s we mark the anniversary of the attack, the investigation into who carried out the assault is ongoing. inthe last year, more than 725 defendants have been arrested for taking part in the insurrection on the capitol, and authorities continue to hunt down the suspects. we get more now from cbs' jeff pegues. >> reporter: last january 5, this hooded and masked person roamed capitol hill, planting bombs near the democratic and republican national committee headquarters. a year later, still no arrest? >> correct. >> reporter: the bombs were disabled before they exploded, but steve d'antuono, the f.b.i.'s lead agent in washington, says that they were made to be lethal. were these devices viable? >> oh, absolutely. they were definitely viable. >> reporter: absolutely? >> absolutely, they could have exploded. >> reporter: so they could have killed people. >> they could have done serious physical injury or death. >> reporter: to identify the bomber, investigators have conducted over 900 intervi

norah. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thank you.ws tonight, a federal judge rejected a plea agreement from the justice department that would averted a hate crimes trial for the man accused of murder ahmaud arbery. the deal would have alcloud 30 yearser in federal prison than state prison where conditions are suffer. security assistance is asked for after former donald trump lashed out at prosecutors investigating his business dealings and conduct after the 2020 election. but it was another trump comment getting all the attention here in washington. major garrett reports. >> reporter: republicans and d.m.s hammered former president trump today for suggesting he would pardons to convicted january 6th riters if elected again. >> it is traitorous conduct for the former president to say he wants a part in them. >> i don't want to send any signal it was okay to defile the cap poll. >> reporter: this is what the former president told a rally outside houston saturday. >> if i run and win we will treed those people from january 6th fairly, w

norah. >> o'donnell: ed o'keefe, thanks.districts across the country playing covid whack-a-mole, between remote rearnig clas cbs' mstrannor.eporter: with wi, it's minus 7. >> all right, everybody have fun! >> reporter: a walk in the woods when you're a kid from la farge, wisconsin. in this 9,000-acre preserve, this new kindergarten program embraces the benefits of outdoor learning. >> good morning! good morning! >> reporter: and discovered a pandemic safe space. >> at the peak of an outbreak that we had, we had 28 active cases among students and staff. >> reporter: and how about in this program, how many kids? >> zero. >> reporter: none. coincidence? >> probably not. >> reporter: across covid america, 5400 schools report omicron surge has disrupted in- class learning, but not in portland, maine. >> we are still deeply inside a pandemic, and the response, in that phase one of getting teachers and students outside for health and safety. >> reporter: 17 schools in portland built outdoor learning spaces, plenty of winter gear an

norah. >> o'donnell: meg oliver, thanks.altimore, three firefighters were killed and one remains in critical condition and on life support after trapped inside a vacant row house. they were responding to a fire when it partially collapsed early this morning. people gathered outside the hospital to say farewell to the fallen. the cause remains under investigation. in st. paul, minnesota, three former officer in the murder of george floyd are accused of violating floyd's civil rights by ignoring his desperate pleas for help. here's cbs' mola lenghi. >> you're doing fine, you're talking fine. >> reporter: today prosecutors said the three officers didn't lift aen george finger when george floyd said he couldn't breathe at least 25 times, while derek chauvin needles on kneelen his neck for more than nine fientsf minutes. prosecutors said it was more about what the three police officers 3id not do than what they did. the two officers failed in their duties of stopping a police officer they see using excessive force. tow, king, and

norah. >> o'donnell: lonnie, appreciatr it, thank you.o big covid news, a texas judge ruled today that president biden doesn't have the authority to force federal workers to be vaccinated. the justice department plans to appeal the ruling. and the c.d.c. released new dat today that shows booster shots are 90% effective at preventing omicron hospitalizations. the report also found that unvaccinated seniors are nearly 50 times more likely to be hospitalized than their boosted peers. all right, tonight, dr. anthony fauci is walking back his comments about when kids under the age of five could be eligible for a covid vaccine, saying he doesn't know when the f.d.a. will authorize such a shot. and it comes as infections among children are soaring across the children are soaring across country. here's cbs' carter evans. >> reporter: at children's mercy hospital in kansas city, covid is taking a terrible toll. this week, they set a record for pandemic hospitalizations and now have 32 child patients. especially heartbreaking: 14 of them are under

norah. >> o'donnell: jan crawford at the court tonight. thank you.ts against local election officials have skyrocketed. a new justice department task force is looking at 850 cases and is is planning to enhance security for workers who face those threats. here's cbs' jeff pegues. >> reporter: investigators say 54-year-old chad stark, arrested today in texas, was angry about the results of the 2020 election. and cbs news has learned he threatened georgia officials, including republican secretary of state brad raffensperger and republican governor brian kemp. >> the election was totally rigged. >> reporter: both were being pressured by former president trump to overturn the election results in the state. >> the secretary of state, who is really-- he's an enemy of the people. people. your governor should be ashamed of himself. >> reporter: according to the indictment, stark posted on craigslist the day before the january 6 attack on the capitol in washington, "georgia patriots, it's time for us to take back our state from these lawless treasonus traitors

norah. >> o'donnell: jamie yuccas, thank you. well, tonight, the world's top tennis player is out of vongo n the australian open nexekthe australian government is warning the fight is far from over. here's cbs' roxana saberi. >> reporter: on the streets of melbourne, fans celebrated the serbian star's victory in court. >> he won, djokovic won! >> reporter: and he wasted no time getting back on court to train, tweeting, "despite all that has happened, i want to compete at the australian open." the government is warning it may still deport novak djokovic, even after a judge today ordered it to restore his visa. djokovic had told a border official he wasn't vaccinated for covid-19 but had received a medical exemption adding, "i applied, they approved, i just really don't know what else do you want me to say." the judge appeared to agree, but the government argued prior infection is not a valid reason to delay vaccination. >> rules are rules, and there are no special cases. >> reporter: the tournament is set to begin on monday. if dj

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we start tonight with some very significant decisions by the u.s. supreme court-- a mixed pair of rulings that will directly impact nearly 100 million americans. the court's conservative majority says the biden administration does not have the authority to impose a vaccine or test rule on private companies, but it does have the ability to mandate covid shots for most health workers. president biden says he was disappointed by the decision to "block common sense requirements for large businesses," but that keeping the rule for doctors, nurses, and others who work in settings that receive federal aid will save lives. the decisions come as the u.s. is facing a surge in new cases and record hospitalizations. and as we come on the air, nearly 63% of americans are fully vaccinated. cbs's meg oliver joins us with all of the day's developments. good evening, meg. >> reporter: norah, good evening. we have new details about those

norah. >> o'donnell: thank you, holly williams. well, it was a rollercoaster ride o a day in the stock market fears over what's going on in ukraine along with questions over the federal reserve's plan to curve inflation sent stocks into a free fall with the dow down more than 1,000 points by just afternoon. after a late-day rally, all three indexes closed up in positive territory. all right, we're turning now to covid where another fight over restrictions is headed to court. cbs's meg oliver reports from id arlington, virginia, where the battle over masks is pitting parent against >> reporter: there's a faceoff over face coverings in virginia public schools after the today. >> it's parents that should decide the health measures taken for their children. >> reporter: and many parents agree. this morning, a group of them in stafford county arrived at their children's elementary school with the intent to send them in without masks despite the district's policy. six families were turned away and offered virtual lessons instead. >> ther

. >> o'donnell: let's bring in margaret brennan. margaret, the president spoke about consequences for russia. but then he said it's one thing if it's a minor incursion. what did that mean? >> reporter: norah, russia is going to pounce on that phrase during diplomatic talks which are set to begin friday, because this could be interpreted minimizing the type of attack or putting limits on what the u.s. may do. the president seemed to be trying to say the u.s. will alter its response, depending on the scale and scope of russian aggression, which could be a cyberattack or seizing territory or an invasion. >> o'donnell: margaret, what do we know about agreement or disagreement among nato allies about such an incursion by russia? >> reporter: well, that's key, and the president acknowledged cracks within the alliance. he said he may not get total unity on how to punish putin, which may also give up u.s. leverage. russia, norah, they have some power over western allies who want to keep russian dollars and gasoline flowing to europe. >> o'd

. >> o'donnell: the nation's biggest cop killer. why the pandemic made 2021 the deadliest year on record for america's law enforcement. north korean missile launch: the questions tonight about why the f.a.a. grounded planes in the west after kim jong-un's latest missile test. dangerously cold temperatures: subzero wind chills force schools to close. the fight over voting rights. tonight, the dramatic new step president biden will take to pressure congress to pass landmark legislation. and an update tonight on that story about a california chess program and how our viewers opened their hearts and wallets to help change lives. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> o'donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us.

norah. >> o'donnell: ed at the white house, thank you.ow to ukraine, where the crisis deepens as the latest round of military equipment arrives. in support of kyiv's defense and cbs' holly williams was there. >> reporter: in ukraine tonight, a delivery of nearly 300 javelin antitank missiles and other munitions. this is just the latest shipment in $200 million worth of emergency military assistance from the u.s. russia still denies it has plans to invade, despite the roughly 100,000 troops it's massed on ukraine's border. but the u.s. but the u.s. has warned russia may use unconventional tactics. >> paramilitary tactics, so- called gray zone attacks, and actions by russian soldiers not wearing russian uniforms. >> reporter: ukraine's even suggested russia could stage an accident in a chemical factory as a pretext for moving in. today, ukraine arrested what it called a gang planning attacks on infrastructure, and claims they were coordinated by russia. in eastern ukraine in 2014, we witnessed russian-backed fighters take control of towns a

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, ed o'keefe, thank you.well, we want to turn now to the powerful winter storm moving along the eastern seaboard. cities are bracing for blizzard conditions and hurricane-force wind gusts that could knock out power to millions. cbs's lonnie quinn joins us now. good evening, lonnie. >> good evening, norah. you're right, the seaboard is preparing for a big storm, but right now, it's not there. if you look at the radar picture, a little bit of snow, like around kentucky, but i showed you yesterday where we believe this is going to emerge somewhere off the coast of the southeast, and was going to travel offshore, affecting the big coastal cities. 70% chance it stayed offshore, there was a 30% chance it could come closer to shore, and put bigger numbers for the bigger, more inland cities. but today, the best projection is, it's going to kind of split the difference. so let me show you how that looks on the computer models. you put this into motion and you're going to see that it ramps up all the while, once it hit

. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thanks. well, across the northeast, this well, tonight, we are getting our first look at pictures of north korea's latest ballistic missile launch, and it comes after a mysterious ground stop by the f.a.a. almost immediately after the launch. >> reporter: the latest north korean missile test, conducted under the watchful eye of kim jong-un, was never a threat to the united states. but right after it was launched, the f.a.a. grounded airline flights at major airports in the west, from seattle to san diego, and from las vegas to honolulu. >> hold the gate. they have a ground stop for all aircraft. right now, they said don't let anybody move. epr:ull operations resumed in less than 15 minutes, and airlines reported no major delays. but there were some confused pilots and air traffic controllers. >> i have been given no information at this time. reporter: the north korean launch was immediately detected by satellites, and within minutes, the north american air defense command inside cheyenne moun

. >> o'donnell: elise preston, thank you. there's breaking news out of the congressional investigation into the january 6 assault on the they want to talk to the top republican in the house, kevin mccarthy. in a letter asking for his cooperation, the committee mentions our interview with the california congressman as the riot was unfolding, where he revealed he had spoken directly with the president. have you spoken with the president and asked him to perhaps come to the capitol and tell the supporters it's time to leave? >> i have spoken to the president. i asked him to talk to the nation, to tell them to stop this. this is not who we are. >> o'donnell: the committee wants to question mccarthy about what he spoke about with president trump, hoping to get insight into the former president's state of mind. well, tonight, still no diplomatic breakthrough as the u.s. and its nato allies try to convince vladimir putin to withdraw his troops from the border with ukraine. but the russian leader is demanding a halt to u.s. military

. >> o'donnell: meg oliver, thanks. sad news out of baltimore, three firefighters were killed and one remains in critical condition and on life support after trapped inside a vacant row house. they were responding to a fire when it partially collapsed early this morning. people gathered outside the hospital to say farewell to the fallen. the cause remains under investigation. in st. paul, minnesota, three former officer in the murder of george floyd are accused of violating floyd's civil rights by ignoring his desperate pleas for help. here's cbs' mola lenghi. >> i can't breat >> you're doing fine, you're talking fine. >> reporter: today the prosecutors said the three officers didn't lift a finger when george floyd said he couldn't breathe at least 25 times, while derek chauvin kneeled on floyd's neck more than nine minutes. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: in opening statements prosecutors insisted it was more about what if four police officers did not do. the two officers failed in their duty of stopping a police offi

norah. >> o'donnell: imtiaz tyab in london. some breaking news-- california governor gavin newsom has denied parole to robert f. kennedy's assassin, sirhan sirhan, after more than a half-century behind bars. newsom rejected a recommendation from a two-person panel of parole commissioners saying the 77-year-old sirhan sirhan was an unreasonable public threat. the kennedy family says they're deeply relieved by the decision. the net over do you struggle with occasional nerve aches in your hands or feet? try nervivenerve relief from the world's #1 selling nerve care company. nervive contains alpha lipoic acid to relieve occasional nerve aches, weakness and discomfort. try nervivenerve relief. ♪♪ you pour your heart into everything you do, which is a lot. so take care of that heart with lipton. because sippin' on unsweetened lipton can help support a healthy heart. lipton. stop chuggin'. start sippin'. >>> a hidden crisis in vulnerable communities-- many are living without things most of us take for granted, like running water and s

something. >> o'donnell: what the president says will happen if russia invauk