omar: we are living day by day.ng to happen in the next week, we really don't know. ♪♪♪ alex: omar's wife, hala, ran a successful yoga studio just around the corner. it was her sanctuary. hala okeili: especially in our kind of region where we live in the middle east, it's really hard and like nothing is stable. things keep on changing a lot. and if you are not able to find some sort of grounding and the strength in your mind, then you'll be xanax very soon, on antidepressants like all the lebanese are, honestly. adam: while i was reporting there, lebanon's problemdrove its people to the edge. the currency crashed. jobs vanished. inflation tore into savings, and the nation's leaders had no solution. the frustrations fueled mass protests and nightly confrontations. well, i've been thoroughly tear gassed. it's not a very pleasant feeling: burning throat, burning eyes. a lot of people here have it worse than me. i think this is the path of the next few months. male: allah akbar. [speaking foreign language] [speaking for

please welcome my brother omar epps! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] omar!is is a little weird because we grew up together. [cheers and applause] [laughter] >> marlon: i know omar -- i knew him in high school, i've known him since high school. and when we first met, omar in high school used to carry around this little blue ball. he was skinny, had a big ass head and shoulders. he was like an arrow. you can just put him in things and sling him. he is a big ass head and he had a blue ball and he would bounce it all around and all i could think was, i want to kick his ass. >> for no good reason. the thing was, remember "rocky," the first movies? he had the blue ball. that was my thing. i was drinking raw eggs, bouncing the blue ball like rocky. i though i could kick somebody's ass. >> marlon: we actually didn't like each other until -- we almost fought. we was in the locker room and then we got each other in a headlock. >> we got to a stalemate. we were stuck. >> marlon: we had the same technique. i had you like this and you was digging this part of your wrist

it's been 10 years since omar officially retired. he still drives his taxi, and people still want to ride with follow the streets of lebanon on special, but tough to reign. morale balloon levin know people don't care well, trotted room and bound. there's an accident. nobody cares. nobody out there and let you know that's why you need solid, strong cars, like the old classic cars allow that. otherwise you won't be able to handle the bad roads. a lot. omar and his mercedes are definitely up to the challenge to legends from back in lebanon, much made in heaven and fondly called the king of kings a. ready with if you want more red, check out our youtube channel. if you want regular features about new cars and car culture and about mobility around the world, riv can make you very happy. i rent each class in future tech or just some of the exciting content waiting for you. subscribe to us at youtube slash g, w. rev. and you'll always be up to speed. wow, i already already billed with. i'll get with you. that's fine. hold on here. so, ah, m

omar hadji and his son abdel rahman were finally reunited.rd to keep during the years of war. omar hadji and abdel rahman are left with the daunting task of starting yet again from scratch. michael walsh, the emergency aid adviser, thinks that if the international community doesn't learn from the crisis in north—west syria, it will only happen again. the key issue here is that we knew there was going to be a north—west syria years ago when we started talking about the need for a process of deploying emergency medical teams into active conflicts and complex humanitarian emergencies. there has been a north—west syria case. there will be another north—west syria case. we have to learn the lessons that we see on the ground today in north—west syria and find a solution to this problem. hello there. it's a much milder day today, thanks to south—westerly winds. those winds have brought a big jump in temperatures. yesterday, for example, just three degrees in balmoral. and for most of us, it was a cold day. today, temperatures widely into double figu

omar, thank you.or details on the severe storms let's turn to meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. mike, good evening. >> jericka, good evening. we're facing yet again another threat of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes across the south right through the night. the likely location, louisiana, mississippi and alabama. a lot of these storms will go well past dark tonight and in some places storms will even be there for the morning drive tomorrow. locations like jackson and birmingham, montgomery, atlanta into columbia, south carolina and charlotte, north carolina could be on the receiving end of these storms. again, a lot of these storms could per zit right into your monday, especially across georgia and then south carolina. then we turn our attention to the west. another major storm comes into california beginning monday night. that storm could produce heavy rain, mountain snow, and intense winds. another storm in california that they just don't need. >> mike bettes for

and house republicans made sure that elon omar can no longer spew her vile antisemitism -- elon omar no longer spew her vile anti-'s easement is him -- antisemitism from the dais. how's republicans -- house republicans exposed this great threat across our community. we continued to dig into what we all knew what was true three years ago, when we were vases -- viciously smeared by the mainstream media and what fauci lied about, that covid came from a communist chinese lab. [applause] we are proud to be a party of parents. we ensure that parents are in the drivers seat not washington bureaucrats when it comes to -- there children's education. reckless spending and executive orders have caused -- caused prices to skyrocket. and we are part of the selected committee on the weaponization of the federal government who exposes the deep state and will protect our constitutional rights which have been under attack for far too long from bureaucrats. this community will do some of the most important work in this congress. because there is a systemic politicization between the culture and leader

i'm a few people and that's why omar has been on lebanese roads for decades. he knows them like the back of his hand. and then that's normal. that seems quite often, you know, a should learn how to drive my brother the bad bad form with for i guess that's why the car was acting up with that when the tank's empty, it's like this. they are around $40000.00 registered taxi drivers in lebanon. many without driver's licenses, they will banking the severe economic crisis and the high cost of field in the country. but once we field this, the saudis is on the move again with good, very good. good. i'm good. hello. mm hm. although it's been 10 years since omar officially retired, he still drives his taxi, and people still want to ride with them. for i love the streets of lebanon on special, but tough to rain morale, balloon levin. know people don't care well, trotted room and bound. there's an accident. nobody cares. nobody out. like, you know, that's why you need solid, strong cars, like the old classic cars. allow that otherwise you won't be able to handle the bad ro

no way. omar, omar? i didn't line yet. the yes me with somebody it's, i like a little as to say i am a little money would be teacher with the moles or media just to hold it to be a coach from what i'm with other media portion. got back with you a bit more about with my stuck with back a little bit more in just a minute before i sit up with anybody would call you mobile just with it all with the wasn't you know, but you know, i don't know them. i did a did you what, what did you do? well, said i sent across a salesman. but there was somebody me with a split it to teneo distributed to move some along because that would, even though it's a bit of a new wash station you, when you want to try to stay true and to show you how does your daughter mission know this more you should think on the city that i live in just on. so when you much more yes a bit, whether the, let me know that be with you on them with another or what all you don't. if the one you were going to go with you. sure that we send you boy. but you know, over phone

although it's been 10 years since omar officially retired. he still drives his taxi, and people still want to ride with that. for i'm on the streets of lebanon on special, but tough terrain. rugged morale, balloon levin. know people don't care well traveled, route bound. there's an accident. nobody cares one out. and let you know, that's why you need solid, strong cars, like the old classic cars allow that otherwise you won't be able to handle the bad roads. a really bad, but oh mar. and his mercedes are definitely up to the challenge, to legends from back in lebanon, much made in heaven, and from the cold, the king of kings, a blue moon. with a phone. if you want more red, check out our youtube channel. if you want regular features about new cars and car culture and about mobility around the world, riv can make you very happy. i rented classics and future tech or just some of the exciting content waiting for you. subscribe to us at youtube slash g, w. rev and you'll always be up to speed who i already audi. build with i'll get with you. that

no way. omar, omar, i get the yes, me with that, but the real years a, go somewhere with leisure. because you're and you say a little as to say on your mind a little more with the moles. i mean, yeah. just so, you know, we're supposed to be a question from what i'm, what he was able to do with her or me. fortune. got with you a bit more about the with my step back a little bit more in depth. i guess a before i sit up with anybody would call me mobile just with it all with a but there wasn't, you know, but you know, i don't know them. i did a, did you what, what did you need? well, a for sale when you 1st but also what i mean. it was more, there's a machine from we did it a split it being its own daniels distributed from some along that i was able to use . there was a bit of a wash space from you when you want me to show you are some not less warm you should think on the finished and just on. so when you much more yes, a bit, whether the money a little that you know, we still, you know, it was more so they said to get you on with another or what all, we don't take the one you want

good evening, omar. >> reporter: good evening.s are back on american soil recovering at this hospital behind me. while the u.s. government is working to get back the other es of e other two now, we talked to t of one of e old family is still in shock. two americans who survived being caught in a shootout and kidnapped by cartel gunmen were taken to a hospital in brownsville, texas, today. mexican authorities found latavia mcgee and eric williams at a stash house outside the city of matamoros of gunmen moved them to multiple locations to avoid capture. it was the end of a road trip for cosmetic surgery. mcgee, williams, along with their close friends woodard and brown traveled last week from south carolina to matamoros so mcgee could have cosmetic surgeon general. the vid shows the moment when they were kidnapped at gunpoint after being caught in a shootout between rival cartel gangs. also dragged and loaded on to the truck bed. woodard and brown were killed. traveling abroad for medicine and medical procedures is common. more than

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good evening, omar. >> reporter: good evening.ican soil, recovering at this hospital behind me, while the u.s. government is working to get back the other bodies of the other two victims. now, we talked to the wife of one of the survivors. she told us family is still in shock. two americans, who survived being caught in a shootout and kidnapped by cartel gunmen, were taken to a hospital in brownsville, texas, today. mexican authorities found latavia mcgee and eric williams at a stash house outside the city of matamoros, after gunmen moved them to multiple locations to avoid capture. it was the end of a road trip for cosmetic surgery. mcgee, williams, along with their close friends, shaeed woodard and zindellbrown, traveled last week from south carolina to matamoros so mcgee could have cosmetic surgery. this video shows the moment when they were kidnapped at gunpoint, after being caught in a shootout between rival cartel gangs. here, you see mcgee being forced into the back of a pickup truck by armed men, with others, who appear hu

hi doubts, franco, physical omar, omar, i know, i tell you more, ha, ha, ha more. so what did you feel? thank you he i came to know on for this is close to where mateus lives. the police recently ransacked a drug dealing nest, confiscating several 100 kilograms of cocaine. i got a much rush theater keion, according to mateus, is it still more here at night? clinical. he, you how the memory. i think people from the house i we see that are at the heart of the shadow, but i'm not in full, half a jennifer mazama, not honest with. meanwhile, the prostate governor arrives in central m with humanitarian aid for local village residence, tractors and building materials. everyone's getting ready for the governor elections. land for peasants. not drug dealers is the slogan for dame. ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. ha. shackleton? yeah, he bought it, you know, get you sure. i got to the bank for you. yeah. scouting the river for good fishing spots. kareem mead silva cheese more than a simple village head every day. they have skirmishes with drug dealers at 1st. silver on a str

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yeah, she was invited to the meeting by councilmember omar torres, who is the first openly council member in that city kron four's justin campbell spoke with monroe about the message she and councilmember hoping to send to the public. >> special creation george downs, who goes by his drag name as row, saying his heart out tuesday afternoon in front of the san jose city council. >> how do you feel like you're poor performance was received? was received very well. i got a standing ovation by the crowd, but the audience and the and the board members monro was invited to sing by council member. >> omar tourists come on. mayor, let's say with a little bit of love monroe warren is the first latino city council member in san jose. >> partnered with project more a bay area, lgbtq nonprofit to make the performance happen. he says performing drag should be in by the community. performing drag allows our lgbtq folks to be their authentic selves. we shouldn't be making it illegal. we should embrace it. tourists as the city of san jose stands against anti-drag anti-gay legislation and would like the c

[applause] and house republicans made sure that omar can no longer spew for wild anti-semitism of foreign affairs committee. we the american people and house republicans will always proudly stand with israel. house republicans established the select committee on communist to expose and combat this great threat across our country. we watched the select subcommittee on the pandemic to continue to dig into what we all do is three years ago. what we were actually smeared by the mainstream media were saying what sound she lied under oath about, that covid came from the communist chinese lab. we are proud to be a party to parents, we introduced the parents bill of rights to ensure that parents not radical leftists or washington bureaucrats, that parents are in thedrivers seat when it comes to their child's education . just this week we asked rain inflation act to hold for his reckless executive orders this is desire and inflation deserves. and yes, we established and are hard at work on the select committee on taxation of the federal to take on that he ate, to expose the reference corruption in

>> omar, thank you. >>> there is breaking news tonight from hamburg, germany.a deadly shooting at a church reportedly used by jehovah's witnesses. authorities say several people were killed and the gunman is believed to be among the dead. there's no word yet of any possible motive for the attack. >>> tonight a state of emergency in 34 california counties as a storm system known as pineapple express moves offshore bringing with it significant snow, heavy rain and strong winds. cbs's carter evans reports that experts are warning of life-threatening flooding, mudslides and avalanches. >> reporter: it's a desperate effort to dig out now. this snow blower is on top of a roof. and these workers are trying to shovel several feet. and now it's a race against time to clear all the snow off the roofs before the next storm comes. even just one foot of dense snow on the average roof is about 20,000 pounds. in the mountans of southern california emergency workers are finally able to conduct welfare checks. they've found at least a dozen people dead. and it's still unclear h

i am joined by journalist omar, a bomb in the northern city of ed live omar. i'm, as we've heard there in the 1st days after the quakes, little 8 and no heavy equipment arrived in northern syria. walk us through how the situation is now of the way shape a selection is that number a are looking for a cell phones, especially at the bottom of the number of those affected syria more, more like a solution or not enough because a, make anything like life hospitals or a billy brook, people are trying to tourists and getting a more more, more united nation, another country. how about areas of the country that are held by the government of basha, ala side walk with us? i walk us through how i'm there the aftermath of the quake is being handled there. oh no, it has arrived from us at 3 in this area because a gun. any me for, for him in last week a said to be jean bumper village on the wrong 10 year old until mom having thank you so much for your reporting on that album in the northern city of it live. we appreciate it. and let's get more on the situation now in neighbor

omar, good evening. >> reporter: good

see him was near the nist acquire omar omar was saying a student from iraq came to russia in 2015. he studying at kasan university. his dream is to become a surgeon on yet yet. so to pro nee smith thrashed all that are not the big knots food at the origin deal. like i said, my son has got a very nice neil when you're but bushel ma frontier, correct? spotty. j dash, which is a new or is she a dash he a bomb? the yoko dug their ash that has some good lawyers. de leon, he's not just a student, but also a nurse. a mom is a rehabilitation therapist, as a new cousin clinic open during the pandemic. he helps those who have long been living with the aid of medical devices to recover of ours. life is in russia, but he knows he still remembered in his native do jail time to go home to see his parents, my brothers and sister, some disc actually living at the mom. oh, here. okay. yeah, nimble. yet yet for all of them. a new horizons, presiding and vision. 18 as of the o. t. s. e. a move which goes to school. did you not understand his nature, museum, myers? i mean a birth. what years are great

cbs's omar villafranca spoke with a family member of one of them. >> when i first saw the video i wasshock. >> reporter: haquan burgess says he recognized his cousins latavia mcgee and shaeed woodard in the video of the cartel attack in matamoros, mexico. he says it wasn't the first time mcgee had made the trip to mexico for cosmetic work. >> the thought of her coming over here, did that worry you at all at any point? >> no, it didn't have worried me. you know, i'm thinking that everything should be okay. >> reporter: mcgee, woodard and two close friends drove to matamoros from south carolina lst week when they were attacked and kidnapped by gulf cartel gunmen. shaeed woodard and zindell brown were killed. mcgee and eric williams survived and were found at a stash house just outside the city yesterday. williams was shot three times in the legs and underwent surgery at a texas hospital. back in lake city, south carolina burgess and the entire city are saddened by the news. >> they lost for words, you know. everything that's going on. and i was like -- they was praying for, you know wha

cbs's omar villafranca reports eight others were killed during the suspected human smuggling operation. >> reporter: two boats carrying almost two dozen migrants tried to illegally land on the san diego shore on saturday night. one of the boats capsized in the choppy water and foggy conditions of black's beach. helicopters and boats later found the bodies of at least eight migrants. >> this is one of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies that i can think of in california, certainly here in the city of san diego. >> reporter: 13 migrants have died this year trying to cross by sea. more than doubling last year's numbers. in texas over the weekend, hundreds of migrants, frustrated by the asylum process, rushed towards a point of entry in el paso. mexican police and border patrol officers, some in riot gear, confronted the mostly venezuelan migrants. concrete barriers were set up to keep the group back. the rush was fueled by a false rumor that the u.s. government was accepting asylum applications. "i am alone. we are alone here. we have been robbed and extorted, and we have no answer. we

we will see what happens in the session today, and in the meantime, thank you, omar.ayor of jackson. thank you, and this state senate is different from the house version, and omar laid it out well, and it is paring down most of the controversial aspects of the bill, and you are still calling it a trojan horse, and why? >> it is still an attack on the black leadership, and it is proposing to appoint judges by white, state leadership as opposed to giving the people the right to appoint their own leadership, and it is not only an attack on jackson, and the city, but it is attack on the black judges, ap attack on the black prosecutor who is a county-wide appointed individual, and it is an attack that recognizes or at least by the statement of the legislature who proposed the bill that he wanted to get the best and the brightest, and that is why they needed to be appointed rather than elected, and this is feeding into the notion of inferiority of the black communities that we are not intelligent enough or aware enough of our own needs to elect those who best represent us.

nbc's omacbs' omar is in stille have silver city. >> reporter: when the sun came up, residents realizedir house was tore down. this is some of the damage they're starting to see. the walls are gone. the roof is gone on this home. and residents spent all day trying to pick up the pieces. the view above silver city, mississippi, shows devastation all around. homes flattened. cars destroyed. trees split apart. >> we lost everything. we got out alive. >> reporter: rayford thomas has lived in the old town subdivision for 30 years. but last night, he almost died in his home when the tornado ripped through the neighborhood. >> i heard the loud crack. oh, i realized it was that tree. i took my legs and everything into one ball. >> reporter: instincts. you just balled up. >> i balled up to try to get into the tightest corner. >> reporter: thomas says he's lucky. his next door neighborhood didn't make it. the man was killed when the tornado smashed a mobile home frame through his wall. this 17-year-old survived but lost everything else, including her blood pressure medicine. she was too overwhelm

norah. >> norah: omar villafranca, who has been there all weekend for us, thank you so much.ning now overseas, political turmoil is engulfing the nation of israel tonight with conservative prime minister benjamin netanyahu announcing a delay in his plan to overhaul the country's legal system. cbs's imtiaz tyab reports from tel aviv. >> reporter: a general strike has been called off tonight. nationwide protests have reached a crescendo in the next 24 hours and set to continue. even after prime minister benjamin netanyahu promised to press pause on the bittery contested judicial overhaul. >> i will continue protesting until these reforms are completely dropped. it isn't a set of reforms. it is a coup. >> reporter: far right counter protesters call to the streets today are also defiant. i am in favor of the reform, this man says, because i want equality for people like me and not have arrogant people above us. if passed, the judicial reforms will allow a simple majority of lawmakers to override almost any supreme court ruling and let politicians appoint justices, summing that wo

international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for an incumbent president, sudanese leader omar charged with genocide and ethnic cleansing in the province. dar-fu, after the coup in 2019, he was overthrown and arrested a year later, the new authorities agreed to extradite him to the international criminal court, but so far this did not happen. mousse is a phenomenon of a unique time, when it seemed that justice without national reference was about to become a reality. and when it turned out that a single universe, while the previous obligations were being postponed, they became somewhat of a burden. for some, it’s interesting, for example, how the authorities of south africa will behave there in the fall , the brix themselves, respectively, the arrival of the russian leader formally in south africa , the mousse jurisdiction is recognized, in fact, they even tried to get out of it, but internally politically twists do not allow, however, when in south africa sudanese president omar al-bashir came to the african summit 8 years ago. no one , of course, betrayed him anywhere, there

>> margaret: omar villafranca, thank you.e bracing for yet another massive storm system that is bearin down on that state. it could bring several feet of snow to the mountains, and at least 6 inches of rain to the foothills. for more, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners over at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, margaret. once again, more flooding rain is expected along the west coast. there is a subtropical and tropical tap of moisture that is going to bring intense rainfall. more mountain snow in the higher elevations over the next several days. just through monday, 5-8 inches of rain is expected some of that rain falling in this zone right here, where currently there is snow, some of that snow will melt, increasing the possibility and threat for flooding. also, an avalanche danger. at the same time, we are going to be watching and tracking more snow across the northern tier of the u.s., and, margaret, this does include parts of the northeast. >> margaret: thank you. newly rel

>> norah: omar villafranca, thank you so much for your reporting.ms are headed tonight and through the weekend, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes, from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening, we anticipate tornadoes and extreme winds to rake across the south the remainder of the night. the target zone, the mississippi river valley. intense storms could last well through the night, well after time people go to bed tonight. memphis, nashville, jacksonville, birmingham, all risk cities and a very intense line that comes to atlanta in the morning of all of those storms could be there in the afternoon among the southeast coast. in addition to that, there is also a flood risk with a lot of rain forests here. about a thousand miles along could see high water over the next 24 hours. we also know there is always another system, there is going to be a large system across the west, hits again in california come eventually leads to a severe weather risk late next week in the southern plains, including kansas, okla

norah it's beyond that ascribed an increase, omar villafranca, thank you so much.ion on whether to indict former president donald trump over his role in the hush money payments to a former star prior to the 2016 election. we have more from robert costa. >> overshadowing president trump's trip today to the early voting state of iowa, a possible indictment. trump's former lawyer michael cohen testified for three hours before a grand jury in manhattan. where prosecutors are investigating hush money payments cohen says he made on trump's behalf to a former adult film star stormy daniels during the 2016 campaign. >> he needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds. >> reporter: an attorney for trump said he will not accept an invitation to appear before the grand jury and maintains the hush money payments were illegal. >> he made this with personal funds to prevent something coming out false but embarrassing to himself and his family, his young son. that's not a campaign finance violation. speak of the grand jury has also heard from former trump hope hicks and kellya

>> james: omar, thank you. there's breaking news tonight from hamburg, germany.ly shooting at a church, reportedly used by jehovah's witnesses. authorities say several people were killed, and the gunman is believed to be among the dead. there is no word yet of any possible motive for the attack. tonight, a state of emergency in 34 califonia counties, as a storm system known as pineapple express moves offshore, bringint significant snow, heavy rain, and strong winds. cbs's carter evans reports that experts are warning of life-threatening flooding, mudslides, and avalanches. >> reporter: it's a desperate effort to dig out now. this a roof. and these workers are trying to shovel several feet. and now it is a race against time to clear all the snow off the roofs before the next storm comes. even just 1 foot of dense snow on the average roof is about 20,000 pounds. in the mountains of southern california, emergency workers are finally able to conduct welfare checks. they have found at least a dozen people dead, and it is still unclear how many are storm related. furth

omar jimenez live in chicago.hank you, and stay warm. >>> this morning the devastating winter storm that dumped several feet of snow on some parts of southern california is now moving east. this is san bernardino county declares a state of emergency after residents in mountain communities were left stranded. stephanie owe lam is live in san bernardino with more. a shock to so many people there. >> reporter: definitely. a long time since i seen anything like this in the san bernardino mountains. we know that they got 7 to 8 feet of snow in the last system over the weekend and right now you can see it's torrentially raining where i am and now another 3 feet is expected before this system moves out. heavy snow mere lonear los ange the san bernardino mountains, potentially life-threatening blizzard warns. >> this is the most i have ever seen. >> reporter: across california more powerful winter storms are slamming the west coast and heading into the southwest. more than 30 million people across the country are under wi

we'll see what happens. >> omar jiminez, thank you. appreciate it. >>> also new this morning, the fbi director is now providing first public confirmation that bureau does believe the pandemic was most likely caused by a lab leak. >> the fbi has folks, agents, professionals, analysts, virologists, micro biologists, et cetera, who focus on the dangers of biological threats which includes things like novel viruses like covid. and the concerns in the wrong hands some bad guys, hostile natio nations, the threats those could pose. >> we are joined now by nausea bertrand. it is something to hear him say this publicly. we knew the fbi made this conclusion. now they're in the same camp as the department of energy with their updated assessment of this. it is interesting to hear them talk about not just what this means but also to point the finger at china saying that they're the ones who were still blocking the united states and other nations from finding out truly what happened. >> and that's the big problem here, kaitlan. the intelligence comm