i'm shanelle kaul in new york.'s bracing for a new round of wildfires as the powerful santa ana winds return. gusts of up to 70 miles an hour are expected to feed the flames and carry embers to spark new fires miles away. dozens have died in a week-long disaster and thousands of homes and businesses have burned to the ground. the national guard is posted in some of the burn zones, and nighttime curfews extend it. that's to let the search teams do their job, but also to discourage looters. police have made dozens of arrests, and some residents have gone back to their homes to try to defend what's left. cbs' kris van cleave reports. >> reporter: the sense of loss in altadena is hard to describe. destruction is everywhere. and then this island of six seemingly untouched homes saved by pete belani, who stayed behind to fight back the massive firestorm. >> these are all my friends. we're a family here. i love my neighbors. and it's like you feel guilty because i survived. i couldn't save the whole block. >> reporter: bu

i'm shanelle kaul in new york.s released special counsel jack smith's report on donald trump's election interference case. smith says had trump not won the election and had the case been allowed to go forward, he likely would have been found guilty. cbs' scott macfarlane has details from that report. >> reporter: the final chapter of the federal investigation of president-elect donald trump's role in the january 6th attack is a 137-page closing report from special counsel jack smith. smith argues trump knowingly conspired to submit fake electors and overturn the 2020 election results, saying the evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction. smith reveals he did consider a fifth felony charge, incitement of insurrection, which would have banned trump from running for office again if convicted. but smith opted not to. trump has called smith politically motivated and deranged. >> i defeated deranged jack smith. he is a deranged individual. >> reporter: smith says trump's claim that he was influenced or d

i'm shanelle kaul in new york.his is "cbs news roundup." here are today's top stories. deadly wildfires continue burning out of control in los angeles, devastating neighbors. city officials calling this a firestorm. fire crews battling blazes across the city are overstretched and hydrants are running dry. we have team coverage with reporters across the region as flames continue to spread. unprecedented destruction as a series of massive wildfires roar through the los angeles area. parts of the iconic sunset boulevard now reduced to rubble by the catastrophic palisades fire. at least five people have died and desperate residents rush to escape amid intense flames spreading out of control. a state of emergency is now in effect, and more than 150,000 people are under evacuation orders. four major fires grew the mammoth proportions wednesday, spread by strong winds, scattering burning embers far and wide. and now we're learning a new fire is burning there the hollywood hills. we begin with cbs' ashley sharp reporting f

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i'm shanelle kaul in new york, and this is "cbs news roundup." here are today's top stories.ow and now bitter cold as an icy cold polar vortex grips much of the u.s. >>> congress certifies donald trump's 2024 election win, this time without the mob violence of four years ago. >>> and louisiana orders an investigation into security deficiencies following that harrowing new year's terror attack in new orleans. >>> tens of millions of americans are digging out from the first major winter storm of the year. from indiana to washington, d.c., nearly a dozen states are now buried in snow and ice. in the hardest hit areas, it's up to a foot and a half deep. that means dangerous conditions on the roads all the way from the rocky mountains to the northeast. thousands of flights have been impacted, and hundreds of thousands of people lost power. cbs' ian lee is covering all aspects of the storm from just outside st. louis. >> reporter: some ohio residents are digging out monday -- >> this was plowed just about ten minutes ago. >> reporter: after a record snowfall in some areas of the st

i'm shanelle kaul in new york.n his hometown of plains, georgia. a private funeral followed a public ceremony in washington with presidents past, present, and future on hand. cbs' mark strassmann has more. >> let us pray. >> reporter: in a fitting farewell, jimmy carter's state funeral had the majesty of washington's national cathedral and the piety you'd expect for a man of profound faith. but like carter, this solemn goodbye had flashes of humor. >> there's an old line to the effect that two presidents in a room is one too many. >> reporter: what about fife presidents? they filed in among generations of washington a-listers. in the second row the clintons side by side with the bushes. barack obama shared a laugh with donald trump. minutes earlier, an awkward run-in. trump shook hands with mike pence, his estranged vice president. president biden's eulogy -- >> jimmy carter's enduring attribute, character. character, character. >> reporter: saluted his friend of more than 50 years. >> it's the strength to understa

shanelle kaul has more. >> aside from the hotel workers, one of the people charged was a friend of payne'sccompanied him on his trip to argentina. he is one of three now accused of negligent homicide. ♪ ♪ you're insecure, don't know what for ♪ >> reporter: it was a tragic end for former one direction member liam payne, who died in october after falling from the third floor balcony of his hotel room in buenos aires. the 31-year-old's family, friends, and fans have had their calls for action heard. prosecutors in argentina have now charged five people in his death. three of them payne's representative, the hotel manager, and the hotel reception manager were all charged with culpable homicide, which carries a sentence of one to five years. cbs news legal analyst jessica levinson. >> the equivalent charges in the united states would likely be negligent homicide, where there is a duty that runs to these defendants, and they failed to act in accordance with it. >> reporter: prosecutors in argentina say each person was charged for different reasons. they say the hotel manager allegedly failed to