Our exclusive interview with a grieving grandfather charged in the death of his granddaughter on a cruise ship. I saw her fall. I saw her fall. Odonnell gone in a flash like a scene from a movie, thieves swipe rare gems from a museum and make a clean getaway. And call it grateful on the gridiron. The children of paradise, california bonded by fire, undefeated at football. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west. As we come on the air tonight, there are several latebreaking headlines, including an exclusive interview with the secretary of the navy who was just fired. Also a federal court has just ruled that the president is not above the law and cannot stop his aides from testifying before congress. But were going to begin tonight with two storms, one that the National Weather service says is dangerously strong and unprecedented. Both could ruin thanksgiving travel plans for tens of millions. Snow is falling right now in salt lake city, the leading edge of a storm that will dump about a foot of snow there by the holiday. More than twothirds of americans could be hit by powerful wind, rain, or snow. Wcbs lonnie quinn has the latest forecast, but first adriana diaz is at chicagos ohare airport. Adriana, this is shaping up to be a rough holiday getaway. Reporter thats right, norah. As the snow moves east, most cancellations could be in denver and minneapolis. And as you mentioned, a second storm hits tomorrow night out west, bringing more snow and headaches. This weeks highway havoc started early in Washington State where a semi jackknifed into a ditch. The first of two monster storms heading east also sidelined travel plans outside salt lake city, where a car slid into a ravine and only 4x4s and tires with chains were allowed on these roads. 50 Million People from california to michigan are under Winter Weather alerts. A. A. A. Expects recordbreaking driving delays on wednesday. The congestion is due in part to 1. 6 million more thanksgiving travelers this year than last year, says molly hart with a. A. A. Auto club group. We are anticipating that there will be recordhigh travel delays, up to four times higher than normal throughout the country and in major metropolitan areas. Reporter the view from above may not be better. T. S. A. Lines like these today at newark are already clogged, and todays the best day for air travel, making for a thankless trek to thanksgiving. Adriana diaz, cbs news, chicago. Odonnell wcbs lonnie quinn is here with the latest on the storm. So lonnie, this is going to get worse, right . Reporter without a doubt. There will be big problems on the big travel day, thanksgiving, as well. Were watching this low pressure system around the four corners. You heard adriana talk about maybe 6 to 12 inches of snow around denver. Then it pushes up toward the chicago area and detroit and minneapolis with precipitation, snow on the western side, rain on the eastern side, but everybody dealing with winds. Winds will delay aircraft as much as precipitation almost the snow around denver ends up putting that swath of 6 to 12 inches anywhere from denver, follow that purple trail, all the way through omaha, minneapolis, green bay. Snow is an issue, as well, but its the winds. I believe the winds will be the telltale of this particular system. As it makes its way into say the area around the great lakes, this is wednesday night, big getaway time, right . Well, the airports are dealing with big winds anywhere from, you know, minneapolis, green bay, chicago, detroit, indianapolis. Then it pushes towards the east and gets to new york city. That low goes off shore, and now it blows up. And now we have winds that could be really gusting strong out there. The balloons in the thanksgiving day parade could be affected. If they are gusting at 34mph, theyre either lowered close to the ground or they dont fly at all. This year we think it will be blowing around 41. I think it will be a problem. The last time we didnt have balloons in the parade, 1971. Norah. Odonnell lonnie, thank you. Now a cbs news exclusive. An extraordinarily blunt message from the Outgoing Navy secretary in his first interview since being fired. Richard spencer was ousted yesterday after going against the president and the secretary of defense. In the case of edward gallagher, a navy seal at the center of a war crimes case. Spencers last day was today, but david martin tells us hes not going quietly. Reporter leaving the pentagon after being fired, secretary of the navy, Richard Spencer told cbs news he is not the only casualty of President Trumps decision to intervene in the case of navy seal edward gallagher. What were the ramifications of intervening in that review process . What message does that send to the troops . Reporter well, what message does it send . That you can get away with things. We have to have good order and discipline. Its the backbone of what we do. Reporter President Trump said he stopped the navy from taking away the trident pin, which identifies gallagher as a navy seal, in order to stand up for warriors on the battlefield. They wanted to take his pin away. I said, no, youre not going to take it away. He was a great fighter. Were going to protect our war fighters. I dont think he understands the full definition of a war fighter. A war fighter is a profession of arms. And a profession of arms has standards that they have to be held to and they hold themselves to. Reporter gallagher will be retired as a seal despite being convicted of dishonoring the uniform by posing with the body of a dead isis fighter, but spencer is out of a job. Speaking off camera, defense secretary mark esper said he fired spencer for going behind his back to try to work out a deal with the president. Secretary spencer had proposed a deal whereby if the president allowed the navy to handle the case he would guarantee that Eddie Gallagher would be restored to rank, allowed to retain his trident and permitted to retire. Reporter spencer says that was because esper was traveling overseas. I will take the bad on me for not letting him know i did that, but he was informed because his chief of staff was briefed on it. Reporter spencer said he was trying to head off an order from President Trump, which as he put it in his resignation letter, i can not in good conscience obey. What did you mean . Well, what do i stand for as secretary of navy . Good order and discipline of the United States navy. Thats a prime tenet. This, in fact, erodes that. Reporter whats wrong with following a lawful order from the commanderinchief . Nothing. Everyone should follow a lawful order. Thats good order and discipline. I could not in my conscience do this. Reporter spencer no longer has a government limo, so he was driven away from the pentagon by his wife. After spencers firing was announced, a post appeared on the edward and Andrea Gallagher instagram page. It showed a picture of a Dumpster Fire with a caption that read, the current state of navy leadership. Gallagher is set to retire from the navy this weekend. Norah. Odonnell david, thank you. More breaking news. A federal judge has just ruled that former White House Counsel Don Mcgahn must testify before congress. Now, this is a potential game changer in the impeachment inquiry. Paula reid is at the white house and has been reading through this 120page ruling as quickly as she can. But paula, break down, whats the significance of this . Reporter norah, this long awaited decision is a win for democrats, because it effectively pierces the white houses longstanding effort to block current and former officials from cooperating with house investigators. And norah in reading through this, i was struck that the judge specifically said that no matter how busy or essential a president ial aide might be, the president cannot excuse that official from complying with the law. But cbs news has learned that the Justice Department intends to appeal this ruling, so this decision, which Many Democrats tonight are celebrating, may just be a temporary win. Odonnell paula, this not only affects the former white house counsel, don mcgahn, right . Does this mean we could hear from other Top Administration officials who have refused to testify to congress . Reporter thats the big question tonight will this apply to, for example, acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney or former National Security adviser john bolton . A source familiar with mulvaneys legal strategy tells me he will not comply with any of these decisions. His team believes that if executive privilege applies to anyone its Mick Mulvaney. But its still an open question as to whether this will impact john bolton. Hes recently reemerged on twitter. He seems to be a man with something to say, but so far his lawyer has not replied to my questions about whether they intend to comply with this. But ultimately this is a question, norah that could go all the way to the Supreme Court. Odonnell a Significant Development tonight. Thank you, paula. Former new york city mayor Michael Bloomberg kicked off his president ial Campaign Today in virginia by saying hes going to spend his own money to beat President Trump. Ed okeefe has more on bloombergs late start in the race. Reporter billionaire michael bloomburgs untraditional Campaign Began with a pretty traditional First Campaign stop, chatting up the locals at a virginia diner. Order one of each. Reporter and justifying his late entry to reporters. I think that there is a greater risk of having donald trump reelected than there was before, and in the end i looked in the mirror and said, i just cannot let this happen. Reporter the 77yearold former new york mayor has a daunting task. In a cbs news poll released shortly before he entered the race, one in five democrats in early voting states said they would consider him, but more than twice as many said they wouldnt. He could have just been the middleclass kid who made good. Reporter so hes spending a record 35 million on a week long ad campaign to introduce himself to voters. Bloomberg has also set aside 100 million for digital ads targeting the president. All that money will come from his own pocket. He wont accept any campaign contributions. His fellow candidates arent impressed. Mayor bloomberg, who has decided to use part of his 55 billion not to buy a yacht, not to buy another home, not to buy a fancy car, but to buy the United States government. Reporter bloomberg plans to skip the first four voting states and focus instead on the 14 states voting on super tuesday in early march. Iowa and New Hampshire get plenty of attention, but super tuesday states will be awarding about onethird of all the delegates needed to win the democratic nomination, norah. Odonnell proof this race is never boring. Thank you, ed. Conan, the delta force dog, made a surprise rose garden appearance with the president today, who hailed him as a tough cookie for his role in the raid that killed isis leader al baghdadi last month. Conan was hurt in the operation. And his treat for being a good dog was a medal and a plaque from the president. He probably would have been happier with a bone. Tonight, britains Prince Andrew has all but disappeared from public life. And theres news now that the queen is taking control of the situation. All of this after andrews widely panned bbc interview about his relationship with late convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. Roxana saberi tonight has the latest. Reporter as the scandal engulfs Prince Andrew, Buckingham Palace tells cbs news hes stepping back from the more than 200 charities hes involved in, at least for now. The move appears drastic but aimed at stopping a growing number of organizations from dropping him first. Backlash has been building since the princes bbc interview when he responded to claims by one of Jeffrey Epsteins accusers, Virginia Roberts giuffre, that she had underage sex with the prince three times. I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady. None whatsoever. You dont remember meeting her . No. Reporter since then, Prince Andrew has said hell cooperate with Law Enforcement agencies investigating epstein. Now the f. B. I. Wants to interview him says royal correspondent roya nikkah. If hes ever got a hope of clearing his name, hes going to have to speak to Law Enforcement agencies who then will have to kind of say, yes, nothing else to see here. Reporter but the damage has been done. Queen elizabeth is now reportedly canceling a big party in february celebrating the princes 60th birthday. British media are also reporting that prince charles, heir to the throne, is ready to ban his beleaguered brother from royal duties for life. Norah . Odonnell roxana, thank you. Today police in los angeles shot and killed a man who was armed with a machete. An officer opened fire when the suspect charged at him holding the footlong blade. Police say the man first robbed an auto parts store, then car jacked a vehicle at a chikfila restaurant after crashing into two police cars he tried to get away, which led to the deadly confrontation. Now to another cbs news exclusive. A grandfather from indiana is speaking out tonight in his first interview after being hit with criminal charges in the death of his granddaughter. Just 18 months old. They were on a cruise in puerto rico when the girl slipped from his grasp and fell more than ten stories from a window. Salvatore anello is now charged with negligent homicide for what he says was an accident. Well, late today he sat down with David Begnaud for cbs this morning. I remember trying to find her on the floor, and then i saw her fall. I saw her fall all the way down. I saw her fall, and it was just a disbelief. I was like, oh, my god. And i think for a while i was in shock. I was just standing there. And then i just remember screaming that i thought there was glass. I thought there was glass there. I say it to myself still. S aser of relive it all the just i dno feeling more helpless th ng her fl. No. It seems like its all not real. Shes such a beautiful little girl. Perfect little girl. 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Defense if you look at the stands, the whole town of paradise is here. Reporter here to watch the team play for more than just a title. We have something to prove. Reporter its been a year since 95 of paradise was erased by the camp fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in californias history. 86 people died. And the front door would be right there. Reporter 37 of 40 bobcat players lost their homes, including fullback lucas hartley. Little has been rebuilt. Schools, cafes, and churches, the heart of the town, buried in the dirt. Somehow the football field survived, an oasis in the ash. It is definitely this brings everybody together. We have so much more to play for than just football. Reporter under friday night lights, the bobcats won. Next up, the division championships. Its like planting a tree. It shows where our roots are. Reporter a Football Team replanting paradise in the ashes. Jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, los angeles. 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