it was a complete breakdown and lack of leadership. major: the cbs evening news starts right now. good evening, everyone. i m major garrett in for norah. thank you for joining us. we will have more on that department of justice report on the uvalde school shooting in a moment, but first, coast-to-coast winter storms are blanketing the country with snow and a blast of cold air. more than 80% of all americans will see below-average temperatures this weekend. at least 60 deaths in the last week are being blamed on the weather due to car accidents, hypothermia, and heart attacks. plus, for the fifth time this week, the united states has launched air strikes on iranian-backed houthis inside yemen. cbs s charlie d agata is with marines on a navy warship in the mediterranean, where they are preparing for a possible escalation of the war in the mideast. but we begin with news in uvalde, where attorney general merrick garland released a nearly 600-page report on the shooting
after the department of justice reveals multiple police failures and a school shooting that killed 21 people. it was a complete breakdown and lack of leadership. major: the cbs evening news starts right now. good evening, everyone, i m major garrett in for norah. thank you for joining us. we will have more of that department of justice report on the uvalde school shooting in a moment, but first, coast-to-coast winter storms are blanketing the country with snow and a blast of cold air. more than 80% of americans will see below average temperatures this weekend. at least 60 deaths in the last week are being blamed on the weather due to car accidents, hypothermia, and heart attacks. plus, for the fifth time this week, the united states has launched air strikes on iranian-backed houthi s inside yemen. cbs s charlie d agata is with marines on a navy warship in the mediterranean, where they are preparing for a possible escalation of the war in the mideast. but we begin wi
legal adviser to trump attorney michael cohen is expected to testify before a new york grand jury and michael cohen has said he s been called as a potential rebuttal witness to costello. that grand jury could issue an indictment or indictments against former president donald trump any day now and trump has called for protests if that happens. we are outside the new york city courthouse watching for the arrival of witnesses this morning. plus, we re also keeping a very close eye on u.s. markets this hour, futures in the green, that s a good thing, but this is after switzerland s largest bank scooped up its rival credit suisse in an emergency rescue deal. plus chinese president xi jinping in moscow at this hour, set to meet with russian president vladimir putin. a closer look at what that means as putin is facing an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes. we will get to all of that but we begin this hour with kara scannell who is outside the courthouse here i
laura coats. and this is cnn tonight. to dish no memphis police officers have now been ridley of duty. in the wake of the killing of tyre nichols. we are learning officer preston who, according to memphis police quote, he participated in the initial traffic stop. and the use of a taser, unquote. and another officer who hasn t yet been made. well, they both have been. relieved of their duty. and, three memphis fire department personnel have also been fired over the response to tyree nichols beating seen. this is in addition, everyone, to five police officers have already been, not only relieved of their duties as unfired, but also charged. the da saying, quote, this is an ongoing investigation. we are looking at all individuals and valve in the events. leading up to, during, and after the beating of tyre nichols. at the moment rugged would deep dive into this case, the evidence, and what will take to actually prosecute this case. but as a family, and the community, and a natio
the nation wakes up to a period of mourning. thousands have gathered outside buckingham palace to pay their respects to a monarch who dedicated their life to duty. but lots of good in our country and while she is gone i wonder where we will go. king charles the third will return to london from balmoral as the new monarch. later this evening, he is expected to make a televised address to the nation. a states woman of and that s dignity, the world s leaders pay tribute to her majesty. and we will take a look at how the morning newspapers have made their tribute to her. hello, good morning to you from balmoral, the nation has begun a period of mourning after the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii. the queen passed away peacefully yesterday, here at balmoral just two days after welcoming the new prime minister there. her son, king charles the third will make his way to london this morning as the new monarch. and in one of his first acts in the role he s expected to m