with a major shake-up in the race for the 2024 republican nomination. former new jersey governor chris christie just moments ago suspending his presidential campaign, just five days before the iowa caucuses. our new reporting tonight on who he might endorse and if it will change the republican battle. plus, those major winter storms slammed the northeast with flooding in new hampshire, connecticut, and new jersey, and authorities in florida are now assessing those tornado damages. but first, there is more breaking news tonight, with a major avalanche closing down a popular lake tahoe ski resort in california. search teams and emergency crews just finished scouring the slopes in search of any missing skiers or snowboarders. we know that at least one person has died and at least three people are hurt. where tracking storms, too, from coast to coast, with another round of severe weather ahead, so tonight we have team coverage and cbs s andrew haubner will start us off from california.
is expected to bring high winds and as much as two feet of snow by tomorrow. in the last year, at least 30 people were killed by avalanches here in the united states. norah? norah: andrew haubner without breaking news, thank you. now to more of a dangerous weather that is pounding the northeast with heavy rains and flooding. at least five people have died as a result of the latest round of storms. cbs s meg oliver reports tonight from a potter s and paterson, new jersey. reporter: the monster winter storm that bubbled the south also pummeled the northeast. flooded in hampton beach, new hampshire, after powerful waves hammered the coach. the iconic pemaquid point lighthouse banged up in bristol, maine. historic building. never been damaged like this. reporter: officials warned residents to shelter in place during dangerous coastal flooding in kennebunk. and in portland, streets were
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