Diaz as cases snowball, ski resorts work to stay open. Can you pull up your mask for me . Diaz and later, a timely honor for an aspiring innovator we first met three years ago. Has it sunken in yet, or are you still flying high . Im still flying high. This is the cbs weekend news from chicago. Heres adriana diaz. Diaz good evening. There is breaking news tonight. Investigators have identified a person of interest in the Christmas Morning bombing in nashville. Today, agents combed through a severely damaged downtown looking for clues after a parked r. V. Rigged with explosives blew up. At least three people were hurt. Cbs news chief justice and Homeland Security correspondent jeff pegues is at f. B. I. Headquarters tonight with new developments. Jeff, good evening. Reporter adriana, Law Enforcement sources tell cbs news that the leading theory right now is that the person responsible for that bomb blast may have been killed in the explosion. Were also being told d. N. A. Tests are being
This despite having shown little interest in the bill at all until after it passed congress. As a consequence, jobless benefits are now expiring for millions of americans. People like megan mayer a single mother in lincoln, nebraska with two teenagers to feed. I go to a Discount Grocery store and spend maybe 50 for the week for three people. Its been a really rough time and adjustment for my kids. Ive just been trying to plug through it and get through it the best that we can and just been holding on for Something Better to come my way with help from the government. Now she has to hold on longer. And it is a fact. This is because, a direct result of President Trump and his 13th hour games. Many will lose out on one weeks worth of payments because of his actions and will never get the money back. Some may have to reapply for benefits and that takes time and has overwhelmed state systems. If the president truly wanted to help people, not just the unemployed who are counting on the cares
48 hours. Investigators have pieced together who blew up that rv in nashville on christmas morning. The big question that remains, why . Almost a week after calling it a disgrace, President Trump has finally signed the sweeping covid relief package and government funding bill that so Many Americans have been waiting for. But there are Strings Attached n. A statement, the president said he only approved the bill after getting the u. S. Senate to agree to consider increasing the amount of stimulus checks from 600 to 2,000, which is what democrats wanted all along, of course. The president has also vowed to send a, quote, redlined version of the bill back to congress, asking for what he calls wasteful items to be removed. He also claims the senate will take up legislation that starts an investigation into voter fraud in the president ial election, even though there is no evidence of any widespread wrong doing. Now, the president s reluctant signature came after Unemployment Benefits for m
Question, why did he do this . Reporter its a terrific question because at this point, as the president spends another day at his golf club here in palm beach he has nothing to show for the delay in signing the covid relief package that could ultimately hurt a lot of americans who are currently struggling right now. The president did not get any of the demands that hes been pushing for over the last several days, and they include cutting what he deems is unnecessary spending. Important to point out this covid relief package was paired with the omnibus Government Spending bill, the president conflating the two and suggesting things like foreign aid should not be in the Coronavirus Relief package, theyre not. The president calling that wasteful even though a lot of that foreign aid and other things hes railing against were actually part of the white house budget and requested by the white house. The president also pushing for an increase in those stimulus checks to americans from 600 to
Bill passed by congress. Dire situation officials warning of a deadly postchristmas surge the governor of california says hospitalizations will double in 30 days, but the states icu capacity is already at zero. In los angeles one person is dying every ten minutes. Stopping the spread. A highly infectious new strain of covid is showing up in more countries as european nations gear up to vaccinate across the continent. And steals, deals and returns. How to get the best postchristmas prices and return those unwanted packages. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with jose diazbalart. Good evening im kate snow in for jose tonight. Federal Authorities Say they have moved in today on the home of a man they believe could be connected to a deliberately set bomb inside an rv that exploded on Christmas Morning in downtown nashville. The blast left at least three injured and destroyed businesses up and down a central commercial street the governor today saying hes asked President Trump for an Emerg