e. as t worldar one year of hey will try to do something on this february. norah: with tens of billions of taxpayer dollars going to ukraine, cbs s david martin reports on its impact on america s readiness. for a couple of key items, the stockpile is getting low. murdaugh wishes to take the stand. i did not shoot my wife or my son anytime, ever. severe winter weather stretching from coast-to-coast. the cold air charging on friday, setting the stage for a huge winter storm in the west. announcer: this is a special edition of the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from the uss nimitz. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us. tonight, we are broadcasting live aboard the uss nimitz, and while we can t give you our exact location, we can tell you, we are here in the western pacific ocean. we landed here just moments ago, after boarding a seed to greyhound in guam, and landing on the deck of this massive aircraft carrier that stre
first blizzard warning for the southern california mountains since 1989. norah? norah: christina ruffini, thank you. it was a big day in the double murder trial of disgraced former attorney alex murdaugh. murdaugh took the stand, sobbing at times. he surprisingly admitted he lied to police. cbs s scott macfarlane was in yes, ma am.rolina reporter: just moments after taking the stand from alex murdaugh, part of a family legal dynasty in south carolina, denied being a murderer. i didn t shoot my wife or my son anytime. ever. reporter: but he admitted lying to police about being at the crime scene. the family s dog kennel just bee killings. he blamed paranoia and an opioid addiction. you continued lying after that night, did you not? once i lied, i continued to lie, yes, sir. why? oh, what a tangled web we weave. reporter: his attorneys
reporter: jesse walden, the news photographer, the mother of a 9-year-old girl, remain in this hospital tonight. the sheriff said the suspect has a long criminal history, but he is not talking, so they have not been able to determine a mode of. norah? norah: manny bojorquez, thank you. federal investigators released their preliminary report into that toxic train derailment in ohio. that s next. out on tour, i gotta help protect myself. that s why i got this guy a new updated covid-19 booster designed for better protection against recent omicron variants. you re still my guy, khalil. i love you buddy.
barbara, a retiree in warsaw, gave up her bed for the family of four periods has barbara become part of your family? yes, part of our family, number one. norah: little rima an 18-year-old veronika are in school, learning polish and doing well, but the memories of their old life linger. i left my best friend, anna, at my prior school. norah: a year ago, they were happy to have a place to stay. but now, with no end in sight for the war, the hope of returning home is diminishing. ola, what is your hope for the future? hope the war will end soon, and i know it is going to take some time to recover, but i believe that my country is strong. norah: strong like ola, leaving all she knows behind and starting over. and that is tonight s cbs evening news from the uss nimitz in the western
invasion chineseinvasion of taiwan. to they run out of these antiship wind missiles? the u.s. ran out of these missiles on the first few days of the war. reporter: even though it ran out of the missiles, the u.s. won the war game by stopping the chinese invasion, but lost dozens of ships, hundreds of aircraft, and thousands of troops. norah? norah: david martin, thank you. now, to today s others top stories, more than 20 million americans are feeling the impact of two powerful winter storms. does not just blizzard like conditions, but freezing cold, some places saw temperature is 40 degrees below normal. the midwest is getting the worst of it. cbs s christina ruffini is in hard-hit minneapolis. reporter: from mountains of snow in minneapolis to a blown transformer in detroit, the february cold snap is sending shivers across the u.s. frozen fallout has left a