braces for another storm. immigration crisis at sea. cruise ships encountering boats full of migrants on their way to america. cbs manuel bojorquez tells us what happens next. help wanted. how some companies are getting around america s labor shortage, by going after employees without college degrees. and, on the road. ow a stranger s gift brought music and joy to a little boy. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this friday night. and there are a number of big developments. tonight, some intriguing news in the murders of four college students in idaho. we are just learning that mattresses were removed from the crime scene. we ve got more on that in just a minute. plus, today is january 6, the second anniversary of the attack on the u.s. capitol. president biden today marking the occasion with an emotional ceremony, and honoring 1
braces for immigration crisis at sea. cruise ships encountering boats full of migrants on their way to america. cbs manuel bojorquez tells us what happens next. help wanted: how some companies are getting around america s labor shortage by going after employees without college degrees. and on the road. how a stranger s gift brought music and joy to a little boy. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. and there are a number of big developments. tonight, there s some intriguing news in the murders of four college students in idaho. we are just learning that mattresses were removed from the house, and we ve got more on that in just a minute. plus, today is january 6, the second anniversary of the attack on the u.s..prest y marked the occasion with an emotional ceremony and honoring 14 americans for their courage and selflessness in defending democ
imagine, he said he said, i love you, boys. o donnell: the buffalo bills will honor him on sunday wearing number 3 patches on their uniforms. there will also be tributes across the league including warm-up shirts, teams including the patriots have highlighted in blue the number 3 on their field. back here in washington, president biden marked two years since the january 6 attack with an emotional ceremony at the white house. the president awarded the presidential citizens medal to more than a dozen people, including capitol police officers, saying history will remember your names, courage, and bravery. cbs nancy cordes is at the white house. reporter: the chaos of january 6, 2021, was marked by a moment of silence today. and a tribute to the officers who died protecting the capitol. officers billy evans. ( bell rings ). reporter: 140 officers were seriously injured that day,
i think oh, my stars. reporter: as for the former president, who egged on the rioters that day. we re going to walk down to the capitol. reporter: .he still insists he was in the right two years later. he is, however, facing several investigations and civil suits, including one filed just this week by the family of capitol police officer brian sick. argue sicknick s death was caused directly by trump s actions and they re seeking at least $10 million. norah. oda governor signed an executive order activating the national guard to help address an increase in migrants coming ashore in the florida keys. fleeing the economically hard-hit countries of cuba and haiti. cbs manuel bojorquez reports tonight from the florida keys. reporter: they arrive on rafts or crowded boats taking on water. even cruise ships have had to
occasion with an emotional ceremony and honoring 14 americans for their courage and selflessness in defending democracy. but first, fight for speaker of the house could soon be coming to an end. republican leader kevin mccarthy boasting he will have enough votes by late tonight to become speaker, telling reporters, you ll be calling me the comeback kid. this comes after gaining momentum today by winning over 14 far-right republicans. it has been an historic week of discord playing out in front of the american people with the most roll call votes for speaker since 1859. that s prior to the civil war. cbs nikole killion will start us off from capitol hill. good evening, nikole. reporter: good evening to you, norah. leader mccarthy started the day telling cbs news he would shock us, and he has managed to gain some ground after reaching a tentative deal with some of his opponents. the house will be in order. reporter: in a dramatic turn of events on the house