hospitals. prayers for benedict xvi. the 95 year old former pope is very sick. the vatican saying doctors are constantly monitoring his worsening condition. massive car pileup. the extraordinary scene of a deadly accident on a busy bridge. and stories with hart. cbs s steve hartman shows us how one good deed can spark a global wave of kindness. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you so much for joining us. i m jericka duncan in for norah. we have some breaking news from the biden administration. the centers for disease control announced new covid-19 testing requirements for all airline passengers traveling from china. plus, federal and local prosecutors open investigations into embattled congressman elect george santos who admitted to lying about his background. and while the death toll rises in buffalo tonight, as it digs out from that monster blizzard, the w
you know, this is a time for choosing. we choose democracy over hytocracy, love over hate. these are the questions of our time that i ran for president to try to help answer in dr. king s life and legacy and many i view shows the way forward. just have to look back. you have to be prepared. president biden marks the holiday with a look at his legacy and the work still to be done to ensure voting rights for all americans. meanwhile, house republicans spent that day upset that president biden doesn t have visitor logs for his private homes in delaware. information they never had any interest in when president trum health care plan hundreds of classified materials at his mar-a-lago country club. and from ridiculous lies to russian ties. the bizarre george santos saga takes another turn with new reporting that links him to the family of a sanctioned russian oligarch. good morning. welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 17th. i m jonathan lemire. we begin on cap
i always had a few questions about it. reporter: the campaign, pretending to be your chief of staff. you know, i didn t know about that. it happened i was not notified about that until a later date. reporter: did you speak to him about it at all? yeah, i didn t know about it until a later date unfortunately. house speaker kevin mccarthy thought george santos resume was questionable before revelations about his lies were discovered and there are so many lies. some of them. others, like the fact that his political person pretended to be mccarthy s chief of staff. there s so many. i m sure he s not thrilled about that at all. as for santos, have we gone from ridiculous lies to russian ties? the bizarre saga takes another turn with new reporting that links him to the family of a sanctioned russian oligarch. hold on now. meanwhile, republicans remain focused on president biden. they re laser focused on biden and his handling of classified documents. the
reinstates covid-19 testing for all flights coming in from china. scott macfarlane reports on the decision amid a surge of new cases overwhelming china s hospitals. prayers for benedict the 16th. the 95 year old former pope is quote very si tantlyonitorg hi woening cononsi car pileu the extraordinary scene of a deadly accident on a busy bridge. andh hart. cbs s steve hartman shows us how one good deed can spark a global wave of this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell. reporting from the nation s capitol. good evening and thank you so much for joining us. i m jericka duncan in for norah. we have some breaking news from the biden administration. the centers for disease control announces new covid-19 testing requirements for all airline passengers traveling from china. plus federal and local prosecutors open investigations into a battled congressman elect george santos who admitted to lying about his background. and while the death toll rises in buffalo tonight,
we re in for joe, mika and willie. making headlines this morning, the death toll in new york state rises after that epic winter storm. we re going to go live to buffalo where a driving ban remains in effect amid efforts to clear the roads. southwest airlines continues to struggle to recover from the storm. thousands more flights expected to be canceled today as transportation secretary pete buttigieg calls for accountability. plus, title 42 stays in place for now. the covid era policy that allows officials to turn away migrants at the border. we ll break down what this means for the crisis at the southern border. as we begin our fourth hour, we have a lot to get to. we ll start with the rising death toll in western new york. officials warning it s not over yet as they have to clean out. in erie county there s reported three additional deaths yesterday and that brings the total to 31 lives lost. buffalo, that s still under a driving ban this morning because work crew