saturday. i m frederica whitfield. russia s expectations of a quick defeat were dismissed. in kyiv on the anniversary a solum ceremony. [ speaking non-english ] ukraine s president zelenskyy remained the very public face of ukraine s resistance and defiant in his speech. translator: if we all do our homework, victory will be inevitable. i am certain there will be victory. i don t think i want it this year. western allies this week pledging more military support for ukraine including a $2 billion package from the u.s. and a new round of sanctions on russia. but ukraine has suffered some 8 million people have fled the country and of those who stayed roughly 18 million are in dire need of as assistance. that s 40% of the population. christiane amanpour looks at the war and the national impact on identity. reporter: perhaps there is no more powerful sense of belonging than this, she deciding to marry in their orthodox church, the very day russia invaded and tried to cla
at this place shutdown so-called scorpion unit whose members included arbiters charged in the death of tyre nichols. is this a move in the right direction? plus donald trump hits the campaign trail for the first time since announcing his 2024 presidential bid. he says he is more committed than ever. will republican voters be just as committed to him? later, backlash continues to grow against ron desantis for his decision to block courts on african american studies. some students are ready to take it to the courts. all of that and more is coming up. a good sunday morning to you. i m katie thing. thanks for starting your day with us. there s new fallout in some major changes at the memphis police department after friday nights like the videos showed five former officers beating, kicking, tasing and pepper spraying tyre nichols, who died just a few days ago. the department has permanently deactivated what it called its scorpion unit. that included all of those officers we saw
martha raddatz with new reporting. scooverseas tonight, and to turkey, where today, 182 hours after the earthquake hit, the extraordinary story of survival. a 13-year-old boy pulled from the rubble. how did he survive a week? and the other teenager discovered alive, as well, the mother kissing his head after he is pulled out from the rubble. and tonight, more than 100 arrest warrants now issued for shoddy construction. marcus moore in turkey. here at home, for the first time in the alex murdaugh murder trial, the police body camera video now made public. police arriving on that scene and what alex murdaugh says to them, saying, it s bad, it s bad, i checked their pulses. the war in ukraine tonight. the u.s. state department is now urging any remaining americans in russia to leave the country immediately or risk getting drafted to fight against ukraine. and did russia already begin a major new offense? what nato is now saying tonight, and what the pentagon believes. tom
america reports with my partner for this friday, how are you today? i m good, well, thanks for joining us on this friday. welcome to america reports. this has been fascinating to watch, day 2 as the prosecution now cross examinates alex, and what s interesting to me, jonna spilbor said the prosecutor is seemingly getting outlawyered by his own witness here. let s bring in now criminal defense attorney phil holloway to get his take on what we have seen so far, as they take a break there in south carolina. phil, you know, yesterday you said that you thought that he needed to testify. he s admitted to stealing from clients, admitted to lying repeatedly, do you still think that was a good idea? yes, i do, good afternoon. thanks for having me back. i think so far the defendant is doing quite well as a witness in this case and honestly this is a master class how not to conduct a cross examination. open ended questions, and even in law school in trial advocacy classes young
putin s invasion. we estimate that they 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. richard alexander murdaugh wishes to take the stand. i didn t shoot my wife or my son anytime, ever. severe winter weather stretching from coast-to-coast. the cold air comes charging in 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 c2 greyhound in guam and landing on the deck of