jumpsuit, agreeing to be extradited back to idaho. his family seen for the first time, claiming cops have the wrong man. blues new video from a traffic stop showing the suspect. and story of survival, how a four-year-old girl and nine-year-old boy survived this 250-foot drop. 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 tuesday night. tonight, political chaos in the house of representatives, nlike anything we ve seen in a century. after the new congress adjourns on a day on day one without a speaker. plus, the ongoing weather threat a dozen tornadoes have already been reported. but we want to begin tonight with the terrifying scene in in cincinnati after buffalo bills safety damar hamlin collapsed following a tackle. hamlin tonight still in critical condition. his family in their first statement saying they are asking to please keep damar in your prayers. in an emotio
players in tears, the stadium falling silent. tonight, we have news on the player and what authorities believe might have happened. the severe storms as we come on the air tonight. the system sweeping its way east. tornado watches in effect across multiple states. a twister hitting a school. and tonight, the national weather service already warning about something else. in the west, the next system set to hit tomorrow. after deadly flooding already. ginger zee standing by to time all of this out. tonight, the stunning new images. officers approaching the car. the suspect charged with murdering four college students in idaho. how this played out. and tonight, what the suspect is now saying. kayna whitworth reporting. surrounded by scandal, one cong arriving on capitol hill today, sitting alone in the house chamber. republican congressman george santos, his alleged lies. and tonight, this is news that brazilian authorities have reopened their investigation involving santo
for votes. kevin pmccarthy huddling with those to become speaker of the house. one doubling down on his opposition just moments ago. plus new details of the idaho murder. how the spektrct was tracked do and putin suffer ing on the battlefield. losses growing inside russia. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erica hill in for erin burnett. house leader kevin mccarthy still on the hill at this hour, still meeting with members of his party with just hours to go for that critical vote of speaker of the house. dozens of republicans seen going in and out of mccarthy s office. among them congressman matt gaetz. significant, one of the republicans who s been a hard no on his gavel. moments ago leaving mccarthy s office, gaetz offered this update. give in to your demands? might vote for him tomorrow? i don t know. i m a no. i m a no. tomorrow the entire conference gathers to hear mccarthy make his final case for the speakership. shortly after that, if he doesn t get su
college murders ahead of his first court appearance. the father of one victim speaking out. how he feels about potentially coming face to face with the alleged killer. new images of the crowd fleeing after the new year s eve machete attack on nypd officers. the suspect now charged. was it a terrorist act? new troubles as holiday travelers make their way home. why thousands of flights are canceled or delayed again. actor jeremy renner airlifted to the hospital after he was critically injured in a snow plowing accident. what we re learning. and our tribute to a tv trailblazer. the legendary barbara walters. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. it is good to be back with you and happy new year. this holiday season that has seemingly been bookended with severe weather is spawning some new and dangerous threats tonight. as we come on the air, tornado watches are in effect, stretching from east texas to arkansas and louisiana. already we
we ve seen. the bags have not gone away, and southwest tells us it s still working on reuniting passengers with their unclaimed bags. it s not just here at reagan national airport, but also other places. we hope those bags get ato their owners soon. thank you so much. it is the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. happy new year, everyone. i m bianna golodryga. well, the father of one of the murdered college students in idaho is responding to the arrest of his daughter s accused killer. you will be hearing from steve goncalves in just a few moments, but the suspect, bryan kohberger is expected to waive extradition in pennsylvania, his home state. he was arrested there friday. kohberger, a graduate student in criminology attends washington state university in pullman which is a 15-minute drive from moscow, idaho. that s where on november 13th, police found the bloodied bodies of 20-year-old ethan chapin, xana kernodle, madison mogen, and kaylee goncalves. many students have