lashes out at the january 6th committee. there was no insurrection. while republican rivals ponder their future. maryland governor larry hogan weighs in. the former president, he s already in the race. does that intimidate you? not at all. i mean he seems to be dropping every day. and later, we re on patrol with the beagle brigade. cbs s mark strassmann joins them in atlanta sniffing out trouble. food smugglers, being warned this christmas season. officer mookie s nose knows all. good evening. adriana diaz is off. i m robert costa in new york. an extraordinary and treacherous moment nationwide as extreme cold shatters holiday plans. these conditions near rockford, illinois today. no one was seriously hurt in the crash, but the weather has proven deadly, claiming at least 19 lives. in seattle frozen streets sent some cars sliding out of control, backward and downhill. it is a deep freeze. blinding blizzards and icy kay chaos in nearly 5,000 delayed flight
reporter: and what is your favorite part of all of this? the dogs. reporter: dogs catching passengers like the jones family. mookie s nose found a ham sandwich. that crazy thing there. the dog is the best part i think because, well, he s cute and cuddly. reporter: don t get fooled, this beagle is all business. they re like, oh, he s cute. once he sits beside their bags they re like, uh-oh, what do i have in my bag. reporter: busted. right. we have lots of sausage, salami, have your beef. reporter: on this table, one flight from nigeria, an international buffet of seizures. so mookie found all of this? yes, he did. reporter: good day s work. very good day s work. reporter: mookie, the nemesis of food smugglers from all over. good boy. mark strassmann, cbs news. atlanta. that is the cbs weekend news for this saturday. i m robert costa in new york. good night and merry christmas.
here is mark strassmann. reporter: international food smugglers had no chance. hello, ma am. reporter: not in atlanta. not with the beagle brigade, especially officer mookie. what kind of food do we have in here? reporter: mookie has a superpower. what you got, mook? reporter: his nose. you know how when we walk into a house and smell spaghetti cooking? a beagle can smell every ingredient in that spaghetti. it is amazing. what is that? good boy. reporter: mookie sniffs out banned food and plants that can carry disease that can carry bugs hitchhiking to america. i m looking for his response. once he figures out there s something there he will chase the bag. reporter: what s the signal he s hit something? his butt should hit the floor. reporter: mookie sits and gets a treat. good job. reporter: duck and blueberry, his favorite. find food, get food. they re happy to be here because to them this is not work. it is a big game of hide and seek.
lashes out at the january 6th committee. there was no insurrection. while republican rivals ponder their future. maryland governor larry hogan weighs in. the former president, he s already in the race. does that intimidate you? not at all. i mean he seems to be dropping every day. and later, we re on patrol with the beagle brigade. cbs s mark strassmann joins them in atlanta sniffing out trouble. food smugglers, being warned this christmas season. officer mookie s nose knows all. good evening. adriana diaz is off. i m robert costa in new york. an extraordinary and treacherous moment nationwide as extreme cold shatters holiday plans. these conditions near rockford,