and we celebrate a0 years of christmas classic, the snowman, and its iconic soundtrack, walking in the air. good morning. it s christmas eve. our top story. around 250 million people in the us and canada are under severe weather warnings, as an unprecedented winter storm sweeps across north america. from alaska to texas, bone chilling temperatures, blizzards and icy winds have caused widespread disruption and left more than a million homes and businesses without power. at least 12 deaths have been linked to the conditions. tom brada reports. once ina once in a generation whether out of the worst possible time. ice, wind, rain and extreme cold are wreaking havocin rain and extreme cold are wreaking havoc in the build up to christmas. trees have been ripped from the ground and power lines have been knocked out across the country. from maine to texas, more than i million people are without electricity. people are very frustrated because we pay our bills. all day it has been goin
extreme weather whiplash. the latest on the deadly california storms. this landslide blocked a mountain highway, and workers have been trying to clear it for two days. o donnell: jill biden s skin cancer her surgery today, and her latest diagnosis. and, damar hamlin released from the hospital. tonight, we find out the questions every parent should ask their kids coaches, to keep them safe while playing sports. 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 what is turning out to be a very busy wednesday night. airports and travelers are still feeling the effects after a stunning computer outage that grounded all domestic flights leaving questions about what could have caused this. plus another big headline tonight. congressman george santos. he says will not step down despite growing calls to resign from members of his own party. and ther
republican george santos facing new calls to resign from leaders of his own party. extreme weather whiplash, the latest on the deadly california storms. this landslide bloed a mountain highway rkjill biden se her surgery today and her latest diagnosis. and damar hamlin released from the hospital. tonight we find out the questions every parent should ask their kids coaches to keep them safe while playing sports. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capitol. good evening, and thank you for joining us, on what is turning out to be a busy wednesday night, airports and travelers are still feeling the effects after a stunning computer outage that grounded all domestic flight this morning feeding questions about what could have caused this, plus another big headline tonight involving coppingman george santos. he says will not step down despite growing calls to resign from members of his own party. and there is a new resume full of l
for england s six nations opener after being punished for a dangerous tackle in club rugby on friday. good afternoon. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. managers are warning the impact is likely to be worse than last month s stoppage, because this time call handlers are also on strike. the prime minister has said it s terrifying that people don t know what will happen if they call 999. but ambulance staff have said they will leave picket lines to respond to all category one emergency calls where there s a threat to life, such as a heart attack. our health correspondent dominic hughes is in manchester, dominic. good afternoon. picket lines like this one in manchester are now in place outside ambulance stations across almost all of england and wales. the strike involves around 20,000 workers from the ambulance service. paramedics and also call handling staff. principally the strike is over pay. the unions say an offer of 4.75% is