Winds fanning fire danger. Israel strikes in rafah as the u. S. Expands food drops in the Gaza Amid Hope for a ramadan ceasefire. The Biden Administration r ramps up efforts to ease the suffering in gaza. The violence there wages on. Donald trump expected to secure his run for a second term. President biden set to deliver the state of the union. New cbs news polling tonight on the race ahead. Hoops history. A record day for iowas Caitlin Clark. Everybody screams, thats when i knew. A family affair. An eagerly awaited arrival happening in a Towering California Pine with the world watching on web cam. Im joy benedict in california where all eyes are on the trees and three bald eagle eggs that are about to hatch. Good evening. Thanks for johnin joining us. Wild weather affecting tens of millions this weekend. Tonight, Cleanup Efforts are underway in californias Sierra Nevada after a blizzard blew in with Hurricane Force winds causing Whiteout Conditions as you see there and dropping a lot
Lot of snow. In some places, its more than 7 feet deep. Travel has been treacherous and lifethreatening. Plows are working nonstop to open roadways, freeing stuck big rigs and cars alike. Tonight snow stretches from california to colorado, with a new system moving in this week. Cbs carter evans is in truckee, california and leads off our coverage tonight. Reporter its day three of this monster storm battering mountain communities with heavy snow and high winds and now residents are bracing for even more. Blizzard and avalanche warnings are being extended tonight in the Sierra Nevada. As one lifethreatening storm moves out, another storm is about to move in. Key roads around lake tahoe are off limits, too dangerous for drivers, and snowplows cant keep up. Its been hectic. Ive broken a rolot of parts. Reporter today the california Highway Patrol cleared the last of the big rigs on interstate 80. There were nearly 200 to 300 cars and big rigs trapped. This morning, this is what many local
United states. Keep your ships and planes away, he said. He wasea to criticism of an incident in the Taiwan Strait on saturday when a chinese hi destroyer so close it had to slow down to avoid a collision. Last week a chinese fighter plane pulled a similar maneuver in front of an american reconnaissance plane over the south china sea. Without trying to justify the actions general li said, to avoid similar incidents the u. S. Should steer clear of areas around china. Mind your own business, he said. But the u. S. Sees routine patrols of the air and sea off Mainland China as very much its own business. To underscore its position that this is International Space open to everyone. At a conference banquet on friday general li shook hands with the american secretary of defense, lloyd austin. But china declined a formal meeting. And that, said secretary austin, is dangerous. Meanwhile, the u. S. And chinese militaries continue to operate close to one another. Ausein ino reporters o dangerousn
More than 1 Million People under siege. Some seeking refuge at this hospital. New efforts tonight to evacuate americans, as time runs out. Im Charlie Dagata in tel aviv. The Prime Minister vows to demolish hamas. Israeli military says theyre ready. Hamas hostage blackmail. Desperate families still in the dark. Im Holly Williams in tel aviv. Videos of those taken captive have horrified israel. Diplomatic dash. Secretary of state Antony Blinken heads back to israel after a sixnation sweep, trying to contain the conflict. Also tonight, Norah Odonnell speaks to a member of israels war council. Is an attack against iran under consideration . Iran is a country that works every single day for israels destruction. Plus you made me love you remembering suzanne somers. We have all the days news, including teen summit. A brother climbs kilimanjaro, helping his sister with her own uphill fight. Im really inspired by him. Announcer this is the Cbs Weekend News from new york with jericka duncan. Goo
Israel is mobilized right now for war as the country prepares to launch a Ground Invasion into hamascontrolled gaza. Border clashes are intensifying. Aerial bombardments of the territory devastating. You can see there hundreds of thousands of palestinians with nowhere to go. Tonight secretary of state Antony Blinken is in jordan wrapping meetings with arab leaders and six nations. He returns to israel in just a few hours. Today the nfl held a moment of silence at stadiums in solidarity with, quote, innocent civilians in the middle east. In london, where the titans and ravens played, free palestine chants could be heard. Cbss Charlie Dagata is in tel aviv tonight and leads us off. Charlie, good evening. Reporter good evening, jericka. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an emergency cabinet for the first time today, vowing to demolish hamas. While the Israeli Military said theyre ready and waiting for the order to launch an invasion. Under bombardment and under siege ahea