also tonight, guns at america s airports, the record number of firearms confiscated at security. wait until you hear just how many of those guns were loaded. the 12-year-old boy who caught a great white shark. i don t know if i want to go up against a shark. o donnell: and making dreams come true for americaas heroes. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening and thank you tore joining us observe this tuesday night. tonight there are alarming new details about what the mayor of albuquerque is calling politically motivated shootings. a failed republican candidate is under arrest accused of hiring men to shoot at the homes of democratic lawmakers. plus cbs news tonight has new details on the timeline of the special counsel s investigation into president biden s handling of classified documents. first, we want to start with those major storms that are pummeling the west coast in the aftermath as califo
ojai, washington. it was the rain that triggered it. the hazard doesn t go away when the rain stops. reporter: the record rain causes roads to buckle, sinkholes to open up, boulders to crash down. in ojai, they re digging out. john sehon road out back-to-back storms at home. this was his view as the water rose around him. could not sleep. you know, i was going out and checking the water levels every 20 minute, making sure it wasn t going to rise on me real fast and catch me by surprise. reporter: in some places, damage like this could take months to fully repair, and because the ground is super saturated, any new rain could bring with it new damage. norah. o donnell: i m worried about where you re standing, kris van cleave, thank you. while california could finally see a break there the rain, a significant winter storm is sweeping across the country. for details let s pri in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather