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eye on america. cbs carter evans looks at the life-and-death consequences of the nation s e.m.t. staffing shortages. and, the ultimate pep talk. we re all rooting for you, man. garrett: college athletes lifting the spirits of kids in the hospital. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. ing from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett, in for norah. after a surprise trip to washington, ukraine s president zelenskyy is back home tonight, hoping more u.s. military aid will soon follow. .plus, f.t.x. founder sam bankman-fried is under house arrest tonight as he awaits trial after his first court appearance in new york. but, first, the biggest prechristmas storm in decades consumes much of the country. winter storm warnings, blizzard conditions, and dangerous cold forecast now in more than 40 states, from the pacific northwest to new england
the game and his collapse. we ll look at all the tributes. more than half a million people across california are without power as high winds and rain hammered california. we ll look at the forecast and how emergency officials rew preparing. plus, are you taking part in dry january? why you could be doing more good than you think. that s all ahead on cnn this morning. hi, everyone, it s sunday, january 8th, a new week. thanks so much for waking up with us. alex, so good to be working with you. dry january, do you subscribe to that? i do half dry january. not all in. i do feel the effects. better sleep, healthier, all that kind of thing. we re going to talk with an expert. up first, president biden heads for the border as we ve been saying while the 118th congress prepares to get down to business. the president stops in el paso, texas, that s today, on his way to a summit in mexico city. this will be his first visit to the border during his presidency. now
i want to welcome our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world i am live from the cnn headquarters. just ahead on cnn newsroom. there s going to be damages throughout the whole state and people in other parts of the state, be prepared for some impacts. i m concerned for people who either chose to ride the storm out or didn t know any better. why did you leave your home? this is the reason why, because these conditions are grueling. we have multiple residents including elderly residents trapped. we have water on the streets, down power lines, it s a dangerous situation. thursday september 29th, 4 am on the u.s. east coast where much of florida is still being hammered by heavy rains, hurricane-force winds and devastating flooding, irking ian has been downgraded to category one storm, it is now moving north east, it has knocked out power to 20% of the state, that s more than 2 million homes and businesses. these terrifying images are fr
bitter conflict among house republicans. former minority leader kevin mccarthy is being opposed by landful of lawmakers who are refusing to support him. a number that increased by one on the last balloting for speaking. chad pergram has been following this all day minute by minute. he tells us where things stand tonight from a chaotic capitol hill. good evening, chad. bret, as you say. the most chaos for the beginning of a congress in 100 years. it marked a foreboding start for a g.o.p. majority which promised big things in the midterms. the house voted all afternoon. kevin mccarthy lacks the votes to become speaker. mccarthy and his allies are determined to keep voting and wear down his opponents. are you going to stay in the race, leader mccarthy. yes. i m not going anywhere. look, i have the record for the longest speech ever on the floor. i don t have a problem getting a record for the most votes for speaker, too. there were only five g.o.p. members officially opp