describe how i feel, chernyavsky said. but far more important than any number of medals and coins? weapons and rockets, of course, he said, that way, the war would be over quicker. a plea from all the president s men. debora patta, cbs news, kramatorsk. eastern ukraine. garrett: dozens of vehicles collided on a snowy interstate today in the midwest. the details straight ahead.
garrett: in israel, seven killed and three injured outside a synagogue when a palestinian gunman opened hire. hamas did not claim responsibility but said the shooting was in retaliation for an israeli army raid thursday in the west bank that killed nine palestinians. the gunman in today s attack was shot and killed by police. turning the war in ukraine, this was intense fighting in the east as russia tries to advance in the kree region of donetsk. ukraine is hoping to turn the tide at least eventually with dozen advanced battle tanks pledged to ukraine this week by the u.s. and allies. debora patta reports about the gratitude of one ukrainian military officer. reporter: u.s.-supplied himars raining artillery down on russian positions deep behind enemy lines. commanded by ukrainian captain pavlo chernyavsky, whom we met near the eastern frontlines. last month, chernyavsky and his
men were honored by president zelenksy for bravery on the battlefield. but, to zelensky s surprise, chernyavsky handed his medal straight back, asking him to give it to president biden instead. i wanted to thank him and the u.s., he said. himars have played a huge role in this war. the very next day, on his first trip to washington since the war began, zelenksy carried out his orders. well, undeserved, but much appreciated. thank you. thank you! (rockets) reporter: on the frontline. (launch boom) .the nimble and highly-accurate u.s. himars have proved invaluable. and if you hadn t received himars? the frontline would be very different, he told us. president biden had a gift of his own for the captain: a command coin from the battlefields of iraq, where his late son beau had fought. i don t have the words to
0 here at 7:00. see you soon. garrett: tonight the public sees extensive video of five memphis police officers in the brutal beating of tyre nichols who died days later. breaking news, video just released, the police chief says it shows a disregard for life, as you hear the 29-year-old victim s agonizing calls for his mother. cbs s elise preston s interview with the nichols family as they call for change. i will never see my son again, i ll never see that smile again. garrett: memphis and the country reacts. nation wade braces for protests nichols family pleas for peace. also the attack on paul pelosi, how the suspect entered the house and the moment the police showed up. drop the hammer. garrett: reaction tonight from the former speaker of the house. gripping testimony in the murder trial of alex murdaugh, new at details about the night his wife and son were killed. the deadly shooting outside an israeli synagogue on this holocaust remembrance day. massive pileup as the threat