we ll have more on the deadly storms slamming much of a country with snow and arctic cold in a moment, but first, the stunning new indictment of alec baldwin. why prosecutors once again charged the actor with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2021 shooting death on the set of the movie rust. what led them to bring back the criminal case nine months after initial charges were dropped. plus, cbs news joins the u.s. navy in the middle east. cbs s charlie d agata gets a firsthand look at u.s. warships home to the 4,000 sailors and marines in the region trying to% keep the peace. but we want to begin with the second major winter storm in less than a week dropping heavy snow from washington to philadelphia to new york. those snowy roadways were the backdrop for the drama that unfolded when a single-engine cessna caravan with seven people on board was forced to make an emergency landing on a busy highway in virginia. cbs s christina ruffini is on the scene. tower,
mike johnson may have to fight with frustrated far-right republicans to keep his job, after relying on democrats to keep the government open, again. for now. congresswoman becca with the budget committee joins me live to discuss the latest congressional can kicking, and whether johnson will be able to hang on without democrats coming to his rescue. and who, fani. fulton county district attorney fani willis is under scrutiny for an alleged relationship with a top prosecutor she hired in donald trump s election interference case. what it could mean for trump, and the entire investigation. i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday. show with less than three days until the new hampshire primary, florida governor ron desantis spent the day campaigning in south carolina. but moments ago, we learned that desantis canceled a scheduled appearance on nbc s need to press tomorrow, and plans to head back to new hampshire. front runner donald trump is only speaking ones toda
good evening, i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us on this busy friday night. we ll have more on the deadly storms slamming much of a country with snow and cold in a moment, but first, the stunning new indictment of alec baldwin. why prosecutors once again charged the actors with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2021 shooting death on the side of the movie rust. what led them to bring back the criminal case nine months after initial charges were dropped. plus, cbs news joins the u.s. navy and the middle east. cbs s charlie d agata gets a firsthand look at u.s. warships home to the 4,000 sailors and marines in the region trying to keep the peace. but we want to begin with a second major winter storm in less than a week dropping heavy snow from washington to philadelphia to new york. there was snow we roadways where the backdrop for the drama that unfolded when a single engine cessna caravan with seven people on board was forced to make an emerg
make a difference. norah: the bitter cold blanketing most of the u.s., 1 million americans under winter weather alerts. plus a new storm moving in. temperatures are cold everywhere, looks like many of us will be well below zero. norah: the news about the two navy seals missing at sea. how long, not long? norah: on this martin luther king jr. day, we hear from the civil rights activist in his own words. glory, hallelujah! this truth is marching on! norah: good evening. i am norah o donnell. and thank you for being with us on this monday night. we want to begin tonight with the iowa caucuses. the first contest of the 2024 election. and we have breaking news, cbs news can project that former president donald trump@wn caucuses. our data desk is able to make this call because of interest poles and other data. and has left every poll ahead of tonight s victory and the bid for a republican nomination. also getting a picture of what is on voters minds with these ent
up next, the meat weekend. ext, the meat weekend. ,,. in the political world, is adjusting swiftly to the republican results out of iowa, which showed trump in the league. as we were covering that night with rachel. but half of that red electorate open to alternatives. the top two alternatives, which are two individuals separated by just under 3000 votes in iowa, are squaring off, there are high stakes in new hampshire. this is the more moderate, independent state that could favor haley. it s voters also will look more like the november electorate than the nominee, whr s ultimat, will have to face. new tonight, desantis is not campaigning in new hampshire right now, having given up on the moderate-leaning states, giving the quote, abysmal poll numbers for the new york times. and while it is january, we must remember the rest of the last political parts of the nation are probably a little bit exhaust at the thought of turning back to campaigns, and more focused on things