while in ukraine, war rages. i m ian lee in mykolaiv, where there s little joy this new year s day. u.s. deportations balloon, as border numbers rise. i m omar free fran ka on the texas/mexico border. the latest on the immigration emergency coming up. and later, pasadena blooms once again. lavish rose floats are back, and for some, so is hope. i m going to keep doing all the things that i love and try to live to the fullest. announcer: this is the cbs announcer: this is the cbs weekend news. captioning funded by cbs good evening and thanks for joining us. a fierce storm has ushered in the new year in california. in sacramento, it was the wettest new year s eve on record. at least two levies have been overwhelmed. and tonight the danger is not over. this is highway 99. it s a major north/south road, where some drivers became waters led to several rescues throughout the region. the storm is heading east bringing storms to utah and tornados to the south. leads us
about the unusual cross country road trip with his father after the murders. kayna whitworth reports. and tonight as the northeast begins to warm up, millions across the country are bracing for another crippling winter storm. severe ice and blizzard conditions are expected to slam the midwest while the south is expecting tornadoes, damaging wind, and flooding. we re timing out the first major storm of the year as millions return home. a deadly new year s day missile and drone barrage in ukraine. the russian military unleashing a brutal attack during ukraine s most popular holiday. plus, the drone with a message written on it from russia. britt clennett is in kyiv. preparations under way for the funeral of former pope benedict xvi. ines de la cuetara with his last words. a terrifying ordeal at a florida entertainment park. dozens of people trapped on a ferris wheel that caught fire. and anita pointer, founding member of the pointer sisters, has lost her battle with c
first time. what students from the school revealed about his behavior, and our interview with his lawyer right after she met with the suspect. has he said whether or not he plans to plead guilty or not guilty. new year s attacks, president putin and zelenskyy s competing messages to their countries, as war rages into 2023. and are movies getting longer? hollywood s new test of endurance, as we look into whether three-hour films are becoming the norm. plus remembering a top icon, one of the last remaining pointer sisters has died. i m so excited and i just can t hide it announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. good evening and happy new year. i m gadi schwartz in for kate snow. the new year s celebrations in times square have feared to be a prime target. the city has always taken extreme security measures. tonight three police officers are recovering after a man with aa machete attacked them. we have new video, of people fleeing for safety, as it a
voters here in the united states welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. tonight we re focusing on democracy, as israel holds its fifth round of elections in four years and benjamin netanyahu may be on the verge of a comeback, while in braziljair bolsonaro still hasn t conceded that he narrowly lost the presidency to lula da silva. and here in the us, it s a week to go until the midterm elections, and in the state of arizona, which donald trump narrowly lost in 2020, republican candidates running for state wide office won t admit that mr trump was defeated. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports from arizona. arizona s rugged landscapes speak to its place on america s old wild west frontier. today, though, it is the politics that is wild. some of the most corrupt elections we ve ever seen. with the state at the vanguard of the republican party s stolen election claim. you re across the pond and you think you know about our election. let mejus
at the age of 95. the former pope will lie in state at st peter s basilica from monday, and his funeral will take place on thursday. now on bbc news, our world myanmar: inside the resistance. a people s army made up of unlikely soldiers. they re sacrificing everything to fight for democracy in myanmar. their enemy is general min aung hlaing, who seized power in a coup, ousting and jailing the country s top elected leaders. what started as a protest movement is now an armed uprising. we follow a mother and student as they become soldiers in this new civil war. as the death toll mounts, and the world looks away, can they restore democracy? whistle blows deep in the jungles of myanmar, hundreds of protesters are being turned into soldiers here in this rebel army camp. chanting among them is 20 year old myo. he just finished high school when the military seized power in february last year. he arrived here four months after the coup. he s undergoing intensive training. we ve bee