it was a complete breakdown and lack of leadership. major: the cbs evening news starts right now. good evening, everyone. i m major garrett in for norah. thank you for joining us. we will have more on that department of justice report on the uvalde school shooting in a moment, but first, coast-to-coast winter storms are blanketing the country with snow and a blast of cold air. more than 80% of all americans will see below-average temperatures this weekend. at least 60 deaths in the last week are being blamed on the weather due to car accidents, hypothermia, and heart attacks. plus, for the fifth time this week, the united states has launched air strikes on iranian-backed houthis inside yemen. cbs s charlie d agata is with marines on a navy warship in the mediterranean, where they are preparing for a possible escalation of the war in the mideast. but we begin with news in uvalde, where attorney general merrick garland released a nearly 600-page report on the shooting
after the department of justice reveals multiple police failures and a school shooting that killed 21 people. it was a complete breakdown and lack of leadership. major: the cbs evening news starts right now. good evening, everyone, i m major garrett in for norah. thank you for joining us. we will have more of that department of justice report on the uvalde school shooting in a moment, but first, coast-to-coast winter storms are blanketing the country with snow and a blast of cold air. more than 80% of americans will see below average temperatures this weekend. at least 60 deaths in the last week are being blamed on the weather due to car accidents, hypothermia, and heart attacks. plus, for the fifth time this week, the united states has launched air strikes on iranian-backed houthi s inside yemen. cbs s charlie d agata is with marines on a navy warship in the mediterranean, where they are preparing for a possible escalation of the war in the mideast. but we begin wi
good morning. i m kristen fisher. i m jim sciutto. joe biden is meet virtually with g7 leaders and the ukrainian president as the world marks one year since russia s full-scale invasion of ukraine. the u.s. has pledged another $2 billion in aid to the country and announced new sanctions against russians, and the people who help them around the world, particularly procuring weapons for that invasion. defense secretary lloyd austin vows the u.s. will stand by ukraine, using a phrase we have heard frequently of late, for as long as it takes. as long as ukraine continues to conduct operations and continues to work to take back its sovereign territory, we will be there with them. you can expect that the international community will be with ukraine once the fighting stops. and just look at how the front lines of this war have evolved over the course of the past year. in that time, more than 8,000 ukrainian civilians have been killed, entire communities have been decim
miles per hour. those winds caused storm surges. a major hazard for this low-lying region. at this hour, more than 1.2 million people across florida remain without electricity. as of late yesterday, parts of the county, where i am now, where it made landfall, they did not have access to clean drinking water. many people have no running water whatsoever. it is hard to know exactly how many people are displaced right now. officials estimate that it is in the tens of thousands. at least 34 people have been confirmed dead so far. 12 of them right here in lee county. after barreling through florida, you can regain strength over the atlantic ocean. it then made a second landfall as a category one hurricane in south carolina yesterday afternoon. the damage there is a fraction of the devastation that ian brought through southwest florida. you can see the aftermath. what you can see in the images are the broken lives. these are people on the margins whose homes, jobs, bodies, and he
what those folks do. so, bless them for all their efforts and i m really glad you put that story on your show. so, we will see you next sunday, my friend. see you next time. meantime, a very good day to all of you from msnbc headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex reports. we are tracking hurricane ian at this hour. it is now a post-tropical cyclone. it s making its way north along the east coast and leaving a trail of devastation in several cities and states. in fact, right now, at least 34 people are confirmed dead. and rescue efforts are ongoing, with crews searching for survivors inside flooded and destroyed homes across that state. the coast guard is out today, assessing damage in several areas. survivors say, it has been a terrifying experience. it was terrifying. i ve never experienced winds, the howling, ears popping. i will never forget it. it was scary, it s the worst thing in the world. today, you know, we need basics and they