administration approves new weapons sales. reporter: i m on the israel gaza border where fighting expands as israel expands fighting in the south of the territory. also tonight, ukraine strikes back taking aim at russia with ammunition running low and western aid stalled. happy new year! countdown to the new year. today in new york a final test that the ball will drop in times square. security on high alert. west coast warning. a new storm stirs up the surf and trouble. some unable to resist the big waves. reporter: i m elise preston in southern california with a look at precautions being taken to keep onlookers safe. thin ice. more than 100 fishermen rescued after stuck on a break away ice floe. cbs money watch year in review. no recession and the stock market s on a run. later, an old trade arriving in this digital age. the business of book binding giving life to books old and new. we ll walk in saying something like i can t believe people are still do
as millions gather for new year s eve celebrations. preparations are underway in some of the nation s biggest cities, with the fbi warning of increased risks of attacks. tonight, we speak with the nypd about keeping the ball drop safe. and a new year means new laws. for half the country, that means minimum wage is going up. we ll take a look at how the increase impacts workers and businesses. but we begin with the weather, and millions of americans bracing for rain, wind, and possible flooding. there s also a risk of more massive waves like the ones that slammed the california coast, some as high as 25 feet, damaging homes and prompting evacuations. cbs s reed cowan will start us off tonight from northern california. reed, good evening. reporter: good evening, major. well, communities all up and down the california coast hit hard by this powerful storm, arguably some of the worst damage here in the coastal community of aptos. they really got hit hard. a lot of people who li
rejecting a request by special counsel jack smith to decide now whether the former president has immunity so his trial can begin on time in march. it comes as new evidence emerges, the reported tape of mr. trump pressuring michigan election officials, what he allegedly said. also tonight, the tragedy in gaza. the first known american listed as a hostage confirmed dead. the fears for his wife still in captivity. the heart-pounding body cam, police responding to the deadly mass shooting at a university in prague. what it reveals. the record surge at the border and the new reporting. our cameras there as busloads of migrants are released onto arizona streets. the holiday travel crush. millions on the move and the storms we re tracking. will they disrupt your trip? the terror at sea. videos of a rogue wave slamming a cruise ship more than 250 passengers stranded. the dramatic rescue. a man trapped under rocks for days in a tunnel on a san diego cliffside. the moment h
politicsnation. tonight s lead, a christmas blizzard. right now, americans are preparing to celebrate christmas in the midst of a blizzard of legal developments surrounding donald trump. in just the last five days, the supreme has blocked special counsel jack smith s request to expedite a ruling on whether trump has legal immunity over his january 6th conduct. earlier, new recordings published by the detroit news reportedly showed trump pressing republican electors in michigan not to certify joe biden s victory in the state. three years ago. the state supreme court justices in colorado have been reporting death threats all week since they ruled that trump could not run for office in the state. all that plus what to expect when the senate comes back to washington next month. in new york governor kathy hochul joins me shortly as the empire state officially takes up the question of reparations for its black residents. i had a firsthand view this week as head of the national acti
margaret: millions taking to the roads and skies ahead of the holiday weekend. may see wet weather out west. rudy giuliani files for bankruptcy, just days after a jury because he has to pay nearly $150 million. and tonight s eye on america, we ll tell you about the ai program that s helping airports track down your lost items. once we find that i am for them, they are so happy. margaret: and visiting children and newborns and even e christmas spirit under watch. merry christmas. [laughter] margaret: good evening. i m margaret brennan in tonight for norah o donnell. an intense storm is slamming the west, impacting holiday travel, and we will get to it in a moment. but we begin in central europe, with a rare deadly mass shooting at a university campus. at least 14 people were killed and 25 others wounded when a lone gunman opened fire from the roof of a building at charles university in prague. that is the capital city of the czech republic. police say they late