happening now, new fears that russia s war against ukraine is about to get a very serious boost from china. i ll acquit white house national security official john kirby whether beijing is actively considering sending lethal aid to putin s forces. also tonight, a new assessment on the origins of the covid pandemic is stirring up major controversy. we ll tell you why the u.s. energy department now believes the virus likely emerged from a chinese lab. and breaking news, new legal filings in the dominion voting systems lawsuit against fox news. the fox chairman rupert murdoch admitting underoath that popular tv hosts endorsed false claims about the 2020 presidential election. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage tonight with the war in ukraine. the deepening alliance between russia and china sending chills throughout the u.s. intelligence community. our senior national secur
cities and towns, this after severe storms ripped across oklahoma and parts of the central u.s. this morning, more than 50,000 without power in the region. at least nine tornadoes touching down in oklahoma and kansas. wind gusts equivalent to a category 3 hurricane about 120 miles an hour battering texas. ahead, the latest on the storm s and what s to come. plus, at least two people are dead, three others wounded after a drone attack in ukraine. this as the u.s. is now warning that china will face penalties if beijing provides russia with drones and ammunition, as u.s. intelligence indicates, to aid russia s ongoing invasion of ukraine. we do begin this hour with the latest on those severe storms and tornadoes. cnn s senior national correspondent, ed lavendera is in norman, oklahoma. cnn meteorologist chad myers standing by with the latest forecast. we want to begin with you, ed. some pictures there, just alarming. tell us what you re seeing on the ground. reporter: wel
america s fentanyl crisis. cbs news exclusive access to the drug raids, as law enforcement tries to get the dangerous poison off america s streets. stunning resignation. new zealand s prime minister steps aside. the young mother helped ban assault weapons. why she says she s leaving. and, remembering legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist, david crosby. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. tonight, we are tracking two winter storms, one of them heading to new england late tonight and tomorrow, bringing snow, freezing rain, and sleet. also tonight, we have the story of a pre-dawn raid, and law enforcement s crackdown on fentanyl. cbs news was there today as more than 40 officers ready to raid a home where they believed the dangerous drugs were being made. but first, more than one year after that shocking shoo
jan crawford is here tonight on whether the justices or any of their spouses were implicated. america s fentanyl crisis. cbs news exclusive access the to the drug raids as law enforcement tries to get the dangerous poison off america s streets. stunning resignation. new zealand s prime minister steps aside. the young mother helped ban assault weapons. why she says she s leaving. and remembering legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist, david crosby. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. tonight, we are tracking two winter storms, one of them heading to new england late tonight and tomorrow bringing snow, freezing rain, and sleet. also tonight, we have the story ofla enforcement s crackdown on fentanyl. cbs news was there today as more than 40 officers ready to raid a home where they believed the dangerous drugs were being made. but first, mo
tragedy in ukraine. a helicopter crashes near a kindergarten, killing at least 14, including a child, and the ukrainian minister in charge of security. the growing school lunch crisis. districts across the country are running up thousands of dollars in debt to feed hungry students. here you go. what are you getting, cutie? o donnell: and, history made in maryland. tonight, oprah winfrey s message to the state s first black governor. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, there are new details in that case of a missing mom. her husband, accused of murdering her. well, he is being held without bail tonight, and investigators are now laying out a time line of his alleged google searches. the day of her disappearance at 4:55 a.m., police say brian walshe searched how long before a body starts to smell. p