nightmare is unfolding in buffalo, new york , after days of blistering cold weather in nearly fifty two inches of snow ,dozens are now dead. thousands are without power. new york s governor referred to driving conditions as a war zone. police, national guard are going door to door, plowing their way through the snow to perform welfare checks. and the death toll in western new york is expected to rise. meanwhile, thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed, especially on southwest airlines. which is stranded americans and their luggage all over the country in what is being described as a colossal failure at every level. here now with a full report. fox wethers, katie, burne, katy . some southwest fliers never made it home for the holidays. many of them are still stranded tonight. and for those who gave up on flying altogether, they decided to drive home instead. now they re showing up to airports like this, looking for their luggage and being told they won t be seein
hospitals. prayers for benedict xvi. the 95 year old former pope is very sick. the vatican saying doctors are constantly monitoring his worsening condition. massive car pileup. the extraordinary scene of a deadly accident on a busy bridge. and stories with hart. cbs s steve hartman shows us how one good deed can spark a global wave of kindness. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you so much for joining us. i m jericka duncan in for norah. we have some breaking news from the biden administration. the centers for disease control announced new covid-19 testing requirements for all airline passengers traveling from china. plus, federal and local prosecutors open investigations into embattled congressman elect george santos who admitted to lying about his background. and while the death toll rises in buffalo tonight, as it digs out from that monster blizzard, the w
life in its tracks and left dozens of people dead. in eastern europe, millions of ukrainians are grappling with freezing temperatures in the dark with no power after russia unleashed another brutal series of missile strikes across the country today. we re going to take you live to kyiv. also this hour, the new year could bring some relief at the pump. we re going to take a look into why some experts say gas prices could continue to tumble in 2023. and in 25 hours from now, house lawmakers will release former president trump s tax returns to the public. what we can expect all coming up. but we begin with the latest on the recovery hours after a blizzard left 76 people dead nationwide. in buffalo, new york, we have national guard troops helping to dig that community out. then in rochester, state officials broke out a handy new vehicle with a tool that acts as a claw to pick up and drag cars and vans to clear the roadways. there you see it. but the travel chaos triggered by
reinstates covid-19 testing for all flights coming in from china. scott macfarlane reports on the decision amid a surge of new cases overwhelming china s hospitals. prayers for benedict the 16th. the 95 year old former pope is quote very si tantlyonitorg hi woening cononsi car pileu the extraordinary scene of a deadly accident on a busy bridge. andh hart. cbs s steve hartman shows us how one good deed can spark a global wave of this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell. reporting from the nation s capitol. good evening and thank you so much for joining us. i m jericka duncan in for norah. we have some breaking news from the biden administration. the centers for disease control announces new covid-19 testing requirements for all airline passengers traveling from china. plus federal and local prosecutors open investigations into a battled congressman elect george santos who admitted to lying about his background. and while the death toll rises in buffalo tonight,
a controversial covid emergency immigration policy remains in place. yet the southern border crisis shows no signs of slowing down and a plan for how to manage a post title 42 border is nowhere to be found, at least not yet. we have fox team coverage tonight, matt finn is on the ground again in eagle pass, texas. one of the epicenters in the migrant encounters in the u.s. we begin with aishah hasnie on the politics at play and the growing blame game on all of this. good evening, aishah. good evening to you, bret. it s not just republicans. tonight texas democratic representative help beery cuellar tells fox the white house can and should do more to stop the flood of migrants while also fighting off criticism that congressional democrats didn t do enough to secure the border when they had the chance. i think homeland security department is struggling with some of the more progressive white house staffers and i hope homeland wins this particular fight. congressman henry c