it. 25 states on alert, from the west to the midwest to the northeast. tonight, from minnesota to michigan to massachusetts, dealing with this first storm. and in california, the pileup. some areas with the first blizzard warning ever as the second storm is set to hit. rob marciano timing all of this out. the young up and coming tv reporter shot and killed. a 9-year-old girl shot and killed, as well. authorities say among five people shot in a shooting spree in orlando. tonight here, the body camera video showing the arrest of the suspect. the toxic train derailment, and tonight, the major news from federal investigators. the ntsb on what caused that train to derail. what they know already, what three sensors picked up before the toxic derailment. and when was the crew alerted to the possible danger? and transportation secretary pete buttigieg at the scene today, taking tough questions about why he didn t come sooner. how he answered. the war in ukraine, and tonight, on
putin s invasion. we estimate that they will try to do something on this february. norah: with tens of billions of taxpayer dollars going to ukraine, cbs s david martin reports on its impact on america s readiness. for a couple of key items, the stockpile is getting low. richard alexander murdaugh wishes to take the stand. i didn t shoot my wife or my son anytime, ever. severe winter weather stretching from coast-to-coast. the cold air comes charging in on friday, setting the stage for a huge winter storm in the west. announcer: this is a special edition of the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from the uss nimitz. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us. tonight, we are broadcasting live aboard the uss nimitz, and while we can t give you our exact location, we can tell you, we are here in the western pacific ocean. we landed here just moments ago, after boarding a c2 greyhound in guam and landing on the deck of
happening now, cnn is near the tense front lines in eastern ukraine right now with just a few hours to go before russia s war hits the one-year mark. ukrainian forces bracing for the possibility of new russian strikes tonight. also this hour, a top safety official declares the toxic train wreck in ohio was 100%, 100% preventable as initial findings in the federal investigation are revealed. the transportation secretary, pete buttigieg, visiting the scene where frustrated residents are growing more and more concerned about their health by the day. alex murdaugh takes the stand in his murder trial. the disgraced south carolina lawyer admitting under oath to lying and to stealing while denying he killed his wife and son. 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 with a grim milestone for ukraine and the world, for that matter, a full year since russia s brutal invasion. ukrainians bracing f
funeral. on monday, um, i went to grandma and papa t s. at some point in the afternoon you mean what did i do when i got up that morning? yeah, where did you stay? we stayed at greenfield sunday night. we woke up at greenfield on monday. sunday night you were with the same family members? that s right. and lizzie s moment and dad. i can t remember when nony and left. then you went to summerville with who? i believe i went by myself, but i know bus in the car by myself. i can t remember if buster and i rode together. we probably did ride together i don t remember, but i know i went to summerville and buster was in summerville with me, with grandma and papa t. summerville is where maggie s parents live? yeah. maggie s mom and dad. did you stay with them for a few days? summerville? i stayed in summerville? yeah, we stayed in summer ville month night, tuesday night, wednesday night, and then we went to greenville. okay. um, and what was in
objection to the statement, your honor. were you living a wealthy lifestyle? i just don t know what you mean by wealthy. is this a hard question, mr. murdaugh? well, it s hard for me to know exactly what you want. and it depends. i was spending money that wasn t mine that i shouldn t have. i think that, you know, we lived a lifestyle i don t have an issue if you want to call it wealthy. all right. would you concede with me that not all of this money was going to pills at this point in time? all this stolen money. no, i doubt that it was. okay. and it was being used to support your wealthy lifestyle. well, i haven t looked at all these documents to know exactly what was being spent where. but here s what i do know. i know that i was making a bunch of money and i should have had i should have had more money than i did. and i know that i was spending a bunch of money on pills. and i know that i don t remember in 2011 i just can t remember those land dea