>> dubois: good evening, scott is off tonight, i'm maurice dubois and this is our western edition. the united states offered russia more help with security for the winter olympics. this follows the second deadly terror attack in two days in the russian city today a bus was blown up, yesterday the target was a railway station. the two attacks blamed on suicide bombers killed at least 31 people and wounded more than a hundred. many of the wounded are in grave condition. volgograd, until 1961 as stalingrad is about 400 miles from sofchi, the host city for the winter games which begin on february 7. elizabeth palmer has more on the attacks. >> reporter: volgograd's main rail station was hit first. the moment the suicide bomb went off caught by a security camera some people were killed in the glass and others died in a hail of glass and shrapnel. no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks but the main suspects are islamic militants from chechnya what, part of the war-torn and unstable caucuses. they want to stop the winter olympics due to begin in february in southern russia. this fall when russian president vladimir putin lit the olympic torch he promised the safest games ever in spite of a terrorist threat which came in a videotaped message in july. chechen rebel leader dokka umarov called on his fighters to prevent the olympics from taking place on what he called muslim lands. since then the kremlin has beefed up security across the country but survivors of today's bombing say they're not reassured. as this man said "no one standing here would tell you they feel safe." just an hour's plane ride away on the olympic site itself, construction is still going on for games due to start in six weeks. already they are going to be the most expensive olympics in history with a price tag of more than $50 billion and a security detail of over 70,000 russian police and troops. >> dubois: liz palmer joins us from our london bureau. liz, today the united states offered to send security help to the russians additionally. they seem to be worried about a possible terrorist threat here, aren't they? >> reporter: well maurice, the modern olympics have never been staged so close to an area with an active insurgency and a history of terrorist attacks so all countries are worried. and that's why the u.s. national security council today reiterated that it offered its full support to the russian government to prepare for the games. >> dubois: liz palmer in london. thank you. the debate over last year's benghazi attack has been reignited by a report in the "new york times". the paper says al qaeda played no role in the attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in which ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans were killed. there was an immediate response from house republicans and the white house. chip reid is with the president tonight in honolulu. chip? >> reporter: well, good evening, maurice. the white house says it does not contest the conclusions of the "new york times" report and that is not surprising because the report agrees with some key aspects of the obama administration's version of events. the obama administration has denied that the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi was planned or led by al qaeda, a stance that is backed up by the "new york times." after months of investigation, the paper said, it turned up "no evidence that al qaeda or other international terrorist groups had any role in the assault." the "times" concluded the attack was led in part by a local militia commander, ahmed abu khattala. the times said he has no known affiliations with terrorist groups, including al qaeda. the "times" also said contrary to claims by some members of congress, the attack was fueled in large part by anger at an american-made video denigrating islam. that's consistent with what susan rice-- then the u.s. ambassador to the united nations-- said on cbs' "face the nation" soon after the attack. >> it began spontaneously in benghazi as a reaction to what had transpired some hours earlier in cairo where, of course, as you know, there was a violent protest outside of our embassy sparked by this hateful video. >> first of all, i think it's just absolutely inaccurate. >> reporter: mike rogers, the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee, has led an extensive investigation of the benghazi attack. >> we found absolutely no evidence that that video was involved in this whatsoever. as a matter of fact, most of the information about the video didn't even start surfacing in social media, we found, until after the event had happened. >> reporter: he agrees that militia leader khattala was involved. >> we do think that he had a role, if not a leading role, in the event. but to say that there was no al qaeda affiliate organizing, helping, and participating would be completely inaccurate. >> reporter: this past summer, u.s. prosecutors charged khattala in connection with the attack but libya has refused to turn him over. and, maurice, in an interview with cbs news last year, khattala said he had nothing to do with the attack. >> dubois: chip reid with the president tonight in honolulu. thank you. the federal aviation administration looked to the future today when it announced where researchers will develop and test commercial drones. six states were chosen: alaska, nevada, north dakota, texas, virginia, and new york. the f.a.a. projects that within five years 7,500 commercial drones will share the skies with passenger planes. well, the coldest air of the season moved into the midwest today. it was just one degree above zero this morning in chicago where folks bundled up and kept their heads down as they walked to work. how about minus 10 in wausau, wisconsin? you can understand why the streets were nearly deserted. jamie yuccas is with our cbs minneapolis station wcco. jamie, we're hearing the windchill factor there feels like minus 12 degrees. >> reporter: that's right, maurice. as cold as it is here, in northern minnesota temperatures reached negative 30 to negative 40 degrees without the windchill. a windchill advisory has been issued for north dakota until tomorrow afternoon. frostbite can set in in under five minutes at these dangerous temperatures which prompted a ski resort and an ice skating rink in duluth to close. 4,600 households in the minneapolis/st. paul area lost power overnight. utility crews were out in the cold today trying to restore service. this is the twelfth day this month with lows at zero degrees or colder here in the twin cities and we may not reach the teens, maurice, until at least friday. >> dubois: okay, jamie yuccas in the bitter cold of minneapolis for us tonight. thank you. and all that cold air is moving east. later this week it will combine with a storm system coming up from the south and the potential is there for as much as a foot of snow from philadelphia through northern new england. fire fighters were called out in subzero temperatures today in castleton, north dakota, after one freight train derailed and crash into another hauling crude oil. that set off a series of explosions, this one captured on amateur video. flames could be seen 15 miles away, though no reports of injuries, but the town's 2,400 residents were told to stay indoors as a precaution. the latest numbers from the white house this week show enrollments for health care insurance under obamacare are picking up, but they are still well below what the administration had predicted. for those who have signed up, policies take effect the first of the year. more on this now, from jan crawford. >> reporter: for the past 18 months, 27-year-old singer derek evry has been uninsured and forced to pay out of his own pocket for some very expensive medical procedures. but that changed december 13 when he signed up for obamacare. >> i can get a routine checkup now and it's affordable. i don't have to go to an urgent care in an emergency. if i get sick i can just go see a doctor and i don't have to worry about, you know, is this going to cost me $300 or more? is this going to cost me a thousand dollars? is this going to cost me whatever? >> reporter: evry is one of 975,000 people who signed up on healthcare.gov in december, a surge of new enrollments that pushed the number to 1.1 million. another 831,000 signed up using the state-run health care exchanges for an overall total of nearly two million since october. jennifer palmieri is the president's communications director. >> december was great in terms of people wanting to be covered and also in terms of our web site being able to handle the traffic and being able to actually enroll people. >> reporter: but palmieri says there's a lot of work to be done if the administration is going to hit its goal of seven million by the end of march-- including getting more of the young and healthy to enroll. another white house concern: making sure people who think they've enrolled actually have coverage. the administration is working with large pharmacies and hospitals to try to get in front of possible problems. in a statement, the c.v.s. pharmacy chain announced it may provide: announced it may e: now, late today, walgreens pharmacy announced it would provide a similar service and, maurice, this comes after health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius spent the day reaching out to the c.e.o.s of the major pharmacy companies. >> dubois: jan crawford, thank you. champion auto racer michael schumacher is fighting for his life yesterday after a skiing accident in the french alps. schumacher, who retired last year, is the most successful driver in the history of formula 1 racing. elaine quijano has more on the accident. >> reporter: the 44-year-old schumacher was skiing with his 14-year-old son in an ungroomed part of the trail when he fell and slammed the right side of his head on a rock. schumacher was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. emergency responders say he was conscious when they arrived although they say he appeared to be in shock and his limbs were moving involuntarily. shortly after he slipped into a coma. he was airlifted to a hospital where he underwent immediate brain surgery to remove a blood clot and reduce swelling. >> the operation is done to give the brain more room. >> reporter: dr. david langer is director of neurosurgery at lenox hill hospital in new york. >> the most important reason to operate is not necessarily to take the clot but to relieve the pressure on the brain. the swelling itself can be very problematic and very difficult to deal with. >> reporter: the retired formula 1 racing champ was known to be an aggressive driver both on and off the track. he once deliberately hit a competitor who was trying to pass him. his skill and tactics earned him a record 91 wins and, at his peak, he was among the highest- paid athlete miss the world, earning roughly $60 to $80 million each year. he retired in 2012. last month in an interview schumacher discussed being away from the racetrack. >> i have arrived in my new life and it's very nice. i have so many other pleasureful things to do, so it's a good life. >> reporter: doctors say schumacher would not be alive had he not been wearing a helmet. maurice, he's now being kept in a medically induced coma. >> dubois: elaine quijano, thank you. a tonsillectomy goes wrong. we'll have the latest over the battle of jahi mcmath. an airlift may be needed to rescue dozens trapped on a ship in the antarctica. and fire in the sky over europe when the "cbs evening news" continues. ntinues. ooh, homemade soup! yeah... 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>> i hope so. >> reporter: but the ice quickly closed again. the 74 scientists, crews, and tourists on board have weathered the delay in warm comfort. there's enough food to last for weeks. passengers have ventured on to the ice to continue their research. >> we're just keeping ourselves busy in the meantime, working to keep morale up. >> reporter: a u.s. coast guard ice breaker "the polar star" is also in the area but it would take 12 days for it to reach the stranded ship. maurice, the month-long expedition was scheduled to be completed by the end of the week. >> dubois: not over yet. >> reporter: not yet. >> dubois: don, thank you. now to another extreme. in el salvador, a volcano that had been dormant for 37 years erupted yesterday and today it continued sending ash three miles into the sky. 1,600 people had to be evacuated to emergency shelters. dozens of flights were canceled as a precaution because ash can damage jet engines. and europe's most active volcano is at it again as well. mount etna is spewing rocks and lava but there is no danger to nearby towns. and we'll be right back. ht back. see, the psyllium fiber in metamucil actually gels. and that gellio lower some cholesterol. metamucil. 3 amazing benefits in 1 super fiber. 3 amazing benefits if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about trying or adding a biologic. this is humira, adalimumab. this is humira working to help relieve my pain. this is humira helping me through the twists and turns. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for over ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. for many adults, humira is proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure have occurred. before starting humira , your doctor should test you for tb. ask your doctor if you live in or have been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. tell your doctor if you have had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have symptoms such as fever, fatigue, cough, or sores. you should not start humira if you have any kind of infection. ask your doctor if humira can work for you. this is humira at work. >> dubois: we have breaking news in oakland, california, where the family of jahi mcmath has been fighting a legal battle with the hospital. ever since her tonsillectomy went terribly wrong and the child was declared brain dead the hospital planned to remove jahi from a ventilator this evening over the family's objections. john blackstone has the latest. >> reporter: oakland children's hospital has argued that it's pointless keeping jahi mcmath on a breathing machine since she was declared brain dead almost three weeks ago, but late today, her family won another extension of a court order keeping the machine turned on until january 7. nailah winkfield is jahi's mother. >> she's going to stay on that ventilator and i'll keep thanking god and keep thanking people out there praying for my daughter. people sent her letters. >> reporter: the 13-year-old began bleeding and went into cardiac arrest after routine surgery to remove her tonsils. h >> jahi mcmath is unfortunately deceased. no amount of prayer, hope or any type of medical procedure will bring her back. >> reporter: it became such an emotional issue the family attorney challenged the hospital spokesman in front of reporters. >> the young lady is deceased. the doctor said she was deceased, the independent physician that you approved said she was deceased and the judge said -- >> they said she was brain dead. you need to be clear. brain death is not the same thing as death of the body. >> reporter: under california law, brain death is the definition of death, but the family insists they see signs of life. >> my child is not dead. i don't care what they say. how can she be dead if she urinates? how could she be dead and her heart beats? she has blood flowing through her system and she responds to my touch and my voice? how can a dead person do that? >> reporter: the family now believes they have a facility in new york willing to care for jahi. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> dubois: there has been a sharp drop in the number of law enforcement officers killed by firearms. according to a report out today, there have been 33 such death this is year, the lowest number since 1887. some of the credit goes to greater use of bullet-proof vests. overall, 111 officers have died in the line of duty in 2013, the fewest since 1959. a little bird is getting rock star attention. why folks are lining up to see it. next. ng? yeah. gettingbles ng? ay? yeah. can. 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"the girl with the pearl earring" was given a room all her own. lines formed, visitors gawked at vermeer's masterpiece. >> it's amazing. it's just lovely. i mean, it's just lovely. >> reporter: judy blakey and sara campbell came from york, pennsylvania, to see her. what is it about her expression? >> the way her mouth is open and the surprised look on her face. i think it's beautiful. >> reporter: but something happened in another room at the frick. another dutch painting started drawing attention-- a painting of a pet goldfinch chained to its perch. so there's a new star? >> there is a new star, maybe a costar. >> reporter: margaret iacono is assistant curator at the frick. it's quite small. >> very small. i think the bird has blown up in people's mind because of the book. >> reporter: the book is donna tartt's new best selling novel named for the painting. >> i am in the middle of the book. >> reporter: is that why you're here? >> yes! yes! >> reporter: sue anderson came from atlanta. so was it worth the trip? >> it was absolutely worth the trip. it's pretty magnificent. i mean, just -- just to see it. >> reporter: what has it done to attendance? what's happened? >> our numbers have soared. we've had the greatest attendance we've ever had. >> reporter: in the gift shop, the goldfinch now has its own tote bag, just like the girl whose fame also soared after it was the subject of a novel in 1999. like vermeer, carel fabritius lived in delft in the hague. but in 1654 a massive explosion in a gun powder factory killed the artist and destroyed most of his work. when the goldfinch's home museum in the hague restored the painting in 2003, they discovered microscopic damage. >> so it's been surmised that perhaps the painting was in the rubble. >> reporter: if that's the case t-bird's survival is kind of remarkable. >> very remarkable. it would be sort of like a phoenix kind of rising out of the ashes. >> reporter: two masterpieces now have found new audiences because of novels. >> isn't it great that culture lives? >> reporter: at age 360, the goldfinch is suddenly an ingenue in the art world. anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> dubois: and this is the "cbs evening news." for scott pelley, i'm maurice dubois i your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald it's the latest consequence i a painfully dry winter. water restrictions are starting to trickle into northern california. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm allen martin. mandatory water restrictions now cover one city and it may be a sign of what's to come for the rest of us. new at 6:00, brian webb is in folsom where people can now go where only the fish have been. >> it's like a needle in a haystack. >> reporter: folsom lake is so dry treasure hunters now trek the land where fish used to tread water. >> just pick this thing out and decided to knock around and have a little fun. >> reporter: i should be under 20 feet of law. instead this is what left of the lake looking more like the surface of the moon, below 20% capacity and 50% where it should be this time of year. the lake hasn't been this low since the late '70s losing 1700-acre square feet a day, drastic measures may be on the horizon for the half million people who drink, bathe and water lawns from the lake's supply. >> our board will be considering a plan for implementing significant rationing if we don't get rain. >> reporter: in folsom mandatory 20% restrictions are now in place. residents forced to let green gas go brown and water houseplants very carefully. >> i'm very concerned because i have never gone through that. >> try to keep the trees alive. the lawn is the biggest water consumer. >> reporter: folsom lake is on track to reach the lowest levels ever. a lakebed so dry, it's picked for hidden treasure with you the true treasure of rain nowhere in sight. brian webb, kpix 5. >> there is still no