eye on america. cbs carter evans looks at the life-and-death consequences of the nation s e.m.t. staffing shortages. and, the ultimate pep talk. we re all rooting for you, man. garrett: college athletes lifting the spirits of kids in the hospital. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. ing from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett, in for norah. after a surprise trip to washington, ukraine s president zelenskyy is back home tonight, hoping more u.s. military aid will soon follow. .plus, f.t.x. founder sam bankman-fried is under house arrest tonight as he awaits trial after his first court appearance in new york. but, first, the biggest prechristmas storm in decades consumes much of the country. winter storm warnings, blizzard conditions, and dangerous cold forecast now in more than 40 states, from the pacific northwest to new england
When you think about the cold that s on the way, it is not at all something that you want to deal with. temperatures for highs tomorrow in some areas worries in the south will be midnight tonight as temperatures continue to plunge and, major, by saturday morning, parts of the south will have wind chill values below zero. garrett: chris warren, we thank you. sam bankman-fried, disgraced founder of the cryptocurrency exchange f.t.x. made his first court appearance today in new york. prosecutors allege bankman-fried defrauded investors and customers out of billions of dollars. even so, they agreed to a bail deal. cbs lilia luciano has the strict conditions of his release. reporter: sam bankman-fried walked bay of past reporters, the first public glimpse of him back on u.s. soil outside a new york federal courthouse. moments earlier, he calmly sat as prosecutors pulled no punches saying the disgraced founder of the cryptocurrency company f.t.x. perpetrated a fraud of
He s accused of taking customer deposits and using the money for other purposes. when sam bankman-fried makes that appearance in new york, he might well walk out the door free on bail. just as bernie madoff and others have done before him. as we have been reported this week, his lawyers are working on a deal with federal prosecutors, a bail deal. but the final call on that will be made by the judge. martha? martha: thanks. connell mcshane. i m sure that many of you remember or have since seen this. the steelers, bradshaw trying to get away. his pass is broken up by tatum. tipped off. franco harris has it. martha: listen to that crowd. that play is known as the immaculate reception and called
Fraud on anyone. it is expected bankman-fried will be arraigned here in new york city this week and there are reports that his attorneys are seeking a bail deal. if convicted, major, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. garrett: lilia luciano, thank you so much. tonight a glimpse into former president s donald trump s tax returns. er yeaf figought for more thanwr release, tonme vote by the ho weanscoe.nga stre the pubhas aight tohavetain f transparency. according to the panel s report, the irs did not do a mandatory audit of the former president during his first two years in office. and never completed any audits while he served. the tax forms were really never audited. that s despite the former
Only thing that will end up biting people is if this inflation is less than temporary. if it grabs hold and it really is a problem come this time next year, then you will see some sweating by democrats and republicans in swing districts. all right. claire, john, sahil, thank you all. coming up, after striking a $250 million bail deal to get out of jail, trump ally barrack is headed back to court today. why haven t we heard from donald trump himself? see that picture? that was him speaking at the rnc. him speaking at the rnc. your mission: stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on. with rinvoq. rinvoq a once-daily pill can dramatically improve symptoms. rinvoq helps tame pain, stiffness, swelling. and for some, rinvoq