view of that use of force during that time period? totally unnecessary. while the nation, the world knows george floyd because of the way he died, his girlfriend courteney ross took the stand to tell us how he lived. his love of food. his grief over the loss of his mother, his struggles with pain and addiction and his faith. which was apparent from the very moment they met. floyd came up to me. he said, can i pray with you? i thought, i was so tired. we d been through so much, my sons and i. and this kind person just to come up to me and say, can i pray with you when i felt alone in this lobby. and then there were the other witnesses who took the stand who, one by one, tearfully admitted a sense of guilt, wishing that they could have done more to help floyd as they watched him beg for his life. there s been nights i stayed up apologizing and apologizing to george floyd for not doing more. and not physically interacting, not saving his life. i offered to walk kin
what will they do there today? reporter: they ll show case the role of the president as providing comfort and assistance for people in times of crisis. president biden is going to visit the emergency operations center in houston that helped respond to that crisis last week when so many people lost power, lost water, suffered property damage and personal hardship. jill biden is going to a food bank where president biden will join her and then subsequent to that he will visit a mass vaccination site in texas. of course the administration has been playing catch-up this week after the storm interrupted the delivery of vaccines to in places around the country. they celebrated their 50th vaccination during the biden administration this week. they re going at about 1.4 million vaccinations aday sand as the president is waiting for the house this evening we expect to approve on a party line vote that $1.9 trillion covid relief bill that is the linchpin of his agenda and then go on
during the commute. the next storm moving across the country set to hit new york city, philadelphia, the northeast. tonight, at this hour, 30 states from california all the way to the east coast already under winter alerts and ginger will time it all out. tonight, the cdc under growing scrutiny after suggesting people infected with covid could leave isolation after five days without any test to make sure. well, what the cdc is now saying tonight about a test five days later, and dr. jha is standing by. we ask him, what kind of test is actually best to know whether you might still be contagious? the major headline involving former new york governor andrew cuomo tonight. what the albany d.a. has now decided on whether to prosecute the case. the court battle involving prince andrew unfolding here in new york. the continuing fallout involving jeffrey epstein and what the judge has now signaled today. tonight, the house committee investigating the attack on the capitol now
some school districts going back to remote others mandating all students get tested. is there a light at the end of the tunnel the new science of omicron some experts hope may bring an end to the pandemic sooner. pretty much everybody will have some immunity to this virus come this spring. no more surprises. a new law banning unexpected medical bills goes into effect today. what you need to know so you aren t overcharged. and on this new year s day, after so much time apart, we celebrate the reunions this past year that gave us reason to smile. good evening, i m kate snow in for jose. happy new year. and on this holiday weekend there are millions of americans moving through airports after celebrating with family and friends unfortunately, a lot of them are running into delays. not just because of the omicron variant that has sent flight crews home sick, but also because of the weather tonight. more than 2,500 flights were canceled today, and already we know about mo
response if russia invades ukraine. zoo tiger attack, police shoot and kill an endangered tiger after a man reaches into its cage. what s happening? i m being attacked by a tiger. garrett: truck driver s 110 year sentence reduced. colorado governor shortened sentence to ten years following nationwide outrage. violence against women act, why lawmakers haven t fully reauthorized a landmark law since it expired in 2013. american ingenuity, how a group of young people came up with the idea of saving the planet by feeding the hungry. and a return trip to atlanta to visit the airport s piano man. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capitol. garrett: good evening, to our viewers in the west. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett in for norah. we begin tonight with covid cases soaring. it was exactly two years to the day that the world learned of an unknown virus causing flu-like symptoms in china. now the omicron varian