jerusalem where israel has renewed its efforts to destroy hamas. and a mounting cost to gazans. also tonight, palestinian prisoners. who did israel release from detention? why many are children not convicted of any crimes. plus, cross-country storms. avalanche warnings in the west, a washout in the east. forecast for the week ahead. out of the ashes. after notre dame s devastating fire, a familiar silhouette rising on the paris skyline. and later, under the sea and over the moon. hi. how a robot is helping children explore new depths from the safety of their hospital room. it makes it look so real. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for joining us. we begin this sunday in the middle east. tonight israel is widening its hunt for hamas leaders to southern gaza where the majority of the territory s population is now crowded. for civilians, there is no escape. there is panic and confusion, as you ca
settle thousands of lawsuits connected to the opioid crisis right now getting a hearing before the supreme court. purdue pharma wants to settle claims of the drug maker filled the deal would give members of the sackler family who own the drug giant immunity. some families are against that and much more on this case coming up later this hour. progressive democrat jayapal, e of the loudest anti-israel members of the house, demanding balance when asked about hamas terrorists raping israeli women on october 7th suggesting both sides are guilty of war crimes. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: good morning, partner . bill hemmer. the congresswoman offending just about everyone over the weekend. she now is under fire after calling for balance when criticizing hamas for using rape as a weapon of war. and then shifting the focus to condemn israel. here is some of what she said. i was just asking about the women and you turned it back to israel
cnn has reached out and we will kwrufp date the story when we have it. the college football playoff field is set but not without controversy of course. what do you see? well, chris, the big debate came down to whether the playoff committee would put a two loss ohio state and one loss alabama. bama was unequivocally better than the buckeyes. so clemson will play bama. they will play in the sugar bowl. on the other side you have baker mayfield taking on georgia and the rose bowl new year s day. you wouldn t have known it if you looked at how they were acting on the field. tom brady just gets into it with josh mcdaniels after he told brady he missed a wide open receiver. after an interception,
with a college football playoffs selection committee. they made its decision today. six teams definitely worthy. only four could be invited, and now we know the teams. let the second guessing begin. here s kristen ludlow. after months of debate and arguments we finally know which four teams will make up the inaugural college football playoff field. in one of the semifinals alabama will be the top seed playing number four ohio state in the sugar bowl. the criminalson tooird locked april spot in the playoffs after cruising past missouri in the s.e.c. title game. that s alabama s third conference crown under head coach nick saban. ohio state moved up the rankings to fourth after dismantling wisconsin 59-0 in the big ten title game. the buckeyes have won 11 games in a row and keep on winning despite having lost two star quarterbacks to injury this season.