pandemic with a party. and former president undergoes colon surgery. later it s a 4th of july favorite. we go to cooneney island fofor e hotdog history. once the depression rolled around that s when the business started taking off. this is the cbs weekend news. from new york, here is jericka duncan. good evening, thanks for joining us. from coast to coast, america seems to be making up for what was lost on this holiday weekend last year. with more signs every day that life is getting back to normal. vaccines have crushed the worst of covid but amid the r reivelly therref el,before a tropical sts in. 24 people are confirmed dead, 121 still u unaccounted for. cbs s omar villafranca is there tonight. omar, good evening. reporter: good evening, jericka. demolition crews have been working for hours in extremely dangerous conditions, trying to get those explosive in place so they can take down the remainder of the building behind me before mother nature knocks it down.
garrett: waiting in anguish, the families standing by for updates, questioning why the search isn t moving faster, their frustration turning to anger. we have told the authorities if you re not willing to go in,, let let us go in. garrett: warning signs: reports of constant flooding, creaking sounds at night, and complaints from residents. new questions about the 40-year- old building. could the collapse have been prevented?aw and the lawsuit just filed. also breaking tonight, a minneapolis judge sends former police officer derek chauvin to prison for more than two decades for murdering george floyd. the emotional statements in court. if you could say anything to your daddy right now, what would it be? it would be i miss you and i love you. garrett: plus, chauvin breaks his silence. what he told floyd s family. on the border: the vice president travels to el paso, as critics complain the biden administration isn t doing enough to stop a surge of migrant crossings.
slam the south, but the threat isn t over. nearly 40 million americans in the path of 70-mile-an-hour wind and flash floods. war inside the g.o.p.: the republican leader in the house says he s had it with liz cheney, the highest ranking republican to vote to impeach donald trump. breaking news: derek chauvin s attorney files a motion for a new trail. why he says there was jury misconduct. irretrievably broken : bill and melinda gates reveal the reason for their split after their 25- year-old daughter speaks out. and the family reunited. a mother and son from mexico separated at the border in 2017 are back together after nearly four long years. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we re going to begin tonight with the president s new goal to get 70% of adults vaccinated by july 4, part of what he s calling a new phase of his administration s
alleged harassment. what she says happened next. plus, what do you think should happen to andrew cuomo? new riot arrests. the former state department employee appointed by trump. why the man with the top secret security clearance is charged in the capital assault. pope in the middle east. the historic visit by francis to iraq amid super-tight security. royal feud: tonight, why the duchess of sussex tells oprah she feels liberated. horrific crash as a car plows into an outdoor dining area in new york city. the latest on the injured tonight. tainted baby f food: the federal government takes action after toxins are found in certain baby foods. and it s friday, so cbs steve hartman is on the road, with a story of love that bloomed as the pandemic unfolded. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin tonight with the rapid mov
they were more concerned with the optics. o donnell: guarding the inauguration. up to 15,000 national guard troops deployed to d.c. as the secret service prepares to take over security a week early. business backlash, marriott, american express and others suspend political donations. the pga moves its championship out of a trump golf course. social media blackout: the president forced off twitter and facebook and other major platforms. the cries of censorship by conservatives. new year, new covid records. 22,000 deaths in the first week of 2021. as the president-elect gets tis second vaccine shot, fairgrounds, baseball stadiums and closed departmtment storeses becocome mass vavaccination n c. record snow in texas knocks out power and brings a winter wonder wonderland to the south. and a story of heroism, how an officer s quick thinking likely saved lives. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening t