thank you for being with us. we have several major stories that we are following tonight, including that massive blizzard out west, plus president biden s big announcement for gaza as hundreds of thousands are under threat of starvation. but we begin tonight with new developments in that terrifying accident and dramatic rescue in louisville when a semitruck was left dangling off a bridge, nearly 100 feet over the ohio river. the driver miraculously escaped without suffering any serious injuries but was taken to a local hospital out of precaution, and we are hearing from the incredibly brave rescuers, who say they train for this kind of thing all the time. cbs s mark strassmann starts us off tonight with a harrowing video as first responders arrived on the scene. reporter: high drama above the ohio river, like a scene from a tom cruise thriller. a semi hanging over the edge of a bridge, hanging over the water. reporter: a tractor-trailer dangling from the clark memoria
alex presha on the campaign trail. linsey: also tonight, the biden white house weighs its options after alabama s supreme court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children. what this means for the future of ivf. linsey: the bold promise from ukraine s president stating we will win as the war enters its third year, with russian forces advancing in the east, the ukrainians are now pleading for more aid from the u.s. claiming the next month is crucial. our james longman right alongside president zelenskyy asking if he s lost faith in america. linsey: a kentucky college student dead, another student now under arrest, accused of killing him. the latest in a series of campus murders. linsey: nationwide vigils for nex benedict who died after an altercation at school. new video from inside the school building and from the hospital as well as their mother s painful call to 911. linsey: we now know the cause of a deadly fire in new york city. one person killed, mo
downtown truckee on top of the foot and a half they got yesterday, and we could see another foot and a half today. in texas, the largest wildfire in state history expands, scorching everything in its path. [ siren ] also tonight, the united states begins dropping food into gaza, desperate for humanitarian aid. reporter: i m imtiaz tyab in tel aviv. global outrage is only growing after palestinians were killed scrambling for food this week, prompting rare american intervention. russia launches new deadly drone strikes as ukraine struggles to fight back. donald trump rallies supporters today. we ve been on a rocket to the republican nomination. as he faces a critical moment of financial truth. and later, fur and fiction. therapy dogs unleashing confidence in young readers, especially kids maybe struggling with reading. doing it to a dog, it feels good. this is the cbs weekend news from new york with adriana diaz. sechlt sechlt sechlt sechlt sechlt sechlt s
russian forces advance with aid at the center of an urgent meeting between president biden and top congressional leaders. this is an existential moment for the free world. we must take care of america s needs first. norah: cbs evening news starts now. good evening, i m norah o donnell. good tonight, more than 40 million people are in the path of a severe storm threat rolling across the country. heavy snow from colorado to minnesota caused travel chaos at the nation s airports with more than 3,000 flights delayed, and the biggest threat from this dangerous weather will come overnight from missouri to michigan, with dangerous winds, massive hail, and possible tornadoes. we are going to have more on that dangerous system in just a moment. but first, we want to begin tonight here in washington with the age-old story of congress leaving it to the last minute to get its job done. tonight, the issue is a potential government shutdown friday night and the decision to fund
good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. we have several major stories that we are following tonight, including that massive blizzard out west, plus president biden s big announcement before gaza as hundreds of thousands are under threat of starvation. but we begin tonight with new developments in that terrifying accident and dramatic rescue in louisville when a semitruck was left dangling off a bridge. nearly 100 feet over the ohio river. the female driver miraculously escaped without suffering any serious injuries but was taken to a local hospital out of precaution, and we are hearing from the incredibly brave rescuers who say they train for this kind of thing all the time. cbs s mark strassmann starts us off tonight with a harrowing video as first responders arrived on the scene. reporter: high drama above the ohio river, like a scene from a tom cruise thriller. a semi over the edge of a bridge, hanging over the water. reporter: a tra