learning. winter weather alert. tens of millions on edge as snow and wind rip across the west. storms shutting down interstates and stranding drivers. remembering an icon in the fight against apartheid. tonight a look at desmond tutu s relentless pursuit of equality. securing airline refunds. how to get your money back when flights are canceled or travel plans change. some new rules could impact your rights. in this season of giving are you kidding me? are you absolutely kidding me? we re going to tennessee! highlights from a tough year that was also marked by moments of inspiration and joy. this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. good evening. i m peter alexander in tonight for kate. the alarming surge of covid cases fueled by the omicron variant is accelerating tonight as thousands of americans fresh off their christmas gatherings wait in line or hunt for tests to see if they re infected. consider this. the average number of cases over the last week just
duncan: taiwan tensions, the self-ruled island rejects china s reunification call with a show of military force. and imagine this: iceland with no ice, because it s melting fast. cbs news is there. and later, a phlebotomist treats his patients to a song. this is the cbs weekend news, from new york, here s jericka duncan. duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west and thanks for joining us. this has been a rough weekend if you are flying southwest. nearly 2,000 flights have been cancelled leaving passengers scrambling. the airline blames disruptive weather and air-traffic control issues, although the f.a.a. attributes the disruptions to staffing and aircraft issues. no other airline has reported similar problems today. cbs lilia luciano is in los angeles at the international airport there. lilia, it appears those problems really started before today. reporter: that s right, jericka, they started friday afternoon and flights have been stacking up ever since, all o
explosive new allegations against male coaches of women s professional soccer. all players boycotting their games this weekend the hall of fame inductee who refused her award today and the outrage that nothing was done sooner the league commissioner forced to resign. plus, historic hot streak the jeopardy! champ who just surpassed one of the game s greatest is ken jennings record next? good evening the high drama over the president s massive infrastructure bill is not taking the weekend off. the president is going all in in an effort to get his own party to agree on his top legislative priority after hi vs raisreit to capitol hill yesterday, mr. biden is now vowing to work the phones this weekend, host lawmakers at the white house in the coming days, and even tour the country to sell the deal to the american people how far apart are the various factions monica alvarez is at the white house with more reporter: despite a deadlocked democratic party, president biden con
it s our family and it s difficult for all of us to deal with it, from line staff, command staff, to myself. it s not fun seeing your employee draped with an american flag. reporter: the van carrying kim s body was given a police escort from the accident scene to the coroner s bureau in downtown oakland. the deputy who lived in the central valley leaves behind a wife and four children. in dublin, laura anthony, abc7 news. the alameda county sheriff tweeted this picture in memory of khin and wrote, our thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. you can find on our abc7 news facebook page we created this image you can share to let his loved ones and coworkers know that he is in your thoughts. back at the police, they put the middle school on lockdown briefly today after a report of a gun on campus. several officers responded to vaca school. the department posted this photo on the facebook page. they a est ared a 15-year-old boy for charges of bringing a weapon on
just before two o clock in the afternoon. in alameda county, philippe djegal, kron four news. (grant) and tonight - we are learning more about the deputy. as kron four s terisa estacio reports, the sheriff talked about srouery khin. and how this tragedy is so painful. natural sound, alameda county sheriff greg ahern. . this is a tragic day for us and the family of srouey khin. alameda county sheriff greg ahern talking about the tragic loss of deputy srouey khin friday morning in a tragic collision. sheriff ahern, alameda co. sheriff. he just off ot - he is one of our hardest working employees. dedicated employee. he was just trying his best to earn some money for his wife and family. sheriff ahern says deputy khin had worked for several years here at the santa rita jail. he started his career with the sheriff s department back in 2007. sheriff ahern. he has four children. one of our units is with the family now, we have a chaplain and peer support. sherriff ahern says