vice president in charge of the growing crisis at the border. progress stalled. with coronavirus infections rising in nearly half the country, the nation s top infectious disease expert says we still haven t turned the corner on the pandemic. the move from the white house tonight to get students back in school. moment of attack: the up-close images of a fallen capitol police officer under assault. why these pictures could reveal what killed him. and, the new court filings. did extremist groups coordinate the january 6 riot? pandemic, hidden health risk a cancer screenings. could you have missed an important diagnosis because of covid? and, from mega-hit to music history. how this number-one song is now part of america s permanent muca this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. brennan: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. norah is off tonight. i m margaret brennan. we re going to begin wi
Earthquake hit south carolina overnight. there were no reports of damages or injuries. it s the second largest earthquake to ever hit the state. the los angeles area is preparing for a major freeway shutdown. they are calling it jamzilla. lane closures began on friday night on the 405 freeway and are not expected to reopen until after the presidents day weekend. right now, we are in day four of deliberations in the so-called loud music trial, the shooting death of jordan davis. we are live outside the courthouse. as jurors decide the fate of defendant michael dunn. also, marking a milestone. the first action figure and a real american hero. the story behind g.i. joe. that is not the right picture, folks. stay with us here on msnbc.
Facebook, myspace, twitter even youtube to not only catch criminals but to get information out to the public. police in vancouver, recently nabbing a looter after seeing his picture on flicker. then remember, carmageddon in los angeles a few weeks ago when a major freeway shutdown? lapd tweeted out alerts, even enlisting celebrities to send out messages to reach more people. police say the social networking sites are changing the way they get information out. we are able to not just present the information but deliver it to anybody who wants it. that s regardless of how many other news stories may be going on. we can breakthrough that and still get the message to em even if the media is preoccupied with some other event. reporter: of course this is not unique to the state of california. this trend is sweeping the nation. happening in big cities, to