major immigration issues, asylum seekers, and children separated from their families. diaz: and later. touchdown confirmed. diaz: how these diverse women are going boldly where few have gone before. those struggles made us even better. this is the cbs weekend news from chicago. here s adriana diaz. diaz: good evening, to our viewers in the west. there is breaking news as we come on the air. late today, the f.d.a. gave formal approval to a third covid vaccine. it s the first to require just one dose instead of two. and it s also easier to store planes and trucks are ready to roll across america. so far, at least 46 million people have received one dose of any vaccine. that s more than 14% of the population. also today, movement on president biden s nearly $2 trillion covid relief bill. but a critical hurdle remains. cbs christina ruffini is traveling with the president in wilmington, delaware, and has the latest. christina, good evening. reporter: good evening
this is the planning effect. good morning. 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. the nation pauses today to remember the life and legacy of civil rights leader dr. martin luther king jr. members of his family are in the nation s capitol to make another push for voting rights legislation. as the senate is set to make what may be a futile effort to push those bills through. we ll talk with democratic texas congresswoman, shelia jackson lee about what comes next. meantime, we re learning more about the gunman who held several people hostage in a texas synagogue for nearly 12 hours. on the eastern seaboard, an messy start to the week for tens of millions of people as a winter storm brings heavy snow, ice, rain, and wind to the region. and a former haitian senator is arrested in connection with last year s assassination of the country s former president. we ll take a closer look at the deteriorating situation on the ground in haiti. and we begin with