exclusively to our midlands correspondent navtej johal. bronson! come on, then. every time i saw him, you know, he were happy, he were smiley. he were. he learned to walk, he were learning to speak. he was just a really beautiful, sweet natured little boy. my dad was a character. he was born to be wild. he was.funny, hilarious sometimes, he was stubborn. he really, really loved his children and i know how proud he were of every single one of us. he absolutely doted on him. you know, he never complained. i think he loved doing what he were doing for him, seeing him with him. it was really, really heart warming. and it made me proud, you know, proud of my dad for what he was doing for his little boy. melanie s dad, kenneth, and her two year old half brother, bronson, who she simply called her brother, died in the most tragic of circumstances. it s believed the toddler starved to death after his dad had a heart attack. they were found alone in their home in skegness last week. t
the american airlines flight from philadelphia veering off right after landing. what authorities are now saying. also, more than 40 deaths now in a dozen states blamed on this storm. the family electrocuted, killed while trying to get out of their car. another family member killed while trying to help get them out. and now the new storm moving in tonight. philadelphia, in fact, a winter storm warning, up to a half a foot of snow possible. new york city set to again. j jiginger zee standing by. also tonight, the department of justice suggesting the failed response in yuval dee allowed more school children to die. police were in that school three minutes after the gunman, so, why did it take so long to get to the suspect? what they ve revealed. mir y mireya villarreal in uvalde. also, the case that stunned the nation. the murder of a pregnant wife, lacy peterson. the l.a. innocence project is taking up the case of scott peterson. what attorneys for the group are now saying
it was a complete breakdown and lack of leadership. major: the cbs evening news starts right now. good evening, everyone. i m major garrett in for norah. thank you for joining us. we will have more on that department of justice report on the uvalde school shooting in a moment, but first, coast-to-coast winter storms are blanketing the country with snow and a blast of cold air. more than 80% of all americans will see below-average temperatures this weekend. at least 60 deaths in the last week are being blamed on the weather due to car accidents, hypothermia, and heart attacks. plus, for the fifth time this week, the united states has launched air strikes on iranian-backed houthis inside yemen. cbs s charlie d agata is with marines on a navy warship in the mediterranean, where they are preparing for a possible escalation of the war in the mideast. but we begin with news in uvalde, where attorney general merrick garland released a nearly 600-page report on the shooting
what authorities are now saying. also, more than 40 deaths now in a dozen states blamed on this storm. the family electrocuted, killed while trying to get out of their car. another family member killed while trying to help get them out. and now the new storm moving in tonight. much of the east. in philadelphia, in fact, a winter storm warning. up to half a foot of snow possible. new york city set to get hit again. ginger zee standing by. also tonight, the new and scathing report on uvalde from the department of justice. tonight, suggesting the failed response allowed more schoolchildren to die. police were in that school three minutes after the gunman, so why did it take so long to get to the suspect? what they ve revealed. mireya villarreal in uvalde. also, breaking news tonight in a case that stunned the nation. the murder of a young pregnant wife, laci peterson. tonight, abc news learning the l.a. innocence project is now taking up the case of scott peterson, who was c
just in the last hour, a major report from the justice department details what they call critical failures by law enforcement in response to the massacre at robb elementary school. we ll take you live to uvalde, where attorney general merrick garland will give remarks next hour. happening right now, former president trump s defamation trial is back under way in new york after yesterday s chaotic day. plus, new attacks in yemen overnight, adding to concerns of a greater conflict in the middle east. and in texas, a standoff between the biden administration and the state over access to the border. we ll break down what could happen next. we begin this morning with breaking news. the justice department has released its findings of nearly year long investigation into the mass shooting at robb elementy took law enforcement 77 minutes, an hour 17 to take the gunman down. right now texas state senator rowland gutierrez is sharing live remarks about the report. nbc justice and