In kabul, which has seen the first major attack here in the capital since the official u. S. Drawdown began. Diaz: new violence flares at a sacred site in jerusalem, hundreds injured. And later, from the ring, to the refuge. These performers settle into retirement in florida, of course. And finally, a closeup of vaccine selfies. This is the cbs weekend news. From chicago, here s adriana diaz. Diaz: good evening. Tonight federal authorities are investigating a major cyber attack targeting america s energy infrastructure. Georgiabased colonial pipelines says it was hit by ransomware. The company responded by shutting its entire system down to protect it. Its pipelines run more than 5,000 miles, from the gulf coast to new jersey. The company transports 45% of the fuel consumed on the east coast. Christina ruffini leads us off from the white house with more. Good evening, christina. Reporter: good evening, adriana. As you mentioned, federal law enforcement authorities and private consultan
But in the past it s been hospital systems, city governments, schools and cybersecurity experts say will only become more vulnerable and more industries go digital. It s a reality now and i m not being hyperbolic that private companies like pipelines today are in many ways at the forefront of our national defenses and so that means the united states government at its highest levels needs to be firm and clear that we will not tolerate nation states like russia that harbor ransomware teams and we will defend our national interests. This is a 5,500 mile system. A cybersecurity official tells cnn colonial has not shared information with the federal government on exactly what vulnerability was used to penetrate its systems. The company says one fuel line from north carolina to maryland has been restored but it has a long way to go. Seven airports that rely on the pipeline including some of the nations busiest are looking for other ways to bring in fuel if this goes on much longer. Cnn s jim
is safe. what you need to know. cause of death: the medical examiner tells the jury in the derek chauvin murder trial that heart disease and drugs played a role in george floyd s death, but why he believes the interaction with police was more than floyd s body could take. the tiger woods crash, new details tonight: the pill bottle found by investigators and what he told doctors at the hospital. severe weather, millions across the sosouth brace e for powerful storms. death ofof a hip-hop icon. y all gon make me lose my mind remembering rapper dmx. caribbean volcano erupts, ash shoots 20,000 feet in the air, as thousands are evacuated. and on the road, why this 13- year-old boy scout chose to sleep in his backyard for 366 nights. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. we re going to begin tonight with the worldwide ou
first official trip as president. cnn s senior political analyst mark preston is at the pabst theater where the town hall gets under way tonight at 9:00 eastern. and mark, tell us what we can expect to hear. well, what we re going to see tonight is we re going to see residents of milwaukee, and from the surrounding area here in wisconsin, they re going to come out and ask president biden specific questions about what you re talking about, what is he going to do about trying to curb the spread of covid, what is he going to do about trying to make people whole economically who have been out of jobs, unable to pay their bills, not able to pay rent, and also what is he going to do to jump start it. what s interesting,ic as you sa, this is his first trip as president. he hasn t even been in office for more than a month. less than a month. he s just been there for a few weeks. we ll see joe biden really making the case to the american people, specifically to try to get this $1.9
o donnell: the president s promise: as cities run out of doses. it is a little bit of hunger games out there. o donnell: .president biden cuts a deal for 200 million more shots, increasing the u.s. supply by 50%. tonight, when dr. anthony fauci says vaccines will be available to everyone. and the state that s letting some young residents cut the line. plus, president biden finally speaks with the chinese leader. the details tonight from the two-hour phone call. deadly pileup: a truck loses control. at least 100 cars crash on an icy interstate. firefighters go car to car to rescue drivers. bone-chilling forecast. 31 states now under weather alerts. and what s a seven-letter word fo young genius? meet a prodigy of crossword puzzles. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we re going to begin with breaking news from the u.s. capitol wh