as millions gather for new year s eve celebrations. preparations are underway in some of the nation s biggest cities, with the fbi warning of increased risks of attacks. tonight, we speak with the nypd about keeping the ball drop safe. and a new year means new laws. for half the country, that means minimum wage is going up. we ll take a look at how the increase impacts workers and businesses. but we begin with the weather, and millions of americans bracing for rain, wind, and possible flooding. there s also a risk of more massive waves like the ones that slammed the california coast, some as high as 25 feet, damaging homes and prompting evacuations. cbs s reed cowan will start us off tonight from northern california. reed, good evening. reporter: good evening, major. well, communities all up and down the california coast hit hard by this powerful storm, arguably some of the worst damage here in the coastal community of aptos. they really got hit hard. a lot of people who li
margaret: millions taking to the roads and skies ahead of the holiday weekend. may see wet weather out west. rudy giuliani files for bankruptcy, just days after a jury because he has to pay nearly $150 million. and tonight s eye on america, we ll tell you about the ai program that s helping airports track down your lost items. once we find that i am for them, they are so happy. margaret: and visiting children and newborns and even e christmas spirit under watch. merry christmas. [laughter] margaret: good evening. i m margaret brennan in tonight for norah o donnell. an intense storm is slamming the west, impacting holiday travel, and we will get to it in a moment. but we begin in central europe, with a rare deadly mass shooting at a university campus. at least 14 people were killed and 25 others wounded when a lone gunman opened fire from the roof of a building at charles university in prague. that is the capital city of the czech republic. police say they late
to the roads and skies ahead of the holiday weekend, facing wet weather out west. rudy giuliani files for bankruptcy just days after a jury says he has to pay nearly $150 million. in tonight s eye on america, will tell you about the ai program that s helping airports track down your lost items. once we find it for them, they are so happy. margaret: and, the santa sightings have begun, visiting children and newborns, and even taking the christmas spirit underwater. merry christmas. [laughter] margaret: good evening to our viewers in the west. i m margaret brennan, in tonight for norah o donnell. an intense storm is slamming the west, impacting holiday travel. we ll get to it in a moment, but we begin in central europe, with a rare, deadly mass shooting on a university campus. at least 14 people were killed, 25 others wounded when a lone gunman opened fire from the roof of a building at charles university in prague, the capital city of the czech republic. police s
hospitals. prayers for benedict xvi. the 95 year old former pope is very sick. the vatican saying doctors are constantly monitoring his worsening condition. massive car pileup. the extraordinary scene of a deadly accident on a busy bridge. and stories with hart. cbs s steve hartman shows us how one good deed can spark a global wave of kindness. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you so much for joining us. i m jericka duncan in for norah. we have some breaking news from the biden administration. the centers for disease control announced new covid-19 testing requirements for all airline passengers traveling from china. plus, federal and local prosecutors open investigations into embattled congressman elect george santos who admitted to lying about his background. and while the death toll rises in buffalo tonight, as it digs out from that monster blizzard, the w
Appears to be an ar15 style rifle, aiming his weapon. Witnesses say he opened fire with a Youth Bowling League under way. 12 minutes later, the 911 calls from a second location. Tonight, police now searching on the ground and in the air. Where authorities have found his car. The note found in his home. The retired nurse who was shot, and the doctor she used to work with who then operated on her. What she told us from her hospital bed today. And the husband who was shot and killed. The family that waited 14 hours for the horrible news. My interview tonight with his heartbroken father. What authorities told him his son tried to do. And the images just coming in tonight, authorities on the scene right now of a home in bowdoin, Maine Associated with whit johnson standing by with late reporting on the search. Also tonight here, the warning signs. The alleged Gunman Spending two weeks at a Mental Health facility just this past july, after sources say he reported Hearing Voices and threatened