there are reports now that customs and border patrol may be directed to simply start processing people in the country without even giving them a notice to appear in court. and, of course, all of these bogus asylum claims are taking up so much manpower and resources at the border, we also have increases in fentanyl and other kinds of drug trafficking or persons on the terrorist watch list crossing our border. arthel: david spent spunt has the latest from the white house, but steve harrigan is live from mission, texas. steve. reporter: new developments, this from the acting director of i.c.e. about giving temporary housing to migrants who cross illegally into the u.s. and are asking for asylum. they re not being expelled. the acting director issued the following statement: the 86.9 million dollar contract provides 1,239 beds and other necessary services. the families will receive a comprehensive health assessment that includes covid are 19 testing covid-19 testing. that s
addicted himself while prescribing painkillers to patients. he helps others now with their recoveries, as the executive director of the clarksburg mission in west virginia. thank you both so much for being with us. you actually brought narcan with you. i did, i did. so, show, i think it s important for people to see it. i haven t actually seen it up closely. thank you for that opportunity. before i get started, i really just want to express my sincere empathy for the people that are here today. it s not easy, it s more to say, i am beyond sorry for your loss. but i am committed to doing things differently, okay. my role as a physician is to save lives, all right. i don t want to blow people up. i want to stop this from ever happening again, right. all right. so, thank you for that. [applause] and just as a physician, this is emotional for you. because you see this up close. i see this up close all the time. and i feel like we are not concentrating on the science
norah: a new snowstorm is on its way, even as california digs out from the last one. people living in the southern part of the state are pleading for help, with many still stranded. norah: disgust tonight from some republican lawmakers, who denounce fox news tucker carlson for falsely portraying january 6th as peaceful. i think it s bull[bleep]. five women are suing the state of texas over its abortion ban. these women allege they were denied the procedure in spite of grave risk. it is now dangerous to be pregnant in texas. norah: and the minnesota vikings player hailed as a hero. i remember just thinking, we saved this guy s life. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, the downtowns in despair in cities across the country. our report on how work from home is hurting small business. plus, we ve got a cbs news exclusive. a historic interview. we sit down with americ
digs out from the last one. people living in the southern part of the state are pleading for help, with many still stranded. norah: discussed tonight from some republican lawmakers who denounced fox news tucker carlson for falsely portraying january 6th as peaceful. i think it is [bleep]. suing the state of texas over its abortion ban. these women allege they were denied the procedure in spite of great risk. it is now dangerous to be pregnant in texas. norah: and the minnesota vikings player hailed as a hero. i remember just thinking, we saved this guy s life. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, the downtowns in despair in cities across this country from our report on how work from home inserting small businesses. plus, a cbs news exclusive. a historic interview. we sit down with america s highest-ranking female military officers to talk about facing discrimination with determination. but first
hello, i m victor blackwell. welcome to cnn newsroom. and i m bianna golodryga. a tragic discovery in the search for the four americans abducted in mexico. two of them were found dead and two are pack on u.s. soil. they were all found in a medical clinic in a boerder town. one of the two survives is injured. the group was traveling from south carolina so one of them could undergo a medical procedure. authorities say a group of unidentified men shot at the victims vehicles and took them away. investigators believe the americans were targeted by a mexican cartel that likely mistook them for haitian drug smugglers. diane dgallagher is in south carolina, kylie atwood is monitoring the situation from the state department. diane, let s start with you and what we re learning about the victims and what happened. reporter: victor, i m in lake city, south carolina, which family says is where three of the four americans who were abducted grew up here together. they describe them