with a major shake-up in the race for the 2024 republican nomination. former new jersey governor chris christie just moments ago suspending his presidential campaign, just five days before the iowa caucuses. our new reporting tonight on who he might endorse and if it will change the republican battle. plus, those major winter storms slammed the northeast with flooding in new hampshire, connecticut, and new jersey, and authorities in florida are now assessing those tornado damages. but first, there is more breaking news tonight, with a major avalanche closing down a popular lake tahoe ski resort in california. search teams and emergency crews just finished scouring the slopes in search of any missing skiers or snowboarders. we know that at least one person has died and at least three people are hurt. where tracking storms, too, from coast to coast, with another round of severe weather ahead, so tonight we have team coverage and cbs s andrew haubner will start us off from calif
has no plans to endorse haley. in fact, tonight before his speech in new hampshire, he was overheard by reporters on a mike doubting her chances, saying she is not up to this. norah? norah: we will stay tuned come ed o keefe, thank you, and i will join ed and our cbs news team in iowa as a cbs news will have full coverage of the iowa caucuses, encoding special live coverage on monday. it is very cold in iowa. you can find us right here at cbs, the cbs news streaming app, and at news.com. back here in washington, there are few genuine surprises at the u.s. capital, but there was a big one today. house republicans were thrown for a loop when hunter biden appeared at a hearing called to hold him in contempt of congress. cbs s scott macfarlane was there, as the meeting descended into chaos. do you plan on testifying today, sir? reporter: the president s son walked into the house committee room telling cbs news he was willing to take a seat at the witness table.