Theres no turning back. Whitaker raid gone wrong a Chicago Family sues police after officers kick in their door and hold them at gunpoint, even two young girls. So what did you do when you saw the gun . I was crying. Whitaker Olympic Home Coming fans celebrate a Triumphant Stateside Return for team u. S. A. And the tenyearold who proves kindness is contagious. This is the Cbs Evening News with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Whitaker good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. Norah is off tonight, im bill whitaker. Were going to begin tonight in the west, which is getting ravaged by nearly 100 wildfires. Overnight, the largest one in california, all but destroyed greenville, an historic Gold Rush town. Buildings that had stood since the 1800s were leveled in hours, leaving an apocalyptic scene. In just three weeks, the so called Dixie Fire has burned more than 500 square miles, an area larger than the city of los angeles. More than 25,00
also tonight, the world anxiously awaiting results from the french presidential election. could the far-right candidate with close ties to russia win? what that could mean for europe and the u.s. mary bruce standing by in paris. back here at home, the state of emergency with nearly a dozen uncontained large fires tearing through several states. the all-out assault against the flames with dozens of homes reduced to ashes. plus, the dangerous weather system. severe storms and possible tornadoes from oklahoma to minnesota, and up to 2 feet of snow in the northern plains. rob marciano timing it all out. chilling new details in the d.c. shooting spree that left four people injured. more than 100 shots fired. and what police are saying about the gunman s sniper-like setup. new evidence in the january 6th investigation pointing directly to former white house chief of staff mark meadows. was he warned about potential violence? and america strong, . as we mark earth day weeke
hello, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m michael holmes, appreciate your company. coming up on cnn newsroom, final push to the iowa caucuses, a new poll, the state deals with historic winter weather. huge crowds gather in tel aviv calling for the release of the hostages, how israel is marking 100 days since hamas launched its deadly raid and the global protests against the military operation in gaza that has followed. and a historic win in taiwan, details plus a live report from beijing to see how china is reacting. we begin this hour with brutal winter weather pummelling much of the u.s. iowa is the center, the state patrol has received calls for 86 crashes in under ten hours on saturday. iowa is set to hold a republican caucuses monday amid an arctic blast that has campaigns concerned about turnout. the high temperature in much of the state that day is forecast to be minus 2 degrees fahrenheit, that s minus 16 celsius. elsewhere,
united states and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom and i m rosemary church. just ahead, families in south korea are demanding answers as the nation mourns after a halloween celebration turns tragic. we are live in seoul with the latest. here in the u.s., we are just eight days away from pivotal midterm elections with control of congress at stake. we will look at which races are closest and where the heavy hitters are going to next on the campaign trail. speaking of critical elections. they tried to bury me alive and i am here. a former president makes a comeback in brazil. what the leader known as lula is telling his backers and how his opponents and supporters are reacting. live from cnn center, this is cnn news room with rosemary church. thanking for joining us, south koreans are demanding answers from authorities after at least 154 people died in a crowd surge. many want to know why there was very little crowd control during the large halloween cel
today. we are just going to get some business out of the way with a raffle tickets and then we will get started with the program. we have folks going around handing out raffle tickets for people to ask questions. i will pull five numbers. if you hear your number, raise your hand in the air and you will come over here to elizabeth , she is raising and iowa for for warren iowa sign. here we go. ok, the first number, 66955 3.4 sorry. ray here, love it. i only had to read it once. second number, here we go. 669-5259. 259 are the last three numbers. the whole thing, 669-5259. anybody? i will pick a new one. big bummer. we are going to pick a new one. here we go. 669-5356. anyone? 669-5356. yikes. ok. oh, in the back. perfect, i love it. make your way up to the front. let whoever that is through. thank you so much. third ticket. 50.3 669-5350. ok, that s fine, i will keep going. here is a new one. 669-5401. i love it, ok. ok. here we go, two more. 669-5264. we love it, neverthele