of family members. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in brazil where there has been a swift and stern reaction to the invasion of the congress by supporters of the former president jair bolsonaro. more than 1,500 people have been arrested with suggestions they could be charged with terrorism. they ve been taken in buses to police headquarters to be questioned. it seems the investigation into who was behind the invasion will be a priority for the new government of president lula. police have already been dismantling the main protest camp which was set up by supporters of mr bolsonaro. officers wearing riot uniforms were deployed and a spokesman said the protestors were dispersed. the aftermath of the damage caused to the congress and other government buildings in brasilia is now becoming apparent. however, it seems that no one was seriously injured. some supporters of president lula say it s because the security forces were encouraged by
in the uk and north america on tuesday, but is already out in singapore. we ll get the latest reaction. tens of thousands of brazilians have taken to the streets in support of democratic values, a rejection of the violent storming of the country s congress on sunday. some of the crowds have been chanting for former prisoner jair bolsonaro to be sent to prison, it was his supporters that led the riots, claiming his election defeat was a fix. our south america correspondent katy watson s been at one of the pro democracy demos in sao paulo. this demonstration is just one of many that have been called in response to the events of sunday. people here are showing that they are not going to take what they saw in brasilia, the invasion of congress, the supreme federal court, and the presidential palace. people are calling for punishment of those responsible. they are waving placards saying without honesty for the coup mongerers. i spoke to one person who said this is not about not ag
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. tens of thousands of brazilians have taken to the streets in support of democratic values a rejection of the violent storming of the country s congress on sunday. some of the crowds have been chanting for former president jair bolsonaro to be sent to prison it was his supporters that led the riots, claiming his election defeat was a fix. our south america correspondent katy watson s been at one of the pro democracy demos in sao paulo. this demonstration is just one of many that have been called in response to the events of sunday. people here are showing that they are not going to take what they saw in brasilia, the invasion of congress, the supreme federal court, and the presidential palace. people are calling for punishment of those responsible. they are waving placards saying without amnesty for the coup mongerers. i spoke to one person who said this is not about not agreeing, it is allowing people to have
Get back on their feet. Tada where did you go this is the cbs weekend news. From chicago, heres adriana diaz. Diaz good evening. Winter is ending in a furious flurry as it exits this weekend. Severe storms, including historic snowfall, are expected in parts of the west. Colorado could see several feet. Ice and wind have made travel treacherous. In texas, the storms have spun off tornadoes, this one today seen near the town of happy. Its powerful winds flipping over a semi. Cbs news meteorologist Jeff Berardelli is outside the cbs Broadcast Center in new york with more. Jeff, whats the latest . Reporter adriana, this is a really dangerous storm. Its going to produce historic snow, as you mentioned. Its also producing, as we speak, tornadoes and some of these are going to be very strong. So lets start with the radar and show you whats going on. And this system has a warm side with Severe Weather, and a cold side, with snow. And a lot of heavy snow, in places like denver, and boulder, up
The health of some people. Haitis battle with covid 19 an aid worker tells us of shortages in vital protective equipment and ventilators. From the siege of aleppo to the hospitals of britain, we talk to the syrian refugee doctors helping fight the pandemic. In an extraordinary press c0 nfe re nce , the top adviser to britains Prime Minister has given a defiant defence of his behaviour Dominic Cummings has been widely accused of flouting coronavirus lockdown rules. He says he doesnt regret driving his family hundreds of miles from london, at a time when his wife was showing symptoms of covid 19 to get help with childcare. Heres our Political Editor laura kuenssburg. Morning. The rule is unwritten, but it is real. Advisers arent meant to be the story. Reporter when ordinary people were obeying the rules and staying home, mr cummings. Already, this is day four of headlines about Dominic Cummings. Hes made a career out of trying to rewrite political convention. Even for him, this was aston