Have not had their shots and are still fueling the pandemic. The vaccine is fda approval, over 200 Million americans have gotten at least one shot. Weve been patient but our patience is wearing then and your refusal has cost all of us. So please do the right thing. New rules require workers at businesses with more than 100 employees to either be vaccinated or tested once week. But dr. Anthony fauci says he would have gone even further. The president is being somewhat moderate in his demand if you want to call it that in that there are some people who really dont want to get vaccinated but they dont want it lose their job. You have to give them anOff Lane. And the Off Lane is if you get tested frequently enough and you find out that you are positive, you wont come to work and infect other people. So it is somewhat of a compromise there. Myself, i would make it vaccinate or not. But he was trying to be moderate in what his pronouncement was. Jasmine wright is live for us in washington. G
Chuck schumer is taking steps to bring the bill to the floor next week. And if it fails, house speaker nancy pelosi is warning democrats may go it alone, strongly signaling that she will approve a democraticled house select committee if the bipartisan bill fails in the upper chamber. With no commission, many of the biggest questions about the day may go unanswered. At least by this forum. Like what did former president trump say to kevin mccarthy during their phone call that day? and what exactly was the president doing as the violence unfolded at the capitol? also this morning, a u. S. Capitol police officer on the front lines that horrific day is slamming republican leadership for not supporting the bipartisan commission. This officer anonymously sent a letter saying it represents the views of 40 to 50 of their fellow officers and writing in part, it is inconceivable that some of the members we protect would downplay the events of january the 6th. Let s begin on capitol hill with lau
Vaccine slowdown, new worries that a lag i in shots cocould ld toto a summer r surge. Paris warning to migrants, the vice president in guatemala tonight with a message to those hoping to come to the u. S do not come. O donnell: will the blunt message work? road rage killing arrest. Not two people brought in for the death of a six year old. Message work. Warnings ignored, did fisher price know of potential problems with its rock n play infant sleeper now linked to 90 deaths. Royal baby, harry and meghan sk0 deaths. Daughter is born, how her name honors the queen and princess diana. Primed for launch. Amazon s jeff bezos is going to space, who he is bringing along for the ride. And greatest of all time, simone biles raises the bar proving there is no better gymnast. This is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. O donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. We re going to begin tonight with breaking news. Rec
johnson tells cbs news how britain is trying to beat back covid. in the arm wrestle, science is winning. duncan: in asia, the year of the ox: we re in beijing as billions mark the holiday at home. and later, this valentine s day, a minnesota couple proves time is no match for true love. the love we have for each otheher is absolutely second to none. this is the cbs weekend news. from new york, here s jericka duncan. duncan: good evening. much of the country tonight is bracing for a major blast of winter and bone-chilling told. this weekend seattle saw its most snow in nearly a half a century. tonight at least 160 million people are under winter weather alerts. snow is expected from texas to maine. ice is a big concern in the south and the northeast. the midwest is already in a deep freeze with arctic air expected to descend all the way to the gulf coast. cbs mireya villarreal is in oklahoma city. mireya, last check 6 degrees where you are standing. reporter: that
case, however, they say they found what they (inaudible) evacuate the area and a motor later, a big burst of flames as rv explodes in a ball of fire and the force of the explosion shattering windows and knocking down trees and causing structural damage to a number of buildings in the area. today, the city of nashville is hailing these six officers as heroes. we re told they ran into danger trying to get people out of harm s way. at least one officer suffering temporary loss of hearing following the large explosion. and when they got there. the danger continued to increase and they took swift action and started working in the streets and the neighborhood to clear residents from the area and cleared pedestrians from the area and they put themselves in between good and evil. to explosion went off right in front of and damaged at&t s data communications center, causing telecommunications issues and in a statement this morning, at&t says, quote, we have two portable cell site