new york governor andrew cuomo under fire tonight. a investigation now under way into two sexual harassment allegations. tonight, the governor s latest comments on these allegations and amid growing questions about the data on nursing home deaths in new york, the governor now hiring a lawyer to represent the governor s office. new images emerging along the southern border. the biden administration now saying tonight the more than 500 families still separated by the trump administration s zero tolerance policy will be allowed to reunite in the u.s. if they choose. the number of unaccompanied minors growing. and tonight, questions about new tents going up. matt gutman reporting from the border tonight. the storms this monday. an ef-1, straight line winds turning deadly today. trees coming down, killing a man in georgia. at least 15 states on alert for flooding and high winds tonight. and the northeast now bracing for sub-zero wind chills. ginger zee timing it out. tonight
water crisis, the city where more than 160,000 residents haven t had clean drinking water for weeks, including a pregnant woman using buckets to flush the toilet. i m really scared. o donnell: state of emergency as flood waters rise in kentucky. rolling back voter rights, the republican push in more than 40 states to limit voting access. the royal tell-all. prince harry and meghan markle sit down with oprah. he explains the fear that led them to flee the u.k. my biggest concern was history repeating itself. o donnell: order in the operating room? the stunning moment a plastic surgeon appeared for traffic court while performing surgery. lady gaga s dog walker speaks out. what he says about his very close call with death. and how an innovative idea at a texas high school is helping feed hungry students. 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
who left early. chuck schumer said thank you for taking time to read the bill. we re going to power through and finish this bill however long it takes. the american people are counting on us, and our nation depends on it. i want to thank everyone, everyone, on the floor staff who worked late into the night and into the wee hours of the morning to finish reading the senate amendment to the american rescue plan. i m sure you all didn t expect that part of your job this week would entail standing on your feet and reading dense legislative language for more than ten hours straight. as for our friend from wisconsin, i hope he enjoyed his thursday evening. cnn correspondent jessica dean is covering this on the hill for us. this vote-a-rama has begun, jessica. explain what this is and why this could last for days. reporter: right, brianna, this could stretch out for a long, long time. a vote-a-rama means any senator can bring something to the floor and vote on it. this could c
monday, march 1st, 5 a.m. in new york. a new month bringing new hope in the fight against coronavirus. shipping out to health centers nationwide as we speak. the cdc director signing off on the vaccine sunday after the fda gave it the green light. the j&j vaccine comes with a single shot and does not require storage at the ultracold temperatures like pfizer and moderna. those could dramatically speed up vaccinations. now only 4 million doses are ready. johnson & johnson has pledged to have 20 million doses available by the end of march and 100 million by the end of summer. we ll see in the second half of the year whether there will be a second dose recommendation for this vaccine. certainly one dose will keep you out of the hospital, keep you out of the intensive care unit and keep you out of the morgue. if i were not vaccinated now and i had a choice of getting a j&j vaccine now or waiting for another vaccine, i would take whatever vaccine would be available to me as qui
about a potential shift in the trajectory of the pandemic. the latest cdc data continued to suggest that recent declines in cases have leveled off at a very high number. i am really worried about reports that more states are rolling back the exact public health measures we have recommended to protect people from covid-19. i understand the temptation to do this. 70,000 case as day seems good compared to where we were just a few months ago. but we cannot be resigned to 70,000 case as day. the new vaccine is expected to be delivered as early as tomorrow morning. and cnn s pete is in louisville, kentucky, he s at u u.p.s., which is preparing to receive and ship the new vaccine. one of the things about this vaccine, it doesn t have the same logistical challenges as the first two. u.p.s. has a lot of practice with that, briana, you know, the first truck carrying the johnson & johnson vaccine just arrived here at the u.p.s. mega hub known as world port. all day today, over at