against sending weapons to russia for the war in ukraine. plus, a newly disputed intelligence report. did a lab accident in wuhan cause the covid pandemic? as house republicans are about to launch a new prime time investigation. and toxic fears. safety concerns spreading far beyond ohio after contaminated waste from that train derailment was shipped out of state without warning. the environmental activist erin brockovich is back with us today. plus, curveball. major league baseball s new rules already changing the outcome of the game. the mlb s dramatic changes to america s favorite past time. good day. tensions with china escalating a beijing accusing the u.s. of quote, fanning the flames in ukraine. china saying the u.s. is using a double standard. arming ukraine while warning china against doing the same. secretary of state blinken and vice president harris had told the world about the possible change in china s policy not to provide lethal aid to putin. national sec
they shouldn t get away with it. and any day now a texas judge could make one of the biggest rulings on abortion access since roe v. wade was overturned could a popular and fda approved abortion pill be pulled off the shelves nationwide plus, what we now know about a top college basketball star being linked to a fatal shooting and the dancing grannies hit the streets during mardi gras. why it was so much more than just a celebration announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening we begin tonight with a rare storm that hasn t been seen in california in decades. as we come on the air, millions are under life-threatening flash flood alerts after an historic system pummeled the state. just listen to this, a blizzard warning was issued for the first time ever in san bernardino county, where they saw more than 5 feet of snow other parts of the state saw hurricane-force winds and torrential rain. rescue workers raced against the clock to save stran
that s why i hope very much that they don t. spending spree, why americans are buying like crazy despite high inflation. plus the origins of black history month in chicago. surf s up, even if the temperature isn t. the winter wave riders chilling out on lake superior. everything else goes away, all you re doing is just focused on riding that wave. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. good evening. tonight, a powerful winter storm that piled up snow, prompted blizzard warnings, water rescues, and freeway closures. it s on its way out of southern california. 30 million americans woke up to weather alerts. los angeles chilled after a dusting of snow. this was the storm seen from space today. as it flowed over the california toast. cbs tom wait is in los angeles tonight with the latest. good evening, tom. how are you feeling out there? reporter: cold. good evening to you, adriana. california took a direct hit from the storm, l.a
the community in smoke and forced families to evacuate. bill: fears of an explosion had crews conducting a controlled burn of toxic chemicals. officials gave folks the okay to return home. dana: the governor insists it is safe to breathe the air and drink the water but people who live there say it feels anything but safe and voiced their concerns last night. [inaudible]. i don t know what to do other than to provide you assurance for don t lie. i understand. we re doing all that can be done to look for the source of potential bill: representatives from norfolk southern, the company that operates the train that went through town in early february. they were scheduled to be there last night but they pulled out at the last minute we re told citing fears that residents could become violent toward the company. dana: it made people angry that they said that about them when they just wanted to ask questions. pete buttigieg was not there. they re wondering why he is
his visit to palestine. and his response to criticism about the way that he has handled this derailment. plus, a member of ukrainian parliament joins us to talk about a year of war that is devastating her country. we will ask her about president biden s surprise trip to kyiv and what ukraine needs to defeat russia. i am simone sanders johnson, and i have something to say. fear, worry, and anxiety. that is what east palestine residents have been feeling since the norfolk southern chain went on the tracks, causing one of the most environmental disasters that we have seen an a while. right now we are waiting for a briefing from federal state and local leaders and east palestine and it is set to begin any moment. we will bring you any updates we learn from it as they have been. today, residents in east palestine, some of their concerns about the long term safety of the air they are breathing might be valid. daughters right, researchers at texas a&m took a closer look at epa