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societys biggest mission. here is to ladies night out. >> a nearly century old brand fights for survival. >> just like one other there. this is the "cbs weekend news." >> good evening. jericka is off. im lilia luciano. tonight federal law enforcement is on high alert after an unprecedented number of threats circulating online, including the names of two fbi agents who searched former president trumps florida estate. in washington, workers placed fences and protective barriers at th...

weeks to the day of the massacre of rob elementary school murder of 19 children and two teachers learning tonight the police chief daniel rodriguez was on vacation during the mass shooting . >> when this initially took down, the chief wasnt in town. he canceled vacation and flew back the next day. >> reporter: who was in charge of the police department at the time. >> he had assistant chief, ill have to find out who -- >> thats uvaldes mayor there also calling for transparency, owing t...

Sokoto State governor, Ahmad Aliyu and his Niger State counterpart, Mohammed Umar Bago, are seeking the support of the Federal Government to increase food Sokoto State governor, Ahmad Aliyu and his Niger State counterpart, Mohammed Umar Bago, are seeking the support of the Federal Government to increase food production in their states.

At least ten times in the neck and the stomach as he was about to give a lecture in western new york. the 24-year-old suspect is being held without bail. his mother told reporters he became radicalized after a month-long trip to the middle east four years ago. and now to the war in ukraine, where president zelenskyy is planning a new offensive and warning russian forces targeting europes largest nuclear plant. cbs charlie dagata is in nikopol, ukraine. >> reporter: ukrainian forces bear down o...

War with heavy weapons like this ukrainian battle tank positioned in tree lines toward an unseen enemy. these firing points quickly become vulnerable and the troops here need to be mobile. >> reporter: were being brought to this frontline position where theyll fire on russian forces a short distance away. its a secret location, we can only stay one round, were told, after that, going to be return fire and we got to get out of here, but this is what weve been brought to see. goodness, me. okay. g...

Security. but in terms of the anger and the outrage and despair and the lack of comprehension as to how on earth this is actually happening and why its happening. i asked one woman, do you think president putin is crazy? she said hes not crazy. he is sick. hes sick. and i thought it was so interesting that even in the midst of all of this, with the russian invasion playing out across this country, people here are not cowed in terms of speaking out. i cant tell you everyone was saying the same th...

City was in a bit of a lull over the past day or so as you were saying before, as russian forces sort of had stalled against ukrainian opposition that they did not intend to face and were kind of regrouping. what i believe that were seeing tonight is the beginnings of another major offensive now that they have reinforced and resupplied and are pushing to attempt to take the city again. >> the government has also said to individuals, make molotov cocktails, arm yourself if you can. theyve given t...

Embassy as a form of prempt now, im not sure hes going to do that. i sternal hope he is not, but i do think that speaks to the situation here in terms of just how alarmed and panicked people are becoming. >> absolutely. and you noted that some afghans have been evacuated, but there are still 15,000 siv applicants in afghanistan waiting to be evacuated, and you have spoken to some people in kandahar. you were just there last week. did they expect this to happen so fast? >> reporter: >> no. they d...

Afghan forces clearly are not able to stem the tide. we are seeing major cities falling to the taliban, falling like dominoes, pamela. today herat, afghanistans third largest city also imminently expected to fall, kandahar, the second largest city, the spiritual heartland. the capital hasnt fallen yet but it will. we were there less than a week ago and at the front line position with afghan commandos that. frontline position is now completely under control of the taliban. pamela? >> i want to br...

Fallen yet but it will fall. we were at a frontline position in a wedding hall. you may remember that wedding hall now completely under the control of the taliban. i even texted some of the soldiers who were we with and said we are still alive but we had to leave. but what is becoming clear is there is no resistance and defense. the afghan army is collapsing like dominos as we see the provincial capitals going down one after the other and so people here very, very concerned. how do they get out....