dies at 82. we take a look at his legendary impact on and off the field and reaction from around the world. unsafe maneuver: the u.s. military s close call with a chinese fighter jet. and the meaning of family. we ll show you how a st. louis couple opened up their home to overcome tragedy. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. duncan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. i m jericka duncan in for norah. tonight, the sports world is mourning the passing of soccer superstar pele at the age of 82. his fellow brazilian footballer neymar wrote on instagram, pele made soccer into art. also tonight, embattled u.s. congressman-elect george santos own constituents are calling on him to resign after he lied about his faith and linked his mother s death to the september 11 attacks. but first,ings a major storm system moves across the western part of the country, dumping nearly a foot of snow in parts of colorado, shutting d
benedict xvi who he says, is very ill. and britain is on course to record its warmest year ever, after a summer of heatwaves, wildfires and drought. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. america has become the latest country to impose mandatory covid tests on chinese tourists, after beijing announced it would reopen its borders next week. it comes as china s covid cases surge. tighter measures have also been imposed by italy, japan, malaysia, taiwan and india. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. from the world s most populous nation, alarming scenes china s hospitals overwhelmed, covid infections soaring. the country s abrupt decision to dismantle much of its strict covid regime apparently yielding worrying results. wards full of desperately ill people. outside this hospital in chengdu, a queue for emergency services. government officials say the situation is under control. that s not what these pictures suggest. at this funeral home,
economists are telling a different tale, a much different tale. and remember when vice president harris told meet the press the border is secure? well, there are new warnings tonight of not just one but multiple migrant caravans heading to the so-called secure border trying to get into the u.s. before republicans potentially take back congress. and crime victims here in california are furious after one of the state s biggest counties just dismissed hundreds of criminal cases, many of them for violent offenses all because of a judge shortage. l.a. county sheriff alex villanueva is here on set with us to talk about rising crime and confronting the deadly fentanyl crisis. plus, breaking tonight, elon musk appears to have completed his takeover of twitter ousting two top executives in the process. but twitter s leading advertisers are warning mr. musk his plans to promote free speech might drive users away. but we begin with president biden trying to paint republicans as the ones
imminent does starts right now. thank you so much, reverend sharpton. hello everyone. i m alicia mendes. we begin this saturday with america on edge of a financial cliff. a test it presents for congress and for the new house speaker, kevin mccarthy. a huge test for him, specifically given how much he gave away to become speaker, handing away power to those who prioritize chaos over governing, which is not what you want when the task at hand is paying the nations bills. instead of working to keep the global economy on track, the biggest headlines we saw this week about republicans where this was the circus surrounding republican george santos it is very complicated relationship. nbc news confirmed he lied about his mother, attack being in the towers of 9/11, turns out his mom wasn t even in the united states during those attacks. this week santos also denied claims he stole money from a veteran s gofundme page that was set up set up to help a man s dying dog. are republicans o