Alexandria ocasiocortezs revelation. Vaccinated at your local pharmacy . The new white house plan tonight to increase the number of shots to americans. Reversing trumps hardline immigration policies. President biden aims to reunite families separated at the border. Women and the pandemic. In our series, we look at the economic toll. A shesession. Why more women are leaving the workforce than men. Putin, the poisoner. Protests tonight as Opposition LeaderAlexei Navalny lashes out at the russian president after hes sentenced to prison. Leaving in his prime . The Surprise Announcement about amazons founder, jeff bezos. And, plot twist how this group of women in a smalltown book club banded together to vaccinate their community. This is the Cbs Evening News with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonell good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. There are several major headlines as we come on the air tonight, including former President Trump laying out his Defense Strategy for the first time, ahead of next weeks big Senate Impeachment trial. Were going to have more on that in just a moment, but first we want to begin with that Breaking News on that bloody shootout in a quiet neighborhood north of miami. Tonight, two veteran f. B. I. Agents are dead and three others have been shot, after they were ambushed outside of an Apartment Complex in sunrise, florida. The shooter, who was being investigated on Child Pornography charges, reportedly used a doorbell video camera to watch the agents approach his home before blasting gunfire through his unopened front door. Well, tonight, the shooter is dead after a standoff that shut down traffic and locked down parts of the city, and the entire f. B. I. Is reeling, trying to figure out how a routine operation turned into a horrible massacre. Weve got a lot of news tonight for you and your family. Our team is standing by to cover it all. Cbs Manuel Bojorquez is going to lead off our coverage from the scene of that deadly shooting in florida. Good evening, manny. Reporter norah, good evening. Tonight, President Biden has e expressed his condolences to the families of those Agents On Cone Fa this, one of the deadliest days for the f. B. I. In decades. Tonight, special teams continue to scour the scene behind me, tryng to determine exactly how five agents could have been shot, including what type of intelligence may have been gathered before the incident. The chaos erupted around 6 00 a. M. As f. B. I. Agents served a Search Warrant in a Child Pornography case. Haos reporter officers found five agents had been shot, two killed. The gunman, authorities say, killed himself. Our chosen profession is fraught with danger. Today, this grim reality has taken two of our best from our family. Reporter the Fallen Special agents, daniel alfin and laura schwartzenberger, were saluted as their flagdraped remains were escorted to the medical examiner; both well known for their work fighting crimes against children. Schwartzenberger had taken to local News Channels and even visited schools to warn the youngest and most vulnerable against becoming victims. President biden was briefed on the shootout earlier today. They put their lives on the line, and its a hell of a price to pay. Reporter todays shooting is a painful reminder of another deadly day for the f. B. I. In South Florida the april 1986 shootout that left two agents dead, just 30 miles from todays scene. That pretty much changed the way the f. B. I. Trains their f. B. I. Agents. Reporter retired f. B. I. Agent Katherine Schweit says rigorous Training Cannot protect against every risk. Any time you approach somebody who doesnt want to be arrested, you cant train completely around that. Reporter Special Agent Schwartzenberger is the third woman f. B. I. Agent killed in a lineofduty incident outside of 9 11. The two other agents, who were shot several times, remain in the hospital in stable condition. Norah. Odonnell horrific day for the f. B. I. Manny bojorquez, thank you. And now to some other Breaking News. Tonight, former President Trumps new legal team is laying out his Defense Strategy ahead of next weeks Senate Impeachment trial, just as House Democrats say theyll accuse him of a betrayal ofe historic proportions. Cbs Kris Van Cleave reports tonight from the capitol. Reporter tonight, democrats called former President Donald TrumpSingularly Responsible for inciting the assault on the capitol january 6, while mr. Trumps legal team argues his remarks that day are protected by the first amendment. And if you dont fight like hell, youre not going to have a country anymore. Reporter in a filing today, mr. Trumps legal team claims those words were not calling for violent action, but were about the need to fight for Election Security in general. But house Impeachment Managers will respond with social media evidence, arguing President Trumps responsibility for the events of january 6 is unmistakable. Mr. Trumps team also plans to argue his second Impeachment Trial is unconstitutional, since hes no longer president. A view not shared by most legal experts. His lawyers also plan to reference mr. Trumps debunked claims of a stolen election, a move criticized even by Senate Republican jurors. Thats not a winning argument. Reporter still, after 45 republicans voted to dismiss the trial in a test vote last week, some democrats see conviction as virtually impossible. Im very worried about going through this trial and having the punchline at the end being trump acquitted again. And i closed the door, and i just keep hearing, bang, bang, bang reporter the trauma of the Capitol Attack is still raw for many on the hill. Representative alexandria ocasiocortez relived hiding in her office bathroom. I mean, i thought i was going to die. Reporter speaking to more than 150,000 watching on instagram live, a. O. C. Also revealed shes a Sexual Assault survivor, and criticized the push from the right to move on after the violence. Folks who tell us to move on, that its not a big deal, that we should forget whats happened, or. Even telling us to apologize . These are the same tactics of abusers. Reporter and tonight, Police Officer brian sicknicks remains will begin lying in honor inside the capitol rotunda. Sicknick is the capitol Police Officer who was beaten to death during the riots last month. He is only the fifth private citizen to lie in honor inside the capitol. Norah. Odonnell Kris Van Cleave, thank you. The u. S. Hit a critical milestone today in the covid pandemic. The number of americans who have had at least one covid shot now exceeds the total number of confirmed cases in the u. S. But as cbs Omar Villafranca reports, there are new worries tonight about Dangerous Covid mutations. Reporter a stark new warning tonight on the nations dire covid crisis. I think with these new variants, the one particularly from england, its possible in the next 6 to 14 weeks we could see the worst of the pandemic we have to date. Reporter the u. K. Variant is already in at least 33 states, and now its started to mutate overseas, raising concerns current vaccines may be less effective against it. Is there any sense of urgency, doctor, to at least get the first round of a vaccine . I cant emphasize in Strong Enough terms how important it is for as many people as possible to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Reporter pfizer announcing its planning to study whether a third dose may be needed after six months to 12 months to be more effective against variants. And dr. Fauci revealing today, the c. D. C. May recommend double masks. When people tell me or ask me, should i be wearing two masks . I say, you know, if it makes you feel better to do two masks, the chances are, you will get an enhanced protection, so why not go ahead and do it . Reporter tonight, the biden reporter tonight, the Biden Administration is expanding access to vaccines by giving a million doses to more than 6,000 pharmacies starting next week, with more on the way. Walmarts in chicago began vaccinating customers today. And in texas, Health Officials are hoping to fasttrack shots by turning Texas Motor Speedway into a giant vaccination site. For three days, cars will cram 16 lanes in the race tracks parking lot where officials plan to administer 1,000 shots an hour, 10,000 shots a day. But how important is this, regionwise . This is really part of the race to herd immunity. Here, the goal is needles in arms. Reporter the clinic will open back up for two more days this week, and already, more than 160,000 people are on a waiting list, just to get vaccinated here. Health Officials Say if they get another large shipment of doses, theyll open the clinic back up again. Norah. Odonnell omar there at the Texas Motor Speedway, thank you. Well, now to that monster crosscountry storm that has buried the northeast. Several towns in Northern New Jersey got slammed with more than 30 inches of snow, coming within an inch of records going back nearly a century. Cbs mola lenghi shows us the cleanup. Reporter after a relentless snowfall that has still not let up, the east coast is shoveling out from under more than 33 inches in some places. This is the craziest snowstorm ever. There is so much. Reporter it was all Hands On Deck in allentown, pennsylvania. Im just trying to get out. Reporter the noreaster walloped much of the northeast for more than 24 hours. Plows struggled to keep pace, some dumping snow anywhere they could. In worcester, massachusetts, theyve already gotten more this season than they did all of last season. And it was a nearrecord in new york city, which got hit with 17 inches of snow. If you can stay home, it is still best while the cleanup is continuing. Reporter there were at least four fatalities, but slick roads caused hundreds of accidents, like this red pickup in halifax, massachusetts. In stanford, connecticut, firefighters rescued two people from a sinking truck after it plunged into icy waters. And police on the jersey shore helped this woman escape the floodwaters that surrounded her home. Now, here in verona, new jersey, where its still coming down by the way, you see just how much snow plows have had to clear in the last 24 hours. Now, some warmer temperatures and rainfall this friday should help everything begin to melt, but that probably wont be enough, as we have even more cold weather coming. The coldest Air Temperatures of the year, in addition to even more snow, back here on the east coast this super bowl sunday, norah. Odonnell all right. Well, im looking forward to the super bowl. Mola lenghi, thank you. Tonight, the president is signaling he does not intend to negotiate the terms of his covid relief bill. He came out of mondays nearlytwohour meeting with Senate Republicans determined to go big. We get more now from cbs ed okeefe. Reporter President Biden pushing ahead with his nearly 2 trillion covid relief plan today, telling Senate Democrats in a lunchtime call that the republican counteroffer, 600 billion, isnt enough for this crisis. We cannot cannot afford to dither, delay or dilute. We need a big, bold package along the lines of what President Biden has proposed. Reporter democrats are trying to fasttrack the president s proposal, with or without republican support. Minority leader mitch mcconnell, who once used the same tools to push through a 1. 5 trillion tax cut, criticized democrats. Theyve chosen a totally partisan path. I think thats unfortunate. Reporter also tonight, the current president is trying to reverse some of the former president s most controversial decisions regarding immigration. Reverse some of the for reporter Executive Orders signed today seek to reunite about 600 children separated from their parents under President Trumps zerotolerance border crackdown. Most of the parents have been deported back to mexico or central america. Mr. Biden is also seeking to reverse the trumpera policy requiring thousands of Asylum Seekers to stay in mexico until their cases are processed, but but the white house said today the changes are not an invitation for migrants to start heading towards the u. S. Border. This is not the time to come to the united states. We need the time to put in place an Immigration Process so people can be treated humanely. Reporter most of the changes set in motion by the president today, including the Sensitive Task of reuniting those families, will be overseen by the new Homeland Security secretary, alejandro mayorkas, who was confirmed just this afternoon. Born in cuba, hes the first immigrant to oversee the most of immigration policy. Norah . Odonnell ed okeefe at the white house. Thank you, ed. Were going to turn now to the economic toll of the pandemic on women. The covid recession is the first in which more women have lost jobs than men. Experts say the true Unemployment Rate for Women In America at the end of 2020 was 30 . Cbs adriana diaz has more, as we continue our series Women And The Pandemic. Reporter Toni Perrien Husband has been trying to juggle her kids Remote Learning and a job she loves as a financial coach for lowincome families. It was like a boulder just kind of, boom, knocked me off my feet. Literally, there were days i did not get up. Reporter she decided to give up her job. Like you didnt succeed in this. Reporter you didnt fail. This is also the time when the demands on you grew. Intellectually i know that, but i got to the point where i had to accept i cant do everything. Let me have a short stack, please. Reporter Restaurant Owner francis tario is struggling to do everything, too. The mother of five is trying to hang on to her landmark los angeles diner, dupars, after laying off 85 employees, most of them women, and closingm wo their second location. We have sales of only 4. 95 a day. A slice of pie. Someone would come by just for a slice of pie. It was very sad that, you know, we had to let go of all those longterm staff. Everyday, its been a challenge. Reporter women held a majority of service jobs lost in the pandemic, and due to the demands of schooling, this fall, four times as many women left the workforce as men. In december alone, 156,000 jobs were lost, all of them from women. L it doesnt matter if your productivity is high, if people feel like theyre doing a bad job. So giving parents, specifically moms, the support so that they understand that my work cares, can have really big impacts, ultimately keeping moms from dropping out. Reporter some people are calling this recession a she session. Absolutely, thats an impossible choice. Reporter weighing especially hard on working women. Adriana diaz, cbs news, chicago. Odonnell you know, we have learned that in the last nine months, the number of women participating in the workforce has dropped to its lowest level thats why were doing this series. All right, there is growing outrage tonight after russian Opposition LeaderAlexei Navalny was sentenced to more than two years in prison. Navalny traced a heart on the glass cage where he was being held, a message to his wife. The court ruled, navalny violated probation by flying to germany for treatment after being poisoned. He blamed vladimir putin, calling him today, putin the poisoner. All right, there is still much more news ahead tonight on the Cbs Evening News. Amazons jeff bezos makes a major announcement about his future. And a man who accomplished many great things in his 100 years is taken by covid. We remember captain sir tom moore. Re. When Heaeartburn Takakes you y surpririse. Fight backck fast, witith new s naturarals. Free from M Artificialal Flavavors and dydyes. I haveve the powerer to lower my blood s sugar and a a1c. Because e i can ststill make m my own n insulin. Anand trulici