election. >> jiang: plus, u.s.' covid death toll surges past 900,000. in canada today, new protests against vaccines and restrictions. in beijing, the winter olympics begin. snowboard great shaun white with a big announcement. platinum jubilee: today queen elizabeth celebrate 70 years on the throne. and we visit a place instrumental in spreading the joy of music. >> they want the music to live on. >> this is the "cbs weekend news." >> jiang: good evening. i'm weijia jiang in new york. tonight, the showdown over ukraine between russia and the west shows no sign of easing. instead, it is intensifying, moscow sent two long-range bombers over its ally, belarus. also today, the first of 3,000 american troops landed near the poland-ukraine border as the u.s. tries to deter a russian