CBS Evening News Season 78 Episode 17 Jan 23, 2026

A major winter storm that started over the Rockies is now beginning its push through a 2,000-mile stretch of America, home to almost two-thirds of the country. Jason Allen, Omar Villafranca, Jonah Kaplan and Tom Hanson have more. Rob Marciano has the forecast. Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, an alleged drug kingpin who's been accused of orchestrating multiple murders, was arrested in Mexico and taken to the United States, Justice Department officials announced. Scott MacFarlane has details. Thousands braved subfreezing temperatures in the Twin Cities to protest ICE operations. It comes as Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison calls "Operation Metro Surge" a political tactic meant to punish Minnesotan leaders. Nicole Sganga reports. European military veterans, families of the fallen and politicians have voiced outrage after President Trump claimed the U.S. had "never needed" its NATO allies, and that allied troops had stayed "a little off the front lines" during the 20-year war in Afghanistan. Nancy Cordes has the latest. A series of informational signs about slavery was removed from the President's House in Old City Philadelphia, prompting Philadelphia officials to file a lawsuit against the federal government. Elaine Quijano has more. Federal regulators have opened an investigation into Waymo robotaxis after a series of incidents involving school buses filled with kids. Kris Van Cleave has details. When a 55-year-old woman lost her job and got evicted, she took up residence at the only place she felt she owned, her husband's grave. Then, an "angel" came to her rescue. Steve Hartman has the story "On the Road."