>> o'donnell: tonight, after the beating death of tyre nichols, what we're learning about that now-disbanded specialized police unit known as "scorpion." how many other cities across america have similar teams? the news just becoming public: two more memphis police officers taken off-duty, one of them seen here tasing the 29-year-old. the shocking things he's caught on tape saying. ice storm brings brutal cold. the travel chaos. slick roads lead to dangerous conditions, and hundreds of flights canceled, as new york prepares for single-digit temperatures. back-to-school in virginia. after a six-year-old shot his teacher, the elementary school kids who now need to go through metal detectors

carrying clear backpacks. we talk to parents, as one father says his son is still having nightmares. deadly days in the middle east. the secretary of state arrives in israel to ease tensions. the dating app manhunt. police in oregon tonight are looking for a man they call "extremely dangerous," warning women, he may be using apps to find his next victim. and, remembering the original wednesday adams-- how she inspired the next generation. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us as we begin a new week together. as we come on the air tonight, we are following the ice storm that is hitting the south. tonight, 15 states are under

winter weather warnings and watches, with millions of americans bracing for cold weather and dangerous ice from texas to pennsylvania. the other big headline today: kids are back nearly a month after a first-grader shot his teacher in virginia. they have see-through backpacks, new security guards, and tonight we talk to parents about how their children are doing. but first, we have some major developments in from memphis, tennessee. tonight, we learned two more officers were disciplined and relieved of duty in the deadly beating of tyre nichols. also breaking tonight, three memphis fire department e.m.t.s were fired tonight in connection with the case. they allegedly stood around without administering care for nearly seven minutes. also new tonight, tyre nichols' parents will attend president biden's state of the union address next week as guests of the congressional black caucus. cbs' elise preston will start us off from memphis tonight. good evening, elise. >> reporter: good evening norah. we are just learning the

three former fire officials could face criminal charges. the fallout over the brutal beating of 29-year-old tyre nichols sparked nationwide outrage and protests. cbs news has learned two more police officers, including preston hemphill, have been relieved of duty pending an internal investigation. hemphill was captured on police body cam pulling nichols from the car at the first traffic stop... >> freeze! >> reporter: ...and tasing him. after nichols runs away, hemphill could be heard saying this-- >> i hope they stomp his ass. >> reporter: hemphill was not present when officers from the scorpion unit took nichols down a second time. they were seen kicking, punching, and striking him with a baton while he was restrained. nichols died in the hospital three days later. >> everyone needs to see what the memphis police department did to my son. >> get on the ground! >> reporter: during the assault, officers gave nichols a series of conflicting demands. he was told repeatedly to show

his hands, while the officers were already holding them. >> man, if you don't lay on the ground. >> i am on my stomach! >> reporter: and nichols was told to get on the ground, while he was already there. >> that was not even policing what we saw on that videotape, that was a gang of men attacking a 150-pound guy for what appears to be no reason. >> reporter: tonight, both paramedics and a lieutenant who drove to the scene have been fired, and the shelby county district attorney is considering criminal charges. >> that's almost as egregious as what occurred to him, to just sit there and watch him die, because he could have lived. >> reporter: in memphis, school counselors spent the day helping students process the trauma in their city. now the memphis police department has not said what role that seventh officer played in this deadly incident. meanwhile, loved ones and community members will hold a funeral for tyre nichols at this memphis church on wednesday. norah. >> o'donnell: elise preston,

thank you so much for your reporting there. well, at the center of the deadly beating is a task force known as the scorpion unit. well, and now, the memphis police department has disbanded the anti-crime group, and our cbs news investigation, cbs's catherine herridge takes a closer look at these specialized units used across the country. >> reporter: footage released friday night of 29-year-old tyre nichols' violent beating in memphis has reignited the national conversation on policing in america. >> say his name! >> tyre nichols! >> reporter: as well as the specialized unit blamed for nichols' death, known as the scorpion unit. >> scorpion unit is the acronym they've chosen for-- what i would describe as their anti- violent crime unit. >> reporter: former l.a. and n.y.p.d. commissioner bill bratton. >> usually, it's focused on a

problem that a community is having at a particular time. >> reporter: the memphis scorpion unit was created in 2021 in response to the record- high homicide rate. bratton says there are reasons it ran into trouble. for these units to be effective and lawful, what measures need to be in place? >> the nature of these units require significant supervision, something that was apparently missing in the scorpion unit in memphis. and then, most importantly, training. training, and training. >> reporter: the five memphis officers charged in nichols' death were not long-time veterans of the force. a former memphis police officer told cbs news the scorpion unit training consisted of three days of powerpoint presentations, one day of suspect apprehension training, and one day at the firing range. similar issues plagued cities like chicago, atlanta, and los angeles. the scorpion unit had gained its own reputation, often traveling in unmarked cars. >> it's a militarized undercover culture that runs into communities. >> reporter: community activist

devonte hill. >> they are these special units that actually cause more harm than they do help in the community. >> reporter: while the memphis police department says it will deactivate the scorpion unit, bratton told cbs news, these anti-crime task forces are essential to policing when there's proper recruitment, training, and supervision. and norah, today, the memphis police department did not respond to cbs news' questions. >> o'donnell: catherine herridge, thank you very much. let's turn now to that cold weather that so many americans are experiencing, with nearly 40 million under these winter storm alerts from texas to pennsylvania. in arkansas, an ice storm is making for dangerous driving conditions and possible power outages. the morning commute came to a standstill in dallas after roadways turned into ice rinks. at the dallas-fort worth airport, crews are de-icing planes, with hundreds of flights delayed or canceled, and still- to-come dangerously cold temperatures. let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. dangerous travel conditions can

be expected across parts of the united states because of ice. sleet and freezing rain and rounds of it, through about mid- week or so. this is the timing for that. arkansas, tennessee, including memphis, into a lot of texas here. the pink and the purple either are going to be a mix or that freezing rain that can be so dangerous. and if you get enough freezing rain that accumulates, which is a possibility, there could be downed branches and downed trees which could lead to power outages at a time when it's going to be very cold. and as we look at the cold air that's going to be settling in for the end of the week, temperatures staying below zero for some. with these cold temperatures, new york is yet, norah, to see their first snow of the season. >> o'donnell: all right, chris, thank you so much. in newport news, virginia, students returned to the classroom today for the first time at the elementary school where a six-year-old shot his first grade teacher. additional security protocols

were in effect, and there has been a major staffing shakeup in the schools at administrative offices. cbs's caitlin huey-burns is outside the school. >> reporter: when thomas britton picked up his six-year-old at the bus stop today, he felt relief. >> he said he had a great day, he seems upbeat and happy. >> everything did go well. i think it could have gone so much worse. >> reporter: britton's son was in the same class as the first grade student who shot his teacher, abby zwerner, on january 6th. >> he had anxiety and he loved the teacher quite a bit. >> reporter: there has been increased security at the school. students were given clear everyone wnstrucorning and told. the front door of the building, where two metal detectors were installed. >> this is a strong community and we're here united, and we're here to welcome back our kids. >> reporter: school administrators have been

strongly criticized for missing warning signs ahead of the shooting. the principal has since been reportedly reassigned, and the school superintendent was ousted last week. >> abby zwerner was shot in front of those horrified kids, and the school and community are living the nightmare, all because the school administration failed to act. >> reporter: for parents like thomas britton, it's about more than about physical security. >> i want to see teachers empowered. they need to have the power to act on the threats. >> reporter: and for now, students here are eager to move on. >> i hope everything will be back to normal. >> reporter: now, the school is also offering counseling services to students and staff at any time. and as for the shooter, his family says they are fully cooperating with law enforcement and that their son has been under hospitalized care since the incident. norah. >y-rnou lle nhunt continuesnight for a f abducting, beating, and

torturing a woman nearly to death this month in oregon. police warn that 36-year-old benjamin foster has been logging on to dating apps possibly to hunt for more victims or to find people to help him avoid being caught. investigators say foster may try to alter his appearance. foster was previously found guilty in nevada. foster was previous found guilty in nevada of holding another woman in captivity. turning overseas now. sec. of state antony blinken urged israelis and palestinians to ease tensions today after one of the deadliest weeks of fighting in years. cbs' imtiaz tyab reports tonight from inside israel. >> reporter: after days of deadly violence that saw seven people killed, including six israelis outside a synagogue in east jerusalem, a massive raid by israeli forces in the occiecire w killedand mees by israel's far-right government that would see the houses of palestinian attackers welded

shut and their families stripped of their rights-- the back-drop of secretary blinken's meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu could not be more tense. >> we're urging all sides to take urgent steps to restore calm, to de-escalate. >> reporter: as the biden administration tries to contain this latest surge of israeli- palestinian violence, it's also trying to navigate negotiations with israeli government, a coalition described as the most extreme right-wing in the country's history. there have been huge street protests over fears democracy could be at risk, after plans to put more controls over the judiciary committee have been announced, a protest move blinken appeared to support. >> our countries to make voices heard and defend rights is one of the unique strengths of our democracies. >> reporter: blinken's visit was complicated further after an iranian military facility was targeted with a drone attack. israel has not claimed responsibility, but has

previously targeted sites inside iran to prevent arch-rival tehran from developing nuclear weapons capabilities. now, as secretary blinken prepares to meet with palestinian president mahmood abbas tomorrow, he called for "urgent steps to stop the violence." violence, which has made this the deadliest month here in several years. norah. >> o'donnell: imtiaz tyab, thank you very much. well, a suicide bombing today killed nearly 60 people inside a crowded mosque in pakistan. the attack took place in a compound that houses police headquarters in the city of peshawar. many of the casualties were police officers. more than 150 others were wounded when the roof collapsed. a pakistani taliban commander claimed responsibility for the bombing, before a spokesman denied the group's involvement. turning now to the war in ukraine. president biden said today the u.s. will not provide f-16s, denying a request from president zelenskyy. and it comes as russian president putin is mobilizing more than 200,000 troops and russian forces have been

pounding cities in eastern ukraine with air attacks. cbs' debora patta is there in battle-torn bakhmut. >> reporter: once home to 70,000 people, nearly a year of war has left bakhmut a hollowed-out shell. the sound of artillery is constant. this city has been decimated and it's deserted, barring a few people still trying to eek out some kind of living here. even a trip to the central square is done with one eye on the clock, the other on the sky. battalion commander seva kozemyako is among the ukrainian forces trying to prevent russia from seizing the city. >> come on, come on. >> reporter: at underground high-tech command centers like this, his soldiers use inexpensive drones to stream live video from the front line revealing it in astounding detail. like this dead russian soldier

and shattered backyards where russian troops were recently filmed crawling for cover. artillery units also monitor the battlefield in real-time. >> and as soon as they see the enemy there, or the tanks, they just start to shoot. or if we know it is first, we call them and we say, please correct your fire. >> reporter: in the east of the city, russians throw wave after wave of troops into the fight. they keep on advancing over their fallen soldiers. third operative battalion commander anton said one group is destroyed, then another comes, then at night, they collect the bodies. the men work, sleep, and eat here in shifts around the clock. no job too menial. making sure, for now, that on the blood-soaked battlefields just a few blocks away, bakhmut still holds. debora patta, cbs news, bakhmut.

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> veng. the 49er faithful still trying to recover, as are we, from the heartbreaking loss to the philadelphia eagles in the nfc championship. nearly all hopes for a win, dashed in the first quarter after quarterback rock purdy took a hard hit, injuring his elbow and today, the news went from bad to worse. charlie walter joins us with more on the severity of the injury and how it could have big applications for next year. >> the season has been over for 27 or 28 hours? we are already asking the question, who will be the starting quarterback next season? rock purdy expected to be sidelined for six months after injuring his right elbow, yesterday. purdy missed most of the game after tearing a ligament in his elbow. he did return in the second half, when backup josh johnson also got injured. unfortunately, purdy was unable to throw anything more than a little screen pass. >> my arm felt like it stretched out.