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mother takes the stand in the first case of a parent accused of being criminally responsible for their child's role in a school shooting. plus, defense secretary lloyd austin apologizes to the american people for keeping his hospital stay for cancer treatment a secret, including from president biden. this as the u.s. readies a military response for the drone attack that killed three u.s. soldiers in jordan. but we begin tonight with a monster pacific storm bringing what's described as a fire hose of rain to parts of california. more than 15 million are under flood alerts tonight. this powerful system is the first of a one-two punch. another atmospheric river is coming in the days ahead. cbs's carter evans reports tonight from a hard-hit long beach. >> reporter: dramatic rescues today in southern california as floodwaters rushed in. >> hey! a boat is in the water, they are coming. >> reporter: a swift water rescue team saved this man trapped under a bridge in orange county.

and in long beach, drivers needed help getting to dry land after their cars wound up submerged up to their roofs. this area just south of los angeles received nearly a month's worth of rain in just 12 hours. >> i've been living here for like three years and i've never seen anything like this. >> reporter: in l.a., winds gusting up to 45 miles per hour downed trees. and torrential downpours made for a dangerous morning commute. the storm slammed northern california first, knocking down trees and flooding streets, along with nearby vineyards, where up to 3 inches of rain fell. >> reporter: i'm elise preston here in northern california's wine country, where crews have closed off roads keeping drivers away from floodwaters, like here in sonoma county where the incessant storm washed out a road, stranding a driver and forcing this overnight water rescue. across the area, the pounding rain had nowhere to go. several wineries are underwater today after the russian river

swelled and overflowed. >> reporter: back in southern california, at higher elevations, the powerful storm is good news for skiers, but with up to two feet of fresh powder expected in the mountains, this bald eagle is hunkered down in her nest, keeping her eggs warm. behind me, workers are trying to pump out all of this water so authorities can reopen the road here. another round of heavy rain is expected to hit early sunday, right before the grammys, in fact, and that could make for a soggy red carpet. major? >> major: you wear soggy celebrity shoes. carter evans, thanks so much. for more on that second pacific storm, let's bring in% meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. chris, good evening. >> good evening, major. california is going to start drying out for now as that big system is now moving inland, which is going to bring some big snow to parts of the rockies, a foot to even a foot and a half

of snow is possible, and then here comes the next one. this weekend into early next week, another atmospheric river, another round of rain, and with it, the multiple threats that we are going to see when we end up getting this much rain. up to perhaps a foot of rain, feet of snow in the mountains, but it's the rain that could cause some flash flooding, both sunday, sunday night into monday, even continuing, major, into tuesday. not just possible but likely some areas will see some flash flooding. >> major: chris warren, thank you. now to the trial of a michigan mother whose son killed four students in a 2021 school shooting. jennifer crumbley took the stand in her own defense today as she faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter for allowing her son access to a gun despite warning signs. cbs's lilia luciano is there. >> i do. >> reporter: jennifer crumbley repeatedly testified she didn't believe her son struggled with mental health issues, even as school officials urged the

parents to get him psychological help immediately, just hours before the shooting, but they refused to take him out of school. >> did you ever believe that your son needed mental health treatment? >> no. i mean, there was a couple of times where ethan had expressed anxiety, but not to a level where i felt he needed to go see a psychiatrist or a mental health professional, right away, no. >> reporter: crumbley also testified that it was her husband, james, the one who bought the handgun four days before the shooting and was responsible for safely storing it. >> i just didn't feel comfortable being in charge of that. it was more his thing, so i let him handle that. >> reporter: the prosecution, however, argues both parents are criminally responsible, accusing them of ignoring warning signs. earlier today, jurors were read chilling journal entries from the shooter in the run-up to the massacre, writing, "i want help, but my parents won't listen to me," along with another stating, "i have access to the handgun and ammo," and "i am fully

committed to this now." prosecutors also showed surveillance video from inside oxford high school during the rampage. >> [sobbing] >> reporter: the horrific scene caused crumbley to break down. >> what is the prosecution going to goafter? >> try to show that the defendant is a liar. that's called impeachment. trying to show what she said is not true, proven by other facts. >> reporter: we expect cross-examination to begin tomorrow and to focus on her statements with the goal of impeaching her credibility. her husband's trial is set to begin just over a month from now. major? >> major: lilia luciano, thank you so much. a 17-year-old from california is being charged as an adult for a swatting incident at a mosque in florida. as cbs's jeff pegues reports, the teen is suspected of being behind possibly hundreds of false reports of active shooters and bomb threats. >> reporter: prosecutors believe they have their suspect. >> probably cause.

>> reporter: alan winston filion could be one of the most prolific and dangerous swatters they've ever encountered. >> i'm going to commit a mass shooting in the name of satan. >> reporter: investigators say the 17-year-old california resident has been calling in numerous disturbing and fake threats. last may, he allegedly threatened a mosque in seminole county, florida, adding gunfire in the background. >> allahu akbar. [gunfire] >> reporter: he has allegedly targeted washington state, texas, florida, and maryland, at times including hate messages denigrating race, religion, and sexual orientation, aimed at mosques and historically black colleges and universities. court documents even point to filion swatting fbi facilities and say he was likely to threaten senators and the supreme court. tracking him down was not easy. on telegram, he would disguise his identity with usernames like nazgul and paimon arnum, a fictional language from the "lord of the rings" books and movies.

as investigators closed in on him, they discovered that the suspect was also selling swatting services. $40 for a gas leak. $75 for a bomb threat or mass shooting. fake threats that tax law-enforcement resources and put real lives in danger. >> the ammunition is real. the guns are real. and it just puts a lot of people in a dangerous situation that is uncalled for. >> reporter: and these swatting incidents have real-life consequences. in an unrelated incident in 2017 in wichita, kansas, a man was shot and killed by police when they came to his home because of one of those fake calls. major, if this suspect is convicted, he faces up to 65 years behind bars. >> major: with the details and consequences, jeff pegues, thank you. defense secretary lloyd austin took questions for the first time today since his emergency hospitalization last month. austin apologized for keeping

the white house, his colleagues, and the public in the dark about his prostate cancer treatment. cbs's david martin reports austin also addressed the expected response to the fatal drone attack on u.s. soldiers in jordan. >> reporter: walking slowly and with a limp, defense secretary lloyd austin entered the pentagon briefing room to with prostate cancer secret,ut- even from president biden. >> i should have informed my boss. i did not. that was a mistake. and again, i apologize to him for not doing so. >> reporter: austin had been diagnosed with a cancer that afflicts one in six black men. >> it was a gut punch. and frankly, my first instinct was to keep it private. >> reporter: and kept it private, even after he was admitted to the icu with what he called highly, highly unusual complications from prostate surgery. >> i felt severe leg pain and pain in the abdomen and hip. i was also experiencing fever

and chills and shallow breathing. >> reporter: a private medical crisis which he now admits the public has a right to know about when it's the secretary of defense... >> taking this kind of job means losing some of the privacy that most of us expect. >> reporter: and which he is still recovering from. >> my leg will continue to improve. my pt specialist, who i think is a sadist, is, you know, he continues to work me hard. >> reporter: the military under his command is preparing to strike back for iranian-backed militia attacks, which on sunday killed three american soldiers. austin said this time will be different from the one-and-done retaliatory strikes the u.s. has conducted until now. >> i don't think the adversaries are of a one-and-done mind-set, and so they have a lot of capability. i have a lot more. >> reporter: the targets will be in iraq and syria, and the timing will depend on weather and intelligence.

weather, so pilots can have eyes on their targets. intelligence, so they can find the iranian operatives they are trying to kill. major? >> major: david martin at the pentagon, thank you. hundreds of israelis staged a demonstration in tel aviv today, demanding that the israeli government reach an agreement with hamas to bring home the remaining hostages in the gaza strip. after nearly four months of war, there is desperation and deep frustration. here is cbs's debora patta. >> you can't imagine the moments... the fear that you feel when you hear the death is coming. >> reporter: on october 7th, as hamas militants stormed their kibbutz, hagar brodetz was hiding inside her home with her three children and their neighbor's 4-year-old daughter. she had been separated from her husband, avichai, in the chaos. when he reached the house, they were all gone.

you thought your family was dead. >> um, yeah. >> reporter: hagar and the children were taken to gaza, along with more than 240 others. >> they torture our hearts and our soul. i was sure that israel would rescue me. but... after you are staying there for such a long time with your kids, and you -- you lose your hope. >> reporter: avichai never gave up, and on november the 26th, the family was finally reunited. for hagar, it was unbelievable. hamas had told her her husband was dead. >> wow. it was -- it's a moment that i will never forget. >> reporter: but, major, he believes his government has not done enough to bring the rest of the hostages back home. his question to his government: what if it was your family in

gaza? what price would you pay? >> major: debora patta, thank you. president biden issued an executive order today cracking down on israeli settlers in the west bank, accused of attacking palestinians and peace activists. four people were hit with financial sanctios and visa bans, not only for acts of violence, but for destroying, allegedly, seizing palestinian property. u.s. officials warn others may face the same punishment. the governor of oregon has declared a state of emergency in portland due to a deadly fentanyl crisis that is overwhelming city resources. the declaration comes three years after oregon was the first in the nation to largely decriminalize drug use. cbs's adam yamaguchi takes an in-depth look at how this city is responding. >> you mind holding them out for a second. >> reporter: we went on a ride along with the portland police bike squad last november. >> don't worry about that other thing. >> reporter: block after block, foil, syringes, and used narcan canisters litter the streets.

the sight of open fentanyl use is inescapable. oregon paved the way as the first state to decriminalize drug use in 2020, to instead focus on addiction and recovery. >> you guys are all good? >> reporter: but due to portland's growing fentanyl crisis, the state declared a 90-day emergency on tuesday to address the increase in overdose deaths. >> it is a drug that compels users to re-dose every 45 to 90 minutes. in practical terms, that means people in the throes of a fentanyl addiction can hardly walk into a clinic for help without having to use again. >> reporter: on this day, 23-year-old milo mcpherson did not face arrest or criminal prosecution for openly smoking fentanyl. instead, portland police officer david baer hands mcpherson a $100 citation. >> you are going to call one of these numbers. put your hands behind your back. >> reporter: they say without the threat of jail and fentanyl's addictiveness, there isn't a real incentive for people to seek treatment. what sort of an impact has 110 had on what you do out on the street every day? >> my full-time job is fentanyl,

and basically all roads lead to fentanyl in downtown portland. >> reporter: advocates of the measure say it has treated 15,000 individuals and led to 68% fewer arrests since the law passed. >> i probably wouldn't be sitting here today. >> reporter: ebony brawley does not want to see oregon's law repealed. the portland resident says it helped her avoid prison and turned her life around. >> because of measure 110, i was able to change my story and break those chains, you know, and provide a life for myself and for my daughter that she probably wouldn't have had otherwise. >> reporter: adam yamaguchi, cbs news, portland. >> major: with storms pounding the west coast, "eye on america" takes a look inside those atmospheric rivers as scientists try to limit their catastrophic damage. hi. i use febreze fade defy plug.

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>> major: finally tonight, a high school music teacher from virginia will be among the honorees at this weekend's grammy awards in los angeles. ♪ ♪ the recording academy i is presenting orchestra director annie ray with a 2024 music educator award. as chair of the performing arts department at her public high school in fairfax county, ray advocates for all students to have access to a quality music education, including students with developmental or intellectual disabilities. >> these students have changed my life, like, completely. how i approach teaching, how i approach seeing the world. >> major: congratulations to ms. ray and all teachers who make a world of difference. and you can watch the 66th annual grammy awards this sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, right here on cbs and streaming on

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