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 sectst of defense. >> taking this 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 have 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're trying to kill. 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's desperation and deep frustration. here is cbs's debora patta. >> you can't imagine the mo moments, the fear that you feel when you hear the death is coming. >> reporter: on october 7th, as hamas militants stormed their kib ouzts, haga was hiding inside her home with her three children and their neighbor's 4-year-old daughter.

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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? >> 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 sanctions 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 "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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looking for a massive weather system hiding in plain sight. >> this kind of looks like a cloudy day out there. but there's a lot going on down there. >> marty ralph is director of the center for western weather and water extremes at uc san diego. he's been studying atmospheric rivers for more than two decades. >> an atmospheric river is really a river in the sky, but it's a river of water vapor pushed by the wind. >> reporter: atmospheric rivers can measure 500 miles across and 2,000 miles long, carrying about as much water as 25 mississippi rivers. they're expected to strengthen as climate change heats the planet because a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture. >> the top 1% wettest days could be a lot wetter. >> reporter: last winter, a series of atmospheric rivers pummeled california. the storms busted the state's drought but caused $4.6 billion in damage. using lessons learned from

hunting hurricanes, government scientists are now getting a better understanding of atmospheric rivers by dropping dozens of these sensors into the storms. >> we'll see the pressure, temperature, humid, and gps wind speed all displayed in realtime. >> reporter: noaa says data from flights like these has already improved the accuracy of forecasts by 10%. better pinpointing where and when storms will hit and how much rain and snow will fall. that can save lives. >> it gives people better awareness of what might be coming. >> reporter: ben tracy, cbs news, honolulu. what caused the d

officials are investigating what caused an airplane hangar under construction to collapse last night at the airport in boise, idaho. three people were killed and nine injured, including five who were listed in critical condition.

investigators say a crane also collapsed when the building suddenly gave way. a fire suppression system accidentally went off today, releasing foam all over united airlines hangar at houston's bush airportment officials say the foam is biodegradable and free of those so-called forever chemicals. no one was in the hangar when it happened. finally tonight, a high school music teacher from virginia will be among the honorees at the this weekend's grammy awards in los angeles. ♪ the recording academy is presenting orchestra director annie ray with the 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. >> 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 paramount+. and that is the overnight news for this friday. be sure to check back later for "cbs mornings" and, of course, follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. that's where you can find my podcast, "the takeout." politics, policy, a little bit of pop culture. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm major garrett. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. several people are dead after a small plane crashed into a mobile home park in clearwater,

florida, last night. the faa said the pilot reported an engine failure. the race for the democratic presidential nomination officially starts tomorrow with the south carolina primary. it's the first time the state has kicked off the campaign, smething president biden asked for after south carolina's voters propelled him to the nomination four years ago. january's new hampshire primary was not approved by the dnc, and no delegates were awarded. and shocking news in formula one. seven-time world champion lewis hamilton is moving from mercedes to ferrari after this season. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. hey, a boat's in the water. they're coming. >> we've got big rain, big snow, feet of it, and unfortunately maybe some big wind. >> crews have closed off roads, keeping drivers away from

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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's in the water. they're 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. i've never seen it 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. >> 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 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 2 feet of fresh powder expected in the hunkered down in her nest, keeping her eggs warm. behind me, workers are trying to pump out all 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. >> beware of soggy celebrity shoes. carter evans, thanks so much. 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 was 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'm fully committed to this now." prosecutors also showed surveillance video from inside oxford high school during the rampage. the horrific scene caused crumbley to break down. >> if convicted what kind of precedent whether this set? >> it will change the whole landscape. the prosecution as well as law enforcement will not only investigate how the shootings happened, but they will investigate the parents. >> 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. >> lilia luciano, thank you so much. 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. soldies in jordan. >> reporter: walking slowly and with a limp, defense secretary lloyd austin entered the pentagon briefing room to apologize for keeping his bout with prostate cancer secret, 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 1 in 6 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 have a one-and-done mind-set,

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washington. thanks for staying with us. we've got an update this morning on a long-running cbs news investigation into toxic chemicals at an overseas u.s. military base. hundreds of service members stationed at k2 in uzbekistan have gotten seriously ill, including with rare cancers. while the pentagon says it's still studying the problem, new evidence could help veterans get the benefits they've been asking for now four years after cbs news first revealed the health problems. catherine herridge reports. >> reporter: a leading veterans advocate calls the records a smoking gun that indicates radioactive material at k2 in the soil and in the air put them at severe risk for illness. >> this isn't even about money. it's about acknowledgement. >> reporter: for two decades, army veteran mark jackson combed through his deployment journals looking for answers. >> the pain grew and absorbed my entire abdomen. >> reporter: the ink filled

pages and yellow pest it notes document his failing health while serving overseas. >> all of a sudden i went from being able to run marathons to barely be able to walk up a flight of stairs. >> reporter: the 46-year-old now takes a daily cocktail of drugs to manage his thyroid disorder, anemia, and osteopa rosis. >> what's to blame. >> k2. >> reporter: jackson was one of 15,000 troops who passed through car xi can abad military base in uzbekistan, also known as k2. a 2020 cbs news investigation documented toxic conditions at the base, including soil saturated with jet fuel and solvents as well as warnings about chemical agents and radiation. nearly two decades after troops left k2, the u.s. government has not confirmed that toxic material at the base made jackson and other service members sick. >> i felt like someone had been lighting to me. like someone had been gas lighting me. >> reporter: his search for evidence got a major boost in october when he received an

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he says this picture was taken because the radiation readings were shocking. >> that is the holy crap, this is like the meter went off. you got to get a picture of this because, holy crap. >> reporter: the report warns of enriched radioactive material. there air is the pathway of greatest exposure ocean. and nichols shows us these samples what he describes is a fine form of uranium called yellow cake. >> it's almost like a dust, and it can literally be caught up in the wind. >> what are the long-term effects? >> the long-term effects are you have a carcinogen in you. >> reporter: cbs news asked two certified toxic exposure experts to review nichols' records and other declassified government documents about the base. they concluded k2 was a hazardous health environment, and troops were at risk at the time. last week, we took our questions to the pentagon briefing.

>> the department has consistently rejected the yellow cake claims. how strong is your evidence? >> we're not aware of any survey or report confirming the presence of yellow cake at k2 facilities. >> we've just provided new records to the defense department from this environmental tester who was there on the ground. will you now consider these new records? >> i'd have to take that question. >> reporter: in written statements, the defense department and v.a. told cbs news veterans health care, safety, and benefits are a priority. the v.a. emphasized that certain cancers are covered. >> this scar was when they removed my thyroid last year. >> reporter: but jackson says many of his medical conditions were denied because the v.a. does not consider them related to his military service. but experts tell cbs news jackson's health issues, which require daily injections, appear consistent with acute and long-term toxic exposure. >> i've dedicated my life to this, and it will take my life. >> reporter: defense officials now tell cbs news they are open

to receiving additional information, and a major study on k2 by johns hopkins is expected later this year. >> that was catherine herridge at the pentagon. the federal reserve's decision to postpone any interest rate cut until march at the earliest was disappointing to millions of americans in the market for a new home or car. bradley blackburn crunches the numbers. >> reporter: federal reserve chairman jerome powell and the board decided to once again leave interest rates alone with inflation falling significantly over the past year and a half to 3.4%, the group didn't see the need for a rate hike. but the fed also isn't ready to lower rates either because it wants inflation down to 2%. the question now, when will rates come down? the fed meets again in march. >> i don't think it's likely that the committee will reach a level of confidence by the time of the march meeting to identify march as the time to do that. >> reporter: cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger.

>> more people believe that it is the may meeting, the subsequent meeting, where we will see a rate cut. >> reporter: the fed started raising rates in 2022, and many analysts feared it could crater the economy, but that hasn't happened. the job market has remained strong, and consumers continue to spend at a healthy pace. but higher rates are hurting the real estate market. home sales are down with mortgage rates way up from 2022 levels. interest on credit cards is at a record high, now nearing 21%. and average rates for a used car loan are up more than three percentage points from two years ago. >> if borrowers are the ones feeling the brunt of high interest rates, savers continue to be very pleased. so we see high-yield savings accounts and online accounts generating 4%, 5% interest. it's really remarkable. >> reporter: and for now, interest rates will remain high until the fed decides to bring them down. bradley blackburn, cbs news, new york.

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a visit. ♪ >> reporter: listen to the music of the annandale high school symphony orchestra. there is a simple secret in learning to play these beautiful notes. >> here we go. >> reporter: says conductor and music teacher annie ray. >> you have to be very loud and bold and be willing to make bad sounds before you learn how to make good sounds. so in my classroom, they learn confidence because they have to shed their inhibitions and go for it. i tell them strive for excellence, and that vulnerable that we feel when we make wrong notes and laugh about it together, we like, what's the worst that can happen? it was a wrong note. ♪ >> reporter: it's a lesson her students embrace. >> i would say that also applies to any other category of life. you have to start out bad, and you have to be working at it in order for it to improve. >> ready, and here we go. >> reporter: annie ray makes sure that her class is a safe, welcoming space for all

students. >> she's a leader that doesn't lead. she stands next to you. >> reporter: this student came to annandale from afghanistan. >> she's someone that opens her door of a small office all the time to talk about anything. she's someone that talks to you as a friend. >> she's like changed me from somebody who is kind of shy, not really interested in orchestra. even like five years from now, i'll end up playing to some extent in the future. >> do you feel like you change people's lives? >> these students have changed my life, like completely. how i approach teaching, how i approach seeing the world. ♪ >> reporter: that's especially true with the crescendo orchestra. >> andrew, do you want to show them your beat boxing skills. >> reporter: led by ray, it includes members of annandale high's large population of special ed students. >> i knew once i started working with the crescendo kids, there's so much more potential here of what it truly means to meet them

where they're at. >> reporter: that means starting with cardboard instruments. it meaned color-coded strings and stickers to guide students on where to place their hands and fingers. >> they are making music together. they're playing notes together exactly at the same time, and they just connected. >> what does that do for you? >> oh, endless joy. i always say, like, someone will say, like, oh, they're so lucky to be in your class. i'm look, no, no. you don't understand. i took what i learned from them, and i applied it to my gen ed classes. >> reporter: one student in particular, kevin jaramillo, moved ms. ray so much that after he graduated last year, she asked him to come back and help her with the crescendo orchestra. scott ing dahl is kevin's godfather and guardian. >> watching ms. ray communicate with those kids was absolutely remarkable to me. it was all enthusiasm and good information. >> what does that mean to you? >> it meant a lot to me because

we didn't know anything about this until we saw his class schedule in 2021. it says beginning orchestra. i said, what is this? and then we saw him in concert. he loves music. >> reporter: it's reaching students like kevin that makes her a kind of hero. ♪ and now that she's going to the grammys, she's hoping to meet some of her own. >> are there any favorite musicians you have that you're excited about seeing that night? >> yeah. i'm going to be blown away. i hope jacob collier is there. i love him. >> reporter: jacob collier, the british singer/songwriter holds special meaning for ray. >> a very close friend of mine recently passed away, someone my age. jacob released the song "little blue" literally a couple days before he passed. ♪ if i could, i'd go with you ♪ >> and that song has been so

defining to me. >> reporter: so we asked him to surprise her. >> annie. hello there. this is jacob collier. i just want to wish you the most enormous bundle of congratulations imaginable. thank you for all the lives that you've lifted and changed and transformed. we love you very much. we're so grateful for you. and i personally hope that i get to meet you and shake your hand one day. that would be most wonderful. okay. have a lovely time and congratulations again. cheerio. bye. >> that's so cool. >> reporter: there are plenty of people who think you're cool too, annie ray. >> the 66th annual grammy awards airs this sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cbs and streaming

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now the shuttle is coming out of retirement for a new mission, inspiring the next generation of spaeth enthusiasts. elise preston has the story. >> reporter: we watched the "endeavour" blast off into space for 25 missions. now the shuttle's mission is to tower over los angeles, the first spacecraft in the world to be displayed in launch position. ken phillips dreamed of this 34 years ago. >> did you think that it would be this long? >> i thought it would be a piece of cake quite frankly, and i had no idea what it would take to move an object of that size. >> reporter: it weighs more than 173,000 pounds, and for the last couple weeks, crews at the california science center installed the shuttle's external tank and rocket motors. they delicately fused the orbiter with all of its parts. nasa retired the "endeavour" in 2011. the museum hopes this impressive sight in south los angeles will spark an interest in space exploration. >> i think many people,

especially those who are underserved in science and technology, will look at something like this. they'll marvel at it. they will assume they can't become a part of it. and that's what we're trying to change. >> reporter: a wonder of the world now accessible to all. elise preston, cbs news, los angeles. and that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. and for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and follow us anytime online at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm caitlin huey-burns. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. several people are dead after a small plane crashed into a mobile home park in clearwater,

florida, last night. the faa said the pilot reported an engine failure. the race for the democratic presidential nomination officially starts tomorrow with the south carolina primary. it's the first time the state has kicked off the campaign, something president biden asked for after south carolina's voters propelled him to the nomination four years ago. january's new hampshire primary was not approved by the dnc, and no delegates were awarded. and shocking news in formula 1. seven-time world champion lewis hamilton is moving from mercedes to ferrari after this season. for more, download the cbs . i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. hey, a boat's in the water. they're coming. >> we've got big rain, big snow, feet of it, and unfortunately maybe some big wind.

>> crews have closed off roads, keeping drivers away from floodwaters. >> california lashed by the first of two major winter storms. >> check out this road. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." a michigan 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's in the water. they're 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. i've never seen it 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. >> 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 2 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 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. >> beware of 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's 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 we're 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 floding. >> 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. the horrific scene caused crumbley to break down. 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. >> 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. 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. >> reporter: he's 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. as investigators closed in on him, they discovered 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's real. the guns are real. and it just puts a lot of people in a dangerous situation that's 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. >> with the details and consequences, jeff pegues, thank you. >>

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." 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 for 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 apologize for keeping his bout with prostate cancer secret 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 1 in 6 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 have 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're trying to kill. 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's 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 brodutch was hiding inside her home with her three children and their neighbor's 4-year-old daughter. she'd been separated from her

husband, avihai, in the chaos. when he reached the house, they were all gone. >> you thought your family was dead. >> yeah. >> reporter: hagar and the children were taken to gaza along with more than 240 others. >> they tortured our hearts and our souls. i was sure that israel would rescue me, but after you're staying there for such a long time with your kids, you lose your hope. >> reporter: avihai never gave up, and on november 26th, the family was finally reunited. for hagar, it was unbelievable. hamas had told her her husband was dead. >> wow. it was a -- 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? >> 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 sanctions 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 "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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>> 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 redose 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're 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's treated 15,000 individuals and led to 68% fewer arrests since the law passed. >> i probably wouldn't be sitting here today. >> reporter: ebony does not want

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system hiding in plain sight. >> it kind of looks like a cloudy day out there. but there's a lot going on down there. >> marty ralph is director of the center for western weather and water extremes at uc san diego. he's been studying atmospheric rivers for more than two decades. >> an atmospheric river is really a river in the sky, but it's a river of water vapor pushed by the wind. >> reporter: atmospheric rivers can measure 500 miles across and 2,000 miles long, carrying about as much water as 25 mississippi rivers. they're expected to strengthen as climate change heats the planet because a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture. >> the top 1% wettest days could be a lot wetter. >> reporter: last winter, a series of atmospheric rivers pummeled california. the storms busted the state's drought but caused $4.6 billion in damage. using lessons learned from

hunting hurricanes, government scientists are now getting a better understanding of atmospheric rivers by dropping dozens of these sensors into the storms. >> we'll see the pressure, temperature, humidity, and gps wind speeds all displayed in realtime. >> reporter: noaa says data from flights like these has already improved the accuracy of forecasts by 10%, better pinpointing where and when storms will hit and how much rain and snow will fall. that can save lives. >> it gives people better awareness of what might be coming. >> reporter: ben tracy, cbs news, honolulu. what caused the deadly collapse o

officials are investigating what caused an airplane hangar under construction to collapse last night at the airport in boise, idaho. three people were killed and nine injured, including five who were listed in critical condition.

investigators say a crane also collapsed when the building suddenly gave way. a fire suppression system accidentally went off today, releasing foam all over united airlines hangar at houston's bush airport. officials say the foam is biodegradable and free of those so-called forever chemicals. no one was in the hangar when it happened. 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 is presenting orchestra director annie ray with the 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. >> 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 paramount+. and that is the overnight news for this friday. be sure to check back later for "cbs mornings" and, of course, follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. that's where you can find my podcast, "the takeout." politics, policy, a little bit of pop culture. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm major garrett. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. several people are dead after a small plane crashed into a

mobile home park in clearwater, florida, last night. the faa said the pilot reported an engine failure. the race for the democratic presidential nomination officially starts tomorrow with the south carolina primary. it's the first time the stat has kicked off the campaign, something president biden asked for after south carolina's voters propelled him to the nomination four years ago. january's new hampshire primary was not approved by the dnc, and no delegates were awarded. and shocking news in formula 1. seven-time world champion lewis hamilton is moving from mercedes to ferrari after this season. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new it's friday, february 2nd, 2024. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight -- >> huge explosion. the house shook. >> i was screaming. >> a