it's thursday, february 22nd, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." fertility treatment showdown. shock, anger, and confusion after alabama's largest hospital system pauses ivf after a landmark ruling from the state supreme court. crackdown at the border.

president biden is considering implementing sweeping executive authority to try to curb the influx of migrants arriving at the u.s.-mexico border. and renewing panda diplomacy. the city that will soon get a special delivery from china. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we start with the fallout following that bombshell ruling from the alabama supreme court that frozen embryos can be considered children. the state's largest hospital now says it will pause ivf treatments leaving couples with fertility problems with nowhere to go. cbs' jarred hill joins us now from new york with reaction. >> reporter: yeah, this ruling has created a lot of uncertainty and anxiety for fertility doctors and people hoping to be parents in alabama. one woman who we talked to said that she cannot figure out what's going to be happening next for her. >> completely derailed a lot of hope. >> reporter: jasmine york says she is angry and sad after the

university of alabama health system told her they're pausing her fertility treatments. the 34-year-old mom of a 13-year-old says ivf is her only hope to have another child after multiple ectopic pregnancies. >> we want to grow our family. it would mean the world to everyone around me. >> reporter: the university of alabama health system released a statement saying it is saddened but, quote, we must evaluate the potential that our patients and physicians could be prosecuted criminally or face punitive damages following care for ivf treatments. the pause comes days after alabama's supreme court ruled frozen embryos had the same rights as children. this goes back to a wrongful death lawsuit brought by couples whose embryos were accidentally destroyed. generally unused or extra embryos are either destroyed or donated. >> this is unprecedented. it is an affront to the millions of babies that have been born through uvf. >> reporter: resolved, the national infertility association

says the ruling will likely have devastating consequences even beyond alabama. some anti-abortion rights advocates praised the decision saying they hope it will change the way the industry operates. >> embryos have value and worth and dignity. >> reporter: in the meantime, desperate would-be parents struggling to have a child in alabama are now in limbo. uab says it doesn't know how long this pause in ivf treatments is going to last, but in the meantime patients like jasmine who you just heard from are considering doing ivf in another state. but that is something that could, she says, cost thousands of dollars. >> it's already really expensive for the procedure. jarred hill in new york. thank you very much. president biden is considering taking executive action to crack down on record migrant crossings at the u.s.-mexico border. three people familiar with the plans told cbs news that mr. biden is deciding whether to use a 1952 law that allows the president to suspend the entry of foreigners when it's not in the best interests of the country.

the trump administration used the law several times. the biden administration is looking for ways to deal with the border crisis without congressional approval after house republicans blocked a bipartisan border bill. house republicans continue their impeachment investigation into president biden and his family during a closed door meeting with mr. biden's brother yesterday. it comes after one of their main sources in the investigation, a former fbi informant, was charged with lying to authorities. scott macfarlane reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: the president's younger brother james arrived ahead of his interview with congressional investigators as republicans tried to salvage their impeachment inquiry into president biden. any second thoughts about this? >> no because there's other corroborating evidence with other links to the president. >> reporter: james biden told the panel the president had no role in his business ventures saying "i never asked my brother to take any official action on behalf of me or anyone else."

but even before the interview began, the republican probe suffered a major blow. longtime fbi informant alexander smirnov, seen here covered in a scarf, hat, and sunglasses, has been charged with providing false information about president biden and his son hunter. some of it allegedly coming from russian intelligence officials. republicans had championed the evidence he presented. >> even a trusted fbi informant has alleged a bribe to the biden family. >> reporter: that claim from smirnov that hunter biden and his father sought from burisma, a ukrainian energy firm, $5 million in bribes, prosecutors say it was a lie. republicans struggled to answer questions about smirnov's indictment. >> you got ask the fbi. he may have given false statements -- i don't know. >> reporter: prosecutors argue smirnov, a dual u.s.-israeli citizen with more than $6 million in his bank account, is a flight risk who is actively peddling new lies that could impact the election. given that he had contact with russian intelligence officials this past november, democrats

say the republicans' impeachment probe is forever tarnished. >> any further investigation into this impeachment inquiry is a witting accomplice to russian intelligence. >> reporter: the same congressional investigators question hunter biden behind close doors about his business dealings next week. in the meantime, alexander smirnov has yet to enter a plea in his case but is released under restrictions pending trial. scott macfarlane, cbs news, the capitol. to the middle east now. and breaking overnight, a terror attack on a highway outside of jerusalem. israeli authorities say that three palestinian gunmen opened fire on a vehicle waiting in traffic to pass through a checkpoint in the occupied west bank. at least one person was killed and eight others injured. police said officers shot and killed two of the gunmen and wounded a third. a disturbing new report is shedding more light on the sexual violence against israeli women, children, and men during

the october 7th hamas massacre. the report put together by israeli rape crisis centers and presented to the u.n. called the attacks systemic, deliberate, and sadistic. it includes testimony from eyewitnesses, first responders, and forensic experts. meanwhile, an israeli war cabinet member says there are promising early signs of progress on a new hostage release deal in exchange for a cease-fire. the cia director is expected to travel to paris tomorrow before talks with qatari, egyptian, and israeli officials. and united airlines is planning to resume flights to israel next month. the flights will leave from newark, new jersey. united says flights from other cities could be added in the fall. the biden administration is forgiving some $1.2 billion in federal student loans for more than 150,000 borrowers. here's cbs' carter evans. i knew that college was going to be quite expensive no matter where i went. >> reporter: freshman talia day is among 1,700 students

currently enrolled at pomona college, a prestigious school with a hefty price tag. gabrielle starr is pomona's president. >> ever time we raise tuition it doesn't feel good. >> reporter: between 1980 and 2023 the average price of college tuition, fees, and room and board in the u.s. skyrocketed 155%. right now the average tuition for private colleges is more than $41,000 a year. what would you say is the single biggest expense? >> single biggest expense is people. >> reporter: many colleges and universities now operate like small cities, and critics say that's led to administrative bloat. there are now three times as many administrators and staffers as there are teaching faculties at leading schools. demand for degrees is also driving up costs. >> i feel like young people have gotten the sense that in order to be a part of the american dream today, you have to have your bachelor's degree day

-- degree diploma hanging on the wall. >> reporter: economist beth akers says easy access to loans compounds the problem. >> we can't just be telling people a bachelor's degree at any cost is the golden ticket. people are signing on the dotted line basically at whatever price it takes to get them in and through. >> reporter: what's the solution here? >> if we get students and their parents to think about what am i paying here versus what am i getting, you force institutions to check themselves. >> reporter: but even at the same school, the actual costs can be different for each student. >> we give out a lot of financial aid. >> reporter: at pomona, 58% of students get some sort of aid, bringing their tuition closer to $16,000 a year. but many still rely on loans that will take years to pay back. is it worth it? >> all of the studies show that if you graduate from college it's worth it. it's worth it in terms of the salary that you earn, and it's worth it in terms of the other opportunities that it opens to you. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, claremont, california.

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thank you for joining us this morning. today is february 22nd. >> all right, let's get started. >> president biden is in the bay area making withdrawals from the campaign cash machine. and it seems wherever he goes, protesters seem to follow. [ chanting ] why protesters say the president coulin a free cou and there is free speech. and that means we have to live -- this into awful and heinous comments like we just listened to. >> walnut creek, the latest bay area city to have their city council meeting hijacked by hate speech. but can they do anything about it? i just felt like this crazy pounding fro h