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documents online, will plead guilty. he's scheduled to enter the plea in federal court on monday. and check this out. the restaurant booths where the soprano family sat in the eries finale of "the sopranos" is up for auction on ebay. holsten's in bloomfield, new jersey is selling it to raise money for renovations. bidding is already over $60,000. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. it's friday, march 1st, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." drawing the campaign battle lines at the border line. how president biden and former president trump each had different messages on immigration as they toured the southern border. the yeas are 77, the nays are 13, and the bill is passed. >> and with that, a partial government shutdown set for tonight is averted. how long it will keep federal
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agencies running. and a farewell in moscow. tight security is expected at today's funeral service for russian opposition leader alexei navalny. good morning, i'm jarred hill in for anne-marie green. we begin with a remarkable day at the southern border as president biden and former president trump, the likely candidates in the november presidential election, made separate visits to the border towns in texas. the trips to highlight the migrant crisis. one of the top concerns for voters. both biden and trump each delivering a different message on how to tackle the problem. naomi ruchim has the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. what a split screen moment to see both the frontrunners from each party stumping on the same issue on the same day. it shows just how much immigration reform will play into the upcoming election and why both president biden and former president trump each believe they must win on this issue.
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president biden and former president trump dishing out blame in dueling visits to the border thursday. >> this is a joe biden invasion. >> it's time for the speakers and some of my republican friends in congress to show a little spine. >> reporter: the president took a tour with border patrol agents in brownsville, texas, where he also made this personal plea to his predecessor after accusing him of tanking a bipartisan border bill -- >> join me, or i'll join you in telling the congress to pass this bipartisan border security bill. we can do it together. >> reporter: a few hundred miles away in eagle pass trump was joined by texas governor greg abbott as he bashed biden for rolling back his border policies. >> we had remained in mexico, remember that? you can't come into our country. we had no more catch and release. >> reporter: sources have previously told cbs news president biden is considering executive action that would seerely restrict access to the u.s. asylum system after u.s. border patrol reported a record
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2.4 million migrant crossings last year. >> it's a very big issue. we need to fix the immigration issue. >> reporter: a big issue top of mind in the lone star state as voters head to the primary polls this super tuesday. also yesterday a federal judge in austin blocked a texas state law that would allow state and local law enforcement to arrest, jail, and prosecute migrants who illegally cross the border. governor greg abbott says the state will appeal the decision. jarred? >> naomi ruchim, thank you, that's far from over. in washington congress approved a short-term spending measure to avert a partial government shutdown. in the gop-controlled house, the bill easily cleared the two-thirds majority needed for approval. it passed in the senate late yesterday with bipartisan support. the temporary measure keeps some federal agencies operating through march 8th and others through march 22nd. the most powerful pacific storm of the season is pounding
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parts of california. this time with snow, heavy rain, and strong winds. a rare blizzard warning has been issued for the sierra nevada. there are avalanche warnings, up to ten feet of snow could fall by the weekend. snowy conditions prompted at least one lake tahoe resort to close today. driving could be treacherous, and power outages are also expected. the smokehouse creek fire has now become the largest wildfire in texas history. it's already burned through more than a million acres in the texas panhandle and crossed over into oklahoma. at least two people are dead. that fire only 3% contained. it's one of several wildfires burning in the panhandle right now. russian opposition leader alexei navalny will be laid to rest in moscow later today amid tight security. the funeral will take place at a church on the outskirts of moscow. he will be buried at a cemetery nearby. his allies accuse the kremlin of blocking a separate civil ceremony, memorial service that
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would be happening there. navalny, a fierce critic of russian president vladimir putin, was 47 years old when he died mysteriously last month at an arctic prison colony. the kremlin denies state involvement in his death. now to the fallout in gaza over the deaths of more than 100 and a sramble near a humanitarian aid trucks. israel says that many of those killed were trampled in a stampede for food, and that its troops only fired when they felt endangered by the crowd. imtiaz tyab reports from israel, and want to warn you some of this video might be tough to watch. >> reporter: a truck once carrying lifesaving aid now piled with the bodies of those who had come in desperation for help. eyewitnesses told cbs news israeli forces opened fire as people crowded around the convoy carrying basics like flour. israel's military released this heavily edited drone video of what it says shows how many were killed in a stampede around the aid trucks.
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but admitted to shooting at a smaller group of people which it described as a, quote, imminent threat. how do you define a threat? >> anybody approaching the forces, despite being warned not to pose a threat. >> reporter: how do you account for the fact that we have seen people with gunshot wounds to their chest, to their arms? >> i can't confirm that. >> reporter: the injured were rushed to the few functioning hospitals in gaza city. doctors told cbs news the majority of the dead were from gunshot wounds. israeli tanks came out and then they opened fire, this man says. this is my brother who went to bring food for his children. >> reporter: this latest violence also led to a grim milestone. the hamas-run ministry of health says more than 30,000 palestinians, mainly women and children have been killed since the start of the war between israel and hamas. that's about one in 70 people in gaza, half a million of which
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are also facing acute starvation according to the u.n., with the pentagon actively planning airdrops of aid into gaza which can't come soon enough. president biden acknowledged the shootings would complicate the talks, while a hamas spokesman told cbs news they could not negotiate with israel while palestinians were killed in what he described as cold blood. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, tel aviv. back at home, an investigation is under way into a serious cyberattack on one of the nation's largest health care companies. for more than a week it has disrupted prescription orders at pharmacies all over the country. cbs' nicole sganga reports. >> reporter: a cyberattack on the health care provider change health care is wreaking havoc nationwide as hospitals and pharmacies can't get paid, and patients can't get prescriptions. >> so i mean we've seen a lot of claims coming through as a rejected claim where obviously insurance providers are not able
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to pay because of this attack. >> reporter: the company discovered the hack on february 21st, disconnecting impacted systems immediately, parent company united health stated in a federal filing. change health care says it processes 15 billion transactions annually, touching one in three u.s. patient records. >> i can tell you that this cyberattack has affected every hospital in the country one way or another. >> reporter: john riggi is a national adviser at the american hospital association. >> it's not a data crime. it's not a white-collar crime. these are threats to life. >> reporter: in a since-deleted post on the dark web, a russian-speaking ransomware group known as black hat claimed responsibility alleging they stole more than six terabytes of data including sensitive medical records. change health care says it's established work-arounds for patients. for smaller hospitals are we talking about months, weeks, days? >> the smaller less resourced hospitals, our safety net
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critical access rural hospitals certainly do not operate with months of cash reserves. could be just a matter of days or a couple of weeks. >> reporter: the fbi is investigating this malicious hack, according to u.s. records. hunts of breaches at hospitals and clinics nationwide are currently under investigation by various federal agencies. nicole sganga, cbs news, washington. coming up, a plea change. an update on that air national guardsman accused of leaking classified military documents on social media. and murder mystery. new information in the death of a pregnant amish woman. struggling with the highs and lows of bipolar 1? ask about vraylar. because you are greater than your bipolar 1, and you can help take control of your symptoms with vraylar. some medicines only treat the lows or highs. vraylar treats depressive, acute manic, and mixed episodes of bipolar 1 in adults. proven full-spectrum relief
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murder of a pregnant amish woman, and the suspect in a leaked classified documents case is expected to change his plea. those are some of the stories we're following in this morning's "morning newsstand." "the washington post" reports massachusetts air national guardsman jack teixeira will plead guilty in a massive online leak of classified military documents. yesterday federal prosecutors filed a motion indicating that teixeira intended to change his not guilty plea to guilty next week. he's accused of sharing classified information about the war in ukraine and other national security issues on the social media platform discord. the "montgomery advertiser" says alabama state lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation protecting ivf patients and providers. the republican-led house and senate each passed bills yesterday granting civil and criminal immunity. it comes after the state supreme court ruled that frozen embryos have the same rights as children following a wrongful death lawsuit. several clinics paused in vitro fertilization treatments in the
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wake of the court's ruling. a final bill is expected to head to the governor's desk next week for approval. and the "associated press" says a pregnant amish woman found dead in pennsylvania had cuts to her head and neck, according to state police. investigators say the body of 23-year-old rebekah byler was discovered by her husband and a family friend on monday in the victim's home in a remote farming area. byler's two children were found unharmed. >> i think everyone's just in shock. just stunned that something like this could happen here. >> now police say they have an idea of what the murder weapon was, but it is not in their possession. pennsylvania crime stoppers are offering $2,000 in reward money for any information about byler's death. ahead, emotional testimony. a crew member from the movie "rust" describes the aftermath of the deadly shooting. ng. ultomiris is for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis
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here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ ♪ they just wanna they just wanna ♪ ♪ they just wanna they just wanna ♪ ♪ girls wanna ♪ >> you can't help but sing the song when it comes on. '80s artist cyndi lauper sold the rights to her music to swedish company pophouse for an undisclosed amount. the company was behind the immersive "abba voyage concert" and says the goal is to bring lauper's music to new fans. high earners who skip their taxes might get a call from the irs, and if you want to see the solar eclipse, warby parker has you covered. carissa lawson has your cbs "money watch". >> reporter: stocks ended with
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brand new highs closing out the best numbers in a decade. the dow added 47 points thursday. the nasdaq jumped 144 to hit a record, and the s&p also hit a record with its 26-point climb. the irs will go after high-income money makers not filing taxes. it will send notices to 125,000 people who make over $400,000 a year and haven't filed tax returns going back to 2017. more than 25,000 are americans estimated to make at least $1 million. it's part of a plan to reverse historically low audit rates of large corporations and high earners. 100,000 bottles of mouthwash are getting recalled nationwide because of a poisoning risk. the consumer product safety commission says heritage store hydrogen peroxide mouthwash lacks child-resistant packaging required for products that have a certain concentration of
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she said, "i can't feel my legs." >> halls was sentenced to probation last year after pleading no contest to a charge of negligence. coming up, a piece of tv history. the iconic restaurant booth where tony soprano might have been whacked goes up for auction. 34 auction. when i have pain from arthritis i grab biofreeze. unlike voltaren, biofreeze provides fast-acting relief
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here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ ♪ so i'm saying good-bye to the ♪ so i'm saying good-bye to the people that i feel are real good at wasting my time ♪ what a line. seven-time grammy winning singer kacey musgraves is hitting the road. sh announced a world tour to support her new album "deeper well." the "follow your arrow" singer kicks off her shows in dublin next month. the restaurant booth where fans last saw tony soprano is up for sale. the ice-cream restaurant in new jersey listed the iconic booth on ebay saying that it's part of a much-needed facelift. i got distracted watching the video. the lot includes both seats, the table, the divider wall, and the soprano family plaque. bidding has reached more than
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$63,000. and a fan of nba great russell westbrook showed how much he likes the clippers point guard. take a look. the fan from taiwan traveled nearly 7,000 miles and wore 15 career westbrook jerseys during wednesday's game. he posted video on x as he removed each one of the 15 jerseys representing westbrook's times with the clippers, the thunder, the rockets, and the wizards. coming up on "cbs mornings," actor and entrepreneur gabrielle union joins us for "cbs deals." actor and entrepreneur gabrielle union joints us for "cbs deals." arthritis i grab biofreeze. m s us for "cbs deals." unlike voltaren, biofreeze provides fast-acting relief and it's nsaid-free. cool the pain so i can get back on the court. in here, you can expect to find crystal clear audio, expansive display space, cool the pain endless entertainment,
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well, hi, happy friday and thank you so much for joining us, it's march 1st. >> i love when you say well, hi. the best part of our day right? >> thank you. >> all right, may you have a well hi in your life. let's get started. >> like right now we're -- you know, snow is blowing. and you know, i can't see the car in front of me. right? >> mother nature hitting the sierra right now and what could be the strongest and coldestwinter storm of the season. and an experts are warning not to take any chances. oh man, this is -- really exciting because we have not seen a storm like this in probably three years or so. four maybe. >> definitely a different tone for the

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