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campaign. she won the republican primary in washington, d.c. sunday. it makes her the first woman to win a republican nominating contest. and a spacex rocket carrying three nasa astronauts and a russian cosmonaut launched from the kennedy space center in florida last night. the crew is headed for a six-month stay at the international space station. for more, download the cbs news it's monday, march 4th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." monster storm. a blizzard buries the sierra-nevada, now a new storm is moving in. decision day. all eyes on the supreme court poised to issue a ruling before super tuesday fueling speculation it could be donald trump's colorado ballot case. the vice president's call for a cease-fire.
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the biden administration's harshest comments yet calling on israel for not doing enough to ease the humanitarian crisis in gaza. and history on the hardwood. a record-breaking day for iowa's caitlin clark. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. no rest for storm-weary california as folks try to dig out from a powerful blizzard. another storm is bearing down on the state. this second weaker storm is expected to bring up to an additional two feet of snow in the sierra-nevada. the weekend blizzard brought whiteout conditions, hurricane-force winds, and dumped more than seven feet in some places. travel has been treacherous and life threatening. a major road was shut down. carter evans has latest from truckee, california. >> reporter: blizzard and avalanche warnings are being extended in the sierra-nevada as one life-threatening storm moves out, another storm is about to
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move in. key roads around lake tahoe are off limits, too dangerous for drivers, and snowplows can't keep up. >> it's been hectic. i've broken a lot of parts. >> reporter: the california highway patrol cleared the last of the big rigs stuck on interstate 80, the main road to tahoe. on friday night they say there were about 200 to 300 cars and nearly 100 big rigs trapped. officers even bought snacks for the stranded motorists. this is what many locals found -- now the big dig-out begins. and while rain and sleet may not stop the post office, this time the snow did. these delivery trucks were buried. even with snow drifts almost as tall as i am here in downtown truckee, for many folks here they're used to this, and it's pretty much business as usual. that includes truckee book store owner andie keith. we're in the middle of a blizzard, why are you open? >> a day like this, there's no better time to read a book. we might as well be open. >> reporter: the economy is fueled i do tourism.
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more than 15 million people visit each year and spend more than $5 billion. while many people look outside and see white, business owners here see green. what is all this snow going to do for business once the storm clears? >> once the storm clears, we will be crazy busy. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, truckee, california. strong words from vice president kamala harris demanding israel allow more humanitarian aid into gaza and calling on hamas to accept a possible cease-fire and hostage deal. it comes as an israeli government official is in washington for meetings today. talks are continuing in egypt to broker a deal before ramadan begins next week. israel did not send a delegation as it awaits word from hamas on which hostages are still alive. cbs' naomi ruchim is joining us with the latest on all of this happening in the middle east. good morning. >> good morning. a top u.s. official is saying a deal is on the table and could begin as soon as today, but now
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it's on hamas to agree to the terms. the last one-week cease-fire was back in november and brought home about 100 hostages. this reported deal would be much longer and allow for a significant increase in aid to civilians in gaza. >> there must be an immediate cease-fire. >> reporter: strong words from vice president kamala harris as she gets set to meet with israeli war cabinet member benny gantz in washington today. the meeting comes as a u.s. official tells cbs news israel has essentially endorsed a framework agreement that could include a six-week pause in fighting and the release of some hostages. >> there is a deal on the table. hamas needs to agree to that deal. >> reporter: saturday the u.s. air dropped about 38,000 meals into gaza, though critics say it's not nearly enough to stave off starvation. the biden administration says it's the first of many airdrops, and it has also called on israel
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to do more to allow humanitarian assistance into gaza. >> they must work to restore basic services. >> reporter: israel's defense officials said it had eliminated 100 militants from gaza in an operation sunday. after strikes in southern gaza, rescuers called out the names of those believed to be trapped beneath the rubble. also sunday idf officials announced that their review found that the deaths of more than 100 palestinians who had gathered to receive aid in gaza city last week were mostly the result of a stampede, and that israeli forces only fired warning shots in self-defense. though some hamas-backed officials say the crowd was fired upon. a u.s. official says the next airdrop of food into gaza is expected to come on wednesday. if this latest cease-fire proposal goes through, the hostages to be released are said to include the sick, wounded, elderly, and women. it's unclear how many could be
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returned to their families under the new deal, but israeli officials believe about 100 hostages are still alive in hamas captivity. anne-marie? >> all right. thank you very much. well, we could get a decision from the supreme court today on whether former president trump can be kicked off the 2024 colorado ballot. the high court announced one opinion will be released today, and while not specifying what it is, it comes just one day before the colorado primary as part of super tuesday. trump is appealing the state's supreme court decision that would ban him from among likely
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voters. here's cbs' skyler henry. over past week, we've been sort of in a rocket. we've been launching like a rocket to the republican nomination. >> reporter: former president trump drew crowds during his campaign rally in richmond, virginia, saturday. primary voters there and in 15 other states will head to the polls for sturz. a critical moment as trump and president trump are the overwhelming front-runners to earn their party's nominations. last week both the former president and biden clashed in texas as border policy tops a mounting list of political hot-button issues. >> instead of playing politics with the issue, why don't we get together and get it done. >> reporter: as the pathsway for a rematch becomes clear, voters said it's trump's presidency that fared better than mr. biden's so far. a new cbs news poll shows 46% of
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registered voters remember the trump-era presidency as excellent or good, compared to president biden's 33%. largely based on the state of the economy. both campaigns are focusing their messaging on that, and also other key areas including reproductive rights, foreign aid, and the crisis at the u.s.-mexico border. >> we need congress to have a spine, do its job, work for the american people. >> reporter: president biden is expected to reiterate that call to action when he delivers his state of the union address to congress this thursday. looking ahead to the state of the union address, we know that the president is expected to tout his administration's accomplishments over the last three years while also talking about the strong economy and the administration's ability to lower everything from that to drug prices, as well. from there he's expected to hit the ground running in terms of the campaign trail. the president will be stopping in two battleground states, pennsylvania and georgia.
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skyler henry, cbs news, the white house. cbs news will have extensive coverage of the republican and democratic primaries tomorrow, super tuesday, including a special at 10:00 p.m. eastern on cbs news and streaming on paramount plus. coming up, chaos in haiti. a state of emergency is declared after a jailbreak. and later, a free throw for history. we're going to show the moment caitlin clk shattered basketball's glass c basketball's glass ceiling. and i'm all out of whack. automated voice: please insert your parking ticket. it's going to take a lot more than a little ticket to get out of here. and if you have cut rate car insurance, this could leave you all bent out of shape. no...ahhh! so, get allstate and be better protected from mayhem... yeah...like me. uh, someone! that's broken to pal... hahaha. automated voice: please insert your parking ticket.
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of an amusement park in georgia, and turmoil in haiti. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." the "associated press" says haiti has declared a 72-hour state of emergency and a nighttime curfew after a weekend jailbreak and explosion of violence. armed gang members stormed the country's two biggest prisons including the main prison where thousands of inmates escaped. at least nine people have been killed since thursday as gangs step up coordinated attacks in the capital of port-au-prince. it comes as haiti's prime minister is out of the country trying to garner support for a u.n.-backed security force. "the atlanta journal-constitution" reports a teenager was shot and wounded by police outside the six flags over georgia amusement park. the state bureau of investigations says cobb counties officers were assisting with crowd control near the entrance saturday after several fights broke out. officials say multiple people began shooting, hitting an unoccupied patrol car.
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a 15-year-old boy was shot by an officer. he's in critical condition. no officers were injured, and an investigation is under way. and "the hill" says malaysia may revive the search for flight 370 nearly ten years after it disappeared. the plane, with 239 people on board, mysteriously vanished from radar in 2014 shortly after taking off from kuala lumpur en route to beijing. an event to remember the missing passengers and crew was held yesterday. government officials say a u.s.-based company is offering to revive its search in the southern indian ocean where the plane is believed to have crashed. still to come, attention trader joe's customers. the grocery store chain issues a recall that might change your dinner plans. t might change you dinner plans. we'll have details. (vo) what does it mean to be rich? maybe rich is less about reaching a magic number... and more about discovering magic.
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three, two, one. ignition. engines full power, and lift off of -- >> spacex launched a crew of four to the international space station overnight. the three astronauts and a russian cosmonaut are expected to spend the next six months in space conducting scientific experiments. with history on the line, caitlin clark rose to the occasion from the free-throw line in her final regular season college game. the iowa hawkeye became the ncaa's division-one leading scorer, breaking a record that stood for more than half a century. here's cbs' astrid martinez. for college basketball history -- >> reporter: this shot put caitlin clark into the history books. now she stands alone as the all-time scorer and ncaa division-one college basketball. >> clark -- >> reporter: clark netted 35 points as the hawkeyes beat the ohio state buckeyes.
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she needed 18 points to break the division-one scoring record set by the late "pistol" pete maravich. in his three seasons at louisiana state university, maravich averaged over 44 points a game. clark, a 22-year-old senior, averaged over 32 points a game while leading the hawkeyes. her high school coach, kristin meyer, says clark's impact on the game goes beyond the court. >> what she has done for women's basketball and women's sports in general is incredible. >> reporter: two weeks ago, clark became the ncaa women's division-one scoring leader. four days ago she set the all-time women's college basketball record. >> she's earned those moments, how hard she works. >> reporter: all her accomplishments inspiring a new generation of athletes. >> we love caitlin. >> reporter: clark has at least two more college games to play, iowa is expected to go to the women's ncaa tournament. clark has already declared for the 2024 wnba draft on april 15th. >> clark stepped back straight
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away -- >> reporter: she'll take the game to new heights at the next level. astrid martinez, cbs news. and over in the nba, lebron james became the first player in league history to score 40,000 points. the lakers superstar reached the milestone in the second quarter of saturday's loss to the denver nuggets. last year he passed kareem abdul-jabbar to set the league's career scoring mark. james, who is 39, is in his 21st nba season. we'll be right back. (hamlet) it's beggin'! smoky beggin'... meaty beggin'... tasty beggin'... beggin'!!! oh, i love you... (vo) dogs go bonkers for beggin'! and try new beggin' flavor stix. (hamlet) stix! leftover chicken, scallions, cheese... what am i gonna make with this? "may-ow" mayo? "may-ow" best foods?? you can talk? ♪♪ a chicken salad sandwich. god i love you. ♪♪
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thanks for joining us. it's monday, march 4. >> let's get started. >> it's been quite a weekend. in our house we got about two feet which we don't normally get. this was a hell of a swarm. >> he said it. mother nature with unrelenting snow fall slamming the sierra. >> our features, faces are altered to look sinister and aggressive. these things are troubling. >> altered in alameda? question of whether political attack ads go too far. >> you won't see at first but will realize it. >> a stand out athlete

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