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americans weigh in on who they want to be their nominees for president. what voters are telling us as the results start to come in. >> biden's too old, and trump's a little too crazy. >> norah: the context and analysis now on the "cbs evening news." ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us on this super tuesday. the biggest primary day of the election cycle. tonight could be the kickoff to the 2024 general election, and ultimately, a rematch between joe biden and donald trump. that would be the first time in more than 100 years for a sitting president and a former president. millions of votes still to be counted. cbs news predicts former president trump will win the

primary in texas. and has won nine states so far tonight on his way to capturing the republican nomination. we do want to focus on vermont for just a moment shaping up to be the closest race of the g.o.p. primary today with more than half the votes counted, the race is still considered a toss up. president biden continues his march to the democratic nomination winning every state where cbs news can make a projection. as for the voters, cbs exit poll shows immigration and the economy are the top issues for republicans with many feeling angry about how things are going in this country. cbs's caitlin huey-burns is going to start us off tonight from palm beach, florida. good evening, caitlin. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. as you can see the ballroom is filling up behind me at well, this super tuesday may president trump's headquarters. feel less suspenseful than the previous years but it is no less consequential, setting the stage setting a stage for a rematch between the current and former

president, while also perhaps signaling an end to nikki haley's campaign. as voters across the country cast ballots today, donald trump is aiming for a super tuesday sweep to force his last remaining rival, nikki haley, out of the race. >> there is no path for her to win. whether she likes hearing that or not, there is no path for her to win. >> reporter: despite winning just one contest so far in the district of columbia, haley had vowed to stay in the running at least through today, when republican voters in 15 states have their say. >> i don't know why everybody is so adamant that they have to follow trump's lead to get me out of this race. you know, all of these people deserve to vote. >> reporter: a massive delegate hall won't be enough for him to clinch the delegation as soon next week, but it could solidify his dominance in the republican party even as he faces 91 charges and four criminal cases. in north carolina, exit poll tonight showed that 64% of

republican voters say trump is fit to be president if convicted of a crime. those cases have helped to fuel his support among republicans, though some supporters told us they want him to temper his rhetoric. >> he has great policies, but i don't want to hear the drama. >> reporter: on the democratic side, president biden is also expected to run the table. >> joe biden better win. [laughs] right? i mean, i think the country, there's an awful lot at stake. >> reporter: but he is aiming to stave off an opponent of his own. voters in seven states will have the option to vote uncommitted, which some democrats hope registers opposition to the president's handling of the israel-hamas war. >> i voted uncommitted because i want to send, like, a message, that we are tired and we want a cease-fire. >> reporter: and trump is expected to speak behind me later tonight, but notably, nikki haley does not have any events on our schedule tonight or beyond.

she is watching the returns from her home state of south carolina tonight. norah. >> norah: caitlin huey-burns in palm beach, thank you. let's bring in cbs's robert costa for more on tonight's races. such an interesting night because we get to hear from the voters, right, and we also have his exit poll data about what are priorities were people. what is the trump team looking at tonight? >> reporter: norah, we are already hearing from the voters and got some new exit polling information here at cbs news, and it shows some warning signs for former president donald trump. in north carolina, for example, 78% of nikki haley supporters say to cbs news, they could not support the republican nominee if it ends up being donald trump. that shows, among traditional republicans, in north carolina and elsewhere, many concerns about trump's conduct. so as trump tries to perhaps pivot towards the general election tonight, he still has some work to do in shoring up g.o.p. support. >> norah: he will win big tonight, but we are looking to see how much of that republican vote or independent vote nikki haley gets. what about the biden team? >> robert: they are watching suburban turnout. can they try to win over some of

those haley voters? look for three themes from the biden campaign. a real fcus on reproductive rights. vice president harris out there. biden talking about january 6th, speaking to those nikki haley supporters, saying he is a defender of democracy. and you are going to see him trying to talk to working americans. knowing that trump is winning many of them over with his message on the border, on the economy, he wants to make sure union voters in particular are sticking with biden. >> norah: yeah, we have heard that is a top issue for republican voters and independents. the economy, immigration of course. biden has got the state of union on thursday night. robert costa, thank you. and cbs news is going to have complete coverage of super tuesday throughout the night, on cbs news streaming and continuing right here on cbs at 10:00 p.m. eastern. we hope to see you then. this news today, the u.s. and jordan airdropped more much-needed aid into the gaza strip, while back here in washington, president biden made an urgent push for a long-awaited cease-fire between hamas and israel. cbs's ed o'keefe has details now

from the white house. >> reporter: three american c-130s dropping 36,000 meals over gaza today. not nearly enough to feed more than half a million people on the verge of famine. but on the ground, people ran towards the aid. with just five days until the start of the muslim holy month of ramadan, president biden continues pressuring israel and hamas to agree to a cease-fire and the release of more hostages. israel is seeking from hamas a list of hostages who are still alive. hamas says it first needs a cease-fire to determine the status of hostages. >> we will know in a couple days if it's going to happen. but we need the cease-fire. >> reporter: the president reiterated his hope for a deal by ramadan in order to avoid more violence. >> we get into a circumstance where this continues through ramadan, israel and jerusalem, it could be very, very dangerous. >> reporter: israeli-palestinian tensions often flare in jerusalem during the holy month. but today, israeli

prime minister benjamin netanyahu said during ramadan he will allow palestinians access to jerusalem's al-aqsa mosque, one of islam's most holy sites, hopefully easing fears of violence. in washington, one of netanyahu's top rivals, benny gantz, continued two days of meetings with lawmakers and senior administration officials. amid growing bipartisan criticism of israel's handling of the war. >> all of these conversations have been constructive and productive. we hope that mr. gantz goes home, informed by the conversations that we had and the concerns that we expressed. >> reporter: u.s. officials don't normally meet so publicly with the rival of a sitting world leader, so that top administration officials and democrats and republicans on capitol hill took the meetings with gantz at all signals bipartisan frustration with how netanyahu is overseeing the war. norah? >> norah: that's a really interesting point. ed o'keefe at the white house,

thank you very much. well, tonight, there is a state of emergency in effect on the side of a deadly fire that set off a series of massive explosions at a vaping supplier north of detroit. a 19-year-old man was killed when the blast sent debris flying as far as 2 miles away. cbs's alysia burgio reports, officials say it is still an active scene. >> reporter: the violent fire spread quickly. canisters filled with butane gas, nitrous oxide, and lighter fluid blew apart and spewed into the air. >> there is metal canisters that are exploding, and they are being projectiles coming all over the place right now. >> reporter: knives were blasted apart and more than 100,000 vape pens with highly combustible lithium batteries inside exploded. >> you had shrapnel going off everywhere you looked, so if you were standing outside, you are wondering, when is the next piece coming my way? >> reporter: the fire started around 9:00 p.m. and burned through the morning at this vaping supply distributor in clinton township, just outside of detroit. >> the whole house shook! i thought it was a earthquake. >> reporter: investigators think the fire started with unpermitted marijuana-related

items stored improperly inside a back storage area. >> we know that they were not allowed to have these canisters. they were not permitted to have them in this building. they were illegally in that building. >> reporter: the fire was so powerful it sent sharp, jagged shrapnel like this one raining down. debris killed a 19-year-old who was about a quarter-mile from the scene. his name has not yet been released. >> having a civilian just walking the streets and getting hit by something like that completely unexpected, couldn't think of anything sadder as an outcome for this particular situation. >> reporter: this is still an active scene. officials are warning that some of the canisters could still explode and are telling people to stay away from the area. authorities say the owners of the vaping supplier are cooperating with the investigation. norah? >> norah: very dangerous. alysia burgio, thank you so much. tonight, a major crackdown on credit card late fees. americans have racked up more

than a trillion dollars in credit card debt, including more than $100 billion just since the end of the pandemic. cbs's nikki battiste explains how millions of consumers will finally catch a break. >> reporter: trying to take care of her two young children, alyssa sample says she has racked up $21,000 in credit card debt in the last year and has fallen behind on her payments. >> i've had to live on my credit cards. and i was struggling to pay them. so the late fees were piling up, and, you know, it got to a point where it just became too much. >> reporter: sample pays $30 every time she is late on a payment, which has ballooned to more than $2,000 in fees. today, president joe biden announced late charges would be capped at $8, down from about $32. >> we estimate banks are generating five times more in late fees than it costs to collect late payments. they are padding their profit margins. >> reporter: each year, more than 45 million people are charged late fees, which adds

more than $14 billion to banks' profits. now, individual cardholders could save an average of $220 a year. >> fees can be like whac-a-mole. one goes down, another one pops up. >> reporter: but credit card companies can still hike interest rates. >> i think those are all things we're going to be watching for because the bank industry may lose something like $10 billion over this. >> reporter: as for sample, she is just hoping this will help her pay down some debt and get a fresh start. >> if you tell me $8, $8 is a happy medium. that's something that you can catch up on. a lower late fee will help you pay your credit cards down faster. or, you know, at a proper time. you have a little more motivation to pay for it. >> reporter: the u.s. chamber of commerce says it plans to file a lawsuit to try to stop the biden administration's $8 cap on late fees. nearly half of credit cardholders carry a balance month to month. norah? >> norah: nikki battiste, thank you so much.

tonight in california, the race to fill the late dianne feinstein's senate seat is already the most expensive senate election in state history. cbs's jo ling kent reports on why the republican in the race is being helped by his democratic rival. >> reporter: in typically true blue california, the senate primary is coming down to both a democrat and a republican. >> i built championship teams. i unite people. i took the field for all the fans. and now i am running for all of the people. >> reporter: first-time politician and former l.a. dodgers steve garvey is now in a dead heat with long-time congressmen and trump impeachment manager adam schiff, trailed by democratic congresswoman katie porter and barbara lee. >> run scared or run unopposed. i am not unopposed, so i am running scared. >> reporter: in california's jungle primary, the top two finishers advance to the general election, regardless of party affiliation. garvey has yet to be endorsed by donald trump or the republican party. unlike his opponents, he has not purchased a single tv ad. instead, he is getting his airtime from schiff. >> he voted for trump twice and supported republicans for years.

>> who mentions the republican former first baseman in 60% of his tv commercials. why are you giving steve garvey so much airtime in your ads? >> well, he is very much running neck-and-neck with me in the polls. we are all competing for the same votes. >> reporter: schiff has outspent garvey 28-1, and porter is at stake for missing the cut for the follow-up to the general election, calling out her fellow democrats, saying adam schiff knows he will lose to me in november, alleging he is boxing out qualified to democratic women candidates and boosting a republican candidate to do it. at the center of this race, inflation and the economy. >> the problem today is that people are still not making enough to get by. the cost of things is just too high. i've got a plan to bring down the cost of housing and other

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