announced new intelligence revealed only their son's body had been taken hostage, killed on october 7th. an emotional national security adviser jake sullivan recalled conversations with his family. >> this hits hard for us, this news. >> reporter: that leaves five americans still presumed alive among 134 hostages in gaza. etai chen's bereaved parents say they will continue to fight for their return. and they're also fighting to get their son's body back. it's still considered a hostage as well as a hamas bargaining chip. his parents say they won't hold a funeral for itay until they get it back. norah. >> we are thinking of them, chris livesay, thank you. u.s. central command and the royal jordanian air force conducted another round of humanitarian air drops over gaza this afternoon to provide food to civilians. soon there will be a floating pier to help get that aid into gaza. cbs's david martin got a

firsthand look at the ships and the troops who will build it. >> reporter: once more families say goodbye as u.s. troops depart for the middle east. this time to deliver relief supplies to gaza. president biden has said there will be no american boots on the ground, but there will be hundreds on the water. the need in gaza is dire, and it is urgent. at this base in virginia is more than 6,000 miles away, and these ships are not built for speed. >> and how long before you start delivering food? >> sir, we're estimating 60 days. >> reporter: brigadier general brad hinson says the army would build a floating dock off the coast of gaza and a causeway connecting to the shore. civilian ships would haul aid from cyprus to the floating dock, where it would be picked up by army watercraft, ferried to the causeway, and driven ashore. tempting targets for enemies.

>> we are looking at all the protection capabilities that the army has and that the joint military has in order to protect all of our assets. >> reporter: without interference, the army could bring in 2 million meals a day, more in one day than all the u.s. air drops so far. but still not enough to undo devastation left by israel's use of american-supplied weapons during its invasion of gaza. dave harden is former usaid mission director for gaza. >> there are 6.6 million meals that are required. 2 million meals a day would help really kind of blunt the most horrific famine risk. >> reporter: think of what we're seeing, norah. the same military that is sending the weapons israel is using to bomb gaza is also sending ships to keep the people of gaza from starving. norah. >> you've put your finger on it. that is the problem.

david martin, thank you. the embattled prime minister of haiti bowed to international pressure today and agreed to step down. violent street gangs have thrown the country into chaos, demanding his resignation. and now u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and caribbean officials are calling for new elections. cbs's cristian benavides reports tonight from haiti's border with the dominican republic, which is shut down to fleeing haitians. >> reporter: this was the desperation playing out at the border today. this woman collapsed as she was being taken off this overcrowded immigration truck. she was among a group of haitian citizens who were being deported back to haiti. we rode along with haitian american dana josephs, who helped rush her to a hospital. >> reporter: just hours after the embattled prime minister ariel henry announced he was stepping down, the streets of

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convicted of killing his wife and their unborn child, scott peterson was back in court today seeking a new trial. cbs's jonathan vigliotti reports why peterson's new legal team believes he may be innocent. >> can you both see and hear the proceedings, sir? >> yes, your honor, i can. thank you. >> reporter: scott peterson appeared with his hair pulled back in a ponytail. the 51-year-old convicted of killing his pregnant wife, laci, is getting a new legal lifeline. the l.a. innocence project has requested advanced, up to date testing on dna evidence, including a glover and a hammer left at the scene of a nearby break-in. detectives discovered there had been a burglary right here, just across the street from the peterson home. one witness told police she believed that burglary happened the same morning laci disappeared. mark geragos was peterson's original defense attorney nearly 20 years ago. >> there was absolutely no forensic or circumstantial evidence to show when it happened, where it happened, how it happened. >> reporter: attorneys also want

to test a bloody mattress found in a burned-out van around the same time. laci peterson was eight months pregnant when she disappeared on christmas eve in 2002. her body and that of her unborn son were pulled from the san francisco bay four months later. peterson, who told authorities he was fishing the day his wife vanished, was convicted and sentenced to death. he was later re-sentenced to life without parole. >> i do think that there's evidence that will exonerate scott out there. i just don't know that necessarily it's been found yet or that it's been revealed yet. >> reporter: an acquittal is a long shot. police ruled out those burglars as suspects years ago, and that mattress was last tested back in 2019, norah. >> jonathan vigliotti, thank you. the victim of a rare the victim of a rare crocodile attack in florida did you know... 80% of women are struggling with hair damage? just like i was. dryness and frizz could be damaged hair that can't retain moisture. new pantene miracle rescue deep conditioner,

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adult male bit by an alligator? >> that's affirmative. >> reporter: it was actually a rare american crocodile. >> i don't have the strength to open his mouth. he -- he just opened the mouth, and i can release my leg. >> reporter: the 68-year-old says he escaped within seconds by swimming to the dock. a helicopter rushed him to a nearby hospital where he was treated for a leg wound. he says his faith saved him. also on sunday in leesburg, florida, another attack. a nine-foot alligator bit a man in orlando on sunday while he was fishing on a lake, taking his hand. he was also airlifted. >> why is this kind of attack so rare? >> crocodiles are naturally pretty shy and reclusive in nature, and there aren't as many of them as alligators in florida. >> reporter: roxana saberi, cbs news, new york. babies "r" us is bouncing back nearly seven years after its former parent company, toys "r" us, filed for bankruptcy.

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"cbs mornings" and remember you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the matchup for the 2024 presidential election is set. cbs news projects that both donald trump and president joe biden have won enough primary delegates to clinch their party's nominations. wins last night in georgia, mississippi, and minnesota gave trump enough delegates to secure the gop nomination. he thanked supporters in a video and looked toward the general election, calling mr. biden the

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we want to begin tonight with that firestorm on capitol hill. the former special counsel, robert hur, testifying about his investigation into president biden's handling of classified documents. the special counsel was defiant, standing by his conclusion that no charges were warranted. you may recall, though, it was his final report that angered the white house. the report included personal assessments about the president's age and memory, mntioning his son, beau's, death. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle used the hearing to score political points ahead of the 2024 presidential election. republicans blasted hur for not charging biden with a crime while democrats aimed to point out the differences between the current president and donald trump, who is facing charges for mishandling classified documents, saying trump obstructed all investigations. the white house views the matter as over and said the case is closed.

cbs's ed o'keefe is going to start us off tonight from the white house. >> i did not sanitize my explanation, nor did i disparage the president unfairly. >> reporter: former special counsel robert hur's public grilling today at times looked more like a proxy fight for the white house. republicans raised questions about president biden's mental fitness. >> what i'm trying to figure out is whether or not biden's lying because he's still so senile. >> reporter: while democrats aired unflattering footage of former president donald trum. >> by an anomoniss -- anomoniss -- >> reporter: hur defended his report and his contention that the president was a well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory. >> my task was to determine whether the president retained or disclosed national defens information willfully. i could not make that determination without assessing the president's state of mind. >> reporter: democrats said he went too far. >> mr. hur, you cannot tell me you're so naive as to think your words would not have created a political firestorm. you understood that, didn't you, when you wrote those words? >> congressman, politics played

no part whatsoever in my investigative steps. >> reporter: hur questioned the president for five hours over two days in october and wrote that the president forgot key dates like when his son, beau, died. but a 258-page transcript of the interview released today shows the president remembered the month and day, may 30th, just not the year. after the report was released last month, the president blasted hur. >> there's even reference that i don't remember when my son died. how in the hell dare he raise that? >> reporter: today hur explained. >> the need to show my work was especially strong here. the attorney general had appointed me to investigate the actions of the attorney general's boss, the sitting president of the united states. >> reporter: several republicans accused hur of letting the president off easy. >> all i have to do when i'm caught taking home classified materials is say, i'm sorry, mr. hur, but i'm getting old. my memory's not so great. >> reporter: in the hearing,

democrats also repeatedly called out the differences between the biden and trump documents cases. the current president had roughly 80 documents in his possession while the former president had more than 300. hur had also acknowledged in his report that there are major differences in the cases. norah. >> ed o'keefe, thank you. tonight alaska airlines is defending its decision to keep that plane the door panel flew off of mid-flight in service. it was scheduled to come in for a maintenance check that night after warning lights indicated problems with the plane's pressurization system. alaska airlines telling cbs news just moments ago it remains confident in its maintenance and safety actions. cbs kris van cleave this comes as we're learning new details about an audit that found dozens of issues in boeing's manufacturing process. >> reporter: after the dramatic midair blowout of a door panel in january, the faa launched an audit of boeing's 737 production process.

boeing failed 33 of 89 sections, including one dealing with the same type of door panel. the faa also found 97 incidents of alleged noncompliance. the most common was failing to follow boeing's own standards and practices. the audit comes as boeing admitted to lawmakers last week it cannot find paperwork documenting repairs performed on that alaska airlines door panel, saying it is likely that it was never created. the ntsb investigation indicates the bolts holding that door in place were not reinstalled. >> we will continue to increase our oversight to make sure the planes that are getting their airworthiness certificates are safe airplanes. >> is not having the paperwork on we took a door off and put it back on not enough of a red flag? >> it is one of the factors we're considering as we formulate a plan to get the quality assurance where it needs to be. there should be paperwork for that. >> reporter: faa administrator michael whitaker. >> it wasn't just paperwork issues. sometimes it's order that work is done.

sometimes it's tool management. so it's really plant floor hygiene, if you will, and a variety of issues of that nature. >> reporter: as first reported by "the new york times," faa also look the at supplier spirit aerosystems, which makes the body of the 737 max. the company failed 7 of 13 sections of that audit. inspectors flagged workers using a hotel key card to check a door seal and dawn dish soap as a lubricant. spirit tells cbs news it's working to address and incorporate lessons learned from the audit. boeing announced a series of changes its making because of these findings. >> kress -- chris, i also want to ask you about this boeing whistle-blower that was found dead in his car. what do we know about that? >> john barnett was set to sit for a deposition in a defamation case he had brought against boeing when he was found dead in his truck. the coroner in south carolina says it appears to be due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. his attorneys are calling on the local police to fully investigate what happened, norah. >> kris van cleave, thank you very much. a powerful explosion felt

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm major garrett in washington. thank you very much for staying with us. stocks enjoyed a bit of a rally tuesday following a highly anticipated inflation report that found consumer prices in february were up 0.4% from january. that's close to what traders expected, and they're still

hopeful the federal reserve will cut its main interest rate in june. but as cbs's michael george explains, inflation remains a pesky problem for consumers. >> reporter: while february clocked its hottest temperatures on record, the month also came in warm for consumers. the latest inflation report shows prices climbed 3.2% from a year earlier, up from january's 3.1%. >> inflation has been sticking around, and that makes us all just feel a little uneasy. it also takes more money from our wallets. >> reporter: driving that uptick, gasoline and shelter. >> most of us need those things, and so there's no getting away from these price increases. >> reporter: gas jumped 3.8% on the month. the current national average for a gallon of regular is $3.39 according to aaa. >> i work in construction, so moving back and forth now is costing me double, which now i have to put onto my customers. >> i just roll with it.

what are you going to do? >> reporter: while drivers are bearing some pain at the pump, new car prices are down, and that trend is expected to continue. and a bit of good news on your plate. food prices were broadly unchanged last month, and half of the six major grocery categories were down. >> of course going into the grocery store, we can see a wide range of price variability. for example, beef prices are up. chicken and pork are down. >> reporter: the overall numbers remain above the federal reserve's goal. it's kept interest rates high to cool inflation. >> we're probably not going to get a rate cut here immediately. >> reporter: many investors are hoping to see those cuts by june. michael george, cbs news, new york. self-driving cars are getting poor marks for keeping passengers safe. a new report by the insurance institute for highway safety finds this fancy tech fails to keep drivers focused on the road. cbs's kris van cleave has more.

>> holding phone. >> reporter: new testing by the insurance institute for highway safety finds nearly all of those fancy driver assistance systems tat they evaluated, the ones that help drive the car, aren't doing enough to monitor a driver's behavior. >> we were disappointed that 11 of the 14 systems we evaluated received a poor rating. >> reporter: iihs president david harkey. >> it can be very dangerous. they are not self-driving vehicles, and so you see people who either intentionally or unintentionally misuse these systems and get themselves into trouble. >> reporter: the systems are becoming increasingly common in new cars, prompting iihs to launch this first of a kind testing. its new ratings assess how well the systems monitor the driver and issue alerts, as well as encourage shared control with the driver and react when safety features are disengaged. of the 14 tested, none earned a top rating. just one scored acceptable, the

lex tuesday teammate with advanced drive. to others rated marginal. what needs to change. >> monitoring both the head, the eyes, as well as the hands to make sure you're ready to take control of the vehicle. >> reporter: the report comes as lawmaker concern over these driver assistance systems is growing, prompting this exchange with ntsb chair jennifer homendy thursday. >> if it's only designed to be operated in a certain type of environment, it should be limited to those environments. >> reporter: in a statemet to cbs news, automakers say the features help reduce roadway crashes and injuries. but this technology is meant to support a human driver operating behind the wheel. i'm kris van cleave in washington. spring break is well under way for college students around the country, but fewer of them are visiting one of the most popular destinations. miami beach is taking controversial steps to keep visitors safe after deadly violence last year. cbs's cristian benavides reports. >> reporter: the normally rowdy

spring break on miami beach looks calmer this year. local officials say that's a good thing. >> if you're looking trouble, this is not the year. >> reporter: stephen minor is the city's newly elected mayor. >> we have put robust measures in place, more than anything we've ever done. >> reporter: that includes dui checkpoints, bag checks, blocking off parking, liquor stores closing at 8:00 p.m., and access to the heart of south beach ending at 6:00 p.m. >> it wasn't quite what i thought it was going to be coming down here, but i think that can be okay too. >> reporter: alec traveled from pittsburgh with college friends for spring break. >> there might be some restrictions on what we can do, but maybe that will be for the better. >> reporter: the crackdown by the city of miami beach comes after a string of wild and sometimes deadly scenes like this that began during the pandemic, when most places were locked down, florida was open. the miami beach police department has activated their entire force for spring break, including help from 18 other agencies. >> is this your super bowl? >> it is our super bowl.

it is. >> reporter: police chief wayne jones also new to the job, says these measures are not about driving everyone away. just those looking to cause trouble. >> we want you to come. we have a tourist-based economy. come. bring your friends, bring your relatives. come. have a good time, but you've got to behave. >> reporter: to drive the message home, a public service announcement that's gone viral. miami beach telling rowdy spring breakers -- >> maybe we can talk when you're done with your spring break phase. >> reporter: it's not us. it's you. cristian benavides, cbs news, miami beach. there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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book. "i am extraordinary" tells the story of a girl named zoey, who is self-conscious about her hearing aids. cbs's jericka duncan sat down with curry. >> what was the inspiration of this book? >> coming off the first book, i have a superpower, trying to create amazing storytelling for kids that can inspire confidence and embracing how unique they are. and with zoey's story, her hearing aids being something she has to deal with on a daily basis, the confidence to walk into any room and embrace who she is, i think it will hopefully inspire kids to love who they are. >> you pop up in "i am extraordinary," and we'd love to have you read your section. >> this is after zoey made her breakthrough on the soccer field. wow, zoey, what an inspirational story. there will always be obstacles in life, but those obstacles aren't there to stop you. they're to challenge you, and it's up to you to find the

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brings home is a little bit more special. >> the foundation is making big strides to keep reading a part of every child's life. >> literacy is clearly at the cornerstone of what you all are doing, and i just want to read you some statistics. when you look at oakland, based on standardized test scores in 2021 and 2022, during that school year, only 36% of third graders were reading on grade level. only 36% in oakland. did you know that beforehand, or was this presented to you, and you saw an area where you could really be a force of change? >> life has a -- an interesting way of kind of revealing, you know, where you need to be. those numbers, once you started to dig in where the need was, and especially in oakland where we do the majority of our work, it was shocking. it was a huge downer to know this is something that can be corrected. this is something that with the right investment, with the right approach of getting kids the

appropriate, you know, culture relevant, age appropriate books, tutoring, which is another element of what we're doing with an investment of $6 million into literacy within the oakland and greater bay area. so we're going to continue to do it. >> remember your heart is your superpower. >> so we have this clip of you from 2008. this was one of your first appearances on cbs. do you remember this? >> oh, for real? i did an interview. >> you did an interview, you and your father. are you ready? >> i haven't seen this. >> just coming out of high school, i was kind of a small kid, and acc schools weren't on me. >> they weren't recruiting you? >> i got to my senior year, and davis was on me from the beginning. they recruited me hard. >> 1,700 kids, all of them getting in those buses. >> i'm laughing because i'm look at the most pencil thin mustache i was trying to hold on to right

there. >> the run we had was pretty special. >> knowing what you know now, what would you tell him? >> i wrote tell him to keep doing what he was doing. everybody says things go by so fast. if you could take, you know, those snapshots of every milestone, every moment, and really embrace the beauty of it, even though i didn't remember that as a college kid from a 1,900 student davidson college going to new york and doing the media circuit, it was insane. >> and look at you now. steph curry for president? >> thank you all for welcoming us here. >> yay, neigh, maybay? >> if maybay. >> you have an interest in politics? >> i have an interest in leveraging every part of my influence in a way that i can for good. if that's the way to do it, then i'm not saying presidency -- >> you say maybay. >> maybay, but if politics is a way that you can create

meaningful change or if there's another way outside of politics that we can do -- >> you're not ruling it out. >> no. >> 2028. >> not that soon. >> okay. >> that, again, was jericka dun duncan reporting. the cbs news will be right back.

scientists have discovered 100 new marine species off the coast of new zealand. cbs's ian lee shows us some of the never-before-seen sea lion. >> reporter: in the stormy, uncharted waters off new zealand, scientists have discovered a wealth of treasure. for them, it's like striking gold. >> the strong suspicion we have right at the moment is this is a new species. >> reporter: researchers believe they've dredged up more than 100 new species from nearly 1,800 samples.

>> what's really surprised me here is the fact that this extends to animals like fish. we think we've got three new species of fish. >> reporter: for 21 days, teams explored a 500-mile stretch of sea known as the bounty trough off new zealand's east coast. deploying cameras, at times plunging nearly three miles down to give experts an eye on what lies beneath. >> we've discovered a whole range of new species from fish to snails to corals and sea cucumbers. >> reporter: and another unusual creature known as a sea pig. scientists also use sonar to help map the sea floor while snapping 6,000 images of animals in their natural habitat. >> this large specimen swam through the frame, had a little look at us, flashed its light organs once, and then disappeared off into the darkness. that was a heart-stopping moment. >> reporter: researchers are hoping for more of those magical moments in the years to come.

ian lee, cbs news, london. and that is the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, please check back later for "cbs mornings." reporting from the nation's capital, i'm major garrett. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the matchup for the 2024 presidential election is set. cbs news projects that both donald trump and president joe biden have won enough primary delegates to clinch their party's nominations. wins last night in georgia, mississippi, and minnesota gave trump enough delegates to secure the gop nomination. he thanked supporters in a video and looked toward the general election, calling mr. biden the worst president in the history

of our country. wins for the president secured the democratic nomination. biden also called out his opponent in a statement, saying the threat trump poses is greater than ever. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connecte anelle kaul, cbs news, w york. do you swear or affirm under penalty of perjury -- >> the special counsel in president biden's classified documents case faces attacks from both sides. >> you did disparage the president. >> president trump and president biden handled their classified materials differently, wouldn't you say? >> the takeaways from the hours-long contentious testimony as the hearing room seems more like the campaign trail in the race for president. >> did you reach a conclusion tat this man was outright innocent? >> that conclusion is not reflected in my report, sir. >> announcer: this is the "cbs

overnight news." good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we want to begin tonight with that firestorm on capitol hill. the former special counsel, robert hur, testifying about his investigation into president biden's handling of classified documents. the special counsel was defiant, standing by his conclusion that no charges were warranted. you may recall, though, it was his final report that angered the white house. the report included personal assessments about the president's age and memory, mentioning his son, beau's, death. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle used the hearing to score political points ahead of the 2024 presidential election. republicans blasted hur for not charging biden with a crime while democrats aimed to point out the differences between the current president and donald trump, who is facing charges for mishandling classified documents, saying trump obstructed all investigations. the white house views the matter as over and said the case is

closed. cbs's ed o'keefe is going to start us off tonight from the white house. >> i did not sanitize my explanation, nor did i disparage the president unfairly. >> reporter: former special counsel robert hur's public grilling today at times looked more like a proxy fight for the white house. republicans raised questions about president biden's mental fitness. >> what i'm trying to figure out is whether or not biden's lying because he's still so senile. >> reporter: while democrats aired unflattering footage of former president donald trump. >> an anomoniss -- anomoniss -- >> reporter: hur defended his report and his contention that the president was a well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory. >> my task was to determine whether the president retained or disclosed national defense information willfully. i could not make that determination without assessing the president's state of mind. >> reporter: democrats said he went too far. >> mr. hur, you cannot tell me you're so naive as to think your words would not have created a political firestorm. you understood that, didn't you, when you wrote those words?

>> congressman, politics played no part whatsoever in my investigative steps. >> reporter: hur questioned the president for five hours over two days in october and wrote that the president forgot key dates like when his son, beau, died. but a 258-page transcript of the interview released today shows the president remembered the month and day, may 30th, just not the year. after the report was released last month, the president blasted hur. >> there's even reference that i don't remember when my son died. how in the hell dare he raise that? >> reporter: today hur explained. >> the need to show my work was especially strong here. the attorney general had appointed me to investigate the actions of the attorney general's boss, the sitting president of the united states. >> reporter: several republicans accused hur of letting the president off easy. >> all i have to do when i'm caught taking home classified materials is say, i'm sorry, mr. hur, but i'm getting old. my memory's not so great. >> reporter: in the hearing,

democrats also repeatedly called out the differences between the biden and trump documents cases. the current president had roughly 80 documents in his possession while the former president had more than 300. hur had also acknowledged in his report that there are major differences in the cases. norah. >> ed o'keefe, thank you. tonight alaska airlines is defending its decision to keep that plane the door panel blew off of mid-flight in service. it was scheduled to come in for a maintenance check that night after warning lights on the bow be 737 max indicated problems with the plane's pressurization system. alaska airlines telling cbs news just moments ago it remains confident in its maintenance and safety actions. cbs's kris van cleave reports this comes as we're learning new details about an audit that found dozens of issues in boeing's manufacturing process. >> reporter: after the dramatic midair blowout of a door panel in january, the faa launched an audit of boeing's 737 production process.

boeing failed 33 of 89 sections, including one dealing with the same type of door panel. the faa also found 97 incidents of alleged noncompliance. the most common was failing to follow boeing's own standards and practices. the audit comes as boeing admitted to lawmakers last week it cannot find paperwork documenting repairs performed on that alaska airlines door panel, saying it is likely that it was never created. the ntsb investigation indicates the bolts holding that door in place were not reinstalled. >> we will continue to increase our oversight to make sure the planes that are getting their airworthiness certificates are safe airplanes. >> is not having the paperwork on we took a door off and put it back on not enough of a red flag? >> it is one of the factors we're considering as we formulate a plan to get the quality assurance where it needs to be. there should be paperwork for that. >> reporter: faa administrator michael whitaker. >> it wasn't just paperwork issues. sometimes it's order that work is done. sometimes it's tool management.

so it's really plant floor hygiene, if you will, and a variety of issues of that nature. >> reporter: as first reported by "the new york times," faa also looked at supplier spirit aerosystems, which makes the body of the 737 max. the company failed 7 of 13 sections of that audit. inspectors flagged workers using a hotel key card to check a door seal and dawn dish soap as a lubricant. spirit tells cbs news it's working to address and incorporate lessons learned from the audit. boeing announced a series of changes its making to improve its quality processes because of these findings, norah. >> chris, i also want to ask you about this boeing whistle-blower that was found dead in his car. what do we know about that? >> john barnett was set to sit for a deposition in a defamation case he had brought against boeing when he was found dead in his truck. the coroner in south carolina says it appears to be due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. his attorneys are calling on the local police to fully investigate what happened, norah. >> kris van cleave, thank you very much.

a powerful explosion felt and heard for miles obliterated a home today in a small community northwest of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. a man and a woman were killed. video from the scene -- look at this -- shows the house was blasted down to its foundation. investigators say the home had a private gas well and propane tanks, but the cause of the explosion is under investigation. the police chief of uvalde, texas, announced his resignation today. chief daniel rodriguez was on vacation nearly two years ago when 19 children and 2 teachers were killed in a mass shooting. his resignation comes less than a week after a report ordered by the city defended the police response to the shooting when hundreds of officers from multiple agencies waited 77 minutes to confront the gunman. several officers have resigned or been terminated, but none have faced criminal charges. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." president biden offered his condolences today to the family of an american israeli soldier who is now confirmed dead. that's according to israeli officials. the president had met with the family of itay chen at the white house in december and said today no one should have to endure even one day of what they've gone through. we get more now from cbs's chris livesay in jerusalem.

>> reporter: itay chen was only 19, a life cut short by the hamas massacre of october 7 when he was serving in an israeli tank unit. the israeli american was long thought to have been taken alive by hamas, amng more than 240 hostages. earlier in the war, cbs news spoke to the parents. his father carrying an hourglass to remind the world that time was running out. >> i'm just a mom that wants her son back home where he belongs. >> the most frustrating question that you could ask yourself when you are exhausted and before you fall asleep, you ask yourself, have i been productive? have i moved my son's release an inch, an inch forward? >> reporter: they became outspoken activists, pressuring prime minister benjamin netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal and leaders around the world not to forget those trapped in hamas' tunnels. >> do whatever they can to bring our loved ones back home. >> reporter: today israel

announced new intelligence revealed only their son's body had been taken hostage, killed on october 7th. an emotional national security adviser jake sullivan recalled conversations with his family. >> this hits hard for us, this news. >> reporter: that leaves five americans still presumed alive among 134 hostages in gaza. itay chen's bereaved parents say they will continue to fight for their return. and they're also fighting to get their son's body back. it's still considered a hostage as well as a hamas bargaining chip. his parents say they won't hold a funeral for itay until they get it back. norah. >> we are thinking of them, chris livesay, thank you. u.s. central command and the royal jordanian air force conducted another round of humanitarian air drops over gaza this afternoon to provide food to civilians. soon there will be a floating pier to help get that aid into gaza. cbs's david martin got a firsthand look at the ships and

the troops who will build it. >> reporter: once more, families say goodbye as u.s. troops depart for the middle east, this time to deliver relief supplies to gaza. president biden has said there will be no american boots on the ground, but there will be hundreds on the water. the need in gaza is dire, and it is urgent. but this base in virginia is more than 6,000 miles away, and these ships are not built for speed. >> and how long before you start delivering food? >> sir, we're estimating 60 days. >> reporter: brigadier general brad hinson says the army would build a floating dock off the coast of gaza and a causeway connecting to the shore. civilian ships would haul aid from cyprus to the floating dock, where it would be picked up by army watercraft, ferried to the causeway, and driven ashore. tempting targets for enemies. >> we are looking at all the

protection capabilities that the army has and that the joint military has in order to protect all of our assets. >> reporter: without interference, the army could bring in 2 million meals a day, more in one day than all the u.s. air drops so far. but still not enough to undo devastation left by israel's use of american-supplied weapons during its invasion of gaza. dave harden is former usaid mission director for gaza. >> there are 6.6 million meals that are required. 2 million meals a day would help really kind of blunt the most horrific famine risk. >> reporter: think of what we're seeing, norah. the same military that is sending the weapons israel is using to bomb gaza is also sending ships to keep the people of gaza from starving. norah. >> you've put your finger on it. that is the problem. david martin, thank you.

the embattled prime minister of haiti bowed to international pressure today and agreed to step down. violent street gangs have thrown the country into chaos, demanding his resignation. and now u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and caribbean officials are calling for new elections. cbs's cristian benavides reports tonight from haiti's border with the dominican republic, which is shut down to fleeing haitians. >> reporter: this was the desperation playing out at the border today. this woman collapsed as she was being taken off this overcrowded immigration truck. she was among a group of haitian citizens who were being deported back to haiti. we rode along with haitian american dana josephs, who helped rush her to a hospital. >> reporter: just hours after the embattled prime minister ariel henry announced he was stepping down, the streets of port-au-prince appeared calm

today. henry, who has been stuck in puerto rico, lost support after secretary antony blinken met with caribbean leaders in an emergency meeting monday. they announced they will help form a special council to pick haiti's new leader. for months the country has been rocked by gang violence. their leader, jimmy "barbecue" cherizier, says the country will remain in chaos if the people are left out of the process. "we haitians have to decide who is going to lead the country," he says, "and what model of government we want." the turmoil has killed nearly 1,200 people and injured 700, forcing the state department to evacuate nonessential personnel. but for americans like missionary jill dolan, she has no way out. >> we've contacted agencies to extract us. they have just said it's way too dangerous where you are. you have to stay put. >> reporter: today it was announced that kenyan troops would not deploy to haiti until

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and their unborn child, scott peterson was back in court today seeking a new trial. cbs's jonathan vigliotti reports why peterson's new legal team believes he may be innocent. >> can you both see and hear the proceedings, sir? >> yes, your honor, i can. thank you. >> reporter: scott peterson appeared with his hair pulled back in a ponytail. the 51-year-old convicted of killing his pregnant wife, laci, is getting a new legal lifeline. the l.a. innocence project has requested advanced, up-to-date testing on dna evidence, including a glove and a hammer left at the scene of a nearby break-in. detectives discovered there had been a burglary right here, just across the street from the peterson home. one witness told police she believed that burglary happened the same morning laci disappeared. mark geragos was peterson's original defense attorney nearly 20 years ago. >> there was absolutely no forensic or circumstantial evidence to show when it happened, where it happened, how it happened. >> reporter: attorneys also want

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adult male bit by an alligator? >> that's affirmative. >> reporter: it was actually a rare american crocodile. >> i don't have the strength to open his mouth. he -- he just opened the mouth, and i can release my leg. >> reporter: the 68-year-old says he escaped within seconds by swimming to the dock. a helicopter rushed him to a nearby hospital where he was treated for a leg wound. constain says his faith saved him. also on sunday in leesburg, florida, another attack. a nine-foot alligator bit a man in orlando on sunday while he was fishing on a lake, taking his hand. he was also airlifted. >> why is this kind of attack so rare? >> crocodiles are naturally pretty shy and reclusive in nature, and there aren't as many of them as there are alligators in florida. >> reporter: roxana saberi, cbs news, new york. babies "r" us is bouncing back nearly seven years after its former parent company, toys

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finally, tonight's "heart of america." meet 68-year-old bill kitfield,

a now retired mail carrier who delivered kindness in his small connecticut neighborhood for nearly four decades. bill worked several small part-time jobs out of college before finding a career that he could put his stamp on. during his time at the u.s. postal service, he befriended every person and furry friend along his route, cracking the code to the mailman-dog relationship. >> anytime i met a dog, i tried to make friends. and dogs have pretty good memories. >> well, after 38 years, bill was ready to hang up his mailbag, but not before his beloved residents threw him a retirement party as a thank you for his service and dedication to them and their four-legged friends. and what's bill's plan for retirement? he said, quote, i'm going to play some bad golf and bowl. well, congratulations, bill kitfield, tonight's "heart of america." that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for

"cbs mornings" and remember you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the matchup for the 2024 presidential election is set. cbs news projects that both donald trump and president joe biden have won enough primary delegates to clinch their party's nominations. wins last night in georgia, mississippi, and minnesota gave trump enough delegates to secure the gop nomination. he thanked supporters in a video and looked toward the general election, calling mr. biden the worst president in the history

of our country. wins for the president secured the democratic nomination. biden also called out his opponent in a statement, saying the threat trump poses is greater than ever. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, march 13th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." presidential rematch. it's official, the race for the white house is set as president biden and donald trump clinch their parties' nominations. time running out on tiktok? a high-stakes vote today that could ban the app in the u.s., but the company and its creators are not backing down without a fight. and breaking overnight, a space one rocket explodes after launch. good morning, and