americans. dennis hank kinz was concern confirms as u.s. ambassador to haiti. here at the border with the dominican republic, tensions remain high, and deortations continue. but thousands of other haitians were allowed to cross less than a hundred yards to buy badly needed goods at this open market for the first time in days. this individual runs a shop here. [ speaking in a global language ] >> so you've noticed that you get less sales -- you've gotten less sales since the crisis started? >> reporter: also americans making it out of haiti. missionaries joel and yvonne trimble have been splitting their time between florida and cap haitian for the past 49 years. they managed to evacuate today. >> it's never been this bad. >> absolutely. but the violence, the guns, it's the worst it's ever been. >> reporter: i'm standing in front of the market which has now closed. u.s. officials, norah, say that guantanamo bay is ready to be

used as a processing center in case of a surge of haitian migrants trying to flee the violence. norah. >> cristian benavides, thank you so much. tonight a number of new developments in what's being called the biggest cybersecurity attack on america's health care system. the department of health and human services is now investigating united health group after hackers shut down the company's payment processing arm. three weeks later, the pharmacy network is now back online, but many providers are still struggling. cbs's nicole sganga reports. >> reporter: a ransomware attack turned national crisis. >> it's been one of the most stressful things we've gone through as a practice, and that's saying something given that we survived covid. >> reporter: and for doctors like christine meyer, a personal nightmare. >> on an average weekday, you would get -- >> 20, 30, 40, $50,000 in deposits. >> and today you got? >> 77. >> reporter: the hack targeted change health care, a unit of united health, forcing the

nation's largest medical payment system offline on february 21st, leaving hospitals and medical practices in a cash crunch. >> so to find ourselves suddenly looking at our home and its value and can we afford to put it up to pay our employees is a terrible feeling. >> reporter: white house officials cracking down on united health tuesday. hhs secretary xavier becerra demanding the company front hospitals and doctors more emergency funds. >> how are you holding them accountable? >> we will not continue to work with a clearinghouse exchange operation if it can't provide the payment for the services that our patients need. >> reporter: dr. meyer stresses it's not just a payroll problem. it's a patient problem. >> i'm most worried about having to reduce our hours. our patients that can't come here for their routine things, their sore throats, their cough, their blood pressure checks, where are they going to go? >> reporter: potentially landing patients in emergency rooms. >> what is preventing another ransomware incident like this

from happening tomorrow? >> everyone should be asking themselves what's the answer to the questio? what do i need to do to make sure i'm not the next target, and what do i need to do to make sure that if i am a target, i don't bring a whole bunch of folks down with me over that cliff. >> reporter: concerns about a potential patient data breach have also prompted at least six class action lawsuits. united health group said in a statement that it's committed to providing relief to patients and practices affected. norah. >> this is a big deal. nicole sganga, thank you so much. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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well, tonight tiktok is fighting back after the house passed a bill calling for it to be banned in the u.s. unless it cuts ties with china. the senate is now reviewing the legislation. cbs's jo ling kent takes a look at what's next for the world's most popular app. >> this is not what we want. >> are you kidding me? >> reporter: the fight over the future of tiktok is bringing out angry users and a determined ceo. today on capitol hill, tiktok's ceo held private meetings and made a public plea. >> i haven't heard exactly what we've done that's wrong. this is going to impact 170 million americans who use our app. >> reporter: he's personally attempting to stop a possible ban after the house passed a bill on wednesday that would

mandate tiktok separate from its chinese parent company it would have to sell to a u.s. buyer to avoid a ban. today former treasury secretary in the trump administration, steven mnuchin, says he wants to buy it. >> i understand the technology. it's a great business, and i'm going to put together a group to buy tiktok. >> you're trying to buy tiktok? >> i am because it should be owned by u.s. businesses. >> reporter: but that may not even be possible. >> let's say all of these things come together, and a sale is poised. the chinese government could very well stop it. it's unclear if the algorithm, you know, is something that could even be exported to another country. >> reporter: if tiktok is banned -- >> the way it would work is the app just wouldn't be updated. it would be removed from stores, and it would degrade over time. >> this is not just an attack on freedom of speech. this is an attack on small businesses. >> reporter: meanwhile the company's ceo is weighing every option. >> we will continue to do all we can, including exercising our legal rights to protect this amazing platform that we have

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people who live in rockville, maryland, just north of d.c., had to close their windows on this warm, sunny day because of thick black smoke from a raging fire at an asphalt quarry. officials say two tanks of liquid asphalt and another holding used motor oil went up in flames. the smoke could be seen for miles. look at that. the cause of the fire is under investigation. spacex's massive new starship blasted off from texas today. it didn't go exactly as planned, but cbs's kris van cleave explains why spacex considers the test a giant leap forward. >> three, two --

>> reporter: the most powerful rocket ever built blasted off this morning. it was spacex's third test of its enormous 397-foot-tall superheavy starship rocket. technology crucial to nasa's return to the moon. the previous two launches ended in dramatic explosions. this time the rocket's 39 engines powered starship safely into space. >> okay. we got a starship on its way to space and a boost every on its way back to the gulf. >> reporter: but not everything went to plan. moments after these dramatic images of re-entry, heating the craft to more than 2,500 degrees, starship broke apart. >> we are making the call now that we have lost ship 28. >> reporter: the rocket's booster was also lost after the launch. spacex had ahoped to attempt rocket controlled ascents with both. >> getting startship up into space and beginning re-entry, clejting all that data is a huge step forward for them. >> reporter: cbs space analyst bill harwood. >> they're trying to do

something no one has ever even attempted, and the fact they lost the starship on re-entry, i don't view that as very significant as all. in the third test flight, they're going to collect enough data from this to figure out how to fix that down the road. >> reporter: a step closer to human boots on the moon with many more still ahead. kris van cleave, cbs news, los angeles. "heart of america" is next with a new class for new york's brave et.

finally tonight's "heart of america." meet the newest members of new york's bravest. nearly 300 fdny firefighters graduated this week, joining the nation's largest fire department. the probationary firefighters, known as probies, were filled with pride, and they're committed to keeping new yorkers safe. among the graduates is jerome ned, whose fact was a chef in the north tower of the world trade center. >> my father died on 9/11, so it was a decision for me because firefighters went into that building to try to get him out,

and those briev heroes that died in that building, i wanted to be like one of them, and i wanted to help people as well. >> oh, my goodness. well, this new class also includes ten women and 34 veterans. officials said half of the graduates are people of color as the department continues to look more like the city it protects. so congratulations and thank you to the newest members of the fdny, tonight's "heart of america." and that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. but 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 father of a michigan school shooter has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. james and jennifer crumbly are now the first parents to be charged in a mass shooting committed by their child. the prosecutor calling this a moment of accountability. tornadoes were reported across the country thursday from texas and arkansas up to the midwest. homes were destroyed in northwest ohio. across the border in indiana, state police are reporting many significant injuries. and amid cosspeculation abo kate's condition, meghan markle has launched what appears to be a new kitchen and lifestyle brand called american riviera orchard. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. tornado on the ground!

>> tonight, cross-country weather threats. tens of millions in the path of a dangerous storm from the midwest to the south, with so-called gorilla hail and tornadoes. plus, heavy snow in colorado leaves people stranded. >> i was crying all day yesterday because i wanted to be home, and i can't. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we begin tonight with more than 40 million americans under threat from two major storm systems. heavy snow is falling across the rockies with three feet already on the ground in parts of colorado, causing travel nightmares at the airports and on the roads. hundreds of flights at denver international airport were canceled today, and more severe and dangerous weather is sweeping across the middle of the country today with several tornadoes touching down in

kentucky and indiana. this funnel cloud was spotted over a small town in kentucky. communities are surveying the aftermath with downed trees and severely damaged homes and businesses. now, that same system is moving east with more than a dozen states under severe weather threats tonight from dallas to indianapolis with thunderstorms, damaging hail, and more tornadoes in the forecast. cbs's dave malkoff will start us off tonight with more on these life-threatening storms. >> tornado on the ground. >> reporter: tonight the severe weather threat keeps growing in the midwest with multiple tornadoes touching down in indiana. in hanover, a tornado ripped through homes, causing roofs to collapse, knocking down trees and power lines. >> total destruction, the inside, everything. >> reporter: in madison, another tornado crossed the ohio river. video shows debris spinning in the air. in milton, kentucky, at least 100 structures were damaged after a tornado touched down. >> it's on the ground, it's on

the ground, it's on the ground. >> reporter: last night, a supercell thunderstorm spun up a tornado as severe weather moved through alta vista, kansas. hail battered parts of northern kansas, some hail bigger than golf balls. in colorado, record-breaking snowfall is the problem. hazardous winter conditions created a nightmare in colorado springs, leaving some drivers trapped. people stuck on highways like i-70 causing a standstill, leading to major closures west of denver. >> i came here to ski. >> our flight got canceled. we rented a car, came up here, tried to get to steamboat, but unfortunately the blizzard set us in. and we were lucky enough to get a place to stay here. >> reporter: the snow also causing more than 800 flight cancellations at denver international airport. at this blustery exit in golden, colorado, there are hundreds of people from all over the country who are just simply stuck here. and, norah, all of this snow, every single last flake of it, has fallen since 10:00 p.m. last night.

>> wow. dave malkoff, thank you so much. now to a political rebuke causing shock waves from washington to tel aviv. the top democrat in the senate and the highest-ranking jewish elected official is slamming israel's prime minister, calling for new elections to replace benjamin netanyahu. cbs's scott macfarlane reports senator chuck schumer is now facing some backlash following this senate floor speech. >> reporter: nearly half a year into the war between israel and hamas, majority leader chuck schumer, one of congress' staunchest supporters of israel, uncorked a blistering criticism of the israeli leader. >> prime minister netanyahu has lost his way. >> reporter: in a 40-minute address on the senate floor, schumer called for new elections and new israeli leadership. >> he has been too willing to tolerate the civilian toll in gaza, which is pushing support for israel worldwide to historic lows. >> reporter: schumer's words come amid growing concerns among democrats and potential

democratic voters about israel's aggressive military response to the october 7th attack by hamas and netanyahu's resistance to let more humanitarian aid into gaza. more than 31,000 palestinians have died, and gaza is on the brink of famine. president biden has voiced his own frustration with netanyahu but has never called to replace him. white house officials who knew in advance what schumer would say have expressed deep concern about israel's plans to conduct a ground invasion of the crowded city of rafah. israel's ambassador to the u.s. called schumer's comments unhelpful and said israel is a sovereign democracy. >> this is not only highly inappropriate, it's just plain wrong. >> reporter: while congressional republicans blasted schumer for undercutting a u.s. ally. >> it is grotesque and hypocritical for americans who hyperventilate about foreign interference in our own democracy to call for the removal of a democratically

elected leader of israel. >> reporter: tonight there's still uncertainty about the fate of hostages being held in gaza, including five americans. prime minister netanyahu has rejected the latest cease-fire proposal from hamas, arguing it's based on unrealistic demands. norah. >> scott macfarlane, thank you very much. vice president kamala harris today became the first sitting vice president or president to visit an abortion clinic. the biden campaign hopes that by putting reproductive rights front and center this election cycle, it will motivate voters to go to the polls. cbs's nancy cordes reports tonight from minnesota. >> reporter: the vice president made history with a half-hour private tour of an unassuming spot, a planned parenthood clinic in st. paul. >> the reason i'm here is because this is a health care crisis. >> reporter: the clinic has seen a 25% surge in abortions since two neighboring states, along with several others, enacted full abortion bans. >> and, doctor, please.

>> reporter: dr. sarah traxler is the chief medical officer. >> our new abortion landscape is difficult. it is dangerous, and it is putting my patients and health care providers at severe risk. >> reporter: the visit was the last stop for the v.p. in a six-state swing that has been solely focused on reproductive rights. >> these extremists, they're trying to take women back to the 1800s. we must restore the protections of roe. >> reporter: the issue is a top focus for the biden campaign, and here's why. 57% of americans say the overturning of roe v. wade nearly two years ago was mostly bad for the country. minnesota governor tim walz. >> is this the most animating issue for democrats in your state right now? >> well, it's one of them. i think people are passionate. we're passionate people. we vote in very high numbers. but i think at the end of the day, it's the one that is most personal and feels the most threatening, and it's the one that's real.

>> reporter: donald trump, who attended a hearing in his classified documents case today, has strategically declined to say if he backs the 15-week national abortion ban favored by some republicans. >> you have to win elections. otherwise, you're going to be back where you were, and you can't let that ever happen again. >> reporter: we got some legal news today in another one of the four criminal cases that trump is currently facing. the manhattan d.a. offered a 30-day delay in a trial that was supposed to get under way in just a couple of weeks. now, this is the case that has to do with hush money payments that were allegedly made to adult film star stormy daniels. the defense wants 90 days to review tens of thousands of pages of new documents that were just handed over to them. norah. >> nancy cordes, thank you for that update. there's a lot more news there's a lot more news wanna know how i get this glow?! i get ready with new olay indulgent moisture body wash. it smells amazing and gives my skin over the top moisture! from dull to visibly glowing in 14 days!

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm nicole sganga in washington. thanks for staying with us. the u.s. and jordan conducted their tenth air drop of food into gaza thursday, where hundreds of thousands are on the brink of starvation. israel says it plans to tell the 1.4 million displaced palestinians in southern gaza to head north and seek shelter ahead of a planned military offensive. gaza's health ministry estimated more than 31,000 palestinians have been killed, and it's been the deadliest conflict for journalists in the past 30 years. cbs's holly williams has more on the risks they're taking to cover this important story, and we want to caution that some of the images in her report are graphic. >> reporter: if you think this looks crazy, you're right. in the aftermath of air strikes in the gaza strip, while others

flee, journalists hurtle towards the danger. the israel-hamas war is now in its fifth month. we know much less about the destruction and death wreaked in gaza if it weren't for these people. palestinian journalists are risking their lives to get the news out. many now living in tents with their home under bombardment, some are not neutral observers, ad they don't pretend to be. >> the situation is undescribable. we saw -- >> reporter: noor has been reporting without a single day off since the war began. >> i love my work. i mean i feel like i was born to do it. >> reporter: she's had to evacuate three times during the conflict and now lives with her colleagues in this cramped space

in rafah. last month, she was able to get permission to send her 6-year-old twins, sara and basam, across the border to egypt and made the difficult decision to stay on in gaza and keep reporting. >> they can't find easily food and water. they can't sleep tight at night. >> reporter: other journalists had no way of keeping their families safe. like al jazeera bureau chief why el dak due. he lost his wife and three children. and mohammed al alou, a cameraman for turkish television, who buried four of his young children. this is the deadliest war for journalists in decades. noor hair azine has been criticized for allegedly supporting militants with social media posts many years ago. now she says she doesn't take

sides. but she told us sometimes she questions whether the world is really paying attention. >> i feel like i've said enough. >> reporter: my colleague, mar want al ghoul, is one of the brave palestinian journalists who stayed in gaza to report the news. he filmed most of the report you just watched. holly williams, cbs news, london. the department of health and human services is investigating what's been called the biggest cybersecurity attack on america's health care system. hackers shut down the payment processing arm of unitedhealth group three weeks ago and may have accessed patients' sensitive health records. the company says its pharmacy network is back online, but many hospitals and practices are still struggling to make ends meet, and the attack has been costing providers an estimated $100 million a day. a ransomware attack turned national health payment crisis.

>> i'm christine. >> reporter: dr. christine meyer has another way of putting it. >> it's been one of the most stressful things we've gone through as a practice, and that's saying something given that we survived covid. >> reporter: the hack targeted change health care, driving the nation's biggest held care payment system offline on february 21st. >> we cannot submit a single insurance claim, and we can't get any patient payments. this is a problem. >> reporter: three weeks later, it's squeezing the bank accounts of hospitals, pharmacies, and practices. at a white house meeting tuesday, health and human services secretary xavier becerra says he urged unitedhealth group's ceo andrew witty to front providers more emergency funds. >> how are you holding them accountable? >> principally we're making sure they understand that not only their public reputation is only the line but their operations are on the line because we will not continue to work with a clearinghouse exchange operation if it can't provide the payment

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technically, the term subtitles means translations into your language. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: but these days, people use the word subtitles to refer to closed captions, which were invented to help the hard of hearing. >> and you, sir, should have surrendered when the empire collapsed. >> reporter: but the mcmunns' hearing is just fine. they keep subtitles on for all kinds of other reasons. >> the parrot will be screaming. the kids will be doing stuff. it's a little bit of a circus. >> i found that i was missing things. so with the subtitles it made it a lot easier. >> reporter: also because we're seeing more actors with accents. >> i like to watch some of the british mystery things, and sometimes they're hard to understand. >> reporter: and because thin tvs have thin speakers, usually firing out the back. as a kid at bedtime, rihanna even had a secret reason for turning on subtitles. >> i'd turn the sound all wait

down, and i would turn on the subtitles. that way i could watch my youtube videos without getting caught. >> reporter: but according to the experts, the biggest reason of all for the rise of subtitles is this. >> dialogue is getting harder to hear. >> reporter: oscar winner tom fleischmann has mixed the sound for some very famous movies. it's his job to balance the levels of the various audio tracks. >> he hated phones. he wouldn't have one in his phone. >> you got rain, you got pop music, you got dialogue. >> it was a real dance doing this mix. >> reporter: a dancing technology has made his job harder. decades ago there was one microphone overhead. >> with the advent of lapel mics, acting styles have changed. there's a lot of whispering, you know, when they talk like this. >> kids are the only thing that matter, maggie. they're the only reason for this whole man-woman drama.

>> reporter: wait. what did he say? >> kids are the only thing that matter, maggie. the're the only reason for this whole man-woman drama. >> reporter: the invention of digital sound recording didn't help either. >> suddenly we were able to run 200 tracks at once. a lot of layering, a lot of sound effects, a lot of music. it makes it harder to get the dialogue to read through it. >> reporter: finally, in this era of too much tv, often there's too little time and money. >> you have to cut corners. you just can't spend enough time making sure every syllable is there in a word. >> but does it ever happen that you send the final mix off, knowing in the back of your head, well, that one line, no one's going to get? >> yeah. >> really? >> oh, yeah. yeah. happens a lot. >> well, on behalf of the world, thank you for doing whatever you can do to make this stuff intelligible. >> i'm trying. i'm trying. >> reporter: and then there's the christopher nolan problem. >> and action. >> reporter: the dialogue in the

movies he directs is famously unintelligible, whether it's "oppenheimer." >> the implosion test failed. >> reporter: "dunkirk," or "the dark knight." >> try to bury it. >> reporter: nolan has said he sometimes likes to use dialogue as a sound effect. so we get this. streaming services like netflix, hulu, and amazon prime began adding captions to all their shows in the 2010s under pressure from the national association of the deaf. the subtitling profession got a huge boost. >> i like to watch an episode or a movie through at least once as the playback is continuing, i'm typing the captions in. i'm typing the subtitles in. i'm adjusting timing. >> reporter: jeff tash gay, through a subtitling contractor, writes the captions for netflix

shows like stranger things. his exuberant descriptions of sound effects have earned a cult following. >> oh, tentacles undulating moistly. there it is, boom! this became a viral -- >> yeah, it definitely elicited some reactions. >> so i want to try something. >> sure. >> i would like you to close your eyes. i'm going to make some weird noises and i want you to tells me what you would say. >> okay. >> here's the first noise. >> okay. erratic clattering. >> that's good. here's your second cue. >> okay. furtive wickering. >> furtive wickering? whoo, man, you are a poet. >> reporter: so now you know why the world's gone subtitle crazy, because you're in a noisy place. because you can't understand the actors. because your speakers are

terrible. because there wasn't time or budget for proper sound mixing. because the subtitles can add to the storytelling. because the director was christopher nolan. and sometimes because you're hard of hearing. >> is there a downside to having the subtitles on? >> yeah, i just don't like the interference with the picture. >> if the subtitles are on, i find myself reading instead of watching and listening. >> reporter: but otherwise for the mcmunn family, there's no going back. >> so let's say you win the audio visual lottery, and they buy you fancy surround sound systems for every tv in the house, and the audio quality is no longer an issue. you think you would still turn the subtitles on? >> yes, i would. >> i would. >> i don't think i can stop

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isolated. cbs's bradley blackburn shows us the benefits of virtual reality. >> i'm in the cockpit now of the plane, huh? >> reporter: a little virtual reality is having positive effects in the real lives of older americans. >> it brought back memories of my travels, and others have brought back memories of my experience growing up on a farm. >> reporter: 17 senior communities around the country participated in the stanford university study, spending short bursts of time in virtual reality. nearly 80% of participants felt more positive, and about 60% said they felt less isolated. 83% said it was beneficial to their relationship with caregivers. >> you could be with a bunch of animals. you could be in paris. you can be in a crowded orchestra. >> reporter: professor jeremy bay lenson is a co-author. >> what we found is that the magic, how happy it makes people, just the novelty of these experiences. it improves people's mood. it gives them something to talk about. >> reporter: the study also

showed that compared to other technology like cell phones, seniors preferred virtual reality as a more natural medium. >> stimulated virtually every area of my brain. all the senses. >> reporter: one thing it's not meant to do is replace actual human interaction. >> we still need to think about the challenges of loneliness, and we still need to focus on interacting with our families. what vr does is it just gives you a spark, gives you something special to be excited about. >> reporter: researchers are also investigating how the technology can be used for balance training. >> i enjoyed that. thank you. >> reporter: seniors embracing the technology say they can't wait to see what comes next. bradley blackburn, cbs news, new york. and that's the overnight news for this friday. check back later for "cbs mornings." reporting from the nation's capital, i'm nicole sganga. this is "cbs news flash."

i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the father of a michigan school shooter has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. james and jennifer crumbley are now the first parents to be charged in a mass shooting committed by their child. the prosecutor calling this a moment of accountability. tornadoes were reported across the country thursday from texas and arkansas up to the midwest. homes were destroyed in northwest ohio. across the border in indiana, state police are reporting many significant injuries. and amid speculation about her sister-in-law princess kate's condition, meghan markle has launched what appears to be a new kitchen and lifestyle brand called american riviera orch for more, download the cbs news a on your cell phone connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. tornado on the ground! >> tonight, cross-country

weather threats. tens of millions in the path of a dangerous storm from the midwest to the south, with so-called gorilla hail and tornadoes. plus, heavy snow in colorado leaves people stranded. >> i was crying all day yesterday because i wanted to be home, and i can't. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we begin tonight with more than 40 million americans under threat from two major storm systems. heavy snow is falling across the rockies with three feet already on the ground in parts of colorado, causing travel nightmares at the airports and on the roads. hundreds of flights at denver international airport were canceled today, and more severe and dangerous weather is sweeping across the middle of the country today with several tornadoes touching down in

kentucky and indiana. this funnel cloud was spotted over a small town in kentucky. communities are surveying the aftermath with downed trees and severely damaged homes and businesses. now, that same system is moving east with more than a dozen states under severe weather threats tonight from dallas to indianapolis with thunderstorms, damaging hail, and more tornadoes in the forecast. cbs's dave malkoff will start us off tonight with more on these life-threatening storms. >> tornado on the ground. >> reporter: tonight the severe weather threat keeps growing in the midwest with multiple tornadoes touching down in indiana. in hanover, a tornado ripped through homes, causing roofs to collapse, knocking down trees and power lines. >> total destruction, the inside, everything. >> yeah. >> reporter: in madison, another tornado crossed the ohio river. video shows debris spinning in the air. in milton, kentucky, at least 100 structures were damaged after a tornado touched down. >> it's on the ground, it's on

the ground, it's on the ground. >> reporter: last night, a supercell thunderstorm spun up a tornado as severe weather moved through alta vista, kansas. hail battered parts of northern kansas, some hail bigger than golf balls. in colorado, record-breaking snowfall is the problem. hazardous winter conditions created a nightmare in colorado springs, leaving some drivers trapped. people stuck on highways like i-70 causing a standstill, leading to major closures west of denver. >> i came here to ski. >> our flight got canceled. we rented a car, came up here, tried to get to steamboat, but unfortunately the blizzard set us in, and we were lucky enough to get a place to stay here. >> reporter: the snow also causing more than 800 flight cancellations at denver international airport. at this blustery exit in golden, colorado, there are hundreds of people from all over the country who are just simply stuck here. and, norah, all of this snow, every single last flake of it, has fallen since 10:00 p.m. last

night. >> wow. dave malkoff, thank you so much. now to a political rebuke causing shock waves from washington to tel aviv. the top democrat in the senate and the highest-ranking jewish elected official is slamming israel's prime minister, calling for new elections to replace benjamin netanyahu. cbs's scott macfarlane reports senator chuck schumer is now facing some backlash following this senate floor speech. >> reporter: nearly half a year into the war between israel and hamas, majority leader chuck schumer, one of congress' staunchest supporters of israel, uncorked a blistering criticism of the israeli leader. >> prime minister netanyahu has lost his way. >> reporter: in a 40-minute address on the senate floor, schumer called for new elections and new israeli leadership. >> he has been too willing to tolerate the civilian toll in gaza, which is pushing support for israel worldwide to historic lows. >> reporter: schumer's words come amid growing concerns among democrats and potential

democratic voters about israel's aggressive military response to the october 7th attack by hamas and netanyahu's resistance to let more humanitarian aid into gaza. more than 31,000 palestinians have died, and gaza is on the brink of famine. president biden has voiced his own frustration with netanyahu but has never called to replace him. white house officials, who knew in advance what schumer would say, have expressed deep concerns about israel's plans to conduct a ground invasion of the crowded city of rafah. israel's ambassador to the u.s. called schumer's comments unhelpful and said israel is a sovereign democracy. >> this is not only highly inappropriate, it's just plain wrong. >> reporter: while congressional republicans blasted schumer for undercutting a u.s. ally. >> it is grotesque and hypocritical for americans who hyperventilate about foreign interference in our own

democracy to call for the removal of a democratically elected leader of israel. >> reporter: tonight there's still uncertainty about the fate of hostages being held in gaza, including five americans. prime minister netanyahu has rejected the latest cease-fire proposal from hamas, arguing it's based on unrealistic demands. norah. >> scott macfarlane, thank you very much. vice president kamala harris today became the first sitting vice president or president to visit an abortion clinic. the biden campaign hopes that by putting reproductive rights front and center this election cycle, it will motivate voters to go to the polls. cbs's nancy cordes reports tonight from minnesota. >> reporter: the vice president made history with a half-hour private tour of an unassuming spot, a planned parenthood clinic in st. paul. >> the reason i'm here is because this is a health care crisis. >> reporter: the clinic has seen a 25% surge in abortions since two neighboring states, along with several others, enacted full abortion bans. >> and, doctor, please. >> reporter: dr. sarah traxler

is the chief medical officer. >> our new abortion landscape is difficult. it is dangerous, and it is putting my patients and health care providers at severe risk. >> reporter: the visit was the last stop for the v.p. in a six-state swing that has been solely focused on reproductive rights. >> these extremists, they're trying to take women back to the 1800s. we must restore the protections of roe. >> reporter: the issue is a top focus for the biden campaign, and here's why. 57% of americans say the overturning of roe v. wade nearly two years ago was mostly bad for the country. minnesota governor tim walz. >> is this the most animating issue for democrats in your state right now? >> well, it's one of them. i think people are passionate. we're passionate people. we vote in very high numbers. but i think at the end of the day, it's the one that is most personal and feels the most threatening, and it's the one

that's real. >> reporter: donald trump, who attended a hearing in his classified documents case today, has strategically declined to say if he backs the 15-week national abortion ban favored by some republicans. >> you have to win elections. otherwise, you're going to be back where you were, and you can't let that ever happen again. >> reporter: we got some legal news today in another one of the four criminal cases that trump is currently facing. the manhattan d.a. offered a 30-day delay in a trial that was supposed to get under way in just a couple of weeks. now, this is the case that has to do with hush money payments that were allegedly made to adult film star stormy daniels. the defense wants 90 days to review tens of thousands of pages of new documents that were just handed over to them. norah. >> nancy cordes, thank you for

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight, the haitian government is extending its overnight curfew to at least sunday. street gangs control much of the capital, and violence flared up again today. the u.s. diplomatic security service shared these night vision photos showing heavy security outside the u.s. embassy. cbs's cristian benavides reports on americans still trapped in the chaos. >> reporter: fire trucks in port-au-prince raced to haiti's largest prison, set on fire after a mass prison break two weeks ago of 4,000 prisoners was orchestrated by gangs that sparked violence and chaos. it's been three days since prime minister ariel henry resigned, leaving a power vacuum where gangs now control 80% of the capital city. it's believed there are several hundred americans still in haiti. >> we have our contingency plan. >> reporter: general laura richardson, the head of u.s.

southern command, said they are ready to evacuate americans. dennis han kins was confirmed today as ambassador to haiti. the post has been vacant since october 2021. here at the border with the dominican republic, tensions remain high, and deportations continue. but thousands of other haitians were allowed to cross less than a hundred yards to buy badly needed goods at this open market for the first time in days. this woman runs a shop here. [ speaking in a global language ] >> so you've noticed that you get less sales, and you've gotten less sales since the crisis started. >> reporter: also americans making it out of haiti. missionaries joel and yvonne trimble have been splitting their time between florida and cap-haitien for the past 49 years. they managed to evacuate today. >> it's never been this bad. >> absolutely. but the violence, the guns, it's the worst it's ever been. >> reporter: i'm standing in front of the market which has now closed. u.s. officials, norah, say that guantanamo bay is ready to be used as a processing center in

case of a surge of haitian migrants trying to flee the violence. norah. >> cristian benavides, thank you so much. tonight a number of new developments in what's being called the biggest cybersecurity attack on america's health care system. the department of health and human services is now investigating unitedhealth group after hackers shut down the company's payment processing arm. three weeks later, the pharmacy network is now back online, but many providers are still struggling. cbs's nicole sganga reports. >> reporter: a ransomware attack turned national crisis. >> it's been one of the most stressful things we've gone through as a practice, and that's saying something given that we survived covid. >> reporter: and for doctors like christine meyer, a personal nightmare. >> on an average weekday, you would get -- >> $20,000, $30,000, $40,000, $50,000 in deposits. >> and today you got? >> 77. >> reporter: the hack targeted change healthcare, a unit of

unitedhealth, forcing the nation's largest medical payment system offline on february 21st, leaving hospitals and medical practices in a cash crunch. >> so to find ourselves suddenly looking at our home and its value and can we afford to put it up to pay our employees is a terrible feeling. >> reporter: white house officials cracking down on unitedhealth tuesday. hhs secretary xavier becerra demanding the company front hospitals and doctors more emergency funds. >> how are you holding them accountable? >> we will not continue to work with a clearinghouse exchange operation if it can't provide the payment for the services that our patients need. >> reporter: dr. meyer stresses it's not just a payroll problem. it's a patient problem. >> i'm most worried about having to reduce our hours. our patients that can't come here for their routine things, their sore throats, their cough, their blood pressure checks, where are they going to go? >> reporter: potentially landing patients in emergency rooms. >> what is preventing another ransomware incident like this

from happening tomorrow? >> everyone should be asking themselves what's the answer to the question? what do i need to do to make sure i'm not the next target, and what do i need to do to make sure that if i am a target, i don't bring a whole bunch of folks down with me over that cliff. >> reporter: concerns about a potential patient data breach have also prompted at least six class action lawsuits. unitedhealth group said in a statement that it's committed to providing relief to patients and practices affected. norah. >> this is a big deal. nicole sganga, thank you so much. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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well, tonight tiktok is fighting back after the house passed a bill calling for it to be banned in the u.s. unless it cuts ties with china. the senate is now reviewing the legislation. cbs's jo ling kent takes a look at what's next for the world's most popular app. >> this is not what we want. >> are you kidding me? >> reporter: the fight over the future of tiktok is bringing out angry users and a determined ceo. today on capitol hill, tiktok's ceo held private meetings and made a public plea. >> i haven't heard exactly what we've done that's wrong. this is going to impact 170 million americans who use our app. >> reporter: he's personally attempting to stop a possible

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people who live in rockville, maryland, just north of d.c., had to close their windows on this warm, sunny day because of thick black smoke from a raging fire at an asphalt quarry. officials say two tanks of liquid asphalt and another holding used motor oil went up in flames. the smoke could be seen for miles. look at that. the cause of the fire is under investigation. spacex's massive new starship blasted off from texas today. it didn't go exactly as planned, but cbs's kris van cleave explains why spacex considers the test a giant leap forward. >> three, two -- >> reporter: the most powerful

rocket ever built blasted off this morning. it was spacex's third test of its enormous 397-foot-tall super heavy starship rocket, technology crucial to nasa's return to the moon. the previous two launches ended in dramatic explosions. this time the rocket's 39 engines powered starship safely into space. >> okay. we got a starship on its way to space and a booster on the way back to the gulf. >> reporter: but not everything went to plan. moments after these dramatic images of re-entry, heating the craft to more than 2,500 degrees, starship broke apart. >> we are making the call now that we have lost ship 28. >> reporter: the rocket's booster was also lost after the launch. spacex had hoped to attempt rocket-controlled descents with both. >> getting starship up into space and beginning re-entry, collecting all that data is a huge step forward for them. >> reporter: cbs news space analyst bill harwood. >> they're trying to do

something no one has ever even attempted, and the fact they lost the starship on re-entry, i don't view that as very significant as all in the third test flight. they're going to collect enough data from this to figure out how to fix that down the road. >> reporter: a step closer to human boots on the moon with many more still ahead. kris van cleave, cbs news, los angeles. "heart of america" is next with a new class for new york's bravest.

finally, tonight's "heart of america." meet the newest members of new york's bravest. nearly 300 fdny firefighters graduated this week, joining the nation's largest fire department. the probationary firefighters, known as probies, were filled with pride, and they're committed to keeping new yorkers safe. among the graduates is jerome ned jr. of brooklyn, whose father was a chef in the north tower of the world trade center. >> my father died on 9/11, so it was a decision for me because firefighters went into that building to try to get him out,

and those brave heroes that died in that building, i wanted to be like one of them, and i wanted to help people as well. >> oh, my goodness. well, this new class also includes 10 women and 34 veterans. officials said half of the graduates are people of color as the department continues to look more like the city it protects. so congratulations and thank you to the newest members of the fdny, tonight's "heart of america." and that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. but 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 morahan o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york.

the father of a michigan school shooter has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. james and jennifer crumbley are now the first parents to be charged in a mass shooting committed by their child. the prosecutor calling this a moment of accountability. tornadoes were reported across the country thursday from texas and arkansas up to the midwest. homes were destroyed in northwest ohio. across the border in indiana, state police are reporting many significant injuries. and amid speculation about her sister-in-law princess kate's condition, meghan markle has launched what appears to be a new kitchen and lifestyle brand called american riviera orchard. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or it's friday, march 15th, 2024. this is bs