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back. and i'm surprised too and i thought that they were dead. >> it really is so extraordinary. few people are blessed enough to see them make it to 90 and i just feel thankful every single day for the lessons my dad taught me. >> how cute. tonight at 7:00, i'll have more on willie brown, the secrets to his longevity. the one thing that he does not do, which is very good advice for any politician. stick around for that interview. that's at 7:00. cbs evening news with norah o'donnell is next. we're back here in 30 minutes. we'll see you ♪ ♪ >> we really don't k >> norah: tonight, confusion at the border. >> states have no business regulating who can come into the country and who has to leave it. >> norah: just hours after a contentious texas immigration law went into effect, a federal court blocked it, taking away the power to arrest and detain migrants from texas state and local police. >> texas has a right to defend
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ourselves, and we will use that authority to declare an invasion and fight back against that invasion. >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we want to begin tonight with the whiplash of federal court rulings over the texas immigration law known as sb 4. a u.s. court of appeals blocked the sweeping law. this was just hours after the supreme court said it could go into effect. the texas law gives local and state police the power to arrest and detain migrants who cross the border illegally. immigration enforcement has for decades been the sole responsibility of federal authorities, and as you heard, republican texas governor greg abbott has said the state has the right to defend itself against what he is calling an invasion. now, president biden opposes the texas law, and he actually landed in the state today for
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fundraisers. this challenge comes as a texas bus company has put the brakes on transporting migrants to new york city after a lawsuit was filed by new york city. the mayor there, eric adams, urged other bus companies to stop their trips, too. so there's a lot to talk about, and cbs's omar villafranca will start us off tonight with all of the latest from dallas. >> reporter: tonight, one of texas governor greg abbott's toughest border restriction policies is under scrutiny by the fifth circuit court of appeals. judges decided to hear the case this morning after the supreme court temporarily allowed sb 4 to go into effect. questions focus squarely on the merits of the law. texas' solicitor general seemed to struggle to defend the law's merit. >> so what if someone enters in, let's say, from mexico into arizona and lives there for five years, then moves to texas. are they covered? >> i don't know the answer. i could, i mean, i think that, you know, i'm reading the text, you know, maybe. >> reporter: spencer amdur with the aclu says sb 4 is unconstitutional. >> federal law has been clear that states have no
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business regulating who can come into the country and who has to leave it. that is just the core of federal immigration power. >> reporter: while the court decides sb 4's fate, texas governor greg abbott remains steadfast. >> even without sb 4, texas has the legal authority to arrest people coming across the razor-wire barriers on our border. >> reporter: abbott's action of busing by migrants to democrat-run cities also suffered a minor setback in new york. where, after being sued by the city, at least one bus company has agreed to stop busing migrants from texas to new york. with the law in limbo, el paso county sheriff commander ryan urrutia added his deputies won't make sb 4 a priority. >> we have about 270 police officers, and this issue could quickly exhaust those resources for our community. >> reporter: we don't know when the fifth circuit will rule on sb 4, and this is all happening as president biden comes to texas. he'll be in dallas and much. tonight, there is an urgent manhunt underway in idaho for a white supremacist gang member who escaped from custody early this morning during an ambush. two correction officers were shot and wounded in the incident. cbs's elise preston has the
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details on the brazen escape by the convicted felon. >> prisoner, white male adult, shirtless, skylar meade, had a driver who was the shooter. >> reporter: just steps from the emergency room, bullets struck three officers, forcing this hospital on lockdown. >> we believe that this was a coordinated attack, an ambush on the department of corrections officers. >> reporter: convicted felon
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skylar meade was being escorted after an emergency hospital visit. then a brazen escape straight seemingly out of a movie plot. investigators say his associate nicholas umphenour was dressed in dark clothing and open fire. two correctional officers were struck. a third was accidentally shot by a boise police officer, who arrived on scene. but as the manhunt unfolds for the community is on high alert. >> they are dangerous. they are armed. and they have shown a propensity show 31-year-old meade, a gang member, had been serving time for aggravated battery against law enforcement, grand theft, and other felonies. he's been behind bars since 2016. >> we are searching as quickly as we can, following every lead we can, to try and get these folks into custody. >> reporter: now, police say meade tried to injure himself last night, which is why he ended up in the hospital.
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the investigation is ongoing, as investigators work to figure out who else may have helped in the escape. norah? >> norah: elise preston, thank you very much. donald trump's claims of a cash crunch are facing new scrutiny. new york's attorney general pushed back on the former president's request to try and waive the bond for his appeal in the civil fraud case, saying trump has not exhausted all possible options to pay the half a billion dollar bond. cbs's nikole killion has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, former president donald trump is under increasing financial pressure. some of his prized properties, like trump tower and 40 wall street, up for possible seizure if he can't pay the $464 million bond by next monday. >> i have some of the greatest assets in the world. and this is a rigged trial. >> reporter: trump's lawyers have claimed that more than 30 insurance companies rejected his bond bids, but the office of new york attorney general letitia james today dismissed their argument that he can't
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find the money, saying there is nothing unusual about even billion-dollar judgments being fully bonded. james spoke to abc news. >> if he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek, you know, judgment-enforcement mechanisms in court, and we will ask the judge to seize his assets. >> reporter: to meet the monday deadline, trump likely needs over $500 million in collateral for the bond, but he has claimed to have only between $350 million and $450 million in cash, with the rest of his wealth tied up in property and other assets. >> so it would be up to her. anything she tries to seize, he can then try to defend against. but, basically, he needs to put up the bond within a few days, or else be pretty much at her mercy. >> reporter: with his real estate empire at risk, trump asked 1 million supporters today by email and text to chip in. his attorney alina habba said
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james' office is playing politics. >> but it is intentionally to interfere with the election, to hurt president trump, to try and ruin his company. >> norah: and nikole is with us. we know donald trump is facing four different criminal trials. one of them in georgia. i understand there is some news today about a delay? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, norah, in fact, trump's attorneys are hailing a decision by a georgia judge allowing them to appeal a ruling last week to keep fulton county district attorney fani willis on the 2020 election interference case. of course, this come after a prosecutor she was romantically involved with resigned from that case. but legal experts say this appeal is going to result in yet another delay. it could take several more weeks for this to pan out, so therefore it is unlikely this trial could go to trial before november, norah. >> norah: takes a flow chart to keep track of this. >> reporter: you bet. >> norah: nikole, thank you very much. well, a new detailing disturbing hazing at the university of maryland, including initiation incidents and alcohol poisoning that sent some fraternity pledges to hospital.
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cbs's natalie brand reports on the horrific details. >> reporter: tonight, disturbing allegations of potentially life-threatening hazing campus at the university of maryland. tonight, five fraternities are under investigation. newly-released court documents reveal multiple alleged incidents, including students being burned with cigarettes and torches, the forced drinking of urine, and beatings with paddles. one student reportedly passed out after being forced to drink straight vodka. lucy taylor is a former umd sorority member. >> it's a rare occurrence for someone to report, so i'm just wondering what will be different with this ongoing investigation? >> reporter: university of maryland says it is establishing new reporting and training protocols. >> it is the responsibility of an institution to keep young people, to keep students safe. >> reporter: in maryland, hazing is a misdemeanor crime. it's 1 of 44 states and d.c. that have hazing laws on the books, but they vary greatly.
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professor elizabeth allan of stop hazing is pushing for federal legislation. >> hazing is far more widespread than most assume. >> reporter: 55% of college students involved with social groups or athletic teams have experienced hazing. it's estimated more than 100 students have died since 2000. >> a really important part of accountability and prevention is the commitment of the leadership at the college or university. that commitment is vital. >> reporter: now, some current students in the greek system here who we met today on campus didn't want to talk about these allegations. that professor we spoke to says reporting hazing is key to trying to prevent it, norah. >> norah: natalie brand, thank you so much. president biden and former president donald trump cruised to victory last night in the primary elections in the battleground state of arizona, but in tonight's "listening to america," cbs's weijia jiang hears from voters who aren't
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happy with their options in the general election. >> reporter: republican business owner steve macias voted for donald trump in 2020, but he's not sure if he will do so again. >> i really still have trouble trying to figure out who i'm going to vote for. >> reporter: the same goes for democrat paulina flores. >> in 2020, i voted for biden. >> reporter: and independent raquel glowden. >> i voted for donald trump. >> reporter: what happened in the past three years, or didn't happen, that you are still so undecided about who to vote for? >> it's almost like there's too many chefs in the kitchen, or there isn't a main chef in the kitchen. >> on the biden side, you know, i was thinking, well, okay, good, he is the adult in the room, at least. you know, he's been through this. this will be calm. arizona in 2020, support for president biden, who spoke outside phoenix today, has
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softened among latino voters. the latino vote helped biden clinch wins here in arizona. do you think he has done enough to maintain that lead here? >> i think his latino numbers will go down. >> reporter: in part because they say biden has not done enough to deal with issues at the southern border. >> he put his vice president in charge of the border czar, and then what happened? she just disappeared. so, does he really care about it? >> reporter: but they can't get behind trump's divisive rhetoric, recently calling migrants animals. >> i mean, every time i think, well, maybe there is a chance i will vote for him, stuff like that comes out. >> and then he says something, and you are like, shouldn't have said that, dude. >> makes you cringe. >> reporter: the economy is also a factor in how they'll vote. >> it used to be we could go out and do things, you know, go to dinner once or twice a week. now, no, that's not happening. we have to budget everything down to -- down to the finest thing. >> reporter: do you think the
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economy was better under trump? >> i do. >> um, yeah, yeah, absolutely, i would say so. >> reporter: president biden has called trump a threat to democracy and made it a central part of his campaign. is democracy on the ballot in 2024? >> i don't buy that argument. >> i don't, either. >> i mean, to me, that's just another talking point. every time i hear it, i just kind of tune it out. >> i know. >> some focus group came up with it, now they're just using it to death. >> i don't think they understand what democracy is when they say that. you know, the fact that there is a ballot is democracy. >> reporter: in our conversation, age also came up as a major issue, and that is why the voters said they are paying close attention to vice president kamala harris and to whoever trump chooses as his running mate. they said it could be a deciding factor. norah? >> norah: weijia jiang in arizona for us, thank you so much. well, tonight, a new royal scandal, this time involving princess catherine's medical records. the details next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it's okay to show off.
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surgery in january. the hospital says, in the case of any breach, all appropriate investigatory, regulatory, and disciplinary steps will be taken. this video shot over the weekend and obtained by tmz appears to show kate out and about with her husband, prince william. but grainy video rarely quiets conspiracies, especially after the royal release of this digitally-altered photo celebrating mother's day in the u.k. and now, a second picture that kensington palace said was taken by kate is being called into question. for other senior royals, it's business as usual. so, too, on london's streets. >> i feel sorry for her, and to be fair, i think people should leave her alone. >> reporter: kensington palace hasn't commented on the latest manipulated photo or the potential breach of kate's medical information, but maintains the princess of wales will be back to work after
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>> norah: turning now to the state of health care in america, we sat down with karen lynch, ceo of cvs health, one of the nation's largest health services providers. she told us there is room for improvement in all aspects of health care and about what inspires her to do better. >> do you have what you need? >> oh, yes, definitely. >> norah: as the head of a company that impacts the lives of more than 100 million americans, karen lynch is at the forefront of decisions that have major implications. the biden administration came out with new rules that would allow the abortion pill mifepristone to be sold at pharmacies instead of only being available at a doctor's office or a hospital. cvs stores are now carrying this. was that a difficult decision to make? >> as a company, our northstar is that we support women's health, and that we are committed to making sure that women have access to reproductive health services, education, and fda-approved products. >> norah: cvs health touches nearly every aspect of health care. it is the third-largest insurer
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and the nation's largest pharmacy chain. >> we've got to change health care. health care is complicated in this country. we have made meaningful progress. we need to make more progress. >> norah: cvs is also a retail giant. and, like many companies, has faced an increase in thefts. a lot of things are under lock and key. how big of an issue has been burglaries? >> yeah, it's a problem for us. organized retail theft is a big problem. >> norah: why do you call it "organized retail theft?" >> because they are mostly organized people that are doing it. what i am most concerned about is the safety of our colleagues and the safety of our customers. >> norah: the 62-year-old from small-town ware, massachusetts, never imagined she would run a fortune 500 company. and many along the way couldn't imagine it, either. you were told by someone that you don't look like a ceo. >> they told me that i was too short. they told me that i was too blonde. they told me that i was petite.
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and that my voice wasn't deep enough. in this day and age. >> norah: she learned perseverance at a young age. lynch's mother died by suicide when she was 12. the aunt who took her in died from cancer when lynch was 26. those experiences fuel her passion for health, especially mental health. >> one in five americans, almost 20% of the population, suffers with mental health issues. and so, one of the areas that we are very focused on is making sure that there is access points so that people can get the care that they need. but the first thing we have to do is eradicate the stigma of mental health. >> norah: as america's most powerful female ceo, she hopes to inspire women to use their voice and lead with empathy. that's the focus of her new leadership book, "taking up space." what's your message to women and girls? >> dream big. and don't let your past define
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your future. forge ahead. >> norah: and you can see more of our interview tomorrow night on "person to person," on cbs streaming, and the cbs news app. that's at 9:30 p.m. eastern. "heart of america" is next, with an early-peak bloom of the cherry blossoms here in the nation's capital. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this portion of the "cbs evening news" is sponsored by bristol myers squibb. ♪ ♪
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♪ ♪ "heart of america." it's the most beautiful time of the year here in the nation's capital, with the bloom of the iconic cherry trees! this year, the cherry blossom los hit their peak bloom at the second-earliest date on record. but for about 140 of these cherry trees, it will also be their last. the national park service is cutting them down as part of a three-year project to combat flooding. that includes stumpy. that's a little tree turned continue to bloom despite years of decay. the trees getting the axe will still serve a purpose as mulch. >> once that mulch breaks down, it becomes soil, and that soil will provide nutrients for the living trees for generations to come. it is an appropriate and beneficial second life for the trees that are coming down.
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>> norah: the d.c. cherry blossoms and those protecting them. tonight's "heart of america." . save stumpy. i'm juliette goodrich, there is the golden gate bridge, sourdough bread and politicians. i sat down with him for his secret to success and life and politics. >> above all else i try to end the day without one issue still troubling me. >> he has more advice coming up. measles exposure at a restaurant. >> it is a very serious condition. it is preventible. >> we hear from a doctor who may be most at risk and why this highly contagious illness
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may be reappearing again. also, an invasion of privacy at a starbucks bathroom in the south bay, close to 100 people recorded by a hidden camera. the man under arrest tonight. this is cbs news with juliette goodrich. former san francisco mayor willie brown turns 90 years old, 90 years young, i should say today. city hall hosted an event for him. about 300 people were there including coworkers he was former speaker of assembly and two-term mayor. i visited him in his office, he is energetic, articulate, dapper and the unmistakable laugh. during a time there is so much focus on age in politics he proves age is just a number. >> reporter: if he is

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