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we want to begin tonight with more than 95 million americans in the path of severe storms from texas to pennsylvania with the danger said to last well into tomorrow. 19 states are under the threat of wild weather, tornado watches are already up in five states with more expected as the night goes on. hail the size of grapefruits could damage cars and homes from san antonio to st. louis. this massive storm system brought flooding to the west coast this weekend, and now charges east bringing flooding and even snow to the northeast. cbs's omar villafranca will start us off, tracking this powerful storm. >> reporter: tonight, the country's midsection is bracing for severe spring weather. a storm system with heavy rain flooded roads in oklahoma city this afternoon. but that's not the biggest threat. >> the tornado threat is definitely there today. we are concerned about some large potentially very large destructive type of hail. >> reporter: kansas also on alert, as ominous dark clouds crawl across the plains. from oklahoma to ohio, residents

are keeping a close eye on the sky for tornadoes and flash floods. the same storm system pelted northern colorado with quarter-size hail today. and along the way dropped april snow near albuquerque, new mexico. and in california over the weekend, it washed away parts of coastal highway 1 near big sur. >> got a hotel room and figured it would be fine in the morning, but it wasn't. >> reporter: down the coast in santa barbara, the cleanup is underway after heavy rain pushed rocks, mud, and tree branches on the road. and in riverside county, an air rescue, a horse had to be airlifted to safety after it became stranded on a muddy river bank. it is expected to be okay. parts of texas, oklahoma, and kansas will remain under a tornado watch this evening. it's also worth reporting this year weather forecasters are expecting above average precipitation per year in the central plains but also in the southeastern

united states. norah. >> norah: quite a horse rescue. omar villafranca, thank you. let's bring in meteorologist alex wilson from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, alex. >> reporter: norah, very dangerous start to the month of april. severe weather likely today, tonight, into the day tomorrow. the values at a 4-5 ranged is not just mean tornadoes likely, but some of these on the higher end. so stronger tornadoes. oklahoma, parts of missouri into the states of illinois, these are the areas we watch through the evening overnight. now we are looking at the midwest and the ohio valley, not just for strong thunderstorms, but very hard rain could lead to flash flooding. tomorrow, severe weather goes up. parts of ohio looking at a significant severe threat that would include a high likelihood of tornadoes. after the stormy start, we see a brief break, but watch as things get very active, and again, very dangerous, norah, by tomorrow afternoon and evening. >> norah: alex, thank you. a man is in custody after ramming his suv into the front gate at alanna's fbi office. police say the driver followed

an employee's car through the security fence when the gate came down on his vehicle. that's when he got out of the car, took off on foot, but was captured by fbi agents nearby. the suspect in the hospital is undergoing an evaluation as investigators try to determine his motive. iran is pledging revenge tonight, accusing israel of attacking its embassy complex in syria and reportedly killing at least seven iranian military officials. that includes a top general. the air strike comes as a israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu faces growing pressure to step down. cbs's holly williams has the new developments from tel aviv. >> reporter: an israeli air strike destroyed a building belonging to iran's embassy in damascus according to iranian state media. iran's revolutionary guards said one of their senior commanders was among the dead. israel's military did not comment, but it's thought to regularly strike iran-leaked targets.

in jerusalem, a second day running, protestors called for a prime minister netanyahu's resignation. and in tel aviv on saturday, demonstrators filled the streets around israel's defense ministry, protesting netanyahu's handling of the war. so you are unhappy with how israel is waging the war in gaza? >> they are running this war in a way which does not have like -- you know, like an end in sight. >> reporter: with the death toll in gaza now over 32,000, according to the hamas-run health ministry, israel is under mounting international pressure to agree to a cease-fire. but netanyahu appears in no rush and nor does hamas. >> overseas -- >> reporter: dr. basem naim is hamas' head of international relations. what has this war achieved for

palestinians? because from outside it looks as all that hamas has achieved is getting more than 32,000 palestinians killed. >> this is not about -- this ground of operation we are talking about to the longevity of stuff running of the palestinians in the occupation. >> reporter: u.s. and israeli officials spoke by videoconference today about israel's plans to launch a ground offensive in the city of rafah in southern gaza. the u.s. has warned against it without a credible plan to protect civilians. norah. >> norah: holly williams, thank you. big developments tonight on abortion rights in florida. the florida supreme court to pave the way for a new six week ban on the procedure to take effect. the state currently has a 15-week abortion ban in place. and until now, florida had been viewed as a southern safe haven for abortions with less restrictive rules in neighboring states. the florida supreme court also ruled today that abortion rights will be on the ballot in november giving voters the final

say. tonight, crews are working around the clock to remove the remains of the francis scott key bridge in baltimore in a desperate race to reopen one of the busiest ports in the country. the army corps of engineers calls it the single most important project it's working on. cbs's nicole sganga reports president biden will visit the scene and meet with first responders on friday. >> reporter: bouys in the water and a lifeline in the waterway. >> we have the debris in the water, that's a big concern. >> reporter: the u.s. coast guard now marking clear sections of the channel, and today, opening up an alternate passage way for smaller ships. nearby sparks fly as crews surgically cut through the key bridge. tonight they're poised to remove a 350-ton piece, but problems remain. >> what we are finding is it is more complicated than we hope for initially. these girders are essentially tangled tgether, intertwined, making it very difficult to figure out where you need to eventually cut. >> it is a mangled mess. >> reporter: colonel estee pinchasin, unified commander of the army corps of engineers says crews will scan the underwater

superstructure of conflicted metal after each cut. the body's have two construction workers have been recovered, but four other victims are unaccounted for and presumed dead. as officials brace that dali ahead of a potential storm system, u.s. coast guard captain david o'connell. >> so we have taken some precaution, have put out four anchors on the concern of the vessel to make sure it's not going to move in a storm. >> the whole bridge has collapsed. >> reporter: meanwhile, we are learning more about the very first officers to arrive by water to the scene of the crash. the head of the maryland transportation police union tells us officers with their marine unit raced to the port. >> they actually were the first first responder vessel on scene and they actually rescued the one survivor from the water who

was clinging to debris floating in the water. >> reporter: that alternate channel now open for business will accommodate vessels that can operate in shallow waters. now that include some commercial barges, but it also includes boats needed to usher more equipment around the site of the wreckage. norah. >> norah: nicole sganga, thank you so much. now to an update on sunday "60 minutes" report on havana syndrome, that's the name given to a series of mysterious illnesses that were reported by more than 100 americans. a 5-year cbs news investigation suggests a russian intelligence unit may be responsible. cbs's david martin has the latest from the pentagon. >> reporter: the pentagon now confirms during last year's nato summit in lithuania, a senior defense department official reported suffering symptoms similar to the mysterious havana syndrome. scott pelley spoke about the incident with retired defense

intelligence analyst greg edgreen on "60 minutes." >> it tells me that there are no barriers on what moscow will do, on who they will attack, and that if we don't face this head on, the problem is going to get worse. >> reporter: edgreen believes symptoms of severe headaches, dizziness, and nausea are caused by russian attacks using some form of directed energy device. but the latest assessment by the director of national intelligence or draws a different conclusion. >> it is unlikely a foreign adversary is responsible for these health incidents. >> reporter: "60 minutes" learned this suspected russian intelligence agents may be linked to an attack on an fbi agent who appeared in disguise. >> and bam, inside my right ear it was like a dentist drilling on steroids. >> reporter: and this suspected agent to an attack on the wife of a justice department official in the country of georgia. >> i am completely consumed by a

piercing sound. >> reporter: officials also confirmed vice president harris' 2021 arrival in vietnam was delayed because of multiple reports of possible symptoms among members of her defense department advanced party. a u.s. official says intelligence agencies have investigated the cases cited by "60 minutes" and been unable to find hard evidence of a russian connection. the kremlin, as you might expect, dismissed the report as baseless and unfounded. but the investigation continues. norah. >> norah: david martin at the pentagon, thank you. tonight, a massive data breach of 73 million current and former at&t customers to tell you about. the company says sensitive data including social security numbers were exposed. users started getting notified over the weekend. cbs's jo ling kent reports what you can do to protect yourself. >> reporter: at&t now doing damage control after revealing that the personal data of about one in five americans was stolen

and leaked on the dark web two weeks ago. the telecom giant says 7.6 million current account holders have been impacted. along with more than 65 million former customers. among the compromised information, full names, social security numbers, and dates of birth. most of that data from 2019 or earlier. if you have been affected by this, what's the first thing you should do? >> the first thing i would do is make sure that no one is using my social security number to open new accounts. checking your credit records, and even considering due a credit freeze, going to each of the three credit bureaus and saying, hey, don't let anyone open new accounts in my name right now. >> reporter: this breaches the latest in a string of high-profile hacks. in 2023 alone there were over 3200 data compromises in the u.s., a 78% surge compared to the year before. at&t says it has launched a robust investigation. it is resetting passcodes and will notify users affected by

mail and email. which creates another opportunity for cyber criminals. phishing. >> a lot of hackers are probably going to be like, oh, i will start emailing people and say "i'm at&t, please click this link to solve all of your security problems." be careful, there will deftly be bad actors were trying to exploit people who have been victimized to maybe victimize them again. >> reporter: so the key here is look carefully and make sure it is actually at&t reaching out to you and never respond to emails with your personal info. instead, log into your at&t account or call directly to make any of those changes. in the company says it will also offer free identity and credit monitoring services as well. norah. >> norah: in such an important note, there are a lot of fraudulent emails out there. jo ling kent, thank you so much. well, the final four is on the line tonight in women's college basketball. but one team now fighting back against sexism off the court. wait till you see this. that's next.

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called us "dirty debutantes." take your phone out right now and google "dirty debutantes" and tell me what it says. dirty debutantes? are you kidding me? i'm not going to let you talk about 18 to 21-year-old kids in that tone. it was even sexist for this reporter to say "ucla was milk and cookies." >> reporter: lsu women's basketball coach kim mulkey firing back at a "los angeles times" opinion piece written by a male reporter named ben bolch. >> i'm in the last third of my career, but i'm not going to let sexism continue. and if you don't think that sexism, then you are in denial. >> reporter: it was published a day before saturday night's game against lsu and ucla and

referred to her players as "villains and dirty debutantes." and likened the sweet 16 matchup as a battle of good versus evil. lsu guard hailey van lith called the article racist. >> calling us basically the dirty debutantes, like that's -- that is nothing to do a sports. and that is not motivating. >> reporter: the "l.a. times" now apologizing to the lsu basketball program and removing language that they called "inappropriate and offensive." >> i think there were certainly some elements of sexism and racism in that column. and i think certainly from her perspective, she was right to call them out. >> reporter: nikki battiste, cbs news new york. >> norah: well, we will be watching tonight. fast food workers get a big raise in california, but it's anything but a happy meal for restaurant owners. that's next. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: if you can't watch the "cbs evening news," you can listen. subscribe where ever you get your podcasts. podcasts. podcasts.

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>> norah: finally tonight's "heart of america" honoring two of the last survivors of pearl harbor who both died recently at the age of 102. lou conter was the last living survivor of the uss arizona, for more than 1,000 sailors and marines were killed, a quartermaster on december 7th, 1941 and was standing on the main deck deck at the arizona s japanese planes flew overhead. he survived and went to flight school and then flew 200 combat missions during world war ii and the korean war. and this weekend, richard "clyde" higgins' body was flown from portland, oregon, to its final resting place in los angeles. alaska airline's captain adrian grechman was given the honor at the request of his family. the two had met in his trip to hawaii during the 80th anniversary of the attacks and they kept in touch over the years. >> mr. higgins spent the rest of his life ensuring we would never forget the sacrifice that he and the other survivors made, and even more so, the sacrifice of

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price hike for your order? what business owners are having to do to cope. a different battle of the bay. why sfo is up in arms over oakland airport's proposed name change. this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. good evening, the asian justice movement will give the police a month to release the video of the moment 63-year-old woman was attacked and killed. it happened last year in the bay district. the police said it was an accident but the community did not buy t. now that the case is open many are still skeptical and they want to see the evidence for themselves.. >> reporter: no secret that attacks against asians increased especially among the elderly. there is one case that has people asking how