demonstrators filled the streets around israel's defense ministry, protesting netanyahu's handling of the war. >> so you're unhappy with how israel is waging the war in gaza? >> they are running this war in a way which doesn't 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. dr. bassam naim is hamas' head of international relations. >> what has this war achieved for palestinians because from outside, it looks as if all that hamas has achieved is in getting more than 32,000 palestinians killed. >> this is not about this round of confrontation. we are talking about the

longevity of suffering of the palestinians under this occupation. >> reporter: u.s. and israeli officials spoke by video conference 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. >> holly williams, thank you. big developments tonight on abortion rights in florida. the florida supreme court paved the way today 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 than 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 scne and meet with first responders on friday. >> reporter: buoys in the water and a lifeline in the waterway. >> definitely 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 passageway for smaller ships. nearby, sparks fly as crews surgically cut the steel remains of the key bridge. tonight they're poised to remove a 350-ton piece, but problems remain. >> what we're finding is it is more complicated than we had hoped for initially. these girders are essentially tangled together, intertwined, making it very difficult to figure out where you need to eventually cut. >> it is a mangled, cantilevered mess. >> reporter: this colonel, unified commander of the u.s. army corps of engineers, says

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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 bulk. >> 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's sexism, then you're in denial. >> reporter: it was published the day before saturday night's game between 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 live called the article racist. >> calling us basically the dirty debutantes, like that's -- that has nothing to do with sports, and that is not -- that's not motivating. >> reporter: the "l.a. times" now apologizing to the lsu basketball program and removing the language that they called inappropriate and offensive. >> i think there were certainly some elements of sexism and racism in that column, and i

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tonight in california, the nation's highest state minimum wage for fast food workers is in effect. the new law means $20 an hour for those working behind the counter or in the kitchen, a 25% raise for some. cbs's carter evans reports not everyone is happy with the increase. >> reporter: anisha williams, a homeless mother of six, just got a big pay boost from her job at jack in the box. >> the day is finally here. >> reporter: after years of battling business owners, workers at california fast food restaurants with 60 or more locations will now be paid at least $20 an hour. that amounts to a 25% jump from the state's minimum wage overnight. >> what does this raise mean for

you and your family? >> hope. >> reporter: but it's not good news for everyone. >> real-world impacts are already being seen. businesses are potentially looking at reducing hours, laying off employees. >> are your employees worried that their hours might get cut? >> they're already seeing it happen unfortunately. >> reporter: alex johnson is a franchise owner of five sin bones and five auntie ann's pretzel shops. >> we've already raised prices 10% to 15% over those last three years, but we're looking to do the same with this wage increase. >> reporter: he says a pretzel that cost $3.99 in 2019 will soon cost $7. even at jack in the box, menu could soon rise up to 8%, a small price to pay, she says, for a life-changing wage increase. >> do you think this raise could help you finally find a place to live? >> um, i'm really crossing my fingers, my toes, whatever else. but, yes, i believe that it

can -- it can help. it's a start. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. the good times rolled at the white house today. about 40,000 people took part in the annual easter egg roll. the theme this year was "eggucation" and the event was led by first lady jill biden, who's been a tea er for mor

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 contra was the last living survivor of the "uss arizona," where more than a thousand sailors and marines were killed. he was a quartermaster on december 7th, 1941, and he was standing on the main deck of the arizona as japanese planes flew overhead. he survived, went to flight school, and then flew 200 combat missions during world war 2 and the korean war. and this weekend, richard clyde higgins' body was flown from portland, oregon, to his final resting place in los angeles. alaska airlines captain adrian grechman was given the honor at the request of his family. the two had met during his trip to hawaii for the 80th anniversary of the attacks, and they kept in touch over the years. >> mr. higgins spent the rest of his life ensuring that we would never forget the sacrifice that he and the other survivors made and, even more so, the sacrifice of those who perished. >> they are american heroes, richard higgins and lou conter, tonight's "heart of america." and that's the overnight

news for this tuesday. 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 here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. the central u.s. saw heavy storms, hail, and reported tornadoes monday night. the bad weather will move across the country today with severe storms expected from texas all the way to the northeast. former president donald ump has posted a $175 million bond in his new york civil fraud case. the payment prevents the state from seizing any of his assets. an appellate court lowered the

bond last week from $464 million. and the women's final four is set. n.c. state will play undefeated south carolina, and uconn will take on caitlin clark and the iowa hawkeyes. clark scored 41 points last night in a win over defending champions lsu. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. severe weather threat. >> this is a multi-day threat with tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds being our primary concerns. >> the intense spring storm that soaked california moves east, bringing dangerous weather. tonight, millions of americans are in the path of thunderstorms and flash flooding. >> 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 more than 95 million americans in the path of severe storms from texas to pennsylvania with the danger set 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, but we're concerned about some large, potentially very large destructive-type 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-sized 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, figured it would be fine in the morning, but it wasn't. >> reporter: down the coast in santa barbara the cleanup is under way after heavy rain pushed rocks, mud, and tree branches yonts 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 until this evening. it's also worth noting this year weather forecasters are expecting above average precipitation for here in the central plains but also in the southeastern united states. norah.

>> quite a horse rescue. all right. omar villafranca, thank you. let's bring in meteorologist alex wilson from our partners at the weather challenge. good evening, alex. >> norah, a very dangerous start to the month of april. severe weather likely today, tonight, into the day tomorrow. those torcon values in that 4 to 5 rangs. that doesn't just mean tornadoes likely, but some of those could be on the higher end. oklahoma, parts of missouri, into the state of illinois, these are the areas we watch through the evening. overnight, we're looking at parts of the midwest and the ohio valley for very heavy rain that could lead to flash flooding. tomorrow severe threat goes up. parts of ohio looking at a significant severe threat, and 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. >> alex, thank you. now to an update on sunday's "60 minutes" report on havana syndrome. that's the name given to a series of mysterious illnesses

reported by more than 100 americans. a five-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 draws a different conclusion. >> it is unlikely a foreign adversary is responsible for

these anomalous health incidents. >> reporter: "60 minutes" learned this suspected russian intelligence agent 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 advance 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. >> 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 1 in 5 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've 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 doing a credit freeze, going to each of the three major credit bureaus and say, hey, don't let anyone open new accounts in my name right now. >> reporter: this breach is the latest in a string of high-profile hacks. in 2023 alone, there were over 3,200 data compromises in the u.s., a 78% surge compared to the year before. at&t says it's launched a robust investigation, 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'm going to start emailing people and saying, "hey, i'm at&t. please click this link to solve all your security problems." be careful. there will definitely be bad actors who are trying to exploit people who have been victimized here 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.

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm erica brown in washington. thanks for staying with us. voters in wisconsin go to the polls today in the state's presidential primary. both president biden and former president trump are locked in as the party nominees, but today's outcome could give us a preview of how voters in the state are feeling heading into november's

general election. one key demographic could determine the outcome, black vo voters, and both parties are reaching out to them. taurean small reports from milwaukee. >> how you doin'? >> all right and you? >> good. >> reporter: reverend greg lewis is intentional about getting black voters from the pews -- >> we're just going to go to the early et voting site. >> reporter: to the poll tsz in milwaukee. >> you going to cast your ballot? >> the people of color in this state make the difference when there's a state election by far. >> reporter: the pastor has long been on the front lines, coordinating with different churches to host post-service early voting drives. >> we could certainly make a difference as the church in showing our community the power of the vote and showing that power in a way that they can see it vividly. >> hello, milwaukee. >> reporter: black voters in swing states like wisconsin were key to president biden's winning coalition in 2020. but their support could be

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you're at it. >> beer is kind of a social thing, so i think that's perfect too. i think as people travel into town, they want to make sure they can tell their family or their kids or their grandkids that they were in rochester, new york, on april 8th, 2024. >> reporter: named as one of the best places to watch the eclipse, the city's population could more than double over the weekend with 300,000 to 500,000 visitors. hotels have largely been sold out for months. >> your job revolves around the eclipse. >> 24/7, 365, at least until april 9th. >> reporter: dan schneiderman is the eclipse partnership's coordinator for the rochester museum and science center, which is planning a three-day festival. >> what is the sense of awe that it inspires? >> there is something that kind of hits you at the heart. it's not only a scientific phenomena but an emotional one as well. >> what happens during an eclipse? >> so when the geomety works out, the moon will pass directly in front of the sun and block it out. during a total solar eclipse,

the moon will completely block out the sun's disk, causing not quite a nighttime effect. it's like a deep dusk. >> reporter: hailed by some as the travel phenomenon of the year, up to 4 million people could journey to take in the eclipse around the u.s. with delta and southwest among those offering special trips to see it from the sky. there's been a 1,000% increase in airbnb searches for stays along the path of totality, and texas alone could see up to a million visitors. experts compare the tourism impact to holding 50 super bowls around the country simultaneously. >> i've never seen an event draw so many people to put together. >> reporter: rochester mayor malik evans sees it as an opportunity to showcase his community, one that's expecting to rake in anywhere between $10 million to $12 million next weekend. >> what does it mean to you to be mayor of the city during this time? >> it's very humbling to be just a part of this history, and i

hope that it's something that future generations will look back on and say, wow, they did it right back in 2024. they knew how to party. so that is a great opportunity to market our city from an economic development standpoint, but also as a place where people may want to live one day. i'm hoping that someone can say, i chose to live in rochester because i was there when that eclipse, and i decided to never go home. >> reporter: the next visible total solar eclipse to cross over the u.s. won't be for more than two decades. if you can't travel, you can still experience this excitement. 99% of people in the u.s. will be able to see at least a partial eclipse next monday. nancy chen, cbs news, new york. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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responsibility and the opportunity of taking care of something that's going to be forever. >> reporter: this chef grew up just blocks from delaware zen da but now lives in new york city. >> so tonight is a dinner about new york and bologna. towers and skyscrapers. >> reporter: he opened his restaurant, lieu cho la, on manhattan's upper west side for a dinner fund-raiser in february. on the menu, an edible bit of bologna's cultural heritage. >> should we try it? i got a spoon here for you. >> absolutely. >> reporter: tortellini. i think most americans are surprised knowing there are so many leaning towers in italy. >> do you think it started because we have such great food? >> reporter: those structural problems, of course, are not diet-related. back in bologna, mayor mateo lep ray hopes all this attention may have an unintended plus. >> i know pisa is more famous than bologna in general.

but i hope with this occasion could be the new tilting tower. >> so a little tilting is good in a way for business? >> yeah. >> reporter: in medieval times these towers were built as defensive structures. today they're at the center of a friendlier sort of competition. >> have you spoken with the mayor of pisa? >> only a few messages. good luck. >> good luck? >> yes. >> that's

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the federal building in oakland, california, has a crow problem, and the city is turning to an old-fashioned technique to get rid of them. itay hod has the story. >> all right. here we go. >> reporter: follow adam baz to work, and you might feel like you're stepping onto the set of a hitchcock movie. but this isn't hollywood. it's oakland, california, where thousands of crows descend on the city night after night. >> crows sleep communally. we call them roosts.

they can be hundreds if not thousands of birds. >> reporter: for the last few weeks, adam and his team of falconers have been working hand in glove with jasper, a steely-eyed harris's hawk to clear out a flock of crows from oakland's federal building. >> come on. >> reporter: unlike traditional falconry, the goal here isn't to hunt. it's to chase off nuisance birds. >> their droppings can be a huge problem. they can be unhygienic. >> reporter: jasper functions as a high-flying scarecrow, a practice known as falconry bird abatement has been soaring in recent years as people look for humane ways to encourage birds to sleep somewhere else. >> it was really a huge maintenance issue. >> reporter: mary simms is the spokesperson for the federal building. >> we've really seen a huge reduction in the amount of crows in the area. >> reporter: at the end of the day, adam and jasper head home. >> the results are really noticeable. >> reporter: the best part, the crows are now free to take their

flock party somewhere else. itay hod, cbs news, oakland, california. and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. be sure to check back later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm erica brown. this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. the central u.s. saw heavy storms, hail, and reported tornadoes monday night. the bad weather will move across the country today with severe storms expected from texas all the way to the northeast. former president donald trump has posted a $175 million bond in his new york civil fraud case. the payment prevents the state from seizing any of his assets. an appellate court lowered the bond last week from

$464 million. and the women's final four is set. n.c. state will play undefeated south carolina, and uconn will take on caitlin clark and the iowa hawkeyes. clark scored 41 points last night in a win over defending champions lsu. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or new york. severe weather threat. >> this is a multi-day threat with tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds being our primary concerns. >> the intense spring storm that soaked california moves east, bringing dangerous weather. tonight, millions of americans are in the path of thunderstorms and flash flooding. >> 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 more than 95 million americans in the path of severe storms from texas to pennsylvania with the danger set 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, but we're concerned about some large, potentially very large destructive-type 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-sized 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, figured it would be fine in the morning, but it wasn't. >> reporter: down the coast in santa barbara the cleanup is under way after heavy rain pushed rocks, mud, and tree branches onto 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 until this evening. it's also worth noting that this year, weather forecasters are expecting above-average precipitation for here in the central plains but also in the southeastern united states. norah. >> quite a horse rescue.

all right. omar villafranca, thank you. let's bring in meteorologist alex wilson from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, alex. >> norah, a very dangerous start to the month of april. severe weather likely today, tonight, into the day tomorrow. those torcon values in that 4 to 5 range. that doesn't just mean tornadoes likely but some of these could be on the higher end, so stronger tornadoes. oklahoma, parts of missouri, into the state of illinois, these are the areas we watch through the evening. overnight, we're looking at parts of the midwest and the ohio valley not just for strong thunderstorms but very heavy rain that could lead to flash flooding. tomorrow severe threat goes up. parts of ohio looking at a significant severe threat, and 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. >> alex, thank you. now to an update on sunday's "60 minutes" report on havana syndrome. that's the name given to a series of mysterious illnesses

reported by more than 100 americans. a five-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 draws a different conclusion. >> it is unlikely a foreign adversary is responsible for these anomalous health

incidents. >> reporter: "60 minutes" learned this suspected russian intelligence agent 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 advance 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. >> 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 1 in 5 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've 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 doing a credit freeze, going to each of the three major credit bureaus and say, hey, don't let anyone open new accounts in my name right now. >> reporter: this breach is the latest in a string of high-profile hacks. in 2023 alone, there were over 3,200 data compromises in the u.s., a 78% surge compared to the year before. at&t says it's launched a robust investigation, 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'm going to start emailing people and saying, "hey, i'm at&t. please click this link to solve all your security problems." be careful. there will definitely be bad actors who are trying to exploit people who have been victimized here 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. the company says it will also offer free identity and credit monitoring services as well. norah. >> it's such an important note. there are a lot of fraudulent emails out there. jo ling kent, thank you so much. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." air wick. how far would you go to set the ambience of your space? try the air wick way with air wick essential mist. infused with natural essential oils to fill your moment with immersive fragrance for up to 45 days. now that's a breath of fresh air wick.

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today. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." a man is in custody tonight after ramming his suv into the front gate at atlanta'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 then was quickly captured by fbi agents who were nearby. the suspect is in the hospital

and 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 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 guard said one of their senior commanders was among the dead. israel's military didn't comment, but it's thought to regularly strike iran-linked targets. in jerusalem, for the second day running, protesters called for prime minister benjamin 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're unhappy with how israel is waging the war in gaza? >> they are running this war in a way which doesn't 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. dr. bassam naim is hamas' head of international relations. >> what has this war achieved for palestinians because from outside, it looks as if all that hamas has achieved is in getting more than 32,000 palestinians killed. >> this is not about this round of confrontation.

we are talking about the long journey of suffering of the palestinians under this occupation. >> reporter: u.s. and israeli officials spoke by video conference 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. >> holly williams, thank you. big developments tonight on abortion rights in florida. the florida supreme court paved the way today 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 than 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: buoys in the water and a lifeline in the waterway. >> definitely 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 passageway for smaller ships. nearby, sparks fly as crews surgically cut the steel remains of the key bridge. tonight they're poised to remove a 350-ton piece, but problems remain. >> what we're finding is it is more complicated than we had hoped for initially. these girders are essentially tangled together, intertwined, making it very difficult to figure out where you need to eventually cut. >> it is a mangled, cantilevered mess. >> reporter: this colonel, unified commander of the u.s. army corps of engineers, says crews will scan the underwater superstructure of concrete and

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

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tonight the biggest game in march madness, men's or women's, is when iowa faces off against lsu, a rematch of last year's final. but ahead of that game, there's fresh controversy. lsu head coach kim mulkey defending her players after an "l.a. times" columnist disparaged them in sexist and arguably racist terms. the "l.a. times" is now apologizing. here's cbs's nikki battiste. >> it was good versus evil in that game today. evil? 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's sexism, then you're in denial. >> reporter: it was published the day before saturday night's game between 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 has nothing to do with sports, and that is not -- that's not motivating. >> reporter: the "l.a. times" now apologizing to the lsu basketball program and removing the 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. fast food workers get a big raise in california, but it's anything but a happy meal for restaurant owners. that's next.

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tonight in california, the nation's highest state minimum wage for fast food workers is in effect. the new law means $20 an hour for those working behind the counter or in the kitchen, a 25% raise for some. cbs's carter evans reports not everyone is happy with the increase. >> reporter: anisha williams, a homeless mother of six, just got a big pay boost from her job at jack in the box. >> the day is finally here. >> reporter: after years of battling business owners, workers at california fast food restaurants with 60 or more locations will now be paid at least $20 an hour. that amounts to a 25% jump from the state's minimum wage overnight. >> what does this raise mean for you and your family?

>> hope. >> reporter: but it's not good news for everyone. >> real-world impacts are already being seen. businesses are potentially looking at reducing hours, laying off employees. >> are your employees worried that their hours might get cut? >> they're already seeing it happen unfortunately. >> reporter: alex johnson is a franchise owner of five cinnabons and five auntie anne's pretzel shops in the bay area. >> we've already raised prices anywhere from 10% to 15% over those last three years, but we're looking to do the same again now with this wage increase. >> reporter: he says a pretzel that cost $3.99 in 2019 will soon cost $7. even at jack in the box where anisha williams works, menu prices could soon rise up to 8%, a small price to pay, she says, for a life-changing wage increase. >> do you think this raise could help you finally find a place to live? >> um, i'm really crossing my fingers, my toes, whatever else. but, yes, i believe that it can -- it can help.

it's a start. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. the good times rolled at the white house today. about 40,000 people took part in the annual easter egg roll. the theme this year was "eggucation," and the event was led by first lady jill biden, who's been a teacher for more than 30 years. "heart of america" is next

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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,"

where more than a thousand sailors and marines were killed. conter was a quartermaster on december 7th, 1941, and he was standing on the main deck of the "arizona" as japanese planes flew overhead. he survived, 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 his final resting place in los angeles. alaska airlines captain adrienne grechman was given the honor at the request of his family. the two had met during his trip to hawaii for the 80th anniversary of the attacks, and they kept in touch over the years. >> mr. higgins spent the rest of his life ensuring that we would never forget the sacrifice that he and the other survivors made and, even more so, the sacrifice of those who perished. >> they are american heroes, richard higgins and lou conter, tonight's "heart of america." and that's the overnight news for this tuesday.

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 here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. the central u.s. saw heavy storms, hail, and reported tornadoes monday night. the bad weather will move across the country today with severe storms expected from texas all the way to the northeast. former president donald trump has posted a $175 million bond in his new york civil fraud case. the payment prevents the state from seizing any of his assets. an appellate court lowered the bond last week from

$464 million. and the women's final four is set. n.c. state will play undefeated south carolina, and uconn will take on caitlin clark and the iowa hawkeyes. clark scored 41 points last night in a win over defending champions lsu. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. it's tuesday, april 2nd, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." severe weather threat. an intense spring storm moving across the country, bringing heavy rain, damaging winds, large hail, and possibly tornados. aid workers killed. jose andrés confirms an aid truck was hit. the reaction