for its ally. >> we've impressed upon the israelis the absolute imperative of doing more to protect innocent civilian lives, be they palestinian children, women, and men or be they aid workers. >> reporter: world central kitchen was founded by jose andres, the award-winning spanish-american chef, and feeds the hungry everywhere from the u.s. to ukraine. >> ukraine needs our help because we need them to win this war because we need to be feeding the world. >> reporter: the israeli government needs to stop this indiscriminate killing andres posted on social media last night and stop usinging food as weapon. funds by donations, his charity has been shipping hundreds of tons of food to the gaza strip, even building a makeshift pier and then distributing the aid by truck. the united nations says at least 196 aid workers have been killed in gaza and the west bank since

october. world central kitchen says it's decided to pause its operations in this region. norah. >> that will be devastating for so many. holly williams, thank you. tonight there are growing questions about the police shooting of a 15-year-old girl on the side of a california highway in 2022. newly released video appears to show the teenager attempting to surrender before being killed in a shoot-out. cbs's elise preston reports california's department of justice is now investigating. >> reporter: it's taken a year and a half for this video to be made public, one that appears to show deputies gunning down the victim of a kidnapping. deputies had just -- the fact of 15-year-old savannah graziano in a high-speed chase. officers had been on the hunt for her father, anthony, who allegedly murdered her mother and abducted the girl. tense moments as savannah gets out of the truck. deputies are heard coaxing her to safety when it all went

horribly wrong. [ sound of gunfire ] >> stop! stop! >> reporter: and from one officer monitoring from above. >> oh, no. >> reporter: for months, the only official version was what the san bernardino county sheriff said just after the shooting. >> preliminarily, again, there may be some indications that the passenger of the vehicle, which we believe is savannah, may have also been involved in some of the fire exchange. >> reporter: the indication was savannah could have fired at deputies. but this video and audio just released under the california public records act, show she was trying to get to safety when apparently shot by those tasks with trying to save her. the california department of justice is investigating the shooting and how this could have even happened. one retired police sergeant told cbs los angeles that in the chaos -- >> you have deputies over here that are firing at the truck, so you've got a cross-fire

situation also. >> reporter: tonight, savannah's family said they're too distraught to talk about the tragedy, but they want answers on how deputies are trained for incidents like this. elise preston, cbs news, los angeles. tonight we're getting our first look at the broken and twisted wreckage of the francis scott key bridge that's under the surface of the water. this as crews just opened a second channel to allow small barges and tugboats to move through the port. cbs's kris van cleave has the latest on this daunting mission. >> reporter: new sonar images show what can't be seen from the surface. up to 90% of the francis scott key bridge sunk to the bottom of the shipping channel, leaving a maze of twisted, mangled, steel and concrete. work made more challenging by the storm pounding the eastern u.s. tuesday. >> the wreckage on the bottom of the 50-foot channel is far more extensive than we could have imagined. >> reporter: but signs of progress. the first ship passed through one of two temporary channels

now open. a larger third one is planned, but none will be able to handle large cargo ships, leaving one of the country's biggest ports largely shut down and 8,000 jobs in limbo. >> it's been a little quiet. >> reporter: vinny's cafe relies on those port workers. fabrizio scott tow is the manager. >> it's like a chain effect really, you know. you know, not just us, all the businesses around i'm sure are really feeling it. >> reporter: dozens of local businesses are already applying for low-interest loans of up to $2 million to cover lost revenue stemming from the bridge collapse. >> we can try to provide some measure of certainty at a time that just feels very uncertain. >> reporter: while the ntsb investigation is expected to take 12 to 24 months, the singapore-based owner of the cargo ship dali that struck the bridge last week filed a motion in federal court asking a baltimore judge to rule it's not liable for any loss or damage from the fatal crash and destruction of the key bridge.

the work on what's left of the bridge continues as a 24/7 effort. now, they're working very hard at getting that third channel back open. the governor says that's critical because it will allow smaller commercial vessels to access the port. each one of those ships that gets through supports 100 port jobs, norah. >> very important. kris van cleave, thank you very much. a man is diagnosed with a rare case of bird flu. how it's linked to dairy cows and what it means for the country's milk supply. we've got those details next. ♪♪ open talenti and raise the jar to gelato made from scratch. raise the jar to flavors from the world's finest ingredients. and now, from jars to bars.

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been found in cows for the first time in the u.s. >> they're identifying animals who may be at risk of any symptoms, and those animals are being removed from the herd to be monitored and treated separately. >> reporter: now the texas department of health revealing the highly infectious virus has spread to a dairy worker who was working with sick cows. >> there was one human case in a dairy farmer, someone with close contact with an infected cow. influenza is one of the viruses that likes to change and mutate, and we know that it has the potential -- the virus has the potential to cause a pandemic. >> reporter: the patient has conjunctivitis, was told to ice late, and is being treated with tam tamiflu. five states have reported five states have tested positive for bird flu suggesting it's likely be is transmitted within cattle herds. the cdc says the risk of humans getting bird flu is low, and although the situation is rapidly evolving, consumers shouldn't worry, saying there is

no concern about the safety of the commercial milk supply. >> consumers need to know that none of the milk entered the food chain. it wouldn't have mattered anyway because we pasteurize milk, which kills all the pathogens, and we haven't destroyed enough milk to make a dent in the milk supply. >> reporter: the usda is not issuing an official quarantine but is urging dairy farms like the one behind me to limit the movement and transporting of cows. even this dairy farm is restricting access to the public and only allowing workers and dairy farmworkers on its property. norah. >> that is some good news about the milk supply. cbs's amelia ma gav row, thank you so much. a former hangout of hollywood stars, the legendary tropicana hotel and casino in las vegas, closes its doors after 67 years. after 67 years. we'll have the details next.

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. finally, our "heart of america" on this world autism awareness day. a majority of the 7 million americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities have a hard time finding work. tonight cbs's nikki battiste takes us to one restaurant serving up good meals and opportunities. >> reporter: serving coffee at cafe joyeux in new york city has changed rachel barcelona's life. >> i've been rejected so many times and told i was a burden because of my autism.

>> reporter: now 27 years old, rachel learned she was autistic when she was 3, despite being crowned miss florida for america this year. she says she's had a tough time finding a job. >> take me to the moment you found out you got this job. >> i was in shock. i just never had anyone believe in me like that before. and i was going to get paid too. >> reporter: cafe joyeux's mission is to promote the inclusion of men and women in the community by hiring and training them to work in its cafes by managers like sarah parks. >> you know, some of our crew are really talkative and cheerful and welcome you as soon as you come to the door. some are a little bit more shy. >> reporter: founded by a french social entrepreneur, there are 20 cafe joyeuxes across europe, all employing people who are neurodivergent. this is the first in the u.s. >> that's the whole point of cafe joyeux, is to give us the opportunities to never give up. >> what does joyeux mean?

>> joyful. >> reporter: joy is exactly what they are serving up here. nikki battiste, cbs news, new york. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings" and remember you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit taiwan, collapsing buildings in the city of hualien. officials in the region initially warned of a significant tsunami but say that threat has passed. president biden said in a statement he is outraged and heartbroken by the deaths in gaza of seven aid workers. the world central kitchen workers were killed by an israeli air strike on monday.

mr. biden said israel is not doing enough to protect aid workers or civilians in gaza. and 12.3 million viewers watched iowa's win over lsu on monday night. it's the most ever for a women's college basketball game and one of the most watched sports events this year. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. tonight, tornado threat. the powerful spring storm bringing flash floods and strong winds with the danger continuing late into the night. as cleanup begins after twisters touched down in the midwest. >> i was praying so hard that the lord would save me and my house. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news."

good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we are coming on the air tracking areas bracing for severe weather tonight, including thunderstorms and tornadoes. at this hour, parts of the ohio valley, indiana, kentucky, and ohio are under a tornado watch. plus, tens of millions more are experiencing dangerous weather. this is the same fierce storm system that caused serious damage from texas to west virginia. kentucky's governor today declaring a state of emergency after twisters demolished homes and stopped traffic after knocking down power lines. a different tornado leveled buildings in oklahoma, destroying nearly everything in its path. more than a third of the country right now is under a weather alert. there are blizzard warnings in michigan and flood watches in new jersey. so with all of that news, we've got team coverage starting with justin michaels from our partners at the weather channel. >> reporter: it happened fast, and it was furious.

dangerous winds knocked someone at the university of kentucky clear off their feet. vicious storms cut a path of destruction across the ohio valley. >> oh, dear god, this is bad. >> reporter: mindy broten posted this video after whipping winds tossed and flipped mobile homes in hanging rock. >> i thought we were going to die, but our camper is fine. >> reporter: in columbus, two people were rescued after the scioto river flooded. >> we're in a very dangerous, dangerous situation. people just need to be very, create careful. >> reporter: a possible tornado touched down late afternoon in louisville, kentucky. the governor of kentucky declaring a state of emergency. traffic on this highway ground to a halt after high winds blew down power lines. roofs blown off buildings in nelson county, leaving debris scattered everywhere. >> oh, [ bleep ]! >> reporter: in west virginia, some ran for cover, escaping the fast-moving storm just in time. and this massive billboard came down on top of this vehicle in dunbar, west virginia.

in oklahoma, the same storm system left a mountain of debris yesterday. omar villafranca is there. >> reporter: last night's storm ripped through this neighborhood in barnsdall, oklahoma, just outside of tulsa and turned small buildings and homes into piles of rubble like this behind me. the national weather service's preliminary report says an ef-1 tornado with wind speeds up 110 miles an hour caused all this damage. the tornado leveled 81-year-old doris parker's storage shed but spared her life. >> i was praying so hard that the lord would save me and my house, i didn't think about asking him to save my garage. >> reporter: back here in the ohio valley, people are also starting the recovery process after the storm. >> reporter: authorities have been taking this storm very seriously today. in fact, school districts here in kentucky and also in ohio let out early today out of an abundance of caution, making sure kids in school buses weren't on the road during severe weather.

and that severe weather, norah, is happening right now. off in the distance, i hear tornado sirens. >> wow, that's scary. justin michaels, thank you very much for that update. as we mentioned that severe weather far from over. let's bring in weather channel meteorologist alex wilson. good evening, alex. so what are you watchig? >> norah, it has been a very active day of severe weather. remaining dangerous through the evening and into the overnight hours. torcons of 7, especially up towards the ohio valley where the tornado risk is especially high. those storms remain strong through the later evening, even the overnight hours all the way across the southeast. so while you're sleeping, don't be surprised to see those warnings come in. have a way to get those alerts. tomorrow morning starting off on the soggy side. heavy rain could lead to floodingment we've got flood watches, also the risk of flash flooding. by the way, on the heels of the storms comes a snow threat second half of the way, thursday into friday, especially through portions of new england. northern sections of new york and our new england states could be looking at totals that approach 2 feet.

norah. >> alex, thank you. president biden spoke with chinese president xi jinping for nearly two hours today amid tensions between the two world powers. it's their first conversation since november, and president biden says they spoke candidly about maintaining peace in taiwan and the south china sea. the leaders also discussed tiktok and the flow of fentanyl entering the u.s. and election meddling. now to the 2024 race for the white house. president biden's campaign is hitting the airwaves with a hard-hitting political ad focusing on abortion rights, and they're using donald trump's own words in an effort to warn voters. cbs's nancy cordes reports the former president is on the campaign trail in the midwest, where he's focusing on another wedge issue, immigration. >> joe biden's border bloodbath -- and that's what it is. it's a bloodbath. >> reporter: despite criticism from both sides, former president trump used the word "bloodbath" again today, this time to describe crimes committed by migrants. >> the democrats say, please

don't call them animals. they're humans. i sai, no, they're not humans. they're not humans. they're animals. >> reporter: it was 2 1/2 weeks ago while talking about the future of the u.s. auto industry that trump warned of a bloodbath if he isn't elected in november. today his campaign went a step further, launching an immigration-related website though there is no evidence that undocumented migrants commit violent crimes at higher rates than u.s. citizens. >> what's the white house reaction to the use of that term "bloodbath"? >> our response is we have to denounce any -- any violent rhetoric that we hear, certainly from our leaders, right? >> reporter: the biden campaign was focused today on abortion, launching this new ad one day after florida's supreme court cleared the way for a six-week abortion ban to go into effect in the state next month. >> donald trump doesn't trust women. i do. >> reporter: the state court also allowed an abortion rights

measure to appear on florida ballots come november. the biden camp hopes that will help drive democrats there to the polls just as similar initiatives have in other states. >> i will be voting this november. if i have to be in there with my crutches or my wheelchair, i will be there. >> reporter: trump was campaigning in another key state, michigan, where he brought up the $175 million bond he just posted in his new york civil fraud case. >> i'm the only one that has to put up a bond, you know. i put up a bond. i didn't do anything wrong. >> nancy cordes is with us. $175 million, a lot of money. what do we know about the man who gave trump this financial lifeline? >> norah, he is a los angeles billionaire. his name is don hankey. he is known as the king of subprime auto loans, and this isn't the first time he has come to trump's financial rescue when many others wouldn't. it has happened at least twice before when trump was overleveraged, including in 2022, when he gave trump a loan

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm willie james inman in washington. thanks for staying with us. israel is facing worldwide condemnation after an air strike on a humanitarian convoy left seven aid workers from world central kitchen dead. the u.s.-based charity, which has served more than 35 million meals in gaza, has suspended

operations there. israeli prime minister netanyahu called the strike unintentional but the ceo of world central kitchen, aaron gore, called it a targeted attack. the charity claimed the convoy had just dropped off 100 tons of food at a warehouse and says the workers were in clearly marked vehicles and had coordinated their movements with the israeli defense forces before they were hit by missiles. holly williams reports. >> reporter: graphic video appears to show the remains of some of the aid workers, one still wearing a bulletproof vest. they were killed as they tried to get food to desperate palestinians. one vehicle seems to have taken a direct hit. >> one of those confirmed dead is an australian woman, zomi frank com. the australian government is demanding accountability from israel. >> this is a human tragedy that should never have occurred, that is completely unacceptable. >> reporter: world central kitchen was founded by jose

andres, the award-winning spanish-american chef, and feeds the hungry everywhere from the u.s. to ukraine, where one of its kitchens was hit by a russian missile two years ago. >> we need them to win this war because we need to be feeding the world. >> reporter: the israeli government needs to stop this indiscriminate killing, andres posted on social media last night, and stop using food as a weapon. funded by donations, his charity has been shipping hundreds of tons of food into the gaza strip, even building a makeshift pier and then distributing the aid by truck. israel's military has been cooperating with world central kitchen and says it's investigating what happened. >> we also express sincere sorrow to our allied nations who have been doing and continue to do so much. >> reporter: there was apparently no accident in an air strike on a building used by iran's embassy in damascus yesterday. iran's blaming israel and says

seven members of its revolutionary guards were killed, including a senior commander. israel hasn't commented, but it's thought to regularly strike iran-backed targets. meanwhile, iran's supreme court leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, says israel, quote, will be punished. that's a dangerous scenario in an already tense region. >> that was holly williams in israel. the united nations reports that 85% of the people in gaza have been driven from their homes by the violence, most with little access to food. the u.n. is warning that at least half a million people are now at risk of famine. meanwhile, ships carrying 240 tons of food were turned back by the israelis. this all comes as muslims are observing the holy month of ramadan, which involves fasting from sunrise to sunset. imtiaz tyab and his cbs team have the story of one family's struggle to maintain their faith and and traditions amid the

hardships of war. >> reporter: for this man, this is not the life he ever dreamt for his family. once comfortably middle class, all they have now to call home is this basic tent set up in the southern city of rafah, just feet away from the towering lights of the egyptian border. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "i have six people in my family," he says. "my wife and children, and how we are living is not a life." before the october 7th hamas attacks, he was one of the few palestinians from gaza able to secure a rare permit to work inside israel. but since the israeli military launched its retaliatory assault and cut off most aid, he's had to move his family four times just to survive. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "all we have now is a few cups, plates, and a pot to took with," he says. "it's hardly enough for anyone to live with, let alone feed our

children." despite the immense hardships, the family has not lost their faith. ramadan and fasting is special to them. so before they begin their day of abstaining from food and drink from sunrise to sunset, they gather for a pre-dawn meal. all they have to eat are a few pieces of bread and a sweet sesame paste. maybe a meal enough for one person but not a family. the day-long fast is now under way, but he can't rest. he has to spend his day searching for food he can barely afford. costs have skyrocketed across southern gaza, and what little food is available is often out of reach. even a bunch of green onions had to be haggled over. abu carries with him just a bag of juice and some vegetables as he makes hi way back to his tent

before sunset. inside, the family has had to find other ways of surviving. his wife built a wood-fired oven inside their tent to try and earn money by selling bread. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "even if i work all day baking bread," she says, "all i'm able to afford is a few tomatoes or an eggplant." even with her daughter helping, she says it's a struggle. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "we can only bake over a fire," she says. "but i feel like our entire life is in flames." as the family gathers to break their fast, they can't. cooking on the floor of a tent is slow and difficult. but his family is p■atient, and more than an hour after sunset, they were finally able to share a meal. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "we live in a tent set up on the sand. we eat food that, as you can see, we can barely cook," he

says. "we live only with god's mercy." that deep sense of faith is felt by so many palestinians across gaza in what remains of a mosque destroyed by israeli shelling. muslims gather to pray late into the evening. children play nearby with lights made from salvaged wires while others with traditional ramadan lanterns, symbols of hope that even amidst such darkness, there

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in paris, artificial intelligence added a new dimension to a recent exhibition of the work of vincent van gogh. seth don'seth doane has the sto >> reporter: with bold colors and dramatic brush strokes, vincent van gogh, that tortured genius, has traditionally expressed himself through his art. but now there's also his avatar. >> van gogh, what is your greatest inspiration? >> my greatest inspiration, without a doubt, is nature. >> reporter: he's a tad monotone but is equipped with a wealth of knowledge. >> it is in nature that i find comfort. >> reporter: artificial intelligence combs select biographies and the artist's own

writings, 900 letters covering art, relationships, and his struggles with mental health. >> as you can see, the interface is quite simple. it's a digital screen and a microphone, but behind this there is mountains of research. >> reporter: this woman oversees digital development for the musee d'orsay in paris as this storied museum in an old train station finds new ways to engage visitors. ♪ its recent van gogh exhibition included a virtual reality experience based on the artist' palette and that avatar, bone injure vincent, which allows visitors to pose questions to the artist more than a century after his death. >> how were the last few months of your life? >> the last months of my existence were a blend of both hope and despair, a tumultuous combination that consumed me wholly. in the end it was a time of

great tumult, which led to my premature demise. >> it's remarkably personal. >> it is personal because we really wanted to create the personality of someone. >> reporter: van gogh was a troubled artist who killed himself at age 37, just ten years into his painting career. but he was prolific at the end. in his last 70 days of life, he was producing more than a painting a day and dozens of drawings, many of which were gathered at the museum. >> you've read those 900 letters of van gogh's. i asked the van gogh avatar what his greatest inspiration was. he said nature. was the avatar right? >> yes. total, totally. >> reporter: manuel co-ca re is the exhibition cure rater. he notes this period of van gogh's life is marked by experimentation, clouds painted in reverse, blue brush strokes over white background. >> it's very lively because you

still see the gesture of the painter, and you see the flower here, very thick. >> when you're this close to the painting, you can actually see the paint? >> exactly. we always say it's a painter of color, but above all, a painter of thickness. >> reporter: the artist had moved to the dutch country side after famously cutting off his ear and spending time in an asylum. he'd come to see dr. paul gashay, whom he painted. >> the doctor told him to forget about all your trouble, problems. just work, work, paint, paint. so all day long, he painted. >> reporter: he followed doctor's orders, painting the roots of an acacia tree at the very end. >> he finished it on the day he died, and of course the symbolism is really heavy. he wanted to marry, to find a house, and to root himself in family life and children. he didn't succeed, and he says

in his last letter that was found in his pocket, only our painting can speak. >> reporter: but now those letters are speaking through a higher-tech form of expression. >> but even though the doctor gave me his world, i could not bring 450iself to believe my troubled mind could be healed. >> some could say this is a gimmick, almost a distraction from van gogh's art. >> it's another way to enter what we know and all the knowledge about van gogh. what i find interesting about this interface is it's not us, the museum, which chose the theme. it's the visitor who really has what he want to know about van gogh. >> reporter: we asked a.i. van gogh about the initial public reception to his work. >> it brings me great grief that so many of my creations remain unacknowledged and unsold. >> so he recognized that his art wasn't that well received. ♪ >> reporter: artificial intelligence only hints at the poetry of van gogh's writing.

he was prolific in life and, as it turns out, prophetic before death. >> though i cannot foresee what is to come, i hold to my conviction that true art possesses the ability to transcend the time and stir the hearts of generations to come. >> that was seth doane

millions of fast food workers in california just got a big raise, but that's not good news for the people who eat there. carter evans explains. >> 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 ann's pretzelle shops in the bay area. >> we've already raised prices so 10% to 15%. >> 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? >> i believe that it can -- it

can help. it's a start. >> reporter: some restaurant owners tell me the wage increases are causing them to look into automating more aspects of the business like self-service kiosks for ordering and even robots that can flip burgers. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm willie james inman. this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit taiwan, collapsing buildings in the city of hualien. officials in the region initially warned of a significant tsunami but say that threat has passed. president biden said in a statement he is outraged and heartbroken by the deaths in gaza of seven aid workers. the world central kitchen workers were killed by an israeli air strike on monday.

mr. biden said israel is not doing enough to protect aid workers or civilians in gaza. and .3 million viewers watched iowa's win over lsu on monday night. it's the most ever for a women's college basketball game and one of the most watched sports events this year. for more, download the your connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. tonight, tornado threat. the powerful spring storm bringing flash floods and strong winds with the danger continuing late into the night as cleanup begins after twisters touched down in the midwest. >> i was praying so hard that the lord would save me and my house. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news."

good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we are coming on the air tracking areas bracing for severe weather tonight, including thunderstorms and tornadoes. at this hour, parts of the ohio valley, indiana, kentucky, and ohio are under a tornado watch. plus, tens of millions more are experiencing dangerous weather. this is the same fierce storm system that caused serious damage from texas to west virginia. kentucky's governor today declaring a state of emergency after twisters demolished homes and stopped traffic after knocking down power lines. a different tornado leveled buildings in oklahoma, destroying nearly everything in its path. more than a third of the country right now is under a weather alert. there are blizzard warnings in michigan and flood watches in new jersey. so with all of that news, we've got team coverage starting with justin michaels from our partners at the weather channel. >> reporter: it happened fast, and it was furious.

dangerous winds knocked someone at the university of kentucky clear off their feet. vicious storms cut a path of destruction across the ohio valley. >> oh, dear god, this is bad. >> reporter: mindy broten posted this video after whipping winds tossed and flipped mobile homes in hanging rock. >> i thought we were going to die, but our camper is fine. >> reporter: in columbus, two people were rescued after the scioto river flooded. >> we're in a very dangerous, dangerous situation. people just need to be very, very careful. >> reporter: a possible tornado touched down late afternoon in louisville, kentucky. the governor of kentucky declaring a state of emergency. traffic on this highway ground to a halt after high winds blew down power lines. roofs blown off buildings in nelson county, leaving debris scattered everywhere. >> oh, [ bleep ]! >> reporter: in west virginia, some ran for cover, escaping the fast-moving storm just in time. and this massive billboard came down on top of this vehicle in dunbar, west virginia.

in oklahoma, the same storm system left a mountain of debris yesterday. omar villafranca is there. >> reporter: last night's storm ripped through this neighborhood in barnsdall, oklahoma, just outside of tulsa and turned small buildings and homes into a pilot of rubble like this behind me. the national weather service's preliminary report says an ef-1 tornado with wind speeds up 110 miles an hour caused all this damage. the tornado leveled 81-year-old doris parker's storage shed but spared her life. >> i was praying so hard that the lord would save me and my house, i didn't think about asking him to save my garage. >> reporter: back here in the ohio valley, people are also starting the recovery process after the storm. >> reporter: authorities have been taking this storm very seriously today. in fact, school districts here in kentucky and also in ohio let out early today out of an abundance of caution, making sure kids in school buses weren't on the road during

severe weather. and that severe weather, norah, is happening right now. off in the distance, i hear tornado sirens. >> wow, that's scary. justin michaels, thank you very much for that update. as we mentioned that severe weather far from over. let's bring in weather channel meteorologist alex wilson. good evening, alex. so what are you watching? >> norah, it has been a very active day of severe weather. remaining dangerous through the evening and into the overnight hours. torcons of 7, especially up towards the ohio valley where the tornado risk is especially high. those storms remain strong through the later evening, even the overnight hours all the way across the southeast. so while you're sleeping, don't be surprised to see those warnings come in. have a way to get those alerts. tomorrow morning starting off on the soggy side. heavy rain could lead to flooding. we've got flood watches, also the risk of flash flooding. by the way, on the heels of the storms comes a snow threat second half of the week, thursday into friday, especially through portions of new england. northern sections of new york and our new england states could be looking at totals that approach 2 feet.

norah. >> alex, thank you. president biden spoke with chinese president xi jinping for nearly two hours today amid tensions between the two world powers. it's their first conversation since november, and president biden says they spoke candidly about maintaining peace in taiwan and the south china sea. the leaders also discussed tiktok and the flow of fentanyl entering the u.s. and election meddling. now to the 2024 race for the white house. president biden's campaign is hitting the airwaves with a hard-hitting political ad focusing on abortion rights, and they're using donald trump's own words in an effort to warn voters. cbs's nancy cordes reports the former president is on the campaign trail in the midwest, where he's focusing on another wedge issue, immigration. >> joe biden's border bloodbath -- and that's what it is. it's a bloodbath. >> reporter: despite criticism from both sides, former president trump used the word "bloodbath" again today, this time to describe crimes committed by migrants.

>> the democrats say, please don't call them animals. they're humans. i said, no, they're not humans. they're not humans. they're animals. >> reporter: it was 2 1/2 weeks ago while talking about the future of the u.s. auto industry that trump warned of a bloodbath if he isn't elected in november. today his campaign went a step further, launching an immigration-related website though there is no evidence that undocumented migrants commit violent crimes at higher rates than u.s. citizens. >> what's the white house reaction to the use of that term "bloodbath"? >> our response is we have to denounce any -- any violent rhetoric that we hear, certainly from our leaders, right? >> reporter: the biden campaign was focused today on abortion, launching this new ad one day after florida's supreme court cleared the way for a six-week abortion ban to go into effect in the state next month. >> donald trump doesn't trust women. i do. >> reporter: the state court

also allowed an abortion rights measure to appear on florida ballots come november. the biden camp hopes that will help drive democrats there to the polls just as similar initiatives have in other states. >> i will be voting this november. if i have to be in there with my crutches or my wheelchair, i will be there. >> reporter: trump was campaigning in another key state, michigan, where he brought up the $175 million bond he just posted in his new york civil fraud case. >> i'm the only one that has to put up a bond, you know. i put up a bond. i didn't do anything wrong. >> nancy cordes is with us. $175 million, a lot of money. what do we know about the man who gave trump this financial lifeline? >> norah, he is a los angeles billionaire. his name is don hankey. he is known as the king of subprime auto loans, and this isn't the first time he has come to trump's financial rescue when many others wouldn't. it has happened at least twice before when trump was overleveraged, including in 2022, when he gave trump a loan

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight there is outrage at the white house after an israeli air strike in gaza killed at least seven aid workers from the world central kitchen. president biden called the organization's founder, chef jose andres, to express his heartbreak today. cbs's holly williams reports on the response from israel's prime minister.

>> reporter: world central kitchen says its team members were traveling through central gaza in three vehicles when they were killed by an israeli strike. it appears their convoy was hit multiple times, including a direct strike to an armored car though it was clearly marked with the group's name. world central kitchen says it was coordinating its movements with israel's military, which has promised to investigate what happened. the u.s./canadian victim hasn't been named. three british citizens were killed, an australian woman, zomi frankcom, and a polish man, damian sobol. their palestinian driver, saifeddin abutaha, was buried today. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, called the incident tragic and unintentional in a statement, also saying, quote, this happens in war. >> these people are heroes. >> reporter: the u.s. has demanded a swift and impartial investigation with strong words

for its ally. >> we've impressed upon the israelis the absolute imperative of doing more to protect innocent civilian lives, be they palestinian children, women, and men or be they aid workers. >> reporter: world central kitchen was founded by jose andres, the award-winning spanish american chef, and feeds the hungry everywhere from the u.s. to ukraine. >> ukraine needs our help because we need them to win this war because we need to be feeding the world. >> reporter: "the israeli government needs to stop this indiscriminate killing," andres posted on social media last night, "and stop using food as a weapon." funded by donations, his charity has been shipping hundreds of tons of food to the gaza strip, even building a makeshift pier and then distributing the aid by truck. the united nations says at least 196 aid workers have been killed in gaza and the west bank since

october. world central kitchen says it's decided to pause its operations in this region. norah. >> that will be devastating for so many. holly williams, thank you. tonight there are growing questions about the police shooting of a 15-year-old girl on the side of a california highway in 2022. newly released video appears to show the teenager attempting to surrender before being killed in a shoot-out. cbs's elise preston reports california's department of justice is now investigating. >> reporter: it's taken a year and a half for this video to be made public, one that appears to show deputies gunning down the victim of a kidnapping. deputies had just cornered the father of 15-year-old savannah graziano in a high-speed chase. officers had been on the hunt for her father, anthony, who allegedly murdered her mother and abducted the girl. >> she's out on the passenger side. >> reporter: tense moments as savannah gets out of the truck.

deputies are heard coaxing her to safety when it all went horribly wrong. [ sound of gunfire ] >> stop! stop shooting! >> reporter: and from one officer monitoring from above. >> oh, no. >> reporter: for months, the only official version was what the san bernardino county sheriff said just after the shooting. >> preliminarily, again, there may be some indications that the passenger of the vehicle, which we believe is savannah, may have also been involved in some of the fire exchange. >> reporter: the indication was savannah could have fired at deputies. but this video and audio just released under the california public records act, shows she was trying to get to safety when apparently shot by those tasked with trying to save her. the california department of justice is investigating the shooting and how this could have even happened. one retired police sergeant told cbs los angeles that in the chaos -- >> you have deputies over here that are firing at the truck, so you've got a crossfire situation also. >> reporter: tonight, savannah's

family says they're too distraught to talk about the tragedy, but they want answers on how deputies are trained for incidents like this. elise preston, cbs news, los angeles. tonight we're getting our first look at the broken and twisted wreckage of the francis scott key bridge that's under the surface of the water. this as crews just opened a second channel to allow small barges and tugboats to move through the port. cbs's kris van cleave has the latest on this daunting mission. >> reporter: new sonar images show what can't be seen from the surface. up to 90% of the francis scott key bridge sunk to the bottom of the shipping channel, leaving a maze of twisted, mangled steel and concrete. work made more challenges by the storm pounding the eastern u.s. tuesday. >> the wreckage on the bottom of the 50-foot channel is far more extensive than we could have imagined. >> reporter: but signs of progress. the first ship passed through one of two temporary channels

now open. a larger third one is planned, but none will be able to handle large cargo ships, leaving one of the country's biggest ports largely shut down and 8,000 jobs in limbo. >> it's been a little quiet. >> reporter: vinny's cafe relies on those port workers. fabrizio scotto is the manager. >> it's like a chain effect really, you know. you know, not just us. all the businesses around, i'm sure, are really feeling it. >> reporter: dozens of local businesses are already applying for low-interest loans of up to $2 million to cover lost revenue stemming from the bridge collapse. >> we can try to provide some measure of certainty at a time that just feels very uncertain. >> reporter: while the ntsb investigation is expected to take 12 to 24 months, the singapore-based owner of the cargo ship dali that struck the bridge last week filed a motion in federal court asking a baltimore judge to rule it's not liable for any loss or damage from the fatal crash and destruction of the key bridge.

the work on what's left of the bridge continues as a 24/7 effort. now, they're working very hard at getting that third channel back open. the governor says that's critical because it will allow smaller commercial vessels to access the port. each one of those ships that gets through supports 100 port jobs, norah. >> very important. kris van cleave, thank you very much. a man is diagnosed with a rare case of bird flu. how it's linked to dairy cows and what it means for the country's milk supply. we've got those details next. sometimes, the lows of bipolar depression feel darkest before dawn. with caplyta, there's a chance to let in the lyte™. caplyta is proven to deliver significant relief

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been found in cows for the first time in the u.s. >> they're identifying animals who may be at risk of any symptoms, and those animals are being removed from the herd to be monitored and treated separately. >> reporter: now the texas department of health revealing the highly infectious virus has spread to a dairy worker who was working with sick cows. >> there was one human case in a dairy farmer, someone with close contact with an infected cow. influenza is one of the viruses that likes to change and mutate, and we know that it has the potential -- the virus has the potential to cause a pandemic. >> reporter: the patient had conjunctivitis, was told to isolate, and is being treated with tamiflu. five states have reported five states have tested positive for bird flu suggesting it's likely being transmitted within cattle herds. the cdc says the risk of humans getting bird flu is low, and although the situation is rapidly evolving, consumers shouldn't worry, saying there is

no concern about the safety of the commercial milk supply. >> consumers need to know that none of the milk entered the food chain. it wouldn't have mattered anyway because we pasteurize milk, which kills all the pathogens, and we haven't destroyed enough milk to make a dent in the milk supply. so the process of dairy products should remain stable. >> reporter: the usda is not issuing an official quarantine but is urging dairy farms like the one behind me to limit the movement and transporting of cows. even this dairy farm is restricting access to the public and only allowing workers and dairy farmworkers on its property. norah. >> that is some good news about the milk supply. cbs's amelia mugavero, thank you so much. a former hangout of hollywood stars, the legendary tropicana hotel and casino in las vegas, closes its doors after 67 years. we'll have the details next.

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mugs. finally, our "heart of america" on this world autism awareness day. a majority of the 7 million americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities have a hard time finding work. tonight cbs's nikki battiste takes us to one restaurant serving up good meals and opportunities. >> reporter: serving coffee at cafe joyeux in new york city has changed rachel barcellona's life. >> i've been rejected so many times and told i was a burden because of my autism.

>> reporter: now 27 years old, rachel learned she was autistic when she was 3, despite being crowned miss florida for america last year. she says she's had a tough time finding a job. >> take me to the moment you found out you got this job. >> i was in shock. i just never had anyone believe in me like that before. and i was going to get paid too. >> reporter: cafe joyeux's mission is to promote the inclusion of men and women in the community by hiring and training them to work in its cafes by managers like sarah parks. >> you know, some of our crew are really talkative and cheerful and welcome you as soon as you come to the door. some are a little bit more shy. >> reporter: founded by a french social entrepreneur, there are 20 cafe joyeuxs across europe, all employing people who are neurodivergent. this is the first in the u.s. >> that's the whole point of cafe joyeux, is to give us the opportunities to never give up. >> what does joyeux mean?

>> joyful. >> reporter: joy is exactly what they are serving up here. nikki battiste, cbs news, new york. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings" and remember you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit taiwan, collapsing buildings in the city of hualien. officials in the region initially warned of a significant tsunami but say that threat has passed. president biden said in a statement he is outraged and heartbroken by the deaths in gaza of seven aid workers. the world central kitchen workers were killed by an israeli air strike on monday.

mr. biden said israel is not doing enough to protect aid workers or civilians in gaza. and 12.3 million viewers watched iowa's win over lsu on monday night. it's the most ever for a women's college basketball game and one of the most watched sports events this year. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, april 3rd, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." breaking overnight, a powerful earthquake rocks taiwan. the destruction, the rising death toll, and now the race to save anyone who may be trapped in the rubble. severe storms. a major system steamrolling its way across the u.s., destroying homes, toppling trees, and causing widespread power outages, and it is not over yet.