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rights attorney ben crump, filed a wrongful death suit against the paramedics and the private ambulance company lifestar. moore's mother and sister sat down with cbs news for their first interview. >> that's the part. that's the part i keep seeing. >> i keep seeing him slam him like that. that's what i keep seeing. >> reporter: finley and cad i began's attorneys both say their clients shouldn't be charged with a crime, let alone murder. >> a lot of tragic things happen in life. they are not necessarily criminal. >> reporter: we reached out to lifestar, the private ambulance company, for comment, but have yet to hear back. finley and cadigan will be back in court on friday for a preliminary hearing. norah. >> charlie de mar, thank you. we do want to turn now to a looming financial crisis that could affect every american family. the debt limit showdown. well, today, treasury secretary janet yellen announced the u.s. started taking extraordinary
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measures to maintain the full faith and credit of america. cbs's scott macfarlane reports tonight on the risk to the entire u economy. eprd enjoying retir worried iountry c pay hiss, social security is at risk. >> it's at some point still going to affect me. it may not affect me right away, but it's still going to affect me. >> reporter: if there's no deal to raise the amount of money the government can borrow by june, it risks a market plunge, mass lyoffs, and a spike in interest rates. the current $31.4 trillion debt is more than the economies of germany, china, and the uk combined and equals $200,000 for every u.s. taxpayer. scott perry says the country has overspent. he helped delay kevin mccarthy's election as speaker a few weeks ago and wants spending cuts before raising the limit. >> the american people are sick of it. they want some responsibility used when it comes to spending their hard-earned money, and we're going to get after that. that's our pledge. >> reporter: but the white house says it's too dangerous to
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negotiate over the debt limit. in a standoff with republicans could lead to an economic collapse. a major concern for hardware store manager bill hart. >> just last week i purchased for halloween and christmas. so in this business you have to plan way out, especially when you're getting things shipped from overseas. >> reporter: tonight the treasury department says it will halt payments to some programs, retirement programs for federal workers, to buy congress four months to raise the debt ceiling. after that, they say they'll have no more emergency measures to employ. norah. >> scott macfarlane on something to watch. thank you, scott. we want to turn now to a cbs news exclusive. tonight we're getting a close-up look at the federal crackdown on the fentanyl crisis in this country. immigration and customs enforcement agents today conducted multiple raids in tucson, arizona. cbs's jeff pegues was there. >> anybody have any questions? >> reporter: before dawn, agents from homeland security investigations huddled to brief
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on the raid. their target, a house where suspects possibly tied to fentanyl distribution allegedly operate. >> we're executing two federal search warrants this morning. we're looking for potential precursor chemicals. >> reporter: precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl, 50 times stronger than heroin. the operation involved multiple law enforcement agencies. this is what appears to be a quiet residential neighborhood in tucson, arizona. and right now, early this morning, police have swarmed this neighborhood. and this is what agents confiscated. more than 100 pounds of precursor chemicals, and this showed that at least some came from china. the mexican drug cartels ensure that the elements that go into making fentanyl are shipped separately. why is it so hard to stop the distribution? >> because there's so many different ways that it can be smuggled into the united states, right? it's coming in through 18 wheelers. it's coming in through passenger
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vehicles. it's coming in through people walking across the border. it's being backpacked into the country. >> reporter: last year, the dea seized over 50 million fentanyl-laced pills and over 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder, enough to kill every american. fentanyl killed misty little's 26-year-old daughter cheyenne, who did not know that she had swallowed a pill laced with the drug. >> i want people to know that cheyenne was a vibrant young woman that had her whole entire future ahead of her. that one bad decision, she shouldn't have lost her life over. >> reporter: what investigators seized here today is likely just a drop in the bucket when it comes to disrupting the flow of fentanyl. the more significant discovery is that the cartels may be trying to set up fentanyl labs here in the u.s. norah. >> jeff pegues with that exclusive reporting. thank you for following this so closely. now to this story.
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the parents of a 6-year-old boy who shot a first grade teacher in newport news, virginia, earlier this month put out a statement today suggesting they don't know how he got his hands on their gun. the statement says, our family has always been committed to responsible gun ownership and keeping firearms out of the reach of children. the firearm our son accessed was secured. well, the parents say their son suffers from an acute disability that requires them to attend class with him every day. she say the week of the showing was the first week they were not with him. the teacher, abigail zwerner, was released from the hospital this week and continues to recover. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.
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cbs's manuel bojorquez shows us one nonprofit that's leading a youth movement. ♪ >> reporter: on any given sunday night, at a church in los angeles, chuck dickerson conducts a unique community of musicians. >> african americans make up 1.8% of the orchestra workforce in the united states. latinos make up 2.5% of the orchestra workforce in the united states. and it's been that way for 40 or 50 years. ♪ >> reporter: the inner city youth orchestra of los angeles is trying to change that tune. it started in 2009 when nine african american music students asked dickerson to help create the orchestra. >> what we do in music is we teach excellence. when you learn those skills in music, those skills are transferrable into other aspects of your life.
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>> reporter: 14-year-old trombone player chanel davis is one of the newest members. >> the music is sometimes new to me. i have a difficult time reading it, so it's a little bit hard. but i have people around that can help me with that. >> reporter: for cellist hannah innis, the orchestra gives her something she hasn't found anywhere else. >> i think that spaces like these are very important because it uplifts and gives confidence to minority students. >> reporter: a confidence heard on one of music's biggest stages. ♪ l.a.'s walt disney concert hall. they've played a season-ending concert for the last ten years. >> you cannot compare the pride that resounds both in the hearts of those kids, but in their families and everybody they touch just because they've played on that stage. >> reporter: for eye on america,
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the race that's been designed for you. new zealand's prime minister stunned her country and party today, announcing she will step down next month. jacinda ardern said she no longer has the energy for the job and wants to have more time for her 4-year-old daughter. ardern, now 42, was first elected in 2017. she was credited with keeping covid deaths down to fewer than 2,500 and banning assault rifles after a horrific terror attack on mofnlgs. her party will vote on a new leader this weekend. we remember the life, legacy, and music of david crosby. that's next.
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finally tonight, one of the most influential musicians of the '60s and 70s has died after a long illness according to variety. david crosby was one of the founding members of two of the most popular bands of a generation, the birds, and crosby, stills & nash. ♪ the band ushered in rock's supergroup era, later adding neil young. in a statement, his wife said his legacy will continue to live on through his legendary music. peace, love and harmony to all those who knew david and those he touched. david crosby was 81 years old. well, that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for cbs mornings. and remember you can follow us
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online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from right here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the faa says contractors working on a pilot alert system accidentally deleted files last week, disrupting air traffic across the country. the agency says there is no evidence of a cyberattack, and it's taking steps to prevent this from happening again. an l.a. coroner says will & grace actor leslie jordan died from sudden cardiac dysfunction. the 67-year-old was found with no pulse after a car crash in hollywood last october. and data from 37 million t-mobile customers has been stolen. the carrier says it was hacked in late november but only discovered the breach this month.
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millions of customer addresses, phone numbers, and birthdays were compromised. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight we're tracking two winter storms, one of them heading to new england late tonight. and tomorrow bringing snow, freezing rain and sleet. also tonight, we have the story of a pre-dawn raid and law enforcement's crackdown on fentanyl. cbs news was there today as more than 40 officers readied to raid a home in arizona where they believed dangerous drugs were being made. but first, more than one year after that shocking shooting on an american film set, today the dramatic ending in the investigation that led to one of the most well-known actors in america facing criminal charges.
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prosecutors brought involuntary manslaughter charges against alec baldwin after the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins in 2021. the 64-year-old academy award nominee has denied responsibility for the shooting and says he thought the gun wasn't loaded. well, the film's weapons specialist, hannah gutierrez-reed, she's facing the same charges. cbs's kris van cleave has all the new information tonight from santa fe, new mexico. good evening, kris. >> reporter: norah, if convicted, baldwin could face up to five years in jail. the d.a. here plans to formally file those charges in the coming days, but you won't see baldwin ea hivinwalk. t sus. what alec baldwin's lawyer calls a miscarriage of justice, santa fe's district attorney calls preventable and criminal. >> this was recklessness. this was a negligent discharge of a firearm because he pulled that trigger. >> 32 santa fe.
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one female shot in the chest. >> reporter: baldwin was rehearsing a scene with cinematographer halyna hutchins and director joel souza when the gun went off on the set of the movie "rust," killing hutchins and wounding souza. >> it should have been a cold gun with no rounds inside, or dummy rounds. i take the gun out slowly. i cock the pistol. bang, it goes off. she hits the ground. >> reporter: investigators later found five live rounds on the set. in december 2021, baldwin told abc news he did not pull the trigger. >> someone is responsible for what happened, and i can't say who that is, but i know it's not me. >> i think probably the most surprised person in america today is alec baldwin. >> reporter: cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman says the actor may have thought the case was behind him after a settlement with hutchins' family. instead of leniency, the d.a., announced those two involuntary manslaughter charges, both felonies. >> it might in the end force a plea to a lesser charge, and that is good bargaining power for this prosecutor. >> reporter: hannah
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gutierrez-reed, who was in charge of the firearms on-set, also faces two involuntary manslaughter charges. her attorney says hannah will be exonerated of wrongdoing. assistant director david halls, who handed the gun to baldwin, agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of a firearm. >> i wasn't going to make a decision one way or another depending on what their status in this life is. you act in reckless disregard of someone's life, then you should be held to account for that. >> reporter: in a statement, the hutchins family praised the decision to bring charges. but in a civil settlement, her husband joined "rust" as an executive producer. filming was supposed to resume this month. tonight the production company wouldn't comment if that's actually going to happen. norah. >> kris van cleave with all those developments, thank you so much. and this just in. president biden is commenting on the investigation into those classified documents. >> i think you're going to find there's nothing there.
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i have no regrets. i'm following what the lawyers have told me they want me to do. it's exactly what we're doing. there's no "there" there. >> well, the president made those remarks during his trip to california to tour the destruction caused by recent storms. nearly two dozen people were killed, and the damage is expected to cost up to a billion dollars. well, tonight we are hearing from the supreme court after what it called one of the worst breaches of trust in its 233-year history. you may remember the leak of that draft of the abortion rights decision that overturned roe v. wade. well, that set off an eight-month investigation. today the highest court in the land said investigators conducted formal interviews with nearly 100 employees, all of whom denied disclosing the opinion. the report concluded a computer hack was unlikely and that the leak came from inside the court, but they have not determined who did it. let's bring in cbs's chief legal correspondent jan crawford. all right, jan. how extensive was this, and were the justices themselves interviewed? >> well, i mean that is unclear from the report. and, norah, there has been some criticism today that by keeping
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this investigation internal, run by the supreme court's marshal instead of, say, bringing in the fbi, that the court didn't do enough to get to the bottom of it. but the court says it was thorough. investigators got text and cell phone data from the employees. they had them sign sworn affidavits. they did forensic analysis of computers and printers although some of those printer logs weren't available. >> so the supreme court has some big decisions, cases coming up -- immigration, affirmative action. what's to say this won't happen again? >> well, that's the concern. the report concludes the leaker here was able to, quote, act with impunity because there was inadequate security over these documents. so already the court has started strengthening its security and procedures for confidential documents. >> such a big story. jan crawford, thank you so much. we want to turn now to a cbs news exclusive. tonight we're getting a close-up look at the federal crackdown on the fentanyl crisis in this country. immigration and customs enforcement agents today conducted multiple raids in
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tucson, arizona, and cbs's jeff pegues was there. >> does anybody have any questions? >> reporter: before dawn, agents from homeland security investigations huddled to brief on the raid. their target, a house where suspects possibly tied to fentanyl distribution allegedly operate. >> we're executing two federal search warrants this morning. we're looking for potential precursor ic ep precursor chemicals tontan 50 times stronger than heroin. the operation involved multiple law enforcement agencies. this is what appears to be a quiet residential neighborhood in tucson, arizona, and right now, early this morning, police have swarmed this neighborhood. and this is what agents confiscated, more than 100 pounds of precursor chemicals, and this showed that at least some came from china. the mexican drug cartels ensure that the elements that go into making fentanyl are shipped
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separately. why is it so hard to stop the distribution? >> because there's so many different ways that it can be smuggled into the united states, right? it's coming in through 18 wheelers. it's coming in through passenger vehicles. it's coming in through people walking across the border. it's being backpacked into the country. >> reporter: last year, the dea seized over 50 million fentanyl-laced pills and over 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder, enough to kill every american. fentanyl killed misty little's 26-year-old daughter, cheyenne, who did not know that she had swallowed a pill laced with the drug. >> i want people to know that cheyenne was a vibrant young woman that had her whole entire future ahead of her. that one bad decision, she shouldn't have lost her life over. >> reporter: what investigators seized here today is likely just a drop in the bucket when it comes to disrupting the flow of fentanyl. the more significant discovery is that the cartels may be
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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." christina ruffini in washington, thanks for staying with us. defendant officials from dozens of countries including all of nato will gather at ramstein air base in germany today. they're going to discuss sending a new round of lethal military equipment to ukraine for its war with russia. allies are pledging longer range missiles and artillery tanks and hundreds of armored vehicles for the ukrainian troops on the front lines. the new equipment can't come fast enough. debora patta is in the war zone. >> reporter: along freezing, muddy roads, we were taken to an
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undisclosed location on the front line, not far from the russian broord, to theen thecial forces brigade. look up, and you see a typical ukrainian pine forest. but down below, cut into the iron-hard earth, is a warren of fortifications. it's one thing to take back territory, but ukraine also has to defend it, which is why there are trenches along hundreds of miles of the front line where soldiers are battling the elements -- mud, rain, extreme cold. ukrainian forces are bracing themselves for the coldest weeks of winter. >> it's very warm in here. >> reporter: underground, a wood fire keeps the men from freezing. there are warm beds, hot food, and drinks. "it's not so hard. you can get used to any harsh conditions" this major told us. what you don't get used to, he said, are the deaths of civilians.
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the commander and his men have been involved in some of the bloodiest fighting in the country's east, where ukrainian soldiers are digging in across swaths of ground to defend against russian counteroffensives. you're building a whole not of -- you build it? is it difficult to build trenches when the ground is frozen? "it's very difficult," he said. "rock solid ice with constant rain and snow. you can build all the trenches you want, he told us, but more heavy weapons is the quickest way to win the war against russia. and that's why the u.s. decision to send fighting vehicles and missile defense systems has been welcomed here on the battlefield. >> and that was our debora patta in ukraine. now, closer to home, the government's annual report on ufos details hundreds of new sightings last year. more than half were easily
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explained, but a large number remain a mystery. now after decades of reports of strange things in the skies, congress set up the all domain anomaly resolution office, and that's a mouthful, to investigate these reports, many of which actually come from military fighter pilots. david martin has the latest. >> got it! >> reporter: this is just one of 510 ufo sightings moechtly by navy and air force pilots over the past two decades. more than half remain unexp unexplained. >> it does become increasingly clear that unidentified aerial phenomenon are not a rare occurrence. >> reporter: last year, congressman andre carson chaired the first public hearing on what the government called unidentified aerial phenomena. it provided precious few answers about where they came from. >> i would simply say there are a number of events in which we do not have an explanation. >> reporter: this week, a new report from the director of national intelligence revealed
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that 169 sightings turned out to be balloons or some kind of airborne clutter while 26 turned out to be drones. the obvious question is whose drones? >> precisely. i mean are they drones from our u.s. military? are they drones from the private sector? are they drones from other state actors who are also adversaries? >> reporter: these green triangles sighted by navy ships off the coast of california in 2019 turned out to be drones. they appeared at the same time chinese merchant vessels were in the area. there's no proof the drones came from those ships, but one u.s. official said china is highly suspect. in all these sightings now, we've got 510, has any physical evidence such as debris been recovered? >> the debris that has been recovered has not raised any notable alarms, and that's as much as i'll say. >> in other words, no alien
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spacecraft. but there are still ufos that maneuver in ways that baffle america's best fighter pilots, and the man who was once their commander in chief. >> we can't explain how they eoplell tak trajecto seriouslyry investigate and figure out what that is. >> reporter: intelligence agencies have now been ordered to extend their investigation all the way back to 1947, when the crash of a weather balloon in rozwell, new mexico, set off the decades-long search for ufos. this is david martin at the pentagon. nearly three months after hurricane ian came ashore along the west coast of florida, many residents of fort myers beach are still scrambling to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. one big problem, the insurance industry in florida is on the brink of collapse, and it could be a lesson for people in california now dealing with flooding and other devastation from the recent storms.
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christian benavides reports. >> reporter: three months after hurricane ian, john is just starting to rebuild. gutting the first floor of his house, which was completely submerged during the storm. for now, he, his wife, and their eight children are living in a camper next to their home. >> if you can afford the good insurance, you might be in a better place. but if you're the normal blue collar worker, good luck. >> reporter: he says the flood policy he would need is simply out of reach. >> because of our dwelling, we have to spend $8,000 a year just to get basic flood that will cover some goods lost, but it wasn't going to cover our downstairs. it wasn't even going to cover my upstairs until my countertops. >> reporter: gaunt does have property insurance, but it doesn't cover much in this case, and it still costs floridians a lot. average annual premiums are more than $4,200, triple the national
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wok station because it is the last component of every dish that goes out. >> reporter: dishes like kung pao chicken and dumplings. ma was born into a family of immigrants with a legacy of chinese cuisine. his parents started bamboo garden in arkansas, and his uncle's restaurant, palma's china's kitchen was featured in a smithsonian exhibit on chinese food in america. >> being a cook or being a chef was very easy for them to fall into and a way for them to make a living. >> reporter: but ma's family never used msg. >> no msg was a badge of honor in a chinese restaurant. there was a lot of stigma, like anti-asian sentiment around that, and the msg just fell into that. >> reporter: this author says the safety of msg first came into question in 1968 when a doctor wrote a letter to the new england journal of medicine titled chinese restaurant syndrome. >> this wasn't a published study. it was a letter written to the journal by a doctor saying, hey, i've noticed when i go to
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chinese restaurants and eat msg-rich foods, i get these certain symptoms. >> reporter: after others reported similar symptoms, an msg backlash erga at a time when anti-asian sentiment was high. "the chicago tribune" even ran this headline. >> the whole idea has some racist undertones as well because chinese restaurants had a reputation for being sort of low-quality food or dirtier food. >> reporter: some people still claim to experience symptoms such as headaches or drowsiness after eating foods containing msg. but recent scientific research shows that when consumed in moderation, msg is harmless. in culinary practice, msg is a flavor booster. we all know the tastes salty, bitter, sweet, and sour. msg triggers the fifth taste, umami, a sort of savoriness or meatiness. while msg is often associated with asian cuisine, it's long been an ingredient in american
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foods from campbell's soups and heinz ketchup to kfc and chick-fil-a. >> you never hear somebody say i have dorito syndrome or kfc syndrome. >> you don't hear about it as a specific term. >> reporter: the ingredient is now seeing a comeback. even in some unusual ways. >> so this first one is just going to be a regular. >> reporter: lopez alt showed us how msg can be used in cocktails. he set up this taste test. oh, this is different. i'm going to guess that this is the one with msg in it. >> correct. >> i get that savory flavor you were talking about. >> reporter: back at lucky danger, ma's slogan is "american chinese by a chinese american." >> this is really taking the dishes that have been americanized, like kung pao chicken, jen tso's, and just updating it. >> some people would say it might just be easier for you to avoid the whole thing and not use msg. >> but then the food won't be as good. it's a very necessary ingredient
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for us. >> reporter: so msg may not be for everyone, and that's okay. but now some of the stigmas about msg are vanis ng and people
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with most pandemic restrictions in the rearview mirror, a lot of people are planning what's being called revenge travel, and that includes honeymooners. wendy gillette has this report. >> reporter: maui is a honeymooner's paradise with activities like outrigger canoeing, whale watching, and laus. it's what brought this couple to dallas to marriott's way leia beach resort. >> growing up, i came to maui a lot. i wanted to share it with my beautiful bride. >> reporter: the property is in why leia, home to eight luxury resorts, including the fairmont kay alani, which just . the fair monlt has found
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honeymooners are staying almost twice as long compared to before the pandemic. they're also spending moore, an average of $4,800 now compared to 3,400 pre-pandemic. why leia beach resort finds couples are indulging in more private experiences like romantic oceanfront dinners and floating pool cabanas. >> through the pandemic, couples have felt like they have been refrained from what they can do, and they want to really be able to celebrate. >> reporter: that's similar to what jade mountain in saint lucia is seeing, but there some couples never learn the unique rooms with no fourth wall called sanctuaries for much of their stay. now those stays average a week compared to five days before the pandemic. >> there is this new term that was created called revenge travel. and i feel we see a little bit of that influence also in our honeymoon. so maybe we have the revenge moons happening here. >> reporter: with sanctuaries that look like this, it's easy to get any kind of revenge travel you want at jade mountain, honeymooner or not. wendy gillette, cbs news.
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and that's the overnight news for this friday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm christina ruffini. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the faa says contractors working on a pilot alert system accidentally deleted files last week, disrupting air traffic across the country. the agency says there is no evidence of a cyberattack, and it's taking steps to prevent this from happening again. an l.a. coroner says will & grace actor leslie jordan died from sudden cardiac dysfunction. the 67-year-old was found with no pulse after a car crash in hollywood last october. and data from 37 million t-mobile customers has been stolen. the carrier says it was hacked in late november but only discovered the breach this month. millions of customer addresses, phone numbers, and birthdays
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were compromised. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. tonight, a number of stories making headlines as we come on the air. alec baldwin is charged with involuntary manslaughter for the deadly shooting on the set of his western movie. the actor facing up to five years in prison. tonight why the d.a. says she's bringing charges against alec baldwin. >> this was recklessness. this was a negligent discharge of a firearm because he pulled that trigger. the massive storm that dumped two feet of snow in the midwest heads to new england and new york. and there's no relief in sight. another winter storm is on its heels. also tonight, the news from the supreme court. the extensive investigation into who leaked that draft abortion decision. jan crawford is here tonight on
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whether the justices or any of their spouses were implicated. america's fentanyl crisis. cbs news' exclusive access to the drug raids as law enforcement tries to get the dangerous poison off america's streets. and remembering legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist david crosby. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight we're tracking two winter storms, one of them heading to new england late tonight and tomorrow bringing snow, freezing rain, and sleet. also tonight, we have the story of a pre-dawn raid and law enforcement's crackdown on fentanyl. cbs news was there today as more than 40 officers readied to raid a home in arizona where they believe the dangerous drugs were being made. but first, more than one year after that shocking shooting on an american film set, today the dramatic ending
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in the investigation that led to one of the most well-known actors in america facing criminal charges. prosecutors brought involuntary manslaughter charges against alec baldwin after the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins in 2021. the 64-year-old academy award nominee has denied responsibility for the shooting and says he thought the gun wasn't loaded. well, the film's weapons specialist, hannah gutierrez-reed, she's facing the same charges. cbs's kris van cleave has all the new information tonight from santa fe, new mexico. good evening, kris. >> reporter: norah, if convicted, baldwin could face up to five years in jail. the d.a. here plans to formally file those charges in the coming days, but you won't see baldwin in handcuffs. there won't be a perp walk. instead, he'll be receiving a court summons. what alec baldwin's lawyer calls a miscarriage of justice, santa fe's district attorney calls preventable and criminal. >> this was recklessness. this was a negligent discharge
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of a firearm because he pulled that trigger. >> 32 santa fe. one female shot in the chest. >> reporter: baldwin was rehearsing a scene with cinematographer halyna hutchins and director joel souza when the gun went off on the set of the movie "rust," killing hutchins and wounding souza. this is what baldwin told detectives. >> it should have been a cold gun with no rounds inside, or dummy rounds. i take the gun out slowly. i turn and cock pistol. bang, it goes off. she hits the ground. >> reporter: investigators later found five live rounds on the set. in december 2021, baldwin told abc news he did not pull the trigger. >> someone is responsible for what happened, and i can't say who that is, but i know it's not me. >> i think probably the most surprised person in america today is alec baldwin. >> reporter: cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman says the actor may have thought the case was behind him after a settlement with hutchins' family. instead of leniency, the d.a. announced those two involuntary manslaughter charges, both felonies. >> it might in the end force a
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plea to a lesser charge, and that is good bargaining power for this prosecutor. >> reporter: hannah gutierrez-reed, who was in charge of the firearms on-set, also faces two involuntary manslaughter charges. her attorney says hannah will be exonerated of wrongdoing. assistant director david halls, who handed the gun to baldwin, agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of a firearm. >> i wasn't going to make a decision one way or another depending on what their status soone's life, then you should be held to account for that. >> reporter: in a statement, the hutchins family praised the decision to bring charges. but in a civil settlement, her husband joined "rust" as an executive producer. filming was supposed to resume this month. tonight the production company wouldn't comment if that's actually going to happen. norah. >> kris van cleave with all those developments. thank you so much. we want to turn now to that dangerous weather and the two storms that we are following tonight. the first system dumped two feet of snow across the midwest before barreling east to new york and new england, putting
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more than 14 million americans on alert for heavy wind and rain. and hot on its heels, another cross-country storm is brewing in the west. for more, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. hi there, mike. >> good evening, norah. strong out of season thunderstorms racing across the buckeye state today and still some areas at risk include cleveland and pittsburgh. this storm line will begin to race eastbound and quickly dissipate overnight only to be replaced by snow. so weather whiplash across the midwest in a matter of just one day. then we'll watch that system push into the northeast through the day tomorrow, bringing us some snow. in particular, new england. also some lake-effect snow, but largely i-95 gets spared from this one and it's just rain. then we watch for one after that arriving this weekend, coming across the plains and the midwest into the northeast. once again, sunday evening heavy snow through new england. and norah, as you guessed, once again, i-95 misses out on its first measurable snow of the season, including new york and philadelphia. >> mike bettes, thank you.
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and this just in. president biden is commenting on the investigation into those classified documents. >> i think you're going to find there's nothing there. i have no regrets. i'm following what the lawyers have told me they want me to do. it's exactly what we're doing. there's no "there" there. >> well, the president made those remarks during his trip to california to tour the destruction caused by recent storms. nearly two dozen people were killed, and the damage is expected to cost up to a billion dollars. well, tonight we are hearing from the supreme court after what it called one of the worst breaches of trust in its 233-year history. you may remember the leak of that draft of the abortion rights decision that overturned roe v. wade. well, that set off an eight-month investigation. today the highest court in the land said investigators conducted formal interviews with nearly 100 employees, all of whom denied disclosing the opinion. the report concluded a computer hack was unlikely and that the leak came from inside the court,
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but they have not determined who did it. let's bring in cbs's chief legal correspondent jan crawford. all right, jan. how extensive was this, and were the justices themselves interviewed? >> well, i mean that is unclear from the report. and, norah, there has been some criticism today that by keeping this investigation internal, run by the supreme court's marshal instead of, say, bringing in the fbi, that the court didn't do enough to get to the bottom of it. but the court says it was thorough. investigators got text and cell phone data from the employees. they had them sign sworn affidavits. they did forensic analysis of computers and printers although some of those printer logs weren't available. >> so the supreme court has some big decisions, cases coming up -- immigration, affirmative action. what's to say that this won't happen again? >> well, that's the concern. the report concludes the leaker here was able to, quote, act with impunity because there's inadequate security over these documents. so already the court has started strengthening its security and procedures for confidential documents. >> such a big story.
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jan crawford, thank you so much. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."
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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." well, tonight there's growing outrage in springfield, illinois. two paramedics who were answering a medical emergency call now face first-degree murder charges. they appeared in court via video link today as the victim's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. charlie de mar r police body camera video is at the center of this case. >> earl? >> reporter: when police arrived after earl moore jr.'s 911 call, they realized he needed medical attention.
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a relative told officers the 35-year-old was hallucinating from alcohol withdrawal. >> we're going to have an ambulance come check you out. >> reporter: paramedics peggy finley and peter cadigan arrived to find moore moaning on the floor. >> earl, sit up. >> reporter: police body cameras captured finley yelling at moore to get up and walk to the ambulance. >> get up. you're going to have to walk because we ain't carrying you. i am seriously not in the mood for this dumb [ bleep ]. >> reporter: with the help of police officers, moore finally reached the waiting stretcher outside, and it appears cadigan shoved him down on his stomach -- >> there we go. >> reporter: -- before both paramedics strapped him down. less than an hour later, he was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. after the coroner determined moore died from positional asphyxia, prosecutors decided to charge the pair with murder. >> they treated my son like he was an animal. udg civiay the family's
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a ongf dea suiagainst the ramedics and the private ambulance company lifestar. moore's mother and sister sat down with cbs news for their first interview. >> that's the part. that'she part i keeping. >> i keep seeing him slam him like that. that's what i keep seeing. >> reporter: finley and cadigan's attorneys both say their clients shouldn't be charged with a crime, let alone murder. >> a lot of tragic things happen in life. they are not necessarily criminal. >> reporter: we reached out to lifestar, the private ambulance company, for comment but have yet to hear back. finley and cadigan will be back in court on friday for a preliminary hearing. norah. >> charlie de mar, thank you. we do want to turn now to a looming financial crisis that could affect every american family. the debt limit showdown. well, today, treasury secretary janet yellen announced the u.s. started taking extraordinary
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measures to maintain the full faith and credit of america. cbs's scott macfarlane reports tonight on the risk to the entire u.s. economy. >> reporter: humphrey rutherford is enjoying retirement but worried that if the country can't pay its bills, his social security is at risk. >> it's at some point still going to affect me. it may not affect me right away, but 's g tfe >> rorter: if there's no dea to raise the amount of money the government can borrow by june, it risks a market plunge, mass yoffs, and a spiin e currt $31.4 trillion debt is more than the economies of china, japan, germany, and the uk combined and equals more than $200,000 for every u.s. taxpayer. pennsylvania republican scott perry said the country has overspent. he helped delay kevin mccarthy's election as speaker a few weeks ago and wants spending cuts before raising the limit. >> the american people are sick of it. they want some responsibility used when it comes to spending their hard-earned money, and we're going to get after that. that's our pledge. >> reporter: but the white house says it's too dangerous to
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negotiate over the debt limit and a standoff with republicans could lead to an economic collapse. a major concern for hardware store manager bill hart. >> just last week i purchased for halloween and christmas. so in this business you have to plan way out, especially when you're getting things shipped from overseas. >> reporter: tonight the treasury department says it will halt payments to some programs, retirement programs for federal workers, to buy congress four months to raise the debt ceiling. after that, they say they'll have no more emergency measures to employ. norah. farl somet to w. antt.w ws elusive. tonight we're getting a close-up look at the federal crackdown on the fentanyl crisis in this country. immigration and customs enforcement agents today conducted multiple raids in tucson, arizona. cbs's jeff pegues was there. >> anybody have any questions? >> reporter: before dawn, agents from homeland security investigations huddled to brief on the raid.
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their target, a house where suspects possibly tied to fentanyl distribution allegedly operate. >> we're executing two federal search warrants this morning. we're looking for potential precursor chemicals. >> reporter: precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl, 50 times stronger than heroin. the operation involved multiple law enforcement agencies. this is what appears to be a quiet residential neighborhood in tucson, arizona. and right now, early this morning, police have swarmed this neighborhood. and this is what agents confiscated. more than 100 pounds of precursor chemicals, and this showed that at least some came from china. the mexican drug cartels ensure maentanysh separately. why is it so hard to stop the distribution? >> because there's so many different ways that it can be smuggled into the united states, right? it's coming in through 18 wheelers.
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e walking across the border. it's being backpacked into the country. >> reporter: last year, the dea seized over 50 million fentanyl-laced pills and over 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder, enough to kill every american. fentanyl killed misty little's 26-year-old daughter cheyenne, who did not know that she had swallowed a pill laced with the drug. >> i want people to know that cheyenne was a vibrant young woman that had her whole entire future ahead of her. that one bad decision, she shouldn't have lost her life over. >> reporter: what investigators seized here today is likely just a drop in the bucket when it comes to disrupting the flow of fentanyl. the more significant discovery is that the cartels may be trying to set up fentanyl labs here in the u.s. norah. >> jeff pegues with that exclusive reporting. thank you for following this so closely. now to this story.
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the parents of a 6-year-old boy who shot a first grade teacher in newport news, virginia, earlier this month put out a statement today suggesting they don't know how he got his hands 0 on their gun. the statement says, our family has always been committed to responsible gun ownership and keeping firearms out of the reach of children. the firearm our son accessed was secured. well, the parents say their son suffers from an acute disability that requires them to attend class with him every day. they say the week of the shooting was the first week they were not with him. the teacher, abigail zwerner, was released from the hospital this week and continues to recover. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.
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youth movement. ♪ >> reporter: on any given sunday night, at a church in los angeles, chuck dickerson conducts a unique community of musicians. >> african americans make up 1.8% of the orchestra workforce in the united states. latinos make up 2.5% of the orchestra workforce in the united states. and it's been that way for 40 or 50 years. ♪ >> reporter: the inner city youth orchestra of los angeles is trying to change that tune. it started in 2009 when nine african american music students asked dickerson to help create the orchestra. >> what we do in music is we teach excellence. when you learn those skills in music, those skills are transferrable into other aspects of your life.
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>> reporter: 14-year-old trombone player channelle davis is one of the newest members. >> the music is sometimes new to me. i have a difficult time reading it, so it's a little bit hard. but i have people around that can help me with that. >> reporter: for cellist hannah innis, the orchestra gives her something she hasn't found anywhere else. >> i think that spaces like these are very important because it uplifts and gives confidence to minority students. >> reporter: a confidence heard on one of music's biggest stages. ♪ l.a.'s walt disney concert hall. they've played a season-ending concert for the last ten years. >> you cannot compare the pride that resounds both in the hearts of those kids, but in their families and everybody they touch just because they've played on that stage. >> reporter: for "eye on america," manuel bojorquez, los angeles.
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u.s. ae.si > the e ster of new zealand became an inspiration all around the world. well, now she's leaving her po
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new zealand's prime minister stunned her country and party today, announcing she will step down next month. jacinda ardern said she no longer has the energy for the job and wants to have more time for her 4-year-old daughter. ardern, now 42, was first elected in 2017. she was credited with keeping covid deaths down to fewer than 2,500 and banning assault rifles after a horrific terror attack on mosques. her party will vote on a new leader this weekend. we remember the life, legacy, and music of david crosby. that's next.
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finally tonight, one of the most influential musicians of the '60s and '70s has died after a long illness according to variety. most popular bands of a generation, the byrds and crosby, stills & nash. ♪ helplessly hoping her heart hovers nearby ♪ the band ushered in rock's supergroup era, later adding neil young to the group. in a statement to variety, his wife said his legacy will continue to live on through his legendary music. peace, love and harmony to all those who knew david and those he touched. david crosby was 81 years old. well, that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and remember you can follow us
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online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from right here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the faa says contractors working on a pilot alert system accidentally deleted files last week, disrupting air traffic across the country. the agency says there is no evidence of a cyberattack, and it's taking steps to prevent this from happening again. an l.a. coroner says "will & grace" actor leslie jordan died from sudden cardiac dysfunction. the 67-year-old was found with no pulse after a car crash in hollywood last october. and data from 37 million t-mobile customers has been stolen. the carrier says it was hacked in late november but only discovered the breach this month. millions of customer addresses, phone numbers, and birthdays
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were compromised. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it's friday, january 20th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, walmart shooting. police in indiana respond to an active shooter inside the store. what they're saying about the investigation. "rust" tragedy. alec baldwin will now be facing charges in the death of a cinematographer. the possible prison time if convicted. ♪ remembering david crosby. the legendary music star dies at the age of 81. his impact on the industry and the tributes. ♪

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