running against donald trump is really hard. >> reporter: the latest polls show her facing an uphill climb. meanwhile, sources close to former vice president mike pence, a possible 2024 rival, tell cbs news he will fight the subpoena issued to him by the justice department special counsel investigating january 6th, setting up a legal showdown as the republican presidential race heats up. norah. >> it is heating up. robert costa, thank you so much. well, turning now to the devastating earthquake in turkey and syria, where the death toll today topped 41,000. but there are still signs of hope with this man and woman being rescued alive from underneath the rubble eight days after the catastrophe began. cbs's imtiaz tyab traveled to the rebel-held idlib province in hard-hit syria. >> reporter: these are syria's youngest earthquake survivors. tiny bodies battered and bruised

but alive. 5-year-old janon nearly didn't make it. this video of her trapped under the rubble with her little brother became a viral symbol of the tragedy in idlib. she can be heard pleading with her rescuers, saying, "please get me out of here." abdullah is being treated in the bed next to her. they both may have made it out alive, but their mom, dad, brothers and sisters all died. this is their aunt. how are you feeling with this terrible situation? "my heart is burning," she says. if idlib's hospital is straining under the weight of so much pain, so too is the rest of the rebel-held territory. the need here is so great, but so little aid has come here to northern syria, and people are desperate. a desperation that is tangled up in the fault lines of syria's decade-long civil war.

president kba shar al assad is trying to control all of the supply routes, and world leaders don't want to legitimize a regime they've sanctioned. a complex situation that stands in the way of helping the seriously injured, like fatima, whose leg had to be operated on. her aunt tells us fatima's mother died in the quake. "we haven't told her about her mother yet. she keeps saying i'm hiding something, but i don't have the heart to tell her she's dead." tonight the u.n. has reached a deal with president assad to open two border crossings to allow aid into syria's disaster zone. but for so many syrians, it's far too little, far too late. norah. >> imtiaz tyab, thank you. the other big story tonight in ohio. growing concern about the toxic fallout after that train crash earlier this month. residents in the area are complaining of sore throats and headaches after chemicals were released during the controlled burn of the derailed train cars.

officials are adamant that there's no threat to human life, but ohio's natural resources department revealed an estimated 3,500 fish were killed. officials continue to test the air, water, and soil t weeks after the derailment. turning now to the economy, after two straight months of decline, consumer prices rose more than expected in january. inflation jumped 0.5% last month to an annual rate of 6.4%. one of the key reasons why inflation remains stubbornly high is the cost of auto insurance. it's up nearly 15% over the last year. we get more now from cbs's manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: juan maroso says the cost of insuring his tesla in miami gave him a whole new kind of sticker shock. >> my original insurance was 2,400 for six months, and it went up to $4,000. >> reporter: a nearly 70% jump. >> it's one more thing to add to the list honestly. but it hurts. it definitely hurts. >> reporter: a new report by

bankrate.com found nationwide, premiums have risen more than $240 on average, topping $2,000 a year. florida drivers saw the biggest jump, up nearly twice that amount to almost $3,200 a year. bankrate insurance editor kate deventer. >> reporter: there's a lot of residents in florida, and the population is growing. then we also see a lot of tourists, which then of course add to those busy roadways, and that makes it even more likely that an accident is going to happen. >> reporter: high costs for repair parts, labor, and medical care are driving insurance rates up across the board. >> good morning, great florida, how may i help you? >> reporter: customers are calling agencies like great florida for cheaper policies. anna is an agent here. >> sometimes they got lucky and we will be able to find something, and sometimes we don't. >> reporter: she was able to find juan maroso a policy that is $800 below the $4,000 he was quoted. but, she says, rates likely will

continue to climb. you think it will get worse before it gets better? >> 100%. >> really? >> yeah. i think we're not going to see positive changes maybe for like a year or two. >> you mean rates going down? >> right. >> reporter: so what can drivers do? always shop around. ask your agent if you're getting every available discount. consider a smaller or cheaper car. but above all, drive safely. those moving violations could definitely make your rates go even higher. norah. >> those are good tips. manny bojorquez, thank you so much. more than a third of all americans are under weather alerts tonight with winter storm warnings stretching from montana to new mexico. meanwhile, more than 110 million americans across 25 states from california to new york are under wind alerts. snow and winds up to 60 miles per hour will produce blizzard conditions across minnesota and eastern north dakota through midday tomorrow. let's turn now to the war in ukraine because u.s. defense

secretary lloyd austin met with his nato counterparts in brussels today, vowing continued support for ukraine as the war enters a critical phase. a new intensified russian assault is getting under way in the east, and cbs's charlie d'agata is there. >> reporter: ukrainian military vehicles charged down a village road just outside russian-held territory north of bakhmut. ukraine says russia's military has been bombarding positions all across the front line, and here was no exception. ukrainian soldiers told us to be quick and spread out. the sound of explosions has been nonstop both outgoing and incoming. this is the last ukrainian-held village before the russian front line about three miles in that direction. they're even jumping into our trenches, trying to take them over, this man told us. we jump into their trenches. they jump into ours. trench warfare close enough, we

were told, to throw grenades at each other. russian troops have been inching forward but at a tremendous cost. in bakhmut, the ukrainian military has banned civilians and aid agencies from entering, indicating it may be about to fall to russians. charlie d'agata, cbs news, kharkiv, ukraine. well, back here in the u.s., a decades-long fight for freedom is finally over for a wrong

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we caught up. it was cute because we had to take our medicine at the same time. >> it was great to start dating someone who you didn't have to explain anything to. >> reporter: they married in 2019. >> and it just was very exciting to know we have a normal life and the things that we want aren't unattainable. and that was a really special feeling. >> reporter: the couple has since dealt with some serious health challenges and know more are ahead. >> having him beside me, i'm not as afraid of things. even things like my mortality. >> you know, we've both been through essentially one of the worst experiences you can go through in life. it definitely feels like anything else life throws at us, we can handle. >> reporter: together, a special love from the heart. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. 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 shanelle kaul in new york. u.s. authorities have arrested four more people tied to assassinating thereside of haiti. prosecutors say the owner of a miami-area security company hired ex-colombian soldiers to carry out the attack in july of 2021. in total, 11 suspects are now in u.s. custody. senator dianne feinstein will not seek re-election in 2024. the 89-year-old california democrat plans to retire after finishing this term in congress. colleagues had grown concerned recently about her memory. and pharrell williams now securing one of the most coveted positions in fashion.

louis vuitton naming the 49-year-old american rapper and producer their next men's designer. 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." ahead, the new report that inflation is cooling but still too high. and tonight we take a look what it means for you and the rising cost of car insurance nationwide. in tonight's money watch, we look at how you can save on your bill. but first, we are learning more about the young lives cut short in that deadly mass shooting at michigan state university. they all went to high school in the detroit suburbs. sophomore brian fraser was president of his fraternity. junior alexandria verner was studying biology. and junior airelle anderson wanted to become the first doctor in her family.

sadly, this is the 67th mass shooting in america in 2023. that means there have been more mass shootings than days so far this year. president biden today renewing his call to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. cbs's roxana saberi will start us off tonight from the campus in east lansing. good evening, roxana. >> reporter: good evening, norah. this is the academic building where police say the first shooting was reported. students here tell us when they heard a gunman was on campus, they fled or barricaded themselves in their dorms. one told me he called his family while in hiding. he thought it could be the last time he spoke to them. >> we've got multiple victims at this time. >> reporter: police say the first dispatch calls came in around 8:18 p.m., after a gunman opened fire inside berkey hall monday. >> all i know so far is there's a shooter in the hallway. >> reporter: inside, officers found two msu students dead and several wounded.

they say the gunman then went to the nearby student union, where he killed another student. >> i am filled with rage that we have to have another press conference to talk about our children being killed in their schools. >> did you ever think this could be the last time i'm speaking to my family? >> it crossed my mind, yeah. >> reporter: freshman ryan callahan hid in the library with his girlfriend. >> this happens so much and all over the place. like it could happen at any time and anywhere, and i kind of just have to live knowing that. >> reporter: authorities identified the shooter as 43-year-old anthony mcrae. they say he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and that he had no known affiliation with the school. >> wants to know what the motive is. we don't have an answer right now. >> reporter: this shooting comes nearly five years to the day since 17 students and staff were killed in parkland, florida. the number of children in k through 12 experiencing a school shooting since 1999 has surged from 187,000 in 2018 to more than 338,000 now.

among the dead at michigan, junior airelle anderson, who wanted to be a pediatrician. sophomore brian fraser, president of his fraternity. and junior alexandria verner, a talented athlete whose positivity changed lives. >> her smile was -- was massive. her heart was huge. her kindness and compassion were second to none. and, you know, to have lost that is tragic. the silver lining to it is that we had 20 years of that from a tremendous young lady. >> reporter: some students here have survived other school shootings, including one in oxford, michigan, just 15 months ago and the one at sandy hook elementary back in 2012. classes here are canceled until monday. norah. >> oh, roxana, such a community in pain. thank you. well, back here in washington, there is breaking news tonight on that chinese spy

balloon. cbs news has just learned that u.s. intelligence watched the high-flying airship as it lifted off near china's south coast. that means the u.s. military had been tracking it for nearly a week before it entered u.s. airspace, longer than originally known. cbs's nancy cordes is at the white house. so, nancy, they were watching this from the beginning? >> reporter: they were, norah. and what they saw was this balloon heading east from china towards guam and hawaii. but then it took a sharp northward turn, a beeline towards alaska. they also revealed today that the three subsequent objects they shot down probably were not involved in spying. the three objects shot down this weekend may have been harmless research balloons. that's now a leading theory for the intelligence community. >> there's strong consideration that these objects are, indeed, benign. >> reporter: they won't know for sure until they find the debris. >> they're in very difficult terrain. >> reporter: the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff described

the challenge. one object came down in the arctic circle, where it's minus 40 degrees. the second came down in a hard to reach part of the canadian rockies. and the third plunged into lake huron, a couple of hundred feet deep. >> we'll get them eventually but it's going to take some time to recover those. >> reporter: he defended the decision to scramble fighter jets to shoot them down and acknowledged that the first missile fired over lake huron missed its target. >> first shot missed. second shot hit. >> reporter: new cockpit audio reveals that even the pilots were perplexed by what they saw. >> i can see like lines coming down below. i can't see anything below it. definitely smaller than a car. >> reporter: pentagon officials have offered intriguing descriptions of the objects. one looked like a metallic drum. another was cylindrical and carried a tethered payload. another was octagonal in shape with strings attached. >> what are these things? who sent them here? and what are they doing here? >> reporter: gop senators argued

today that the public deserves more answers from the commander in chief, who ordered the objects shot down. >> i mean, my phone's ringing off the wall, and we've got a president of the united states not saying anything. >> reporter: we asked white house officials if the president has any plans to make public comments about these objects, and all they would say is that he continues to be briefed and takes the situation very seriously. they did say today that they can rule out the possibility that any of these objects were connected to the u.s. government. they were able to do that after connecting with the faa. norah. >> so many new details. nancy cordes, thank you. turning now to the economy, after two straight months of decline, consumer prices rose more than expected in january. inflation jumped 0.5% last month to an annual rate of 6.4%. one of the key reasons why inflation remains stubbornly high is the cost of auto insurance. it's up nearly 15% over the last year. we get more now from cbs's manuel bojorquez.

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second year next week, russian forces are on the offensive. charlie d'agata is there. >> reporter: ukrainian military hardware on the move along the front line north of bakhmut. they have to keep moving. the moment they stop, the russians take aim. explosions rang out, both incoming and outgoing. jittery soldiers told us not to hang around long. spread out and get ready to hit the ground. the sound of explosions has been nonstop, both outgoing and incoming. this is the last ukrainian-held village before the russian front line about three miles in that direction. commanders tell us the front line has only moved a few hundred yards in the past couple of months. in some cases, the soldiers are holding off the russians using no more than automatic weapons. is it always like this? >> always. >> "there's constant incoming call sign thunder tells us. it all depends on whether they

can see what they're shooting at. we try not to get spotted. >> you said before that the fighting is very close. how close? "it can get as close as 5 meters, roughly 5 yards. we're literally tossing grenades at each other. close enough to throw grenades? >> close enough he said to find russian soldiers fighting from the trenches ukrainians dug and ke bakhmut south of here, the b grind for months. the russians advancing forward in distances measured in feet and costs in the number of dead on both sides. they're trying to hold this ground in the face of an expected russian offensive ahead of the one-year anniversary of the invasion next week. even if there's not much left to hold. despite suffering casualties, they continue to hold that line, but there are indications this

morning that bakhmut might be ready to fall to the russians. civilians, aid agencies, and journalists have been barred from getting anywhere near the city. >> that was charlie d'agata in ukraine. now to turkey, where catastrophe has turned into a humanitarian crisis for survivors of last week's earthquakes. but there are amazing stories of survival, like this 17-year-old pulled from the rubble. imtiaz tyab reports from the disaster zone. >> reporter: at night, when the temperature plunges to subzero, the only way to keep warm is by burning wood scavenged from nearby houses destroyed in the quake. families once prosperous now live in these donated tents set up at a local park. a once happy place now one of misery and deep uncertainty. it's here we meet engineering student abdul rahman and his family. they're syrian refugees from aleppo, displaced by the war and

now homeless once again. what will you do now? you have no home. everything's destroyed. "we will leave the city and start over again," he says. "we'll be fine. we're used to a hard life." but few others here are. across turkey are hundreds of makeshift camps like this. and while aid is available, with every passing day, conditions are only worsening as trash piles up because there's no one to collect it. in hatay's old city, a once thriving and ancient quarter, it's now unrecognizable and unlivable. the turkish government has promised it will rebuild all damaged buildings across the country within a year. but few here believe that and have other pressing concerns, like burying the dead all too often in mass graves like these off the side of a highway. the makeshift graves are as far as the eye can see, and they're digging even more. the u.n. estimates the number of dead could pass over 50,000.

but with the remains of so many buried under mountains of rubble, we may never know the true number of those who died. imtiaz tyab in hatay, turkey. on capitol hill, an attack on a member of congress is raising questions about how to punish repeat offenders who are mentally ill. minnesota congresswoman angie craig says she fought off a man with a long criminal past who punched her in the face and tried to get into her apartment in washington. she discussed the changes she wants to see with scott macfarlane. >> reporter: the crime happened not far from here in an elevator in the congresswoman's capitol hill apartment complex. and she says it reveals a problem happening in too many american communities. >> there was no way in hell i was letting him up to my apartment. >> reporter: angie craig says she spotted ken dred hamlin, a man police believed to be homeless, in the lobby of her apartment complex last week. according to police, he was acting erratic as if he was under the influence of an unknown substance.

the encounter happened just after 7:00 in the morning, when craig bought her morning coffee. a police affidavit says after craig said good morning to hamlin, he followed her into an elevator, trapped her, and demanded to go inside her apartment. >> that was the moment that fight or flight kicked in. >> reporter: police say hamlin punched craig in the face, grabbed her by the shoulder and collarbone and near her neck. >> all i could do was throw my coffee over my shoulder, which startled him. but as soon as he regained, he came back toward me, and again it was only until we got to the floor the elevator was headed to that i was able to escape. >> reporter: when police tracked down hamlin, they say he kicked an officer and bit a detective. a cbs news review finds hamlin had a lengthy track record of menacing crimes on and near capitol hill. just weeks ago, he served time for striking a police fficer and spitting blood at them. there was another recent arrest for shoplifting, another for assault at a train station, a

guilty plea to indecent exposure, and he admitted in a case in 2015 he entered a woman's home and stole a computer. >> i was assault number 13 on his record, and i'm going to do everything in my power to make sure there is not 14, i . debate b on how to prevent repeat offenders. >> if you throw somebody in jail for ten days and think, you know, there's your punishment and we're going to let you right back out on the street, what the hell do you think's going to happen? >> reporter: one congressional proposal just released would require local prosecutors to better track how many criminal defendants have criminal pasts. how many have been given plea agreements. how many have been released to potentially re-offend. as for ken dred hamlin, his defense attorney did not return requests for comment. >> that's

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three-hour drive south of seoul. making pik ? 1,300 years old. >> reporter: this paper made from the paper mulberry tree is called hanji. >> this is almost 100 different colors. >> reporter: because of its strength and versatility, it's been used for fans, screens, even clothing. but the highest quality hanji is saved for important documents or to be used as a sort of canvas for fine art. paper that you've sold has gone to restore documents at the library of congress. >> yes. >> in washington, d.c.? >> yeah, highest quality papers. >> reporter: this woman was so fascinated by this paper that she left her corporate job to start selling hanji. >> it's very strong, and also it's very stable. >> reporter: before the pandemic, we met at a conservation studio in seoul.

what do you have over here? where chai sun park, a professor of cultural preservation, showed us some centuries-old artwork. >> this is hanji here, and you'll need to replace this? >> yeah. >> with new hanji? >> we use this paper. >> you can reuse it even though it's from centuries ago? >> yeah. >> reporter: museums from the u.s., including in philadelphia and cleveland, have sent her pieces to restore. "i believe my mission is to recreate the brilliant hanji of the past," she told us. using a gadget that peers into the artwork, she showed us how they can look below paint pigments to determine if hanji fibers are still strong or need to be replaced. fine new layers can be brushed on, almost like papier-mache. her conservation work here seems as labor-intensive as making the

paper itself. before that paper mulberry bark becomes paper, it must be bathed for six to seven hours until it comes apart. >> it looks like a web. >> it does look like a web. it looks like a spider web. >> reporter: then impurities are removed in what she pointed out is just day three in a roughly ten-day process. >> there are many, many steps, many, many hands are needed. >> it's a lot of work? >> yes, a lot of work. >> this is very slippery here. >> yes, that's right. >> reporter: the slimy hibiscus root is added to preven clumping, and it's all mixed together in large vats, where workers dip those bamboo screens into the mixture. on top of the screen, the fibers lock together, forming pieces of paper. as we discovered, this disappearing art takes some

talent. >> so more scoops over there. >> reporter: when professionals do it, the paper is stacked still wet, then pressed and dried. this woman peels about 2,000 sheets per day from a piping hot plate with her fingernails. the more expensive hanji is dried in the sun. it's so fine. >> fine and thin but very strong. >> reporter: and wholesale can sell for about $15 each. but it does last. >> almost 1,000 years old. >> this piece of paper? >> yes. >> reporter: yes, a millennium. almost as long as they've been making it. and he adds there's no better way to preserve their culture than to write it down or draw it on the paper they produce. and chai sun park agrees. >> in paper, we write all record, all thought because we

cannot live without paper. >> reporter: which is why here, hanji is not treated as a mere product but a s bill loveless: i came to the lord at the age of about 42. dr. charles stanley has been so important in my life, just his teachings. one of the life principles is that brokenness is a requirement for god to use you greatly, is when you can become that conduit of what god wants to do through you to get to other people. it's just amazing of what god can do with you.

american military officials say they're still having trouble recovering one of the unidentified floating objects shot down near the arctic circle. the terrain is described as very difficult, but researchers are working on a new vehicle that may soon make the ice and snow more accessible. tina kraus reports. >> reporter: ant arctica is one of the most pristine places on the planet, and climate researchers want to keep it that way. so a group of technology students in the netherlands has put the wheels in motion with an electric rover designed to collect climate data on the continent. >> there's nothing like our vehicle existing in antarctica, and there are really no electric vehicles in this environment. >> reporter: team polar calls it

the ice cube. >> our vehicle, as you can see, does look quite cubic. >> reporter: a contraption that runs on solar power to do its research. >> what they use now are these very large fossil fuel-powered vehicles, which of course we want to transition away from towards a more electrified transportation system on thecoe >> reporter: it's just a prototype for now being tested in snowy norway. but designers say the rover handled the icy harsh conditions with ease. and the cold didn't seem to bother the electric batteries. >> we really had no idea what to expect. so for us, it was also a surprise when the vehicle fantastically outperformed our expectations. >> reporter: now they're working to lose the remote control so the rover can run on its own. but it will be another few years before the ice cube is dropped into the frigid south pole for more testing. tina kraus, cbs news. 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 follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm erica brown. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. u.s. authorities have arrested four more people tied to assassinating the president of haiti. prosecutors say the owner of a miami-area security company hired ex-colombian soldiers to carry out the attack in july of 2021. in total, 11 suspects are now in u.s. custody. senator dianne feinstein will not seek re-election in 2024. the 89-year-old california democrat plans to retire after finishing this term in congress. colleagues had grown concerned recently about her memory. and pharrell williams now securing one of the most coveted positions in fashion. louis vuitton naming the 49-year-old american rapper and producer their next men's

designer. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. xxxx \s tonight, another mass shooting, this time on the campus of michigan state. the search tonight for a motive and the note found in the gunman's pocket. here are tonight's top headlines. a community in mourning after three students were killed. the terrifying moments for tens of thousands. >> some students started considering what they were going to do, if they barricade themselves in. senators are receiving a classified briefing today on the unidentified objects shot down over north america. >> my phone's ringing off the wall, and we've got a president of the united states not saying anything. we're in syria tonight. the war-torn country in dire need of help after that deadly earthquake. >> so little aid has come here to northern syria. the people are desperate.

russia ramps up attacks on ukraine. >> this is the last ukrainian-held village before the russian front line about three miles in that direction. former south carolina governor and u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley is running for president. >> she becomes the first major challenger to former president donald trump. and remember that $2 billion powerball jackpot? today the lucky winner revealed. >> edwin castro. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." ahead, the new report that inflation is cooling but still too high. and tonight we take a look what it means for you and the rising cost of car insurance nationwide. in tonight's "money watch," we look at how you can save on your bill. also on this valentine's

day, we've got the ultimate love story. two patients whose hearts literally brought them together. but first, we are learning more about the young lives cut short in that deadly mass shooting at michigan state university. they all went to high school in the detroit suburbs. sophomore brian fraser was president of his fraternity. junior alexandria verner was studying biology. and junior airelle anderson wanted to become the first doctor in her family. sadly, this is the 67th mass shooting in america in 2023. that means there have been more mass shootings than days so far this year. president biden today renewing his call to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. cbs's roxana saberi will start us off tonight from the campus in east lansing. good evening, roxana. >> reporter: good evening, norah. this is the academic building where police say the first shooting was reported. students here tell us when they heard a gunman was on campus, they fled or barricaded

themselves in their dorms. one told me he called his family while in hiding. he thought it could be the last time he spoke to them. >> we've got multiple victims at this time. >> reporter: police say the first dispatch calls came in arund 8:18 p.m., after a gunman opened fire inside berkey hall monday. >> all i have so far is that there's a shooter in the hallway. >> reporter: inside, officers found two msu students dead and several wounded. they say the gunman then went to the nearby student union, where he killed another student. >> i am filled with rage that we have to have another press conference to talk about our children being killed in their schools. >> did you ever think this could be the last time i'm speaking to my family? >> it crossed my mind, yeah. >> reporter: freshman ryan callahan hid in the library with his girlfriend. >> this happens so much and all over the place. like it could happen at any time and anywhere, and i kind of just have to live knowing that. >> reporter: authorities identified the shooter as 43-year-old anthony mcrae.

they say he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and that he had no known affiliation with the school. >> i know everybody wants to know what the motive is. we don't have an answer right now. >> reporter: this shooting comes nearly five years to the day since 17 students and staff were killed in parkland, florida. the number of children in k through 12 experiencing a school shooting since 1999 has surged from 187,000 in 2018 to more than 338,000 now. among the dead at michigan, junior airelle anderson, who wanted to be a pediatrician. sophomore brian fraser, president of his fraternity. and junior alexandria verner, a talented athlete whose positivity changed lives. >> her smile was -- was massive. her heart was huge. her kindness and compassion were second to none. and, you know, to have lost that

is tragic. the silver lining to it is that we had 20 years of that from a tremendous young lady. >> reporter: some students here have survived other school shootings, including one in oxford, michigan, just 15 months ago and the one at sandy hook elementary back in 2012. classes here are canceled until monday. norah. >> oh, roxana, such a community in pain. thank you. well, back here in washington, there is breaking news tonight on that chinese spy balloon. cbs news has just learned that u.s. intelligence watched the high-flying airship as it lifted off near china's south coast. that means the u.s. military had been tracking it for nearly a week before it entered u.s. airspace, longer than originally known. cbs's nancy cordes is at the white house. so, nancy, they were watching this from the beginning? >> reporter: they were, norah. and what they saw was this balloon heading east from china towards guam and hawaii. but then it took a sharp

northward turn, a beeline towards alaska. they also revealed today that the three subsequent objects they shot down probably were not involved in spying. the three objects shot down this weekend may have been harmless research balloons. that's now a leading theory for the intelligence community. >> there's strong consideration that these objects are, indeed, benign. >> reporter: they won't know for sure until they find the debris. >> they're in very difficult terrain. >> reporter: the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff described the challenge. one object came down in the arctic circle, where it's minus 40 degrees. the second came down in a hard to reach part of the canadian rockies. and the third plunged into lake huron, a couple of hundred feet deep. >> we'll get them eventually, but it's going to take some time to recover those. >> reporter: he defended the decision to scramble fighter jets to shoot them down and acknowledged that the first missile fired over lake huron missed its target. >> first shot missed. second shot hit.

>> reporter: new cockpit audio reveals that even the pilots were perplexed by what they saw. >> i can see like lines coming down below. i can't see anything below it. definitely smaller than a car. >> reporter: pentagon officials have offered intriguing descriptions of the objects. one looked like a metallic drum. another was cylindrical and carried a tethered payload. another was octagonal in shape with strings attached. >> what are these things? who sent them here? and what are they doing here? >> reporter: gop senators argued today that the public deserves more answers from the commander in chief, who ordered the objects shot down. >> i mean, my phone is ringing off the wall, and we've got a president of the united states not saying anything. >> reporter: we asked white house officials if the president has any plans to make public comments about these objects, and all they would say is that he continues to be briefed and takes the situation very seriously. they did say today that they can rule out the possibility that any of these objects were connected to the u.s.

government. they were able to do that after connecting with the faa. norah. >> so many new details. nancy cordes, thank you. there's a lo more news

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." donald trump now has his first challenger in the 2024 republican race for president, and it's a woman who once called him a great president. nikki haley, the former south carolina governor and united nations ambassador, made it official this morning with a twitter video, saying the washington establishment has failed us. here's cbs's robert costa. >> reporter:r inresidential racy makes her the first official rival to challenge donald trump. >> i'm nikki haley, and i'm running for president. >> reporter: and in a 3 1/2-minute video announcement signaled she's ready for a

political brawl. >> you should know this about me. i don't put up with bullies. and when you kick back, it hurts them more if you're wearing heels. >> reporter: the 51-year-old former south carolina governor touted her background as the daughter of indian immigrants and played up her diplomatic work as u.n. ambassador in the trump administration. but haley's decision is a flip from her previous claim that she wouldn't run against the man she served for two years. >> i would not run if president trump ran. >> reporter: haley called for a new generation of leadership and noted republicans have lost the popular vote in seven of eight elections. trump lost it twice. a trump super pac spokesman shot back, calling her just another career politician whose only fulfilled commitment is to herself. former presidential contender senator marco rubio said the attacks from trump will only runnagdoru is unorreside is har. ly har

>> reporter: haley enters a fluid and soon to be growing field. and the latest polls show her facing an uphill climb. meanwhile, sources close to former vice president mike pence, a possible 2024 rival, tell cbs news he will fight the subpoena issued to him by the justice department special counsel investigating january 6th, setting up a legal showdown as the republican presidential race heats up. norah. >> it is heating up. robert costa, thank you so much. well, turning now to the devastating earthquake in turkey and syria, where the death toll today topped 41,000. but there are still signs of hope with this man and woman being rescued alive from underneath the rubble eight days after the catastrophe began. cbs's imtiaz tyab traveled to the rebel-held idlib province in hard-hit syria. >> reporter: these are syria's youngest earthquake survivors. tiny bodies battered and bruised but alive.

5-year-old janan nearly didn't make it. this video of her trapped under the rubble with her little brother, abdullah, became a viral symbol of the tragedy in idlib. she can be heard pleading with her rescuers, saying, "please get me out of here." abdullah is being treated in the bed next to her. they both may have made it out alive, but their mom, dad, brothers and sisters all died. this is their aunt. how are you feeling with this terrible situation? "my heart is burning," she says. if idlib's hospital is straining under the weight of so much pain, so too is the rest of the rebel-held territory. the need here is so great, but so little aid has come here to northern syria, and people are desperate. a desperation that is tangled up in the fault lines of syria's decade-long civil war. president bashar al assad is yi

wagitimize a regime they've sanctioned. a complex situation that stands in the way of helping the seriously injured, like fatima, whose leg had to be operated on. her aunt tells us fatima's mother died in the quake. "we haven't told her about her mother yet. she keeps saying i'm hiding something, but i don't have the heart to tell her she's dead." tonight the u.n. has reached a deal with president assad to open two border crossings to allow aid into syria's disaster zone. but for so many syrians, it's far too little, far too late. norah. >> imtiaz tyab, thank you. the other big story tonight in ohio. growing concern about the toxic fallout after that train crash earlier this month. residents in the area are complaining of sore throats and headaches after chemicals were released during the controlled burn of the derailed train cars.

officials are adamant that there's no threat to human life, but ohio's natural resources department revealed an estimated 3,500 fish were killed. officials continue to test the air, water, and soil nearly two weeks after the derailment. turning now to the economy, after two straight months of decline, consumer prices rose more than expected in january. inflation jumped 0.5% last month to an annual rate of 6.4%. one of the key reasons why inflation remains stubbornly high is the cost of auto insurance. it's up nearly 15% over the last year. we get more now from cbs's manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: juan maroso says the cost of insuring his tesla in miami gave him a whole new kind of sticker shock. >> my original insurance was $2,400 for six months, and it went up to $4,000. >> reporter: a nearly 70% jump. >> it's one more thing to add to the list honestly. but it hurts. it definitely hurts. >> reporter: a new report by

bankrate.com found nationwide, premiums have risen more than $240 on average, topping $2,000 a year. florida drivers saw the biggest jump, up nearly twice that amount to almost $3,200 a year. bankrate insurance editor cate deventer. >> there's a lot of residents in florida, and the population is growing. then we also see a lot of tourists, which then of course add to those busy roadways, and that makes it even more likely that an accident is going to happen. >> reporter: high costs for repair parts, labor, and medical care are driving insurance rates up across the board. >> good morning, great florida, how may i help you? >> reporter: customers are calling agencies like great florida for cheaper policies. anna is an agent here. >> sometimes they got lucky and we will be able to find something, and sometimes we don't. >> reporter: she was able to find juan maroso a policy that is $800 below the $4,000 he was quoted. but, she says, rates likely will continue to climb.

you think it will get worse before it gets better? >> 100%. >> really? >> yeah. i think we're not going to see positive changes maybe for like a year or two. >> you mean rates going down? >> right. >> reporter: so what can drivers do? always shop around. ask your agent if you're getting every available discount. consider a smaller or cheaper car. but above all, drive safely. those moving violations could definitely make your rates go even higher. norah. >> those are good tips. manny bojorquez, thank you so much. more than a third of all americans are under weather alerts tonight with winter storm warnings stretching from montana to new mexico. meanwhile, more than 110 million americans across 25 states from california to new york are under wind alerts. sow and winds up to 60 miles per hour will produce blizzard conditions across minnesota and eastern north dakota through midday tomorrow. let's turn now to the war in ukraine because u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin met with

his nato counterparts in brussels today, vowing continued support for ukraine as the war enters a critical phase. a new intensified russian assault is getting under way in the east, and cbs's charlie d'agata is there. >> reporter: ukrainian military vehicles charge down a village road just outside russian-held territory north of bakhmut. ukraine says russia's military has been bombarding positions all across the front line, and here was no exception. ukrainian soldiers told us to be quick and spread out. the sound of explosions has been nonstop, both outgoing and incoming. this is the last ukrainian-held village before the russian front line about three miles in that direction. "they're even jumping into our trenches, trying to take them over," this man told us. "we jump into their trenches. they jump into ours." trench warfare close enough, we were told, to throw grenades at each other.

russian troops have been inching cost.rd but at a tremendous in bakhmut, the ukrainian military has banned civilians and aid agencies from entering, indicating it may be about to fall to russians. charlie d'agata, cbs news, kharkiv, ukraine. well, back here in the u.s., a decades-long fight for freedom is finally over for a wrong this cough. [sfx: coughs]

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finally tonight, on valentine's day we focus our week-long series on heart health on a heartwarming love connection between two young transplant patients. here's cbs's jan crawford. >> reporter: theirs is the most improbable of love stories. >> there were really no romantic sparks at first because we were both miserable. >> reporter: taylor givens and collin kobelja had just received heart transplants in the same virginia hospital on the same day, recovering in neighboring rooms. >> i just didn't want to really talk about what i went through. >> reporter: fast forward five years. they reconnected on the anniversary of their heart transplants. >> i definitely felt a spark, and i wasn't expecting that at all. >> reporter: but the heart works in mysterious ways. >> we went to dinner.

we caught up. it was cute because we had to take our medicine at the same time. >> it was great to start dating someone who you didn't have to explain anything to. >> reporter: they married in 2019. >> and it just was very exciting to know we have a normal life and the things that we want aren't unattainable. and that was a really special feeling. >> reporter: the couple has since dealt with some serious health challenges and know more are ahead. >> having him beside me, i'm not as afraid of things. even things like my mortality. >> you know, we've both been through essentially one of the worst experiences you can go through in life. it definitely feels like anything else life throws at us, we can handle. >> reporter: together, a special love from the heart. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. 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 shanelle kaul in new york. u.s. authorities have arrested four more people tied to assassinating the president of haiti. prosecutors say the owner of a miami-area security company hired ex-colombian soldiers to carry out the attack in july of 2021. in total, 11 suspects are now in u.s. custody. senator dianne feinstein will not seek re-election in 2024. the 89-year-old california democrat plans to retire after finishing this term in congress. colleagues had grown concerned recently about her memory. and pharrell williams now securing one of the most coveted positions in fashion. louis vuitton naming the 49-year-old american rapper and producer their next men's

designer. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new it's wednesday, february it's wednesday, february 15th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." deadly michigan state shooting. the university mourns the loss of three students following monday's shooting rampage. what police are saying about the shooter. pollution problems? residents in ohio voice concerns about health and environmental effects following the massive train derailment. hear the governor's response. murdaugh murder trial. the sister-in-law of alex murdaugh became the first close family member to testify. what she said about his behavior weeks following the murder. well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. as police search for a motive behind monday's mass shooting at

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