that they do happen, and that's good because that means we'll continue to focus on safety. >> reporter: norfolk southern told us today it's cooperating with investigations into its recent derailments, including this one in springfield. the company also announced today it will improve its network of sensors along the tracks that detect wheel bearings overheating, which the ntsb happened in east palestine. but transportation secretary pete buttigieg says tougher laws are needed. norah. >> roxana saberi, thank you very much. to some breaking news in utah. a large search is under way for possible victims caught in an avalanche in big cottonwood canyon. that's about 12 miles southeast of salt lake city. the threat of avalanche danger is high in some areas following last week's snowstorms according to the utah avalanche center. now, this comes as large parts of northern california remain under winter storm warnings as residents in the southern part of the state are pleading for help with many still stranded

r lastweek's record-breaking snowfall. we get more now from cbs's jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: the line for free food shows the desperation in crestline as supplies run out. >> we're stranded. we're imprisoned. we can't get down. >> reporter: we met 73-year-old carol wolfe, who waited for three hours and not for herself. >> the neighbors across the street, they have two little kids. they need some help. >> reporter: we joined wolfe on her nearly one-mile trek back to her snow-clogged neighborhood. it amazes me. it's been nearly two weeks now. >> yes. >> and this is the state of your road. >> yes. we're used to it being plowed the day after. >> reporter: it wasn't supposed to be this brutal. >> folks, we're here for you. we're going to dig you out, and we are coming. >> they say they're coming. they say they're coming. it doesn't feel like they're coming. >> reporter: images like this show the work that lies ahead. the weight of the snow has caused roofs to collapse, encased entire homes and cars, and cut off power. a woman even gave birth without

any medical help during the storm. >> we brought you some milk and some groceries. >> reporter: which is why so many have taken matters into their own hands. >> milk. milk has probably been the hardest thing. oh, my gosh. you're awesome. >> reporter: in crestline, relief is delivered by the gallon. >> and i have some more of it. i'll bring it over a little later. >> i appreciate it, carol. a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old, and they go through it like crazy. >> reporter: for now, neighbors still helping neighbors until more resources arrive. and county officials say they have plowed hundreds of miles of roads, but it could take several more days before they can access neighborhoods like this. there is rain in the forecast, which could help melt all of this snow. but with it comes a new threat, norah, the possibility of flooding. >> jonathan vigliotti reporting and helping deliver milk, thank you very much. well, the 2024 presidential election may be more than 19 months away, but the fight for the republican nomination is full steam ahead with candidates

and potential candidates out on the campaign trail. here's cbs's robert co >> reporter: the race to define the future of the republican party is on. >> and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, i am your retribution. i am your retribution. >> reporter: we will never, ever surrender to the woke mob. >> reporter: both former president donald trump and potential challenger florida governor ron desantis cast themselves as champions of the party's base in dueling speeches over the weekend. >> we will evict joe biden from the white house. and we will liberate america from these villains and scoundrels once and for all. >> reporter: desantis in the midst of a nationwide book tour that will take him to key early voting states. railed against democrats' approach to social issues. >> it's ideology run amok. that's why the quality of life has declined in places like san francisco and new york city and philadelphia and chicago.

it's all rooted in that. and that woke ideology rejects the core foundation principles that have made this country great. >> reporter: the florida governor also contrasted himself with the chaos of past administrations. >> i can tell you in four years, you didn't see our administration leaking like a sieve. you didn't see a lot of drama or palace intrigue. what you saw was surgical, precision execution day after day after day. and because we did that, we beat the left day after day after day. >> reporter: and former maryland governor larry hogan is bowing out of the race. >> right now you have, you know, trump and desantis at the top of the field, soaking up all the oxygen, getting all the attention, and then a whole lot of the rest of us in single digits. and the more of them you have, the less chance you have for somebody rising up. >> reporter: governor desantis is scheduled to visit iowa, home to the presidential caucuses,

this friday. and the former president will be there on monday. >> we'll be watching that. there's also some news tonight about the manhattan district attorney's investigation into former president trump? >> that's right, norah. a source tells cbs news that hope hicks, the longtime aide to former president donald trump, his communications director inside the white house, met with manhattan district attorney investigators today. they're probing the former president's hush money payment >>ert witht niels, an adult fil. ws,ou so chrnig news" will be right back.

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wagner group, who are also trying to capture two main supply roads that are gateways to nearby towns like chas abi yar. this one sleepy town is now a garrison town, and when or if bakhmut falls, this is next. for the residents who remain, life is an unrelenting misery. at an aid center, volunteers like canadian daniel wilk encourage people to evacuate. >> they're so used to this, they immediately stay until their homes are piles of bricks on fire. >> reporter: inside we meet sasha and lud mail la, who have been married for 36 years. sasha tells us he's leaving because of his health. but ludmila just can't bring herself to abandon her home. do you support your husband's decision to leave while you stay here? >> yes, yes, yes. >> you do?

>> yes. >> it must be so difficult, though. "it's hard," she says. "but i am strong." as sasha gets ready to go, it's all too much. now, russian forces are just a few miles from ludmila's doorstep, but ukrainian generals say they're determined not to let what's happening in bakhmut happen there. norah. >> imtiaz tyab, thank you. tonight police are investigating a deadly stampede at a rap concer

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more than 500 stores in carn cowerg trts youting women's lives . 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.

tonight the fbi is investigating what authorities are calling a suspicious death aboard a carnival cruise ship. officials say a woman was found unresponsive late last month as the carnival ship sunshine headed to the bahamas from charlgston. the fbi later checked the room where she and her husband were

staying. investigators say there was no threat to any other passengers on board. finally tonight, southern rock fans are tipping their stetson hats to guitar legend gary rossington. he was the last surviving co-founder of lynyrd skynyrd. ♪ rossington co-wrote sweet home alabama and many of the band's signature hits. his soaring slide guitar gave flight to the anthem "free bird." he suffered multiple broken bones in the 1977 plane crash that killed three band members, including its lead singer and rossington's fishing buddy, ronnie van zandt. gary rossington was 71. that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and remember you can follow us online any cbsnews.cortg from h nation's capital, i'm norah

o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. two people were killed during a stampede at a glorilla concert in rochester, new york. authorities say the crowd may have been triggered by unfounded fears of gunfire. the justice department may block jetblue's $3.8 billion acquisition of spirit airlines. the deal would create the fifth largest carrier in the country. the lawsuit could be filed as early as today. and the notre dame cathedral in paris is set to reopen in december 2024 after five years of repairs and reconstruction. a fire broke out beneath the roof of the structure in 2019,

collapsing the cathedral's iconic spire. 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." the urgent search for four american citizens kidnapped at gunpoint in mexico. the fbi tonight offering $50,000 in reward money for the safe return of the americans who were in mexico to buy medicine and got caught in a shoot-out. president biden has been briefed, and the state department is working to secure their safe return. cbs's janet shamlianrtss off from houst odt. >> repor tonight there arreporte mi

fb n ass with the investigation. and a note of caution. the images here are graphic. this is the moment four americans were kidnapped in matamoros, mexico, just across the border from brownsville, texas. they were traveling in this white minivan with north carolina plates when they came under fire. the video appears to show a woman forced into the back of a pickup truck by men with guns. then two others, who appear hurt, loaded next to her. the mexican president says the four were going to buy medicine, less expensive in mexico, as hundreds of thousands of americans do each year and that they could have been mistakenly targeted. the white house today saying it's closely following the situation. >> these sorts of attacks are unacceptable. our thoughts are with the families of these individuals, and we stand ready to provide all appropriate consular assistance. >> reporter: matamoros is under a level 4 "do not travel" advisory per the u.s. state department, the same threat level issued for iraq, iran, and afghanistan. the city of roughly half a million people has been home to

warring factions of the gulf drug cartel for decades. the crimes are often unreported. journalists fearing for their safety. mario saenz is a community leader. >> we hear about the cartels. we hear about the shootings. but when it involves kidnapping or it involves americans, it sends a very strong message to our community here in brownsville and all along the border. >> reporter: u.s. officials are not identifying the americans, citing privacy concerns. that $50,000 fbi reward is not only for the return of the victims but also for the arrest of the kidnappers. norah. >> janet shamlian with all that new information, thank you so much. well, tonight there are growing fears about airline safety. we're learning that a massachusetts man is under arrest after allegedly trying to open an emergency door during a united airlines flight on sunday and then later trying to stab a flight attendant. it's just the latest air scare to take place over the last week from bird strikes to severe turbulence.

cbs's lilia luciano is at new york's laguardia airport. >> flight due in 15.re oinedsee >> reporter: tnc rd united flht 2609 from los angeles to boston, just 45 minutes before its scheduled landing. a passenger later identified as francisco torres allegedly stabbed a flight attendant three times with a handle of a broken spoon after he was asked whether he had tampered with an exit door. passengers tackled and helped restrain torres until the plane landed. >> not going quietly. he's just laying there with six able bodies on top of him. >> reporter: authorities said torres later said he made the weapon and had wanted to jump out of the plane because he believed a flight attendant was trying to kill him. just hours earlier, birds struck southwest flight 3923, causing an engine to catch fire, filling the cabin with smoke. the havana to ft. lauderdale

flight quickly returned to cuba, where passengers safely evacd via em slides. >> requesting medical assistance on the runway. >> reporter: both incidents came just two days after a rare passenger death aboard a private jet. 55-year-old dana hyde died at a hospital following an emergency landing outside hartford, connecticut. >> only information i have about the emergency is possible laceration. >> reporter: after initially focusing on turbulence, today the ntsb said it's investigating a possible mechanical issue. >> i certainly want to emphasize that we have an excellent safety record with the commercial airlines in this country. but there are a number of events that have raised the attention lately. >> reporter: a number of close calls have the industry on high alert, and the acting head of the faa is expected to face some tough questions when he testifies before congress. as for that boston case, the suspect was taken into custody and if convicted, he could face life in prison.

norah. >> lilia luciano, thank you so much. now to ohio, where there was another norfolk southern train wreck over the weekend, raising new questions about the company's safety record just a month after the toxic train derailment in east palestine. the ntsb is on the scene, and no injuries were reported. cbs's roxana saberi is there. >> reporter: dash cam video captured the harrowing moment another norfolk southern train came hurtling off the tracks, this time near springfield, ohio, flinging debris into the air. >> you guys are so close to the tracks. >> very close, yeah. we were so lucky. >> reporter: lane martin was on his way to work when three railcars careened into the yard next door. >> my first thought was i hope that nothing hazardous was on that train. i hope everybody's okay. >> reporter: he says he feared a repeat of the toxic train derailment in east palestine over 200 miles away.

but authorities say none of the 28 cars that went off the tracks in springfield leaked hazardous material. the train had 212 railcars. >> there were other cars with hazardous materials on them, but as they were not affected by the derailment, we do not have a situation at this time. >> reporter: also on saturday, a union pacific train went off the tracks in southern kansas. and early this morning, at least three cars on this gravel train derailed in maynard, texas. >> are we having more derailments than before, or does it just seem that way? >> the short answer is you look at the statistics. what we have at the moment is a greater awareness of the fact that they do happen, and that's good because that means we'll continue to focus on safety. >> reporter: norfolk southern told us today it's cooperating with investigations into its recent derailments, including this one in springfield. the company also announced today it will improve its network of

sensors along the tracks that detect wheel bearings ering, whihentaysppenn eas pale pete buttigieg says tougher laws are needed. norah. >> roxana saberi, thank you very much. tonight 23 people are charged with domestic terrorism after a violent protest at the site of a planned police and fire training facility near atlanta. activists dressed all in black attacked the construction site and officers late sunday with fireworks, molotov cocktails, rocks, and bricks. the police chief says many of those arrested were from outside atlanta, and their goal was anarchy. there's also news tonight about senator john fetterman's health. the pennsylvania democrat admitted himself to the hospital almost three weeks ago to receive treatment for clinical depression. today fetterman's chief of staff posted several photos at walter reed national military medical center. he said they discussed rail safety legislation and other senate business. a top aide says fetterman's well on his way to recovery, grateful

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm nicole sganga in washington. thanks for staying with us. in ukraine, heavy fighting continues in and around the devastated city of bakhmut, and weather is playing a growing factor in the battle. freezing temperatures overnight and steady rain during the day has turned much of the battle into a hellish swamp with mud so deep, it can even trap tanks. there are reports that some ukrainian forces are staging a tactical retreat while others are going on the offensive to keep a crucial road open for supplies and reinforcements.

imtiaz tyab is on the front line of the conflict. >> reporter: bakhmut is just around one mile from this ukrainian position, but it's a tense standoff as russian and ukrainian forces continue to suffer from ammunition shortages and mounting casualties. the horrors being waged in bakhmut are being described as hell on earth. but ukrainian forces are putting up a fierce resistance as both suffer enormous losses. this one sleepy town is now a garrison town, and when or if bakhmut falls, this is next. it's here we meet 85-year-old antonina. "whenever i leave my home, i pray to god," she says. "i pray i can get some bread and not get killed along the way." at an aid center, locals are

being encouraged to evacuate. inside the aid center, we meet sasha and ludmila, who have been married for 46 years. sasha tells us his health is deteriorating fast, and he's ready to go. but ludmila just can't bring herself to abandon her life. >> do you support your husband's decision to leave while you stay here? >> yes, yes, yes. >> you do? >> yes. >> it must be so difficult, though. "it's hard," she says. "i will survive. i am strong." but as they make their way to the car that will take sasha to safety, it's too much to bear. "don't cry," he says. "you should come with me." now, ludmila didn't leave. she stayed behind to care for her animals. but in chasiv yar, what once might have seen like a small sacrifice is now one of life or

death. >> that was imtiaz tyab outside bakhmut, ukraine. the russian invasion has led to boycotts and sanctions against moscow, and in europe, that sent the price of oil and gas through the roof. in england, the average family's energy bill has nearly doubled. that's forced many people to spend their afternoons in what are called warm banks. charlie d'agata visited one busy site in west london. >> reporter: at first glance, it looks and sounds -- ♪ -- like any afterschool club. but these families have gathered for more than fun and games. they came just to keep warm, if only for a few hours. like most people in britain, emma harper has seen her heating bill triple this year. >> i used to stress about it, but the last month, i haven't even been stressing because what can i do? >> you've got two small children. >> exactly, and these houses are really, really cold. there's a really bad draft.

my son's room has got really bad damp black mold all over the wall from the outside walls. >> reporter: she already owes more than $1,200. >> so how important is it to have a place like this. >> >> oh, it's really to go that there's somewhere if you need it, you can come and get warm, have a hot meal, let the kids play. >> reporter: once a week, our lady fatima church in london opens its doors to everyone needing a warm space and maybe a warm meal so families don't have to heat the home between school time and bedtime. hosted by part-time cook and full-time priest father richard nesbitt. >> of course this is a response to the cost of living prices. but in the way that we've done it, we've absolutely tried to do everything we can to make it not feel like a charity project. >> reporter: it's part of a program of local councils, charities, and businesses providing a little help, with places like libraries, bakeries, even theaters and opera houses opening their doors.

in fact, there are nearly 4,000 so-called warm banks spread across the country, like this church in west london. a crisis so severe, countless households will be forced to choose today between heating and eating. average annual energy bills have surged 96% this year to roughly $3,000, and soaring prices have coincided with plummeting temperatures, with temps 35 to 40 degrees lower than average, hovering below freezing for days. double-digit inflation and the global energy crisis due in part to the war in ukraine has hit britain especially hard. but the initiative has been seen simultaneously as ingenious and horrifying, that millions of people in one of the top ten richest countries in the world should be struggling just to stay warm, which is why father richard and his volunteers do what they can to remove the

stigma of a heating handout. >> i mean the warmth that you feel when you come in here is not about the central heating, absolutely. it's about the warmth of the welcome. it's about the love and the cooking, the fun and the games. >> reporter: just a chance for those who need a little help to come in from the cold. charlie d'agata, london. in beijing, china's national people's congress unveiled its latest plan to jump start the economy after years of covid lockdowns and other restrictions. elizabeth palmer reports. ♪ >> reporter: the national people's congress, the largest rubber stamp parliament in the world, has convened in beijing. this week, almost 3,000 delegates will enshrine in law the wishes of their leader, china's president, xi jinping. xi's zero-covid policy with its ruthless quarantines and epic testing did huge economic damage

to china. at the koj, premier li keqiang made it clear repairing the damage is a top priority. the development target, he said, is growth of around 5%. but it's not clear that growth will translate into good news for american businesses in china. >> so there's a chill in the air? >> there certainly is a chill in the air. >> reporter: as u.s./china relations sour, some american companies fear they're already suffering the fallout. michael hart heads the american chamber of commerce in beijing. >> companies feel like they're squeezed out of certain industries, and so there is a question mark that many u.s. companies have about, are we really welcome? >> reporter: that depends to a large extent on president xi. he officially begins an unprecedented third term later this week, backed by an inner circle chosen above all for their loyalty. they will support him whether he seeks to escalate confrontation with the u.s. and its allies or

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kids. carter evans reports. >> this is going to get all >> reporter: 66-year-old jenny olsen was always planning on a perfect perfect retirement with her husband in their mountain home. >> but fate didn't have it that way. >> when you lost your husband, what changed about that? >> it was devastating. it wasn't the same. the house was just too big. >> reporter: expensive upkeep and isolation from covid led her to move in with her daughter and son-in-law and their five kids. >> give me a kiss. >> reporter: olsen loves being close to her family, and her daughter gets some much needed help. >> i get to see the grandkids grow up. i'm with them all the time. >> reporter: an estimated 60 million americans live in households with two or more adult generations. home shortages and high prices are forcin families to combine resources according to aarp's rodney ha release. >> the economist side of me loves the fact it's just more efficient. we've got people that can have a family caregiver nearby. >> there's a separate entrance around the corner.

>> reporter: demand is so high, builder la nar's nextgen homes come with a separate wing and account for nearly 30% of the company's sales in the phoenix area alone. >> to be able to have that privacy and the pride of ownership of their own separate space, but at the same time, it's connected to the rest of the home. >> reporter: another option, accessory dwelling units, or adus, like this garage in l.a. convert nood a mini apartment for the grandparents. that sounded like a great idea to jenny olson. >> right here is where my house is going to go. >> reporter: she's putting a modular home in her daughter's backyard. >> your family will be just a few step as way. >> yes, they will, but they'll be far aenough away, i'll have my solitude still. >> and you'll have your beautiful mountain view? >> it will be like i'm back up in the mountains almost. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, ukaj ca, california. steve hartman with a unique love story he found on the road. >> reporter: to me, some of the

saddest tombstones are the incompletes, the couples where one has passed but the other still present. buried above, under a mound of loneliness. such as the case of blossom the goose. last august, blossom lost her mate, bud. they'd lived on the pond here at riverside cemetery in marshalltown, iowa. and according to cemetery staff, after bud died, blossom's grief was as evident as any human's. >> her behavior was just -- it was quite a change. >> reporter: general manager dory tommon says blossom started hanging out near the front office, always staring at herself in the glass or the model tombstones. >> she wanted company. >> even if it's just a reflection? >> yeah. >> reporter: and that's when dory got a crazy idea. a hysterically, lovely, crazy

idea. she posted a personal ad that read in part, lonely widowed domestic goose seeks life partner for companionship and occasional shenanigans. i'm youthful, adventurous, and lively. >> what are the odds you're going to find some goose, a male goose -- >> oh, in iowa? >> reporter: apparently the state is lousy with bachelor geese. >> so the phone rings? >> mm-hmm. >> and what do you hear? honk, honk, honk? >> no, i didn't hear anything like that. >> reporter: instead, she heard humans deb and randy hoyt, owners of a widower goose named frankie. >> he needed a mate. >> yeah, and plus he's so lonely. >> you know, i thought, well, that will be great, you know. >> reporter: and so they set up a blind date where blossom welcomed frankie with open wings. >> they started walking off together, and they haven't really left each other's side since. >> reporter: a loving reminder

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on the next "turning point", right here on this station. in britain, the coronation of king charles 3:00 is fast approaching, and that's got an army of royal workers cleaning up the castles and polishing up a 700-year-old throne. ian lee reports. >> reporter: the ancient throne of british kings and queens has had better days. conservator krista blessly has makeover. >> so a lot of my work at the moment issic itting those layers of guilding back down and making sure it's completely sound before the coronation. >> reporter: the 6 1/2 foot throne has been a centerpiece for english coronations for centuries after being built in 1309. >> it's been used for every coronation of an english monarch

with a few exceptions since then. >> reporter: the restoration is just a small part of the preparations for king charles' coronation ceremony here at westminster abbey, now just two months away. the late queen elizabeth ii was the last person to use the chair in 1953. but back then, the world watched in black and white. so krista wants to make sure the throne's colors shine through. >> so there's birds. there's figures of saints and kings. it really is an exquisite example of the quality of craftsmanship that doesn't survive anymore. >> reporter: the historic chair has survived schoolboy graffiti and even a bombing. when finished, the royal restoration will be krista's crowning achievement. >> i'm going to feel relieved when it's over and everything is still where it should be. >> reporter: so her work for king and country survives for centuries to come. ian lee, cbs news, london. and that's the overnight

news for this tuesday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm nicole sganga. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. two people were killed during a stampede at a glorilla concert in rochester, new york. authorities say the crowd may have been triggered by unfounded fears of gunfire. the justice department may block jetblue's $3.8 billion acquisition of spirit airlines. the deal would create the fifth largest carrier in the country. the lawsuit could be filed as early as today. and the notre dame cathedral in paris is set to reopen in december 2024 after five years of repairs and reconstruction. a fire broke out beneath the roof of the structure in 2019, collapsing the cathedral's

iconic spire. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. tonight, four americans assaulted and kidnapped in mexico, all caught on camera in scary and graphic video. were they targeted? here are tonight's top headlines. the fbi tonight asking for help searching for the americans taken at gunpoint after crossing the border to buy medicine. >> the fbi is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of the four americans. midair scares. a man charged with attempting to open an emergency exit door and stabbing a flight attendant. a third norfolk southern train derails in just over a month. >> can you assure the residents here that they are safe, and can you assure them this kind of

thing won't happen again? oh, my god. >> americans trapped as california prepares for more snow. >> some residents are digging themselves out of their homes the fight for the future of the republican party. >> we will never, ever surrender to the woke mob. >> for those who have been wronged and betrayed, i am your retribution. i'm going to try to do a show tonight without offending nobody. y'all know what happened to me, getting smacked by suge smith. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." well, tonight nearly two dozen people are facing domestic terrorism charges after violence erupted at the planned site of a

police training center currently under construction outside atlanta. police say a group threw rocks, bricks, and molotov cocktails during the coordinated attack. plus, tonight we'll remember rock guitar legend gary rossington, the last surviving co-founder of lynyrd skynyrd. but first, the urgent search for four american citizens kidnapped at gunpoint in mexico. the fbi tonight offering $50,000 in reward money for the safe return of the americans who were in mexico to buy medicine and got caught in a shoot-out. president biden has been briefed, and the state department is working to secure their safe return. cbs's janet shamlian starts us off from houston. good evening, janet. >> reporter: norah, good evening to you. tonight there are reports the missing americans may have been targeted by mistake. the fbi is now assisting with the investigation. and a note of caution. the images here are graphic. this is the moment four americans were kidnapped in matamoros, mexico, just across

the border from brownsville, texas. they were traveling in this white minivan with north carolina plates when they came under fire. the video appears to show a woman forced into the back of a pickup truck by men with guns. then two others, who appear hurt, loaded next to her. the mexican president says the four were going to buy medicine, less expensive in mexico, as hundreds of thousands of americans do each year and that they could have been mistakenly targeted. the white house today saying it's closely following the situation. >> these sorts of attacks are unacceptable. our thoughts are with the families of these individuals, and we stand ready to provide all appropriate consular assistance. >> reporter: matamoros is under a level 4 "do not travel" advisory per the u.s. state department, the same threat level issued for iraq, iran, and afghanistan. the city of roughly half a million people has been home to warring factions of the gulf drug cartel for decades. the crimes are often unreported. journalists fearing for their safety.

we hear t arls.i ort ines amerins, it sends a very strong mee he brnsville and all along the border. >> reporter: u.s. officials are not identifying the americans, citing privacy concerns. that $50,000 fbi reward is not only for the return of the victims but also for the arrest of the kidnappers. norah. >> janet shamlian with all that new information, thank you so much. well, tonight there are growing fears about airline safety. we're learning that a massachusetts man is under arrest after allegedly trying to open an emergency door during a united airlines flight on sunday and then later trying to stab a flight attendant. it's just the latest air scare to take place over the last week from bird strikes to severe turbulence. cbs's lilia luciano is at new york's laguardia airport. >> flight due in, in 15.

report of restrained passenger after attempting to open the emergency exit. >> reporter: the incident began aboard united flight 2609 from los angeles to boston, just 45 minutes before its scheduled landing. a passenger later identified as francisco torres allegedly stabbed a flight attendant three times with a handle of a broken spoon after he was asked whether he had tampered with an exit door. passengers tackled and helped restrain torres until the plane landed. >> not going quietly. he's just laying there with six able bodies on top of him. >> reporter: authorities said torres later said he made the weapon and had wanted to jump out of the plane because he believed a flight attendant was trying to kill him. just hours earlier, birds struck southwest flight 3923, causing an engine to catch fire, filling the cabin with smoke. the havana to ft. lauderdale flight quickly returned to cuba, where passengers safely evacuated via the emergency slides. >> requesting medical assistance on the runway.

>> reporter: both incidents came just two days after a rare passenger death aboard a private jet. 55-year-old dana hyde died at a hospital following an emergency landing outside hartford, connecticut. >> only information i have about the emergency is possible laceration. >> reporter: after initially focusing on turbulence, today the ntsb said it's investigating a possible mechanical issue. >> i certainly want to emphasize that we have an excellent safety record with the commercial airlines in this country. but there are a number of events that have raised the attention lately. >> reporter: a number of close calls have the industry on higho tha tough questions when he testifies before congress. as for that boston case, the suspect was taken into custody and if convicted, he could face life in prison. norah. >> lilia luciano, thank you so much. tonight, 23 people are

charged with domestic terrorism after a violent protest at the site of a planned police and fire training facility near atlanta. activists dressed all in black attacked the construction site and officers late sunday with fireworks, molotov cocktails, rocks, and bricks. the police chief says many of those arrested were from outside atlanta, and their goal was anarchy. there's also news tonight about senator john fetterman's health. the pennsylvania democrat admitted himself to the hospital almost three weeks ago to receive treatment for clinical depression. today fetterman's chief of staff posted several photos at walter reed national military medical center. he said they discussed rail safety legislation and other senate business. a top aide says fetterman's well on his way to recovery, grateful for all the well wishes and will be back soon. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." now to ohio, where there was another norfolk southern train wreck over the weekend, raising new questions about the company's safety record just a month after the toxic train derailment in east palestine. the ntsb is on the scene, and no injuries were reported. cbs's roxana saberi is there. >> reporter: dash cam video captured the harrowing moment another norfolk southern train came hurtling off the tracks, this time near springfield, ohio, flinging debris into the air. >> you guys are so close to the tracks. >> very close, yeah. we were so lucky.

>> reporter: lane martin was on his way to work when three railcars careened into the yard next door. my first tht was pe that nothing hazardous was on that train. i hope everybody's okay. >> reporter: he says he feared a repeat of the toxic train derailment in east palestine over 200 miles away. but authorities say none of the 28 cars that went off the tracks in springfield leaked hazardous material. the train had 212 railcars. >> there were other cars with hazardous materials on them, but as they were not affected by the derailment, we do not have a situation at this time. >> reporter: also on saturday, a union pacific train went off the tracks in southern kansas. and early this morning, at least three cars on this gravel train derailed in maynard, texas. >> are we having more derailments than before, or does it just seem that way? >> the short answer is you look at the statistics. what we have at the moment is a greater awareness of the fact

that they do happen, and that's good because that means we'll continue to focus on safety. >> reporter: norfolk southern told us today it's cooperating with investigations into its recent derailments, including this one in springfield. the company also announced today it will improve its network of sensors along the tracks that detect wheel bearings overheating, which the ntsb says happened in east palestine. but transportation secretary pete buttigieg says tougher laws are needed. norah. >> roxana saberi, thank you very much. to some breaking news in utah. a large search is under way for possible victims caught in an avalanche in big cottonwood canyon. that's about 12 miles southeast of salt lake city. the threat of avalanche danger is high in some areas following last week's snowstorms according to the utah avalanche center. now, this comes as large parts of northern california remain under winter storm warnings as residents in the southern part of the state are pleading for help with many still stranded after last week's

record-breaking snowfall. we get more now from cbs's naig ep shohe dpera in crestline as supplies run out. >> we're stranded. we're imprisoned. we can't get down. repter: we carol wolfe, who waited for three hours and not for herself. >> the neighbors across the street, they have two little kids. they need some help. >> reporter: we joined wolfe on her nearly one-mile trek back to her snow-clogged neighborhood. >> it amazes me. it's been nearly two weeks now. >> yes. >> and this is the state of your road. >> yes. we're used to it being plowed the day after. >> reporter: it wasn't supposed to be this brutal. >> folks, we're here for you. we're going to dig you out, and we are coming. >> they say they're coming. they say they're coming. it doesn't feel like they're coming. >> reporter: images like this show the work that lies ahead. the weight of the snow has caused roofs to collapse, encased entire homes and cars, and cut off power. a woman even gave birth without

any medical help during the storm. >> we brought you some milk and some groceries. >> reporter: which is why so many have taken matters into their own hands. >> milk. milk has probably been the hardest thing. oh, my gosh. you're awesome. >> reporter: in crestline, relief is delivered by the gallon. >> and i have some more of it. i'll bring it over a little later. >> i appreciate it, carol. a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old, and they go through it like crazy. >> reporter: for now, neighbors still helping neighbors until more resources arrive. and county officials say they have plowed hundreds of miles of roads, but it could take several more days before they can access neighborhoods like this. there is rain in the forecast, which could help melt all of this snow. but with it comes a new threat, norah, the possibility of flooding. >> jonathan vigliotti reporting and helping deliver milk, thank you very much. well, the 2024 presidential election may be more than 19 months away, but the fight for the republican nomination is full steam ahead with candidates and potential candidates out on the campaign trail.

here's cbs's robert costa. de the future of the republican party is on. >> and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, i am your retribution. i am your retribution. >> we will never, ever surrender to the woke mob. >> reporter: both former president donald trump and potential challenger florida governor ron desantis cast themselves as champions of the party's base in dueling speeches over the weekend. >> we will evict joe biden from the white house. and we will liberate america from these villains and scoundrels once and for all. >> reporter: desantis in the midst of a nationwide book tour that will take him to key early voting states, railed against democrats' approach to social issues. >> it's ideology run amok. that's why the quality of life has declined in places like san francisco and new york city and

philadelphia and chicago. it's all rooted in that. and that woke ideology rejects the core foundation principles that have made this country great. >> reporter: the florida governor also contrasted himself with the chaos of past administrations. >> i can tell you in four years, you didn't see our administration leaking like a sieve. you didn't see a lot of drama or palace intrigue. what you saw was surgical, precision execution day after day after day. and because we did that, we beat the left day after day after day. >> reporter: and former maryland governor larry hogan is bowing out of the race. >> right now you have, you know, trump and desantis at the top of the field, soaking up all the oxygen, getting all the attention, and then a whole lot of the rest of us in single digits. and the more of them you have, the less chance you have for somebody rising up. >> reporter: governor desantis is scheduled to visit iowa, home to the presidential caucuses, this friday. and the former president will be

there on monday. >> we'll be watching that. and there's also some news tonight about the manhattan district attorney's investigation into former president trump? >> that's right, norah. a source tells cbs news that hope hicks, the longtime aide to former president donald trump, his communications director inside the white house, met with manhattan district attorney investigators today. they're probing the former president's hush money payment to stormy daniels, an adult film star, during the 2016 campaign. >> robert costa with all that news, thank you so much. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. wondering what actually goes into your multivitamin? at new chapter, its' innovation, organic ingredients, and fermentation. fermentation? yes. formulated to help you body really truly absorb the natural goodness.

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wagner group, who are also trying to capture two main supply roads that are gateways to nearby towns like chasiv yar. this one sleepy town is now a garrison town, and when or if bakhmut falls, this is next. for the residents who remain, life is an unrelenting misery. at an aid center, volunteers like canadian daniel wilk encourage people to evacuate. >> they're so used to this, they legitimately stay until their homes are piles of bricks on fire. >> reporter: inside we meet sasha and ludmila, who have been married for 46 years. sasha tells us he's leaving because of his health. but ludmila just can't bring herself to abandon her home. >> do you support your husband's decision to leave while you stay here? >> yes, yes, yes. >> you do? >> yes. >> it must be so difficult,

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for max-strength nighttime relief, fighting for their lives after they were caught up in a deadly stampede sunday night at a rap concert in rochester, new york. a 33-year-old woman was killed and nine others injured when people in the crowd thought they heard gunshots and rushed for the exits. it happened at a concert featuring hip-hop artists glorilla and finesse 2 tymes. police say they found no eidence of a shooting insie the concert. california governor gavin newsom lashed out at walgreens today, saying his state will no longer do business with the nation's second largest drugstore chain. the move comes days after walgreens announced it will not mail out abortion pills in 21 states where attorneys general warned the company that it risked breaking the law. the drug is actually allowed in at least four of those states. newsom says walgreens, which has more than 500 stores in

california, is cowering to extremists and putting women's lives at risk.

tonight the fbi is investigating what authorities are calling a suspicious death aboard a carnival cruise ship. officials say a woman was found unresponsive late last month as the carnival ship "sunshine"

headed to the bahamas from charleston. the fbi later checked the room where she and her husband were staying. investigators say there was no threat to any other passengers on board. finally tonight, southern rock fans are tipping their stetson hats to guitar legend gary rossington. he was the last surviving co-founder of lynyrd skynyrd. ♪ rossington co-wrote "sweet home alabama" and many of the band's signature hits. his soaring slide guitar gave flight to the anthem "free bird." he suffered multiple broken bones in the 1977 plane crash that killed three band members, including its lead singer and rossington's fishing buddy, ronnie van zant. gary rossington was 71. that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and remember you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell.

this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. two people were killed during a stampede at a glorilla concert in rochester, new york. authorities say the crowd may have been triggered by unfounded fears of gunfire. the justice department may block jetblue's $3.8 billion acquisition of spirit airlines. the deal would create the fifth largest carrier in the country. the lawsuit could be filed as early as today. and the notre dame cathedral in paris is set to reopen in december 2024 after five years of repairs and reconstruction. a fire broke out beneath the roof of the structure in 2019, collapsing the cathedral's iconic spire.

for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it's tuesday, march 7th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." kidnapped in mexico. the search grows for four americans taken at gunpoint. the latest on the investigation and the white house's response. safety upgrades. norfolk southern vows to make changes after two train derailments in ohio, but will it be enough to prevent another accident. breaking business news. more layoffs at meta. the tech giant is planning to slash thousands of jobs as early as this week. well, good morning and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with the urgent search for four americans kidnapped in mexico. authorities believe they were caught in de