with inflation still high, the fed may reconsider its aggressive pace of interest rate hikes. >> on one hand, you would say the fed's got to raise rates. inflation's still a problem. on the other hand, you say wait a second. there was just a little -- a ripple through the banking system that unnerved people. >> reporter: for travis, who to do business with, hard times are still ahead. >> we have a list of all of our suppliers, and we're just calling every single one to say, we're not going to be able to pay our bill this week, possibly not next week. >> reporter: and for those reasons, travis is completely fed up and done with this bank. but as of now, it is officially known as the silicon valley bridge bank. and today its new ceo reassured existing customers that all of their deposits, even those above a quarter of a million dollars, norah, are fully protected by the federal government. >> all right, errol burnett. thank you so much. the faa is holding an

airline safety summit tomorrow prompted by a string of close call at u.s. airports. and today we learned about yet another near collision. this is the seventh in recent months at washington's reagan national airport lastnili anead jus bee takeoff. here's how it played out over air traffic control radio. >> investigators say it appears that the pilot of the american eagle jet made a wrong turn. tonight an important consumer alert about the safety of mid-size suvs that so many families rely on. the insurance institute for highway safety is out with its new crash test results with nearly half of the tested models earning its lowest rating for back seat safety. cbs's kris van cleave has the details. >> reporter: tonight, nine mid size suvs popular with families saw their crash test ratings plummet in the latest insurance

institute for highway safety test. >> the majority of the mid size suvs that we evaluated have a lot of work to do to improve safety for the rear seat position. >> do these suvs become less safe than years past, or is this moving the goal post-on safety? >> i wouldn't say that any of these vehicles became less safe. we continue to move the goal posts and create more challenging tests that we feel give consumers information about which vehicles are the safest. >> reporter: the test simulates a 40-mile-per-hour front-end crash. now they've added a test dummy about the size of a 12-year-old to the back seat with a risk of a fatal injury is 46% higher compared to the front, where improved restraint technology is more commonly found. all 13 suvs earned good marks for driver protection. but in the back, it was a different story. only four received top marks when back seat protection was factored in. three others scored marginal

while six rated poor. >> we just saw injuries, injury measures on the dummy that were too high on the chest, high levels of head and neck forces. >> reporter: in december, iihs tested small suvs. 9 of the 15 were scored poor. only two received top marks. a spokesman for the auto industry tells cbs news safety is its top priority, and vehicles continue to get safer. norah. >> a lot of people interested in your report. kris, thank you so much. pentng s montey park today toign an executive order aimed at increasing the number of background checks prior to firearm purchases. >> this executive order helps keep firearms out of dangerous hands as i continue to call on congress to require background checks for all firearm sales. >> monterey park was the site of january's mass shooting where a gunman opened fire inside a dance hall, killing 11 and

injuring 9 others. the president also met with family members of victims and first responders to that shooting. some big news tonight. the environmental protection agency is cracking down on toxic so-called forever chemicals in america's drinking water. the agency set new legal limits for six chemicals that don't naturally break down and are linked to numerous health problems, including cancer. public water systems will have to check for and reduce the levels of these chemicals. the epa says this could prevent thousands of deaths and illnesses. now to our continuing series, living well. according to a recent poll, almost 7 in 10 adults who don't sleep well say it affects their mental health. now a new study shows that our sleep habits can also affect life expectancy. cbs's janet shamlian has the tips experts say could help you sleep better and live longer. >> reporter: a good night's sleep won't just make you feel better. it could add years to your life. >> what surprised you about the findings in this study?

>> the potential years of life expect antsy gain just based on, i think, fairly achievable targets in terms of sleep quality. >> reporter: for women, more than two additional years. for men, almost five. according to the american college of cardiology study, which included more than 170,000 americans. dr. carol ash is a sleep expert. >> we now know that poor-quality sleep can lead to many of the chronic diseases we're trying to treat and can shorten your life span. >> reporter: like cardiovascular disease and diabetes. the study qualified a good night's sleep as seven to eight hours a night, not using sleep medication, feeling well-rested at least five days a week, and no trouble falling or staying asleep most nights. >> what are good sleep habits? >> your body needs time to wind down at night. you want to make sure that your environment is calm, quiet, and dark and cool. >> reporter: also aim for

regular bedtime and avoid alcohol and caffeine before sleep. stay away from screens like your phone or television, and don't discount a midday nap. >> speaking of naps, what's a coffee nap? >> the idea is that if you take a nap and drink the coffee right before the nap, you'll be able to get 20 minutes or 40 minutes of naptime in, and when you wake up, you'll have the caffeine burst just as you're waking up out of the nap. >> reporter: putting sleep issues to bed for potentially longer life. janet shamlian, cbs news, houston. tonight, law enforcement says it found a 13-year-old girl in a locked shed. the new details next on how she may have met her captor online.

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pat schroeder, who served 24 years in congress, and she leaves behind a lasting legacy for women's rights in america. she helped create new legislation on family leave, new laws to protect pregnant women at work, and laws that require women to be included in federal health studies. tonight we look back at her legacy. congresswoman patricia schroeder helped redefine the role of women in politics. >> in america, anyone can grow up and be president. >> reporter: in 1972, she became the first woman elected to congress from colorado and was also the first woman to serve on the house armed services committee, but was forced to share her chair because the chairman believed women were worth only half a male member. >> they always wanted to say

things like, but you've never been in a war. actually, most of the ones saying that hadn't been either. >> reporter: still, she worked to improve military benefits and was key to pushing the pentagon to allow women to fly combat missions starting in 1993. >> the only thing it's been found to do is protect women from getting ahead. >> reporter: a harvard-trained lawyer, schroeder was often questioned about how a mother of two young kids could also be a lawmaker. >> my brain and my uterus, they both work. >> reporter: her legacy includes the family and medical leave act that guaranteed 18 weeks of unpaid leave. >> we're still pretending like women are in the workplace because they're bored. >> reporter: but despite her many accomplishments, when schroeder announced in 1987 that she would not run for president -- >> nor can i bear to be separated by people. >> reporter: -- it was her tears, not her words, that made headlines. but today it's clear her compassion was not a weakness. .

pat schroeder died monday of complications from a stroke. she was 82 years old and survived by jim and her two children. good night. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. ohio is suing norfolk southern over a toxic train derailment in east palestine last month. the state wants the railroad company to pay for the cleanup, environmental damage, and economic losses. the faa will hold a safety summit today following a recent spike in close calls in the air. airlines, unions, airports and other industry members will take part. transportation secretary pete buttigieg has called the situation deeply troubling. and embattled new york congressman george santos now signaling a possible 2024 re-election bid. he filed paperwork with the federal election commission

despite facing ethics and crim lain. for , on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight, a story making international headlines. the first known physical confrontations between u.s. and russian military forces since the war in ukraine began. a russian fighter jet rammed a $57 million u.s. drone, forcing it down. but first, an intensifying nor'easter is slamming new england tonight. about 23 million americans across 12 states are under a winter storm warning or advisory with some areas already getting more than 2 1/2 feet of snow. airports across the northeast in cities like new york and boston

are impacted with more than nclaons. ialni anrders du to flooding and landslide risks as the latest atmospheric riverbaters the state. we have team coverage of the storms on both coasts. cbs's lilia luciano will start us off tonight from northern massachusetts. good evening, lilia. >> reporter: good evening. you can see it all around me. the snow has been piling, and it hasn't stopped snowing for almost 24 hours. it's going to continue well into the early morning. all of this just relentless weather has been prompting the national weather service to warn that travel tonight will be not just dangerous but flat-out impossible. it may be the winter's last wallop. the late-season storm burying some areas under two feet of snow. winds gusting up to 55 miles an hour, and heavy, wet snow cutting power to hundreds of thousands.

we saw you struggling here. what was going on? >> too much snow, little manpower, little person. >> reporter: this morning in northern massachusetts, the power went out at anna's house. >> my mom, she's got a heart monitor. she also has a sleep apnea >> reporter: and power outages across the northeast are mounting. over 250,000 people are in the dark. travel is treacherous. new hampshire state police are advising drivers to stay off the roads to avoid scenes like this. in derry, a child suffered minor injuries after being trapped under this fallen tree. new york's governor declared a state of emergency and activated the national guard. there's also winter woes in the west. carter evans reports from monterey county, california. >> reporter: across california, the drenching continues. several rivers are already at or above flood stage.

this is the pajaro river, and the levee breach is right behind me. you can see where crews are working on it. at one point the gap was 400 feet wide. flooding is still a major threat here, and roads are blocked off. so we've actually got people tried to make it across the floodwaters, and the swift water rescue team is standing by. and we've already seen numerous rescues with several more inches atmospc ver to hit rated >> reporter: back in massachusetts, snowplows are out in full force. the state's department of transportation has deployed nearly 1,700 pieces of equipment to scoop up snow and ice on the roads. and the wind is getting stronger, it feels like by the second. when we came out here earlier, it was 6 miles an hour. now it's 18 with some wind gusts that could go up to 30. so even though the temperature is 34 degrees, it really feels like 17. and keep in mind, spring starts

in less than a week, next monday. norah. >> everyone excited for spring and summer, no doubt. lilia, thank you. now to that big story, a dangerous confrontation between the united states and russia, an incident that national security spokesperson john kirby called unsafe, unprofessional, and reckless. the pentagon spokesman saying today that a russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a u.s. surveillance drone in international airspace, forcing it to crash into the black sea. president biden has been briefed, and the russian ambassador was summoned to themt cbs's davidarhe repter: u.s. dr surveillance missions over the black sea are often intercepted by russian fighters, but never like what happened today. a russian jet approached from the rear, dumping fuel. u.s. officials believe it meant to come up in front of the drone so it would fly into the fuel cloud, but pulled up too soon and clipped the drone's propeller, which is located in

the rear. the drone's controllers could do nothing but let it glide into the sea. >> they collided with the aircraft, damaging the propeller and essentially putting it in a situation where it was unflyable, uncontrollable. >> reporter: it happened 75 miles southwest of crimean peninsula, a part of ukraine seized by russia. for more than half an hour, two russian jets made a total of 19 passes on the unarmed drone, popping up in front to blast it with their jet exhaust and trying to drench it with fuel. on the final pass, the russian pilot missed his approach. just bad piloting, one official said. u.s. officials believe the russians were dumping the fuel in an attempt to damage the drone. now the pentagon wants to recover the wreckage before the russians get to it, but they're operating at a disadvantage since there are no u.s. navy ships in the black sea. norah. >> david martin, thank you. cbs news has confirmed that

the department of justice has opened an investigation into the collapse of silicon valley bank just days after it was taken over by federal bank regulators. the news comes as inflation cooled in february to an annual rate of 6%. that's down from 6.4% in january. cbs's errol barnett has the continued fallout on the overall economy. >> they put all of us at risk, and so i'm pretty mad at them. >> reporter: melanie travis' swimsuit brand, andie, is just one of many start-ups with millions of dollars at silicon valley bank, a company she said insisted its assets were safe just hours before the collapse. >> that was thursday evening, and on friday at about noon, the bank collapsed. >> reporter: federal law enforcement officials tell cbs news the doj investigation into the bank is in its early stages and could focus on millions of dollars' worth of stock sales last month by svb's chief executive and financial officers according to "the wall street journal." while the sales alone do not suggest wrongdoing, some

shareholders are in a new class action lawsuit, claiming executives failed to disclose how rising interest rates made svb, quote, particularly susceptible to a bank rung. the failure of the bank and new york's signature bank are raising fears of contagion, with moody's downgrading its rating of u.s. banking system from stable to negative and putting some regional banks under review. for travis, who found another commercial bank to do business with, hard times are still ahead. >> we have a list of all of our suppliers, and we're just calling every single one to say we're not going to be able to pay our bill this week, possibly not next week. >> reporter: and for those resons, travis is completely fed up and done with this bank. but as of now, it is officially known as the silicon valley bridge bank, and today its new ceo reassured existing customers that all of their deposits, even those above a quarter of a million dollars, norah, are fully protected by the federal

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm olivia gazus in washington. thanks for staying with us. a cbs news investigation has been looking into how the military handles veterans who in the past were discharged for no other reason than being gay or lesbian. from the end of world war ii to the end of don't ask, don't tell, about 1,000 service members were removed from the military because of their sexuality. they often received a less than honorable discharge, which can serious hurt a veteran's benefits and job opportunities.

who fought for years to upgrade her discharge papers. >> reporter: the woman that we are about to meet has a story that raises many questions. at the top of the list, why does the pentagon continue to drag its feet in correcting an injustice suffered by so many veterans simply due to their sexuality, especially when the policy that allowed for the discrimination was repealed more than a dozen years ago? >> i'm trying to be strong, and it's like i can't talk about my past. >> reporter: elaine rodriguez's story begins just ten months after she graduated from navy boot camp in 1989. that's your dad? >> yeah. >> look at his smile. >> mm-hmm. >> proud? >> oh, yeah. >> proud of his daughter? >> yep. >> reporter: the pride she felt that day evaporated when confronted by a naval investigator asking her about her sexuality. >> did he straight-up ask you, are you gay? >> yes. >> how do you handle that? >> the best way i could. i just denied it.

>> reporter: in the pre-don't ask, don't tell witch hunt days, elaine's initial denial only intensified the investigation. >> they don't really question me. they tell me everything about my life. i had a civilian girlfriend at the time. they told me her name. they told me the apartment complex she lived in. they told me the bar we used to go to. that's when i just threw my hands up in the air, and i just said, you know what? yes, it's all true. >> reporter: she was given an other than honorable discharge. her dd-214, the discharge document, cites misconduct, commission of a serious offense as the reason. >> that one line on your dd-214 really still does a number on you. >> it makes me feel like i'm a criminal. i lied about my sexuality. >> reporter: the career elaine envisioned was over before it started. she lost all her benefits and was shut out of a new dream. >> i can't be a police officer

like i wanted to because of my dd-214. yeah, they messed up my life. >> reporter: cases like elaine rod easy e, these aren't isolated cases are they. >> no, they're not isolated at all. >> reporter:. >> this is a policy that is kror oesive. >> reporter: she's truss freighted that more than 12 years later, the pentagon still hasn't made it right for thousands of gay vets. why are these vets still having to fight for discharges they deserve and benefits that they've earned? >> because the dod has been fighting us every step of the way. >> is this a case of bureaucratic inertia, or is this lingering homophobia? >> i'm not sure, but i want be surprised if it was the latter because if they wanted this done, it would be done. >> and there are still so many veterans who don't even know they can ask for an upgrade. that's really disturbing. >> reporter: kristi bagelow runs

a nonprofit that helps all veterans seeking discharge upgrades. of the more than 1,200 inquiries she gets each month, less than 1% are from lgbtq vets. >> that's what worries me. . i know they're out there. >> reporter: the pentagon told cbs news there's an easy two-page application veterans can fill out. >> i don't recommend that. you're very unlikely to get an upgrade based on a two-page form. >> reporter: bagelo says vets have less than a 1 in 3 chance of a discharge upgrade when applying without a lawyer, a problem she feels is the pentagon's to fix. >> the burden is completely on the veteran to prove to the boards that the military did something wrong or that there was an injustice. >> i mean the men and women who serve in our military are the bravest and greatest in the world. >> reporter: senator gillibrand has been pushing the defense department to act for years, but she says ultimately justice for veterans like elaine rodriguez depends on pressure from one

place. >> if you have a champion in the white house, it makes a big difference. so if this becomes something that president biden wants to actually accomplish during his white house, it will make it that much easier. >> so you must have felt like, oh, my goodness, this thing is going to follow me till the end of my life? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: in 2017, elaine got her discharge upgraded to general, still not the honorable she wants. wat is the answer to that? >> they said because i lied. >> reporter: and the language, misconduct, commission of a serious offense, that didn't change. >> not very many people know that i was in the military. not very many people even know that -- what happened to me. it hurts. >> you made a choice to serve. >> i did. i made a choice for this country, and they didn't accept me because i'm gay. >> reporter: the navy told us it

would not comment on elaine rodriguez's case, citing privacy guidelines. in 2017, when she applied for that upgrade, one member of the review board voted to demy it because said the initial discharge 27 years before had been done properly the first time. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. the recent troubles on wall street and in the banking sector have millions of americans putting their retirement plans on hold. the problem is simple, not enough money to stop working. mark strassmann has been crunching the numbers. >> 224.50. >> reporter: daniel fitzpatrick's original goal, retire at 60. he's now 64. fitzpatrick's a senior planning executive making low six figures with money worry. >> the benchmarks move as i get older. >> what's your timeline for retirement? >> work till i'm 70 and then to look for something part-time afterward. >> reporter: the national average for one person to live comfortably in retirement,

roughly $967,000 in savings. every retirement scenario is different, but that's $74,000 a year for the average american worker to live out his retirement. what's troubling, the typical retirement account's balance -- $144,000. >> the average social security benefits that people draw are about $20,000 every year, and if you are just relying on social security, it will be very difficult to make ends meet. >> reporter: and yet 40% of retirees say social security is their only source of income. waiting to retire at 70 maximizes social security monthly benefits for the financial challenges of aging retirees. >> the biggest expense that goes up are these medical expenses. >> reporter: georgians like fitzpatrick need about $850,000 to retire, about what he has in the bank. >> there's still a fingers crossed quality to all of this.

>> oh, yeah. if i had to retire and had to live on what i have right now, i'd be much more worried. >> reporter: at least he's on track. in millions of older households, retirement shimmers like a shiny but unaffordable object. mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. the "cbs overnight news" wll be right back.

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pizza maker or pizza yolo, antonio starita. at 80 years old, he knows his wood burning oven and whips up a margarita pizza, mozzarella, tomato, and basil. one popular story says it was invented for italy's queen margarita in the 18 others. s he did not like making pizza at first. i liked it, he admitted when i saw the money coming in. pizza's popularity means big business, clear to anyone who scrolled social media and seen the growing number of ads for those home pizza ovens. >> i shouldn't say so, but it's so easy to make. >> reporter: chef stefano with restaurants in new york and rome says far from being a threat, those home ovens may actually boost business. >> it helps? >> yeah. >> how so? >> because it makes you closer

with pizza. and even people, they challenge. oh, it'she beauty o pizza is it simplicity, he says. you can eat it with your hands and there are few rules. >> you must know that pineapple on a pizza is something, oh, like devil for italian pizza olo. >> reporter: he uses an unusual ingredient, ice. it melts, and he tops it with pecorino cheese and pepper. >> we will see how actually it's made. >> reporter: for home pizza makers, the verace pizza na poll tanna association, which usually teaches pros, offers an online class with oven maker uni, whose sales soared during the pandemic. joining from the u.s., a student in virginia and stephanie and david javier, who set up on their back deck, bringing a bit

of naples to queens, new york. >> isn't it easier just to go down the street and order a pizza? >> i guess it is convenient, but there's a little bit of being able to eat what you've made, satisfaction from that. >> reporter: it's not just beginners using this oven. this pizza chef who has huge wood burning ovens at his pizzeria in a suburb of naples, showed us where he makes the dish when he's at home. his garage. [ speaking non-english ] a neapolitan pizza cooks via heat, not flame, he said. whether we h-- but back at star pizza, it doesn't compare, this traditionalist was not convinced. he's made pizza for a pope and has an almost religious reverence for this.

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about a third of the u.s. population has trouble reading. danya bacchus has the story of how one man's mission to learn is inspiring others. >> a seven-day fast -- >> reporter: at 34 years old -- >> at the end of it, we knew we should form -- >> reporter: oliver james is tackling something he has managed to hide for most of his adult life. >> what's up? i can't read. >> reporter: he is functionally illiterate. >> once i started to realize the way i'm living my life is harder than most people are living, then i realized this needs to change. >> reporter: inside his white van, oliver is using tiktok to document his literacy journey. >> i didn't want to read in public. >> reporter: the personal trainer and aspiring motivational speaker's posts have gone viral.

now more than 100,000 people follow him, listening to his every syllable. >> if only the grown-ups weren't -- i think it's weren't -- >> reporter: as he stumbles but is determined to finish each page. >> what has been the biggest challenge in learning how to read? >> the biggest challenge is actually doing it. so, you know, i'm not good at it. for me to get up every day and to just do this, that's been the challenge. >> reporter: oliver said it was a lack of a reading foundation from school to home that left him unable to read. >> you need to have it in your foundation. >> reporter: his goal this year is to read 100 books. oliver says he's already reaping the benefits. >> i gain something from it. i wake up and i'm like, oh, my gosh, i'm a little smarter. oh, my gosh, i know what to do today. i know where to go. i know the direction. >> reporter: and he's hoping to turn a page for his newborn son by giving him the reading foundation he never had. danya bacchus, cbs news, los angeles. and that's the overnight

news for this wednesday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm olivia gazis. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. ohio is suing norfolk southern over a toxic train derailment in east palestine last month. the state wants the railroad company to pay for the cleanup, environmental damage, and economic losses. the faa will hold a safety summit today following a recent spike in close calls in the air. airlines, unions, airports, and other industry members will take part. transportation secretary pete buttigieg has called the situation deeply troubling. and embattled new york congressman george santos now signaling a possible 2024 re-election bid. he filed paperwrk with the federal election commission

despite facing ethics and criminal complaints. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york tonight, we're following two dangerous storms, including a powerful nor'easter hitting millions of americans, leaving hundreds of thousands without power. here are tonight's top headlines. double threat from coast to coast. wind and snow batters the northeast as the west coast faces heavy rain and flash flooding. breaking new details after a russian fighter jet hits an american reaper drone in international airspace. the perceived banking crisis and new indicators have financial experts trying to forecast the state of the economy. >> the consumer price index

climbed 0.4% in february, and inflation is up 6%. president biden issues an executive order requiring more gun background checks. >> it's just common sense to check whether someone is a felon, domestic abuser before they buy a gun. and remembering women's rights pioneer, former congresswoman pat schroeder. >> i will never apologize for my tears. i say no tears, no heart. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight, a story making international headlines. the first known physical confrontations between u.s. and russian military forces since the war in ukraine began. a russian fighter jet rammed a $57 million u.s. drone, forcing it down. plus, a new harvard medical study shows how much a good night's sleep could add to your lifespan.

but first, an intensifying nor'easter is slamming new england tonight. about 23 million americans across 12 states are under a winter storm warning or advisory with some areas already getting more than 2 1/2 feet of snow. airports across the northeast in cities like new york and boston are impacted with more than 4,000 delayed flights and 1,000-plus cancellations. out west, nearly 27,000 residents in california are under evacuation orders due to flooding and landslide risks as the latest atmospheric river batters the state. we have team coverage on both coasts. cbs's lilia luciano will start us off tonight from northern massachusetts. good evening, lilia. >> reporter: good evening. i don't have to tell you. you can see it all around me. the snow has been piling, and it hasn't stopped snowing for almost 24 hours. it's going to continue well into the early morning. all of this just relentless weather has been prompting the

national weather service to warn that travel tonight will be not just dangerous but flat-out impossible. it may be the winter's last wallop. the late-season storm burying some areas under two feet of snow. winds gusting up to 55 miles an hour, and heavy, wet snow cutting power to hundreds of thousands. anna, we saw you struggling here. what was going on? >> too much snow, little manpower, little person. >> reporter: this morning in northern massachusetts, the power went out at anna's house. >> my monitor. she also has a sleep apnea machine that she needs to have plugged in at all times. >> reporter: and power outages across the northeast are mounting. over 250,000 people are in the dark. travel is treacherous. new hampshire state police are advising drivers to stay off the roads to avoid scenes like this. in derry, a child suffered minor injuries after being trapped under this fallen tree.

new york's governor declared a state of emergency and activated the national guard. there's also winter woes in the west. carter evans reports from monterey county, california. >> reporter: across california, the drenching continues. several rivers are already at or above flood stage. this is the pajaro river, and the levee breach is right behind me. you can see where crews are working on it. at one point the gap was 400 feet wide. flooding is still a major threat here, and roads are blocked off. so we've actually got people trying to make it across the floodwaters, and the swift water rescue team is standing by. and we've already seen numerous rescues with several more inches of rain yet to fall on already saturated ground from the 11th atmospheric river to hit california so far this year. >> reporter: back in massachusetts, snowplows are out in full force. the state's department of transportation has deployed nearly 1,700 pieces of equipment

to scoop up snow and ice on the roads. and the wind is getting stronger, it feels like by the second. when we came out here earlier, it was 6 miles an hour. now it's 18 with some wind gusts that could go up to 30. so even though the temperature is 34 degrees, it really feels like 17. and keep in mind, spring starts in less than a week, next monday. norah. >> everyone excited for spring and summer, no doubt. lilia, thank you. for more on what's to come from these storms, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. still several hours to go with this nor'easter after it has already dropped, in some places in new england, 2 to even more than 2 1/2 feet of snow. the amount of snow that's coming will add to that. higher totals, five to eight inches, not nearly as much as what we've already seen, but still enough to cause some travel issues. winds will linger longer, especially at the coast, where they could be gusting stronger

than 60 to even up to 65 miles an hour. and then to the west, another atmospheric river and another very serious threat, norah, for flooding. that includes mudslides and landslides. >> thank you. now to that big story, a dangerous confrontation between the united states and russia. an incident that national security council spokesman john kirby called unsafe, unprofessional, and reckless. the pentagon spokesman saying today that a russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a u.s. surveillance drone in international airspace, forcing it to crash into the black sea. president biden has been briefed, and the russian ambassador was summoned to the state department. cbs's david martin has new details from the pentagon. >> reporter: u.s. drones flying surveillance missions over the black sea are often intercepted by russian fighters, but never like what happened today. a russian jet approached from the rear, dumping fuel. u.s. officials believe it meant to come up in front of the drone so it would fly into the fuel

cloud but pulled up too soon and clipped the drone's propeller, which is located in the rear. the drone's controllers could do nothing but let it glide into the sea. >> they collided with the aircraft, damaging the propeller and essentially putting it in a situation where it was unflyable and uncontrollable. >> reporter: it happened 75 miles southwest of the crimean peninsula, a part of ukraine seized by russia. for more than half an hour, two russian jets made a total of 19 passes on the unarmed drone, popping up in front to blast it with their jet exhaust and trying to drench it with fuel. on the final pass, the russian pilot missed his approach. just bad piloting, one official said. u.s. officials believe the russians were dumping the fuel in an attempt to damage the drone. now the pentagon wants to recover the wreckage before the russians get to it, but they're operating at a disadvantage since there are no u.s. navy ships in the black sea.

norah. >> david martin, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." cbs news has confirmed that the department of justice has opened an investigation into the collapse of silicon valley bank just days after it was taken over by federal bank regulators. the news comes as inflation cooled in february to an annual rate of 6%. that's down from 6.4% in january. cbs's errol barnett has the continued fallout on the overall economy. >> they put all of us at risk, and so i'm pretty mad at them. >> reporter: melanie travis' swimsuit brand, andie, is just one of many start-ups with millions of dollars at silicon

valley bank, a company she says insisted its assets were safe just hours before the collapse. >> that was thursday evening, and on friday at about noon, the bank collapsed. >> reporter: federal law enforcement officials tell cbs news the doj investigation into the bank is in its early stages and could focus on millions of dollars' worth of stock sales last month by svb's chief executive and financial officers according to "the wall street journal." while the sales alone do not suggest wrongdoing, some shareholders are in a new class action lawsuit, claiming executives failed to disclose how rising interest rates made svb, quote, particularly susceptible to a bank run. the failure of the bank and new york's signature bank are raising fears of contagion with moody's downgrading its rating of the u.s. banking system from stable to negative and putting some regional banks under review. >> i think this is a great wake-up call. >> reporter: cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger says

that with inflation still high, the fed may reconsider its aggressive pace of interest rate hikes. >> on one hand, you would say the fed's got to raise rates. inflation's still a problem. on the other hand, you say wait a second. there was just a little -- a ripple through the banking system that unnerved people. >> reporter: for travis, who found another commercial bank to do business with, hard times are still ahead. >> we have a list of all of our suppliers, and we're just calling every single one to say, we're not going to be able to pay our bill this week, possibly not next week. >> reporter: and for those reasons, travis is completely fed up and done with this bank. but as of now, it is officially known as the silicon valley bridge bank. and today its new ceo reassured existing customers that all of their deposits, even those above a quarter of a million dollars, norah, are fully protected by the federal government. >> all right, errol burnett. thank you so much. the faa is holding an airline safety summit tomorrow prompted by a string of close

calls at u.s. airports. and today we learned about yet another near collision. this is the seventh in recent months. at washington's reagan national airport last week, an american eagle jet taxied across a runway where a united airlines plane had just been cleared for takeoff. here's how it played out over air traffic control radio. >> investigators say it appears that the pilot of the american eagle jet made a wrong turn. tonight an important consumer alert about the safety of mid-size suvs that so many families rely on. the insurance institute for highway safety is out with its new crash test results with nearly half of the tested models earning its lowest rating for back seat safety. cbs's kris van cleave has the details. >> reporter: tonight, nine mid-size suvs popular with families saw their crash test ratings plummet in the latest

insurance institute for highway safety test. >> the majority of the mid size suvs that we evaluated have a lot of work to do to improve safety for the rear seat position. >> did these suvs become less safe than years past, or is this moving the goalpost on safety? >> i wouldn't say that any of these vehicles became less safe. we continue to move the goalposts and create more challenging tests that we feel give consumers information about which vehicles are the safest. >> reporter: the test simulates a 40-mile-per-hour front-end crash. now they've added a test dummy about the size of a 12-year-old to the back seat, where the risk of a fatal injury is 46% higher compared to the front, where improved restraint technology is more commonly found. all 13 suvs earned good marks for driver protection. but in the back, it was a different story. only four received top marks when back seat protection was factored in.

three others scored marginal while six rated poor. >> we just saw injuries, injury measures on the dummy that were too high on the chest, high levels of head and neck forces. >> reporter: in december, iihs tested small suvs. 9 of the 15 were scored poor. only two received top marks. a spokesman for the auto industry tells cbs news safety is its top priority, and vehicles continue to get safer. norah. >> a lot of people interested in your report. kris, thank you so much. president biden traveled to the los angeles suburb of monterey park today to sign an executive order aimed at increasing the number of background checks prior to firearm purchases. >> this executive order helps keep firearms out of dangerous hands as i continue to call on congress to require background checks for all firearm sales. >> monterey park was the site of january's mass shooting where a gunman opened fire inside a dance hall, killing 11 and injuring 9 others. the president also met with

family members of victims and first responders to that shooting. some big news tonight. the environmental protection agency is cracking down on toxic so-called forever chemicals in america's drinking water. the agency set new legal limits for six chemicals that don't naturally break down and are linked to numerous health problems, including cancer. public water systems will have to check for and reduce the levels of these chemicals. the epa says this could prevent thousands of deaths and illnesses. now to our continuing series, "living well." according to a recent poll, almost 7 in 10 adults who don't sleep well say it affects their mental health. now a new study shows that our sleep habits can also affect life expectancy. cbs's janet shamlian has the tips experts say could help you sleep better and live longer. >> reporter: a good night's sleep won't just make you feel better. it could add years to your life. >> what surprised you about the findings in this study?

>> the potential years of life expectancy gain just based on, i think, fairly achievable targets in terms of sleep quality. >> reporter: for women, more than two additional years. fo men, almost five according to the american college of cardiology study, which included more than 170,000 americans. dr. carol ash is a sleep expert. >> we now know that poor-quality sleep can lead to many of the chronic diseases we're trying to treat and can shorten your lifespan. >> reporter: like cardiovascular disease and diabetes. the study qualified a good night's sleep as seven to eight hours a night, not using sleep medication, feeling well-rested at least five days a week, and no trouble falling or staying asleep most nights. >> what are good sleep habits? >> your body needs time to wind down at night. you want to make sure that your environment is calm, quiet, and dark and cool. >> reporter: also aim for

regular bedtime and avoid alcohol and caffeine before seep. stay away from screens like your phone or television, and don't discount a midday nap. >> speaking of naps, what's a coffee nap? >> the idea is that if you take a nap and drink the coffee right before the nap, you'll be able to get 20 minutes or 40 minutes of naptime in, and when you wake up, you'll have the caffeine burst just as you're waking up out of the nap. >> reporter: putting sleep issues to bed for potentially longer life. janet shamlian, cbs news, houston. tonight, law enforcement says it found a 13-year-old girl in a locked shed. the new details next on how she may have met her captor online.

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finally tonight, we remember pat schroeder, who served 24 years in congress, and she leaves behind a lasting legacy for women's rights in america. she helped create new legislation on family leave, new laws to protect pregnant women at work, and laws that require women to be included in federal health studies. tonight we look back at her legacy. congresswoman patricia schroeder helped redefine the role of women in politics. >> in america, anyone can grow up and be president. >> reporter: in 1972, she became the first woman elected to congress from colorado and was also the first woman to serve on the house armed services committee, but was forced to share her chair because the chairman believed women were worth only half a male member. >> they always wanted to say

things like, but you've never been in a war. actually, most of the ones saying that hadn't been either. >> reporter: still, she worked to improve military benefits and was key to pushing the pentagon to allow women to fly combat missions starting in 1993. >> the only thing it's been found to do is protect women from getting ahead. >> reporter: a harvard-trained lawyer, schroeder was often questioned about how a mother of two young kids could also be a lawmaker. >> i have a brain and a uterus. they both work. >> reporter: her legacy includes the family and medical leave act that guaranteed 18 weeks of unpaid leave. >> we're still pretending like women are in the workplace because they're bored. >> reporter: but despite her many accomplishments, when schroeder announced in 1987 that she would not run for president -- >> nor can i bear to be separated by people -- >> reporter: -- it was her tears, not her words, that made headlines. but today it's clear her compassion was not a weakness.

it was her strength. pat schroeder died monday of complications from a stroke. she was 82 years old and survived by jim and her two children. good night. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. ohio is suing norfolk southern over a toxic train derailment in east palestine last month. the state wants the railroad company to pay for the cleanup, environmental damage, and economic losses. the faa will hold a safety summit today following a recent spike in close calls in the air. airlines, unions, airports and other industry members will take part. transportation secretary pete buttigieg has called the situation deeply troubling. and embattled new york congressman george santos now signaling a possible 2024 re-election bid. he filed paperwork with the federal election commission despite facing ethics and criminal complaints.

for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs n it's wednesday, march 15th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." wild weather. california gets drenched by another atmospheric river while a winter storm drops two feet of snow in some parts of the northeast. drone down. tensions rise after an unmanned u.s. recon aircraft is forced down by a russian fighter jet. unfriended. the parent company of facebook and inram anunces mass layoffs. how many people are expected to lose their jobs starting today. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin this morning with the severe weather that's making life miserable for millions of people on both coasts.