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people on both coasts. the first nor'easter of the season is dumping heavy snow throughout the northeast making traveling treacherous. it's left tens of thousands of people without power and led to the cancelation of hundreds of flights. out west the 11th atmospheric river of the season is bringing more heavy rain, snow, and winds to swamped california. a massive mudslide slammed into this home north of sacramento. jarred hill is here in new york with more on all of this. i feel like in new york we were lucky, wasn't so bad here. >> reporter: yeah. california cannot catch a break this winter so far. as you mentioned, here in new york city we saw flakes yesterday, but nothing compared to the totals in northern parts of the region. that nor'easter is expected to taper off today, but some folks are going to be digging out for a while. spring may be a week away, but winter weather is walloping the northeast. parts of new england buried in over two feet of snow. >> honestly, the heaviest snow

i've ever seen. it should be a new category. >> it's new england, and it's still march. winter's not over yet. >> reporter: the wind and wet snow snapped trees and weighed down power lines leaving tens of thousands without power. >> internet's down. wi-fi's terrible. we can't -- our cell phones don't work now. >> reporter: the wintry mix affected air travel with hundreds of flights canceled tuesday including in boston logan international airport. >> i got on a flight that was ten hours later, so i've been waiting and tracking that night. -- that flight. and that one was just canceled. >> reporter: wild winter weather is also affecting parts of the midwest. there's now a huge hole in the roof of this shopping mall in duluth, minnesota. it collapsed while crews were on top trying to clear the snow off. the mall was closed to shoppers, though some workers were inside getting ready to open. fire officials say no injuries were reported. >> they heard some popping sounds, so they immediately got off the roof. >> reporter: out west, flash flooding. parts of california soaked by

the 11th atmospheric river to wash through the state this season. the storm's strong winds and heavy rain toppling trees. one collapsed south of san francisco during an interview with cbs affiliate kpix. >> there it goes -- oh, my god. oh. >> reporter: tens of thousands of californians have been under evacuation orders. so parts of california have gotten so much rain and snow this season that the ground cannot soak up any of that water fast enough to avoid some of those floods and mudslides. so obviously that's a concern there. the atmospheric river, the system is expected to now head east where it could cause severe storms in the south later this week. nobody really seems like they're getting spared by this. >> a heck of an end to the wintertime. bring on spring. >> please. >> jarred hill in new york. thank you. >> all right. the u.s. and russia are pointing fingers after the pentagon says a russian fighter jet hit an american drone over

international waters sending the drone crashing into the black sea. nicole d'antonio reports on the latest incident adding to the rising tensions. it's clear that it was unsafe, unprofessional -- >> reporter: u.s. officials say fuel. they believe the jet meant to come up in front so the drone would fly into the fuel cloud but pulled up too short and clipped the drone's propeller. >> because of the damage, we were in a position to have to essentially crash it into the black sea. we assessed that it likely caused some damage to the russian aircraft, as well. >> reporter: the pentagon says its drone was conducting an intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance mission. the crash happened 75 miles southwest of the crimean peninsula, a part of ukraine seized by russia. >> these aircraft have been flying over the black sea region for some time to include before the current conflict started. >> reporter: the state department summoned russia's ambassador to lodge a protest.

>> this drone can carry a few bombs. >> reporter: this man says his country isn't looking for confrontation with the u.s. russia's defense ministry denied its jet made contact. >> we have to be very cautious regarding our actions taking into account what is going on in eastern part of europe. >> reporter: the u.s. navy has no ships in the black sea, putting them at a disadvantage in retrieving the wreckage. nicole d'antonio, cbs news, washington. cbs news has confirmed the department of justice is investigating the collapse of silicon valley bank. it comes days after federal regulators took control of the california-based bank and assured customers their money was safe. it is the second largest bank collapse in u.s. history. investigators are reportedly looking into the actions of senior silicon valley bank executives. president biden has said that those responsible for the bank's failure will be held accountable. and the state of ohio is

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more financial assistance when a family loses a sole breadwinner or when a small business shuts down due to a shooting investigation. >> mr. biden says he's determined to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. opponents say stricter gun-control laws infringe on their constitutional rights. in texas there's a high-stakes court hearing today on whether to ban a common abortion pill nationwide. a lawsuit from christian conservatives aims to overturn the fda approval of mifepristone. it alleges insufficient safety study. supporters say it's safe and effective. the fda expanded access to the drug in january allowing pharmacies to start selling it in person and by mail. the lawsuit is closely being followed after the supreme court's reverse of roe v. wade last year. facebook and instagram's parent company meta plans to lay off another 10,000 workers starting today.

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