medical emergency while they were in the air, but they had no idea it was the captain until after they landed. norah, southwest isn't releasing captain's condition, citing his privacy. >> adriana diaz, thank you. california is assessing the damage after two rare tornadoes touched down on wednesday. ef-1 tornado with 110-mile-per-hour winds tore through the l.a. suburb of montebello, damaging more than a dozen buildings. it was the strongest tornado to hit the area in 40 years. a second funnel cloud damaged a mobile home park near santa barbara. large parts of the south are bracing for some possible severe weather tonight and friday as a line of storms move into the area. for details, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening. a multi-day severe weather threat with a multitude of issues, including across oklahoma and texas tonight and overnight and then through the day on friday. areas across the lower

mississippi river valley with an increased chance now for tornadoes. heavy duty storms tonight in oklahoma, across texas. some of those storms could be into dallas and fort worth for the morning drive. all that energy rolling eastbound for friday, including this target zone highlighted in purple for tornadoes. greenville, mississippi, monroe, jackson, heavy storms across middle tennessee. then if that weren't enough, now watching for heavy rain in the midwest through saturday. three to five inches on the way and flash flood risks go up. >> mike bettes, thank you. tonight we have an alarming update on a nationwide eye drop recall. the drops are made in india, and they are sold on websites like amazon. the cdc now says three people have died. eight have lost vision, and four had to have an eye surgically removed. we get more now from cbs's manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: adam da sar row is a fire captain in naples,

florida. for years, he used artificial tears in his left eye without a problem until last fall. >> the redness came on. the irritation came on. a lot of itching, and it was abnormal. >> what happened to your eye? >> it just progressively got worse to the point where i couldn't even see within a few hours. >> reporter: unable to treat it with antibiotics, doctors feared he'd lose his eye. >> that was, and it still is hard because i'm still not at work, going on five months. >> reporter: the cdc is investigating a nationwide outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant back t tieria, which has infected 68 people in 16 states. it's warning against ezra care or del sum pharma artificial tears, which have been recalled. >> it's a very aggressive bacteria, and even with standard care, we were not helping the patients. em c treated des aaro with an

experimental light treatment like this that finally killed the infection. >> if you're using an artificial tear and you notice that something is not right, just, you know, go see your eye care provider. >> reporter: the cdc says symptoms can include discharge, pain, redness, light sensitivity, and blurry vision. to use eye drops safely, in general people should wash their hands and keep the tip of the bottle sterile. cbs news reached out to ezra care and amazon, where desaro purchased the eye drops, but they had no comment. da sar row is suing for negligence and hopes in the meantime surgery will restore his sight. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, naples, florida.

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neighbor's house behind me. >> reporter: in summer 2016, a thousand-year flood ravaged the city. how many people were lost? >> there were 13 that perished. >> reporter: business owner tom crabtree says raging waters ripped apart downtown, triggered fires and landslides. >> people are in some of these trees? >> people -- people sought refuge in trees. they climbed into their attics. they cut holes in their roof to get out on the roofs. >> reporter: the city, which suffered millions of dollars in damage, has tried to rebuild ever since as the iconic resort sheltered those left homeless and then raced to reopen. >> it was very important that they got back open after they helped serve the community. >> reporter: it turns out this resort hidden in the mountains has a long history of being a refuge. and a theoretical safe place. >> reporter: hidden below ground here was a top secret cold war bunker for congress. behind doors reinforced to block

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finally tonight, it's the most beautiful time of the year here in the nation's capital. the peak bloom of the iconic cherry blossoms. it's a stunning show put on by mother nature. >> this is one of my favorite times of the year to be in d.c. >> and there's no bad way to see the famous cherry blossoms. how is it going? >> this is lovely. >> yeah, perfect. >> have you been here before? >> we've never been to the cherry blossoms, and it's gorgeous. it's breathtaking. >> 3,700 japanese cherry trees dot the national mall. originally a gift from japan, offered in 1912 as a symbol of friendship. how many of them are original? >> there might be around 10 trees in our park here that are some of the original trees. >> chief arborist matthew

morrison's full-time job is keeping the majestic trees alive. how many arborists and caretakers are there for the trees? >> well, at one time there was maybe 15, and now we're down to 3. >> you have 3 arborists taking care of more than 3,000 trees? >> yes. well, 3,000 cherry trees. we have 20,000 trees in the park. >> with more than 1.5 million people coming to see the blossoms, these caretakers have had to work harder in the face of climate change. what are some of the issues that you and your team have faced in recent years? >> the extreme hot in the summer. the extreme cold. the extremely short winter. they're hard for us to combat. >> still the trees are thriving, and there's nothing like seeing them in person. what's your favorite part of the cherry blossoms? >> they're pink. >> they're pink? well, that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for

"cbs mornings." 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. a federal appeals court in new orleans has blocked president biden's covid vaccine requirement for federal employees. the ruling upholds a preliminary injunction against the mandate that was put in place in january of last year. los angeles public schools will reopen today as the strike that shut down the nation's second largest school district has come to an end. l.a. mayor karen bass is now mediating negotiations between the school district and union leaders. and kansas state marquise noel broke the ncaa tournament record for assists in a game with 19. he helped the wildcats defeat michigan state in overtime to

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 ceo of tiktok facing tough questions from lawmakers today during an often tense hearing about the safety and security of the popular social media app. members of both parties grilled shou chew about the company's ties to china and harmful content pushed on children. the future of tiktok here in the united states along with its 150 million u.s. users remains up in the air with the biden administration threatening to ban the app. a new cbs news poll shows 61% of americans support that ban. cbs news' nikole killion was at

the hearing and she's going to start us off tonight from capitol hill. good evening, nicole. good evening, nora. this was a grueling hearing that lasted more than five hours as tiktok's ceo defended his platform in his first appearance on capitol hill. >> we do not trust tiktok will ever embrace american values. >> reporter: from the beginning, shou chew, the ceo of the most downloaded app in the past two years infaced intense scrutiny. the tiktok executive tried to reassure lawmakers with a commitment to safety. >> there are more than 150 million americans who love our platform, and we know we have a responsibility to protect them. >> reporter: and he insisted the video-sharing platform is not an arm of the chinese government despite being owned by parent company bytedance based in beijing. >> has bytedance spied on american citizens? >> i don't think that spying is the right way to describe it. >> reporter: chew said the company is working to build a

firewall, the project texas to store and protect user data in the u.s. >> i have seen no evidence that the chinese government has access to that data. >> i find that actually preposterous. >> reporter: lawmakers also pressed chew on harmful content aimed at younger users from buying drugs on the app to dangers of challenges and videos promoting suicidal behavior. >> our kids are at risk on your platform. >> reporter: this family attended the hearing. their 16-year-old son died by suicide after viewing disturbing videos served up on the platform. >> i would just like to see mainly the stopping of promoting these types of videos that my son was getting. >> reporter: president biden has banned the app on government devices along with at least two dozen states. does this put tiktok closer to a complete ban? >> absolutely. i think it was pretty clear that the congress is unified in terms

of opposing tiktok. >> reporter: congress is considering at least three bills that would further restrict tiktok or implement a nationwide ban. tonight the company accused the house panel of political grandstanding and warned a ban could violate the first amendment and hurt the livelihoods of millions of its users. norah. >> yeah, it's so interesting that utah today became the first state in the country to restrict how and when kids can use social media. these stories we're going to continue to follow. nikole killion, thank you so much. tensions are running high as former president donald trump faces multiple criminal investigations. trump lashed out at the manhattan district attorney's office over his potential indictment while d.a. alvin bragg pushed back on republican critics. cbs's robert costa is outside the courthouse in new york city. >> reporter: manhattan district attorney alvin bragg was seen arriving for work this morning. the decision on whether to indict the former president now likely delayed until at least next week when the grand jury reconvenes.

that hasn't stopped the attacks on bragg. trump used racially charged language in a social media post, calling bragg an animal while three republican committee chairmen requested testimony from two former prosecutors in bragg's office, demanding communications and documents. bragg's office blasted the republicans, saying they are meddling in a pending local prosecution only after trump urged them to act. former federal prosecutor scott frederickson. >> it's an ongoing investigation. committees don't have a right to get involved in grand jury investigations, so it's going nowhere. >> reporter: meanwhile in washington, lawyers for trump and mike pence appeared in court for a showdown with special counsel jack smith over whether the former vice president will be forced to testify in the federal january 6th probe. >> if and when he testifies, he's going to be asked questions about what the former president trump told him about his

attempts to block the election, whether he knew the election was lost. >> reporter: but pence is resisting and suggested the fight could go to the supreme court. >> we're going to make sure we make our case to the appropriate courts and maybe to the highest court in the land. >> reporter: sources close to pence tell cbs news that he is willing to testify before the grand jury in a limited way but first wants the courts to decide just how far he can go constitutionally in terms of talking about trump and january 6th. norah. >> robert costa, thank you very much. tonight the dean of a denver, colorado, high school remains in serious condition, and another school official is out of the hospital after they were shot by a student wednesday. investigators say the student, who was on probation for having a ghost gun, was going through a security check when he shot the school officials. the gunman's body was found last night in a wooded area about an hour from the school.

tonight we have an alarming update on a nationwide eye drop recalling two drug resistant bcteria infections. the drops are made in india and sold on websites like amazon. the cdc now says three people have died. eight have lost vision, and four had to have an eye surgically removed. we get more now from cbs's manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: adam disarro is a fire captain in naples, florida. for years, he used artificial tears for dryness in his left eye without a problem, until last fall. >> the redness came on. the irritation came on. a lot of itching, and it was abnormal. >> what happened to your eye? >> it just progressively got worse to the point where i couldn't even see within a few hours. >> reporter: unable to treat it with antibiotics, doctors feared he'd lose his eye. >> that was, and it still is hard because i'm still not at work going on five months. >> reporter: the cdc is

investigating a nationwide outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria pseudomonas aeruginosa, which has infected 68 people in 16 states. it's warning against ezricare or delsam pharma artificial tears, which have been recalled. >> it's a very aggressive bacteria, and even with standard of care, we were not helping the patients. >> reporter: dr. guillermo amescua treated disarro with an experimental light treatment like this that finally killed the infection. >> if you're using an artificial tear and you notice that something is not right, just, you know, go see your eye care provider. >> reporter: the cdc says symptoms can include discharge, pain, redness, light sensitivity, and blurry vision. to use eye drops safely, in general people should wash their hands and keep the tip of the bottle sterile. cbs news reached out to ezricare and amazon, where disarro purchased the eye drops, but they had no comment. disarro is suing for negligence

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm jeff pegues in washington. thanks for staying with us. people who live in east palestine, ohio, are trying to put their lives back together after last month's massive train derailment sent toxic chemicals into the air, water, and soil. residents complain that workers in yellow vests are still everywhere. there are road closures and seemingly endless series of press conferences and photo ops with state and federal officials, oil executives, politicians, lawyers, and environmental activists. the e testing dai and

claims the air and water is safe, but residents report mysterious headaches and rashes. in this week's testimony by the railroad's ceo on capitol hill did little to allay their fears. roxana saberi is in east palestine. >> they compromised safety, cut costs to boost profits. the communities along their rout be damned. >> >> reporter: facing accusations that norfolk southern prioritizes profits over safety -- >> whose responsibility was it to prevent this preventable accident? >> we are responsible for safety on our network. >> reporter: ceo alan shaw told senators he supports some aspects of a bipartisan bill aimed at preventing another toxic train derailment like the one in east palestine, ohio. >> there are many components of the vance brown bill that we fully support. >> reporter: like implementing newer, more secure tanker cars, which some experts say might have mitigated the disaster.

but he resisted requiring trains to have, at minimum, two-person crews. >> not aware of any data that links crew size with safety. >> they should really be listening to the residents. >> reporter: we spoke with resident misty allison on tuesday, before she flew to washington, d.c. to testify before the committee. >> this preventable accident has put a scarlet letter on our town. businesses are struggling. our home values are plummeting. >> we're in the planning stages of developing a long-term medical compensation fund, a property value assurance program, and a longer-term water testing program. >> reporter: back in east palestine, cleanup continues. the epa says more than 7.5 million gallons of wastewater have been shipped out for treatment, and more than 8,000 tons of contaminated soil. but so far, the agency has said the air and municipal water are safe. >> i don't feel safe being here

and here we are stuck. >> reporter: we washed shaw's testimony with east palestine small business owner joe samic. >> as i have said before, this is just a start. >> sounds like a broken record. >> reporter: he told us since the disaster, his repair shop has mostly sat idle, and one of his two daughters broke out in rashes. >> the father of my goal is to keep them safe, and right now i feel like i'm doing the opposite of that. >> reporter: he and his neighbors live less than a mile from the derailment site, but technically they're outside city limits so they don't qualify for norfolk southern's support to relocate temporarily. you want to leave east palestine? >> absolutely. i fear that this is going to be something that terrorizes this town for quite a few years, if not forever. >> reporter: norfolk southern tells cbs news it's working with samic to find a solution, but he and several other residents tell us the company needs to do more

faster. meanwhile, for those who do live within the city limits, the railroad operator says it's providing families with funds to relocate for now. >> that was roxana saberi in east palestine, ohio. the u.s. military has recruitment problems. all branches of the service failed to reach their recruitment goals last year. the u.s. army, for instance, fell 15,000 soldiers short. that's got army recruiters going into schools with a new sales pitch based on an old theme. david martin reports. >> reporter: the army is rolling out its big guns. >> you're going to have the possibilities to be all that you can be. >> reporter: the nation's top soldier, sergeant major michael gastroi grinson has come armed with a new recruiting slogan. >> be all you can be. >> to be all you can be. >> reporter: sound familiar? ♪ be all that you can be ♪ >> reporter: back in the 1980s and 90s, that jingle was everywhere.

but this is no replay. >> we are reinventing be all you can be for generation z. >> reporter: major general alex fink, chief of army marketing, is the man behind the new campaign. >> welcome to the ncaa men's basketball -- >> reporter: strategically launched during march madness with hollywood glamour. >> when you look into your future dr. >> reporter: jonathan major, star of creed iii, walking through army history. >> why is that going to appeal to a young audience? >> jonathan majors. we needed somebody who was popular with gen z. >> what reasons did young people give you for not wanting to join the army? >> risk of dying or injury. >> mm-hmm. >> the fear of ptsd, and the third one is leaving family and friends. >> but you're actually three times more likely to die in a work-related accident than you are in the army. >> reporter: but gen z seemed buried in their phones and antonio graham doesn't want to leave home. >> the only reason i wouldn't join the army is because i don't

feel like taking a big detachment issue away from my mother. i really love my mother. >> reporter: atelae roberts liked what she heard. >> does it make you want to join the army? >> yes. >> what did you think of that slogan, be all you can be? >> be all you can be. i -- i really agree with it. i agree with that slogan. i do. >> reporter: roberts was one of 20 recruiting leads the army says it got out of this be all you can be session. 20 leads usually produce 2 actual recruits. the army needs 65,000. david martin

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an american explorer is on his way to the north pole for the seventh time. what makes this journey different? well, just two years ago, he was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer. david begnaud spoke to him while he was packing for his trip. >> reporter: erik larsen is packing for a trip he never thought he'd make, a journey to the north pole. it's not the destination that he assumed was out of reach. he's been to the north pole six times already. >> north pole! >> reporter: what's incredible is that he's able to travel again at all. you see, back in 2021, the 51-year-old larsen was diagnosed with colon cancer. he says the doctors told him it was terminal.

>> hearing that news and trying to think about what those few years would be like with my family and my young kids was -- to say it was difficult is an extreme understatement. >> reporter: but the prognosis was wrong. the cancer was survivable though the treatment was debilitating. six rounds of chemotherapy, radiation, and 14 inches of his colon removed. what was your lowest point during the cancer? >> i mean how much time do you have? there were so many low points. when i had surgery to remove the cancerous area of my colon, i had a very difficult recovery. i was on oxycodone. i was in bed. i couldn't sleep, and i would

wake up in the middle of the night and just try to walk around the room. i could barely get out of bed, it was so much pain. >> reporter: larsen always had a major advantage on most people because years of adventure taught him how to survive in the harshest conditions. he is, after all, one of the world's leading polar explore easy. in 2006, he and a partner did the first ever summer expedition to the north pole. in 2010, he became the first person to journey to the north pole, the south pole, and mt. everest in the same year. >> long day. cold wind. i think with the windchill, it was close to 60 below. >> how many times have you almost died doing this? >> i've fallen through the ice. i've been stalked by polar bears. i've been in a lot of very precarious situations over the years. and you get a little bit of a gallows humor with that, you know, in the sense like, oh, that was close.

let's just keep going. >> reporter: the cancer is what grounded him. one of the chemo drugs diminished what he calls his superpower, the ability to withstand cold. >> opening the refrigerator to put in a glass of cool water to my lips and have intense pins and needles instantly impact whatever area that cold was touching was debilitating, and i live in a cold environment too. so it's not just about opening the refrigerator, but it's going outside, like actually getting to the chemo treatment was a major obstacle. >> reporter: still, though, he never lost his passion for polar exploration, even though he calls it one of the most boring sports. what is it about going to the extreme that really does it for you? >> what i do is just part of who i am. i don't stop to -- i don't wake up in the morning and say, oh, why am i going to do this? i just do it. >>haak i boring, though?as il >> you're traveling across a

big, vast, white nothingness. oftentimes, you know, i've spent days and weeks in conditions where the visibility is like being on the inside of a ping pong ball. you can't even see the horizon. >> reporter: but now he's looking clear across that horizon, back to adventure and back to the north pole. i get the notion of doing this before you have cancer. but after you survive cancer, why put your body through that again? >> that's a good question. um, and it's one that i'm wrestling with quite honestly. i don't like being away from my family as much anymore. but to be able to go back to a place that has been such an important part of my life, to see it again when i thought i would never do anything again,

for me feels like the right thing to do. >> reporter: this time, he's headed to the north pole as a guide, to show others what most of us will never get to experience. you see, we can't all relate to his record-setting life, but we can relate to pain and newfound perspective. >> i'm talking about a man who set out to explore some of the far-flung places of the earth, but am i also looking at a man who's still searching to find himself? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. you know, i used to go on these trips and i thought if i could do the hardest thing for as long as i could, i would have an epiphany where it all came clear that i would know everything. and what i've realized is that's never going to happen. i'm still looking for the answers that i know i'll never find. but the search has value, and the effort has value in my mind.

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ice hockey is growing in popularity in some unlikely places, like kenya, where they only have one rink in the whole country. ian lee reports. >> reporter: the journey to ice hockey glory in kenya begins on a rooftop. the national team swapping skates for roller blades. >> ever since i was a kid, i was bewildered and amazed when i saw in movies guys playing a sport very fast and bumping into each other. >> reporter: with an average daily temperature in the 70s, you're more likely to find ice in a glass. but that's not melting maiko tieno's ambitions who says, i have a dream that before i die, i will play in the nhl.

but sharpening the ice lions skills takes some creativity. >> repetition is the mother of skill. we've got to train. >> learn from online sites, online coaching tutorials. >> reporter: only a few dozen people play in the country of 54 million. the only ice rink is in a five-star hotel. and their coach comes from canada. >> when i coach here, i realized the kids pick it up faster. they're a little bit hungrier. they want to succeed. they want to try this new sport. >> reporter: and opponents learn quickly not to underestimate them. >> they're fast, right? so training at elevation here in nairobi really goes to show bcause their lungs and their legs are constant. >> reporter: the team now plans to join the international ice hockey federation, aiming to one day give kenya its own miracle on ice. ian lee, cbs news. that is the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and don't forget you can follow

us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. a federal appeals court in new orleans has blocked president biden's covid vaccine requirement for federal employees. the ruling upholds a preliminary injunction against the mandate that was put in place in january of last year. los angeles public schools will reopen today as the strike that shut down the nation's second largest school district has come to an end. l.a. mayor karen bass is now mediating negotiations between the school district and union leaders. and kansas state marquise noel broke the ncaa tournament record for assists in a game with 19. he helped the wildcats defeat michigan state in overtime to advance to the elite eight. for more, download the cbs

news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. tonight, is tiktok's time up? the ceo in the hot seat on capitol hill as lawmakers describe the popular social media app as a risk to national security and america's children. here are tonight's top headlines. rare common ground from republicans and democrats on display as tiktok's ceo tries to distance the platform from china and its chinese owner. >> has bytedance spied on american citizens? >> i don't think that spying is the right way to describe it. dangerous eye drops. the recall tonight after a low-risk medicine led to infection, blindness, and for some, death. >> one of the doctors here, he said, you're probably going to lose your eye.

sorry. demonstrations are taking place across france today against the government's planned pension reform. protesters threw objects at police. they responded by launching tear gas into the crowd. drama in the skies. how a passenger saved the day after the captain passes out mid-flight. >> the captain became incapacitated while en route. he's in the back of the aircraft. and our visit to the cherry blossoms. what do these trees symbolize? >> a friendship between japan and the united states, but also the fleeting beauty that is so magnificent, especially on such a grand scale. >> announcerth overnight news." tonight, nearly 50 million americans are in the path of dangerous weather as that storm

system that spawned a bomb cyclone in california moves east. plus, in tonight's "eye on america," we visit a small west virginia town that's still recovering from a once-in-a-lifetime flood. but first, the ceo of tiktok facing tough questions from lawmakers today during an often tense hearing about the safety and security of the popular social media app. members of both parties grilled shou chew about the company's ties to china and harmful content pushed on children. the future of tiktok here in the united states along with its 150 million u.s. users remains up in the air with the biden administration threatening to ban the app. a new cbs news poll shows 61% of americans support that ban. cbs news' nikole killion was at the hearing, and she's going to start us off tonight from capitol hill. good evening, nikole. >> reporter: good evening, norah. this was a grueling hearing that lasted more than five hours as tiktok's ceo defended his platform in his first appearance on capitol hill.

>> we do not trust tiktok will ever embrace american values. >> reporter: from the beginning, shou zi chew, the ceo of the most downloaded app in the past two years faced intense scrutiny. >> my time is up, and if this committee gets its way, tiktok's time is up. >> reporter: he tried to reassure lawmakers with a commitment to safety. >> there were more than 150 millions who love our platform, and we know we have a responsibility to protect them. >> reporter: and he insisted the video-sharing platform is not an arm of the chinese government despite being owned by parent company bytedance, based in beijing. >> has bytedance spied on american citizens? >> i don't think that spying is the right way to describe it. >> reporter: chew said the company is working to build a firewall, project texas, to store and protect user data in the u.s. >> i have seen no evidence that the chinese government has access to that data. >> i find that actually preposterous. >> reporter: lawmakers also

pressed chew on harmful content aimed at younger users from buying drugs on the app to dangers of some tiktok challenges and videos promoting eating disorders and suicidal behavior. >> our kids are at risk on your platform. >> reporter: the nazka family at attended the hearing. their 16-year-old son died by suicide after viewing disturbing videos served up on the platform. >> i would just like to see mainly the stopping of promoting these types of videos that my son was getting. >> reporter: president biden has banned the app on government devices along with at least two dozen states. >> does this put tiktok closer to a complete ban? >> absolutely. i think it was pretty clear that the congress is unified in terms of opposing tiktok. >> reporter: congress is considering at least three bills that would further restrict tiktok or implement a nationwide ban. tonight the company accused the house panel of political grandstanding and warned a ban

could violate the first amendment and hurt the livelihoods of millions of its users. norah. >> yeah, it's so interesting as utah today became the first state in the country to restrict how and when kids can use social media. these stories we're going to continue to follow. nikole killion, thank you so much. tensions are running high as former president donald trump faces multiple criminal investigations. trump lashed out at the manhattan district attorney's office over his potential indictment while d.a. alvin bragg pushed back on republican critics. cbs's robert costa is outside the courthouse in new york city. >> reporter: manhattan district attorney alvin bragg was seen arriving for work this morning. the decision on whether to indict the former president now likely delayed until at least next week when the grand jury reconvenes. that hasn't stopped the attacks on bragg. trump used racially charged language in a social media post, calling bragg an animal while three republican committee chairmen requested testimony from two former prosecutors in

bragg's office, demanding communications and documents. bragg's office blasted the republicans, saying they are meddling in a pending local prosecution only after trump urged them to act. former federal prosecutor scott frederickson. >> it's an ongoing investigation. committees don't have a right to get involved in grand jury investigations, so it's going nowhere. >> reporter: meanwhile in washington, lawyers for trump and mike pence appeared in court for a showdown with special counsel jack smith over whether the former vice president will be forced to testify in the federal january 6th probe. >> if and when he testifies, he's going to be asked questions about what the former president trump told him about his attempts to block the election, whether he knew the election was lost. >> reporter: but pence is resisting and suggested the fight could go to the supreme court. >> we're going to make sure we make our case to the appropriate

courts and maybe to the highest court in the land. >> reporter: sources close to pence tell cbs news that he is willing to testify before the grand jury in a limited way but first wants the courts to decide just how far he can go constitutionally in terms of talking about trump and january 6th. norah. >> robert costa, thank you very much. tonight the dean of a denver, colorado, high school remains in serious condition, and another school official is out of the hospital after they were shot by a student wednesday. investigators say the student, who was on probation for having a ghost gun, was going through a security check when he shot the school officials. the gunman's body was found last night in a wooded area about an hour from the school. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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his co-pilot took over. >> he started to feel some stomach pain, and then probably about maybe five or so minutes later, fainted. >> reporter: on the radio controls was a passenger, who also happened to be a pilot. in a statement, southwest said a credentialed pilot from another airline entered the flight deck and assisted with radio communication while our southwest pilot flew the aircraft. adrienne custer was on board. what went through your mind when you realized? >> it was pretty scary for sure. i think myself along with all the other passengers were very amazed by all the workers. >> reporter: captain laura einsetler has been flying for more than 30 years. she said the passenger's help on the radio allowed the co-pilot to focus on flying. >> this is an exact case of why it's so critical to have two highly experienced, well-trained pilots, a captain and a co-pilot. >> reporter: passengers told us they knew there had been a

cal emncy whey were in the air, but they had no idea it was the captain until after they landed. norah, southwest isn't releasing any information about the captain's condition, citing his privacy. >> adriana diaz, thank you. california is assessing the damage after two rare tornadoes touched down on wednesday. an ef-1 tornado with 110-mile-per-hour winds tore through the l.a. suburb of montebello, damaging more than a dozen buildings. it was the strongest tornado to hit the area in 40 years. a second funnel cloud damaged a mobile home park near santa barbara. large parts of the south are bracing for some possible severe weather tonight and friday as a line of storms move into the area. for details, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening. a multi-day severe weather threat with a multitude of isues, including across oklahoma and texas tonight and overnight and then through the day on friday. areas across the lower mississippi river valley with an

increased chance now for tornadoes. as we show you the timing, heavy duty storms tonight in oklahoma, across texas. some of those storms could be into dallas and fort worth for the morning drive. all that energy rolling eastbound for friday, including this target zone highlighted in purple for tornadoes. greenville, mississippi, monroe, jackson, heavy storms across middle tennessee. and a threat that extends into saturday across the southeast, south carolina, georgia, and florida. and then if that weren't enough, now watching for heavy rain in the midwest through saturday. three to five inches on the way and flash flood risks go up. >> mike bettes, thank you. tonight we have an alarming update on a nationwide eye drop recalling two drug-resistant bacteria infections. the drops are made in india, and they are sold on websites like amazon. the cdc now says three people have died. eight have lost vision, and four had to have an eye surgically removed. we get more now from cbs's manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: adam disarro is a fire captain in naples, florida.

for years, he used artificial tears for dryness in his left eye without a problem, until last fall. >> the redness came on. the irritation came on. a lot of itching, and it was abnormal. >> what happened to your eye? >> it just progressively got worse to the point where i couldn't even see within a few hours. >> reporter: unable to treat it with antibiotics, doctors feared he'd lose his eye. >> that was, and it still is hard because i'm still not at work going on five months. >> reporter: the cdc is investigating a nationwide outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria pseudomonas aeruginosa, which has infected 68 people in 16 states. it's warning against ezricare or delsam pharma artificial tears, which have been recalled. >> it's a very aggressive bacteria, and even with standard of care, we were not helping the patients. >> reporter: dr. guillermo

amescua, of the bascom palmer eye institute in miami, treated disarro with an experimental light treatment like this that finally killed the infection. >> if you're using an artificial tear and you notice that something is not right, just, you know, go see your eye care provider. >> reporter: the cdc says symptoms can include discharge, pain, redness, light sensitivity, and blurry vision. to use eye drops safely, in general people should wash their hands and keep the tip of the bottle sterile. cbs news reached out to ezricare and amazon, where disarro purchased the eye drops, but they had no comment. disarro is suing for negligence and hopes in the meantime surgery will restore his sight. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, naples, florida.

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schools, transportation, garbage removal, gasoline supplies, and shutting down tourist sites, including the eiffel tower. unions are calling for more protests next week when britain's king charles visits france. in tonight's "eye on america," a small town in the mountains of west virginia is still rebuilding nearly seven years after a deadly flood destroyed almost everything in its path. cbs's scott macfarlane visits the town and the historic resort that's helping the community recover. >> reporter: white sulfur springs, west virginia, its mountains, and its iconic greenbrier resort has attracted 28 u.s. presidents and british royalty, and was riding an unrivaled history until the day it was nearly wiped off the map. >> it's so hard to explain. like i can still see it to this day. it seems like it just happened yesterday. >> reporter: mackenzie was pregnant and returning home from work when her home washed away. >> it came up off the foundation and floated about a foot field away into my neighbor's

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finally tonight, it's the most beautiful time of the year here in the nation's capital. the peak bloom of the iconic cherry blossoms. it's a stunning show put on by mother nature. >> this is one of my favorite times of the year to be in d.c. >> reporter: and there's no bad way to see the fameous cherry blossoms. how's it going? >> this is lovely. >> yeah, perfect. >> have you been here before? >> we've never been to the cherry blossoms, and it's gorgeous. it's breathtaking. >> reporter: 3,700 japanese cherry trees dot the national mall, originally a gift from japan, offered in 1912 as a symbol of friendship. how many of them are original? >> there might be around 10 trees in our park here that are some of the original trees. >> reporter: chief arborist

matthew morrison's full-time job is keeping the majestic trees alive. how many arborists and caretakers are there for the trees? >> well, at one time there was maybe 15, and now we're down to 3. >> you have three arborists taking care of more than 3,000 trees? >> yes. well, 3,000 cherry trees. we have 20,000 trees in the park. >> reporter: with more than 1.5 million people coming to see the blossoms, these caretakers have had to work harder in the face of climate change. what are some of the issues that you and your team have faced in recent years? >> the extreme hot in the summer. the extreme cold. the extremely short winter. they're hard for us to combat. >> reporter: still, the trees are thriving, and there's nothing like seeing them in person. what's your favorite part of the cherry blossoms? >> they're pink. >> they're pink? well, that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." remember you can follow us

online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. >> announcer: this is the "cbs this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. a federal appeals court in new orleans has blocked president biden's covid vaccine requirement for federal employees. the ruling upholds a preliminary injunction against the mandate that was put in place in january of last year. los angeles public schools wi will reopen today as the strike that shut down the nation's second largest school district has come to an end. l.a. mayor karen bass is now mediating negotiations between the school district and union leaders. and kansas state's markquis nowell broke the ncaa tournament record for assists in a game with 19. he helped the wildcats defeat michigan state in overtime to

advance to the elite eight. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it's friday, march 24th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." >> tiktok were in a place for free expression and will not be manipulated by any government. >> social media showdown. for the first time the ceo of tiktok faces off with u.s. lawmakers. the heated testimony as the app's future remains unclear. demanding change. parents and students rally after a school shooting in denver. the new security measures taking place right away. out of control. violent protests continue in france over pension reform. how the chaos could have a royal impact next week. well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green.