caitlin huey-burns, thank you so much. >>> well, tonight we're hearing from passengers who say they thought they were going to die after a flight from austin, texas, experienced severe turbulence, sending glass and food flying into the aisle. here's cbs's lilia luciano. >> reporter: it happened sud iline and without warning. lufthansa flight 469 flying from austin, texas, to frankfurt, germany, wednesday evening hit severe turbulence about 90 minutes after takeoff. >> lufthansa air airbus a 330 experiencing strategic turbulencer. >> reporter: while cruising over tennessee, the plane shook violently and dropped 200 feet. as a precaution, pilots landed outside washington, d.c. and dulles international. >> were you just fearing the worst? >> absolutely. i thought i was going to die. >> reporter: georgie was on the flight. >> everybody was silent. it was just trashed all over. a lot of food thrown around. it was really wild. >> reporter: 172 passengers and 12 crew members were on board. lufthansa tells cbs news the flight experienced what's known as clear air turbulence, which can occur without

caitlin huey burns has the latest from washington. >> reporter: the house ethics panel is looking at a wide range of potential violations including whether congressman santos engaged in unlawful activity during his 2022 congressional campaign and failed to disclose required information on statements filed with the house of representatives. new york democrat dan goldman filed one of those complaints. >> all of his lies about his background, his education, his employment history, his religion, that doesn't violate any laws as it stands right now. so our ethics complaint really focused on the specific laws we thought he may have violated. >> reporter: the panel is also looking at whether santos violated federal conflict of interest laws and engaged in potential sexual misconduct toward a volunteer staffer in his congressional office. the move by the ethics committee comes as cbs news exclusively learned that santos was questioned by the u.s. secret service in 2017 about an atm skimming operation and forced to hand over his cell phone. a santos associate seen here pleaded guilty to steal

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caitlin huey-burns, thank you so much.ng from passengers who say they thought they were going to die after a flight from austin, texas, experienced severe turbulence, sending glass and food flying into the aisle. here is cbs's lilia luciano. >> reporter: it happened suddenly and without warning. lufthansa flight 469 flying from austin, texas, to frankfurt, germany, wednesday evening hit severe turbulence about 90 minutes after takeoff. >> lufthansa airbus, experiencing extreme turbulence. >> reporter: while cruising over tennessee, the plane shook violently and dropped 200 feet. as a precaution, pilots landed outside washington, d.c., at dulles international. were you just fearing the worst? >> absolutely, i thought i was going to die. >> reporter: george nazaruk was on the flight. >> everybody was silent, it was just trashed all over, a lot of food thrown around, it was really wild. >> reporter: 172 passengers and 12 crew members were on board. lufthansa tells cbs news the flight experienced what is known as clear air tur

>> norah: caitlin huey burns at the white house, thank you.evelopments in hampton county, south carolina where former attorney alec murdaugh lived before his murder conviction. officials there now re-examining the 2015 death of a teenager named stephen smith who went to school with murdaugh's surviving son, buster. we get more now from cbs's nikki battiste. >> reporter: nearly eight years after stephen smith mysteriously died along the a rural south carolina road, his family is finalyl hopeful for answers. >> i hope to find the real reason for stephen's death. they announced it is now investigating his death ruled an unintentional hit-and-run as a homicide. investigators reopen the case in 2021 after finding new evidence while investing the murders of maggie and paul murdaugh. the smith family attorney says the mother is haunted by the lingering concern her son was targeted because he was openly gay. >> we think that he did not die on that road that fateful night. >> reporter: police initially said smith was hit and killed by a car while runni

caitlin huey-burns, thank you. well, now a major development in the war in ukraine.ine with about a dozen fighter jets. becoming the first nato country to do so. poland's president says four of its soviet and made mig-29's will be sent in the coming days. the rest at a later date. white house national security spokesperson john kirby tells seat vs news poland's move does not come as a surprise, nor will it change the u.s. decision to not send american f-16s to ukraine. with the army falling short of its recruitment goals last year, the pentagon knew something needed to change. in tonight's "eye on america," cbs's david martin shows us how the army is looking to the future by going back to a classic. >> reporter: the army is rolling out its big guns. >> you are going to have the possibilities to be all that you can be. >> reporter: the nation's top soldier, sergeant major michael grinston, has come to dunbar high and washington, d.c., come armed with a new recruiting slogan. >> be all you can be. >> to be all you can be. up >> reporter: sound familiar? ♪ be all that y

>> caitlin huey-burns at the white house, thank you. >>> tonight, dramatic developments in hampton county, south carolina. that's where former attorney alex murdaugh lived before his murder conviction earlier this month. officials there are reexamining the 2015 death of a teenager named stephen smith, who went to school with murdaugh's surviving son, buster. we get more from nikki battiste. >> reporter: nearly eight years after stephen smith mysteriously died along a rural south carolina road, his family is finally hopeful for answers. >> i hope to find the real reason for stephen's death. >> reporter: the south carolina law enforcement division announced it is now investigating his death, initially ruled an unintentional hit-and-run as a homicide. investigators reopened the case in 2021 after finding new evidence while investigating the murders of maggie and paul murdaugh. the smith family's attorney says his mother is haunted by the lingering concern her son was targeted because he was openly gay. >> we think that he did not die on thatnially said smith was hit and killed by a car after

." >>> i'm caitlin huey-burns in washington. thanks for staying with us. this month, with pandemic fears gripping the nation, nearly all public schools in the united states closed down. the education system scrambled to come up with a way for students to learn from home, and came up with virtual classrooms over the internet. for many students, parents, and even teacher, it was unworkable, and millions of kids are still struggling to catch up. susan spencer reports. >> reporter: it sure looks like the pandemic is over. stadiums are open again. crowds are everywhere. and hardly a mask in sight. bt covid hurt a lot of things you can't easily see, especially in schools. >> need to stand on a mountaintop and yell to folks take this seriously. everything is at stake right now. >> reporter: jeffrey canada knows. he is a founder of the harlem children zone in manhattan. we all knew that the pandemic was going to affect education. but how bad is it? >> we've got the data now. and things are bad. they're actually worse than most of us thought. in fact, i would tell

cbs' caitlin huey burns is following it all. >> reporter: good evening.mp is aiming to galvanize the republican party base in his defense, as he holds his first official rally of his 2024 presidential campaign. facing the prospect of becoming the first former president to be criminally indicted, trump kicked off his third white house campaign in waco. >> when this election is over, i will be the president of the united states. you will be vindicated and broad. and the thugs and criminals who are discrediting our justice system will be disgraced. >> reporter: as trump's legal challenges intensify, so, too has his rhetoric. taking to social immediate yo to warn of death and destruction if he is indicted. on friday, the manhattan district attorney general, alvin bragg, received a letter with a powdery white substance and a typewritten note saying, alvin, i'm going to kill you. the substance was determined to be nonhazardous. bragg is leading a investigation into hush money payments to stormy daniels, with possible criminal charges in this case looming. dump

." >>> i'm caitlin huey-burns in washington. thanks for staying with us.ning for the health of pope francis. the 86-year-old pontiff is hospitalized with bronchitis and is being treated with antibiotics. the vatican insists that he's already starting to feel better, but the issue comes as the catholic church is set to mark palm sunday this weekend, the beginning of holy week. chris livesay has the story from rome. >> reporter: the pope's condition is improving. that's according to the vatican, which says he slept well through the night, and when he woke up this morning, he had breakfast, read several newspapers, and resumed working from right behind me in his hospital room, where those blinds are closed. he was rushed to the hospital, prompting prayer and sympathy from around the world. >> the pope is ill now, so say an extra prayer for him. >> reporter: at his general audience, the pontiff appeared in good health, until it was over, climbing aboard the popemobile, wincing in pain. it's become a common sight ever since he tore a knee ligament last year, th