the hawkeyes clawing back to win in front of the star-studded crowd.rolina squad. >> johnson lobbing it up. able to finish. >> reporter: the gamecocks raining threes and prevailing against nc state last night in the game that started as a back and forth battle before becoming a blowout. >> we dominate. we want it. >> reporter: still to come today? the men's final four. first up is number one seed purdue playing nc state. >> i didn't think i was coming here. this is the absolute blessing. >> reporter: and it is uconn tipping off with number 4 seed alabama. crimson tide rolling into the first ever men's final four. >> we have goals and ambitions to win the whole thing. >> jesse, staying on the basketball news. there is something about lebron james and his son bronny. >> reporter: one of the greatest of all time, lebron james with bronny james is going to be declaring for the nba draft. he is also going to be entering the ncaa transfer portal to maintain his college eligibility. lebron james expressed interest with playing with his son before he retires.

however to the hawkeye nation and beyond, you are champions regardless of the title. what you have done to elevate women's basketball as a sport goes beyond titles. take me, for example, i probably watched one pro basketball game and one college basketball game in person. never watch it on tv. i know nothing about basketball. but like millions of other people, i was drawn in by your incredible playing, your demeanor, excitement, joy, inspiration, and enthusiasm that you displayed on and off the court. not to mention your academic achievements. you created an opportunity for me and my son to talk together and bond. caitlin and the team are such incredible players. kate martin, what an incredible player you were loving to see you drive down the court and do a three-point shot. hannah came through in a clutch against uconn. sidney, joyful watching you being able to guard, do that lay-up underhanded. april goodman, i think they said at the championship you had a 4.0 academic average as well as being a phenomenal athlete. molly davis, we were heartbroken but delighted to s

the suffered as diane hawkeye reports from johnna sprague what they say is apply to justice on the steps to south africa is constitutional. members of the movement for spent the last 5 months attempting here in the states. they say many victims of a particular crimes, a being ignored, even though the government has a fund with a $100000000.00 us dollars for reparations. number actually up with nazis, the groups data and says many of the members missed out on the truth and reconciliation process. i feel is down and i feel that the government does look to me and it just is not all new to me to use in a what a victim in south africa a by not allowing the by not even creating that platform because i feel like it's a product one is a healing is a healing, is assist you to speak out, to be listened at added the same time to be at least the last. when i say say she was beaten by a party police while working as an activist. back perhaps the most painful school is the loss of her brother. she sees you was murdered by the on the 1993 during the vigil for liberation active as chris time took about

w correspondence diane hawkeye. we just had in the report as in pretoria, where those feet on the subdivisions are taking place. i asked the how she will describe the progress made in the last 30 years to achieve racial equality and so it africa. well, uh, eddie, thank you and happy freedom day to you too. although you're not in south africa, i'm the progress to of, of achieve freedom here in south africa, i would say has had some positives and some negatives. to a certain extent, there has been a lot of progress made and the lives of many south africans have visited the improve as a result of attaining do my own democracy. small things like even being able to come to the union buildings where i spent the day as a black south african would not have been allowed under part take because it was amongst the public spaces in which black people was not allowed to freely access. they also added things like some of families advertise every c s received the housing from the government. things like more to provision has also

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the hawkeyes with once trailing most of the first half. long-range. >> first through the night for taylor clark. >> she would drain a pair of threes. including one that turned into a four . play. the hawkeyes climbed back to win before a star-studded crowd. in tomorrow's title game the hawkeyes take on undefeated south carolina squad. >> cardoso able to finish. >> gamecocks are raining threes. prevailing against nc state last night in game that started a back-and-forth battle before becoming a blowout. >> we dominate. that is what we do we want this >> the men's final four to come today. first up, one seed purdue playing cinderella in the state. -- nc state. the 11th seed. >> honestly, at first i did not the guns, here. it is an absolute blessing. >> and one seed uconn tipping off with four seed alabama. crimson tide rolling into the first-ever men's final four. >> we have goals and ambitions to win the whole thing. >> the men's final four tips off tonight. we will know that championship match up later this evening and that championship ga

iowa hawkeyes to complete a perfect season. itwas a great ( ♪♪ ) you made a cow!lly it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to save? i'm listening. well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. both: cash reward? and there's a cash bonus when you open a new checking account to get you started. wow. anything you can't do? ( ♪♪ ) mugs. ♪ bmo ♪ >>> welcome back, i'm anthony flora. did you see it? what a game and what a year for women's college basketball. south carolina achieves perfection and redemption by denying caitlin clark a storybook ending in one of the greatest careers in ncaa history. the championship game for the second year in a row, the hawkeyes came out on fire. clark, check this out, near the logo, she had 18 points. that is a record, championship record in the first quarter. they opened up a double-digit lead, but south carolina, just too tough, they made an adjustment defensively. their bench outscored iowa 37- 0. they also dominated the paint. camilla cardoza had 50

this time caitlin clark led the iowa hawkeyes to a 94-87 victory over the tigers. final four. what were the keys this time against lsu? >> you know, we just kept talking about, this wasn't a rivalry with lsu. it wasn't a rematch of last year's game. it was a whole new team, whole new year. our team was so locked in. they were so ready to play last night. i'm really happy for them. >> robin: rightfully so. it really was a team effort. you've been saying that. caitlin clark accounted for 71% of your scoring. 41 points 12 assists, 7 boards. just her presence there on the court. i don't have to tell you this. i talked to her about it when i was out there. such high expectations, lisa. and she comes through time and time again. how does she do it? >> she's absolutely amazing. she has been consistent throughout her entire career. but when the spotlight is on, she is at her very best at this time. >> robin: i know. i asked her about that. she said she doesn't feel the pressure. her mother in the stands feels all the pressure for her so she doesn't have to do that. it was

incredible women's college title game and what caitlin clark is saying about her final time in a hawkeyes jersey. >> plus, looking ahead to the men's title game tonight, the one team with some hollywood star power looking on. it's monday, april 8th. from news. >> this is world news now. >> good morning everyone. thank you so much for joining us on this monday morning. it's total solar eclipse day. also ncaa tournament comes to an end tonight after what an exciting few weeks we've had. caitlin clark last night had a great game. yes she did couldn't her hawkeyes couldn't pull it off and congratulate to the gamecocks. >> they completed a perfect season wire to wire. they never lost a game. not in the tournament. on the regular season tournament, not the conference tournament. they were perfect and deserved this. >> just amazing. and dawn staley has only lost like three games, the last like three years. >> she's wild at any level of basketball. yeah, incredible. >> so women's women are done. but we mentioned the wnba draft coming up next week. caitlin clark will be front and center. we know t

will uconn go head-to-head with the iowa hawkeyes?nd two of this year's standout players, caitlin clark, page becker, for preparing to face off cnn's caroline mano has much more on the very big, there has been so much build-up to these matchups. i'm very excited what's going to happen tonight? >> yeah, it's like this version of a solar eclipse where you have two huge stars meeting at the exact same time. i mean, interest in women's college basketball, as you know, kate is skyrocketing and caitlin clark is such a huge part of that. but she really is one of a handful of elite women in this sport right now that are just showing everybody new fans, fans who have love this for a long time, that this is just a good, entertaining product to watch. and tonight, she faces uconn. another one of college basketball's generational talents and paige bueckers with a birth in the national championship game on the line. and the viewership is going to be huge. this is only the second time that they'll meet and their collegiate careers. the rivalry goes

reporter: it was a long-awaited rematch between clark and reese after the lsu tigers beat clark's hawkeyesing clark in that game. but it was clark who got her revenge in monday's matchup. >> clark, oh, my! from schenectady. clark! she's possessed! >> reporter: torching the tigers with 41 points and 12 assists, setting records of her own. >> most career threes in division one history. >> reporter: punching the hawkeyes' ticket to the final four. >> this time, it's iowa! >> reporter: re-s >> repo reese ditching the trash talk for this game. >> i think they both going to the w is going to be huge. absolutely, they'll continue to play. and i think we'll be turning the tv on to watch them square off against each other no matter what team they're on. >> reporter: huge stars like clark and reese help super charge viewing. and espn signing a new deal to carry the women's tournament, valuing it ten times higher than the previous deal. but for most fans, the focus is on this weekend's final four. >> being so close last year, i think that's what just drives you. >> reporter: as caitlin clark tries to

were abandoned by their ship in africa after a side trip was delayed heading to the final for the hawkeyese headed back to the final four. >> caitlin clark's powerful performance and her message after the big win and the showdown now looming with uconn star paige bueckers, aka paige buckets, and later, a certain injury at the gym on the rise. >> put down your ego will explain the so-called ego lifting dilemma. >> from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. >> good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm rhiannon ally. >> good morning i'm derek dennis in for andrew. we begin with former president trump posting bond. >> yeah we learned new details overnight about who's backing trump's $175 million bond payment in his civil fraud case. it comes as a judge expands the gag order against trump in a separate case. abc's em nguyen is here now with the latest on that m. good morning rhiannon. >> good morning. yeah. trump's bond now prevents authorities in new york from going after his property while he appeals. the verdict in this fraud case. this morning former president trump has avoided any

arthel: caitlin clark the iowa hawkeyes punch their ticket to the ncaa finals last night with a nailbiting some of the refs call a controversy at last-second file on uconn. i was reward, facing undefeated top seed south carolina for the title tomorrow. christina coleman, talk about basketball drama. [laughter] >> that is right it was a tense game. there's been lots of criticism from fans of the controversy a call on the closing seconds of the women's final four matchup between uconn and iowa last night. the huskies had the ball and were down by just one went offense if that was called uconn alia edwards for setting a moving screen with just 3.9 seconds left in the game, watch. >> and she sets a foul on edwards with 3.9 to go. [cheering] [applause] >> that foul call i was super start caitlin clark on the free-throw line she hit one out of two foul shots to give the hawkeyes a 71 -- 69 victory. and a ticket to the national chamber chip game. the postgame presser uconn legendary coach was asked about that foul call. take a listen. >> there is probably an illegal screen call you could make on

how did her hawkeyes fare against undefeated south carolina? we've got all the highlights.t's monday, april 8th. "early today" starts right now. hi there. good morning. i'm frances rivera. moments are preparing for the path of totality to see the moon block out the sun during today's eclipse. nbc's priscilla thompson is in one of the first cities that will be in the dark this afternoon to start it off, dallas, texas. >> reportee path of totality, hr a chance to see history. >> it gives you tingles up your spine, you know, for it to happen. >> for our family it's a once-in-a-lifetime kind of experience to see. that's why we decide toad travel. >> reporter: as more than 44,000 take to the skies today alone, the faa is warning about delays at airports in little rock chicago, burlington and more. cities along the roughly 100-mile swath from texas to maine will go completely dark on monday afternoon as the moon passes between the sun and the earth. >> and we are literally over the moon to welcome over one million people to our state. the millions of tourists are adding to the mo

the hawkeyes suffering back-to-back championship losses. >> to be back in this position and come oute and battle. i mean, south carolina is just so good. there is only so much you can do. >> clark closes out her college career as division i's all-time leading scorer for men's and women's basketball. while she did not got her storybook ending, her legacy will live on, helping women's basketball explode in popularity. you've got the men taking center stage tonight with purdue and uconn taking off at 9:20 eastern. you watch that game as we did as a family, dawn staley, she was so emotional. you felt for her. >> you don't normally see tears from her. that was really nice to see. i think she knew how important it was. >>> and more sports. it looks like tiger woods will tee off the masters later this week. the golf legend was spotted practicing in augusta over the weekend. if he does make the cut it will be a record-breaking 24th appearance. he has won five times, the last in 2019. woods had the withdrawal during the third round last year because of foot pain. so many injuries. and we just

records during the ncw a tournament friday night its final four game between caitlin clark's iowa hawkeyesand uconn with paige bueckers, that average 14 million viewers, making it the most viewed women's basketball game of all time. the previous women's hoops mark was 12.3 million for last monday's iowa-lsu game in the elite eight and the caitlin clark effects in full force. and i always open practice ahead of the national title game to look at this, a sellout crowd of some 17,000 bands pack the arena in cleveland on saturday afternoon just to get a glimpse of clark before she plays r hawkeyes star spoke about what winning a chpionship would mean to end her legendary career >> i think that would be the cherry on top. that would be the top of the list. the thing that you're most proud of. that's something you get to share with your teammates. if caitlin was championship she's pretty good. like, yeah, she's a gop i mean, she pretty good regardless. but winning a championship was sealed. the deal hope to the dear lord, she doesn't >> god still is undefeated gamecocks going to take on caitlin

two teams going back and forth and hawkeyes pull away late. >> ball up and another deep one and it is good. the hawkeyes are headed back to the final four. >> todd: clark finishing with 41 points, securing iowa place in next weekend's final four. after the game lsu head coach kim mulkey had to respond to why her team was absent during the anthem. >> i don't even know, i don't know, we come in and do pregame stuff. i'm sorry, that is not instins intentionally done. >> todd: okay employs uconn win their region and carolina taking on nc state. we will see what happens. do baseball? >> >> carley: let's do it. >> todd: first no-no of the year. astros pitcher throwing the first no-hitter, the 17th no-hitter in astros franchise history. >> ground ball and throws to first and no-hitter for blanco. the 30-year-old on april fool's day. >> todd: that was close. blanco leading his team to vic victory, striking out seven and walking two. eighth career start. they play the blue jays tonight, they are 1-4s after getting swept by my yankees. >> carley: yesterday i had to do a sports segment by myself

naacp image award, iowa superstar caitlin clark will lead the hawkeyes to take on the lsu tigers in aof us want to win more than anything and that is how it should be. we both grew up loving this game and will do what it takes to win. we're not buddies, i will talk trash to you. after the game, we can kick it. i don't think people realize it. that is fine. >> carley: allison williams joins me now. a lot of hype and excitement surrounding thisim game. what do you think is going to happen here? >> good morning, carley, it will be a fun one, no question. this is a rematch people have been looking forward to since last year's title game. there was reese making the john cena comment. caitlin clark trying to avenge that loss and get back to the final four. she's been the biggest super star and angel, as well, they play different positions. they could both have big nights. difference in the game, what the supporting cast can do around them. think about sulkies, she likes to run and librsu likes to be physical. it is going to be phenomenal game, must-see game with a trip to final four on the

march madness hawkeyes outlasting lsu. >> another deep one and scored. the hawkeyes are heading to the final four. >> carley: clark finishing with 41 points securing iowa place in the final four and uconn women attempting after holding off usc. final four is iowa faces u ushgconn and south carolina takes on network c state and world's top musicians gathering in l.a. for iheart awards on fox. stevie wonder presented beyonce. >> i am honored to receive this recognition. if there is anyone i can listen to the rest of my life, always you. taylor swift accept ing artist f the year and laney joining jelly roll for a stripped down performance of save me. and he gave a moving acceptance speech. to be the best new country artist and best pop artist, you don't know what this means to a kid like me. >> best new artist for pop and country. those are headlines, guys, over to you. >> steve: congrat lulations. >> brian: let's do something special. >> steve: go to l.a., iheart radio, that is where abby hornacek was last night. did you have fun? >> so much fun, steve. yo

clench this year's women's basketball championship titles if beating caitlin clark and the iowa hawkeyes in a down to the wire showdown. cnn's brian jin grass was in the stands in cleveland watching it all happened so bren, wow, what a game >> yeah. job. he was incredible grain. we are alive right now on the court at rocket mortgage fieldhouse in cleveland, where you can see behind me south carolina still celebrating that impressive win against the iowa hawkeyes. don't dan, we actually john cut down the next the legendary coach leading or games in cox-2, an undefeated season clinched with that national title, which hasn't happened since 2016, by uconn beating of course, the iowa hawkeyes and katelyn in clark, she had 30 points in this game, but it wasn't enough not enough really impressive from the bench, really really didn't put up numbers that we're expecting to see to me we begin even closer toward the end, but still wouldn't outstanding play ever even don stanley herself said that kaitlyn car can be credited for lifting up its game let's getttttt ball. i certainly though that is the

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the hawkeyes sealed it. >> the ball is up another deep one. he scored.awkeyes are headed back to the final four. maria: taking iowa to next week's title 4. lsu head coach tim wilkie having to expend what her team was absent for the national anthem. watch. >> i don't even know when the anthem was played. we kind of have a routine, they come off at the 12 minute mark. we just, i don't know come in and do our pregame stuff. i'm sorry, listen, that's nothing intentionally done. maria: the uconn women holding off a comeback attempt by the trojans to win their region. the women's final four offsets. iowa faces yukon, south carolina takes on nc state and those are some of your headlines. maria: thanks very much. mike johnson says the house will act to get more funding to ukraine. congress returns from its recess next week, marjorie taylor greene going after the speaker for quitting to a vote on ukraine aid while still no new security at the border, she writes this on x. if speaker johnson give 60 billion to the defense of ukraine's border after he fully funded

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state will play undefeated south carolina, and uconn will take on caitlin clark and the iowa hawkeyesed 41 points last night in a win over defending champions lsu. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. >>> severe weather threat. >> this is a multi-day threat with tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds being our primary concerns. >> the intense spring storm that soaked california moves east, bringing dangerous weather. tonight, millions of americans are in the path of thunderstorms and flash flooding. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we want to begin tonight with more than 95 million americans in the path of severe storms from texas to pennsylvania with the danger set to last well into tomorrow. 19 states are under the threat of wild weather. tornado watches are already up in five states with more expected as the night goes on. hail the size of grapefruits could damage cars and homes from san antonio to st. louis. this massive

caitlin clark had to cut down the net last night after leading the hawkeyes to the second final 4. been a rematch of last year's title game. it won't get any easier. iowa will now face connecticut friday night. >> there was a personal agenda against lsu. there's nothing personal between me and her. i think she's the best player. she is the best player of all time. >> even when they are unreachable. forget that she is an amazing score. she is leading the tournament and assist. last night's game was the most-watched women's college game of all time. >>> breaking news. >> in the last few minutes, magnitudes 7.3 earthquake striking up the east coast of taiwan . tsunami warnings have been issued. >> we are waiting on word mb extent of the damage and injuries. we will bring you details as they come in. >>> automakers planning to crank out more electric vehicles based the roadblock. the new trend emerging. - lift the clouds off of... - virtual weather, only on kpix and pix+. choice hotels is a family of brands that helps you get the most for your money, so you can be any traveler you want

at the heart of the justice system might shame the government into action. correspondents, diane hawkeye, who you just had in the report as in victoria, where those freedom days had abrasions out taking place. i asked her how she will describes that advocate steps toward ratio the quality over the past 30 years in the progress to achieve freedom. in south africa, i would say, has had some positives and some negatives. to a certain extent, there has been a lot of progress made and the lives of many south africans have visited the improve as a result of attaining demo democracy. small things like even being able to come to the union buildings where i spent the day as a black south african would not have been allowed on the project because it was amongst the public spaces in which black people was not allowed to freely access. they also added things like some of families advertise every c s received the housing from the government. things like war to provision has also improved over the years. and it's been it extensively a rollout of electricity to parts of the country that didn't have. th

we need to to more our correspondent diet hawkeye, who did those interfaces in pretoria. she told me about the atmosphere in the country as the celebrations take place. well, i think many south africans reflecting today on how things have changed. and the story of south africa's democracy is, is quite complex when we come from a history of 300 years of a pa take rule. and that's the fall. we've had the 2 years of democratic rule. so i think that the, the is some positivity and people are realizing that they've been significant changes to our lives in south africa. people being able to access services that they would never have had before. things like housing improvements and also other services that have been delivered. but of course, as we have from one of the, the speakers, the in that in the, that i interviewed and you're on the, is a sense that these more that needs to be done. and there's a high level of any quality in south africa, and that has lead to quite a lot of frustration amongst citizens here who can see that they are a group of very rich citizens. what do w

caitlin clark and the iowa hawkeyes, looking to avenge their lost to lsu. and last year's national championship game, carolyn mano has this morning's bleacher report currently. good morning. >> good morning. i'm gonna need all the coffee today because i stayed up way too late watching the women's basketball like everybody else, but i couldn't help. but because this was arguably the the most highly anticipated gaming all of march madness, and it lived up to its billing this on-court rivalry centered around iowa's caitlin clark and lsu's angel reese. the two squares let's meeting in front of an electric sold-out crowd in albany. clark ready from the jump, she hit a to open scoring right out of the gate and you just knew that she was completed? wheatley locked into this game, iowa and lsu tied at the half the pace of the game was so fast. >> but >> clark showed no signs of slowing down. she just hit three after three nine from behind the arkin all the time, the ncw women's record for most in a single tournament game, while also breaking the record for most car

the gamecocks brought home their third title last weekend after defeating caitlin clark and the hawkeyes. clark will go number one in the most anticipated wnba draft in recent years. >>> starting this week, one of california's major freeways is closing for coucougars. it will shut down overnight for construction of a wildlife crossing. they will stall beams that way up to 140 tons each over the freeway. wildlife advocates hope it will save local big cats from extinction. the project is expected to be completed by 2025. >>> tomorrow is the last day to file taxes or request an extension. the irs says a third of you still need to file. the agency expects 19 million americans will file for an automatic extension because of inflation. standard deductions are higher. more americans are expected to see bigger refunds this year. >>> still ahead, rising from the ashes. the american helping to restore the notre dame cathedral to its former glory. >>> tomorrow marks five years since the fire that nearly destroyed notre dame cathedral in paris. since then, there's been an extraordinary effort to sav

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jeff ohlman, good luck to iowa tonight. >> go, hawkeyes. i'm going to say it.t. >> that was interesting. i'll be watching tonight. >> absolutely. >> it will be a very interesting game. >> she's very compelling to watch and awesome for women's sports. >> playing the defending champs, who are very good. very tough. thanks for watching "power lunch," everybody. >>> "closing bell" starts right now. >> all right, guys, thank you so much. welcome to "closing bell," i'm scott wapner live from post nine at the new york stock exchange. this make or break hour begins with the rally and the risks to your money. earnings season, soon to heat up, and that will likely hold the cards for stocks in the near term. we're going to ask our experts over this final stretch whether they'll live up to the hype. >>> in the meedium, take a look at your scorecard. some pretty good economic data this morning. that sent yields higher, pushed stocks down. that's where they are right now. there's the ten-year, 4.33%. the nasdaq's been trying to make a move all day as microsoft, meta, and alp

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nbc's jesse kirsch is outside the arena in cleveland where caitlin clark and the iowa hawkeyes will faceefeated south carolina for the national championship in just a few hours. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning. one team is trying for a perfect season. the other hoping to bring home its first-ever women's tournament title. all it have wrapping up a march madness like we've never seen. >> purdue in pursuit of a championship -- >> reporter: this morning purdue's redemption tour is headed to the title game. >> it's good. >> reporter: the boilermakers besting nc state last night, making their first national championship appearance since 1969. >> it is the one we've been talking about all year. it's the one we've been talking about for four years now. >> reporter: then uconn versus alabama in a high-flying affair. >> the full nelson! >> reporter: the huskies prevailing. for the chance to win back-to-back titles on monday. >> a battle of the giants, and then i think it's just great for college basketball. >> reporter: meanwhile, the women's championship contenders are jus

and to march madness upper indicated lynn clark and the iowa hawkeyes outlasting elite 8 showdown. >>aded back to the final four. >> clark finishing the game with 41 points securing place in next weekend's final four. uconn women advancing after holding comeback attempt to the final four and the women's bracket is now set iowa faces uconn. south carolina takes on nc state. what's going to happen? who knows. >> lawrence: she is just too cold. they can't stop her. when you are shooting from the logo. that's nba level, that's wnba level. huge fan, thanks, carley. >> carley: she is such an inspiration to little girls. even me i want to become a basketball player now i will now minimize in 3, 2, 1. >> lawrence: serious story, multiple teens connected to arizona gang known as the gilbert goons for the beating breath of a teenager. the vicious assault happened months ago but allegedly covered up by well-connected parents of the suspects. here to discuss is former nassau police gang detective matt brownie. i'm looking at these mug shots of these kids. they were bragging about this. what do yo

the hawkeyes beat the tigers, that game set a ratings record. average ticket is now $2600. the lowest, $900, most expensive for friday's game is more than $11,000. all right, jumping on the bandwagon, with weather as well. i have been watching march madness for the caitlin clark effect. >> so many glued. more talking about that side of ncaa. that has been fun to see. >>> okay, we talked about the snow coming to the range. that is around hamilton. here is the other side of the storm. putting it in the future cast. it comes down. it is here tomorrow morning. the morning commute, we see the early showers in the predawn hours, it is raining by 5:00. we see the widespread band coming through right during the heart of the morning commute. so, start planning ahead. streets will be slick. windshield wipers will be going. once we pass the phase, watch the second phase, isolated, scattered, hit and miss, thunderstorms, you can see a little bit of rotation in the center of it as the low pretty much goes right over the bay. that is unique. we don't often get a direct hit like that. you

>> on the women's side, capping off an undefeated season yesterday to beat caitlin clark and the hawkeyes to win the women's championships. >>> a chance to own a piece of history for at least viewing it here in san francisco. >>> coming up tonight on the cbs evening news, a special eclipse edition from the indianapolis motor speedway. after we join the tens of millions of americans across the country who are in the path of totality. the sights, sounds, and science. tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> and coming up at 5:00, real life rosie and the riveters will head to washington, d.c. we'll tell you about the big honor that's coming their way. >>> finally here at 3:00, owning memorabilia from a music legend. items from tony bennett's estates are going up for auction next week. you can see some of the items right now. notes, photographers. the cable car bill presented to the late singer. and a gold record from the iconic song that left my heart in san francisco. those are some of the items on display at the fairmont hotel today through wednesday. >>> cbs news is next here on kpix and loca

the 49ers will have something riding on tomorrow's game, george kittle and his wife played for the hawkeyessamuel of course a south carolina alum as well. and the trash talk started last night. george kittle replied with a caitlin clark gift, and deebo samuel responded, this is going to be fine. all i know is if they get sick of tweeting about that, they can go to fred warner and maybe treat a video of that to make fun of him. >> you know, he is supposed to tackle the guys, he is not the qb of the team. he doesn't have the arm. thank you so much. >>> coming up, how parents in the south bay can get free glasses for >>> the san jose library is giving out free solar glasses this weekend ahead of the eclipse, they are also planning eclipse events for kids tomorrow and monday, there's glasses at the 25 locations. >> we are trying to give out 300, and they are going really fast. >> also be sure to check out our eclipse watch on monday starting at 10:00 at kpix .com and also streaming on our cbs news app and on pluto the area f total eclipse and he has a chair already set up. >> we've got a pair o

clark helped the hawkeyes beat colorado over the weekend, 89 to 68. elite 878 to 69. both teams square off in new york today on our sister station espn for a chance to play in the final four, and wisconsin is ranked number one when it comes to the state with the heaviest drinking problems. an annual report using data from 2021 by the university of wisconsin lists dc, montana, north dakota and iowa to round out the top five. researchers also found 19 states lowered their excessive drinking rates between 2020 and 2021. earlier this month, the cdc released a study showing deaths linked to excessive drinking. it surged by about 30% during the pandemic. >> get this nearly 75% of americans think think that tipping has gotten out of control. this is according to a new survey by wallethub. more than 60% of people think a tip is something you should give when you feel like it, except now it feels like it's expected every time. so more than a quarter of those surveyed say they tip less when they are presented with a tip suggestion screen, and 50% say they often

. >> reporter: the superstar and her hawkeyes back in the title game with a shot at redemption after short last year. >> the drive, five seconds left. looking for bueckers, and, yes, it's a foul. >> reporter: but this offensive foul call with just seconds left the talk of the game depriving paige bueckers and uconn an attempt at a winning shot. >> everybody can make a big deal of that one single play, but not one single play wins a basketball game or loses a basketball game. >> reporter: iowa looking to play spoiler to undefeated south carolina's perfect season. >> a three, you bet! >> reporter: after the gamecocks pulled away from their northern neighbors, north carolina state, in the second half. >> undefeated south carolina will play for the national championship on sunday. >> reporter: clark now preparing for her final game as a hawkeye. she's college basketball's all-time leading scorer and back-to-back player of the year. all that's missing is a national title. south carolina is a big obstacle on the way to the pinnacle. >> south carolina has been the top of the top. they're in

back to the nc doublet women's national championship game for a second straight season hawkeyes will face off against the number one seed south carolina, the gamecocks are aiming to become the first undefeated national champion since 2016, joining me right now, a cnn sports analyst, christine brennan good to see you. kristi, boy, do i wish i were in the stands or what i mean? this has been incredible what a nail-biter last night. i mean, how did how does that set the stage for tomorrow's final iowa and south carolina >> this is one of the greatest weekends and women's sports history >> it truly >> we are in uncharted territory here and all because of caitlin clark and those logo threes and her ability to will her team to victory after victory, iowa was good but no one thought what people thought they might it moves before the final four, they certainly didn't think they were going to make it to the championship game. and here they are. again against south carolina, the super team, the undefeated team, the favorite certainly. but caitlin clark's ability to just pull off the most mirac

carolina, today, heading home with the trophy in hand beating superstar caitlin clark and the iowa hawkeyes. here are the numbers. 18.7 million viewers tuned in. that is an all-time high for a women's game, also a larger audience for most men's events, basketball or football. that was fun to watch yesterday. south carolina finishing the season 38 and 0. the white jerseys, for most of the half i was on top. caitlin clark training three pointers all over the court but by halftime south carolina had the lead, they never looked back, winning 87-75. >> they made history. they asked their names in the history book , this is the unlikeliest group to do it. >> be back in this position , south carolina is so good, there's only so much you can do. >> caitlin clark right there heading to the wnba. the wnba draft is next monday. we have a wnba team in the bay area playing center under the warriors and relevant they don't start until next year. we still have to wait. >>> still ahead, accused of throwing a chair off a rooftop bar. norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? but the good

>> reporter: the hawkeyes eked out a two-point win over uconn advancing to the ncaa championship.hat would a national title mean to you? >> i think it would be the cherry on top to be able to win a national title for this university. it would be super special not only for myself but my teammates. >> reporter: it won't be easy. >> undefeated south carolina will play for the national championship! >> reporter: iowa faces the south carolina gamecocks who boast 37 wins and zero losses this season under the leadership of coaching legend dawn staley. >> it's a match-up that we got to win. iowa's a challenge. they're playing their best basketball. >> reporter: it's an epic final match-up in a season that's seen women's college basketball reach record levels of popularity. who's your favorite player? >> caitlin clark. >> reporter: how come? >> because she's the best shooter ever. >> reporter: no matter what, tomorrow's clark's last college game before going pro. when you see the size of the crowds here in cleveland, even for practice there's no question that number 22, win or lose, has al

state will play undefeated south carolina, and uconn will take on caitlin clark and the iowa hawkeyes. clark scored 41 points last night in a win over defending champions lsu. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. >>> it's tuesday, april 2nd, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." >>> severe weather threat. an intense spring storm moving across the country, bringing heavy rain, damaging winds, large hail, and possibly tornados. >>> aid workers killed. jose andrÉs confirms an aid truck was hit. the reaction and the investigation. >>> and signs of progress. the first ship passes through a new temporary channel one week after the deadly bridge collapse after the deadly bridge collapse in baltimore. captioning funded by cbs pse in baltimore. >>> good morning. >>> good morning. i'm shanelle kaul in for anne-marie green. april is ushering in not just showers but severe storms across much of the country. extensive damage was reported in barnsdall, oklahoma, overnight, this after a possible tornado moved through. millio

she scored 18 points in the first quarter and the hawkeyes jumped out to an 11-point lead.ecocks regrouped in the second quarter. right before the half. raven johnson picked clark and went the other way for the layup. gamecocks led by three at the break. in the third quarter, they started to get some separation, freshman tessa johnson drills the three. she poured in a career high of 19 points. and they are known for stuff as well. they proved to be the difference grabbing 18 offensive boards. cardoso with the putback here finishing with 13 and 17. clark scored 30, but it wasn't enough. south carolina won it 87-75. they're the first team with a perfect season is since uconn in 2016. >> i want to personally thank caitlin clark for lifting up our sport. she carried a heavy load for our sport. so caitlin clark, if you're out there, you are one of the goats of our games, and we appreciate you. >> to be honest, look, after last year, i was kind of like well, how do we top doing what we did last year? to be honest, this year was probably more special than last year. you know, the

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extend the hawkeyes lead to 9 later on, pulls out another let's get this. caitlin clark finished the game with 41 points. 12 iowa goes back to the final 4. they win it. 94 to 87 and that was must-see tv at a game. just finished up about 10, 15 minutes ago. just like a machine. yeah. i mean, she was. >> unstoppable. think the official term is phenom. okay. we'll go with i he does. the nba three-point contest like sabrina ionescu this past one especially will be in the bay area's. >> maybe we'll get back all rignt. thanks, jason. jason. >> att says 10's of millions of its customers are affected by a data leak involving critical personal information. the communications giant says data for about 73 million current and former customers. it was leaked to the dark web about 2 weeks ago. the company says the leak includes social security information 18 tia going to see if the breach came from the company itself from a tnt or from an outside vendor. the data could include customers going back to 2019 or even earlier. the company is contacting affected current custom

> known for her shooting prowess and competitive fire, clark was a basketball sensation with iowa hawkeye you take on that pressure and seem to thrive in it? >> i dreamed of playing in front of these type of crowds and environments. during every national anthem or pregame i take a deep breath, look around and soak in the environment. >> and now clark will have new records to beat at a new home court, tonight sending a powerful message to girls everywhere. >> the biggest thing is my confidence. but i told my mom before this, i earned it. and that's why i'm so proud of it. >> byron: you can watch caitlin clark tomorrow on "good morning america." >>> we turn now to an emotional day in court as the armorer in the "rust" movie shooting is sentenced. the harsh words from the judge about her crime. here is abc's mola lenghi. >> reporter: tonight, the armorer tasked with keeping weapons safe on the set of "rust" is now headed to prison for that fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins. >> i'm sentencing you to 18 months of incarceration at a new mexico women's correctional facility. >> r