>> reporter: the injured were rushed to the few functioning hospitals in gaza city. doctors told cbs news the majority of the dead were from gunshot wounds. "israeli tanks came out and then they opened fire," this man says. "this is my brother, who went to bring food for his children." this latest violence also led to a grim milestone. the hamas-run ministry of health says more than 30,000 palestinians, mainly women and children, have been killed since the start of the war between israel and hamas. that's about 1 in 70 people in gaza. half a million of which are also facing acute starvation according to the u.n. with the pentagon now actively planning air drops of aid into gaza, which can't come soon enough. and tonight president biden acknowledged the shootings would complicate the talks while a hamas spokesman told cbs news they could not negotiate with israel while palestinians were being killed in what he

described as cold blood. norah. >> imtiaz tyab. thank you. for a look at how the weather will impact the fires in the days ahead as well as a potentially historic blizzard on the west coast, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes. he's from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening. unfortunately the weather's not leng matters across the lone star state. we know dry and windy conditions will persist into the weekend. we have fire weather watches and red flag warnings extending from new mexico and texas all the way into iowa through saturday. and here's the major factor in all this. significant wind picking back up, especially this weekend, where winds may be gusting as high as 50 miles per hour. again, fanning those flames. we expect rapid spread of the fire to continue. the rain that's falling actually falls well to the east of where the smokehouse creek fire is burning here in the panhandle of texas. then our attention turns to the west. we've got a monster winter storm that's crashing in right now. significant snow and rain as well. some spots at high elevation, norah, could see six feet or

more of snow and blizzard warnings in effect across california and nevada. >> mike bettes, thank you. now to some breaking news. alabama lawmakers in the state senate and house have passed bills that they say give protections to clinics that provide in vitro fertilization services. this follows the state's supreme court ruling that gives embryos the same rights as children. the final bill is expected to head to the governor's desk next week for her signature. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." ah, these bills are crazy. she

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nationwide as hospitals and pharmacies can't get paid and patients can't get presc prescriptions. >> so we've seen a lot of claims coming through as a rejected claim where obviously insurance providers are not being able to pay because of this attack. >> reporter: the company discovered the hack on february 21st, disconnecting impacted imts systems immediately. parent company united health stated in a federal filing. change health says it processes 15 billion transactions annually, touching one in three u.s. patient records. >> i can tell you that this cyber attack has affected every hospital in the country one way or another. >> reporter: john riggi is a national adviser at the american hospital association. >> it's not a data crime. it's not a white-collar crime. these are threats to life. >> reporter: in a since deleted post on the dark web a russian-speaking ransomware group known as black cat claimed responsibility, alleging they stole more than six terabytes of

data including sensitive medical records. change healthcare says it's established workarounds for patients. >> for smaller hospitals are we talking about months? weeks? days? >> the smaller, less resourced hospitals, our safety net critical access rural hospitals certainly do not operate with months of cash reserves. could be just a matter of days or a couple of weeks. >> and nicole is with us. what is the fbi doing? >> reporter: the fbi is investigating this malicious hack, and according to u.s. records hundreds of breaches at hospitals and clinics nationwide are currently under investigation by various federal agencies, norah. >> so frustrating for so many people. nicole sganga, thank you very much. well, now to a major break-up in the business world. weight watchers announced today that oprah winfrey is stepping down from its board of directors after nearly ten years. the company's stock fell sharply today on that news. cnn's nikki battiste has more on what this could mean for the iconic brand. >> we all want to be healthier,

but let's just get real, we also want to lose weight. >> reporter: oprah winfrey's weight has been in the public eye for decades. she's been on weight watchers' board since 2015, when she acquired a 10% stake in the company. >> i've never felt deprived. >> reporter: the weight loss company said wednesday winfrey is stepping away from its board. shares of weight watchers' stock dropped 20%. in december winfrey said she was using a weight loss medication as a maintenance tool and she was, quote, done with shaming. >> i hiked stone canyon today all the way to the top, two miles straight up. >> reporter: in a statement weight watchers said oprah has been an inspiring presence and passionate advocate for our members. we will dearly miss her presence on the board. >> what is happening today in our culture when it comes to weight health? >> it's always about separating the health issues from the weight and appearance issues. >> reporter: dr. melanie jay sat on a panel with winfrey last

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but millions are in limbo, still waiting to hear how much financial aid they can expect. in tonight's money watch cbs's meg oliver reports on the chaos created by computer glitches. >> congratulations, honey. >> another one. >> congratulations on your admission. >> reporter: high school senior jalen james from new jersey is a three-sport athlete with good grades and six college acceptance letters. >> you got quite a few. >> yeah. >> reporter: jalen will be the first in her family to attend college. but where she ends up depends on the amount of financial aid she receives from each school. offers she already should have. >> my mom will not let me commit without knowing my financial aid. because like i don't want to come out of college with a bunch of debt. >> reporter: the delays are due to the u.s. department of education's overhaul of the free application for federal student aid known as fafsa. the new form is now shorter and simpler, but computer glitches have led to a botched rollout. typically forms are released october 1st.

once submitted, the data is sent to colleges within one to three days, which is then used to calculate financial aid. but this year the application forms came out three months late, and schools will not receive the data until the first half of march. >> how are universities responding? >> some universities are pushing certainly their priority deadlines for grants. state agencies are doing the same thing. we don't know yet whether institutions are going to be able to change their decision deadlines. >> reporter: pressure is mounting for jalen. most of the schools shows applied to require a deposit may 1st. >> my biggest worry i would say is there's not enough time. >> reporter: if there wasn't a delay would you have already picked your college? >> yes. >> reporter: students like jalen can only hope the fafsa fumble doesn't delay their dream. meg oliver, cbs news, wayne, new jersey. now, this news. college basketball sensation caitlin clark makes a big announcement about her future.

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tonight a bombshell announcement in sports. iowa superstar caitlin clark says she's entering the wnba draft, giving up a fifth year of college eligibility granted during the covid pandemic. clark is just 18 points away from breaking the ncaa's all-time scoring record, held by pistol pete maravich. in a post on instagram clark thanked her teammates, her coaches and the fans who, quote, came out to support us across the country, especially the

young kids. finally, tonight's heart of america. meet birthday girl mary lee forsyth, who turns 100 years old today. the oklahoma centenarian is a rare leap year baby, born february 29th, 1924. and became that -- because that date comes just once every four years, today is actually her 25th birthday. she's celebrating in style with a large gathering at a local church. but she admits to having a difficult time slimming down the guest list. her family includes two kids, four grandkids and 11 great grandkids. forsyth says the most special thing about her 100 years is being in her hometown of sam springs, oklahoma where it all began. we got a chance to speak to her ahead of the big day. >> i've lived here all my life. i was born here. and traveled a long way. all over the world. but it's home. and i love all these people.

>> well, happy 25th birthday to mary lee forsyth. she is tonight's heart of america. and that's the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for "cbs mornings." and 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 carissa lawson in new york. the funeral for russian opposition leader alexey navalny is scheduled for today in moscow. navalny died in prison last month. his team says the russian government has attempted to obstruct plans for the service. jax tjack teixeira, the former member of the massachusetts air national guard

who's charged with leaking classified documents online, will plead guilty. he's scheduled to enter the plea in federal court on monday. and check this out. the restaurant booths where the soprano family sat in the series finale of "the sopranos" is up for auction on e bay. holsten's from bloomfield, new jersey is selling it to raise money for renovations. bidding is already over $60,000. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. tonight, showdown at the southern border. >> it's a shame this whole thing has become politicized. >> president biden and former president trump travel to texas and blame each other for the immigration crisis as thousands of migrants not just from central and south america but india, china and africa continue to cross into the u.s. every day. >> neither the wall nor this rugged punishing terrain is enough to stop the determination of these asylum seekers.

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we do want to begin tonight with the dueling visits at the southern border. by the two front-runners in this year's election. showcasing the record number of migrant crossings that are overwhelming resources along the border and in major cities across the country. president biden was in brownsville, texas where he issued a political dare to donald trump, to join him in pressing house republicans to help secure the border by passing the senate's bipartisan security bill. now 325 miles away trump was in eagle pass, where he took a much different approach, unleashing attacks on biden, democrats and migrants but not proposing a legislative solution. a record 2.4 million migrants were apprehended at the u.s.-mexican border in 2023, and immigration has become the top issue for many voters heading

into the 2024 election. cbs's ed o'keefe is traveling with the president, and he'll start us off tonight from texas. >> reporter: the president and the former president, who wants to replace him in the white house, played the blame game today along the u.s.-mexico border. >> this is a biden invasion over the past three years. >> reporter: president biden said it was donald trump who urged house republicans to kill the bill that would have beefed up security at the border. >> it's time for the speakers and some of my republican friends in congress who are blocking this bill to show a little spine. >> reporter: after a record number of illegal crossings last year president biden toured the border in brownsville, texas, trying to show he's address an issue that more than 60% of voters call a very serious concern. just hours before the president's arrival here in brownsville u.s. border patrol and texas state police say they stopped people on the other side of the border from bringing across drugs. >> reporter: but chris cabrera of the border patrol said that with illegal crossings into this part of texas down recently the president has come too late. >> but i think the timing's a little off.

if he were to come a year ago, two years ago, three years ago. >> reporter: trump, who visited eagle pass more than 300 miles away, continued exploiting a crisis that he couldn't solve either. hoping it will put him back in the white house. allies say he's planning mass deportations and detention camps if elected. today he sought to falsely connect president biden to the recent murder of a georgia nursing student by a venezuelan migrant, who entered the country illegally in 2022. >> the monster that charged -- charged in the death is an illegal alien migrant who was let into our country and released into our communities by crooked joe biden. >> reporter: the president, who didn't address trump's attacks, said they should work together. >> join me. or i'll join you. in telling the congress to pass this bipartisan border security bill. we can do it together. >> reporter: as president trump severely restricted asylum and required migrants to await their court hearings in mexico. when president biden took office, he reversed those policies but is now considering employing an executive power used by trump to suspend asylum.

the former president also met with texas governor greg abbott today, who's at war with the biden administration for implementing his own border crackdown, installing national guard troops and razor wire barriers in eagle pass. but we spoke to local resident adam rodriguez, who says concerns there are overblown. >> we've raised our kids here, you know, and there's never been any criminal element. you don't have to worry about walking down the street. >> reporter: notably, governor abbott's border crackdown suffered a legal setback just today as a federal judge rejected a new texas law that would allow state police to arrest and prosecute people crossing the border illegally. critics call it a form of racial profiling. the governor says he'll appeal the case all the way to the u.s. supreme court. norah? >> a big issue, ed o'keefe, thank you. let's go overseas now to gaza, where there is growing international outrage after more than 100 people were killed when israeli troops opened fire on civilians gathered around food aid trucks in gaza city.

according to eyewitnesses, many were killed in an ensuing stampede as people ran from the gunfire. cbs's imtiaz tyab reports tonight from israel. >> reporter: a truck once carrying life-saving aid now piled with the bodies of those who had become in desperation for help. eyewitnesses told cbs news israeli forces opened fire as people crowded around the convoy carrying basics like flour. israel's military released this heavily edited drone videoio of what it says shows how many were killed in a stampede around the aid trucks. but admitted to shooting at a smaller group of people which it described as a, quote, imminent threat. >> how do you define a threat? >> anybody approaching the forces despite being warned not to pose a threat. >> reporter: how do you account for the fact that we have seen people with gunshot wounds to their chest, to their arms? >> i can't confirm that. >> reporter: the injured were rushed to the few functioning hospitals in gaza city.

doctors told cbs news the majority of the dead were from gunshot wounds. "israeli tanks came out and then they opened fire," this man says. "this is my brother, who went to this latest violence also led to a grim milestone. the hamas-run ministry of health says more than 30,000 palestinians, mainly women and children, have been killed since the start of the war between israel and hamas. that's about one in 70 people in gaza. half a million of which are also facing acute starvation according to the u.n. with the pentagon now actively planning air drops of aid into gaza, which can't come soon enough. and tonight president biden acknowledged the shootings would complicate the talks, while a hamas spokesman told cbs news they could not negotiate with israel while palestinians were being killed in what he described as cold blood. norah.

>> imtiaz tyab, thank you. turning now to that massive wildfire in texas which is now the largest in state history and has already burned more than 1 million acres. an 83-year-old grandmother was killed. homes and businesses have been destroyed. and thousands of cattle are likely dead. cbs's dave malkoff continues our reporting now with news on how the cold weather is now creating problems for first responders and those left without power. rrpts the massive smokehouse creek fire remains only 3% contained as firefighters across the state fight for control. it is one of five major wildfires furiously scorching a path of destruction across the texas panhandle. at least one person has been killed. 83-year-old joyce blankenship was found inside her home north of amarillo. the panhandle is where the majority of cattle in texas are raised. and now thousands of livestock are feared dead. >> that was my front door. >> reporter: tyler mccain's

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news". i'm erica brown in washington. thanks for staying with us. the cost of health care continues to rise, and the biggest complaint many patients have is the cost of a hospital visit. by law hospitals are required to post their prices online.

but a new study shows about a third of them don't post prices at all. and a majority of the others do not fully comply with government rules. anna werner has the story. >> reporter: when pat simmons and her husband retired over a decade ago, they left the u.s. to save money. >> high cost of everything. we were finding taxes were going up. >> reporter: it sounds like just the high prices of living here in the united states. >> in the united states. >> reporter: just was too much. >> it was too much. >> reporter: they moved to ecuador, where she says nearly everything is cheaper. but they come back regularly to visit family in seattle, as she was doing last may when she suddenly started feeling ill. >> on the flight from quito i got incredibly sick. i was throwing up. i was very light-headed. i was going to faint. >> reporter: after arriving in seattle she went to the emergency room here at st. anne hospital. >> they did the cat scan and then they did the consult, and the doctor says -- he gave me a sheet of paper that said you

might have collegitis. >> reporter: because she lives in ecuador simmons doesn't have medicare, but she had bought a travel insurance policy from company i.m. global and the hospital sent the bill for the e.r. visit there. but some three months later i.m. global turned down her claim saying despite her emergency that she had a pre-existing condition. and in september the hospital bill came to her. over $16,000, with a ct scan priced at $11,000. >> i'm like this can't be right. this cannot be right. it doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: she wanted an explanation but says she couldn't get answers from the hospital. >> no. never. no. and i sent several messages. >> reporter: that's despite the fact that under a rule established by the federal government three years ago hospital prices are supposed to be transparent. the rule requires hospitals to post pricing files with minimum and maximum prices charged for their services as well as the cash price for patients who

don't use insurance. along with that the rule says hospitals nuft display a consumer-friendly list of shoppable services or provide price estimates online. simmons says she did a search online after she got the bill, typed in the ct scan on a price comparison website and found the cash price for the same ct scan at that same hospital listed as much lower. >> $3,500. >> reporter: a cash price that was roughly a third of the $11,000 she was charged. when we went to the hospital's website ourselves and looked at the standard charge list, we got a price of over $9,000. >> this isn't making sense to you clearly. >> no. none. i have this $16,000 bill that i'm not paying until i get answers. >> reporter: a new report by patient rights advocate.org or pra analyzed the websites of 2,000 u.s. hospitals and found only about 34% of them fully complied with every requirement of the rule. >> it harms patients every single day to not know what

they're going to pay in advance of their care. >> reporter: cynthia fisher is the founder of p.r.a. >> the truth is in the numbers. the prices are either there or they're not. >> reporter: the american hospital association's molly smith says her trade association supports transparency. >> hospitals are com michted to making sure that patients have all of the information they need about their care, and that includes information about the price of the service that they are going to get. >> reporter: she told us p.r.a.'s report is wrong. >> frankly, no matter how many times they say it, it's just not going to make it true. >> reporter: smith points to this 2022 assessment from the centers for medicare and medicaid services looking at hospital compliance with the rule that said 70% of hospitals fully met website criteria under the rule. but fisher says -- >> we agree with the american hospital association that over 70% of the hospitals do have pricing files. it's just that most of them are incomplete. as long as hospitals and

insurance companies hide their prices, they can charge whatever they want. >> reporter: none of that helps pat simmons. >> if they had told me when i went in there that it was going to cost $11,000 for a cat scan and my bill would be 16,000, i would have gone home and taken my chances. >> reporter: well, simmons' bill is now $17,000 and has been sent to collections. she says if she and her husband are forced to pay up it will eat up virtually all their savings. the travel insurer i.m. global and the hospital system she went to, virginia mason franciscan health, told us they could not answer questions about her health due to patient privacy. the hospital system says it's committed to helping patients understand and afford their care and is looking into her case further but it says cms deemed its approach with posted pricing compliant. >> that was anna werner reporting. the nationwide housing crunch is taking a toll on america's teach yerlz, especially those who teach and

care for smoul children. a government report shows the average salary for early childhood workers is just over $29,000 a year and in many parlts of the country that's not even enough to keep a roof over your head. well, there's an early childhood learning center in connecticut that's come up with an inventive solution to help teachers make ends meet. lilia luciano paid a visit. >> reporter: kristen calderon gets her daily mood boost bright and early. >> you. you, that's right. >> reporter: at the friends center for children in new haven, connecticut. >> one of the big highlights of my day is when i first walk into the classroom in the morning and all the kids start yelling my name and are excited to see me. >> reporter: but excitement's not paying the bills for the single mom, even with her hourly wage above the national average of $14.22 for early childhood workers. >> i would say to myself okay, i didn't pay the gas bill last month, so i can't not pay that again this month. maybe we'll skip the electric bill or the cable bill. and obviously rent was number one. >> it's extremely expensive.

>> reporter: she told us many of her workers worry about losing their homes. >> those are all bedrooms. >> reporter: a not too distant memory for calderon. she was living in this shelter when her son javier was a toddler. >> it was not great. hearing gunshots was basically a nightly occurrence. >> reporter: what do you think people think of when they think of somebody who is with their child staying in a shelter? >> they blame you. they think you did something wrong. they don't think of it as a poverty problem. they think of it as a personal problem, there's something wrong with you. >> parents pay too much. educators make too little. providers like us can barely survive. >> reporter: alex schavone who's also an educator runs the early training center where calderon teaches. >> high-quality care costs a lot. it costs up to 22,000 per child for infant toddler care. >> we have 20 staff members here. >> reporter: realizing the above-average salaries she offers aren't easing the housing

burden, shavone started building a solution. >> one time purchased with a forever return was much smarter for us than trying to raise teacher salaries annually. >> his has been done before. >> this is not being done anywhere in the country. we are the first to provide free housing to early care education teachers. >> it's nothing i'd ever heard of before or even considered in the realm of possibility of things that might be available to give me assistance. >> reporter: shavone enlisted the help of sturnts from yale university's school of architecture. they designed and constructed the homes. >> oh, my god, look at this. >> reporter: jessica chen designed kristen's home. >> it's crazy to see the things that you draw and thought over actually come to fruition. >> why was this important for you? >> because my mom, she was an early childhood educator. so i see myself in those

students. and so it was incredibly meaningful and incredibly impactful seeing these things, knowing just how much of a weight it would lift off my mom if we had that at my house, it was so meaningful to me. >> my sweet baby. >> reporter: a weight lifted for calderon and a chance at a new kind of living for her 10-year-old son, javier. >> what is it that you're looking forward to? >> being abing able to live her. >> being able to live here. >> good neighbors, friendly neighbors. it's going to be nice and quiet. >> nice and quiet. >> what do you think of the kitchen? >> i can be a more educated and more patient and more loving teacher when i don't have to worry about whether i'm going to have a place to go home to or not tonight. >> reporter: shavone hopes it's a model state and local governments will build on. >> now there's an opportunity to take this and have a profound impact across the entire country with regard to the early care and education system itself.

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the black, and stacy green in the bright may look like besties from way back. but this is a bond born from bitterness. >> i love you so much, miss stacy. >> oh, nakiah. >> i'm sorry. >> do a twirl. >> reporter: four years earlier stacy's mom, rosie, was killed in a car crash. the other driver, nakiah cherry, was doing 73 in a 45. atlanta-area police charged her with vehicular homicide, and stacey was glad to see her suffer. >> yes. i was consumed. >> by what? >> anger. sadness. loss. >> stacey was furious. >> reporter: attorneys jeb butler and tom gianatti represented stacey in the civil trial. and they made sure to keep the parties in the case apart. >> i was worried that if they got together the result would be incendiary. i was very pleasantly wrong.

>> reporter: instead, last october stacey went up to nakiah in this courthouse. she thought of what her minister mother would say. and then told nakiah, "i forgive you." >> and when i forgave her, it's like i was reborn again. >> you make it sound like a miracle. >> nothing short. >> reporter: it was an extraordinary step. but only the first step. from then to now stacey has gone so far beyond the words "i forgive you" to the actions of "i love you." >> she's like a godmama to me. i talk to her every day. >> reporter: nakiah lost everything after the crash. she now lives in a motel. >> so i am committed to her life getting better. >> like how? >> so i've helped her with money for food. >> you've given her money? >> yes. rent. i was her daughter's secret santa.

i booked a trip for her to go to miami for her 40th birthday. >> reporter: her attorneys say they've never heard of anything like it. >> she's remarkable. a remarkable person. >> and all that's great -- you know, it separates conversation from conviction. >> stacey didn't have to do that. i'm going to cry. >> reporter: actually, stacey says she did have to do all that. or she could have never forgiven herself. >> we've got to make the best

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swift alongside beyonce and her renaissance tour brought their lucrative music and legions of fans to theaters. turns out it's a winning formula. amc praised the beyhive and swifties for driving literally all of the company's quarterly revenue increase. ♪ the movie chain raked in $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter, which is up from 990.9 million in 2022. >> we saw these results not only because these were two very popular movies but also because this is coming after the writers and the actors strike. we're also still emerging from the pandemic. >> reporter: the two films were released one month apart toward the end of last year, and the music titans attended each other's star-studded events. i even got to shake it off with swift herself at her october premiere in l.a. with these two movies finding unprecedented success and representing the company's first

foray into distribution, moviegoers can expect to see more concerts later this year and next year on the big screen. >> but the renaissance is not over. >> reporter: i'm jo ling kent. >> and that's the "overnight news" for this friday. be sure to check back later for cbs mornings. and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm erica brown. this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. the funeral for russian opposition leader alexey navalny is scheduled for today in moscow. navalny died in prison last month. his team says the russian government has attempted to obstruct plans for the service. jack teixeira, the former member of the massachusetts air national guard who's charged with leaking classified

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we do want to begin tonight with the dueling visits at the southern border. by the two front-runners in this year's election. showcasing the record number of migrant crossings that are overwhelming resources along the border and in major cities across the country. president biden was in brownsville, texas, where he issued a political dare to donald trump to join him in pressing house republicans to help secure the border by passing the senate's bipartisan security bill. now 325 miles away trump was in eagle pass, where he took a much different approach, unleashing attacks on biden, democrats and migrants but not proposing a legislative solution. a record 2.4 million migrants were apprehended at the u.s.-mexican border in 2023 and immigration has become the top issue for many voters heading

into the 2024 election. cbs's ed o'keefe is traveling with the president, and he'll start us off tonight from texas. >> reporter: the president and the former president who wants to replace him in the white house played the blame game today along the u.s.-mexico border. >> this is a biden invasion over the past three years. >> reporter: president biden said it was donald trump who urged house republicans to kill the bill that would have beefed up security at the border. >> it's time for the speakers and some of my republican friends in congress who are blocking this bill to show a little spine. >> reporter: after a record number of illegal crossings last year president biden, who toured the border in brownsville, texas, is trying to show he's addressing an issue that more than 60% of voters call a very serious concern. just hours before the president's arrival here in brownsville u.s. border patrol and texas state police say they stopped people on the other side of the border from bringing across drugs. but chris cabrera of the border patrol said with illegal crossings into this part of texas down recently the president has come too late. >> i think the timing's a little off.

i mean, if he would have come a year ago, two years ago, three years ago. >> reporter: trump, who visited eagle pass more than 300 miles away, continued exploiting a crisis that he couldn't solve either, hoping it will put him back in the white house. allies say he's planning mass deportations and detention camps if elected. today he sought to falsely connect president biden to the recent murder of a georgian nursing student by a venezuelan migrant who entered the country illegally in 2022. >> the monster charged in the death is an illegal alien migrant who was let into our country and released into our communities by crooked joe biden. >> reporter: the president, who didn't address trump's attacks, said they should work together. >> join me. or i'll join you. in telling the congress to pass this bipartisan border security bill. we can do it together. >> reporter: as president trump severely restricted asylum and required migrants to await their court hearings in mexico. when president biden took office, he reversed those policies but is now considering

employing an executive power used by trump to suspend asylum. the former president also met with texas governor greg abbott today, who's at war with the biden administration for implementing his own border crackdown, installing national guard troops and razor wire barriers in eagle pass. but we spoke to local resident adam rodriguez who says concerns there are overblown. >> we've raised our kids here, you know, and there's never been any criminal element. you don't have to worry about walking down the street. >> reporter: notably, governor abbott's border crackdown suffered a legal setback just today as a federal judge rejected a new texas law that would allow state police to arrest and prosecute people crossing the border illegally. critics call it a form of racial profiling. the governor says he'll appeal the case all the way to the u.s. supreme court. norah? >> a big issue, ed o'keefe, thank you. while the two leading presidential candidates are focusing on the border crisis in texas, we've learned that migrant crossings are shifting toward california, which has seen a sharp increase in recent months. cbs's adam yamaguchi reports from along the southern border in the golden state.

>> reporter: these migrants are taking their first perilous steps on u.s. soil as they navigate a steep and rocky maze along california's southern border. for the last few minutes we've seen at least 50 or so people come down this pretty rugged punishing terrain here. they arrive by the dozens at this border gap roughly 70 miles east of san diego. this entire region saw nearly 25,000 illegal crossings in january alone, from countries around the world. so this woman is from brazil. she just came down the ridge here and she was explaining to me that she was in tijuana and got injured. she was essentially caught in the crossfire between warring gangs and the police. despite the dangers many are now choosing routes through california rather than cross at the texas border. >> it's better than the other border. >> reporter: better meaning easier? >> not easier. nothing easy about this. >> reporter: we met up with abdul taleb ali and other migrants who were bused to san diego and released after being processed by border patrol. taleb ali is from mauritania in africa. he's seeking asylum after

leaving behind a wife, infant son and a nursing career. so right now a lot of americans would say you shouldn't be here. >> they are right. this is their country. but i'm just a guy looking for safety and security. >> reporter: we followed taleb ali as he made his way to the san diego airport, and within hours new york city. he's staying at the shelter for now. >> i used to sleep in my home next to my wife and my son, and now i'm sleeping next to a thousand mens that i don't even know, like a homeless person. >> reporter: norah, this is the group of migrants that's come down from the mountains. neither the wall nor this rugged punishing terrain is enough to stop the determination of these asylum seekers. this is what policy makers and border officials are up against. >> eye-opening. adam yamaguchi, thank you so much. turning now to that massive wildfire in texas which is now the largest in state history and has already burned more than 1 million acres.

an 83-year-old grandmother was killed. homes and businesses have been destroyed. and thousands of cattle are likely dead. cbs's dave malkoff continues our reporting with news on how the cold weather is now creating problems for first responders and those left without power. >> reporter: the massive smokehouse creek fire remains only 3% contained as firefighters across the state fight for control. it is one of five major wildfires furiously scorching a path of destruction across the texas panhandle. >> we had to watch from three miles away as our neighborhood burned. >> reporter: at least one person has been killed. 83-year-old joyce blankenship was found inside her home north of amarillo. the panhandle is where the majority of cattle in texas are raised, and now thousands of livestock are feared dead. >> that was my front door. >> reporter: tyler mccain's family got out just hours before their home burned to the ground

in fritch in the center of the panhandle. tonight the family is staying in a home offered to them by a stranger on facebook. >> we're in an airbnb until monday. after that we've got to figure out what we're doing. but day by day, you know. >> reporter: while they're still assessing the damage here in fritch these wildfires have now grown so large that a federal team is on its way to take over operations starting tomorrow morning. norah? >> dave malkoff, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." let's go overseas now to gaza, where there is growing international outrage after more than 100 people were killed when israeli troops opened fire on civilians gathered around food

aid trucks in gaza city. according to eyewitnesses, many were killed in an ensuing stampede as people ran from the gunfire. cbs's imtiaz tyab reports tonight from israel. >> reporter: a truck once carrying life-saving aid now piled with the bodies of those who had come in desperation for help. eyewitnesses told cbs news israeli forces opened fire as people crowded around the convoy carrying basics like flour. israel's military released this heavily edited drone video of what it says shows how many were killed in a stampede around the aid trucks. but admitted to shooting at a smaller group of people which it described as a, quote, imminent threat. >> how do you define a threat? >> anybody approaching the forces despite being warned not to pose a threat. >> reporter: how do you account for the fact that we have seen people with gunshot wounds to their chest, to their arms? >> i can't confirm that.

>> reporter: the injured were rushed to the few functioning hospitals in gaza city. doctors told cbs news the majority of the dead were from gunshot wounds. "israeli tanks came out and then they opened fire," this man says. "this is my brother, who went to bring food for his children." this latest violence also led to a grim milestone. the hamas-run ministry of health says more than 30,000 palestinians, mainly women and children, have been killed since the start of the war between israel and hamas. that's about 1 in 70 people in gaza. half a million of which are also facing acute starvation according to the u.n. with the pentagon now actively planning air drops of aid into gaza, which can't come soon enough. and tonight president biden acknowledged the shootings would complicate the talks while a hamas spokesman told cbs news they could not negotiate with israel while palestinians were being killed in what he described as cold blood.

norah. >> imtiaz tyab. thank you. for a look at how the weather will impact the fires in the days ahead as well as a potentially historic blizzard on the west coast, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes. he's from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening. unfortunately the weather's not helping matters across the lone star state. we know dry and windy conditions will persist into the weekend. we have fire weather watches and red flag warnings extending from new mexico and texas all the way into iowa through saturday. and here's the major factor in all this. significant wind picking back up, especially this weekend, where winds may be gusting as high as 50 miles per hour. again, fanning those flames. we expect rapid spread of the fire to continue. the rain that's falling actually falls well to the east of where the smokehouse creek fire is burning here in the panhandle of texas. then our attention turns to the west. we've got a monster winter storm that's crashing in right now. significant snow and rain as well. some spots at high elevation, norah, could see six feet or more of snow and blizzard warnings in effect across

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when many high school seniors choose their college. but millions are in limbo, still waiting to hear how much financial aid they can expect. in tonight's money watch cbs's meg oliver reports on the chaos created by computer glitches. >> congratulations on your admission. >> another one. >> congratulations on your admission. >> reporter: high school senior jalen james from new jersey is a three-sport athlete with good grades and six college acceptance letters. >> you got quite a few. >> yeah. >> reporter: jalen will be the first in her family to attend college. but where she ends up depends on the amount of financial aid she receives from each school. offers she already should have. >> my mom will not let me commit without knowing my financial aid. because like i don't want to come out of college with a bunch of debt. >> reporter: the delays are due to the u.s. department of education's overhaul of the free application for federal student aid known as fafsa. the new form is now shorter and simpler, but computer glitches have led to a botched rollout. typically forms are released october 1st.

once submitted, the data is sent to colleges within one to three days, which is then used to calculate financial aid. but this year the application forms came out three months late, and schools will not receive the data until the first half of march. >> how are universities responding? >> some universities are pushing certainly their priority deadlines for grants. state agencies are doing the same thing. we don't know yet whether institutions are going to be able to change their decision deadlines. >> reporter: pressure is mounting for jalen. most of the schools she applied to require a deposit may 1st. >> my biggest worry i would say is there's not enough time. >> reporter: if there wasn't a delay would you have already picked your college? >> yes. >> reporter: students like jalen can only hope the fafsa fumble doesn't delay their dream. meg oliver, cbs news, wayne, new jersey. now, this news. college basketball sensation caitlin clark makes a big announcement about her future. we've got the exciting details. that's next.

tonight a bombshell announcement in sports. iowa superstar caitlin clark says she's entering the wnba draft, giving up a fifth year of college eligibility granted during the covid pandemic. clark is just 18 points away from breaking the ncaa's all-time scoring record, held by pistol pete maravich. in a post on instagram clark thanked her teammates, her coaches and the fans who, quote, came out to support us across the country, especially the young kids.

finally, tonight's heart of america. meet birthday girl mary lee forsyth, who turns 100 years old today. the oklahoma centenarian is a rare leap year baby, born february 29th, 1924. and became that -- because that date comes just once every four years, today is actually her 25th birthday. she's celebrating in style with a large gathering at a local church. but she admits to having a difficult time slimming down the guest list. her family includes two kids, four grandkids and 11 great grandkids. forsythe says the most special thing about her 100 years is being in her hometown of sand springs, oklahoma where it all began. we got a chance to speak to her ahead of the big day. >> i've lived here all my life. i was born here. and traveled a long way. all over the world.

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