evacuating 47 u.s. citizens from haiti has landed in miami. the flight comes as political turmoil and gang violence grip the caribbean country. the state department says it is in contact with americans in haiti and is examining options to get them back to the u.s. one person was killed and two others injured in what police called an active shooter incident in jacksonville beach, florida last night. officials believe there were multiple shooters. and march madness is here. the brackets for this year's ncaa basketball tournaments have been revealed. coverage of the men's tournament tips off this week on cbs, tbs, tnt and trutv. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. it's monday, march 18th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings."

strong rhetoric on the campaign trail. donald trump warns of a bloodbath during a weekend rally. reaction from fellow republicans and president biden goes after january 6th insurrectionists. escaping the chaos. the first charter flight with americans gets out of haiti after weeks of violence in the island country. dozens arrive in miami. [ cheers ] and march madness is officially under way. the selections are revealed. we'll show you the top seeds and offer tips on filling out your brackets. well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we start with a ratcheting up of rhetoric on the campaign trail. during a weekend rally, donald trump had some strong comments about migrants and january 6th insurrectionists. he spoke to supporters. meanwhile, president biden warned of threats to our democracy. naomi ruchim has more on everything that happened on the

weekend. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. some members of former president trump's own party are calling his rhetoric a problem. some members saying it's unacceptable. you'll remember there were similar criticisms ahead of the 2016 election. still, both candidates turned up the heat in a sign of much more fierce language before november. >> i won't be endorsing donald trump. >> reporter: former vice president mike pence told "face the nation" why he won't publicly back his former boss, donald trump, for president. >> i see him departing from the mainstream conservative agenda that has defined the republican party over the last 40 years. >> reporter: it came a day after trump rallied in ohio, telling the crowd there will be a bloodbath if he doesn't win the election and referring to those jailed in connection to the january 6th insurrection as hostages. >> that's what they are is

hostages. they've been treated terribly and very unfairly. >> reporter: the former president was criticized for those comments and these which stoked fears of possible criminals crossing the southern border -- >> in some cases they're not people, in my opinion. these are animals, okay. >> the general tone of the speech is why many americans continue to wonder should president trump be president. >> reporter: president biden said during saturday's off-camera gridiron dinner to embrace the january 6th insurrectionists posed the greatest threat to our democracy since the american civil war. today he begins a multi-day trip out west with plans in nevada, arizona, and texas. voters in another handful of states, arizona, florida, kansas, illinois, and ohio will head to the polls tomorrow. former president trump is expected to cast his primary ballot in his new home state of florida. by the way, when asked who he would vote for this november, former vice president mike pence

evaded the question, but he has said he will keep his vote private and will not be voting for president biden. >> interesting. all right. naomi ruchim in new york. thank you so much. now to the unrest in haiti. the first charter flight are u.s. citizens escaping the turmoil there arrived in miami yesterday. the state department says more than 30 people were on the government-chartered flight. some were visiting haiti when they became trapped by weeks of gang violence. last week the country's prime minister said he would resign, but the process of creating a transition council has been delayed. talks trying to secure a cease-fire between israel and hamas continued over the weekend as the u.n. warns the hunger crisis in gaza is worsening. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country will continue with plans to push troops into the town of rafah. the operation is supposed to include the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of civilians, but it's not clear how israel will do that.

cbs' chris livesay is in the region with the latest. >> reporter: u.s. air force pilots glide above northern gaza dropping three tons of food, water, and other aid. lifesaving to those who can reach it. but according to one pilot, a drop in the bucket meant to offset this leaky supply line. more than 200 trucks entering the strip daily, israel says. it couldn't come fast enough for these children. "we want food, we want flour, we want the barest essentials of life" they demand. "gaza is slowly dying, if not from the missiles then from hunger," says this mother. in one instance hamas accused the israeli military of opening fire on hungry gazans as they waited for food, killing 21. israel adamantly denies it, pointing instead at palestinian gunmen. the humanitarian cost of the war and more than 100 hostages still in hamas captivity for five

months are too much to tolerate for these israeli protesters. protesters don't only want their hostages back, they want benjamin netanyahu to step down. the october 7th massacre happened on his watch, and for that they say he has blood on his hands. >> i think now we should get all the people that are kidnapped back to their homes. >> reporter: even if that means retreating, pulling out of gaza? >> they should do any deal to get them home. this is the first thing the country owes to citizens is their security. and this is the reason why they should do any effort. >> reporter: chris livesay, cbs news, jerusalem. turning to russia, president vladimir putin claimed victory in an election where he faced no real competition. the new six-year term extends his rule to 2030. he called the results a sign of trust and hope in him.

putin also broke his silence on the death of alexei navalny calling it an unfortunate incident. he said he supported a proposal to release navalny in a prisoner exchange just days before his death. navalny's widow voted at a russian embassy in berlin where she said she wrote her late husband's name on the ballot. russians critical of putin crowded polling places at noon to show their opposition. and we're learning that north korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles overnight. the missile tests were confirmed by both japan and south korea. japan's prime minister said the missiles landed in the waters between his country and the korean peninsula. he said there was no damage or injuries. north korea's tests follow 11 days of joint military exercises by the u.s. and south korea. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is visiting south korea where he met with the president's -- with the country's president. blinken said the nation will continue to upgrade their deterrence strategy against north korea's threat.

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here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ [ cheers ] let the madness begin. colleges across the country celebrated yesterday as the teams in this year's naacp men's and women's basketball tournaments were announced. defending champion connecticut is the top overall men's seed. houston, purdue, and north carolina are the other top seeds. south carolina is the top overall seed in the women's tournament. iowa, usc, and texas also earned number-one seeds. cbs sports and tnt sports

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