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cancer had been present. >> norah: princess catherine reveals she has cancer. what she says about her condition and her message of resilience. >> to everyone facing this disease, in whatever form, please do not lose faith or hope. you are not alone. >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm norah o'donell, and thank you for being with us. we want to begin tonight with the shocking news that the princess of wales, catherine, just 42 years old, has been secretly battling cancer. in an emotional message filmed at windsor castle two days ago, the princess revealed the news . she had major abdominal surgery in january, then she spent two weeks in the hospital vehicle follow-up tests showed the cancer. the mother of young kids is currently in the early stages of chemotherapy treatment. the palace did not share the type of cancer, but after a tough couple of months, catherine said she is doing well

and getting stronger. king charles announced his own cancer diagnosis in february, which was diagnosed while he was undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate. well, tonight, king charles breaking his silence on kate in a statement, saying he is "so proud of catherine for her courage in speaking as she did." the cbs is charlie d'agata will start us off tonight with the new details. >> in january, i underwent major abdominal surgery in london. and at the time, it was thought that my condition was noncancerous. the surgery was successful. however, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. >> reporter: a stunning public address about a very private matter of following weeks of speculation about kate's well-being and whereabouts after that surgery back in january. and the cruel conspiracy theories on social media, especially after that family photo kate had to apologize for badly photoshopping a couple of weeks ago.

>> she hopes that with this announcement that a lot of that social media wild stuff on social media and some of the more insensitive media coverage will button down. that is very much there hope. >> reporter: to the world, she is catherine, the princess of wales. but firstly, a 42-year-old mother of three young children. prince george, 10. princess charlotte, 8. en prince louis, just 5. which is why they timed the announcement to today's easter break, when the children were off school for a few a few weeks. >> most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to george, charlotte, and louis, in a way that's appropriate for them and to reassure them that i'm going to be okay. >> reporter: palace sources tell cbs news she's already begun the early stages of a course of preventative chemotherapy. they won't say what type of cancer or exactly when she was diagnosed, and they have made clear they won't be sharing that information. but it comes on the heels of

king charles' cancer announcement in early february. and she finished by adding, there was another reason she wanted to share the news. >> at this time, i'm also thinking of all those whose lives have been affected by cancer. for everyone facing this disease, in whatever form, please do not lose faith or hope. you are not alone. >> reporter: tonight, there is a brief statement from prince harry and meghan. they say they wish health and healing for kate and the family and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace. norah? >> norah: charlie d'agata, thank you. now let's bring in cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook. so good to have you because there are so many questions. so when the palace said they found the cancer after the major abdominal surgery, what does that tell us? >> you know, when i heard that news, it said to me that maybe this cancer was found at a relatively early stage, when

it's potentially most curable, because it was planned surgery, so you know they must have done scans before hand, c.a.t. scans. they did not see evidence of cancer on the ct scan. than they did an operation. they were inside the abdominal cavity, actually looking inside. they didn't see any evidence of cancer. and it was only afterwards, they said there were tests afterwards, that show the cancer. they don't tell us exactly what that was, but let's say, potentially, it was a surgical specimen and they sliced it open, they saw evidence of microscopic cancer cells, so that would say to me, this is relatively in an early stage. they didn't expect it, kind of almost tripped over that diagnosis. >> norah: and what about when she says preventative chemotherapy? what does that do? >> what you are doing with chemotherapy early on as you are saying, maybe there are some microscopic cells, cancer cells, that inside the body, but you don't know where they are. so if you get chemotherapy early, before they had had a chance to grow up and form clumps and spread to other parts of the body, if you can get chemotherapy early when they are most vulnerable, maybel

those cancer cells, and prevent more advanced cancer from occurring later on. >> norah: important information, as always. thank you, dr. jon lapook. >> thanks, norah. >> norah: we turn now to a horrific attack today in the heart of russia, heavily armed gunmen opening fire in a concert hall in a suburb of moscow before the building went up in flames. motion review reports dozens are dead and more than 100 wounded. isis is claiming responsibility for the attack, and earlier this month, we have learned the u.s. warned the kremlin about the terror group wanting to strike russia. we get details from cbs's deborah debora patta. we want to warn you that some of the images are graphic. >> reporter: it was a scene of chaos and terror as several armed men dressed in camouflage burst into crocus city hall, a popular concert venue and shopping mall on the outskirts of moscow. video posted on social media shows concert goers screaming and ducking for cover as the

gunman opened fire. some more trapped in the basement. we ended up breaking down the door, this man said. "we couldn't see who was shooting, we just heard it." another video shows the gunmen moving through the wall, firing incessantly, often at point-blank range, leaving at least 40 killed and dozens injured. >> the images are just horrible. and just hard to watch. and our thoughts, obviously, are going to be with the victims of this terrible, terrible shooting attack. >> reporter: the building was engulfed in flames, with smoke billowing from it. the u.s. embassy recently warned about the threat of terrorist attacks in moscow and advised americans to stay away from concert venues. a u.s. source familiar with the intelligence told cbs news, there's been a steady stream of intelligence, dating back to november, about isis wanting to strike in russia. but we've been told there is no

known threat to the u.s. emanating from the attack near moscow. debora patta, cbs news. >> norah: want to turn now to some breaking news from austin, texas, area. there has been a major crash involving a school bus packed with preschoolers on their way home from the zoo. cbs's omar villafranca reports there have been fatalities. >> they are advising a school bus with 44 students rolled over. >> reporter: a trip to the zoo turns deadly on a texas highway, when a concrete truck collides with a school bus full of pre-k students in western bastrop county, about 20 miles southeast of boston. it happened shortly after 2:00 p.m. local time. >> we do have one child with a sheriff's office, has trauma, and we do have one teacher inside the bus. >> reporter: hayes consolidated school district says the bus was returning from a field trip to the bastrop zoo. 44 students from tom green

elementary and 11 adults were on board. at least two people were killed. motorist eric anaya arrived after the accident happened. >> we don't sit like to see somebody lose their lives. it's just a good thing that my family was there. to help out. >> reporter: we don't know who the two victims were that died. the school district has notified parents and a reunification center has been set up. norah? >> norah: very scary. omar villafranca, thank you so much good well, tonight, more than 18 million americans are under winter storm alerts from michigan to maine. parts of the midwest have already gotten a significant blast of spring snow, causing dangerously slick roads during the morning commute. let's bring in meteorologist chris warren, from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. the snow we have seen today just a taste of what's to come. the snow is really going to pick up during the overnight hours tonight, here in the northeast. also heavy rain. both of which will be in full swing during the day tomorrow. by the time the snow moves out,

a foot and a half to even 2 feet of snow will be on the ground. 3-5 and even 2-3 inches of rain could cause some flooding in the coastal areas. with some strong winds, possibly gusting up to 50 miles an hour. coastal flooding also a possibility. then the next big system taking shape by the end of the weekend, into early next week, also expecting a couple of feet of snow in the upper midwest, and norah, at times, travel will be treacherous. >> norah: chris warren, thank you. there are new developments tonight and the brazen escape and capture of an idaho prison inmate and his accomplice. police say the white supremacist gang members are now suspected in the killing of two men while they were on the run. cbs's carter evans has the new details on how the 36-hour manhunt finally came to an end. >> a warrant has been served on you out of date and county. that is on the charge of felony escape. >> reporter: back in a prison jumpsuit, recaptured inmate

skyler reed showed no emotion in court today. neither did his alleged accomplice, nicholas umphenour. both remain in custody with stepped-up security. also appearing for jail, 52-year-old tonia huber. >> charged here with harboring a fugitive. >> reporter: prosecutors say she drove more than 100 miles per hour to help the suspect elude police. investigators say on wednesday, meade deliver the injured himself in prison to get taken to the hospital and when he was about to be transported back, umphenour opened fire on corrections officers. >> we are channeling every resource we have in trying to understand exactly how they went about planning it. >> reporter: police say the two fugitives fled in a honda civic north, where they encountered 83-year-old james mauney walking his dog's near juliaetta and stole his minivan. to be 26 his body was found near the abandon condo. later that same day, deputies found prisonlike shackles at another homicide scene and james mauney's dogs. on thursday, police spotted the stolen minivan at a home near

twin falls and say meade and umphenour both took off in separate vehicles with police in pursuit. tow truck driver dan killinger said it was a wild scene. >> the escapee jumped a canal, it was like "dukes of hazzard." >> reporter: how far do you think they went in the air? >> probably 25-30 feet on the other side before they landed. it's a good day in idaho when they catch people like that, you know. >> reporter: what investigators still want to know is how meade was able to orchestrate this escape when he spent most of his time in solitary confinement. both suspects will now face a series of charges in the other idaho counties where they allegedly committed crimes. norah? >> norah: what a story. carter evans, thank you. a tragic update in the search for missing university of missouri student riley strain. police in nashville say the 22-year-old's body was found in a river about 8 miles from downtown. he was visiting on a fraternity trip and was last spotted on surveillance video two weeks

ago, stumbling through the streets after he was kicked out of a bar. investigators are waiting for results of an autopsy, but say they don't suspect foul play. at the u.n. security council today, china and russia vetoed a u.s.-sponsored resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in gaza and the release of hostages held by hamas. now, the u.s. has previously vetoed three resolutions. this comes as secretary of state antony blinken but face-to-face pressure on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu today over israel's planned offensive in the city of rafah in southern gaza. the biden administration is concerned about further civilian casualties and they have asked israeli officials to come to the white house next week to discuss the operation. now to capitol hill and the race to prevent another government shutdown. the house today approved a $1.2 trillion spending package amid a divided congress and new calls for the removal of republican speaker mike johnson. the bill now moves to the senate, where a final vote could

come late tonight. cbs's scott macfarlane as they are. >> reporter: for the fourth time since october, congress waited until the 11th hour. the house just narrowly passing a $1.2 trillion spending bill to avoid a federal government shutdown. the plan gives the military a pay raise, funds thousands more border agents, expand some child care benefits, but cuts foreign aid, government diversity programs, and the irs. >> is now recognized. >> reporter: despite those cuts, democrats voted for it overwhelmingly. >> and this is a good result for the american people. >> reporter: the bill faced a wave of republican opposition and its passage may have come with a cost for speaker mike johnson, who helped round up support. >> today i filed a motion to vacate. >> reporter: georgia republican marjorie taylor greene, a staunch trump ally, said it was not strong enough on border security, that it was time for johnson to go. >> it's time for us to go through the process, take our time, and find a new speaker of

the house that will stand with republicans and our republican majority. >> reporter: greens g.o.p. colleagues were not supportive. this idea of ousting the speaker, what do you make of that? >> i don't like it at all. it is a very dumb move. >> i'm going to vote for him anyway p it's some democrats say they would swoop in and save johnson if needed. >> going three speakers fight again is absurd. we can't let these jokers have control of the united states congress. >> reporter: has led to a wave of early g.o.p. retirements. 330 mike gallagher announced he will leave next month he took another blow to speaker johnson's wafer thin republican majority. the senate will debate late in the night before it votes to avert a shutdown. but there is no aid for ukraine in this package. that means the money will have to wait at least two more weeks, norah, because congress is about to embark on a two week spring recess spring recess. >> norah: a lot of news up there today. scott macfarlane, thank you so much. we are getting our first look at how a stowaway boarded a delta passenger jet. that's next.

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