place. and i had a chance to spend time with him, and literally he tells a story where he was actually walking away from the bridge when the bridge began to collapse. and so he's, you know, watching what happened to him. and even as he said, he said that was all god's grace. >> that's incredible. so essentially he barely escaped? >> he barely escaped. i mean this was an absolutely catastrophic event. >> and, governor, i know so many people depend on this bridge to get to work. how quickly can this bridge be rebuilt? >> this is going to be a top priority for us to make sure that we can get this bridge built back up. >> part of our conversation with maryland's governor, wes moore. he's actually been at the site of this collapse since early this morning, and he also told us that every day, $191 million of economic activity crosses over that bridge. and the port of baltimore is responsible for at least 8,000

jobs. so we asked cbs's ramy inocencio to look at the impact for the city, state, and our country. >> reporter: collapsing in seconds, baltimore's francis scott key bridge was the gateway to much of the country. thousands of trucks transported goods on it daily. goods, much of which would end up at this 350,000 square foot warehouse. john schmidt is vice president ad chief operating officer. >> it's going to add probably a couple hundred dollars minimum to every truck load. >> reporter: each truck load carrying everything from dry goods like food to reams of paper and office machinery. >> what's your warning to consumers? >> your product might take a little longer to get to you. >> reporter: the port of baltimore is one of three ports along the east coast that are at least 50 feet deep and can handle large ships like the dali. it's the u.s.'s busiest port for cars, trucks, and sugar, handling more than $80 billion in goods last year, employing more than 15,000 jobs. >> there is no question that this will be a major and

protracted impact to supply chains. >> reporter: amazon, fedex, and other multinationals tell cbs news they're still assessing the economic impact. >> the best case for the port in terms of getting it to be working again is probably about a month. >> and worst-case scenario? >> you're looking at a minimum of a year, and i'd be surprised if it's not two years. >> reporter: and before the port of baltimore can reopen, authorities first need to remove all of the debris and then redredge that part of the river. but, norah, there's no timeline at all for when that might happen. >> really interesting. ramy inocencio, thank you so much. in today's other major news, nearly two years after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, abortion rights returned to the nation's highest court. at issue is access to the widely used abortion pill mifepristone along with the fda's authority to regulate other prescription drugs. cbs's jan crawford was there for the oral arguments. >> mifepristone kills!

>> reporter: protests made clear the controversy. but inside the court, there appeared to be ingredient with a majority of justices on both side of the aisle highly -- to restrict use of the so-called abortion pill. a key question, why should courts be second guessing scientific decisions by the fda on how a drug is prescribed. >> do you have concerns about judges parsing medical and signtive studies. >> mifepristone is used with another drug in nearly two-thirds of abortions. a group of anti-abortion doctors argued the fda wrongly expanded access to the pill in 2016, when it extended the window when women can take it from seven to ten weeks. and during the pandemic in 2021 said an in-person doctor's visit was not needed, allowing mail order pharmacies to ship the drug nationwide. erin holly represents the doctors who say those changes led to increased emergency room

visits and compromised women's health. >> women are now left to receive these drugs in the mail or at their dorm room without ever having been checked by a doctor for life-threatening conditions. that's reckless. >> reporter: abortion rights supporters say mifepristone is the safest method of abortion, and the fda, not the court system, has the final word on drug safety. >> the fda acted on an extensive body of evidence and well within its authority and in accordance with the law. >> reporter: but in court, most of the 90-minute argument focused not on the merits of the fda's decision to expand access but whether the doctors even have legal standing to sue. >> and jan crawford joins us now. jan, did we get a sense of how the justices might rule? >> yeah. i mean i think the arguments suggested it's going to be a narrow, procedural ruling for the fda, and that would preserve nationwide access to the abortion pill. but we should have a decision by the end of june.

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subtle when federal agents conducted high-profile raids at two large properties in los angeles and miami owned by music mogul sean "diddy" combs. raids that tonight his attorney calls a gross overuse of military-level force. >> why a simultaneous cross-country search? >> oh, i think they wanted this to be a bit of a surprise. it's a big raid, and what they were going in was to try to find all types of evidence. >> reporter: there are two distinct images of combs. the iconic performer and the one named in multiple lawsuits accusing him of everything from rape to sex trafficking. last december, combs posted a statement saying, i did not do any of the awful things being alleged. the lawsuits so far have been in civil court. as for the latest searches -- >> if it involves sex trafficking or drugs or weapons or other illegal behavior, it can easily go from a civil investigation to what we see now, a criminal investigation.

>> reporter: tmz published video it says was after the raids began. it showed combs walking around opa-locka airport near miami. a short time later, at the same airport, miami-dade police arrested brendan paul for drug possession. paul was described in a previous lawsuit as diddy's mule, someone used to get drugs and guns. >> so what sean combs needs to do is follow his lawyer's advice, which undoubtedly is not to talk to people, not try to hinder the investigation, and not try to flee. >> reporter: now, diddy's lawyer calls the law enforcement action an unprecedented ambush. he said his client is innocent, and he emphasized that combs was never detained. in fact, he cooperated and even spoke with investigators. norah. >> carter evans, thank you very much. defense secretary lloyd austin met with his israeli counterpart at the pentagon today. the tensions between their

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we wanted to end tonight here, near the francis scott key bridge, which has significant meaning for the country.

this is where it's believed francis scott key witnesses the battle that inspired him to write america's national anthem, "the star-spangled banner." he saw the rockets' red glare just a few hundred yards from where the bridge bearing his name stood for decades. this red, white, and blue buoy marks the location. in the war of 1812, key was detained aboard a boat while the battle of baltimore raged for 25 hours. by the dawn's early light, as he wrote, the american flag yet waved. his patriotic poem set to music became the national anthem in march 1931. almost exactly 47 years ago, this majestic steel span across the patapsco river opened to traffic. it was among the marvels of 20th century engineering. this bridge tonight in ruins, but the message of key's anthem still true. a message of american resilience, perseverance in the

face of adversity. by the dawn's early light of another day, this community will surely rise again. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from baltimore, i'm norah o'donnell. ♪ this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. the coast guard has suspended its rescue search for the six construction workers still missing after the francis scott key bridge collapsed in baltimore. all six were working on the bridge. they are presumed to be dead and

recovery efforts continued overnight. the head coach of the utah women's basketball team says the team switched hotels ahead of its ncaa tournament game after experiencing racial hate crimes in coeur d'alene, idaho. county officials say a person in a truck with a confederate flag yelled racial slurs at the team as they returned from dinner. and here's a tasty partnership. mcdonald's will begin serving krispy kreme donuts later this year. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. the entire key bridge has fallen into the harbor. >> the catastrophic bridge collapse in baltimore. >> yo, what the -- >> tonight the search for answers and the missing as a construction company says six of its workers are presumed dead. what we're learning about the vessel's loss of power and that mayday call that may have saved

lives. this bridge carries some 30,000 people every day. it is a major commuter route, and now it is completely shut down. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we are here tonight not far from that catastrophic collapse of the francis scott key bridge in baltimore. the devastation is beyond words with this massive structure in ruins, twisted and broken. by daylight, the extent of what happened here became more clear. the video is stunning, and it tells us a lot about what happened after the ship lost power and collided with the bridge. tonight we're also learning more about the survivors and the missing. construction workers were fixing potholes on this heavily traveled bridge in the early

hours of the morning. the community here devastated. many telling us this view will never be the same with the bridge that has stood for decades no longer in the skyline. a state of emergency now issued by maryland's governor, and everyone from the federal government to local law enforcement pitching in to help a community in shock. dramatic video captured the horrifying moment the massive cargo ship, nearly 1,000 feet long, crashed into a support column on the francis scott key bridge in baltimore. >> the whole bridge just fell down. the whole bridge just collapsed. >> within seconds, a large portion of the bridge collapses, plunging into the patapsco river. >> we're still investigating what happened, but we are quickly gathering details. the preliminary investigation points to an accident. we haven't seen any credible evidence of a terrorist attack.

>> a closer look at the video shows the ship heading south at about 1:24 a.m. when the lights go dark but quickly on again. a minute later, plumes of black smoke can be seen billowing from the ship's chimney. once again, it appears the ship loses its lights. a minute after they come back on, the vessel slams into the bridge. >> never would you think that you would see, physically see, the key bridge tumble down like that. it looked like something out of an action movie. >> sources tell cbs news multiple alarms rang out on-ship. after several failed attempts to fix the loss of propulsion, the pilot issued a mayday call, giving officials time to stop traffic on the bridge. >> these people are heroes. they saved lives last night. >> the impact of the crash was so loud, it jolted donald heinbuck, who lives nearby, out of his sleep. >> it woke you up? what did it feel like? >> it felt just like an earthquake. we've had some earthquakes here before, and that's exactly what

it felt like. associated with that was the rolling thunder, which i thought was very unusual. >> what was the rolling thunder? >> it was the sound of the bridge collapsing in the patapsco river. >> it's just incredible to see this firsthand. i mean we are not far from this. and of course this bridge carries some 30,000 people every day. it is a major commuter route, and now it is completely shut down. you can see there is an active search and rescue operation going on right now, more than 12 hours after this accident. the fbi using robotic cameras underwater to search for six construction workers who were on the bridge. they are now presumed dead by their employer. two survivors were pulled from the chilly water this morning. >> a search and rescue is still under way. >> 24 members of the ntsb are on the site, leading the investigation. they want to examine the voyage data recorder. >> it will be critical. it's a critical piece of our investigation, which is why we have a recorder's team here. >> authorities say the singapore

flagged vessel was heading from baltimore to sri lanka, going 9 miles per hour. none of the crew was hurt. today president joe biden said the federal government will, quote, move heaven and earth to reopen the port and pay for the rebuilding. >> i told them we're going to send all the federal resources they need as we respond to this emergency. i mean all the federal resources. and we're going to rebuild that port together. >> now, federal officials tonight are here on the scene, including the fbi and the national transportation safety board. they're here to investigate. cbs's kris van cleave reports on the timeline of the incident and a similar accident that took place more than four decades ago. >> reporter: by daybreak, the force of the collision was clear. pieces of the mangled francis scott key bridge and crushed cargo containers littered the deck of the dali. but the first sign of trouble here when the lights flickered and went out on board. the giant ship had lost its engine, its electronics, and much of its ability to steer,

leaving it on a collision course with the bridge and little time to avert disaster. a mayday call went out as the nightmare scenario unfolded. michael kucharski is a former ntsb senior marine investigator. >> losing power as you're approaching a bridge would be just about the worst-case scenario. >> reporter: loaded down with heavy containers, the captain tried to quickly slow down the more than 900 foot long cargo ship by dropping its port anchor. dark smoke could be seen billowing from its stacks, likely the backup generator coming online. but the ship never regained engine power, and it struck one of the two main structural support columns of the bridge. ben schafer is a structural engineer. >> once the bridge was struck by a container ship of that size, there's not a bridge that we build, you know, that's any level of economy and efficiency that's going to survive that. >> reporter: it's happened before. in 1980 during a blinding thunderstorm, a cargo ship slammed into a support column of

tampa's sunshine skyway bridge. a 1,200 foot span collapsed. 35 people were killed. since then, cargo ships have more than quadrupled in size. >> in the world of infrastructure system, it's a failure, right? i mean the bridge is gone. the port is closed. people have died. >> and kris van cleave is with us now. okay. so this investigation is just getting under way. what's the ntsb looking for? >> well, norah, they're going to have to contend with a lot of debris. this was like ramming a nimitz-size aircraft carrier into this bridge. so there's debris everywhere, but they went to get on board. they want to find the data and voice recorder that should be on board. they're also going to look at the maintenance history of this ship, including reports that the propulsion system may have failed an inspection over the summer. they also want to look at the bridge's maintenance history and its design. >> how does the power go out? kris van cleave, thank you so much. former president donald trump was hit with another gag order today. this time it was imposed by the new york judge overseeing the trial connected to trump's hush money payments to former porn star stormy daniels.

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as the sweet 16 gets under way. in the women's bracket, top seeded south carolina will take on the indiana hoosiers friday. it's the third straight year sc has entered the tournament as a top seed. excellence on the court is the hallmark. gamecocks. it's their tenth straight trip to the sweet 16 and the 11th overall for coach dawn staley, who described her coaching philosophy to jan crawford. >> did you think that i'm going to fill up that trophy case? >> i came here only thinking about winning a national championship and what that felt like. i didn't envision what it looked like. >> south carolina has captured its second national championship! >> reporter: to get to the top, dawn staley built a foundation. a culture of work, faith, and trust. >> discipline and culture, she's going to get you to be disci disciplined. >> it's a family environment here. it's not just about basketball. >> she's going to teach you right from wrong, on and off the

court. she's kind of our mother in a sense. >> mother? >> yeah. like we're here kids. >> she's a mom away from home. >> you're a mother figure to a lot of these girls. >> i like to see myself as an overseer. i like to see myself as a dream merchant. >> a dream merchant? >> dream merchant, absolutely. i think i'm genuine to them. >> reporter: and that formula is how this hall of fame coach gets a roster full of high school all americans willing year after year to put aside individual glory and believe. >> what would you say is the story line of this team? >> the fact that it's a team. we've got great individuals, but we're so much stronger as a team. >> reporter: to get here, once again the top number one seed after back-to-back undefeated seasons -- >> bank shot in! >> reporter: staley had to replace her entire starting lineup of seniors. >> everybody's got a new role. every single person had a new role on our team. >> your whole starting lineup was gone. >> gone.

>> reporter: adding some new pieces she knew would fit. >> how do you know which are the ones that are going to fit? >> it's more of not just the players. the family. like it's that dynamic. if there's some parenting that there's discipline in their household, that's a great candidate for us. >> having discipline, accountability. >> absolutely. like this is not a journey that i just have with their daughter. it's the entire family. >> dawn staley. >> oh, geez, how did she put that ball in. >> reporter: faith and family were cornerstones of her own stellar career. >> staley. >> reporter: two-time national player of the year at virginia. >> staley underneath. >>reporter: and three-tomb olympic gold medalist. >> when you talk about how people see you, your players do, it's authentic. >> i can't be anybody but myself. like i am truly my mother's child. like i am more like my mother today than any other time. >> what does that mean? >> like she was a disciplinarian. she was so strict, and i know

why now, because i -- like i am responsible for 12 players, responsible for 12 individuals. i am someone that they rely on to get them to where they want to go. >> i asked you earlier who was your greatest influence in coaching. >> my mother. >> your mom? >> my mom suffered from de dementia. she's nudging the big guy saying look out for my little girl. >> you think that? >> i do. i know that. i know that. >> reporter: staley also knows these women are determined to go back to the top fueled by a devastating loss in last year's final four. >> iowa has conquered south carolina! >> this season is revenge season. this team doesn't want to go through what we went through last year. it was like a whole. it put a hole in our heart. >> reporter: trust is how they came together to get stronger. >> there's a huge trust, and i know that when i said you stick

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shoot it up. >> reporter: and the other one is me. >> very good. you got this. the next one is in. the next one's in. yay! there we are. >> swish. >> you like that sound? >> reporter: it never gets old. bill bradley grew up in a small town on the mississippi river. >> 35 miles south of st. louis with one stop light. >> reporter: with a basketball and a goal. >> well, i spent a lot of time practicing, three or four hours every day, five days a week, five hours on saturday and sunday, nine months a year. >> 25 from over there. 25 in a row from there. 25 in a row from here. 25 in a row from here. 25 in a row from here. if you got 23 and you missed the 24th, start over. >> reporter: and after high school, he left little crystal city, missouri, with 75 college offers and a new goal. he chose princeton but not for

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remember, i was evangelical. >> reporter: after graduation, turning down an offer from the new york knicks, he went to england, a rhodes scholar. and a church-going christian until a sermon preaching apartheid in racially segregated rhodesia. >> i walked out and never returned to that church. >> reporter: when bradley finally appeared in madison square garden, knicks fans were delirious. >> my first game, every time i touched the ball in warm-ups, 18,500 people roared, right? because i was their savior supposedly. >> reporter: but not for long. >> gcrowd turned on me, booing me, spitting on me, accosting me in the street with, bradley, you overpaid bum. i was failing, and it hurt. >> reporter: and yet today his jersey hangs in madison square garden alongside his teammates,

the storied knicks of the '70s. >> we have a new nba champion. >> reporter: two-time world champions in 1970 and '73. >> we were not the best players in the league, but we were the best team. and for two years, we were the best team in the world. >> what does it feel like for you now to come to madison square garden after all these years? >> well, it's still home. >> beautiful teamwork. >> i really believe it was the first time in my life that i ever felt i belonged. >> reporter: even back in crystal city, a factory town, most dads worked at pittsburgh plate and glass. bill bradley was the banker's son. she was a doting mother high in expectations but strikingly low on praise. >> the only compliment that i ever got from her was on her

deathbed when she looked up at me and said, bill, you've been a good boy. i was 52. my mother always wanted me to be a success. my father always wanted me to be a gentleman. and neither one of them ever wanted me to be a basketball player or a politician. >> reporter: and so pivoting directly to politics, at 35, bill bradley of new jersey was the youngest member of the united states senate. >> the place for leadership is here. >> reporter: a seat he occupied for 18 years. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: but the white house, people always said that was bill bradley's destiny. >> the next president of the united states, senator bill bradley. >> reporter: and in 1999, he took his shot and missed. >> the storm former senator was very direct during his concession speech in new york. >> he won. i lost. >> reporter: and his marriage of

33 years was ending. without a goal, without a job, he felt lost until he found himself in a new, yet familiar place these last 23 years. investment banking. >> finally becoming my father's banker's son. >> reporter: and now an improbable coda to a remarkable career, bradley reflects on a life of wins and losses. >> it reminded me you weren't stuck where you were in this town or anywhere because you could always get on a raft like mark twain's hawk auck and jim o to a new place. >> reporter: rolling along, streaming on max is an oral memoir. >> remember i came from the midwest, missouri, the land of the flat o.r. as in please pass the fark.

new jersey is the land of choke lat. >> reporter: it's a different bill bradley. >> i discovered a rich inner life that allow med to never be alone, a kind of home. >> reporter: a gentleman and a success. bill bradley at 80, rolling along. >> if you can have an openness and joy about life that allows you to experience other people, nature, feeling the sun on your arms or whatever every day, you are going to have a full life whatever you

sick dairy cows in texas and nebraska have tested positive for bird flu. it's just the latest sign the virus is now infecting mammals. bradley blackburn found more evidence in argentina. >> reporter: along the rugged coast of western argentina, dying elephant seals filled the

beaches last year, a sight that horrified researcher valeria falla bella. she and her colleagues estimate 18,000 dead, most of them pups. more than 95% of the seals born here in 2023 did not survive. >> this kind of mortality is completely new for us. >> reporter: h5n1, the virus known as avian influenza, has been circulating in birds for decades. last year's sky-high egg prices were due to a 2022 outbreak that affected 58 million chickens in the u.s. alone. there have been cases where the virus spreads from infected birds to mammals. now researchers fear it may be moving from one mammal to another. dr. chris walter with the wildlife conservation society in new york says we need better tracking of viruses in animals to better protect humans. >> this avian influenza outbreak in the last three years has been one of the largest threats to

wildlife globally. >> reporter: he says the risk remains low, but the virus is changing quickly. these images should be a warning to governments. >> we really need to be on it to see is the virus acquiring new traits that could create a problem for us humans? this virus has the potential to be a pandemic? >> absolutely. >> >> reporter: in argentina, they will be counting the seals again this year, hoping for a better outcome. bradley blackburn, cbs news, new york. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm nydia ca bass oes. this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. the coast guard has suspended its rescue search for the six construction workers still missing after the francis scott key bridge collapsed in baltimore. all six were working on the bridge.

they are presumed to be dead, and recovery efforts continued overnight. the head coach of the utah women's basketball team says the team switched hotels ahead of its ncaa tournament game after experiencing racial hate crimes in coeur d'alene, idaho. county officials say a person in a truck with a confederate flag yelled racial slurs at the team as they returned from dinner. and here's a tasty partnership. mcdonald's w l begin serving krispy kreme donuts later this year. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new the entire key bridge has fallen into the harbor. >> the catastrophic bridge collapse in baltimore. >> yo, what the -- >> tonight the search for answers and the missing as a construction company says six of its workers are presumed dead. what we're learning about the vessel's loss of power and that

mayday call that may have saved lives. this bridge carries some 30,000 people every day. it is a major commuter route, and now it is completely shut down. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we are here tonight not far from that catastrophic collapse of the francis scott key bridge in the devastation is beyond words with this massive structure in ruins, twisted and broken. by daylight, the extent of what happened here became more clear. the video is stunning, and it tells us a lot about what happened after the ship lost power and collided with the bridge. tonight we're also learning more about the survivors and the missing. construction workers were fixing potholes on this heavily traveled bridge in the early

hours of the morning. the community here devastated. many telling us this view will never be the same with the bridge that has stood for decades no longer in the skyline. a state of emergency now issued by maryland's governor, and everyone from the federal government to local law enforcement pitching in to help acommunity in shock. dramatic video captured the horrifying moment the massive cargo ship, nearly 1,000 feet long, crashed into a support column on the francis scott key bridge in baltimore. >> the whole bridge just fell down. the whole bridge just collapsed. >> within seconds, a large portion of the bridge collapses, plunging into the patapsco river. >> we're still investigating what happened, but we are quickly gathering details. the preliminary investigation points to an accident. we haven't seen any credible evidence of a terrorist attack. >> a closer look at the video

shows the ship heading south at about 1:24 a.m. when the lights go dark but quickly on again. a minute later, plumes of black smoke can be seen billowing from the ship's chimney. once again, it appears the ship loses its lights. a minute after they come back on, the vessel slams into the bridge. >> never would you think that you would see, physically see, the key bridge tumble down like that. it looked like something out of an action movie. >> sources tell cbs news multiple alarms rang out on-ship. after several failed attempts to fix the loss of propulsion, the pilot issued a mayday call, giving officials time to stop traffic on the bridge. >> these people are heroes. they saved lives last night. >> the impact of the crash was so loud, it jolted donald heinbuck, who lives nearby, out of his sleep. >> it woke you up? what did it feel like? >> it felt just like an earthquake. we've had some earthquakes here before, and that's exactly what it felt like. associated with that was the

rolling thunder, which i thought was very unusual. >> what was the rolling thunder? >> it was the sound of the bridge collapsing in the patapsco river. >> it's just incredible to see this firsthand. i mean we are not far from this. and of course this bridge carries some 30,000 people every day. it is a major commuter route, and now it is completely shut down. you can see there is an active search and rescue operation going on right now, more than 12 hours after this accident. the fbi using robotic cameras underwater to search for six construction workers who were on the bridge. they are now presumed dead by their employer. two survivors were pulled from the chilly water this morning. >> a search and rescue is still under way. >> 24 members of the ntsb are on the site, leading the investigation. they want to examine the voyage data recorder. >> it will be critical. it's a critical piece of our investigation, which is why we have a recorder's team here. >> authorities say the singapore flagged vessel was headed from

baltimore to sri lanka, going 9 miles per hour. none of the crew was hurt. today president joe biden said the federal government will, quote, move heaven and earth to reopen the port and pay for the rebuilding. >> i told them we're going to send all the federal resources they need as we respond to this emergency. i mean all the federal resources. and we're going to rebuild that port together. >> now, federal officials tonight are here on the scene, including the fbi and the national transportation safety board. they're here to investigate. cbs's kris van cleave reports on the timeline of the incident and a similar accident that took place more than four decades ago. >> reporter: by daybreak, the force of the collision was clear. pieces of the mangled francis scott key bridge and crushed cargo containers littered the deck of the dali. but the first sign of trouble here when the lights flickered and went out on board. the giant ship had lost its engine, its electronics, and much of its ability to steer, leaving it on a collision course

with the bridge and little time to avert disaster. a mayday call went out as the nightmare scenario unfolded. michael kucharski is a former ntsb senior marine investigator. >> losing power as you're approaching a bridge would be just about the worst-case scenario. >> reporter: loaded down with heavy containers, the captain tried to quickly slow down the more than 900 foot long cargo ship by dropping its port anchor. dark smoke could be seen billowing from its stacks, likely the backup generator coming online. but the ship never regained engine power, and it struck one of the two main structural support columns of the bridge. ben schafer is a structural engineer. >> once the bridge was struck by a container ship of that size, there's not a bridge that we build, you know, that's any level of economy and efficiency that's going to survive that. >> reporter: it's happened before. in 1980 during a blinding thunderstorm, a cargo ship slammed into a support column of tampa's sunshine skyway bridge.

a 1,200 foot span collapsed. 35 people were killed. since then, cargo ships have more than quadrupled in size. >> in the world of infrastructure system, it's a failure, right? i mean the bridge is gone. the port is closed. people have died. >> and kris van cleave is with us now. okay. so this investigation is just getting under way. what's the ntsb looking for? >> well, norah, they're going to have to contend with a lot of debris. this was like ramming a nimitz-size aircraft carrier into this bridge. so there's debris everywhere, but they went to get on board. they want to find the data and voice recorder that should be on board. they're also going to look at the maintenance history of this ship, including reports that the propulsion system may have failed an inspection over the summer. they also want to look at the bridge's maintenance history and its design. >> how does the power go out? kris van cleave, thank you so much. former president donald trump was hit with another gag order today. this time it was imposed by the new york judge overseeing the trial connected to trump's hush money payments to former porn star stormy daniels.

the gag order came after the former president lashed out at the judge and his daughter on social media. in other news, shares of trump's media company soared more than 16% in the first day of trading, which now has a market value of nearly $8 billion. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." ♪

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." a short time ago, we spoke with maryland governor wes moore to ask about the families of the missing and the survivors.

>> what do we know about the victims' families? how are they doing? >> i had the chance to spend time with the victims' families, and they're distraught, and they're heartbroken. but i tell you the hopefulness that they have, these are very prayerful families. and i had a chance to pray with them and pray for them. you know, they define what it means to be -- to be maryland tough and to be baltimore strong. >> two people were miraculously rescued. what do we know about the survivors? >> so there are two people that we know, one who is actually in shock trauma right now. so we have a remarkable shock trauma unit here in the city of baltimore, and they are there actively working on one individual. and another individual, who was actually the leader of that group, who watched it all take

place. and i had a chance to spend time with him, and literally he tells a story where he was actually walking away from the bridge when the bridge began to collapse. and so he's, you know, watching what happened to him. and even as he said, he said that was all god's grace. >> that's incredible. so essentially he barely escaped? >> he barely escaped. i mean this was an absolutely catastrophic event. >> and, governor, i know so many people depend on this bridge to get to work. how quickly can this bridge be rebuilt? >> this is going to be a top priority for us to make sure that we can get this bridge built back up. >> part of our conversation with maryland's governor, wes moore. he's actually been at the site of this collapse since early this morning, and he also told us that every day, $191 million of economic activity crosses over that bridge. and the port of baltimore is responsible for at least 8,000

jobs. so we asked cbs's ramy inocencio to look at the impact for the city, state, and our country. >> reporter: collapsing in seconds, baltimore's francis scott key bridge was the gateway to much of the country. thousands of trucks transported goods on it daily. goods, much of which would end up at this 350,000 square foot warehouse. john schmidt is vice president and chief operating officer. >> it's going to add probably a couple hundred dollars minimum to every truckload. >> reporter: each truckload carrying everything from dry goods like food to reams of paper and office machinery. >> what's your warning to consumers? >> your product might take a little longer to get to you. >> reporter: the port of baltimore is one of three ports along the east coast that are at least 50 feet deep and can handle large ships like the dali. it's the u.s.'s busiest port for cars, trucks, and sugar, handling more than $80 billion in goods last year, employing more than 15,000 jobs. >> there is no question that

this will be a major and protracted impact to supply chains. >> reporter: amazon, fedex, and other multinationals tell cbs news they're still assessing the economic impact. >> the best case for the port in terms of getting it to be working again is probably about a month. >> and worst-case scenario? >> you're looking at a minimum of a year, and i'd be surprised if it's not two years. >> reporter: and before the port of baltimore can reopen, authorities first need to remove all of the debris and then re-dredge that part of the river. but, norah, there's no timeline at all for when that might happen. >> really interesting. ramy inocencio, thank you so much. in today's other major news, nearly two years after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, abortion rights returned to the nation's highest court. at issue is access to the widely used abortion pill mifepristone along with the fda's authority to regulate other prescription drugs. cbs's jan crawford was there for the oral arguments. >> mifepristone kills! >> reporter: protests made clear

the controversy. but inside the court, there appeared to be agreement with a majority of justices on both sides of the ideological aisle highly skeptical of arguments to restrict use of the so-called abortion pill. a key question, why should courts be second-guessing scientific decisions by the fda on how a drug is prescribed? >> do you have concerns about judges parsing medical and scientific studies? >> reporter: at issue in the case, the drug mifepristone, used with another drug in nearly two-thirds of abortions. a group of anti-abortion doctors argued the fda wrongly expanded access to the pill in 2016, when it extended the window when women can take it from seven to ten weeks. and during the pandemic in 2021 said an in-person doctor's visit was not needed, allowing mail order pharmacies to ship the drug nationwide. erin holly represents the doctors who say those changes led to increased emergency room visits and compromised women's health.

>> women are now left to receive these drugs in the mail or at their dorm room without ever having been checked by a doctor for life-threatening conditions. that's reckless. >> reporter: abortion rights supporters say mifepristone is the safest method of abortion, and the fda, not the court system, has the final word on drug safety. >> the fda acted on an extensive body of evidence and well within its authority and in accordance with the law. >> reporter: but in court, most of the 90-minute argument focused not on the merits of the fda's decision to expand access but whether the doctors even have legal standing to sue. >> and jan crawford joins us now. jan, did we get a sense of how the justices might rule? >> reporter: yeah. i mean i think the arguments suggested it's going to be a narrow, procedural ruling for the fda, and that would preserve nationwide access to the abortion pill. but we should have a decision by the end of june. norah. >> jan crawford at the supreme

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we wanted to end tonight here, near the francis scott key bridge, which has significant meaning for the country.

this is where it's believed francis scott key witnessed the battle that inspired him to write america's national anthem, "the star-spangled banner." he saw the rockets' red glare just a few hundred yards from where the bridge bearing his name stood for decades. this red, white, and blue buoy marks the location. in the war of 1812, key was detained aboard a boat while the battle of baltimore raged for 25 hours. by the dawn's early light, as he wrote, the american flag yet waved. his patriotic poem set to music officially became the national anthem in march of 1931. almost exactly 47 years ago, this majestic steel span across the patapsco river opened to traffic. it was among the marvels of 20th century engineering. this bridge tonight in ruins, but the message of key's anthem still true. a message of american resilience, perseverance in the

face of adversity. by the dawn's early light of another day, this community will surely rise again. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from baltimore, i'm norah o'donnell. ♪ this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. the coast guard has suspended its rescue search for the six construction workers still missing after the francis scott key bridge collapsed in baltimore. all six were working on the bridge.

they are presumed to be dead, and recovery efforts continued overnight. the head coach of the utah women's basketball teasays the team switched hotels ahead of its ncaa tournament game after experiencing racial hate crimes in coeur d'alene, idaho. county officials say a person in a truck with a confederate flag yelled racial slurs at the team as they returned from dinner. and here's a tasty partnership. mcdonald's will begin serving krispy kreme donuts later this year. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, march 27th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." horror in the harbor. the search for answers today and the search for the victims presumed dead after that baltimore bridge collapse. the mayday call that may have saved lives. fighting back.