the hostages, some of whom recently appeared in hamas propaganda videos. >> we are losing people that are alive now, and there is no time to waste. >> reporter: there's been a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region with hamas also feeling the heat. >> the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a cease-fire is hamas. >> reporter: but once again, the secretary of state made it very clear without a plan to protect civilians, the u.s. does not support a rafah offensive, saying the terrible suffering in gaza must end. but with three strikes overnight and another this morning in rafah alone, that feels very far away. days and nights filled with the moans of injured children, the tears for tiny bodies wrapped in shrouds, and the silent pain of those who have cried far too much.

everyone here is sick of war and longs for it to end. secretary blinken said today that israel has made an extraordinarily generous proposal to hamas. there is a lot riding on it. if a deal is not reached, in all likelihood, a rafah invasion will go ahead. norah. >> we'll be watching closely. debora patta, thank you so much. a union pacific freight train derailed today on a historic double-decker bridge in portland, oregon, causing major delays for commuter trains. all of the cars that derailed were empty. one is leaning against a support column, forcing the bridge to be shut down while it's assessed for structural damage. no injuries were reported. the cause of the derailment is under investigation. the race for president is coming into sharper focus with the cbs news battleground tracker poll showing president biden and former president donald trump running neck and neck in three key states. cbs's weijia jiang has details from the white house.

>> reporter: tonight, the biden campaign is facing warning signs in the key swing states of michigan, wisconsin, and pennsylvania. >> you're my ticket to the white house. you, pennsylvania. no, it's not hyperbole. >> reporter: rising prices have made the economy a top concern for voters. and in a new cbs poll, when asked if they would be financially better off under biden or trump, voters chose the former president by a sizeable margin in each of the three states. >> registered voters in michigan, wisconsin, and pennsylvania believe that they would be financially better off if trump wins. how do you explain that? >> the pandemic caused inflation to rise, caused damages to the supply chain, and so that's why the president took action. and we also understand that prices are still too high. they're still too high. >> reporter: more than 60% of voters in the three battlegrounds say the economy was good during the trump administration. >> we're going to have a big victory. the polls are looking tremendous

in michigan and wisconsin. >> reporter: the former president will campaign in those two states wednesday, when his so-called hush money trial takes the day off. still lagging behind biden in fund-raising, trump had a private meeting sunday with his primary rival, florida governor ron desantis, who has told allies he's willing to raise money for the man who attacked him relentlessly. >> we're up by 40 points over desanctimonious. >> reporter: as trump continues his search for a running mate, sources say one contender's stock has dropped. south dakota governor kristi noem. she's under fire for revealing in a new book that she shot her dog cricket after it misbehaved on a hunting trip, killed some chickens, and bit noem herself. governor noem is defending her actions, citing a south dakota law that says dogs that attack and kill livestock can be put down. she said the animal had bitten people before and that she was

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today, powerball revealed the winners of the $1.3 billion ticket drawn earlier this month in oregon. it's the fourth largest jackpot in powerball history. cbs's carter evans has the remarkable story of one of the winners. >> reporter: for charlie sapon, who came to america from laos, winning the massive powerball jackpot was heaven sent. >> thank you. >> reporter: he's been living on disability, undergoing cancer treatment for the last eight years. >> i'm still having chemotherapy. i pray to the god need some help. now i can rest my family and find a good doctor for myself. >> reporter: as a lump sum, the payout after taxes is $422 million, which sapon and his family will split with a family friend. >> i had a feeling i can win it, i can win it. but i didn't think i was going

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tonight, we have an eye-opening look at america's child care crisis. working parents across the country are struggling to cover the costs while providers are sounding the alarm that the federal funding cut last year is making it harder for them to stay afloat. cbs's nikole killion has our in-depth report. >> reporter: cora hoppy was on the verge of shutting down her child care center in southeast new hampshire. >> you went from having 400,000. >> down to nothing, nothing, which is terrifying. >> reporter: the center burned through its savings after hitting the so-called child care clip last fall, when $24 billion in federal pandemic-related subsidies expired in congress. >> what has the impact been on your center? >> devastating. we went from 90 employees down to 70, and we had to make cuts everywhere. >> reporter: she used the federal money to upgrade equipment and give raises to

staff like la anyway walker, who at one point was homeless. >> you were working here at the center. >> yes. >> but also homeless. >> yes. i'm taking care of other people's kids, and i was feeling very inadequate because i felt like i couldn't provide the bare essentials for my children. that's a lot of the reason why people leave the field, is because we can't afford to live. but people can't afford to pay either. >> last year i paid $32,000 for my three children. it is more than my mortgage, for sure. >> reporter: jenna has endured tuition hikes and worried she'd have to quit her job if the center closed. >> i have the center, and i have my husband, and that's it. >> reporter: one study finds 55% of child care operators know of at least one program that has recently closed. >> our worst fears have been realized, that there are now fewer providers able to provide care for families. >> reporter: while congress approved $1 billion in child care assistance this year, the biden administration has called

for $16 billion to stabilize the sector. the only way hoppy could keep her doors open was to beg her local city for help. >> we need a fully funded system so we can support children's development and our economy. if parents and guardians have a safe place to drop off their children, they will be more productive at work. >> reporter: for her, it's about investing in the future. nikole killion, cbs news, rochester, new hampshire.

runaway zebras left drivers bewildered near seattle. police say four zebras broke free sunday when the driver stopped to secure the trailer on the highway. the pack galloped past restaurants and ended up in a backyard. officers, neighbors, and even a rodeo clown helped corral the

zebras. but a fourth zebra is still reportedly on the run. keep your eye out. finally tonight's "heart of america." basketball legend candace parker is calling it a career after 16 seasons in the wnba. >> very difficult matchup. here's parker using the screen. gets it to go. >> the trailblazing power forward helped revolutionize the women's game. her athleticism captured national attention when in 2006 she became the first woman to dunk in an ncaa tournament game. parker was the first wnba player to be named rookie of the year and most valuable player in the same season. and she was again named mvp in 2013. parker is also the only player in league history to win wnba championships with three different teams, and she's also won two olympic gold medals with team usa. parker is now 38, and she's had ten surgeries in her career, and she says she needs another one in her foot. players and coaches from around

the league honored the icon after learning of her retirement. >> she's kind of a g.o.a.t. amongst g.o.a.t.s in the sense she changed the game. >> she's an amazing player, amazing mom, amazing person, and she's always been super inspiring to me. >> a trailblazer on and off the court. candace parker, tonight's "heart of america." and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. 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 the nation's capital. i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. four law enforcement officers were killed while serving a warrant in charlotte, north carolina. four other officers were injured in the shoot-out that began when several agencies arrived on the

scene. the suspect was killed, and two other people in the house have been taken in for questioning. former president donald trump is back in court in manhattan today as his hush money trial continues. the judge overseeing the case will rule this week on whether trump violated the case's gag order. and beyoncé is reprising her role as na la for the upcoming movie few fa sa, the lion king. she'll be joined by daughter blue ivy, who will voice nala's daughter, kyara. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. breaking news. multiple officers shot in charltte. >> shots fire at officers. two down. subject's barricaded himself. >> tonight, the new information cming in after at least three members of law enforcement are killed while serving a warrant. >> it sounded like world war iii.

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we're going to begin with that breaking news. a deadly attack on federal and local law enforcement officers in charlotte, north carolina. as we come on the air, the fbi is now among multiple law enforcement agencies at the scene of a suburban home where three members of a u.s. marshal task fce were killed and five others injured while executing a fugitive warrant. we are just learning that arrest warrant was for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and two occupants of that house are now being questioned. there were reports that as many as 100 shots rang out in the neighborhood. this is the latest ambush attack on law enforcement officers following a similar incident last night in kenner, louisiana, where three officers were shot and survived.

chief investigative reporter nick ochsner, of our cbs affiliate wbtv, will lead us off tonight from charlotte. >> shots fired at officer. possibly one down. subject's -- correction. two down. subject's barricaded himself. >> reporter: just before 2:00 p.m., a u.s. marshals task force was attempting to serve a warrant in charlotte, north carolina, when at least one suspect inside the house opened fire. >> tragically, there were three members of the u.s. marshals task force who were pronounced deceased, and there were four cmpd officers who were shot, one being in critical condition, who is now in the hospital fighting for his life. >> reporter: officers, including s.w.a.t. teams, quickly responded and shut down the neighborhood, including nearby schools. >> we were driving by. we heard about over 100 gunshots. it sounded like world war iii. >> reporter: neighbor tyler wilson said the shoot-out lasted for 30 minutes.

>> there was shots ringing left and right. we had s.w.a.t. and u.s. marshals set up snipers in our bedroom. there was an officer got drug by his arms through our house. >> reporter: police say one suspect has been killed, and they are questioning two other people found inside the house. >> today we lost some heroes that are out just simply trying to keep our community safe. >> reporter: today's shooting is the deadliest day for law enforcement since july 2016, when five dallas police officers were shot and killed during a protest against police abuse. excluding today, ten u.s. marshals have been killed in the line of duty in the last five years. north carolina governor roy cooper is en route to charlotte as we speak. norah. >> nick ochsner, thank you. tonight, columbia university has started suspending pro-palestinian student protesters who are refusing orders to break down their tent city in the center of campus. more arrests were also made today on campuses across the country, including the universities of texas and

georgia. we get new reporting tonight from cbs's tom hanson. >> we're staying out here. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: today nypd officers were standing by as students ignored a school deadline to dismantle their encampment or face suspension. >> i feel like currently there's a lot of fear from all sides and all students towards the administration. >> reporter: this is the epicenter of the college protests. they started small in this tent encampment, and now they've expanded to the entire columbia university quad. >> what are you protesting? >> i'm protesting against an ongoing genocide of palestine that is funded by the united states of america and that columbia profits off of. we are protesting for divestment. >> reporter: student anger has spread nationwide. more students at the university of texas-austin were arrested ignoring a police command to disperse. and over a dozen students were taken into custody at the university of georgia.

elise preston is in california, where dozens clashed sunday after a security barrier was breached. >> reporter: inside this pro-palestinian encampment at ucla, hundreds of students and faculty members voiced their solidarity. they say they'll be here as long as it takes, and ucla says there's no timeline for the university to get rid of this encampment. >> do you feel safe with this encampment and with the counter-protesters? >> we don't feel safe with the counter-protesters, but we think that we're building a community here that cares about safety. >> reporter: back here at columbia university, the students we spoke to say they have no plans on moving the tents until their demands are met or they are physically removed. the university has begun suspending students to ensure campus safety. school officials say they need the tents cleared out so they can start preparing for graduation ceremonies on may 15th. they will also have enhanced

security presence on campus. norah. >> tom hanson, thank you very much. >> communities in the central u.s. are bracing for another round of severe storms this week in the wake of a devastating tornado outbreak. a man was killed while sheltering from a tornado in iowa. in oklahoma, at least four people were killed, including this 4-month-old baby. according to a gofundme page for the family, their home was tossed 200 yards with the family inside. cbs's omar villafranca reports from the disaster zone. >> reporter: from above, it's easy to see where mother nature sliced through the city of sulphur. saturday night's tornadoes, with winds of at least 136 miles per hour, left a path of splintered trees and reduced buildings to rubble, including j.j.'s furniture downtown. joyce mensch and her family have run two stores for 24 years. the building they own is a total loss, but they're not giving up on the business and plan to

reopen elsewhere. >> there's nothing here to rebuild, and i think we're just going to -- whenever it's gone, it's gone. >> so you may just relocate? >> may relocate. >> reporter: about 50 miles south, the town of marietta also took a direct hit from an ef-4 tornado with wind speeds of at least 170 miles per hour. the violent storm snapped trees and power poles, flipped over an 18-wheeler, and cut a canyon through this large warehouse. >> that is huge. >> reporter: since friday, more than 60 tornadoes have torn across the heartland from texas to nebraska. cleanup continues after a weekend tornado hit waverly, nebraska, outside of lincoln. >> i have not been this close to a tornado. i am still in shock. >> reporter: back in oklahoma, crews are working nonstop to restore power and bring back some sense of normalcy. kimberly mensch says her mom and dad's furniture store may be gone, but the family bond is rock solid. >> all of the memories that we

had in here, good and bad, were all gone. but she was telling me whenever we pulled up, that it's just a building and that the name j.j.'s will still live on and that the family will be stronger than ever. >> reporter: this used to be a bar, and the owner told us she was actually trapped under this roof on saturday for more than 40 minutes before she was rescued. unfortunately one of her patrons did die. people are starting to leave flowers for her. power is still out, but crews are working nonstop to restore it. norah. >> thinking about all of those people. omar villafranca, thank you so much. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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for 44 years, dan rather was a fixture at cbs news, and for a quarter of a century, he was the face of the news division as anchor and managing editor of the evening news. that all came to an end in 2004 with the ill-fated investigation into president george w. bush's service during the vietnam war. rather left the air, retired when his contract expired, and never returned to cbs news. a documentary on his life and career will begin airing tomorrow on netflix. but before that, the lock long time newsman invited lee cowan in for a chat. >> and to each of you, courage. >> reporter: it's been almost 20 years. >> for "the cbs evening news," dan rather reporting. >> reporter: since dan rather. >> good night. >> reporter: signed off from the anchor desk here at cbs news. of the so-called big three tv anchormen back in the day, watched by some 50 unmillion people a night, rather was there the longest, almost a quarter century.

>> the hurricane has been hitting full force. >> the operative word for the war here in afghanistan is more. >> reporter: when he blinked -- >> i climbed up the berlin wall. >> reporter: the cbs eye did too. >> cbs news election. >> reporter: in his 44 years with cbs, he held every post a network reporter could -- bureau chief, war correspondent. >> ten years ago, there were no segregationist candidates for places in british parliament. >> reporter: foreign correspondent, white house correspondent. >> are you running for something? >> no, sir, mr. president. are you? >> reporter: but in 2006, a little more than a year after he stepped down from the anchor desk, dan rather left cbs itself. >> dan rather was one of the great reporters of his time. good luck, dan. all the best. >> dan rather, cbs news, became sort of all part of my name, a part of my identity. >> and you have interviewed how

many presidents? >> i'd have to count. every one since truman. >> reporter: this is the first time he's appeared on this network since. >> without apology or explanation, i miss cbs. i've missed it since the day i left there. >> reporter: even at 92, how and why he left still stings. >> in the heart of every reporter worthy of the name, lee, there's a message that news, real news, is what somebody somewhere, particularly somebody in power, doesn't want you to know. that's news. >> reporter: and that's what got him into trouble. >> nbc news in depth tonight. the black eye at cbs news. today cbs news anchor dan rather and the news division -- >> reporter: in 2004, rather filed a report for 60 minutes 2 that questioned george w. bush's service record in the texas air national guard. >> tonight, we have new documents and new information on the president's military service. >> reporter: but the documents on which rather and his producer

based their reporting could not be later authenticated. >> it was a mistake. cbs news deeply regrets it. also i want to say personally and directly i'm sorry. >> is that the lowest point for you, you think? >> of course it was the lowest point. i gave cbs news everything i had. they had smarter, better, more talented people, but they didn't have anybody who worked any harder than i did. >> cbs's lee cowan tells us one firehouse within sight ever ground zero has had its heart cut out. >> i'd only been at cbs a few years by then, during which dan rather had kindly and unexpectedly taken me under his wing and made me feel welcome. >> you told me once that it's not the question, but it's the follow-up, that that's -- >> yes. >> what often is more important. >> i hope you'll not be following up today. >> reporter: minus the suspenders and his cigars, rather remains just as i remember him, an intently curious -- >> i'll ring you back in about

ten, thanks. >> reporter: thoughtful, well read skeptic, who wants nothing more than to wear out his shoe leather chasing the next headline. >> what made you want to be a reporter in the first place? >> you know, lee, i've never quite known the answer to that question. all i know is it's the only thing i ever wanted to be was a reporter. and i'd get up every morning and as soon as my feet hit the ground, i'd say where's the story. >> you still do that, huh? >> i do. >> and it doesn't matter how big or small the audience is? >> no. >> good evening from india. >> port-au-prince haiti. >> welcome to alaska. >> reporter: after cbs, rather continued to report from all over the world for several news broadcasts of his own. >> we come to you tonight from the line between israel and the occupied west bank. >> reporter: he wrote books. >> thank you so much. that's exactly why i wanted to talk to you tonight. >> reporter: became a sought after voice on presidential politics and found a new younger audience or social media. >> you either get engaged and you get engaged under new terms, or you're out of the game.

i wanted to stay in the game. >> how would you rate where we are today? journalism? >> let the record show that i paused. the people who are practicing journalism today are so much better than those of us who came up at another time. they're better educated. they're more knowledgeable about the world. they want to do the right thing. they're doing the best they can. >> take your hands off of me unless you intend to arrest me. don't push me, please. >> reporter: in his time, he knew his best wasn't to try to be his predecessor, walter cronkite. instead he tried to be the best dan rather he could be, which came with price tags. some professional, many of them personal. >> we had the assassination on friday. the interrogation of the assassin on saturday. >> reporter: in 1963, while the nation mourned the assassination of john f. kennedy in dallas, rather didn't have that luxury.

>> you didn't have any time to grieve yourself. >> i didn't take time to grieve because i said to myself, it's my professional responsibility, and i can remember calling my wife, jean, who was in houston at the time of the assassination. she had cautioned me, dan, sooner or later, you have to make room for your own emotions. >> and i love my church. that's why i'm trying to show my church where they are in grave error if they accept integration. >> reporter: rather also led cbs's coverage of the civil rights movement. those were the days he thought might define him as a reporter. but then came vietnam. >> no soldier worthy of the name will leave even a dead comrade. >> there's a great misunderstanding of what soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines are afraid of in war. they are afraid of dying. of course they are. but that's not what they're most afraid of. fighting men and women are most afraid of letting down the guy to their left or the woman to their right. race was rarely even thought of. the saying among the troops was

same mud, same blood. and that's the way it was handled. >> reporter: being a hard-charging reporter doesn't mean being a heartless one. after 9/11, rather's raw emotion reflected what we were all feeling. >> that alabaster's city's gleam undimmed by human tears. we can never sing that song again. >> reporter: that was all long ago. these days you'll find him under the shade of a stately old oak, not far from his home in austin, texas. >> it's called a treaty tree. >> reporter: it's out lasted spanish conquests, the civil war, even urban sprawl. and in its tangled branches, dan rather sees himself. >> it couldn't survive for these 600 years without having very deep roots. >> it's a lot comparable to you. it's endurge, strength, and it's been in texas for a long time. >> yeah, i wish that were true. >> reporter: he spent his career trying to put the world in

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forces bombed a german train. it turned out to be carrying hundreds of allied p.o.w.s destined for a concentration camp. among the survivors, corporal paul valdez of the armiary 45th infantry division and seven other americans. they fled for their lives here to the rugged hills of monte buono, 42 miles outside of room. nelo lieu ketty, now 93 years old, was 12 when one of them knocked on his door. "mother gave them a loaf of bread because the poor things had nothing to eat." nothing, he sobs. the americans eventually took cover behind these abandoned medieval walls, though not for long. >> this medieval monastery became a literal sanctuary for those eight g.i.s until the nazis eventually hunted them down and gunned them down. villagers say the bullet holes

are still visible. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "what cowards the nazis were" nelo shudders, recalling the moment he saw the bodies of the slain americans. "those poor boys." since the massacre, the town has honored those eight g.i.s every year. [ applause ] ♪ this april marks the 80th anniversary, a milestone that the family of paul valdez could not miss, flying in from california and colorado like his grand niece elaine torres. >> they really have kept their memories alive all of these years, all the years that we never even knew about monte buono or anything that had happened here. so it's extraordinary that they've really embraced all of them. >> they knew. they never forgot. >> they never forgot. >> reporter: the valdez family has paul's p.o.w. tag, letters home, and his prayer book.

but for decades they never knew the full story until, with the help of historians, the town of monte buono reached out to paul's brother, ruben, in 2019. >> the town was taking care of him. people cared about him. other mothers cared about him and his fellow soldiers. >> reporter: ruben, peggy valdez's father, died just months after that call. but not without finally knowing once and for all about the town that took care of his brother and has honored his memory ever since. ♪

construction has begun on what's billed as the fastest train line in the united states. when it's done, it will connect las vegas and los angeles. elise preston has the story. >> reporter: the high-speed rail link will connect vegas with existing train services in the eastern suburbs of los angeles.

the developer says it will take about two hours to go each way. that's at least twice as fast as driving from l.a. to vegas. the all-new electric train will zip along at 186 miles per hour. secretary of transportation pete buttigieg. >> an estimated 10 million people will one day ride this line yearly, sitting comfortaby on a new train, looking out the window at the angeles national forest. >> reporter: this $12 billion high speed system is expected to create 35,000 jobs. the goal is to start running trains by 2028 when the summer olympics return to los angeles. in san francisco's bay area, b.a.r.t. used to be the future of public transportation. >> these are the amenities that give people a new kind of transit experience. >> reporter: but plans don't al work out. the last original b.a.r.t. car is now retired. in 1972, it made its debut, billed as a space-age system. >> no swaying or jolting. >> reporter: outfitted with gold carpet, upholstered seats, and

the promise of a train every 90 seconds. >> free of vibration, quiet, smooth. >> reporter: but after more than five decades plagued with low ridership, rising crime, and aging cars, b.a.r.t. upgraded and rolled out a brand-new fleet, helping californians connect. elise preston, cbs news, los angeles. and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. 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 taurean small. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. four law enforcement officers were killed while serving a warrant in charlotte, north carolina. four other officers were injured in the shoot-out that began when several agencies arrived on the scene.

the suspect was killed, and two other people in the house have been taken in for questioning. former presidentonald trump is back in court in manhattan today as his hush money trial continues. the judge overseeing the case will rule this week on whether trump violated the case's gag order. and beyoncé is reprising her role as nala for the upcoming movie "mufasa: the lion king." she'll be joined by daughter blue ivy, who will voice nala's daughter, kiara. > for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, n york. breaking news. multiple officers shot in charlotte. >> shots fired at officer. two down. subject's barricaded himself. >> tonight, the new information coming in after at least three members of law enforcement are killed while serving a warrant. >> it sounded like world war iii.

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we're going to begin with that breaking news. a deadly attack on federal and local law enforcement officers in charlotte, north carolina. as we come on the air, the fbi is now among multiple law enforcement agencies at the scene of a suburban home where three members of a u.s. marshal task force were killed and five others injured while executing a fugitive warrant. we are just learning that arrest warrant was for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and two occupants of that house are now being questioned. there were reports that as many as 100 shots rang out in the neighborhood. this is the latest ambush attack on law enforcement officers following a similar incident last night in kenner, louisiana, where three officers were shot and survived. chief investigative reporter

nick ochsner, of our cbs affiliate wbtv, will lead us off tonight from charlotte. >> shots fired at officers. possibly one down. subject's -- correction. two down. subject's barricaded himself. >> reporter: just before 2:00 p.m., a u.s. marshals task force was attempting to serve a warrant in charlotte, north carolina, when at least one suspect inside the house opened fire. >> tragically, there were three members of the u.s. marshals task force who were pronounced deceased, and there were four cmpd officers who were shot, one being in critical condition, who is now in the hospital fighting for his life. >> reporter: officers, including s.w.a.t. teams, quickly responded and shut down the neighborhood, including nearby schools. >> we were driving by. we heard about over 100 gunshots. it sounded like world war iii. >> reporter: neighbor tyler wilson said the shoot-out lasted for 30 minutes. >> there was shots ringing left

and right. we had s.w.a.t. and u.s. marshals set up snipers in our bedroom. there was an officer got drug by his arms through our house. >> reporter: police say one suspect has been killed, and they are questioning two other people found inside the house. >> today we lost some heroes that are out just simply trying to keep our community safe. >> reporter: today's shooting is the deadliest day for law enforcement since july 2016, when five dallas police officers were shot and killed during a protest against police abuse. excluding today, ten u.s. marshals have been killed in the line of duty in the last five years. north carolina governor roy cooper is en route to charlotte as we speak. norah. >> nick ochsner, thank you. tonight, columbia university has started suspending pro-palestinian student protesters who are refusing orders to break down their tent city in the center of campus. more arrests were also made today on campuses across the country, including the

universities of texas and georgia. we get new reporting tonight from cbs's tom hanson. >> we're staying out here. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: today nypd officers were standing by as students ignored a school deadline to dismantle their encampment or face suspension. >> i feel like currently there's a lot of fear from all sides and all students towards the administration. >> reporter: this is the epicenter of the college protests. they started small in this tent encampment, and now they've expanded to the entire columbia university quad. >> what are you protesting? >> i'm protesting against an ongoing genocide of palestine that is funded by the united states of america and that columbia profits off of. we are protesting for divestment. >> reporter: student anger has spread nationwide. more students at the university of texas-austin were arrested ignoring a police command to disperse. and over a dozen students were taken into custody at the

university of georgia. elise preston is in california, where dozens clashed sunday after a security barrier was breached. >> reporter: inside this pro-palestinian encampment at ucla, hundreds of students and faculty members voiced their solidarity. they say they'll be here as long as it takes, and ucla says there's no timeline for the university to get rid of this encampment. >> do you feel safe with this encampment and with the counter-protesters? >> we don't feel safe with the counter-protesters, but we think that we're building a community here that cares about safety. >> reporter: back here at columbia university, the students we spoke to say they have no plans on moving the tents until their demands are met or they are physically removed. the university has begun suspending students to ensure campus safety. school officials say they need the tents cleared out so they can start preparing for graduation ceremonies on may 15th. they will also have enhanced

security presence on campus. norah. >> tom hanson, thank you very much. communities in the central u.s. are bracing for another round of severe storms this week in the wake of a devastating tornado outbreak. a man was killed while sheltering from a tornado in iowa. in oklahoma, at least four people were killed, including this 4-month-old baby. according to a gofundme page for the family, their home was tossed 200 yards with the family inside. cbs's omar villafranca reports from the disaster zone. >> reporter: from above, it's easy to see where mother nature sliced through the city of sulphur. saturday night's tornadoes, with winds of at least 136 miles per hour, left a path of splintered trees and reduced buildings to rubble, including j.j.'s furniture downtown. joyce mensch and her family have run two stores for 24 years. the building they own is a total loss, but they're not giving up on the business and plan to reopen elsewhere.

>> there's nothing here to rebuild, and i think we're just going to -- whenever it's gone, it's gone. >> so you may just relocate? >> may relocate. >> reporter: about 50 miles south, the town of marietta also took a direct hit from an ef-4 tornado with wind speeds of at least 170 miles per hour. the violent storm snapped trees and power poles, flipped over an 18-wheeler, and cut a canyon through this large warehouse. >> that is huge. >> reporter: since friday, more than 60 tornadoes have torn across the heartland from texas to nebraska. cleanup continues after a weekend tornado hit waverly, nebraska, outside of lincoln. >> i have not been this close to a tornado. i am still in shock. >> reporter: back in oklahoma, crews are working nonstop to restore power and bring back some sense of normalcy. kimberly mensch says her mom and dad's furniture store may be gone, but the family bond is rock solid. >> all of the memories that we had in here, good and bad, were

all gone. but she was telling me whenever we pulled up, that it's just a building and that the name j.j.'s will still live on and that the family will be stronger than ever. >> reporter: this used to be a bar, and the owner told us she was actually trapped under this roof on saturday for more than 40 minutes before she was rescued. unfortunately one of her patrons did die. people are starting to leave flowers for her. power is still out, but crews are working nonstop to restore it. norah. >> thinking about all of those people. omar villafranca, thank you so much. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." president biden spoke with the leaders of egypt and qatar this afternoon in a renewed push

for a cease-fire in the war in gaza. we also learned today that u.s. troops are making progress in the construction of a floating pier off the coast of gaza. it will be used to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid to the people of gaza. meanwhile, as israel weighs invading rafah, a deadly air strike hit the city where more than a million palestinians are sheltering. we do want to warn you that some of the images are disturbing. here's cbs's debora patta. >> reporter: under pressure and running out of options, prime minister benjamin netanyahu faces mounting anger. protests have ramped up on the streets of israel with a vengeance, demanding he make a deal to bring those in captivity home, whatever the price. but hard-liners in netanyahu's ruling coalition say his job is on the line if he delays a rafah invasion and negotiates with hamas. his choice is stark. press ahead with rafah or free

the hostages, some of whom recently appeared in hamas propaganda videos. >> we are losing people that are alive now, and there is no time to waste. >> reporter: there's been a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region with hamas also feeling the heat. >> the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a cease-fire is hamas. >> reporter: but once again, the secretary of state made it very clear without a plan to protect civilians, the u.s. does not support a rafah offensive, saying the terrible suffering in gaza must end. but with three strikes overnight and another this morning in rafah alone, that feels very far away. days and nights filled with the moans of injured children, the tears for tiny bodies wrapped in shrouds, and the silent pain of those who have cried far too much.

everyone here is sick of war and longs for it to end. secretary blinken said today that israel has made an extraordinarily generous proposal to hamas. there is a lot riding on it. if a deal is not reached, in all likelihood, a rafah invasion will go ahead. norah. >> we'll be watching closely. debora patta, thank you so much. a union pacific freight train derailed today on a historic double-decker bridge in portland, oregon, causing major delays for commuter trains. all of the cars that derailed were empty. one is leaning against a support column, forcing the bridge to be shut down while it's assessed for structural damage. no injuries were reported. the cause of the derailment is under investigation. the race for president is coming into sharper focus with a cbs news battleground tracker poll showing president biden and former president donald trump running neck and neck in three key states. cbs's weijia jiang has details

from the white house. >> reporter: tonight, the biden campaign is facing warning signs in the key swing states of michigan, wisconsin, and pennsylvania. >> you're my ticket to the white house. you, pennsylvania. no, it's not hyperbole. >> reporter: rising prices have made the economy a top concern for voters. and in a new cbs poll, when asked if they would be financially better off under biden or trump, voters chose the former president by a sizeable margin in each of the three states. >> registered voters in michigan, wisconsin, and pennsylvania believe that they would be financially better off if trump wins. how do you explain that? >> the pandemic caused inflation to rise, caused damages to the supply chain, and so that's why the president took action. and we also understand that prices are still too high. they're still too high. >> reporter: more than 60% of voters in the three battlegrounds say the economy was good during the trump administration. >> we're going to have a big victory. the polls are looking tremendous

in michigan and wisconsin. >> reporter: the former president will campaign in those two states wednesday, when his so-called hush money trial takes the day off. still lagging behind biden in fund-raising, trump had a private meeting sunday with his primary rival, florida governor ron desantis, who has told allies he's willing to raise money for the man who attacked him relentlessly. >> we're up by 40 points over desanctimonious. >> reporter: as trump continues his search for a running mate, sources say one contender's stock has dropped. south dakota governor kristi noem. she's under fire for revealing in a new book that she shot her dog cricket after it misbehaved on a hunting trip, killed some chickens, and bit noem herself. governor noem is defending her actions, citing a south dakota law that says dogs that attack and kill livestock can be put down. she said the animal had bitten people before and that she was being a responsible parent, dog

owner, and neighbor. norah. >> weijia jiang, thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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today, powerball revealed the winners of the $1.3 billion ticket drawn earlier this month in oregon. it's the fourth largest jackpot in powerball history. cbs's carter evans has the remarkable story of one of the winners. >> reporter: for charlie saephan, who came to america from laos, winning the massive powerball jackpot was heaven sent. >> >> thank you. >> reporter: he's been living on disability, undergoing cancer treatment for the last eight years. >> i'm still having chemotherapy. i pray to the god need some help. now i can rest my family and find a good doctor for myself. >> reporter: as a lump sum, the payout after taxes is $422 million, which saephan and his wife will split with a family friend. >> i had a feeling i can win it, i can win it. but i didn't think i was going

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tonight, we have an eye-opening look at america's child care crisis. working parents across the country are struggling to cover the costs while providers are sounding the alarm that the federal funding cut last year is making it harder for them to stay afloat. cbs's nikole killion has our in-depth report. >> reporter: cora hoppe was on the verge of shutting down her child care center in southeast new hampshire. >> you went from having 400,000. >> down to nothing, to nothing, which is terrifying. >> reporter: the center burned through its savings after hitting the so-called child care clip last fall, when $24 billion in federal pandemic-related subsidies expired in congress. >> what has the impact been on your center? >> devastating. we went from 90 employees down to 70, and we had to make cuts everywhere. >> reporter: she used the federal money to upgrade equipment and give raises to

staff like lanea walker, who at one point was homeless. >> you were working here at the center. >> yes. >> but also homeless. >> yes. i'm taking care of other people's kids, and i was feeling very inadequate because i felt like i couldn't provide the bare essentials for my children. that's a lot of the reason why people leave the field, is because we can't afford to live. but people can't afford to pay either. >> last year i paid $32,000 for my three children. it is more than my mortgage, for sure. >> reporter: jenna has endured tuition hikes and worried she'd have to quit her job if the center closed. >> i have the center, and i have my husband, and that's it. >> reporter: one study finds 55% of child care operators know of at least one program that has recently closed. >> our worst fears have been realized, that there are now fewer providers able to provide care for families. >> reporter: while congress approved $1 billion in child care assistance this year, the biden administration has called for $16 billion to stabilize the sector.

the only way hoppe could keep her doors open was to beg her local city for help. >> we need a fully funded system so we can support children's development and our economy. if parents and guardians have a safe place to drop off their children, they will be more productive at work. >> reporter: for her, it's about investing in the future. nikole killion, cbs news, rochester, new hampshire. (whisper) air wick. how far would you go to control the fragrance in your home? there's an easier way. try air wick vibrant, with 2x more natural essential oils

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runaway zebras left drivers bewildered near seattle. police say four zebras broke free sunday when the driver stopped to secure the trailer on the highway. the pack galloped past restaurants and ended up in a backyard. officers, neighbors, and even a rodeo clown helped corral the zebras.

but a fourth zebra is still reportedly on the run. keep your eye out. finally tonight's "heart of america." basketball legend candace parker is calling it a career after 16 seasons in the wnba. >> very difficult matchup. here's parker using the screen. gets it to go. >> the trailblazing power forward helped revolutionize the women's game. her athleticism captured national attention when in 2006 she became the first woman to dunk in an ncaa tournament game. parker was the first wnba player to be named rookie of the year and most valuable player in the same season. and she was again named mvp in 2013. parker is also the only player in league history to win wnba championships with three different teams, and she's also won two olympic gold medals with team usa. parker is now 38, and she's had ten surgeries in her career, and she says she needs another one in her foot. players and coaches from around

the league honored the icon after learning of her retirement. >> she's kind of a g.o.a.t. amongst g.o.a.t.s in the sense of she changed the game. >> she's an amazing player, amazing mom, amazing person, and she's always been super inspiring to me. >> a trailblazer on and off the court. candace parker, tonight's "heart of america." and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. 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 the nation's capital. i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. four law enforcement officers were killed while serving a warrant in charlotte, north carolina. four other officers were injured in the shoot-out that began when several agencies arrived on the scene.

the suspect was killed, and two other people in the house have been taken in for questioning. former president donald trump is back in court in manhattan today as his hush money trial continues. the judge overseeing the case will rule this week on whether trump violated the case's gag order. and beyoncé is reprising her role as nala for the upcoming movie "mufasa: the lion king." she'll be joined by daughter blue ivy, who will voice nala's daughter, kiara. > for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it's tuesday, april 30th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." tragedy in north carolina. >> we were driving by. we heard about over a hundred gunshots. it sounded like world war iii.