president Biden delivered a message directly to Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that could mark a turning point in the six-month-long conflict. One person is dead and three others injured after part of a large construction crane broke away from its platform and then hit a car on a bridge in Fort Lauderdale.
A massive search-and-rescue effort is underway in Taiwan following its most powerful earthquake in 25 years. The magnitude 7.4 quake hit during the morning rush hour. At least nine people are dead, with about a thousand people injured. Dozens more are trapped by debris.
There is outrage at the White House after an Israeli air strike in Gaza killed at least seven aid workers from the world central kitchen. President Biden called the organization's founder, chef Jose Andres, to express his heartbreak today. there are also growing questions about the police shooting of a 15-year-old girl on the side of a California highway in 2022. Newly-released video appears to show the teenager attempting to surrender before being killed in a shoot out.
Iran is pledging revenge tonight accusing Israel of attacking its embassy complex in Syria and reportedly killing at least seven Iranian military officials. That includes a top general. The air strike comes as a Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces growing pressure to step down.
There's a long road ahead with the increasingly complicated cleanup operation in Baltimore regarding the Francis Scott Key Bridge. And investigators say the bridge did have some kind of impact protection in place, but CBS News found out a majority of U.S. bridges don't. And Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" to College Station, Texas, with a story about how old friends and an old car gave one man a new lease on life.
Tonight, we are 1200 feet above the wreckage of the Baltimore bridge collapse. The Biden administration approved $60 billion in emergency funding to help cover the initial cost of debris removal. Governor Wes Moore warned residents of the long road ahead when it comes to rebuilding the bridge and returning the port to what it was. The NTSB says the investigation itself could take up to two years.
Maryland officials have just announced that they have recovered the first bodies from the water after that deadly bridge collapse, and authorities also revealing they are now shifting to a new phase. New details about the victims who were working in the middle of the night on the bridge. One was just 26 years old.
We are following the latest developments in the collapse of the Francis Scott key bridge in Baltimore. President Biden said the federal government will move heaven and Earth to reopen the port and pay for the rebuilding.
The department of homeland security raided multiple homes, of music mogul Sean "Diddy" combs this afternoon. U.S. Officials tell CBS news that the raids in Los Angeles and Miami beach are a possible ongoing sex trafficking investigation. The 54-year-old founder of bad boy records has been accused of sexual misconduct including rape and assault by several women since November.
After months away from the public eye, Princess Kate has announced she has cancer. A rare and shocking mass shooting today in the heart of Russia, where heavily armed gunmen opened fire at a concert hall in Moscow before the building was engulfed in flames. The House today approved a $1.2 trillion spending package amid calls for the removal of Republican Speaker Mike Johnson.
A chaotic scene today at the border in El Paso. Video shared by "The New York post" as a group of migrants pushing past Texas National Guard troops and rushing through a razor wire fence. In an exclusive interview with CBS news border patrol chief Jason Owen says the U.S. Needs tougher policies to deter illegal crossings. Choose to come between the ports of entry.
Disturbing allegations of potentially life-threatening hazing campus at the university of Maryland. Tonight, five fraternities are under investigation. Trump's attorneys are hailing a decision by a Georgia judge allowing them to appeal a ruling last week to keep Fulton county District Attorney Fani Willis on the 2020 election interference case.
Texas can now arrest and detain anyone suspected of illegally crossing into the state from Mexico. The fight over who can police the border escalating and the supreme court weighing in. In a 6-3 decision, the nation's highest court said it won't block the law, known as SB 4, that gives local and state police the power to arrest and detain migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally.
Beachgoers running for cover as gunfire erupts on Jacksonville beach. Three separate shootings as crowds celebrated spring break and St. Patrick's day on Sunday night. In one incident, three people were shot, including a tourist who was shot three times. Another person was killed in a separate shooting. In Haiti, The U.S. Embassy has urged all U.S. Citizens to leave immediately, private companies having to airlift Americans out by helicopter.
Americans in the Midwest and South are assessing the damage after a series of deadly storms swept across the region. The latest on ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, plus efforts to get more aid into the Gaza Strip. Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" to an elementary school in Maine where the biggest trend isn't on the student's phones, but in their closets.
A political rebuke causing shock waves from Washington to Tel Aviv. The top Democrat in the senate and the highest-ranking Jewish elected official is slamming Israel's prime minister, calling for new elections to replace Benjamin Netanyahu.
A dramatic rescue mission overnight to get Americans out of Haiti. Mitch albom, best-selling author of books like "Tuesdays with morrie," airlifted to safety, along with his wife and eight others out of Haiti's violence-torn all capital of port-au-prince.
Alaska airlines is defending its decision to keep that plane the door panel blew off of mid-flight in service. It was scheduled to come in for a maintenance check that night after warning lights on the Boeing 737 max indicated problems with the plane's pressurization system.
A deadly school bus accident in western Illinois. State police say five people were killed including three children when the school bus crossed over the yellow line and then slammed into a semi truck. Both the bus and the truck burst into flames killing everyone on board in both vehicles.
president Biden is hitting the road to sell his vision for the next four years. Fresh off his fiery state of the union address and more good news on the economy. The labor department says 275,000 jobs were added last month, far exceeding expectations.
One of the most important speeches of Joe Biden's career, As the president delivers an election year state of the union. The economy, the border, and the other topics he'll cover, as the president aims to to convince America he is fit for a second term in office.
New York's governor deploys National Guard troops to patrol the country's largest mass transit system amid an uptick in violent crime. And even today, just hours after the announcement, a train conductor reported that she was hit in the head with a glass bottle. New York Governor Kathy Hochul's plan is aimed at improving subway rider safety, adding 1,000 more personnel, including 750 National Guard troops, to help with patrols and random bag searches.
Polls show that immigration and the economy are the top issues for Republican voters, with many feeling angry about how things are going in this country. This Super Tuesday may feel less suspenseful than the previous years but it is no less consequential, setting the stage for a general election rematch between the current and former presidents and possibly signaling the end of Nikki Haley's campaign.
The Supreme Court hands Donald Trump a significant legal victory. The justices ruling that states cannot bar Donald Trump from running for another term, even though he is accused by some of insurrection. Colorado and several other states were seeking to disqualified trump because of his action surrounding the January 6th attack on the U.S.
New developments in that terrifying accident and dramatic rescue in Louisville when a semitruck was left dangling off a bridge, nearly 100 feet over the Ohio river. The driver miraculously escaped without suffering any serious injuries but was taken to a local hospital out of precaution.
Weight watchers announced today that Oprah Winfrey is stepping down from its board of directors after nearly ten years. This is the time of the year when many high school seniors choose their college, but millions are in limbo, still waiting to hear how much financial aid they can expect.
The Supreme Court agrees to decide if Donald Trump is immune from prosecution on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election. Fast-moving Texas wildfires that are burning a path of destruction larger than the state of Rhode Island. The Texas governor today declared a disaster declaration in 60 counties, with one of the fires now the second-largest in state state history.
Optimistic hopes that congress can strike a deal but time is running out. The house does not return to Washington until tomorrow evening, just two days before that partial shutdown. Former president Donald Trump is looking to continue his winning streak over former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley.
The White House says President Biden will be making his first trip to the southern border and more than a year with a migrant crisis being one of his biggest problems heading into the election, and former president Donald Trump is heading to the border on the very same day, this Thursday.
The trial of the national rifle association's former longtime leader Wayne Lapierre, after he was accused of using the gun lobbying group as a personal piggy bank. The future of reproductive rights here in America and the growing backlash to the Alabama supreme court decision that declared embryos should be treated as children. A growing number of conservative Republicans are speaking out against the ruling.
