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prosecuting ivf families and providers. "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. there is breaking news tonight in 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. we will get to that news in just a minute. but we do want to begin with the future of reproductive rights here in america and the growing backlash to that alabama supreme court decision that declared embryos should be treated as children. a growing number of conservative republicans are speaking out against the ruling. there are also a number of key developments in alabama that have possible nationwide implications. one of the country's largest embryo shipping companies today saying they reportedly paused doing business in alabama, and that means many of the people who hoped to continue their treatment out-of-state have lost that option.

also this, the alabama attorney general for his part announced today he has no intention of prosecuting ivf clinics or its patients. now this all comes just ahead of the key republican primary vote tomorrow in south carolina, and that is where cbs's robert costa is tonight. >> reporter: republican primary front-runner former president donald trump said he strongly supports the availability of ivf. >> today i'm calling on the alabama legislature to act quickly to find an immediate solution to preserve the availability of ivf in alabama. >> reporter: as former u.n. ambassador nikki haley aims for a breakthrough in her home state, a national reckoning over the alabama supreme court's ruling on in vitro fertilization is upending the final hours of the south carolina primary. how should republicans talk about ivf treatments? >> what i will say is don't have a knee-jerk reaction over this. we want to make sure embryos are

protected. this decision needs to be decided between the parents and the physicians. no one else. government doesn't need to start intruding into this. >> reporter: the debate over alabama's decision is now putting 2024 battleground republican candidates in political crosshairs, causing the campaign arm of the senate to encourage republican senate candidates to clearly and concisely reject efforts by the government to restrict ivf. but amid the fallout, an intense push for votes in south carolina, for the last two republican presidential candidates. >> we have a country to save. >> reporter: top republicans tell cbs news they are urging haley to stay in the race as long as possible in case trump is convicted in the criminal hush money case set to begin next month in new york. in the meantime her supporters are weighing their options, if she were to drop out. >> i would sit this election out if donald trump and joe biden were the only nominees.

>> reporter: in our interview, haley sounded the alarm, saying that republicans nationwide need to sit up and pay attention, open their eyes, that donald trump will be sitting in a courtroom for much of the coming months, but so many voters here in south carolina, especially trump supporters, say they just don't care. norah? >> norah: robert costa ahead of that key vote tomorrow, thank you. now to that breaking news about the powerful national rifle association. the nra's former leaders, including the longtime leader wayne lapierre, were accused of using millions of nra donor funds as a personal piggy bank, and tonight, in a stunning rebuke, a jury in manhattan found them liable. we get details now from cbs's errol barnett. >> wayne, how do you feel? >> reporter: after a week of deliberation a new york jury tonight found wayne lapierre liable of fraudulently spending nra donor funds. he has been ordered to pay back more than $4.3 million. but the new york attorney general's office had claimed lapierre improperly spent even more money, including

millions of dollars on private jets, hundreds of thousands of dollars for trips to the bahamas, and excessive amounts to one vendor in exchange for international trips and personal use of a luxury yacht. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> reporter: it is yet another victory for new york attorney general letitia james, who's been investigating the nra's spending practices for four years. lapierre's decades-long influence and strategic alliance with republicans prevented the still-debated ban on assault weapons, despite the ongoing plague of mass shootings and gun violence across america. now, lapierre has denied the state's allegations. two other nra executives were also found liable of violating their statuary obligations. they deny culpability, as well. now nra membership and revenue has been declining in recent years, but norah, it remains a powerful force, both politically

and culturally across the country. >> norah: errol barnett, thank you so much. now to this, a suspect is in custody tonight in connection to the death of a 22-year-old girl in georgia. the dean's list nursing student was found on a popular running trail with what police call visible injuries. cbs's mark strassmann reports tonight on renewed concerns of safety on college campuses. >> laken riley. [applause] >> reporter: for laken riley, an aspiring nurse, this white jacket ceremony was a right of passage. the 22-year-old honor student was murdered as she jogged alone, jarring athens, home of the university of georgia. >> she was a sweet girl. it's obviously devastating for my sorority. all of the girls were like at the house crying yesterday. >> reporter: athens is your textbook college town. lake herrick is another option for students to jog, walk, relax. but the woods behind this lake is where police found laken riley's body.

her murder, the first on this campus in 20 years. >> he did not know her at all. i think this was a crime of opportunity. >> reporter: tonight, police announced they have arrested 26-year-old jose antonio ibarra who has been charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, and assault. >> friday felt different here, edgy for many. all day, police scoured this apartment complex, friday classes were canceled. >> so definitely a fear factor. >> reporter: for georgia students like hailey pearson and addison turkin. >> everyone is just in their dorm or went home and it is just a quiet, eerie feeling. >> reporter: adidas commissioned a global survey about women joggers like laken riley. 92% said they were concerned and 51% said afraid of being physically attacked. especially now in athens. >> i've always run with a group, and part of the reason is because i don't want to run alone. >> reporter: safety. >> yeah, safety, that's the number one thing. >> reporter: mark strassmann, cbs news, athens, georgia.

>> norah: well, tonight, the governor of mississippi says two national guardsmen have died after the helicopter crashed this afternoon during a routine training exercise. the ah-64 apache helicopter crashed in the northeast corner of the state near the alabama and tennessee borders. that was around 2:00 p.m. local time. it's just the latest in a series of military training crashes over the last several years. also, in some more breaking news, the u.s. is tracking a high-altitude balloon flying over the western part of the country. and it comes just more than a year after the u.s. military shot down that chinese balloon off the coast of south carolina. we want to bring in our pentagon correspondent, cbs's david martin. and, david, what are they doing about this balloon? >> reporter: well, norah, sent up aircraft to take a look at the balloon after it was first detected over utah and says it does not appear to present a threat to national security since it is not armed and not carrying any visible intelligence sensors.

who it belongs to and exactly what it is doing remain unclear. it cannot maneuver and is being blown by the wind from west to east at 43,000-45,000 feet, where the faa says it does not pose a threat to commercial aviation. it is described as a small mylar balloon, about 50 feet tall, with a 2-foot square box hanging underneath. >> norah: well, david, i do need to ask you because there's such high interest in this because of that previous chinese spy balloon, so how does this one compare? >> reporter: well, the chinese spy balloon was traveling at 60,000 feet. it was 200 feet tall, and it was carrying a payload of intelligence sensors and solar panels the size of two freight cars. and, of course, the u.s. military shot it down when it reached the atlantic ocean. this small balloon is traveling at about 60 miles an hour, and norah, says it will continue to

monitor it to make sure it does not present a hazard to aviation. norah? >> norah: got it, so much smaller, but they are on alert. david martin, thank you so much. back here in washington, president biden announced hundreds of new sanctions on russia on the eve of the two-year mark of russia's invasion of ukraine and the mysterious death of opposition leader alexei navalny. cbs's ed o'keefe reports tonight from the white house. >> make no mistake, putin is responsible for alexei's death. >> reporter: the sweeping sanctions unveiled by president biden include penalties on those specific individuals who ran the arctic penal colony where russian opposition leader alexei navalny died one week ago. >> the united states are going to make sure putin pays the price for his aggression abroad and repression at home. >> reporter: in total, there are roughly 600 sanctions on individuals and entities in russia and 11 other countries, including china, serbia, and the united arab emirates.

they include russia's top steel producer making parts for military helicopters, a railroad company used by the russian army, a major moscow bank, and a russian-iranian supply network making lethal attack drones used in ukraine. >> these sanctions, these restrictions have had a significant impact on russia, both in its ability to prosecute its aggression, but even more, we see that they are going to have a growing and long-term impact on russia. its ability to modernize its industries. >> reporter: but cbs news contributor samantha vinograd says sanctions so far haven't been effective, in part because putin has maintained strong financial ties with countries that have kept the war machine functioning. >> while u.s. sanctions are designed to have an impact over time, to trickle down in the russian economy, what is happening now is more important. ukraine is poised to run out of ammunition, and russia has enough money to keep fueling its war machine at least in the near term.

>> reporter: and news tonight about alexei navalny, his mother, who has been pushing for the release of his body, was told by russian authorities she could agree within three hours to a secret funeral with no public farewell, or he would be buried at that penal colony. no word yet on what happened, norah. >> norah: all right, ed o'keefe, thank you. overseas now to ukraine, the military is losing ground on the battlefield, which president zelenskyy blames on a shortage of badly-needed weapons. cbs's charlie d'agata reports tonight from western ukraine. >> reporter: just as the full scale invasion enters its third year, ukraine suffers it's worst loss in months. forces making a hasty retreat under fire from avdiivka. russian president vladimir putin filmed taking a ride in nuclear-capable bomber, had mocked what he called ukraine's chaotic flight from the city. at a different photo op, the ukrainian president

volodymyr zelenskyy laid wreaths for the war dead at a cemetery in the western city of lviv today. senate majority leader chuck schumer and a visiting congressional delegation also paid their respects. >> we saw the faces of the brave men and women who had lost their lives. >> reporter: and pledged to push through the $60 billion aid package stalled in congress. but he told us there is no time to waste. what kind of impact is that going to have? >> you know, they had told us they need it in a matter, in a shortperiod of time. if this waits a year, it's over. it's over. >> reporter: this may be zelenskyy's biggest challenge since the early dark days of the war, when he declared, "we here protecting the country, glory to ukraine." when unrelenting air strikes had military analysts predicting ukraine would fall in a matter of weeks and russian ground troops were slaughtering civilians in the suburbs of the capital.

but with u.s. and allied support, ukraine fought back, forcing a russian retreat. but now, starved of ammunition and facing a much larger enemy, with each moment, ukraine is losing more ground and more lives. senator schumer said president zelenskyy told him, if ukraine gets that new aid package, they will win the war. if they don't, they will lose. but norah, with tens of billions of dollars in u.s. aid already invested here, that may be a hard sell back home. >> norah: charlie d'agata, thank you. tonight's "health watch" is next, with a measles outbreak in florida. ♪ ♪ that feeling you get when you can... du more with less asthma. it starts with dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma.

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of measles in my 30 years as being an educator. >> reporter: peter licata is the broward county school's superintendent. there has been some questions about allowing unvaccinated students into the school during this time because it is so highly contagious. >> that would be the determination of the health department in the state. >> reporter: but florida surgeon general dr. joseph ladapo is leaving attendance decisions to parents, breaking with established medical guidelines, not recommending the vaccine, nor requiring unvaccinated people to stay home. dr. randy katz manages the emergency room at joe dimaggio children's hospital, where the cases were treated. would you recommend unvaccinated children stay home? >> i think if you follow the cdc guidelines, they do recommend an unvaccinated child who has been exposed to somebody with measles should stay home for at least 21 days. >> reporter: the cdc reports there have been 35 recent cases of measles across 15 states. today, michigan reported an additional case, bringing the number to 16.

the disease was declared eliminated from the u.s. in 2000, but vaccination rates have since fallen below the 95% needed to achieve herd immunity. >> the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is extremely safe. we have been giving it to kids for decades. >> reporter: tonight, broward county is reporting a seventh measles case in a child under five. the vaccine is required in order to attend classes here, but there are religious and medical exemptions, and the district says students can always attend classes online. norah? >> norah: such an important story and update. manny bojorquez, thank you. two major airlines raise their baggage fees. we'll tell you which ones next. ♪ ♪ i don't have a problem with my memory." memory loss is, is not something that occurs overnight. i started noticing subtle lapses in memory. i want people to know that prevagen has worked for me. it's helped my memory.

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but only the first step. from then to now, staci has gone so far beyond the words "i forgive you" to the actions of "i love you." >> she is like a god mama to me. i talked to her every day. >> reporter: nikia lost everything after the crash. she now lives in a motel. >> so i am committed to her life getting better. >> reporter: like how? >> so i helped her with money for food -- >> reporter: you have given her money? >> yes. rent. i was her daughter's secret santa. i booked a trip for her to go to miami for her 40th birthday. >> reporter: her attorneys say they have never heard of anything like it. >> she is remarkable -- you know, remarkable person. >> and all of that is great. that separates conversation from conviction. >> staci didn't have to do that. i'm going to cry. >> reporter: actually, staci says she did have to do all of that, or she could have never forgiven herself.

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