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>> oh no. >> major: state of emergency after deadly tornadoes ripped through the midwest. >> the storms ripped these homes off the ground and tossed them onto their sides. >> the whole bricks in all of the structures on top of the cars, if i was in my car for five more seconds i would not be here right now. >> it's a disaster here. >> major: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm major garrett in front norah. we will have more of a deadly storm and the widespread damage in seven states in a moment, but first, breaking news, with a wave of political developments revolving around former president donald trump. just over a week before it was set to begin, a new york judge has delayed trump's first criminal case for 30 days. trump faces 34 felony counts for falsifying business records related to payments to adult film star stormy daniels, plus come in a significant ruling in georgia's election interference case against the former president, a

fulton county judge has decided the district attorney fani willis can continue to prosecute that case. but blasted willis for what he called a "tremendous lapse in judgment" for having a romantic relationship with one of her top prosecutors. about special prosecutor has now withdrawn from the case. cbs's nikole killion will start us off tonight from outside the courthouse in atlanta. nikole, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, major, and it's not just as new delay in the new york case, but this election case here in georgia has effectively been put on hold until today's ruling by a judge, effectively clearing district attorney fani willis to proceed. fulton county judge scott mcafee gave district attorney fani willis an ultimatum today: either step aside from the 2020 election subversion case, or have her form a romantic partner, special prosecutor nation weighed, withdraw. within hours, wade tendered his resignation, effective

immediately, to move this case forward. the former president hailed the move onto route social, calling wade a disgrace. >> he had to. there is no way is going to be the elector district attorney of fulton county fani willis who was going to step down. after this decision came out. >> reporter: the judge's ruling found trump and the codefendants who filed the complaint against willis and zelenskyy failed to prove a conflict of interest. there was no evidence that willis benefited from her yearlong relationship with wade which include trips to the caribbean and california, but did include an incident of impropriety. mcafee was critical of willis' conduct, calling it last month unprofessional. >> don't be cute with me and think you are not going to get an answer. >> reporter: mcafee also said willis and wade's testimony did not put concerns about their relationship to rest. >> it was not kept secret, it was kept private. >> reporter: and he invoked

southern play right tennessee williams by writing "an odor of mendacity remains." >> from time to time you see judges wax a bit up at attic and their opinions. barely got it just that i think there was a lot of lying going on in here but instead he described in more colorful terms. >> reporter: the ruling comes after mcafee struck down six charges this week in the election interference case, including three involving the former president. scott grubman represented kenneth chesebro, who worked to overturn george's election results and pleaded guilty last year. >> it means the case goes from almost impossible going to trial before november 2 actually impossible to go to trial before november. >> reporter: former vice president mike pence split with former president trump over his efforts to pressure him about the 2020 presidential election and penn said in an interview he will not endorse trump because he believes he is pursuing an agenda that is at odds with the conservative agenda. major? >> major: with all of the political and legal

development's today, nikole killion, thank you pugh now to those deadly tornadoes hitting the midwest. rescue crews and cadaver dogs searched through mountains of debris looking for victims with hundreds of homes and businesses now reduced to rubble. at least three people were killed at an rv park northwest of columbus. cbs's roxana saberi shows us the destruction up close. >> reporter: from ohio to indiana and missouri, tornadoes left a trail of destruction overnight. >> oh, no. oh, no. oh, those poor people. >> reporter: the powerful storms left dozens injured in the midwest and at least three dead in ohio. in lakeview, a tornado tore through this rv park, downing power lines, uprooting trees, and setting off gas leaks and fighters. >> just devastating. i mean, you see it happen to other people and you just... finally get to comp or had what this means. >> reporter: throughout the community seeing devastation like this.

the storm ripped these homes off the ground and tossed them onto their sides. >> the monument is down. >> yeah, ripped off. >> reporter: robin holmes said he somehow survived the storm sitting in his living room. >> very lucky. all around just tore everything up. >> reporter: as president salvage what they can know matt could, search and rescue crews searched for survival is under the rubble appeared to be with a long-term for the community. >> reporter: in winchester. took shelter with his mother and sister just in time. >> by the time i got home, 20 seconds being in the garage, i jumped in the cellar and all of a sudden it was over, eight seconds later it was gone. this local high school is opening its doors to people who need a safe place to stay. and around me, you can see the contents of entire homes, mattresses, clothes, and toys. people here say they want to

rebuild. authorities say that could take months. major? >> major: so much work ahead. roxana saberi, thank you. measles infections are on the rise. there are now 60 confirmed or suspected cases in 17 states. that's more than the total number of cases for all of last year, and we are only halfway through march. cbs's sabrina franza reports tonight on the worst outbreak so far. >> reporter: chicago is the latest city to be hit with measles. >> to see an uptick in cases where we haven't seen cases in the last five years is concerning for us. >> reporter: 12 confirmed cases so far, including ten connected to the city's largest migrant shelter. today, city health officials announced a new policy aimed at stopping the spread. >> now migrants are required to get the vaccine before going into shelters pier tell me the reason behind that. >> we want to safeguard the health of new arrivals. and as long as measles is circulating in our city, they can get sick.

>> reporter: city health officials launched a mass vaccination campaign for migrants. >> over 900 vaccinations were administered, really in response to really doing the strategies that we know work to contain measles outbreaks. this asylum-seekers from venezuela told cbs news he was vaccinated soon after arriving. nationwide, measles vaccination rates have fallen since 2019. about 93% of kindergartners were vaccinated last year, falling short of the cdc's 95% goal. the first measles outbreak this year was in pennsylvania, followed by outbreaks in 16 other states, including six cases at an elementary school in south florida. >> there are a lot of people that are not vaccinated right now that need to be vaccinated to stop transmission. >> reporter: if you are planning on traveling internationally for spring break, the cdc has updated its guidance. they recommend you see your doctor six weeks before traveling to make sure you are

protected. major? >> major: sabrina franza, thank you. tonight, prosecutors say they will not file criminal charges against a 32-year-old man who shot a 36-year-old man in the head on a crowded new york city subway. police say the 36-year-old was the initial aggressor and pulled the gun. during a scuffle, the 32-year-old wrestled the gun away and opened fire. the brooklyn d.a. says so far, evidence points to self defense. the wounded man who brought the gun on the train remains in critical condition. top white house official says he is cautiously optimistic that cease-fire talks between israel and hamas are moving in the right direction. national security spokesman john kirby says the new hamas proposal, a 700 -- is "within the bounds" of what the u.s. considers reasonable. we get more on this and efforts to get more aid into gaza from cbs's chris livesay. >> reporter: with the u.n. morning it is a quarter of the

people in gaza who are at risk of famine, these aid trucks and this passage into the war zone are a lifeline, albeit an imperfect one. what we are seeing is aid going into gaza by the truckload, but what we are not always seeing is it getting to the people who need it fast enough or getting it to the right hands at all. >> if they cannot collect and desperate. >> reporter: but are aid groups getting shot at over there? is it fair to put that burden on them? >> we acknowledge the dark challenges. but mostly, they are distributing for the last two and a half weeks without any balance. >> reporter: additional aid is on its way by see for the first time in this war. more than 100 tons from europe arriving today of a humanitarian ship. but that is not slowing down israel's potential assault into rafah, even though the west and the biden administration have warned against it. today, prime minister netanyahu approved plans both for an offensive and an evacuation of

civilians. the assault itself is believed to be at least weeks away. unless there is a cease-fire in exchange for hostages held by hamas for five months, to the fury of israeli protesters. >> we can't leave them there. we just can't. this is our family. this is my blood. okay? >> reporter: to get them back, sources of the sea cease-fire talks in doha tell cbs news hamas is now demanding the release of up to 100,000 palestinian prisoners and a pause in fighting. so far, israel says that's unrealistic. nevertheless, israel is attending cease-fire talks in doha. the white house says it wants that cease-fire for two reasons. to finally bring israeli hostages home and to get additional aid to the people of gaza. major? >> major: chris livesay, thank you. a russian missile attack killed at least 20 people today in the city of odesa in southern ukraine.

thousands more were wounded one missile destroyed homes, while another apparently targeted first responders. this onslaught came as a russian started three days of voting in a presidential election, all but certain to extend vladimir putin's rule. he cast his vote online. boeing is advising all airlines that fly at 787 dreamliner to check the cockpit scenes of their planes to make sure switches on the pilot seats are properly covered. "the wall street journal" reports a flight attendant on a flight from australia to new zealand on monday may have accident and hit a switch, forcing the pilot's seat to move forward, causing the pilot to push down the plane's nose. at least 50 people were hurt when the plane suddenly plunged. the faa says it is a review reviewing boeings guidance and may ask for revisions. tonight, president biden's top white house lawyer is suggesting that house republicans move on from there impeachment inquiry into the president and his family. in a letter to house speaker mike johnson, white house counsel edward siskel said the

records, the testimony, and even republicans own witnesses, have shown no evidence of wrongdoing. in a cbs news investigation, scott macfarlane takes a look at someone who helped prompt the impeachment inquiry. a former fbi informant named alexander smirnov, now charged with lying to investigators. >> reporter: this old driver's license photo was our first look at alexander smirnov, the shadowy figure who developed a long-standing relationship with the fbi as a confidential human source. >> even a trusted fbi informant has alleged a bribe to the biden family. >> reporter: smirnov told the fbi president biden and his son hunter took millions from a ukrainian energy company. his claims were made public and championed by the president's critics, leading to an impeachment inquiry. >> i trust the whistle-blower. >> reporter: until the justice department charged smirnov last month with making up the story, undermining the impeachment effort. what did you make of when the fbi charged alexander smirnov

with telling lies? >> i thought, if you want an informant who is going to lie for a criminal conviction, they got the right guy. >> reporter: criminal defense attorney joseph benincasa warned the fbi in a sentencing memo when smirnov was a key secret witness in a case against his clients. you write "the continental human source was known to the united states as a liar and a fraudster." you think it was known? >> without a doubt. >> reporter: what happened when you warned the government about him? >> at first they didn't believe us. >> reporter: benincasa says when his clients filed a civil suit against smirnov and threaten to dispose him, the feds cut but in casas clients a better deal. >> they should have cut ties with him years ago. >> reporter: former and spector general michael bromwich said it renewed charges against smirnov could imperil other cases. >> a review has to be done to find out not only what happened here but whether there is a systemic problem. >> reporter: he also worries about the precedent set by lawmakers who pressured the fbi

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>> major: dbs's steve hartman goes "on the road" to an elementary school in maine where the biggest trend isn't on the students phones. it's in their closets. >> reporter: most 8-year-old boys don't get dressed to the nines. to them, suits are for bathing and formal is a four letter w word. but james ramage of chelsea, maine, loves to dress for third grade success. he started a couple of years ago, and at first, the other kids didn't know what to think. >> every time i saw him, i was just like, okay... >> and i'm like, why is he dressing up? >> reporter: james knew he stood out. did you just decide one day, i don't care what other people -- >> yeah. i don't need to look like them anymore. i can be who i want to be.

>> reporter: in any school, a decision like that can go a few different ways. you can be accepted for who you are. ostracized for who you aren't. or, in very rare circumstances... you can become a trendsetter. >> it just kind of started. >> then more people started to do it. >> because it looked fun peered >> and now people absolutely love it. >> good morning! >> reporter: today, once a week, chelsea elementary kids put on their finest for dapper wednesday. it's not a dress code. it's not because some adults add so. it's because the children chose so. >> nice dresses! >> reporter: teacher dean paquette was an early adopter, and now an avid advocate. >> stop, look at this! you look awesome! being dressed up, kids are different. i think it is a self-esteem thing. and then it carries with them all the way through the day. >> all right! >> reporter: the kids agree. told me they love how it feels.

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with the troupe made up of 600 children and teens. trinity's managing director meggie heilman told kids of all ages love the tradition, especially on st. patrick's day. >> we definitely want anyone and everyone to be able to participate in performance. i heard a 3.5-year-old yesterday say that they had been waiting their entire life to get up on this stage, and it was the most adorable thing. >> major: the trinity academy of irish dance, tonight's "heart of america." and that is tonight's "cbs evening news." for norah o'donnell, i am major garrett. good night, and have a happy and safe st. patrick's day. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: a first-time landlord. >> judge judy: did you try to lock him out? >> yes. >> judge judy: without evicting him? >> announcer: and her last tenant ever? >> that's the girl stealing my necklace. this is him knocking over my security cameras so they can steal more from me.

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