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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin at the vatican, where pope francis today overcame health concerns, giving his traditional easter message to tens of thousands of catholics gathered in st. peter's square. the 87-year-old pontiff pleaded for peace, renewig appeals for a cease-fire in gaza, calling on greater aid deliveries to the
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besieged territory and the release of hostages held by hamas. today the terror group skipped cease-fire negotiations, which resumed in egypt. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowed to proceed with the ground operation in rafah hours after announcing he will undergo hernia surgery today. cbs's holly williams starts us off tonight with reports on another deadly day in gaza. >> reporter: in jerusalem's church of the holy sepulcher this morning, where many christians believe jesus was buried, they celebrated his resurrection. easter's a time of hope for christians, even with the holy land in the grip of war. but in gaza people are praying simply to stay alive. an israeli strike hit the grounds of the al aqsa hospital today, killing four, according to the hamas-run health ministry. israel's military said it targeted a militant command
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center operating in the hospital's courtyard, where many people are sheltering in tents. but some of those wounded in the explosion were apparently journalists. "we were staying in the tent as a group of journalists peacefully with no terrorists among us," says this man. "we were preparing our cameras, and all of a sudden the tent was hit." with the israel-hamas war now in its sixth month al aqsa is one of the few hospitals in the gaza strip that's still functioning. tanya haj hassan is a pediatric intensive care doctor who recently visited the hospital with an international team of medics. >> people are tired. we -- our team has been doing this for five days. we're exhausted. i can't imagine what the resident team who's been here for 162 days doing this 24/7. 162 days without resources is dealing with. >> reporter: in tel aviv last night and tonight in jerusalem some of the biggest
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anti-government protests israel has seen since this war began. thousands were on the streets, angry at the way prime minister benjamin netanyahu has handled the conflict. >> this government is doing horrendous things in gaza, not in our name. and we want the government to take responsibility and resign today, right now. >> reporter: the head of the world food program, cindy mccain, warned today on "face the nation" that famine is imminent in northern gaza, saying "we need unfettered access and right now we don't have it." but jericka, israel has said that claims it is blocking aid are wholly unfounded. >> all right. holly williams reporting from tel aviv. thank you. today israel said it killed a significant hezbollah leader during an air strike in lebanon. the israeli air force said it struck a car about six miles from the lebanon-israel border. officials say the commander of
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hezbollah's anti-tank missile unit was inside the vehicle. now to the latest from baltimore. today workers began cutting the steel beams of the collapsed bridge. it's one of the first steps in reopening a shipping lane which is an economic lifeline for the people of baltimore. cbs's nicole sganga is there tonight. she's been covering this story from the very beginning. nicole, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. crews have begun to cut the steel wreckage surrounding the container ship. now the 21-member crew and two pilots remain on board. that is standard. to ensure that the vessel doesn't pose a future risk. but officials confirm they are safe. these massive cranes and their operators standing by, ready to lift the debris trapping the cargo ship "dali." behind me about 1.5 miles away from the crash site you can see the chesapeake 1000. that is the colossal crane responsible for lifting up to
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1,000 tons of twisted steel off of the container ship "dali." crews making the first cuts into the mangled beaches. >> this is going to be a very complex process. it takes a lot to make sure that it can be dismantled safely, to make sure that the vessel stays where it is supposed to be and doesn't swing out into the channel. >> reporter: seconds before the tuesday collapse maryland transportation department police officers calling on scanner traffic. >> hold on traffic on the key bridge. there's a ship approaching that just lost their steering. >> reporter: rushing to shut down traffic on both sides of the bridge. >> stop traffic along the site right now. >> reporter: police president jim krasinski. >> three officers for the maryland transportation authority police saved dozens of lives in an instant with their quick thinking. >> reporter: six families are mourning the death of their loved ones. construction workers repairing the bridge when it crashed into the river. and on easter sunday
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parishioners gathered at this church to remember them. "our six brothers that died from the francis scott key bridge collapse," the pastor said, "we must help them face the empty tomb." right now there are a handful of fund-raisers to help support the families of victims. the baltimore civic center has already raised over $350,000. roughly 4100 donations. jericka? >> yeah, the family's going to need that support. nicole sganga, thank you. in his easter message president biden renewed his commitment to work for peace as wars take a toll on innocent lives around the world. the president started his day releasing a statement chastising his political opponent's recent social media posts. skyler henry is at the white house with those details. skyler, good evening to you. >> reporter: jericka, good evening to you. the biden campaign says that the former president, quote,
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regularly incites political violence. this response comes as the former president shared an image of president biden bound and restrained in the back of a pickup truck. it's the latest in a series of posts from trump targeting his opponents both politically and in the courtroom. as trump also blasted the new york judge presiding over his hush money trial and his daughter. that trial is set to begin in a couple of weeks. on the legal front trump has until thursday to put down a $175 million bond or cash with the court to comply with his new york civil fraud judgment. on the campaign trail president biden is expected to spend the week here in washington. the former president will be on the road making stops in michigan and wisconsin, jericka, ahead of another round of primaries on tuesday. he'll then spend the latter half of the week fund-raising down in florida. trump is looking to raise more than $33 million. some of that money will go to his campaign. other parts of that fund-raising
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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm jericka duncan in new york. thanks so much for staying with us. the army corps of engineers is making headway on one of the most ambitious restoration projects ever attempted. it's called the comprehensive everglades restoration plan, designed to breathe new life into the ecosystem in south florida. now, the entire project is
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expected to take mosh than 30 years and cost upwards of $10 billion. about a third of the projects have been completed already. and scientists are starting to see the results in what is known as the river of grass. jeff glor has more. >> the largest restoration project in human history. is that right? >> yes. we're talking about 68 major infrastructure projects totaling more than $25 billion. >> reporter: $25 billion is the kind of investment steven davis says is needed to fix decades of damage to one of the world's great wonders. >> the liquid heart of this area is lake okeechobee, the big water. >> reporter: damage caused in part by a well-meaning operation intended to relieve repeated flooding of rich florida farmland. >> this is a project of mammoth proportions, one that calls for more than 700 miles of new
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levees throughout the central and southern florida area. >> but it was really the urnlt central and southern florida project that just had devastating impacts on this ecosystem. >> reporter: davis is the chief science officer of the everglades foundation. >> what happened to the everglades? >> they basically disconnected lake okeechobee from the everglades ecosystem. so this part of the ecosystem is deprived of that fresh water. >> reporter: so for decades south florida just hasn't gotten enough water? >> exactly. and with each water crisis we have, whether it's blue-green algae, exacerbation of red tide, fires out in the everglades, sea grass dieoff in florida bay and around the keys, there's a growing awareness of the need to replum south florida. >> reporter: replumbing south florida includes building a reservoir that's costing about $4 billion just by itself. >> that is the entire footprint of this project. >> reporter: we got a bird's eye
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view, thanks to the non-profit group light hawk. >> you describe the reservoir as heart bypass surgery. >> exactly. it's the means of roe connecting lake okeechobee, which is really described by many as the beating heart of this ecosystem. it reconnects the heart back to the body, which is the everglades, the river of grass. >> reporter: work is also moving along on a project to raise the tamiami trail road. built in 1928, the road cut off almost all water flow into the southern everglades. perhaps the biggest impediments, the everglades remain a boon for big business. most people are surprised to hear drilling still takes place in the everglades. and it's long been a hugely productive spot for the sugar how big of a problem does the sugar industry remain when it comes to the everglades and a healthy everglades? >> through a variety of meins. one, they're a source of
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pollution to the everglades. and the state has had to respond by building tens of thousands of wetlands, treatment marshes to clean off the pollution that run off those fields before it gets into the everglades. >> reporter: that's where a project overseen by lawrence glenn of the south florida water management district comes in. >> we're standing in the middle of the cleansing? >> yes. what's really cool about this, there's so much science going on in here to understand how we cleanse this water that you don't normally think of. >> reporter: plants like this are pulling out phosphorus from billions of gallons of water. helping to make sure what flow south is safe to drink and healthy enough to feed this enormous ecosystem. this is what's doing the work? >> yes. 63,000 acres of manmade wetlands. largest constructed wetland in the world. doesn't smell the best. >> no, it doesn't. >> but this is great stuff.
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and when we were planning this project, no one had built constructed wetlands on this size. we didn't know if it was going to work. >> reporter: this treatment marsh is being paid for by the state, with a portion covered by a tax on polluters like big sugar. overall, on the larger project, all of us are contributing. >> a lot of the money coming in is federal money. why should someone in iowa care about the health of the everglades thousands of miles away? >> for a variety of reasons. this is a biodiversity hot spot. it's also a carbon sponge. this ecosystem, 3 million acres takes up greenhouse gases from the atmosphere when it's hydrated, when it's kept wet, which is what everglades restoration does. sequestering carbon is an important, functional value of the everglades. it's the water supply for more than 9 million americans.
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and it's also a place that people from all across the world like to visit. >> reporter: there are so many stakeholders involved here, including the native people who were here before anyone else. talbert cyprus is chairman of the mikasuki tribe. the mistake sukki hid in the everglades when the u.s. army tried to move them to oklahoma in the 1800s. he considers himself a steward of the land that protected his ancestors. >> when i look out at this, it looks natural. is it? >> no. right now this water is very high for this time of year. this is the dry season right now. so you can imagine if it starts raining a lot like during the summer. this tree island would get flooded once rainy season comes along. and that also affects the wildlife too. when the water gets high, the wildlife can move to higher ground. but when there's water in the way, they can't do that. and so a lot of wildlife will drown or they can't get access to food.
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and the quality of water coming through is very poor as well. >> reporter: that may change soon. obstacles remain, but infrastructure work is well under way. lawrence glenn says the reservoir, for example, is scheduled to be done by 2030. how long do you think it will take for the everglades to be in a place where you want it to be? >> i'm saying probably 2040 you start to see an everglades that really looks like the everglades did historically. >> that again was jeff glor reporting. and while we're on the topic of rebirth, the hawaiian island of maui is slowly coming back to life after last year's devastating fire. wendy gillette paid a visit. >> reporter: there's no shortage of hugs these days for caleb hopkins, co-owner of mala ocean tavern on front street in lahaina, where most structures were lost last august in the devastating maui wildfire. >> you can see the path. it went just right around us.
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it's just a miracle that it's still here. >> reporter: the 24-table tavern reopened in february next to the crashing ocean. and steps away from the burn zone, where a checkpoint keeps people out. inside, laughter has returned to the restaurant known for its oyster shooters and ahi bruschetta. >> it's giving people a little bit of piece of history back. >> reporter: co-owner lost his home in lahaina as did many of the staff but all were eager to return to work. >> to be able to reopen is a sign of hope for other restaurants, other businesses. >> reporter: hope is also on board trilogy excursions sunset and whale watching sales. the night of the fire co-owner riley koon rescued people who ran into the ocean to escape the flames, even as one of his boats and two family homes burned. >> maui's going to take a long time to heal. this fire has affected everybody. >> reporter: the hawaii tourism authority says maui visitor arrivals are down about a quarter since the fire as is overall spending. a critical drop on this island
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heavily dependent on tourism dollars. >> 70 cents of every dollar circulating in maui's economy is attributable to visitor spending. >> reporter: many hotels are pitching in. in waikiki the royal hawaiian is donating a dollar to the recovery for each signature mai tai that's offereded. at maui's fairmont kealan. in waialae where we also spade for a special rate the new lobby bar pilina is using island sourced ingredients to support local business sxpz at its just opened cultural center visitors can experience traditional songs about lahaina and hula. >> my biggest message and invitation to everyone is just to come with respect and a desire to understand. >> reporter: to that end tourists are advised to not ask locals about their personal experience during the fire. mala ocean tavern added a sign with the request. >> we're here to put on our brave face and smile and have fun and get back to normal. >> reporter: it's a new kind of normal on an island where the hawaiian spirit continues to
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shine. w wendy gillette, cbs news, maui. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ♪♪ open talenti and raise the jar to gelato made from scratch. raise the jar to flavors from the world's finest ingredients. and now, from jars to bars. new talenti gelato and sorbetto mini bars. ♪♪ i love that my daughter still needs me. but sometimes i can't help due to burning and stabbing pain in my hands, so i use nervive. nervive's clinical dose of ala reduces nerve discomfort in as little as 14 days. now i can help again. feel the difference with nervive.
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when you say the words southern hospitality, most people know what you're talking about. well, we want to share a story with you about a whole town that came together to help a local man get to work, and it created a very special bond. steve hartman found this story on the road.
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>> reporter: in cabot, arkansas just as the sun begins to set over the local walmart store janitor bill magialuski begins walking to work for his overnight shift. he will trek five miles. two hours. in any weather. >> pouring rain you're walking two hours each way? >> yeah. i don't call out. i want to work. >> he's going to go to work no matter what. >> snow? >> snow. i picked him up in 9 degrees the other morning. >> let's go. >> reporter: a couple years ago christie conrad saw bill out walking and offered him a ride. she got to know him, learned about his daunting daily commute and how he's also legally blind. so she began driving him whenever she could. at least that's how it started. >> why did you feel the need to do more? >> i can't be always there. you know? >> so what was your plan? >> mr. bill's village. >> reporter: mr. bill's village is a facebook group christie
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started a couple months ago. she was hoping to find just a few volunteers to keep an eye out for bill when he's walking. >> and within days it exploded. >> it caught on really quick. >> now it's like everyone's competing to give mr. bill a ride. >> they'll click and see is mr. bill out walking? is he heading to town? >> so people are just driving around the streets looking for him? >> pretty much. just like where's waldo but where's mr. bill. it's nice to see. >> reporter: today the group has 1,500 members. in fact, here comes one now. >> hey, mr. bill. do you need a ride to walmart? >> certainly. if you can. >> all right. come on. hop on in. >> reporter: you always get picked up now? >> pretty much. >> reporter: and it's always somebody different? >> it's never the same person from one day to the next. >> reporter: that's amazing. >> there's a lot of good people in this world. all over the place, you know. >> reporter: and on that note, here's one more good person. chris puckett is a car dealer. he wanted to give bill a vehicle. >> i wasn't aware that you
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couldn't drive. >> reporter: but since bill couldn't drive -- >> i'm legally blind. >> i got you. >> reporter: he handed the key to christie instead. putting the car in karma. >> i don't even know what to say. bill, go get in that front seat. go over there. >> reporter: doing unto others. it's how they roll here in mr. bill's village. >> thank you.
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here's a new one when it comes to ai, artificial intelligence. it could soon help you pick out your perfect four-legged friend. ian lee explains. >> reporter: searching for a new best friend often comes down to a gut feeling. >> kisses? >> reporter: chelse battle adopted her capa-poo peanut during the pandemic. >> one of the most important relationships in my life. he's my son. >> reporter: while chelsea got lucky researchers hope artificial intelligence will
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take the chance out of it by predicting personality types in dogs. >> these personal types are defined based on their behavior and attributes, not the breed, not the gender of the dog. >> reporter: using behavioral records of more than 70,000 dogs from the university of pennsylvania, computer scientists from the university of east london developed an algorithm to classify canines into five groups, with up to 99% accuracy. they found dogs fall into one of these categories. excitable and hyperattached, anxious and fearful, aloof and predatory, reactive and assertive, and calm and agreeable. >> this is centimeter. >> reporter: with this information in paw, researchers hope to eventually predict the best dogs for sniffing out drugs or guiding the blind. >> if we have an idea about the dog personality in advance, we can select the right dog for the right job. >> reporter: or the right match for a family.
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a high-tech solution to finding the perfect pup. whatever the personality. ian lee, cbs news, london. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this monday. reporting from the broadcast center here in new york city, i'm jericka duncan. have a great week. this is "cbs news flash." i'm courtney kealy in new york. a temporary alternate channel is being prepared in baltimore that will allow some commercial ships to travel around the wreckage of the francis scott key bridge. the port of baltimore has been closed since the bridge collapsed last week. minimum wage for most fast food workers in cifornia rises to $20 an hour today. the wage hike was passed by the state legislature last year.
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fast food companies have warned that the new wages could lead to price hikes and layoffs. and the match-ups are set for next saturday's men's final four in phoenix. purdue will face 11 seed nc state and defending champion uconn will take on alabama. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connec d tv. new york. ♪ new calls for peace in turbulent times. ♪ hallelujah ♪ on easter sunday pope francis appealed for a cease-fire between russia and ukraine and israel and hamas. but in gaza a deadly drone strike outside a hospital diminished hope for the latest round of peace talks. and prime minister benjamin netanyahu says nothing will stop an israeli attack on rafah, the southern city that has been a refuge for millions of displaced
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palestinians. >> i'm holly williams in tel aviv, where protesters have filled the streets demonstrating against israel's government and its handling of the war. also, massive effort. giant cranes now helping to clear the mangled debris from the baltimore bridge as a community mourns. plus, california fast food workers are getting a raise to $20 an hour. what it could mean for business owners facing higher costs and the rest of the country. there's a new threat of severe weather ahead this week. damaging winds, rain and even tornadoes are possible. we'll have the forecast. and later, a mariachi makeover. putting a woman's touch on a centuries-old male-dominated tradition. >> we have a what? this is crazy.
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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin at the vatican, where pope francis today overcame health concerns, giving his traditional easter message to tens of thousands of catholics gathered in st. peter's square. the 87-year-old pontiff pleaded for peace, renewing appeals for a cease-fire in gaza, calling on greater aid deliveries to the besieged territory and the release of hostages held by hamas. today the terror group skipped cease-fire negotiations which resumed in egypt. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowed to proceed with the ground operation in rafah, hours after announcing he will undergo hernia surgery today. cbs's holly williams starts us off tonight with reports on another deadly day in gaza. >> reporter: in jerusalem's church of the holy sepulcher this morning, where many christians believe jesus was buried, they celebrated his resurrection. easter's a time of hope for christians, even with the holy
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land in the grip of war. but in gaza people are praying simply to stay alive. an israeli strike hit the grounds of the al aqsa hospital today, killing four, according to the hamas-run health ministry. israel's military said it targeted a militant command center operating in the hospital's courtyard, where many people are sheltering in tents. but some of those wounded in the explosion were apparently journalists. "we were staying in the tent as a group of journalists peacefully, with no terrorists among us," says this man. "we were preparing our cameras and all of a sudden the tent was hit." with the israel-hamas war now in its sixth month, al aqsa is one of the few hospitals in the gaza strip that's still functioning. tanya haj hassan is a pediatric intensive care doctor who recently visited the hospital with an international team of medics.
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>> people are tired. our team has been doing this for five days. we're exhausted. i can't imagine what the resident team who's been here for 162 days doing this 24/7. 162 days without resources. is dealing with. >> reporter: in tel aviv last night and tonight in jerusalem some of the biggest anti-government protests israel has seen since this war began. thousands were on the streets, angry at the way prime minister benjamin netanyahu has handled the conflict. >> this government is doing horrendous things in gaza, not in our name. and we want the government to take responsibility and resign today. right now. >> reporter: the head of the world food program, cindy mccain, warned today on "face the nation" that famine is imminent in northern gaza, saying, quote, we need unfettered access and right now we don't have it.
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but jericka, israel has said that claims it is blocking aid are wholly unfounded. >> all right. holly williams rporting from tel aviv. thank you. today israel said it killed a significant hezbollah leader during an air strike in lebanon. the israeli air force said it struck a car about six miles from the lebanon-israel border. officials say the commander of hezbollah's anti-tank missile unit was inside the vehicle. now to the latest from baltimore. today workers began cutting the steel beams of the collapsed bridge. it's one of the first steps in reopening a shipping lane, which is an economic lifeline for the people of baltimore. cbs's nicole sganga is there tonight. she's been covering this story from the very beginning. nicole, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. crews have begun to cut the steel wreckage surrounding the container ship. now the 21-member crew and two pilots remain on board. that is standard. to ensure that the vessel
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doesn't pose a future risk. but officials confirm they are safe. these massive cranes and their operators standing by, ready to lift the debris trapping the cargo ship "dali." behind me about 1.5 miles away from the crash site you can see the chesapeake 1000. that is the colossal crane responsible for lifting up to 1,000 tons of twisted steel off of the container ship "dali." crews making the first cuts into the mangled beams. >> this is going to be a very complex process. it takes a lot to make sure it can be dismantled safely, to make sure the vessel stays where it's supposed to be and doesn't swing out into the channel. >> reporter: seconds before the tuesday collapse maryland transportation department police officers calling on scanner traffic. >> hold all traffic on the key bridge. there's a ship approaching that just lost their steering. >> reporter: rushing to shut down traffic on both sides of the bridge. >> stop traffic on the site right now. >> reporter: police union
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president jim krasinski. >> three officers from the maryland transportation authority police saved dozens of lives in an instant. with their quick thinking. >> reporter: six families are mourning the death of their loved ones. construction workers repairing the bridge when it crashed into the river. and on easter sunday parishioners gathered at this church to remember them. "our six brothers that died from the francis scott key bridge collapse," the pastor said, "we must help them face the empty tomb." right now there are a handful of fund-raisers to help support the families of victims. the baltimore civic center has already raised over $350,000. roughly 4,100 donations. jericka? >> yeah, the families are going to need that support. nicole sganga, thank you. there's another chance for a giant powerball payday. monday night's drawing is now
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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." in his easter message president biden renewed his commitment to work for peace as wars take a toll on innocent lives around the world. the president started his day releasing a statement chastising his political opponent's recent social media posts. skyler henry is at the white house with those details. skyler, good evening to you.
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>> reporter: jericka, good evening to you. the biden campaign says that the former president, quote, regularly incites political violence. this response comes as the former president shared an image of president biden bound and restrained in the back of a pickup truck. it's the latest in a series of posts from trump targeting his opponents both politically and in the courtroom. as trump also blasted the new york judge presiding over his hush money trial and his daughter. that trial is set to begin in a couple of weeks on the legal front. trump has until thursday to put down a $175 million bond or cash with the court to comply with his new york civil fraud judgment. on the campaign trail president biden is expected to spend the week here in washington. the former president will be on the road making stops in michigan and wisconsin, jericka, ahead of another round of primaries on tuesday. he'll then spend the latter half of the week fund-raising down in florida. trump is looking to raise more
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than $33 million. some of that money will go to his campaign. other parts of that fund-raising will go to the pac that pays a majority of his legal bills. >> all right. skyler henry on top of it all. thank you. now to the latest round of violent weather spreading across this country. today in california more than 20 million people were under flood watches. heavy rain washed out roads in montecito, about 90 minutes northwest of los angeles. let's bring in meteorologist molly mccollum from our partners at the weather channel. molly, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. it's been an active holiday weekend on the west coast, but there's some good news. in the forecast after record rainfall in san diego and los angeles on saturday we'll finally see a break in the wet pattern by monday. and considering how many cities in southern california have already surpassed their yearly rainfall, just three months into the year, it's going to take some time for the water to recede. and flooding is going to be top of mind. but you bring that moisture up
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and over the higher elevations and we'll see more snow in the sierra and it's really going to pile up in places like yellowstone national park. now, as we bring this system into the plains we'll see a substantial threat for severe weather on monday from southern texas to the ohio valley. damaging wind, hail and tornadoes are all in play. even in the overnight hours into tuesday morning. jericka, back to you. >> good to know so people can prepare. thanks, molly. at&t is investigating a major dark web leak that's impacting more than 70 million past and current customers. at&t says the breach appears to be from 2019 or earlier. addresses, social security numbers and other personal information were leaked online. at&t officials say the customers' account pass codes have been reset. it's urging customers to monitor account activity and credit reports. it's an easter tradition filled with fun and finery on new york's famed fifth avenue. the easter bonnet festival and parade draws hundreds every year to simply mill around outside of st. patrick's cathedral.
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the bold and the beautiful met to show off their easter finest. today britain's king charles made his first major public appearance since announcing his cancer diagnosis back in february. the king attended easter services at st. george's chapel at windsor castle along with queen camilla and other members of the royal family. prince william and princess kate were not there as kate undergoes preventative chemotherapy treatments for an unspecified cancer diagnosis. starting monday the nation's highest state minimum wage for fast food workers takes effect in california. owners and employees are sizing up the potential impact. cbs's jeff nguyen is in los angeles with more. jeff. >> reporter: come tomorrow, more than half a million fast food workers will see a significant jump in pay. but jericka, chains like mcdonald's already say they plan to raise menu prices to offset their costs. california fast food workers will get a $4 an hour pay raise. this 25% increase will take their minimum wage to $20 an
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hour. the highest such wage for fast food workers in the nation. the law affects chain restaurants with 60 or more locations. organized labor lobbied hard for the bill, which governor gavin newsom signed into law last fall. they argued it would help improve the quality of life for low wage earners. but some business owners say their profit margins are already slim. >> i want to pay them as much as i can. but this bill has really hit our operations hard. we're no longer hiring. we're not growing. and i'm ultimately thinking about selling or closing my business. >> reporter: and chains like mcdonald's, starbucks and jack in the box have warned that consumers should expect to pay more in the golden state. last december two southern california pizza hut franchise groups announced they would lay off all of their delivery drivers rather than pay the $20
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wage, and result, more than 1200 people lost their jobs. >> speaking of frustration, critics will say there are unintended consequences to such a law. >> there's no way to have it be, you know, that there are no unintended consequences. but at the same time there are, you know, some merits to doing this, particularly if we have minimum wages that are not, you know, rising fast enough to keep up with the rate of inflation. >> reporter: the new law will also create a fast food council, jericka, that will develop employment standards, rules and regulations for the industry. >> jeff nguyen, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." stay with us. ♪ today, my friend you did it, you did it, you did it... ♪ centrum silver is now clinically shown to support cognitive health in older adults. it's one more step towards taking charge of your health. so every day, you can say, ♪ youuu did it! ♪ with centrum silver. ♪♪ open talenti and raise the jar to gelato made from scratch. raise the jar to flavors from the world's finest ingredients. and now, from jars to bars.
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on this final day of women's history month we head to california. an all-women band is breaking the mold and redefining a genre known to be a bit macho. here's cbs's danya bacchus to explain. ♪ >> reporter: denora klingler is a musical changemaker. >> as a child growing up in mexico city i saw a lot of mariachis. of course mexico is full of mariachis. >> reporter: the singer never saw herself in the male-dominated genre. >> no female mariachis. i never saw any one of those. >> reporter: mariachi is the soundtrack of mexico. started in the 19th century and growing in popularity in the u.s. generations of mostly male band members kept the tradition alive, serenading women across the world.
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>> through mariachi music you experience love and sorrow and happiness and desperation. >> reporter: and some of those women like klingler decided the genre finally needed a makeover. a new tradition with a feminine touch. >> my friends, my clients, they were like what? do you have -- a what? all female? this is crazy. the response, the acceptancy from people was magical. ♪ >> reporter: klingler's all-female group, mariachi bonitas, was born during the pandemic. gathering women of all ages to find hope, to get paid, to feel empowered. still, it's an uphill battle as more and more female bands form. >> clients ask for a female vocalists. at the beginning we'd say no, no, no. >> reporter: some musicians like raimundo coronado are starting
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to bring women into their historically male bands. >> i guess my arm was twisted some years ago. it's been fun. it's a new experience for us. we're not so much as before. >> we have to work extra hard to prove we deserve the place that we have. >> reporter: but it's not stopping klingler, who hopes to start her own legacy as the generations of men in mariachi did before her. >> even when i'm gone, mariachi bonitas will be there. >> reporter: danya bacchus, cbs news, los angeles. >> as they should be. when we come back, beauty in bloom. we'll visit the breathtaking tulip fields in oregon tulip fields in oregon attracting visitors for decades. sometimes jonah wrestles with falling asleep... ...so he takes zzzquil. the world's #1 sleep aid brand. and wakes up feeling like himself. get the rest to be your best with non-habit forming zzzquil. ♪ ♪ (♪♪) (♪♪)
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maple syrup farm. >> i don't know the trees by name. >> reporter: mike funk steers the business that started generations ago, and he hopes to pass it down. >> yeah, so mike will eventually be my father-in-law. it's big shoes to fill for sure. >> reporter: and big challenges for faith. >> definitely an obstacle. >> reporter: in years past the sap is still flowing through the tap in early march. but not this year. >> not our worst year. but pretty close. >> you do the work to get ready and you don't know what you're going to get. >> it's just disheartening. >> reporter: it's becoming a familiar feeling. >> our seasons do -- they seem to be getting shorter. >> we know we have climate change and we just don't know down the road how that's going to affect us. >> reporter: maple trees need temperature swings for sap to flow. >> yeah, there's some sap in there. >> reporter: but a warm winter can spoil a season. >> i think this is the warmest it's been in february. >> reporter: anticipating those warm temperatures, the funks tapped trees early.
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>> we tapped in january this year, which was our earliest ever, and we ended four or five days ago, which was our earliest ever. >> reporter: like sap, the funks learn to go with the flow. >> be ready to adjust. >> we're just going to have to adapt. >> reporter: no customer will notice the difference. >> a gallon every year. > reporter: the syrup is just as sweet, no matter how sour the season. >> it's too special of a thing to not fight for moving forward, you know. >> r orter: noel brennan,
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the tulips are bursting with color at the wooden tulip farm. every spring the farm invites guests to the festival, where they can walk among the flowers, take pictures, and enjoy hot air balloon rides. sounds like fun. emily iverson's family owns the farm. she says it's been drawing big crowds for the last 40 years. >> it seems like there's just a universal appeal for tulip, especially like it's the first big spring event coming out of winter. everyone's just itching to get out of the house. and so there's something about it that people just gravitate towards. >> there are more than 50 varieties. 5 million bulbs planted on the farm's 40 acres. and while it might look like there's already a lot of color in those fields, iverson says many varieties have yet to even bloom. and that is the "overnight news" for this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others make sure you check back later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the broadcast
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center here in new york city, i'm jericka duncan. have a great week. i plan to have one. this is "cbs news flash." i'm courtney kealy in new york. a temporary alternate channel is being prepared in baltimore that will allow some commercial ships to travel around the wreckage of the francis scott key bridge. the port of baltimore has been closed since the bridge collapsed last week. minimum wage for most fast food workers in california rises to $20 an hour today. the wage hike was passed by the state legislature last year. fast food companies have warned
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that the new waes could lead to price hikes and layoffs. and the match-ups are set for next saturday's men's final four in phoenix. purdue will face 11 seed nc state and defending champion uconn will take on alabama. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm courtney kealy, cbs news, new york. it's monday, april 1st, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." spring storms, millions of americans are under a severe weather risk today after a powerful storm pounds california with drenching rain, flooding roads, and washing away part of a historic highway. where it's headed next. crash caught on camera. a speeding corvette and lamborghini caused a chain-reaction crash. why police now want to speak an

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