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good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we begin tonight with that near record earthquake felt from new england to new york and much of the mid-atlantic. people in at least ten states and even right here in the nation's capital experienced some shaking. the aftershocks are still coming tonight, with the governor of new jersey warning they are still on high alert. the 4.8 magnitude quake's epicenter was located 45 miles west of new york city. residents of the big apple and the tri-state area including the new york yankees felt the big shake at 10:23 a.m. there are no reports of injuries or major damage. that's the good news. but airports like newark and jfk faced delays, issuing a temporary ground stop for all flights. the friday morning earthquake ee was record for the area. get this, for the state of new jersey, it was the strongest since 1783, from before new jersey was officially a state.

cbs's errol barnett will start us off tonight. >> reporter: it was the major shake... >> earthquake! oh, my god! >> reporter: that caused a morning shock to most of the northeast. the epicenter of a magnitude 4.8 earthquake just 50 miles west of new york city. near lebanon, new jersey. >> i've never felt an earthquake, so it was a little scary. it was a little weird. >> reporter: the power of the quake split this road in union, ruptured a water main in nearby chester, and forced the evacuations of families in newark after their homes were deemed unsafe. students at fairlawn high took shelter in campus hallways. >> this is one of the largest earthqukes on the east coast to occur in the last century. >> reporter: the earthquake hit new york city as well which has more than 1 million buildings. >> we saw the buildings moving and everything. it was kind of scary. >> reporter: cameras showing center field at yankee stadium bounce during batting practice and the statue of liberty's live

camera rocked. and while new york's governor says there were no reports of significant damage, she warned the threat may not be over. >> if there's an aftershock, people are encouraged to drop and to cover. >> major earthquakes in the northeast of the u.s. are rare. the last one occurring in 2011 at a 5.8 magnitude. it was felt from florida to maine. new jersey sits on the ramapo fault zone which stretches from pennsylvania to new york, it is one of the longest fault zones in the region. >> we know that after a large earthquake or even a moderate earthquake, that it causes this change in the stresses on the faults, and so we typically see more earthquakes after the first one. >> reporter: at this moment, new york's emergency crews are checking all critical infrastructure like tunnels and the brooklyn bridge you see behind me for any hidden damage or fractures. also we just felt an aftershock. it has a preliminary magnitude of 4.0. the governor warned about this

and norah, the usgs warns that the threat of aftershocks lasts a full week. >> norah: mm, that's alarming. errol barnett, thank you so much. well, now to some breaking news. cbs news has learned that u.s. intelligence believes iran is preparing a major attack in retaliation for monday's air strike by israel on the iranian consulate in damascus. the u.s. has warned iran in writing not to attack u.s. personnel and facilities. cbs's david martin is at the pentagon with these new developments. >> reporter: iran's supreme leader held funeral prayers for the revolutionary guards killed by an israeli air strike. as both the u.s. and israel brace for a retaliatory attack. u.s. officials tell cbs news iran is making preparations to launch a swarm of drones and missiles timed around the upcoming end of ramadan. the target is still unknown. but israel is reinforcing its air defenses. "the ways of retaliating can

come from anywhere, including iran," israel's defense minister said. "and we are preparing to face this matter." >> i think iran will cast about for a relatively vulnerable target, perhaps an embassy somewhere abroad, something like that. maybe a ship at sea. >> reporter: retired general and former mideast commander frank mckenzie says monday's israeli strike against the iranian diplomatic compound in the syrian capital of damascus was the most significant israeli attack against iranians since the war in gaza began. >> it's a very precisely directed strike. it took out key leadership. and i think it's hurt them quite a bit. >> reporter: two senior generals were among the seven killed in what iran considered to be an attack on its sovereign territory. it caught the u.s. as much by surprise as it did iran, even though it was carried out by an american-built f-35 stealth fighter. the u.s. was quick to disavow any connection. >> we were not notified by the israelis about their strike or

the intended target of their strike in damascus. >> reporter: still, iran has vowed to hold the u.s. as well as israel accountable. and american troops throughout the middle east have been put on high alert that they too might be attacked in coming days. norah. >> norah: david martin, thank you very much for that new reporting. today the israeli defense forces shared the findings of their investigation into the strike that killed seven aid workers from the world central kitchen on monday. the israelis say the strike was a grave mistake and that two officers have been fired as a result. the world central kitchen called it an important step forward. they are demanding an independent investigation into the attack, saying the israeli forces cannot credibly investigate their own failures in gaza. cbs's holly williams is in tel aviv with new details, including why the israelis say they could not see the aid group's logo on the top of their vehicles. >> reporter: israel's military says it mistakenly believed that hamas militants were inside

a world central kitchen vehicle, after misidentifying an aid worker likely carrying a bag as a militant with a gun. they targeted that car with a drone at 11:09 p.m. some inside it fled to the second car which was also hit by a drone 2 minutes later and the same thing happened with the third. an attack lasting 4 minutes, killing all seven aid workers and in breach of the israeli military's standing operating procedures. >> at the time, they were certain that they were targeting hamas. this tragic mistake could and should have been prevented. >> reporter: the israeli military claims that earlier that night, it spotted a gunman firing from the roof of a truck transporting world central kitchen aid. but the coordination plan agreed to with the nonprofit was not properly passed down the military's chain of command,

according to the investigation. cbs news has learned the group's logo was not visible to the drone's infrared camera. the investigation confirms in large part the account of chef jose andres, world central kitchen's founder. >> they were targeted systematically car by car. >> reporter: the nonprofit called for systemic change in israel's military in response to the findings, demanding an independent commission to investigate the killings. u.s. officials have told cbs news this was not the first time the israelis had fired at or close to aid vehicles that had coordinated with the military and a senior official said today the u.s. wants to see concrete changes to the israeli military's processes. the aid group doctors without borders said yesterday the incident is part of a pattern of deliberate attacks. >> humanitarian workers are protected. no ifs, no buts.

we do not accept the narrative of regrettable incidents. >> reporter: israel's military says two officers, a major and a colonel, have already been dismissed, and the findings of the investigation have been passed on to military prosecutors. norah. >> norah: holly williams in tel aviv. thank you. president biden traveled to baltimore this afternoon to survey the devastation from the collapse of the francis scott key bridge. the president vowed his support for the community impacted by the disaster and he announced more federal funding to help the people and the city recover. cbs's kris van cleave is there tonight. >> reporter: the cleanup at the bridge collapse site is now an around-the-clock effort. 51 divers are working under water, as 12 cranes are being assembled topside. the army corps of engineers pledging to open a shipping lane up to 35 feet deep by the end of the month and clear the entire 750-foot wide and 50-foot deep main channel as soon as the end of may. >> your nation has your back,

and i mean it. >> reporter: president biden got his first up-close look at the wreckage during an aerial tour of the scene friday. >> the damage is devastating, and our hearts are still breaking. >> the president also met with the families of the six construction workers who died when the bridge collapsed. that meeting happening hours after the body of maynor suazo sandoval was recovered by divers. three others remain unaccounted for. >> i've come here to grieve with you. it's feeling like having a black hole in your chest, like you're being sucked in, unable to breathe. >> reporter: the collapse has largely shut down the busy port of baltimore and trapped 11 large ships, including container vessels and four that typically are kept ready to deploy immediately if called upon to assist military operations. the president says some 20,000 jobs depend on the port. his administration has now sent formal notice to congress. they will be seeking federal funds to cover the cost of rebuilding the francis scott key bridge. >> marylanders of this generation and the next

will look up and once again they will see the francis scott key bridge. >> reporter: maryland's governor announced a coalition of 50 area businesses that have pledged to not reduce their workforce while the port has been closed. also the baltimore orioles and the baltimore ravens are pledging $10 million for recovery relief aid. norah. >> norah: that's some good news. kris van cleave, thank you so much. tonight there are growing concerns over security at the nation's airports. the tsa confirming to cbs news that hundreds of passengers were able to slip past checkpoints just last year. cbs's mark strassmann reports on the security breakdown. >> reporter: america's airport security has near-misses too. this video shows a salt lake city traveler appearing to photograph boarding passes of other passengers to sneak on a different airline. it worked, until the flight crew caught him emerging from the

restroom when the plane was on the tarmac. he was arrested. that close call last month came as the tsa confirms a sobering trend: more than 300 instances of people trying to skirt security just in the last year. more than 200 of them went the wrong way into airport exits. another 80 people somehow snuck past the tsa's i.d. checking stations. 85% of them were eventually stopped. >> the numbers surprise me. >> reporter: former tsa administrator john pistole. >> that's part of why tsa has multiple layers of security. >> reporter: is it concern but not alarm? >> i think that's a good way to describe it. >> reporter: in a statement, the tsa said "most of the security violations are inadvertent and unintentional. tsa immediately investigates and takes corrective action." rare is this type of security breach: a man broke through an emergency door at lake city's airport and ended up running on a tarmac.

he eventually died inside an airline engine. costly but would more physical barriers help? >> i think the physical barriers would, but i don't think the american people should be concerned about traveling. >> reporter: the tsa puts the odds of bypassing security like this at 11 million to 1. but security experts will tell you once is once too often. norah? >> norah: that's true. mark strassmann, thank you. we are just three days away from monday's solar eclipse. forecasters say northern new england will have the best weather for watching the celestial event, followed by illinois and indiana. that's where we'll be. cities from texas to maine are preparing for the big moment when daylight will turn to darkness. cbs's nancy chen takes us to rochester, new york, where residents are brewing up something special. >> reporter: at rohrbach brewery, it's total excitement for totality black lager, a special edition john urlaub

created for the solar eclipse. >> we know not everyone knows rochester the way we do and we are excited to show it off. it's been great. >> reporter: with the countdown on, eclipse excitement is everywhere here innt is everywhere here in rochester, new york. from the walls of an art exhibit to the stage of a middle school. ♪ ♪ the city's population can more than double over the weekend with 300,000 to 500,000 visitors. nearly all hotels in the area are sold out. >> i have chatted with people in europe in, i want to say estonia, said hey, they filled out our email and said "we're coming." >> reporter: dan schneiderman coordinates eclipse partnerships for the rochester museum and science center. what is the sense of awe that it inspires? >> there's something that kind of hits you at the heart. it's not only a scientific phenomena. but an emotional one as well. >> reporter: more than

30 million americans across 15 states will experience the total solar eclipse, and it's giving communities of all sizes an opportunity to showcase their towns in an economic boom. and communities are cashing in. >> i've never seen an event draw so many people to put together different events to celebrate it. >> reporter: mayor malik evans anticipates an economic windfall between $10 million and $12 million. what kind of opportunity does this mean for th city itself? >> i'm hoping someone can say i chose to live in rochester because i was there during the eclipse and i decided to never go home. >> reporter: a bright ray of hope cast by a darkened sun. nancy chen. cbs news, rochester, new york. >> norah: and we'll be in indianapolis with our special glasses covering the total solar eclipse. our "cbs news" special report starts at 2:00 p.m. eastern, 11:00 a.m. pacific right here on cbs and will be streaming on paramount+ so we hope you'll join us. the powerball jackpot keeps growing. that's next. the powerball jackps

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> norah: finally, tonight's "heart of america." meet an all-female crew of pilots that go by the call signs of strike, booster, four, and g. these incredible women are stationed at whiteman air force base in missouri a r recently made history with a flyover above berkley riverfront stadium. it's the first to be built for a women's professional sports team, soccer's the kansas city current. the pilots told us what this experience means. >> i don't think i've seen a crowd better exemplify women supporting women than getting there at half and having so many people come up to us and say this was an important event for them, not just being at the stadium but seeing us do the flyover.

really the entire experience. it was incredible. >> women flying airplanes, there's really nothing to that that women can't do just as good as the guys. you know, so we're here to tell you that it's possible. >> norah: the all-female flight crew of whiteman air force base, they are tonight's "heart of america." and that's tonight's "cbs evening new . i'm sara donchey in for juliette. parts of the pay area are seeing rain and hail the areas impacted on this first alert friday. amid a staffing shortage the police department is paying officers a huge signing bonus, is it paying off? politics getting heated. how a simple meeting about public safety ended in serious mudslinging. later, as the holy month of ramadan winds down, prayers

taking on extra meeting. how the conflict in gaza is renewing their push for peace. it is once again a first alert weather day. the east bay has most of the action and we are not done with the storms just yet. a live look at the clouds over the south bay right now. we have, once again, seen snow up on the peaks. mount hamilton covered in white and for a second straight day more hail like earlier in walnut creek. sending it over to our first alert meteorologist darren peck, darren? >> reporter: first i have to show you the front row seat we had today when the complex of thunderstorms started over napa. this is the camera on top of mount diablo. looking out towards vallejo, watch the showers, see the heavier bands of rain with the thunderstorm. it then hits the lens of our camera that sits on top. it 3,000 feet. that is light no. then