♪ ♪ >> breaking news, multiple officers shot and charlotte. >> two down, subjects barricading themselves. >> tonight new information coming in after three members of law enforcement are killed while serving a warrant. the cbs evening news starts now.

♪ ♪ good evening, i am norah o'donnell. thank you for being with us. we will begin with the breaking news, a deadly attack on federal and local law enforcement officers in charlotte, north carolina. as we come on the air, the fbi is that among multiple law enforcement agencies at the scene of a suburban home worth three members of the u.s. marshal task force were killed and five others injured while executing a fugitive warrant. we are just learning that arrest warrant was for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and two occupants of the house are now being questioned. there were reports that as many as 100 shots rang out in the neighborhood. this is the latest ambush attack on law enforcement officers following a similar incident to last night in kenner, louisiana, where three officers were shot and survived. chief investigative reporter nick ox-ner out of our affiliate

wb tv will lead us off from charlotte. >> shots fired, one officer possibly down. two down, subjects have barricaded themselves. >> reporter: just before 2:00 p.m., the task force was attempting to serve a warrant in charlotte, north carolina, when one suspect in the house fired. >> tragically there were three members of the u.s. marshals task force who were pronounced deceased. and there were four cosee mpd officers who were shot. one being in critical condition who is now in the hospital fighting for his life. >> reporter: officers including s.w.a.t. team quickly responded and shut down the neighborhood including nearby schools. >> we were driving by and heard about 100 gunshots. it sounds like world war iii. >> reporter: neighbor tyler wilson said the shoot-out lasted 30 minutes. >> there was shooting left and right.

we had s.w.a.t. and u.s. marshals set up snipers in the bedrooms. there was an officer that went into her house. >> reporter: police say one suspect has been killed and questioning two other people found inside the house. >> today we lost some heroes that are out simply trying to keep the community safe. >> reporter: today shooting is the deadliest day for law enforcement since july 21615 dallas police officers were shot and killed during a protest against police abuse. excluding today, ten u.s. marshals have been killed in that line of duty in the last five years. north carolina governor roy cooper is in route to charlotte as we speak. norah. >> norah: nick ox-ner, thank you. tonight columbia university has started suspending pr pro-palestinian dude and protesters who are refusing orders to break down their tent city in the center of campus. more arrests were also made today on campuses across the country including the universities of texas and georgia. we have new reporting tonight from tom hanson.

>> we are staying out here, thank you. [applause] >> rep>> reporter: today nypd officers were standing by a students ignored a school deadline to dismantle their encampment or face suspension. >> if you like currently there is a lot of fear from all sides and all students towards the administration. >> reporter: this is the epicenter of the college protest. they started small in this tent encampment, and now they have expanded to the entire columbia university quad. what are you protesting? >> i am protesting against an ongoing of palestine that is funded by the united states of america and columbia province also. >> reporter: student anger has spread nationwide. more students at the university of texas at austin were arrested ignoring a police command to disperse. and over a dozen students were taken into custody at the university of georgia. elise preston is in california

were dozens of classes sunday after a security barrier was breached. >> reporter: inside this encampment at ucla, hundreds of students and faculty members voicing solidarity and say they will be here as long as it takes, and ucla says there is no timeline for the university to get rid of this encampment. do you feel safe with this encampment and with the counterprotesters? >> we don't feel safe with that counterprotesters, but we think we are building a community here that cares about safety. >> reporter: back here at columbia university, the students we spoke to say they have no plans on moving the tent until their demands are met or they are physically removed. the university has begun suspending students to ensure campus safety. they need the tens cleared out so they can start preparing for graduation ceremonies on may 15th. they would also have enhanced security presence on campus. norah.

>> norah: tom hanson, thank you very much. communities in the central u.s. are bracing for another round of severe storms this week in the wake of a devastating tornado outbreak. a man was killed while sheltering from a ten nato and iowa. in oklahoma three people were killed including les 4-month-old baby. according to a gofundme page, the family their home was tossed 200 yards with the family in inside. cbs's omar villafranca reports from the disaster zone. >> reporter: from above it's easy to see where mother nature sliced through the city of sulphur. saturday's tornadoes with winds of at least a 136 miles per hour left a pack of trees and reduced buildings to rubble. including jjs furniture dow downtown. joyce mitch and her family ever on two stores for 24 years, the building they own is a total loss, but they are not giving up on the business and plan to reopen elsewhere. >> there is nothing here to rebuild and i think we are just

going to whenever it is gone, it is gone. >> so you may recall relocate. >> relocate. >> 50 miles south, the town of marietta took a direct hit from the tornado with wind speeds of at least 170 miles per hour. the violent storm snapped trees and power poles, flipping over an 18-wheeler and cutting through this large warehouse. >> that is huge. >> reporter: since friday, more than 60 tornadoes have torn across the heartland from texas to nebraska. cleanup continues after a weekend tornado hit waverly nebraska outside of lincoln. >> i've not been this close to a tornado. i'm still in shock. >> reporter: back in oklahoma, crews are working nonstop to restore power and bring back some sense of normalcy. timberlake says her mom and dad's furniture store may be brought to look back at gone, but the family bond is rock-solid. and >> all of the memories good and bad were all gonna come but she was telling me whenever we

pulled up that it's just a building and that the name jjs will still live on and that the family will be stronger than ever. >> reporter: this used to be a bar, the owner told us she was trapped under this roof for more than 40 minutes before she was rescued. unfortunately one of her patrons did die. people are starting to leave flowers for her. power is still out, but crews are working nonstop to restore it. norah. >> norah: thinking of all of those people. thank you so much. president biden spoke with the leaders of egypt and cutter this afternoon and a renewed push for a cease-fire if the war in gaza and learned that u.s. troops are making progress in a floating pier off the coast of gaza that will be used to deliver much needed humanitarian aid to the people of gaza, israel invading rafah, a deadly air strike hitch where more than a million palestinians are shelton green. we want to chill let matt warn you that some of the images are

disturbing. here's cbs's debora patta tub. >> under pressure and running out of options, benjamin netanyahu faces raging anger, on the streets of israel with of vengeance. making a deal that he brings those in captivity home no matter the price. but the hard line as in the ruling coalition saying his job is on the line if he delights a rafah and negotiates with hamas. his choices start, press ahead with rafah or free the hostages, some of whom recently appeared in hamas propaganda videos. >> we are losing people that are alive now and there is no time to waste. >> reporter: there has been a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region with hamas also feeling the heat. >> the only thing between the people of gaza and a cease-fire is hamas.

>> but once again the second of state made it clear without a plan to protect civilians, the u.s. does not support a rafah offensive, saying the terrible suffering and gaza must end. but with three strikes overnight and another this morning in rafah alone, that feels very far away. days and nights filled with the moans of injured children, the tears for tiny bodies wrapped in shrouds and the silent pain of those who have cried far too much. everyone here is sick of war and longs for it to end. secretary blinken said today that israel has made an extraordinarily generous proposal to hamas where there is a lot riding on it. if the deal is not reached, and in all likelihood a rafah invasion will go ahead, norah. >> norah: we will be watching closely, debora patta, thank you so much.

a union for a change of rails on the double-decker bridge in portland, oregon, causing major delays for commuter trains. all the cars that derailed that were empty. one leaning against a support column forcing the bridge to be shut down while it's assessed for structural damage. no injuries were reported. the cause of the derailment is under investigation. the race for president as coming into sharper focus with the cbs news app battleground tracker poll showing president biden and former president donald trump running neck and neck in three key states. cbs's weijia jiang has details from the white house. >> reporter: tonight the biden campaign is facing warning signs of the key swing states of michigan, wisconsin, and pennsylvania. >> you are my ticket to the white house, you, pennsylvania, it's not hyperbole. >> reporter: rising prices have made the economy a top concern for voters and in a new cbs poll when asked if they would be financially better off

under biden or trump, voters chose the former president by a sizable margin in each of the three states. >> registered voters in michigan, wisconsin, and virginia believe that they would be better financially off if trump wins, how do you explain that? speak of the pandemic caused inflation to rise, that's why the president took action and we understand the prices are still too high. they are still too high. >> reporter: more than 60% of voters said that the economy was good during the trump administration. >> we will have a big victory. at the polls are looking tremendous michigan and wisconsin. >> reporter: the former president will campaign in those states wednesday when his hush money trial takes the day off. still lagging behind joe biden in fund-raising, he had a private meeting sunday with his primary rifle, florida governor ron desantis who has told allies he is willing to raise money for the man who

attacked him relentlessly. >> we are up by 40 points over the sanctimonious. >> reporter: as trump looks for his search for a running mate, one contender has dropped. south dakota governor christie known is under fire for revealing in a new book that she shot her dog cricket after it misbehaved on a hunting trip, killed some chickens and bit her herself. governor noem is defending her actions citing a south dakota law that says that dogs that attack and kill livestock it can be put down. she said the animal had bitten people before and that she was being a responsible parent, dog owner, and neighbor. norah. >> norah: weijia jiang, thank you. today powerball revealed the winners of the $1.3 billion ticket drawn earlier this month in oregon. it's the fourth-largest jackpot and powerball history. cbs's carter evans has a remarkable story of one of the winners. >> reporter: for charlie saephan who came to america from

laos, winning the massive powerball jackpot was heaven sent. >> thank you. >> reporter: he has been living on disability undergoing cancer treatments for the last eight years. >> having chemotherapy, i prayed to god to get some help, now i can rest with my family and find a good doctor for myself. >> reporter: as a lump sum, the payout after taxes is 422 million which him and his wife will split with a family friend. >> i can win it, i can one man, but i did not think i will win this big. >> reporter: for a lot of winners the reward comes with risk. some end up broke within a few years. others get in trouble with taxes or go on lavish spending sprees nick edwin castro after winning his $2 billion jackpot, the largest ever, he has been a big including this $25 million hollywood hills mansion.

as for us a pond the financial strain is now replaced by peace of mind. >> i have been battling cancer, so that will help spend all this money. >> reporter: now the vetting process to confirm the winner includes checking the security video to check the buyer with the purchaser of the ticket, the biggest hold up is a it took three weeks to collect all the money for the payout. >> norah: there you go, carter evans, thank you so much. runaway zebras made for a wild weekend near seattle, we have the details next. ♪ ♪ weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. i'm lowering my risk. adults lost up to 14 pounds. i lost some weight.

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>> norah: tonight an eye-opening look at the americas child care crisis, working parents across the country are struggling to cover the cost while providers are sounding the alarm that the federal funding cut last year is making it harder for them to stay afloat. cbs's nikole killion has the in-depth report. >> reporter: cora hoppe was on the verge of shutting down her coat filling and child care center southeast new hampshire. went down from having 400,000 -- >> to nothing. >> reporter: it burned through the savings after hitting the child care clip last fall, $24 billion in federal subsidies expired in congress. what has th mpeg been on your center? >> devastating. >> we went from 90 employees down to 70 and had to make cuts everywhere. >> reporter: she used the federal money to upgrade equipment.

and give raises to staff like linnea walker who at one point was homeless. you were working here at the center, but also homeless. >> taking care of other peoples kids, but i was feeling inadequate, because i felt like i cannot give the bare essentials to my children, that's why people leave the field, because we can't afford to live, but people can afford to pay either. >> i paid $32,000 for my three children, it's more than my mortgage, for sure. >> reporter: she was worried she had that quit her job if the center closed. >> i have my center and my husband. and that's it. >> reporter: one study finds 55% of child care operators know of at least one program that has recently closed. >> our worst fears have been realized that there are fewer providers able to provide care for families. >> reporter: while congress approved $1 billion in child care assistance this year the biden adminstration has called for a 16 million to stabilize

the sector. the only way hoppe could keep her doors open was to bake her local city for help. we need a fully funded system so we can support children's development and their economy. if parents and guardians have a safe place to drop off their children, they will be more productive at work. >> reporter: for her it's about investing in the future. nikole killion, cbs news, rochester, new hampshire. >> norah: definitely a problem we need to fix. a legendary wnba player makes a huge announcement, that's next. i'll be honest. by the end of the day, my floors...yeesh. but who has the time to clean? that's why i love my swiffer wetjet. it's a quick and easy way to get my floors clean. wetjet absorbs and locks grime deep inside. look at that! swiffer wetjet.

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♪ ♪ >> norah: finally tonight's "heart of america," basketball legend candace parker is calling it a career after 16 seasons in the wnba. >> very difficult to match up, here's parker using the screen! get it to go. >> norah: the trailblazing power forward revolutionize the women's game. her athleticism captured national attention when in 2006 she was the first woman to duncan and ncaa tournament game. the first wnba player to be named rookie of the year and most valuable player in the same season. and she was again named mvp in 2013. parker is also the only player in league history to win wnba

championships with three different teams and is also won two olympic gold medals with team usa. parker is now 38 and has had ten surgeries in her career and she says she needs another one on her foot. players and coaches from around the league honor the icon after announcing her retirement. >> she is a goat amongst goats in the sense that she change the game. >> she is an amazing player, an amazing mom, an amazing person. she's super inspiring to me. >> norah: a trailblazer on and off the court, candace parker, >> announcer: she was victimized by a neighbor. >> judge judy: ms. copeland said to you, "this guy did something bad to me." >> my son and i had to go stay in a women's shelter for 2 months. >> announcer: now she falls victim to her landlord. >> tell me why she hadn't paid her rent. why is she even... >> judge judy: i don't have to tell you anything. a woman comes to you with a child and said, "i was assaulted." you want to play with me? i'll play with you. i have nothing else to do today. >> announcer: "judge judy."

you are about to enter the courtroom you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution amy copeland is suing her former landlord, joseph schneckenburger, for placing a bogus eviction on her credit. >> byrd: order! all rise! this is case number 473 on the calenr in the matter of copeland vs. schneckenburger. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. sir, have a seat. >> judge judy: mr. schneckenburger, who do you work for? >> business futures. >> judge judy: how long have you worked for them? >> twenty-five years. >> judge judy: i want you to explain your business to me. >> our business, we are a property-management company. we rent properties to tenants, hope they live there a long time and... >> judge judy: good, you're a property-management company. >> yes. >> judge judy: your company managed a property at some point, years ago, where ms. copeland resided. >> yes, your honor. >> judge judy: what was the name of that place? >> it did not have a name. >> judge judy: it's just a building, an address?