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warrant. >> it sounded like world war iii. >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening. i am norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we're going to begin with that 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 now among multiple law enforcement agencies at the scene of a suburban home where three members of a 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 that 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 last night in kenner, louisiana, where three officers were shot and survived. chief investigative reporter nick ox-ner of our cbs affiliate wbtv will lead us off tonight from charlotte. >> shots fired, officer,

possibly one down, two down, subjects have barricaded themselves. >> reporter: just before 2:00 p.m., u.s. marshal task force was attempting to serve a warrant in charlotte, north carolina, when at least one suspect inside the house opened fire. >> tragically, there were three members of the u.s. marshals task force who were pronounced deceased. and there were four cmpd officers who were shot, one being in critical condition, who is now in the hospital fighting for his life. [gunshots] >> reporter: officers including s.w.a.t. teams quickly responded and shut down the neighborhood including nearby schools. >> we were driving by, and heard about 100 gunshots. it sounded like world war iii >> reporter: neighbor tyler wilson said the shoot-out lasted for 30 minutes. >> there were shots from left

and right. we had s.w.a.t. and u.s. marshals set up snipers in our bedrooms. there was an officer who got drugged by his arm through our house. >> reporter: police say one suspect has been killed, and they are questioning two other people found inside the house. >> today we lost some heroes that are out to simply try to keep our communities safe. >> reporter: today's shooting is the deadliest day for law enforcement since july 2016, when 5 dallas police officers were shot and killed during a protest against police abuse. excluding today, ten u.s. marshals have been killed in the 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 suspended pro-palestinian protesters who are refusing orders to break down their tent city in the center of campus. more arrests were made across the country when the won including universities of texas and georgia, and new reports tonight from cbs's tom hanson. >> we are staying out here! >> reporter: today nypd officers were standing by as

students ignored a school deadline to dismantle their encampment or face suspension. >> i feel like there's a lot of fear from all sides and students towards the administration. >> reporter: this is the epicenter of the college protest. they started small in this tent encampment, and now have extended to the entire columbia university quad. what are you protesting? >> i am protesting an ongoing genocide of palestine funded by the united states of america, that columbia profits off of. we are protesting for divestment. >> reporter: student anger has spread nationwide. more students at the university of texas 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 where dozens clashed sunday after a security barrier was breached. >> reporter: inside this pro-palestinian encampment at ucla, hundreds of students and

faculty members voiced their authority, they 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 at the counterprotesters, but we think that 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 tents until their demands are met or they are physically removed. and the university has begun suspending students to ensure campus safety. school officials say they need the tents cleared out so they can begin preparing for graduation ceremonies on may 15th. they will 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 tornado in iowa. in oklahoma, at least four people were killed including this 4-month-old baby. according to a gofundme page for the family, their home was tossed 200 yards with the family 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 night's tornadoes with winds of at least 136 miles per hour, left a path of splintered trees and reduced buildings to rubble, including jjs furniture downtown. joyce mensch and her family have run 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 -- when it's gone, it's gone. >> reporter: you mean relocate? >> we may relocate. >> reporter: about 50 miles south, the town of marietta took a hit from an e4 tornado, with wind speeds of 170 miles per hour, the violent storm snapped trees and power poles, flipping over an 18-wheeler and cut a canyon 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 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. kimberly mensch says her mom and dad's furniture store may be gone, but the family bonds is rock-solid. >> all the memories that we had in here, good and bad were all gone, 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 me she was trapped under the roof on saturday for more than 40 minutes before she was rescued. unfortunately, one of our patrons did die. people are leaving flowers for her. power is still out, but crews are working nonstop to restore it. norah. >> norah: thinking about all of those people. omar villafranca, thank you so much. president biden spoke with the leaders of egypt and qatar this afternoon for a renewed push to end the war in gaza, u.s. troops are making progress in a floating pier off of gaza, used to deliver much needed humanitarian aid to the people of gaza. as israel weighs in fading rafah, where more than a million palestinians are sheltering. we do want to mention that some of the images are disturbing. here's cbs's debora patta. >> reporter: under pressure and running out of options. prime minister benjamin netanyahu faces mounting anger, protest on the streets of israel with a vengeance, demanding he make a deal to bring those in captivity home, whatever the price. but hard line is in netanyahu's

coalition saying his job is on the line if he delays the rafah invasion and negotiates with hamas. his choice is stark, 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 standing between the people of gaza and a

cease-fire is hamas. >> reporter: but once again the secretary of state made it very clear, without a plan to protect civilians, the u.s. does not support a rafah offensive, saying the terrible suffering in gaza must end. but with three strikes overnights 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. there's a lot riding on it. if a deal is not made, in all likelihood, a rafah invasion will go ahead. norah. >> norah: we will watch closely. debora patta, thank you so much. a union pacific freight train

derailed today on a historic double-decker bridge in portland, oregon, causing major delays for commuter trains. all of the cars that derailed were empty. one is 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 is coming into sharper focus with the cbs news 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 that the key swing states of michigan, wisconsin, and pennsylvania. >> you're my ticket to the white house. you, pennsylvania. no, 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 pennsylvania believe that they would be financially better off if trump wins. how do you explain that? >> the pandemic caused inflation to rise, caused damages to the supply chain. so that's why the president took action, and we also understand that prices are still too high. they are still too high. >> reporter: more than 60% of voters in the three battleground states essayed the economy was good during the trump administration. >> we will have a big victory. the polls are looking tremendous in michigan and wisconsin. >> reporter: the former president will campaign the two states on wednesday when his so-called hush money trail takes the day off. still lagging behind biden in fund-raising, trump had a private meeting sunday with his

primary rival, 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 desanctimonious. >> reporter: as trump continues his search for a running mate, sources say one contender stock has dropped. south dakota governor kristi noem, 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 noem herself. governor noem is defending her actions citing a south dakota law that says that dogs that attack and kill livestock 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 jackpots 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. >> so god picked for me, thank you. >> reporter: he has been living on disability undergoing cancer treatment for last eight years. >> having chemotherapy. we need some help, now i can rest my family and find a good doctor for myself. >> reporter: as a lump sum, the payout after taxes is 422 million which saephan and his wife will split with a family friend. >> i can win it, i can win it, but i did not think that i was going to 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 like edwin castro after waiting his two billion-dollar jackpot, the largest ever, he is spending big including $25 million dollar hollywood hills mansion, now this is replaced by peace of mind. >> i've been battling cancer, so

i'm thinking how my going to have time to spend all of this money? >> reporter: now the vetting process to confirm the winner includes checking stores security video to check the buyer with the person who turned in the ticket. the biggest hold up, lottery officials say 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 we have an eye-opening look at america's 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 child care center in southeast new hampshire. you went from having 400,000 -- >> to nothing which is terrifying. >> reporter: the center burned through it savings after hitting the so-called child care clip last fall, when $24 billion in federal pandemic related subsidies expired in congress. what has the impact been on their center? >> devastating. we went from 90 employees down to 70. and we 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. >> yes, i was taking care of other people's kids and feeling very inadequate because i felt like i could not prepare the bare essentials for my children. that's a lot of the reason why people leave the field, is because we can't afford to live. but people can afford to pay either. >> last year i paid $32,000 for my three children. it's more than my mortgage, for sure. >> reporter: jenna anand has worried she would have to quit her job if the center closed. >> i have the center, and i have 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 $16 billion to stabilize the

sector. the only way hoppe could keep her doors open was too beg her local city for help. >> we need a fully funded system so we can support children's development and our 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. that's next. announcement, that. 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 match up, here is parker using the screen, gets it ts it to go. >> norah: the trailblazing power forward helped revolutionize the women's game. her athleticism captured national attention when in 2006, she became the first woman to dunk in a ncaa tournament game. parker was 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 she has 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 in her foot. coaches and players from around the league honored the icon after learning of her retirement. >> she is kind of a goat amongst goats in the sense that she change the game. >> she is an amazing player. an amazing mom, an amazing person and she's always been super inspiring to me. >> norah: trailblazer on and off the court. candace parker, tonight's "heart of america." and that's tonight's "cbs evening n that is so great. i'm juliette goodrich, 2010, 2012, 2014, who can forget that even year magic? certainly not mitch white. he grew uprooting for the giants now he is so the roster, coached by one of his own heros >> to get the jersey, bullpen, all of that, it is a childhood

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