♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, the urgent manhunt for a student accused of shooting to faculty at his high school. what we are learning about their conditions. here are tonight's top headlines. ♪ ♪ >> i don't feel safe. >> norah: a community rattled as police ask for help finding 18 considered armed and dangerous. >> we will hold that suspect accountable for his actions this morning. >> norah: the fed raises interest rates to fight turmoil in the banking world. speak all deposits are safe, the banking system is safe. >> major news today, trump's lawyer evan corcoran will be compelled to testify in the grand jury investigation in washington of how former

president trump handled classified documents. ♪ ♪ >> norah: the new twist in the death of a classmate of buster murdaugh. what led police to reopen the cold case. musical >> the latest storms to hit california have turned deadly. millions of people are under flood watches. >> dangerous weather to march toward the central part of the country. >> this preventable accident has put a scar upon our town. >> northwest know my norfolk southern ceo alan shaw is on capitol hill. >> i am determined to make this right. >> the dream match up, trout. 3-2. he struck him out! and japan is back on top of the baseball world. ♪ ♪ >> norah: good evening, thank you for joining us on this

wednesday night. tonight, california is picking up the pieces after being slammed by yet another major storm system, including an apparent tornado. we've got more on that in just a moment. plus, drug shortages on the rise for some life-saving medications, including those used in cancer treatments. why it is now considered a national security threat. but first, the nation's latest school shooting, this one at a denver high school electrical staff members injured, including one who was taken into surgery h life-threatening injuries. authorities say the suspect is a student who remains at large tonight and is considered armed and dangerous. school has canceled classes for the rest of the week. reporter alan jenae in our cbs denver station will start us off tonight from outside the school. good evening, alan. >> reporter: good evening, norah. this evening on the campus of the city high school, sadness and anger. this is a school district that did away with school resource officers in the aftermath of the george floyd killing, but today, some parents were saying bring

them back. >> suspect is not in the school but still on the loose. >> reporter: tonight, the manhunt continues for 17-year-old austin lyle, the student police say open fire on two administrators. >> we are looking for the suspect and will find that suspect, and we will hold that suspect accountable. >> reporter: authorities say the shooting happened just before 10:00 this morning as i denver's east high school during a mandatory search of a student because of past behavior. one victim is in critical condition, undergoing surgery. another is stable and talking, police said. paramedics were in the building when the shooting occurred. and they were able to immediately begin to administer support and treatment to the individuals who were wounded. that i think will play a huge role in their ultimate recovery. >> reporter: more than 2500 student and staff are immediately placed on lockdown. soon after, shaking parents waited to pick up their children. >> why does it take for this to

keep happening over and over and over again, for us to finally do something? >> reporter: there have been more than 100 school shootings, including on college campuses. this academic year alone. >> there is always a bomb threat, there is already semithreatening to come to the school, there is always something where we are on lockdown. >> reporter: just last month, a student at the same school, prompting a walk to the colorado state capitol, demanding stricter safety rules. >> i am not sad or hurt by it because it is so normal, at this point. >> reporter: today, denver's police chief said he will have two officers back on campus meant school resumes. the superintendent added to that, saying he wants officers on the campus of every high school. norah? >> norah: alan gionet, thank you. we do want to turn now to a deadly storm that is slamming california, bringing heavy rains, more flooding, and a possible tornado. the dangerous weather is being blamed for at least five deaths and nearly 100,000 homes and

businesses are still without power. cbs's janet shamlian is in the los angeles suburb of mont montebello. >> doors were flying off the hinges, and it was just unbelievable. >> reporter: in southern california, what looked like a funnel cloud tearing groups of buildings in east l.a. >> picked us up and threw s against the fence as we were trying to get inside for shelter. >> reporter: and now, the massive cleanup. california pounded yet again by one of the strongest storms this year. massive waves hit san francisco's waterfront. with hurricane force winds. forecasters say it was a rare bomb cyclone that slammed the state. downing trees, one falling on this car, killing the driver appeared a big rig flipped overe big bridge. the ground was so saturated, lanes of the interstate sagged after a retaining wall gave way. mountain community saw yet another heavy snowfall.

>> we are just hoping it does not snow as much as it did last time. >> reporter: a mean season, as los angeles has had nearly three times more rain than seattle this year. end of the southern california mountains, more snow than aspen. overnight, relentless lane adding to the misery in california's central valley, farm fields and roads submerged. residents and crews use their own chainsaws to clear roads of enormous trees. >> i lived on my property for 20 years, this is the first time i have ever had anywhere. >> reporter: in orange county tonight, they are holding their breath after the last storm left homes like these perched on the precipice. this is where the funnel cloud caused so much roof damage when it hit without warning just before noon today. one person has been taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and in this largely warehouse district, authorities are now going building to building to check for structural integrity. norah? >> norah: just incredible

damage there. janet shamlian, thank you so much. the system is now moving across the southwest, bringing storm warnings and advisors to more than half a dozen states. for details, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, knight. >> reporter: hi, norah, good evening to you puree powerhouse storm the last two days, 90 mile-per-hour wind gusts, tornadoes in los angeles, you can see we have a little more rain to go and snow but this st. what that means, some of this energy could be responsible for a 3-base of your weather outbreak beginning here in the midwest today with storms i could go well through the night, illinois and indiana in particular. tomorrow, the threat shifts farther south. large hail in oklahoma and texas, and on friday goes east from there, i'm on the southeast, britain tornado risk across the tennessee valley, mississippi, louisiana, alabama, as well. and then we return our attention back to california once again because early next week, norah, and other powerhouse storm is

set to slam california. >> norah: my goodness. thank you. the waiting game for the possible criminal and i'm a former president donald trump will continue for at least another day. the manhattan district attorney's office postponed a scheduled grand jury session today. but jurors could meet again on thursday. cbs's robert costa is outside the courthouse in new york city. >> reporter: with demonstrators on hand and increased security around manhattan criminal court, the decision by manhattan kristin district attorney alvin bragg not to convene a grand jury wasa sudden and unexpected development. >> people anticipated today would be the day the district attorney would present a draft indictment and ask the grand jury to vote on it. now, it is likely the delay has something to do with that, that either the d.a. or the grand jury itself wants to have some more information or take a breath for some reason. >> reporter: bragg is investigating hush money and payments made in 2016 to adult

film star stormy daniels commode former trump fixer michael cohen claims trump authorize bureau the former president huddling with advisors in florida has remained defiant according to sources and is considering holding a news conference outside the court if he is indicted. meanwhile, there was a major turn today in another investigation. into trump's handling of classified records. federal judges say his lawyer, evan corcoran, must testify about his private discussions with trump and share evidence, including documents and private audio files. special counsel jack smith wants to know whether trump misled corcoran about the scope of the documents he had. >> it could be absolutely devastating evidence of trump's guilt of obstructing the investigation into the return of the classified documents. it could make the mar-a-lago case the strongest thing coming down the pike and soon. >> reporter: cbs news has learned that evan corcoran could

testify as soon friday, potentially providing a real prism into what trump said behind the scenes, before and after the fbi searched mar-a-lago last summer. this all comes as we are still waiting for a decision on a possible trump indictment here in new york. norah? >> norah: that is a lot of legal news, robert costa, thank you very much. this afternoon, the federal reserve raised a key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, despite the recent turmoil in the banking sector. the central bank did signal its streak of rate hikes to battle inflation is nearing an end. cbs's caitlin huey-burns has more from the white house. >> reporter: announcing today's right height, the ninth and over a year, federal reserve chairman jerome powell said inflation remained too hig. >> my colleagues and i are acutely in no michael where high inflation poses significant hardship as it erodes purchasing power, especially for those leae to meet higher cost of

essentials like food, housing, and transportation. >> reporter: those costs continue to soar, with consumers now paying 7% more for a gallon of milk, 20% more for bread, and 110% more for a carton of eggs than they were a year ago, all costing american households an average of $372 more a month. the rate hike aims to tame this kind of inflation, but it also means paying back your debt will be more expensive. cbs business analyst jill schlesinger. >> that could be outstanding credit card balance. that could be an adjustable rate mortgage. it could be a business loan that is linked to short-term interest rates, and maybe even a new car loan. i think the fed really wanted to project they are more focused on inflation and then they are worried about the banking sector. >> reporter: on capitol hill, high inflation and the recent banking crisis have made the fed and its chairman a target. >> the federal reserve will never get control of inflation

without hurting a lot of people and putting a lot of people out of work, unless congress helps on the fiscal side. >> reporter: powell also said today that the u.s. banking system is sound and resilient, but he also acknowledged the need to strengthen regulation and supervision of the banks. as for criticism of the federal reserve, the white house tells us president biden is confident in chairman powell. norah? >> norah: caitlin huey-burns at the white house, thank you. tonight, dramatic of elements and hampton county south carolina. that is where former attorney alex murdaugh lived before his murder conviction earlier this month. officials there are now re-examining the 2 2015 death oa teenager named stephen smith, who went to school with murdaugh's surviving son, buster. we hear more now from cbs's nikki battiste. >> reporter: nearly eight years after stephen smith mysteriously died along a rural south carolina road, his family is finally hopeful for answers. >> i hope to find the real

reason for stephen's death. >> reporter: the south carolina law enforcement division announced it is now investigating his death, initially ruled an unintentional hit-and-run, as a homicide. investigators reopened the case in 2021, after finding new evidence while investigating the murders of maggie and paul murdaugh. smith families attorney says his mother is haunted by the lingering concern her son was targeted because he was openly gay. >> we think he did not die on that road that fateful night. >> reporter: police initially said smith was hit and killed by a car after he ran out of gas while driving home. an autopsy report stated he died of blunt force trauma to the head, possibly from the impact of a side view mirror, but the initial report said they see no evidence to suggest the victim was struck by a vehicle. >> it just makes no sense to us that he could be struck in that faction badly enough to cause his death and there to be

no vehicle debris of any kind whatsoever. >> reporter: no suspect was never named, but rumors have swirled that buster murdaugh, the older son of alex murdaugh, was involved vehicle on monday, buster murdaugh spoke out for the first time, calling those rumors baseless and saying "i unequivocally deny any involvement in his death." >> it is a big deal. it was being pursued is just a hit-and-run and largely forgotten, until the murdaugh trial, and that generated new interest. >> reporter: nikki battiste, cbs news, new york. >> norah: officials are investigating the cause of a a d explosive fire today at a chemical plant near houston. surveillance cameras captured a huge fireball rising from the facility. officials say tanker truck was transferring liquid petroleum gas to another truck when it went up in flames. one person was taken to the hospital. back here in washington, senators grilled norfolk southern ceo today about his company's safety record. is shaw's second appearance before congress following last

month's toxic train to rome end. cbs's roxana saberi reports to meet from east palestine, ohio. >> this was a preventable accident. do you agree? >> yes, i do agree. >> reporter: back in the senate hot seat. >> for decades, the railroads have lobbied to undermine safety rules. they are still at it. >> reporter: nearly seven weeks after norfolk southern train derailed in east palestine, ohio, spewing toxic chemicals... >> i want to open by stating how deeply i sorry i am for the impt this derailment have had. >> reporter: ceo alan shaw said he supports some aspects of the bipartisan senate bill tightening rules on rail safety. including additional funding for training, mandatory defect detectors on tracks, and requirements to notify first responders of hazardous material on rail cars. >> none of us knew exactly what dangers were on that train. >> reporter: east palestine resident misty allen testified her town and family are still

living in fear. >> my 7-year-old has asked me if he is going to die from living in his own home. what do i tell him? east palestine, cleanup continues. the epa says near the 8 million gallons of wastewater have been shipped out for treatment, and more than 8,000 tons of contaminated soil. but the agency says the air and municipal water are safe, for now. do you want to be bought out of your home by norfolk southern? >> yes. >> reporter: still, resident joe samek says his daughter has been getting rashes. >> i don't feel safe being here, and here we are, stuck, because we can't afford to just up and leave. >> reporter: sam mike and his neighbors live less than a mile from the derailment site he in east palestine, but technically outside city limits, so they don't qualify for compensation. norfolk southern, though, says it is working with samek to find a solution. norah? >> norah: roxana saberi, thank you. an alarming new report today

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udava seat. >> yes. >> judge judy: and that was back in november of last year. >> that's correct. >> judge judy: the defendant has a furniture consignment store. you met her at a tile store in the place where you live. and the two of you struck up, according to what i see, a conversation. you ultimately went to her consignment shop to look for furniture. >> to purchase the... >> judge judy: the items. you went and you, along with ms. thomas, picked out items that you wanted for your house. >> that's correct. >> judge judy: and you purchased them. and the amount of the purchase was how much? >> $8,215. >> judge judy: and i'd like to see the receipt for that. >> found it, the receipt. >> judge judy: okay. now, you bought the items, mr. morelli, and paid $8,215... >> that's correct.

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