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sentencing. >> not only did your son kill my daughter, but you both did, as well. >> norah: tonight, a judge sentences the parents of a school gunman for up to 15 years in prison, as they are the first to be convicted for their child's mass shooting. >> each act or inaction created a ripple effect. >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we are going to get to that emotional scene in the courtroom in just a moment. families coming face-to-face with the parents convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the role in their son's mass shooting. but we do want to begin tonight with a major abortion ruling that once again is putting the issue at the forefront of the 2024 presidential campaign. arizona's supreme court today ruled that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban is still enforceable. the law dates back to 1864, on the books since before arizona was a state and before women had the right to vote. arizona will be the 18th state
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to severely restrict or outright ban the procedure since roe vs. wade was overturned in 2022. the decision comes the day after former president donald trump claimed he doesn't support a federal ban. but today, president biden said trump is directly to blame for the ruling, calling the decision extreme and dangerous. cbs's nancy cordes reports now on the fallout. >> it is a dark day in arizona. >> reporter: arizona's democratic governor begged the legislature to step in today after the state's conservative supreme court reinstated a civil war-era abortion ban, with no exceptions for rape or incest. the author of the 4-2 decision wrote, "physicians are now on notice that all abortions except to those necessary to save a woman's life are illegal." with doctors facing a 2-5 year mandatory prison sentence. >> we are 14 days away from this
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extreme ban coming back to life. it must be repealed. immediately. >> reporter: the decision does away with the state's current 15-week ban, which antiabortion rights activists had challenged in court. >> it's always the best decision to protect life as much as possible. >> reporter: arizona is now poised to join 17 other states that have imposed near-total abortion bans since roe v. wade was struck down. but unlike many of those states, arizona is a pivotal swing state that went for president biden in 2020. the state's democratic ag today announced, "as long as i am attorney general, no woman or doctor will be prosecuted under this draconian law." does that give doctors the certainty they need to keep performing abortions if they feel they need to? >> well, i think that medical providers are going to have to weigh their options and their
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risks with their own legal counsel, quite frankly. >> reporter: chris love helps lead arizona for abortion access, a group that has already gathered half a million signatures for a november state ballot measure that would establish a constitutional right to an abortion. >> we have told arizona voters what's at stake. i think today is a clear example that we were being serious about that, right? >> reporter: the biden campaign is counting on that ballot measure, and others like it, to help drive democrats to the polls in november. the issue is a proven motivator, which could help explain why several top republicans in arizona came out against the supreme court ruling today, saying, norah, that it goes too far and is out of step with the state. >> norah: republicans were denouncing it. nancy cordes, thank you. well now to that other groundbreaking court case, the sensing james and jennifer crumbley, the first parents
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in the u.s. to be held responsible for their child's school shooting. a michigan judge sentenced each parent to 10-50 years in prison in connection with the shooting deaths of four students at oxford high school in 2021. cbs's andres gutierrez was inside the courtroom. >> the blood of our children is on your hands, too. >> reporter: one by one, family members of the four students killed at oxford high school addressed james and jennifer crumbley just before they were sentenced. >> you have failed your son, and you have failed us all. >> and while you were running away from your son and your responsibilities, i was forced to do the worst possible thing a parent could do. i was forced to say goodbye to my madisyn. >> reporter: the crumbleys were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter earlier this year. separate juries found they willfully failed to prevent their son ethan from bringing a handgun to his michigan school in 2021 and opening fire. today, they each asked for leniency and forgiveness. >> i am sorry for your loss as a
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result of what my son did. >> we were good parents. >> reporter: but the judge sentenced them to a minimum of ten years in prison minus time already served. >> these convictions confirm repeated acts, or lack of acts, that could have halted an oncoming runaway train. >> reporter: during their trials, prosecutors painted the couple as absent parents more concerned with themselves than their son's mental health and accused them of gross negligence for buying a sig sauer handgun as a present for ethan four days before the shooting and then failing to secure it. today, craig shilling, the father of justin, said the families have been waiting for this moment. >> i feel there was injustice here today, for sure. the sentence was appropriate, and i'm glad that we received that. >> reporter: criminal defense attorney joe tamburino predicts this historic case will set a precedent for other parents. >> if your child is expressing the same type of behavior, the same type of mental state, attitude, that ethan crumbley was expressing, you must do
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something about it. >> reporter: and in handing down her sentencing today, the judge said she hopes her decision will act as a deterrent to prevent future school shootings. the crumbleys will be eligible for parole in under eight years. >> norah: andres gutierrez, thank you very much. tonight, severe weather is wreaking havoc across the south. severe wind knocked down trees in shreveport, louisiana. this one knocked down a tree into the carport, and this 18-wheel fedex truck flipped onto its side during downpours, causing major delays for the morning commute. for a look at the threat still to come, let's go to dallas and meteorologist alex wilson with our partners at the weather channel. good evening, alex. >> good evening, norah. it has already been a very active day of severe weather. that threat will continue, actually goes up into our wednesday, so unfortunately an even more dangerous day expected tomorrow. let's start with what's happening right now. we have active watches across the south. going to be a dangerous evening
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and overnight for parts of texas and into louisiana where the tornado threat will remain. as we move through the overnight, in addition to these storms that will bring severe weathers, the tornado, hail, gusty, damaging winds, we'll also watching for the threat of very heavy rain, so unfortunately flash flooding and flooding will be a concern. now we start the morning tomorrow with storms ongoing. they will continue tomorrow. take a look at the torcon values, as high as a 7. so that just means we could be seeing tornadoes that are stronger, those that are the ef2 or greater, and long track. again, morning brings the severe weather. it continues all the way through the day, even into the overnight. you can see those storms will be moving to parts of the southeast. heavy rain potential mange flash flood and likely all across the south. some areas could see as much as 3-5 plus inches of rain. norah? >> norah: alex wilson, thank you very much. tonight, an idaho teenager is facing federal terrorism charges for an alleged plan to attack churches in the name of isis. the justice department says the 18-year-old was arrested on saturday, just one day before
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launching a plot where he planned to use guns, knives, and flammable chemicals. cbs's elise preston reports the fbi was already on nationwide alert. >> reporter: the fbi believes 18-year-old alexander mercurio was plotting deadly terror attacks on multiple christian churches in coeur d'alene, idaho. according to court documents, mercurio had pledged his allegiance to isis and his intention to die while killing others, using makeshift flamethrowers, a machete, and other weapons found in his home by the fbi, which says he communicated with other radicalized individuals on his school-issued computer. >> the profile of this individual is not surprising. the large majority of them are male. they typically are quite young. isis and its proxies do retain the ability and the intent to conduct an attack here in the homeland. >> reporter: today this from fbi director christopher wray. >> and the potential for a coordinated attack here in the homeland is now increasingly
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concerning. >> reporter: it's a concern worldwide. isis-k claimed responsibility for this attack at a russian concert hall last month. at least 144 were killed. here at home, a just-released intelligence bulletin warns of a potential threat of violence targeting mass gatherings, such as sports stadiums, concert venues, or houses of worship. it definitely sounds the alarm to the average american at home. >> it is a fact that we are in a heightened threat environment. we as americans need to live our lives, but we also need to do so while being incredibly vigilant. >> reporter: there are at least 21 known extremist groups operating in idaho, according to the southern poverty law center. court documents show the fbi was tracking mercurio for nearly two years. he's expected in court tomorrow. norah? >> norah: wow, that is some good work by the fbi. elise preston, thank you so much. turning to the war in gaza,
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today, prime minister benjamin netanyahu declared no force in the world will prevent israeli forces from entering the besieged city of rafah. it comes as vice president kamala harris today met with families of several americans taken hostage by hamas, assuring them that the biden administration is doing all it can to bring them home. cbs's debora patta reports from tel aviv. >> reporter: rafah has become a tent city of mostly women and children, who have been running from war for months. once again, they fear the worst, as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu doubles down on his plans to invade rafah, despite the u.s. warning that would be a mistake. huriya sought refuge here with her nine children after her husband was killed in an israeli air strike. "what hurts me the most," she said, "is i have lost my dignity. i feel humiliated here." but after six months of war, if they are forced out, where do they go to next? the israeli defense force has mostly withdrawn from southern gaza, allowing residents to
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return to khan yunis. but this is not the home they remember. the destruction everywere so complete, it is unlivable. "everything is dead," this woman said. across this wasteland, there are also still more than 100 hostages, including americans being held who have now spent more than half a year in captivity. today, their family members met with vice president kamala harris, once again pleading for their release. >> what we have heard is that there is a deal on the table right now that all of the parties agree to and are willing to work with. we are waiting now and the world waits for hamas to get to yes. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken has said
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there is a serious offer on the table and that the ball is firmly in hamas' court, while national security advisor jake sullivan says he has spoken with qatar's prime minister and urged him to get a response from hamas as soon as possible. norah? >> norah: debora patta with that new reporting, thank you very much. there are new developments tonight in last year's devastating train derailment in east palestine, ohio. the railroad company norfolk southern has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a class action lawsuit related to the incident. cbs's roxana saberi reports some residents are still suffering from the impact of the toxic crash. >> reporter: in the 14 months since the toxic train derailment forced nearly 2,000 people from their homes, linda murphy says she and her husband, russ, have developed numbness and leg pain. >> we really need long-term health care. >> reporter: so you are worried about getting diagnosed with cancer, years down the
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road? >> absolutely. cancer, neurological diseases. >> reporter: murphy says the $600 million class action settlement won't be enough to cover future health care. >> i almost feel like it's giving a grain of rice to the starving. is it really going to help people the way that it should? >> we appreciate and understand that anxiety. >> reporter: jayne conroy, an attorney for the plaintiffs, acknowledges that with up to 100,000 people eligible for compensation, some might receive very little or choose to opt out. still, she says, the settlement is significant. >> the derailment itself was totally avoidable, and just the pattern of conduct, all resulted in a settlement of this size. >> reporter: norfolk southern said in a statement today, "the agreement does not include any admission of wrongdoing or fault," and that it's already committed over $100 million to the community. if east palestine becomes a cancer cluster, what would norfolk southern do? >> from a long-term health standpoint, we are addressing
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that with the state and local authorities. >> reporter: so is it an option that's on the table? >> it is an option that is on the table, that is correct. >> reporter: plaintiffs attoreys tell cbs news that if the settlement announced today is approved by a judge later this month, the first payouts could be made by the end of this year. norfolk southern still faces several other lawsuits. norah? >> norah: roxana saberi, thank you very much. a helicopter with two people on board plunges into a pond. we have the details on their rescue next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ katie! i knew i'd find you here. i know, it's wild. i'm you from the future! anyway our doctor figured it out. all that constipation with belly pain that keeps coming back, it's ibs—c. she said linzess could help you get ahead of it. whatta you say? yess! get ahead of your ibs—c with linzess.
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cbs's lisa ling traveled to michigan to meet this special sisterhood. >> reporter: these women, six jewish and six palestinian, have been meeting twice a month for over 20 years. ♪ ♪ they call themselves zeitouna, the arabic word for "olive tree." their motto: refusing to be enemies. >> every woman in the group here i feel is like a sister. >> i don't even see jewish or palestinian anymore, i just see human beings. >> reporter: the safety of this environment has allowed these women to remain committed to each other in the face of october 7th and after. >> you absorbed my pain, as i absorbed your pain. it's important to just have a space, a place, where everybody
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is there with open arms. >> reporter: have you all talked about ways in which you think that we could get to a better place? >> there is room in a humanitarian way to recognize the trauma of the other. and people have lost that ability right now. >> reporter: a message these women are spreading far beyond this room, including on college campuses. many of which have become deeply polarized. at the university of michigan, two students, one jewish and one palestinian, started the arab-jewish alliance more than a year ago to foster better relations between cultures. >> i grew up jewish, and the only tie when i ever met arab students was in my arabic class. i was like, how can we bring arab students and jewish students together? and this kind of sent us down this path. >> i think the week after october 7th, i was looking at my twitter, and i saw the rhetoric, the dehumanizing rhetoric, and so i thought, i want to find a club where i can actually interact with people on the other side because i hadn't had
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member and former giants quarterback eli manning. >> blindness isn't easy to deal with. you know, finding my shoes in the morning is tough. i can't see the stars at night, couldn't see the eclipse last night. but i do have this wonderful dog by my side that helps me, and i want to provide that to anyone who is going through the same thing that i have been through. >> norah: the guiding eyes for the blind. they are tonight's "heart of . good everyoning, evening, i'm juliette goodrich. >> he was walking around the library, cussing at people and threatening to stab them. >> their plea for help amid growing fear for their safety
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on the job. and, a backyard building boom in the south bay. we started looking at the idea of a garage and that led us to an aeu. >> reporter: how so-called granny units are putting a dent in san jose's housing crisis. fewer places to fill up in the east bay. why a city is banning new gas stations. okay, giants fans want to know is it a mascot imposter? what the heck happened to lucille? this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. we will get to lucille in a moment. first, librarians in san francisco say their quiet place of work is a place of fear. they say that the drug and homeless crisis around the libraries has just gotten out of control. and, they want to see security guards at all branches. amanda heard from librarians about the threats they encountered

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