it's a question you probably got asked plenty of times on monday. did you catch the solar eclipse? you may have looked up the sky, but what about falling from it? okay, well this texas father-daughter duo wanted to get as close as possible to it. 14,000 feet in thedown, where they were free falling in the shadow of the surreal celestial show. the duo finally got a chance to take in their event once their chutes deploy and enjoy the rest of the eclipse safely, safely on the ground. oh my goodness. cbs evening news, norah o'donnell is next on kpix. we're back here in 30 minutes with cbs news bay area at 7:00. that's not on my bucket list. all ♪ ♪ [thunder rumbles] >> norah: tonight, we are tracking flooding and tornado threats. millions of americans under severe weather alerts from texas to georgia. >> big, big tornado! >> norah: multiple tornadoes reported, as damaging wind leaves thousands without power.

>> water slamming against the windows, debris flying everywhere. >> uh-oh. >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. >> oh! ♪ ♪ >> norah: good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we are coming on the air tonight with more than 25 million americans in the path of severe and dangerous storms across the south and the ohio river valley. thunderstorms, torrential rains, life-threatening flooding, and tornadoes are impacting states across the gulf coast. an ef2 tornado hit the city of port arthur, texas, destroying homes and a church. there is catastrophic damage in louisiana after a suspected tornado ripped the roof off an apartment building outside new orleans. and in mississippi, dozens of homes were hit and one person was killed when storms slammed the magnolia state. tonight, tornado watches are in effect across the region. cbs's mark strassmann will start us off tonight from a new orleans suburb that took a direct hit.

>> wow! >> reporter: as many as three tornadoes may have touched down in and around slidell, louisiana. >> oh! >> reporter: wind gusts of up to 110 miles per hour tore through the city just north of new orleans. >> i can confess it did a lot of damage and it left fast. >> reporter: about 50 needed rescuing after winds sheared the roof off an apartment building. >> it happened really fast. while we were trying to pack a few things, my ceiling caved in, his ceilings caved in. >> the damage is unbelievable. >> reporter: officials in st. tammany parish reported the impact was catastrophic and extensive, with more than 100 buildings damaged. >> this storm was no joke. it's something that we haven't seen here in slidell in a very long time. >> reporter: flash flooding in new orleans swelled roads, overwhelming drivers, and marooning vehicles. as the storm moved east, this was the scene on i-10 in mobile, alabama. water everywhere, flooding highways and causeways.

it's the same storm system that lit up the sky overnight and brought heavy rain and hail to east texas. in port arthur, a tornado flattened this church, and another shredded this strip mall outside houston. more than a foot of rain fell in some parts of the state, and in dallas, a month's worth of rain fell in just three hours. one death from the storm has been reported in mississippi, outside jackson, where the storm churned a swath of downed trees and power lines. i'm standing in front of a ruined building. it's a general contracting business. and the owner told us earlier this was his life's work and now, norah, it's gone in seconds. >> norah: mark, thank you. and these storms are far from over as they move east overnight. let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes, from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> and norah, good evening. some of the violent weather we saw play out today, especially in places like louisiana is going to hit again tomorrow just areas farther to the east.

we've overlaid the high-resolution future radar on top of the areas that will be the biggest targets, including the panhandle of florida, up into georgia, really heavy storms for you in places like atlanta, albany down toward tallahassee. some of these storms could affect early tee times for the masters tomorrow. they could get rained out. likely flooding across the gulf coast here but could extend all the way up toward the ohio valley. areas from tampa and i-4 into orlando, jacksonville to savannah, all areas where severe storms could hit, that may include tornadoes, as well. there'll be a second area across the ohio valley could be a target. cincinnati, columbus, cleveland, pittsburgh, and charleston. in these areas, norah, watch for high winds and hail to hit. >> norah: we'll be watching. mike bettes, thank you. tonight, some republicans across the country are rhetorically trying to distance themselves from arizona's supreme court ruling that upholds a near-total abortion ban. but late today, republican state lawmakers in arizona blocked efforts by democrats to overturn that civil war-era law. cbs's nancy cordes has more on

the political uproar. >> angry. let down. frustrated. >> reporter: anxiety in arizona tonight after the state supreme court upheld an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions and criminalizes those who perform the procedure. >> it's really upsetting that our politicians, who are supposed to represent us, are doing this. >> shame! shame! shame! >> reporter: democrats protested on the floor of the state legislature today, and with swing state arizona up for grabs in november, some republicans are slamming the ruling too, including former president donald trump, who just two days ago said abortion should be left to the states. today, he said arizona went too far. >> and i'm sure that the governor and everybody else are going to bring it back into reason, and that will be taken care of. >> reporter: president biden, who has vowed to restore roe v. wade, was asked today what his message is to arizonans. >> elect me.

i am in the 20 -- 20th century -- 21st century. >> reporter: the controversial law could go into effect in arizona this summer, forcing patients to travel to neighboing states with less restrictive laws. at the camelback family planning clinic in phoenix, phones were ringing off the hook today, calls from women concerned about abortion access. >> as long as we can practice medicine here, we will continue to provide services, whether that means that people need ultrasounds to see how far along they are, to see if they do need to go to a different state. >> reporter: arizona's highest court warned yesterday that doctors who performed the procedure could face between 2 to 5 years in prison, though the state's democratic attorney general says she won't prosecute them. >> you are now having physicians who are scared to do their job that they did without batting an eye before the overturn of roe. >> reporter: the uproar in

arizona is reigniting this issue at a national level, with trump insisting today that if elected, he would not sign a federal abortion ban if congress sent one to his desk. but democrats cast major doubt on that claim, noting that he has repeatedly endorsed a ban at 20 weeks in the past, norah. >> norah: nancy cordes, thank you very much. a large celebration marking the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan ended in a volley of at least 30 gunshots today in philadelphia. police say three people were shot. the city's police chief says it appears to have been a gunfight between four or five people, who are now in custody. federal officials are assisting in the investigation. tonight, the family of a 15-year-old boy is demanding an akron, ohio, police officer be fired after the release of disturbing body cam video. it shows the shooting of the teen, who the family says was holding a toy gun. cbs's elaine quijano reports the city's mayor is vowing a thorough investigation.

>> there is a guy walking down newton street, and he was aiming a gun at people's houses. >> reporter: the call to akron police came just after 7:00 p.m. on april 1st. minutes later, officer ryan westlake arrived. >> can i see your hands real quick? [gunshot] >> oh, [bleep]! >> it's fake, it's fake. >> shots fired, shots fired. >> it's fake, it's fake. >> reporter: westlake shot 15-year-old tavion koonce-williams once in the wrist. police say he was holding this: a replica of an assault weapon. federal law requires such replicas to have distinguishing markings, like a permanently attached bright orange plug in the barrel. >> i'm a good kid, bro. i get as in school. >> he was doing everything he absolutely could to comply with the police officer's orders. >> reporter: attorney imokhai okolo represents the family. how is tavion doing? >> it's tough. it's very traumatic. he's been having nightmares, not being able to sleep. >> reporter: officer westlake has been placed on paid administrative leave. he's been on the force nine

years and has been disciplined more than once. in 2021, he was fired, reinstated, and then suspended for several incidents, including pointing a gun at his then-girlfriend while drunk. in this case, former nypd detective sergeant keith taylor says the officer only had seconds to act. >> i believe that the officer thought that this was a very dangerous situation. based on the 911 call, he was probably focused on trying to stop this individual from actually hurting someone. >> just elevate your hand. >> reporter: we tried contacting officer westlake for comment but were unable to reach him. in a statement, the local police union stood by westlake, saying in part, "the officer acted within policy and procedure and according to his training." norah? >> norah: elaine quijano, thank you. a major setback today for hostage negotiations. an israeli official tells cbs news hamas is unable to locate 40 israeli hostages

for a possible ceasefire deal. this all raising fears tonight for families that their loved ones have died. cbs's debora patta reports tonight on the war that just entered its seventh month. >> reporter: palestinians pray amidst the rubble and ruin of gaza, marking the end of ramadan, with the muslim holiday of eid al-fitr. for many, the day was spent in mourning at the grave sites of loved ones killed in over half a year of war. "it's enough, god," one sobbed. "enough with war." instead of a joyful occasion filled with children's laughter, for this grandmother, it was a day of heartbreak, as she said a final farewell to her grandchildren, while their father cradles the body of his youngest son. his wife and three children were killed in central gaza. and for hamas chief ishmail haniyah, the conflict became personal.

thi is the moment he received the news that his three adult sons and four grandchildren were killed in an israeli air strike. as the war drags on and the humanitarian crisis worsens, the wider the rift grows between the u.s. and israel, with president biden yesterday sharply criticizing the way prime minister benjamin netanyahu was conducting this war. >> i think what he's doing is a mistake. >> reporter: and today reiterating that he expected netanyahu to make good on his promise to flood gaza with aid. >> and the fact is that we are getting in somewhere in the last three days over 100 trucks. that's not enough. >> reporter: the rift between the u.s. and israel comes at a precarious time. tonight, we are learning that the commander of u.s. forces in the middle east is heading to israel amid increasing concerns that iran is preparing to launch a major attack against israel in retaliation for last week's

bombing of the iranian consulate in damascus. norah? >> norah: they are on high alert. debora patta, thank you. back here at home, the former chief financial officer of donald trump's real estate empire was sentenced to five months behind bars today for lying under oath during trump's civil fraud trial in new york. allen weisselberg pleaded guilty to perjury last month, admitting that he lied when he testified that he didn't know how trump's manhattan penthouse was valued at three times its actual size. weisselberg previously served 100 days in jail for dodging taxes. now to some breaking news. wall street took a hit, with all three major indexes finishing the day in the red. the dow fell more than 400 points after the labor department reported a higher-than-expected spike in inflation. the consumer price index for march rose at an annual rate of 3.5%, and that is the biggest jump in six months. in tonight's "money watch," cbs's jo ling kent shows us how

consumers are feeling the pinch. >> reporter: for the third straight month, prices have gone up more than expected, from the rising cost of car insurance and repairs to how much are you paying at the grocery store every week. >> do you know how much one of these costs? two freaking dollars. >> this was $200. >> we supposed to skip the power bill this month so we can buy groceries or the mortgage? >> reporter: before the pandemic, all of these groceries, about 30 items, cost $100 on average. now, five years later, according to nielsen iq, all this costs 33% more, meaning you would have to skip about ten items. like chicken, bread, milk, and bananas to make your $100 budget. five years ago versus today, the difference is remarkable. is that normal? >> oh, goodness, it's not normal at all. so that's why consumers are really, really scrutinizing their behaviors. because, you know, prices are leveling off, but they are

leveling off at these record high levels. >> reporter: higher gas prices and rent also helped push inflation up 3.5% over the last year. also more expensive, baby food and formula, spiking nearly 10%. eldercare up over 14%. and veterinary care jumping almost 10%. president biden responding today. >> we are better situated than we were when we took office, where inflation was skyrocketing. and we have a plan to deal with it. >> reporter: but until then, shoppers continue to cut corners where they can. >> we asked americans, have you changed your behavior? and 87% of americans have said yes to that. we may be seeing more, you know, white meat on the barbecue than red meat this summer because beef prices have gone up 9%. everybody's been impacted by this. there's no way you can get around it. >> reporter: the good news here is wage growth last month did outpace inflation, but this march inflation number is the biggest annual jump in six months, and it really makes it

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with a long-overdue honor for the millions of women who answered the call during world war ii. here's cbs's nikole killion. >> reporter: in trademark red and white polka dots... ♪ rosie ♪ ♪ the riveter ♪ ♪ rosie ♪ more than two dozen women representing rosie the riveter received recognition with a congressional gold medal for working on the homefront in shipyards and factories during world war ii. >> remember these four little words: we can do it. [applause] >> reporter: accepting on behalf of the mostly-centenarian group, 98-year-old mae krier, an original rosie who produced 17 and b-29 bombers mbers for bog in seattle. >> a lot of women were treated poorly by the men. they resented having the women in there. >> reporter: marian sousa worked in a shipyard in richmond, california. why is the recognition important? >> you want to know that you accomplished something during your life.

and i guess this is it. although i raised six kids, and i think that's -- that's an accomplishment, too. >> reporter: susan king was a riveter from baltimore. >> for the few of us still living, any time will do to prove to america that we were important, too. >> reporter: trailblazing then... >> we were doing it to save our country. >> reporter: and now. nikole killion, cbs news, the capitol. >> norah: and we are grateful to those women. rosie the riveters, tonight's norah, thank you, here in the bay area we take you inside of the walls of san quentin for a puppy graduation. how three dogs are giving criminals a purpose by allowing them to do good behind the walls of prison >> it has taught me compassion and awareness. >> we don't want anything in return just the joy of this

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