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Norah the ultimatum for the popular app used by 170 million americans after the house passes a bill that would force its Chinese Parent Company to sell the platform or face a ban. Keep tech tak norah the protest tonight from users. It is 90 plus percent plus of my familys income. It is how we feed our family. Norah the Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We want to begin tonight with the fate of social media app tiktok hanging in the balance. In a rare moment of bipartisanship, the house voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill that would ban the Popular Platform unless it severs ties with the Chinese Communist party. President biden vowed to sign the bill if it passes the Democraticcontrolled Senate and if the bill becomes law, it would give tiktoks chinesebased Parent Company bytedance six months to sell the Video Sharing App or it would be removed from app stores and Web Hosting Services here in the u. S. Now, tiktoks massive Lobbying Efforts were not enough to stop the crackdown, despite a flood of phone calls to members of congress and these online influencers who are here in washington visiting capitol hill. Cbss Scott Macfarlane is going to start us off tonight from capitol hill. Reporter tiktok has lured 170 million american users with its quick viral videos. But perhaps nothing has spread faster than a plan in congress off from its u. S. Users. Just eight days after it was introduced, the bill passed the u. S. House overwhelmingly. Why in the hell would we want communist party to have access to our private data . Reporter despite an 11th hour flurry of lobbying by tiktok. [chanting keep tiktok] which the business or learn paid to fly a large sum of its most popular users to washington this week to make their case. Including gohar khan of connecticut, who posts Strategy Video for College Applicants to millions of tiktokusing high schoolers. What would you do if it went away tomorrow . I would have to bring my think of a whole new strategy for bringing customers and. Reporter tiktok much tidal waves of reaching out to representatives by typing in their zip. An example of how china could misuse personal data. Basic way the Company Using the geolocation data along with the Zip Code Information to target these kids. Reporter President Biden that he would sign the bill into law but it would have to slot and i might pass a sluggish u. S. Senate first Vehicle Leaders of the Senate Intelligence committee have expressed support. This is a National Security issue. Reporter but whether china would allow a say on who would buy tiktok open issues and questions remain about First Amendment rights. Passing a bill that could lead to an interruption or an elimination of the app is a huge, monumental decision that i wish more people understood. Reporter and a statement to cbs news, tiktok says the legislative process was secretive and at the bill was jammed through. They argue, because they say its a ban. Former President Trump has oppose this bill and, norah, that could be pivotal with the republican u. S. Senators. Norah Scott Macfarlane, thank you so much. Not to that sweeping racketeering case against donald trump and george are pure of a Fulton County judge today dismissing six of the 41 counts against the former president and mark meadows. It is considered a legal setback or prosecutors, but trump still faces ten charges that could result in decades in jail. Hira cbss nikole killion. Reporter Fulton County judge scott mcafee throughout charges that accused former President Trump and several of his codefendants of pressuring public officers to vioate their oats as part of an alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election. Mcafee said District Attorney fani willis and her prosecutors were not specific enough about the violations, writing, the lack of detail concerning an essential legal element is fatal. Just three of trumps 13 counts were tossed, including one for his january 2021 phone call to Georgia Secretary Of State brad raffensperger. I just want to find 11,780 votes. Reporter Trump Legal Team applauded the ruling. It was a step in the right direction. It goes to the sloppiness of, frankly, the prosecutors down there. Reporter former federal prosecutor tom dupree said it was only a partial victory for trump. The judges Decision Effecively has the result of narrowing the case against trump and the other defendants. It doesnt eliminate it entirely, though. It is a lie. Reporter mcafees ruling comes out of a highly anticipated decision this week about whether willis and special prosecutor nathan wade should be disqualified from the election interference case. Last month, the pair admitted to having a romantic relationship for about a year after wade was hired, but denied any wrongdoing. The romantic relationship ended before the indictment was returned, yes or no . To a man, yes. Reporter the Sprawling Racketeering Case against the former president and his Associates Remains largely intact, but if willis is disqualified, another attorney could be assigned to the case, which could significantly impact the proceedings. Norah . Norah and potentially delay them. Nikole killion, thank you so much for your well coming landslide destroyed one home and damage several others early today in the sherman oaks neighborhood of los angeles. Video from the scene shows large cracks in the ground near heavily damaged pool area. No one was hurt but several people were forced to leave their hillside home. This community was hit with nearly 2 inches of rain just last week. Yet another winter storm is taking aim at the rockies tonight with possibly the biggest snowstorm in years set to slam denver. While severe storms could bring in hail and tornadoes to parts of the south. So for more, lets bring in meteorologist mike bettes. He is with our partners at the weather channel. Good evening, mike. Norah, good evening. Three major Weather Stories playing out over the next couple of days all caused by the same lowpressure storm system. First it is the snow. Major snow across the four corners of putting Winter Storm Warnings in denver. The forecast, the biggest snow 1418 inches across the metro. That begins tonight and blasts through the day on thursday. You can see the timing here from heavy snow throughout the day, and gradually tapers going into friday and saturday but really likes across utah, colorado, new mexico, arizona. The other story following Severe Weather from chicago all the way down to waco. Numerous major metropolitan areas, hail, high winds, maybe even tornadoes that comes out of this. Storms overnight and through the day on thursday, more storms again as we get into friday. Really hitting the south with very heavy rain. And then all behind that, very dry conditions, extreme winds, igniting a fire danger for us, here, especially in western texas, norah. Norah mike bettes, thank you. Turning out to the political turmoil and violence in haiti, a special team of marines is now in portauprince providing additional security at the u. S. Embassy there. This is a small group of the Military Heads and some americans are being airlifted out, including a famous author. Cbss Cristian Benavides reports tied on the unrest and the continuing gang violence. Reporter a dramatic Rescue Mission overnight to get americans out of haiti. Mitch albom, bestselling author of books like tuesdays with morrie, airlifted to safety come along with his wife and eight others out of hades violencetorn capital of portauprince. Albom was visiting his orphanage, have faith haiti, with a group of volunteers, when a State Of Emergency was declared, trapping him and the others for ten days. The helicopter arrived in the middle of the night. A private mission spearheaded by u. S. Rep cory mills and lisa mccain. It landed right as you see in movies, somebody jumps out and says go, go, go and you run underneath the blades and you jump in. Reporter Albom Great Will to be back on u. S. Ground but cant shake the thoughts of what he left behind. You know, everybody inside started clapping, but my wife and i, it was a gut punch, because, you know, all of our kids are still at the orphanage. Reporter a team of marines have been deployed to provide additional security and prepare for evacuation of the u. S. Embassy. This just a day after the nations Prime Minister ariel henry announced his resignation. The transition to find his replacement is unlikely to be a smooth one. Haitis capital, home to approximately 3 million, facing widespread gang warfare. Here at the Border Crossing of dajabon, people are being deported by the truck loads, some Stranded Americans fleeing. We met troy stocker, who is trying to get back home to illinois. Tires burning on the street, they will block you, they dont want you to cross, they dont need to get through. So today was a good day. Reporter a sign of how tense things are here at the border, less than a mile from where we are, two haitian nationals that were attempting to cross the border were shot by members of the dominican army. Officials here in the Dominican Republic say that a scuffle had taken place and one of them was killed. Norah . Norah Cristian Benavides, thank you for being there. Well, back here at home, the 2024 General Election is officially underway with both President Biden and donald trump securing enough delegates to get their partys nomination. Today, the presidnt hit the Campaign Trail in the Battleground State of wisconsin, which he won by only 20,000 votes four years ago. And tonights listening to america, cbss Nancy Cordeshe R state to hear whats on their minds. Reporter Jay Whisenten coowns a barbershop on milwaukees north side, just a few blocks from where President Biden spoke today. Jay voted for biden in 2020, but is now undecided. Ive been seeing it from both perspectives, and ive been seeing it from the black voters, as well, like, yeah, we going to vote for trump this year, we need big t back in office. Reporter we set on him at the rise and grind coffee shop which is owned by bobbi tatum, a lifelong democrat. Im a biden fan. I feel like he is unemployment is, you know, down. I feel like he is helping Small Businesses. Im a Small Business owner. Reporter Patti Granger is a project manager, imam of two, and plans to vote for donald trump. He is a very strong personality. But i like the fact that he pushes boundaries or doesnt come in as a politician. Reporter inflation is one of her biggest issues. Almost 6 for sticks of butter, and we are the dairy state. [laughs] reporter how much of it do. You attribute to the aftereffects of the pandemic, and how much of it do you attribute to President Bidens policies . Its been years now since the pandemic. Im not buying that anymore. The pandemic. We are still getting the aftermath. Reporter you feel like the economy is improving . It has. We ate where we need to be but i feel like we are going, we are headed in the right direction. Reporter all three are uneasy about sending more aid to ukraine, something biden has been pushing for. Its like, how can you send billions of dollars over there, yet our communities need it here . Reporter a big issue here in wisconsin is abortion. For me, its big. Being a woman, and also having two daughters. Its important for them to have a choice for their body. Thats they own personal decision. You know, they should be able to have the choice whether or not if they want to keep a child or not. Reporter and how are they feeling about age . Youve got an 81yearold running against a 77yearold. I feel like the choice is very limited. Its very limited when it comes to that. So, unfortunately, thats what we have to choose from. Reporter and that choice, they all told me, has been paying extra attention to Vice President harris and whoever trump chooses as his running mate. Harris made her sixth trip here to this Battleground State since she took office last week and her focus, norah, with reproductive rights. Norah nancy cordes, what a really interesting conversation. Thank you so much beard well, tonight, after olivia munn is revealing her yearlong battle with an aggressive form of Breast Cancer that lead to a double mastectomy. And the biggest surprise, how she learned of her diagnosis. Cbss Roxana Saberi tells us about the test every woman should know about. Good for him. Good for your baby. Reporter revealing her diagnosis, olivia munn shared this emotional year on instagram. Thank you so much. We love you. Split them up Beard Reporter the 43yearold known for her roles in marvels Xmen Apocalypse and hbos the newsroom says she was diagnosed after testing negative for 90 different cancer genes and two months after having a normal mammogram. Lets do it. Reporter she credits her obgyn with saving her life after she calculated her Breast Cancer Risk Assessment score. 37 , and recommended additional testing, which led to her diagnosis. Dr. Elizabeth comen is a breast oncologist. So if you have a score, for example, that is greater than a 20 lifetime risk of Breast Cancer, you may be eligible to include mris in your screening, in addition to potentially mammograms and ultrasounds Beard Reporter the assessment with questions like current age, family history, if the patient has given birth, and when. How unusual is it for someone who test negative on a genetic test to still have cancer . Even if someone goes through Genetic Testing for the genes that we are aware of does not come up with an inherited risk for Breast Cancer, it doesnt mean that they wont be diagnosed with Breast Cancer in their lifetime. Reporter munn appeared at the Academy Awards just last sunday. Right here reporter she said she kept her Diagnosis Private until now because she needed to get through the hardest parts before sharing. And by sharing her experiences, munn says she hopes to inspire others. Dr. Comen recommends women talk to their doctors about getting a Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and that women at average risk be screened every year starting at age 40. Norah . Norah im glad she is sharing her story. I had never heard of that test. Roxana saberi, thank you so much. Well, a major Discount Chain is now closing a thousand stores in the u. S. , limiting options for shoppers. Well have the details and the reason why next beard d, i had bad days. [cough] flareups that could permanently damage my lungs. With breztri, things changed for me. Breztri gave me better breathing. Starting within 5 minutes, i noticed my Lung Function improved. It helped improve my symptoms, and breztri was even proven to reduce flareups, including those that could send me to the hospital. So now i look forward to more good days. Breztri wont replace a Rescue Inhaler for sudden breathing problems. It is not for asthma. 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Reporter those increasingly common systems that can help drive your car are not doing enough to ensure drivers are staying focused on the road, according to first of its kind testing from the Insurance Institute for highway safety. They are not doing a goo good job. Reporter iihs president david harkey. It can be dangerous. They are not selfdriving vehicles. So you see people who either intentionally or unintentionally misuse these systems and get themselves into trouble. Reporter the new Insurance Institute ratings how well the systems monitor a driver. Issue alerts come encourage shared control with a driver, and react in Safety Features are disengaged, like taking off a Seat Belt Beard of the 14 systems from nine automakers testing, none are at a top rating. Just one scored acceptable. The lexus tea made with advanced drive. Two others rated as marginal. What needs to change . The biggest things that needed to change our improvements in monitoring. Monitoring both the head, the eyes, as well as the hands to make sure you are ready to take control of the vehicle. Reporter the report comes as Lawmaker Concern over these Driver Assistance Systems is growing, propping this exchange with ntsb chair Jennifer Homendy last week. It sounds like, to me, its not ready. For prime time. If its only designed to be operated in a certain type of environment, it should be limited to those environments. Reporter any statement, the trade Group Representing automakers argues the systems help reduce Roadway Crashes and injuries, but this technology is meant to support a Human Operator might driver operating behind the wheel. It requires the human driver to be attentive and engaged. Dialed in driving, even in our ever smarter cars. Kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. Norah Heart Of America is next with a teachers lesson in love. Announcer this portion of the Cbs Evening News is sponsored by farxiga. Visit us at farxiga. Com. Like here. And here. 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With no Family Member fit to donate theirs, baer was on a waitlist, but time was running out. Seeing a plea online, Jane Callahan made a lifechanging call, offering one of her kidneys to a child she did not know. I just knew if i was going to be tested that i would be a match. Reporter you had that feeling . Yes. Reporter a five hour Transplant Surgery in december at texas childrens hospital. Then this. You did really well everything is great. Reporter the woman who made it possible, a single mom with two children of her own, told baers mom she would love to meet. It was one of the most profound moments of my life. Reporter malcolm too, baer is recovering. There is your new kidney reporter callahan says she feels great. Hi reporter amp two families are one. So great to see you reporter what does this say to you about humanity . You get flooded with negative things all the time in the world and very often there are beautiful things that are out there and you just have to choose to look at them. Reporter tonight, that beauty is baer. Janet shamlian, cbs news, houston. Norah baer and jane, tonight Heart Of America. What a beautiful story. And that is tonights Cbs Evening News. Im norah odonnell. Judge judy what kind of dogs do you have . Two pits. Judge judy two pit bulls. Announcer a girl and her dog are overpowered. They had her on the ground, and they were tearing at her. She was bleeding everywhere, and then soon as [voice breaking] as soon as they got. Announcer then attacked all over again . Judge judy tell me about the threat the next day. She started yelling from across the street at me, saying that we were all gonna get it, she had something for all of us. Announcer judge judy. You are about to enter the courtroom of you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. Captions paid for by Cbs Television distribution lisa hicks is suing her neighbor, arin wilson, for vet bills due to a dog attack and threats. Byrd order all rise this is case number 226 on the calendar in the matter of hicks vs. Wilson. Judge judy thank you. Yrd youre welcome, judge. Parties have been sworn in. You may be seated. Ladies, have a seat, please. Judge judy ms. Hicks, it is your contention that the defendants dogs bit yours, causing substantial injury and, in addition to the vet bills, that ms. Wilson threatened you and or your children. Are you neighbors, close neighbors . Yes. Judge judy right next door or. Across the street. Judge judy and how long have you been neighbors, ms. Wilson . Ive lived in my property nine years, so i would say around eight, nine years, i believe. Judge judy ever d