Country. Deadly arson. One firefighter killed, another missing in the line of duty, as a library goes up in flames. The two People Police say are to blame. Elaborate jailbreak plot. Loaded guns, ammunition, even bolt cutters, all hidden inside a brandnew jail. Who investigators say was behind a reallife prison break plan. Road to recovery. Days after that fiery crash at the daytona 500, the driver today back on his feet. The new photo with his daughters and how doctors say he survived. Date night on duty he picked the wrong restaurant to rob. Royal no more . Harry and meghan learn when theyll officially leave the palace. What else the queen may force them to leave behind. And, a monument of their own. The teenager determined to honor the women who helped win a world war. Why you might say shes in a league of her own. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Our viewers in the west. The Democratic Candidates for president hope what happens in vegas tonight wont stay there, but will jump start their campaigns heading into this weekends caucus. Its the ninth debate for democrats, but theres a newcomer billionaire Michael Bloomberg arrived with a target on his back. Hes facing accusations from his opponents that hes trying to buy the presidency, that hes made sexist comments as a businessman, and that he promoted racist policies as mayor of new york. In turn, bloomberg is making the case he is the only viable alternative to frontrunner bernie sanders, even though sanders now leads the pack in several new polls. Today, the bloomberg and sanders campaigns went at each other, even sparring over the two candidates health. Nikole killion leads us off tonight from las vegas. How you feeling today, senator . Im feeling good. Reporter appearing with Picketing Union workers in las vegas, several democratic hopefuls made clear they will demand answers tonight from the newest debater, mike bloomberg. Im glad hes up there, because hes got to answer questions like the rest of us. He can spend a lot of money, but he cant change his record. Reporter but bloomberg is sizing up the competition, too. A new Campaign Memo warns, the fractured field could make bernie sanders, a democratic socialist, unstoppable. If biden, buttigieg, and klobuchar remain in the race, it states, they will propel sanders to a seemingly insurmountable delegate lead by siphoning votes away from bloomberg. The campaigns today also focused on the heart health of sanders and bloomberg, both 78. Sanders, who suffered a heart attack last fall, was asked last night if he would release more medical records. I dont think we will, no. Reporter this morning, as sanders aide incorrectly said bloomberg had heart attacks, too. The former new york mayors team shot back saying he only had coronary stents put in, and that facts matter. This isnt the way to defeat donald trump in november. Odonnell and nikole joins us tonight from vegas. And nikole, as bloomberg and sanders surged, joe biden has had doubledigit drops in the latest national polls. What are the stakes for him tonight . Reporter well, biden is banking on a good showing here in nevada and South Carolina to regain his footing. His campaign tells us that it believes bloomberg is profoundly unvetted when it comes to his past comments about minorities, women, and the transgender community. And its possible that biden could call bloomberg out over what the Biden Campaign says are dishonest ads about bloombergs relationship with former president obama. Norah. Odonnell all right, nikole, thank you. A programming note gayle king and i will be in charleston, South Carolina, moderating the next democratic president ial debate. Thats next tuesday night, beginning at 8 00 eastern, right here on cbs. Hope youll join us. Today, President Trump kept up his barrage of tweets about the justice department, even as attorney general bill barr considers quitting if the president doesnt stop. And there are new details that are emerging that connect the president , his pardons, and the people who pushed for them. Ben tracy reports tonight. Reporter President Trump is not taking his attorney generals advice to back off when it comes to tweeting about the department of justice, demanding justice for himself this morning, and retweeting a call on attorney general barr to clean house at the department. Yeah, i do make his job harder. I do agree with that. I think thats true. Reporter cbs news has learned that barr was so fed up with President Trumps twitter habit that he considered resigning, but sources say things have cooled off for now. The president defended his recent pardons and commutations, including former illinois governor rod blagojevich, convicted of trying to sell Barack Obamas senate seat after he became president. Mr. Trump argued, blagojevich did not sell the seat, and his move prompted thanks from the onetime Celebrity Apprentice contestant today. Im a trumpocrat. A trumpocrat, thats right. Will you vote for him . If i have the ability to vote, im going to vote for him. Reporter meanwhile, the family of paul pogue, whose sentence trump also commuted, has given more than 200,000 to the president s reelection campaign, and prominent g. O. P. Donor nelson peltz, who hosted a 10 million fundraiser for the president at his palm beach home, pushed for the pardon of junk bond king michael milliken. Odonnell ben joins us now from phoenix, where the president is holding a rally tonight. So, ben, the other big news one of the top officials at the pentagon is out. Is this all part of the president s postimpeachment purge . Reporter well, thats not clear, but his name is john rood and he was the top policy official at the pentagon. And he says that President Trump asked for his resignation. Now, rood was involved in certifying that ukraine had made enough reforms to get that 250 million worth of u. S. Military aid, which was being withheld at the time. That undermined President Trumps argument that he was withholding that aid because of corruption in ukraine. Norah. Odonnell ben, at a very noisy rally tonight. Ben, thank you. A russian agent, an f. B. I. Informant, and a mexican scientist leading a double life. It sounds like the plot of a cold war thriller, but Authorities Say the threads all come together in florida, where an alleged spy was arrested as he tried to flee the country. Jeff pegues has the details. Reporter from all indications, Hector Cabrera fuentes is an accomplished mexican professor living in singapore. But u. S. Investigators believe hes actually a spy for the russian government operating in south florida. Authorities say that on orders from the kremlin, fuentes and his wife spent valentines day gathering intelligence on an f. B. I. Informant who was watching russian spy activity in south florida. The couple drove a rental car to a gated housing complex in miami and entered by tailgating another vehicle. Once inside, they took a photograph of the u. S. Government sources vehicle license plate. Und the photos found the photos on their phones as they were boarding a flight to mexico city sunday night. Fuentes was recruited by a russian agent in moscow, where he has a second family. According to investigators, the agent implied that he would help fuentes family, if he agreed to help them. This is certainly the way that putin likes to operator. Reporter eric oneill is a former f. B. I. Counter intelligence operative who studied russia sleeper agents like anna chapman and maria butina. The f. B. I. Has to be scrambling to figure out, how did russia learn that this informant was working against their interests . Reporter fuentes will be in court on friday, and while u. S. Authorities say he doesnt appear to be a highly trained spy, the bottom line here is the russians didnt think that he would draw a lot of attention, norah, as he zeroed in on that f. B. I. Informant. Odonnell quite a story, jeff, thank you. Reporter it is. Odonnell tonight, more cases of the new coronavirus are confirmed on that cruise ship in japan. Most of the american passengers have been flown home, but there are more than 620 confirmed cases on that diamond princess. And with new numbers just coming in tonight, there are more than 75,000 cases of the coronavirus worldwide; more than 2,100 people have died. Tonight, two 13yearolds are in custody in california facing charges of arson, conspiracy, and manslaughter, after a fire in a Small Town Library left one firefighter dead and another missing. Jonathan vigliotti reports. Reporter the massive fire was fueled by thousands of books, and even though the Porterville Fire department was just next door, crews struggled to contain the inferno. Flames are seen inside the library. Reporter 55 firefighters fought 12 hours to put it out. And after so much destruction, heartbreak. The city of porterville has identified fire captain raymond figueroa, 35 years old, as the firefighter who was killed in. In the city of Porterville Library fire. Reporter an emotional fire chief announcing the death of his captain, a 13year veteran. 25yearold firefighter Patrick Jones is still unaccounted for. The ceiling did collapse into the library. Reporter officials believe the blaze started in the kids section just after 4 00 p. M. Tuesday. The public library, built in 1953, did not have a sprinkler system. Librarians evacuated those inside and alerted police to two suspicious teenagers seen running away. Tonight, a small town mourns the loss of its only library, and the two young heroes who fought to save it. And its still unclear if these teenagers will be tried as adults. The entire Fire Department is taking the next three days off to grieve. Fire departments from around the region are being brought in to help out. Norah. Odonnell just a devastating story, jonathon, thank you. Today, the jury at Harvey Weinsteins rape trial finished its second day of deliberations. Still no verdict. The movie mogul smiled as he left court today, but when a reporter asked if he was worried, weinstein went stone faced and shook his head. Jurors asked to look over testimony from actress rosie perez, who backed up actress anabella sciorras claim that weinstein raped her in the 1990s. Tonight, were learning chilling details of what the sheriff in nashville calls the most significant Security Breach in the citys history. Police broke up a plot for a huge jailbreak. The alleged ring leader is a wellknown advocate for prison reform. And tonight, officials are still searching for weapons he may have planted in the jail. Manuel bojorquez on what the investigation turned up. Reporter Authorities Say alex friedmanns scheme involved dressing as a construction worker and stealing keys, to plant loaded guns and ammunition at an underconstruction Downtown Nashville Detention Center for a massive escape plan. It was discovered that mr. Friedman, over many months, had developed and implemented an extremely deliberate and, in my opinion, evil plan. What disturbed me most is not that this was about an escape. It was also about loss of life. Private prisons could not exist without the collusion of Government Agencies that give them permission to exist. Reporter friedman is a selfdescribed criminal justice advocate. An exconvict himself, he became a highprofile voice against private prisons, featured in multiple news reports and documentaries, even testifying on capitol hill. His attorney today said friedman is presumed innocent, but did not address the allegations. He was first detained in january and rearrested last night. Police are looking for three other men they believe may have helped friedman. Im not confident that we have found everything we need. Were not going to work here until were comfortable. Reporter that also means changing nearly 2,000 locks before the Detention Center can open. Manuel bojorquez, cbs news. Odonnell a third teenaged boy is under arrest tonight in connection with the murder of Barnard College student tessa majors. 14yearold Luchiano Lewis surrendered to police today and was charged as an adult. Two other boys, 14 and 13 years old, are also charged in the robbery and stabbing in new york citys Morningside Park last december. Police say they tracked down the suspects through d. N. A. Evidence and a stolen cell phone. There is news tonight from the royal family. Prince harry and Meghan Markle will officially step down as senior members on march 31. But still to be resolved is whether they can cash in on their royal relations. Elizabeth palmer reports from london. Reporter for now, it may be his and her royal highness, but in six weeks, harry and meghan will drop this grandest form of address and be known simply as the duke and duchess of sussex. Its both a title and key to their new brand, sussexroyal, which already has 11. 2 million instagram followers. At the moment, it promotes their charity work, and projects like meghans guest editing of vogue magazine with her celebrity connects. Meghan, im so proud of you for using your amazing platform and your strong voice. Reporter but the trademark application harry and meghan filed for sussexroyal would allow for the marketing of everything from paper to pajamas, and today the palace said using that word, royal, its a problem. In fact, they may have to drop it. Mark burkeovski is ing expert. The queen, obviously, stopping them using the title shows that the gloves are off. They fear the power of meghan and harry. Reporter to underline the break between prince harry and the inner circle of the royal family, hes had to give up the office he kept in Buckingham Palace behind me, but the door is open for renegotiations. All parties involvedhave agreed that theyll revisit this deal a year from now. Norah. Odonnell all right, liz, thank you. And there is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. Nascar driver ryan newmans emotional homecoming, less than two days after that terrifying crash at daytona. This is a robbery, but no need to call the police. 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Lajoie joked on twitter today, saying, hey, ryan, you forgot your shoes. Since Dale Earnhardt srs death in 2001, drivers now have an upgraded seat belt and harness system, fireretardant suits, and new, more crashabsorbent walls have replaced concrete around the perimeter of every track. No details on 42yearold newmans injuries have been released, but his family is just glad to have him home. Nikki battiste, cbs news, new york. Odonnell in louisville, kentucky, a masked gunman picked the wrong restaurant to hold up. Surveillance video shows the robbery going down at raising canes chicken fingers saturday night, which happened to be date night for two offduty police officers. Officer Nicole Mccowan and her husband, detective chase mccowan, got up from their table you can see drew their guns and chased the suspect out of the restaurant. They caught him about a block away. Hows that for a date night . 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Heres nikole killion. I think women should have a rightful place in washington, d. C. Reporter 18yearold raya kenney wants to build a monument to the working women of world war ii. They are better known as the rosies, the women who donned overalls and went to work as riveters, welders, and in other maledominated jobs during the war. Your inspiration was the movie a league of their own. Yes. Reporter why that movie . I. It was the first time i had seen women taking the role that a man had held previously, and that a woman had never held. Theres no crying in baseball vformation symbolizes victory. Reporter raya built a model of her monument for a fifth grade school assignment. I wanted to change the narrative. Reporter even at ten . Even at ten. Reporter raya is in touch with one of the surviving rosies. 98yearold Phyllis Gould works in california, and worked as a welder in a bayarea shipyard. I actually just loved the work. 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