Described as cold blood. Norah. Imtiaz tyab. Thank you. For a look at how the weather will impact the fires in the days ahead as well as a potentially historic blizzard on the west coast, lets bring in meteorologist mike bettes. Hes from our partners at the weather channel. Good evening, mike. Norah, good evening. Unfortunately the weathers not leng matters across the lone star state. We know dry and windy conditions will persist into the weekend. We have fire weather watches and red flag warnings extending from new mexico and texas all the way into iowa through saturday. And heres the major factor in all this. Significant wind picking back up, especially this weekend, where winds may be gusting as high as 50 miles per hour. Again, fanning those flames. We expect rapid spread of the fire to continue. The rain thats falling actually falls well to the east of where the Smokehouse Creek fire is burning here in the panhandle of texas. Then our attention turns to the west. Weve got a monster winter storm thats crashing in right now. Significant snow and rain as well. Some spots at high elevation, norah, could see six feet or more of snow and blizzard warnings in effect across california and nevada. Mike bettes, thank you. Now to some breaking news. Alabama lawmakers in the state senate and house have passed bills that they say give protections to clinics that provide in vitro fertilization services. This follows the States Supreme Court ruling that gives embryos the same rights as children. The final bill is expected to head to the governors desk next week for her signature. Theres a lot more news ahead on the cbs overnight news. Ah, these bills are crazy. She has no idea shes sitting on a goldmine. Well she doesnt know that if she owns a Life Insurance policy of 100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. Even a term policy. Even a term policy . Even a term policy find out if youre sitting on a goldmine. 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Well, now to a major breakup in the business world. Weight watchers announced today that Oprah Winfrey is stepping down from its board of directors after nearly ten years. The companys stock fell sharply today on that news. Cnns Nikki Battiste has more on what this could mean for the iconic brand. We all want to be healthier, but lets just get real, we also want to lose weight. Reporter Oprah Winfreys weight has been in the public eye for decades. Shes been on Weight Watchers board since 2015, when she acquired a 10 stake in the company. Ive never felt deprived. Reporter the Weight Loss Company said wednesday winfrey is stepping away from its board. Shares of Weight Watchers stock dropped 20 . In December Winfrey said she was using a weight loss medication as a maintenance tool and she was, quote, done with shaming. I hiked stone canyon today all the way to the top, two miles straight up. 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Reporter High School Senior jalen james from new jersey is a threesport athlete with good grades and six College Acceptance letters. You got quite a few. Yeah. Reporter jalen will be the first in her family to attend college. But where she ends up depends on the amount of Financial Aid she receives from each school. Offers she already should have. My mom will not let me commit without knowing my Financial Aid. Because like i dont want to come out of college with a bunch of debt. Reporter the delays are due to the u. S. Department of educations overhaul of the free application for federal student aid known as fafsa. The new form is now shorter and simpler, but computer glitches have led to a botched rollout. Typically forms are released october 1st. Once submitted, the data is sent to colleges within one to three days, which is then used to calculate Financial Aid. But this year the application forms came out three months late, and schools will not receive the data until the first half of march. How are universities responding . Some universities are pushing certainly their priority deadlines for grants. State agencies are doing the same thing. We dont know yet whether institutions are going to be able to change their decision deadlines. Reporter pressure is mounting for jalen. Most of the schools shows applied to require a deposit may 1st. My biggest worry i would say is theres not enough time. Reporter if there wasnt a delay would you have already picked your college . Yes. Reporter students like jalen can only hope the fafsa fumble doesnt delay their dream. Meg oliver, cbs news, wayne, new jersey. Now, this news. College basketball sensation Caitlin Clark makes a big announcement about her future. Weve got the exciting details. Thats next. Tonight a bombshell announcement in sports. Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark says shes entering the wnba draft, giving up a fifth year of College Eligibility granted during the covid pandemic. Clark is just 18 points away from breaking the ncaas alltime scoring record, held by pistol pete maravich. In a post on Instagram Clark thanked her teammates, her coaches and the fans who, quote, came out to support us across the country, especially the young kids. Finally, tonights heart of america. Meet birthday girl mary lee forsyth, who turns 100 years old today. The oklahoma centenarian is a rare leap year baby, born february 29th, 1924. And became that because that date comes just once every four years, today is actually her 25th birthday. Shes celebrating in style with a large gathering at a local church. But she admits to having a difficult time slimming down the guest list. Her family includes two kids, four grandkids and 11 great grandkids. Forsyth says the most special thing about her 100 years is being in her hometown of sam springs, oklahoma where it all began. We got a chance to speak to her ahead of the big day. Ive lived here all my life. I was born here. And traveled a long way. All over the world. But its home. And i love all these people. Well, happy 25th birthday to mary lee forsyth. She is tonights heart of america. And thats the overnight news for this friday. For some of you the news continues. For others check back later for cbs mornings. And remember, you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews. Com. Reporting from here in the nations capital, im norah odonnell. This is cbs news flash. Im Carissa Lawson in new york. The funeral for russian Opposition LeaderAlexey Navalny is scheduled for today in moscow. Navalny died in prison last month. His team says the russian government has attempted to obstruct plans for the service. Jax tjack teixeira, the former member of the Massachusetts AirNational Guard whos charged with leaking classified documents online, will plead guilty. Hes scheduled to enter the plea in federal court on monday. And check this out. The restaurant booths where the Soprano Family sat in the Series Finale of the sopranos is up for auction on e bay. Holstens from bloomfield, new jersey is selling it to raise money for renovations. Bidding is already over 60,000. For more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. Im Carissa Lawson, cbs news, new york. Tonight, showdown at the southern border. Its a shame this whole thing has become politicized. President biden and former President Trump travel to texas and blame each other for the Immigration Crisis as thousands of migrants not just from central and south america but india, china and africa continue to cross into the u. S. Every day. Neither the wall nor this rugged punishing terrain is enough to stop the determination of these asylum seekers. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We do want to begin tonight with the dueling visits at the southern border. By the two frontrunners in this years election. Showcasing the Record Number of migrant crossings that are overwhelming resources along the border and in major cities across the country. President biden was in brownsville, texas where he issued a political dare to donald trump, to join him in pressing House Republicans to help secure the border by passing the senates bipartisan security bill. Now 325 miles away trump was in eagle pass, where he took a much different approach, unleashing attacks on biden, democrats and migrants but not proposing a legislative solution. A record 2. 4 million migrants were apprehended at the u. S. Mexican border in 2023, and immigration has become the top issue for many voters heading into the 2024 election. Cbss ed okeefe is traveling with the president , and hell start us off tonight from texas. Reporter the president and the former president , who wants to replace him in the white house, played the blame game today along the u. S. Mexico border. This is a biden invasion over the past three years. Reporter President Biden said it was donald trump who urged House Republicans to kill the bill that would have beefed up security at the border. Its time for the speakers and some of my republican friends in congress who are blocking this bill to show a little spine. Reporter after a Record Number of illegal crossings last year President Biden toured the border in brownsville, texas, trying to show hes address an issue that more than 60 of voters call a very serious concern. Just hours before the president s arrival here in brownsville u. S. Border patrol and Texas State Police say they stopped people on the other side of the border from bringing across drugs. Reporter but Chris Cabrera of the Border Patrol said that with illegal crossings into this part of texas down recently the president has come too late. But i think the timings a little off. If he were to come a year ago, two years ago, three years ago. Reporter trump, who visited eagle pass more than 300 miles away, continued exploiting a crisis that he couldnt solve either. Hoping it will put him back in the white house. Allies say hes planning mass deportations and detention camps if elected. Today he sought to falsely connect President Biden to the recent murder of a georgia Nursing Student by a venezuelan migrant, who entered the country illegally in 2022. The monster that charged charged in the death is an illegal alien migrant who was let into our country and released into our communities by crooked joe biden. Reporter the president , who didnt address trumps attacks, said they should work together. Join me. Or ill join you. In telling the congress to pass this bipartisan Border Security bill. We can do it together. Reporter as President Trump severely restricted asylum and required migrants to await their Court Hearings in mexico. When President Biden took office, he reversed those policies but is now considering employing an executive power used by trump to suspend asylum. The former president also met with Texas