Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. Tonight, the countdown is on. Just hours from now, the president delivering a critical address to the nation before what may be the largest tv audience hell get this election season. It is a chance for the commander in chief to reframe the political debate about not only the state of this country, but also his stewardship of it. Earlier today, i went to the white house for a conversation with the president about what hell talk about. He is eager to engage politically with republicans. Cbss ed okeefe is at the white house, and ed, the president tonight will use the phrase americas comeback. Reporter thats right, norah, and as he engages with republicans he plans to call out how they have lost election since the repeal of roe vs. Wade and promises to sign a federal law to protect Abortion Services if it is ever passed. The president is also planning to take at least a few jabs at his likely republican opponent, donald trump. President biden has spent the last year touting a strong economy. Wages are up more than prices butte unemployment has reached historic lows. Reporter put polls show most voters arent feeling it. Inflation, though down in recent months, has soared on his watch. Tonight, hell use that his State Of The Union to Push Congress to cap outofpocket drug cost at 2,000 a year for americans with private health insurance, and restore the expanded Child Tax Credit for low and middleincome families. The president also plans to touch on immigration, an area where he is vulnerable and under constant attack by former president donald trump. Let there be no doubt, this is joe bidens invasion. Reporter the number of migrant crossings spiked to more than 2. 4 million in the last fiscal year compared to under a million at a similar point in the trump presidency. Bidens own allies have criticized his handling of the israelhamas war, rising death toll in gaza, thousands voted against him for that reason in recent democratic primaries. Tonight, the president will announce the u. S. Military is set to build a temporary port along the coast of gaza to help deliver humanitarian aid. White house Officials Say the president is also expected to draw a contrast to trump, especially on the subject of Reproductive Rights. Ivf patients and fertility doctors expected in the audience. Since the repeal of roe vs. Wade, 13 more states have approved complete ban on Abortion Services. Stop Playing Politics with womens lives and freedom. Let doctors do their job. Reporter kate cox, who was blocked by the Texas Supreme Court from terminating a nonviable pregnancy, is scheduled to be in the first ladys box. With the president s age a major concern for voters, his performance tonight will be closely watched. We can all see joe bidens weakness butte reporter Trump Super Pac released this blistering at this morning timed to tonights speech. And with Hundreds Of Trump Allies in the House Chamber tonight, Speaker Mike Johnson told cbs mornings he advised his members to be professional. We have been trying to turn the temperature down here. Reporter now according to excerpts of the speech, the president will include a riff on his age and trumps. He will say his nonpublic life has taught him to embrace things like freedom and democracy. Some other people my age, hell say, embrace themes like resentment, revenge, and retribution. A way of reminding voters his opponent is also an old guy. Norah . Norah ed okeefe, thanks very much. Our coverage of the president state of the Union Address and the republican response will begin tonight at 9 00 p. M. Eastern, 6 00 p. M. Pacific, and well see you then. Now to this breaking news. Tense moments in the sky over california today after a tire flew off a plane just as it lifted off the ground in San Francisco. The boeing 777 with 249 people on board diverted to los angeles. Cbss Jonathan Vigliotti shows us the terrifying video. Reporter just after united flight 35 took off, a camera captured the moment one of the planes rear tires fell off. The tire going down the runway. Reporter no fire, no sparks, but a back left wheel crashed into a parked car that was antiat the time to speak where to close the runway because some of a tire butte reporter the boeing plane departed San FranciscoInternational Airport at 11 23 this morning and was headed to osaka, japan, but was rerouted to los angeles. While trump has been under investigation since january after an Alaska Airlines plane lost a plug door midflight, this united plane has been in service for more than 20 years. I know people are going to look at this and say oh, my goodness, this is another boeing problem. I highly suspect it has anything to do with the manufacturer or design of the airplane by boeing. Reporter on a separate united flight monday, a boeing 737s engine caught fire after bubble wrap was sucked into the engine during its flight to fort myers. It was diverted safely back to houston. Todays flight landed safely in los angeles. And an Airport Employee did sustained minor injuries while responding to the debris field. Tonight, the faa is investigating. They are going to look into the maintenance records for that landing gear, norah. Norah Jonathan Vigliotti, thanks so much. Well, tonight, we are learning about a disturbing story of an active duty soldier with topsecret security clearance. He is accused of selling American Military secrets to china. New indictment claims the sergeant was recruited and that some of the documents are related to u. S. Weapons systems. Cbss david martin reports on a story straight out of a spy movie. Reporter sergeant korbein schultz, an Intelligence Analyst with the 101st airborne division, alleging he told his site, chinese handler. We got to move. Reporter he wished he could be jason bourne, the Daredevil Spy played by matt damon. But he ended up on this poster. With the defendant is charged with entering into a multiyear conspiracy to exploit his Defense Information for his own financial benefit. Reporter according to the 25 page indictment, schultz received 14 payments totaling 42,000 from a chinese agent for handing over sensitive technical data and tactical information about the f22 stealth fighter, the armys newest combat rescue helicopter, and intercontinental ballistic missiles. Schultz is also accused of selling information about the himars longrange rocket system, which the u. S. Has given ukraine to fight off the russian invasion. He did it online, from fort campbell, kentucky, for attending the money was for customizing a car. He traded our National Defense information for cash. Reporter and the chinese agent promised to play extra for more highlyclassified docum documents, schultz responded, i hope so. I need to get my other bmw back. Schultz is the Fourth Service man in the past eight months to be arrested for compromising sensitive information. He is scheduled to make his First Court Appearance tomorrow. Norah . Norah Military Secrets for 42,000. David martin, thank you. Well, an urgent manhunt underway tonight in philadelphia after a group of teenagers were shot at a bus stop wednesday afternoon. Cbss Nikki Dementri reports that he officials are promising to use every resource available to find the shooters and the getaway car driver. Reporter this was the scene. High School Students lying in pools of their own blood after a brazen daylight shooting. Three gunmen opened fire on a group of teens waiting for a bus. Eight students come age 15 to 17 years old, were shot. Police say a 16yearold was shot nine times and is in Critical Condition tonight. So i run down there and the kid was laying in the street, shot in his back, and put the Blood Pressure on him, and i looked over, and there was four more kids. Reporter in a span of 20 seconds, Surveillance Video shows three people getting out of a car that police stay was stolen, firing more than 30 rounds before returning to the car and driving off. There is some kind of dispute. It happens before. We dont know where. We dont know how. And it led to this violent spirit so we are working on that. Reporter this shooting came two days after three students from a different high school were shot. One was killed. We are going to do everything that we can to ensure your Public Health and safety. Reporter the number of shootings is down 34 in philadelphia from this time last year. But police are asking for more public support. We cant do this by ourselves. Like, we need the community, we need parents to get engaged and get engaged with what their young people are doing. Reporter Officials Say the teens who were wounded go here to northeast high school, just behind me. So far, this school year, District Officials note 60 students have been shot in the steady. Seven of them, they say, have died. Norah . Norah wow. Nikki dementri, thank you. Tonight, there is outrage and uvalde, texas, after a new City Council Report cleared the Uvalde Police of wrongdoing after that School Shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Just a reminder, it took police an hour and 17 minutes to confront the gunman. Cbss Omar Villafranca has the familys emotional reactions. How dare you. Reporter today, anger over accountability. Nearly two years since the massacre at uvaldes robb elementary, tempers flared after the latest report on the Uvalde Police departments response during School Shooting. My sons birthday is on tuesday. You know how im going to celebrate that . At the cemetery. I should not be doing that. Reporter for the first time today, the community and the city council heard the findings of a monthlong independent investigation requested by the city. Former Police Detective jesse prado led the investigation. All of the officers, lieutenant martinez, his actions, i found, were in good faith. Reporter he concluded that many officers in the school that day acted in good faith and did not violate policy in their reaction to the shooting. He said the officers didnt have the proper training that day, or the tools, like a rifle raid and shield to overtake the gunman. How do you go to bed at night . Reporter parents were outraged, saying the officers put their safety first. They stood there 77 minutes and waited. After they got call after call that kids were still alive in there. Reporter the Uvalde Police internal investigation is ongoing, but none of the roughly two dozen officers that responded have been terminated. You fire those officers, you fire them, and you do so with your head held high because you know that that is the right thing to do. Reporter today, some of the members of the council expired their outrage over that report. Now earlier this year, the doj released their own scathing report on the entire response to the massacre, finding fault with the officers in action and the lack of communication. Norah . Norah all right, Omar Villafranca, thank you. Tonight, two of alabamas In Vitro Fertilization clinics are resuming treatments after a new law signed by republican governor kate iv. Nearly half the states Ivf Treatments had paused procedures after a controversial state Supreme Court ruling to give embryos the same legal rights as children. Cbss Janet Shamlian reports some dont believe this new law goes far enough. [cheers and applause] reporter a Champagne Toast at birminghams Alabama Fertility. Cheers to more Alabama Babies Beer [cheers and applause] reporter celebrating the return of ivf. Came yesterday. We are ready to proceed. Reporter Three Embryo Transfers were performed here today, just hours after the new law was passed. What was it like seeing patience today . Incredibly exciting. The patience we were able to talk about ivf care, we were able to timeline. Lots of smiles, lots of hope and optimism. Reporter it comes after bills were rushed through the legislature, Shielding Clinics from clinical liability after the state Supreme Courts controversial ruling that embryos our children. Senate bill 159, the senate concurs. Reporter the courts decision led to nearly half of alabamas providers pausing Ivf Treatments. The clinic that was the subject of the suit telling cbs news has more clarification on the law. We are hopeful, and we are excited butte reporter cody carnleys Embryo Transfer was canceled. They have ivf and want to grow their family. Reporter and when do you think youre Embryo Transfer will happen . We are hopeful that transfer will be able to take place at the end of march or the 1st of april. Reporter but Reproductive Rights advocates say the law is just a fast fix likely to be challenged because it doesnt directly address the courts ruling. Reporter does the alabama ledge lesion go far enough . No, the alabama law does not go far enough. Reporter in law make no mike washington, democratic senator Tammy Duckworth propose legislation to protect ivf. She had both of her daughters available no mike via ivf and wants it available. Is a fertilized egg. With equal or even greater rights and the person was going to carry it . It doesnt address that issue. Reporter and while the mood was celebratory here, the director of Alabama Fertility told me as long as that state Supreme Court ruling stands, there will be a shadow over their shoulder, and ivf care will be under threat. Norah . Norah such an important story for so many. Janet shamlian, thank you. Congress flooded by phone calls as it gets one step closer to banning the Popular Social Media app tiktok. What may happen . Thats coming up. [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. Tell your doctor if you have a Heart Condition or high Blood Pressure before taking it. 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