Firsthand look at the ships and the troops who will build it. Reporter once more families say goodbye as u. S. Troops depart for the middle east. This time to deliver relief supplies to gaza. President biden has said there will be no american boots on the ground, but there will be hundreds on the water. The need in gaza is dire, and it is urgent. At this base in virginia is more than 6,000 miles away, and these ships are not built for speed. And how long before you start delivering food . Sir, were estimating 60 days. Reporter Brigadier General brad hinson says the army would build a floating dock off the coast of gaza and a causeway connecting to the shore. Civilian ships would haul aid from cyprus to the floating dock, where it would be picked up by army watercraft, ferried to the causeway, and driven ashore. Tempting targets for enemies. We are looking at all the Protection Capabilities that the army has and that the joint military has in order to protect all of our assets. Reporter without interference, the army could bring in 2 million meals a day, more in one day than all the u. S. Air drops so far. But still not enough to undo devastation left by israels use of americansupplied weapons during its invasion of gaza. Dave harden is former Usaid Mission director for gaza. There are 6. 6 million meals that are required. 2 million meals a day would help really kind of blunt the most horrific famine risk. Reporter think of what were seeing, norah. The same military that is sending the weapons israel is using to bomb gaza is also sending ships to keep the people of gaza from starving. Norah. Youve put your finger on it. That is the problem. David martin, thank you. The embattled Prime Minister of haiti bowed to International Pressure today and agreed to step down. Violent street gangs have thrown the country into chaos, demanding his resignation. And now u. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken and caribbean officials are calling for new elections. Cbss Cristian Benavides reports tonight from haitis border with the dominican republic, which is shut down to fleeing haitians. Reporter this was the desperation playing out at the border today. This woman collapsed as she was being taken off this overcrowded immigration truck. She was among a group of haitian citizens who were being deported back to haiti. We rode along with haitian american dana josephs, who helped rush her to a hospital. Reporter just hours after the embattled Prime Minister ariel henry announced he was stepping down, the streets of portauprince appeared calm today. Henry, who has been stuck in puerto rico, lost support after secretary Antony Blinken met with caribbean leaders in an emergency meeting monday. They announced they will help form a special council to pick haitis new leader. For months the country has been rocked by gang violence. Their leader, jimmy barbecue jar zeer says the country will remain in chaos if the people are left out of the process. 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Reporter Scott Peterson appeared with his hair pulled back in a ponytail. The 51yearold convicted of killing his pregnant wife, laci, is getting a new legal lifeline. The l. A. Innocence project has requested advanced, up to date testing on dna evidence, including a glover and a hammer left at the scene of a nearby breakin. Detectives discovered there had been a burglary right here, just across the street from the peterson home. One witness told police she believed that burglary happened the same morning laci disappeared. Mark geragos was petersons original defense attorney nearly 20 years ago. There was absolutely no forensic or circumstantial evidence to show when it happened, where it happened, how it happened. Reporter attorneys also want to test a bloody mattress found in a burnedout van around the same time. Laci peterson was eight months pregnant when she disappeared on Christmas Eve in 2002. Her body and that of her unborn son were pulled from the San Francisco bay four months later. Peterson, who told authorities he was fishing the day his wife vanished, was convicted and sentenced to death. He was later resentenced to life without parole. I do think that theres evidence that will exonerate scott out there. I just dont know that necessarily its been found yet or that its been revealed yet. Reporter an acquittal is a long shot. Police ruled out those burglars as suspects years ago, and that mattress was last tested back in 2019, norah. Jonathan vigliotti, thank you. The victim of a rare the victim of a rare crocodile attack in florida did you know. 80 of women are struggling with hair damage . Just like i was. Dryness and frizz could be damaged hair that cant retain moisture. New pantene miracle rescue deep conditioner, with firstofitskind melting prov pearls. Locks in moisture to repair 6 months of damage in one wash, without weigh down. 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A ninefoot alligator bit a man in orlando on sunday while he was fishing on a lake, taking his hand. He was also airlifted. Why is this kind of attack so rare . Crocodiles are naturally pretty shy and reclusive in nature, and there arent as many of them as alligators in florida. Reporter roxana saberi, cbs news, new york. Babies r us is bouncing back nearly seven years after its former parent company, toys r us, filed for bankruptcy. Starting this summer, the new babies r us will be opening shops inside about 200 kohls Stores Across the country. Kohls says customers will also be able to register and shop for an assortment of Baby Products online. Kohls says the move is part of its push to get younger shoppers in its stores. Heart of finally, tonights heart of america. Meet 68yearold bill kitfield, a now retired mail carrier who delivered kindness in his small connecticut neighborhood for nearly four decades. Bill worked several small parttime jobs out of college before finding a career that he could put his stamp on. During his time at the u. S. Postal service, he befriended every person and furry friend along his route, cracking the code to the mailmandog relationship. Anytime i met a dog, i tried to make friends. And dogs have pretty good memories. Well, after 38 years, bill was ready to hang up his mailbag, but not before his beloved residents threw him a Retirement Party as a thank you for his service and dedication to them and their fourlegged friends. And whats bills plan for retirement . He said, quote, im going to play some bad golf and bowl. Well, congratulations, bill kitfield, tonights heart of america. Thats the overnight news for this wednesday. 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 the nations capital, im norah odonnell. This is cbs news flash. Im Shanelle Kaul in new york. The matchup for the 2024 president ial election is set. Cbs news projects that both donald trump and President Joe Biden have won enough primary delegates to clinch their partys nominations. Wins last night in georgia, mississippi, and minnesota gave trump enough delegates to secure the gop nomination. He thanked supporters in a video and looked toward the general election, calling mr. Biden the worst president in the history of our country. Wins for the president secured the democratic nomination. Biden also called out his opponent in a statement, saying the threat trump poses is greater than ever. For more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. Im Shanelle Kaul, cbs news, new york. Do you swear or affirm under penalty of perjury the special counsel in President Bidens classified documents case faces attacks from both sides. You did disparage the president. President trump and President Biden handled their classified materials differently, wouldnt you say . The takeaways from the hourslong contentious testimony as the hearing room seems more like the campaign trail in the race for president. Did you reach a conclusion that this man was outright innocent . That conclusion is not reflected in my report, sir. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We want to begin tonight with that firestorm on capitol hill. The former special counsel, robert hur, testifying about his investigation into President Bidens handling of classified documents. The special counsel was defiant, standing by his conclusion that no charges were warranted. You may recall, though, it was his final report that angered the white house. The report included personal assessments about the president s age and memory, mntioning his son, beaus, death. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle used the hearing to score political points ahead of the 2024 president ial election. Republicans blasted hur for not charging biden with a crime while democrats aimed to point out the differences between the current president and donald trump, who is facing charges for mishandling classified documents, saying trump obstructed all investigations. The white house views the matter as over and said the case is closed. Cbss ed okeefe is going to start us off tonight from the white house. I did not sanitize my explanation, nor did i disparage the president unfairly. Reporter former special counsel robert hurs public grilling today at times looked more like a proxy fight for the white house. Republicans raised questions about President Bidens mental fitness. What im trying to figure out is whether or not bidens lying because hes still so senile. Reporter while democrats aired unflattering footage of former president donald trum. By an anomoniss anomoniss reporter hur defended his report and his contention that the president was a wellmeaning elderly man with a poor memory. My task was to determine whether the president retained or disclosed National Defens information willfully. I could not make that determination without assessing the president s state of mind. Reporter democrats said he went too far. Mr. Hur, you cannot tell me youre so naive as to think your words would not have created a political firestorm. You understood that, didnt you, when you wrote those words . Congressman, politics played no part whatsoever in my investigative steps. Reporter hur questioned the president for five hours over two days in october and wrote that the president forgot key dates like when his son, beau, died. But a 258page transcript of the interview released today shows the president remembered the month and day, may 30th, just not the year. After the report was released last month, the president blasted hur. Theres even reference that i dont remember when my son died. How in the hell dare he raise that . Reporter today hur explained. The need to show my work was especially strong here. The attorney general had appointed me to investigate the actions of the attorney generals boss, the sitting president of the united states. Reporter several republicans accused hur of letting the president off easy. All i have to do when im caught taking home classified materials is say, im sorry, mr. Hur, but im getting old. My memorys not so great. Reporter in the hearing, democrats also repeatedly called out the differences between the biden and trump documents cases. The current president had roughly 80 documents in his possession while the former president had more than 300. Hur had also acknowledged in his report that there are major differences in the cases. Norah. Ed okeefe, thank you. Tonight Alaska Airlines is defending its decision to keep that plane the door panel flew off of midflight in service. It was scheduled to come in for a maintenance check that night after warning lights indicated problems with the planes pressurization system. Alaska airlines telling cbs news just moments ago it remains confident in its maintenance and safety actions. Cbs kris van cleave this comes as were learning new details about an audit that found dozens of issues in boeings manufacturing process. Reporter after the dramatic midair blowout of a door panel in january, the faa launched an audit of boeings 737 production process. Boeing failed 33 of 89 sections, including one dealing with the same type of door panel. The faa also found 97 incidents of alleged noncompliance. The most common was failing to follow boeings own standards and practices. The audit comes as boeing admitted to lawmakers last week it cannot find paperwork documenting repairs performed on that Alaska Airlines door panel, saying it is likely that it was never created. The ntsb investigation indicates the bolts holding that door in place were not reinstalled. We will continue to increase our oversight to make sure the planes that are getting their airworthiness certificates are safe airplanes. Is not having the paperwork on we took a door off and put it back on not enough of a red flag . It is one of the factors were considering as we formulate a plan to get the Quality Assurance where it needs to be. There should be paperwork for that. Reporter faa administrator michael whitaker. It wasnt just