[ music playing ] good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, there is a new frontrunner this morning in the race for the democratic president ial nomination following super tuesday voting. Former Vice President joe biden pulled off big wins across the country. Cbs news shows biden winning or leading ten states, arkansas, alabama, maine, minnesota, north carolina, massachusetts, oklahoma, tennessee, texas and virginia. Senator Bernie Sanders won or leads in california, colorado, utah and his home state of vermont. Despite spending a huge amount of money leading up to super tuesday. Michael bloombergs only victory of the night came in american sma samoa. Biden moved by more than 400. Bind edged out texas at a rally in dallas on monday. In the biggest part of the night, california sanders is leading biden with Michael Bloomberg running third. So we have been tracking all the results from here in new york. Laura, this has been quite a turn around for joe biden. Reporter it sure has. A week ago he was trailing in delegates to Bernie Sanders and pete buttigieg, commentators and pundits were saying he didnt have the support to win the nomination. Certainly not the presidency. Yesterday and overnight changed all that. Biden leads in the democratic race to the white house. They dont call it super tuesday for nothing. Reporter an energized joe biden rattled off some of the states he won on tuesday. Tennessee, oklahoma, arkansas, minnesota. Reporter cbs news projects the former Vice President won the most delegates in more than half of yesterdays contests. We are very much alive reporter vermont senator Bernie Sanders ate pl utahlo were going to win the democratic nomination. Reporter sanders says hes the only candidate who can beat President Trump in the cannot b the same old, same old kind of politics. Reporter it was a disappointing night for some of the other president ial hopefuls still in the race. Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren and former new york city mayor Michael Bloomberg. Im in it to win it. Reporter warren finished third in her home state of massachusetts but remained positive shell do well in upcoming contests. Cast a vote that will make you proud. A cbs news exit poll shows 60 of voters based on their ability to beat President Trump. We need to see blue in the white house at this point. Reporter voters in six states head to another round of primaries next tuesday. The big question is why did biden do so well . According to exit polling he was pollstered by moderate and conservatives, voters older than 45 and africanamericans, Bernie Sanders, though, is Still Holding strong to his coalition of liberal voters, latinos and voters under 30. Annemarie. All right, thank you, laura. An tennessee now, authorities are searching for the missing after a deadly tornado outbreak. Least 24 people were killed after tornado struck nashville and multiple neighborhoods east of the city. The storm hit so fast Officials Say many victims died in their beds. Last night a vigil was held. Reporter there are homes in Putnam County which are barely recognizable after the tornado blazed a 2mile trail of debris, shattering lives. Reporter the tornado actually demolished and decimated everything in its path. Reporter the scene is surreal, stunned residents have come out to look at the damage in every in roads. Crews are working diligently to restore power. The survivors here in middle tennessee says theyre used to tornado warnings, alerts on their phone. E. This happened in the middle of the night. A couple in this home was sleeping in this bedroom when the roof blew off. We were pretty scared. Reporter Emily Hendrickson and her 3yearold son were sleeping when the tornado hit. This is whats left of her bedroom. They moved into this house just a month ago. I hear this is where all the glass and everything shattered through and blew the roof off. Honestly, we though we werent going to make it. Reporter the people that died are being honored at a local church up the road. Photos of the deceased are being shown to family members who showed up looking for loved ones. Cruise were still out and about looking for people who may still be trapped. David begno. Two more cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in california. There were now a total of at least 126 infections in 16 states in the u. S. At least nine people have washi this as the cdc is testing for people who fear they might have been infected. Mike pence said they would lift restriction itself and new guidelines to fast track the testing. The agency is urging businesses to routinely clean workplace surfaces in order to curb the outbreak n. New york city, crews are disinfecting the entire Mass Transit System by wiping down surfaces and subway cars. Officials want to sanitize anything a mass transit customer might touch every 72 hours. Alaska airline says its ramping up the cleaning processes on its plane as a precaution. This morning, chosen reported another drop in new coronavirus cases. But there is a surge of infectionings in the middle east and europe. More than 91,000 people have contracted theks at how the u. S. Is trying to contain the epidemic. Reporter with dozens of cases of the coronavirus, walk state remains the epicenter of the nations outbreak. Most of the deaths have been outside seattle. Many are concerned many more are infected but has not yet been tested. Im covering it up at this point. I feel there is something they dont want to admit. Reporter washington senator patly murray grilled Health Officials about delays in testing. I have people in my state who may have been exposed. They cannot get answers about where to go. Reporter the head of the fda says a private company is close to shipping out thousands of kits to labs across the country for states to test. Reporter 2500 test kits by the end of the week. That should give us the capacity in the hands of laboratories, once they validate to perform up to a million tests. Reporter President Trump says the admintratas metlp cont biggest drug makers for a vaccine. A lot of good things are happening and very fast. Resear working at full speed. A vaccine is up to a yearandahalf away. We emphasize to the president since we will be giving the vaccine to normal, Healthy People that safety is very important and you really need to know that it actually works. Reporter the Federal Reserve announced an emergency Interest Rate cut to support the economy, but it that i would to stop the stockmarket from another triple digit selloff. Katherine johnson, cbs news. Washington. 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The Supreme Court today will take up the first major Abortion Case of the trump era. It could reveal how willing the court is to roll back abortion rights. The high court will consider a louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. A federal judge found only one of the states three apportion clinics would remain opened if the law is allowed to take effect. The decision is expected by late june. The mother of who missing Idaho Children is set to make her First Court Appearance in the state on friday, where she will be arraigned. Being arraign from hawaii to face desertion of her children. They disapooered in september. Police have said she and her new husband have lied about the childrens whereabouts. The couple has denied any wrongdoing. This morning, new travel protocols are in place to combat the coronavirus. The u. S. Will now screen all people coming to this country on direct flights from italy and south korea. Two of the outbreak hot spots. Kris van cleave reports on efforts to combatt the virus. Reporter she is on the front lines to stop the coronavirus at the worlds Busiest Airports. Three shifts of about 250 people each work around the clock disinfecting more than 7 square miles. Theyre using a new stronger t cdc andpraffic ticket areas, hand rails and bathrooms. A georgia man that passed through ten days ago tested positive and infected his 15yearold sons, possibly the youngest american case so far. Part of the pandemic plan have been activated. We want to make sure w they is use to help protect themselves. Especially here at the airport. Reporter some flyers are taking extra precautions. Im concerned a about the coronavirus and how community kabul it is. Reporter tsa shows traffic passenger is down 10 as some airlines suspended flights. We asked the airport if it was time to reconsidering their plans to travel and we are told not yet, but, certainly, some United Airlines became the latest u. S. Carrier to wave change fees and the fine print is different at each airline, so check with your carrier. But typically, they are offering credit for future travel. Kris van cleave, cbs news, atlanta. Still to come, a new bread winners. How wives are catching up with husbands when it comes to earning money. To earning money. Heres a look at todays forecast in some cities arounden the country. An American Airlines flight was diverted to st. Louis overnight because of an unruly passenger. Witnesses say the man tried to open an emergency exit door midflight. A plane was headed to dallas from chicago. Cell phone video shows authorities escorting the man charge and no one was hurt. On the cbs moneywatch now, the coronavirus force a switch to Virtual Meetings and wives are quickly closing the pay gap. Diane king hall is at the New York Stock Exchange with that and more. Good morning. Reporter wall street is indicating a bounce at the open following super tuesday. It comes one day after stocks took a big tumble. Investors were apparently more alarmed than comforted by the feds rare emergency rate cut. It was aimed at shielding the economy from the chaos prompted by the global spread of the coronavirus. The dow plunged 785 points. The nasdaq sank 268. The s p 500 lost 86 points. The International Monetar fund to Virtual Meetings this spring. The action comes and they typically meet in person this year. This is scheduled for the tweak of april 13th. Some 10,000 people across the globe usually take ha part in the event in washington, d. C. American airlines are sporting new uniforms after complaints about their old once. The new threats were manufactured by lands end. They helped create with an emphasis on comfort. The clothing was tested to ensure the garments do not contain hazardous chemicals. The action comes after a uniform problem in 2016 that ended in a lawsuit. Some employees says those uniforms got them sick with rashes, headaches and respiratory problems. And a new study finds a growing number of women are now their familys bread winners. Half of females say they outearn or make the same amount as their husbands or partners according to td ameritrade. The findings mark a swift change according to Pugh Research center, only 3. 8 of women earn more than their sbands in 1960. Annemarie. Those statistics, its good to hear that source. I want people to remember there is still a significant gender pay gap in this country. As the survey looking at women who were married or with partners. Not women in general. Exactly will. I applaud the change. I applaud the change too, there is room for improvement. Diane hall at the New York Stock Exchange. Thank you. You got it. Still tote rescue. Authorities in mexico chip away at a wall to reach a trapped newborn baby. Heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. A dramatic rescue was caught on camera in mexico city. Workers use a malet to free a newborne baby who had fallen between two walls. The infant had apparently fallen 9 feet from a rooftop and was struggling when rescue crews arrived. But a full recovery is expected. Movie director spike lee is feuding with the owners of his beloved new york knicks. Lee has been a fixture for decades at Madison Square garden. He says he wont be back this year after being confronted by security, for trying to go through what he says is his usual entrance. He says its a part of a Harassment Campaign from the teams other than james do lan. The knicks say its all a misunderstanding. And fans of Jurassic Park should take note of this story. Scientists say theyve discovered dinosaur dna, along with otherbiological material and a fossilized skull in montana. The skull belonged to a hipackosaurus, a planteating duckbilled dinosaur which has been extinct for 66 million years. Dna is only expected to survive a million years. So if the discovery the confirmed, it would change our understanding of biology. Coming up onnoillet of ins edition joins us in the studio as her show celebrates 25 years. Im annemarie green. This is the cbs morning news. With inside edition. This is the cbs morning news. Im annemarie green. Whats this . Your colds gonna make you a zombie tomorrow. Wrong. Im taking a powerful nighttime cold medicine, so i can sleep great and wake up human. Dont eat me i taste terrible mucinex nightshift cold and flu. Fight your worst symptoms so you can sleep great and wake up human. L an md por. So you can sleep great and wake up human. 448,134 to be exact. They answered 410 questions in 8 categories about vehicle quality. When ty were done, chevy earned more j. D. 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All of them in washington state. This as the cdc is expanding testing for people who fear they have been infected. And people are staocking up on Hand Sanitizer, purell is pumping up production to keep up with the demand. Reporter shoppers searching for Hand Sanitizer at this new York Pharmacy are only finding disappointment. I came in here to find purell, you cant find purell anywhere. Reporter Hand Sanitizers are difficult to find online. Sales were already high because of flu season. Now coronavirus fears are creating shortages. Several major sellers we checked productionthewner says he notugh supy to meet the demand. I came in this morning we had a shelf full and it was gone in a matter of an hour. Reporter a95 masks, federal Health Officials are telling consumers not to buy them, worried there wont be enough for emergency workers if the spread is severe. But that isnt stopping people. We probably went through 2,000 masks or more. Reporter stores everywhere are out of masks. Disinfectant wipes are a hod notity. She is still searching for Hand Sanitizer because she has a young child at home. You know you get worried, because shes very vulnerable. Reporter that worry has people everywhere looking for products to protect their families, which means tight supplies are likely to continue. Nancy chen, cbs news, new c morning, debra nor victim, host of inside edition joins us as her show celebrates her 25th anniversary. We talk to America Ferreira about being a national producer. That itself the cbs morning news for this wednesday. Thanks for watching. Im annemarie green. Have a great day. Watching. Im anne marie green. Have a great day