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Reporter from rallies in new york to walkouts in oklahoma, members of the Lgbtq Community showed their support for nex benedict, a 16yearold nonbinary student who died earlier this month after a fight at their oh wa sew, oklahoma, high school. A preliminary autopsy report says nex did not die from injuries in the fight. Its been really tough to lose someone that i cared about, to see all of this hate manifesting into something so powerful. Reporter the fight took place in the girls bathroom and oh wa sew Police Released videos showing everyone involved walking out on their own. A school nurse sent nex to the hospital, where Police Body Cam video shows them sitting next to their grandmother. Nex told an officer the girls were harassing them. Nex says they reacted by throwing water on the girls, which started a threeonone fight. So they just up and decided to just start messing with you . There was yeah, because of the way that we dress. Reporter the harassment is familiar to lgbtq youth, like alex. What happened on that individual level is an individual situation that happens because of a systematic problem. Reporter alex puts some of the blame on oklahoma leaders who have pushed antilgbtq laws in the state like ryan walters, who has been accused of enacting policies that limit transgender students. Im going to completely reject the notion that commonsense policies, that theres two genders, that there shouldnt be gender ideology pushed in schools, has any connection whatsoever to students feeling safe. Reporter police are waiting on the autopsy and toxicology reports to determine the cause of death, and people in this community here are waiting to see if the District Attorney will end up filing charges on that initial fight. Norah. Omar villafranca, thank you. Tonight democratic senator Tammy Duckworth says she will bring her bill to protect in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments to the senate floor tomorrow, trying to put lawmakers on the record for where they stand on the issue. Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra and democrats argue republicans have gone too far with restricting reproductive care. And today the biden administrations Top Health Official was there in alabama to meet with patients and doctors impacted by that controversial state Supreme Court ruling giving embryos the same rights as children. Lawmakers in the state are now scrambling to approve legislation to protect access to ivf treatments, and alabamas republican governor says she hopes to have a bill on her desk soon. In tonights money watch, the price of a burger and fries could be going up depending on what time of day it is. Thats right. Fast food giant wendys citizen it will introduce surge pricing in 2025 during its busiest hours. Well, thats getting a frosty reception as cbss jo ling kent takes a look at the latest Way Companies are squeezing consumers. Reporter taking a bigger bite out of shoppers incomes, the most in three decades. And be prepared to shell out more. Youll never guess what were doing to the baconator. Reporter wendys announced it will Start Testing dynamic pricing on digital menu boards next year, a form of surge pricing like uber and lyft. Artificial intelligence will suggest menu items and determine whether to raise prices based on demand, location, and time. Wendys says, for example, it might suggest a cool frosty on a warm summer day. This will allow us to be more nimble and flexible with pricing. Why introduce this when customers can easily just go somewhere else . Clearly the company is trying to find ways to boost its share price and improve its profit margins. But it could come at the expense of losing some faithful customers. Reporter beyond the burgers, kellogg is also under fire after its ceo suggested consumers struggling with inflation could eat cereal for dinner. You think about the cost of cereal for a family versus what they might otherwise do, thats going to be much more affordable. Reporter backlash onlines with swift. This is making 4 million bucks a year. You think hes feeding his kids cereal for dinner. Reporter its a tough sell because cereal prices have surged 25 compared to prepandemic. It rings a little bit like the french revolution. Let them eat cereal. It does sort of not read the room very well. Families are really struggling to afford bringing food to the table to feed everyone at the table. And now theyre suggesting cereal for dinner. It just seems like hes missing the point here. Reporter what you pay for groceries continues to rise. 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The retail chain is closing about 150 stores while investing to improve their remaining 350 stores. Macys also plans to expand its Bloomingdales Department stores and its beauty chain, blue mercury. The former ceo of bloomingdales took over as macys ceo earlier this month. Tonight were casting light on a growing Tech Industry aimed at improving Womens Health and closing the gender gap in health care. More Companies Run by women are creating devices designed to better track the health of womens hearts. Heres cbss meg oliver. So its not metal. Its very soft. Its very comfortable. Reporter alicia chung rodriguez is the cofounder of the bloomer bra, an undergarment with a secret weapon sensors that track Health Information to detect and fight Heart Disease in women. What kind of data are you collecting, and how does that help the doctor . So we collect data to detect arrythmia triggers. We also collect breathing patterns, temperature, posture, and movement. The symptoms might get dismissed or unrecognized. Reporter the data is sent to a cell phone app that allows the woman to share it with her doctor. Chong rodriguezs company, bloomer tech, is hoping to get fda approval for the bra as a medical device. So most of the data weve always collected has been predominantly male. We actually needed data from women to build better tools to early detect and treat patients with Heart Disease. Reporter more than 60 million women in the United States are living with some form of Heart Disease. But a study by the American Heart Association shows women are not getting the same level of care as men. You put it on here. Its super simple. Reporter that trend is inspiring more female entrepreneurs to develop technology specifically for women, like mayan cohen, the ceo of hello heart, who designed a monitor to track everything from Blood Pressure and cholesterol to weight and activity. 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Are you going to work with us . Yes. How about this . Would you like to go with mom and your sisters . The Tarrytown Police chief himself picked up their newest reroute and brought him and his family to the Police Station for his swearing in. And he was treated like the vip he is, with a Police Escort with lights and sirens the entire way. And after being sworn in by mayor karen brown, ethan was given his own shield as well as a tour of the station. And of course every officer needs his own patrol car, so that was provided as well. Police officer ethan hee arrow, tonights heart of america. And 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 Carissa Lawson in new york. Cbs news projects that donald trump has won the republican president ial primary in michigan. Cbs news projects President Biden has won on the democratic side. 15 states will hold their nominating contests next week on super tuesday. Just hours after visiting the white house for negotiations, sources tell cbs news that House Speaker mike johnson has made a new offer to avert a Government Shutdown. The offer would push government funding deadlines further into march and was made during bipartisan talks between both chambers of congress. And adele taking some time off from her las vegas the singer says shes been sick and will go on vocal rest. Shes postponed her shows planned for march. For more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. Im Carissa Lawson, cbs news, new york. Tonight, the shutdown showdown. Tensions over government funding, the southern border, and russias war in ukraine. The writing is literally on the wall here. We are not asking too much. We just need artillery shells and aviation. The rest well do ourselves. Were in ukraine as Russian Forces advance with aid at the center of an urgent meeting between President Biden and top congressional leaders. This is an existential moment for the free world. We must take care of americas needs first. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. Tonight more than 40 Million People are in the path of a severe storm threat that is rolling across the country. Heavy snow from colorado to minnesota caused travel chaos at the nations airports with more than 3,000 flights delayed. And the biggest threat from this dangerous weather will come overnight from missouri to michigan with dangerous winds, massive hail, and possible tornadoes. So were going to have more on that dangerous system in just a moment. But first we want to begin tonight here in washington with the ageold story of congress leaving it to the last minute to get its job done. Tonight the issue is a potential Government Shutdown friday night and the decision to fund ukraine or risk an international fiasco. There are some new developments today after an intense Oval Office Meeting with President Biden and congressional leaders. And this comes as Russian Forces are gaining ground and ukrainian troops are running short on ammunition. Cbss Charlie Dagata is on the ground in ukraine to give us the scope of why the aid is so pressing. Good evening, charlie. Reporter good evening to you, norah. We visited many frontline towns since this war began, and troops are always jittery. But today there was a real sense of fear mixed with frustration. The russians are on the move, and theres a genuine sense and a concern that ukraine just doesnt have the weapons to stop them. Following the relentless bombardment in the battle for bakhmut, Russian Troops repeated those brutal tactics in the recent capture of the city of avdiivka. Now the kremlins forces are bearing down on chasiv yar, where today we saw a town under siege and calling out for help. The writing is literally on the wall here, and the message couldnt be clearer. We are not asking too much. We just need artillery shells and aviation. Well do the rest ourselves. Hardly a building has been left untouched after months of shelling, but soldiers say the past few days has seen an increase in the ferocity of the offensive. The exchange of fire is nonstop. You can hear the explosions. Its hard to tell whether thats incoming or outgoing, but we are within easy reach of Russian Artillery and mortars. Chasiv yar sits only around six miles west of bakhmut and north of avdiivka, cities that have become longstanding symbols of ukrainian resolve but were ultimately unable to withstand russias sheer number of forces and firepower. Ruben sarakanian is a soldier with the 5th assault brigade. [ speaking in a global language ] reporter right now were facing problems with artillery shells, he said. We rely on the support of the United States. Were facing problems, and our men are dying. While congress argues over the 60 billion ukraine aid package, president zelenskyy says russia is exploiting the delay. The vast majority of residents have already abandoned this place. Some may feel the west has abandoned them. Soldiers repeat the most pressing need is artillery, norah, that they simply cannot fight russia toe to toe. They wont say how much longer they can hold that territory with the stocks they have left, but warehouses are already running empty. Charlie dagata with that reporting from the front lines, thank you. And that military aid for ukraine was the subject of todays highstakes meeting between President Biden and congressional leaders. Also at the center of the oval office conversation, that looming Government Shutdown and the crisis at the u. S. Border. The president even spending oneonone time with republican House Speaker mike johnson. Cbss weijia jiang is at the white house. Reporter President Biden told congressional leaders this morning that the time to send ukraine more money is now. I think the consequences of inaction every day in ukraine are dire. Reporter House Speaker mike johnson, who has refused to allow a vote on new funding for ukraine, was pressed by everyone in the room, including his republican colleague, Senate Minority leader mitch mcconnell. The meeting on ukraine was one of the most intense i have ever encountered in my many meetings in the oval office. What made this meeting one of the most intense youve ever had here . The urgency of supporting ukraine and the consequences to the people of america. Reporter but speaker johnson came out of the meeting undeterred, insisting on action to address the southern border first. We must take of americas needs first. When you talk about americas needs, you have to talk first about our open border. Reporter another top focus today, the looming Government Shutdown. Several federal agencies run out of money in three days, and all of them could close one week from friday. Hardright republicans who have brought the government to the brink of a shutdown three times in six months are now pressuring johnson to include a list of demands that could kill a funding deal, like cutting funding for background checks to buy guns, cutting incentives for buying electric vehicles, and defunding planned parenthood. Families are living paycheck to paycheck. Reporter Besa Pinchotti runs a support group for military families that rely on the federal Nutrition Program, wic, which would not be available if the government closes. Thats a huge problem. Thats the safety net that so many families rely on. Reporter President Biden and House Speaker johnson also spoke privately in their first oneonone meeting ever. Tonight both say theyre optimistic that congress can strike a deal, but time is running out. The house does not return to washington until tomorrow evening, just two days before that partial shutdown kicks in. Norah. Wow. Leaving it to the last minute. Weijia jiang, thank you. Well, now to the dangerous weather we talked about that is happening all across the country. Evacuation orders have been issued as several wildfires burn out of control along the texas panhandle while severe storms take aim at parts of the midwest. A large area from chicago to louisville is under a tornado threat tonight. For the forecast, lets bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. Good evening, chris. Good evening, norah. Dangerous, Severe Weather expected for parts of the midwest and ohio valley. Not just possible but likely some of these storms will produce large hail, damaging winds, even significant tornadoes all a possibility. 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Ukraines government calls it simply kidnapping, and President Biden called it an attempt to steal ukraines future. But these children are the lucky ones who reunited with family, and they are here in the u. S. To raise awareness. It has been almost two years since 13yearold sasha last saw his mother. In april 2022, Russian Troops separated them at a socalled filtration camp like this one in eastern ukraine. My mom is very beautiful, he said. The best. He pleaded with the soldiers to let them stay together. Its been a long time since youve seen her. Translator yes. I go around the world to tell about my mom. Reporter we met sasha, 11yearold ilya, and 14yearold kyra in new york before they went to the United Nations to ask the world powers to stop russia from stealing children. Is this what you imagined new york would look like . Translator no and yes. I thought there were flying cars there. Reporter they shared with us the story that they later told leaders at the u. N. Russian soldiers took them captive after the siege of mariupol and planned to send them to live with russian families. You saw a video of ilya on russian tv . Translator yes. Reporter ilyas grandmother told us she spotted her newly orphaned grandson in a russian propaganda video, speaking from a hospital bed. He says he watched his mother die from a shrapnel wound to the head. A neighbor buried her in the backyard. Traumatized and unable to walk, he said his doctors coached him to praise russia. [ speaking in a global language ] translator you must say not glory to ukraine but glory to russia. Reporter ukraines government argues that russias plan is to erase ukrainian identity. First it creates orphans. Then it steals them. Russian state tv has broadcast these images of Vladimir Putin and children it claims were rescued from mariupol. The head of what russia calls its childrens rights program, maria la vo va belova claims 700,000 kids were taken in as a humanitarian gesture. The International Criminal court calls it forced deportation and issued arrest warrants last year for both of them. Ukraines government is urging these children to share what happened to them. Translator so other countries know europe, america that its not fairy tale. That its really happening. Reporter 14yearold kyras grandfather told us that after his son died in a bombing, he feared hed never see kyra again. Now kyiv is struggling to pin down exactly how many children have been taken. Official records show at least 30,000 kids. Theyre holding them. Reporter Yale Universitys Nathaniel Raymond runs an initiative to track down ukraines stolen children. He says hes seen evidence of russia giving some older children military training. We have not yet seen evidence of the children being deployed in combat, but we have seen systematic efforts to turn them into soldiers. Reporter raymond compared taking children to using a nuclear weapon, one of the most destructive and dangerous acts imaginable. If Vladimir Putin is allowed to continue taking these children, what signal does it send to other World Leaders . It gives the green light to children being abducted in the wars of tomorrow. It says that the International Community will not stop kidnappers. Reporter these children hope that sharing their pain makes a difference. Sasha said hes going to try to do everything so somebody hears him. Cbs news cannot independently confirm details shared by the grandparents of how they used a complex network and Ukrainian Government help to retrieve their grandchildren. Kyiv tells us thats classified. Only 300 or so children have been returned, and there has been no major transfer negotiated by World Leaders. Its getting harder to retrieve kids now with u. S. Financial support for ukraine now in question, that may also imperil international efforts. That was Margaret Brennan reporting. Closer to home, the dea is cracking down on one of the drivers of the ongoing fentanyl crisis, pill presses. They turn powder into tablets by the thousands, and it turns out these presses are widely available online. And the Drug Enforcement agency wants to see that stopped. Nicole sganga has the story. Reporter this is the latest front in the deas fight against fentanyl, a highspeed pill press machine. This one can produce approximately 100 pills per minute. Reporter the deas scott oulton says this machine is capable of pumping out 6,000 illegal pills an hour. We see the entire gamut, pink, yellow, blue, purple. Reporter hundreds of similar presses were seized by federal Law Enforcement last year. We seized these all over the u. S. , whether its the basement, a warehouse, a home, a garage, a hotel room. Reporter in a due plesturned drug lab in new york city, dea says agents seized these presses along with 200,000 suspected fentanyl pills. In the last six months, weve seized pill presses in new york, in massachusetts, in mississippi, in kentucky. Its an industrial machine. Reporter dea administrator anne milgram says many of the machines are purchased online. Today the dea is cracking down, telling the roughly 450 ecommerce sites to identify and report purchases as required under federal law. Who is buying these pill presses online . We have drug traffickers across the United States who are buying the pill presses. They have fentanyl, and theyre using that fentanyl to make them into these fake pills. Reporter drug dealers also buy fake designs mimicking real pills like oxycodone. How do criminals make counterfeit pills look real . So what they do is they buy specific dyes and punch kits that have the markings that mimic pharmaceutical preparations. Can i buy those online . Yes, you can. You can get it for approximately 40. 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Its this ancient seabed elevated, then carved down over a million years by melting glacial waters, leaving these towering limestone cliffs in their wake. Proud locals call Cheddar Gorge the uks own grand canyon. Now, that may be a little cheesy, but actually there is cheddar hidden in these hills. In the danken dark of an ancient cave complex below, cheese makers haul in new cheddar wheels to mature. The mold on the outside. Reporter swapping out aged ones back into the light. How does it taste to you . It tastes fantastic. I love it. Reporter paul hemmington is a cheddar cave historian, guiding visitors back through time, geologic and gastronomic. Its recorded that hentry ii had ordered 10,240 pounds in weight worth of cheese for a party he was having. Thats a massive party. Reporter it was only officially called cheddar in the 1500s and and had to be made within 30 miles of the nearby gothic wells cathedral. Queen victoria was gifted half a ton of it on her wedding day. 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Why do you think were seeing such a steep increase . You know, its never any one thing. But we know that theyre testing new kinds of attacks. Reporter lee says while the criminals have gotten more sophisticated, the notices sent to victims have not. More and more data breach notices dont have any information about what happened, and thats risky because that means other businesses and individuals cant protect themselves. Reporter thats why lee says consumers need to take preventive steps first and foremost, use a unique password for every website and application. The easiest way to do that is with a password manager. And always use twofactor authentication. And lee says freezing your credit can prevent criminals from opening credit cards or other accounts in your name. Kristine lazar, cbs news, los angeles. And that is the overnight news for this wednesday. Reporting from the nations capital, im Major Garrett. This is cbs news flash. Im Carissa Lawson in new york. Cbs news projects that donald trump has won the republican president ial primary in michigan. Cbs news projects President Biden has won on the democratic side. 15 states will hold their nominating contests next week on super tuesday. Just hours after visiting the white house for negotiations, sources tell cbs news that House Speaker mike johnson has made a new offer to avert a Government Shutdown. The offer would push government funding deadlines further into march and was made during bipartisan talks between both chambers of congress. And adele taking some time off from her las vegas residency. The singer says shes been sick and will go on vocal rest. Shes postponed her shows planned for march. News app on your cell phone or connected tv. Im Carissa Lawson, cbs news, new york. Tonight, the shutdown showdown. Tensions over government funding, the southern border, and russias war in ukraine. The writing is literally on the wall here. We are not asking too much. We just need artillery shells and aviation. The rest well do ourselves. Were in ukraine as Russian Forces advance with aid at the center of an urgent meeting is between President Biden and top congressional leaders. This is an existential moment for the free world. We must take care of americas needs first. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. Tonight more than 40 Million People are in the path of a severe storm threat that is rolling across the country. Heavy snow from colorado to minnesota caused travel chaos at the nations airports with more than 3,000 flights delayed. And the biggest threat from this dangerous weather will come overnight from missouri to michigan with dangerous winds, massive hail, and possible tornadoes. So were going to have more on that dangerous system in just a moment. But first we want to begin tonight here in washington with the ageold story of congress leaving it to the last minute to get its job done. Tonight the issue is a potential Government Shutdown friday night and the decision to fund ukraine or risk an international fiasco. There are some new developments today after an intense Oval Office Meeting with President Biden and congressional leaders. And this comes as Russian Forces are gaining ground and ukrainian troops are running short on ammunition. Cbss Charlie Dagata is on the ground in ukraine to give us the scope of why the aid is so pressing. Good evening, charlie. Reporter good evening to you, norah. We visited many frontline towns since this war began, and troops are always jittery. But today there was a real sense of fear mixed with frustration. The russians are on the move, and theres a genuine sense and a concern that ukraine just doesnt have the weapons to stop them. Following the relentless bombardment in the battle for bakhmut, Russian Troops repeated those brutal tactics in the recent capture of the city of avdiivka. Now the kremlins forces are bearing down on chasiv yar, where today we saw a town under siege and calling out for help. The writing is literally on the wall here, and the message couldnt be clearer. We are not asking too much. We just need artillery shells and aviation. Well do the rest ourselves. Hardly a building has been left untouched after months of shelling, but soldiers say the past few days has seen an increase in the ferocity of the offensive. The exchange of fire is nonstop. You can hear the explosions. Its hard to tell whether thats incoming or outgoing, but we are within easy reach of Russian Artillery and mortars. Chasiv yar sits only around six miles west of bakhmut and north of avdiivka. Cities that have become longstanding symbols of ukrainian resolve but were ultimately unable to withstand russias sheer number of forces and firepower. Ruben sarkanian is a soldier with the 5th assault brigade. [ speaking in a global language ] reporter right now were facing problems with artillery shells, he said. We rely on the support of the United States. Were facing problems, and our men are dying. While congress argues over the 60 billion ukraine aid package, president zelenskyy says russia is exploiting the delay. The vast majority of residents have already abandoned this place. Some may feel the west has abandoned them. Soldiers repeat the most pressing need is artillery, norah, that they simply cannot fight russia toe to toe. They wont say how much longer they can hold that territory with the stocks they have left, but warehouses are already running empty. Charlie dagata with that reporting from the front lines, thank you. And that military aid for ukraine was the subject of todays highstakes meeting between President Biden and congressional leaders. Also at the center of the oval office conversation, that looming Government Shutdown and the crisis at the u. S. Border. The president even spending oneonone time with republican House Speaker mike johnson. Cbss weijia jiang is at the white house. Reporter President Biden told congressional leaders this morning that the time to send ukraine more money is now. I think the consequences of inaction every day in ukraine are dire. Reporter House Speaker mike johnson, who has refused to allow a vote on new funding for ukraine, was pressed by everyone in the room, including his republican colleague, Senate Minority leader mitch mcconnell. The meeting on ukraine was one of the most intense i have ever encountered in my many meetings in the oval office. What made this meeting one of the most intense youve ever had here . The urgency of supporting ukraine and the consequences to the people of america. Reporter but speaker johnson came out of the meeting undeterred, insisting on action to address the southern border first. We must take of americas needs first. When you talk about americas needs, you have to talk first about our open border. Reporter another top focus today, the looming Government Shutdown. Several federal agencies run out of money in three days, and all of them could close one week from friday. Hardright republicans who have brought the government to the brink of a shutdown three times in six months are now pressuring johnson to include a list of demands that could kill a funding deal, like cutting funding for background checks to buy guns, cutting incentives for buying electric vehicles, and defunding planned parenthood. Families are living paycheck to paycheck. Reporter Besa Pinchotti runs a support group for military families that rely on the federal Nutrition Program wic, which would not be available if the government closes. Thats a huge problem. Thats the safety net that so many families rely on. Reporter President Biden and House Speaker johnson also spoke privately in their first oneonone meeting ever. Tonight both say theyre optimistic that congress can strike a deal, but time is running out. The house does not return to washington until tomorrow evening, just two days before that partial shutdown kicks in. Norah. Wow. Leaving it to the last minute. Weijia jiang, thank you. Well, now to the dangerous weather we talked about country. Evacuation orders have been issued as several wildfires burn out of control along the texas panhandle while severe storms take aim at parts of the midwest. A large area from chicago to louisville is under a tornado threat tonight. For the forecast, lets bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. Good evening, chris. Good evening, norah. Dangerous, Severe Weather expected for parts of the midwest and ohio valley. Not just possible but likely some of these storms will produce large hail, damaging winds, even significant tornadoes all a possibility. Overnight, heavy rain bringing a flood threat to many areas. Damaging wind the main threat during the day. Tomorrow the storms will be pushing into the big cities by the evening commute after what will be a near or record warm day, which is not going to last long. Going from the 50s and the 60s in the northeast, norah, to temperatures that will be well below freezing by thursday morning. All right, chris. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Polls are now closed in michigans president ial primary. The state is one of the key battlegrounds that will likely decide the general election in november. Former President Donald Trump continued his winning streak with his fifth straight primary victory. But cbss ed okeefe explains why President Biden is facing voter backlash in a state he won in 2020. Reporter michigan is the biggest test of the antibiden vote so far because while Many Americans have no personal connection to the conflict in the middle east, thousands here do. The city of dearborn has the largest concentration of arab and Muslim Americans in the country, and generally votes overwhelmingly for democrats. But they say the president s refusal to support an enduring ceasefire is pushing many here, like the democratic mayor, abdullah hammoud, to vote uncommitted in todays primary. I think for me, voting uncommitted today is sending a message of were trying to hold our elected official accountable. Reporter the president won michigan by 154,000 votes four years ago. Donald trump won it in 2016 by just 10,000. That means tens of thousands of votes against biden could cost him the state in the general election. This is a clear warning to the Democratic Party that unless they do change course, theyre in trouble in november. This gives us an opportunity to express our concern and to express it now in february. Reporter Adam Abusalah volunteered for the president s 2020 campaign. But by the time we first met him in late november, he was angry with the president for standing by israel as tens of thousands of civilians in gaza died. If you were to tell me that my vote would be the vote whether biden wins in michigan or not, i will still not vote for biden. Reporter now hes actively campaigning for uncommitted. The president still easily won the primary tonight. On monday, he said ongoing negotiations to release hostages might mean a temporary pause in fighting. My hope is by next monday, well have a ceasefire. Reporter and he reiterated his strong support for israel, criticized the governments plans to push further into gaza. Theyre going to lose support from around the world, and that is not in israels interest. On the republican side, Donald Trumps victory tonight is one hes hoping will propel him into the super tuesday states. More than a dozen vote next week. But nikki haley is still running and says she has no plans of dropping out. Norah. All right. Ed okeefe at a polling place there. Thank you, ed. Theres a lot more news ahead on the cbs overnight ahead on the cbs overnight news. Wowwww. This new charmin ultra soft smooth tear is soooo soft and soo smooth, im starting to get tearied away ahhh, thank you mr. Smooth bear. Designed with smooth tear edges, new charmin ultra soft smooth tear has wavy perforations that tear so much better for a smooth more enjoyable go. Mmmmm. Huh . Mom, you ok in there . Im tearific enjoy the go with charmin. Wanna know a secret . 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Reporter the fight took place in the girls bathroom and owasso Police Released videos showing everyone involved walking out on their own. A school nurse sent nex to the hospital, where Police Body Cam video shows them sitting next to their grandmother. Nex told an officer the girls were harassing them. Nex says they reacted by throwing water on the girls, which started a threeonone fight. So they just up and decided to just start messing with you . There was yeah, because of the way that we dressed. Reporter the harassment is familiar to lgbtq youth, like alex. What happened on that individual level is an individual situation that happens because of a systematic problem. Reporter alex puts some of the blame on oklahoma leaders who have pushed antilgbtq laws in the state like oklahomas state superintendent ryan walters, who has been accused of enacting policies that limit transgender students. 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And today the biden administrations Top Health Official was there in alabama to meet with patients and doctors impacted by that controversial state Supreme Court ruling giving embryos the same rights as children. Lawmakers in the state are now scrambling to approve legislation to protect access to ivf treatments, and alabamas republican governor says she hopes to have a bill on her desk soon. In tonights money watch, the price of a burger and fries could be going up depending on what time of day it is. Thats right. Fast food giant wendys says it will introduce surge pricing in 2025 during its busiest hours. Well, thats getting a frosty reception as cbss jo ling kent takes a look at the latest Way Companies are squeezing consumers. Reporter taking a bigger bite out of shoppers incomes, the most in three decades. And be prepared to shell out more. Youll never guess what were doing to the baconator. Reporter wendys announced it will Start Testing dynamic pricing on digital menu boards next year, a form of surge pricing like uber and lyft. Artificial intelligence will suggest menu items and determine whether to raise prices based on demand, location, and time. Wendys says, for example, it might suggest a cool frosty on a warm summer day. This will allow us to be more nimble and flexible with pricing. Why introduce this when customers can easily just go somewhere else . Clearly the company is trying to find ways to boost its share price and improve its profit margins. But it could come at the expense of losing some faithful customers. Reporter beyond the burgers, kellogg is also under fire after its ceo suggested consumers struggling with inflation could eat cereal for dinner. You think about the cost of cereal for a family versus what they might otherwise do, thats going to be much more affordable. Reporter backlash online was swift. This fool making 4 million bucks a year, you think hes feeding his kids cereal for dinner . Reporter its a tough sell because cereal prices have surged 25 compared to prepandemic. It rings a little bit like the french revolution. Let them eat cereal. It does sort of not read the room very well. Families are really struggling to afford bringing food to the table to feed everyone at the table. And now theyre suggesting cereal for dinner. It just seems like hes missing the point here. Reporter what you pay for groceries continues to rise. The Financial Firm moodys analytics says that the average american right now is paying 1,200 more per year on groceries alone compared to three years ago. Norah. Jo ling kent, thank you so much. A new Tech Industry designed to track Womens Heart Health is booming. Weve got the details next. For nourished, lightweight hair, the right ingredients make all the difference. 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And wakes up feeling like himself. Get the rest to be your best with nonhabit forming zzzquil. Tonight a possible Labor Agreement could be brewing between starbucks and its workers. The coffee giant and the Union Workers united have agreed to begin talks aimed at improving Labor Relations and resolving lawsuits between them. The two sides have been at odds in recent years as workers at hundreds of stores have voted to unionize. Big changes tonight at macys. The retail chain is closing about 150 stores while investing to improve their remaining 350 stores. Macys also plans to expand its Bloomingdales Department stores and its beauty chain, blue mercury. The former ceo of bloomingdales took over as macys ceo earlier this month. Tonight were casting light on a growing Tech Industry aimed at improving Womens Health and closing the gender gap in health care. More Companies Run by women are creating devices designed to better track the health of womens hearts. Heres cbss meg oliver. So its not metal. Its very soft. Its very comfortable. Reporter Alicia Chong Rodriguez is the cofounder of the bloomer bra, an undergarment with a secret weapon sensors that track Health Information to detect and fight Heart Disease in women. What kind of data are you collecting, and how does that help the doctor . So we collect data to detect arrythmia triggers. We also collect breathing patterns, temperature, posture, and movement. The symptoms might get dismissed or unrecognized. Reporter the data is sent to a cell phone app that allows the woman to share it with her doctor. Chong rodriguezs company, bloomer tech, is hoping to get fda approval for the bra as a medical device. So most of the data weve always collected has been predominantly male. We actually needed data from women to build better tools to early detect and treat patients with Heart Disease. Reporter more than 60 million women in the United States are living with some form of Heart Disease. But a study by the American Heart Association shows women are not getting the same level of care as men. You put it on here. Its super simple. Reporter that trend is inspiring more female entrepreneurs to develop technology specifically for women, like maayan cohen, the ceo of hello heart, who designed a monitor to track everything from Blood Pressure and cholesterol to weight and activity. The data is sent in real time to an app which is available through Employer Health plans. We have a. I. Based digital coaching that helps you improve your health in real time. And we also have risk alert to help you catch risks in time. Reporter for these women, the mission is personal. My grandma, we lost her to a heart attack when i was only 13 years old. We need better tools, and now we can do something about it. Reporter taking care of womens hearts to help them beat the odds. Meg oliver, cbs news, new york. 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Cbs news projects President Biden has won on the democratic side. 15 states will hold their nominating contests next week on super tuesday. Just hours after visiting the white house for negotiations, sources tell cbs news that House Speaker mike johnson has made a new offer to avert a Government Shutdown. The offer would push government funding deadlines further into march and was made during bipartisan talks between both chambers of congress. And adele taking some time off from her las vegas residency. The singer says shes been sick and will go on vocal rest. Shes postponed her shows planned for march. For more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. Im Carissa Lawson, cbs news, new york. Its wednesday, february 28th, 2024. This is its wednesday, february 28th, 2024. This is cbs news mornings. Victories in michigan. After pulling off big wins in last nights primaries, its looking more and more like it will be a rematch in november between joe biden and donald trump. But there may be snags for both sides as the cans