breaking news stories tonight, with a major shake-up in the race for the 2024 republican nomination. former new jersey governor chris christie just suspending his presidential campaign, just five days before the iowa caucuses. our new reporting tonight on who he might endorse and if it will change the republican battle. plus, those major winter storms slammed the northeast with flooding in new hampshire, connecticut, and new jersey, and authorities in florida are now assessing those tornado damages. but first, there is more breaking news tonight, with a major avalanche closing down a popular lake tahoe ski resort in california. search teams and emergency crews just finished scouring the slopes in search of any missing skiers or snowboarders. we know that at least one person has died and at least three people are hurt. we are tracking storms, too, from coast to coast, with another round of severe weather ahead, so tonight we have team coverage, and cbs s andrew haubner will st
with a major shake-up in the race for the 2024 republican nomination. former new jersey governor chris christie just moments ago suspending his presidential campaign, just five days before the iowa caucuses. our new reporting tonight on who he might endorse and if it will change the republican battle. plus, those major winter storms slammed the northeast with flooding in new hampshire, connecticut, and new jersey, and authorities in florida are now assessing those tornado damages. but first, there is more breaking news tonight, with a major avalanche closing down a popular lake tahoe ski resort in california. search teams and emergency crews just finished scouring the slopes in search of any missing skiers or snowboarders. we know that at least one person has died and at least three people are hurt. where tracking storms, too, from coast to coast, with another round of severe weather ahead, so tonight we have team coverage and cbs s andrew haubner will start us off from calif
Arriving every day. And now one local rescue center is desperately appealing to the public for help. John ramos has the story. Reporter this public open house at the International Bird rescue in fairfield almost didnt happen, but they decided to go through with it anyway, because they thought it was important for the public to understand the crisis theyre dealing with. The International Bird rescue center is accustomed to dealing with injured or sick birds, but what began slowly in april has suddenly become overwhelming. We were all going back and forth like is this a thing, is it not a thing. And then over the last four, five days things just kind of cratered. For the first time in ten year, this is the most pelicans ive seen here. Reporter brown pelicans are the birds you see at the beach skimming over to water in formation like a squadron of fighter plane, but lately theyve been found wandering in unusual places, unable to fly away from people. One bird that we have in care right no