break starts in galveston. 150,000 security cameras hacked, the breach tonight of surveillance video inside schools, jails, and hospitals, companies like tesla infiltrated. one of the alleged hackers tells us why and how they did it. shocking child abuse allegations: the owners of a religious boarding school in missouri face 102 charges in what's described as one of the most widespread cases of sexual, physical, and mental abuse in the state's history. our series "women and the pandemic." new exclusive numbers show how real the she-cession is as some moms feel no choice but to leave the workforce. scary accident: how this broadcaster was miraculously not seriously injured. and one little girl's comeback story using her wisdom to help others. >> this is the "cbs evening ne news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with breaking news. one of the largest and most sweeping economic stimulus bills in u.s. history has been approved by congress, and it is heading to president biden's desk tonight. the scope of the $1.9 trillion american rescue plan, which takes up more than 600 printed pages is unprecedented. in the coming weeks, tens of millions of americans will receive $1,400 stimulus checks, unemployment benefits will be expanded, and the cost of health insurance under obamacare lowered. analysts say the bill, which passed without a single republican vote, will also dramatically cut poverty nationwide, funding programs for food aid and housing assistance, and offering tax credits for children. as we come on the air, the white house is celebrating the new president's first legislative victory, while republicans are lambasting it as wasteful spending that will further inflate the national debt. and while new polling shows the majority of americans support the plan, tonight, it's clear that nearly every american will feel its impact. we have a lot of new reporting on all of this, as well as some big news from the white house about a deal to buy 100 million more doses of coronavirus vaccine. our team of correspondents is standing by, covering it all. and cbs' kris van cleave is going to lead off our coverage tonight from capitol hill. good evening, kris. >> reporter: norah, congress has now spent roughly $5.5 trillion combating the coronavirus and its economic fallout. that includes this bill, which democrats say is as monumental as when they passed the affordable care act. >> the motion is adopted. ( applause ) >> reporter: in a race to send relief before unemployment benefits expire at the end of the week, house democrats handed president biden his first big win, passing his $1.9 trillion covid relief package. not a single republican voted for the bill. >> this is most consequential legislation that many of us will ever be a party to. >> reporter: the bill will send americans checks up to $1,400, billions for vaccinations and school reopening efforts, while increasing the child tax credit and lowering obamacare insurance premiums. it will also extend the weekly $300 in federal unemployment benefits through early september. >> i do need help right now, more than ever. >> reporter: kristi ambrose is anxiously waiting for her check. the florida mother of two was laid off in november. >> it's like having a huge anxiety attack every single day, trying not to cry. >> reporter: she's not alone. 70% of americans support the covid relief bill, including 41% of republicans. >> this bill represents a historic, historic victory for the american people. i look forward to signing it later this week. >> reporter: but republicans in congress continue to rail against it, arguing nearly $400 billion in aid for transit agencies, states, and local governments, as well as $86 billion to bail out pension funds, is not covid related. >> it isn't a relief bill. it's a laundry list of left-wing priorities that predate the pandemic and do not meet the needs of the american families. >> reporter: the bill will now head to president biden's desk. he's expected to sign it on friday. as for those stimulus checks, the administration says they'll go out by the end of the month, if not sooner. and folks who have direct deposit will likely get them first. norah. >> o'donnell: kris van cleave, thank you. let's get more now on the new white house deal to buy more doses of johnson & johnson's vaccine by the end of the year, the u.s. could have more doses than it needs. cbs' nancy cordes reports tonight from the white house. >> reporter: the presint'sannoun vaccine was approved for use. he is doubling the u.s. order from 100 million doses to 200 million. >> i'm doing this because in this war-time effort, we need maximum flexibility. there's always a chance we'll encounter unexpected challenges. >> reporter: today's news, means the u.s. should have enough doses of all three approved vaccines to inoculate 500 million people by the end of the year. that's more than the entire u.s. population. mr. president, what do you plan to do with the surplus? >> if we have a surplus, we're going to share it with the rest of the world. but we're not going to be ultimately safe until the world is safe, and so we're going to start off making sure americans are taken care of first, but we're then going to try to help the rest of the world. >> reporter: mr. biden was flanked by the c.e.o.s of johnson & johnson and merck, which has agreed to help produce its rival's vaccine because j&j is currently behind schedule, releasing nearly four million doses the first week, but less than 400,000 the next. wisconsin teacher catherine patton got one of them. >> i'm excited i got the johnson & johnson, which is just one and done. so that's great. >> reporter: encouraging new numbers released by the c.d.c. show that nearly one in four u.s. adults have now received at least one dose of a covid vaccine. president biden's original goal was to get 100 million doses into arms in his first 100 days. but the u.s. is now poised to reach that milestone in about half the time, so he'll lay out some new goals in his first prime-time address as president tomorrow night. norah. >> o'donnell: nancy cordes, thank you. tonight, the c.d.c. is predicting covid deaths will likely decrease over the next four weeks, but health officials remain concerned about the loosening of safety measures. tonight, the mask mandate is lifted in texas. businesses are fully open and right this way, ma'am. >> reporter: texas is back in business. the beaches of galveston beckon, and restaurants are packed. after a year of lockdown, a line out the door. what's that like? >> today, being the first day in texas where we can open at 100% capacity, is just refreshing. and after a year of very lockdown measures from no occupancy to 25% occupancy to 75 and back to 50%, we're just very thankful to be open at 100% capacity again. it's a new normal. >> reporter: the state mandate is gone. so are occupancy limits, a move health officials warn is poorly timed, just as spring break is getting under way. >> we are very prepared for another spike in cases. we're not going to have enough of the community vaccinated to prevent that from happening following the inevitable gatherings of spring break. >> reporter: texas reported its lowest number of new cases this week since the last shutdown in june, but average daily deaths are currently more than seven times higher. >> kids are suffering. open schools now. >> reporter: in california, the reopening process is moving slower, but tonight, there's a deal to reopen the nation's second-largest school district in april. some los angeles students have been out of classrooms almost a year. >> i'm excited. i'm hopeful, you know. it's been a really long year. >> reporter: and starting today, nursing home visits nationwide can happen inside. vaccinations and declining cases allowing for the loosest restrictions in 12 months. >> we have enormous concern regarding the emotional distress caused by isolation. >> we have achieved herd immunity. >> reporter: these residents of a senior living community in virginia celebrated being vaccinated by giving covid a whack. >> we got our life back. freedom. feels like total freedom and peace of mind. >> reporter: here in galveston, the big crowds for spring break are expected starting this weekend, but they won't be all students. a number of colleges and universities have either canceled break or they've scaled it back, hoping that students won't travel or attend mass gatherings. norah. >> o'donnell: janet shamlian, who also got the pink memo. thank you, janet. and tonight, we learning more details of a mind-boggling breach at a company called verkada, which sells and manages security cameras. the hackers got access to videos from schools, and hospitals. why did they do it? we spoke with one of the alleged hackers. here is cbs' jeff pegues >> the hackers claimed to have breached the feed of 150,000 internet connected security cameras one of which showed this confrontation between hospital staff, security, and a patient appearing to have a medical episode. other cameras showed what appears to be a hospital intensive care unit, police interrogation rooms, prison cells, community centers for kids, as well as factory and showroom floors of auto makers tesla and nissan. till kottmann is part of a group of international hackers claiming responsibility. >> it's once again to be reminded of just the level of surveillance we're all under. >> reporter: the hackers allege the company collecting this massive trove of security camera data was an easy target. the hackers say they used a user name and password accessible on the internet. in a statement, video security company verkada said today it has stopped the hack and is investigating the scale and scope of the breach. the hackers also claim they found cameras hidden in thermostat, defibrillators and vents, in some cases able to capture audio as well. >> this breach demonstrating how one weak password can be an entry point for tens of thousands of vulnerabilities across the camera system. >> reporter: it looks like the hackers had access to the companies' computer networks for about two days. the company now says it has hired two outside firms to help it with cyber security, and the f.b.i. is looking into this breach, too. norah. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thank you. some other big news, merrick garland could be sworn in as attorney general as soon as tomorrow. he was confirmed by the senate today in a 70-30 vote. you might recall five years ago, senate republicans snubbed garland when president obama nominated him to the supreme court. well, at the time, leader mitch mcconnell refused to meet with him, but today, mcconnell voted to confirm garland as our next attorney general. and we're going to turn now to a disturbing story. tonight, a couple that owned a reform school for girls in missouri is charged with multiple counts that for one of them includes statutory rape. cbs' adriana diaz has details, and we want to warn you, some of them are graphic. >> reporter: tonight, boyd householder and his wife, stephanie, face more than 100 charges of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, which investigators say took place at their boarding school. >> with 16 victims so far, we believe this to be one of the most widespread cases of sexual, physical, and mental abuse patterns against young girls and women in missouri history. >> reporter: boyd householder faces 80 offenses, which include multiple counts of second-degree statutory rape and sodomy. his wife's charges range from abuse to endangering the welfare of a child. >> as the father of two young girls, it is simply unthinkable to me. >> reporter: since 2006, the householders owned and operated the circle of hope girls ranch in cedar county, missouri, a christian school they said could reform rebellious teenagers. last year, authorities removed all the girls from the facility. the householders' daughter, amanda. >> i kept getting messages from ven know telling me the same thing. >> reporter: that they had been molested? >> correct. >> reporter: in a recent interview with the "kansas city star," the householders described the allegations against them as all lies, calling their accusers angry and bitter. the ranch closed in september. adriana diaz, cbs news. >> o'donnell: tonight, we have an exclusive new report from the national women's law center. women have lost a generation of gains in the workforce, and more than two in five of the women's jobs that were lost during the pandemic have yet to return. one of the reasons many women have made the tough decision to stop working is child care. cbs' nikki battiste reports in our series "women and the pandemic." >> can you tell mommy what did you do? >> reporter: a lunchtime breakdn in the park would have been unthinkable a year ago for 42- year-old nicole johnson and her daughter, chloe. that's because johnson worked as a full-time teaching assistant in scarsdale, new york, but when the pandemic shuttered her school, she was out of a job, surviving on unemployment >> i was crying. i was literally crying all the time. >> reporter: then in the fall of last year, just as chloe was starting second grade remotely, johnson was offered her job back. >> i'm a single mom. i cannot leave a six-year-old home by herself. so it wasn't a choice. >> reporter: could you have afforded child care for chloe? >> no. that would take away what i need to take care of my necessity bills. >> reporter: a report released today exclusively to cbs news shows the devastating economic toll covid is taking on women who lost almost a million more jobs than men. with working mothers more likely to have jobs impacted by the pandemic, especially those in education, hospitality, and retail. >> that's been more true for black women and for latina women who are more likely to be frontline workers. >> reporter: fatima goss graves is the president of the national women's law center. >> we have never been tasked with the really impossible thing of working and care-giving, and in some cases, home schooling, all at the same time. >> reporter: do you think working moms will bounce back in the years to come? >> i think it's going to take time. >> reporter: johnson says once she can send her daughter back to school, she'll be ready to send out her resume. nikki battiste, cbs news, white plains, new york. >> o'donnell: and there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." a mud slide forces hundreds from their homes in southern california. look at this-- a frightening scene on live tv as part of the set crashes on top of an anchor. and a former college football player makes the save of the day, smashing a windshield with his bare hands. new crest advanced gum restore... detoxifies below the gum line, and restores by helping heal gums in as little as seven days. crest. the #1 toothpaste brand in america. psst! psst! allergies don't have to be scary. spraying flonase daily stops your body from overreacting to allergens all season long. psst! psst! you're good. what's the #1 retinol brand used most by dermatologists? 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