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 america's needs first. >> norah: "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening, i'm norah o'donnell. good tonight, more than 40 million people are in the path of a severe storm threat rolling across the country. heavy snow from colorado to minnesota caused travel chaos at the nation's 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. we are going to have more on that dangerous system in just a moment. but first, we want to begin tonight here in washington with the age-old 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. cbs's charlie d'agata is on the ground in ukraine to give us the scope of why the aid is so pressing. good evening, charlie. >> reporter: good evening, norah. we visited many frontline towns since this began. troops are always jittery. but today, there was a real sense of fear mixed as frustration. russians are on the move and there is a genuine sense and a concern that ukraine just doesn't 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 kremlin's 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 couldn't be clearer. "we are not asking too much, we just need artillery shells and aviation. we'll 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. it is hard to tell whether that is incoming or outgoing, but we are within easy reach of russian artillery and mortars. chasiv yar sits only around 6 miles west of bakhmut and north of avdiivka, cities that have become long-standing symbols of ukrainian result but were unable to deal with the sheer number of forces and firepower. reuben sarukhanian is a soldier with the fifth assault brigade. "right now we are facing problems with artillery shells," he said. "we rely on the united states. we are 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 won't say how much longer they can hold that territory with the stocks they have left, but warehouses are already running empty. >> norah: charlie d'agata with that reporting from the front lines. thank you. and that military aid for ukraine was the subject of today's high-stakes meeting between president biden and congressional leaders, also at the center of the oval office conversation, that looming government shutdown and the crisis of the u.s. border, the president spending one-on-one time with republican house speaker mike johnson. cbs's 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 that 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 you've 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 care of america's needs first. when you talk about america's 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. hard-right 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. >> that is a huge problem. that is a safety net that so many families rely on. >> reporter: president biden and johnson also spoke privately in their first one-on-one meeting ever. tonight, both say they are 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? >> norah: wow, leaving it to the last minute. weijia jiang, thank you. now to the dangerous weather we talked about happening all across the country. evacuation orders have been issued as several wildfires burn out of control along the texas panhandle while severe storms taking aim at parts of the midwest. a large area from chicago to louisville is under a tornado threat tonight. for the forecast, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> reporter: 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 winds 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 60s in the northeast, norah, to temperatures that will be well below freezing by thursday morning. >> norah: chris, thank you. polls are now closed and michigan's primary, the state is one of the key battleground state will decide at the general election in november. former president donald trump is looking to continue his winning streak over former south carolina governor nikki haley. cbs's ed o'keefe explains why president biden is facing a voter backlash in a state he won in 2020. >> reporter: michigan is the biggest test of the anti-biden 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 americas in the country, generally votes overwhelmingly for democrats, but they say the president's refusal to support an enduring cease-fire is pushing many here, like the democratic mayer, abdullah hammoud, to vote uncommitted in today's primary. >> i think for me, voting uncommitted today is sending a message that were trying to hold our officials accountable. >> reporter: the president won just 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, they are in trouble in november. it gives us an opportunity to express our concern and express it now in february. >> reporter: adam abusalah volunteered for the president's 2020 campaign, but by the time we first met him in early 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 were to be the vote whether biden wins in michigan or not, i would still not vote for biden. >> reporter: now he is actively campaigning for uncommitted. the president still expected to -- easily won the primary tonight. on monday, he said ongoing negotiations for these hostages might cause a temporary pause in fighting. and he reiterated his sed thelans to push further into gaza. >> they are going to lose support from around the world, and that is not in israel's interest. >> reporter: on the republican side, donald trump's victory tonight is where he is hoping it will propel them into super tuesday next week when more than a dozen states will be voting. but nikki haley is still running and says she has no plans to drop out. norah? >> norah: ed o'keefe at a polling place there. thank you, ed. there are new details regarding the death of 16-year-old nex benedict, a nonbinary student who died just one day after getting into a fight with three other students. cbs's omar villafranca reports benedict's death has sparked nationwide demonstrations against anti-lgbtq rhetoric. >> reporter: from rallies in new york... >> nex benedict! >> reporter: to walkouts in oklahoma, members of the lgbtq community showed their support for nex benedict, a 16-year-old nonbinary student who died earlier this month after a fight at their owasso, oklahoma, high school. a preliminary autopsy report says nex did not die from injuries in the fight. >> it has been 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. owasso police released a video 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 the officer the girls were harassing them. nex says they reacted by nex told the officer which started a three-on-one fight. >> so they just up and just decided to start messing with you? there was -- >> yeah, because of the way we were dressed. >> reporter: the harassment is familiar to lgbtq youth like alex deroin. >> what happened at the individual level is an individual situation that happens because of a systematic problem. >> reporter: deroin puts some of the blame on oklahoma leaders who have pushed anti-lgbtq laws in the state, like oklahoma state superintendent ryan walters, who has been accused of enacting policies that limit transgender students. >> i am going to completely reject the notion that common sense policies, that there is two genders, that there shouldn't 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 are waiting to see if the district attorney will end up file charges on that initial fight. norah? >> 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 administration 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 scrambling to approve legislation to protect access to ivf treatments, and alabama's republican governor says she hopes to have a bill on her desk soon. in tonight's "money watch," the price of a burger and fries could be going up, depending what time of day it is. that's right, fast food giant wendy's says it will introduce surge pricing in 2025 during its busiest hours. well, it's getting a "frosty" reception as cbs's jo ling kent takes a look at the latest way companies are squeezing consumers. >> reporter: tonight, food is taking a big bite out of shoppers' incomes, the most in three decades, and be prepared to shell out more. >> reporter: you will never guess what we are doing to the baconator. >> reporter: wendy's announced it will start 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. wendy 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? >> the company is trying to find ways to boost its share price but it could come at the expense of losing customers. >> cereal! >> yeah! >> reporter: beyond burgers, kellogg's is also under fire after ceo suggested consumers struggling with inflation could eat cereal for dinner. >> think about the cost of cereal for a family versus what they might otherwise do. that is going to be much more affordable. >> reporter: backlash online was swift. >> this fool making 4 million bucks a year, you think he is feeding his kids cereal for dinner? >> reporter: it's a tough sell, because cereal prices have surged more than 25% compared to pre-pandemic. >> it reads a little bit like the french revolution, let them eat cereal. it does not read the room very well. families are struggling to afford to bring food to the table to feed everyone at the table, now they are suggesting cereal for dinner? 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