let s take another live look at the san francisco waterfront. we want to thank you for joining us as we mark this historic visit of the u.s. navy ship harvey milk. pretty amazing day today. the cbs evening news is next on kpix and local news continues on our streaming service, cbs news bay area . i will see you at 5:00. ♪ ♪ >> to go out there and just to get up close, you realize just how daunting a task this is. >> robert: the biggest floating crane on the east coast arrives in baltimore, as the cleanup begins. >> we need to clear the channel because the health of the maryland economy and the national economy depend on it. >> robert: tonight, what we are learning about the efforts to clear debris from the patapsco river and to bring closure to the families of those lost. >> they really want to see the

bodies and bring the bodies home. >> robert: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm robert costa in for norah. we begin tonight with the massive and dangerous thing up operation in way in baltimore. there is a long road ahead to remove the wreckage of the francis scott key bridge and that cargo ship, which is nearly as long as the chrysler building is tall. and one of the priorities, recover the victims, to give closure to the families. now, one of the largest crane barges in the u.s. has arrived at the site. it's called the chesapeake 1,000. and more vital equipment is on its way. the first mission is to remove the twisted steel and concrete that sits on top of the cargo ship, allowing it to be moved away from the shipping channel. president biden just announcing he will travel to baltimore next week, where he will see the destruction. cbs's kris van cleave starts us off tonight with an up-close

look. >> reporter: the effort to clear away the wreckage of the francis scott key bridge and reopen the port of baltimore is getting a lift on the biggest floating crane on the east coast, now in baltimore harbor, it will be able to pick up pieces of debris weighing ups per thousand tons. >> i want this done quickly. i want it done right. but this is going to be a long road. >> reporter: maryland governor wes moore. >> our economy depends on the port of baltimore and the port of baltimore depends on vessel traffic. >> reporter: in the coming days, and our of seven floating cranes, ten tugboats, nine barges, eight salvage vessels, and five coast guard ships will join the effort. in order to get the port of baltimore back open, they have to clear a 700-foot wide chunk of this channel, which means all of this debris has to go, and there's even more on the bottom of the channel. one of the priorities is removing the wreckage preventing divers from recovering the bodies of the four construction

workers still unaccounted for. among them, father of three jose lopez, his wife, isabel franco speaking through an interpreter. >> interpreter: i feel bad. only god knows how hard my heart aches. may be he was desperate, trying to escape. >> reporter: new video from the ntsb take us inside the crippled cargo ship dali sitting frozen in the moment it collided with the bridge. investigator's have focused on gathering perishable evidence and interviewing the crew and both pilots who were on board early tuesday morning. while the data is still being analyzed, cbs news estimates when the more than 900-foot long ship rammed into the bridge, it hit with at least the same force as the thrust generated by the launch of a falcon nine rocket. and we are getting our first look at the heroic police officers who raced to stop traffic on the bridge, potentially preventing an even greater loss of life. those officers were honored during the baltimore orioles game thursday. now, we don't know when the work will begin, how long it will take, or how long it will take to rebuild the bridge.

we also don't know how much it will all cost. a group of maryland lawmakers are working on a measure that would offer payroll support to the 8,000 port workers whose jobs are in limbo. robert? >> robert: kris van cleave covering this story for us since the beginning, thank you. tonight, many of you might be wondering, is the bridge in my city safe? safety devices exist to lessen the impact of a major collision, but i cbs news investigation reveals a majority of u.s. bridges don't have such teachers. here cbs's stephen stock. >> reporter: accidents like this aren't new. a similar collision more than 40 years ago at the sunshine skyway bridge over tampa bay killed 35 people. afterword, codes changed, requiring increased protection for all bridges built after 1991. those include structures called vendors and dolphins, which absorb impact, similar to your car's bumper. >> there are investments to be made. >> reporter: but as retired

bridge engineer andy herrmann points out, meeting today's code would require retrofitting and upgrades to the key bridge that was built in the '70s. >> they would either pierce or taken impact or put a fender system, a substantial configuration to deflect that vessel back into the channel. >> reporter: this national inventory tracks the condition of all bridges. lists 4200 that allow ships to go under them. of those, about a third are described as having functional peer protection, including the key bridge. but the inventory does not provide specific about what that protection is our if it could withstand tuesday's crash in delaware. delaware is looking to avoid that periods is putting $95 million, installment of up-to-date protections the delaware memorial bridge. >> if a ship would happen to lose control or lose steering or whatever veered toward one of our tower structures, these new

dolphin sails will protect our tower structures. it's what i would call our insurance policy. >> reporter: that insurance policy with new, reinforced tuesday's crash less catastrophic. the changes to the delaware memorial bridge are meant to withstand a collision with a ship heavier and moving faster than the speed dali whent the key bridge. the question remains, will this week's disaster in baltimore prompt the federal government to require and find updated protections for older bridges? robert? >> robert: we shall see. stephen stock, thanks. millions of americans are traveling this weekend, whether it is for spring break or for the easter holiday. but for those hitting the road, you'll pay more at the pump. gas prices have soared $0.24 in just the last month, and for those heading to the airport, cbs's carter evans has you covered. >> reporter: it's the busiest travel day of the week, with more flights taking off on good friday then easter sunday.

>> among those people taking a trip, 88% of people say that they are planning to fly over the spring break period. >> reporter: in fact, united is expecting its busiest spring break on record, averaging 200,000 passengers per day. this year, passengers are just comparing airfare, but also aircraft. especially after the door plug blew off a boeing 737 max in january. that's when a number of passengers searching kayak.com for plight know my flights tat were specifically on a 737 max increased 1500%. kayak says the filter makes it easier to avoid certain planes. >> i looked at the cart, but it wasn't a max nine for me, so it was okay, but i didn't look before i got on. >> reporter: at another mishap, yesterday. two delta jets clipped wings on the tarmac in minneapolis. the faa's investigative. united has had its own share of problems vehicle several incidents earlier this month,

and putting a wheel that fell off after take off. and just last night, a united flight from san francisco to paris developed engine problems and made an emergency landing in denver. but despite the recent headlines, most passengers are taking it in stride. >> probably riskier flights in the world. on a boeing, i made it, so it's good. >> reporter: so the good news, more flights are taking off on time and arriving on time. the bad news, a major storm system is expected to hit southern california starting tonight, and it will go all the way through sunday, and that could make it tough for some people to get back here after easter. robert? >> robert: carter evans at lax, thank you. for more about brewing storm in the easter forecast for the resg in meteorologist mike bettes, from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> bob, good evening. the weather heading into the holiday weekend will be hit and miss, and one of those bases may actually be in california. we are flood watch in effect here that will include l.a. and san diego appeared heavy rain is coming our way here, with some

spots seeing as much as 3-5 incs of rain. this is why high water we think will be an issue. plenty of mountain snow in the e sierra batter could pick up a couple of feet. big wound up system off the pacific, coming on shore, could easter sunday and extended to the west. phoenix could be looking for some rain on the holiday. about 64 degrees. rain and snow for billings. from showers in chicago. otherwise everyone else drive. but after the weekend, now severe weather comes roaring back, from dallas to st. louis and eastbound into washington, d.c. >> robert: mike bettes, thank you. today marks one year since american journalist evan gershkovich was arrested and imprisoned in russia in what the u.s. calls focused spying charges. in a powerful protest and tribute to its reporter, "the wall street journal" left and above the fold blank space on its front page with the headline "his story should be here." as gershkovich awaits trial for doing a journalist work, president biden said today he would make russia pay for the

32-year-old's "wholly unjust and illegal detention." about 60 miles from the gaza strip where the israel-hamas war rages, christians took part in a good friday procession in jerusalem's old city, with high security they walked the way of a cross the root jesus is believed to have taken to his crucifixion. at the vatican, pope francis presided over a good friday service, arriving at st. peter's basilica in a wheelchair. the 87-year-old pontiff had to skip the traditional nighttime procession at rome's coliseum to protect his health had of this sunday's easter mass. we now turn to a possible breakthrough in a five years "60 minutes" investigation into a syndrome. that's a name given to mysterious brain injuries reported by hundreds of u.s. employee's and government officials who served overseas beard for the first time, sources tell "60 minutes" they have evidence that a u.s. adversary may be involved in attacks on americans. cbs's scott pellet speaks with a former u.s. military intelligence officer who led

the pentagon's investigation. >> reporter: what has been the impact on american national security? >> the impact has been that the intelligence officers and our diplomats working abroad are being removed from their posts with traumatic brain injuries. they are being neutralized. >> reporter: we are reporting for the first time an incident at last year's nato summit in lithuania. a meeting that focused largely on russia's invasion of ukraine and was attended by president biden. multiple sources tell us that a senior official of the department of defense was struck by the symptoms and sought medical treatment. we told greg edgreen what we'd learned. >> it tells me that there are no barriers on what moscow will do, on who they will attack, and that if we don't face this head on, the problem is going to get worse. >> robert: you can see scott pelley's full report this

sunday on "60 minutes," right here on cbs and streaming on paramount+. hollywood tonight is mourning the death of louis gossett jr., who died today at the age of 87. the beloved performer of screen and stage was the first black man to win an oscar in a supporting role in 1983 for the movie "an officer at a gentleman." cbs's michelle miller looks back on his legacy. >> i don't believe what i'm seeing. >> reporter: louis gossett junior push the boundaries of his craft beyond even his own expectations. >> eyeballing become a boy. >> reporter: as he described to us in a 2020 interview for sunday morning. >> it's a miracle. it's a blessing. >> reporter: born in brooklyn in 1936, gossett got his first acting role at 17 on broadway. i-20 two, he was working alongside legends sidney poitier and ruby dee in lorraine hansberry's "a raisin in the sun." then hollywood came calling. >> never relax. >> reporter: in 1977, gossett

earned an emmy playing fiddler in "roots," the most-watched miniseries in history at the time. >> see that? >> i did. >> reporter: folks thought he was the uncle tom of the series. >> it was a mistake. >> reporter: so a mistake, he is not an uncle tom? >> no, there is no such thing as an uncle tom. without the survival, we wouldn't be sitting or talking to you. >> you said you wanted to meet me in private? >> reporter: but it was his riveting portrayal of a drill sergeant opposite richard gere filmed "an officer and a gentleman" that made him a superstar. >> the winner is louis gossett jr. >> reporter: and the first black man to win the academy award for best supporting actor. >> reporter: did you believe it? >> no, i didn't. not supposed to be possible. that's a piece of history. >> reporter: he struggled with addiction, and overcame it. he faced and fought racism. >> we better take care of ourselves and one another better. we need each other quite desperately. >> reporter: urging us to do the same. michelle miller, cbs news,

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>> robert: cbs's steve hartman goes "on the road" with a story about her old friends and an old car gave one man a new lease on life. >> reporter: if there's anything even remotely good about having als, 56-year-old craig reagan of college station, texas, says it may be a heightened sense of gratitude. gratitude for caregivers, like his wife, nancy. friends, like his dog, taco. and memories, like his '73 ford mustang, which, as we first reported last year, stopped running in 1999 and took up permanent residence at his house. >> it's a big paperweight.

>> reporter: [laughs] a big paperweight. why did you keep it? >> i just had an attachment to it. >> reporter: he's had it since high school. >> he was proud of it. >> reporter: craig had hoped someday his boys might want to fix it up with him, but they showed no interest in cars. then he planned to do it himself, but als had other plans. so the car sat rotting. until some old high school friends caught wind. >> and everybody, as soon as i called these guys, they were like, yeah, let's do it. >> it's in your heart. you just got to help somebody like that. >> reporter: so, for the next year, they went to work. put in under hundreds of hours, while other classmates paid for parts. making this moment possible. >> three! [cheers] >> it was just almost like a piece of him. >> reporter: that came back to life? >> that came back to life.

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chicago celebrated the restoration of its memorial and honored the nearly 3,000 illinois veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice. some of the names and inscriptions on the memorial first dedicated in 2005, had faded after years of neglect and harsh winters. now the centerpiece of chicago's downtown riverwalk has been fully restored, giving veterans and family members the honor they deserve. illinois native and vietnam veteran james balcer explains why this matters so much. >> and this memorial now is a healing process for the vietnam veterans -- and for their families, and for the loved ones that were killed, and also people that didn't serve, so they have an idea of what happened during the war. >> robert: our vietnam veterans, tonight's "heart of america." and that's tonight's "cbs evening news." for norah o'donnell, i'm robert cos

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