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Produced by Chris Young Ritzen, George Osterkamp, Mead Stone and Gary Winter AUDIO: JENNIFER BROWN, AGE 9: …They parked the bus.  And there was another green — there was a green van down there waiting for us. AUDIO: JENNIFER BROWN, AGE 9: And those two guys standing from the bus door to the van door with guns with pantyhose over the head so we wouldn't run out. … and then, see, they pulled the van right up to the bus door. AUDIO: JENNIFER BROWN, AGE 9: So they wouldn't see any feet prints. AUDIO: JENNIFER BROWN, AGE 9: And a few of my little friends that are 5 and 6, they came over and started laying on me and crying. And I told them be brave because it's going to be alright … CBS NEWS REPORT: Throughout much of this day, parents and other family of the missing children came to the command post set up in downtown Chowchilla to try desperately to fathom some reason out of this madness. Carol Marshall's 14-year-old son Mike was another on the bus. CBS NEWS REPORT: So far there's been no word from any abductors …   AUDIO: MICHAEL MARSHALL, AGE 14:  Edward squeezes me through this half-foot hole. AUDIO: MICHAEL MARSHALL, AGE 14: I get on top of it and I start pounding on this box. Start hitting and pounding, hitting and pounding. AUDIO: MICHAEL MARSHALL, AGE 14: None of us knew if when we got out, they were just going to be standing there with shotguns at our head and stuff, so we were kind of … pretty scared." AUDIO: JENNIFER BROWN, AGE 9: They had these coveralls. … And all these little kids go into 'em and we had to roll the pants about 10 feet. And we rolled the arms up and we were all sitting there — some of 'em didn't roll our arms up and we sitting there flapping our arms. We said, "Hey we can fly!?" AUDIO: JENNIFER BROWN, AGE 9: Everybody stated saying, "are you all right Jennifer" and all this stuff and I said "Yeah. I'm fine." Then whenever we got into this room, I found my mom and my dad. HAROLD DOW | CBS NEWS: How does it feel to be a big movie star? RICHARD THRELKELD | CBS NEWS: For the last two days, the Woods estate has looked like an armed camp, dozens of officers looking for anything. RICHARD THRELKELD | CBS NEWS: And so the search is on nationwide for these three men … HAROLD DOW | CBS NEWS: James Schoenfeld was captured at dawn today. Police say he ran hard, all over the Western United States, but he did not run well. … Frederick Woods was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police this afternoon, just across the Washington State border in Vancouver.  REPORTER AT COURTHOUSE: You say they would give you this funny look. What did that make you feel? WALTER CRONKITE | CBS EVENING NEWS ANCHOR: A California judge today imposed mandatory life prison sentences without parole on those three young men who kidnapped 26 Chowchilla school children … AUDIO FROM 2018 PAROLE HEARING:  Hello. My name is Jodi Medrano. I was Jodi Heffington. AUDIO FROM 2018 PAROLE HEARING | JODI HEFFINGTON MEDRANO: To listen to him talk about his poor childhood … (sarcastically laughs) I don't know if I want to laugh, cry, cuss him or what … Because where did my childhood go?

Amazon is facing a lawsuit alleging that the company did not properly notify customers entering its Amazon Go stores in New York City that it was tracking and collecting their biometric information.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Saturday that the state has launched a 10-year partnership with a drug maker to produce insulin for its residents at a significantly lower cost.

Blake Peters made five 3-pointers in the second half and the No. 15 seeded Princeton shocked another power conference team to reach the NCAA Tournament regional semifinals for the first time in 56 years by beating No. 7 seed Missouri 78-63 on Saturday.

A smattering of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise France's retirement age from 62 to 64 took place Saturday in Paris and beyond, as uncollected garbage continued to reek in the streets of the French capital amid a strike by sanitation workers.

Tennis champion Novak Djokovic is set to miss his second U.S. tennis tournament this year, after he was denied entry into the country for being unvaccinated against COVID-19.

An Idaho hospital will stop labor and delivery services, citing doctor shortages and the "political climate," the hospital announced Friday. 

A strong earthquake shook the region around Ecuador's second-largest city on Saturday, killing at least twelve people, damaging homes and buildings, and sending panicked residents into the streets.

"Jurassic Park" star Sam Neill revealed that while he was on tour promoting "Jurassic World Dominion" last year, he was also battling stage 3 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The U.S. Department of State issued a warning after reporting showed that counterfeit pharmaceuticals containing illicit drugs were being sold in pharmacies in Mexico. 

Three children died Saturday morning in a fire at a home in Baltimore, authorities said. 

A predawn shooting at a Columbus night club left two people dead and four wounded, Ohio authorities said.

A law enforcement source said the New York Police Department along with federal, state and local agencies are gearing up for a possible indictment against former President Donald Trump in New York as early as next week.

An American couple is using advanced technology to unearth an ancient civilization that might hold the key to building the cities of the future.

Adam Schenk will look to fend off some of the biggest names in the sport over the next 36 holes

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Donald Trump said in a social media post that he expects to be arrested Tuesday as a New York prosecutor is eyeing charges in a case examining hush money paid to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.

A California military base was put in lockdown Friday night after a vehicle went through the facility's main gate without stopping, a military spokesperson said.

The World Health Organization called Friday for Chinese health authorities to release genetic sequences of SARS-CoV-2 that recently disappeared from an international database, after an analysis of the data found it offered new clues that might point towards an animal origin for the COVID-19 pandemic.

The draw is set for the Champions League quarterfinals and semifinals

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill Friday night prohibiting abortion pills in the state and also allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature.

Some frozen fruit products from the Scenic Fruit Company sold at Costco, Trader Joe's and a handful of other stores are being recalled due to possible hepatitis A contamination, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday.

Brown freshman Olivia Pichardo became the first woman to appear in a Division I baseball game when she pinch hit in a 10-1 loss to Bryant on Friday.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, launched a paid subscription service in the U.S. on Friday — allowing users on both platforms to pay for verification.

Fairleigh Dickinson became the second No. 16 seed in history to win an NCAA Tournament game, stunning top-seeded Purdue 63-58 behind 19 points from Sean Moore and a relentless, hustling defense on Friday night.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., issued a warning about the risk of future political violence and the dangers of ongoing misinformation and denialism regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.  

The Army has launched an investigation after a member of its Golden Knights parachute team died from injuries he sustained during a training jump.

Washington — The White House under former President Donald Trump failed to report more than 100 gifts given to him and his family by foreign governments during his time in office, and some of those gifts remain missing, according to a report released Friday by Democratic staffers on the House Oversight Committee.

Washington — The Justice Department is investigating TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, for possible spying on U.S. citizens, including journalists, CBS News has confirmed. 

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Lance Reddick, an actor known for his roles in the HBO police drama "The Wire" and the "John Wick" action movies, has died, his representative Mia Hansen confirmed to CBS News. He was 60.

Mexico's president said Friday that U.S. families were to blame for the fentanyl overdose crisis because they don't hug their kids enough.

Washington — YouTube on Friday lifted restrictions on former President Donald Trump's account that have been in place since the  weeks after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. 

Former Theranos executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani found an escape hatch Thursday from the scheduled start of his nearly 13-year prison sentence for a blood-testing hoax he engineered with his former boss and lover, Elizabeth Holmes.

When podcast company Dear Media posted a TikTok video of Gwyneth Paltrow talking about her wellness routine, the comments were peppered with one phrase: almond mom. What is an almond mom, and why are people calling Paltrow one?

Ryan Reynolds may be best known for his portrayal of the wise-cracking Deadpool, but the actor is also developing a reputation as a savvy investor. After taking stakes in businesses like Aviator Gin and Mint Mobile, the Canadian's wealth from dealmaking may far surpass his movie industry earnings.

Washington — President Biden on Friday called on Congress to give his administration the authority to impose tougher penalties on senior bank executives who mismanage lending institutions as the fallout from several recent bank failures continues to rattle the industry.

The federal government's response to the failure of Silicon Valley and Signature banks has already involved hundreds of billions of dollars, which brings into question who will end up paying for the aid.

More than a month after an American woman was kidnapped from her home in Mexico, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it is offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to her "physical location."

Russian fighter pilots involved in an encounter with a U.S. drone that resulted in its crash were given state awards, the Defense Ministry announced Friday. The move appears to signal Moscow's intention to adopt a more aggressive stance toward future U.S. surveillance flights.

The federal government's response to the failure of Silicon Valley and Signature banks has already involved hundreds of billions of dollars, which brings into question who will end up paying for the aid.

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Scientists say data from more than 30 years ago shows the planet Venus is volcanic. NASA's Magellan spacecraft collected images of the planet's surface between 1990 and 1992, and researchers recently searched that data to study the possible activity of the volcanoes in the terrain. 

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USA Today's annual Women of the Year list, which celebrates female figures who have broken ground and changed the world, includes former first lady Michelle Obama, astronaut Nicole Mann and actress Goldie Hawn, who told "CBS Mornings" she is honored to be included. 

SVB Financial, the former parent of Silicon Valley Bank, said it filed for bankruptcy, a week after the tech-reliant bank was shut down by regulators following a run on the financial institution that drove it into insolvency.

Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Russia from Monday to Wednesday, an apparent show of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin amid sharpening East-West tensions over the war in Ukraine and the latest sign of Beijing's emboldened diplomatic ambitions.

A growing number of Americans say they are struggling to pay their bills, battered by inflation and the loss of federal pandemic aid.

In the summer of 1976 three young men from wealthy families kidnapped a school bus full of children in the small town of Chowchilla, California. Twenty-six children ages 5 through 14 and their bus driver were on their way home from summer school when they were taken hostage at gunpoint. It is believed to be the largest kidnapping ever in the United States.

A Rocket Lab Electron booster blasted off from Virginia's Eastern Shore on Thursday evening, boosting a pair of commercial radar imaging satellites into orbit that are capable of "seeing" through clouds, in daylight or darkness, to monitor the planet below.