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CBS Evening News, March 10, 2023

Powerful storm brings heavy rain, snow to California; Army widow returns to college to honor promise to husband killed in Iraq War.

Pop the bubbly: Oscars red carpet gets a new look

As the stars arrive for the Oscars Sunday, they will be walking across a champagne-colored carpet, instead of the iconic red one.

Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley make stops in Iowa

With the 2024 presidential campaign season underway, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley were in Iowa on Friday. While DeSantis has not yet announced his candidacy, he is considered by many to pose the biggest threat to former President Trump's chances at clinching the Republican nomination. Trump will visit the state Monday. Robert Costa has more from Iowa.

3/9: CBS News Prime Time

Jeff Glor reports on a deadly shooting in Germany, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's condition after suffering a fall, and why fewer Americans are going to college.

Railcars with loose wheels discovered during cleanup, Norfolk Southern says

The company said it discovered that a "specific model and series of railcars had loose wheels."

Car crashes inside terminal of North Carolina airport

The driver breached a fence at Wilmington International Airport and drove onto the tarmac, authorities said.

3/9: Red and Blue

Senator Mitch McConnell hospitalized with a concussion; Ex-Trump official Ken Cuccinelli launches PAC for Ron DeSantis.

Apple to launch new classical music streaming app

Apple said the app will have the world's largest classical music catalog and feature thousands of exclusive albums.

U.S. undergraduate enrollment continues to drop

College enrollment numbers in the U.S. are still on the decline, according to the National Student Clearinghouse. The group found that there are little more than 1 million fewer undergraduate students in 2022 compared with 2019 and a nearly 8% decline in transfers from community colleges to four-year colleges in the last year. Stephanie Marken from Gallup's education division joined Jeff Glor to discuss.

Georgian government withdraws controversial "foreign agents' bill after massive protests

The governing party of the nation of Georgia has decided to withdraw proposed legislation that would have require some organizations and independent media outlets to register as "foreign agents." Stephen Jones, the director of the program on Georgian Studies at Harvard University, joined CBS News to discuss.