'It's just common sense'

A new abortion bill. This time in Missouri. And a new immigration plan. This time made with “common sense.” It's Ashley with today's news. 

But first, a pour mistake: A couple at a British restaurant ordered a $300 bottle of wine. They were accidentally served a $6,000 bottle of rare French wine instead. 🍷

Trump plans to leave migrants in Florida with no clear plans for food or shelter

Authorities are preparing to release hundreds of migrants caught along the southern border into South Florida, with no apparent plan to house, feed or care for them, according to officials briefed on the plans. Broward County Mayor Mark Bogen said Thursday that Customs and Border Protection officials told him they would unload about 1,000 migrant families each month, evenly split between Broward and Palm Beach Counties, for an unknown period of time. Bogen called the plan "irresponsible" and warned that it would create a "homeless encampment" in his South Florida county.

Meanwhile, a chickenpox outbreak is happening at a migrant shelter in California where not enough vaccine was available.

Trump’s new immigration plan: Light on details, high on controversy

President Donald Trump debuted his immigration plan Thursday. It's scant on details and drew fire from all political sides. Democrats dismissed the plan as a political statement (no surprise there). Some conservatives said the proposal doesn't go far enough. Crafted by Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, the proposal would create a system to prioritize highly skilled immigrants. It glosses over big concerns Trump has raised for years about immigrants slipping over the border and asylum seekers (shoutout to the longest government shutdown of all time). "This plan was not developed by politicians," Trump said Thursday. "It's just common sense." 

Alabama passed America's strictest abortion law. Missouri could be next

Missouri's conservative state senators advanced legislation that would be one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country Thursday. The bill would ban abortions eight weeks into a pregnancy, except in cases of medical emergency. There are no exceptions for rape or incest. Opponents say eight weeks is before many women even know they're pregnant. The measure heads back to the House, which easily passed an earlier version in February, for a final vote. Once approved, it will head to Republican Gov. Mike Parson, who indicated he'll sign it. Missouri’s Senate approval comes a day after Alabama's governor signed a near-total abortion ban into law, potentially propelling the highly emotional issue before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Abortion laws, state by state: See how Missouri compares

Real quick 

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• More than 340,000 "Game of Thrones" fans signed a petition calling on HBO to remake show's final season.
• After plane crashes, Boeing said it fixed its 737 Max software. 
• "CBS This Morning": Tears in her eyes, Norah O'Donnell said goodbye.
• SAT testing company is set to add "adversity" scores to the test.
• 400 million pieces of trash were discovered on the beaches of the Cocos Keeling Islands.

Tornado Alley is 'about to wake up'

Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes will threaten 18 states in coming days as tumultuous weather sweeps the nation. "Tornado Alley is certainly about to wake up," AccuWeather "extreme" meteorologist Reed Timmer said. Tornado Alley is a swath in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and South Dakota. Parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Iowa, Tennessee, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Minnesota are sometimes included. More than 40 million people live in the storm zone, where the weather is set to act up Thursday and rage for eight straight days.

Look up at the sky tonight ✨

A special note for those of you in the northern USA: Thursday, you might be able to see the aurora borealis, aka the northern lights. The Space Weather Prediction Center issued a geomagnetic storm watch, meaning an aurora borealis could be visible. Here's what to know to impress your friends: The aurora forms when particles flowing from the sun get caught up in the Earth's magnetic field. The particles interact with molecules of atmospheric gases to cause the famed glowing red and green colors of the aurora. Those of you in Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, northern Illinois, Michigan, northern New York state and much of New England all have a chance of seeing the aurora – yes, I am astronomically jealous.

War with Iran? 'I hope not' 

Trump had a pithy response Thursday to what has become a pressing question around the world: Is his administration marching the United States into a war with Iran? "I hope not," the president said at the White House. The three-word response was the latest case of the president adopting a wait-and-see stance amid heightened tensions. 

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