We start the day's other headlines with a# massive storm system that's rumbling across## much of the country, stretching from# Chicago all the way down to the Gulf.

WOMAN: This is what we're seeing.

Oh, holy... AMNA NAWAZ: The most severe thunderstorms are# carving a path across the South tonight, leaving## toppled buildings, debris, and more than 400,000# people without power from Texas to Mississippi.

The weather system hasn't brought just# rain.

It's also kicked up blinding dust## storms across parts of the Southwest.# And it's threatening to put a damper## on Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans# tonight.

Officials moved up and shortened## the city's two biggest parades, hoping to# wrap things up before high winds move in.

Turning overseas, Arab leaders from# across the Middle East endorsed a## plan today to rebuild the Gaza Strip.

The# measure would allow the territory's two## million Palestinians to remain in Gaza.

It's# a counterproposal to President Trump's vision,## which calls for removing Palestinians from# the area and creating a beach destination.## Experts warned such a plan would be# a war crime under international law.

At today's summit in Cairo, Egyptian President# Abdel Fattah El-Sisi laid out his $53 billion## plan, under which Hamas would cede power# to an interim independent administration.

ABDEL FATTAH EL-SISI, Egyptian President# (through translator): The plan starts with## immediate relief operations# and early recovery efforts.. leading to the full reconstruction of# the enclave.

Egypt calls for adopting## this plan at our summit today and mobilizing# regional and international support for it.

AMNA NAWAZ: The president of the Palestinian# Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, was also there.

He## told the summit he's ready to hold elections as# early as next year if -- quote -- "conditions## allow."

The Palestinians have not held# presidential elections in some two decades.

In Serbia, at least three lawmakers were injured# after chaos erupted in the country's Parliament## today.

Opposition lawmakers threw smoke bombs and# flares as the chamber was set to vote on a measure## that would increase funding for universities.# They say the session was illegal and that## Parliament must first confirm the resignation# of the prime minister and his government.

Milos Vucevic stepped down in January after# months of anti-corruption demonstrations related## to the collapse of a train station canopy# that killed 15 people.

Opposition parties## say the government has no authority to pass# new laws and are calling for new elections.

The U.S. Senate has voted not to# move forward a bill that would have## banned transgender student athletes from# participating in women and girls sports.

MAN: Three-fifths of the senators duly# chosen and sworn not having voted in## the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to.

AMNA NAWAZ: The measure needed 60 votes to# proceed.

It failed along party lines last night.## The House has passed similar legislation# with two Democrats supporting that bill.

Republicans, led by President Trump, have# frequently leaned into the issue of transgender## athletes, framing it as unfair to women and girls.# Many Democrats argue that such measures distract## from more important issues facing the nation and# could further isolate and harm transgender youth.

An investor group led by U.S. firm BlackRock# is buying two ports at either end of the Panama## Canal.

Those terminals are currently operated# by the Hong Kong-based group C.K.

Hutchison.## They have been at the center of a dispute# between the Trump administration and Panama,## as President Trump accuses China of# influencing the critical waterway.

Last month, Panama's president denied# that China had any control over canal## operations.

The roughly $23 billion deal# requires approval from Panama's government.

And now for some egg-citing news about# two celebrity lovebirds who found## fame online.

Bald eagle power couple# Jackie and Shadow of California's Big## Bear Valley are now proud parents of two baby# eaglets.

Yesterday, a livestream showed some## cracks in two of their new eggs.

Then, just# before midnight, new life entered the nest.

Over 80,000 viewers tuned into the# livestream this morning to watch## the protective parents admire the eaglets and# monitor a third egg which is expected to hatch## in the coming days.

So congratulations to Jackie# and Shadow and the new members of their family.

And from the beginnings of life to the passing# of another.

Robert Clark has died.

He was## elected Mississippi's first Black lawmaker# of the 20th century in 1967.

A teacher and## descendant of enslaved people in a deeply# segregated state, Clark was ostracized by## his colleagues, forced to sit by himself in# the House chamber and at official dinners.

But Clark rose to the second highest# leadership role in the Statehouse,## a position he held until he retired# in 2004.

His son, Bryant Clark,## who took over his father's seat, says Robert# Clark died of natural causes.

He was 96 years old.

Still to come on the "News Hour": what to expect# from President Trump's address to Congress;## Mexico argues against gunmakers in the# U.S. Supreme Court; plus much more.