i don t think it s ready for membership in nato. the war now marking 500 days since russia s invasion. reporter: i m weijia jiang, traveling with president biden. who is defending his decision to provide cluster bombs to ukraine. why he says it s necessary. across the globe, treasury secretary janet yellen wraps up marathon talks in china. could icy relations begin to thaw? we believe the world is big enough for both countries to thrive. random rampage. a man riding a scooter open fire, killing one, injuring three others in new york city. plus, stormy sunday. intense rain, hail and floods swamp millions. with the week ahead calling for more extreme heat. later, a summer of strikes heats up. u.p.s. workers this weekend practiced walking out as mobilizing workers test their clout in a tight labor market. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york. good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. jericka is off. i m major garrett. we begin with
elise preston, thank you. this weekend sir elton john came to the end of his yellow brick road. yellow brick road stockholm, sweden, was the final stop of the rocket man s marathon farewell tour of 330 concerts that began, if you can believe it, five years ago. john, who s now 76, says it really is the end of the road after half a century of touring. straight ahead on the cbs weekend news, air defender. it s the largest aerial defense in america s history. holly williams got an up-close look. plus, pushing the envelope. spacex on a mission for a new record. and for this team, hockey really is less about winning and more about community. thanks, everybody. thank you. thank you. for copdpd, ask yourur doctoror about brereztri. brezeztri gives s you bebetter breatathing,