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
and fiery crashes caused by a massive dust storm. at least six people reported killed and dozens more hospitalized. plus, hundreds of law enforcement officers searching by land and air for the suspect who killed five people at a home in texas. the heartbroken father. a 9-year-old among the dead. authorities say the suspect had been deported multiple times. an nbc news exclusive. after the u.s. shot down a spy balloon from china, the military tracking another mysterious balloon over the u.s. what we know. an nfl star s 2-year-old daughter drowns in the family swimming pool. what parents of young children should know. just hours to go before a threatened hollywood writers strike. will your favorite tv shows be halted? and our interview with rock legend john fogerty, finally singing the songs again that made him famous. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. we start with breaking news. in a year defined by ext
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,
and ready. when you go on the counteroffensive one thing is to have enough of weapons to begin it. reporter: but he added it s a whole other thing to have enough to win it. now, lester, the foreign minister also said nato membership won t stop this war but it will stop future wars. and you hear those sirens right now. the air raid alert sirens have been active in kharkiv all day long. ukrainian cities across the country tonight on high alert. lester? molly, remain safe. thank you. in 60 seconds our inside look at the global crime groups that federal officials believe are fueling human trafficking in the marijuana black market. and later, apple s huge virtual reality announcement and the price tatag that is s already turning g heads. doctoror about brereztri. brezeztri gives s you bebetter breatathing, symptom imimprovement,t, and d helps prevevent flare-e. brbreztri won n t replacee a rescueue inhaler and d helps prevevent flare-e. for suddenen breathingng prob. it is s not f
being unrealistic, that you need to work more. yeah. reporter: and that they re lazy, frankly. yeah, yeah. reporter: what do you say to that? we don t want to be like the americans, like, 80 years old, have to work. this is not a life. it s not a life. reporter: the government argues demographics are killing early retirement. people are living longer and have fewer children to keep the system going. the demonstrators don t buy it and say they ll keep fighting for a work/life balance that s slipping away. labor unions say they will cut the electricity to the upcoming cannes film festival and the french open if the law isn t repealed. lester? richard engel in paris tonight, thank you. in 60 seconds that tragic drowning of a nfl player s toddler. what every parent needs toto know abouout poolol safety. ztri. brezeztri gives s you bebetter breatathing, symptom imimprovement,t, and d helps prevevent flare-e. brbreztri won n t replacee a rescueue inhaler and d helps prevevent