snarls. the heatwave continues, from the big apple to arizona, a weekend of dangerous weather. plus american innovation, how some cities are bat ring the heat by changing the color of their roa. beachgoer captures a t moment a small plane crashes into the ocean. and on the road, making a young boy s dream come true and inspiring others in the process. garrett: good this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. everyone. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett in for norah. tonight, the president is in covid isolation in the white house residence but keeping up a brisk work pace according to his spokeperson. mr. bind, 79, held a virtual meeting with advisors to survey turbulent economic trends and still above average gas prices. he appeared in good spirits but his voice sounded a bit horse. he gave reporters a thumbs up when he was asked how he was feeling. the president s doctorrer says he s improved and responding well to ant
plus, american innovation. how some cities are battling the heat, by changing the color of their roads. take a look at this a beach-goer captures the momnt a small plane crashes into the ocean. and, on the road. making a young boy s dream come true, and inspiring others in the process. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. norah o donnell, reporting garrett: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. i m major garrett, in for norah. tonight, the president is in covid isolation in the white house residence, but keeping up a brisk work pace, that according to his spokesperson. mr. biden, 79, held a virtual meeting with his advisors to survey turbulent economic trends and still above-average gas prices. he appeared in good spirits, but his voice sounded a bit hoarse. he gave reporters a thumbs up when they asked how he was feeling. the president s doctors say his symptoms have impro
it wasn t neary. dan went 211 miles an hour, set a record, and more importantly, an example. ted, i want you to know that blindness is not what is stopping you. surround yourself with believers, and go for your happen. a new againes world record title. reporter: dan says inspiring the teds of the world is the main reason he did this. you did it! reporter: and if nigh nephew is any indication, it was well worth the drive. if he can do that, well, then, i think i could easily pursue my dream. reporter: steve hartman. what about flying a plane? reporter: .cbs news, on the road. that s exactly what i wanted to come from this. ( laughter ). o donnell: go for it, ted! we believe in you. we ll be right back.
o donnell: we end this week as we always do, on the road. and this one is special. cbs steve hartman found a story of dedication and perseverance that hits close to home. reporter: you re welcome to listen in, but i chose this week s story mainly for an audience of one this 12-year-old named ted. ted is my nephew. and he says sometimes his blindness feels insurmountable. i thought, like, i was doomed. that does sound a little immature. reporter: a woe of me kind of feeling? yes, i really want to be like everybody else sometimes,un? reporter: and that s why when i heard about this drag race attempting to set a new world speed record, i thought ted and others like him had to meet the driver. in 2012, dan parker of columbus, georgia, got in a crash.
he suffered a traumatic brain injury so severe, it blinded him. i never imagined i d be back in the seat of a race car. but i ve been a racer my whole life. i just had to figure out another way to do it. reporter: a machinist by trade, dan got adaptive equipment so he could make parts, and then designed this entire race car. car. everything in this car? yeah, pretty much, yeah. that just amazes me. what does he look like? reporter: a mustache and a beard. i have a mustache. reporter: you have a mustache? see, whiskers. i hope nobody sees them. reporter: don t worry about that. that won t be an issue. anyway, back to our story. last week, dan and his crew came here to spaceport america, in southern new mexico, to attempt a guinness record fastest car driven blindfolded. of course, no blindfold was needed. but he did have a special audio guidance system and, for safety purposes, a sighted driver next to him, hands hovering over the steering wheel just in case.