president biden seeks to strengthen economic ties with other asian nations. diaz: plus, battle for ukraine. imtiaz tyab in odesa where russia s war in ukraine is having an impact on foot supplies around the world. diaz: later, johnny cash s hometown springs an unfortunate leak. it s like he s peeing. this is the cbs weekend news. from chicago, here s adriana diaz. diaz: good evening, it is a weekend of weather extremes. more than 100 million americans are impacted in much of the lower 48 states. late today a suspected tornado ripped through arkansas. no word yet on damages or injuries. in colorado today, it feels and looks like winter. but across a swath of the country, it s more like summer. several cities are roasting and setting new heat records, and it s not even memorial day. cbs s michael george is in a muggy new york city. michael. reporter: adriana, good evening. it s near 90 degrees today in central park. add the humidity, feels more like 100. across th
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except to get essentials and troops are patrolling to enforce. there were nearly 9,000 new cases and they are waiting on a shipment of 2.5 million doses of the moderna vaccine from the u.s. just two day after setting canada s highest ever recorded temperature, aville annual is being evacuated due to a fast moving wild fire, just one of more than 40 burning across british columbia fueled by extreme heat. dozens of wildfires are also burning across the western u.s. as temperatures soar. presen pedram javaheri is joining us with the latest. what are you watching for? this is exactly what we saw in the works here with the extensive heat, of course the long duration setup of the heat and drought that we already know existed. but you take a look at some of these images, these are out of
safeway supermarket where she was holding a congress on your corner event meeting with her constituents. six people were killed and at least 13 others hurt. last month, the accused gunman was deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial. he is currently at a mental health facility in missouri where doctors are trying to get him fit to understand the charges against him. gregg? gregg: casey stegall live in los angeles, thanks very much. heather: a fast-moving wild fire in southeastern texas forcing dozens from their homes. 200 people, as a matter of fact, in spring, texas, told to get out. at least 50-acres in the suburb of houston have burned so far. residents are seeking shelter at a local church. officials say that the excessive dry conditions and the strong winds are fueling the flames. firefighters from several states are on the front lines lending a helping hand. and to another problem for the first time in two weeks, residents of a flooded south
and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. firefighters in southern california working very fast to stop a fast moving wild fire before it burns any more acres. the fire burned already more than 2000 acres in san diego county near the town of lakeside. some camp grounds are evacuated and several people who got caught behind fire lines have been rescued and there s the good news. authorities say right now, no homes are threatened. the cause of this fire is still under investigation. and firefighters in boston, massachusetts say that they re still recovering after battling the biggest fire