covid cases spike, which major city is considering bringing back an indoor mask mandate and why doctors are urging eligible americans to get boosted now. dramatic video of an emergency landing on a north carolina highway, how the pilot was able to avoid cars and power lines. and on the road with a very special dog whose head turning catwalk is a worldwide inspiration. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. i m jericka duncan in for norah. tonight, the assassination of former prime minister shinzo abe shocked not just japan but the world. flags were ordered to half staff in the united states to honor that country s longest serving prime minister, abe met with four to have the last u.s. presidents including joe biden when he was vice president. graphic video of the attack shows the final moments of abe s life as h
birmingham and the commonwealth games, where it s a huge morning ahead in athletics and netball, while the premier league season got under way, with a convincing win for arsenal 2 0 away at crystal palace. and while we have a bit of rain again today in scotland, most places after a fresh start will be dry sunny and warm. getting even warmer next week and i will have the details to sixth of august. a campaign group supporting the family of archie battersbee say his parents have been told his life support will be withdrawn this morning. christian concern says it follows the exhaustion of all legal routes. the royal london hospital, which has cared for the 12 year old since april, has made no official statement. vinnie mcaviney reports. for nearly three months, archie battersbee has been at the centre of a lengthy legal battle over the withdrawal of life support. it has been in a coma withdrawal of life support. it has been in a coma since withdrawal of life support. it ha
americans cast their ballot in yesterday s primaries. from new york and florida, including one big win in a swing district that could foreshadow what we see in november. plus, today marks independence day in ukraine. now under high alert that moscow could step up strikes on civilians. we ll bring you a live report from the ground. joe biden is suspected to announce in the upcoming hours a decision on student loan debt. we ll tell you what we can expect. and uvalde, texas, the fate of the school police chief hangs in the balance today. while some children who survived the massacre are simply too scared to return to the classroom. we begin this hour with the results from some key races in tuesday s primary elections. in new york and in florida. in new york s newly redrun 12th congressional district, jerry nadler defeated carolyn maloney in a race that put two veteran democrats against one another. in florida s primary, it was former governor and current congressman char
policies. a former top new york prosecutor says has led to quote insanity. critics have been slamming bragg s decision to offer plea bargains in some cases, and his original decision in an infamous memo not to even prosecute some crimes. meantime, in los angeles, progressive d.a. is defending his record on crime in a new interview as he faces a recall effort. that comes just weeks after san francisco voters ousted its progressive district attorney in a recall there. christina coleman is following these fast-breaking developments on the criminal justice front. she s in los angeles. hey, eric. hundreds of prosecutors are throwing in the towel due to these controversial criminal justice reforms or they are supporting the ramped-up recall effort against the liberal d.a. this is happening in two democrat-run states, here in california and new york. new york post is reporting that this year 65 district attorneys which is about 12% of the staff in manhattan s d.a. s office have le
trail, joe biden when he wasn t hiding in his bunker told us that he was a climate where you re. he said he was a card-carrying member of the climate alarmist called. he vowed to destroy the oil and gas industry, and even threatened to throw oil executives in jail. he dreamed of a green new deal and promised to move away from fossil fuels altogether even if it meant sacrificing high paying career jobs in the energy sector in the process. even if it caused americans, you the american people, deep financial pain which we are now all experiencing. it was this exchange between biden and then president trump during a debate. october 2020, take a look for yourself. would you close down i would transition from the oil industry, yes. i would transition. if that is a big statement because i would stop why would you do that? the oil industry pollutes significantly. i would say here is the deal. if you let me finish the statement. it has to replace by renewable energy. over