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
economic framework for the u.s. and its indo-pacific allies. it aims to lesson reliance on chinese goods by strengthening the supply chain between member countries and incentivizing joint infrastructure investments. commerce secretary gina raimondo is traveling with president biden here in asia. wouldn t it be more impactful to negotiate a typical trade agreement with these nations lower tariffs to entice them to do business with the u.s.? look, i don t think so. it s time to have no structures, new frameworks, innovative frameworks, not the same old traditional trade agreement. diaz: nancy cordes joins us from seoul. nancy, how many asian nations do we expect to sign on to this new partnership? reporter: adriana, the white house has been tweaking this economic framework right up until the last minute in the hopes of bringing more nations on board. we know that s a major regional u.s. allies like japan,