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pope francis slowing down? what he said after a pilgrimage of penance to canada. i m chris livesay in rome. pope francis apologized for what he called cultural genocide. mega-winner. mega ball number. a single ticket beat the odds. later, seeing is believing. we take you to a place where all children see themselves as heroes. we get a lot of gasps from children. really? we ve had parents and adults cry. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. good evening. a covid rebound for president biden. he s tested positive again. a phenomenon that happens in some cases after people take paxlovid. that s the antiviral therapy from pfizer taken as a pill. in a video released today, the president says he s feeling fine. but he is again isolating at the white house and canceled his weekend travel plans. cbs christina ruffini is at the white house tonight with more. christina, we know the president tested negative just yesterday. what s t
society s biggest mission. here is to ladies night out. a nearly century old brand fights for survival. just like one other there. this is the cbs weekend news. good evening. jericka is off. i m lilia luciano. tonight federal law enforcement is on high alert after an unprecedented number of threats circulating online, including the names of two fbi agents who searched former president trump s florida estate. in washington, workers placed fences and protective barriers at the fbi headquarters ahead of any possible protests. cbs elise preston is in new york with the latest. elise? lilia, the threats warn for the potential of violence against all levels of law enforcement officials. the threats are mainly occurring online, and fbi officials are concerned about their agents and staff. reporter: a joint fbi homeland security memo sent to law enforcement across the country warns of growing threats against them, including a threat to place a so-called dirty bomb in
place to land troops and equipment in a crushing blow to russian morale. and later, it s been a blockbuster summer at movie theaters. audiences return for action on the big screen. having fun yet? so why is hollywood bracing for a big chill? the problem is there weren t enough blockbusters this summer for the theater chains to really say that we are back. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news. from new york, with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for joining us on this sunday. tonight, millions of americans from texas to louisiana are under threat of flash flooding. torrential rain is swamping drought-stricken land near flagstaff, arizona rushing water made the roads unpassable. and this week there s more rounds of rain to come as storms move east. cbs s danya bacchus is tracking it all. reporter: good evening, jericka. it is still extremely dry here in los angeles, but across the west and southwest there s a rush to clean up in the wake of powerful st