allyson felix posted she was excited to head home after winning 11 medals surpassing carl lewis as the most decorated track and field athlete. they have come to tokyo and kept the streak alive. and the u.s.a. women s basketball team beat japan to win gold, that i is seventh straight gold medal win. couldn t be more happy. this is always really give to win a gold medal. this year was even harder given all the challenges everyone faced. reporter: the paralympics start october 24th for now there seeps to be a collective sigh of relief for the athletes that competed after two years of wondering, waiting and finally competing in these games. jericka. duncan: and i m sure a sigh of relief that you finished, congratulations again. safe travels back home. straight ahead on the cbs weekend news. it s a political showdown in the show me state over masks as missouri battles its fourth
jericka. there is some irony in the fact that a bill designed to help things move faster and better is making a slow crawl towards the finish line but it is crawling towards the finish line, we saw pizzas delivered a little while ago as senators prepare for another long night. there will be a procedural vote around 7:30 p.m. and unless they do some real maneuvering are o step on the gas we are expecting a final vote to come tuesday it does still enjoy bipartisan support, 18 republicans have signed on including minority leader mitch mcconnell. and that has even oppoinents of the bill admitting it is probably likely to pass. that means those roadwork signs could be coming to i a state near you, including 25.3 billion colors for highway dollars for highways in california, 5.37 million for bridges in texas, and 316 million dollars for public transportation in hawaii, hopefully a few dollars for some of those potholes here in d.c. too jericka. duncan: christina ruffini at
jericka, here at the rally there are no mask mandates, no vaccination requirements and that is just how these bikers seem to like it while parts of the rest of the country deal with that severe covid spike, here at sturgis you barely know the virus exists. with more than half a million people expected at the annual sturgis motorcycle rally city manager daniel ainsley thought he would be busier delivering covid rapid tests to people with symptoms. any issues as far as covid, masks? we haven t had any issues. we have covid tests available, mask available. in the beginning we were running around town making a lot of deliveries and starting to get worried about how we will keep up, but, ultimately interest in it kind of went away. reporter: the entire u.s. is red hot with covid spread, health officials say the delta surge is dire in the southeast including florida, tennessee and
were told that their cancer surgeries which are considered elective cancer surgeries have been delayed. and so it is certainly scary for all of them and scary for people who can get sick, and there is no capacity at the hospitals. in many cities across the country. duncan: and while in are cities as you noted that are having real issues with hospitalizations, do you see us going back to where we were in the near future where cities are shut down. i don t think we re going to shut down but i think we ll go back to wearing masks and go back to more restrictive behaviors to stop spread of the virus. we have no choice at the present time. duncan: when you look at the number of children that are either back in school or getting ready to go back, do you think this is a situation where parents should try and keep their children home if they can? reporter: it is a difficult question, jericka. really depends where you live and what are the numbers in those areas and your level of risk tol