negotiators in washington. we ll have the key sticking points as the clock ticks down to a potentially catastrophic default. and later, nine lives. these so-called ghost cats were driven to the brink of ex tecs tinks, but are pouncing back. protects your way of life. yes, sir, it does. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. good evening. all eyes are on capitol hill tonight as the deadline for a possible government default closes in. both president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy insist a deal is close. more on that in a minute. we begin this memorial day weekend at the national mall. thousands are turning out at the poppy wall of honor. the red flowers symbolizes bloodshed and lives lost in service since world war i. there are more than 645,000 flowers lining the wall this year. and as always, many of us are on the move for the holiday weekend. whether by ground or air, travelers are feeling the impact of the economy bo
floods. and the iaea says a team is traveling to ukraine s nuclear power plant amid a looming catastrophe. we ll bring you the latest on the attack with those fears. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us. for nearly 50 years since apollo 17, nasa is taking its first steps to sending astronauts back to the moon. you are looking at live pictures of the launch pad at kennedy space center in florida, where the scheduled launch window for the artemis one window is a few hours away. the unmanned mission to the moon is the first of several in the years ahead. eventually the goal is to return astronauts to lunar surface for the first time since the final apollo mission in 1972. and ultimately, nasa hopes to some day land the first humans on mars. as of now, scientists are aiming for 2025 for that return to the moon surface. a mission which would include the first woman to make the voyage. cnn s rachel cain shows us, the capsule
dressed up as their favorite anime character for fanime-con. that s it for us. cbs tonight holiday getaway. as americans mark the memorial day weekend, 42 million people are away from home and the unofficial start of summer will cost you with rising airfares and higher food prices. there is good news for your wallet. i m shanelle kaul in coney island. why packing up the car could be your best vacation saving strategy. plus, water warnings. as millions head to the boch, we will tell you where to be beware on both coasts. and help wanted. across the country there is a big problem that could impact your safety at both beaches and pools. and also tonight, it s no holiday for debt ceiling
holder has thousanded prosecutors to seek the death penalty. west virginia officials will begin testing the water inside people s homes, amid safety concerns, following last month s chemical spill. an estimated 10,000 gallons of coal-cleaning chemicals leaking into a river outside of charleston. that left 300,000 people without tap water for days. now earlier this week, state officials declined to quality water safe to drink. and in some places a do not use alert is still in effect for pregnant women. meanwhile, another spill is causing new water warnings in the state. more than 100,000 gallons of coal slurry believed to have leaked in eastern west virginia, blackening six miles of this creek. i think there should be no stream in west virginia that runs like this. around coal mining areas, around chemical plants, around fracking, the water quality in the state of west virginia has to take precedence over the
here s the forecast track, a category 2 storm. little change in strength is going to be expected. curving up to the north, a hit or near hit. and curving off to the northeast. the u.s. will see big swells along the atlantic coast as a result of that. as we look at radar, thanks to the bermuda weather service, there you can see that first outer band, which is about 25 miles away. one of our producers was there and sent us a couple of photos. people aren t heeding the water warnings and getting out in the water. that s a kite surfer, there he is. and look at some of those waves. workers here are taking the lights down, trying to prepare ahead of this storm and people are digging sand bags. so big storm that will cause a lot of damage in bermuda. jacqui, thank you very much. you know, we ve all introduced you to remarkable everyday people who are changing the world.