an update on one of the biggest names in college basketball after a run-in with the law. and later, mixed messages on the state of the u.s. economy. empty malls but americans still spending. inflation high, but dropping with less credit available. cost of living has really increased a lot, so it s getting a little harder to do things that, you know, i would typically do. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for joining us on this father s day. tonight we begin with a new diplomatic push aimed at cooling tensions with china. secretary of state antony blinken arrived in beijing sunday for two days of high-stakes talks. it s the first u.s. diplomatic mission there in five years. cbs s margaret brennan is traveling with the secretary in beijing and leads us off tonight. reporter: jericka, after more than 5 1/2 hours of intense and very direct talks between secretary blinken and his chinese counterpart, ther
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