Overdrive On The Road to a massive infrastructure bill. Olympic glory. The latest on team u. S. A. , and Allyson Felixs golden finish. And later, wonderful wally. A Home Town honors a trailblazer as she shares her story of soaring into space. Im looking out the window, and i say, wow there goes the ground this is the Cbs Weekend News. From chicago, heres Adriana Diaz. Diaz good evening. We begin tonight with the significant setback in americas covid recovery. New Daily Infections have reached their highest levels in six months, returning to numbers we havent seen since the past winter surge. Take a look. New daily cases bottomed out in june at 11,000. Now they number more than 100,000. Several southern states are facing their largest outbreaks of the pandemic. The worst is in florida, which had more than 134,000 cases last week. The Delta Variant is fueling infections, especially among the unvaccinated nationwide. And now theres concern that one of the worlds biggest Motorcycle Rallies could spark more problems. Cbs Mola Lenghi is in sturgis, south dakota. Mola, good evening. Reporter well, hey, adriana. As you can see, the Sturgis Rally here is at full throttle. But with that Delta Variant quickly spreading across the country, Health Officials are concerned at least some of these bikers may take home more than just a few memories. In a lot of ways, Heather Kearns is an epidemiologists worst nightmare. Does the covid thing worry you at all . No, i havent worried about it at all. Not since day one. Reporter not vaccinated . Not vaccinated and not getting vaccinated. Reporter bikers are expected to roll in from all over the country. Youre free here. Thats what it comes down to. Youre free here. Reporter here there are barely signs of the pandemic. Yes, some Sanitation Stations and a new open Container Law encouraging people to be outside, but thats about it. Youre setting the stage for something like a Super Spreader event. Reporter dr. Shankar kurra runs the only hospital in the western half of south dakota. They have 19 covid patients up from three two weeks ago, but his real worry is all those people coming from Other places. You can guesstimate that half may be vaccinated and half not. The real risk is, these folks when they go back, because even the vaccinated folks can spread it. Im vaccinated, so i dont worry about it when im outdoors. But when im indoors, its kind of like, you know, id like to have a mask on usually. Reporter joe dowd, a retiree from tennessee, has missed only two rallies in 40 years. Let me tell you, when i rolled in here 1981, 40 years ago, and i turned that corner, i could not believe it. It was impossible to fathom the amount of people and the amount of motorcycles out here. Reporter to these bikers, this rally is about more than just bikes and brews. Its a brOtherhood. No one cares about your religion, your skin color, none of that. Were all bikers. Were all family, and we just have a great time down here. Reporter well, the c. D. C. Has linked last Years Rally to at least 463 confirmed cases across the country. But you know, we should note,e, that most of the bik that most of the bikers weve spoken to at this Years Rally, tell us theyve received at least one Vaccination Shot before coming this year. Adriana. Diaz all right, Mola Lenghi, Thank You. Tonight, the Monster Dixie Fire in Northern California is the largest of more than 100 Blazing Battlegrounds in the west. This is the view from space. The flames filling the skies with smoke, and forcing thousands to flee. Cbs Lilia Luciano has the latest. Reporter extreme drought, intense heat, and powerful winds are fueling the Dixie Fire that has ravaged town after town in Northern Californias sierra mountains. The impact of this fire is pretty tremendous, pretty tragic. Country, crring almost half at million Ac Siz Hon. Despite the efforts of thousands of firefighters, californias wildfires have Turned Hundreds of homes to rubble and ash. Its hard to drive away from your House And Wonder if youre going to see it again. Reporter smoke from the dixie and Other nearby fires are choking Northern Californias skies. It hit me like a ton of bricks. Reporter . And blanketing parts of utah. This time lapse shows the smoke rolling through salt lake city, Air Quality ranging from unhealthy to hazardous is impacting at least eight western states. I think its frustrating. Its like this every year. Its like, we can never get a year away from it. Reporter and in lake tahoe, tamarack, the sixmonthold black bear, escaped from rescuers. The partially burned cub was last spotted by hikers on thursday clinging to a tree with his bandaged paws. Tamarack has been On The Run since he dug his way out of a Wildlife Center that was treating him. Wildlife officials hope to rescue tamarack as a second time as he continues to explore the smokey woods. Here in southern california, were not seeing smoke, but the Air Quality is poor, and the risk of wildfire high with high winds and low humidity. Adriana. Diaz Lilia Luciano, Thank You so much. Europe has also been battling raging wildfires. This apocalyptic scene is in greece. This video was captured overnight as people were evacuated on a ferry to escape the flames. At least one firefighter has died. Today, the sheriff of Albany County, new york, went before cameras to discuss the Criminal Complaint against Governor Andrew Cuomo. Cbs Michael George joins us now with what the sheriff said about potential charges. Michael, good evening. Reporter adriana, good evening. Today, the Albany County Sheriffs Office says theyve met with one of Governor Cuomos accusers, and they could soon be consulting with the District Attorney over the possibility of criminal charges. New york Governor Andrew Cuomo spent the day at his Executive Mansion in albany, where the County Sheriff says hes the target of a new Criminal Complaint that could lead to charges. I have a young lady that came in, was alleging that she was victimized, and were going to do everything in our powers to help her. Reporter today, Sheriff Craig Apple says his investigators met with the woman identified as executive Assistant Number 1. Shes among 11 women found by an independent investigation to have been sexually harassed by the governor. Her claim that cuomo groped her under her blouse. It would probably be a misdemeanor, possibly a couple. Reporter the governor has denied all the allegations. His attorney calls the investigation biased. Let me be clear that never happened. Reporter Cbs News legal analyst Rikki Klieman says the victims word is enough to move the case forward. It is not likely that he would spend time in jail, but it certainly is possible. Reporter the albany sheriff, first elected to the position in 2011, says hell treat this case like any Other. Any Other. Im the County Sheriff. Im not going to be intimidated. Im not going to be coerced. Reporter and Governor Cuomo is losing allies fast. More than 40 democratic County Chairs have signed a Letter Calling on him to resign, and hes facing an Impeachment Probe in the state assembly. Adriana. Diaz Michael George, Thank You. On monday, Cbs News and the Albany Times Union will have an exclusive interview with executive Assistant Number 1. A piece of president Bidens Agenda passed a big hurdle in the senate today. Cbs Christina Ruffini is at the White House with details. Cristina. Reporter good evening, adriana. Negotiations continue Behind Closed Doors tonight, where senators are trying to complete work on that bill, and it could happen as soon as this evening. Lets go ahead and vote. Reporter and vote they did. The motion is agreed to. Reporter 6727, to advance the 1. 2 trillion infrastructure bill. Not one senator got everything they wanted but we all got what we needed. This is how compromise works. Reporter a compromise, according to Senate Minority Leader mitch mcconnell, the american people need. Republicans and democrats have radically different visions these days, but both those visions include physical infrastructure that works for all of our citizens. Reporter mcconnell and 17 Other republican senators voted to move the measure forward. But holdouts remain. This bill should not pass. Reporter critical of both the Size And Scope of the nearly 3,000page legislation. 1 Trillion is an astronomical number, and our children are going to have to pay for it. Reporter now, the president is away at his home in wilmington this weekend, but Cbs News is told hes being updated multiple times a day and calling members often. Adriana. Diaz Christina Ruffini, Thank You. The u. S. And british embassies in afghanistan are advising their citizens to leave the country immediately. This as violence escalates and the taliban seize anOther city. Heres cbs Imtiaz Tya Heres Cbs Imtiaz Tyab. Reporter for the taliban, this is what Victory Looks like as it takes control of the city of zarang in the southwestern nimroz province. Its the First Provincial Capital to be captured by the group since it signed a deal with the Trump Administration last year. The westernbacked afghan government is now suffering Body Blow after Body Blow, as the taliban tightens its grip across the country. On friday, taliban fighters assassinated a Top Adviser to President Ashraf ghani. Speaking at the funeral, ghani called the taliban The Enemies Of Afghanistan and said, they fill coffins with our young people, and treat them like savages. More than half the countrys districts are now in taliban hands. While most are in remote regions, some are extremely strategic, giving the taliban control of lucrative crossings. The taliban closed that crossing as part of a demand for concessions from the pakistani government. This stranded man from kandahar says, we have no food and no money. We cannot even go to a hotel to sleep for the night. I appeal to the taliban to find some solution for us. An appeal to an armed group which is increasingly in charge. Now, the u. S. Embassy In Kabul has repeated its warning for all americans to leave afghanistan immediately, because of the rapidly deteriorating Security Situation there. But leaving isnt an option for most afghans, as their country continues to convulse with violence as u. S. Troops pull out. Adriana. Diaz such a good point. Imtiaz tyab, Thank You. The Mars Rover Perseverance is breaking new ground. Agesa boreoe where the rover tried to drill out its first sample from a dried up martian Lake Bed looking for signs of past microbial life. 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Yes, exactly reporter Fans Bac Reporter fans back home cheered as the Mens Basketball Team overcame their poor start at these games. Kevin durant was golden in the Gold Medal final with 29 points against france. Each and every One Of Us put in that work every single day, from the coaches to the trainers to the players. We all came in with that goal of lets finish this thing off. Reporter as the competitions wind down, organizers are turning their attention to the Closing Ceremony, which will focus on hope and moving forward. Javelin Thrower Athlete Kara winger was chosen as a Flag Bearer for the Closing Ceremony by team u. S. A. Yeah, i say put Mental Health first. Reporter american athletes of all kinds have spoken out here about their Mental Health, and the pressure of the games, since gymnastics biggest star, simone biles, withdrew from several events. Bill mallon is an olympic historian. What do you think this olympics is going to be remembered for . 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We have gone backwards in a way that just breaks my heart. The Supreme Court several years ago literally gutted the heart of the 1965 voting Rights Act. Protest Chant states throughout this country, i think its 18 now, are working fast and furiously to do everything they can to diminish the opportunity for vote for all of us, but especially for people of color, especially for people who are poor, and especially for people who are old. And i am here to say, no more. Reporter what do you think your father would make of whats happening . I think he would be here fighting fiercely. Reporter johnson traveled from texas to washington this week, meeting with Vice President kamala harris, and urging congress to act. Theyre courageous people on both sides of the aisle who now need to stand up and be counted. They need to be like those legislators were in 65. They stood up with us. They voted with us. Reporter hoping history repeats itself again. Nikole killion, Cbs News, washington. 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B. , and an original member of the mercury 13, a group of women in the 1960s, who completed the same Astronaut Testing as the men. Theres wally waving. Shes leading the crew. Reporter so it came as no surprise when Wally Funk lead the charge on launch day. I was told, eight stories of stairwell. So i had gone to my doctor, and he had big stairs. I practiced. We are at tminus 15 minutes. Reporter but when launch time was put on a brief hold, wally did what wally does. Times passing, and so i hit the button, i said, whats the holdup . Were lifting off, and were going up, and im looking out the window, and i said, wow there goes the Ground Reporter The Dream Of A Lifetime Soaring Skyward at 2,500 miles an hour. And then everything stopped. Oh, thats great reporter this is what it looks like. Wooo oh, i love it i love it reporter . When your dreams come true, 351,000 feet above the earth. And its the greatest feeling because you e oh, okay. Im going to do about three turns, or somersaults whatever. You can do it because Theres Nothing holding you back. Reporter 180 seconds later, it was time to come home. Three good parachutes, a soft landing in the west texas desert, and the emergence of one grateful girl from grapevine, texas. It was my turn to get to the door oh wow and i just was screaming. Reporter Wally Funk comes home with her place in Space History solidified, and only one last item on the Bucket List i want to go back up to space. And thats where my brain has been in space ever since i came back. Reporter for Cbs News, doug dunbar, grapevine, texas. Diaz wally proving its never too late to dream. That is the Cbs Weekend News for this saturday. Thanks for watching. Im Adriana Diaz in chicago. Good night. Captioning sponsored by Cbs Captioned by live from the Cbs Bay area studios, this is kpix news. Y the next 24 hours will be critical as Fire Crews that try to contain the Dixie Fire. Smoke from wildfires to the east, creating airquality issues here in the bay area. And how oakland students getting ready for the first day of school got a boost from a hometown hero. We begin on the fire watch. Torched cars, buildings reduced to rubble and thick, unrelenting smoke. The Dixie Fire burning in butte and plumas counties is leaving these haunting images. Flames that decimated that area of Greenville And Canyon dam. And in erie seen in neighboring areas like chester. Most residents are not taking any chances, packing up and leaving before any Flames War through. At the next 24 hours will be a critical time for the Dixie Fire. As Devin Fehely explains, firefighters say they are getting a little help from mOther nature. Hoping that colder temperatures will help them regain control of the huge blaze. Reporter the numbers tell the story come overnight the Dixie Fire grew bigger, nearly 450,000 acres in growing. While the firefighters continuous control of the fire got smaller. But the weather at last may be giving firefighters an