abortion rights supporters in texas days after that restrictive ban went into effect. we ll speak to the president of planned parenthood about their restraining order against an aggressive anti-abortion group. the president weighing in on the unusual way the ban will be enforced. the most pernicious thing about the texas law is sort of creates a vigilante system. plus desperate pleas for help from pediatricians, children s hospitals across the country facing an unprecedented strain as the delta variant targets the unvaccinated. and sounding the alarm, democrats in california urge residents to take the recall election there seriously. as a conservative talk show host with a controversial past dominates the republican field to potentially replace governor gavin newsom. we say good morning, everybody, it is saturday, september 4th, i m kendis gibson. i m lindsey we re beginning in texas, a victory, though a small one right now, for planned parenthood this morning, a
one of the world s greatest footballers, lionel messi, is leaving barcelona after more than 20 years. the international olympic committee says it s ordered two belarusian coaches to leave the athletes village to protect the rest of their team. greece has been plunged into an unprecedented environmental crisis, according to the country s prime minister. days of heatwaves have turned the country into a powder keg and he predicts the worst is yet to come with strong westerly winds expected to fan the flames. as mark lobel reports, villagers are coming under pressure to abandon their homes, as villages like these burn, the greek prime minister is urging extreme caution. houses can be rebuilt, he says, trees can regrow, however human life cannot be replaced. but abandoning your home is never easy in your 70s. translation: leave and go where, and let my house burn? if we had left, this place would have burned. we told the women and elderly and kids to go, and whoever was able
there s no turning back. whitaker: raid gone wrong: a chicago family sues police after officers kick in their door and hold them at gunpoint, even two young girls. so what did you do when you saw the gun? i was crying. whitaker: olympic home coming: fans celebrate a triumphant stateside return for team u.s.a.. and the ten-year-old who proves kindness is contagious. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. whitaker: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. norah is off tonight, i m bill whitaker. we re going to begin tonight in the west, which is getting ravaged by nearly 100 wildfires. overnight, the largest one in california, all but destroyed greenville, an historic gold rush town. buildings that had stood since the 1800s were leveled in hours, leaving an apocalyptic scene. in just three weeks, the so- called dixie fire has burned more than 500 square miles, an area larger than t
metric tons of carbon pollution. here s another interesting element. there is a federal regulatory piece. tail pipe rules for 2026 are stricter than rules put in place by president obama, rules attempted to be rolled back by president trump. the three largest automowautoma plus the uaw standing with the president today. the president is scheduled to sign an act to award congressional gold medals to some u.s. capitol police officers. of course, we know this dates back to january 6th. tell us about it. reporter: this was kind of a long running debate in congress that never should have been a debate. 21 republicans in the house voted against it. it was passed unanimously by the senate. those joining him in the signing, we expect some guests with him. the president s never minced words about what january 6th was. he called it an existential threat to the democracy of the united states, has made very clear his views on the issue, but has also made clear that he believes they s
heroes. devastating decision: breaking news, the rescue mission in surfside becomes a recovery operation as hopes of finding survivors fades. plus new details on the teenager pulled out alive after the collapse. presidential assassination: armed men pretending to be u.s. agents stormed the home of haiti s leader in a midnight raid, murdering him and wounding his wife. was it an inside job? trump files suit: the former president now taking twitter, facebook and google to court after being kicked off social media for fanning the flames of the january 6th attack. the tiny chip causing huge problems: how a global shortage of a small computer component is driving up the price of everything from video games to refrigerators. and 75 years strong: marriage advice from the carters. the former president and first lady on making love last for three quarters of a century. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening, to