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president biden seeks to strengthen economic ties with other asian nations. diaz: plus, battle for ukraine. imtiaz tyab in odesa where russia s war in ukraine is having an impact on foot supplies around the world. diaz: later, johnny cash s hometown springs an unfortunate leak. it s like he s peeing. this is the cbs weekend news. from chicago, here s adriana diaz. diaz: good evening, it is a weekend of weather extremes. more than 100 million americans are impacted in much of the lower 48 states. late today a suspected tornado ripped through arkansas. no word yet on damages or injuries. in colorado today, it feels and looks like winter. but across a swath of the country, it s more like summer. several cities are roasting and setting new heat records, and it s not even memorial day. cbs s michael george is in a muggy new york city. michael. reporter: adriana, good evening. it s near 90 degrees today in central park. add the humidity, feels more like 100. acr ....
Canyon road, to 128. we will have more on this at 6:00 tonight. cbs evening news is next. we will see you for a f captioning sponsored by cbs diaz: tonight, extreme weather. a snowstorm slams the west, traffic on colorado s i-70 ht rl as spring gets scorched. the wildfire threat in several states critical, this as the dath toll rises in michigan after a catastrophic tornado strike. i m michael george with the extreme weather from coast to coast. diaz: also tonight, special delivery, the u.s. military is enlisted today flying the first pallettes of baby formula from germany to the u.s. president biden visits allies in asia, with china flexing and north korea lurking. i m nancy cordes in south korea. as chinese supply lines falter, ....
President biden said he would be willing to meet with north korea s leader, like his predecessor did, but only if kim jong un throttles back his nuclear ambitions first. it would be depending on whether he was sincere and serious. diaz: despite blanket u.n. sanctions on the impoverished kingdom, president biden and south korean court part president yoon said they want to help combat the covid crisis there. we ve offered vaccines not only to neck but to china as well, and we re prepared to do that immediately. we ve gotten no response. diaz: china welcomed mr. biden. looking to assert dominance, china tested hypersonic missiles and stepped up air incursions over taiwan, moves that make other asian nations nervous. on monday, president biden will push back, announcing a new ....
Economic framework for the u.s. and its indo-pacific allies. it aims to lesson reliance on chinese goods by strengthening the supply chain between member countries and incentivizing joint infrastructure investments. commerce secretary gina raimondo is traveling with president biden here in asia. wouldn t it be more impactful to negotiate a typical trade agreement with these nations lower tariffs to entice them to do business with the u.s.? look, i don t think so. it s time to have no structures, new frameworks, innovative frameworks, not the same old traditional trade agreement. diaz: nancy cordes joins us from seoul. nancy, how many asian nations do we expect to sign on to this new partnership? reporter: adriana, the white house has been tweaking this economic framework right up until the last minute in the hopes of bringing more nations on board. we know that s a major regional u.s. allies like japan, ....
President biden seeks to strengthen economic ties with other asian nations. diaz: plus, battle for ukraine. imtiaz tyab in odesa where russia s war in ukraine is having an impact on foot supplies around the world. diaz: later, johnny cash s hometown springs an unfortunate leak. it s like he s peeing. this is the cbs weekend news. from chicago, here s adriana diaz. diaz: good evening, it is a weekend of weather extremes. more than 100 million americans are impacted in much of the lower 48 states. late today a suspected tornado ripped through arkansas. no word yet on damages or injuries. in colorado today, it feels and looks like winter. but across a swath of the country, it s more like summer. several cities are roasting and setting new heat records, and it s not even memorial day. ....