Crisis in our country. Also tonight, israel and hezbollah edge towards fullscale war. I m chris livesy in tel aviv. New cbs polling shows vice president harris making gains, but the fight with trump in battleground states a dead heat. Looming strike. East coast workers set to idle ports. I m tim nicholas in jersey city, new jersey. How a potential strike involving tens of thousands of dock workers could affect the consumers supply chain. Plus, fall is here. In utah, the leaves are turning. Why it will still feel like summer in many states. And later, it s allaboard in oregon. We head to a beloved park chugging along for 70 years. I m danya bacchus in oregon, where these small locomotives are taking train enthusiasts of all ages on unforgettable rides. Why do you keep coming back? because he loves trains. Reporter: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us on this sunday. We begin tonight in birmingham, alabama, si
50 years ago humpback whales were considered an endangered species after decades of commercial whaling decimated the population. around that same time scientists learned something extraordinary. whales were communicating with each other, sometimes by song over long distances. in part because of that discovery scientists and conservationists rallied to enact laws to protect the whales, and it worked. the humpback whale population has made a remarkable comeback. but now they face a host of new threats. global warming is killing off their food source, and human activity is causing thousands of whale deaths a year. from the stress of underwater construction noise to fishing entanglements and ship collisions. in the next hour cnn s bill weir takes us to antarctica, a place very few people get to visit, to study these remarkable creatures and show us why saving the whales may also be saving the planet. because they are one of our best partners in battling climate change. reporter
forces in retaliation for the attack against u.s. forces in jordan that killed three u.s. service members and injured dozens. according to the white house and pentagon, u.s. military forces conduct the strikes on seven facilities in iraq and syria tonight that officials say iran s islamic revolutionary guard corps and affiliated militias used to attack u.s. forces. the national security council spokesperson john kirby told reporters that of the seven facilities, four are in syria and three are in iraq. these videos appear to show one of the strikes earlier today in anbar province in western iraq. an iraqi security official told nbc news that a u.s. air strike targeted a weapons warehouse and three ounces belonging to and iran black militia group that has been sanctioned by the u.s. government. during the roughly 30-minute attack, u.s. central command said that military forces hit over 85 targets at those locations, with more than 125 precision munitions, including command and
these strikes work? britain s defence ministry already says the strikes have already affected their ability to threaten merchant shipping. the real risk is that the conflict in gaza will escalate throughout the red sea region. that could affect the price of oil and the price of good, even further, because of shipping lanes in the region. so far the houthi have attacked 27 sheets to date disrupting commerce on a key route between europe and asia. that accounts for about 15% of the world s shipping traffic. the boss of a shipping giant, maersk, has said why it is so important to global trade. it is so important to global trade. , ., ., trade. it is an important artery of trade. it is an important artery of global- trade. it is an important artery of global trade i trade. it is an important l artery of global trade and having artery of global trade and having to regrout all of the cargo having to regrout all of the cargo now south of the cape of good cargo now south of t
us will not allow houthi attacks to imperilfreedom of navigation and britain s prime minister rishi sunak saying the uk will always stand up for freedom of navigation and free flow of trade. the big question is will the strikes work? britain s defence ministry says the strikes have already been a blow to the hootie s ability to threaten merchant shipping. the real risk is that the conflict in gaza will escalate throughout the red sea region. major shipping lines and oil giant bp have already diverted vessels around southern africa adding time and cost to journeys rather than risk the red sea. if the crisis continues the increased cost of oil as well as goods could be passed on to consumers. hampering efforts to curb inflation and reduce interest rates. the houthi have attacked 27 ships to date disrupting commerce on those key shipping lanes between europe and asia and they account for about 15% of the world s shipping traffic. the boss of shipping giant maersk has told the bb