Very prevalent in the u. K. Duncan plus, space race, an early Morning Spacewalk at theye international Space Station and new images of chinese astronauts building their own and later on this Fathers Day, we have a v. I. P. On board. Duncan a memorable moment for a veteran pilot. This is the Cbs Weekend News from new york, reporting from new York City. Heres Jericka Duncan, duncan good evening and thanks for joining us tonight. Senate democrats go on the offense this week looking to expand Voting Rights and spend big on infrastructure. A number of republicans are said to be on board for a trimmed down half trillion dollar infrastructure bill. But Voting Rights, well thats a far different story. Christina ruffini is at the white House Tonight with the latest on the impending battle. Good evening christina. Reporter good evening, jerika. Jerika. The Juneteenth Celebrations over the weekend were, as one activist put it, a good start. But pressure is growing on congress to take action and g
Unprecedented surge in opioids flooding in from mexico, fueling the skyrocketing number of overdose deaths nationwide. An uptick of ticks. The new warnings about lyme disease, bloodsucking insects spreading all over the country in unexpected places, including the beaches of california. Privacy concerns: a new feature from amazon. Could millions be sharing their internet connection without knowing it? severe weather alert: more flash flooding in the south, more heat and humidity in the north. Is relief finally on the way? and a graduation day surprise. One student s selfless gesture that could change a classmate s life forever. This is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. O donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. We re going to begin tonight with president biden s first trip overseas, a mission the white house says, to repair relationships with allies and deliver a warning to adversaries. In a bit of vacc
Meghan and harry welcome a new baby. Her name ahead. Vaccine holdout, why some people in underserved communities still aren t getting shots. Hollywood is projecting a movie comeback on the big screen. Will audiences ever return? and later, gamechanger, a sneaker entrepreneur works to empower his community. This is the cbs weekend news, from new york, here s jericka duncan. Duncan: good evening. Spring is sizzling. From the midwest to the northeast millions of americans have spent the weekend trying to keep cool. Several temperature records have been broken. In the south severe storms have also swamped the gulf coast, while fire scorches parts of the west. Cbs tom hanson is in new york and has more on the nation s weather extremes. Tom, good evening. Reporter: good evening, jericka. As you can see behind me bryant park is very busy with new yorkers trying to beat the heat. Today temperatures hit 92 degrees and just to give context that is 40 degrees higher than just one week ago. Throu
alexandria ocasio-cortez s revelation. vaccinated at your local pharmacy? the new white house plan tonight to increase the number of shots to americans. reversing trump s hard-line immigration policies. president biden aims to reunite families separated at the border. women and the pandemic. in our series, we look at the economic toll. a she-session. why more women are leaving the workforce than men. putin, the poisoner. protests tonight as opposition leader alexei navalny lashes out at the russian president after he s sentenced to prison. leaving in his prime? the surprise announcement about amazon s founder, jeff bezos. and, plot twist: how this group of women in a small-town book club banded together to vaccinate their community. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. there are several major headlines as we come on the air tonight, includ
the leader of the proud boys sentenced to 17 years in prison for seditious conspiracy. january 6th will be a day in infamy. norah: and it comes on the same day donald trump pleads not guilty to 2020 election interference charges in georgia. if you re planning one last summer getaway, aaa says you will have plenty of company traveling over the labor day holiday weekend. are you concerned about where things stand? well, we are always concerned because we know we are just one unexpected event, glitch, or storm away from there being some real issues. norah: the new revelations. justice clarence thomas discloses private jet trips paid for by a republican megadonor. new tonight, we hear from the capitol physician after mitch mcconnell freezes during a press conference. while students math scores nationwide plummeted during the pandemic, we will show you how this school district beat the odds. we are going to be trendsetters. people are going want to