Pandemic with a party. And former president undergoes colon surgery. Later its a 4th Of July favorite. We go to cooneney Island Fofor E hotdog history. Once the depressioN Rolled around thats when the business started taking off. This is the Cbs Weekend News. From new york, here is Jericka Duncan. Good evening, thanks for joining us. From Coast To coast, america seems to be making up for what was lost on this Holiday Weekend last year. With more signs every day that life is getting back to normal. Vaccines have crushed the worst Of Covid but amid the r reivelly therref el,before a tropical sts in. 24 people are confirmed dead, 121 still u unaccounted for. Cbss Omar Villafranca is there tonight. Omar, good evening. Reporter good evening, jericka. Demolition crews have been working for hours in extremely dangerous conditions, trying to get those explosive in place so they can take down the remainder of the building behind me before Mother Nature knocks it down. Making way for Demolition
garrett: waiting in anguish, the families standing by for updates, questioning why the search isn t moving faster, their frustration turning to anger. we have told the authorities if you re not willing to go in,, let let us go in. garrett: warning signs: reports of constant flooding, creaking sounds at night, and complaints from residents. new questions about the 40-year- old building. could the collapse have been prevented?aw and the lawsuit just filed. also breaking tonight, a minneapolis judge sends former police officer derek chauvin to prison for more than two decades for murdering george floyd. the emotional statements in court. if you could say anything to your daddy right now, what would it be? it would be i miss you and i love you. garrett: plus, chauvin breaks his silence. what he told floyd s family. on the border: the vice president travels to el paso, as critics complain the biden administration isn t doing enough to stop a surge of migrant crossings.
Vaccines for kids: new reporting about whether five to 11year olds will get the covid shot before the next school year. Alone at the border: a five yearold girl from guatemala is abandoned as vice president harris responds to why she has yet to visit the u. S. Mexico border. Charged with murder: the 24 yearold accused of killing a sixyearold boy faces a judge, the clues and technology that helped police track the suspect s car. New obesity drug: could the newly approved medicine be a gamechanger for weight loss? a slap in the face: what this man said before hitting the french president, and where he is now. And tree house classroom: a dad s pandemic project becomes want new family business. Be es want new family 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 are going to begin tonight with the arrests of hundreds of international drug smugglers, weapons dealers,
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
vaccination site just to be turned away? vaccine passports: the new covid flashpoint. some sports venues, cruiselines, and colleges see proof of a vaccine as the key to getting back to normal faster. what about the legal and privacy concerns? how fast was tiger woods driving? police say the legendary golfer lost control of his luxury s.u.v. while speeding with his foot on the gas, not the brake, as he crashed his car. gaetz under fire: cbs news investigates the republican congressman s relationship with a political donor and the bahamas trip they took with female escorts. plus, the blanket pardon that congressman gaetz requested from the trump white house. the border crisis: is climate change forcing central americans to flee to the u.s.? and when congress is out, the doctor is in. the lawmaker saving lives in his spare time. and tonight, the c.d.c. is warning that students shouldn t be playing indoor sports or holding large gatherings, even as they are returning to school. w