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the 25 locations. >> we are trying to give out 300, and they are going really fast. >> also be sure to check out our eclipse watch on monday starting at 10:00 at kpix .com and also streaming on our cbs news app and on pluto the area f total eclipse and he has a chair already set up. >> we've got a pair of those special glasses from 2017. >> we will see you tonight, grows after six months.tonight, gaza is in ruins. hamas still standing. israel initially united, now turning on itself. and more and more at odds with its closest ally with the risk of a wider war as great as ever. >> i'm holly williams in tel aviv.
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there are fears in israel that iran could retaliate after an airstrike killed members of its revolutionary guard. also, increasing political pressure to ban weapons sales to israel. plus, new aftershocks rattle new jersey and new york. with questions being raised about late emergency earthquake alerts. high stakes. on the court and online. why sports betting is suddenly very big business. and later, an electrifying ride in one of the world's most beautiful machines. behind the wheel. > announce >> announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from washington. >> good evening.
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i'm major garrett. the middle east, no stranger to conflict and simmering rivalries is especially tense tonight. israelis are on alert after american intelligence officials cautioned that iran is planning to return fire in retaliation for a deadly israeli strike in damascus syria. this anxiety did not deter thousands of protesters from marching on the streets of tel aviv and other israeli cities tonight. six months after the hamas attack. there is, however, a tiny glimmer of good news. a hamas representative said they will go to cairo tomorrow for cease-fire and hostage release talks. they will also significantly be attended by an israeli delegation and cia director william burns. holly williams leads us off from tel aviv. >> reporter: at a funeral on friday for seven members of the revolutionary guards killed in a suspected israeli airstrike, iran vowed to take revenge and that is fueling fears the
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israel-hamas war could widen into a regional conflict. tonight, across israel, there were protests against the government. many here are demanding the country's leaders do more to bring the remaining hostages home. around 130 are thought to be in gaza though some of them are believed dead. the body of one of them was captured by israel's military in an overnight raid. he was kidnapped from his home in kibbutz on october 7th, appeared in two hostage videos and was murdered by militants in january, according to an israeli military official. he could have been saved if there had been a deal on time, his sister posted on social media. but our leadership is cowardly. an internal investigation was released on friday into how israel's military killed seven world central kitchen aid workers in gaza with drone strikes. the soldiers mistakenly believed
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hamas militants were inside one of the group's vehicles, according to the report, after misidentifying an aid worker likely carrying a bag as a militant with a gun. >> this is a tragedy. it was a terrible chain of errors and it should never have happened. the idf takes full responsibility for this regrettable loss of life. >> reporter: in a phone call thursday, president biden warned israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu that u.s. policy on gaza will depend on israel taking steps to reduce civilian harm. >> as israel pursues any military operations against hamas, it has to prioritize the protection of civilians. it has to make that job number one. >> reporter: shortly after that phone call, israel announced it would increase aid deliveries to gaza, including through the crossing. that's the main check point into northern gaza, attacked by hamas
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on october 7th and closed since the beginning of the war. >> thank you. tonight there is mounting scrutiny of the billions of dollars in u.s. military aid to israel including weapons used in gaza. natalie brand joins us from the white house. natalie? >> reporter: good evening, major. we heard the president make some of his sharpest criticism yet this week saying israel has not done enough to protect civilians. but that has not stopped weapons transfers from the u.s. to israel, although some lawmakers called this week a possible turning point. a new letter signed by nearly 40 democratic congress members including former house speaker nancy pelosi urges the administration to reconsider its recent decision to authorize a transfer of a new arms package to israel and to withhold future offensive arms transfers until a full investigation is completed. they're talking about billions of dollars in weapons, including fighter jets and 2,000-pound
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bombs approved long before the israel-hamas war. the transfer occurred late last month despite the administration expressing outrage over civilian casualties in gaza. the congress members also voiced concern over reports the administration is considering authorizing another $18 billion arms transfer, including f-15 fighter jets. now, despite this letter, the white house is reiterating tonight that israel faces active threats throughout the region including from iran, and says the u.s. still has an ironclad commitment to help israel with its self-defense. major? >> as you know, this has become a political issue for the president's re-election campaign. as we understand it, new numbers out today show a strong fundraising track record? >> reporter: the biden campaign and dnc says they raised more than $90 million in march,
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bringing its total cash on hand to around $192 million. that's more than double what the trump campaign and rnc report. cbs has learned that a palm beach fund-raiser with billionaire gop donors is expected, or aiming to raise around $50 million. >> natalie brand joining us from the white house, thank you. today after shocks were felt in new jersey and new york. the tremors followed the quake that hit the northeast friday rattling nerves but not doing much damage. michael george joins us for more. michael? >> reporter: good evening. today people in new jersey and beyond felt an aftershock centered in gladstone about 40 miles from here. seismologists say those could happen for days following the 4.8 earthquake that shook up the region. one of the largest earthquakes to ever hit the northeast. more than 40 million people rattled by friday's earthquake,
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centered in readington, new jersey. >> it sounded like ten freight trains going at the same time. >> reporter: it was felt from the statue of liberty in new york harbor, as far as washington, d.c. and maine. a handful of homes were damaged in newark but there were no injuries or deaths and no major damage to bridges, tunnels or buildings. but there are growing questions about the speed of new york city's response. a phone emergency alert was sent about 25 minutes after the quake was over. >> 20 minutes is very, very fast for a public notification. >> reporter: in california, where quakes are common, alerts can happen as quickly as ten seconds before an earthquake. one new york business took advantage of the situation. just hours after the quake, selling t-shirts reading, i survived the new york city earthquake. >> she created it very, very quickly and we got it printed and thought it was awesome. >> reporter: experts at columbia university say this was the strongest earthquake to hit the
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new york city metro area since 1884. major? >> there's also a t-shirt. thank you. tonight in men's college basketball, the final four is finally here. north carolina state faces off against purdue. and later, alabama versus connecticut. now, to the terrific two. last night, iowa led by once in a generation star caitlin clark beat uconn 71-69. the hawkeyes play tomorrow for the women's championship title. sports bettors placed wages on that game like never before. more on this high-stakes play. elise? >> reporter: hey, last night's iowa versus connecticut women's final four match-up was the single biggest women's betting event of all time, according to fan duel. this year's final four for the women's is up 323% compared to last year. place your bets.
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americans will legally wager nearly $3 billion during this year's march madness. >> with people like caitlin clark and angel reese being household names, betting interests has exploded in the women's tournament. >> reporter: six years ago, sorts betting was illegal until the supreme court struck down a federal ban in 2018. now it is big business. 38 states and the district of columbia allow gambling on games. >> it is for everyone who loves sports betting. nba and nhl viewers are exposed to three gambling ads a minute. even espn is betting its business on the action. >> it's truly impossible to be a sports fan now and not be inundated with appeals to gamble. >> reporter: that's causing other problems. l.a. dodgers super star shohei ohtani is mired in a scandal after his former interpreter allegedly stole millions to pay for bets.
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why is it such a nightmare for the betting industry as a whole? >> any time the integrity of the sport comes into question, there's a real worry that maybe we've unleashed a beast. >> reporter: now, here in california, betting is not allowed. the american gambling association says betting ads helps guide people from illegal to legal markets, but critics say advertising convinces more people to gamble. >> thank you. here's a question. who wants to be a billionaire? anyone? anyone? here's why i ask. 40 consecutive drawings over three months have produced no powerball jackpot winners. tonight's jackpot has grown to an estimated $1.3 billion. on monday, a rare solar eclipse will cross north america. millions of us are expected to gaze in the sky and take it all in. hundreds of cities and smaller towns in 15 states lie along
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what is called the path of totality. the event has also given an astronomical boost to many businesses including a small tennessee company visited by our janet shamlian. >> reporter: inside this memphis area plant, they're planning for outside. what is made here will be worn by tens of millions across the country as they gaze skyward monday. eclipse glasses. >> describe what the past few weeks have been like. >> it's been amazing. we are making so many eclipse glasses. now we're trying to get them out the door. >> reporter: he runs american paper optics. the nation's largest maker of eclipse glasses. >> to make a pair of clips glasses, it's a five-step process. >> reporter: with as many as 15 states in the path of totality, workers will crank out 75 million pair. >> reporter: they can't produce glasses fast enough. there are 300,000. they'll be out the door in 24
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hours. it is a matter of individual assembly and high-tech machines. custom orders come from businesses, colleges, and hospitals like st. jude's. the ross perot museum ordered more than a million. but there are small batches, too. >> this was for a wedding. >> reporter: what about this one? >> that's hilarious. >> that's great. i didn't know those were up there. >> reporter: the silver black polymer film is a thousand times stronger than even the darkest sunglasses. nasa says it is never safe to look directly into the sun even when partly covered. >> that one is going to new orleans. this is going to new jersey. >> reporter: the race is on to get the last orders out ahead of a truly astronomical moment. >> this eclipse will be like 30 super bowls all wrapped in one. it will be the most bipartisan moment we're going to have in 2024. and i think the most important thing is to live in the moment. put your phone down.
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>> reporter: and look up at a phenomenon for the ages. cbs news. bartlett, tennessee. with our special glasses at the ready, we will have live special coverage of monday's total eclipse beginning at 2:00 p.m. eastern, 11:00 a.m. pacific on cbs and streaming on paramount plus. coming up, thumbs up for american astronaut loral o'hara. details on her return to earth. and up next, a california doctor who made it his mission to help those most impacted by the war in gaza. it's okay for them to show off. show off their clearer skin and noticeably less itch with dupixent. because children 6 months and older with eczema have plenty of reasons to show off their skin. with dupixent, the number one prescribed biologic
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>> reporter: for this doctor, family and faith are everything. the 39-year-old emergency physician is back home after spending five weeks inside gaza. >> there is nothing logical about anything. >> reporter: treating some of the youngest victims. >> when i saw that 10-year-old take his last breath, all i could think about was i'm still breathing. how come i get to still breathe? >> reporter: as he gathers around the dinner table with his family in northern california to break his fast for the islamic holy month of ramadan -- >> so different. >> reporter: his thoughts are never far from those he left behind. >> people can barely find food to eat to break a fast. i just entered through the rafah crossing. >> reporter: while there he kept
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a daily diary of his time on the ground. >> it is like a zombie apocalypse movie. >> reporter: what he saw was so horrific, it defies belief. >> i've never seen so many children killed in my entire career. these are things that you never imagine even in the worst horror movie. >> reporter: many of the over 200 emergency room patients he saw every day were kids. their wounds from israel's attacks so serious, and medical resources so scarce, he had to donate his own blood over and over again. >> one of the basic things we take for granted here is tylenol, ibuprofen for fever control, pain control. we did not have that. >> reporter: another harrowing reality was the number of patients who had just been dug out from the rubble. >> it's as if they've entered a different realm. a different world. >> reporter: a generation forever scarred by conflict that many are too young to even understand.
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>> they came to me with this glazed look of terror. what impact does that have on them for years to come? >> reporter: he hopes to return -- to meet once again, the children he not only helped save but tried to give hope to. >> i would love to see them live with the freedom to be able to do everything that we're able to do. every human being deserves that. >> reporter: cbs news. still ahead on the cbs weekend news, mission accomplished. an american astronaut returns to earth on a russian ride. russia. i needed more from my antidepressant. vraylar helped give it a lift. adding vraylar to an antidepressant is clinically proven to help relieve overall depression symptoms better than an antidepressant alone. and in vraylar clinical studies,
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and low blood sodium. kidney damage from ckd in type 2 diabetes is not reversible. don't wait to ask your doctor if kerendia is right for you. today, touchdown in kazakhstan. a parachute softened the landing of a russian soyuz capsule. it carried three american crew members from the international space station. among those returning to earth, loral o'hara. >> a good view of loral o'hara with a thumbs up. each of the crew members being presented with the stacking dolls that bear the resemblance of each crew member. >> it was her first mission in space. in all, she traveled 86 million miles orbiting earth.
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coming up on "cbs weekend news," gas-powered since its debut, this classic is now purring with a different type of power. we end tonight with a ride a once-daily pill for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, and the chance at clear or almost clear skin. it's like the feeling of finding you're so ready for your close-up. or finding you don't have to hide your skin just your background. once-daily sotyktu was proven better, getting more people clearer skin than the leading pill. don't take if you're allergic to sotyktu; serious reactions can occur. sotyktu can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. serious infections, cancers including lymphoma, muscle problems, and changes in certain labs have occurred. tell your doctor if you have an infection, liver or kidney problems, high triglycerides, or had a vaccine or plan to. sotyktu is a tyk2 inhibitor. tyk2 is part of the jak family. it's not known if sotyktu has the same risks as jak inhibitors. find what plaque psoriasis has been hiding. there's only one sotyktu, so ask for it by name. so clearly you. sotyktu.
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>> it looks like the original car. it is the original car. it just got a different engine. that's it. >> reporter: he is the co-founder. taking classic cars of the past back to the future. by replacing the old combustion engines with new electric motors. >> what we're now doing is packaging that into sophisticated drop-ins plug and play kits so they can be installed by our agents around the world. >> reporter: including the u.s. the kits start at roughly $30,000 not including installation. drummond says not only has the technology moved on. so have the times, and the market. >> the bigger growing category is the 30 to 55. they've always wanted a classic car but don't have the time or the skill to keep it on the road. so it is a perfect marriage. >> reporter: of course, it is far cleaner and takes a fraction of what it costs for a gas guzzler. how does this electric motor
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compare to the real thing? like most electric cars, the acceleration is immediate. in fact, 0 to 60 in this electric jag outperforms the original. the motor revs through the gears like a traditional engine. >> you still get that sporty feeling. >> reporter: including an identical top speed of 150 miles an hour. but there is the 350 horse power elephant in the room. for classic car purists, nothing can match the sound and smell of the real thing. the era of the real thing may be coming to an end. in tomorrow's brave new world, electric classics may be the only road ahead. cbs news, near oxford, england. that is the news for this saturday.
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tomorrow on "face the nation," the guests include maryland governor wes moore and national security council spokesman john kirby. politics, policy and a little bit of pop culture. it's available wherever you get your podcasts. i'm major garrett in washington. good night. cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. >> a clothing store owner says it is going to take more than some break-ins for her to abandon oakland, how her neighborhood is showing its support. >> we all want to be a part of this, we all have to play our part. >> one of san francisco's most
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prominent progressives joins the race for mayor, how his campaign could impact the crowded field of contenders. and speaking of san francisco, time to hit the brakes, if you are thinking of turning right on red, white it soon will be illegal downtown. good evening, i'm andrea nakano. we begin in oakland, a business that was broken into on easter sunday held a community event thanking customers and doubling down on its commitment to stay in the town. this is surveillance footage from easter morning when somebody broke the glass door and store merchandise, the owner says she won't let thieves run her out of the city that she loves. >> the business owner says despite the public safety challenge, oakland is still worth fighting for. a warm and supportive crowd shopping at the taylor j clothing store on saturday afternoon. it is a

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