levels of crime and violence in some categories that the city has ever seen. >> reporter: minneapolis is facing a surge in assaults and nearly three dozen shooting calls a month. officers have been subject to some mandatory overtime. these large-scale staffing shortages aren't limited to just minneapolis. they're happening in police departments big and small, from coast to coast. philadelphia is short more than 1,000 officers. chicago, 1,100. officers. but here in minneapolis, the hurdle is more than manpower. >> get out of the way! >> reporter: it's trust too. four years after the murder of george floyd by a minneapolis officer, the department has cleaned house of its top brass, hiring o'hara from newark, new jersey, as its new chief, seeking to change its culture. but not everyone thinks there's been enough change yet. >> i don't think that the department has been transformed by choice. i think that it's been

transformed by necessity. >> reporter: nekima levy armstrong, a community activist here for nearly two decades, says o'hara hasn't yet rid the department of all officers who are too physical or too focused on people of color. >> it's unfortunate that they're down 40%, but this is of their own making, right? the handwriting was on the wall with regard to the conduct of many minneapolis police officers. >> reporter: like many other departments, minneapolis offers signing bonuses for new recruits. but o'hara says the problem is deeper than money. in an editorial, he asks the question, are we expecting too much from police? >> you must feel like you have no margin for error. >> yep. well, people expect perfection every time, absolutely. >> y'all are doing an amazing job. >> reporter: as he struggles to rebuild the force, o'hara emphasizes to his officers summer usually means a spike in crime. >> it's getting warmer, and staffing is definitely a concern. >> reporter: racing to respond

as it faces the slow process of restoring trust. scott macfarlane, cbs news, minneapolis. one problem facing police departments is how to respond when a suspect has a serious mental illness. in cook county, illinois, the sheriff's office has created a program to bring mental health counselors to the scene online. ash-har quraishi reports for "eye on america." >> this is where the guy was. he was on the outside of the railing. i felt he was ready to jump at any second. >> reporter: seconds count. every word counts when you're trying to talk someone off the literal ledge. >> i feel you, brother. >> i want to die. >> no, no, no. >> reporter: body cam shows these critical moments in february when officer dave stieff was first to arrive at this bridge outside of chicago. >> my man, i need you to give me a hug. my name's dave. brother, i love you, all right? my friends are here, and we're going to help you back over.

>> reporter: while officers succeeded here, stiek admits police are not best qualified to counsel people in crisis. >> they don't train you this is exactly what you do. this is the step, a through z of how to talk someone off of a bridge. and it's not really a police thing. >> reporter: 1 in 4 people with a serious mental illness is arrested at some point during their lifetime. and keep in mind they're 16 times more likely to be killed in an encounter with police. to reduce those odds, cook county sheriff's officers bring mental health officers like ellie montgomery to the scene virtually. >> they're getting a tool that they've never had before in which they can get a mental health professional on-scene in seconds. >> what's the matter? >> he's harming himself. >> reporter: officers used it for the first time with this man in crisis in 2020. >> you want to hold on to this for me? >> reporter: once it de-escalated, he talked to a counselor on the tablet. >> i'm not that good, but i got you kind of calmed down.

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>> with the steal, walton! >> reporter: he towered over opponents. >> walton, nice move. >> reporter: dominating them on both ends of the court. >> walton going up over sampson, and that was savvy and experienced. >> reporter: bill walton was basketball royalty. >> walton again. >> the portland trail blazers have won the world championship. >> i've never coached a better competitor, and i've never coached a better person than bill walton. >> reporter: walton's hall of fame career was highlighted by year awards at ucla, two national titles, and two nba titles, first in portland, then boston. but walton's playing days were ultimately cut short by injuries. >> you take a bite out of it while it's lit. >> while it's lit? >> oh, i was kidding. >> reporter: so he took his talents to the sidelines, where his legend grew as a broadcaster known for his enthusiastic and

colorful commentary. part of his lore -- >> bill walton here. i'm a deadhead. >> reporter: walton's grateful dead tie-eyed shirts, earning him the nickname grateful red. walton was also open about his struggles with chronic pain and suicidal thoughts. but a 2009 spinal surgery changed his outlook on life. he started calling himself the luckiest guy in the world. >> listening to jerry garcia singing "the bright side of the road," and i felt for the first time in a long time that i had a chance. >> reporter: bill walton took show song lyrics to heart. time seems to go by so f t liz neeley: you know, you've probably heard it said that some people have to hit rock bottom before they really come to the

lord and give him their life. and that's what happened. i probably had a lot of anxiety at that point about my future, but as i began to study the word and a lot of dr. stanley's teachings and sermons, i began to realize that, through the love of jesus, god saved me for a purpose.

there's an elementary school in maine where the students don't have to be told to dress for success. steve hartman found this story "on the road." >> reporter: most 8-year-old boys don't get dressed to the

nines. to them, suits are for bathing, and formal is a four-letter word. but james ramage of chelsea, maine, loves to dress for third grade success. he started a couple years ago, and at first, the other kids didn't know what to think. >> every time i saw him, i was just like, o-kay. i'm like, why is he dressing up? >> reporter: james knew he stood out. >> did you just decide one day, i don't care what other people are wearing? >> yeah. i don't need to look like them anymore. i can be who i want to be. >> reporter: in any school, a decision like that can go a few different ways. you can be accepted for who you are, ostracized for who you aren't, or in very rare circumstances, you can become a trendsetter. >> it just kind of started. >> then more people started to do it. >> because it looked fun. >> and now people absolutely

love it. >> good morning. >> reporter: today, once a week, chelsea elementary kids put on their finest for dapper wednesday. it's not a dress code. it's not because some adult said so. it's because the children chose so. >> nice dresses. >> reporter: teacher dean pa ket was an early adopter and now an avid advocate. >> stop. look at this! you look awesome! being dressed up, kids are different. i think it's a self-esteem thing, and then it carries with them all the way through the day. all right! >> reporter: the kids agree, told me they love how it feels. >> i'm a little itchy, but it's fine. >> reporter: figuratively speaking. >> it feels like i'm not a kid anymore. >> it made me feel like i was ready for the day. >> it feels like i'm like a president. >> reporter: when james started all this, he had no idea the impact. >> what's it like to be a trendsetter? >> it just feels so nice. >> reporter: but he doesn't think every kid should wear

suits, just whatever suits them. >> just wear what they want to wear. >> reporter: self-confidence, always a good look. steve hartman, on the road in chelsea, maine. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you, the news continues. for others, tune in later for "cbs mornings." reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm shanelle kaul. ♪

hello and thanks so much for watching. i'm shanelle kaul in new york, and here are some of the stories we're tracking on "cbs news roundup." after nearly eight hours of closing arguments in the first criminal trial of a former president, the case is now in the hands of a jury. a terrifying day in youngstown, ohio. we're at the scene of a downtown natural gas explosion. and new rounds of israeli shelling and air strikes in southern gaza. after listening to hours of closing arguments in former president donald trump's criminal trial in lower manhattan, the jurors will finally begin deliberating in this case. lawyers for the defense and prosecution spoke for more than five hours on tuesday, taking their last opportunity to convince the jury before finally resting at 8:00 p.m. the jury now has the unprecedented task of deciding whether to convict the former president on 34 counts of

falsifying business records. cbs's robert costa was inside the courthouse for all the day's highlights. >> reporter: allies say donald trump arrived confident at court. >> this is a very dangerous day for america. >> reporter: flanked by several members of his family. they heard prosecutors outline how trump, working with michael cohen and former "national enquirer" publisher david pecker, engaged in an alleged conspiracy and cover-up, burying scandalous stories while trump ran for president and falsifying records related to the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels, all of which trump has denied. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> no. >> reporter: cohen has previously testified that trump directed him. >> mr. trump is a con man. he asked me to pay off an adult film star with whom he had an affair. >> reporter: prosecutor joshua steinglass told jurors that pecker, cohen, and trump met at trump tower to sort out the

arrangement. this scheme cooked up by these men at this meeting could very well be what got president trump elected, he said. steinglass called it election fraud and the "national enquirer" a covert arm of the trump campaign. but during their nearly three-hour closing argument, trump's defense team hammered cohen's credibility, claiming he lied on the stand and called him "the gloat," the greatest liar of all time. tensions flared when lead defense attorney todd blanche told the jurors, you cannot send somebody to prison based upon the words of michael cohen. that enraged judge juan merchan, who clarified a prison sentence is not required in this case even in conviction and instructed them to disregard the remark. >> why do you think todd blanche tested the bounds of how far he could go in the closing arguments? >> because he knew he could get away with it. it was a cheap shot. he got away with it.

>> reporter: trump's family members attacked the proceedings outside the courthouse. >> he's the toughest man i've ever seen, and he endures this nonsense every single day. >> reporter: and today for the first time, the biden campaign staged its own event steps from the courthouse door with a warning from actor and trump critic robert de niro. >> this is the time to stop him by voting him out once and for all. >> reporter: the next step in this trial, instructions for the jury. and new york judge juan merchan will guide them as they begin deliberations. robert costa, cbs news, new york. in youngstown, ohio, investigators are on the scene of a natural gas explosion inside a downtown building that houses a chase bank on the ground floor. seven people were injured, including one critically, and at least two people are still missing. cbs's roxana saberi has video on this blast. >> reporter: the explosion shook

downtown youngstown, ripping the facade right off this building. >> all fire department ladders respond to 47 central square for a gas explosion. >> when some of that smoke started to clear, we could see that a lot of the building wasn't there anymore. >> reporter: eddie bean was working construction in the building, which houses a chase bank and apartments. he says he smelled gas moments earlier and rushed out. >> i'm shook right now. i just keep thinking about this girl's baby that made it out just like seconds -- seconds ago. >> his wife said that he came to work. his co-workers said he came to work, but we can't find him. >> reporter: mahoning county officials say the cause was a natural gas explosion. a local hospital tells cbs news it's treating at least seven patients, including one in critical condition. roxana saberi, cbs news. turning now to the middle east, there were two more explosions at encampments for palestinian refugees in southern gaza on tuesday. the hamas-run ministry of health says dozens of civilians were

killed and many others wounded inside what are supposed to be safe zones in rafah. israel denies carrying out the attacks on these encampments. cbs's imtiaz tyab has more on this from east jerusalem. >> reporter: the grief is unbearable as palestinians weep for their dead after another israeli strike at this camp in rafah. at least 20 civilians were killed according to the gaza health ministry. a short distance away, at a different camp, local journalists report another deadly israeli strike. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "all the children in the tent were wounded" says this man. "not a single one of them came out in one piece." israel insists it isn't behind the attacks on the encampments amid reports it's moving tanks into rafah's city center. in the skies above, israeli warplanes continued to drop bombs on what was gaza's last safe haven. israel's sunday night assault on

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the school year is winding down for millions of students from coast to coast, and that will give school administrators a couple of months to solve a major issue, a shortage of school bus drivers. some districts are turning to artificial intelligence to tackle the problem. meg oliver has the story from colorado. >> reporter: last year, there were more than 190,000 bus drivers nationwide in k through 12 schools. that's down about 15% since 2019. but this new a.i. software shows real promise in helping districts solve the crisis. every morning, single dad ezekiel bosser has just enough time to find his fifth grade son desmond. >> oh, thank you. >> reporter: and drive him to school before work. but when school's over, there's no aftercare or school bus to pick him up. the nationwide school bus driver shortage has persisted in many areas, including here in colorado springs, district 11.

>> how hard is it to find school bus drivers? >> it's extremely hard. we offer training. we've offered higher salaries, and we can't find a candidate pool. >> reporter: at the beginning of the school year, superintendent michael gall had a budget for 110 bus drivers, but only 60 showed up. to fund a solution, they shifted gears and partnered with routewise artificial intelligence. >> they told us there's at least 10% to 20% of the students that you're transporting that you could optimize the way that you transport them based upon the limitations that you have. >> reporter: the rideshare company hop skip drive developed the a.i. technology they're testing here. joanna mcfarland is their ceo. >> so how does it work? >> it looks at every vehicle available. so it's looking at buses, sedans, vans, and looking at each school and determining what are the most effective routes. >> how long does it take to analyze a school district's needs? >> um, it can run a first draft

in hours and come up with something over the weekend. >> reporter: now district 11 only needs about 55 bus routes and -- >> hi, desmond. >> hello. >> reporter: -- supplements with rideshare services, which use specially trained employees. the companies say drivers go through rigorous background checks. they pick up students like desmond and his carpool buddy, zelda, who live in outlying areas. >> i get a text messag knowing he's been picked up, a text message saying he's been dropped off. then, you know, i don't have to worry. >> if we didn't have it, either my dad would have to leave work, or i would have to walk home, which wouldn't be fun. >> reporter: after eight months of using the a.i. software, district 11 says it's cut the number of bus routes by nearly half, increased on-time arrivals, and boosted driver pay. >> if you didn't have this a.i. software in place, what would happen to those students especially in outlying areas? >> they'd get left behind twice. once they get left behind by transportation, and then, two,

they'd get left behind by the lack of instruction and educational opportunity. >> reporter: according to hop skip drive, it would cost about $50,000 for a school district the size of d-11 to use that a.i. tool. just this past year, the software has saved the district more than half a million dollars. superintendent gall tells us saving that money helped protect the positions of at least 10 teachers. meg oliver, cbs news, new york. the end of the school year ushers in the unofficial start of summer, and that means beaches and barbecues and, for some of you, sunburn. well, did you know the best sunscreens in the world are not sold here in the u.s., and there's a new effort in congress to change that. manuel bojorquez has more. >> reporter: along sunny miami beach, people lather up, largely unaware that americans' selection of sunscreens is limited compared to other parts of the world. >> i'm not aware of that. yeah, we should open to every option there is.

>> reporter: at issue, a 1938 u.s. law that classifies sunscreen as a drug and requires animal testing rather than as a cosmetic like parts of europe and asia do. that keeps foreign brands off u.s. shelves and limits sunscreen makers. the environmental working group says on average, u.s. sunscreens don't protect as well from uva rays, which can cause skin cancer. one of its studies found only 35% of the u.s. sunscreens tested were strong enough to meet eu standards. >> the reason all this is important is because skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in this country. >> almost everybody has been affected by skin cancer. 1 in 5 americans have skin cancer. >> reporter: dr. robert kirsner is a dermatologist with sylvester cancer center at the university of miami. >> we'd really like to get some of those european sunscreens to the united states because it will give us greater opportunity, greater options for our patients. >> reporter: in a statement to cbs news, the fda says it must balance the public health benefits of access to a broader

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a growing number of major construction projects like high-rise buildings and even airports are being built with wood. it's a movement known as mass timber, but is it safe? jeff glor went looking for answers at the heart of the mass timber movement in oregon. >> wow. >> whoa! geez, that is a lot of wood. >> reporter: walking into portland, oregon's new airports -- >> pretty wild. >> reporter: -- is like seeing a version of the future, firmly rooted in the past. >> nine acres over us? >> correct. >> all wood. >> all wood. >> reporter: curtis robin hold is the executive director of the port of portland. the man who has led a $2 billion project to build this airport. >> it's pretty exciting and, you know, you can start to see it

all coming together now. >> reporter: the dream is to make this more than just a place to take off or land. >> you want people to come here just to hang out. >> would not hurt. the idea of a space in front of us here, auditorium seating, where you have more of a community space. how that's used, we'll have to see how that plays out. >> reporter: all of this is possible because of mass timber, which is not all that different than the kind of wood you find at the store, except it's been bonded and pressed into huge pieces, used as walls and floors that can be installed all at once, which for one, dramatically speeds up construction time. >> what is this? >> this is cross-laminated timber. like if you went into lowe's, home depot, see all the 2 by 6s, this is a whole bunch of 2 by 6s glued together. >> is this the future. >> absolutely. >> reporter: chris evans is the

president of timber lab, one of the firms pioneering the technology. timber lab manufactured the airport's roof. mass timber is increasingly being used in museums, community centers, office buildings, even this 25-story condo in milwaukee. >> when you mention this to people, they're like, why would you build a skyscraper of wood or an apartment building? it's going to burn down. >> yeah, that's the first reaction. and honestly the first, you know, eight years ago when i was first introduced to it on an office building, that was my first reaction. once you really start to understand what it is and you don't just think of it as wood, you think of it as a highly sophisticated structural system that has this natural fire-resistive quality to it, then you start to see that, man, this is a game-changer. >> reporter: timber lab says today's treated mass timber can be as strong as steel and more fire-resistant. to prove it, they do testing

like this. never mind the aesthetic advantage. >> if we think about the workplace, nobody wants to go to work in a nine-foot acoustic tile ceiling with a bunch of cubicles and everything some version of white or tan out there, right? that's -- that's -- >> we want beauty. >> yeah, there's movies based on that type of work environment. ♪ damn it feels good to be a gangster". >> are you going to start quoting office space? >> i would. >> reporter: when done right, advocates say mass timber can be a win-win long term for everyone. >> you can actually look up on the roof, and you can identify where each of these pieces came from. it's a system called track and trace, and the folks who did it, honestly it's the first time it's been done. it's really astonishing. i think it's something we're going to see in the future around wood and increasing use of wood. >> it has to be more expensive that way. >> you know, we thought it would be a lot more expensive, and i would say it was margely more

expensive, but really it's worth it. >> reporter: some p critics wonder right now if it is worth it. they say too many mass timber projects today are a form of green washing, often relying on irresponsible harvesting methods. >> every time i see a clear-cut site, it looks apocalyptic. >> and they take a while to grow back to any semblance of a forest. >> reporter: sean stephens is the executive director of oregon wild. he took us to a forest 90 minutes outside portland. the timber from this site was used for a project in washington state that was billed as climate-friendly. >> was it climate-friendly? >> you really can't call clear-cutting, especially at this scale, climate-friendly. >> do you think skyscrapers made of mass timber are a good idea? >> can a big mass timber building be built and have it be green? yes. but right now, mostly mass timber is being used as a way to green wash existing bad practices. >> critics of mass timber say

it's green washing >> i wouldn't say it's green washing at all. american forests are producing more timber than we're consuming. you know, a natural part of forest growth is to have some devastation, landslides, wildfires. things happen where the forest regenerates and grows. >> but this isn't natural. it's manmade. it's clear-cutting. >> absolutely, and i'm not a proponent of saying, yes, go clear-cut. what i'd say is subscribing to sustainable forestry practices that are understood and known, those are in alignment with long-term forest health. >> can you ensure that the timber used here in this mass timber is responsibly harvests? >> absolutely, yeah. without a doubt. >> reporter: the portland airport acknowledges they did get some of their wood from smaller clear-cuts, which many forestry experts say are currently unavoidable. but there are ways to mitigate the harm, like allowing longer growth of trees, doing smaller

cuts, and leaving a larger percentage of the trees untouched, which the airport says they did. as new, beautiful mass timber structures push higher every day, builders are being pushed to source them the right way. >> you think this is going to be a big deal in every state? >> there's more projects in the northeast now than there are in the pacific northwest as far as like coming online or being designed. and that's surprising to me. i couldn't believe that. and now you're really starting to see this spread across the whole country. >> that was jeff glor reporting. the "cbs news roun p" will be

there's a program in southern california that helps veterans overcome the trauma of the battlefield one wave at a time. carter evans has more. >> yeah!

you got it! whoo! >> reporter: there's nothing like the thrill of catching a wave. the adrenaline rush, sensory overload. >> and my lens widens. it's kind of surreal. >> reporter: a surprisingly visual description from someone who can't see a thing. >> a little 1:00 veer. a little 1:00 veer. there you go. >> reporter: 28-year-old zach tidwell was a machine gunner in the marines. today he's doing a little group surf therapy with other injured and troubled veterans off the coast of santa cruz, california. >> it's about building trust. therefore, you can accomplish things that you never thought you could ever do. >> reporter: then ca raza started operation surf more than two decades ago to help deal with his own demons. >> my drug addiction sent me into a life of all about me. i realized thinking and caring about others was part of my journey of recovery. >> stand up, go! go! >> what we do at operation surf

is not just to build connection with the ocean. it's actually to build connection to others. >> a little bit to your left. >> reporter: in the water, zach told me about his struggles with alcohol and how his life went into a tailspin after the marines. >> it caught up with me. >> reporter: a bullet took his sight, but it didn't happen on the battlefield. >> so you put the barrel of the gun right here? >> right here. >> wow. >> yeah. it went from what i thought was the lowest place to a lower place. >> reporter: the marine is now one of more than 2,000 veterans of operation surf. research has shown spending time in the ocean can help reduce ptsd symptoms by nearly 40%. >> here comes one. >> reporter: surfing requires laser focus. >> whoo! you're doing it, dude. you're doing it. >> reporter: that quiets the mind by shutting out distractions. >> we're so in the moment, it took a while before i realized his guide didn't make the wave, and zach relies on verbal cues. >> stand up, stand up. up! you got it! yeah!

>> reporter: an incredible accomplishment for zach. >> yeah! >> reporter: infectious for the rest of us. >> that was so awesome. that was just you and me. we lost your coach. that was pretty awesome. >> once you're up, it's in the zone. >> reporter: an image i'll never forget, and he'll never see. >> yeah! >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, santa cruz. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you, the news continues. for others, tune in later for "cbs mornings." reporting from the cbs broadcast shanelle kaul. ♪

hello and thanks so much for watching. i'm shanelle kaul in new york, and here are some of the stories we're tracking on "cbs news roundup." after nearly eight hours of closing arguments in the first criminal trial of a former president, the case is now in the hands of a jury. a terrifying day in youngstown, ohio. we're at the scene of a downtown natural gas explosion. and new rounds of israeli shelling and air strikes in southern gaza. after listening to hours of closing arguments in the former president donald trump's criminal trial in lower manhattan, the jurors will finally begin deliberating in this case. lawyers for the defense and prosecution spoke for more than five hours on tuesday, taking their last opportunity to convince the jury before finally resting at 8:00 p.m. the jury now has the unprecedented task of deciding whether to convict the former president on 34 counts of falsifying business records.

cbs's robert costa was inside the courthouse for all the day's highlights. >> reporter: allies say donald trump arrived confident at court. >> this is a very dangerous day for america. >> reporter: flanked by several members of his family. they heard prosecutors outline how trump, working with michael cohen and former "national enquirer" publisher david pecker, engaged in an alleged conspiracy and cover-up, burying scandalous stories while trump ran for president and falsifying records related to the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels, all of which trump has denied. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> no. >> reporter: cohen has previously testified that trump directed him. >> mr. trump is a con man. he asked me to pay off an adult film star with whom he had an affair. >> reporter: prosecutor joshua steinglass told jurors that pecker, cohen, and trump met at trump tower to sort out the arrangement.

"this scheme cooked up by these men at this meeting could very well be what got president trump elected," he said. steinglass called it election fraud and the "national enquirer" a covert arm of the trump campaign. but during their nearly three-hour closing argument, trump's defense team hammered cohen's credibility, claiming he lied on the stand and called him "the gloat," the greatest liar of all time. tensions flared when lead defense attorney todd blanche told the jurors, you cannot send somebody to prison based upon the words of michael cohen. that enraged judge juan merchan, who clarified a prison sentence is not required in this case even in conviction and instructed them to disregard the remark. >> why do you think todd blanche tested the bounds of how far he could go into the closing arguments? >> because he knew he could get away with it. it was a cheap shot. he got away with it. >> reporter: trump's family

members attacked the proceedings outside the courthouse. >> he's the toughest man i've ever seen, and he endures this nonsense every single day. >> reporter: and today for the first time, the biden campaign staged its own event steps from the courthouse door with a warning from actor and trump critic robert de niro. >> this is the time to stop him by voting him out once and for all. >> reporter: the next step in this trial, instructions for the jury. and new york judge juan merchan will guide them as they begin deliberations. robert costa, cbs news, new york. in youngstown, ohio, investigators are on the scene of a natural gas explosion inside a downtown building that houses a chase bank on the ground floor. seven people were injured, including one critically, and at least two people are still missing. cbs's roxana saberi has video of this blast. >> reporter: the explosion shook downtown youngstown, ripping the

facade right off this building. >> all fire department ladders respond to 47 central square for a gas explosion. >> when some of that smoke started to clear, we could see that a lot of the building wasn't there anymore. >> reporter: eddie bean was working construction in the building, which houses a chase bank and apartments. he says he smelled gas moments earlier and rushed out. >> i'm shook right now. i just keep thinking about this girl's baby that made it out just like seconds -- seconds ago. >> his wife said that he came to work. his co-workers said he came to work, but we can't find him. >> reporter: mahoning county officials say the cause was a natural gas explosion. a local hospital tells cbs news it's treating at least seven patients, including one in critical condition. roxana saberi, cbs news. turning now to the middle east, there were two more explosions at encampments for palestinian refugees in southern gaza on tuesday. the hamas-run ministry of health

says dozens of civilians were killed and many others wounded inside what are supposed to be safe zones in rafah. israel denies carrying out the attacks on these encampments. cbs's imtiaz tyab has more on this from east jerusalem. >> reporter: the grief is unbearable as palestinians weep for their dead after another israeli strike at this camp in rafah. at least 20 civilians were killed according to the gaza health ministry. a short distance away, at a different camp, local journalists report another deadly israeli strike. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "all the children in the tent were wounded" says this man. "not a single one of them came out in one piece." israel insists it isn't behind the attacks on the encampments amid reports it's moving tanks into rafah's city center. in the skies above, israeli warplanes continued to drop bombs on what was gaza's last safe haven. israel's sunday night assault on

the camp, which killed 45 civilians, also triggered a massive fire, a fire which was unintended according to an israeli military spokesman, who also said an investigation into the strike was now under way. while at least 1 million palestinians have now fled the violence in rafah in the last few weeks alone. a cbs news team met this family fleeing to a fate unknown. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "the attack the other night was the darkest night we've ever seen since the war started," she says. "we have nothing to do with hamas." the mass displacement of civilians has triggered a humanitarian crisis the u.n. says it's struggling to contain as u.s. officials say the $320 million humanitarian pier will be out of commission for at least a week after part of the causeway broke away in rough seas. and pressure is only mounting on israel following sunday's deadly strike with european leaders demanding an immediate cease-fire and as norway, spain,

and ireland formally recognize a palestinian state, saying it was the only route to peace. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, east jerusalem. an f-35 stealth fighter jet being delivered to the u.s. marines by lockheed martin crashed in albuquerque, new mexico. officials say the pilot was able to escape and was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. the plane was en route to edwards air force base when it crashed into a hillside and caught fire. the cause of this crash is under investigation. don't go away. much more just ahead on "cbs news roundup" after this. [sneezes] can a can of lysol take care of my snotty sofa? can-do mildewy tiles? can-do - these? - yup, it's the can-do can. nothing kills more germs on more surfaces than lysol disinfectant spray.

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nationwide, more than 200 police officers have been killed in the line of duty over the past two years. the danger of this profession is just one of the reasons that police departments from coast to coast are having a difficult time filling the ranks. scott macfarlane reports on the shortage of cops and what's behind the hiring and retention crisis. [ siren ] >> reporter: it's a wednesday afternoon in minneapolis. >> where are we headed, chief? >> a person with a gun. >> reporter: and police chief brian o'hara is racing to a priority call. >> these guys are out here committing crimes. >> reporter: the city is facing a critical shortage of police. >> what's the value of going out on a call yourself? >> i try and come out, you know, to show the officers i'll be here to back them up. >> reporter: o'hara says his department is short more than 200 officers. >> you've lost 40% of your force in the past four years. that sounds like a big problem. >> it is incredible. it's not just that we lost 40% of the force.

they've been facing the highest levels of crime and violence in some categories that the city has ever seen. >> reporter: minneapolis is facing a surge in assaults and nearly three dozen shooting calls a month. officers have been subject to some mandatory overtime. these large-scale staffing shortages aren't limited to just minneapolis. they're happening in police departments big and small, from coast to coast. philadelphia is short more than 1,000 officers. chicago, 1,100. los angeles, nearly 500 officers. but here in minneapolis, the hurdle is more than manpower. >> get out of the way! >> reporter: it's trust too. four years after the murder of george floyd by a minneapolis officer, the department has cleaned house of its top brass, hiring o'hara from newark, new jersey, as its new chief, seeking to change its culture. but not everyone thinks there's been enough change yet. >> i don't think that the department has been transformed by choice. i think that it's been

transformed by necessity. >> reporter: nekima levy armstrong, a community activist here for nearly two decades, says o'hara hasn't yet rid the department of all officers who are too physical or too focused on people of color. >> it's unfortunate that they're down 40%, but this is of their own making, right? the handwriting was on the wall with regard to the conduct of many minneapolis police officers. >> reporter: like many other departments, minneapolis offers signing bonuses for new recruits. but o'hara says the problem is deeper than money. in an editorial, he asks the question, are we expecting too much from police? >> you must feel like you have no margin for error. >> yep. well, people expect perfection every time, absolutely. >> y'all are doing an amazing job. >> reporter: as he struggles to rebuild the force, o'hara emphasizes to his officers summer usually means a spike in crime. >> it's getting warmer, and staffing is definitely a concern. >> reporter: racing to respond

as it faces the slow process of restoring trust. scott macfarlane, cbs news, minneapolis. one problem facing police departments is how to respond when a suspect has a serious mental illness. in cook county, illinois, the sheriff's office has created a program to bring mental health counselors to the scene online. ash-har quraishi reports for "eye on america." >> this is where the guy was. he was on the outside of the railing. i felt he was ready to jump at any second. >> reporter: seconds count. every word counts when you're trying to talk someone off the literal ledge. >> i feel you, brother. >> i want to die. >> no, no, no. >> reporter: body cam shows these critical moments in february when officer dave stiak was first to arrive at this bridge outside of chicago. >> my man, i need you to give me a hug. my name's dave. brother, i love you, all right? my friends are here, and we're going to help you back over.

>> reporter: while officers succeeded here, stiak admits police are not best qualified to counsel people in crisis. >> they don't train you this is exactly what you do. this is the step, a through z of how to talk someone off of a bridge. and it's not really a police thing. >> reporter: 1 in 4 people with a serious mental illness is arrested at some point during their lifetime. and keep in mind they're 16 times more likely to be killed in an encounter with police. to reduce those odds, cook county sheriff's officers bring mental health counselors like ellie montgomery to the scene virtually. >> they're getting a tool that they've never had before in which they can get a mental health professional on-scene in seconds. >> what's the matter with him? >> he's harming himself. >> reporter: officers used it for the first time with this man in crisis in 2020. >> you want to hold on to this for me? >> reporter: once it de-escalated, he talked to a counselor on the tablet. >> i'm not that good, but i got you kind of calmed down.

she's a lot better at this. >> reporter: the sheriff's office has a team of behavioral health experts on call 24/7 by phone or video. they helped this woman's grandson with his mental health and trouble at school. >> what do you think would have happened if you hadn't been able to get the help you needed through the sheriff's department? >> oh, i don't really want to think about that ash-har. it's transformed our lives and changed the trajectory for my entire family. >> how's your grandson doing now? >> he's made the honor roll. i've never seen anything like this. i kind of tear up thinking about this because they walked with us and held our hands through the whole process because it was so difficult. it was very, very difficult. >> reporter: the use of remote counseling on-scene nearly doubled in three years according to cook county sheriff tom dart. >> we don't need to have a hundred mental health clinicians on staff here. we are working with 15 or 16 right now, and it more than covers it because you don't have to physically be there. >> this is a new program we started yesterday.

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billionaire philanthropist melinda french gates is letting the world know where she plans to spend her time and money when she leaves the bill and melinda gates foundation. first stop, a $1 billion donation to support reproductive rights around the world. jamie yuccas has more. >> $1 billion is a game-changer. >> reporter: the goal is to advance the power of women, and melinda french gates is putting a billion dollar gift towards the cause. a longtime advocate for reproductive rights globally, she's now focused on a post-dobbs america, which includes helping the organization that represented the clinic in the landmark case. >> is this a political statement? >> it's a statement about the importance of investing in gender equality. >> reporter: in an essay, french gates writes, about 2% of

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>> reporter: he towered over opponents. >> walton, nice move. >> reporter: dominating them on both ends of the court. >> walton going up with a shot over sampson, and that was savvy and eperience. >> reporter: bill walton was basketball royalty. >> walton again. >> the portland trail blazers have won the world championship. >> i've never coached a better competitor, and i've never coached a better person than bill walton. >> reporter: walton's hall of fame career was highlighted by three national player of the year awards at ucla, two national titles, and two nba titles, first in portland, then boston. but walton's playing days were ultimately cut short by injuries. >> you take a bite out of it while it's lit. >> while it's lit? >> oh, i was kidding. >> reporter: so he took his talents to the sidelines, where his legend grew as a broadcaster known for his enthusiastic and colorful commentary.

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there's an elementary school in maine where the students don't have to be told to dress for success. steve hartman found this story "on the road." >> reporter: most 8-year-old boys don't get dressed to the nines.

to them, suits are for bathing, and formal is a four-letter word. but james ramage of chelsea, maine, loves to dress for third grade success. he started a couple years ago, and at first, the other kids didn't know what to think. >> every time i saw him, i was just like, o-kay. >> i'm like, why is he dressing up? >> reporter: james knew he stood out. >> did you just decide one day, i don't care what other people are wearing? >> yeah. i don'need to look like them anymore. i can be who i want to be. >> reporter: in any school, a decision like that can go a few different ways. you can be accepted for who you are, ostracized for who you aren't, or in very rare circumstances, you can become a trendsetter. >> it just kind of started. >> then more people started to do it. >> because it looked fun. >> and now people absolutely love it.

>> good morning. >> reporter: today, once a week, chelsea elementary kids put on their finest for dapper wednesday. it's not a dress code. it's not because some adult said so. it's because the children chose so. >> nice dresses. >> reporter: teacher dean paquette was an early adopter and now an avid advocate. >> stop. look at this! you look awesome! being dressed up, kids are different. i think it's a self-esteem thing, and then it carries with them all the way through the day. all right! >> reporter: the kids agree, told me they love how it feels. >> i'm a little itchy, but it's fine. >> reporter: figuratively speaking. >> it feels like i'm not a kid anymore. >> it made me feel like i was ready for the day. >> it feels like i'm like a president. >> reporter: when james started all this, he had no idea the impact. >> what's it like to be a trendsetter? >> it just feels so nice. >> reporter: but he doesn't

think every kid should wear suits, just whatever suits them. >> just wear what they want to wear. >> reporter: self-confidence, always a good look. steve hartman, on the road in chelsea, maine. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you, the news continues. for others, tune in later for "cbs mornings." reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm shanelle kaul. it's wednesday, may 29th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." to the jury. donald trump's lawyers and manhattan prosecutors make their final pitches before the panel