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san jose children's musical theater. >> i remember being 10 years old and realizing what the bay area was and how special a place it is and sort of like cosmic joy and guilt of being born into such an amazing part of the world. >> for the record, in his speech he thanked his music teacher. the cbs evening news is norah o'donnell is next on kpix. we're back here in 30 minutes with cbs news bay area at 7:00. i'll see you then. >> norah: tonight the historic heat wave not seen by some in decades. >> we can't escape the heat. >> norah: day one of dangerous weather for tens of millions of americans including a new york, philadelphia, and chicago.
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>> this will be intense, long-lasting, and widespread. numerous record highs and lows fall this week. >> norah: plus as wildfires burn across california, the impact gusty winds could have on firefighting efforts. the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ more than 80% of the country is facing scorching temperatures from arizona to maine. good evening. i am norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. some are one officially begin until thursday, but you would not know it if you are outside today and these sweltering conditions print talking about 265 million americans that will see temperatures hit 90 degrees this week. this massive heat wave covers nearly half of the country with 21 states under excessive heat warnings were advisories. heat and emergencies have already been declared in boston and right here in washington, d.c. and get this, more than 100 record highs are set to be
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challenged before the weekend. meanwhile, california has once again battling dangerous wildfires near los angeles e fuing the largest fire ini the state so far thi year. we have team coveragof tonight's big stories. cbs's tara molina will start us off with these grueling temperatures. >> reporter: tonight at major heat wave is underway for millions. excessive heat warnings are in effect all week long from detroit to bangor, maine, temperatures well into the 90s and 100s. the city of pittsburgh could see its hottest five day stretch in 30 years with temperatures soaring up to 95. some schools in new york their last day is tomorrow. elevated humidity levels in the northeast will add to the
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missouri. new york city is expected to be one of the hottest with the heat index close to 100. >> this is extremely hot for june. new york should not underestimate the heat. >> reporter: here in chicago, temperatures already hitting the 90s. food truck worker ramose is dreading the week to come. >> i don't like to be hot, so it will be painful for me. but i don't have to do what i have to do. >> reporter: family is also doing what they have to do to keep cool. >> we are not to use to this going this long. just trying to cool off, i brought my little one here downtown. >> reporter: it sweltering here in chicago, and we will not see it cool down anytime soon. this heat dome will stay in place through the weekend as it moves east with temperatures in the 90s. norah. >> norah: headed this way, tara molina, thank you so much. now t califor wildfires were thousands of people are under evacuation advisories with
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nearly a dozen fires burning across the state. cbs's carter evans is outside loangeles with they are dried oo
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the hillside is dry out, so they are right for burning. >> reporter: we are told many of the cars in the lot are hit for repairs, they are all destroyed, the high winds red flag warning is in effect through tuesday. and the costs of this fire, norah, is still under investigation. >> norah: carter evans, thank you so much. israel's military apostates fighting for 11 hours along a crucial supply routes in southern gaza today. and it says it plans to do the same thing every day as part of a tactical cause to increase the flow of desperately needed aid. the move comes as prime minister benjamin netanyahu does all of his influential war cabinet. it cbs's chris livesay reports on the new developments tonight from tel aviv. >> reporter: it was a coalition of rivals, meant to sow unity in israel after the hamas attacks of october 7th and
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the conflict that followed in gaza. last week, that changed when benny gantz, leading moderate opponent of the prime minister left the war cabinet over the absence of a day after planned foraza. the war cabinet now dismantled, that leaves net now who only with the hard right as the linchpin of his support. the shake-up comes as they dismantled the pause in the fighting. leaving seven and a half miles in the rafah area, allowing day hours only to have aided to ibrahim shaban el-dahdouh. "there is no aid, medicine, food, or water coming in, and even the sick people can't leave" he tells our cbs news team in gaza. "we are isolated from the world." but if the pause holds, it could address some of the overwhelming needs. as it continues in rafah, israeli forces say they control 70% of this hamas stronghold, the u.n. says 1.3 million people
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have fled the cities since the fighting began, and as the israeli public grows more impatient, says diplomatic and staunch benjamin netanyahu critic alon pinkas. >> they think it's two months, it's too long, there's no clear victory. there's no decisive victory that can be on the mount. >> reporter: its early days for that pause, but, but unicef says they have seen no more aid than usual entering the strip, and it appears that the u.s. built, it's down for repairs again due to rough seas. officials hope it will be up and running later this week. norah. >> norah: chris livesay, thank you so much. the presidential election is now 20 weeks away and the first debate, ten days from now, tonight we are learning the unique rules both president biden and donald trump agreed to be for their head-to-head showdown that will air right here on cbs. we get more now from cbs's robert costa. >> reporter: with their
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campaigns ramping up, president biden and former president trump are also preparing to face off next week with some differences from the rockets 2020 debates. speak of the radical left -- >> will you shut up, man? >>eporter: sources tell us when one candidate speaking, the others microphone will be muted at the cnn hosted event. there will be no opening statements, and 2 minutes to answer questions. and trump pivoted from weekend birthday wishes on the trail to a meeting with speaker mike johnson at trump's florida home on monday. the summer showcasing up the former president solidarity with republicans. sources say trump is also staying close with far right allies like steve bannon, speaking at a conservative convention in detroit on saturday, bannon echoed trump, and vowing retribution against those who investigated the former president and his political allies. >> we are going to run them all
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out of town! it's very simple, victory or death! >> reporter: despite intense support from trump space, weeks after his criminal conviction, trump is locked in a tight race with president biden, especially in key battleground states. biden advisors privately say putting trump's conduct and american democracy front and center is a necessary strategy. >> this election is between a convicted criminal, who is only out for himself, and a president who is fighting for your family. >> reporter: and at a star-studded weekend fund-raiser, president biden was joined by former president obama, while weighing in on the future legal impact of the election. >> the next president is likely to have two supreme court nominees. two more. >> reporter: sources tell me president biden will prep for the debate later this week at camp david, and trump allies tell me his prep is more informal and is also moving closer to a decision on a running mate with north dakota
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governor doug berman gaining momentum among others. norah? >> norah: robert costa, thank you very much. an off-duty secret service agent was robbed at gunpoint in the city of tustin, orange county, president biden was there over the weekend and they were returning from an assignment. officials say the agent fired his weapon, but it's not known if the suspects were hit. investigators are looking for a silver infinity or similar car seen leaving the crime. tonight the surgeon general of the united states is so concerned about the threat social media poses on young people, that he is calling on congress to mandate health warning labels like those on tobacco products. he said these platforms are contributing to a significant mental health crisis among children. cbs's anna werner takes a closer look. >> reporter: asked momma four, kiran dodeja smith, about dealing with her kids social media use, and she had it will say it has been a failure. >> managing social media is dumbly one of the most difficult things i think as a parent.
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there are a lot of positives that come out of it, but it's just this wild, wild west that we don't know what is out there. >> reporter: her teens, she says, spent hours online, and that's common. a gallup poll showing on average teens spend nearly five hours a day on social media. but recent shows that adolescents who spend less than three hours a day, face less sol anxiety and depression. dr. vivek murthy is it saying it should look at social health harms for adolescence. >> we have to act with urgency in the most important thing we need to do is make social media saver with safety standards. >> reporter: social psychologist jonathan hite said it came with an epidemic of mental illness. >> children today are getting less of everything else that matters, less sleep, less time with friends, less time outside, less moving. they are losing childhood and that's got to impede childhood development.
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>> reporter: kiran dodeja smith welcomes warning labels but... >> i feel like it's a really good move in the right direction, but as for what it's do, i don't have a whole lot of hope to be honest. >> reporter: we reached out to several social media companies. meda did not comment, but company officials pointed to the proposed legislation to require app stores to get a parent's approval before a child under 16 downloads and app. the company also said that there are other resources that .2 some positive benefits from social media on teens. norah? >> norah: this is such an important topic, anna werner, thank you. now a look at tonight's other a company reeling after a gunman opened fire at a michigan splash pad where kids were playing on saturday. the suspect later died by a self-inflicted wound as police around at his home. here's cbs's charlie demar. >> reporter: norah, the splash pad is closed off and close to the public after a gunman he got
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out of his car and shot more than 30 times had children and families. the mayor says it was a terrifying scene when he arrived as there was blood covered ice-cream cones and flip-flops from those who ran from the gunfire. nine people were wounded, including a mother and her eight and 4-year-old sons. a husband and wife were struck seven times. friend say they were shielding their $2 dghters youngest seven months old. they say that the shooter had no connection to any of the victims. >> norah: out to maryland in one of the nation's most sweeping acts of clemency, telling us about the mass pardon of more than 175,000 convictions. >> reporter: we are in the maryland state house, norah, where democratic government wes moore gave the pardon for low-level marijuana convictions. they are calling today's move historic and long overdue after maryland voters voted to make recreational marijuana use statewide in 2022.
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the governor says it represents only one step in the process of addressing cannabis-related convictions. speak of the cannabis records that are keeping them from gaining access to education and housing, and employment. >> reporter: the pardons will apply to people convicted of misdemeanor possession and possession with the intent to use drug paraphernalia. >> norah: and the princess of wales made her much-anticipated first public appearance since beginning cancer treatment. cbs's ramy inocencio is in she a photo on instagram wishing prince william a happy
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father's day from their kids. spin on t things to our cbs news teams frfrom around the globe. "eye on america" is next with a safety announcement from one of the country's biggest school bus makers. or td. so his doctor prescribed austedo xr— a once-daily td treatment for adults. ♪ as you go with austedo ♪ austedo xr significantly reduced dan's td movements. some people saw a response as early as 2 weeks. with austedo xr, dan can stay on his mental health meds— (dan) cool hair! (female vo) austedo xr can cause depression, suicidal thoughts, or actions in patients with huntington's disease. pay close attention to and call your doctor if you become depressed, have sudden changes in mood, or have suicidal thoughts. don't take if you have liver problems, are taking reserpine, tetrabenazine, or valbenazine. austedo xr may cause irregular or fast heartbeat, or abnormal movements. seek help for fever, stiff muscles, problems thinking, or sweating. common side effects include inflammation of the nose and throat, insomnia and sleepiness.
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have no seat belts. but that's about to change, as cbs's mark strassmann reports in tonight's "eye on america." >> reporter: trouble is seconds away for these happy riders. suddenly bouncing around their school bus like sneakers and a drive. most of america's half-million school buses have no seat belts. accidents show the impact. doug williamson has to live it. >> my heart was just crushed. even today. today. >> reporter: his sister jennifer williamson-kennedy was killed in 2017, the bus had black belts, but not the much safer or three safety belts. >> if they all had safety belts that day, they would have had a better outcome. certainly would've had a better chance. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: we watched this crash test in indiana, a box truck moving 40 miles per hour,
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hurtles into a stationary school bus. [bus crash] >> reporter: test dummies barely move, but the unbuilt ones went flying, over a ten month period people were killed in school bus crashes, an average of 1100 people a year. because of that eight states have laws in the books requiring seat belts are new buses. >> it's horrifying to watch those small bodies flying through the year. >> reporter: the administrator of the safety administration recommended a first. seat belts on school buses. many in the industry fought back, especially about the cost, about $8500 per bus. >> they use that as the excuse not to take action. in an area they know could save lives. >> reporter: another red flag, every yellow bus has no airbag
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for the driver. until now. >> this is an industry first. the first time there is been three-point lap shoulder belts as standard. >> reporter: the principle of bluebird, major bus manufacturer, the new buses will offer a three-point seat belts for every passenger, and next year, a driver airbag at no extra cost. >> reporter: the safety advocacy groups and safety agencies have been calling for it for years, and bluebird is answering the call. >> reporter: remember only eight states mandate seat belts. rose kind is hoping bluebirds change clicks for every bus driver. >> they should be the standard. >> reporter: a milestone for the industry starting all long road to a safe route or future. for "eye on america," mark strassmann and westfield, indiana. >> norah: sounds like a good idea, right? two stock indexes hit major
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tonight, the battle continues against a wile fire burning dangerously close to homes. this is our biggest fire already since 2020 for the north bay area. we go along with one resident who has been patrolling the fire line himself and keeping people informed about their homes. still another hour to go in the red flag warning r hill. thr
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should be lower. the winds gusting. we will take a look at the air quality forecast for the rest of the bay area as well. withy see them on cigarettes and alcohol now a push to put warning labels on instagram, tiktok and other platforms >> excessive use can lead to mental health concerns worsening anxiety and depression. leaked emails from governor newsom. he does not want voters voting on something in november. what our investigation uncovered. this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. hi, i'm sara donchey, juliette has evening off. now, a burn area that is no stranger. it burned 1200 acres near lake sanoma including

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