matter what happens on the diamond. mays was the only san francisco giant to ever wear number 24. that will change tonight because every giants player and coach will wear 24 as part of this evening's tribute to the say hey kid. >> we get a chance to, like everybody that's going to be in the stadium tonight and i'm sure at points during the rest of the season, we'll get a chance to honor willie. those of us that got a chance to know him personally miss him greatly, but we get a chances to say thank you in tonight's game and beyond. >> vern's on the field. we'll have more on that tonight. cbs evening news is norah o'donnell is next. we'll see you at 7:00 with more news. thanks for joining us! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the structural integrity of the dam has been in question for a long time. >> norah: tonight the new threat in the midwest. a major dam at risk of immediate failure after catastrophic flooding hits the region. >> the devastation is severe and it's widespread. >> norah: the cleanup tonight

with millions under flood alerts and millions more are facing excessive heat. >> it has been hot times and more areas are going to feel that. >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ deadly and destructive floodwaters ravage iowa, minnesota, and south dakota. good evening. i am norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. millions of americans under threat as rivers continue to rise with some reaching record levels. hundreds of homeowners have fled to higher ground as authorities brace for even more rain. the record flooding has reached the rooftops of buildings, cut off entire neighborhoods, and shut off roads and major highways, and new tonight, authorities warning that a key dam in minnesota is in danger of an imminent failure. that is a breach that could lead to a mass evacuation.

all this as dangerous heat bakes more than a dozen states that will feel like 110 in several cities. we have team coverage of the wild weather, and cbs's jonah kaplan will start us off. >> reporter: in mankato, minnesota, this 110 year old dam is in peril, one washed away, a state's governor has called out the national guard. >> we have about 18 inches of rain over the last couple of weeks. what has happened is we have inundated the ground. >> reporter: in farm country, rain is usually a blessing, but not like this. >> where do you start? >> reporter: jeremy and sarah frye took us inside their home as they search for anything they could salvage. which part is so distressing? >> the memories. our marriage license. >> our photo albums -- >> everything was downstairs. >> items can be replaced, but not that stuff. >> reporter: the little sioux river is cresting nearly 6 feet above its record. this neighborhood in spencer it was a half a mile away from little sioux river and you can see how high the water was and how much lower it has gotten, as those cars were fully submerged.

still the disaster has really only just begun. most of these folks here, they don't have flood insurance. including stephanie henrich who runs a center for sexual assault victims and a food bank. >> we help people, and now for the first time in a long time, i am asking for help. >> reporter: an hour to the west in rock valley, a levee gave way, another rush of water pouring into this town of 4,000 residents. back in spencer, mark and cindy hinton lost their home of 35 years. >> we will get through it. that's what we can do. 48 years we have been for a lot of things and we will get through this. >> reporter: despite the waters receding here, there are still flood warnings from the national weather service about a dozen waterways and all flow into the mississippi and missouri rivers, both of which are still rising, and if that was not enough, there are still risks of storms this week. norah? >> norah: jonah kaplan, thank you for being there. for more on the storms and flooding and where that brutal heat wave is heading next, let's

bring in cbs new york meteorologist vanessa murdock. good evening, vanessa. >> reporter: good evening, norah. as you can see it is windy here. these are winds of change, tropical storm force winds, brought that temperature and humidity in new york city after a four-day heat wave. our weather here today, pristine compared to what i know is being dealt with out west. let's talk about it. the unprecedented rain about a foot and a half of rain has led to the historic flooding. flood warnings are in effect through tomorrow for the upper midwest. in addition, tonight, severe thunderstorms are expected. that as portions of wisconsin up towards minnesota, strong winds damaging winds, may be an isolated tornado, hail as well, that severe threat spreads to the south tomorrow. as we check out the heat, it will be extreme for the midsection of the country into the deep south. the heat advisory is extreme heat warning. it will feel like 109 in little rock tomorrow as hot as 107 in jackson. and then for wednesday, that heat starts migrating back to

the east coast. we just wrapped it up very brief. d.c. tomorrow will feel as hot as 99 once again. norah, back to you. >> norah: that is hot for june. vanessa murdock, thank you so much. now do some breaking news, cbs news has learned that julian assange is going to plead guilty to a single account. the charges are tied to the leak of hundreds of thousands of classified documents in 2010. >> reporter: in the twists and turns of the julian assange, this may be the most the most extraordinary, according to monday, assange is expected to plead guilty but will serve no time in the u.s. jail. or anywhere else. instead, the 62 months he spent in a british prison will essentially count as time served for his crime. and he is making that guilty plea inside the northern mariana islands, a u.s. commonwealth in the western pacific, not far from assange's native homeland of australia. the wikileaks founder has been locked up in a british prison

since april 2019 as the u.s. government has sought his extradition to america. in 2010, wikileaks published a series of weeks provided by u.s. army intelligence analysts chelsea manning including diplomatic cables and footage from a u.s. military helicopter allegedly showing the killing of iraqis civilians in baghdad. in a 2015 interview, he spoke about the strain his exile has had on his family. >> in some ways, we must, if you believe in something, and do you want to see it occur, you have to pay a price. >> reporter: his wife stella in a 2015 interview, he spokeis health. >> this case is shameful, and it is taking an enormous toll on julian. >> reporter: and now he has about the taste of freedom from exile and prison for the first time in years, no longer on the run from u.s. authorities. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london.

>> norah: tonight there are mounting problems at the international space station with today's scheduled spacewalk called off at the last minute due to a water leak in one of the astronauts space suits. all of this as nasa has postponed the return of boeing starliner's first crude mission to the iss. mark strassman reports. >> ignition. and lift off. >> reporter: just hours after starliner's june 5th launch came the first sign of trouble. >> starliner, looks like we picked up a couple more helium weeks. >> we are ready to copy.

found out what you mean by picked up another helium leak. >> reporter: the boeing spacecraft bonds with one small helium leak, now it has five. starliner also lost five small maneuvering engines out of the final approach to the space station. all but one were recovered. but the glitch is convinced nasa to delay starliner's return to earth. >> we want to give our teams a little bit more time to look at the data, do some analysis to make sure we are really ready to come home. >> reporter: "cbs news" space analyst bill harward. >> it's not like they are stranded on the space station, but nasa wants to get as much information as they can be for the crew comes home. >> reporter: so far all of these problems have been an starliner's service module. but it gets thrown away before the capsule reopens the earth's atmosphere, meaning engineers

need to examine the faulty hardware while in space. >> that's why they are making the big effort to get as much data as i can, because that's what they have to base their decisions on downstream. >> reporter: starliner could stay in space at least a few more weeks before it would have to return to earth. and until it does, astronauts will be extra hands to help out on the space station. norah? >> norah: we will be watching, mark strassman, thank you so much. two years ago today the supreme court overturns roe vs wade. never before has the court granted and then taken away a widely recognized constitutional right, in this case, the right to an abortion. and the battle of over reproductive rights is taking center stage in the election rematch between president joe biden and donald trump. cbs's nancy cordes reports. [chanting "our body, our choice"] >> reporter: protesters returned to the supreme court today where one decision two years ago has led to a seismic shift in reproductive rights. since roe v. wade was reversed, nearly two dozen states have either banned or significantly restricted abortions. donald trump hailed the change in a new podcast interview. >> i got that done with the selection of three great justices.

i got it done. and it was big thing. >> reporter: today several of his top vp contenders called it a big thing too, south carolina senator tim scott said "two years ago today, our prayers were answered." and florida senator marco rubio said "now america can lead in being a pro-life, pro-family nation." >> we have seen attacks on ivf. >> reporter: in maryland, the current vice president argued a second trump term would lead to even more restrictions. >> now he wants us to believe he will not sign a national abortion ban. look, enough the gaslighting. >> reporter: two years in, 60% of americans continue to believe that abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to a brand-new cbs poll. about half of likely voters say abortion will be a major factor for them in november. >> bring me back to the white house, and i will fight like hell to restore roe v. wade and protect american freedom.

>> reporter: biden huddled with more than a dozen close advisors at camp david today, prepping for thursday's debate. >> how should i handle him? should i be tough and nasty? >> reporter: after questioning biden's vigor for months, trump is trying to raise expectations for biden even falsely claiming that biden will take performance-enhancing drugs. >> so a little before debate time, he gets a shot in the ass. they want to strengthen him up. >> reporter: late today trump went a step further suggesting he and biden undergo drug tests on thursday. i asked the biden team about that, and they told me "trump is so scared of being held accountable for his toxic agenda that he is now "resorting to desperate obviously false lies." norah? >> nancy cordes, thank you. well, cbs news will have complete coverage about the presidential debate hosted by cnn this thursday starting at 8:00 p.m. on our streaming

network. cbws 24/7, than the live simulcast of the debates will begin at 9:00 p.m. eastern followed by our expert analysis. hope you join us. now looking at the top stories with the rising death toll after an attack on churches, synagogues and a police station in the southern russian republic of dagestan. cbs's lilia luciano reports nearly 20 people were killed and dozens more injured. >> reporter: eyewitness video of one attack shows multiple gunman firing automatic weapons at a police traffic post and a church in makhachkala. also unfolding 70 miles away in the coastal city of durbant where they shot at parishioners and killed a priest inside an orthodox church and also fired at a synagogue before setting it on fire. investigators are calling it a coordinated terrorist attack, and tonight growing concern over the rise of extremist violence in the region. it comes just three months after a gunman killed 145 people at a

concert hall near moscow, which the islamic state later claimed responsibility for. >> norah: now to rough surf and strong rip currents as the summer beach season gets underway. the dangerous conditions that led to the deaths of at least seven people in florida over four days. cbs's cristian benavides speaks to those trying to help. >> reporter: double red flag warnings are up in panama city beach, nobody is supposed to be in the water and yet take a look at all of these folks in the water. lifeguards have been going out on patrol trying to warn people that even though the water may look calm, they could be deadly. on beautiful beach days like this -- >> the water is too dangerous to get in! >> reporter: it's an endless effort for lifeguards to keep people out of the water and away from deadly rip currents. >> i just hope that people are heeding the warnings of the lifeguards and the flag system. don't throw caution to the wind.

>> reporter: those that do risk not only their lives, but a $500 fine. >> norah: and colorado is set to ban products that contain toxic chemicals called pfas, investigative reporter katie weiss with cbs news colorado breaks down the reasons behind the new law. >> reporter: norah, these are some of the products included in the new law, colorado will ban the sales of cookware, outdoor cong and even dental flossts containing toxic pfas, cled for ever chemicals because they are extremely durable and great at making things waterproof and nonstick. the problem is pfas can build up in the body and can increase the risk of serious health problems including cancer. >> norah: thanks to the cbs news teams from around the globe. "eye on america" is next with property owners across the country dealing with the growing problem of squatters and the potential solutions. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> no, they are not allowed to. the squatters have rights. >> reporter: at least 20 people in a dozen rvs took control and barred her from her own land. neighbors told us people inside were armed, and they weren't happy to see us. >> you think if there were murderers, they would enjoy you coming to the crack and looking through the camera? >> who has more rights, the property owner or the people living there illegally? >> life rights, i get to pay my property taxes and pay for liability insurance. >> reporter: over the last three years she spent her savings about $100,000 to cover legal fees, taxes, and lost rent. she finally found a buyer that will take the property with the squatters. but it's going to cost her. >> $800,000. i dropped the price. >> reporter: 800,000? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: so you lost almost a million dollars on this? >> yes, i have.

>> reporter: squatters rights go back to the british legal system, to ensure unused property can be put to use by people that need it. but the good intentions of centuries old law. >> a couple accused of killing a woman inside her mother's apartment -- >> reporter: creates a modern day nightmare. >> turning this 4.5 million dollar beverly mansion into a party how. >> this is a battle to keep squatters out of an abandoned property. it's been vacant for four years, it's an eyesore in the community. >> reporter: the owner died during covid and we know family claimed it, squatters did. >> you see the broken windows, the graffiti. and someone has been living in this. >> it's been a horrible nightmare. >> reporter: terri cortez lives next door and wants the city to tear down?

>> the neighbors are very scared of what people come up and who comes in. >> reporter: since law enforcement can't do much and court battles can take years, others are taking other approaches? >> it's not right to not pay your utilities or rent? >> i was about to move until you turned out the lights? >> reporter: lando thomas and kimrey kotchick run squatters squad. >> the airbnb guest refused to leave. >> reporter: that's it? >> yes, that's it. los angeles says he can stay. >> reporter: they break locks squatters install and put up cameras to monitor them 24/7, but nothing has chase the squatter away. >> the police hands are tied, the sheriff's hands are tied. >> reporter: squatting is a problem for landlords reaching far beyond southern california according to a survey of from

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