launched, and some of them were headed up the red sea, and we picked up the very first one-way attack uav on our system approximately 60 or 70 miles away from us. >> reporter: robertson headed for the ship's combat iformation center. >> i came down to combat some time around 5:00, 5:30 in the afternoon and didn't leave until about 2:00 a.m. >> reporter: the carney tracked and intercepted drones and missiles that came within range. the first american shots fired in defense of israel. >> whether or not they would have actually made it to israel is unknown, but they certainly were a long ways from home, and there was certainly a lot of them. >> reporter: how many shots did you fire? >> over 15. >> reporter: had any u.s. navy ship ever fought a battle like that? >> not since world war two. it's been a really long time. >> it was intense. >> reporter: lieutenant commander rebecca flemming is in charge of all the systems that come together in the combat information center.

>> as soon as it was time for the real deal, i couldn't say anybody was shocked because we trained to it. but it was -- it was surreal. >> reporter: the battle lasted nine hours. >> it just kind of stopped. and we stood around and kind of looked at each other like wow, did that really just happen. >> reporter: the carney doesn't look heavily armed. just a single gun mount visible on its forward deck. but lieutenant kenny schuch, the ship's weapons officer showed us the launch tubes that hold its real firepower. >> once we give the order in combat, the cell hatch is going to open and the missile is going to go out at the target we want it at. >> reporter: the carney shot down 45 out of 50 slow-flying drones and faster-flying missiles that were targeting commercial ships transiting to and from the suez canal. >> and they started shooting ballistic missiles and cruise missiles at motor vessels. >> reporter: so you've got

drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: three very different weapons. >> very. >> reporter: fastball, curve, and slider. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: which worried you the most? >> the ballistic missiles. >> reporter: because? >> you're looking at something that's coming at you at mach-5, mach-6. the watch standers have anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds to engage. >> reporter: it was the navy's first ever real-world test against a supersonic missile. you must have computers doing some of that for you. >> the computer is spitting out where it's going and the altitude and all that, very fast, of course. but the humans have to push the buttons. >> reporter: before any buttons got pushed, the captain had to determine if the computer was tracking a legitimate target in a part of the world crisscrossed by commercial airliners. here is what the airspace looked like that night. >> obviously, very concerned about shooting down the wrong

thing. >> reporter: so worst case scenario is it turns out to be a commercial airline? >> absolutely. worst nightmare of my life. >> reporter: the carney would break away to refuel and replenish its stores at sea. it had to go into port to pick up more missiles, which are too big to be transferred under way. it was firing million missiles at thousand dollars drones. was anybody encouraging you to not use so many missiles? >> no, not once. i'm entrusted with this $2 billion asset and 300 plus lives. and so the cost benefit analysis that me shooting a missile is absolutely in my wheelhouse, and i'll do it all day and twice on sunday. >> reporter: the carney also fired its main gun, but it has a much shorter range. and robertson was determined to keep the houthi drones and missiles as far away as possible. >> we never had anything come even remotely close. >> reporter: and what do you consider close?

>> inside of five miles. >> reporter: but the carney and the other navy ships patrolling the red sea could not protect every commercial vessel from houthi attacks. one sank. the defense intelligence agency plotted these successful attacks over just a four-month period. by the time the carney headed home, the red sea was still not safe. and the destroyer's battles still not over. what happened? >> we got recalled, and we were back under way and headed over to the east mediterranean. >> reporter: on the night of april 14th, iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles against israel. the voyage of the carney ended as it began, shooting down an incoming missile. >> we fired in defense of israel. >> reporter: the last shot carney fired before heading home. >> i left as a different person. >> reporter: its battle flag flying and its crew forever changed.

>> and i came back a stronger person. i think i'll be able to live with that the rest of my life. >> that was our david martin aboard the uss carney. stay with us. you're watching "cbs news roundup."

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now to a story of friendship, service, and reunion between two u.s. marines and their trusty k-9 partners. omar villafranca explains. >> reporter: isaac wheeson and dalton stone are getting ready for a special reunion almost two years in the making. how long were you guys in okinawa together? >> a little over two years at least, two and a half maybe. >> reporter: they first met in the marine corps while serving in okinawa, japan, and have stayed friends through the marines, marriage, and when stone welcomed his first child. their bond first formed over their sense of duty and dogs. >> one of the lieutenants there asked who likes dogs, and several of us raised our hand, like five of us. who wants to play is dogs is what they said. i love dogs. i grew up with dogs. i'm cool with that. i'll do it.

>> reporter: but not any dogs. marine corps service k-9s. stone matched up with aida, a german shepherd drug-sniffing dog. >> right, up. >> reporter: the two spent countless hours working and training together. >> good job! yes! >> reporter: describe aida's personality. >> she pretty much calm, cool, and collected, but she can be kind of hyper. >> reporter: wheeson was shared with poker, a high energy male german shepherd bomb-sniffing dog, a job that requires rigorous drills from the dog and trainer, a skill that was used when both were assigned to a presidential visit in asia. >> he's more hyper, high drivish and hard head. >> reporter: all right. let me ask you this. people say that dogs are like their owners. are you like poker? >> i wouldn't say i am. but maybe he would say i am. >> hang on. let's ask dalton.

are they a perfect match personality wise? >> they're a good match personality wise. >> reporter: are they the same? >> poker is a little bit more crazier. >> reporter: but when it was time for the marine sergeants to come back to the states, the dogs had to stay behind and keep working, even though both wanted to bring the dogs back. >> before i left japan, i even tried to put in my adoption paperwork to put it on record i was wanting her. >> reporter: with the help of american humane, a nonprofit animal welfare group, the marines were able the work through the mountain of government paperwork to get the dogs back to the states once the k-9s retired from service. this summer the dogs made their way stateside. through donations, the nonprofit flew the dogs from okinawa to tokyo, then across the pacific ocean to los angeles, down to san diego, and then hopped on another plane to north texas, before arriving by car to tyler, texas.

and after more than two years of being separated, this is the moment that aida and dalton -- and poker and isaac were reunited. >> what's up, buddy? how you doing? >> it feels good. it reals really good. >> reporter: stone, now retired from the marines and living in tyler, texas is looking forward to civilian life with aida and his growing family. >> she was part of my life for two plus years, two and a half years almost. and so it's very rewarding that she gets to come back and i get to help her relive the rest of her life. >> reporter: wheeson is still serving, stationed in san antonio. but poker will get to spend more time at ease. >> i'll take him wherever i go and let him be a dog. that's all i care about right now is letting him be a dog. >> reporter: the marine motto is semper fidelis, which means always faithful, to country, to fellow marines and their k-9 companions.

>> that was omar villafranca. in scotland, there is a new effort to save the wild tiger population. who knew there were tigers in scotland. ian lee explains. >> reporter: don't be fooled by these cute kittens. these four felines are not cuddly, but they are key to saving the scottish wildcat. >> saw four little heads sitting on the top of the platform. and they quickly all hunkered down once they saw me. >> reporter: also known as the highland tiger, scientists believe roughly 300 are left, leaving the species critically endangered. >> they are now so rare to see and so difficult to find that it's hard to actually pin a number on how many are left. >> reporter: and unlike their domestic cousins, these cats avoid humans. so some scientists hope captive breeding programs across the uk can boost their numbers. >> we've got wildcat pair, and we suspected she was pregnant.

>> reporter: today wildcats call remote areas of the scottish highlands home, but once roamed across the entire island. >> suffered a huge degree of habitat loss. and we've driven them further and further up the country. >> reporter: that makes these little fur balls cause for celebration. >> it's completely elated by it. it's lovely to see. >> reporter: these scientists hope to copycat the process across the entire country so more of the uk can see the highland t er roar. ian le

americans spend billions of dollars each year on subscriptions for everything from streaming services to cloud storage to the travel industry too. now carmakers are cashing in on this growing trend. carter evans reports. >> i can unlock and lock the car. >> reporter: jason liu's 2020 volvo has state-of-the-art remote features. can you start the car? >> i can't start the car.

>> reporter: apparently you can. >> reporter: but if he wants to keep using them after a free trial, it will cost $200 a year. you bought this car, but you're going to keep paying for it. >> it's a little disheartening. >> reporter: subscriptions are shifting into overdrive. eight bucks a month for remote start on certain toyotas. $20 a month for bmws and advanced cruise control. >> it's got some juice. >> reporter: and on ford's -- >> all electric f-150 lightning. >> reporter: hands-free cruise control sure is nice, but are you willing to pay $75 a month for it? allister weaver, editor-in-chief at edmund says companies are working on the transition to electric cars. >> your car payment is $600 a month, it's now $675. >> reporter: general motors expects subscriptions to bring in as much as $25 billion a year by 2030, just under what netflix learned last year. part of me says well, you already bought the hardware. so just let me use it.

>> it really sounds like our cars are becoming more like our phones. >> a lot of people in the auto industry certainly use apple as a shining light on the hill. >> reporter: global consulting firm alix partner says more than 60% of consumers are willing to consider subscribing for enhanced safety and convenience features, as long as they feel like they're not being charged for something they already paid for. >> the car has to be cheaper, plus this option of subscribing. >> reporter: and some automakers argue you only have to pay for a feature when you want the use it. >> subscribe to the system, do your road trip, unsubscribe and you're no longer paying for something that you're not really going to use. >> reporter: now we reached out to gm, ford, and toyota, and they told us the subscriptions provide enhanced features, and drivers can choose to decline. they say the fees also help to pay to develop new technologies. >> carter evans reporting from los angeles. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you, the news continues. for others, be sure to tune in later for "cbs mornings," and follow us online any time at

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president joe biden remains defiant despite signs of eroding support. after jamaica, hurricane beryl is on a path that could reach texas. and thousands evacuate as northern california wildfires continue to spread. we begin in washington this hour where president biden met with more than 20 democratic governors, trying to shore up support and assure them he is up to the job as president. this comes as a growing number of democrats on capitol hill are now calling for him to drop out of the race following his performance in last week's debate. cbs' skyler henry has more from the white house. >> reporter: democratic governors filed into the white house wednesday night for a meeting with president biden and vice president harris, an attempt to salvage their campaign nearly a week after biden's poor debate performance. some of the governors have been named as possible replacement candidates by democratic donor should the 81-year-old president step aside. some say they're standing by the president. >> he has had our backs through

covid, through all of the recovery, all the things that have happened. the governors have his back. >> reporter: mr. biden has been making the rounds of reassurance, talking to top legislators, and telling campaign staffers he fully intends to be the nominee and win. he and his team blame the debate performance on jet lag and a cold. >> i had a bad night. and the fact of the matter is, you know, it was -- i screwed up. i made a mistake. that's 90 minutes on stage. look at what i've done in 3.5 years. >> reporter: but a senior house democrat tells cbs news that at least 25 lawmakers plan to sign a letter in a matter of days asking the president to step aside. congressman lloyd doggett and recall grijalva have already done so. and representative jim clyburn, a long-time biden friend and confident said he'd back a mini primary with other candidates in the run-up to the democratic national convention next week. >> the process is already in

place to make it a mini primary. and i would support that, absolutely. >> reporter: meanwhile, the republican national committee is prepping for its convention that begins in less than two weeks. and former president trump's presence is all but assured. the supreme court's decision about presidential immunity has delayed his new york hush money trial sentencing. skyler henry, cbs news, washington. hurricane beryl, a monstrous category 4 storm has devastated jamaica with 140-mile-per-hour winds. at least seven people have died in those storms so far and beryl is forecast to pass over the cayman islands on thursday and then head to the yucatan peninsula. from there, it could veer north to the u.s. cbs' tom hanson was in the storm as it hit jamaica. >> reporter: hurricane beryl swiped the southern coast of jamaica with such ferocity, it ripped away roofs, downed power lines and uprooted trees.

downgraded from a category 4, beryl still packed a powerful punch, bringing strong winds, heavy rains and storm surge, causing flooding and destruction across the western caribbean island. this is what conditions in a category 4 feel like. we are being pelted with rain. you can see palm trees are being bent over. we've already seen a couple fall down. we're hunkering down because it is just too unsafe to be on the ground in this ferocious storm. the winds were so fierce, a portion of this roof was blown off at the international airport in kingston, leaving a large gaping hole. the capital of kingston sits on the coast, and the mayor was begging people to leave on buses ready to head inland. >> even if it don't hit us directly. >> right. >> and we're preserving people's life. >> reporter: but despite warnings to evacuate, some residents still hunkered down in their homes, prepared for the storm. >> i have no concern over what is coming. so i just have to pray that --

all people of jamaica is safe. >> reporter: tom hanson, cbs news, montego bay, jamaica. back here at home, nearly 30,000 people in california fled from their homes wednesday ahead of a spreading wildfire near the city of oroville north of sacramento. governor gavin newsom was forced to declare a state of emergency. cbs' elise preston with more. >> reporter: intense flames fanned by strong winds, bone-dry brush, and extreme heat exploded to more than 3500 acres overnight. the trail of destruction includes cars, homes, and structures. about 28,000 people were forced to flee. >> and we had giant embers dropping on the driveway. and i said okay, we got to go. >> reporter: firefighters are going through burned out neighborhoods, looking for hot spots, hoping flames don't re-ignite and take down homes that are still standing. the thompson fire is in the same county as paradise, site of one

of the deadliest fires in california history. more than 1400 firefighters are mounting a full-scale assault. using lake oroville, california's second largest reservoir to make water drops. but also dealing with unforgiving temperatures that are only expected to get hotter in the coming days. it's a nightmare scenario, and this fast-moving fire remains out of control. >> i'm just going to sit here for as long as it takes and pray that it's over soon. >> reporter: this is one of at least three homes reduced to ash and rubble. only a chimney remains standing. as we head into the holiday weekend, area fireworks shows are canceled, but firefighters are concerned about illegal fireworks, which could set off even more destruction. elise preston, cbs news, oroville, california. americans are on the move this july 4th holiday with nearly 71 million people expected to travel this week. for those filling up at the

pump, cbs' kris van cleave has some good news. >> reporter: monica mcbride is making a pit stop in maryland after hitting the road early this morning. she is driving from north carolina to new jersey, hoping to make it before the worst of the july 4th holiday traffic. >> we haven't hit a lot of traffic except for a little bit of slowdown. so we're excited. >> reporter: aaa projects nearly 61 million americans will express their independence by driving to their holiday getaway with prices at the pump expected to be the lowest in three years, according to gas buddy. >> go ahead, go ahead. >> reporter: at the nation's airports, another very busy day. since may 23rd, the agency has seen eight of its ten bsusiest days ever, and sunday is expected to top records, topping three million screened for the first time. expect sunday to be the busiest time on the roads and in the air. aaa projects any time after about 11:00 a.m. on sunday, you're going to hit a lot of traffic. the airports will also be busy again on monday. kris van cleave, cbs news, los angeles.

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country are now warning of a new problem that could have a big impact come november. thousands of election workers nationwide have either retired or just quit. jericka duncan reports from the battleground state of pennsylvania. >> this is something we've seen more of over the years, this exodus of some of those long-time elections officials has to do with retirement, of course. but what many have also described as a toxic political environment. >> count every vote! count every vote! >> reporter: in 2020, the battleground state of pennsylvania was ground zero for election protests. four challenges and threats to election officials like republican al schmidt. >> you want to compare results on all the scanners r. >> reporter: he is a former philadelphia commissioner who oversaw the elections. these days he has a much bigger role, as secretary of the commonwealth, the top election official for the entire state. what do you think is the

greatest threat in 2024, this presidential election? >> the turnover that we have seen with the people responsible for running elections. some people left because of the ugly environment with threats and all the rest. some people left because it was time for them to retire. >> reporter: across pennsypenns pennsylvania's 67 counties, more than 80 election officials have left, impacting more than two-thirds of counties. >> whenever you have people leave, people who have worked in elections for a long time and been replaced by people with less experience, the more likely you are to have people make mistakes in election. >> reporter: an analysis of pennsylvania's general election last year found an increase in ballot errors, in part due to turnover. ballot errors doubled in the state's municipal general elections from 2021 to 2023. >> these errors included instructions to vote for the wrong number of candidates,

duplicate ballots being sent to the same voter, races or candidates being left off the ballot, improper ballot instructions and spelling errors. >> so when you are running elections, there is no room for error, right there. is no redos, or do-overs. but when it comes to the issues that you raised, in every one of the cases that you mentioned, there were remedial actions put in place to make sure that the results were accurate. >> so these are all the materials need on election day. >> reporter: this will be chris spackman's first presidential election as dauphin county's director of elections. previously he served as deputy. do you feel like you the support you need as a first time election director? >> absolutely, absolutely. a lot of support from fellow directors and also from my prede predecessor. i have him on speed dial. >> reporter: but not everyone has that same support. >> in some of those counties, you might have a single person responsible for doing everything. >> reporter: in some of the counties in pennsylvania? >> and across the country. >> reporter: how do you ensure

the integrity of a vote when you're telling me there are counties with one person responsible for the entire county? >> they may have to rely on other departments or other offices at the county level to assist them in conducting their role. but in our experience, you know, you have checks and balances built into the system to make sure election results are accurate and people can have confidence in those results. >> reporter: on the morning of november 6th, your hope is? >> when it comes to election administration, you never see a headline election day went smoothly. and what i would really thereof see is a headline that went "election day went smoothly" in pennsylvania. >> since 2020, pennsylvania has redesigned its mail-in ballots, a major point of legal contention, though to make it easier for voters to know where to sign and date their ballots so that it is valid. secretary schmidt also told us he tells us he feels the state is better coordinated to handle

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tied all along where this plant is. >> reporter: he says they had to relocate their boats, and their catch has dropped dramatically. one shrimp? he also moved his family out of cameron, worried about air pollution from the plant. >> hell, yeah, i'm mad as hell. >> reporter: venture global denied our request for an interview, but in a statement said there are no impacts from our projects on fishing or shrimping in the area. its cp plant is one of eight operating lng export terminals in the u.s. seven more are under construction. capacity has more than tripled since 2018 and is expected to double again by 2030. climate activists called these lng plants carbon bombs. natural gas, while considered cleaner than coal, still produces both carbon dioxide and methane emissions that are rapidly warming the planet. these new lng projects could operate for decades, long past when scientists say the world

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there is an island off the coast of los angeles with a wildlife problem, too many deer. the possible solutions are dividing that community. jonathan vigliotti reports. >> reporter: santa catalina island is known for rare plants you won't find anywhere else on earth. >> we have the catalina island manzanita, the channel islands tree poppy. >> reporter: dr. lauren dennhardt with the catalina island conservancy showed us many of these one of a kinds are now kept in cages. >> otherwise they don't grow. they get decimated immediately. >> reporter: the threat? an estimated 2,000 mule deer. the population has exploded since 18 were introduced nearly a century ago for hunting. they're mowing down rare plants and have no natural predators. so without these deer, this entire hillside that we see here would have these tall trees? >> very easily. >> reporter: with fewer native plants, invasive grasses have taken root.

the conservancy, which manages most of the 76 square mile island says this could make catalina vulnerable to a major wildfire if nothing is done. >> we are planning on receding a lot of the landscape, but the limiting fact store the deer. >> reporter: the conservancy considered sterilization and relocation, but determined stress to the animal would be inhumane. they also weighed reducing the population, but said the deer would quickly reproduce. the final plan, shoot all the deer, from helicopters. conservationists say it's the only way to save the native plants and restore the island. >> it's inhumane. it's dangerous. >> reporter: islander diane stone is appalled. she is one of more than 17,000 people who have signed a petition to stop what they call the slaughter. >> the deer have been here for nearly 100 years. they're part of our culture. they're part of our landscape. >> this is some of the venison that is left over. >> reporter: long-time resident

william flickinger relies on the deer as a source of food, hunting them he says because grocery costs are high. >> in the past 15 years, i haven't bought any red meat. i've existed off of just the venison that my brother and i harvest. >> reporter: he won't accept a plan that kills all the deer. >> what you have at stake here is an entire ecosystem. >> reporter: the california department of fish and wildlife is now reviewing the conservancy's plan.

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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.

it's thursday, the fourth of july. this is "cbs news mornings." campaign crisis. democratic governors close ranks around president biden as the 81-year-old defies calls to quit the presidential race following the debate disaster. beryl's fury. the hurricane ravages jamaica with 140 mile-per-hour winds and nine-feet storm surge. the storm's new path that could impact part of the u