parties they hosted around the bay. smith scored two goals and team usa's 4-1 win. excited to see the americans clinch a spot in the knock out round. >> as a woman i like supporting women in sports. i think it is important that we get to watch it on tv and get the young girls out there seeing the role models they have to look up to. next up for team usa, their final group stage match against australia happens on wednesday morning. for us that will do it at 5:00. see you back here at 6:00 for an hour of news, local news continues streaming on cbs news bay area. cbs weekend news is next. we will see you in 30 minutes tonight, campaign whiplash. tonight, campaign whiplash. >> we are hoping to win.

>> vice president kamala harris hits a new fund-raising milestone, while donald trump resets. >> we have a brand-new victim. >> escalating his attacks. >> so extreme and unhinged -- >> radical left lunatic. >> she's evil. >> also tonight, israel fires back after a deadly hezbollah attack. cbs' debora patta is there. >> reporter: the kids were playing soccer right behind me when the sirens rang out. moments later, the rockets hit, leaving no time for them to run to the shelter. venezuela votes. could change end the chaos? plus, wildfire fight. flames this weekend torching millions of acres across the west. >> i'm jonathan vigliotti in chico, california, where crews are working to contain the largest wildfire in the nation. >> i'm carter evans in jasper, where so much is in ashes, but the critical infrastructure -- and this is key -- it's still here. smoke spreading coast-to-coast.

at the olympics, simone biles soars once again as team usa wins its first gold. and later, the art of protest. how tommie smith's raised fist once condemned is still inspiring five decades later. >> my chance to make a world stand on something that i really believed in. >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thank you so much for joining us this sunday. it's only been one week since the historic shake up of campaign 2024, and what appeared like a possible rout is now a race. since vice president kamala harris seized the democrat spotlight, she's received a tsunami of grassroots support and cash. two-thirds of it from first-time donors. at the same time, former president donald trump, who rallied supporters in tennessee and minnesota this weekend is carving out new lines of attack

in a re-shaped campaign. cbs' skyler henry leads us off tonight from the white house. skyler, good evening to you. >> hey, jericka, good evening to you. the harris campaign says it's raised more than $200 million since president biden's sudden exit from the race. the enthusiasm also prompting her republican rival to escalate his attacks. >> she's a radical left lunatic. >> reporter: former president trump took aim at his presumed political opponent saturday in front of a packed arena in st. cloud, minnesota. >> kamala harris' deadly destruction of america's borders is completely and totally disqualifying for her to be president. she's evil. >> it was a 180 from the calls for national unity by trump after his attempted assassination just two weeks ago. at the same time, trump's vp pick, ohio senator j.d. vance, is facing closer scrutiny, following past comments including criticizing childless americans in political leadership. >> you should never say anything to hurt anybody's feelings, but when you look at all of these

interviews by j.d., he was talking about how the democratic party has abandoned the traditional family. >> reporter: potential harris running mates slammed the rhetoric and are punching back. >> this is exactly what donald trump's attacks aren't going to work. i mean, two nights ago, he called her a bum. if he wants to see a bum, he ought to look in the mirror. >> he has laughed at someone, not with someone. that is weird behavior. >> as the vice president rallies support across the country, voter enthusiasm in both parties has skyrocketed. >> we don't take anything for granted. that's why we're supporting donald trump as much as we are. this is a big push to get him across the finish line to save america. >> so energized, i feel excited, i think we're going to do it. we've beat donald trump the first time, i think we can do it a second time. >> reporter: a new poll out today shows in the last week, vice president harris saw an 8% boost in favorability among americans at 43%, compared to former president trump whose favorability dropped to 36%.

and on another topic, cbs news has learned that president biden is expected to unveil his proposals to reform the u.s. supreme court during a speech tomorrow in texas. that plan would include introducing term limits and a code of ethics for justices, both of which would likely require congressional support. jericka. >> so much happening. skyler, thank you. tonight, the biden administration is warning israel against hitting hezbollah targets in beirut, lebanon. there are growing fears that saturday's attack could stoke a wider war. the rocket killed 12 teenagers and children in the israeli-controlled golan heights. cbs' debora patta reports tonight from jerusalem. >> reporter: the funeral lament echoes across the remote druze village of majdal shams. those killed were all children. some still wearing their sports gear when they were blown apart

by a hezbollah rocket. the kids were playing just behind me when the sirens went off. then the rocket slammed into the pitch, leaving no time for them to make it to the shelter. rabir knew every single one of the victims. >> all of them were like my brothers. not just friends, but they were very close to me. >> reporter: while there are those who want revenge, local resident jed says no more blood should be shed. >> no more children. i don't anymore here, in gaza, in tel aviv, in beirut. >> the u.s., the united nations, and lebanon have all called for restraint. israel and the iranian-backed hezbollah have been trading fire since october 7th and there are fears these attacks could trigger an all-out regional war. israeli military forces are already stretched thin after nearly ten months of fighting in gaza. here, too, people are trapped in a relentless cycle of despair.

the idf has just issued more evacuation orders, forcing thousands of palestinians out of their shelters and into darkness. >> the united nations says that now only 14% of gaza is not under evacuation orders, leaving people destitute, homeless, and jericka, completely out of safe options to run to. >> reporter: debora patta, thanks so much for your reporting. today, venezuelans turned out to vote in a presidential election that could have seismic ripple effects across the americas. if the polls are correct, the vote could mark the end of president nicolas maduro's 11-year grip on power of the cr crisis-stricken country. >> reporter: many energized voters embraced lilia luciano as they went to vote today, including the 7.7 million that

have fled under the nicolas maduro regime of the last decade. you came all the way from london to vote. >> yep. >> reporter: why is this election so important? >> this is the first time in venezuela that we have a time really bid for the freedom of venezuela. >> reporter: voters are casting ballots for the country's next year following 25 years of socialist government first headed by hugo chavez and then followed by nicolas maduro. but maria corina machado was chosen to run in her place. now more than 20 million people are registered to vote in venezuela. the country with the largest oil reserves in the world, but where 80% of the population lives under the poverty line. >> i see a lot of young people here. that makes me feel pulled to. >> reporter: polls officially

close at 6:00 p.m., but remain open until the last voter has cast their ballot. we won't start seeing results until late tonight or tomorrow morning at the earliest. we have seen people on both side that there is energy to protest or fear violent uprisings, depending on how people feel about those outcomes. jericka? >> such an important story. lilia, thank you. tomorrow, the man accused of starting what is now the largest active wildfire in this country appears in a california court. the fast-spreading fire near chico, california, has burned more than 350,000 acres in just three days. cbs' jonathan vigliotti is there. >> reporter: jericka, the park fire is now the seventh largest fire in state history. the wind calmed down yesterday, allowing crews to gain some containment, but flare-ups like this tonight are still a big concern. northern california's park fire, the country's largest wildfire, has erupted in size to nearly 550 square miles.

the intense flames forcing thousands of people in four counties to leave their homes. >> it is burning on both sides for ten miles. it was driving through an inferno. >> reporter: the fire has destroyed at least 66 structures, with about 4,200 homes threatened. but cooler temperatures are helping exhausted crews. >> the worst of the flames have been extinguished here, but you have this slow, creeping fire moving in on neighborhoods. about 1,600 firefighters here on the ground responding to scenes just like this. this home would be a total loss without it. >> reporter: crews are also struggling to control the borough fire, burning about 100 miles north of los angeles. the flames nearly destroyed the tiny goal-mining town of halvela. this year's fire season has been explosive. the number of acres burned in california through july has grown by more than 2,000% compared to this time last year. in oregon, more than a million acres are burning.

smoke from oregon and california wildfires has spread to multiple states, including idaho, montana, and north dakota. many in the path of the park fire are now facing devastation. >> people that we know said, our stuff is all burned up. >> reporter: tonight, the true scale of loss is still unknown. >> reporter: and fire crews are responding to an area larger than the size of los angeles. wind is expected later on today. jericka, that raises the concern this fire will continue to grow. >> all right, jonathan vigliotti near chico, california, thank you. western canada is also getting scorched. tonight, we're seeing firsthand the devastation of the fierce wildfire that swept through the town of jasper and its national parks. cbs' carter evans has more. >> reporter: jericka, we're here in jasper getting a fistrsthand look at the destruction. that was a gas station behind me, but over here to the right, you'll see destruction as far as the eye can see.

you can tell this was an intense fire, burning all of these buildings right down to the foundation. in all, 358 of them burned, about a third of the town. by now, homeowners know if their home survived. everything you see in red on this map is gone now at this point. but they did manage to save 70% of the town, including the critical infrastructure, the hospital, the schools, and that's because they prepared, they practiced for this. but firefighters say it was intense when flames came through town. it burned down some of their homes. the mayor lost his home, the fire chief lost a home. even the incident commander on this fire lost her home. >> those of us affected who lost our homes, the community in its entirety is affected. everyone is just gutted and heartbroken, whether you still have a structure standing or not. >> reporter: firefighters are still here in jasper right now, putting out some of the hot spots, but for the most part, the fire in town is out. as for the wildfire overall, it's still burning in the surrounding forest right now, and firefighters have been using the good weather the last couple of days to reinforce the fire lines around this town, create

defensive space, so should the wind change and push the fire back in this direction, they'll be prepared. jericka? >> thanks, carter. well, smoke from the wildfires in the west are spreading across the country. let's check in with meteorologist andrew kozak for how this is impacting other areas. andrew? >> good evening, jericka. once again, it's the california wildfires taking the top headline with over 350,000 acres burned. that's about 550 square miles. so unhealthy air quality with that. and all the smoke combined with the smoke from the canadian wildfires, we could see that across the upper midwest and the east coast, a little bit of haze for boston, philadelphia, new york, a little cap on that from that area of low pressure retrograding in. so some showers will help to alleviate the haze and the smoke. same deal for the upper midwest and the plains, where we have showers and thunderstorms. pushing ahead into monday, some of those could be strong to severe across the dakotas, chicago, st. louis, the ohio valley. the rest of the country, as we look ahead into monday, we'll be tracking some storms there. some rain, not severe storms

across the south, hot and dry across texas, of course, tonight and into this week, we're keeping our eye on the wildfires out in the west. >> andrew kozak, thank you. today, activists across this country called for a national day of mourning for sonya massey. rallies, marches, and vigils are being held for the mother of two who was killed in her illinois home by a sheriff's deputy. he has since been fired and charged with murder. tonight, traffic is flowing once again on interstate 15 from los angeles to las vegas. vehicles were backed up for miles, many for more than 24 hours after northbound lanes were shut down. it happened when a semi carrying lithium ion batteries overturned and caught fire. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," a dazzling return for america's most decorated gymnast. plus, how corporate america is getting into the games. we'll visit nike house. and later, we'll look back at the olympic podium protest that's now a new symbol of

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suspended from future olympic competition, though they did retain their medals. >> i had a picture of tommie smith taped to the corner of my imack. >> reporter: artist glenn kaino gained inspiration from the picture. he got a cast of smith's arm. >> you come to l.a., i'll take the arm off your body. >> the fact that it's a life cast really connects it to the individual. >> reporter: curator sarah newman first saw the exhibit in 2014. >> it was so incredibly powerful. i saw the way people engaged with it. >> reporter: eventually bringing it to the smithsonian american art museum. >> reporter: what do you want people to take away from this exhibit? >> i'm hoping that people can be inspired by the legacy of tommie smith, understand that they have the power to use their own voice and make a difference in their own world. >> what was your reaction when you learned that your art would

be featured in the smithsonian american art museum? >> it was -- i'm still kind of in shock, to be honest. now more than ever, you know, this -- tommie's gesture deserves to be memorialized and presented and brought back to the public. >> reporter: a powerful moment once condemned, now celebrated in art for all time. well, that is the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. i'm jericka duncan in new york. for all of us here, thanks for joining us. have a great night. . it is going to happen. >> i agree. >> without a doubt. >> we want the festival back.

>> the gilroy garlic festival shooting shattered the festival. five years later there is a push to bring it back. firecrews looking to make progress in one of the largest wildfires in state history. the danger so far and the federal help on the way. east bay couple fulfilling their dream to open up a restaurant and it will be in their own backyard. the new law that made it easier. later. >> i never would have known. >> reporter: we will hear from one east bay mother saying getting in a car accident likely saved her life. live from the cbs studios in san francisco exactly five years ago today the happy tradition of gilroy garlic festival was all but destroyed when a gunman arrived and began firing into the crowd. festival ended for good then and there. or did it? john ramos has that story. >> reporter: