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just department see any signs of anything being off. everything was so on. trevor: absolutely. you look at the run from 5 to 13 and this is going to sting. jim: through 31 holes today he was brilliant. trevor: if there's any positive you want to take he's now jumped inside the top 50. top 50 gets into the signature events next year. if you don't make it to the bmw championship, 2025 becomes a lot easier. jim: sometimes you just want it too much. think of a cam young too on a day like this. max trying to get that career-defining moment that puts you in a whole new category. aaron rai, though, shoots 64. let's not lose sight of that and he is our champion and standing by with amanda. amanda: aaron rai, we can
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finally say congratulations, you are a pga tour chmpion. your caddie just said it has been a journey. six years you two have been together and it feels so good to watch you walk into the winner's circle here. what does it feel like for you? >> thanks, amanda. incredible. truly a dream come true. even getting to the pga tour but understanding how difficult it is out here and how strong the standard of golf is is i'm just extremely grateful. it hasn't quite sunk in just yet but yeah, been amazing achievement. amanda: when did you become aware of what was happening behind you with max? aaron: not really until the 18th tee. i asked jason what the situation was and he said to me, just play a good hole so even then i wasn't completely aware of exactly what was happening. i just did a good job of sticking to what bedo well and
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it was amaze took finish off that way at 18. amanda: talk me through what was happening inside as you stood over that birdie putt on the last? aaron: yeah, i felt pretty calm. i knew the situation and, again, my focus was just on trying to put a really good putt on it and luckily i did that felt great off the face but really pleased with how good of a job i did at just doing what i normally do. i obviously felt a little nervous at times. pretty normal in that situation but very proud of staying pretty focused and present throughout that. amanda: handled it like the champion you are. congratulations. jim? jim: he is and he's fabulous to watch. he's a champion now on the pga tour with more to come, you have to think. he's a delightful guy too. the fed ex-cup standings. aaron moves to 25th. that's huge.
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trevor: sure is. jim: nine looking at going all the way to atlanta and doing something there. tonight on cbs, "60 minutes" and then sylvester stallone in tulsa king, season one, followed by a new big brother. that's tonight on cbs sunday. we've been rivetted here, especially in this last hour, these last five and a half hours. we're going to come back and have one final thought on the wyndham and our season and the pga tour on cbs. (vo) with wells fargo premier, a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car, and vacation home, may be closer than you think.
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>> we are back at the wyndam championship with aaron rai, the championship in his 89th a start on the pga tour he had been threatening, showing signs of this. his recent form had been exquisite and today it came together including bertie and a 72nd hole to win it. this recap, tried to put it into pick sure for you. 13, this shot from max greyserman for eagle and a four shot lead with five holes to play. >> you would have been forgiven if you thought it was over. >> it was until it wasn't on the next swing. 14th tee and he got away from him. >> this bounced right here. >> the ball bounced and bounced
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out of bounds. this one also hurt on the same hole. you can't chop it out into the cross bunker. >> awful position -- decision. you don't hit it into that bunker. >> fifth on the par four. still short of the drain. now doubt has entered the mind as he played the sixth to hear. >> that not even great because now he is putting straight down the hill, breaking right the whole way. >> he backs up the two, the eagle two, with an eight. berties the 15th. at the of that was for par and this was for bogey.
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>> the push and pull. >> unimaginable, a double. meantime, aaron rai 199 in. >> how pure is this? x inside seven feet. played well outside the hole. perfect stroke. to lock it up. rai moves from 53rd to 25th. he is exempt from years players for the masters. for the pga. he will make a deep run into the playoffs coming up. that might be enough. not always that much movement
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when you get to memphis and the bmw which will be at castle pines. he is only going to go higher and higher. 25th going into memphis in the fedex beginner next week. >> you look toward the future as well. now he has proven he can do it at this level, just 29 years old, has all the game to push on. >> amanda with a visit from max. >> max, thank you for taking the time to talk to us. you did not need to do this right now. what is your big take away when you think about this back nine on sunday? >> played really well today. had a couple blunders, but came back with a bertie on the par five after that quad -- birdie on the par five after that quad. aaron made birdie.
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i will pet my dog after this, hang out with my wife, fly out to memphis. >> we know this is just the beginning for you. i felt when you made that two, no one saw a smile. was it just adrenaline going through your body? what happens between making those two? >> i felt good, was pleased to make aneagle. have not holed out of a wedge and while. everything felt like it did the first 13 or so holes. i hit a bad drive, did not deserve to be in the fairway, but it landed on the car path and the thing i know it is ob. i wish it did not, but also it is my fault for not executing and making a poor decision after hitting the next drive. i needed to take my medicine short of the bunker and was caught in between.
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made a huge mental blunder because i could have walked away with a six or seven pretty easily. it feels like my own 2006 phil mickelson moment. >> we talked about the learning process. i imagine you walk away today knowing you learned a lot about yourself and the bright future we know you have. >> battled a lot of nerves, did well, played strong out the gate today when i needed to and hopefully it will be my time next time. >> we appreciate it. go pet your dog. >> thank you, amanda. well done the final bubble, victor perez ended up getting in at 70. he is heading to memphis. riley is one outs. that was a great self-examination. he will grow from this. he knew all the spots that he
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called blunders. sunset at sedge field here would we will never forget the kindness, the hospitality, the folks we mentioned so many times, the honorary chairman. from everybody, the whole crew, it has been an amazing season. trevor, i have loved it. we have loved bringing it to you, folks. something special when you have a job you love and are grateful for. that is what everybody feels out here. >> it is my honor to sit next you, jim. >> for everybody at cbs golf, thank you for being with us. congratulations, champion at the wyndham at greensboro.
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tonight, policy in focus. >> and the battle! >> after a whirlwind start, vice president kamala harris begins to lay out details of her vision for america. >> as president we will raise the minimum wage and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers. >> while former president donald trump doubles down on his attack strategy and his campaign accuses harris of copycat tactics. in an exclusive interview with president biden -- >> we're living through history. we really are. >> he tells our robert costa why he ultimately decided not to seek re-election. >> you make this historic decision. tell me the story. also tonight, plus, storm watch. the latest on what's developing in the atlantic ocean that could become ernesto. and later, stripped, the four-second controversy that
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cost american gymnast jordan chiles her bronze medal. >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news," from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thank you for joining us on this sunday. we begin tonight with the race for the presidency. this weekend vice president kamala harris is courting west coast donors at a major fund-raiser in san francisco. the trump campaign had no public events today or yesterday. with the election just 86 days away -- can you believe that -- we are now starting to see a shift in how these candidates are campaigning. skyler henry leads us off tonight from the white house. skyler? >> reporter: hey, jericka, good to see you. yeah, these campaigns are leaning into their policy proposals and their promises in an attempt to sway voters, especially in those battleground states. the trump/vance ticket went to the offensive this weekend, slamming vice president harris'
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play from their campaign playbook. >> it is my promise to everyone here, when i am president, we will continue our fight for working families of america, including to raise the minimum wage and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers. >> reporter: in a flurry of criticisms, former president donald trump posted on social media, claiming harris' pitch was plagiarized, saying the theft comes after the culinary union endorsed his no tax on tips plan. on reproductive rights, jd vance, the republican vice presidential nominee, says he's standing with trump, telling "face the nation," he wants abortion access left to the states. >> when states and voters in those states make decisions, we, of course, want the states and the federal government to respect those decisions. >> reporter: today democratic vice presidential nominee tim walz on the comments. >> whether you make the same decision as someone elnebu. >> reporter: president biden talked exclusively about the state of the election on "cbs
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sunday morning," his first sitdown interview since withdrawing from the race, reflecting on the core reason behind his decision. >> a number of my democratic colleagues in the house and senate thought that i was going to hurt them in the races. >> the most important thing we have to do is to win the election, to sustain his legacy, and to have the legacy be -- to do even more in the presidency and the vice presidency of kamala harris and tim walz. >> reporter: for the first time a new poll out today finds that harris narrowly leads trump when it comes to handling the economy, outperforming biden. however, more voters say they would be much better off financially under a trump presidency than a harris presidency. the vice president plans on rolling out her economic policy agenda this week. jericka? >> all right. skyler henry at the white house. for the first time ukraine's
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president volodymyr zelenskyy confirmed his forces have moved into russian territory for battle. in his nightly address, zelenskyy said the surprise cross-border offensive in russia's kursk region in his country's fight to push the war out into the aggressor's territory. cbs's ian lee has the new developments tonight. >> reporter: russian planes bombing russian territory, targeting ukrainian troops. six days ago kyiv launched the largest attack into russia since world war ii, reportedly pushing up to 20 miles into the kursk region. it caught the kremlin off guard. this video taken by ukrainian unit reportedly shows a large number of russian soldiers surrendering. another online post appears to show a destroyed russian military convoy. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy broke his silence yesterday.
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[ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: -- saying the operation is to restore justice and to push the war on the aggressor's territory. but if you believe moscow's top general, everything is under control. russia declared a state of emergency in the affected region while also releasing videos of it striking back, like this one, reportedly hitting a ukrainian tank. at a security council meeting on thursday, russian president vladimir putin downplayed the invasion, calling the fight a counterterrorism operation. but local russian residents posted their own videos, begging the kremlin for help. moscow says it's evacuated more than 76,000 civilians out while moving heavy armor and missile launchers in. on the other side of the border in ukraine, russia continues its indiscriminate attacks. on friday a missile hit a supermarket near the front line in the donetsk region, killing more than a dozen people. ian lee, cbs news, london. to the middle east where today hamas said it won't take
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part in any further negotiations with israel. instead it called the u.s. and other gaza war mediators to work towards implementing the ceasefire plan that president biden first unveiled in may. this comes the day after an israeli air strike at a school complex housing displaced families that killed at least 100 people, according to the hamas-run gaza ministry. our debora patta spoke with the head of the u.n. agency providing aid to palestinian refugees in gaza. >> it was the worst thing i've ever seen, by far. and i've never seen anything like this scale of destruction. >> reporter: after retiring from the military, scott anderson took a u.n. job in gaza. he had found his calling. >> all these soft skills that you develop in the military really lend themselves quite well to being a humanitarian and i find/create satisfaction in helping people.
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>> how are you doing this morning, miranda? >> reporter: he's been in gaza almost constantly since the war began. >> it's like being in a science fiction dystopia driving around gaza. >> reporter: and he's witnessed firsthand the shortage of medical supplies in hospitals overwhelmed with casualties. >> you can literally smell the blood in the air. it has a tang to it, if you will. they were trying to clean blood off the floor with water. and a lot of wounds people can normally get treated and survive would most likely develop sepsis because of the unclean environment. [ sirens ] >> reporter: keeping civilians safe has become almost impossible. that includes humanitarian workers. over 400 have been killed. are you being targeted? >> i mean, i hope we're not being targeted is what i would say, although some days it does feel like the humanitarian system is being targeted. >> reporter: israel wants to declare unrwa a terrorist organization after accusing 12
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of its staff members of being involved in the october 7 hamas attack. they were all fired immediately. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> very nice meeting you. >> reporter: there have been dark moments for anderson, there's also joy. >> the very best part of this job is education. i think it's the most important thing we do. it sets the stage for these children to achieve their dreams. and it is, without a doubt, my favorite part of the job, is to be with the children. >> reporter: at the end of the day, palestinians trapped in this war, he says, are no different from americans. >> they have dreams, just like we do. they want the best for their children, just like we do. they're human beings, just like everybody else is, with the same needs, the same desires and the same ambitions. >> reporter: debora patta, cbs news, east jerusalem. this week a new tropical storm will likely develop in the
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atlantic, as debby ends its deadly path. cities along the east coast are still cleaning up from some historic flooding. in central pennsylvania, raging water destroyed a main road in the community of trout run. let's check in with cbs news meteorologist andrew kozak for more on what we can expect this week. andrew? >> yeah, good evening, jericka. so, we have dry conditions. now that debby is long gone, that will continue not only into your monday but much of the week ahead. meantime, already focusing on our next group of showers and storms across the atlantic. it is now potentially tropical cyclone fyffe. and this does have a very good chance now of becoming a developing storm. in fact, even though it's about 850 miles east of the lesser antilles, we already have a tropical storm watch in place for islands through late tuesday, where we could be looking at this developing. all eyes on that. in the meantime, dry conditions
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continue for the east coast, couple of showers in florida. really hot across the deep south and texas. a red flag warnings all the way through your monday for winds and potentially fire danger for the pacific northwest. jericka? >> andrew, thank you. tonight's "moneywatch," homeowners and home buyers are experiencing some relief. mortgage rates have started to come down, but many want to know if it's enough to jump start the housing market. cbs's elise preston takes a closer look. >> reporter: home shoppers are getting a boost in buying power now that the average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell to 6.47%, its lowest level in more than a year. >> this is going to be your living room. >> reporter: some would-be buyers still face a tight housing supply and prices that are out of reach. housing affordability is particularly tough in southern california, where michelle
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burson is looking to buy. >> we probably should have done this about five years ago, but we are those people that waited for the bus to happen and seemingly it's not going to happen any time soon. >> reporter: many homeowners eager to take advantage of lower rates on 15-year fixed mortgages are rushing to refinance. applications jumped 16% from last week and nearly 60% from a year ago. the federal reserve is expected to cut interest rates next month, which could bring lower mortgages. >> at one point i had ten clients that were looking to buy. and they wanted to wait for a while. >> reporter: but you might not want to wait. experts say there's no magic way to put out the welcome mat for buyers. elise preston, cbs news, burbank, california. today the artist banksy unleashed more animal art on london. it depicts a giant fish tank on the glass window of a police booth. it's his seventh animal-themed artwork since monday. there's no word yet on the
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12 hours of uninterrupted joint pain relief. aleve. strength to last 12 hours. olympic games in paris have ended. it has been fun to watch. overall team usa topped the total medal count with 126, followed by china, great britain, and france. but america could have had one more. gymnast jordan chiles must now return her bronze medal because of a technicality. cbs's jamie yuccas has the details. >> reporter: a controversial end t the games for american gymnast jordan chiles. the international olympic committee stripped her of her bronze medal in the floor exercise. initially chiles finished fifth
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in monday's competition. her coach appealed, saying her athletic difficulty score was undercredited and her score was adjusted. but today olympic arbitrators ruled the appeal missed the one-minute deadline. the medal will now be given to team romania's ana barbosu. keep your chin up, olympic champ. w love you. the u.s. olympic committee plans to appeal. with a nail-biter of an ending, team usa women's basketball won their eighth consecutive gold medal defeating host country france 67-66. >> glad the usa came out on top. >> reporter: also setting records, the u.s. women's national team. >> it's a dream come true to win a gold medal. >> reporter: in her first major tournament with her players, soccer coach emma hayes led the team to secure a record fifth gold medal. why is the love and camaraderie of this team so important to you? >> because i think when you
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ejoy being around each other, when you play well together, in the hardest moments, it's just like a family. >> reporter: team usa and the olympic committee now moves to los angeles for the summer games in 2028, where, jericka, the mayor told me after she attended these games, a transportation plan for the notoriously clogged city will be her top priority. >> jamie yuccas covering the olympics from start to finish. great job. thank you. we're back from an abbreviated edition of the cbs evening news. i'm jericka duncan. have a great night. enthusiasm is just off the charts, and i'm quite optimistic that it will propel her into the white house.
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>> now at 6:00, kamala harris' trip to the bay area over almost before it began. what supporters are saying about our campaign and why protesters say she is no better than republicans in one crucial event. >> you can't just say hey, the other guy is worse. that's what they've said my whole life. plus first in the nation fleet of electric school buses launching in the bay area. it offers more than just a ride to school. later rv campers who have been living near the gallery inn in san francisco say they are about to be pushed out for a second time despite having nowhere to go. live from the cbs studios in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm andrea nakano. tonight vice president kamala harris is on her way back to washington, d.c. after a very lucrative fundraiser here in san francisco. in just about 17 hours, she managed to raise an estimated $12 million at her fundraising event at the fairmont hotel. attended by several billio

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