deadly violence continues in the middle east. israel says it bombed the house of the hamas leader in gaza, early-this morning. we'll have details from the region, in a moment. this as u.s. president joe biden calls for deescalation. speaking separately with both the israeli prime minister, and palestinian authority president. and a clarification from the cdc now urging schools to keep requiring masks for the rest of the school year. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. welcome to all of you watching us here, in the united states, canada, and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber.

this is cnn "newsroom." the israeli military says it has struck the home of the hamas leader in southern gaza. he is the head of hamas in gaza, and lives south of gaza city. the idf says he wasn't hurt in the air strike. the attack on the hamas leader came just hours after israeli war planes bombed a high-rise building, where several news organizations had offices. "the associated press," al jazeera, and other media outlets were given one hour to evacuate. families living in the building also fled. the palestinian health ministry s says more than 40 children.

this is what it looked like from the israeli city, about midway between gaza and tel aviv. in israel, the death toll rose to ten on saturday, as one of those rockets struck a residential neighborhood in tel aviv killing an israeli man. the israeli military claims it blew up the high-rise building because hamas-intelligence assets, in their words, were operating there. but the head of "the associated press," whose bureau was destroyed, said it had no indication of hamas activity in the building. we get the latest from cnn's ben wedeman. >> reporter: an israeli air strike in gaza brings down the 12-story tower. housing offices of the premiere u.s. news agency, "the associated press," and the jazeera network. once more, a massive building in gaza is reduced by israel's version of shock and awe to

rubble and dust. the israeli military warned the building occupants, among them families, to evacuate before the bombing. the israeli air force claims the building contained what it called hamas military-intelligence assets, which it alleges were using media outlets as shields. the air-and-artillery campaign against gaza continues with mounting intensity, as hamas and other militant factions fire barrage after barrage of rockets into israel. gaza's cramped confines, israel's claims to be avoiding civilian casualties, often, seems to ring hollow. as the residents of the crowded refugee camp bury their dead. early-saturday morning, israeli warplanes struck a home in the crowded camp killing at least ten people. eight of them, children.

among them, four of mohammed's five sons and his wife. the only son to survive, found under the rubble, was a five month old. they destroyed the house without warning at 1:30 in the morning, says mohammed. people were sleeping of t. the children were sleeping. saturday saw more confrontations in the west bank between palestinians and israeli soldiers. may 15th is nakba, or catastrophe day, marking the displacement of hundreds of thousands of palestinians in 1948. on the outskirts, young men use slings to hurl stones at the soldiers. with the west bank now aflame, hamas has called upon the people here, in their words, to set the ground ablaze under the feet of the occupation.

and indeed, the fires are spreading. ben wedeman, cnn, on the west bank. cnn's hadas gold joins us on the israeli coast. so, first of all, just what's the latest from where you are? i understand, we were showing those pictures of the rockets flying near there. what can you tell us? >> so, it's about 25 kilometers from gaza, and similar to tel aviv, has been experiencing its fair share of sirens. last night, tel aviv, in the middle of the night, was getting some rocket attacks. in total, the israeli military says that since this conflict began, we are in the seventh day, approximately 2,900 rockets have been fired. but the death toll and devastation in gaza has been rising. in gaza, we are just getting word that overnight, 26 people

were killed according to the palestinian ministry of health there. that brings the total to 174 deaths, including 47 children. in israel, ten people have been killed including two children and a soldier. now, the israeli military says it's continuing to strike targets in the gaza strip. specifically, places like rocket launchers, as well as buildings that it says is housing hamas intelligence and other hamas assets. and as we saw yesterday, one of those buildings that they struck was a building that housed media, including "the associated press," and al jazeera. now, the israeli military called ahead and said they give the people of the building enough time to evacuate the building. and "the associated press" and al jazeera said that none of their staff were harmed but they came very close. now, this is getting a lot of condemnation and a lot of tension around the world. the israeli media says that this building was housing hamas intelligence. they have not, yet, provided the evidence for what that intelligence was. "the associated press" is asking the israeli military to give that to them because, according

to the ap, they say they had no indication that hamas was in that building. images which it says shows use civilians and civil infrastructure to hide behind. i believe we have those images we can show you. these are images the israeli military says proves that hamas uses civilian infrastructure to hide its rockets, to hide its assets, to hide its offices. and that's, they say, is what was happening in that media building. that hamas was hiding behind outlets like "the associated press" and al jazeera, in order to conduct their business. but there's been a lot of condemnation, not only from "the associated press," from organizations like the foreign press association here in israel, as well as the committee to protect journalists, about this situation. "the ap's" saying now people will know less about what is happening in gaza because their offices were destroyed. president biden and secretary of state blinken have, also, expressed concern. biden speaking to prime minister benjamin netanyahu, recently. raising concerns about the safety and security of journalists and reinforcing the need to ensure their protection.

but, kim, for a lot of people, there is a question about the sort of risk-reward. about targeting a building. about targeting a lot of these buildings in gaza because especially when it comes to the media, what was the intelligence assets they say hamas was host inning this building? when and if we will see the evidence from israel about why they decided to destroy where media is housed, versus some other sort of strike. but -- but the action here continues. israel says it's continuing to target military locations in gaza. so far, this morning, there have not been sirens. but that -- that can happen, at any moment here. kim. >> yeah. that can change quickly. all right. thank you so much for your reporting there. hadas gold in israel. appreciate it. and as we mentioned, the escalating violence has forced the biden administration to launch a diplomatic effort aimed at restoring calm in the region. cnn's arlette saenz has details on that from the white house. >> reporter: president biden spent most of saturday here, at

the white house, where he spent the day working the phones. having separate phone calls with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and palestinian authority president. as there is growing concern about these tensions regarding israel. now, the president is trying to strike a very delicate balance, in extending support for israel's right to defend itself. but also, expressing concerns for the palestinian people. i want to read you a bit of the white house readout of what the president had to say to prime minister netanyahu. he said the white house says the president noted that this current period of conflict has tragically claimed the lives of israeli and palestinian civilians including children. he raised concerns about the safety and security of journalists, and reinforced the need to ensure their protection. this phone call took place late-saturday morning. after that israeli-air strike flattened that building in gaza that was home to "the associated press," al jazeera, and other-media outlets.

but these readouts do not, specifically, say whether the president addressed that, specific air strike. now, it was not just the president making calls over the weekend. the defense secretary, lloyd austin, reached out to his israeli counterpart to talk about the situation there. but right now, the administration is really taking this all-hands-on-deck approach, as they are trying to urge deescalation in the region. arlette saenz, cnn the white house. so as we have been reporting, journalists had to flee their offices, right before ap israeli air strike in gaza. israelis say the building had hamas assets but "the associated press" said it had no indication hamas was present or active there. now, this video captured the frantic moments leading up to the attack, as journalists scrambled to get out.

al jazeera was among the outlets with offices in the building. here is a response from an al jazeera english anchor on air after the bombing. >> this channel will not be silenced. al jazeera will not be silenced. we can guarantee you that, right now. >> the president of "the associated press" says israel notified them of the strike, an hour before it happened and he spoke, earlier, to cnn. >> our folks are doing their best to report, from their locations at home. but also, the world's media has been incredibly generous, in offering help and support. and office space for us to operate, on a temporary basis, while we seek additional office

space. but it's a difficult situation right now. it, certainly, impairs our ability to report. it doesn't silence us, but it certainly hurts. we've been in that building for 15 years. we had no indication hamas was operating out of that building. we do check that, to the best of our ability, because, of course, we would never knowingly endanger our journalists. but can we say, for sure? no, we can't. but, you know, our goal is to report, neutrally, from israel, from gaza. report the facts. not take sides. and try to stay out of the crossfire. today, we did not. >> and that was gariry pruitt, the president and ceo of "the associated press." well, the cdc is loosening the mask guidelines for americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. but layers of federal-and-local regulations are causing confusion. and where does that leave schools and students?

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the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention says schools should continue masking for the rest of the academic year. health officials say that's because there's not enough time for students to become fully vaccinated, before the summer break. the agency says it'll update its guidance for schools, in the coming weeks. in the meantime, the cdc says schools that off in-person learning should prioritize wearing masks, and social distancing when possible. the u.s. recently opened up the pfizer-biontech covid vaccine for kids as young as 12. and that's helping schools reopen further, and get children one-step closer to normalcy. cnn's paul vercammen reports from a california clinic, where teens are getting their shots. >> reporter: this is the first weekend in the united states, where 12 to 15-year-olds could get their pfizer vaccine. and here, in los angeles county, they came stumbling in here, in some ways, with bed head, with

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and we spoke to the director of county health here, in los angeles, about that. >> if you are walking around, waiting in line, going to the restroom, in a common area, please, go ahead and put that mask on to protect everybody else. also, workers who work in restaurants are covered under cal osha and they do need to keep their mask on. >> reporter: no doubt, after they get their second-pfizer shot, those 12 to 15-year-olds who just got vaccinated are going to want to go to their favorite restaurant. well, one thing about los angeles county. it sure a lot of those 12 to 15-year-olds. a half of a million of them and that's why county-health officials are so adamant about making sure they get shots in their arms. reporting from los angeles, i'm paul vercammen. now, back to you. england is about to take the next step out -- out of its path towards lockdown. it's lifting many-more coronavirus restrictions, beginning on monday. places like pubs and restaurants will have the option of allowing customers to dine inside. but the rise in covid cases,

caused by the india variant, is casting a shadow over the country's plans. so for more on this, let's bring in cnn's phil black, in london. phil, there seems to be more and more pressure on prime minister boris johnson to delay that plan to relax covid rules tomorrow. >> yeah, kim. it's almost as if there are two, different coronavirus scenarios playing out in the uk at the moment. one, as it is. which is overwhelmingly positive. excuse me. but the other, based upon what might be because of this new variant, first identified in india, and that's where there is some concern. but tremendous uncertainty. as things stand across the uk, the situation is overwhelmingly positive. all the key indicators have trended in the right direction, for some time now. as transmissions have really fallen away, and the vaccine program has been expanded, significantly, to the point where it now offers some protection at least to around 69% of the adult population.

it is huge progress compared to where the uk was at at the peak of this most-recent wave back in january. and it is on the basis of that story, that governments in england, scotland, and wales, have decided to proceed with lyf lifting some restrictions tomorrow. big restrictions, really. these are the restrictions that have stopped people from mixing indoors for months. so once again, people will be able to get together in homes, bars, and restaurants. in england, people are told they can even hug, if they're responsible about it. so, these are moves that, in themselves, carry risk. but then, on the other hand, there is this new variant, which the government has confirmed is more transmissible. but the reason why there is so much uncertainty is because we don't know how much more transmissible. that is expected to become clearer, in the coming weeks. so, as we wait for that information, the government is, in a sense, betting that its current strategy of rolling out the vaccine as quickly as possible. while, at the same time, aggressively testing, hunting down cases of new variants.

and making people isolate to slow its spread. those two things, together, it hopes will create a situation that continues to be manageable. as the vaccine is, eventually, rolled out and coverage is expanded to enough of the population to ensure that a new variant can't run away and do significant harm. that is based on the assumption, though, that this new variant is only somewhat-more transmissible. if it is sig nificantly more transmissible, then the government admits it will have to make some difficult decisions in the weeks ahead. kim. >> thanks so much, phil black, in london. taiwan reported 207 new covid infections on sunday. a pandemic record. all but one were locally transmitted. one's from india. the soft-governed island is tightening social-distancing restrictions for taipei and nearby areas, and many people started to stockpile groceries when they heard the news. journalist andy lee joins us from taipei. taiwan had long been considered a covid-success story.

is that about to change? >> yes, kim, that's very good question. taiwan government has been doing a good job, so far, until now. and the people of taiwan would like to think the government will continue to do a job at the present and in the future. however, that said, the situation seems to be in dire straits right now in taiwan because, saturday in taiwan, 180-confirmed cases. and sunday, here, in taiwan, the government officials came out with the latest numbers. it stands at 207. so the numbers are increase. and in fact, kim, the government of taiwan has updated the level of alert, from level two, to level three. which means five persons indoors, no go. ten persons outdoors, no go. so, in fact, the gyms will not be open. nightclubs will not be open. the karaokes will not be open. however, schools are still on. offices are still on because people are still -- have to go to work, like children still have to go to school. if you do a total lockdown, as of now, it's going to really

hurt the economy. so people in taiwan right now are on pins and needles. fingers crossed, kim. >> yeah. and you bring up how people are reacting. i mentioned people are stocking up. any fears that we'll see there, what we saw here in the u.s., early on in the pandemic? shortages of staples and so on? >> right. people are worried. so people -- yes, as you have mentioned, are stocking up. now, i asked my wife to go to the supermarket. and she came home telling me, andy, the shelves were gone in literally minutes. people were stockpiling on grocery items such as tissue paper, rice, and i have to go to the pharmaceuticals before that. i called them up. how many boxes of face masks do you have left? ten. i say i'll take ten of them. and i was there in less-than-ten minutes. so, people are stockpiling up. in aaddddition to that when i an the streets here in too taiwan, people are not going to restaurants to dine in.

however, there are long queues outside of restaurants. people are doing takeaways. given, the number of covid cases is still accelerating. if numbers are accelerating, that means we are not, yet, at the peak. so, we don't know where the peak is. fingers crossed. and in addition, when people go to shops here in taiwan, they have to sign up. their names and their telephone numbers, in order for traceability. back to you, kim. >> all right. thanks so much, journalist, andy lee, in taipei. appreciate it. india's overall covid-positivity rate is down. but cases in rural areas are still soaring and the country still has the second-highest number of known-coronavirus cases in the world. cnn's chrkristie lu stout has m on where things stand. >> reporter: a new-daily ritual in india. police patrol a river, looking for bodies. possible victims of the coronavirus. >> translator: we are looking

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and welcome back to all of you watching us here, in the united states, canada, and around the world. israel's military says it has bombed the home of a hamas leader in gaza. an israeli official says yaya sinwar wasn't hurt when an air strike hit his home. it appears to be one of many attacks on gaza over the last-several hours. explosions have been tearing through the enclave, as thick smoke rises into the sky. health officials say at least 26 people have been killed in air strikes, just today. israel says it's targeting hamas and islamic jihad as they launch rockets at israeli territory. this footage, from hours ago, shows rockets streaking out of

gaza over southern israel. at least one israeli was killed by a rocket strike on saturday. meanwhile, israel is facing heavy criticism for its attack on a building housing media offices in gaza. israel says the building, also, had hamas assets. we have been seeing an outpouring of rage and solidarity for palestinians in cities around the world. now, these scenes are from jordan. hundreds of people rallied there, for a second day, near the king hussein border crossing. in lebanon, on saturday, mourners buried a man killed the day before. lebanese authorities say he was killed by israeli gunfire, after he tried to cross the israeli border fence. israel's military says its tanks fired warning shots at people damaging the fence. salma abdelaziz was at the demonstrations, along the lebanese-israeli border saturday, and she joins me, now, from beirut.

salma, take us through what you have been seeing there, where you are. and more broadly, across the region. >> yes, kim. yesterday, we were along lebanese-israeli border. i know we have footage to show you of what we saw play out. and yes, we did see people being -- but a lot of people were just arriving with their families, with their children. of course, there were flags being waved for some of the political factions here. other-political movements. but you also just saw regular-lebanese flags, palestinian flags. everyone there really standing in solidarity, they say, with the palestinian people particularly because they were commemorating nakba day. this is the day, annually, each year, where people commemorate the hundreds of thousands of palestinians displaced in 1948 around the creation of the state of israel. many of their descendants were at these protests yesterday. and they said they felt the world, at large, was not listening to their cause. but they were particularly aggrieved with arab governance. now, what turned into some

chants on this hilltop quickly moved into small groups of men working their way down these hills. right up to that border fence with israel. they started throwing rocks, sticks, bottles, really, anything they could get their hands on, kim. and then, they started chiming t climbing that wall. lebanese troops moved in to disperse those crowds. it ended qupeacefully, but we d hear what appeared to be israeli gunfire and we later found out from the national news agency here that two men were wounded due to israeli gunfire. but, again, everybody went home. by and large, a peaceful movement. but there is a sense that arab governments are not doing enough and that's because there is a big shift here. first, you are dealing with a post-arab-spring middle east. many governments fear large gatherings, fear mass protests. take, for example, egypt, cairo. human rights groups will tell you the president would simply not be happy to see big crowds.

you might have seen bigger crowds actually yesterday in london where there is no restrictions than you would have seen here in cities in the middle east. you have several countries, united arab emirates, sudan, morocco, signing normalization agreements with israel. which means they want to see criticisms against israel during this time, really muted, really simplified. they want to try to push this into a more-normalization-agreement framework. and that's why you are seeing a much-calmer response. again, it really shocked me to see the size of demonstrations when really, in a lot of cities here across the middle east, it was much quieter and that's what protestors told me yesterday along the border. they said they are disappointed in their leadership. that's why they are there. to make sure the that palestinian people know they, still, have solidarity. and it's important to remember, kim, those people, many of them were descendants. they said their relatives, their grandparents, came from

palestine. so this was a very close issue for them, kim. >> yeah, absolutely. well, interesting observations you make there. thanks so much for your reporting. salma abdelaziz, appreciate it. now, i spoke earlier to a senior-consulting research fellow at the middle east and north africa program at chatham house and we spoke about how badly the violence could escalate. listen to this. >> only -- only week ago, we spoke only about jerusalem. and you see how it moved to -- to gaza and what happening in israel. which shows the fragility of the situation. how quickly it can escalate and deteriorate, from more-limited conflict or clashes, to something much bigger. that's now between hamas and israel, the rockets, gaza. the conflict will go on even if

there is a ceasefire taking place. the question is what happen the day after there is a ceasefire. >> yeah. that is exactly the question. i want to focus on -- on that. you know, where we go from here. you -- you've written, quote, the lesson from the last-few weeks is that the gridlock in resolving the israeli/palestinian conflict and the stalling on a two-state solution is creating the conditions for the most extreme elements in the conflict to thrive, and trigger more suffering and misery. so, as you say, i mean, even if egypt were to broker a ceasefire here, that won't solve the underlying issues that brought es here. according to what you wrote about the rise of extremism, seems to make it more likely that it will happen, again. >> i am a humble student of history. look what happens. also, the oslo years. 27, 28 years of so-called peace process and we get increasing violence because there is not enough courage to deal with the underlying issues of the conflict.

now, it has to be a fair-and-just solution. i tend to think that two-state solution, in one form and another, different what we envision 27 years ago, maybe, in a confederate system. can -- can still work. what can't work is still situation in which gaza is located. the west bank is -- is occupied, as is jerusalem. the -- the rise of so lives of so many palestinians deprived. and we see in israel, where you have a group of people, the majority. and the minority felt discriminated and second-class citizens. this is what i argue is not sustainable and this is to be resolved in a very courageous way. you almost need to change your operation of system. and look for -- for a massive upgrade.

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between mission success and failure. and between being killed, or surviving to fight another day. we can, and must, do the right thing here. in his op-ed, clapper, also, made it clear what he means by doing the right thing. he said the u.s. government and private contractors should help resettle in the u.s. and he said staying in afghanistan is hardly an option for them. >> the taliban have already targeted them. and so, there are records of hundreds of these people, who've been assassinated, murdered, by the taliban. and -- and retribution against their families, as well. so, there -- there's no question about what the taliban' intent is. and the reason these are crucial, from the taliban standpoint is that this was the bridge, the means by which u.s. forces in the field could communicate with the locals. so, if the translator is killed, which the taliban regarded as

critical. that, then, cut off the bridge of -- of the conduit of communication between the u.s. forces and the local people. and, you know, in a situation where they're trying to -- to borrow an expression -- win the hearts and minds of the local people. two things need to be done. one is the processing by the state department. perhaps, the department of defense. i don't know. could -- could lend a hand with resources. so, the more people that are there to adjudicate cases, in afghanistan, to get them through the 14-step process, the better. then, the other thing that has to happen is, once they are processed and they're authorized to come in the united states. is -- is settling them someplace that's safe and secure for them. there is not sufficient-government funding to do that. and that's why no one left behind has called on the

contractors, the companies, who employ these people for many years, in a variety of tasks, not just translators. but construction workers, electricians, people that worked in dining halls, et cetera. any number of tasks. all of whom, now, are going to be at severe risk when we leave. so, there's the two aspects is the processing and the settling. >> according to the u.s. state department, about 11,000 people have applied for special-immigration visas to the u.s., including many afghan interpreters and other workers. a short time ago, pope francis celebrated holy mass with myanmar catholics living in rome. he's made numerous calls for peace in myanmar since the military seized control in february. some reports say nearly 800 people have been killed by the military's security forces during its crackdowns on protests against its rule. during tuesday -- today's mass, the pope said that prayer is the only weapon for keeping love and hope alive, amid the weapons of

death. so, for more on this, let's bring in cnn's delia gallagher, who's in rome. now, delia, one might not normally associate myanmar with catholicism, given that the country's so heavily buddhist. so take us through the importance of -- of what was happening today. >> well, kim, this was a mass for catholics of myanmar who are living here, in rome. there were about-170 priests and nuns and seminarians, mainly, who are studying here in rome. but obviously, it was a mass with a message to the people of myanmar. i just want to tell you about one, touching moment at the end of mass, when a priest from myanmar got up to thank pope francis. and he said, at this moment, when the international community has abandoned us, the hearts of the people of myanmar are overflowing with gratitude for the attention that pope francis has paid to their country. the pope, of course, also, spoke. as you mentioned, he told the

people not to lose hope. he said, jesus is also praying with them to help free them from the power of evil. it was not a political speech, kim. this was a during a mass. but nonetheless, support for the people of mean mar, support that the pope has been showing ever since the february 1st military coup. he's spoken on various occasions here at the vatican. one in march, after that picture of the catholic nun kneeling on the streets of myanmar in front of the military. the pope here at the vatican said, i, too, kneel on streets of myanmar and say stop the violence. in addition, of course, the pope in 2017 visited the country. he was the first pope to visit myanmar. and he met with democratic leader aung san suu kyi then. he met with military leader, general huang. obviously, he doesn't have the kind of leverage that a stood

would state would have. but what he can do is bring attention to the situation, keep the attention on the situation in myanmar, show his support for the people of myanmar and call on the international community as he has done several times here at the vatican to step up and take action to help stop the violence in myanmar. kim. >> all right. thank you so much, delia gallagher, appreciate it. the fuel crisis in the u.s. is starting to ease. but in some places, things are far from back to normal. that's next. stay with us. acks i've had. but my nunormal with nucala? fewer asthma attacks. nucala is a once-monthly add-on injection for severe eosinophilic asthma. not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred. don't stop steroids unless told by your doctor. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. may cause headache, injection-site reactions, back pain, and fatigue. ask your doctor about nucala. find your nunormal with nucala.

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the major u.s. pipeline that was hacked in a ransomware attack last week has within up and running for a few days now but it is still a huge challenge to find gas in some areas. in washington, d.c., outages reported more than 80% of gas stations on saturday. and not just there but across the southeast. as cnn's natasha chen reports. >> reporter: gas stations, like this one here, in charleston, sock south carolina, don't currently have fuel. but the overall situation is, slowly, improving. in fact, near us, other gas stagdss got new supply overnight. on saturday morning, colonial

pipeline said its systems are now at normal operations but it could take several days. up to two weeks certain places for there to be a sense of normalcy. in the meantime, a handful of southern states are under states of emergency. that lifts weight restrictions for trucks delivering fuel. these declarations, also, help states prevent price gouging from happening. authorities are, also, urging drivers not to panic buy because hoarding gas could just prolong this issue, and make matters worse. according to the app, gas buddy, which is crowd sourced from drivers self-reporting prices and outages. the highest percentage of gas stations without fuel is in the nation's capital, washington, d.c., followed by the state of north carolina. and just under half of gas stations in georgia and south carolina are without gas. natasha chen, cnn, charleston, south carolina. india, the tiger, who was spotted roaming a houston, texas, neighborhood last week is now safely in the hands of the

city-animal shelter. the big cat was surrendered to authorities, saturday. authorities provided details about his condition. >> the animal likes attention. but in no way, shape, or form, should you have an animal like that in your household. that animal's only nine months old. it already weighs 175 pounds-let full grown, that animal can get to 600 pounds. it still had its claws. and it could do a lot of damage, if he decided to. luckily, for us, he's very tame. and he will be going to a sanctuary, tomorrow, where hopefully, he will live the rest of his life in a very safe environment. >> houston police say the big cat belonged to this man. victor hugo cuevas. but his attorney denies that claim. an 11-1 long shot came from behind to win second leg of u.s. horse racing's triple crown. rombauer surged down the straight at yesterday's preakness stakes to overtake the

favorite, kentucky derby winner medina spirit. failed a post-derby drug test and could still be stripped for the run of the title. if other tests confirm the earlier finding. the triple crown's last leg is in three weeks at belmont park in new york. the late-basketball legend kobe bryant was inducted posthumously into the basketball hall of fame on saturday. bryant, his saturday, and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash last year. another superstar, michael jordan, escorted bryant's widow vanessa to the stage so she could accept the honor. she paid an emotional tribute to her late husband who played for the los angeles lakers. >> congratulations, baby. all of your hard work and sacrifice has paid off. you once told me, if you are going to bet on someone, bet on yourself. i'm glad you bet on yourself, you overachiever. you did it.

you're in the hall of fame, now. you're a true champ. you're not just an mvp. you're an all-time great. i'm so proud of you. i love you, forever and always. kobe bean bryant. >> vanessa bryant shared these images of her. a photo of her husband and other family members at the hall of fame. writing, love you always. what a touching tribute to a legend, and one of my favorite players of all time. that wraps this hour of cnn "newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. for our viewers in the u.s. and canada, "new day" is just ahead. for everyone else, it's ""africa avant garde."

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