>> i can only think about ice cream right now. see you back here at 6:00. captioning sponsored by cbs >> quijano: records fall as a deadly heat wave keeps its grip on much of the country. tens of millions suffer. >> hot, like it can make you sweat hot. >> quijano: with a new weather threat on the horizon-- >> it will be another night of record-breaking digits. >> quijano: also tonight, military buildup. david martin reports on u.s. plans if tensions with iran turn into a war. president trump digs in with new attacks on four democratic congresswomen of color despite charges his rhetoric is racist. no joke. a man dressed as a clown takes police on a slow-speed chase in southern california ending, where else, at the beach. and a ballerina's fight against scoliosis takes center stage. >> giving up was not an option for me.

>> this is the "cbs weekend news." >> quijano: good evening. i'm elaine quijano. for a third day, a brutal heat wave is making life miserable for more than 100 million people across the country, from texas to the great lakes and east to new england. at least six are dead. in florida, eight people were hurt in a lightning strike at clearwater beach. meg oliver has more on the brutal weather. >> reporter: much of the nation is roasting. triple digits in some places. the humidity makes it feel even hotter. under an excessive heat warning, these people waited in a line that snaked around the block just to get into a new york city public pool today. on saturday, these kids got in and took refuge under water. >> it's hot, like it could make you sweat hot. >> reporter: for others, though, the heat is extremely dangerous.

new york city mayor bill de blasio declared a state of emergency lasting through the weekend. >> we have not seen temperatures like this in at least seven years. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., fountains on the mall provided relief. so did paddling on the potomac. other escaped to the air conditioned comfort of the smithsonian museums. the mail went out in ohio and beyond on saturday, but the heat was oppressive. >> oh, it's rough. >> reporter: at the cincinnati zoo, water hoses helped elephants stay cool. other animals chilled out on ice. saturday's heat also sparked violent storms and flash flooding. it buckled pavement on a busy interstate in south dakota, shutting it down. climate scientists say there is more scorching days to come here and across the globe. >> it's horrible. like, i never felt this hot in years. >> reporter: since this heat wave started, new york city has seen three days in a row with a heat index over 100. new york city typically sees about two days a summer with the

same heat index. a recent study from the union of concerned scientists finds by the year 2050, there may be 20 days in triple digits, and by 2085, there could be more than 40 days of over 100-degree "feels-like" temperatures. even the lowest temperatures during this heat wave are considered sizzling. it will be another night of record-breaking digits baking the east coast. here in new york city to the carolinas. elaine? >> quijano: meg oliver, thank you. meteorologist jeff beradelli has more on the heat wave and a new threat, jeff? >> we have one more day of heat. then we break the heat, but with a line of showers and thunderstorms. let's take a look at the heat highlights we have seen. since thursday, about 100 record warm temperatures tied or broken. look at this. heat index temperatures reached 122 in baltimore and 115 in minneapolis. low temperatures only 82 this morning in new york city, 80 in boston. that's pretty close to a normal

high for this time of year. it is still hot across the northeast. feels-like temperatures over 100. that extends all the way west to places like austin, texas. here's the good news: the cold front is pushing to the south. temperatures already starting to cool down in chicago. we will break the heat in new york city during the day tomorrow, but we hold on to the heat in the middle atlantic for at least one more day. to break the heat, showers and thunderstorms moving through the ohio valley into the northeast. severe weather possible tomorrow, and then on tuesday, severe weather in the carolinas, but here's the payoff: when you wake up on wednesday morning, it is going to be beautiful. lows will be in the 50s and 60s in the northeast. >> quijano: relief in sight. all right, jeff, thanks. >> you're welcome. >> quijano: an audio recording released today reveals the tense moments before a british-flagged oil tanker was seized by iranian forces. >> quijano: the "stena impero" was seized by commandos on friday in the strait of hormuz. iran claims it failed to

"respect maritime rules." the ship and 23 crew members remain in iranian territory. iran's actions have the pentagon preparing for the worst. david martin is the only network correspondent traveling with the top u.s. general in the middle east, and got exclusive video of american military forces in the region. >> reporter: patriot air defense missile batteries in the middle of the saudi arabian desert manned by american soldiers from fort bragg, north carolina. general frank mckenzie, the top u.s. military commander in the middle east, is here because they could be the vanguard for a major new buildup for war with iran. we look like we're in the middle of nowhere. what are they defending out here? >> as you know, we're in the vicinity of prince sultan airbase or p-sab, as it's known. >> reporter: prince sultan airbase has a 10,000 foot runway and ramp space for hundreds of aircraft. to begin with, the u.s. will bring in a squadron of top of the line f-22 stealth fighters,

but this base is capable of handling much, much more. how many planes could you bring in here? >> there have been a lot of planes here in the past. i won't get into exact details, but you can bring as many as you want. >> reporter: this is the base in 1990 on the eve of the fist gulf war, filled with american warplanes wing-tip to wing-tip. that war was against iraq. now, nearly 30 years later, the u.s. and its allies are locked in a cycle of rising tensions with iran. so when you look at the capabilities here, it looks like this is the beginning of preparations for if these tensions turn into a war. >> well, i'd prefer to say it's like this: it's a signal that we're not going to be cowed by iranian malign activities. >> reporter: to keep the base supplied, the u.s. plans to use a saudi port on the red sea, which will allow it to bring in ammunition and spare parts without having to pass through the strait of hormuz and under the eyes of the iranian navy to

reach persian gulf ports. this base is unmistakable evidence the u.s. is preparing for the possibility that tensions with iran turn into a war. david martin, cbs news, prince sultan airbase, saudi arabia. >> quijano: a new cbs news battleground tracker poll shows joe biden still tops his democratic challengers for president, but his lead is narrowing. president trump today added new fuel to his fight against four freshman democratic lawmakers who are all women of color. his tweet prompted fresh criticism from democrats. ben tracy is traveling with the president in new jersey. >> i fundamentally disagree with the view that if you criticize somebody and they happen to be a different color skin that that makes it a racial criticism. >> reporter: white house senior adviser stephen miller claims president trump is taking on the four congresswomen known as "the squad" not because he's racist, but because he believes they want the make america socialist.

>> these four congresswomen detest america as it exists, as it is currently constructed. >> reporter: in a tweet this morning, president trump doubled down, saying, "i don't believe the four congresswomen are capable of loving our country." he called them "weak and insecure people who can never destroy our great nation." >> send her back! send her back! >> reporter: at a rally this week, the president stood silent for a full 13 seconds as the crowd chanted "send her back," a reference to minnesota congresswoman ilhan omar, an immigrant from somalia. the president said he was unhappy with the chant, but then he called the people chanting "incredible patriots." >> he's doing this intentionally. >> reporter: new york congresswoman alexandria ocasio- cortez says president trump is not capable of representing the entire country. >> with that chant what he told this country is that he doesn't want to be president anymore, because he wants to pick and choose who he is a president to,

and that's not a president. >> reporter: president trump appears to be using the four congresswomen as an election strategy, making their often far-left views the face of the democratic party. >> it's forcing democrats like you to defend people you may or may now agree with. >> look, i will defend anybody, republican or democrat, who is attacked because of the color of their skin, because of their religion, because of their ethnicity. that's just who i am. i don't give a damn about the politics of it. racism is racism. >> reporter: now, some democrats who were once reluctant to directly call the president a racist say they no longer can give him the benefit of the doubt. the president has pushed back on that this week, saying he doesn't have a racist bone in his body. elaine? >> quijano: ben, it is going to be a big week in washington with former special counsel r hill. what can we expect from that? >> reporter: well, don't expect any big bomb shells. robert mueller has gone out of his way the say he's not going to say anything in his testimony that he hasn't already put in report. but the goal of democrats seems

to be to get him to say on camera things that could be obstruction of justice to push back against the president's repeated assertion that there was none. elaine? >> quijano: ben tracy in berkeley heights, new jersey, thank you. in hong kong, another day and night of protests ended with police launching tear gas at protesters. the unrest began building last month over a bill that would allow hong kong residents to be extradited to stand trial in mainland china. ramy inocencio is there. >> reporter: the standoff between riot police here and anti-government protesters lasted for about 90 minutes. it was an ebb and flow over that time with police firing several rounds of tear gas as well as rubber bullets until the protesters left. earlier today we saw the city's fourth major protest in the past six weeks. people said they're b thting t streets because their freedoms are at risk. >> we must keep going. >> reporter: today they pushed

past the official end point, defying police orders, with many ending outside hong kong's central government offices. the city's biggest pro- government rally was also held. organizers said 300,000 people attended. but protesters and the government appear to be at an impasse. carrie lam said she won't give in to any demands like resigning and officially withdrawing her extradition controversial bill. the new normal appears to be a cycle of peaceful protests followed by violent action. and it's anyone's guess when it will end. ramy inocencio, cbs news, hong kong. >> quijano: here at home, california is well-known for its televised car chases, but one yesterday might draw comparisons to a three-ring circus. here's jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: he may have just been clowning around, but california highway patrol wasn't laughing as dozens of officers trailed this slow-moving b.m.w. sputtering through traffic. at times the suspect, disguised in a clown mask and green wig,

poked out through the sunroof, letting his passenger steer the way. people on social media wondered if it was a music video or performance art, but police called it reckless driving. the dangerous game of cat and mouse began south of los angeles in orange county after the driver refused to pull over and lasted nearly an hour. the driver eventually abandoning the car in venice beach. >> he just walked, like the real joker, he just walked away. >> reporter: if his hope was to blend in with the crowd, it didn't work, as curious onlookers swarmed around him, watching as he paused to help bury a sunbather under sand and even give a high-five before finding his own place to sit in the sun. police were close behind and threatened to tase him before eventually taking him into custody. mask off, handcuffs on, the fun and games were over. and the driver's motivation remains unclear. he has been arrested. elaine, as for his female passenger, she was allowed to walk away free.

>> quijano: all right. jonathan vigliotti, thanks. still ahead on the cbs weekend news, returning to the moon, a look at nasa's new deep space capsule. later, at cooperstown, a unanimous induction for the first time ever. and a ballerina's painful steps to success. neration, which could lead to vision loss. so today i made a plan with my doctor, which includes preservision. because it's my vision, my love of the game, my open road, my little artist. vo: only preservision areds 2 contains the exact nutrient formula recommended by the national eye institute to help reduce the risk of moderate to advanced amd progression. man: because it's my sunset, it's how i see my life. it's my vision. preservision. whenwhy wait?ows type 2 diabetes your way,... hit back now. farxiga, along with diet and exercise,...

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now at 6:00. it takes a visiting couple caught up in the deadly crash in san francisco. police say the driver who caused it all was trying to beat a red light. mountain view police have arrested this man for grabbing a woman from behind, trying to assault her. then he went prowling in nearby homes. >> they start going up in flames. we jumped out. >> i'm just glad that everybody is all right, man. >> reporter: a driver forced to scramble to safety after his car suddenly burst into flames in the middle of the macarthur had tunnel. a popular restaurant is closing today because it just can't survive the bay area's business climate. good evening, i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm brian hackney. we begin with a developing story in san francisco. a man is dead, his wife in

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