urban. they're right here on kpix 5 r 60 minutes. that's it r us at 5:00. see you re at 6:00 for a full hour ew >> that's juliette goodrich along with darren on sports. remind you that news updates are always captioning sponsored s >> duncan: tonight an anxious nation awaits a verdict. >> black lives matter. >> duncan: with frustration against excessive police force spilling into the streets again. cities across the country prepare for the end of the chauvin trial. >> we have the latest from minneapolis where closing arguments are just hours away. >> killing an unarmed black people is unacceptable. >> duncan: also tonight new deadly shootings in texas and wisconsin, while indianapolis investigates a gunman's access to weapons. >> did he not make it in the red flag system.

>> plus new pain in america's covid crispa hospitalizations surge with a vaccine on pause. >> we need to find a pathway to bring this back to the market with perhaps additional warnings. >> duncan: eye on earth, how climate change is the latest threat to these baby seals. and the acm awards return to the music city. >> a tough year for nashville, multiple disasters but a resilient city tonight with something to celebrate. >> this is the cbs weekend this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york.d this is the "cbs weekend news" from new here's jericka duncan. >> duncan: good evening, guns have contributed to another violent day in america. today three people were killed in austin, texas. police are calling it an anernight a lede otrs at a bar n kenosha,is. and inialitheraronousutacity.

li serdespite concerns by the fbi. people have also taken to the streets in several cities protesting fatal police shootings in minnesota and chicago. with the verdict in the murder trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin looming, police agencies across this country are preparing for potential trouble this week. cbs' skyler henry is in minneapolis covering the trial, skyler, good evening. >> hey, jericka, good evening to you, after 14 days of witness testimony both the state and defense have rested their cases. lawyers adamant about proving how exactly george floyd died. now a sequestered jury is dek chauvin fate.erating or >> map anxiously waiting and watchinste chauvin comes to a close. prosecutors are trying to prove it was the former police

officer's restraint that killed george floyd calling 38 witnesses and experts, even the minneapolis police chief who fired chauvin. >> it is not part of our training and certainly not part of our ethics or values. >> chauvin's attorney countered calling their own experts calling it floyd's underlying health issues and drug use which lead to his death. >> they contributed to mr. floyd having a sudden cardiac arrest, in my opinion. >> chauvin faces murder and manslaughter charges. he maintained his innocence and chose not to testify in his own defense. >> i invoke my privilege today. > ben crump is calling for conviction. >> we believe that could be a precedence of finally making america live up to its promise of liberty and justice for all. >> also in minneapolis more protests in nearby brooklyn skyn

there covering this. any idea as to how long this could take and what to expect? >> yeah, well, once closing arguments wrap up instructions that have been submitted by both sides and approved by the judge will actually be given to the jury before they're done jury before they begin deliberating. what we know is that they will be sequestered. that means no smartphones, no computers and in some cases according to some legal experts that we have spoken to, that means no tv as well. now in terms of recent cases that have involved minneapolis police and fatal shootings juries have deliberated as quickly as two days and taken as long as a week and the jury has enough time to come up with what they feel is appropriate for each of the charges against derek chauvin. >> we will be watching, skyler henry, thank you. >> today in indianisare estionae 19 year old suspect le

shooting attack. nikki battiste has been there all weekend and has more. good evening, nikki. >> jericka, good evening, police tell us they are still trying to determine why branden hole killed eight people here at his former employer but we have learned how he was able to get two assault style rifles he used as murder weapons. >> investigators say branden hole purchased two rifles he used in the fedex rampage legally even though police seized a shotgun from his home just a few months earlier after his moth are reported her son might try to die by suicide by cop. >> we were still working the scene. >> the deputy chief of the indianapolis metropolitan police department says authorities have not deemed hole subject to inaw.>> it starts with thecutor d maly subt it to the courts and to a judge. >> and it was never submitted. >> that is correct. it did not get into court, he did not make it into that red

flag system, although we kept the gun that we seized, he was still able to go out and legally purchase other fire arms. >> at least 17 states have red flag laws. generally allowing police or family members to petition a state court to temporarily remove a fire arm from a person presenting a danger to others or themselves. hole's family issued an apology to the victim's family. >> it would be so easy to hold his family responsible, my god, you raised a monster. but you can't. >> karen smith's 19 year old daughter karli was among the eight people who lost their lives. >> she just made everything happy, made me smile. she was the light of my life. >> the deputy chief told us branden hole agreed to let police keep the shotgun they took from him in march 2020.thc it is reviewing its records from that incident. jericka. >> nikki battiste in indianapolis tonight, thank you. >> president biden spent the weekend at his moment in

wilmington, delaware. today the president and first lady went to church attending the confirmation of their grandson. after the service the family visited the nearby grave of beau biden who died in 2015. but matters of state are never far away. cbs's christina ruffini is at the white house where officials are defending plans to pull off u.s. troops out of afghanistan. good evening. >> good evening, jericka. the biden administration believes that years of prolongen believes that years of pro conflict in the middle east are causing america to loose pace with strategic competitors like china and the resources from america's longest war are better re-deployed elsewhere. >> we have to look at it through the prism of 2021, not 12001. the prism of 2021, not 2001. the terrorism threat has moved to other places. >> secretary of state anthony blinken stayed today the u.s. needs to focus its geo political energy outside afghanistan. >> we have other very important items on our agenda including the relationship with china. >> but cbs news has confirmed

the president's decision to withdraw all u.s. forces by september 11th was opposed by senior military advisors. they warn that without a residual force on the ground, it could be harder to stop a resurgence of terrorist groups. >> i can tell you that president biden has no intention of sending forces back to afghanistan but at the same time he has no intention of taking our eye off the ball. >> those same top advisors also oppose setting a deadline for the u.s. withdrawal and wanted to keep some forces on the ground while negotiators tried one last time to broker a deal between the taliban and the afghan government. last time to broker a deal between the taliban and th >> it is imperative that the announced its withdrawal thers taliban tweeted it will not be attending any meetings on the future of afghanistan until all foreign forces have left the country. jericka.

>> christina ruffini at the white house. >> there is no end in america's fight against the coronavirus. cases and hospitalizations are on the rise again with a key with more, lilia, good evening to you. >> good evening, jericka. here on iconic hollywood boulevard it's packed tonight as l.a. county hits a new record low, the positive iterate is now under 1 percent. but the race to vaccinate is still very much on with a wildcard being that johnson & johnson vaccine. >> eager angelenos lined up today at a supersite for a shot of relief. angelenos lined up today at a supersite half of all american adults have now gotten at least one dose. >> i feel like it's important to get vaccinated to help fight the virus. >> adding to the anxiety the johnson & johnson vaccine pause following six rare cases of blood clo dr. anthony i toce the this friday. find s afr the revt

>> onef thpossitswould bebring t to do it with some form of restriction. or some form of warning. >> variants spreading new infections now averaging more than 67,000 a day, about the same as the summer peak. over the past week 34 states reported hikes in hospital reported hikes in hospitalizations. hardest hit, michigan, pennsylvania, rhode island and new jersey. with more travelers taking off and relaxing restrictions america increasingly appears to be fighting the virus with vaccine. >> did it hurt last time. >> nope.eft over >> nurse practitioner tarik chawn takes left over doses to philadelphia home bound trying to keep any shots from going to waste. >> putting the extra doses with people who needed them really was the golden ticket. >> starting tomorrow every adult in the u.s. will be eligible for a vaccine. that is an exciting development for people here and across mark.

america. jericka. >> very exciting. lilia luciano, thank you. beyond our borders the world is struggling to contain the virus that just won't quit. cbs news senior foreign correspondent elizabeth palmer ceremony to commemorate thuntrs. ospero developed europe is still grappling with a lethal third wave of the pandemic. the exception is britain, one of the world's leaders in vaccinations, it's strict lockdown in effect since christmas is finally easing. and deaths and new cases are both in decline. another wealthy country struggling with the covid surge is canada. medical services are under strain and in front and ottawa children's hospitals opened up their i.c.u.s to adults.unvaccih

india is another global hot spot. an over-stretched medical system is facing shortages of official is facing shortages of official again and drugs, as india recorded more than 200,000 new corona cases for the 9th day in. so it is a wonder that the kumbh mela festival was allowed to go ahead. millions of devoted hindus ritually cleanse their sins in the ganges river. a mega-spreader event that has public health officials bracing for a covid tsunami. the other persistent hot spot is brazil where there is an ominous trend. in fact, for the very first time the majority of patients in icu are under 40. extra contagious variants may be to blame but one thing is clearo more brazilians are dying of covid every day than anywhere else on earth. >> elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london.

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>> duncan: finally tonight nashville has endured a number of tragedies in the past year from the downtown bombing to recent floods. all of it happening during the pandemic. but music something nashville is known for can be healing. and tonight the city is hoping to feel a little bit of that as it hosts the academy of country music awards here on cbs. janet shamlian is there. >> the work seems endless, reeling after flood waters swamped nashville. >> nice and easy, whoa. >> sheet rock and insulation hauled from soggy homes. >> a little more. >> and a lifetime of treasures destined for the trash. >> you feel and it just breaks your heart. >> even as the city deals with disastrous, volunteers keep showing up.

>> it seems like the city can't catch the break t is one thing after the next after the next. >> nashville has been through a lot. beyond the flooding, there was the christmas morning bombing right here, and the city is still reeling from last year's deadly tornado. we're here to help you out. >> oh. >> country music wasted no time, from dierks bentley working in his drummer's home to nashville strong, a fundraising album from the industry's top artists including ashley mcbryde. >> i can't live without you. >> country music always seems to come to the rescue, whether you with a country music songwriter or a performer, or a country music fan, our first question when something bad happens is how can i help. and it's genuine how can i help. this is hard hit east nashville today.an i help. this is hard hi much of it a wreck 13 months later but there are signs of recovery and faces of resilience. angel funk is back in her home. >> we're very close city.

this is a very tight neighborhood. >> and we just take care of each other. >> there are reasons to cheer. the basement east, a corner stone of the music community has been rebuilt and tonightile of t emy countgahoun his beenou typify the mood through. >> i think we all feel really hopeful it has been a minute since i could say like there is a feeling of hope all around the city. >> tragedy has stolen so much in a year many would like to forget but what can't be taken from a city tested time and again is nashville's heart. >> janet shamlian, cbs news, nashville. >> duncan: thank goodness for the volunteering. you can watch the 56th annual nashville. acm awards tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central right here on cbs or stream it on paramount plus. that is the cbs weekend news for this sunday. "60 minutes" is coming up. i'm jericka duncan.

we thank you so much for watching. have a great night. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org live from the cbs bay area studios, this is the kpix 5 news . now at 6:00 one of the bay area's biggest school districts is about to welcome thousands of kids back to class but the plan is not a done deal with teachers. >> why are we at where we are now? >> students rallied remember a man killed by east bay police and why they say it did not have to happen. we need to defund the police and put more money into mental health programs. >> mother nature really leveled the playing on this

weekend warm-up and yesterday was inland and today we felt it here in the city and in the bay. i will show you how things changed and what comes next. with no rain in sight and was of ours running low, one barrier -- bay area district is considering something it has not done in decades. the oakland unified school district will welcome thousands of students back first thing tomorrow for in person learning. but as we explained, the reopening battle between the district and teachers union is not actually over yet. >> reporter: the teachers union and the oakland unified school district are working out some details for classes in the fall, but for now thousands of more students from third grade through sixth grade will start to return tofoson learning and deekinrgarten rough condd grade about thweeks o at the end enast mobee t

enough teachers agreed to come back. the school district said all schools pre-k through sixth grade are slated to