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5:00 bcm and we will see you back at 6:00 p.m. >> we will see you in 30 minutes as cbs evening news is next. ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> diaz: tonight, a cyber attack forces a shutdown of one of the country's biggest fuel lines. the target: a pipeline system carrying nearly half of the east coast's fuel supply. >> criminals are likely to blame. >> diaz: also tonight, heads up! part of china's largest rocket is falling back to earth -- what we know about when and where it will hit. plus, racing to recovery. a full crowd in atlanta cheers on the braves. while the c.d.c. revises how covid spreads. what took so long? deadly attack-- bombers target school girls in afghanistan. cbs news is there. >> reporter: i'm charlie d'agata
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in kabul, which has seen the first major attack here in the capital since the official u.s. drawdown began. >> diaz: new violence flares at a sacred site in jerusalem, hundreds injured. and later, from the ring, to the refuge. these performers settle into retirement-- in florida, of course. and finally, a close-up of vaccine selfies. >> this is the cbs weekend news. from chicago, here's adriana diaz. >> diaz: good evening. tonight federal authorities are investigating a major cyber attack targeting america's energy infrastructure. georgia-based colonial pipelines says it was hit by ransomware. the company responded by shutting its entire system down to protect it. its pipelines run more than 5,000 miles, from the gulf coast to new jersey. the company transports 45% of the fuel consumed on the east coast.
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christina ruffini leads us off from the white house with more. good evening, christina. >> reporter: good evening, adriana. as you mentioned, federal law enforcement authorities and private consultants have been called in to investigate the attack, during which bad actors were able to essentially force the shutdown of the largest refined petroleum pipeline in america. colonial pipeline says it pumps on average 100 million gallons of fuel through its network every day, but, right now, that number is zero. the company shut down its pipeline friday after a cyber attack compromised its i.t. system. "we have since determined that this incident involves ransomware," it said in a statement. "in response, we proactively took certain systems offline to contain the threat." colonial did not say and may not yet know who instigated the attack. ransomware is an extortion tactic by which criminals infiltrate computer systems, steal data and demand money fo its release. industrial cyber security expert rob lee.
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is there any industry or infrastructure that isn't vulnerable to these kinds of attacks right now? >> not at all.gh our inindustrial netetworks arey more connected than they ever have beeeen before. we haven't historically invested in i it as much. once we do that, we will see a lot of that risk reduced. >> reporter: in february a hacker gained access to a florida water treatment plant in what authorities believe was a failed attempt to contaminate its drinking water, and last year's so-called "solar winds" breach used software to slip malicious code into dozens of companies. it is said russia is behind the keystrokes. president biden was briefed about the incident and the federal government are working to try to prevent shortages. the pipelines carry everything from jet fuel to home heating oil. >> diaz: christina, is there any money for cyber security in the president's infrastructure bill? >> reporter: there's not. that's one of the criticisms.
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industry and law, said there needs to be investment in cyber security to try to prevent attacks like we saw today. >> diaz: christina ruffini, thank you.k tonight, heads up, part of a 20- ton chinese rocket is falling back to earth, is expected to reenter the earth's atmosphere overnight. exactly where remains unknown. cbs' ramy inocencio in hong kong has been tracking its descent. >> reporter: china's long rocket that captured the world's anxiety blasted off last week. it carried the future space station where the future astronauts will live. the failure was the rocket itself. it made orbit, too, and wasn't suppose to. china cannot control it because they chose not to install a way. >> they clearly know how to do it. >> reporter: bill harwood.
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>> the chinese are getting ready to put a lander on mars. a bit of mystery why this isn't done on every one of their rockets, it should be. >> reporter: predictions for the rocket's long entry into the atmosphere and potential wreckage will get precise just a few hours before it happens.il is that a time to get out safely? >> you can't predict if it's going to hit this or that block, so it's really not something you can evaluate in the sense of evacuate somewhere. >> reporter: any debris from the rocket could crash on any continent except antarctica, as far north as new york and beijing, as far south as chile and new zealand. scientists also remind the earth is more than 70% water, so the odds of getting hit are tiny, but they are not zero.t they are not zero. ramy inocencio, cbs news, hong kong. >> diaz: today, india reported its deadliest day of the pandemic. nearly 4200 people dead.
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a severe shortage of life saving hospitalbeds, oxygen and drugs is fueling the country's crisis. the carnage is renewing calls for a nationwide lockdown.own. it's a much different story her it's a much different story here in the u.s. the c.d.c. reports today that the rate of new infections in this country has dropped more than 80% in the past four months. cbs' danya bacchus is in pasadena, california, tonight with more. good evening, danya. >> reporter: good evening, adriana. and that good news continues here in california which now has the lowest coronavirus case rate in the nation. and this will be the first weekend los angeles county is operating in the state's least restrictive tier joining other states in broader re-opening. a home run for fans at atlanta's park. the braves welcomed a full mostly maskless crowd for the first time since the pandemic started. >> i feel confident in the safety measures the braves are taking and feel comfortable
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being in an outside event at full capacity. >> reporter: fans were even able to get a vaccine shot. tonight one in three americans are now fully vaccinated and millions more could become eligible as soon as next week if the f.d.a. authorizes the pfizer shot for 12-15-year-olds. on friday, the c.d.c. updated its position, acknowledging the virus can be transmitted through airborne particles even when more than six feet apart. that clarification comes as new infections are falling nationally. in once hard-hit new jersey, cases have declined more than 70% in the past month, just as the governor prepares for a broad reopening. >> this is my mother's day gift. >> reporter: and as americans head out with mom this mother's day weekend... >> i've had zero host applicants. >> reporter: restaurants are style 1.7 million jobs below their pre-pandemic level. >> we have the clientele, the business, now it's the part of trying to get people to come in to work. >> reporter: according to a
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recent survey from the national restaurant association, nearly half of the nation's restaurants report staffing is down nearly 20%, and most restaurant operators don't expect staffing to return to normal anytime soon. adriana. >> diaz: danya bacchus, thank you. today in afghanistan, militants killed at least 30 people in bomb attacks targeting girls outside a school. cbs' charlie d'agata is in kabul. charlie, good evening. >> reporter: well, good evening, adriana. even in a country that is no stranger to violence, just an horrific attack intentionally targeting that school, just as the bell rang at the end of the school dayay, and childrdren cae rushing out of the building. images of the scene showed bloody textbooks, school shoes and backpacks amid the burning wreckage of the car bomb. the interior ministry told us, most of the victims are schoolgirls. with more than 50 injured, it's feared that death toll could
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climb overnight. the ministry blames the taliban for the attack which comes amid a surge in violence since the official u u.s. drawdownwn bega. a taliban n spokesman n has dend any ininvolvement. it took place in a predominantly shia m muslim part o of the cit, which has been targeted by isis in the past. tonight, the u.s. embassy here in kabul expressed condolences to students and families saying, in part, "this unforgivable attack on children is an assault on afghanistan's future that cannot stand." adriana. >> diaz: charlie d'agata in kabul, thank you, and stay safe. tensions are high in jerusalem tonight, and security is tight, after violent confrontations between israelis and palestinians in the city. cbs' imtiaz tyib reports more than 200 people were injured. >> reporter: israeli forces and palestinian protesters in a bitter confrontation at one of
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islam's holiest sites. police fire, round after round of rubber-coated steel bullets and stun grenades at palestininians who thrhrow back rocks and bottles. this moment most outraged palestinians. inside the al-aqsa mosque, worshipers are tear gassed while offering evening prayers on the last friday of the holy month of ramadan. hundreds can be seen fleeing for safety whehen plumes of f tear s flooded the ancicient prayer h . the protests in east jerusalem have been going on for weeks now. in the neighborhood, several palestinian families are facing eviction from homes they've lived in for decades. the jewish settlers say the properties belong to them and want them out. a state department spokesperson said the situation was deeply concerning and appealed for calm. but it's hard to see tensions easing. monday israel's supreme court.
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monday isr will hold a hearing on the sheikh jarrah evictions. the city bracing for more unrest. imtiaz tyib, cbs news, london. >> diaz: today the family of george floyd expressed gratitude as federal charges were brought against dederek chauvin and thre other minneapolis police offificers for v violating geore floyd's civil l rights. floyd's brother spoke with attorney general merrick garland. >> and it put a smile on our faces, i know, just hearing how touched and moved he was that he's going to give this his all, 100% >> diaz: chauvin has already been convicted in state court of murder and manslaughter. and a loss today for the obama family. former president barack obama announced their beloved portuguese water dog bo has died. ms. obama posted this tribute and revealed cancer was the cause. as a puppy, bo called the white house home. mr. obama called bo a true companion.
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unbutton their shirts. >> got a little more publicity than i was expecting. >> reporter: british member of parliament brendan clarke-smith says he was only trying to show the vaccine is safe. why not just roll up your sleeve? >> i wasn't expecting to get the vaccine. if i was, i would have worn a t- shirt and, yeah, quite hairy as well, so i had a few comments about that, too. >> reporter: while covid-19 is the world's first social media pandemic, using visuals to encourage vaccinations is an old tradition. >> these posters would have been everywhere. >> reporter: natasha mcenroe of london's science museum said after the polo vaccine came to use in 1955, public health campaigns used multiple forms of media including photos of the beautiful and famous to promote it. >> of course, elvis presley was something that did have enormous influence. if it's all right by elvis, it's all right by the rest of us. >> reporter: some critics say
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the vaccine photo can create resentment. after all, not everyone has access to a shot. >> this tiny little vaccine vial is the very first. >> reporter: but for mcenroe, who is already archiving items from the covid-19 pandemic, the trend is overall a good thing. >> thank you so much. you're doing a great job. oh, thank you. it is a way of unifying us. you know, the fact that by getting an injection, it's not just protecting myself, it's protecting the community around me. >> do it. get it over with. >> reporter: and she says, when future generations look back o n this pandemic... >> got it? >> i got it. >> okay! >> reporter: they'll see more than just a snapshot. >> the best shot i've ever had. >> reporter: of this moment in history. >> better than whiskey. >> reporter: roxana saberi, cbs news, london. >> diaz: that's a photo worth taking. that is the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. later on cbs news, "48 hours"
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and don't forget "sunday8 hoursn morning" with jane pauley, firit thing totomorrow. i'm adadriana diazaz in chicaga. good nightht. live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. the first thing i thought was here we go again. >> now 6:00, this close call is just the beginning of what could be a very long fire season. >> the red flag goes up that has departments taking precautions this weekend and they would like you to start doing the same. each one of these offshore wind defense is a little different than the one that came before. we are going to talk about where the concern is with this one and where the highest level of concern is, in fact. im john ramos where the effort to rename the former drake high school has settled on a former teacher with an
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amazing story to tell. we will have it coming up. focus on the fact that a man who was alive lost his life who did not need to die. >> callers thought a special meeting alameda demanding the city, put the plan to prevent deadly encounters with police. thanks for joining us, i'm juliet goodrich. >> we begin on the fire watch. fire crews through everything they had at a brush fire in phoenicia this morning. the attacks from both air and ground. >> the offshore wind, along with high temps are driving danger this weekend. if they are blowing that hard here, you can imagine what is happening in the north and east bay hills. >> we've got team coverage on
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