i'm glad they held that shop. we have to go. we will see you back here at 6:00. ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbsores >> diaz: tonight, israel strikes a high rise housing international media in gaza. a warning before bombs drop it to the ground. a gaza refugee camp also hit. hamas fires back, striking tel aviv as violence intensifies. cbs news is there. >> reporter: never has a hamas rocket struck the heart of tel aviv quite like this. >> diaz: also tonight, mask scramble: why everyone's not ready to let down their guard. ( gunfire ) plus war or peace? with u.s. troops leavingaving afghanistan, our charlie d'a afghanistan, our charlie d'agata questions the taliban over its intentions for the future. "perseverance" has company: china lands a rover on mars,

advancing its space ambitions. orni a school gets a new name honoring a beloved new name honoring a beloved teacher with a storied past. and later, modern masterpieces, the exhibit giving vincent van gogh new life. >> it's a new way of experiencing art. >> this is the "cbs weekend news." from chicago, here's adriana diaz. >> diaz: good evening. more death, destruction, and a e powerful show of force in the middle east where the conflict in israel and the palestinian territories escalated today. a building in gaza containing the offices of foreign media, including the associated press and al jazeera, was destroyed by an israeli airstrike. hamas responded with rocket attacks on israel. at least 10 israelis and 145 palestinians, including children on both sides, hav on both sides, have been killed

since the fighting began this week. cbs' imtiaz tyab is there. >> reporter: as air raid sirens blared across israel's largest city, our team ran to a bomb shelter in a nearby apartment block. we're just getting into a bunker after some sirens went off over tel aviv. it's been a few days since we heard it quite so close to the city. inside, we could hear several explosions. less than half a mile away, the epicenter of the strike, a hamas rocket landed in this busy intersection, killing one person. never has a hamas rocket struck the heart of tel aviv quite like this, and never have we seen damage like this, either. as emergency crews investigate the aftermath, local residents looked on, including dana ophirr and her son, and her son, ellie. this is your neighborhood. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: look at these scenes, i mean-- >> it's crazy. just wait for the boom, you know. and it was very close. >> reporter: hamas says the

rocket attack was in retaliation for israel's bombing last night of gaza's refugee camp. at least 10 members of a palestinian family, two women and eight children, were killed in the strike, the deadliest since violence began. six-month-old amar hadidi, the only survivor, was found in the rubble next to his dead mother. just 20 minutes after hamas' rockets fell on tel aviv, israeli fighter jets leveled a 15-story building in gaza city. the tower housed the bbc, associated press, and al jazeera. no journalists were killed after receiving an hour's warning to leave. the building's destruction is being described as an assault on press freedom. but israel says it was home to hamas intelligence, something the tower block's owner denies. after six days of fighting and over 140 palestinians and 10 israelis dead, it's hard to imagine there's a potentiallyagy more serious crisis uncoldi more serious crisis unfolding in the background of all this unrest. but across israel, in mixed arab

and jewish cities, there have been several nights of neighbor- versus-neighbor violence, a crisis threatening to push israel over the edge. an envoy for the state department has arrived here in tel aviv for deescalation talks, but the israeli government has made it clear-- it's not interested in and kind of cease- fire with hamas. adriana. >> diaz: imtiaz tyab in tel aviv, thank you. tens of thousands of people took to the streets in europe today, protesting the middle east violence. in london, thousands supporting the palestinian cause demanded immediate action to end the conflict, and in paris, police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters. today, president biden spoke with both israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian leader mahmoud abbas. cbs' christina ruffini is at the white house with details. ristina,d evening.eveng, in bthose cosations,he white hosaside biden

ged thies to fa way to deescalate this and resolve the violence. and in this conversation with prime minister netanyahu, he prime minister netanyahu, he urged protections for the press. as you saw in imtiaz's piece, that building that was leveled contained the associated pre al jazeera, and other media outlets. now, the journalists were able to get out but they lost their archives and heavy equipment. the associated press said in a statement earlier today people will know less about what's happening in gaza because of what happened there today.z: che >> diaz: christina, does the u.s. or the international community have much influence to push for deescalation?te >> reporter: like most things in the region, it's complicated.at prime minister netanyahu and president trump had a very close relationship. that relationship is not the same under president biden. as you remember, there were those abraham accords where four muslim-majority states normalized relationships with israel. now analysts seem to be arguing in equal measure over the last few days whether those set the stage and kept the lid on violence or whether they set up what we're seeing now, whether

they helped or hurt. the relationship with president biden is not as warm because there was a very contentious past when president netanyahu very, very strongly opposed the iran nuclear deal, which he advocated-- which president biden advocated for under thecht biden ad obama administration. so we'll have to see what comes in the days and weeks ahead. adriana. >> o'donnell: christina ruffini, thank you. america's covid recovery isn't just on track. it's speeding ahead. new infections are falling or remaining steady across the country. that, of course, prompted an abrupt change on mask guidance. cbs' doanya bacchus joins us now from los angeles with more. danya, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, adriana. that change has left leaders of states, cities, and businesses, like target and cvs, at odds over whether to follow the c.d.c. guidance or not, and that's leading to growing frustration. >> i feel liberated. >> reporter: tonight,

celebration and hesitation over showing face. >> i don't trust people. i know a lot are not vaccinated. >> reporter: the c.d.c.'s sudden shift on vaccinated americans no longer needing to wear masks inside or out is being met with mixed reaction. >> i'm fired up to go maskless. >> i think we should still wear masks. >> reporter: the changes come as almost two-thirds of americans are still not fully vaccinated. nationwide, there's confusion over mask rules. >> who should be, who shouldn't be? do we ask? don't we ask? >> reporter: starting today, masks can come off in both virginia and maryland. they joined more than a dozen other states that announced plans to do the same. retailers, like kroger, target, and home depot, keeping their mask policies. starbucks making masks optional for the vaxed starting monday. at this denver bar, shirts, shoes, and vaccine cards are required for service. >> when customers are here with everybody vaccinated, they don't

have to social distance. they don't have to wear masks. they don't have to worry about it. it's peace of mind and comfort. >> reporter: but other small- business owners are now grappling with what to enforce. >> are clients going to be upset if we ask them for proof? >> reporter: and how to verify the vaccinated. >> i think it's awfully difficult for us to say, "i want to see your vaccination record," when people walk in. >> reporter: here in california, nearly half of all residents are at least partially vaccinated, but governor gavin newsom says the mask mandates will stay in place through june 15. adriana. >> diaz: all right, danya bacchus, thank you. america's longest running war america's longest running war is winding down. the airbase in kandahar, afghanistan, once home to 30,000 foreign troops, is now in local control. but as cbs' charlie d'agata reports, the future of the country is hardly secure. >> reporter: rare scenes these days in kabul-- families enjoying a three-day cease-fire to mark the muslim holiday of

eid in peace, if only it was permanent. afghan forces are being pushed back by the taliban showing little appetite to negotiate awg little app peaceful settlement. the taliban spokesman in doha blames the afghan government. if the taliban is truly interested in peace, why do you continue fighting? >> the approach is not up for reconciliation. their approach is our side will be surrendering. we have control of afghanistan. >> reporter: we spoke with the chairman of the afghan high council for reconciliation abdullah abdullah before the two sides met friday in doha. >> what is it they have done participating in negotiations in good faith, or reduction in violence? none of this has happened. >> reporter: instead, the taliban launched major offensives in key provinces. you're telling me the taliban

are not attacking these areas? >> when they attack, we have to counter-attack because it is our right to defend our position. >> reporter: he denied any taliban responsibility for the recent school bombing that left dozens of schoolgirls dead. and yet, the taliban has been guilty of killing innocent civilians and school children. >> no, no. this is not our policy. >> reporter: as fighting intensifies, abdullah hopes for serious talks and a serious drop in violence. >> worst-case scenario, god forbid, will be a complete, all- out war throughout the country. >> reporter: past cease fires have seen the taliban come out fighting even harder. all afghans can do now is enjoy the peace while it lasts. charlie d'agata, cbs news, kabul. >> diaz: charlie d'agata with news-making interviews. thank you. today, china landed a spacecraft on the red planet for the first

time. on board, a six-wheeled rover. the chinese craft landed about 1,200 miles from its american neighbor, "perseverance." and the late kobe bryant is among the n.b.a. great joining the basketball hall of fame today. the lakers legend, who won five championships, was selected to 18 all-star teams and earned two olympic gold medals. at a ceremony last night bryant daughter natalia put on his hall of fame coat. bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, gianna, died with seven others in a helicopter crash in january of last year. to maryland now and the 146th preakness stakes.d avien prat wn the preak innocence! midnight burden was second. medina spirit has to settle for third. >> diaz: there will be no triple crown champion this year. rombauer romps to an unset

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it was like touching the past. my great aunt signed up to serve in the union army as a field nurse. my great grandmother started a legacy of education in my family. didn't know she ran for state office. ended up opening her own restaurant in san francisco. paralee wharton elder, lupe gonzalez, mary sawyers, margaret ross. there's a lot of life that she lived. who are the strong women in your family? >> diaz: >> diaz: the u.s. energy secretary says fuel supplies should return to normal this week, and that's good news. this, of course, after the ransomware attack on the nation's largest gas pipeline.. today, colonial pipeline tweeted today, colonial pipeline tweeted they're operating normally, and delivering millions of gallons of gas per hour. gasbuddy, a web site that tracks stations, still reports shortages though, in at least a dozen states, mostly in the southeast. today along mississippi

river. all traffic was shut down this week after a crack was discovered on the bridge linking little rock and memphis. as cbs' michael george reports, it's raising new concerns about the nation's infrastructure. >> reporter: the hernando de soto bridge, part of interstate 40 from little rock into memphis, is still shut down to traffic. this week, arkansas department of transportation inspectors saw a steel beam cracked all the way through, one that's crucial to the bridge's integrity. this main artery for exports along the mississippi had river traffic stopped for three da traffic stopped for three days. >> they're enormous pieces of the economy, and they're just critical for everyday life. >> reporter: professor rick geddes is the founding director of the cornell university program in infrastructure policy. >> it's much more cost effective to do maintenance on the proper regular schedule than it is to defer it, because then you might have to tear out the whole road

or tear out the whole bridge. >> reporter: infrastructure is the foundation of our country. this bridge was built back in 1901, and is owned by new york city. the state highway department data classifies its status as "poor." the white house has pushed a $2 trillion infrastructure plan to fix roads and bridges. president biden signaled he may have to compromise after republican senators told him this week they want an infrastructure bill spending just one-third of that amount. >> they're very sincere about it and so am i. and what we're going to try to do is figure out what we can agree constitutes infrastructure. >> people don't need to be terrorized or nervous when they cross a bridge. our infrastructure is safe, but i think you're going to see more of these maintenance problems cropping up where they just shut the facility down, imposing enormous costs on motorists and shipping companies. >> reporter: so when it comes to infrastructuitbe p now or pay later.

michael george, cbs news, new york. >> diaz: still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," what's in a name? well, for a california school, it comes from a humble teacher with an extraordinary life.

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protest following the death of george floyd prompted a california community to embrace change this week. it renamed a school after a man whose legendary life itself is a history lesson. vern glenn of our san francisco affiliate kpix has the story. >> reporter: the high school has been nameless for nearly a year. stripped away was sir francis drake, because of the 16th century explorer's involvement in trading slaves. but alum ned farnkoph came to realize there was someone close to home who should be memorialized. >> every time i drive by here, it would rememorialize something for somebody here. i thought, "archie deserves something." >> reporter: for 21 years, ma teaer witan inspiringle model resume. archie williams was one of 18 u.s. black athletes who competed in the 1936 berlin olympics. >> williams is a beautiful mover. >> reporter: when williams ran the 400-meter race, hitler

watched, but snubbed him after a spectacular come-from-behind, gold medal finish. >> my dad was incredibly humble, really didn't talk about it. in fact, he kept the gold medal in a sock in a shoe box. >> reporter: what followed were degrees from berkeley in mechanical engineering, meteorology from u.c.l.a., aeronautical engineering and a 22-year career flying for the famed tuskegee airmen. but there would be no headlines for what archie williams cherished most. >> that's his greatest accomplishment-- being a teacher at drake high school and getting to those kids and having kids because he was a black man and they loved him. >> reporter: archie williams died in 1993 at the age of 78, and might have remained overlooked except for the school district trustees, include kevin saaredra, who voted to change that. >> it is a start, and it is important. >> reporter: the school with no name will be named archie williams high school. you had 79 names that were out there. archie williams comes to the

top. >> it was an amazingly fortunate situation for to us have a local hero, somebody who impacted so many people across such a long period of time. >> reporter: and for students, they'll have the opportunity to learn about a man who achieved the seemingly impossible, and know what it takes to succeed. for cbs news, vern glenn, san francisco. >> diaz: an amazing life now memorialized. next on the "cbs weekend news," one of the art world's newest tourist attractions, masterpieces reimagined with modern technology.

>> diaz: finally tonight, vincent van gogh is having a moment. the dutch artist who only sold one known painting in his lifetime and considered himself a failure is drawing big, paying crowds, even in a pandemic. enter this historic building in chicago and travel through time into another world. "immersive van gogh" bathes the space and the spectators in vincent van gogh's art. >> it's a new way of experiencing art. it's part exhibit. it's part film. >> diaz: toronto-based corey ross is one of the show's producer. italian digital artist

massimiliano siccardi created it. >> he makes an animated film that happens all around you, and physically, you're on the move, moving through the art itself. >> this is incredible. >> diaz: sicardi's exhibit in france appeared in the netflix hit show "emily in paris," creating buzz before "immersive van gogh" opened in chicago and in the u.s. in february. why did you choose chicago for your u.s. debut? >> what works in toronto seems to work really nicely in chicago. i don't know if you'll take this as the compliment i mean it to be, but chicago to me is the most canadian of american cities. you have an audience that loves to come out for art and theater and is involved. >> diaz: opening mid-pandemic meant a drive-through option in toronto, and an unexpected boost in sales. >> i think people are coming to the show for release. and you just-- like, it's woof! you can relax and get out

finally. >> it was very emotional. it almost brought a tear to your eye being thankful that we're out and about and able to do this. >> if they did this with multiple artists and everything, they would love it. >> diaz: did you take any photos for instagram? >> yeah. ( laughter ) >> diaz: mom, did you? >> no. >> diaz: instagram-worthy scenes are part of a wave of experiential art, including other competing van gogh shows and even yoga here in chicago, drawing younger generations to classic art. what would like the public to walk away with? >> your eyes will be open to a whole new type of way of experiencing art, but i think the most important thing is let's rip that band-aid off and get back into theatre and get back into art galleries and get back into shows, get back into concerts. and this is a great way to start. >> diaz: you've got to love his enthusiasm. that is the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. later, 48 hours.

i'm adriana diaz in chicago. good night. live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. a local family is grateful and emotional over new efforts to vaccinate a population that is often overlooked. >> in the world of special needs you don't always see people reaching out. hundreds fill san francisco's streets joining a rally against the killings happening. the a two alarm fire that destroyed this church building is not dampening the thick commitment of the people who worship here.

much has been made of the bay area's success, but for a lot of people, getting that shot is a lot more difficult than just showing up. >> wilson walker is live with more. >> reporter: i've been to a lot of vaccination clinics and at them i have encountered a number of grateful and emotional people. but i have not encountered anything like the gratitude i saw today here in redwood city. >> a lot of times it is mass vaccination. adults who have disabilities take a longer time. they just get left out. >> if you don't fall into the 90 percentile, you often get left behind. >> reporter: for those who may not have had any other option. dignity health reached out to the special needs community, trying to find those who might have challenges. >> when you have a special needs child there are a