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capitol. it's friday, may 21st, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, a fast-moving fire threatens a tv station and surrounding neighborhoods in santa barbara, california. cease-fire under way. after days of fighting, israel and hamas agree to stop the relentless bombing. how the u.s. plans to aid both israel and gaza. the interview was a major contribution to making my parents' relationship worse. >> prince william speaks out. his extraordinary rebuke of the bbc after new details on how a bbc reporter secured an interview with princess diana. cats confiscated. dozens of tigers and lions are removed from an animal park
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featured in the netflix show featured in the netflix show "tiger king." captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with a frightening wildfire overnight in santa barbara, california, that threatened a tv station and dozens of homes and buildings. a quick-moving brush fire fueled by wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour erupted overnight on what's known as tv hill. workers at cbs affiliate keyt were evacuated as the flames got dangerously close. residents in surrounding neighborhoods had also been ordered to evacuate. at least one home was damaged, and at least 50 homes and commercial buildings were threatened. there are no reports of injuries, though, and it is not known how the fire started. and now to our other top story -- that fragile cease-fire now in effect between israel and hamas. it comes after 11 days of fighting that has left more than
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200 people dead. palestinians poured into the itast?s in gaza to celebrate thl blinn willead hef state antony c to meith israeli and palestinian leaders. laura podesta is in new york. what's being done to try to make sure that the attacks do not start again? >> reporter: good morning. well, egyptian diplomats are heading to gaza and israel to try and maintain this cease-fire. as you mentioned, it is fragile. right now both sides are claiming victory. a cease-fire between israel and hamas went into effect early this morning. the agreement ended a week and a half-long conflict that left 12 dead in israel and claimed the lives of at least 230 palestinians. president biden welcomed the announcement and said it could serve as a starting point for a lag peace he bele uine rttoakre
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d i'committed to working for it. >> reporter: he said the u.s. would help rearm israel's iron dome, the missile defense system credited with limiting casualties. mr. biden also promised to send humanitarian aid to gaza. >> we will do this in full partnership with the palestinian authority, not hamas, authority, in a manner in does not permit hamas to simply restock its military arsenal. >> reporter: both sides claimed victory despite the lopsided death toll. in gaza city, palestinians took to the streets to celebrate the end of the fighting. a statement from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu hailed the operation against hamas as significant and unprecedented. >> i don't think israel has achieved much. i mean, there are -- no agreements about the future, nothing. >> reporter: the government of egypt brokered the cease-fire deal. egyptian diplomats will head to israel and gaza to ensure that it's enforced and to work on a more durable solution.
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and this round of violence began on may 10th when hamas militants began launching rockets at israel following weeks of tension over ramadan restrictions and evictions in east jerusalem. anne-marie? >> laura podesta in new york. thank you very much. well, more states are taking matters into their own hands amid the confusion over last week's revised cdc guidance saying fully vaccinated americans do not have to wear masks indoors. yesterday iowa's governor signed a law banning local governments and schools from implementing their own mask mandates. it comes two days after texas did the same thing. oregon is requiring people to prove they've been vaccinated in order to go maskless in most indoor public places. but it's leaving it up to businesses, workplaces, and other locations to verify that people are inoculated before they can enter. and white house medical adviser
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dr. fauci said some people may need booster shots in the fall. propritidepending on what >> the first dose of pfizer's vaccine was administered five months ago to a critical care nurse in new york. this morning, prince william is responding to a bombshell investigation. he's criticizing the bbc after a report found that one of its journalists used phony documents in 1995 to land an explosive interview with his mother, princess diana. many believe the interview changed the royal family forever. roxana saberi reports from london. there were three of us in this marriage. so it was a bit crowded. >> reporter: 26 years after princess diana shocked the royal family and the world with details about her failing marriage, her son, prince
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william, is broadcasting the bbc for how reporter martin bashir landed the bombshell interview. >> the bbc's failures contributed significantly to her fear, paranoia, and isolation that i remember from those final years with her. >> reporter: he was responding to a 127-page report that found that bashi ri deceived and induced diana's brother to arrange a meeting with the princess, eventually persuading her to do the interview. the report accuses bashir of showing spencer fake bank statements suggesting that people close to his sister were being paid to spy on her. >> the deceitful way the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. the interview was a major contribution to making my parents' relationship worse, and has since hurt countless others. >> reporter: diana's explosive statements forced queen elizabeth to tell her and prince charles to divorce. diana died two years later, fleeing from the paparazzi.
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prince harry who was 12 at the time said in a statement, "our mother lost her life because of this, and nothing has changed." in a statement, bashir apologized for forging bank atemts saythey h a handwritten note sigd by diana said she had no regret about speaking with him. roxana saberi, cbs news, london. the bbc also issued an apology for what it calls unacceptable failures and says it should have done more to get to the bottom of what happened. we are learning more about last month's raids on rudy giuliani's new york home and law firm. federal prosecutors say 18 electronic devices that belonged to giuliani and his employees were taken in the raids. the former private lawyer for former president trump is being investigated over his ties to ukraine and whether he violated a federal law about lobbying on behalf of foreign countries or entities.
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and federal authorities seized 68 big cats from an oklahoma animal park owned by a couple featured in the netflix documentary "tiger king." the justice department says tigers, lions, and other animals were rescued from the park owned by jeffrey and lauren lowe. they're accused of abusing and mistreating the big cats. the facility used to be owned by joe exotic. he is serving a 22-year prison sentence in a murder-for-hire plot. coming up, survival story. a hiker lost in the rugged wilderness for nearly a week is found alive. and returning to the nfl. tim tebow makes another run at football. this is the "cbs morning news." "cbs morning news." ♪ the light. ♪ it comes from within. it drives you. and it guides you. to shine your brightest. ♪ as you charge ahead.
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president biden signed a bill aimed at cutting a dramatic rise in anti-asian hate crimes since the pandemic began. during a white house ceremony yesterday, mr. biden commended
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democrats and republicans for approving the bill by wide margins. the law will expedite justice department reviews of hate crimes. it also provides federal grants to help local law enforcement agencies investigate, identify, and report bias incidents. tim tebow signs with the jaguars, and the accused kenosha shooter is due in court. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." the "associated press" reports kyle rittenhouse is scheduled to make his first in-person court appearance today. he's accused of killing two people last august during protests in kenosha, wisconsin, following the police shooting of jacob blake. prosecutors say rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time, traveled from his home in illinois, shot and killed two people and wounded another person. cbs los angeles says a hiker missing for five days was found alive in the angeles national
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forest north of l.a. 58-year-old george null was rescued wednesday by a sheriff'h waving nto a cre not return froy ofiking in the san gabriel mountains. he survived on water alone. >> he gave me a huge hug. i think he's so exhausted that he really doesn't have a lot of words right now. and he's maybe a little bit delirious after five days of wandering around in the forest. >> null's sister said he became disoriented during his hike when a lot of the trails in the area were burned out from a wildfire last year. and the "florida times union" says jacksonville jaguars have signed former heisman trophy winning quarterback tim tebow to play tight end. they signed him to a one-year contract reuniting him with head coach urban meyer who coached him in college.
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the dow rallied 188 points. the nasdaq soared 236, and the s&p 500 rose 43. apple ceo tim cook is taking the witness stand today. he'll testify in an antitrust case against apple broug gy es, "fortnite." at issue, the money apple makes frtsstore, and players' access to the popular game. epic argues that apple's commissions part of an illegal monopoly, but apple says the money helps pay for technology and security and privacy protections. don't hug or kiss your back yard chickens. that's the literal warning from the cdc. the agency issued an advisory citing concerns that back yard birds could be spreading salmonella. since mid-february there have been more than 160 confirmed of salmonella in 43 states. the cdc is reminding poultry owners to often wash their hands, carefully handle eggs, and watch children around the animals. and if you ever wanted to
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head to space, now's your chance. discovery channel is launching a reality series next year, and the winner gets a trip to the international space station for an eight-day mission. the show will reportedly center around challenges as contestants train to qualify for the spacex flight which is scheduled for january. discovery is currently taking online applications for the show. anne-marie, in or out? >> so in on watching, out on participating. >> same. same. i'm out. i'm out. not on board. >> exactly. keeping my feet on the ground. diane king hall in new york, thank you. >> reporter: you got it. up next, dishing up cicadas. how one creative chef is preparing the insects which are emerging from the ground right now. are emerging from the ground right now. i remember just, kinda like a burning smell from the airbags. my pixel detected that we were in a car accident, and prompted me whether i needed to call 911.
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here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ president biden will award his first medal of honor today. the nation's most prestigious military decoration will go to 94-year-old colonel ralph puckett jr. for his bravery 70 years ago in the korean war. at the age of 23, he ran across an open area three times while
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under attack to allow his team to locate and destroy enemy positions. and he continued to guide his rangers despite getting injured by grenade fragments. >> i was surprised that i was selected to be awarded the medal, but i certainly felt that my rangers deserved recognition and that kind of award for what they had done. >> today's ceremony will be small, attended by family, military leaders, and close personal friends. one of the four surviving soldiers from the battle is expected to be there, as well. we told you about them, and now they are here in full force. after 17 years below ground, trillions of cicadas have started to emerge in at least 15 states. the noisy yet harmless red-eyed bugs have popped up in this northern virginia neighborhood. and you'll find them on the menu at a restaurant near washington, d.c. the chef makes tacos and
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burritos featuring sauteed cicadas topped with serrano chili, avocado, and verde sauce. >> cicadas and shrimp are in the same family. it's one of the reason why people say it tastes like shrimp. yep. and when i tried them yesterday, i definitely got that same sensation from eating them for sure. >> the cicadas will stick around for a few more weeks and lay some eggs which will hatch four to six weeks later. their offspring will repeat the cycle and head back underground until 2038. and it's an embarrassing hole in one for a professional golfer. sebastian munoz teed off on the 18th yesterday at the pga championship, but his ball veered off course, bounced off a fence, and landed right in a trash can. nearby fans celebrated the whacky shot. get t bwhheach inside the trash gave to a spectator. he still made par on the par 4
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our top stories this morning -- a fast-moving brush fire forced the evacuation of a santa barbara tv station and surrounding neighborhoods. the fire fueled by gusting winds
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erupted in an area known as tv hill. at least one home was damaged. at least 50 homes and commercial buildings were threatened. the cause of the fire is not known. and a cease-fire between israel and hamas went into effect this morning after 11 days of fighting that left more than 200 people dead. palestinians poured into the streets of gaza to celebrate. president biden said the cease-fire could serve as a starting point for a lasting peace in the region. after a record-breaking storm season in 2020, forecasters are expecting another active hurricane season this year. elise preston has the outlook. >> reporter: the 2021 atlantic hurricane season could be another busy one. >> we're really looking at some sort of hurricane season in 2021 that probably will be above average again. >> reporter: forecasters at noaa's climate prediction center are expecting a range of 13 to 20 named storms with winds 39 miles per hour or higher. six to ten of those storms could
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become hurricanes with winds over 74 miles per hour. and there's a chance for three to five major hurricanes that are category three, four, or ne. forecasters warn a major storm before then is not out of the question. >> six years in a row we've actually had systems develop before the hurricane season in the atlantic. so -- it's one of these things that we're warned. the oceans have been primed. everything has come together before the season. >> reporter: residents along the new york coast are not too concerned about what's ahead. >> hurricane season doesn't bother us i don't think as much as it would other people besides like sandy that one time. >> reporter: experts say rising sea levels make coastal communities even more vulnerable when storms hit. elise preston, cbs news, coney island, new york. while forecasters are
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expecting an active storm season, they don't expect it to be as busy as last year's when 12 named storms made landfall. coming up, tony dokoupil reports on an epic treasure hunt set up by an eccentric millionaire that captivated the country. in our "spring to summer" series, we hear from dodgers pitcher clayton kershaw about playing with fans back in the stands. grammy winner singer/songwriter sara bareilles talks about her new album. thanks for watching, i'm anne-marie green. have a great weekend. ♪
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