>> news updates always on kpix.com and we'll see you in 30 minutes. [ captions by: vitac 800-278- 4822 email: marketing@vitac.com ] captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ >> duncan: tonight, the death toll in florida is rising. more bodies recovered amid the rubble of that collapsed building near miami. rescue operations continue with aid from as far away as israel. >> we feel the support of the whole world for us right here in surfside. >> duncan: also tonight...historic heat. life-threatening temperatures towards the pacific northwest. meteorologist jeff berardelli forecasts the hot days ahead. >> i'm janet shamlian, aboard the first cruise ship to leave a u.s. port since the pandemic. what the experience looks

like now. >> duncan: serena's surprise. and later, paying it forward. a young girl's drive to help others inspired by her little sister's battle with leukemia. >> it was great to see it also work so fast, and know that (indiscernable). ♪ >> announcer: this is the cbs weekend news. from new york, here is jericka duncan. >> duncan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. the painstaking search for victims at a collapsed condo in surfside, florida intensified today, even as hopes diminished that anyone would be found alive. the confirmed death toll climbed to nine, with four more bodies recovered. more than 150 people are still unaccounted for. cbs's manuel bojorquez has been covering the disaster for the last four days. >> reporter: jericka, good evening. rescue crews have been able to dig a trench

within the rubble. 125 feet long and 45 feet deep so far. it is providing them one of the best chances of reaching any possible survivors. and they still have hope, even as the death toll rises. search-and-rescue crews are looking for void spaces, possible pockets beneath the rubble where someone may be aleve. alive. they are aided by teams from israel and mexico. >> it is a difficult side. >> reporter: what gives them hope is past experience. the team rescued a 64-year-old man four days after haiti's 2010 earthquake. this is day four of the surfside condo collapse. >> so there is hope? >> yes, there is always hope. >> reporter: but for some families of the more than 150 unaccounted for, the worst fears have been confirmed. at least nine are known to have been killed. among those identified so far, 54-year-old stacie

fang, whose son was rescued. 83-year-old analyst lozano. and 54-year-old manuel lafont. mayor daniella levine cava says the community is united as it supports the families of the missing and the deceased. >> we have grief counselors and clergy of every source. >> reporter: mike noriega's 92-year-old grandmother is among the missing. they found family photographs in the debris. >> my grandmother was a very powerful source and very powerful soul. if she is underneath that rubble, it will be a miracle of the ages. if she is not, i know her soul is in heaven. >> reporter: questions remain about the once 12-story build's' structural problems. while experts caution it could take months to determine the cause, a survey to 2018 revealed

major structural damage to a concrete slab. it did not warn of a collapse. a lawyer of the condo association confirmed to cbs news a month later at a condo board meeting, they said it appears the building is in very good shape. >> once we understand, i'm guaranteeing legislation will be taking place so this will never happen again. >> reporter: heavy machinery has been brought in to help lift some of the large pieces of rubble. they will be hauled to a warehouse for forensic evaluation. jericka? >> duncan: man p manuel bojorquez, thank you. the department of defense announced earlier this evening president biden ordered airstrikes along the iraq-syria border. the president did not respond to questions about the strikes when returning to the white house this evening. the pentagon said that the action was defensive, and targeted locations used to

operate drones against american facilities and personnel in iraq. lawmakers from both parties in wa washington are expressing excrement cism over a tenuous infrastructure agreement. >> reporter: the phrase infrastructure week has become a bit of a punch line in washington because it is so often talked about and so rarely anything get done. after paving a way towards a bipartisan deal, that pavement is starting to crack. >> the president is going to honor his word, and we're going to hope they're going to honor their word. >> reporter: on "face the nation" this morning, cedric richmond said that the president would stand by the $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal he made with republicans. >> we should agree, move on, create progress for the american people. >> reporter: the white house is having to clarify its position, after president biden said last week he wouldn't sign the deal unless we accompanied by a special measure to

fund what he calls human infrastructure, things like child care, free community college and green energy. republicans said that was never part of the bargain. >> you can get whiplash on trying to follow joe biden on this. >> we're here to make sure he is successful in making sure that we do have a larger infrastructure plan. who think the compromised bill compromised too much. >> the real challenge is whether the democrats can get their act together and get it on his desk. i think the battle that is going on is not with republicans. >> reporter: the white house even had to issue a statement yesterday clarifying that president biden wasn't saying he would vo veto the agreement if it made it to his desk. unclear if the democrats will vote against a smaller infrastructure bill if it comes to the floor. >> duncan: now for a look at the dangerous and historic heat scorching the west, we turn to

meteorologist jeff berardelli. >> good evening, everyone. this is the most intense and dangerous heatwave i have seen in my career in the pandemic northwest. it is about a o a one in 1,000 heat event. places 40 degrees above normal in places like puerto rico and seattle. all-time record highs, looking at 112 in portland, and 108 in seattle. the heat wave is going to stick around for several days over inland parts of the pacific northwest. and in the east, it is not nearly as intense, but it is no picnic. it feels like temperatures near 100°. >> duncan: jeff berardelli, thank you. the first cruiseship to leave an american port departed on saturday from port everglades, florida. our janet shamlian is on

board and joins us from the gulf of mexico. good evening to you. >> reporter: jericka, the stakes are high here on the celebrity edge, which just started a seven-day caribbean cruise. big ships like this were seen as early super spreaders of covid. tonight the industry is out to prove that sailing alongside thousands of others is safe. an historic moment for a battered industry. >> we are back! >> reporter: the celebrity edge, the first big cruise ship to leave a u.s. port since the pandemic. >> did you confirm everything is true and accurate on that card? >> reporter: the same it teniary, but a modified experience. >> before i could get a pass to get on this ship, i had to upload not just my passport, but also my vaccination card. >> reporter: it is not required because florida bans businesses from mandating it. on this ship, running close to 1200 passengers, all adults have been

vaccinated. a few dozen children under age 12 have not. >> i've been home sick, so i'm glad to be back. >> reporter: it is a reset, but also a gamble for cruise companies obliterated by the pandemic. billions in revenue, gone. >> we understand covid has not been eliminated in society, and it is not going to be eliminated on cruise ships. there is no way to make it zero. >> reporter: richard fain runs the cruise line, and he says with so many vaccinated. it will be safer. on board, some-changers, some c, including those famous buffets. no longer self-serve. >> i like not everyone is touching it. >> reporter: they're hoping that the high seas will be summer's high ticket. the pool is still one of the most popular gathering places. the big question: what is demand looking like going

forward? and can cruise lines like celebrity still ship like this? >> duncan: janet shamlian reporting from a cruise ship. thank you. now more than 40% of americans are vaccinated, but the highly contagious delta variant is causing concern. >> reporter: in babangladesh, ththe ferry terminal was momobbed as people rushed to get out before a struck locckdownn took hold. these people are almost certainly taking the virus with them into rural areas. across the world, especially in countries where vaccination rates are low, the virus is spreading. notablyly, the delta variant first identified in india. even australia, which had early success stopping covid by closing its borders is now facing an outbreak. sydney has been locked

down, and shops are closed, though exercise, which in australia includes surfing, is allowed. mass testing stations have been set up again to try to head off a surge in en fection. in infection. in australia, less than 5% of people are fully vaccinated. in iran, which is also behind in vaccinations, the supreme leader had a shot of a new vaccine, co coviran barakat. there were more than 17,000 new cases this weekend alone. slowly, but surely, vaccines are reaching the people who need them. almost three billion shots worldwide have been given so far. but there is still a long way to go, especially in developing countries. meanwhile, the world is closing in on a grim

milestone, almost four million covid deaths in the last 18 months. jericka? >> duncan: elizabeth palmer, thank you. a surprise announcement today from serena williams. williams, who has won four gold medals in tennis, including a single's title in 2012, says she'll skip next month's games in tokyo. >> i have not thought about it. in the past, it has been a wonderful place for me, but i really haven't thought about it, and so i'm going to keep not thinking about it. >> reporter: williams says there are a variety of reasons for her decision. >> straight ahead on the cbs weekend news, critical race theory, a lesson on what it is and why some fear it. puerto ricans divided on statehood and the future of their island. and later, the gift of life is what drove this big sister to put in some ovovertime.

>> we, the republican congress, to ban critical race theory. i had it banned through executive order, and it was fine. >> duncan: that was former president trump at a rally in ohio last night. his comments come as at least 25 states introduce legislation to limit how public school teachers can talk about issues of race and sexism in the classroom. we recently visited tennessee, which passed a law addressing both matters. >> from the political arena -- critical race theory is bigotted, it is a lie, and it is ever but as racist as a klans man in white sheets. >> reporter: the battle over critical race theory continues to heat up. tennessee is among several states that recently passed g.o.p. champion laws banning the teaching of certain concepts dealing with racism and sexism. brittany paschall now finds herself in the middle of a nationwide

debate. >> pyth i think it is an assault on the craft of teaching, to tell educators who every today go into the classrooms and do the hard work of teaching, that they're not qualified enough to make the decisions best for their students. >> reporter: the new tennessee law outlines topics that cannot be discussed in a classroom. among that a political system is inherently racist or sexist or designed to oppress others. and that a race or sex is inherently privileged, racist, sexist, or oppressive. what makes you think that people were being taught that before or believed that before. >> we don't have evidence that that is overtly taught? >> reporter: jack johnson co-sponsored the bill. >> we want our teachers to teach te history of our nation and the progress that we have made. and i think that the

inequities that exist in society, there is probably a myriad of reasons they exist. and i would think that a teacher should be able to talk about it. >> reporter: but racism is a big one? >> perhaps. perhaps. and, again, we're not trying to stifle a conversation in a classrom. we want our crit lum and curricula tobe appropriate. >> reporter: and he doesn't want people leaving a classroom ashamed because of their race. >> they should be taught history, and we have some dark moments in our history, and it needs to be taught, but it can be done that doesn't leave a child leaving a classroom feel bad. >> reporter: ohio university associate professor vincent jungkunz has taught critical race theory for nearly 15 years. >> critical race theory has nothing to do with being racist. it is about challenging racism. in fact critical race

theory is extraordinarily patriotic, to ask us to be the hard work to be a democratic, free society. >> the discomfort is no excuse not to teach the real history. >> reporter: she told us she plans to continue to create a safe space for her students to learn. do you think this law will change how you teach currently? >> no. >> reporter: why not? i a>> i am a trained practice ner on how to make sure every student in my class has a rigorous and joyful learning environment, and i'm going to continue to do that. >> reporter: right now there is no national standard for how and what history is taught in "k" through 12 schools. each state sets its own standard for what students should learn. still ahead on the cbs weekend news, puerto ricans fighting for the future of their island. ♪

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puertoto rico. in the mididst of climate,, economic,, a and polititical crisises, nativeves fear ththat the islaland is tururning intoo a fifiscal pararadisese for rich ououtsiders aas momore lococals leleave theirr land behehind. >> it is desigigned for exextraction.. thatat's why ththey'rere givingg inincentives t to non-porort noo ricansns to come to puertoto rico. >> thihis is embarrassing. they should say yes oror no to statehood. >> why would i allow somebody who abused me for 123 years to then consume me? >> duncan: cbs's lilia luciano hosted and produced the document. very well done. what do you want the viewers to learn and take away from this documentary. >> thank you, jericka. the document focuses on what it means to be a territory. more and more people were telling me in puerto rico, they agree it is kind of a

colonial status, still. and how puerto rico doesn't have power over its own fate. some say to change that, become a state and be represented in congress. some say puerto rico has its own language, and it wants to remain as a commonwealth. so we get into all of those topics and more. >> duncan: lilia luciano, thank you for being with us. that's "fighting for paradise: puerto rico's future" premiers on cbsn tonight at 8:00 p.m. next on the cbs weekend news, how a 6-year-old inspired her family to help otherss..

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>> reporter: violet is undergoing treatment at omaha's children's hospital, where she received pints of blood and platelets. >> i was so thankful that blood was available for violet when she needed it. and i wanted to pay it forward. >> reporter: so violet's mom donated her blood, and big sister, eden, got really inspired. she organized a blood drive, and at a critical time, the nation is facing a declining amount. >> it was great to see it work so fast, and know we brought a little bit of awareness about blood. >> reporter: a sense of community helping to save lives one pint at a time. >> thank you for donating blood. >> reporter: elise preston, cbs news, new york. >> duncan: what a cutie. that's the cbs weekend news for this sunday. "60 minutes" is coming up. i'm jericka duncan in new york. have a great evening, everyone, and thanks for

watching. ♪ live from the cbsn bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news . they don't want to look at us and that is the bottom line. >> this homeless encampment is about to be shut down. these occupants say they are not leaving without a fight. cooler today in the bay area but heat and other spots may bring possible blackouts. the warning tonight. a group of unlikely heroes the reason some monks are putting their lives on the line to help battle the willow fire. good evening. we begin with a group of homeless people fighting to stay in a waterfront encampment near multimillion dollar real estate. those people living in a

sausalito homeless encampment are running out of time. the city ordered them to clear out by tuesday, but many say they will fight the eviction order. da lin is live at the encampment with the latest. >> reporter: yes. it is a very busy park here and encampment and a lot of folks behind me and in front of me and no signs of them leading. they say they will stay put and will fight the city on this. >> reporter: michael ortega and his family have a called this their home for a few months. they have lived on a boat in richardson bay until it was damaged. >> my son has really enjoyed the camp and getting to know people and having space to be able to bike around >> reporter: on friday the city served a notice asking him and others to clear out by tuesday. >> i am worried that they will just come and destroy everything after the three-day notice. >> reporter: about 35 people live here. some of them former voters ousted from