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it couldn't happen again. >> diaz: meet godzilla, the biggest of the alligators, saved by this michigan water. and later, pandemic ritual, it started one saturday, and kept going right through chicago's winter. what does your mom say to you? >> you're not jumping into that lake, are you? ( laughter ) this is the cbs weekend news. from chicago, here is adriana diaz. >> diaz: good evening. the delta variant is rapidly turning america's attention back to the pandemic, and driving the biden administration to consider a third shot for at-risk americans. cases are up in 46 states this past week, especially those with large, unvaccinated populations. how bad is it? well, daily cases are up nationwide 281% since june 19. cbs' michael george in new york starts us off tonight. michael, good evening. >> reporter: adriana, good evening. doctors annurses in some parts

of the country are once again fighting an uphill battle. hospital beds keep running out, cases are rising, and there is frusevn ented if they had gotten the vaccine. with covid cases surging nationwide, the biden administration is acknowledging some of the most vulnerable americans, like those with compromised immune systems, may need a third vaccine shot. the highly contagious delta variant is spreading faster than health experts first predicted. > there is a whole bunch of people unvaccinated in the heart of the midwest, that's why we are the epicenter of the outbreak. >> reporter: but it is not just the midwest. florida is the hot spot, with more cases than california, texas, new york and illinois than combined. in miami, harland mcphun is fighting for his life, and regretting he never got the vaccine. >> what i recommend to anyone is to get the vaccine.

>> reporter: a new projection from covid researchers suggests the u.s. will hit a peak in october with daily rates triple what they are now. >> it will vary a lot by state, but those with low vaccine are really at risk for seeing their healthcare systems overwhelmed. >> reporter: officials in tennessee say they are resuming vaccines for teens and children, just weeks after it was halted under pressure from senate republicans. in st. louis, indoor mask mandates are back, but missouri's attorney general will be in court monday to fight them. and here in new york, mayor bill deblasio is urging private employers to require workers to be vaccinated. he suggested he will do the same for hundreds of thousands of city employees as well. adriana. >> diaz: michael george, thanks. to tokyo now, where the olympic games are finally opened. today, the soccer team rebounded from its opening loss to sweden

with a 6-1 victory over new zealand. cbs' jamie yuccas is there covering it all. hi, jamie. >> reporter: hey adriana. these are games of masks, quarantine and saliva tests. which impacted beach volleyball, when the czechoslovakian team had to forfeit to japan. after a year-long delay, japanese tennis star naomi osaka lit the olympic cauldron, opening the games. this stadium was closed to the public by covid. but that did not stop masked athletes from proudly marching with their country's flags. the family's and u.s. flag bearers cheered them on from home. >> it was sure overwhelming. no, i was not prepared for this. i thought i was going to be able to, you know, stand, but it just hit me hard. even though i would like to be there, to hug her, it doesn't

take anything away. it's still a wonderful, proud moment. >> reporter: safety protocols meant not all athletes were in attendance, either. olympic historian david wallechinsky. >> that ceremony is important because the vast majority of athletes are not going to win a medal. that opening ceremony is wonderful. to see people from 200 countries together. >> reporter: after a spring surge, cases here plunged to just over 1,000 a day in june, but they have more than tripled in the last 30 days. meanwhile, less than a quarter of japan's 126 million population has been vaccinated. dr. kenji shibuya is helping direct the rollout. >> reporter: but these games are still about competition. today, the youngest athlete ever

to compete at the olympics, a 12-year-old from war-torn syria, lost her table tennis match. 11 of the total of 139 gold medals were handed out today, but for the first time in half a century, team u.s.a. went medal-less on day one. adriana. >> diaz: jamie yuccas in tokyo, thank you. fire crews are headed to montana, the latest battleground in the wildfire season. right now, there are 88 major fires raging in 13 states. cbs' lilia luciano has more. >> reporter: wildfires are spreading across the west tonight, fueled by heat. the dixie fire has exploded to more than 200,000 acres and is threatening 7,000 homes. >> everyone kind of had this worried, ominous feeling. you could tell there is panic.

>> reporter: in sierra, nevada, new evacuations are underway now that the tamarack fire has spread. this inferno has spread 20 times from south lake tahoe where it started. largest fire is in oregon. the bootleg fire is expanding every day and already scorched 401,000 acres. in the southwest desert, too much water is the problem. monsoon rains are dumping water so fast in arizona, they're sweeping cars off roads. flood waters are triggering multiple rescues. in maricopa county, first responders pulled two people from a truck trapped in water. and that rain ill continue through the weekend in arizona, but here in california, as well as in oregon, because of the drought and the record-breaking heat, the danger is new wildfires. adriana. >> diaz: lilia luciano, thank you so much. the capitol police now have a new chief, six months after the attack that left the force at a troubled crossroads. cbs' nikole killian sat down

with him. >> reporter: incoming capitol police chief tom manger. says the events of january 6 compelled him to come out of retirement. >> i remember being angry, looking at cops being assaulted. what i wanted to do was get in my car and go down there and help them. it was a very emotional experience. >> reporter: half a year later, the police veteran hopes to restore confidence as he takes the helm of a department still reeling from the deaths of several officers, the resignation of its previous chief, and an understaffed and overworked force. what do you see as the biggest failures that day? >> i've been a cop for 42 years, and i realize that when you get information you have to weigh it-- the intelligence, the equipment, the training and the staffing. and, you know, it's easy to say, "oh, well if we would have done this, had that, it would have made a difference." well, we know now that it will make a difference. >> reporter: do you worry there

could be another january 6? >> i'd be foolish not to think it couldn't happen again. but we are better prepared. >> reporter: manger has been reviewing congressional reports, and said he would cooperate with a newly-launched select committee probing the attack. the mostly-democratic panel holds its first hearing next week with officers who were on the front lines. >> those officers need to be heard. i think we need to-- to pay close attention to what they are saying. >> reporter: putting a spotlight on those who protect and serve. nikole killion, cbs news, capitol hill. >> diaz: protestors and police clashed on the streets of paris today. there was some violence, but officers were out in force. demonstrators are opposed to government plans that would require a virus pass to enter restaurants and public spaces. now to south africa which this month suffered its worst wave of violence since the end of

apartheid, 27 years ago, all while covid inflicts a deadly toll. cbs' deborah patta is there. ( sirens ) >> reporter: ambulance sirens, the sound track of a third wave raging through a largely unvaccinated country. paramedic mohammad rasool has not had a day off for over two months. >> currently very, very busy, multiple call outs every day. >> reporter: every callout requires urgent care. >> oxygen levels are drastically low. >> reporter: but there is a line for i.c.u. beds at this clinic. this patient is critical, needs a bed. they will either have to wait outside or try another hospital. at this state-run hospital, at least 50 canisters of oxygen are delivered every day. it is not enough. and nurse justice mangala is taking strain. >> before you became a nurse, so seeing people die like that is very, very hard. >> welcome. you have to get better, okay. >> reporter: to supplement the

shortages, this covid emergency center was set up by volunteers. >> she is very short of breath. >> reporter: but doctor fatima lambat says things are even worse. even worse since the country was hit by an unprecedented violent insurrection fueled by hunger and poverty over a week ago. >> i'm angry. i'm disappointed. i'm feeling >> i'm angry, i'm disappointed, i feel we are fighting two wars, we are already in a, a covid war and now we have to fight another war. >> reporter: medical warehouses were looted and critical supplies have been unable to reach their destination without a police escort. authorities are now worried that the violence could see a renewed surge in covid cases, putting even more pressure on hospitals already at breaking point. deborah patta, cbs news, lenasia, south africa. >> diaz: debora, thank you. still ahead, some of these alligators were abandoned pets, how this family run refuge is

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>> diaz: you may have seen these giant goldfish. the city of burnsville, minnesota re pictures, pleading with people to stop dumping their goldfish because they grow. as cbs's charlie de mar tells us, it's not just goldfish, but alligators, too. >> reporter: godzilla is 12 feet long and too heavy for the scale at the can sanctuary. he is the biggest of the 200 or so animals here each with its own story and too often a troubled past. >> linus and quasi, those were locked in a closet and let for dead. >> reporter: the road side refuge has been in lena kelly's

family for decades. >> after a year and a half his backbone straightened right up. >> unfortunately, people purchase them and then don't want to keep them for their lifetime. we have several that come from drug houses or drug raids. >> reporter: this alligator was pulled from a home in new hampshire. officers from california came across one in a rickety tank in rancid water. two were recently seized from a kentucky man. and 2019, chance the snapper made headlines after he was dumped in a chicago park. >> many of our animals because they've all been raised by people, can't go to the wild. so there is no option for them. >> reporter: in some cases these alligators have nowhere to go. >> correct, yes. >> reporter: nestled in the farm fields near battle creek michigan. >> most people wouldn't think of gators in michigan.

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>> diaz: we end tonight with a leap of faith. it began with a jump into a tt for months, dan o'conor has shocked his senses, clearing his mind by jumping into lake michigan. >> splash! >> diaz: what do people call you now? >> the great lake jumper. >> diaz: he's done it every day for a year since last june. the 53-year-old father of three was at first looking for relief from a hangover and the news cycle. >> it was a dark time. it was the pandemic, the protests were starting to happen. >> no justice, no peace! >> the election and politics, i could come dow could come down here and cleanse the palate and start anew. >> diaz: and he kept coming back for this pandemic therapy.

>> the positive feedback people are reaching out, saying this brightens my day seeing, you know, you jump in the lake. >> diaz: how do you feel when somebody says "this brightens my day?" >> you know, it brightened my day, and i think we all needed that during the pandemic. we all needed to find some light. >> diaz: o'conor kept at it through during chicago's notorious winter. breaking the ice however he could. people jump in this lake, they break through the ice, and don't survive. >> every time i came down here, it came to me, i had to be 100% present. >> diaz: what does your mom say to you? >> "you're not jumping into that lake, are ya?" ( laughter ) >> diaz: he is using his jumping to raise awareness for chicago musicians and venues struggling in the pandemic. >> i think it's really special. why am i crying? ( laughter ) it is, it is really unique. from the people who he helped get through it, you know,

remotely. >> diaz: get through the pandemic? >> yeah, yeah. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> diaz: when we visited, thisgr group had a special song for o'conor. ♪ but he jumps every day jump! ♪ >> diaz: so much joy came from one person's relatively small act. >> i don't know if it's small. it's a big commitment. something that's clearly crazy, brings people together. ( cheers and applause ) >> diaz: just like he did for his one-year jump. so, what has this done for your mental health? >> i think it's definitely improved my outlook. you can do something really small and it can turn into something big. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> yeah! >> diaz: and he says he's going to keep going. that is the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. don't forget "sunday morning with jane pauley" first thing tomorrow, followed by "face the nation." i'm adriana diaz in chicago. good night. i'm adriana diaz in cago, good night.

captioning sponsored by cbs live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. a violent night in the north bay leaves two dead and two others are fighting for their lives. the race to contain what is now the largest wildfire burning in california. taking a live look outside at the clear air in the bay area. the new efforts to get shots in the arms of the unvaccinated as the delta variant sparks another covid surge across the state. we begin with a deadly night in san rafael. >> investigators combing all over marin county for evidence following the deadly shooting.

wilson walker is live in san rafael with the latest from police. >> reporter: six people shot, two dead, two with life- threatening injuries. all but one of them had come to san rafael per concert at a club about two blocks from where i'm standing. it was just after 10:31 the gun violence started here. >> my clients are coming in completely shocked, and i have to explain to them. but i really don't know all the details of the story. >> reporter: some of those who showed up to work this saturday found themselves walking over the aftermath of the shooting. what happened in this alleyway was only part of what unfolded last night. >> on a friday night we have a lot of people working but not enough to handle four active crime scenes. >> reporter: police also caught up with