jupiter. and saturn will stay relatively bright for the entire month of august and it's like yellowish looking and look at it through binoculars or a captioning sponsored by cbs >> duncan: tonight: covid surges, but so does demand for shots. cases top 100,000 a day for the first time in months. fear and anxiety over the delta variant fueling vaccinations. still the party goes while masks and hot spots reappear. >> the virus and the infection is escalating considerably. >> duncan: also tonight the u.s. senate works overtime to strike a deal on a trillion dollar infrastructure bill. plus, olympic streak: america's cealeb dressel is golden yet again while a speedster born in texas shocked the world on the track. big city comeback, why predictions of a pandemic demise may be premature. and later, the photographer

fighting to save the wild horses of the american west. >> they need our voices. this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york, here's jericka duncan. >> duncan: good evening, thanks for joining us tonight. america's covid recovery has hit a road block, today dr. fauci said this surge driven by the delta variant will get worse. infections are spiking across the country. hospitalizations and deaths are also rising. more shots are going into arms but only about half of us are fully vaccinated. cbs' lilia luciano is in west hollywood with the latest. >> reporter: thank you, jericka. now l.a. county has 45% higher hospitalizations in just one week and there are more than a thousand vaccination sites in the hopes that more people will get their shots and finally stop the spread.

tonight, there's no end in sight for the covid summer surge. cases are climbing but that's not enough to stop this party. in chicago, hundreds of thousands packed lollapalooza the four day music festival. most showed proof of vaccination. >> oh, we're vaxxed. >> we're fully vaccinated. >> reporter: and the rest a negative covid test but there's concern breakthrough cases could trigger outbreaks. >> i feel very good about what we have done. obviously we'll know a little bit more in a week. >> reporter: nationwide covid hospitalizations almost doubled in the last week. the vast majority of those patients are unvaccinated. virus hot spots including florida and hawaii are facing record-breaking infection levels, but how their governors are reacting is different. >> there will be no restrictions and no mandates in the state of florida. >> if we can't stop the increases, yes, i will have to reenact restrictions.

>> reporter: medical experts say vaccines are the best weapon to fight the pandemic but only half of americans are fully vaccinated. now lagging behind canada which had a slow start. >> until the rest of the world understands that they have to be vaccinated, we're not going to get on top of this pandemic. >> reporter: and today's new york times reports that more than a million doses have gone to waste due to spoilage and dwindling demand. >> you have a very difficult situation, a pool of unvaccinated people and a virus that spreads very efficiently. >> reporter: to slow down new infections more restaurants here in l.a. are requiring proof of vaccination or negative covid test. others are offering outdoor dining only. jericka. >> duncan: lilia luciano in west hollywood, thank you. the u.s. senate was in session today finalizing a sweeping bipartisan spending plan to upgrade the nation's infrastructure. cbs' christina ruffini is at the white house tonight. christina, we keep hearing about this deal but is it really within reach?

>> reporter: good evening, jericka. yes, after working through a rare weekend, that bipartisan group of senators said that infrastructure bill we have heard so much about for so long is finally, almost ready to move forward. >> i understand it is being finalized imminently. >> and we really are just about finished. >> it's 99 and 9/10 finished. they're drafting it. >> reporter: on "face the nation" today west virginia democrat joe manchin told john dickerson the end is in sight. >> hopefully we will introduce it today, vote on it tonight, start amendment process hopefully on monday and we'll start amendment process hopefully on monday and we'll move on. >> reporter: moving is at the center of the legislation, which provides a trillion dollars to buttress bridges, repave roads and build better broadband. >> there is no county, no community, certainly no state in this nation that won't see improvements because of this. >> reporter: but the bill might stall in the house where speaker uthnatelosi said she won't also passes a bigger democratic budget. >> the biggest problem is nancy pelosi has said she is going to

handcuff the two together. the real infrastructure with this spending monstrosity. >> reporter: even so, maine's susan collins says she thinks enough of her fellow republicans will stay on board. >> i think each senator will make his or her own decision, and look at the benefits to his or her own state. >> reporter: now according to our hardworking hill team one of the senators just said they could have something done in the next couple hours. jericka. >> duncan: christina ruffini at the white house tonight, thank you. it's day ten of the olympic games and the united states leads the overall metal count with 59 so far, 20 of them gold. cbs' jamie yuccas is in tokyo and joins us with some very surprising finishes, if i say so myself, jamie. >> reporter: i know, you got to watch them all too, jericka. this weekend marks the end of swimming competitions. track will start racing to the finish line and u.s.a. women's soccer and men's basketball are

do or die heading into the knockout stages in each sport. italy's lamont marcell jacobs becomes the first man to win the 100-meter gold ever for his country. born in texas, jacobs only lived in the u.s. for a short time before moving across the world with his mother. meanwhile, simone biles cheered on sunisa lee, jade carey and mykayla skinner. lee took home bronze in uneven bars, while skinner turned a second chance into a silver medal. >> this has been such an honor to be able to step in for simone. >> reporter: for swimming, superstar caeleb dressel once again winning gold in the men's 50 meter free style. >> i am proud of every swim, every effort i put in the water. >> reporter: u.s.a. swimming also picked up gold in the men's relay race and the women picked up silver. >> reporter: now, team u.s.a. turns its attention to track and field. including l.g.b.t.q. athlete raven saunders, who won silver in the shot put but also won hearts with her multicolored

hair, hulk mask and self-love attitude. u.s. golfer xander schauffele won the first gold medal for the united states since 1904. meanwhile, simone biles will not compete in the individual floor final. she could still participate, though, in beam. jericka. >> duncan: jamie yuccas, covering it all for us in tokyo, thank you. smoke from wildfires in california and across the west prompted the posting today of air quality and health alerts in several states including portions of colorado, wyoming and washington state. and smoke from fires burning in canada triggered pollution alerts in wisconsin, minnesota and iowa. extreme heat is fueling fierce wildfires overseas. more than 100 fires broke out across turkey, some near popular tourist destinations. the flames forced some people to rush to the sea for a getaway, and greece fire-fighting planes help dampen wildfire flames. officials call conditions there

a catastrophe. well, starting tomorrow, britain reopens its borders to some tourists, including fully vaccinated americans. cbs' elizabeth palmer reports from london. >> reporter: the changing of the guard at windsor castle is back, for the first time since the pandemic began. that's good news for travelers from the u.s. who, as of tomorrow, can visit britain without quarantining a long as they are fully vaccinated. the u.k.'s own highly successful vaccine rollout has now immunized more than 70% of adults, and deaths and hospitalizations remain low. in israel, the government has authorized a third shot for the over 60s. it is politically popular and the science says it does boost immunity that wanes over time. but it stands in stark contrast to the scarcity of vaccines in the global south.

in nigeria, four million doses donated by the united states have landed, for a country with a population that tops 200 milion. medical authorities point out that covid deaths in africa rose 80% over the last month. then there is haiti. in political meltdown and struggling with a serious covid outbreak, it has finally received 500,000 doses of vaccine from the united states. but until mid july it had been the only country in the americas to have had none at all. so far, more than 80% of the more than four billion doses of coronavirus vaccine have gone to people in rich countries. some of the poorest people on earth may have to wait until 2023 before they are even offered their first shot. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london.

>> duncan: new census data shows america's largest city saw their sharpest population losses during the pandemic. well, it turns out they're rebounding, and fast. here's cbs' michael george. >> reporter: if you were mourning the decline of san francisco, you can probably dry your tears, the city is booming. >> we came here to be around other, like our friends. >> reporter: startup founder kunal gupta and joe ahearn just moved in and say for them it was a no-brainer. >> san francisco is the startup capitol of the world. and even though people have been leaving san francisco, we have no doubt that that continues to be true. >> reporter: millions left cities in 2020 during pandemic shutdowns, heading for the suburbs and beyond. but now many are returning; real estate markets are skyrocketing. restaurants are packed. and even traffic is back. >> we now see an urban revival. the beginnings of an urban revival. >> reporter: university of

toronto professor richard florida is studying the resurgence of america's major cities. he says many people who left just moved a few hours away. >> one of the things i think that's changing our cities is, cities are going to be less about a place to go to work and much more about a place to go connect. >> reporter: this spring in manhattan real estate brokers report the number of sales surging to the highest level in six years. howard lorber of douglas eliman realty. >> everyone saying, "isn't new york city dead, isn't new york city dead?", and my answer was no, it's not dead. it's in a coma. but people and cities come out of comas. hopefully. >> reporter: office vacancies are still high and cities are dealing with challenges like crime and affordability. but for joe and kunal they found something in san francisco they say they can't get anywhere else. >> the value of any city is the sort of spontaneous connections that you can have living in t it

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>> d >> duncan: this week, the curtain goes up on broadway's first play since the pandemic shut down all productions, nearly 17 months ago. for the actors and playwrights, it's been a long time coming. >> got plans to rise up to my full potential. >> reporter: it took over a year to get to this stage. was there ever a time where you thought you can never get backc. >> oh yeah are. because on a certain on? >> oh yeah. because on a certain level, you know, we are all in uncharted territory here. i've never lived through a global pandemic before. >> reporter: playwright antoinette chinonye nwandu is the creator of "passover," the first play returning to broadway after covid-19 closed th curton a billion dollar industry. but on wednesday august 4, the opening of broadway will come with boundaries, when "passover" begins previews.

everyone will need proof of vaccination. those who are unvaccinated must show proof of a negative covid- 19 p.c.r. test taken within 72 hours of the performance start time. masks will be required except when eating or drinking in designated locations. >> what? >> that promised land. >> reporter: actor john michael hill. how safe do you feel? >> i feel like you could do everything right and you just never know. you can only control what you can control. and what we control is beinghe clearly laid out by our team here. >> reporter: do you worry at all about the second variant? >> the feeling for me that arises is one quite frankly of frustration. because if you love the theater, if you love the feeling of sitting next to something and experiencing live entertainment, why aren't you vaccinated. >> reporter: the new play reflects the times we're living in.

it captures the struggle of two young black men who dream of a life free from fear and racial injustice. >> you getting up off this block... where you going? >> i feel a sense of responsibility. because the mantle for broadway is on me, not just for my play but for audiences who are going to be coming in from covid with the racial reckoning of george floyd's murder on their minds, we are now reintroducing that topic with this play. >> reporter: a play that will re-ignite broadway and a city's comeback. >> i love these shows. i've seen every single one of these shows. we need all the shows to come back. >> who, when they come to new york city, doesn't want to see a broadway show? come on. >> because we are ♪ movin' on up. >> ♪ movin' on up. >> ♪ we finally got. >> duncan: next on the "cbs weekend news," free spirits. how a photographer is trying to save horses in the wild west.

>> duncan: we end tonight in the sage brush grasslands in the foothills of the american west it's where wild horses have

roamed for centuries. well, cbs' chip reid introduces us to a woman trying to protect them. >> reporter: mary hone is a long time wildlife photographer but about five years ago it was america's horses who stole her heart. >> the more time you spend with them, the more in love you get with them. more people should know what it is like, to see these horses and experience these horses. i want them to have that connection with the horses that i feel. >> reporter: she roams the west in her r.v. photographing the horses, selling her work at art shows and giving some of the proceeds to charities that protect them. would it be accurate to say that wild horses are now your passion? >> oh yes, absolutely, yeah. i still photograph other wildlife but the wild horses are really it for me. i feel like can i really capture and connect with the horses andt my photography reflects that. >> reporter: why are you so passionate about wild horses? >> you just feel such a connection with them. their souls are just so

wonderful. >> reporter: but in a long- running dispute, ranchers say there are so many horses they're ruining federal grazing land.y horses they're ruining fed the federal government agrees, and has resumed helicopter roundups that force the horses into holding pens which hone described as brutal. a small number of injured and have to be put down. >> the horses are so family- oriented and to just tear their family apart. it is just devastating to think about. >> reporter: hone's hope is that her art will change some hearts. >> they need our voices. they need us to fight for them. i will never stop fighting for them, ever. >> reporter: fighting for this iconic symbol of the american west. chip reid, cbs news. >> duncan: those are some beautiful pictures, well, that's the cbs weekend news for this sunday. "60 minutes" is coming up. i'm jericka duncan in new york. we thank you so much for watching. have a great night. g captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. and now with a rise in bart ridership and a surgeon covid cases, the transportation services keeping its rider safe. >> cases may be rising across the state, but so are vaccination rates. >> breaking news in colusa county were four people have died in a helicopter crash. what we just learned from emergency crews. what the future can hold for a san jose sharks player accused of putting on his own team. we begin with a look at our bay area bridges and what could be a relief on bay area roadways. said it could be up and running. thank you for joining us. it is a good sign of

economic recovery in the bay area and da lin is live at the walnuts station. >> reporter: big improvements with the bart transit system and times will be cut in half her weight and for a lot of people trains will be coming for 15 minutes instead of 30 minutes. >> i have enjoyed the smaller crowds, and maybe that is why feel safe on them. >> reporter: she likes taking bart even during the pandemic and like donna more people slowly returning to the transit system. >> fairly comfortable and they did a good job with cleaning it and it was probably the cleanest it has ever been. >> reporter: jonathan said it is great timing since he soon has to go back to the office. >> we are supposed to start going back to work three days a week