see you in 30 minutes. captioning sponsored by cbs >> yuccas: tonight, america's covid recovery and an economic pinch. from the gas pump to grocery stores and beyond-- consumers nationwide get squeezed by a sharp surge in prices with no end in sight. >> reporter: i'm lilia luciano in los angeles where energy demands, shipping problems and labor shortages are making everything more expensive. >> yuccas: also tonight, mandate standoff: the push to vaccinate police officers meets resistance in several cities. plus, mistaken strike: the u.s. offers to pay a family of afghans killed in a botched drone attack. police probe ask extremist links after deadly attack on a british lawmakers. >> reporter: i'm roxana saberi in london where the brutal murder of ar parliament is now being called an act of

terror. >> yuccas: caught on camera... a car hauler is hit by an amtrak train at an oklahoma crossing. at least four are hurt. "weekend journal" meet the minneapolis violence interrupters, community members. a new recruit joins the capitol police with a special assignment. >> this is the "cbs weekend news." >> yuccas: good evening, i'm jamie yuccas in in los angeles. adriana diaz is off. america's bumpy pandemic recovery has americans grappling with greater prices across the country. labor shortages and supply chain problems are fueling higher prices on just about everything. the latest data shows consumer prices up more than 5% over the last year. cbs' lilia luciano joins me in los angeles with the very latest. lilia, good evening.

>> reporter: good evening, jamie. prices keep going up because of the pandemic, and that supply chain backlog, and experts tell me it's only going to get worse. americans are digging deeper into their wallets this weekend. food, gas, heat-- everyday basics are getting more expensive. >> prices are ridiculous. >> reporter: consumer prices are at a 13-year high. gas is up 42%, energy 25%, and at the grocery store, many items are out of stock. >> the shelves are just completely empty. >> reporter: america's demand for imported goods, coupled with logjams at the nation's ports, means shortages and higher prices. >> the cost from point of origin to the destinations have gone up 10 times in the last 12 months. >> reporter: university of southern california global supply expert nick vyas says consumers will bear the brunt, especially lower income americans. what does this mean for inequality? >> that gap will widen because those that have a lot of resources-- financials and

otherwise-- will do much better in a constrained environment we're in today. >> reporter: small businesses are struggling. owner lily kipper of kip's toy store saw the warning signs months ago. >> we did our homework and started ordering really early on, like, in april, for the holidays. >> reporter: how are you dealing with the backlog? >> it's very similar to just covid, accepting that it's totally out of our control. every day we open we're like, "okay, are we going to get a shipment today? i hope so." >> reporter: unemployment claims are at a pandemic low, but for americans back at work, wage increases aren't offsetting those rising prices. jamie. >> yuccas: lilia luciano, thank you. the latest covid wave powered by the contagious delta serve continues its retreat. new cases are down 23% over the last two weeks. deaths now down 16%. than millios of the vaccine have been administered. cbs' michael george joins us in new york. and, michael, there are still

many holdouts, though. >> reporter: that's right, jamie. some of the country's largest police departments are now fighting their own city governments over vaccine mandates. and while most police officers are vaccinated, mean are refusing, even as they face the threat of termination. the national guard is ready to help in case chicago ends up with too few police officer to keep the city safe after the headline of the local police union urged officers to defy friday's deadline to report their vaccination status. >> stick to your guns. take the hit and we will fight it. >> reporter: a judge has now barred him from making more statements about the mandate. and mayor lori lightfoot says officers who refuse the order could be put on unpaid leave after this weekend. >> they do so at their peril. insubordination is not something we can tolerate. >> reporter: the union claims if anyone is punished for defying the orders half the police officers may not show up

for work. there is backlash also in san francisco where a police union fought for a testing option instead. >> they're feeling a sense of betrayal, almost. >> reporter: meanwhile, booster shots for johnson & johnson and moderna patients are neither a final approval after an f.d.a. panel voted to recommend them. this comes as hospitals in some parts of the country are still in crisis. in minnesota, i.c.u. beds are nearly all full. >> the idea that we're losing 25 minnesotans a day to a preventible disease that is almost 99-plus percent preventible if you get a vaccine is unconscionable. we're better than this. >> reporter: here in new york, the city is considering a vaccine mandate for police. the n.y.p.d. is just under 70% vaccinated. and the nation's largest police union says the number one killer of cops in 2020 and 2021 was covid. jamie. >> yuccas: we'll have to see what happens. michael george, thank you. in houston, one deputy is dead and two others wounded after being shot by a gunman early today. the deputies were working extra

security jobs at a bar. they were trying to arrest someone after a disturbance when another person opened fire on them from behind with what police say was an ar-15 assault rifle. authorities say one person is in custody, but they are still looking for the shooter. >> i hope for swift and quick justice for that individual because he ambushed my deputies. >> yuccas: the deputy killed is identified as kareem atkins. the 30-year-old leaves behind a wife and two-month-old baby. today, police in houston held a procession as his body was delivered to the medical examiner. today, president biden paid tribute to fallen police officers killed in the line of duty across the country. standing in front of the u.s. capitol, the president also honored those who defended democracy, fighting off the january 6 insurrection. the president called officers overburdened. >> it's a hard time to be a police officer in america. we want to make sure you have the tools to be the partners and

the protectors your communities need. >> yuccas: also in washington, the pentagon is pledging to pay the family of afghans killed in a mistaken drone strike. cbs' debra alfarone is at the white house tonight with the details. debra, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jamie. the pentagon says it will offer condolence payments to the family of 10 people, including seven children, killed in a deadly drone strike in the final days of the u.s. withdrawal. the drone strike was august 29, days after an attack that killed 13 u.s. service members. the u.s. tracked this white toyota, seen here on security camera video, driven by aide worker zemari ahmadi, believing it was linked to isis-k and a potentially imminent attack. six drones followed it for eight hours. these water bottles were mistaken for explosive materials. >> we now assess that it is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were associated with isis-k or were a direct

threat to u.s. forces. i offer my profound condolences to the family and friends of those who were killed. >> reporter: killed in the drone strike, ahmadi and nine relatives, including seven children. relatives said an apology wasn't enough. >> we lost 10 members of our family. >> reporter: critics of the biden administration's withdrawal have raised questions about the pentagon's strategy. >> this long-range, over-the-horizon, drone-own strategy with no bases, no allies, no troops on the ground over there-- we're on t to another 9/11. >> reporter: and the pentagon has not said how much money they will pay that family. they also say that they are working with the state department to also help those surviving family members relocate to the u.s. jamie. >> yuccas: debra, thank you. former president bill clinton is expected to be released from a california hospital tomorrow. that's according to a spokesperson. mrs. clinton and daughter chelsea arrived at u.c. irvine medical center earlier today for a visit. the former president, who is 75 years old, was admitted tuesday

with a urlogical infection. in britain, the brazen stabbing death of a member of parliament is once again testing how accessible politicians should be to the voters they represent. it's also being described as an act of terror. cbs' roxana saberi in london has the latest. >> reporter: today, prime minister boris johnson and opposition leader keir starmer visited the scene of the crime, laying flowers where david amess was killed. the conservative member of parliament was stabbed multiple times while meeting his constituents at this church. police say they arrested a 25-year-old suspect there and that islamist extremism could be a motive. amess was known for his hard-line views on brexit, campaigning for animal welfare and to his community for his service. the 69-year-old lawmaker had recently spoken out about the rise of knife crimes in britain. >> what more does my right honorable friend think that the

police, society, and parliament can do to make sure that there never will in the future be such senseless murders again? >> reporter: now his murder is renewing calls for tighter security for lawmakers. in the year 2000, a man with a samurai sword attacked m.p. nigel jones and killed his aide. in 2016, labor m.p. jo cox was shot and stabbed to death by a far-right extremist. her sister, kim leadbeater, became a member of parliament this year. >> this is the risk that we're all taking, you know, and so many m.p.s today will be sared by this. and my partner came home and said, "i don't want you to do it anymore." >> reporter: authorities are now reviewing lawmakers' security. m.p.s get police protection when they're here at parliament, but elsewhere, they typically meet with their constituents without any protection at all. jamie. >> yuccas: roxana, thank you. there was a dramatic crash between an amtrak train and a

truck hauling cars, all caught on a vehicle's dash cam ( horn blowing ) it happened near thackerville, oklahoma last night, where police say the truck had stalled on the tracks. there were about 125 passengers and crew on the train. at least four were hurt. remarkably, though, the truck driver and his dog escaped injury and were described as shaken up. i bet they were. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," the man behind a shocking navy scandal speaks out for the first time. also, they're community members on a mission to curb crime in minneapolis.

>> yuccas: we're learning new details about the worst corruption scandal in naval

history. officers trading classified information for money and sex. here's cbs' david martin. >> reporter: leonard francis, aka "fat leonard--" the 350-pound man at the center of the worst scandal in navy history is speaking publicly for the first time. >> everybody was in my pocket. i had them in my palm. i was just rolling them around. >> reporter: he's talking about officers in the navy's pacific fleet. >> all these senior naval officers who would just snap on my command. >> reporter: leonard received sweetheart contracts to service navy ships when they pulled into port by bribing officers with luxury hotel suites and sex. he pled guilty ask is now under house arrest. that didn't stop him from talking to podcaster tom wright. >> i still don't fully understand why he did it, but i think part of it is he is an ego maniac. >> reporter: in hiseyday,

leonard lived in this $130 million singapore mansion. since his arrest in 2013, he's been cooperating with investigators. but now, he's turned on the navy, claiming cover-up. >> if the navy would have charged every officer or admiral that was involved with me, the navy would not have any more admirals. >> reporter: so far, there have been 27 guilty pleas, including one admiral. seven navy officers, including another admiral, are scheduled to go on trial next year. >> this was terrible for the navy. >> reporter: former navy secretary ray mabus insists admirals did not get off easy. >> i censored a vice admiral and two rear admirals, ended their career. later, six more rear admirals were censored. >> reporter: fat leonard is still awaiting sentences. he has pled guilty to charges that requires him to pay the navy back $35 million and could bring a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.

david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >> yuccas: important reporting, david. thank you. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," we head to minneapolis, where the city is paying community members to fight crime before it turns deadly.

>> yuccas: adding to the misery of the pandemic in 2020 was news from the f.b.i. that violent crime across america rose for the first time in four years. homicides jumped nearly 30%. aggravated assaults up almost 12%. in tonight's "weekend journal," mipoliows w the city is employing community members

to curb crime. >> reporter: members of the t.o.u.c.h. outreach team hit the pavement six nights a week. they may look like a community patrol but say their role goes much deeper. >> our presence is showing our love for the community and it's also deterring crime from happening. >> reporter: this time is comprised of men and women, many from the neighborhoods they serve. >> we've engaged in some pretty, pretty tough situation know-- guns, knives, you know different type of assaults. >> reporter: the teams are trained in deescalation. they intervene when they feel something is brewing. brewing. much of their work is checking in with people. >> have you had any counsel organything? >> reporter: finding out what they need and providing resources. >> some of them want to work. some of them want a bed. some of them look for housing. >> you mind if we take down your information? >> reporter: say they connecting people with those basic needs can change their path. but it's those doing the outreach and interrupting the violence who can make a

difference. >> i was a big problem in these neighborhoods. i was involved in everything-- drugs, gang banging, all the above. i was a very harsh guy until i had an epiphany. >> reporter: some time in prison helped sanundre burns realize he wanted to become part of the solution. >> it brings trust to the people that we're meeting out there, because once they find out where we come from and that we connect on a whole other level. >> reporter: yulonda royster grew up around crime. she hopes she can teach youth there is another option. >> you sit down and talk to them, a lot of times, i mean, their stories will just break your heart. again, some of them have just felt they had no choice. they didn't grow up in households, you know, full of love. >> reporter: the violence interrupters program is a part of reimagining public safety by taking a public health approach following the police killing of george floyd. >> we would be absolutely remiss not to look at new strategies, ways to innovate in the midst of a public safety crisis.

>> reporter: sasha cotton is the director of the minneapolis office of violence prevention. >> part of the strategy is both looking big-picture macro at reductions in violent crime in the areas that they're working in and the impact that it's having sort of at-- you know, a community level. >> everything good tonight? >> reporter: the team feels they continue to build their impact each day. >> checking up on you. >> it's bringing love and hope, you know, and also hope for change. >> reporter: in minneapolis, alejandr jennifer mayerle, cbs. >> yuccas: interesting approach. next on the "cbs weekend news," why were hundred of dolphins dashing through the waters of southern california? we'll explain.

release. engine in full thrust. >> yuccas: a nasa spacecraft

named lucy blasted off as you see there atop a atlas v rocket at the kennedy space center early this morning. lucy is on a four-billion-mile journey to jupiter. winter is still two months away, but in colorado today, it's time to hint the slopes. the wolf creek resort is the first in the country to open to skiers and borders. a big snowfall did help. 14 inches of powder blanketed the region earlier this week. looks like fun. and off the coast of newport beach, california, it is a stampede, a dolphin stampede, that is. look at this! experts say stampedes like this mean they're either running from a predator or pursuing food and jumping through the air during the charge allows them to swim faster and actually use less energy. there you have it. when we return, meet the canine walking the blue line to help

support officers of the u.s. capitol police.

>> yuccas: finally tonight, the newest member of the u.s. capitol police is making fast friends in support of her fellow officers. cbs' kris van cleave has the story. >> reporter: three-year-old black lab lila is on a new kind of paw patrol at the u.s. capitol, sniffing out those who could use a friend. and after january 6, she's been busy. cops don't like to ask for help. >> no. >> no. >> reporter: capitol police officers jeff albanase and caroline edwards worked on the sixth. edwards was among these officers overrun by rioters. she suffered a traumatic brain injury. >> i just remember at one point thinking, "my god, this is a war zone." >> baby! >> reporter: even as they heal, both officers are part of the department's new peer

support program. while they found cops will talk to other cops, sometimes what they really need is lila. >> this sense of comfort, release, not having to talk about anything at all, just-- >> reporter: they don't ask a lot of questions. >> they don't ask a lot of questions, yeah, yeah, exactly. >> yeah, they're kind of an emotional reset. i can-- can be here with lila and pet her and look at how happy she is. >> reporter: lila was trained as a seeing eye dog in california, but her love of chasing squirrels left her a better fit for brightening people's days. >> everyone loves a dog. the dog allows us to start conversations. >> reporter: what happens when she goes into a room? >> smiles. >> reporter: a helping hand from a four-legged friend. kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. >> yuccas: truly a squirrel moment for lila there. that's the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours." i'm jamie yuccas in los angeles. have a great night.

if you exceed your monthly water budget, be prepared to pay the price, the changes impacting over 1 million in the south bay point a live look in san jose right now the big row project is beginning to move forward it's been on the book for decades, but tonight, there is some opposition. good evening thank you for

joining us. neighbors in san jose, see that the extension project has changed the area over the years now they are putting up a fight. john ramos has the story. like with homes on one side and schools on the other, this looks like a place to baha'i capacity traffic corridor, cities been planning for a long time and neighbors are now struggling to prevent it from happening the project starts on the other side of the freeway 880 on shortcut avenue, the city wants to extend chart hot with the vehicle and pedestrian overpass over the freeway, seen here in red. the idea is to provide another way for people to cross 880, taking some of the congestion from nearby broke road, on the other end the extension would be a 4 lane street squeeze between this residential neighborhood, and orchard school, neither of which was here in 1994, when the project was first planned. >> doesn't make sense, and especially after it's been so