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around 2,000 in attendance. jimmy ashworth's corner store is yards from where the alleged terrorist lived. >> i have just shocked i have been living next to a terrorist. if you want me to be honest with you. >> reporter: this is the second terrorist incident here in the united kingdom in the last month. in october, an assailant allegedly inspired by isis stabbed a member of parliament to death. nora. >> why that threat level is up. all right. holly williams, thank you. well, history was made at the white house today as president biden signed a sweeping bipartisan infrastructure bill into law. it's a trillion-dollar investment in america's roads, bridges, ports, and broadband internet, among many other repairs and upgrades. cbs's nancy cortez has all the details. >> today, we're finally getting this done. >> reporter: it was a bipartisan celebration at the white house this afternoon as president biden touted the biggest
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infrastructure investment in generations. >> i truly believe that 50 years from now, historians are going to look back at this moment and say that's the moment america began to win the competition of the 21st century. >> reporter: the law president biden signed today deploys $550 billion in new-federal spending to improve roads and bridges, rail and public transit, the power grid, broadband, water systems, and more. just to date, new york's governor announced the money will help stave off subway fare hikes. kentucky's governor said it may -- rebuilding the brent spence bridge without the need for tolls. >> this is what can happen with republicans and democrats decide we are going to work together to get something done. >> reporter: tonight, the president holds a video conference with chinese president xi jinping amid rising tensions between the two countries. recent satellite images show
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mock-u.s. warships set up in a chinese desert. possibly, built for target practice. >> he is a smart, smart guy. >> reporter: the two presidents have known each other for years. but this is their first virtual face to face since mr. biden took officer. >> we're not old friends. it is just pure business. >> how would you describe their relationship going into this meeting? >> president xi is somebody he has spent time with. he has had face-to-face conversations with and because of that, the president feels that he's able to have candid discussions with president xi. >> reporter: and the white house says that president biden will be candid tonight in that conference about china's military buildup, along with human rights abuses and recent cyberattacks. there is also speculation that xi may invite biden to next year's beijing olympics. that's an invitation, nora, president biden may not be in the mood to accept right now.
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>> really interesting. nancy cortez, thank you. all right. now, to this story. a 9-year-old boy who was trampled at that concert in houston earlier-this month has died from his injuries. ezra blount had been sitting on his father's shoulders, watching one of his favorite artists, travis scott, when fans rushed the stage and chaos erupted. his father struggled to breathe in the crush and blacked out. the boy was one of ten people killed in the tragedy. all right. tonight, high drama aboard the international space station. seven astronauts had to scramble to their safety capsules after russia blew up one of its own satellites with an earth-based missile. it created a cloud of space junk that could potentially damage the space station. here's cbs's jonathan. >> reporter: astronauts aboard the international space station were awakened overnight by nasa flight controllers in houston. >> we were recently informed of a satellite breakup and need to
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have you guys start reviewing the safe haven procedure. >> reporter: the threat, a deadly cloud of space debris hundreds of thousands of pieces generated after russia intentionally blew up one of its satellites while testing an anti-satellite missile. seven crew members, including four americans, a german, and two russians, sought shelter in specialized capsules while the debris passed the space station without incident. experts say it will continue to orbit for a century or longer, possibly threatening future missions. cbs news. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. call coventry direct to learn more. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized we needed a way to supplement our income. our friend sold their policy to help pay their medical bills, and that got me thinking. maybe selling our policy could help
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on sunday night and every night. nyquil severe. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, best sleep with a cold, medicine. all right. we want to turn now to the skyrocketing cost of your thanksgiving feast. from the turkey to the trimmings. so, we visited a farm in maryland to find out why prices are so high this year. the gleam of morning light washes over maryland farmland where chris bore is raising a flock of all-natural turkeys. and it's time for an expensive breakfast. how much is the cost of feed gone up? >> it's almost doubled. >> rising costs making that bird on your family dinner table a pricey-holiday treat. is this going to be the most expensive thanksgiving ever? >> i guess, to this point, it probably will be. >> how much have you increased the price of your turkeys? >> our pricing for retail went
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up almost 15%. >> and that's just the turkey. the overall price of groceries, including thanksgiving favorites, like sweet potatoes, kran ast berry sauce,nd pumpkin pie .for poultry, meat, eggs, and fish. it's even higher, an almost 12% increase. >> why is the price of turkey going up? >> everything we are buying nowadays is costing more. things have increased in price from 2020 to 2021. >> bore has 20,000 free-range turkeys. his days are long, and it takes heavy equipment to get the work done. fuel cost. how does that impact your business? >> you go to the gas station now and you fill up your tank. maybe, it's 10 or 15 gallons of fuel. we buy fuel, 10 to 20,000 gallon as year. when you do it in those numbers, the price of diesel fuel now is twice as much as it was last year. >> you have to pass that onto the consumer.
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>> or eat some of that cost ourselves. >> once you raise prices, do you ever see them coming back down? >> there is a possibility. it's very rare. >> last year, as covid swept across america, bore kept his business going by raising smaller birds. >> we saw how the pandemic was affecting consumers realizing they weren't going to have large gatherings, we raised more smaller turkeys last year. >> what size turkeys are you raising this year? >> not as many smaller turkeys. some people still want a smaller turkey but with the families having larger gatherings, we want to make sure we have those as well. >> chris bore is the third generation in his family to work this farm, and yes, those birds are part of the family. >> i tell people, you know, if you are feeding a family of four, the cost of feeding that family went up from last november to this november. i am feeding a family of 20,000. >> and get this. to feed those turkeys, it takes three pounds of feed for a turkey to gain just one pound. learned that new. all right. still ahead.
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rushed to a hospital. all right. a new jersey teen dedicated the game of his life to his mom this weekend. alex brown threw for six touchdowns, and rushed for two more as his red bank catholic beat morris catholic 58-34. listen to this. just the day before, alex lost his mom michelle after a batt wit breas. after the game, alex said i knew she was looking down the whole time. thousands reached out -- that's tom brady -- yeah, he reached out too on social media to send his very best. think about that. all right. coming up, next. a fisherman's quest to change lives for the better.
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tonight, we have the story of one man's fishing journey. it began over a decade ago with a goal far greater than catching fish. cbs's janet shamlan has the story. >> reporter: on a perfect day 11 miles off the florida coast, the fish are biting. >> there you go! that's what it's about. >> reporter: for angler william big will dunn, the water feels like home. for 15-year-old jaron williams, it's a different story. >> you have never been an a boat? >> no, ma'am, not at all. i am very scared. >> reporter: dunn has taken thousands of kids fishing. >> i was a pretty rough kid when i was their age. i still remember days when i
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oent went out with my dad. >> a mission that began with a neighbor child whose dad wasn't around. >> it was like a joy seeing this little boy catch a fish he never caught in his life. >> reporter: soon, he was digging into savings to invest into other teens. many, like 11-year-old jayden, are without fathers. >> you just get, like, this feeling of freedom when you do it. you know? it's really special to be out here. >> reporter: all are in need. what is your reward? >> my reward is -- sorry -- if i could just be a light for one kid, it's worth it all. >> reporter: for jaron, lessons beyond how to reel one in. >> patient is key. >> right? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: necessary when fishing, essential for life. janet shamlian, cbs new, clearwater, florida. >> and that is the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for cbs mornisnd follow anytime at cbsnews.com.
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reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. in an effort to strengthen u.s.-china relations, president biden met virtually with chinese leader xi jinping. the meeting was the first extensive talks between the two since biden took office. amazon has reached a settlement in a dispute alleging the retail giant failed to properly notify california employees and health agencies of possible-covid cases. the company agreed to be monitored by california officials and pay half-a-million dollars to help enforce state cnsumer protection laws. and some of the world's biggest music legends hit the auction block this week, including this guitar played during a 1970 eric clapton concert. it is expected to fetch up to
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$500,000. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm elise preston. cbs news, new york. this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with a stunning development in the investigation into the deadly insurrection at the u.s. capitol in january. steve bannon -- president trump's former-chief strategist -- not only turned himself in to federal authorities today, he live-streamed his way into u.s. custody. mr. trump has directed bannon and other allies to refuse to cooperate with the investigation into the january-6th assault. well, that resulted in bannon being hit with federal-criminal charges. house members looking into the events that led up to the insurrection hope the case against bannon will send a signal to other t allies that crateould
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lead t jail time. cbs's nicole killion leads off our coverage from the u.s. district court here in d.c. good evening, nicole. >> reporter: good evening, norah. steve bannon was unapologetic outside of court today before being released on his own recognizance bannon told reporters he is going on the offensive. steve bannon played to the cameras, as he turned himself in and live-streamed his surrender to federal law enforcement. >> we are taking down the biden regime. i want you guys to stay focused, stay on message. remember, signal, not noise. this is all noids noise. that he is signal. >> reporter: inside court, a more reserved bannon told a federal judge he understood the conditions of his release, including turning over his passport. the former-white house strategist faces two charges of criminal contempt of congress for failure to appear for a deposition and to produce documents to the house select committee investigating the january-6th attack. both carry a fine of up to $100,000 and a year in jail if
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convicted. >> this is going to be the misdemeanor from hell for merrick garland, nancy pelosi, and joe biden. >> reporter: the 67-year-old podcast host was represented by a new lawyer, david shone, who also defended former-president trump during the second impeachment trial. >> this thing was a scam from the beginning. it is outrageous that a criminal charge was brought in this case. >> reporter: the select committee believes bannon had specific knowledge and was in touch with the former president in the run-up to the capitol riot. >> all hell is going to break loose tomorrow. >> reporter: the panel has issued nearly three dozen subpoenas and is also thratening contempt charges against former-white house chief of staff mark meadows after he skipped a deposition last week. committee member stephanie murphy. >> the committee will move as quickly as possible because there is a lot of information that we're trying to gather. >> reporter: the select committee could move forward with those contempt charges against mark meadows as soon as this week. as for steve bannon, he is scheduled to be arraigned
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thursday. norah. >> nicole killion, thank you. well tonight, a jury in kenosha, wisconsin, is expected to begin deliberations in the murder trial of kyle rittenhouse. the 18-year-old could get up to life in prison if convicted of the most serious charge, first-degree intentional homicide for killing two men at a violent protest. cbs's nancy chen was at the courthouse for today's dramatic closing arguments. good evening, nancy. >> norah, good evening to you. today, the judge dismissed one count of illegal gun possession he also allowed the jury to consider two lesser charges which mean less severe consequences but also make a conviction more likely. >> in putting the fire extinguisher on the groun, and then raising the gun. >> reporter: in closing arguments, prosecutors show jurors this video of kyle rittenhouse raising his ar-15-style rifle at a protestor, joseph rosenbaum. moments later, it led to this chase and rittenhouse shooting rosenbaum four times at close
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range. >> a second shot, which goes through mr. rosenbaum's hand. and then, a third and fourth shot. one, that grazes the right scalp. and one, that goes right into mr. rosenbaum's back. and that is the kill shot. >> reporter: prosecutors argued that rittenhouse instigated the shootings that left two men, including rosenbaum dead, and one seriously injured. >> when the defendant provokes the incident, he loses the right to self-defense. you cannot claim self-defense against a danger you create. >> reporter: today, rittenhouse's defense attorney told the jury his client acted in self-defense. >> my client ran two blocks without shooting at anyone, pointing at anyone, doing anything to try and get away. >> reporter: while running away, rittenhouse shot and killed another man, anthony huber, who hit him with a skateboard. rittenhouse then shot and wounded gaige grosskreutz. during eight days of testimony, the jury heard from more than 30
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witnesses. >> i didn't do anything wrong. i defended myself. >> reporter: but the pivotal moment came from rittenhouse, himself, who broke down on the stand. >> people right there. >> reporter: in court, kyle's mother wendy has been by his side. she told me her son has remorse for what happened that night. >> so in talking to him, he does regret going that night now? >> yeah, he does. in the beginning, um, you know, he said yes. but now, he wouldn't. he wouldn't go. >> reporter: in kenosha is paying close attention as this trial nears a verdict. wisconsin's governor has put 500 national guard members on standby for potential unrest. norah. >> nancy chen, thank you. we want to turn now to some breaking news out of aurora, colorado. six teenagers were rushed to hospitals after a gunman opened fire at a park near aurora central high school. no shots were fired at the
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school. but it was quickly shut down, and parents picked up their children. the shooter still on the loose. the motive for the attack, not known. all right. turning overseas, now. britain raised its terrorism-threat level to its second-highest level today after a suspect blew himself up outside a hospital in liverpool england on sunday. the bomb went off inside a taxi and the driver of that cab is being called a hero. cbs's holly williams has details. >> reporter: captured on surveillance video, this is the moment a homemade bomb exploded in a taxi outside liverpool women's hospital. the driver, escaping the smoking car before it was engulfed in flames. the suspected terrorist died in the inferno. tonight, police said they believe the attacker was emad al swealmeen. >> our assumption, so far, is that it was built by the passenger in the taxi. >> reporter: the taxi driver's been named by british media as david perry. and he's being hailed as a hero.
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the mayor of liverpool said he'd locked the alleged terrorist inside the car, preventing a, quote, awful disaster. there's been no confirmation of that by the police, but the prime minister's commended him. >> it does look as though the taxi driver in question did behave with incredible presence of mind and -- and bravery. >> reporter: amazingly, perry reportedly suffered only minor injuries, including a ruptured eardrum. his wife has dismissed stories of his heroism as rumors, and asked for privacy. writing on social media, the most incomprehensible thing has happened to us. the blast was just streets away from liverpool's cathedral where they were holding a service remembering the fallen in the two world wars, with around 2,000 in attendance. jimmy ashworth's corner store is yards from where the alleged terrorist lived. >> i was just more shocked that i have been living next to a terrorist. it's probably the best way to say it to you if you want me to be honest with you. >> the cbs overnight news will
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♪ this is the "cbs overnight news." in washington, thanks for staying with us. new research is highlighting the long-term effects of covid-19 on some children. this comes, as many parents are considering whether to get their younger kids vaccinated. so far, the cdc estimates about 900,000 children in the u.s., between the ages of 5 and 11, have received their first dose. but a recent uk study found that covid still affects one in seven kids months after infection. meg oliver has more on these long-hauler symptoms. >> reporter: at first glance, it's hard to believe this
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energetic, little 4-year-old is anything other than healthy. but it has taken a year for aaron estrada to get here. this was aaron in november 2020, needing oxygen to breathe, in a hospital bed for more than a week after contracting covid. his hair started falling out. he had heart problems, and he couldn't walk or stand for a month. >> do you remember after you got sick, how it made your legs feel? >> bad. >> reporter: aaron developed a severe covid-related life-threatening condition called multisystem inflammatory system in children, which causes major organs to become inflamed. aaron's parents. >> what was going through your mind? [ speaking foreign language ] >> it was very sad, emotional. >> reporter: one study of long-covid symptoms in children suggested that more than half between 6 and 16 years old who get covid have at least one symptom that lasts more than 120
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days. >> are you seeing an increase in the number of kids with long-hauler symptoms? >> we are. >> reporter: dr. katherine and her team at hacken sack meridian health in new jersey opened one of the first pediatric covid recovery centers last spring to help aaron and kids like him. >> what're long-hauler symptoms? >> in children, we tend to see they have persistent fatigue. some kids are having persistent headaches and a lot of kids are having anxiety symptoms they maybe didn't have before. >> reporter: 25 times more likely to get severe covid than those without, but aaron had no-known pre-existing conditions, nor did 14-year-old madison ford from michigan. >> it feels like scary like i just can't breathe. >> reporter: madison is a competitive dancer. she was healthy and thriving, before she got covid in january. she never used an inhaler before. but ten months later, she still needs one and gets winded
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easily, especially while dancing. >> i get really tired and i need to sit down. and, um, my heart starting pumping really fast and my lungs. it's just like constant need for air. >> reporter: mariah lynn fore is madison's mom. >> i am worried this could have done more damage than what we even realize. um, but i am also worried that she will also need the inhaler for the rest of her life to do things, such as take long walks or bike ride or need it for dance. >> show me your muscles. >> as for aaron, doctors are hopeful that, with time and continued treatment, he will make a full recovery. what do you want to say to your doctors who helped you learn how to walk again? >> gracias. >> thank you. >> huge effort is underway to create a new museum in the nation's capital to celebrate the role of latinos in american history. with nearly 20% of the u.s. population, or more than 60 million people, latinos and
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people of hispanic origin are the fastest-growing minority group in the country. the effort to build a museum that reflects so much diversity is a years-long cast. ed o'keefe spoke with some of the key players. >> reporter: when you think of latinos in america, what comes to mind? music? food? theater? but also, supreme court justices. businessowners. athletes. veterans. a massive bloc of voters with buying power of nearly $2 trillion. and now, all of that history will be housed in a new smithsonian museum -- the national museum of the american latino. >> i think we need to disabuse viewers of the notion that somehow this is for, by, and about us, right? it's for everyone. >> reporter: eduardo diaz is acting director of the museum to be. >> why is this museum needed? >> i think latinos are so foundational and we are growing, still, and we're going to be here. i think it's a good opportunity for you to get to know us a little bit better. >> reporter: diaz already has a team of 16 curators working
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across the smithsonian system. so, what can visitors expect to see at the new museum? diaz says it will start before america was -- well -- america. >> these people, indigenous people, were here before the arrival of europeans. >> reporter: from there, it will cover the span of u.s.-latino history from the u.s.-mexico war, the possession of puerto rico, subjects like immigration. >> you will see a cuban balsa -- a raft that cuban refugees used to cross from cuba to the united states. i mean, it's built out of styrofoam and duct tape. you know what kind of courage it took to get in that boat? >> reporter: and coming next spring, a temporary exhibit housed in the american history museume some of what will, eventually, move to the new home. >> this will be it. >> reporter: after decades of intense lobbying, congress last year approved plans for the new museum. it is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars, with congress footing half the bill and private fundraising paying for the rest. that's where some of the biggest names in latino business and
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entertainment, like music producer emilio stefan, come in. >> want to become very creative because you don't need $10 million. if every latino will give $5 -- >> i like your idea. >> he emigrated from cuba and eventually launched the sound machine with his wife gloria stefan. >> we don't take it for granted. we take it to recognize that -- that we're blessed. >> reporter: the board will not only be helping raise money but also advise what goes in the museum. as stefan is joined by a diverse group of latino leaders from across business, retail, and entertainment, including sofia vergara, jose andreas, and eva longoria. exactly where the museum gets built is still part of a classic washington fight.
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by law, the board of trustees includes two members of congress. and they agree, the museum needs to be on the mall. >> that beautiful swath of land that goes from the united states capitol all the way past the washington monument. it was actually created for monuments and museums. >> reporter: potential locations include the famed arts and industries building, an agriculture building on the mall or an area just outside the capitol. either way, members of the board expect to tell latino success stories and focus on the importance of family. >> latino history is american history. and without our story being told so that people in this country and people in the world can see how beautiful our country is and what we contribute as latinos -- >> i think it is going to help tell the story of a more perfect union. the momentum behind this is just critical. it -- it -- it's critical and it's critical that we pass that on. i cannot wait to take my children. >> reporter: i'm ed o'keefe in
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some day and what is being done to protect them. >> you can see there is an anthro here. >> steve walks the west searching for rock art. ancient stone etchings depicting man's early history in north america. and they are inkcreasingly endangered by modern man. >> we have multiple rock-art boulders up on this hillside that have been damaged from bullets' impacts and the images are actually being lost on these boulders. >> reporter: here in utah, carvings made 4,000 years ago by the now-extinct fremont tribe held victim to target practice. >> we probably had five or six that are totally gone now. >> if we can't connect to the land and what it's telling us, we are a lost people. >> reporter: eileen qui mta na, a nobody of the navajo nation,
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works with acorson. acorson reported the damage to the bureau of land management and his group the utah rock art association positioned boulders hield that whe t hee blets wl hit the dummy rock protect the rock art image. >> here is an owl or quail figure here. >> reporter: but his small group can't be everywhere. 150 miles away in moab, utah, profanity defaced a carving celebrating the birth of a child 3,000 years ago. nearby, a rock climber inserted bolts into another petroglyph. the climber claims he mistook it for modern-day graffiti. >> some of it outright vandalism. some of it is profiteering but some is just stupidity and ignorance. >> reporter: so what can congress do? >> congress can begin with resources to strengthen the preservation arm that looks at history and looks at cultural resources and sacred sites. >> but there is not even a reliable count of the number ofn
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desolate areasinghe hard to police somproblem areas where once, you know, one person carves their name, um, someone will come by and see that and they think that that's an acceptable practice. >> reporter: angela richmond is a ranger in arches national park. >> we see areas where you just get a bunch of names kind of piled on top of each other. and unfortunately, some of those are over, you know, prehistoric rock art or markings. you know, things that are, you know, over a thousand years old. >> reporter: but criminal charges for their destruction are rare. of six documented incidents this year, one resulted in charges that were filed and efforts in congress to better protect petroglyphs have failed in three recent attempts. why do you think there's been an issue in getting some of this through congress? getting lands protected? i mean, if we were talking about dinosaur fossils, you would probably have an easier time protecting the land. >> there is profit involved. there's extraction, whether it
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is gas, natural gas, oil in som areas, mining in others. and -- and there is a very powerful profit motive that drives those decisions. >> reporter: as steve acorson continues his search for rock art, he knows what it will take to protect the legacies of peoples long gone. >> so it's going to have to be a cultural shift to where people realize that stuff needs to be protected and saved because when it's lost, it is just like tearing a page out of a history book. >> and potentially, wiping away the last traces of those who came before us. for cbs saturday morning, i'm chris van cleave in washington. the cbs overnight news will be right back.
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many industries are back into full swing after 2020's shutdown. for one industry, it is full steam ahead as they cater to the world's elite. cbs's ian lee reports from london. >> reporter: the rich and famous love their toys. and nothing says i have deep pockets like a super yacht. as the world shakes off covid-19 restrictions, it's all hands on deck at this spanish shipyard. >> covid situation affected a lot. capacity was left. there was a lot of uncertainty in terms of the operations of the yachts and now the industry -- >> reporter: a super yacht is a luxury vessel longer than about 100 feet. if you have money to burn, they go from $10 million into the hundreds of millions. and apparently, a lot of people
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do. 200 have already hit the waves this year. >> the industry's growing every year. >> reporter: this shipyard is backlogged for years to come. but don't think it's smooth sailing once you finally get one. owners sink a fortune into maintaining them -- about 10% of the purchase price every year and it's easy to see why. >> we would have maybe 30, 40 people working for this boat at the moment. >> reporter: during the pandemic, we are told we are all in the samebyte. but as the covid storm recedes, some can afford an upgrade. ian lee, cbs news. and that is the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for everyone else, check back later for cbs mornings. and of course, follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm erroll barnett.
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this is cbs news flash. i am elior to strengthen u.s.-c biden met virtually with chinese leader xi jinping. the meeting was the first extensive talks between the two since biden took office. amazon has reached a settlement in a dispute alleging the retail giant failed to properly notify california employees and health agencies of possible covid cases. the the company agreed to be monitored by california officials and pay half a million dollars to help enforce state consumer protection laws. and more than 900 items from some of the world's biggest music legends will hit the auction bloc this week, including this guitar played during a 1970 eric clapton concert. it's expected to fetch up to
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$500,000. for more news, download the krns news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm elise preston. cbs news, new york. . it's tuesday november 16, 2021. this is the cbs morning news. deliberation set. the fate of the teenager kyle rittenhouse goes to the jury. high-stakes meeting with the president of china. chinese counterpart discussed. steve bannon on the attack. aggressive and defiant. promising
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