folks are going to travel and it's going to stay busy all the way through labor day. >> reporter: for those who have yet to make travel plans, aaa says the time to plan is now. >> there are deals to be found now but they are disappearing fast. book as soon as you can. >> reporter: now we've tallied more than 2700 flight cancellations since friday and over 400 today alone. delta, the most impacted, is pointing to weather and air traffic control issues but this underscores how fragile how some carriers' schedules are. >> hope they can all get home by tomorrow. thank you. tonight the first hurricane of the season has made landfall on mexico's pacific coast while parts of the u.s. are facing extreme heat and the threat of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris.

what are we looking at? >> nancy, it is rare to have a hurricane this strong this early on the pacific coast of mexico. category 2 hurricane. the threats now will be the possibility for some flash flooding and some mudslides in the mountainous terrain here of mexico and whatever is left of this, the moisture in particular, we're going to have to watch this once it gets on the other side of mexico and we'll continue to track what may or may not develop there. we know that there is an ongoing developing severe weather threat here in the upper midwest. intense long track tornados are possible. giant hail is also a big concern out of this. it is likely there is going to be severe weather and there will be another hot day on the way for the northeast. nancy, back to you. >> chris warren, thank you. now to the war in ukraine. the fighting has intensified in

eastern ukraine where russian troops are pushing further into a key city. in a major blow to vladimir putin, eu leaders have agreed to a partial ban to russian oil in the 27 nation block. this covers more than 2/3 of europe's oil imports from russia. we have more from inside ukraine. >> reporter: as moscow's brutal offensive only widens, we visit villages in eastern ukraine which are now in near ruins. at this one we meet nicolas shapalenko who shows us the remains of a russian missile that landed near his home. it must be so hard to have to lip like this. we don't know whether we'll live or die, he says. last night a tank started firing on us. we went to bed with explosions and we wake up with explosions. it's a similar scene in

severdonetsk. life for those left is a misery. 90% of the city is damaged. power and cell phone service is knocked out and food is in short supply, glet a show of strength volodymyr zelenskyy was in the city of kharkiv which was recently wrestled back from russia. the president hasn't been seen outside of the kyiv region since this began three months ago. as russia wages the war of attrition, ukraine has a secret weapon. its people. these women are stitching together body armor vests on the font line. >> hello. >> hello. >> reporter: while at another volunteer center others weave together camouflage netting to be used in the battlefield. as a ukrainian, it's her duty. >> absolutely, i've been working

here for three months without a single day off because we need to do this. despite promising long range artillery to ukraine, president biden said he will not be sending munitions powerful enough to reach russian territory. >> the ukrainians have been asking for those weapons. thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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now to the fight against covid. while the death rate is down, the number of daily cases is more than five times higher than it was at this time last year. medical researchers are investigating so-called covid rebound, a reemergence of symptoms after patients take a popular antiviral pill. here's dr. jon lapook. >> reporter: as covid cases continue to rise, paxlovid is being prescribed to try to keep high-risk patients out of the hospital. now they're warning of covid rebound after a five-day course. >> if you take paxlovid, you might get symptoms again. we haven't seen anybody who needs hospitalization. >> reporter: after a patient recovers, rebound is noted to occur 2 to 8 days later. the benefits of taking paxlovid

far outweigh risk. it reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by nearly 90%. >> i managed to avoid covid infection for over two years. >> reporter: infectious disease expert dr. david ho tested positive for covid after attending a covid conference. he took paxlovid and his symptoms went away. >> were you surprised when you got symptoms again and tested positive? >> i was totally shocked and that's because i had tested negative six consecutive days including two pcr. >> reporter: pfizer, the maker of paxlovid is currently seeing a rebound rate of 2% but is continuing to monitor patients. >> sounds like the risk isn't that they could get ill again but they might unknowingly go out and infect somebody snels. >> exactly. >> reporter: if covid does return, dr. walensky has this

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designed for you. two years ago a memorial day tradition began and it continued today. americans lifting up their instruments to remember the fallen. here's cbs's steve hartman. >> reporter: in a country that often seems divided, this felt like a minor miracle. in red states and in blue from our city centers to our nowhere middles, americans of every kind came together for this one of a kind memorial day tribute, taps across america. since 2020 we at cbs have been calling on musicians, foreign

players especially, to honor the fallen by playing "taps" at 3 p.m., the national moment of remembrance. our ultimate goal is that some day the true meaning of memorial day will be inescapable, that no matter where you live, at 3:00 local time you will hear "taps" lofting over your neighborhood. just based on the videos rolling in already, they're well underway. we heard "taps" echo around the track at churchill downs and off the metal roofs of every lowes in the country. performed by children like noah bates who played with his vietnam veteran grandpa and it was performed for children. eagle scout ricky lazaro played in uvalde, texas, but no matter the audience, no matter the setting, the message carried across this land loud and clear,

a tradition to remember. steve hartman, cbs news. this is cbs news flash. i'm matt piper in new york. it is the pacific season's first hurricane. hours after agatha made landfall in southern mexico, it was downgraded to a storm. tourists were driven into shelters. the world health organization said when it comes to the recent monkey pox outbreak it is not concerned that it will become a global pan pandemic. the cdc says a dozen cases in the umpt s. and no deaths reported. bts will be at the white house and they will be there talking about anti-asian hate. it comes at the close of the

asian pacific islander month. i'm matt peiper, cbs news, new york. this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm nancy cordes in for nora. tonight the nation pauses to remember the heroes, veterans and gold star families who served and sacrificed for our freedoms. this afternoon the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. less than 24 hours earlier president biden was in texas visiting families of the 19 children and 2 teachers who were gunned down in an elementary school shooting last week. tonight the community of uvalde is preparing for the victims' funerals and the justice department has announced it will conduct a critical incident review of the police response to

the massacre. lillia luciano starts us off tonight from uvalde. lillia, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, nancy. over the last week i've been talking to children who survived the shooting and parents, and they tell me they can't think of a scarier thought than the end of the summer, one where they'll have to come back to school. they may not have to come back into this building. at least during this visit president biden vowed he'll do everything to have the schools demolished and rebuilt. mourners gathered at this funeral home just steps from robb elementary school. it's the same building where the gunman initially began shooting before his deadly attack on the school. today it's where a grieving community attended visitation for amerie jo garcia. . did her family tell you anything? >> they were very kind.

we just cried together. >> reporter: on sunday president biden and first lady dr. jill biden placed flowers at a memorial with crosses bearing the names of the victims and later attended a church mass. >> do something. >> reporter: as they left the service crowds gathered outside urging the president to do something. he made this vow. >> i will. >> reporter: the department of justice, at the request of the uvalde mayor, announced it will conduct a review of the police response to the shooting but noted it is not a criminal investigation. police are trained to confront an active shooter immediately, yet as angry parents begged for help, the on scene police commander gave instructions to wait despite multiple 911 calls from children who were trapped inside. a federal tactical team took it upon themselves to storm the room about 75 minutes later. >> of course it was not the right decision. it was the wrong decision, period. there's no excuse for that. >> reporter: state senator roland gutierrez said the mother

of a victim told him that she believes her daughter bled to death after being shot in the back and could have survived had police immediately gone in. >> everybody that was here has some level of responsibility for their failure to act. that is a systemic failure. >> reporter: for jesse rodriguez, the pain of losing his 10-year-old daughter annabel and anger over the delayed police response is way too much to bear. who do you blame? >> i blame everybody, all the officers that were there. even i unarmed, no chest piece, i would have entered to try and do something. not stand behind the wall. if you had killed me, at least i tried. >> reporter: that school district police chief who was in charge of the police response was voted into city council several weeks ago. today we learned from the mayor although nothing can be done at this point to prohibit him from

being sworn in, that special city council meeting set for tomorrow night will no longer take place as planned. >> thank you very much. across the country violence continued over the holiday weekend with at least 13 mass shootings resulting in eight deaths. back here in washington a bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying again to reach even a modest compromise on new gun safety legislation. there are, however, some glimmers of hope this time. here's cbs's scott mcfarland. >> reporter: well, the week that begins after another string of weekend mass shootings from tennessee to oklahoma and with a breakthrough on federal gun control legislation. at the white house president biden expressed optimism even invoking senate republican leader mitch mcconnell and john corn nin who's been tasked with joining bipartisan discussions.

>> i think there's a real determination among rational republicans, i think there's a thought things can't continue like this. >> reporter: small bipartisan group of senators led by chris murphy planned virtual meetings tomorrow. it could include tightening the background check and setting up red flag laws which allows judges to deem them safe. >> parents and kids are frightened, anxious. we will add to their anxiety if nothing happens again. >> reporter: murphy and republicans say they're skeptical, raise the age of purchasing assault rifles. >> ar-15s were around 40 ■years

before thought of and it is about the human heart, it is about identifying the culprits and going after them. >> reporter: there are preliminary discussions. does that give your organization momentum? >> it does. this is the most momentum we've ever had and likelihood of getting 60 votes in the senate. it's still an uphill fight. >> reporter: he doesn't just want a political messaging bill. chuck schumer said there will be votes when the senate returns next week. nancy. >> those votes will be closely watched. scott mcfarland at the capitol. thank you. tonight the first hurricane of the season has made landfall on mexico's pacific coast while parts of the u.s. are facing extreme heat and the threat of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. so let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners

at the weather channel. good evening, chris. what are we looking at? >> nancy, it is rare to have a hurricane this strong this early on the pacific coast of mexico. category 2 hurricane. the threats 2340u69 will be the possibility for some flash flooding and mudslides in the mountainous terrain here in mexico. whatever is flecht this, the moisture in particular, we'll have to watch this once it gets on the other side of mexico, we'll continue to track what may or may not develop there. we know there is an ongoing severe weather threat here in the upper midwest. intense long track tornados are possible. giant hail is also a big concern out of this. it is likely there's going to be severe weather and there will be another hot day on the way for the northeast. nancy, back to you. >> chris warren, thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be

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this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm nancy cordes in washington. thanks for staying with us. well, if you made it home from your memorial day travels, you can consider yourself lucky. thousands of air travelers are still stranded at their holiday destinations because of flight delays and cancellations. the airlines are blaming it on higher than expected volume, bad weather and shortage of pilots. although the weather will clear, the pilot shortage is a long-term problem. nearly half of the pilots will retire in the next 15 years. right now there aren't enough recruits to replace them.

erroll barnett has the story from new york's laguardia airport. >> reporter: at some airports across the country traffic has already surpassed prepandemic levels. airlines admit they are still struggling to staff just about every position. and while every position is in demand, planes cannot go enwhere without the pilot. >> right now i'm embarking on the 400 hour mark and i spent about 60 to $80,000 to get an actual commercial license and to get to where you need to get to. it will cost over maybe $100,000. >> reporter: the immense time and expense of certification will eventually place him in high demand. over the next decade, more than 14,000 pilot openings are projected each year, but the pandemic slowed the rate of newly minted pilots with only 4300 graduating in 2021.

at the same time, older pilots accepted covid era buyouts further thinning the ranks. the impact, mass cancellations last summer and this spring as weather put crews and planes out of place. now airlines have reduced summer schedules decreasing capacity. >> we're not quite back up to the number of pilots we had pre-pandemic but we're close. >> reporter: bob jordan is ramping up hiring. >> we have 5 to 6% of our aircraft that we can't fly because we don't have enough staffing. >> reporter: jordan needs more pilot support staff like flight instructors. in atlanta, delta's chief training coordinator said they are confident they will meet demand. >> kwee are hiring 200 a month. we are training 4 to 500 so we

feel good now. >> reporter: united and alaska airlines created in house flight schools while delta started the propel program helping staffers pivot to pilot life. >> if it were not for that program, 100% we would not be there. >> reporter: for williams flight school is made possible through to the work. >> this was the dream. i believe that if i did something i loved in life i would never work again. >> reporter: ariel shots re so cool. the reality is more young people need to be supported and given the resources they need to jump into the cockpit. the industry admits there is no getting around. you can't even get the flight requirement. this will last for years to

come. >> that was erroll barnett at laguardia airport. overseas the new u.s. ambassador, brigette brink, has arrived in kyiv. the former ambassador was removed after she criticized his effort to dig up dirt on the biden family. in the come bad zone we never saw that there. and to the east russian armies continues to pound bud cities in the donetsk. >> reporter: ten times more civivilians have been killed than military personnel since the start of the invasion. the fear is the number will only rise. russian forces are seizing more and more territory as they try to conquer the eastern donbas

region. ukr ukrainian traps are still here. overwhelmed several areas. there's no great jerp report than of that in mariupol. a pain unbearable for the few who remain there. but in a show of strength and determination, volodymyr zelenskyy was on the ground in kharkiv, ukraine's second largest city recently wrestled back from russia. the president hasn't been seen outside of kyiv since it began months ago and was greeted with total devastation but as russia wages the war of attrition, ukraine has a secret weapon, its people. these women are switching together body armor vests for the front line. we have the deputy mayor.

everyone has people in the military. we make them as safe as possible. >> this is a labor of love. >> absolutely. >> vladimir putin couldn't be clearer. this grave stone stands outside another volunteer center where we are taken around the facility and shows us camouflage made using household plastics. he demonstrates. >> you make a very convincing sniper. hello. >> hello. >> reporter: it's here some of the most useful work is being done. they weave together camouflage netting to be used. >> you're all doing anything you can to help? >> absolutely, she says. i've been working here for three months without a single day off because we need to do this. >> reporter: now despite suffering heavy losses in the eastern donbas, ukrainian forces

are on the counter attack claiming to have pushed back russian forces out of three villages in the kherson region. southeastern ukraine.

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appreciation for one's achievements and abilities. >> respect is the best way to tell someone he or she matters. a lot of people respect firefighters, teachers. a lot of kids respect their parents. >> in some cases. >> never let a joke go untold. fortunately for me, respect isn't just about what you say. it's about what you do. what you do to show someone they are important and valued. best example i have is this story. pulled from our library and presented today with all due respect. super heroes, the real ones. he made his mission to go interview veterans. >> you were skipping school? >> yes. i started riding my bike to the local senior home. then i started driving.

>> reporter: it became a daily undertaking. >> every single day. >> reporter: he would drive all over southern california. >> i had a lot of missions. >> reporter: interviewing guys like ernie isley. >> they were going to make a big camp there, attack us at night. >> reporter: he talks to the men for hours and then gives the recordings to families. he says he does it because time is short. we're losing more than 200 world war ii vets every day. >> it's amazing how much history and knowledge is endaze cased in each one of these individuals and how much is lost when one of them dies without sharing their story. >> at this point i should tell you richi doesn't come from a military family. his parents immigrated from india, and yet he cares as much about our greatest generation as anyman i've ever met. >> my name is rici sharma. >> he was telephoning vets every

day to thank them. >> it means a great deal to me that you were willing to endure all of that so that i could be here today. >> well, thank you very much. >> reporter: after this story first aired rici raised money to expand his mission, to visit vets across the country, learning about their stories and their scars. >> bullet wound. >> reporter: those that have healed and those that will never. >> who is that? >> this is my brother jack and he died in my arms on the battlefield. >> reporter: nice to know as long as there are world war ii veterans willing to talk, there will be at least one young man willing to listen. >> you mean a lot to me. >> that was five years ago. did he stick to his plan? well, let's find out. hello, rici. >> hi, how are you guys. >> we're great. >> are you still traveling the country visiting veterans? >> yeah. i've just interviewed over 1400 world war ii veterans now and i'm still doing interviews almost every day across the u.s.

and canada, u.k., australia. >> you do all this with donations? >> yeah. i have a nonprofit organization called remember world war ii.org and i'm going to be interviewing world war ii veterans every day until there are none. >> what makes you so interested in these world war ii veterans? >> i think that if we preserve the stories of the greatest generation, we will inspire future generations to live up to their standards and to uphold the values that over 420,000 americans gave their entire lives up for. >> when you respect these vets as you do, what do you think they get out of the process? >> i think it gives them a sense of worth. to tell them that their contributions still hold value and that they certainly will never be forgotten. >> i think you've just defined respect perfectly. we're grateful for you. thank you. >> thank you guys. >> by showing those vets such

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being a mother has always required a steady flow of patience, dedication and love. in our new series, the modern mom, mark strassmann introduces us to a foster mother whose supply of love seems limitless. >> reporter: thalia thornton has a photo album of her foster children. every wall of her house. >> i had over 700. >> 700 kids? >> love is the greatest thing in the world. you give a child love and you can see the improvement in their life. >> reporter: angela alora is a retired state nurse. for 50 years she says new jersey sent thornton its most fragile foster kids, abused, medically needed, unwanted.

>> they could call her at any time of the day or the night if they needed an emergency placement, and believe me, that happened not infrequently. >> i never said no. i could never say no to a child that was need. you need to just pour on love. let it flow like a river. let it flow. >> reporter: thornton, now 85, stopped taking kids in 2017. many now have families of their own and keep in touch with the woman they always called granny. how many people typically call on a mother's day? >> i would say more than 25. >> wow. >> and i didn't forget, granny. i could never, never forget you. >> reporter: how could they? how could anyone? mark strassmann, cbs news, oceanport, new jersey. >> that's the overnight news for this tuesday. reporting from the nation's capitol. i'm nancy cordes.

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