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> . this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin in akron, ohio, where the city's fourth of july celebrations were canceled due to an investigation of jaylen walker. the 25-year-old black man was unarmed when he was killed in a hail of bullets after a traffic stop. this afternoon they released a disturbing body cam footage. this weekend hundreds of people protesteds in the streets calling for justice. elise preston has been covering the developments today. elise. >> reporter: jericka, the eight
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officers under investigation are on paid leave after the attempted traffic stop and deadly pursuit. the police union said those officers are cooperating with the investigation. we have to warn you, the body camera video you are about to see is disturbing. >> reporter: newly released body camera video shows the moments leading up to the deadly shooting of jaylen walker. >> the officers have not been able to provide a statement yet. i am reserving any sort of judgment until we hear from them. >> reporter: akron police say the 25-year-old delivery driver sped off when they tried to pull him over for a traffic violation last week. during the chase investigators claim walker fired from the window of his car, a claim his family disputes. >> 21, shots fired. the vehicle had a shot come out of its door. >> reporter: video shows walker exiting the car on foot wearing a ski mask. authorities say officers tried to use tasers to stop him but opened fire when he turned
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around to face them. investigators say walker was hit dozens of times. >> the me's report indicates over 60 wounds to mr. walker's body. >> reporter: he never fired in the foot chase but officers say they found a gun and loaded magazine in the car. >> he never caused any trouble. >> reporter: hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in akron this weekend to protest. akron native and icon tweeted out, i pray for my city today. walker's family and city leaders are urging protestors to remain peaceful. >> listen, you'll have to do one of the most difficult things i'll ever have to ask somebody to do, please be patient and let
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the attorney general to their work. >> reporter: once the investigation is complete, it will be handed over to the ohio attorney general's office before it's handed over to the grand jury. >> just to think it all started with a traffic 1r50i owe lags. thank you. travel surpassed prepandemic levels in the air and on the road. cbs's liliana luciano joins us now. >> reporter: that's right, jericka. right now it's a rare sight here in southern california. what we're seeing is traffic moving, but tomorrow those returning home should brace for big crowds, both on the road and at airports. millions are on the move across the nation this holiday weekend. travelers returning to airports in record numbers but are facing thousands of canceled and delayed flights. >> planning for some extra chaos and are trying to check as much as we can to keep moving through the airport, simple. try not to lose these two.
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>> reporter: tsa screened nearly 2.5 million passengers this friday, the highest since before the pandemic. that same day, almost 1/3 of flights delayed or scrubbed. alan cam stuck trying to make his wedding. >> she's waiting in toronto. we're trying to get married. i'm going to shoot her a call, look, babe, i'm stuck here now but i'll be there as soon as i can. >> reporter: to avoid the airport hassle, 42 million are traveling by car even with steep gas prices. the national average for unleaded gas is $4.81 a gallon. in california it's $6.24. keeping many stressed and headache free home for the holiday. >> i'm trying to avoid it at all costs. the way california is, stay home. >> reporter: i get that. travel experts say the worst time to be on the road tomorrow is in the afternoon, especially between 4 and 5 p.m.
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if you are brave enough to do it, prepare to spend a lot of time on the brakes. jericka. >> for us in los angeles. thank you. severe weather could interrupt travel on the fourth of july and put a damper on se holiday cookout plans. storm system sweeping through the plains and into the great lakes that will bring dangerous wind gusts and frequent lightning. the stormy weather will last through much of the day. it will be clear and comfortable in the northeast but hot and humid in the nation's mid section and dry on the west coast. tonight the fugitive yoga teacher police say killed an elite cyclist and escaped to costa rica is back here in the united states. u.s. marshals escorted caitlyn armstrong. she shot and killed hero man particular rival in her austin, texas home. armstrong will be extradited to austin to face murder charges.
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well, the house select committee investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol says it's pursuing more leads. following testimony from a former white house aide. serena is at the white house. >> reporter: jericka, good evening be to you. the bipartisan house committee has not put a number on how many hearings they will have. we expect them to continue late into the summer as new witnesses continue to come forward. the investigation into the insurrection, turning their focus to that mob and those behind it. january 6th select committee member adam schiff told "face the nation." >> who was participating, who was financing it, how it was organized including the participation of the white nationalist groups, the proud boys, 3 percenters and we want to probe any connection between the dangerous groups and the whites house. >> reporter: no date has been announced following the shocking
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revelations laid out by cassy hutchinson. >> he said, i'm he the f'ing president, take me to the white house. >> every day we get new people who come forward and say, hey, i didn't think this piece of the story that i knew was important, i do see this plays in here. >> reporter: one piece of the story, pat cipollone, who was subpoenaed by the committee last week. >> pat was concerned it would look like we were obstructing justice or obstructing the electoral college count. >> reporter: while the committee continues to lay out its case to the american people, the investigation could lead to criminal charges. >> the justice department doesn't have to wait to make a criminal referral. there could be more than one criminal referral. >> reporter: even if he was criminally convicted, indicted or charged with a crime, legally he could still run for president although some are cautioning
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this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm jericka duncan in new york. thanks for staying with us on this fourth of july. it's a time to celebrate the 246th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence. it's traditionally a day marked with barbecues, beaches, parades, fireworks. a lot of us get time to spend with friends and family. aaa says 48 million people will travel at least 50 miles over the holiday. for many, summer travel means trouble. here's kris van cleave to explain. >> reporter: fasten your seat belts, there's travel turbulence
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ahead. >> another day. another slew of flight cancellations. >> a lot of people will have to decide, drive or fly. >> reporter: who doesn't know someone whose flight wasn't canceled. >> reporter: what started as a summer of so-called revenge travel after two years of the pandemic has turned into travel hell. >> i'm extremely frustrated and disappointed. >> they got a few people on board and then all of a sudden canceled the flight. >> i can't even get home now. i don't know how i'm going to getngute at disney world one, i had an extra day to catch up. if it did cancel, i built in an extra day. >> reporter: 48 million are expected to be on the move this independence day weekend, the busiest of the pandemic and the nation's airlines are struggling to keep up. since memorial day in the u.s. alone over 200,000 flights have been delayed.
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24,000 canceled impacting nearly 2.4 million passengers. roughly the population of houston. that's up from pre-pandemic levels while the airlines are flying up to 25% less than 2019 and charging 45% more for airfare. is it fair to say this is the airline's fault? >> there's shared responsibility. airline and aviation is a team sport. founfospher research rtevel i in san sco. what went wrong this summer? >> it seems everything went wrong. one, airlines are working to rehire pilots, airline employees. two, the faa is working to rehire people. two the airlines scheduled a lot of flights and four we've had bad weather and a lot of it. you put all of that together and you have a fragile system that has no room left to flex, it
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just shatters. >> reporter: congress, taxpayers bailed them out. >> they got $50 billion in government subsidies to keep operating and keep people working but in the first few months before any subsidies were guaranteed and we've seen their traffic fall by 96%, airlines pan panicked. >> reporter: that left to them offering early retirement to tens of thousands of employees. by december of 2020 more than 3,000 pilots took buyouts worsening a growing pilot shortage. delta pilots marked the start of this holiday weekend picketing at airports coast to coast. >> what delta has done is overschedule us. we don't have the pilots to staff it. >> reporter: covid is an unwanted passenger resulting in
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a higher than number of sick calls. this is going to be a rough summer to fly? >> it's going to be a rough summer. >> reporter: captain laura einseller has been a pilot for 27 years. >> it's as frustrating for us as it is for the passengers. >> reporter: you don't want your flights delayed either? >> we don't want to be delayed either. we want to fly the schedule as we have expected it to be. right now we're doing things to sacrifice, flying on our days off, giving up our vacation for ourselves. >> reporter: we tried to talk to the ceos of the four biggest airlines. none were available. the airlines say they have cut 15% of the planned summer flights and are ramping up hiring and training to try to meet growing demand. thursday delta's ceo sent a letter to customers apologizing for the recent stretch delays and cancellations. >> i had a meeting with all of the airline leaders what they're
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doing. the next day i woke up in the morning and my flight was canceled. >> reporter: count pete buttigieg who was flying this weekend. is this the normal or will it get better? >> this can't be the normal. we can't have this number of cancellations and delays. >> reporter: what's your message? >> we're counting on them. we're counting on you to match the service to the tickets. >> on wednesday bernie sanders called for fines up to $55,000 per passenger if an airline cancels a flight due to staffing shortages. >> reporter: is the situation so bad that d.o.t. should start fining airlines. >> we have fined airlines where they've failed toro refunds. >> repte canceling flights or staffing? >> there are other authorities we may have and we're going to look at it. what i'd much rather do is have a good outcome so we don't have to go there.
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it's clear the airline sector is not ready to meet the expectations. >> reporter: whose fault is it? >> i'm not interested in assigning blame. i want them to meet their expectations. >> reporter: gas prices are $1.74 more on average than a year ago. monty kenny was gassing up at a bucky's in georgia in the midst of a 3,000 mile family road trip. >> why not fly? it's too expensive. i have a wife and kid with me so to pay for all three would be more than what we're spending. >> reporter: those spending to fly aren't necessarily landing happy. airline analyst henry harteveld found 74% who flew or planned to fly said they regret their decision, but he has some advice for finding friendlier skies.
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>> always take a nonstop where you can. >> reporter: take the first in the morning? >> take the first in the morning. those are least likely to be canceled or delayed. >> reporter: pack light. checked luggage can be difficult. most importantly, keep it light. >> reporter: if something goes wrong, stay calm. unfortunately what you need to presume with your summer trip is something will go wrong and if it doesn't, be grateful and maybe buy a lottery ticket. july 4th is always one of the biggest days of the year for outside cookouts. those are my favorite. the national hot dog and sausage council, yes, there is such a thing, says americans eat more than 150 billion hot dogs. will spend $1.4 billin br d winend4.il americ flags impor other countries. ed o'keefe has the rising costs of the holiday cookout.
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♪ ♪ ♪ a real live nephew of my uncle sam born on the fourth of july ♪ >> reporter: millions are planning their own celebrations but the traditional staples are up in price since the 245th birthday bash last year. according to the american farm bureau federation, the cost of the cookout, ten people, including items like hamburgers, buns, lemon nate and ice cream is 17% or $10 over a year ago. that comes after last year's dip in prices down 16 cents in 2020. something the biden administration tauted last independence day. the culprits are familiar. higher fuel and labor costs, war in ukraine, supply chain issues, making each and every patty
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prized. >> this isburg ger. no, this is barbecue. >> reporter: blasting off in prices this year, backyard fireworks with much of the supply coming from overseas, distributors are paying four times more than they were during the pandemic. >> i see you have the snakes and sparklers. where's the good stuff at? >> good stuff? >> this is the good stuff, snakes and sparklers. >> those might be the only things you see in some places. cities are canceling public displays as they are tied up at congested umpt s. ports while others concerned about the threats of wildfires are calling off their shows. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news"s.
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more magnificent to the boy inside. what did you think when you saw this place for the first time? >> second heaven. >> reporter: second heaven? >> yes. you pass through this before you go to the big heaven. i believe so. he means that literally. why wouldn't he? abraham and his brother james are from sierra leone. they were homeless before finding their way to an orphanage and eventually to their new family outside of charlotte, north carolina. joe and jamie walker adopted them last fall. they say the boys have been wide eyed with wonder ever since. >> every little thing we take for granted. i hit the button to open the front gate. dad! >> everything is magic to them. >> reporter: whether it's a present just showing up on christmas morning or something mundane like a car wash, the kids are constantly blown away. the biggest surprise, the most
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profound reaction happened last month on abraham's 12th birthday. you had birthdays before you came here. how did you celebrate them? >> that would be a crazy question. >> reporter: why is that a crazy question? >> i never celebrated. i never knew birthday. >> reporter: so when the song started and his mom appeared with that glowing tribute, abraham was overwhelmed. >> when i see the cake i thought that is the most beautifulest thing i've ever seen. >> reporter: birthday cake. >> it's not just a birthday cake. it's a blessing cake. >> reporter: a blessing cake and what a blessing it is that once a year friends and family gather just to honor our existence. most of us take that for granted, but not in this house. not anymore.
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as millions of americans prepare to hit the beach today, there is a growing number of swimmers being attacked by sharks. meg oliver has more on that story. >> they got the victim in the ambulance, got her to the hospital. >> reporter: a 17-year-old is recovering from a shark attack along the florida panhandle. she had been in the water thursday fishing with her family. >> tragedy at what's happened and it looks like she's going to lose her leg is what we've been learning. >> reporter: florida has 60% of the nation's shark attacks. warning signs in cape cod. off the california coast a swimmer nearly bled to death last week after a sudden attack in a spot he's waded in twice a
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week for the past ten years. >> we had to qckly cuthe tourniquets eachlimb. >> reporter: tre are new apps that track shark sightings and use common sense. >> don't dump fish. used fish, used bait. this causes a fish to have a feeding frenzy. >> sfwhim a group. a swoid water at night and take the life guards' instructions seriously. >> reporter: 40 shark bites in 2020. more than 40% from the year before. shark bite chances are 1 in 11 million. sandy hook, new jersey. that is the overnight news for this monday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, make sure you check back later for cbs mornings and follow us online at cbs
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news.com. reporting from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jericka duncan. this is cbs news flash. i'm matt piper in new york. the marshall of the u.s. supreme court has asked maryland and virginia officials to enforce laws barring picketing outside the homes of high court justices. the top security officer says protests and picketing have increased since a leaked draft of the of the decision to overturn roe v. wade. there is an investigation in southern indiana after more than 30 bodies, some decomposing, were found inside a funeral home. some had been stored at the jeffersonville home since march. the last remaining medal of honor recipient her shall wade williams will lie in honor. the 98-year-old died last week.
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for more news download the app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm matt pip , cbs news, new york. outrage in akron, ohio. new video released today showed police fatally shooting jaylen walker at least 60 times as he ran away from them. authorities say walker shot first. also, hectic holiday travel. thousands of weekend cancellations and delays at airports leave travelers bracing for a turbulent return. >> reporter: i'm in los angeles where many are turning in the airport travel to the road. plus, russians gaining ground. the military claims to have seized control of another strong hold in eastern ukraine. power play. the debate over who pays the costs when people move off the
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grid. >> the customers who are putting in solar are generally shifting costs on people who are poorer than they are. and later, in a league of her own. this baseball icon kept a secret for decades until her reveal went viral. >> they called me up the next morning and said aunt maybell, we love you for what you are. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin tonight in akron, ohio, where the city's fourth of july celebrations were canceled due to an investigation into the deadly police shooting of jaylen walker. the 25-year-old black man was unarmed when he was killed in a hail of bullets after a traffic stop. this afternoon police released the disturbing body cam footage which shows officers fired dozens of rounds as walker ran away. this weekend hundreds of people protested in the streets calling
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for justice. elise preston has been covering the developments today. elise? >> reporter: jericka, the eight officers under investigation are on paid leave after the attempted traffic stop and deadly pursuit. the police union says those officers are cooperating with the investigation. we have to warn you, the body camera video you are about to see is disturbing. newly released body camera video shows the moments leading up to the deadly shooting of jaylen walker. >> the officers have not been able to provide a statement yet. i am reserving any sort of judgment until we hear from them. >> reporter: akron police say the 25-year-old delivery driver sped off when they tried to pull him over for a traffic violation last week. during the chase investigators claim walker fired from the window of his car, a claim his family disputes. >> 21, shots fired. that vehicle just had a shot come out of its door. >> reporter: video shows walker
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exiting the car on foot wearing a ski mask. authorities say officers tried to eustacers to stop him but opened fire when he turned around to face them. investigators say walker was hit dozens of time. >> the me's report indicates over 60 wounds to mr. walker's body. >> reporter: walker never fired a shot during the foot chase but officers say they found a gun and a loaded magazine in his car. >> he never caused any trouble. >> reporter: hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in akron this week to protest. akron native andnba icon lebron james tweeted out, i pray for my city today. walker's family and city leaders are urging protestors to remain peaceful. >> listen, you'll have to do one of the most difficult things that i can ever ask somebody to
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do, and that is to please be patient and let the attorney general do their work. >> reporter: once the state's investigation is complete, the case will be handed over to the ohio attorney general's office for further review before being presented to a grand jury for evaluation. jericka? >> elise, just hearing those gunshots is hard to hear. to think it all started with a traffic violation. thank you. travel surpassed pre-pandemic levels in the air and on the road. cbs's lilliana luciano. >> reporter: that's right, jericka. good evening. actually, right now, it's a rare sight here in southern california. what we're seeing is traffic moving. tomorrow those returning home should brace for big crowds both on the road and at airports. millions are on the move across the nation this holiday weekend. travelers returning to airports in record numbers but facing thousands of canceled and
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delayed flights. >> planning for extra chaos and are trying to check as much as we can to keep moving through the airport. simple. try not to lose these two. >> reporter: tsa screened nearly 2.5 million passengers friday. the highest since before the pandemic. that same day almost 1/3 of flights were delayed or scrubbed. alan cam was stuck at new jersey's newark airport trying to make his wedding. >> she's waiting in toronto. we're trying to get married. i'm going to shoot her a call. look, babe, i'm kind of stuck here now but i'll be there as soon as i can be. >> reporter: to avoid the airport hassle, 42 billion traveling by car. the national average for unleaded gas is $4.81 a gallon. in california it's $6.24. keeping many stressed and headache free at home for the holiday. >> i'm trying to avoid it at all
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costs. the way california is, stay home. >> reporter: i get that. travel experts say the worst time to be on the road is especially between 4 and 5 p.m. if you are brave enough to do it, prepare to spend a lot of time on the brakes. jericka? >> in los angeles for us. thank you. severe weather could interrupt travel on the fourth of july and put a damper on holiday cookout plans. a storm system is sweeping through the great lakes that will bring dangerous wind gusts and frequent lightning from minneapolis to detroit. it will last much of the day for fireworks celebrations. clear and comfortable in the northeast. hot and humid in the nation's mid section and dry on the west coast. tonight the fugitive yoga teacher police say killed an elite cyclist and escaped to costa rica is back here in the united states. u.s. marshals escorted caitlyn armstrong from a houston airport over the weekend. in may armstrong shot and killed
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hero man particular rival in her austin, texas, home. armstrong will be extradited to austin to face murder charges. at least six people dead and 15 missing after a glacier collapsed in the alps. this shows the avalanche rolled down a mountain side in northeast italy. eight other hikers were injured. record high temperatures may have played a factor. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."
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this is the "cbs overnight news." well, the house select committee investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol says it's pursuing more leads. this follows explosive testimony from a former white house aide. cbs's serena marshall is at the white house today with more on what we can expect. serena? >> reporter: jericka, good evening to you. that house committee, bipartisan committee has not put a number on how many hearings they'll have although we expect them to continue late into the summer as new witnesses continue to come forward. the investigation into the insurrection turning their focus to that mob and those behind it.
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january 6th select committee member adam schiff told "face the nation". >> who was participating, who was financing it, how it was organized and the white nationalist groups like the proud boys, 3 percenters we obviously want to probe any connection between the dangerous groups and the white house. >> reporter: no date has been announced but the next hearing follows the shocking revelations laid out by cassie hutchinson. >> the president said something to the effect of i'mg pr capitol right now. >> and new leads. >> she's been inspiring to people. every day we get people who come forward and say, hey, i didn't think this piece of the story i knew was important, i do see this plays in here. >> reporter: one piece of the story that remains in discussions, the president's white house council pat cipollone who was subpoenaed last week. >> pat was concerned it would look like we were obstructing justice or obstructing the electoral college count.
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>> reporter: while the committee continues to lay out its case to the american people, its investigation could lead to criminal charges. >> the justice department doesn't have to wait for a criminal referral. there could be more than one criminal referral. >> reporter: as that screening intensifies, the president preparing to throw his name into the race. aides saying mr. trump is readying for a political comeback as soon as this summer. >> reporter: even if he was criminally convicted, indicted or charged with a crime, legally he could still run for president although some republicans are cautioning against that bid coming ahead of this year's mid terms over concerns it could impact house races. >> thank you. today police in copenhagen, denmark, arrested a man accused of killing several people at a shopping mall. shoppers and children running in fear as gunfire erupts inside a mall. officers caught the 22-year-old
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danish suspect. they have not released the number of fatalities or injuries. today russia obtained control of eastern ukraine. volodymyr zelenskyy said they had to withdraw from lysychansk. zelenskyy has vowed to regain control of the area. cbs's holly williams reports 600 miles west of there from the port city of odesa. >> reporter: i'm holly williams in ukraine where the country's military says it's now withdrawn from the strategically important city of lysychansk. just outside of odesa they sifted for evidence today. they called saturday's attack a possible russian war crime. it shattered this apartment building and ukrainian officials
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including a child. ukraine says russia hit the neighborhood with three soviet era ship missiles fired from the black sea. this is supposed to be a summer resort. now it's also a war zone. it's difficult to believe that almost exactly a year ago we were on board an american warship, "the u.s.s. ross" as it patrolled the black sea on a friendly war exercise with ukrainians and other allies. in those days the targets were simulated and a new war with russia seemed unlikely, but there were already signs of brewing trouble. we were repeatedly circled by russian fighter jets and shadowed by four russian ships. they're keeping an eye on you? >> probably. >> reporter: the commander told us it would take much more than that to provoke a clash. >> if somebody opened fire on you, then that would warrant you taking self-defense measures.
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>> reporter: now russia has opened fire. a bloody invasion of its neighbor and ukrainians are fighting for their very survival. >> holly, russia is claiming they hit an area in belgorod. >> reporter: they claim they hit several apartment buildings and reportedly killing three people. this is certainly not the first time that ukraine has been accused of carrying out an attack in belgorod just over the border inside of russia, however, we don't have any however, we don't have any independent confirmation about as sensodyne scientists we make sure we listen. people tell us they are looking for ways to invest in staying strong and healthy. it's why we created new sensodyne nourish. it uses science that actively nourishes and strengthens teeth. you can start using it today. new sensodyne nourish.
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pepto bismol coats and soothes for fast relief... when you need it most. welcome back. california reached a milestone this spring by briefly producing more than enough renewable energy to meet consumer demand. in tonight's weekend journal barry peterson reports there's a highly charged debate over who exactly pays to maintain the grid. >> reporter: the power of the sun is free, but not the solar system that harnesses it. increasingly there are financial winners and losers. u.c. berkeley professor studies the economics of renewable energy. >> all data shows that the customers who are putting in solar are disproportionately wealthy. they are generally shifting costs on to people who are poorer than they are.
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>> reporter: homeowners who have solar save a lot of money on electric bills but often pay almost nothing to maintain the grid, the lines and gerators so incom who the. california assemblymember lorena gonzalez proposed a bill to change that imbalance. it failed. >> if the grid cost is $30, we're all paying our fair share, we're paying $10 of that. if i get solar and i don't have to pay that, then my two neighbors are paying $15 each. that's what's happening with these fixed costs. >> when i say save, you say solar. >> reporter: the debate spawned protest from those who claimed imposing fees will hurt the fast-growing solar industry. >> save. >> solar. >> reporter: pop purple energy sells systems in palm springs. people who have solar, do they in any way contribute to helping
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the grid? >> absolutely. they reduce the strain on the grid. >> reporter: the real question is about fairness says barry mulene. >> if you own a car, it's like paying taxes for the roads. if you don't pay your taxes, pretty soon the roads are going to have potholes and they're going to crumble. everybody needs to pay their fair share of the roads. in this case everybody needs to pay their fair share of the grid. >> reporter: at the moment the solar people are getting the car but they're not paying for the roads. >> exactly. >> reporter: it's an issue that so far has no answer and likely to spread as fast as those solar panels go up. barry peterson, cbs news, palm springs, california. well, still ahead, hunger and war. how the conflict in ukraine connects to sta
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southeast. millions were already starving, then came the war in ukraine triggering the u.n.'s bigges humanitarian crisis this century as food and fuel prices soared tipping this country over the edge. battling almost impossible odds, the world's food program is doing its best to reach people stuck in remote regions. the only way there is by amphibious vehicles like these that travel on any terrain. in guit, flood waters have still not receded after three years of unprecedented rain. this was all once fertile land, now a watery grave for around a million head of livestock killed by water born diseases. i'm standing in a place where people used to live. these were their homes. this was the land that they used to cultivate and live on, and now it's completely submerged underwater.
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this entire village is gone. she shows us where her house used to be. stagnant body of water filled with lily pads. why are you picking lilies? we have nothing to eat, she says. nothing. except these waterlilies. they are ground into a paste at an old school that houses displaced families. sometimes there's fish, but this water cannot be trusted. it's already led to akol choler outbreak. they've had to suspend aid to nearly 1/3 of the 6 million people they feed here. >> we're having to do humanitarian triage. this is the worst thing that ans to . reporter: it's believe th has enough food to feed a everyone. deborah pata, cbs news, guit,
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zbrienlly tonight, this holiday weekend marks the movie "a league of their own." one of the women who broke down barriers is inspiring a new generation. here is cbs's kris van cleave with more. >> there's no crying in baseball. >> reporter: 30 years ago this weekend "a league of their own" premiered. it was a hit. inspired by the 1940s girls all professional women's baseball league. >> if it wouldn't have been for the war we would never have had our dream. >> reporter: you were playing the boys teams in the '40s, you guys won. >> well, sure, some of them, yeah. >> reporter: amazon is revisiting their story and
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exploring subjects not talked about in the 1940s film or in the '40s. >> there were queer girls playing baseball and we had to hide it. >> reporter: blaire was so moved at the show's premiere she publicly came out at 95. >> i think it's a great opportunity for these young girl ballplayers to come realize that they're not alone and you don't be have to hide. i hid for 75, 85 years and this is actually basically the first time i have a he ever come out. >> reporter: that moment went viral. >> it was amazing. after i said it i got to thinking about my family, naturally. they called me up the next morning and say, aunt maybell, we love you for what you are. just be yourself. live your life. >> reporter: now truly in a league of her own. kris van cleave, cbs news, sunset beach, california. that's the overnight news
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for this monday. reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm jericka duncan. this is cbs news flash. i'm matt piper in new york. the marshall of the u.s. supreme court has asked maryland and virginia officials to enforce laws barring picketing outside of homes of high court justices. they say protests and threatening activity have increased at justices homes in both states since a leaked draft of the decision to to overturn v. wade. there is an investigation underway in southern indiana after more than 30 bodies, some decomposing, were found inside a funeral home. some had been stored at the jeffersonville home since march. the last remaining medal of honor recipient from world war ii, herschel williams will lie in honor at the u.s. capitol.
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the 98-year-old died last week. for more information . it's it's monday, july 4th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." deadly police shooting. an investigation is under way after a black man was shot by police more than 60 times during a pursuit. the shocking video that sparked protests in the streets. mall mass shooting. several people are dead after a man opens fire inside a busy shopping mall in denmark. what we know right now. and holiday travel headaches. we've got a look at the delays and cancelations giving holiday travelers a rough trip. and good morning. happy fourth of july. i'm matt pieper in for anne-marie green. today millions of americans are spending time with family and friends after days of tr
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