into their own hands, banding together to build this makeshift bridge, since it is the only lifeline to get in and out of town. >> i thought it was going to be months before i could even get out of here. all of our community came together and we got it done. >> reporter: but as the cleanup and rebuilding slowly begins, governor beshear says the threat isn't over as dangerous heat is expected this week. >> biggest concern for today and tomorrow is the weather. it is very, very hot. >> reporter: a bit of concern. there is more rain forecast this weekend. and as for mcroberts and their mkeshift bridge, if that washes away, and there is some concern for that, they'll simply rebuild it again. major? >> justin michaels, we thank you. now to the fallout over house speaker nancy pelosi's high-stakes visit to taiwan. she left the island today. cbs' nancy cordes reports china's saber rattling over that

trip is escalating. >> reporter: speaker pelosi left taiwan this morning, but the chinese has not let it go. "those who offend china will be punished," they warned as they vowed to launch live military exercises in the waters encircling taiwan tonight. >> we are prepared to manage what beijing chooses to do. >> reporter: taiwan is a self-governing democracy and america's ninth largest trading partner. but beijing considers the island chinese territory, and has long discouraged taiwanese engagement with foreign agents. >> they didn't say anything when the men came. >> reporter: pelosi mocked china's reaction in an appearance with taiwan's president. >> whether it's certain insecurities on the president of china as to his own political situation that he is rattling his saber, i don't know. >> reporter: as she spoke, china sent more than 20 fighter jets into taiwan's air defense zone,

prompting taiwan to scramble its own jets. china also suspended some imports of fruit and fish from taiwan. in a letter, g7 leaders urged china to call off the economic coercion and aggressive military activity, saying it risks destabilizing the region. to drive the point home, the white house released this photo of president biden still in covid isolation discussing the issue with his national security team. >> what is the consequence for china if it does continue this behavior? >> we knew this was going to happen. we knew china was going to behave in this way. again, it doesn't change our policy. >> reporter: white house officials have been asked repeatedly whether they believe that speaker pelosi's trip was worth the increased tensions. wary of inflaming things further, all they will say is she is the speaker of the house and had every right to go. major? >> indeed. nancy cordes, thank you.

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vaccine. more than 6300 cases have been confirmed in the u.s., and that number is doubling every five days. here is cbs' nikki battiste. >> reporter: long lines in san francisco has city health officials warned they would run out of monkeypox vaccines today. it comes as california's governor declared a state of emergency this week to help fight the outbreak, joining new york and illinois. >> i thought that vaccines would be everywhere. testing would be everywhere. helped to prompt president biden to name a national monkeypox response coordinator yesterday. >> this is a whole government failure. it's not one agency. >> reporter: yale epidemiologist gregg gonsalves says reaction has been too slow. should covid have prepared us for this or is this monkeypox outbreak compromising an already overwhelmed public health system? >> it's both. there has been a sort of

nonchalance and malaise about the covid pandemic over the past year or so, and now we're seeing it with monkeypox. >> reporter: more than 700,000 doses of the two-shot vaccine were shipped out monday, bringing the total to just above one million. that's only enough for 1/3 of the gay and bisexual men the cdc says are high risk. but anyone can contract monkeypox. >> my experience was the bumps on my face. >> reporter: camille seton, the first woman in georgia known to have contracted the disease says she is using her social media to spread awareness. >> i may have been the first woman in georgia to get it, but it's spreading. like it's here. >> reporter: more than 25% of the nation's monkeypox cases are here in new york state. medical experts say the virus is particularly dangerous to the immunocompromised, pregnant women and children. so far there are five known pediatric cases. major? >> nikki battiste, thank you.

tonight, phil mickelson and ten other players who joined the saudi-backed liv golf tour are suing the pga tour. they claim the pga broke antitrust laws for suspending them for flying liv circuit. they're seeking a judge's order that would allow them to play in the fedexcup play-offs next week. the pga said it plans to fight the lawsuit. up next, an update on a boy paralyzed in a mass shooting at a fourth of july parade. and an amtrak train smashes into a truck in

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were nausea, indigestion, stomach pain. treat and prevent—all in one. there is breaking news from rockville, maryland. an amtrak train heading from washington, d.c. to chicago collided with a flatbed truck, pushing it into another truck. damage left behind at the crossing. the driver of the second truck was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. no one on the train was hurt. the accused gunman in that deadly mass shooting at a fourth of july parade in illinois pleaded not guilty today. 21-year-old robert crimo is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens. in court today he said he understood the charges and potential penalty of life in prison. cooper roberts, an 8-year-old victim left paralyzed from the waist down is beginning rehabilitation this week after seven surgeries. his twin brother luke was hit by shrapnel. his mother suffered leg wounds.

equifax, one of three major credit reporting companies admits it sent lenders incorrect credit scores for hundreds of thousands of people applying for home and auto loans this spring. the company says the problem was caused by a, quote, coding issue. for about 300,000 people, the errors were significant enough that some may have been wrongfully denied credit. equifax says it's working with customers to determine the impact of this error, but it is unclear tonight what resource those borrowers may have. up next, cars get hammered by hail the size of grapefruit.

tonight, an erupting volcano is putting on what can only be described as a spectacular show for tourists visiting iceland. it's near the country's main airport, but so far flights are not disrupted. a live video feed from the volcano shows lava flowing in the same area where it erupted for several months last year. folks in alberta, canada are still cleaning up after getting pounded, we mean pounded, by huge chunks of hail. think of this. hail stones reportedly the size of grapefruit hammered the area for 10 to 15 minutes. dozens of cars were damaged, but thankfully there were no serious

injuries. meteorologists are checking to see if the size of the hail stones shattered a national record, of course

sports fans are remembering long-time dodgers broadcast ervin scully, who called some of the greatest moments in baseball history. cbs' lee cowan gives us the play by play on his remarkable career. >> high fly ball into right field. she is gone! >> reporter: there has been a lot of debate today about just which call was vin scully's best. >> in a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened. >> a little roller up behind first. behind the bag, it gets buckner. here comes and the mets win it! >> reporter: they all had one thing in common. he was able to show that the game of baseball had the

capacity to express our humanity too. >> what a marvelous moment for the country and the world. a black man is getting a standing ovation in the deep south for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol. >> reporter: but his real gift of announcing was knowing when not to announce at all. >> personally, i would much rather hear the crowd than my own voice. it's very natural for me to shut up upon occasion. >> reporter: it's beyond remarkable he did it so well for so long, nearly 70 years. >> here is my office. >> not a bad view. >> no. >> reporter: in his last interview with us, just a few years after he retired, vin scully seemed to know the end was near. and like any play, he called it just right. >> where i am is where i belong, quiet, peaceful, and at home. far from the madding crowd. >> reporter: lee cowan, cbs news. >> and that is the "overnight

news" for this thursday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm major garrett. this is the cbs news flash. i'm matt pieper in new york. an attorney says the legal team for far right conspiracy theorist alex jones accidentally sent him jones' text messages showing he lied under oath. jones said he did not have texts speaking about sandy hook. he now he says he believes the elementary school shooting was 100% real. the republican gubernatorial primary in arizona is still too close to call. but trump-endorsed candidate kari lake is claiming victory over karen robson. whoever does win will go up against katie hobbs. the nfl says it will appeal deshaun watson's six-game

suspension over sexual allegations. the league says it wants a year. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm major garrett in for norah. we begin tonight with a resounding victory for abortion rights in kansas, where voters there rejected a ballot measure that would have eliminated state constitutional protections for the procedure. voters turned out in droves with numbers on par with the general election. at the white house, president biden said republicans, quote, don't have a clue about the power of american women. last night in kansas, they found out, unquote. the president also signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain care.

election results from five states showed former president trump remains highly influential in the republican party, with several 2020 election deniers winning. cbs' ed o'keefe will have more on that part of the political story in just a moment. but cbs' caitlin huey-burns will start us off from kansas. caitlin, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, major. well, those results surprised many on the ground in kansas because it's a conservative state. donald trump won here by nearly 15 points in 2020, and republicans control the state legislature with a super majority. but voter turnout broke records and sent a message heard around the country. in conservative kansas, an unlikely victory for abortion rights. >> i'm super proud to be from kansas tonight. >> reporter: voters rejected a measure that would have removed abortion protections from the state constitution, which would have paved the way for the republican legislature to enact further restrictions. >> what was at stake was our

constitutional rights and our freedom. >> reporter: anti-abortion rights groups say this is just a setback. >> our resolve has never been stronger than this very moment. >> reporter: the results were decisive, with 59% voting to keep current abortion rights in place, reflective of the national mood. the cbs battleground tracker shows 56% of voters disapprove of the supreme court decision overturning roe v. wade. it's a dynamic activists are hoping translates to other states. >> we need to be able to are have conversations with people who disagree with us, but share the common goal of protecting people's personal autonomy, their constitutional rights to make these decisions for themselves. >> reporter: in november, kentucky will have a similar ballot question, and montana will have a born alive measure. california and vermont will ask voters if they want to codify abortion rights into the state constitution. democrats hope the issue will galvanize their voters in the midterms. president biden issued an

executive order today that would expand access to reproductive health care, including helping women travel out of state to receive abortions. >> the voters of kansas sent a powerful signal that this fall the american people will vote to preserve and protect the right and refuse to let them be ripped away by politicians. >> reporter: but without federal protections, abortion access remains a patchwork, and kansas has actually become a destination for patients seeking care from states where the procedure is banned, and clinics like the one behind me are already seeing a rush of patients. major? >> caitlin huey-burns, thank you. kansas was among five states that held primaries last night. cbs' ed o'keefe tallies the winners. >> reporter: tonight the republican primary for governor in arizona is too close to call. candidate kari lake says it's over. >> we are so proud of our movement. we are so proud of the victory we have. >> reporter: the former tv

anchor supported by president trump is a leading voice of the skeptics of the 2020 election results. >> we're going to take a sledgehammer to these damn electronic voting machines. >> reporter: her opponent, karen taylor robison hasn't conceded and also won't say whether biden won in 2020. >> the one thing i know for certain is the wrong guy is in the white house. >> reporter: trump-backed election deniers like blake masters did well across arizona tuesday night. in the fight to oversee state elections as secretary of state, republicans chose mark finchem, who was in washington on january 6th and said he wouldn't have certified the 2020 results. >> when you steal something, that's not really a win. that's a fraud. >> reporter: elections experts are worried these types of candidates could be victorious in november. >> these election deniers in offices that oversee elections or have some responsibility for the democratic party process in

the states could work substantially to try to undermine that process and create chaos and confuse. >> reporter: in michigan, tudor dixon won the gop nomination for governor. she also won't say if mr. biden won. >> we have to make sure our elections are secure. and what happened in 2020 doesn't happen again. >> reporter: michigan republicans also chose former trump official john gibbs over incumbent congressman peter meijer who voted to impeach the former president. hoping he would win the primaries. >> the gibbs agenda is too conservative for west michigan. >> reporter: so why are democrats doing this? well, they believe in tight races. trump-backed candidates who still question the 2020 results, they got a better chance of beating them. they've done this in a few races with mixed results and say they'll do whatever it takes to win elections. major? >> complicated politics indeed. ed o'keefe, thank you so much. now to the fallout over house speaker nancy pelosi's high-s visit to taiwan. she left the island today.

nancy cordes reports china's saber rattling over that trip is escalating. >> reporter: speaker pelosi left taiwan this morning, but the chinese will not let it go. "those who offend china will be punished," they warned as they vowed to launch live military exercises in the waters encircling taiwan tonight. >> we are prepared to manage what beijing chooses to do. >> reporter: taiwan is a self-governing democracy and america's ninth largest trading partner. but beijing considers the island chinese territory, and has long discouraged taiwanese engagement with foreign agents. and has l discouraged taiwanese engagement with foreign agents. >> they didn't say anything when the men came. >> reporter: pelosi mocked china's reaction in an appearance with taiwan's president. >> whether it's certain insecurities on the president of china as to his own political situation that he is rattling his saber, i don't know. >> reporter: as she spoke, china sent more than 20 fighter jets into taiwan's air defense zone,

prompting taiwan to scramble its own jets. china also suspended some imports of fruit and fish from taiwan. in a letter, g7 leaders urged china to call off the economic coercion and aggressive military activity, saying it risks destabilizing the region. to drive the point home, the white house released this photo of president biden still in covid isolation discussing the issue with his national security team. >> what is the consequence for china if it does continue this behavior? >> we knew this was going to happen. we knew china was going to behave in this way. again, it doesn't change our policy. >> reporter: white house officials have been asked repeatedly whether they believe that speaker pelosi's trip was worth the increased tensions. wary of inflaming things further, all they will say is she is the speaker of the house and had every right to go. major? >> indeed. nancy cordes, thank you.

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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm catherine herridge in washington. thanks for staying with us. president biden says he looks forward to signing the pact act, which provides medical care to 3.5 million servicemen and women who were exposed to toxic materials while on deployment. for decades, the military used so-called burn pits to dispose of tons of toxic waste. most of the members who blame their sickness on burn pits had their claims denied by the v.a. scott macfarlane has the report. >> reporter: tears of joy

outside the capitol for veterans and their families, some of whom spent days and nights camped outside, along with advocate and former tv host jon stewart to pressure senators to break through their stalemate. you think your group moved the senators? >> i'll tell you they sure did. >> reporter: senators approved long-awaited legislation to expand medical benefits for potentially millions of service members exposed to burn pits in iraq and afghanistan and other toxins as far back as vietnam. veterans groups say they were blindsided last week when some republicans blocked passage of the law in a procedural dispute over how to budget money for the 10s of billions of dollars in costs. >> the motion is agreed to. >> reporter: a dispute the senators resolved. >> finally, at long last, america lived up to its ideals by saying to our veterans who have been exposed to toxic chemicals from burn pits, we have your back. >> reporter: among those

attending the vote, susan zire, whose son-in-law keith robinson died of lung cancer after returning from iraq. what was heath's experience like? >> the first words out of the oncologist's mouth when he was giving him the diagnosis is "what the hell have you been exposed to"? >> reporter: president biden celebrated the bill's passage from the white house. which he says he'll do when it reaches his desk. i'm scott macfarlane, in washington, d.c. the nfl preseason kicks off tonight with the hall of fame game between the jacksonville jaguars and the las vegas raiders. also today, the league decides to appeal the suspension of deshaun watson. an arbitrator suspended him for six games without pay after multiple sexual misconduct allegations. the national organization for women calling the ruling unacceptable, insulting, and dangerous. the league may press for a more serious penalty similar to what was imposed on the medical examiner's office for violating what the league calls the integrity of the game.

an investigation found the dolphins tried to lure quarterback tom brady and sean payton to their team while they were still under contract to other teams. nate burleson has our report. >> reporter: for the miami dolphins players, it's business as usual on the practice field. but behind the scenes, the informal unleashed a bombshell punishment on the team for major tampering violations. the dolphins will forfeit their first round pick next year and the third round pick in 2024. owner stephen ross will be suspended until after week six of the season, meaning he cannot enter the team headquarters, and he'll pay a $1.5 million fine. >> you don't normally see a commissioner come out in a disciplinary process like this and go after an owner the way that he did. >> reporter: conner orr, a staff writer for "sports illustrated" said on the heels of the deshaun watson for unacceptable sexual misconduct, the nfl had wanted to suspend watson for at least a year, but an independent judge

settled on six games. >> they were put in the corner in terms of they've never punished as significantly as they were trying to punish deshaun watson. maybe this is why you're seeing such a change in tone from goodell, and maybe this is why you're seeing the league be a little less afraid today in terms of being critical about other owners. >> reporter: the investigation by the league found dolphins tried to recruit tom brady on multiple occasions while he was under contract with other teams. the team also made contact with an agent for head coach sean payton while he was with the saints. ross said on the tampering allegations, i strongly disagree with the conclusions and the punishment, however, he will accept the outcome. in the lawsuit that initiated the investigation, former dolphins head coach brian flores noted the team's contact with the prominent quarterback, and he also claimed ross offered him $100,000 for each game he lost in 2019 so the team could get better draft picks. we spoke to flores in february after he sued the league. >> this game, you know, changed my life.

so to attack the integrity of the game, that's what i felt was happening in tha instance. and i wouldn't stand for it. >> reporter: and that was dolphins owner stephen ross? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: but the league's investigation found the dolphins did not intentionally lose games in 2019, nor did anyone at the club, including mr. irons struck coach flores to do. so but it notes ross did express his belief that the team's draft position should take priority over the team's win-loss record. in a statement, nfl commissioner roger goodell said even if made in jest and not intended to be taken seriously, comments suggesting that draft position is more important than winning can be misunderstood. ross says the league cleared the team of flores' allegations. and flores said in a statement i am disappointed to learn that the investigation minimized mr. ross' offers and pressure to tank games. >> nate burleson reporting. in inflation, unemployment, and the soaring price of rent are all contributing to a housing crisis for many seniors. jonathan vigliotti reports.

>> reporter: so this is where you all sleep at night? >> yes. this is our sleeping quarters. >> reporter: 65-year-old maria negrete, her daughter and granddaughter live in their car on the streets of san diego after losing their jobs and getting evicted from their apartment. you have been looking for work. your daughter has been looking for work. how frustrating has that been for you? >> it's hard, because i -- as much as we try, we feel that the system pushes you to the position that we are. >> reporter: do you see a way off the streets, back into a home? >> no. especially with everything so expensive, like gas, the rent, everything. and that's heartbreaking for me. >> reporter: negrete is among one of the fastest growing groups of homeless, baby boomers. many like her worked low-paying jobs and had no savings to fall become on when times got tough. according to research, the number of homeless people over

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there is an online scam targeting restaurants across the nation. the scammers are leaving fake one-star reviews online and then demanding payment to remove them. it's one more issue facing restaurants still recovering from the pandemic and rising costs. janet shamlian reports. >> reporter: scams are everywhere, on your phones, in your emails, and one scam could actually be influencing where you choose to eat. the target, restaurants that rely on customer reviews, and that's almost all of them. the swindle? demand a ransom forcing restaurants to pay up or face a barrage of bad reviews. >> thank you for calling blue door. how may i help you? >> reporter: houston restaurant bludorn is often mentioned as one of the best, but you wouldn't know it from some of the posts recently.

co-owner and chef says they all appeared a the same time. when you first saw those negative reviews, what did you think? >> i was heartbroken that someone was taking something that we've worked so hard for, which are plenty of four-star and five-star reviews and a good rating on google, and they knocked us down. >> reporter: bludorn and co-owner shareef say before this, they rarely received negative feedback. how concerned were you? >> very concerned. a reputation for a restaurant is everything. >> reporter: they learned the reviews were part of a scam after the restaurant says it received an untraceable email asking for a $75 google play gift card to have them taken down. did you ever consider paying the, quote, ransom or the gift card? >> i didn't consider ever paying that ransom because to me that meant that they would have won and been able to -- i also didn't know where it would end. >> reporter: the note said in part, "negative feedback about

your establishment has been left by us and will appear in the future, one review a day." restaurants across the country are reporting similar extortion threats. first a barrage of bad review, then a request for money in the form of a gift card to stop them. >> anyone that thinks that they can put these bad reviews on and see if they can do a little shakedown of restaurants need to realize that they're committing a crime. >> reporter: michelle quismo of the national restaurant association says federal agents are now investigating the cyber criminals. she encourages more awareness among diners. >> consumers should really read reviews with a critical eye to see if they make sense about what others have said about the restaurant. don't let a swindler scam you out of a great restaurant experience. >> reporter: bludorn says it reached out to google which initially said the one-star reviews didn't violate policy because there were no comments included. the restaurant then posted the blackmail attempt on its social media to explain what happened

and was overwhelmed when more than 100 customers submitted their own google reviews. >> owning a small business, i decided to go write a review, because reviews are so very important to getting everyday customers new to come in. >> reporter: a google spokesperson tells cbs news the company's teams are working around the clock to thwart these attacks, remove fraudulent reviews, and put protections on business profiles that may have been affected. and later, google did in fact remove the reviews. both the bad ones and the good ones. >> it seems the way google fixed it was they look at the range of which this incident had occurred and took out all the reviews. so the one-star reviews along with all the hundreds of good reviews we've had over a period of time. >> reporter: bludorn says they never lost customers, but it happened at a challenging time. >> not only are we dealing with inflation and less guest demand, but we're also dealing on our side with inflation, and we

can't really raise our prices because we want to stay competitive. every guest counts right now. >> reporter: battling bogus ratings a

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one of the most famous voices in baseball history has passed away, dodgers announcer vin scully. he was 94 years old. lee cowan looks back on his life and legendary contributions. >> it's time for dodger baseball! >> reporter: you didn't have to watch a baseball game as long as vin scully was announcing. >> fernando valenzuela has pitched a no-hitter. >> reporter: his words could paint a portrait as bright as the outfield. >> what a marvelous moment for the country and the world. a black man is getting a standing ovation in the deep south. >> reporter: vin scully wasn't real only the voice the voice of

baseball, hoe was the heart of it too. >> in a year so improbable, the impossible has happened too. >> i had no idea where they came from. and that's the fun of it, if you got a good one off once in a while. >> reporter: he got more than a few good ones off since starting in the 1950s when they were still the brooklyn dodgers. >> it's been a sport that i loved ever since i could throw a ball. >> reporter: for vin, as his fans called him, announcing wasn't just about plays and statistics, it was about the simple beauty of america's pastime. >> when you sit here and look out at the 7:00, 8:00 sunset time, and you can see the mountains, oh, my gosh, it's so beautiful. >> reporter: in his last interview with us a few years after he retired, vin scully reflected on a career that had lasted nearly 70 years, and he did what he always did. he put the impossible into perfect perspective. >> even if i live to be 100, that's only a couple of years from now. where i am is where i belong,

quiet, peaceful, and at home, far from the madding crowd. >> oh, unbelievable! this is the cbs news flash. i'm matt pieper in new york. an attorney says the legal team for far right conspiracy theorist alex jones accidentally sent him jones' text messages showing he lied under oath. jones had said he did not have texts speaking about sandy hook. he now he says he believes the elementary school shooting was 100% real. the republican gubernatorial primary in arizona is still too close to call. but trump-endorsed candidate kari lake is claiming victory over opponent karen taylor robson, who was endorsed by the current governor. whoever does win will go up against democrat katie honest. the nfl says it will appeal deshaun watson's six-game suspension over sexual allegations. the league says it wants a

harrer penalty. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. the league says it wants a year. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. a decisive win for abortion rights in kansas. voters turn out in record numbers. president biden calls the results a powerful signal. what it means for november's midterms. election results from around the country are in. former president trump keeps his hold on the gop as election deniers win in several states. deadly crash. republican congresswoman and two of her staff members killed in a head-on collision in indiana. we'll have the latest details. kentucky's flooding disaster. waters begin to recede, as we get a closer look at hard-to-reach areas and the devastation left behind. severe weather. thunderstorms moving into the midwest while the northeast braces for dangerous heat. u.s.-china fallout. a defiant house speaker nancy pelosi leaves taiwan as beijing responds on multiple fronts,

military drills and economic sanctions. monkeypox outbreak. cases in the u.s. are doubling every five to seven days, and now a major u.s. city will run out of vaccines by the end of the day. liv golfers teeing off on the pga tour. phil mickelson and ten others file an antitrust lawsuit after being banned for joining the saudi-backed league. hail of a storm. a scary incident as grapefruit-sized ice balls smash vehicles in canada. high ball into right field, she is gone! >> and remembering vin scully, who called some of the greatest moments in sports history. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm major garrett in for norah.

we begin tonight with a resounding victory for abortion rights in kansas, where voters there rejected a ballot measure that would have eliminated state constitutional protections for the procedure. voters turned out in droves with numbers on par with the general election. at the white house, president biden said republicans, quote, don't have a clue about the power of american women. last night in kansas, they found out, unquote. the president also signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain care. election results from five states showed former president trump remains highly influential in the republican party, with several 2020 election deniers winning. cbs' ed o'keefe will have more on that part of the political story in just a moment. but cbs' caitlin huey-burns will start us off from kansas. caitlin, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, major. well, those results surprised many on the ground in kansas because it's a conservative state. donald trump won here by nearly

15 points in 2020, and republicans control the state legislature with a super majority. but voter turnout broke records and sent a message heard around the country. in conservative kansas, an unlikely victory for abortion rights. >> i'm super proud to be from kansas tonight. >> reporter: voters rejected a measure that would have removed abortion protections from the state constitution, which would have paved the way for the republican legislature to enact further restrictions. >> what was at stake was our constitutional rights and our freedom. >> reporter: anti-abortion rights groups say this is just a setback. >> our resolve has never been stronger than this very moment. >> reporter: the results were decisive, with 59% voting to keep current abortion rights in place, reflective of the national mood. the cbs news battleground tracker shows 56% of voters disapprove of the supreme court decision overturning roe v. wade. it's a dynamic activists are hoping translates to other

states. >> we need to be able to have conversations with people who disagree with us, but share the common goal of protecting people's personal autonomy, their constitutional rights to make these decisions for themselves. >> reporter: in november, kentucky will have a similar ballot question, and montana will have a born alive measure. california and vermont will ask voters if they want to codify abortion rights into the state constitution. democrats hope the issue will galvanize their voters in the midterms. president biden issued an executive order today that would expand access to reproductive health care, including helping women travel out of state to receive abortions. >> the voters of kansas sent a powerful signal that this fall the american people will vote to preserve and protect the right and refuse to let them be ripped away by politicians. >> reporter: but without federal protections, abortion access remains a patchwork, and kansas

has actually become a destination for patients seeking care from states where the procedure is banned, and clinics like the one behind me are already seeing a rush of patients. major? >> caitlin huey-burns, thank you. kansas was among five states that held primaries last night. cbs' ed o'keefe tallies the winners. >> reporter: tonight the republican primary for governor in arizona is too close to call. candidate kari lake says it's over. >> we are so proud of our movement. we are so proud of the victory we have. >> reporter: the former tv anchor supported by president trump is a leading voice of the among skeptics of the 2020 election results. >> we're going to take a sledgehammer to these damn electronic voting machines. >> reporter: her opponent, karen taylor robson hasn't conceded and also won't say whether biden won in 2020. >> the one thing i know for certain is the wrong guy is in the white house. >> reporter: trump-backed elect deniers like the gop

choice for senate blake masters did well across arizona tuesday night. in the fight to oversee state elections as secretary of state, republicans chose mark finchem, who was in washington on january 6th and said he wouldn't have certified the 2020 results. >> when you steal something, that's not really a win. that's a fraud. >> reporter: elections experts are worried these types of candidates could be victorious in november. >> these election deniers in offices that oversee elections or have some responsibility for the democratic party process in the states could work substantially to try to undermine that process and create chaos and confusion. >> reporter: in michigan, tudor dixon won the gop nomination for governor. she also won't say if mr. biden won. >> we have to make sure our elections are secure. and what happened in 2020 doesn't happen again. >> reporter: michigan republicans also chose former trump official john gibbs over incumbent congressman peter meijer who voted to impeach the former president. democrats ran ads touting gibbs' far-right credentials, hoping he would win the primaries.

>> the gibbs agenda is too conservative for west michigan. >> reporter: so why are democrats doing this? well, they believe in tight races. trump-backed candidates who still question the 2020 results, they got a better chance of beating them. they've done this in a few races with mixed results and say they'll do whatever it takes to win elections. major? >> complicated politics indeed. ed o'keefe, thank you so much. now to some breaking news. indiana congresswoman jackie walorski was killed in a head-on collision in her home state. the crash happened just after noon today. the republican was first elected to congress in 2012 and represented indiana's second congressional district. walorski's district manager and communications director emma thomson were also killed along with the driver of the other vehicle. in a statement, house minority leader kevin mccarthy said the news is devastating, and call walorski a dear friend who always put others first.

house speaker nancy pelosi ordered flags at the u.s. capitol to be flown at half-staff in walorski's memory. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> on the weather front, severe thunderstorm watches are up for the next several hours across five states as strong storms roll through the midwest. record heat is headed to the northeast tomorrow with highs in the upper 90s from d.c. to new york, and feels-like temperatures in the triple-digits. in kentucky, deadly dwatgan, givinga clos look at the ation left beh pe are the death toll remains at 37. the number of those unaccounted for has fallen to three. justin michaels from our partners at the weather channel is on the scene. >> reporter: in the small town of neon, kentucky, devastation

and destruction can be found everywhere. >> we're used to some flooding and some water up in the street, and we can deal with that. but when it gets 10 or 12 feet in the street and takes out every single business, it has impacted everybody's life. >> reporter: after the floodwaters receded, as much as two feet of mud covered nearly every street and building here, including the only pharmacy in town. now everyone is pitching in, trying to clean up. >> i don't think they'll ever get back to the stage that they were before this disaster happened. >> reporter: tom king has lived in neon his entire life. his auto collision shop has been in the family for 66 years. it was destroyed, flooded under nearly 10 feet of water. what do you personally need for your business? >> i don't know where to start at. honestly, i don't know where to start. i don't. i've lost everything i had. my whole livelihood is gone. >> reporter: many roads and bridges are still impassible here, but residents in mcroberts, kentucky took matters

into their own hands, banding together to build this makeshift bridge, since it is the only lifeline to get in and out of town. >> i thought it was going to be months before i could even get out of here. all of our community came together and we got it done. >> reporter: but as the cleanup and rebuilding slowly begins, governor beshear says the threat isn't over as dangerous heat is expected this week. >> biggest concern for today and tomorrow is the weather. it is very, very hot. >> reporter: a bit of concern. there is more rain forecast this weekend. and as for mcroberts and their makeshift bridge, if that washes away, and there is some concern for that, they'll simply rebuild it again. major? >> justin michaels, we thank you. now to the fallout over house speaker nancy pelosi's high-stakes visit to taiwan. she left the island today. cbs' nancy cordes reports china's saber rattling over that trip is escalating. >> reporter: speaker pelosi left taiwan this morning, but the

chinese have not let it go. "those who offend china will be punished," they warned as they vowed to launch live fire military exercises in the waters encircling taiwan starting tonight. >> we are prepared to manage what beijing chooses to do. >> reporter: taiwan is a self-governing democracy and america's ninth largest trading partner. but beijing considers the island chinese territory, and has long discouraged taiwanese engagement with foreign agents. >> they didn't say anything when the men came. >> reporter: pelosi mocked china's reaction in an appearance with taiwan's president. >> whether it's certain insecurities on the president of china as to his own political situation that he is rattling his saber, i don't know. >> reporter: as she spoke, china sent more than 20 fighter jets into taiwan's air defense zone, prompting taiwan to scramble its own jets.

china also suspended some imports of fruit and fish from taiwan. in a letter, g7 leaders urged china to call off the economic coercion and aggressive military activity, saying it risks destabilizing the region. to drive the point home, the white house released this photo of president biden still in covid isolation discussing the issue with his national security team. >> what is the consequence for china if it does continue this behavior? >> we knew this was going to happen. we knew china was going to behave in this way. again, it doesn't change our policy. >> reporter: white house officials have been asked repeatedly whether they believe that speaker pelosi's trip was worth the increased tensions. wary of inflaming things further, all they will say is she is the speaker of the house and had every right to go. major? >> indeed. nancy cordes, thank you. the golf war is heating up with big-name players suing the pga tour. we'll be back with that story in

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vaccine. more than 6300 cases have been confirmed in the u.s., and that number is doubling every five days. here is cbs' nikki battiste. >> reporter: long lines in san francisco as city health officials warned they would run out of monkeypox vaccines today. it comes as california's governor declared a state of emergency this week to help fight the outbreak, joining new york and illinois. >> i thought that vaccines would be everywhere. testing would be everywhere. and i've been really disappointed. >> reporter: criticism like this helped to prompt president biden to name a national monkeypox response coordinator yesterday. >> this is a whole government failure. it's not one agency. >> reporter: yale epidemiologist gregg gonsalves says reaction has been too slow. should covid have prepared us for this or is this monkeypox outbreak compromising an already overwhelmed public health system? >> it's both. there has been a sort of nonchalance and malaise about

the covid pandemic over the past year or so, and now we're seeing it with monkeypox. >> reporter: more than 700,000 doses of the two-shot vaccine were shipped out monday, bringing the total to just above one million. that's only enough for 1/3 of the gay and bisexual men the cdc says are high risk. but anyone can contract monkeypox. >> my experience was the bumps on my face. >> reporter: camille seton, the first woman in georgia known to have contracted the disease says she is using her social media to spread awareness. >> i may have been the first woman in georgia to get it, but it's spreading. like it's here. >> reporter: more than 25% of the nation's monkeypox cases are here in new york state. medical experts say the virus is particularly dangerous to the immunocompromised, pregnant women and children. so far there are five known pediatric cases. major? >> nikki battiste, thank you.

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credit reporting companies admits it sent lenders incorrect credit scores for hundreds of thousands of people applying for home and auto loans this spring. the company says the problem was caused by a, quote, coding issue. for about 300,000 people, the errors were significant enough that some may have been wrongfully denied credit. equifax says it's working with customers to determine the impact of this error, but it is unclear tonight what resource recourse those borrowers may have. up next, cars get hammered by hail the size of grapefruit.

tonight, an erupting volcano is putting on what can only be described as a spectacular show for tourists visiting iceland. it's near the country's main airport, but so far flights are not disrupted. a live video feed from the volcano shows lava flowing in the same area where it erupted for several months last year. folks in alberta, canada are still cleaning up after getting pounded, we mean pounded, by huge chunks of hail. think of this. hail stones reportedly the size of grapefruit hammered the area for 10 to 15 minutes. dozens of cars were damaged, but thankfully there were no serious injuries. meteorologists are checking to see if the size of the hail

stones shattered a national record, of course along with all those windows. we'll be back very soon with the passing of an american

sports fans are remembering long-time dodgers broadcast vin scully, who called some of the greatest moments in baseball history. cbs' lee cowan gives us the play by play on his remarkable career. >> high fly ball into right field. she is gone! >> reporter: there has been a lot of debate today about just which call was vin scully's best. >> in a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened. >> a little roller up behind first. behind the bag, it gets buckner. here comes ryan and the mets win it! >> reporter: whichever is your favorite, they all had one thing in common. he was able to show that the game of baseball had the capacity to express our humanity too. >> what a marvelous moment for

the country and the world. a black man is getting a standing ovation in the deep south for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol. >> reporter: but his real gift of announcing was knowing when not to announce at all. >> personally, i would much rather hear the crowd than my own voice. it's very natural for me to shut up upon occasion. >> reporter: it's beyond remarkable he did it so well for so long, nearly 70 years. >> here is my office. >> not a bad view. >> no. >> reporter: in his last interview with us, just a few years after he retired, vin scully seemed to know the end was near. and like any play, he called it just right. >> where i am is where i belong, quiet, peaceful, and at home. far from the madding crowd. >> reporter: lee cowan, cbs news. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this thursday. reporting from the nation's

capital, i'm major garrett. this is the cbs news flash. i'm matt pieper in new york. an attorney says the legal team for far right conspiracy theorist alex jones accidentally sent him jones' text messages showing he lied under oath. jones had said he did not have texts speaking about sandy hook. he now he says he believes the elementary school shooting was 100% real. the republican gubernatorial primary in arizona is still too close to call. but trump-endorsed candidate kari lake is claiming victory over opponent karen taylor robson, who was endorsed by the current governor. whoever does win will go up against democrat katie honest. the nfl says it will appeal deshaun watson's six-game suspension over sexual allegations. the league says it wants harsher penalty.

for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. it's thursday, august 4th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." more misery in eastern kentucky. the new problem for thousands of people still recovering from historic flooding. text message blunder. the surprise development in the case against conspiracy theorist alex jones. executive order. president biden takes new action to protect abortion rights just one day after a landmark vote in kansas. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm elise preston. anne-marie green is off. we begin in eastern kentucky where flood survivors are facing a new problem -- sweltering heat. more rain is also in the

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