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cbs weekend news is next and news updates always on at kpix.com. thanks for watching and see yo in tonight, documents defense. what one trump lawyer told the justice department months ago about the now seized government documents. also tonight, stabbing suspect charged. man accused of attacking author salman rushdie arraigned on attempted murder charges. >> i have details on rushdie's condition. and what we know about the suspect. weathering a crisis, flames and drought drying up much of europe, revealing secrets no longer submerged. in london, drought and hot weather continues to devastate europe. desperate for drivers, time for back-to-school but concern how kids will get there.
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>> we have five routes and one driver to drive five routes. >> game changer. minor league baseball team is bridging divide between young and old and it's home run for all. >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news," from chicago with adriana diaz. tonight we have new reporting on the government documents seized from former president donald trump's residence at mar-a-lago. cbs news learned a lawyer from trump certified in writing all classified materials had been removed from mar-a-lago after june 3rd meeting with justice department officials. but officials familiar with how the documents were being stored told investigators about their existence at the private residence. democrats now want a classified briefing from the director of national intelligence.
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the latest from washington. >> reporter: this sounds like something out of a spy novel. espionage act outlaws holding on to national security information that could potentially harm the u.s. or help foreign adversaries without authorization, and this investigation is unprecedented. cbs news has learned that one of former president trump's lawyers affirmed in writing in june that all classified documents had been removed from mar-a-lago. yet a newly unsealed warrant reveals fbi agents removed 20-plus boxes and binders, including 11 sets of highly classified documents. some marked top secret and some only meant to be viewed in secure government areas. >> i personally approved the decision to seek a search warrant in this matter. >> reporter: also reveals the fbi is investigating the former president for potentially
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violating the espionage act, mishandling classified documents and obstruction of justice. on friday trump posted on social media suggesting the documents in question were all declassified. saying the fbi quote didn't need to seize anything, could have had it anytime they wanted without playing politics and breaking into mar-a-lago. >> if the president was declassifying something, there's a lengthy process to go for that. it's donald trump reaching for defense du jour for behavior beyond the pale. >> reporter: says the affidavit should be released. >> garland goes on television because he wants to be transparent. full transparency is when they release the affidavit. >> reporter: that will give closer look at the investigation. each violation is punishable up to ten years in prison.
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tonight the man accused of stabbing author salman rushdie is being held without bail in new york jail. michael george has the details. michael. >> reporter: rushdie's agent says he's on a ventilator, unable to speak. underwent hours of surgery for arm and liver, will likely lose an eye. man accused of vicious preplanned assault was arraigned on charge of attempted murder. new video appears to show suspected attacker hadi matar being removed from the stage after witnesses say he stabbed author salman rushdie in the neck and torso. happened in western new york as the 75-year-old took the stage to give a lecture on artistic freedom. >> amphitheater goes nuts, people screaming. couldn't tell if he had a knife at the time, but surreal thing.
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>> reporter: 24-year-old is now in jail, facing charges of attempted murder and assault. he's pleaded not guilty. motive for the stabbing still unclear but rushdie has been target of death threats since 1989 when iran's supreme leader called on muslims to murder him over his novel "satanic verses" which some called blasphemy for muslims. president biden and the first lady said they're shocked and saddened to learn of the vicious attack. state police and fbi are trying to find out how much planning went into the attack. matar lives in fairview, new jersey, neighbors were stunned. >> terrible. it's very frightening. >> an act of violence. >> reporter: vigil was held in chautauqua where the attack took place. >> violation of the thing we always cherished most, safety and tranquillity of our grounds
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and ability to convene any conversation, even if difficult. >> reporter: and authors stephen king and jk rowling were among those expressing shock and praying for rushdie's recovery. now to the war in ukraine. ukrainian officials say russian forces shelled a residential area in eastern ukraine overnight. the mayor of kramatorsk said at least three people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in the attack. in the south, ukrainian strike damaged the last standing bridge over the dnipro river which russia used to carry supplies to the region. in europe, continent in the depths of heat wave, desperate for rain. meteorologists say could be worse than in 500 years. ian lee has the details.
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>> reporter: europe is being hit by double whammy. first extreme drought ravaging the continent. and second, heat wave after heat wave is drawing it into a tinderbox. sea of flames washes across a national park in central portugal. more than 1,500 firefighters battled this blaze, throwing everything at it, but it continues to rage. in france the fire season has been relentless. displacing thousands of people. >> firefighters are tired. after one months of fighting. >> reporter: overwhelmed, country put out a call for help. firefighters around europe answered. >> to see we are not alone and to fight with exceptional situation. >> reporter: forests burn up, rivers drying up. germany's rhine keeps coal and gas flowing to power plants but levels are critical low.
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dead fish bake in the hot summer sun elsewhere with fourth heat wave, temperatures reaching over 100 degrees. and as waters recede, the history emerges. ruins in spain to world war ii bomb discovered in northern italy, pulled from river bed and safely detonated. even the mighty river thames has evaporated at its source. >> completely dried up, all the way. odd puddle, no flow so far. >> reporter: parts of the uk recently introduced water restrictions but lack of rain has farmers fearing their livestock might run out of food. >> lived here all my life, never seen it so dry, worry what is the farm is going to look like in 20 years time. >> reporter: worst drought nearly 50 years. field in london should be green grass, instead dry, dusty and dead.
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>> thanks so much. now to the extreme weather here in the u.s. crews are battling a massive wildfire on hawaii's big island. burned more than 25 square miles and threatening a key highway. in las vegas, officials say crews found a second body in flood channel as area deals with wettest monsoon in a decade. today u.s. officials are warning americans in tijuana, mexico, to shelter in place as gang violence intensifies. tijuana is usually packed with tourists in the summer but is deserted. officials say drug cartels targeted stores, set fire to cars and placed roadblocks along border cities. hundreds of black, retired nfl players are now eligible for part of the league's $1 billion concussion settlement. in 2020 the players sued the league over the dementia test,
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used so-called race norming based on the assumption that black players had lower cognitive scores. the league has since eliminated that ray bias and rescored more than 640 players' tests, nearly half of the players qualify for payout. students are returning next week, but school districts nationwide are struggling to get enough bus drivers behind the wheel. in los angeles with more, tanya. >> reporter: when classes start monday in los angeles, officials say there will be a driver for every bus route. but nationwide many parents are worried how their students will make it fely to school. wheels on the school bus are having a hard time going around in school districts across the country as many struggle to find bus drivers, putting more
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pressure on parents. >> i'll have to go to the elementary school, take that child home, come back to the middle school and high school and they get out at the same time. >> reporter: 86% of schools saying they don't have enough applicants despite offering pay increases and flexible scheduling. >> they're considered essential and frontline workers. >> reporter: lack is forcing some schools to scrap or reduce routes, change start times. in charlottesville, virginia, there are new walk zones for students on foot. >> we're hiring drivers! >> reporter: in chicago, offered a $500 monthly stipend to get their kids to class. for returning drivers, it's important to be behind the wheel. >> those children needs to go to school. they're out there waiting on you to take them to school.
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>> reporter: in some school districts even principals, athletic directors and superintendents are getting commercial drivers license to help drive busses. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," flying the budget friendly skies. why airline passengers are scoring deals late this summer. plus the scramble to contain a new bird flu outbreak affecting price of eggs. later, unlikely baseball fans helping minor leaguers at home plate and at home. or ulcerative colitis, your day can be full of reminders of your condition. never knowing. always wondering. you weren't made for uc or crohn's, but gut focused entyvio is. entyvio works at the site of the problem to block
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>> reporter: faring down nearly 8% in july. >> feel like it went up, now going back to normal. >> i know how high they can be, when i find a reasonable flight, i jump on it immediately. >> reporter: big savings on the flights to san diego, $230 cheaper on average than the may peak. hawaii down 154 bucks, even flights to prague could cost $300 less. >> prices about a month ago were ridiculously high. >> reporter: to find a deal, they took a ridiculous detour, driving more than 100 miles to save nearly $400. flew from eugene, oregon, to burbank, california, instead of portland to los angeles. still cost double from last year. >> close to reasonable at that time, $400 round trip, just over for the two of us. >> reporter: pent-up pandemic demand filled planes and fuel prices soared.
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what is the sweet spot for deal? >> on airfare, now is the sweet spot. >> reporter: tracks for travel app hopper. right now round trip will cost $238, down roughly 37% from may, but expects they will again top 300 bucks by november and rise steadily as people book for the holidays. >> though prices have fallen from the peak earlier this summer, well over $400, they are still relatively high. will probably drop between now and middle of october. will want to book holiday travel by second week of october. >> reporter: already bargain hunting. >> with prices coming down, anticipating us traveling more next year than i had initially planned for travel budget. >> reporter: cbs news, raleigh, north carolina.
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joey leonetti throws no-hitter. >> no-hitters not just for the big leagues. from long island, headed to the little league world series. championship starts wednesday, good luck, everybody. there's a minor league baseball team outside of chicago, name the boomers taking on new meaning when you see where some players are living. charlie. >> reporter: life in the minor leagues isn't all big money and glamour, especially when it comes to where you live. >> lot of people with host families and heard they don't
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have wifi, tv, air conditioning. >> i've heard guys didn't have beds. >> scary stories. >> yeah. >> reporter: ask chase and blake, chasing big league dreams with the schaumburg boomers, they'll tell you they hit a home run. you guys going up? come home to friendship village, retirement community in the chicago suburbs. >> three big boxes of these. >> reporter: residents like the vibrant velma roam the halls and the greens. >> they're exciting to talk to. somebody different. >> first reaction was really? and i was like, you know what, let's do it. >> velma is awesome, couldn't believe she was 95. we got a date next tuesday with velma. >> reporter: for years, velma has made friends with players younger than her grandkids.
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>> i can stand and talk to them, we just kid each other, just have a ball with them. they're great to have around. >> reporter: last nine summers, two or three boomers have spent seasons here, where the youngest other residents are baby boomers. >> give a round of applause. >> friendship goes both ways. you threw out first pitch. >> yeah. >> reporter: blossoming relationship about more than baseball. piece of advice? >> stick with your dreams. sometimes you take it for granted but they make me open up eyes a little bit. >> reporter: make you appreciate it more? >> 100%. >> cbs news, chicago. >> love that story. that is the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours," and sunday morning with jane pauley first thing tomorrow. adriana diaz in chicago, good night.
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>> the assistant da in san francisco blasting her former chief. we asked the district attorney about the allegations. > >> is the tide turning for people trying to get a monkeypox monkeypox vaccine? what we saw today at a new vaccine clinic. > >> the filipino community coming coming together for the first time since the pandemic. coming up, this kind of representation and the impact it's having on a new generation. > >> a bay area man jumps into action in the face of danger, how he pulled off a heroic rescue in southern california. we begin tonight with a developing news brief. a shakeup
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at the san francisco district attorney's office. alexander greener announcing she has resigned from her post and is speaking out against district attorney brooke jenkins. she says she's stepping down after being demoted for political reasons. adding that days after firing 15 attorneys, jenkins took her off cases she had spent spent months working on, without without explanation. greener says we can't trust jenkins to do what's right, not of it comes comes at the expense of her political power which we now know is funded quite generously by conservative interest groups. groups. this week jenkins came under fire when it was revealed she was paid more than $100,000 for consulting work with a nonprofit with ties to a certain certain recall campaign. jenkins jenkins is that organization, neighbors for a better san francisco has an obviously arm that supported the recall and her work was with their

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