we will see you back here in 30 minutes, the cbs weekend news is coming u . tonight, evacuation confusion. as war rages in sudan, the u.s. embassy warns it is too dangerous to help americans caught in the cross fire. even as sudan's army claim it is helping some foreign diplomats get out. and no one's safe. we'll have the latest. >> also tonight, with the supreme court maintaining access to a widely used abortion pill for now, advocates ready for future fights. >> what they're doing could happen to any one of those drugs in your cabinet. tank timeline. the u.s. speeds up training of

ukrainian soldiers on american battle tanks. the next stop, the war's front lines. plus, earth day 2023. california races to clean up soiled beaches as activists worldwide fight for the environment. and later, wild flower explosion. after weeks of drenching rain, the super bloom. >> a look at the rare super bloom taking place in the west. >> announcer: this is the cb weekend news from chicago with aid rihanna diaz. good evening. we begin with sudan. as the fighting between forces enters its second week. thousands of american citizens are caught in the cross fire between opposing factions of the country's military. gun fire today echoing through the streets. a planned cease-fire so far failing to stop the fighting.

tonight, several countries are planning emergency evacuations of their diplomats, including the united states. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. despite repeated calls for a cease-fire to coincide with the start of the holiday, the fighting between the two generals is only intensifying. the sound of gun fire crackles as thick black smoke billows above the capital after a week of intense fighting, the city's main hospitals are at breaking point. medicines are running out, electricity is in short supply, and more and more wounded are arriving desperate for help. it's now a race against time to evacuate foreign diplomats. these stepped off an apparent evacuation ship. sudan's military chief and

president has also announced the evacuation process for several other countries, including the u.s. as forces boil remain locked in an increasingly violent power struggle with sudan's vice-president and commander of the para military rapid forces. over the last week, more than 400 people have been killed in the fighting, including an american citizen. >> there are rotating bodies of our youth in the streets, some of them being eaten by the dogs, and no one is safe. >> reporter: an estimated 16 to 19,000 american citizens also remain trapped in sudan, and there are reportedly no plans to evacuate them from a done that that after months of protests was full of hope following the toppling of the military dictator. both of them served under

beshear until they turned on him to join the protest movement. they promised to take sudan toward civilian rule and have instead turned their guns and large armies against each other. the vie laens follows months of rules to each sign agreements to see them lose power and pave ways for general elections. the fear is sudan could spiral into a full blown civil war. a civil war thousands of americans could remain trapped in the middle of. >> thank you. abortion rights activists are celebrating a reprieve by the u.s. supreme court. blocking for now a lower court decision that restricted access to a widely used abortion pill. what is next in the legal battle, good evening, willy. >> good evening to you. the fifth circuit of appeals is set to hear the arguments.

the lawsuit has been fast tracked by the court and could end up before the supreme court once again. the legal battle over the fdaa's profl of mifepristone now moves to the fifth circuit of appeals. >> i think they tip their hands as to where they're going with respect to that partial stay. >> reporter: ten days ago, the fifth circuit ruled against a sweeping decision by a judge in texas who issued a complete ban. after an emergency appeal, the supreme court weighed in friday night, restoring use without restrictions while the pills process plays out. a lawyer believes the courts will agree the fda should have never approved mifepristone. >> the fda fails to actually look at the data they have before it and what our doctors

have presented to them clearly showing these drugs present dangerous situations to to girls. >> the fda disputes the claims in the texas lawsuit and say the fda has -- since it was first approved 23 years ago. more than 5 million women in the u.s. have used the medication. vice-president kamala harris says a ruling that weakens fda's authority would create chaos in the drug prescription can department. >> what they're doing with mifepristone could happen to any of those drugs no your medicine cabinet. >> reporter: some states are stock piling the drug, including oregon. >> stock piles is never a choice, it's a backup option for extreme situations, which this is. >> president biden says he stands by the authority to authorize prescription drugs like mifepristone, and the white house is promising to fight against challenges to abortion

access. >> thank you. the pentagon is speeding up plans to train ukrainian troops on american-made abrams battle tanks. nearly three dozen of the tanks are expected in germany by may. they are the latest fire power destined for ukraine aimed at repelling russia's invasion now in its 14th month. >> reporter: through dense pors forests in eastern ukraine down muddy tracks, we were taken to see something hidden amongst the trees, an entire battalion of ukraine's brigade known as the iron brigade. this one is a 980s era tank. they're not state of the art. these are all soviet tanks more than three decades old. but they allow the ukrainians to

penetrate deep into territory occupied by russia. you can hit something 12 kilometers that's eight miles away. volodymyr told us he used to serve in the soviet army alongside comrades back when ukraine was part of the ussr. now the russians are his enemy. ukraine's new friend, the u.s. and its european allies are sending more capable modern tanks including 31 abrams from america expected later this year. ukraine's government calls tanks the punching fist of democracy. for volodymyr, the abrams can't come soon enough. my parents lived here, my children live here, my grand children live here, volodymyr told us. this is our land. holly williams, cbs news in eastern ukraine. >> and it's an end to a meri

time mystery. a japanese ship sunk by a u.s. submarine during world war ii houb found on the ocean floor across the philippines the it was carrying 1,000 prisoners of war when it was torpedoed in july of 1942. no one survived. the ship wasn't marked as carrying prisoners. it was found at a depth of 13,000 feet, deeper than the titanic's watery grave. today is earth day, which was found in 1970 to increase awareness about the environment. now it's a movement marked by millions around the globe fighting the threats to the earth, including threats to the water where elise preston is. >> reporter: 53 years since earth day started. many say there's still plenty of thing that is need to be done to help our planet. they point to things happening now as proof.

on this earth day, california residents are flocking to the parks and the shores. but for many breach goers in los angeles county, taking a bip in the ocean is not an option. on thursday, 250,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into the la river forcing thousands of miles of beaches to close. >> that is sad, and i hope people respect the sign. >> reporter: from contaminated water to severe flooding, utah's snow pact continues to melt, triggering floods and land slides like this one that cause houses to collapse overnight. in the midwest, the mississippi river is still rising inundating neighborhoods. environmental activists around the world blame the unusual weather patterns on climate change. they say law may recollects are not doing now have to stop it. >> it is really important. it is our future.

>> reporter: from peaceful protests to ancient rituals to planting trees like this event in new york city, people doing their part to protect the planet. >> mother earth is here, it's going to continue to be a part of who we are, and we have to assure that we give it the treatment that she deserves. >> reporter: back here in long beach, despite posted warnings, many are still getting in the water. public health officials will continue to monitor the water quality at these beaches, which will continue to be closed until midweek. a sour note on earth day. >> wow, elise preston, thank you. to a soccer pitch now in wales and to a hollywood ending. actors ryan reynolds and robert shared in joy afterr tie today. the team beat the other team 3-1 with fans swarming the field.

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from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. >> a deadly shootout, why investigators say the business should never have been open to begin with. plus, how communities are giving back and working to restore mother nature. one of san francisco's busiest streets is getting a makeover, making it easier for cars and bikes to share the road, but cyclists wonder if it'll really be safer. >> if you've got cyclists coming at each other without much margin for error , and we are not encased in steel boxes, we are just on our bikes. >> we begin in hayward where two people have died, and two

are injured following a shootout at a hookah lounge. it happened earlier this morning on mission boulevard , that lounge has been a trouble spot for both business and pulleys. jos÷ martinez has the story. >> reporter: it has been a very tense day here in hayward that residents and business owners tell me they are still in shock after finding out about the shooting that happened just a few steps away. janet had just opened her nail salon in hayward for the day when she heard the news, there had been a shooting just a block away from her business and earlier that morning, she couldn't believe it. she says, it is pretty safe around here, but there have been other incidents before in that same place. janet was in shock as she thought about the victims and their families. the shooting was reported at 1:38 a.m., the sheriff arrived within five minutes and immediately saw a person dead in front of the business. the dispatch received calls from a local sp