arrest. >> not so hard to believe anymore. that is it for news at 5:00. we will see you back here at 6:00. . tonight, tornado strike. at least one person is dead, many more injured after a twister tears through southern texas. parts of nebraska and iowa swept up in other storms, and a pre-summer heat wave grips the northwest. also tonight a cascading crisis. asylum seekers crowd the southern border as northern cities struggle with the overflow. the latest on managing migration amid rising numbers and political blowback. >> i'm michael george in new york where shelters are at critical mass. cie are emergencies and demanding more federal aid. president biden today girding for 2024 by focus on the class of 2023.

>> you will determine america's future. plus meeting the pope. ukraine's president zelenskyy at the vatican predicts victory. and later it's fiercely contested and wildly colorful, the engaging colorful competition that is the euro vision song contest. >> in liverpool, england, and this is euro vision. it's the world's biggest song competition most americans have never heard of. >> announcer: this is the cbs weekend news with adrianna diaz. we will bring you the latest on the migrant situation at the southern border and across the country in a moment, but first this developing news. tonight millions of americans face weather extremes. what do we mean by that, a heat wave in the northwest, a monsoon flooding in the southwest and tornados across the plains. that threat was so real former president trump canceled a rally

scheduled for tonight in des moines. today in texas a twister left this damage in laguna heights near the border with mexico. one person was killed, ten others hurt. dozens of twisters have touched down in four states over the last 24 hours. let's check in with meteorologist vanessa murdoch of our new york station wcbs. >> yesterday tornado activity was explosive across nebraska and we that today extending. more than 40 reports in nebraska of tornados and one as far south as the mexico-texas border. already multiple reports of tornados in iowa, and there's a tornado watch that is in effect until 7:00 p.m. central time through much of iowa. in the pink a severe thunderstorm watch until 7:00 p.m. let's take it now to the pacific northwest where we're dealing with recd warmth, 80s,nd a heat advisory persists there through your mother's day as

this e heat ctinuesic p northwe. as we look across the country for mother's day it's looking really beautiful across the northern tier especially the northeast with highs hovering around the 60 degree mark with sunshine. to the border now. still tens of thousands of people are crowding mexico hoping to enter the united states. many arrived after perilous journeys only to find confusing new u.s. asylum rules, bulky technology, and reinforced borders this after covid era border rules were lifted earlier this week. nicole, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, major. law enforcement braced for a title 42 migration wave that never broke. a senior u.s. official telling cbs news some 6,500 migrants dropped off friday, a significant drop off from the

more than 10,000 earlier this week. limbo south of the wall, north of the border at this crossing at san diego tired and hungry families stretched hands out in desperation, holding out for supplies and a chance to cross into the u.s. >> i feel like they have hope. >> reporter: in nearby tijuana, mexico, a sea of tents and frustration, as migrants struggle to make immigration appointments on the cbp app. back at this processing center in south texas, agents on standby. >> for us it's a quiet day here. >> reporter: the chief patrol agent of the rio grande valley gloria chavez tells us nearly all the 1,900 migrants who crossed into her sector friday face removal proceedings. >> if they enter illegally into the united states, there will be consequences. >> reporter: for days migrants bustling into overcrowded shelters in south texas many

penniless and traumatized like this venezuelan. she told us she prayed for courage. federal authorities have increased deportation flights and added space at detention facilities to ease overcrowding. >> we're not out of the woods yet. >> we're absolutely not out of the woods yet. we're going to continue to work really hard. >> reporter: and tonight legal sparring after a federal judge in florida temporarily blocked the biden administration's migrant release policy designed to alleviate overcrowding. the department of justice says it plans to appeal. major? >> nicole in brownsville, texas, we thank you. far from the southern border some northern cities have declared states of emergency as asylum seekers arrive. cbs' michael george in new york has the latest. michael, good evening >> reporter: major, good evening. already today three more buses of migrants arrived here at new. citiesross t country are desperately trying to

in this public school gymnasium in brooklyn now a shelter for migrants arriving in the city. while in chicago angry residents are seeking a restraining order. >> how could you do that without consulting us? >> reporter: to stop the city from turning a former high school into a shelter. before her last day in office friday mayor lori lightfoot accused congress of inaction. >> so the federal government has got to be sending resources, real resources to cities like chicago. >> reporter: in denver officials say they've spent 16 million housing asylum seekers and the federal government has reimbursed less than $1 million of that. >> we're in desperate need of emergency shelter space to accommodate what will be coming our way. >> reporter: back in new york with shelters already housing it sen bu suburbs. volunteers like paula are giving aid to arriving asylum seekers.

>> we're giving our all and we don't get much support. >> reporter: making the problem worse america's immigration courts have a backlog of more than 2 million cases. a lot of cases take years to finally resolve. major? >> michael george, thank you. president biden spoke today about threats to the united states, but they did not include immigration. the president addressed graduating students at howard university. christina? >> reporter: good evening, major. president biden called white supremacy the biggest threat to the homeland and called out some of his predecessor's more incendiary remarks. at howard university today president biden told soon to be graduates that america is still in a fight for its soul. >> reject political extremism and reject political violence. >> reporter: that's the same language mr. biden used to launch both presidential runs. >> i said we're in a battle for the soul of america.

>> reporter: and without naming names he reminded the p predominantly black audience what his predecessor and challenger said during the charlottesville in virginia. >> a famous quote, there are very fine people on both sides. that's when i knew i had to stay engaged and get back into public life. >> reporter: this time president biden is running on his record as well as his rhetoric. >> we are really putting it to biden, but he's putting it to himself because the economy stinks, inflation is horrible. >> reporter: battling potential republican challengers on the trail. >> if we make 2024 election a referendum on joe biden and his failures, republicans will win across the board. >> reporter: and house republicans back in washington in a deja vu inder raising the limit. >> i think they are moving along. it's hard to tell.

it's not reached the crunch point yet. >> reporter: and major, lawmakers were supposed to meet here with the presidnt to discuss those debt ceiling negotiations yesterday. that meeting has now been pushed to next week. >> at the white house for us tonight christina ruffini, thank you. to the middle east now. today israel and the islamist militant group in gaza agreed to a cease-fire. five days of fire has claimed the lives of at least 13 palestinians and two israelis. today ukrainian president zelenskyy arrived in rome for a private audience with pope francis. it lasted 40 minutes with zelenskyy calling their private meeting, quote, a great honor. today germany announced $3 billion of military aid to ukraine, its biggest allotment since russia's invasion. help is also coming from individuals including a group o. cbs' charlie dagada has the story. >> reporter: they are a long way from home of plymouth, new

hampshire. four friends, alex ray, and lisa murray, steven, their mission mainly helping kids and mainly kids who have been orphaned by the war. though today they're visiting a school for the hearing-impaired about two hours west of kyiv. like many around the globe, they watched in horror when the invasion began. >> we just looked at each other and one of us said, well, we need to do something. >> reporter: they've raised money, coordinated with rotary clubs in plymouth and poland to get help to those who needed it most. >> jackets, sleeping bags, food, comfort. >> reporter: a lot of the kids had come from areas under russian occupation loaded onto trains by their parents for their own safety. has it been tough on you? >> of course it's tough.

i'm a mom. i know some mom put that kid on >> reporen here far from the front lines no child has been untouched by the war like 8-year-old sasha from the beseemged city of bakhmut. are you happy to be here? teachers say he's hardly stopped smiling since he arrived. thank you. this 14-year-old fears for her father who's gone to fight. it's been difficult for you. yes, she answers, it's been very hard. she doesn't want to cry. the team also funds a counseling program in poland. >> we give them tools to face their long journey ahead without a parent in a war torn country. >> reporter: they're still raising money and will keep coming to ukraine to remind people the war is not over and

neither is their work here. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: cbs news, ukraine. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news" she's taking her fight for gun control to the hallways of congress. plus he captures the courtroom action when cameras are banned. and later the global competition many americans have probably never seen.

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for more than 40 years a virginia man has used his artistic eye to take americans where cameras often cannot go, inside some of the nation's highest profile trials and legal proceedings. cbs' scott macfarlane turns our camera on courtroom artist bill hennessy. >> reporter: in a year of blockbuster courtroom moments there's always a reserve seat up front for the man with the pencils and the pad. bill hennessy of virginia is one of the busiest and most prolific courtroom artists of his time. for decades he's been sketching the drama that plays out in front of america's judges and juries. >> it's my reaction to what i'm seeing. >> th pastearke the janrosetionsr some sf is ined is the supreme court.

he got his start in this unique line of work while still in graduate school. >> someone called a said we need an artist. is there anyone willing to go to a courtroom and draw? and i jumped at it because i needed to support my family. >> reporter: and it stuck as he fell in love with being not just an artist but a journalist, seeing the news worthy moments in each case and then sketch under fierce deadlines. you can do one of these in an hour or two? >> oh, less if need be. >> reporter: less? >> sometimes it's literally a few minutes. >> reporter: from celebrities who have gone to court like chris brown and roger clemons to the historic case of bush vs. gore. >> some people say you have a photographic memory. i do not. that moment sears itself briefly and i sketch as quickly as i can. >> reporter: the use of a courtroom sketch artist might seem like an old-fashioned notion, but these artists have a bright future ahead of them. allow cameras in federal courts in the u.s. supreou

washington defense attorney steve mccool handles high profile trials and knows what i's like to be sketched by hennessy. >> he's watched the proceeding, and he's captured it as an artist. and he's captured a moment in time. >> reporter: do you ever have a bad guy defended say, hey, can i see how i look in your sketch? >> actually i have. i've had several who say i want to get a copy of that, and i think, well, let's see how this goes. let's see if you're still thinking that way at the end. >> reporter: a favorable verdict for a courtroom master. scott macfarlane, cbs news, ashburn, virginia. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," it gets a bigger audience than the super bowl, so what is the competition known as euro vision? that's next.

♪ we end tonight in liverpool, england. for many generations liverpool is best known as the childhood home of the beatles, but now it is the site of the biggest song contest most americans have never seen. >> reporter: aba before dancing queen.on."

and italian rockers before their grammy nomination just this year. they all shot to stardom after their victories at eurovision, the world's biggest song competition. in its 67 years it's featured the whacky and tacky and the serious and somber. how do you describe eurovision to americans? >> this is a contest of original songs where a song represents a nation. >> reporter: 37 countries are competing in this year's massive musical extravaganza, but the theme is united by music, chosen against the backdrop of russia's invasion of ukraine. >> ukraine sees eurovision as part of its war effort. this is a way to remind the world they exist. >> reporter: that's the mission of eurovision's landslide winner last year, from ukraine. their song of resistance a raine should have hosted this

year's eurovision. of course at first we had very mixed feelings, they said, but we are very grateful to the u.k. for showing off ukrainian culture. >> thank you to all the fans. >> reporter: the pressure is now on for pop duo torchy to bring ukraine a second win in a row. this year's winner could be catapulted to global celeb bruty status so any act will do any song to win. cbs news, liverpool, england. >> that is the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. first thing tomorrow sunday morning with jane poly followed by "face the nation." and join me for the takeout whenever you get your podcasts, facebook, instagram and twitter. i'm major garret in new york. good night.

from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. >> that is looking like may weather were temperatures top 90 degrees and how long the heat will stick around. >> i'm john raine missa cal berkeley with a commencement exercises for the graduating students today. how optimistic are they for the future? that story coming up. we heard about businesses fleeing, but one flower shop has this way. i am brian hackney. it was graduation for thousands of students at uc

berkeley this morning. the end of a multi-your journey into the real world. >> many graduates are worried about what the future holds. >> graduation is always a time of great optimism, but these people grew up in the age of information and they are well aware of the realities of the world. >> reporter: when circumstance echoes through uc berkeley, there is a feeling of celebration and a compliment. thousands of graduates filled the stands a real stadium to hear remarks from steve wozniak, the coinventor of the apple computer. >> be gracious whether you win or lose. life is not a dress rehearsal. you are living it. >> reporter: but the man who introduced information technology to the masses, also made people much more aware of the world than previous generations, and ought all the news is good. ryan and his friends are happy to be graduating, but he's concerned about all the recent layoffs in the tech industry. >>