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>> have i three valuables in them that have gone somewhere and i have no idea where. >> reporter: meanwhile, passengers are left to figure out how to be made whole again. as of right now how much compensation have you been offered? >> none. none. nada. zip, zilch. >> reporter: airlines in the u.s. are not required to reimburse for hotels or meals due to weather. travel expert peter greenberg says consider travel insurance. >> if you want to get the insurance, do not opt out of it online. call the travel agent. get them to walk you through that policy, or you may be buying, at least in your case, worthless insurance. >> reporter: and behind me tonight, just some of the passengers with canceled flights trying to get their luggage back, or at the very least trying to figure out where in the country it may be. and this line stretches down baggage claim. it's one of the many stressful realities right now on the eve of what is expected to be the busiest day for flyers during the long holiday weekend. norah? >> frustration is sky-high.
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ear errol barnett, thank you. an amtrak train derailed outside los angeles, california. three train cars came off the tracks and a fire that broke out under one of the cars was quickly put out. at least 15 people were taken to hospitals, most with minor injuries. officials say the train was carrying nearly 200 people. the cause of the crash now under investigation. now to a wave of deadly tragedies in florida caused by rip currents. former nfl quarterback ryan mollett is one of at least 11 people to die this month in an apparent drowning off florida's beaches. cbs' nicole sganga are pleading with beachgoers to at least be aware of the conditions. >> reporter: it's another red flag day in panama city beach, now the deadliest beach in america. swimmers are advised to get no more than knee-deep, away from dangerous rip currents. >> i had family coming into town. they decided not to because of everything going on.
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>> reporter: but it's a warning often ignored. over the past two weeks, panama city beach authorities say they've responded to more than 70 rescue calls. >> we've got several callers about people in the water. >> reporter: bay county sheriff tommy ford said he is beyond frustrated as deputies, firefighters and lifeguards risk their lives to pull visitors out of the water. >> when there is someone on the shoreline saying hey, it's not safe right now, there is a danger right here that we need to be cautious about, you need to heed the warning of the lifeguard. >> reporter: along the gulf coast from fort morgan, alabama, to panama city beach, florida, rip currents claimed at least 11 lives in ten days. and another death tuesday, 35-year-old former nfl quarterback ryan mallett died after the florida panhandle. rip currents can form anywhere, in good or bad weather. they're narrow fast-moving channels of water that flow away from the shore. >> if you get in it, just stay
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calm. don't fight the rip. swim sideways down current, and you'll land on a sandbar or be out past a sandbar and you'll just swim right in. >> reporter: on double red flag day, bo a word boarders and swimmers are told to avoid the water. for repeat offender, possible arrest. norah? >> nicole sganga, thank you. turning now to the war in ukraine, a new fallout from that failed armed rebellion from the leader of russia's private army, there is question whether he had support for his revolt from inside the russian military. cbs' ian lee results from kyiv. >> reporter: the images shocked the world. wagner troops advancing toward moscow before turning around. but questions remain surrounding the mercenary boss yevgeny prigozhin's failedd mutiny. cbs news has learned the u.s.
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has intelligence that a senior russian general had advanced knowledge of the mutiny. the kremlin says these allegations are speculation and gossip. but in kyiv today, ukraine's national security chief claimed prigozhin was in league with not one, but 14 senior russian military officers. "prigozhin is not an independent person," he tells me. "he is owned by high-ranking people in putin's inner circle." so prigozhin does have support in the high rages of the russian military. "they're his owners," he says. "these are people who have a goal to change the leadership of russia." many analysts say president putin has been weakened by this revolt. even if he executes the generals who had some sort of part in the mutiny, this will not affect the outcome, he tells me. the wheels are in motion for putin's demise. the crisis at the top in russia has so far not trickled down to
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the battlefield, where yesterday two russian missiles destroyed a pizza restaurant during the %-pn they tack, including 14-year-old twins, while dozens more were injured. tonight, norah, president zelenskyy announced the detention of a person he says coordinated the attack, adding anybody who helps the russians destroy life deserves the maximum punishment. >> ian lee from ukraine, thank you. ththe "cbs ovevernight newe will be riright back.. this is a call to women, to appreciate our bodies, to care for all parts, even those hidden, like our armpits. because perfect armpits, do exist! they are stubbly, with marks or shaved, all beautiful and each unique. dove cares for all armpits, it dries instantly and is kind on skin, protecting you all day long.
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a weakened supply chain and the bottom line. >> reporter: carol noon has an aggressive form of endometrial cancer. it's treatable, but there is no time to waste. do you know if the drugs will be available for the rest of your treatment? >> no. there is no guarantee. >> reporter: the fight beforee herr second dose o of chemo, th 61-year-old got a call from her doctor. the hospital ran out of her treatment. thankfully, noon got her dose a week later. so how has this complicated your recovery process? >> well, you know, i think it's an emotional roller coaster. it's very frustrting to know that there is a standard of care in these two generic drug, and i can't get them. >> what does the doctor say when you say what does this delayed treatment mean for my prognosis? >> oh, my gosh, you're frustrated. we're just hoping there is going to be treatment available. >> reporter: patients like noon are given carboplatt tin and
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cisplattin, since the pandemic, the international supply chain has struggled, making the issue dire right now, fda inspectors found widespread problems at a factory in india that reportedly makes more than half of the u.s. supply of cisplatin. >> we had to make some decisions about who we are going to prioritize during this difficult time roar oncologists dr. carrie wisinski has never seen a shortage this serious. >> the question is could people die because of this shortage? i think it all depends on how long it occurred. if we experienced a prolonged shortage of chemotherapy, then yes, i do think people could die. >> reporter: in response, the fda temporarily began importing a chinese chemo drug, but doctors say more needs to be done. >> some day i'm going to die. i really would rather not die because these standard generic drugs weren't available to me.
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we end tonight with some good news for u.s. gymnastics. four-time olympic gold medalist simone biles is returning to competition for the first time since the tokyo games nearly two years ago. biles, now 26 and recently married to jonathan owens of the green bay packers, took a mental health break from the sport after struggling with the twisties. that's what gymnasts call a sudden loss of spacial awareness
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while in the air. well, she is now planning to compete at the u.s. classic in illinois in august. and we are cheering her on. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. reporting from our nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. there are 16 people injured following a train derailment wednesday in moorpark, california, where an amtrak collided with a water truck. the train passengers' injuries were minor, though the driver of the truck was transported to a trauma center. federal reserve chair jerome powell says more needs to be done to slow down inflation, and that he wouldn't rule out back-to-back rate hikes in the coming months. the central bank paused interest
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rate increases earlier in june. and for just the 24th time ever and the first time since 2012, domingo german of the new york yankees threw a perfect game last night, retiring all 27 oakland a's that he faced. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin with tens of millions of americans facing another round of air quality alerts due to heavy smoke from those canadian wildfires. residents across 17 states from iowa to new york and as far south as the carolinas are being urged to take precautions, especially for those with underlying medical conditions. look at these pictures. i mean some big cities are issuing warnings for people to
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limit their time outdoors or to wear masks to minimize potential health risks. elsewhere, brutal heat is bearing down on more than a dozen states across the south. today about 76 million americans experienced feels-like temperatures above 100 degrees. and in texas, the extreme heat is causing roads to buckle. at least 13 people have died. all this comes as long lines at u.s. airports are finally starting to move again following days of travel nightmares caused by severe weather. we have team coverage tonight. cbs' adriana diaz will start us off from the windy city turned smoky city of chicago. good evening, adriana. >> good evening, norah. smoky city is right. i haven't seen skies like this since i was based in china. and as the air quality has worsened, some sporting and outdoor events have been canceled as people try to avoid the unhealthy air coming from canada. >> so this is detroit, michigan. >> thick smoke is once again choking the midwest and northeast. more than 100 million people are
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under an air quality alert as the haze from those massive wildfires in canada swallow up parts of the country. >> my eyes have been watering. my throat has been sore. i've been coughing. >> chicago, detroit, pittsburgh and cleveland have unhealthy air conditions. in the west, the battle is on against wildfires. elise preston is in arizona. >> crews are monitoring hot spots in areas like where this burn-scarred hill is. triple-digit temperatures, dry brush, and these windy conditions have firefighters ready to launch an aerial attack on the diamond fire. the wildfire scorched at least 2500 acres since it began tuesday afternoon and forced more than a thousand people to evacuate. >> i'm very scared because we're in an area that is prone to fire. >> across the country, more than 60 million americans are under heat advisories. omar villafranca is in texas. >> water parks and splash pads like this one are busy, since
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temperatures in parts of texas have been above 100 degrees for 14 straight days. in houston, roads buckled as highs hit 99 degrees. in dallas, temperatures outside felt like 115. >> you want to get started early when it's cooler. >> kyle davis says his roofing business is more dangerous in the summer. >> so they know hen they're not feeling right, something is not right, they need to come down and take a long break. >> james horn spent the day installing air conditioners at homes for older people that don't have them. >> it's very hot in there. multiple people in there. there is a lot of body heat on top of the house in general just containing heat. >> back here in chicago, the mayor is asking people to avoid outdoor activities until the air quality improves. for once we're actually excited that it's going to rain starting tonight. so that should improve conditions. but in other parts of the country like in new york, an air quality health alert remains in
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effect through thursday. norah? >> adriana diaz, thank you very much. now to a wave of deadly tragedies in florida caused by rip currents. former quarterback ryan mallett is one to die this month off florida's beaches. cbs' nicole sganga reports officials are pleading with beachgoers to be aware of the conditions. >> reporter: it's another red flag day in panama city beach, now the deadliest beach in america. swimmers are advised to get no more than knee-deep, away from dangerous rip currents. >> i was supposed to have family coming into town. they decided not to because of everything going on. >> reporter: but it's a warning often ignored. over the past two weeks, panama city beach authorities say they've responded to more than 70 rescue calls. >> we've got several callers about people in the water. >> reporter: bay county sheriff tommy ford said he is beyond frustrated as deputies, firefighters and lifeguards risk their lives to pull visitors out
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of the water. >> when there is someone on the shoreline saying hey, it's not safe right now, there is a danger right here that we need to be cautious about, you need to heed the warning of the lifeguard. >> reporter: along the gulf coast from fort morgan, alabama, t panama city beach, florida, rip currents claimed at least 11 lives in ten days. and another death tuesday, 35-year-old former nfl quarterback ryan mallett died after the florida panhandle. rip currents can form anywhere, in good or bad weather. they're narrow fast-moving channels of water that flow away from the shore. >> if you get in it, just stay calm. don't fight the rip. swim sideways down current, and you'll land on a sandbar or be out past a sandbar and you'll just swim right in. >> reporter: on double red flag days, boarders and swimmers are
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banned from the water, like what we saw over the weekend. those who ignore the warnings face up to $500 in fines, or for repeat offenders, possible arrest. norah? >> nicole sganga, thank you. turning now to the war in ukraine, a new fallout from that failed armed rebellion from the leader of russia's private army, there are questions tonight whether the oligarch who leads the wagner mercenary group had support for his revolt from inside the russian military. cbs' ian lee reports from kyiv. >> reporter: the images shocked the world. wagner troops advancing toward moscow before turning around. but questions remain surrounding the mercenary boss yevgeny prigozhin's failed mutiny. cbs news has learned the u.s.s. has intelligence that a senior russian general had advanced knowledge of the mutiny. the kremlin says these allegations are speculation and gossip. was in kyiv's today ukraine's
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national security chief oleksiy danilov claims prigozhin was in league with not one, but 14 senior russian military officers. "prigozhin is not an independent person," he tells me. "he is owned by high-ranking people in putin's inner circle." so prigozhin does have support in the highest ranks of the russian military? "they're his owners," he says. "these are people who have a goal to change the leadership of russia." many analysts say president putin has been weakened by this revolt. "even if he executes the generals who had some sort of part in the mutiny, this will not affect the outcome," he tells me. the wheels are in motion for putin's demise. the crisis at the top in russia has so far not trickled down to the battlefield, where yesterday two russian missiles destroyed a pizza restaurant during the evening rush. at least 11 people were killed in the attack, including 14-year-old twins, while dozens more were injured. tonight, norah, president zelenskyy announced the detention of a person he says
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coordinated the attack, adding anybody who helps the russians destroy life deserves the maximum punishment. >> ian lee from ukraine, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."
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♪ this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm jeff pegues in washington. thanks for staying with us. the florida department of health has issued a statewide advisory after four cases of malaria were discovered south of tampa, another reported in texas. the mosquito-borne parasite was widely wiped out in this country
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in the 50s, and over the past 20 years, the only cases of malaria in the u.s. were in people who traveled outside the country. now these localized cases are spreading concern about potentially infected mosquito swarms. cristian benavides reports. >> reporter: mark rubin says summer is the busiest time of year. >> it's hotter out. it's training every day. >> reporter: he is the owner of the mosquito authority in south florida. >> there seems to be more and more mosquitos, more and more calls. >> reporter: now the cdc is issuing an advisory after seeing five cases of the mosquito-borne illness malaria. they signal the first local spread of the disease in 20 years. health officials say the cases in texas and florida were acquired here in the u.s., not through travel. >> that means that we have had malaria spread into the mosquito population here, which means that the risk for getting malaria here in this country is higher than it used to be, and
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that is really concerning. >> reporter: dr. celine gounder says mile symptoms may include headache, fever, and muscle aches. among the potential severe symptoms, changes in mental status, lung and kidney failure. >> severe malaria can be deadly, and it is a medical emergency. so people who have signs and symptoms of malaria should get checked out as quickly as possible. >> reporter: martin iss ceo of malaria no more. >> mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and d dengue are some o the mostt climate sensitive diseases. even small changes in temperature or rainfall humidity can lead to these diseases being transmitted in new altitudes and new latitudes. >> reporter: prevention is critical. remove:00 standing water and cover skin with clothing and appropriate repellent. cristian benavides, cbs news. the u.s. department of agriculture has declared a natural disaster in 18 georgia counties after bad weather
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devastated the state's peach crop. up to 90% of all the peaches in the peach state have been lost. georgia usually harvests more than 180 million pounds of and the losses are already rippling through the economy. mark strassmann has the story. >> this was my great grandfather's farm. >> reporter: lawton's family farm has grown peaches for more than a century. but this year's harvest the worst in his lifetime. >> we have peaches here and that variety has nothing. >> reporter: not one. >> not a single peach. that's the way 95% of the farm looks. >> reporter: his 1500 acre peach crop nearly a total loss. >> you always hold on to hope until it hits you in the face there is nothing here. >> reporter: it sounds like the different stages of grief. >> that's pretty much life. they all died. they're all my buddies. they all died and now i got to deal with it. >> reporter: peerson is losing an annual challenge. it's something called chill hours. his georgia peaches always a
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deep have a fruit generally neat 850 hours under 45 degrees fahrenheit to blossom. this year's crop with climate change, about 700 chill hours. and why aren't you willing to say it's a one-off? >> i'm hope i can say that i want to say that. but we are 20% off since 2016. >> reporter: a warm winter plus back-to-back devastating frosts that killed off the early blooms. farm to table georgia peaches? this year forget. at this restaurant, owner teresa breckenridge says the cost of fresh peaches has tripled. >> i can't afford the peaches right now. and the ones that you would buy even if you could afford them, they're just not good. >> reporter: at her restaurant's peach cobbler, they've had to switch to canned peaches. >> there is nothing better than fresh. but you just have to have a plan b. >> reporter: with a change in
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climate, georgia farmers are searching for their own plan b, and it could look like this. >> each one of these is actually a pit from the fruit that we harvest from across that we made. >> reporter: at the university of georgia, dario chavez tries to breed a more resilient peach. his team's matchmaking slivers from the pits of different varieties. selection criteria, size, color, and especially taste. >> some of these are hybrids with material from florida. >> reporter: but all good breeding takes time. and georgia is running out. >> it actually takes decades. >> reporter: you're working on it. >> yeah, we're working on it. >> reporter: continuing to grow peaches, it's potentially a risk? >> yeah, it is potentially a risk. >> we can't adapt without new varieties. but the number one qualification to be a georgia peach, i don't care how pretty it is or how tough it is, or if it's bulletproof. if it doesn't eat well, i'm out of business either way.
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>> reporter: in all his unfruited trees -- >> those were killed, but they didn't have the decency to fall off. they just sat there. >> reporter: lawton worries about his future in peach farming. >> if we are unable to continue to make peaches consistently, you really start to question whether this is a viable enterprise. >> reporter: a challenge both economic and existential. georgia, the no peach state. mark strassmann, fort valley, georgia. a growing list of companies are taking part in a program what used to be wasted food to good use. it's called upcycle. dana bacchus shows us how it works. >> reporter: this may look like an ordinary pizza. but in san francisco, one person's trash is another person's ingredient. >> it is not actually bad. i think so many people think about dumpster diving or using rotten ingredients. but we have this wildly overproductive food system that accounts for a ton of waste.
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>> reporter: co-owner kayla abe says they use upcycle toppings on their pizzas, like ugly mushrooms, discolored tomatoes, or cutoffs of meats. >> some people might not read it's a beef heart meatball. they might just see meatball. and they're like that was the best meatball i've ever had in my life. oh, so you like beef hearart. what? >> the g global food system actually wastes between 30 to 40% of all the food that's produced. and a lot of that is happening before it even reaches your table. >> reporter: angie crohn is the ceo of the upcycle food association. it signs over 35 tons of food are wasted every year in the u.s., costing the u.s. economy over $200 billion. >> it's happening at the farm label because the food might be misshapen and does fit some of our cosmetic standards. >> reporter: scooping up flavors using upcycled ingredients like
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day-old bread. >> we're trying to shock people a little bit to start thinking about food in different ways and thinking about kind of changing the dialogue. >> reporter: nearly 450 products carry the upcycled seal in hopes of raising awareness that old things can be made new. danya bacchus, cbs news, los angeles. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. bug spspray works s best... when y your familyly actualally wears i it. ♪♪ get t odor-freee eight t hour protetection fromom mosquitoeoes and tics withthout the icick. zevo on-bobody repellelent. peopople love it. bugs hatate it.
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>> the first question that most people always ask me, are you making any money. >> well, the track suits don't pay for themselves. >> the track suits, no. it is definitely a business. what i thought i was going to be doing this two years ago, absolulutely not.t. >> repororter: but b back in 20 he quit his job as a tv news cameraman and launched his airline videos youtube channel, which features three weekly live shows. >> there he goes. >> reporter: just as radio stations have a dj, ray calls himself a plane jockey. he runs the camera, the live stream. >> it's really quiet out here. >> reporter: and narrates. >> i kind of merged my knowledge of media with my love for aviation and took to it the next level which is kind of like a tv show. it was rough at the beginning. i mean, the audio was horrible. you know, it just -- it was not good. but people kept on showing up. >> reporter: showing up by the thousands to watch hours of him tracking the comings and goings of airplane, usually from a hotel rooftop near l.a.x. in los
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angeles. >> here is the thing. in los angeles, you never know what you're going to see. a bird beautiful night for a launch. i think people tune in because l.a., it's dramatic. >> that is a high-speed pursuit. >> reporter: dramatic can even mean a car chase. >> oh, just another day. >> reporter: what are you most excited to see? >> oh, the a 380. the bigger the better. somewhere at the airport, the camera is pointed toward that. something about the 747. everyone just loves it. >> reporter: a couple of hours away in redlands, california, this retirement community builds their day around ray's show. airplanes, it seems, bring people together. >> it seems funny, but it's just part of our life, and i love it that they have it here for us. >> reporter: when kevin took his show on the road to dallas-fort worth -- >> steven, nice to meet you. >> reporter: fans were waiting to spot him. >> so what do you want to be the pilot in.
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>> reporter: brian henry brought his 10-year-old son. >> when we found out about the youtube plane spotting channels, it was heaven to us. >> they're kind of cool and they have their unique way of plane spotting. it makes me want to be a pilot. >> reporter: using nothing more than a laptop, ray produces hours of live coverage that could pass future a cable news channel. even bringing on the occasional special guest, turning reporter into interviewee for all the web to see. >> let us know if you need anything else. >> reporter: how do you fill five hours of planes taking off? >> we do have some times nothing is going on, and you sit there and you start talking about food. you start talking what is going on in your life. the audience is still there. they're still watching. >> reporter: watching from around the world. his co-host and fellow plane jockey also a school teacher, rudy silva. >> it's a mood booster for a lot of us. >> reporter: when kevin was we're going to do this, did you
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think it would take off like it has? >> no. i thought it was going to be a one-time thing. and i didn't think i was still going to be here, to be honest with you. >> you all right? >> i've always said you got to take risks in life to get to where you want to be. this was certainly a big risk walking away from a good paying job. two years later it's taking off. >> reporter: taking off, allowing ray when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen.
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the latest battleground in the fight against climate change is the family farm, or at least one farm in englanand. ian l lee hasas the story of th green sheep. >> reporter: british farmer rob hodgkin's hopes to lead his flock to a greener pasture. >> you're looking for the neeee until the haystack, or that single sheep. >> reporter: british scientists are helping with the hunt. what a are you looking for exactly? >> what we're looking for is for animals that tend to be low methane emitters.
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>> reporter: professor joanne and her team hauled in a special methane machine to find out how gassy the sheep is. >> the animals go into a particular location for about 50 minutes, and there is a gas analyzer on the top which analyzes the amount of the methane. >> reporter: scientists estimate there are about 1.2 billion sheep around the world, and that they're releasing nearly 8 million tons of methane into the atmosphere every year. the carbon-cutting concept came from new zealand, where researchers selected and bred the world's first low methane emitting sheep, slashing emissions. >> there is something about these animals, perhaps more efficient at digesting their food and growing faster. >> reporter: for rob, it's a long-term investment that he sees as a good-natured gamble. >> i'm taking a bet that in ten years some of the retail supermarkets will be more
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interested in low methane meat, if you like meat, that has a lower carbon footprint. >> reporter: betting the farm on the future of green sheep. ian lee, cbs news, hartfordshire, england. >> that is knight knight for this thursday. don't forget to check back later for "cbs mornings." reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. there are now 16 people injured following a train derailment wednesday in moorpark, california, where an amtrak collided with a water truck. the train passengers' injuries were minor, though the driver of the truck was transported to a trauma center. federal reserve chair jerome powell says more needs to be done to slow down inflation, and that he wouldn't rule out back-to-back rate hikes in the coming months. the central bank paused interest rate increases earlier in june.
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and for just the 24th time ever and the first time since 2012, domingo german of the new york yankees threw a perfect game last night, ret ing all 27 oakland a's that he faced. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. tonight, dangerous air quality. severe weather and airport chaos, all ahead of summer's busiest travel day. here are tonight's top headlines. more than 102 million americans from new york to north carolina and as far west as chicago and iowa face unhealthy air quality. mandatory evacuations are under way in scottsdale, arizona after a massive wildfire there erupted. >> for the next several days heat alerts are in effect for more than 75 million americans
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from the south to the midwest. the airport chaos ahead of the holiday weekend, and a scary landing for a delta flight. a wave of fatal drownings in the u.s. how to protect yourself from dangerous rip currents. >> it will take your lives when you're not used to that type of conditions. new reporting tonight. a senior russian general knew in advance of the armed revolt in russia. what it means for the war in ukraine. breaking news. pop icon madonna rushed to the hospital. new details about her condition. crews have recovered debris from the titan vessel that was headed to the site of the "titanic" it's expected to help investigators understand what happened. the dire shortage of life-saving cancer drugs as it leads to delays for chemo in patients. do you know if the drugs will be available for the rest of your
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treatment? >> there is no guarantee. and simone biles to return to gymnastics after focusing on her mental health. >> it's okay sometimes to even sit out the big competitions to focus on yourself. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin with tens of millions of americans facing another round of air quality alerts due to heavy smoke from those canadian wildfires. residents across 17 states from iowa to new york and as far south as the carolinas are being urged to take precautions, especially for those with underlying medical conditions. look at these pictures. i mean some big cities are issuing warnings for people to limit their time outdoors or to wear masks to minimize potential health risks. elsewhere, brutal heat is bearing down on more than a dozen states across the south. today about 76 million americans
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experienced feels-like temperatures above 100 degrees. and in texas, the extreme heat is causing roads to buckle. at least 13 people have died. all this comes as long lines at u.s. airports are finally starting to move again following days of travel nightmares caused by severe weather. we have team coverage tonight. cbs' adriana diaz will start us off from the windy city turned smoky city of chicago. good evening, adriana. >> good evening, norah. smoky city is right. i haven't seen skies like this since i was based in china. and as the air quality has worsened, some sporting and outdoor events have been canceled as people try to avoid the unhealthy air coming from canada. >> so this is detroit, michigan. >> thick smoke is once again choking the midwest and northeast. more than 100 million people are under an air quality alert as the haze from those massive wildfires in canada swallow up parts of the country. >> my eyes have been watering. my throat has been sore.
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i've been coughing. >> chicago, detroit, pittsburgh and cleveland have unhealthy air conditions. in the west, the battle is on against wildfires. elise preston is in arizona. >> crews are monitoring hot spots in areas like where this burn-scarred hill is. triple-digit temperatures, dry brush, and these windy conditions have firefighters ready to launch an aerial attack on the diamond fire. the wildfire scorched at least 2500 acres since it began tuesday afternoon and forced more than a thousand people to evacuate. >> i'm very scared because we're in an area that is prone to fire. >> across the country, more than 60 million americans are under heat advisories. omar villafranca is in texas. >> water parks and splash pads like this one are busy, since temperatures in parts of texas have been above 100 degrees for 14 straight days.
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in houston, roads buckled as highs hit 99 degrees. in dallas, temperatures outside felt like 115. >> you want to get started early when it's cooler. >> kyle davis says his roofing business is more dangerous in the summer. >> so they know hen they're not feeling right, something is not right, they need to come down and take a long break. >> james horn spent the day installing air conditioners at homes for older people that don't have them. >> it's very hot in there. there is a lot of body heat on top of the house in general just containing heat. >> back here in chicago, the mayor is asking people to avoid outdoor activities until the air quality improves. for once we're actually excited that it's going to rain starting tonight. so that should improve conditions. but in other parts of the country like in new york, an air quality health alert remains in effect through thursday. norah? >> adriana diaz, thank you very much. let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel for more. good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening.
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one of the continuing issues around the great lakes right now is the thick canadian smoke. poor air quality in places like chicago and detroit. places like cleveland. now some of that smoke will transfer over the next couple of days into the northeast. but from boston to burlington to albany, thick choking smoke to start your holiday weekend. stifling heat across the south. it remains. heat indices for us likely to be 110 to 115, a place like little rock is going to feel like 114 degrees tomorrow. you can thank high pressure. it's been dominating the last couple of weeks. and all the storms form outside of that ridge of high pressure, meaning the breadbasket of the country and the midwest looking for more storms as we head into thursday. many of those storms will remain, norah, going right into the fourth of july holiday. >> interesting information, mike bettes, thank you. now to that breaking news about madonna. the 64-year-old pop music legend is recovering tonight from what her manager says was a serious bacterial infection that put her
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in intensive care for several days. we get the latest now from cbs' lilia luciano. ♪ build me up and i could do no wrong ♪ >> reporter: madonna's health is improving, but she is still receiving medical care. according to an instagram post by her manager guy. to the pop music legend was rushed to a new york hospital on saturday where she was intubated for at least one night after being found unresponsive, according to "the new york post." cbs news medical contributor dr. celine gounder. how serious can a bacterial infection be? >> bacterial infections can be deadly if they are allowed to go untreated. and in people who have immunosuppression or chronic medical conditions, they can also be quite dangerous. >> do you think people will come to that show? >> i'll be there. >> we'll all be there. >> reporter: in january, the material girl announced her celebration tour with a group of celebrity friends. the tour celebrating her four decades in music is now paused. >> four decades in music avec moi.
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>> reporter: that celebration tour, which was supposed to begin in just two weeks sold out in several cities in just minutes, with fans buying up to 600,000 tickets in the first day, according to billboard magazine. madonna's manager says he expects her to make a full recovery. norah? >> lilia luciano, thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.
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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> we turn now to a scary incident for passengers on board a delta flight at charlotte douglas international airport in north carolina. officials say the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing without the plane's front landing gear. cbs' errol barnett says it comes as u.s. airports are slowly recovering following days of delays and cancellations. >> yes, sir, we have a nose
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wheel up indication. we're going have to go ahead and declare an emergency. >> reporter: passengers brace for impact as delta flight 1092 skidded to a stop on its nose at charlotte douglas international airport. >> it sounded like a loud thud, and then just scraping of metal. >> reporter: no one was injured. in a statement, delta apologized, calling it a rare occurrence. across the country, another type of flight frustration. severe storms this week forced airlines to delay more than 30,000 flights and cancel nearly 7,000, leaving scores of passengers stranded. >> i went from houston to nashville, nashville to baltimore, from baltimore to long island. >> reporter: while trying to stay sane. >> i almost lost it. actually, that last leg. >> reporter: exacerbating matters, airline crews out of position, and passengers separated from their luggage. >> have i three valuables in them that have gone somewhere and i have no idea where. >> reporter: meanwhile,
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customers are left to figure out how to be made whole again. as of right now how much compensation have you been offered? >> none, none, nada, zip, zilch. >> reporter: airlines in the u.s. are not required to reimburse for hotels or meals due to weather. travel expert peter greenberg says consider travel insurance. >> if you want to get the insurance, do not opt out of it online. call the travel agent. get them to walk you through that policy, or you may be buying, at least in your case, worthless insurance. >> reporter: and behind me tonight, just some of the passengers with canceled flights trying to get their luggage back, or at the very least trying to figure out where in the country it may be. and this line stretches down baggage claim. it's one of the many stressful realities right now on the eve of what is expected to be the busiest day for flyers during the long holiday weekend. norah? >> frustration is sky-high. errol barnett, thank you. an amtrak train derailed
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today in ventura county, california outside los angeles after it ran into a farm irrigation truck. three train cars came off the tracks and a fire that broke out under one of the cars was quickly put out. at least 15 people were taken to hospitals, most with minor injuries. officials say the train was carrying nearly 200 people. the cause of the crash now under investigation. now to a wave of deadly tragedies in florida caused by rip currents. former nfl quarterback ryan mallett is one of at least 11 people to die this month in an apparent drowning off florida's beaches. cbs' nicole sganga are pleading with beachgoers to be aware of the conditions. >> reporter: it's another red flag day in panama city beach, now the deadliest beach in america. swimmers are advised to get no more than knee-deep, away from dangerous rip currents. >> i was supposed to have family come in town. they decided not to because of everything going on. >> reporter: but it's a warning often ignored. over the past two weeks, panama
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city beach authorities say they've responded to more than 70 rescue calls. >> we've got several callers about people in the water. >> reporter: bay county sheriff tommy ford said he is beyond frustrated as deputies, firefighters and lifeguards risk their lives to pull visitors out of the water. >> when there is someone on the shoreline saying hey, it's not safe right now, there is a danger right here that we need to be cautious about, you need to heed the warning of the lifeguard. >> reporter: along the gulf coast from fort morgan, alabama, to panama city beach, florida, rip currents claimed at least 11 lives in ten days. and another death tuesday, 35-year-old former nfl quarterback ryan mallett died off the florida panhandle. rip currents can form anywhere, in good or bad weather. they're narrow fast-moving channels of water that flow away from the shore. >> if you get in it, just stay calm. don't fight the rip. swim sideways down current, and
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you'll land on a sandbar or be out past a sandbar and you'll just swim right in. >> reporter: on double red flag days, boarders and swimmers are banned from the water, like what we saw over the weekend. those who ignore the warnings face up to $500 in fines, or for for repeat offenders, possible arrest. norah? >> nicole sganga, thank you. turning now to the war in ukraine, a new fallout from that failed armed rebellion from the leader of russia's private army, there are questions tonight whether the oligarch who leads the wagner mercenary group had support for his revolt from inside the russian military. cbs' ian lee reports from kyiv. >> reporter: the images shocked the world. wagner troops advancing toward moscow before turning around. but questions remain surrounding the mercenary boss yevgeny prigozhin's failed mutiny. cbs news has learned the u.s. has intelligence that a senior
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russian general had advanced knowledge of the mutiny. the kremlin says these allegations are speculation and gossip. but in kyiv today, oleksiy danilov, ukraine's national security chief claimed prigozhin was in league with not one, but 14 senior russian military officers. "prigozhin is not an independent person," he tells me. "he is owned by high-ranking people in putin's inner circle." so prigozhin does have support in the high ranks of the russian military? "they're his owners," he says. "this is a group of people who have a goal to change the leadership of russia." many analysts say president putin has been weakened by this revolt. "even if he executes the generals who had some sort of part in the mutiny, this will not affect the outcome," he tells me. the wheels are in motion for putin's demise. the crisis at the top in russia has so far not trickled down to the battlefield, where yesterday two russian missiles destroyed a
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pizza restaurant during the evening rush. at least 11 people were killed in the attack, including 14-year-old twins, while dozens more were injured. tonight, norah, president zelenskyy announced the detention of a person he says coordinated the attack, adding anybody who helps the russians destroy life deserves the maximum punishment. >> ian lee from ukraine, thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.
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>> reporter: carol noon has an aggressive form of endometrial cancer. it's treatable, but there is no time to waste. do you know if the drugs will be available for the rest of your treatment? >> no. there is no guarantee. >> reporter: the night before her secocond dose of c chemo, t 61-year-old got a call from her doctor. the hospital ran out of her treatment. thankfully, noon got her dose a week later. so how has this complicated your recovery process? >> well, you know, i think it's an emotional roller coaster. it's very frustrating to know that there is a standard of care in these two generic drugs, and i can't get them. >> what does the doctor say when you say what does this delayed treatment mean for my prognosis? >> oh, my gosh, you're frustrated. we're just hoping there is going to be treatment available. >> reporter: patients like noon are given carboplatin and
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cisplatin, generic medications that are not profitable and few are made in america. since the pandemic, the international supply chain has struggled. making the issue dire right now, fda inspectors found widespread problems at a factory in india that reportedly makes more than half of the u.s. supply of cisplatin. >> we had to make some decisions about who we are going to prioritize during this difficult time. >> reporter: oncologist dr. carrie wisinski has never seen a shortage this serious. >> the question is could people die because of this shortage? i think it all depends on how long it occurred. if we experienced a prolonged shortage of chemotherapy, then yes, i do think people could die. >> reporter: in response, the fda temporarily began importing a chinese chemo drug, but doctors say more needs to be done. >> some day i'm going to die. i really would rather not die because these standard generic drugs weren't available to me. and i can't imagine my family
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we end tonight with some good news for u.s. gymnastics. four-time olympic gold medalist simone biles is returning to competition for the first time since the tokyo games nearly two years ago. biles, now 26 and recently married to jonathan owens of the green bay packers, took a mental health break from the sport after struggling with the twisties. that's what gymnasts call a sudden loss of spacial awareness while in the air. well, she is now planning to
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compete at the u.s. classic in illinois in august. and we are cheering her on. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. reporting from our nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. there are 16 people injured following a train derailment wednesday in moorpark, california, where an amtrak collided with a water truck. the train passengers' injuries were minor, though the driver of the truck was transported to a trauma center. federal reserve chair jerome powell says more needs to be done to slow down inflation, and that he wouldn't rule out back-to-back rate hikes in the coming months. the central bank paused interest rate increases earlier in june.
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and for just the 24th time ever and the first time since 2012, domingo german of the new york yankees threw a perfect game last night, retiring all 27 oakland a's that he faced. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it's thursday, june 29th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." deadly heat and smoky air invade parts of the u.s. right now extreme weather alerts are up in several states. we've got latest details. doomed sub. rescue crews searching the debris field recover what's believed to be human remains. what's next. health scare, madonna postpones her upcoming tour after being rushed to the hospital. what landed her in the icu.

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