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ride down. his daughter had been on it eight times that day. >> my heart was relieved. >> reporter: today state officials examined the roller coaster. carowinds say staff inspect all rides daily. but a photo from another guest, who says it's june 24th, appears to show a crack forming on the pi pillar's left side. >> how lucky are they that they caught this before something else happened? >> very lucky. >> reporter: roller coaster accidents are rare. the chance of being seriously injured on a fixed-site ride at a u.s. amusement park is 1 in every 15.5 rides taken. in this case, investigators will look at several factors. >> they're going to look at the actual material, the metal. they're going to look at the structure. they're going to look at metal fatigue. the human resource part, the team that actually checked the ride. >> reporter: the amusement park remains open tonight, but in a
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statement, carowinds said the ride in question will be closed until repairs are made, adding that safety is their top priority. >> as it should be, thank you, manuel bojorquez. police are searching for at least one suspect who hurled explosives at several washington, d.c. businesses early sunday morning. authorities released a photo of a possible suspect in a gold acura tl with a maryland license plate. investigators say an explosive was first set off outside a bank, then minutes later, another explosive went off outside a nike store. nine minutes after that, a safeway grocery store with hit with a molotov cocktail. luckily, no one was hurt. turning overseas, at least eight palestinians are dead after israel launched its most intense air strikes on the west bank in nearly two decades. israel says it's conducting counterterrorism operations targeting armed militants in jenin. here's cbs' chris livesay with more. >> reporter: with the cover of
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night, a surprise attack. the biggest in the west bank in 20 years. hundreds of israeli defense forces storm the city of jenin, which an army spokesman describes as a hornet's nest, home to both hamas and the iran-backed islamic jihad group. >> we're focused on destabilizing and stopping the infrastructure of terrorism inside the camp. command centers, weapons. >> reporter: but not without casualties. in an area that covers less than a quarter mile, it's home to 14,000 people living in a densely populated refugee camp. "it was like world war iii against unarmed people," says this resident, who was injured in the raid. they dug up the roads with bulldozers, why? plowing them for potential roadside bombs, israel says, looking for traps laid by angry residents now engaged in fierce street battles raging in the
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aftermath. most of them are too young to have known anything but israel's occupation, now 56 years and counting. losing patience with a peace process as tensions boil over in a year that's already one of the deadliest in the west bank in more than a decade. chris livesay, cbs news, rome. tonight, much of france is on edge after nearly a week of violent protests there. they were sparked by a deadly shooting. the family of the 17-year-old who was killed by police at a traffic stop is calling for an end to the violence. the home of one mayor was attacked by rioters, injuring his wife and one of his children. about 45,000 officers are on patrol across france, trying to restore peace. back here at home, doctors are seeing more people struggling with a cardiovascular and nervous system condition that may be linked to covid. in tonight's "health watch," cbs' nicky ba tease reports how
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patients are having problems getting diagnosed and finding treatment for the debilitating illness. >> reporter: six days after new yorker nancy acevedo tested positive for covid last year, she says her heart rate started to skyrocket. >> my resting heart rate used to be around 72. my heart rate would jump up to about 114. and it happens within seconds. >> reporter: it's a symptom of postural ortho static tackky cardia syndrome. >> heart palpitations, dizziness, unsteadiness. >> what were you thinking? >> i was thinking i was dying. >> reporter: dr. te chung at john hopkins medicine in baltimore says his appointment wait list for patients with pots symptoms jumped in two years. >> it's been increasingly suspected covid infaection may cause pots. >> reporter: more common in women between 15 to 50 years
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old. >> their symptoms are frequently dismissed and thought of as being psychological, not actually physiological. >> reporter: acevedo says she saw ten doctors before being diagnosed. >> i had a cardiologist roll his eyes at me when i told him, i "i have pots." that is the worst part, no one believed me. i felt totally alone. >> reporter: a year later the mother of three says she's feeling close to 100% but does have flare-ups. >> you've got to try to stay strong. if you know there's something wrong, you fight to get the answer that you need. >> reporter: there is no cure or fda-approved operation for pots, but treatment plans are usually individualized and certain physical and dietary adjustments may help. nikki battiste, cbs news, new york. a young man who was reported missing as a teenager i got this mountain bike for only $11. dealdash.com the fair and honest bidding site. this i-pad sold for less than $43.
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the new york city medical examiner is investigating the cause of death for robert de niro row's 19-year-old grandson. de niro said he's deeply distressed and asked for privacy. de niro rodriguez's mother posted a tribute on instagram saying, "i wish that love alone could have saved you." tonight a young houston man reported missing more than eight
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years ago is recovering in a hospital. rudy farias was 17 when he disappeared in march 2015 while walking his dogs. his mother el tells a houston television station he was found unresponsive last thursday night outside a church with cuts and bruises. police are planning to speak with faris and his family in hopes of getting more information about what happened to him. the cost of a fourth of july cookout is down slightly this year. we'll have more coming up next.
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federation says the average cost for a cookout this year for ten people is just under $68. chicken breasts, lemonade, cookies have dropped in price. hamburger buns, ground beef, and potato salad have seen price increases because of drought and inflation. while costs are down this year, there's still about 14% higher than two years ago. no hosting for me, just showing up. there's word tonight of a baby boom of twins at cedars-sinai medical center in los angeles. the neonatal intensive care unit is now caring for ten sets of twins. they're mostly boys. at birth they weighed just under 2 pounds to 6 pounds. one of the nurses says perhaps next year, they'll have a reunion with 20 1-year-olds. there is no reason for the number of special deliveries, but the staff says it could be a record. a special group of athletes breaking the ice by not being afraid to break barriers. that's next.
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>> team trans is the first all-trans sports team in the united states. >> reporter: goalkeeper mason lafave says growing up, he felt out of place playing girls hockey. he transitioned in 2016 and now he's one of more than 150 members across the country on team trans. why do you think so many people are interested in playing? >> a sense of community. i never understood the concept of found family until i joined team trans. >> reporter: for safety reasons, the team doesn't publish personal information. but the support it provides players has saved lives. >> there are players who have told me outright that they wouldn't be around anymore without team trans. >> what do you think when you hear that? >> i'm glad that we were able to help them. but i hate that we're in a space where they needed that help. >> reporter: jace mo, who learned how to skate two years
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ago, says even if they can't change what's in other people's hearts, the players are lifting themselves up. >> we're all human. we're all going to fall, and what really makes us a classy operation is that we're a team of people who get back up again and keep going. >> reporter: carving a new path on and off the ice. >> one, two, three, team trans! >> reporter: roxana, cbs news. that is the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from washington, d.c., i'm jericka duncan. ♪ this is "cbs news flash." i'm wendy gillette in new york. another mass shooting this fourth of july weekend, this time in philadelphia. police say a gunman is in custody after allegedly killing four people and wounding two
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others. they say he was wearing a bullet-proof vest and used an ar-type rifle and handgun. more travel troubles this long weekend. more than 4,000 flights within and in and out of u.s. were canceled or delayed monday, according tonight aware. severe weather moving into the mid-atlantic region could bring additional problems. you have another chance to become a half billionaire. no one matched all six numbers in the powerball lottery drawing. the next one is wednesday night, and the new jackpot is estimated to be $546 million. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm wendy gillette, cbs news, new york. we begin tonight with travel chaos at u.s. airports over the
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fourth of july holiday weekend. long lines of frustrated air travelers packed terminals from coast to coast with new york-area airports hit the hardest. conditions are slowly improving. severe weather is not over tonight. large parts of the u.s. from the carolinas to new york are bracing for dangerous storms through independence day. cbs' elaine quijano starts us off from newark international airport. >> reporter: passengers in this long line behind me are hoping to get out of the airport ahead of possible storms later tonight. it is a familiar scene in what's been a very challenging summer travel season. airlines are trying to bounce back as airports brace for the
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crush of passengers heading home after a long fourth of july weekend. >> i'm hoping that i traveled the right time here, and i'm hoping that going back it's the right time as well. >> reporter: on friday, tsa officers screened more than 2.8 million people across the country, a record, beating their previous high set the sunday after thanksgiving in 2019. this comes on the heels of an especially frustrating travel week with more than 49,000 flights delayed and more than 8,000 canceled between june 24th through the 30th, in part due to severe weather. >> when there's a disruption, there is no flexibility left. no wiggle room in the system to accommodate the displaced passengers. multiply that by problems in many cities for many days, and you have the chaos. >> reporter: sunday on "face the nation," transportation secretary pete buttigieg pledged to do better. >> anything that's under the control of the airlines and anything that we can do on the faa side, we need to continue pushing to make sure that there's the smoothest possible
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experience for air passengers everywhere. >> reporter: those not taking to the skies are hitting america's highways. aaa predicts a record 43.2 million americans will drive this holiday weekend. that's a 4% increase from the previous all-time high of 41.5 million in 2019. and gas prices are down over $1.27 compared to last year. but more severe weather hampered travel over the weekend as heavy rains in chicago shut down i-55 in both directions on sunday. officials say at least ten cars were trapped in the floodwaters. aaa says the best times to drive are before 11:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. as for the airports, the faa is expecting nearly 50,000 flights on wednesday alone. jericka? >> definitely have to have the patience, elaine quijano, thank you. how exactly will the weather affect your fourth of july plans? let's bring in meteorologist mike bettis from our partners at the weather channel with those details. mike, good evening. >> jericka, good evening. watching widespread storms as we
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ease into the fourth of july. storms from the northeast right into the mid-atlantic and southeast for the rest of the evening. many of these storms should die down later on tonight only to return again tomorrow for independence day. all these areas that are highlighted in this pink color could see some storms in the afternoon for cookouts, could see them in the evening for fireworks shows. violent storms erupting overnight tonight and then through the day tomorrow here from minneapolis into places like hays, kansas, back toward denver, colorado. high pressure dominates the atlantic coast and the pacific coast. these are the locations for july fourth. we'll have the hottest temperatures, excessive heat warnings all week long in locations like phoenix. on the fourth of july, 112 here. watch for scattered storms all across the eastern seaboard. >> all right, mike, thank you. tonight, the fbi is offering a $28,000 reward for information that leads to the suspects in sunday's mass shooting in baltimore. two people were killed and at least 28 others injured at an annual neighborhood block party. cbs' scott macfarlane reports
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this was the country's 340th mass shooting this year. >> reporter: at first, the hundreds of people jammed into the baltimore brooklyn community cookout mistook the gunfire for fourth of july fireworks. >> we got to make some kind of change. babies are dying. >> reporter: 20-year-old kylis fagbemi and 18-year-old aaliyah gonzalez died. at least 28 others were wounded, more than half of them teenagers. lakelle nelson helped load two of the injured into her car so she could race them to the hospital. >> i have children myself. i would have wanted someone to have done it for my child. >> reporter: police suspect multiple shooters and at least three guns were used in the rampage. the investigation is focusing on this video posted on social media which appears to show a young man drawing a firearm from a backpack near the event. but police say they have yet to review all the video and are still interviewing victims. are you concerned about retaliation and this triggering a cycle of gun violence? >> we're always concerned about
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retaliation in every single incident. >> reporter: police acknowledge they were caught flat-footed since organizers failed to get a permit and police were unaware the event was happening. the baltimore mayor says the homicide rate is down here. he's still encouraging people to go out and enjoy the fourth of july in the city. but it's a city that is jolted and shocked by a tragedy at a cookout that's been going on here for 27 years. jericka? >> all right, scott, thank you. we turn now to a frightening incident at a north carolina amusement park. tonight, one of the fastest and tallest roller coasters in the world has been shut down. it was a concerned father who spotted the problem. >> reporter: the crack was caught on camera by a parent. take a closer look as the car full of riders zooms by. a steel pillar momentarily shifts and separates. it happened friday at the carowinds amusement park in
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charlotte, north carolina, on the fury 325 giga coaster, billed as one of the world's tallest. >> i look up and see light through the pole. >> reporter: jeremy wagner shot the video, which he says prompted officials to shut the ride down. his daughter had been on it eight times that day. >> my heart was relieved. i didn't want to see something bad happen. >> reporter: today state officials examined the roller coaster. carowinds say park staff inspect all rides daily. but a photo from another guest, who says it's from june 24th, appears to show a crack forming on the pillar's left side avi millman is a professor of hospitality management at ucsf. how lucky are they that they caught this before something else happened. >> very lucky. >> reporter: roller coaster accidents are rare. the chance of being seriously injured on a fixed-site ride at a u.s. amusement park is 1 in every 15.5 million rides taken. in this case, millman says,
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i'm erika brown in washington, d.c. . california is a step closer to giving reparations to millions of black residents descended from enslaved people. a state task force presented more than 100 recommendations to legislators last week after more than two years of research and public hearings. elise preston spoke to some residents whose lives could be affected if these reparations become reality. >> reporter: a descendent of racial trauma. >> were their parents enslaved? >> no, their grandparents. >> reporter: loria carries the dna of ancestors who painfully worked on plantations in georgia and louisiana. >> in the late 1800s, someone in our family was lynched. so the family retaliated. so to escape from what they knew would be a violent reaction, they left louisiana in the middle of the night, and they kind of s scattered t to differ plplaces. >> reporter: her familily would
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evenentually setettle in ththe hihistoricallyly black comommun allensworth, california, in the 1950s. hoping for a safe, prosperous life. but piero-dyer recalls seeing firsthand the evils of hatred as a young child. >> my father was able to buy an actual farm. but the difficulty was it had no well. and he, being a black man, was having great difficulty getting a loan to have a well put in. >> if you would have had the well sooner, do you think about what could have happened for your family financially? >> oh, yes. absolutely. we could have been so much farther ahead, you know? there were so many things we could have done had we had water. >> reporter: for generations, black californians have battled systemic oppression. during california's gold rush, thousands of enslaved black americans were trafficked from southern states to labor in california's mines and face persecution. even though the state's constitution outlawed slavery. >> we had lynchings here in
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california, which at love people don't understand. >> reporter: california assembly member reginald jones sawyer served on the state's reparations task force and will now use its findings to propose a reparations bill to fellow state lawmakers. >> not being able to own your own businesses. not being able to have access to capital. not being able to be hired and move up and may rick late. all those things kept us from being able to rise naturally. >> reporter: the california task force economists calculate descendents in its state lost out on more than $500 billion in wealth from overincarceration, shortened life span, and business devalue race alone. but cash payouts won't necessarily equal that figure. that's now up to lawmakers. joan-sawyer believes it could be a blueprint for a national effort. could those recommendations truly reverse all the harms black people have gone through? >> we may not totally get there,
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but we're going to be so much better than if we had never done anything. >> reporter: more than half of the country believes the legacy of slavery still impacts black americans today. still, roughly two-thirds of americans do not support reparations. >> i really think it's a distraction. >> reporter: bob woodson is among the 17% of black americans not in favor of reparations. >> it is a part of our past. it was brutal. oppression is a part of the story, and it should be told. but we should never define ourselves by what disabled us. >> reporter: pirro-dyer defines her family as survivors who persisted despite atrocities. >> i hope that racism will be eliminated. racism is taught. and if it is taught and learned, it can be unlearned. >> reporter: recognizing the past and reconciling for the future. elise preston, los angeles.
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firework malfunctioned. >> as soon as i lit the fuse, it went off. i mean, i couldn't even move. and it took the whole top of my hand off. and it got my ear. >> there was blood everywhere. >> reporter: josh spent eight days in a trauma center and needed three extensive surgeries. >> it's the worst thing i've ever been through. >> he had some really bad ptsd, and i think it was the dark. all that happened in the dark. >> reporter: new data from the consumer product safety commission shows more than 10,000 fireworks-related injuries last year, 73% during the month around the fourth of july holiday, 11 people died. >> the most common injuries were caused by firecrackers, sparklers, and mortars. >> reporter: this demonstration shows how devastating injuries can be. >> if you are going to have fireworks, light them one at a time on a flat surface. have a bucket of water just in case there's a problem. never relight a dud. >> reporter: the beals want others to know, even if you take every precaution, like they did,
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thingsgs can go wrong. >> i hope if anything out of all this, i can save somebody this year or make somebody think twice about being safer about fireworks. i would not want anybody to see somebody go through what i went through. >> leave the pyro shows to the professionals. >> reporter: that is the safest way to enjoy fireworks on the fourth. skyler henry, cbs news, washington. later today, nathan's will host its annual hot dog eating contest, a fourth of july tradition since 1972. joey chestnut will look to hold on to his title. in 2021, he set the world record, eating 76 hot dogs and buns. most americans might have one or maybe a couple during holiday celebrations today. chris van fleet shows us how another hot dog company is rebranding its classic wienermobile and taking it out on the road to a neighborhood near you. >> take a moment, realize what's occurring, it's an iconing moment. you're about to drive the
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frankmobile. let's go, it's happening. >> reporter: this is the very first time sam delotte has been given the keys to his new company car. it's not just any car, it's an american icon. a computer science major from purdue, he's one of 12 recent college grads who will spend the next year crisscrossing the country as frankfurters, the lucky dogs behind the wheel of the oscar mayer frankmobile. >> when i say this is a dream come true, holy cow. >> reporter: they beat out about 2,000 other applicants to drive a 14,000-pound, 11-foot-tall, 27-foot-long hot dog. that's the equivalent of laying out 60 hot dogs end to end stacked 24 franks high. how is this thing to drive? >> so yeah, i've never driven anything like the frankmobile. i kept catching myself looking, trying to see the rear-view mirror, and there's nothing there. >> reporter: there are eight frankmobiles in existence. six are on the nation's roads at any one time.
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teams of two, these frankfurters will steer them to about 1,200 appearances. >> do you eat a lot of hot dogs? >> i do. frankly, i think they're delicios. i'm a huge fan. >> reporter: first, the eight women and four die about guys have to complete this driving course of careful maneuvering without hitting any cones. the course simulates things like getting gas, turning around, and of course, parking. the idea is to let the new drivers get into a pickle here and not in the real world. >> you're going to be going around in circles. >> reporter: it's up to sue williams and her team of former madison, wisconsin, police officers to catch up these 20-somethings with the rules of the road, because no one wants a bruised bun. >> teaching somebody how to maneuver a very long vehicle, a very wide vehicle, is always challenging because it's something that they've never done. >> how about backing up left? >> reporter: the key, she says, is teamwork and careful attention.
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>> always follow all traffic laws. >> so there's no hot dogging in the hot dog? >> you're on your "a" game, you're polite, you're professional. >> this is literally so crazy, what is my life? >> reporter: binghamton university grad chloe van castle aced it. what you'd you want to drive this across the country? >> adventure. and spread smiles along the way. >> reporter: this iconic rolling piece of meat is probably better known as the oscar mayer weinermobile. the name it bore since it was cooked up by oscar mayer's nephew, karl, first hitting the streets of chicago in 1936. >> it was new and revolutionary in the marketing industry, people loved it. >> reporter: ed roland has been the weinermobile's top dog for the last 20 years. >> after the great depression when people needed a little bit of joy and a smile in their life, we thought this would be a great way to get out there and spark smiles. >> reporter: rumor has it the
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original was recycled for metal to help the war effort in the early 1940s. the oldest surviving weinermobile dates to 1952 and is currently on display at the henry ford museum in detroit. but for decades, this jumbo dog ended up on the back burner. to the company's catchy tv jingles. ♪ i'd love to be an oscar mayer weiner ♪ >> reporter: until the late 1980s when the weinermobile came racing back. >> it was cooler than a gto, faster than a stingray, and it tasted great with mustard. it was the weinermobile. >> reporter: since 1988, these big dogs have been rolling through all 50 states year round. how key to the oscar mayer product is the weinermobile? >> it's very integral. it was relevant and amazing in '88, and it is today. it is a social media darling. >> reporter: so why mess with a social media darling and change the name this year? oscar mayer's beef franks got a
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new recipe. there is a difference between a weiner and a frank? >> actually, there is. a weiner has a blended meat. so it's more than one kind of meat in the hot dog. a frank has a single meat. >> reporter: and the weinermobile got a new name, at least for now. >> we're testing it out this summer. we've given the weiners a love for a long time. now we're trying to give our beef franks the love. >> reporter: cat framingham is wrapping up her year behind the wheel, logging nearly 40,000 miles across 28 states. >> i did not have a car prior to this job. >> wait, this is your first car? >> my first car. >> reporter: one of her last frankmobile assignments, letting us ride "shot bun." their term, not mine. the frankmobile holds up to six but does not have a kitchen, its carpet resembles condiments, and its roof is painted like a blue sky. there's a bun-shaped glove box, a "bun box." the seat belts, those joor meat
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belts." >> more people have been to space than have driven the frankmobile. not too many people get to ride along it in, either. >> what's it like to drive this thing? >> at first it's a bit intimidating. once you get behind the wheel and you get out and you see people's reactions on the road, you realize what an honor it is. >> every single day, they're making new "i remember whens." it's about memories and connections to people and friends. >> reporter: to be frank, just about anywhere they go, heads turn and the fans come. hammers in hand to get a shot at this
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for old chestnuts and up and comers to get people talking and tasting. >> oh my god. that's just like a -- like a smelty, gooey -- it's delicious. >> reporter: meet the schmallow, marshmallow in a can, toasted to perfection. >> marshmallows go stale and they're problematic. i figured, is there a way to put marshmallows in a can? >> reporter: other food innovators are taking trash and turning it into liquid treasure. spare tonic made from whey discarded in the processing process. $194 billion last year with salty snacks topping the best-seller list. favorite brands like jelly belly got their start right here at the fancy food show, and they're still innovating. this year's new flavors are
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based on popular boba teas. the show highlighted ten brands owned and operated by people of color. carlos franz williams created uncle willie's brew named for his grandfather. >> there's not a lot of diversity. >> reporter: his ginger beer stands out with a spicy kick from scotch bonnet peppers. >> oh, yeah, wow. >> it gives our ginger beer a uniquely caribbean taste that's unmatched. >> reporter: some new and diverse flavors hoping to find a home on store shelves near you. michael george, cbs news, new york. >> and that's the "overnight news" for this tuesday. reporting for the nation's capital, i'm erica brown. this is "cbs news flash." i'm wendy gillette in new york. another mass shooting this fourth of july weekend, this time in philadelphia. police say a gunman is in custody after allegedly killing four people and wounding two others. they say he was wearing a
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bullet-proof vest and used an ar-type rifle and handgun. more travel troubles this long weekend. over 4,000 flights within and in and out of the u.s. were canceled or delayed monday, accordin according to flight aware. severe weather moving into the mid-atlantic region could bring additional problems. you have another chance beco a half billionaire. no one matched all six numbers in the powerball lottery drawing. the next one is wednesday night, and the new jackpot is estimated to be $546 million. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm we tonight, 85 million americans face severe thunderstorms and dangerous heat ahead of fourth of july. what that weather could mean for people traveling for the summer holiday. here are tonight's headlines.
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americans break records at the airport and on the road, but with major storms on the way, get ready for some travel headaches. thunderstorms will stretch all along the east coast, rumbling into the afternoon, also into the evening. the mass shooting in baltimore over the weekend, two people were killed and at least 28 injured when gunfire erupted at a block party. >> police announced the reward is now up to $28,000. >> we are not going to stop until we find them and hold them accountable. thousands of hotel workers are on strike as protests hit los angeles at the start of the busiest period of the summer travel season. the investigation tonight after a father noticed a crack in one of the fastest roller coasters in the world. palestinian militants fought with the israeli soldiers in the west bank city of jenin after israel's biggest military assault in the area in decades. at least eight palestinians are dead and dozens are injured.
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the concerning rise of a heart condition now affecting as many as 3 million americans. especially women. >> what were you thinking? >> i was thinking i was dying. your cookout may cost you less this year. we'll tell you which dishes dropped in price. for this team, hockey really is less about winning and more about community. >> they're your family now? >> they are. >> one, two, three, team trans! >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin tonight with travel chaos at u.s. airports over the fourth of july holiday weekend. long lines of frustrated air travelers packed terminals from coast to coast with new york-area airports hit the hardest. passengers have faced more than 26,000 flight delays and more
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than 1,500 cancelations since friday, but conditions are slowly improving. heavy storms and torrential rains were the main culprits, but the severe weather is not over. tonight, large parts of the u.s. from the carolinas to new york are bracing for dangerous storms through independence day. cbs' elaine quijano starts us off from newark international airport. good evening, elaine. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. passengers in this long line behind me are hoping to get out of the airport ahead of possible storms later tonight. it is a familiar scene in what's been a very challenging summer travel season. airlines are trying to bounce back as airports brace for the crush of passengers heading home after a long fourth of july weekend. >> i'm hoping that i traveled the right time here, and i'm hoping that going back it's the right time as well. >> reporter: on friday, tsa officers screened more than 2.8 million people across the country, a record, beating their previous high set the sunday after thanksgiving in 2019.
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this comes on the heels of an especially frustrating travel week with more than 49,000 flights delayed and more than 8,000 canceled between june 24th through the 30th, in part due to severe weather. >> when there's a disruption, there is no flexibility left. no wiggle room in the system to accommodate the displaced passengers. multiply that by problems in many cities for many days, and you have the chaos. >> reporter: sunday on "face the nation," transportation secretary pete buttigieg pledged to do better. >> anything that's under the control of the airlines and anything that we can do on the faa side, we need to continue pushing to make sure that there's the smoothest possible experience for air passengers everywhere. >> reporter: those not taking to the skies are hitting america's highways. aaa predicts a record 43.2 million americans will drive this holiday weekend. that's a 4% increase from the previous all-time high of 41.5
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million in 2019. and gas prices are down over $1.27 compared to last year. but more severe weather hampered travel over the weekend as heavy rains in chicago shut down i-55 in both directions on sunday. officials say at least ten cars were trapped in the floodwaters. aaa says the best times to drive are before 11:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. as for the airports, the faa is expecting nearly 50,000 flights on wednesday alone. jericka? >> definitely have to have the patience, elaine quijano, thank you. how exactly will the weather affect your fourth of july plans? let's bring in meteorologist mike bettis from our partners at the weather channel with those details. mike, good evening. >> jericka, good evening. watching widespread storms as we ease into the fourth of july. storms from the northeast right into the mid-atlantic and southeast for the rest of the evening. many of these storms should die down later on tonight only to return again tomorrow for independence day.
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all these areas that are highlighted in this pink color could see some storms in the afternoon for cookouts, could see them in the evening for fireworks shows. violent storms erupting overnight tonight and then through the day tomorrow here from minneapolis into places like hays, kansas, back toward denver, colorado. high pressure dominates the atlantic coast and the pacific coast. these are the locations for july fourth. we'll have the hottest temperatures, excessive heat warnings all week long in locations like phoenix. on the fourth of july, 112 here. watch for scattered storms all across the eastern seaboard. >> all right, mike, thank you. tonight, the fbi is offering a $28,000 reward for information that leads to the suspects in sunday's mass shooting in baltimore. two people were killed and at least 28 others injured at an annual neighborhood block party. cbs' scott macfarlane reports this was the country's 340th mass shooting this year. >> reporter: at first, the hundreds of people jammed into the baltimore brooklyn community
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cookout mistook the gunfire for fourth of july fireworks. >> we got to make some kind of change. babies are dying. >> reporter: 20-year-old kylis fagbemi and 18-year-old aaliyah gonzalez died. at least 28 others were wounded, more than half of them teenagers. lakelle nelson helped load two of the injured into her car so she could race them to the hospital. >> i have children myself. i would have wanted someone to have done it for my child. >> reporter: police suspect multiple shooters and at least three guns were used in the rampage. the investigation is focusing on this video posted on social media which appears to show a young man drawing a firearm from a backpack near the event. but police say they have yet to review all the video and are still interviewing victims. are you concerned about retaliation and this triggering a cycle of gun violence? >> yes, we are concerned. we're always concerned about retaliation in every single incident. >> reporter: police acknowledge they were caught flat-footed since organizers failed to get a permit and police were unaware the event was happening.
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were you short saturday night? >> we've been looking into every single angle of that. of course, the most important thing we're doing right now is trying to find those who pulled the trigger. >> we've got multiple victims down. >> reporter: meanwhile in wichita, kansas, at least one suspected gunman is in custody, more being sought in a mass shooting that wounded nearly a dozen at a nightclub sunday. back here in maryland, the baltimore mayor says the homicide rate is down here. he's still encouraging people to go out and enjoy the fourth of july in the city. but it's a city that is jolted and shocked by a tragedy at a cookout that's been going on here for 27 years. jericka? >> all right, scott, thank you.
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it's the latest labor dispute in the region where many low-wage workers say they cannot afford to live in the same city where they work. we turn to a frightening incident at a north carolina amusement park. tonight, one of the fastest and tallest roller coasters in the world has been shut down. state inspectors are now investigating a large crack discovered on one of its support beams. as cbs's manuel bojorquez explains, it was a concerned father who spotted the problem. >> reporter: the crack was caught on camera by a parent. take a closer look as the car full of riders zooms by. a steel pillar momentarily shifts and separates. it happened friday at the carowinds amusement park in charlotte, north carolina, on the fury 325 giga coaster, billed as one of the world's tallest. >> i look up and see light through the pole. >> reporter: jeremy wagner shot the video, which he says prompted officials to shut the ride down. his daughter had been on it eight times that day.
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>> my heart was relieved. i didn't want to see something bad happen. >> reporter: today state officials examined the roller coaster. carowinds say park staff inspect all rides daily. but a photo from another guest, who says it's from june 24th, appears to show a crack forming on the pillar's left side. avi millman is a professor of hospitality management at ucsf. how lucky are they that they caught this before something else happened? >> very lucky. >> reporter: roller coaster accidents are rare. the chance of being seriously injured on a fixed-site ride at a u.s. amusement park is 1 in every 15.5 million rides taken. in this case, millman says, investigators will look at several factors. >> they're going to look at the actual material, the metal. they're going to look at the structure. they're going to look at metal fatigue. the human resource part, the team that actually checked the ride. >> reporter: the amusement park remains open tonight, but in a statement, carowinds said the
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ride in question will be closed until repairs are made, adding that safety is their top priority. jericka? >> as it should be, thank you, manuel bojorquez. police are searching for at least one suspect who hurled explosives at several washington, d.c. businesses evidently sunday morning. authorities released a photo of a possible suspect in a gold acura tl with a maryland license plate. investigators say an explosive was first set off outside a bank, then minutes later, another explosive went off outside a nike store. nine minutes after that, a safeway grocery store was hit with a molotov cocktail. luckily, no one was hurt. turning overseas, at least eight palestinians are dead after israel launched its most intense air strikes on the west bank in nearly two decades. israel says it's conducting counterterrorism operations targeting armed militants in jenin. here's cbs' chris livesay with more. >> reporter: with the cover of night, a surprise attack.
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the biggest in the west bank in 20 years. hundreds of israeli defense forces storm the city of jenin, which an army spokesman describes as a hornet's nest, home to both hamas and the iran-backed islamic jihad group. >> we're focused on destabilizing and stopping the infrastructure of terrorism inside the camp. command centers, weapons. >> reporter: but not without casualties. in an area that covers less than a quarter mile, it's home to 14,000 people living in a densely populated refugee camp. "it was like world war iii against unarmed people," says this resident, who was injured in the raid. "they dug up the roads with bulldozers, why?" plowing them for potential roadside bombs, israel says, looking for traps laid by angry residents now engaged in fierce street battles raging in the aftermath. most of them are too young to
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have known anything but israel's occupation, now 56 years and counting. losing patience with a peace process as tensions boil over in a year that's already one of the deadliest in the west bank in more than a decade. chris livesay, cbs news, rome. tonight, much of france is on edge after nearly a week of violent protests there. they were sparked by a deadly shooting. the family of the 17-year-old who was killed by police at a traffic stop is calling for an end to the violence. the home of one mayor was attacked by rioters, injuring his wife and one of his his wife and one of his children. about 45,000 officers are on patrol across france, trying to restore peace. back here at home, doctors are seeing more people struggling with a cardiovascular and nervous system condition that may be linked to covid. in tonight's "health watch," cbs' nikki battiste reports how patients are having problems
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getting diagnosed and finding treatment for the debilitating illness. >> reporter: six days after new yorker nancy acevedo tested positive for covid last year, she says her heart rate started to skyrocket. >> my resting heart rate used to be around 72. my heart rate would jump up to about 114. and it happens within seconds. >> reporter: it's a symptom of p.o.t.s., postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. >> i would feel heart palpitations. my blood pressure would go up. dizziness, unsteadiness. >> what were you thinking? >> i was thinking i was dying. >> reporter: dr. te chung at john hopkins medicine in baltimore says his appointment wait list for patients with p.o.t.s. symptoms doubled in two years, jumping to 2,000. >> it's been increasingly suspected covid infection may cause p.o.t.s. >> reporter: more common in women between 15 to 50 years old, and in people with certain
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autoimmune conditions. >> their symptoms are frequently dismissed and thought of as being psychological, not actually physiological. >> reporter: acevedo says she saw ten doctors before being diagnosed. >> i had a cardiologist roll his eyes at me when i told him, "i think i have p.o.t.s." that is the worst part, no one believed me. i felt totally alone. >> reporter: a year later the mother of three says she's feeling close to 100% but does have flare-ups. >> you've got to try to stay strong. if you know there's something wrong, you fight to get the answer that you need. >> reporter: there is no cure or fda-approved medication for p.o.t.s., but treatment plans are usually individualized and certain physical and dietary adjustments may help. nikki battiste, cbs news, new york. a young man who was reported missing as a teenager has been found more than eight years later. later. this is a call to women, to appreciate our bodies, to care for all parts, even those hidden, like our armpits.
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the new york city medical examiner is investigating the cause of death for robert de niro row's 19-year-old grandson. actor leandro de niro rodriguez was found unconscious and later pronounced dead. de niro said he's deeply distressed and asked for privacy. de niro rodriguez's mother posted a tribute on instagram saying, "i wish that love alone could have saved you." tonight a young houston man reported missing more than eight years ago is recovering in a hospital.
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rudy farias was 17 when he disappeared in march 2015 while walking his dogs. his mother tells a houston television station he was found unresponsive last thursday night outside a church with cuts and bruises. police are planning to speak with farias and his family in hopes of getting more information about what happened to him. the cost of a fourth of july cookout is down slightly this year. we'll have more coming up next.
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for a cookout this year for ten people is just under $68. chicken breasts, lemonade, cookies have dropped in price. hamburger buns, ground beef, and potato salad have seen price increases because of drought and inflation. while costs are down this year, they're still about 14% higher than two years ago. no hosting for me, just showing up. there's word tonight of a baby boom of twins at cedars-sinai medical center in los angeles. the neonatal intensive care unit is now caring for ten sets of twins. they're mostly boys. at birth they weighed just under 2 pounds to 6 pounds. one of the nurses says perhaps next year, they'll have a reunion with 20 1-year-olds. there is no reason for the number of special deliveries, but the staff says it could be a record. a special group of athletes breaking the ice by not being afraid to break barriers. that's next.
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>> team trans is the first all-trans sports team in the united states. >> reporter: goalkeeper mason lafave says growing up, he felt out of place playing girls hockey. he transitioned in 2016, and now he's one of more than 150 members across the country on team trans. why do you think so many people are interested in playing? >> a sense of community. i never understood the concept of found family until i joined team trans. >> reporter: for safety reasons, the team doesn't publish personal information. but the support it provides players has saved lives. >> there are players who have told me outright that they wouldn't be around anymore without team trans. >> what do you think when you hear that? >> i'm glad that we were able to help them. but i hate that we're in a space where they needed that help. >> reporter: jace mo, who learned how to skate two years ago, says even if they can't
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change what's in other people's hearts, the players are lifting themselves up. >> we're all human. we're all going to fall, and what really makes us a classy operation is that we're a team of people who get back up again and keep going. >> reporter: carving a new path on and off the ice. >> one, two, three, team trans! >> reporter: roxana saberi, cbs news, madison, wisconsin. that is the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from washington, d.c., i'm jericka duncan. ♪ this is "cbs news flash." i'm wendy gillette in new york. another mass shooting this fourth of july weekend, this time in philadelphia. police say a gunman is in custody after allegedly killing four people and wounding two others. they say he was wearing a
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bullet-proof vest and used an ar-type rifle and handgun. more travel troubles ths long weekend. over 4,000 flights within and in and out of the u.s. were canceled or delayed monday, according to flight aware. severe weather moving into the mid-atlantic region could bring additional problems. you have another chance to become a half billionaire. no one matched all six numbers in the powerball lottery drawing. the next one is wednesday night, and the new jackpot is estimated to be $546 million. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm wendy gillette, cbs news, it's tuesday, july 4th,
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