if sharks were targeting humans, we'd have at least 100 bites every day. >> reporter: beachgoers rushed ashore in pensacola tuesday at a shark zipped through shallow waters. >> get out of the water! >> reporter: while naylor says there are ways to prevent being bit, like avoiding jewelry, not swimming alone, and staying close to shore, he adds there are greater risks while in the water. >> you're about 200 times more likely to drown than you are to be bitten by a shark. >> reporter: governor kathy hochul recently announced increased measures to detect sharks. that includes additional personnel, helicopters, watercraft, and other measures all along the beaches and especially here this holiday weekend. jericka. >> all right. lilia luciano, thank you. there are a lot of questions tonight after the secret service found what's believed to be a bag of cocaine at the white house. sources tell cbs news it was

discovered in a common work space in the west wing on sunday night. the area is accessible to tour groups. now, the secret service is investigating just how it got there. the president and his family were at camp david sunday night. we turn now to the summer surge of american tourists in europe. in addition to london and paris, cities in italy are also becoming popular destinations this year. cbs's chris livesay reports tonight from rome. >> reporter: more americans than you can shake a selfie stick at. >> there are so many people. >> reporter: compared to last summer, a whopping 55% increase in u.s. tourists jamming up landmarks from paris to london and venice to rome. the traffic and the crowds have never been crazier. fortunately, there are still a few shortcuts. andia mow. it's called vespa sidecacar to.

it's like chariot racing. and like ben-hur before us, business is charging ahead. the founder lieu co-detrap know tells me. >> have you ever seen this many people? you've never seen anything like this before? it's crazy. >> reporter: a far cry from the deserted cobblestones of covid lockdowns in recent years. >> after that, the people really want to live. >> reporter: hotel prices are now up 37% on the year in europe, and airfares have soared to a six-year high, averaging nearly $1,200 per person. lines to main attractions can stretch for hours, and some people are out of line. this british tourist is using a key to carve his and his girlfriend's name into the coliseum to the shock of onlookers. >> are you serious, man? >> reporter: bad apples aside, most are just thrilled to finally be out and about. >> is everybody loving it, or is

anyone kind of -- >> whoo! >> reporter: and living la dolce vita. now, nothing says la dolce vita like the trevi fountain. an estimated 1,200 people pass through here every hour. and as for that tourist who scratched graffiti into the coliseum. police say he faces up to five years behind bars. chris livesay, cbs news, rome. it's no secret the u.s. military is struggling to meet its recruiting goals. so the army is taking a new approach to make sure no one is left behind. in tonight's eye on america, cbs's david martin shows us the boot camp of second chances. >> lower your heels down to the ground. >> reporter: the rekrults are up before dawn at fort jackson, south carolina. >> over the top of the elbow and pull with the right arm. >> reporter: but this is not your father's boot camp. instructors are acting more like personal trainers than drill sergeants. >> put it in that meaty portion, all right?

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this year marks the 40th anniversary of america's first woman in space, sally ride. today a life-sized statue of ride was unveiled at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. cbs's elise preston has more on

ride's legacy that is inspiring a new generation to reach for the stars. >> ignition and liftoff! >> reporter: this was the moment astronaut sally ride ignited change, becoming the first american woman in space. >> yeah! >> reporter: 40 years later, ride's family, including her 99-year-old mother, unveiled a statue in her honor today in california. >> sally was a trailblazer. >> reporter: bear ride always thought of her sister as a big hero. >> sally kind of laeptd over barriers. she didn't see it as something that should stop her but rather a challenge. >> reporter: astrophysicist dr. sally ride notified her family of an important event in her career. she'd been selected by nasa to be an astronaut candidate. >> they're almost as excited as i am. >> whatever she took on, she excelled in it. i mean it taught me not to be competitive because there's absolutely nothing i could beat her in. >> reporter: ride excelled far

beyond space. she spent most of her time on earth making science more accessible to generations of women and girls, a mission she worked on until her death from pancreatic cancer in 2012. >> what do you think she would say about all of the women who have come after her? >> she would be delighted that things have changed. >> reporter: and now a new tribute serving as a reminder of ride's legacy. >> you know, i always thought sally was larger than life, but now she really is. >> reporter: elise preston, cbs news. and that is the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later ffor "cbs mornings." reporting from our nation's capital, i'm jericka duncan. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. fireworks lit up the night sky across america has the nation turned 247 years old tuesday. the largest celebration took

place in new york with thousands more gathering for concerts and parades across the country. new york beachgoers are on alert following a series of recent shark attacks. two more people were bit in separate incidents off long island yesterday. officials now ramping up drone patrol over state beaches. and not even bad weather could keep joey chestnut away from this coney island tradition. after a two-hour delay, chestnut defended his title yet again at nathan's annual hot dog eating contest, scarfing down 62 hot dogs in just ten minutes. 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." i'm jericka duncan in washington. america is waking up this

morning after celebrating 247 years of freedom. there were parades, barbecues, and, of course, fireworks. those driving to their destinations were met with bumper-to-bumper traffic and jam-packed interstates. thunderstorms and heavy rains created near blinding conditions for drivers on interstate 85 in alabama, and storms from the great plains to the northeast caused delays and a temporary ground stop at all three major new york-area airports. torrential rains and a lightning strike even caused a two-hour delay at the iconic nathan's famous hot dog eating contest on new york's coney island. meanwhile, the brutal heat is nothing to celebrate as 100 million americans will see temperatures topping 90 degrees as they gather for barbecues and of course fireworks. cbs's kris van cleave starts us off tonight from a dangerously hot phoenix, arizona. kris van cleave, good evening. >> reporter: jericka, another day here in phoenix center.

an excessive heat warning and for flyers, particularly those trying to get in and out of denver and the new york area, it has to feel a bit like groundhog day. yet another day where severe storms have popped up, snarling thousands of flights. on this independence day, the booms in the sky aren't coming from fireworks. beachgoers in rhode island ran for cover after storms rolled in. and in nearby johnston, two children were injured after being struck by a falling tree brought down by wind according to the fire department. elsewhere, severe weather brought flights to a halt at major hub airports in denver and new york. >> the heavy rain is very, very annoying. the risk, though, was lightning. >> reporter: where on coney island, somebody was hospitalized after being struck by lightning, and the weather caused a lengthy delay for a fourth of july tradition. >> a little rain on the picnic. we're two hours down the road from where we thought we would be. >> reporter: mother nature's fireworks display got started early this year.

a two-week stretch of storms adding up to a stagger total of airline delays and cancellations. jessica hopes her trip to pensacola goes better than the one last week. >> my flight to my wedding got canceled, so i had to drive 11 hours. so hopefully this one will stay. >> reporter: at phoenix stie harbor, will strong is leading a group of 17 teens to a church event in baltimore, hoping to beat the storms. i imagine you guys got here plenty early this morning. >> we did. we actually have everybody on time and ready to go. >> reporter: aaa expects more than 43 million to drive during the holiday week. gas prices are about four cents cheaper nationally than it was a week ago and nearly $1.30 less a gallon that last year. welcome news to harry and carol, wrapping up a road trip in georgia. >> i spent under 50 bucks, so i'm feeling happy. >> reporter: not sure how many happy flyers you're finding, but the tsa expects airports to stay noticeably busier than usual through the end of the week as

people stretch out their fourth of july holiday. the agency does not expect to break any records like they did last week. aaa is predicting tomorrow late in the day will be busier on the roads than normal. jericka. >> all right. kris, thank you. in philadelphia, investigators are looking into what motivated a 40-year-old suspect to target a community, killing five people. two children including a toddler suffered multiple gunshot wounds. ryan hughes from our cbs philadelphia station reports it was one of several mass shootings in just 24 hours. >> multiple shots fired. >> reporter: automatic weapons fire ripped through a southwest philadelphia neighborhood monday night. when the shooting stopped, five people were dead, including a 15-year-old boy. two other children were wounded, one just 2 years old. >> these acts were done knowingly and intentionally. >> reporter: after a chase, police caught the suspect, who they say was wearing a ski mask and a bulletproof vest, armed with an ar-15-style rifle, a handgun, and was carrying a

police scanner. sources identify him as 40-year-old kim brady karaker of philadelphia. >> where does a person like this get an ar-15? where does a person like this get a semiautomatic handgun? and that gun dealer or that gun show should be sued till they're out of business. >> reporter: another shooting erupted just before midnight in fort worth, texas. at a holiday gathering of several hundred people, three people were killed and eight others wounded, including a minor. police say several unknown males started firing into the crowd and fled the scene. >> we have our homicide unit working diligently on this to try to identify and apprehend any suspects. >> reporter: 18-year-old paul willis was one of those killed. his mother says it was his first day off from work in months. >> he was a good young man, great young man. he did not deserve to be killed at 18, for nothing. >> reporter: july is off to a deadly start with at least 11

mass shootings so far, a total of 346 this year. today in highland park, illinois, a moment of silence to remember the victims of a shooting at last year's independence day parade that left seven people dead and dozens injured. and here in philadelphia, authorities say the shooter was firing randomly into vehicles and at pedestrians. the district attorney says the suspect will now face multiple counts of murder and is expected in court sometime tomorrow. jericka. >> ryan hughes in philadelphia, thank you very much. well, tonight new york beachgoers are on high alert following a series of shark bites in recent days. a 15-year-old boy and girl are recovering after shark attacks in separate incidents off long island. cbs's lilia luciano reports two more shark bites happened just this afternoon. >> reporter: two more shark attacks today on new york's long island, the fourth in two days. in separate incidents, a man and a woman were bit this afternoon

near fire island, just a few miles from where two teens were bitten yesterday. none of the injuries are life-threatening. drone video taken this morning shows a school of about 50 sand sharks in the same area. >> very, very concerned. and if i'm that concerned, i won't go in the water. >> reporter: now officials have increased drone patrols over long island state beaches, which had its fair share of shark bites last year, eight in total. so far there have been at least 17 reported shark incidents in the u.s. this year. >> every year, people think that the number of bites are higher than they remember. but, in fact, it's not at all. >> gavin naylor says on the east coast, bites tend to happen when sharks are chasing schooling fish, something swimmers should be on the lookout for. >> so the sharks aren't targeting humans? >> not at all. no, no, no. if sharks were targeting humans, we'd have at least 100 bites every day. >> reporter: beachgoers rushed ashore in pensacola tuesday as a shark zipped through shallow

waters. >> get out of the water! >> reporter: while naylor says there are ways to prevent being bit, like avoiding jewelry, not swimming alone, and staying close to shore, he adds there are greater risks while in the water. >> you're about 200 times more likely to drown than you are to be bitten by a shark. >> reporter: new york governor kathy hochul recently announced increased surveillance measures to detect sharks. that includes additional personnel, helicopters, watercraft, and other measures all along the beaches and especially here this holiday weekend. jericka. >> all right. lilia luciano, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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it's now day four of a major hotel worker strike in southern california. 15,000 hospitality workers, including house keepers, cooks, and bellhops walked off the job on sunday to demand better pay and benefits. jonathan vigliotti explains what's at stake as hotels scramble to accommodate guests. >> reporter: hospitality workers in downtown l.a. say striking was no longer a choice but a necessity. >> it's really expensive. >> reporter: elena man zhao says even working 40 hours a week cleaning hotel rooms isn't enough to keep her and her three kids afloat. >> how hard is to make ends meet these days? >> it's really lard paying the rent, paying the bills. >> reporter: she's one of thousands taking to the streets of los angeles and orange counties demanding a raise to be able to live closer to the cities where they work, where housing costs are some of the highest in the country. >> the workers have told them what they need to actually be able to live here and survive here. >> reporter: the union wants an immediate bump of $5 an hour. the hotels are offering $2.50.

for an employee working 40 hours a week, that's a difference of over $5,000 a year. the union also wants better health benefits, higher pension contributions, and less strenuous work loads. >> there isn't enough workers to cover my shift. >> reporter: during the pandemic, hotels cut jobs. but as the tourism industry bounced back, workers say they're still being asked to do more with less. in a statement, the bargaining group representing most of the hotels involved said the union has shown no desire to engage in productive good-faith negotiations. the hotels want to continue to provide strong wages, affordable quality family health care, and a pension. the hotels say they plan to continue serving guests in the short term while the workers are asking for guests' support by taking their business elsewhere. i'm jonathan vigliotti. if you're lucky enough to have summer travel plans, you're likely paying higher prices this

summer on everything from lodging to airfare. but as kris van cleave explains, you can still stay within your budget if you're willing to be flexible. >> reporter: chelsea camp shaw was starting to think the summer travel surge to europe meant she and her family of six would be priced out of their annual trip to london to see relatives. >> i was certain we weren't going to be able too go this year. flights were so expensive and so sparse. so as soon as this popped up, it was like, oh, i guess with make this happen this year. >> reporter: but making it happen meant a seven-hour drive from south carolina to washington's dulles airport. flights on an airline you've probably never heard of, and arriving at an airport about 30 miles outside of london. but it saved the family around $6,000. >> about 450 person person versus to fly out of charlotte, it was $2,000 per person. so pretty big difference. >> reporter: a norwegian low cost carrier just announced service from washington in may.

its first flight to london gatwick sold out. >> there's still time to go to europe. >> reporter: norse ceo. >> we have a premium cabin which gives you great comfort and where everything is included and we have an economy cabin which is a la carte. if you only need a seat, that's what you pay for. >> reporter: airfare to europe is at a six-year high averaging about $1,200 a person. hotels are up 37% over last year, even more in places like rome and madrid. while nearly 64% say high inflation is affecting their fourth of july plans, aaa still expects a record number of travelers. so finding a deal requires flexibility. >> there are still deals to be found for summer travel but you have to follow the deal, not the destination. >> reporter: hailey berg is the lead economist at airfare tracker hopper. >> you might have your heart set on a beach vacation in europe, but you can go to the caribbean for about a quarter of what you'll pay to ply to abi za or mallorca this summer.

>> reporter: but hopper says staying closer to home will get you the best deals from major u.s. airports. las vegas, miami, and denver can all be found for less than 100 bucks. internationally, montego bay for under $300. while london may cost you over $1,000, iceland and dublin fares can be found for around $500. >> it was budget friendly for all of us. >> reporter: the hines family found they could beat back summer vacation inflation by avoiding flights and hotel rooms. they're taking a cruise to bermuda to celebrate karen's 60th birthday on carnival's newest ship. >> all inclusive. that's my reason right there. all inclusive. we get to go to different places, meet a bunch of different people. >> reporter: experts say if you can put your vacation on hold until september or october, you have a better shot at finding a deal to that overseas destination you've been craving. kris van cleave, phoenix. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs ovovernight

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-- from all that speed. >> what was your favorite part about the ride? >> the top part. you could see, like, everything from up there. >> reporter: it's been turning for more than 130 years. so why is it called ferris? >> not many people know about george washington gayle ferris. >> reporter: paul derica is the director of exhibitions at the chicago history museum. >> who was george washington gayle ferris? >> the up and coming engineer in the early 1890s. he'd been born in illinois. he moved to pittsburgh, and it's around this time that the announcement goes out that the world's fair organizers in chicago are seeking a large-scale attraction. >> reporter: one that would top the fee es deresist ants at the previous world's fair in paris. >> what a lot of people were responding with were designs that were very similar. we'll just build a bigger tower than the eiffel tower. but it was george washington gayle ferris who had the idea to make something on a similar

scale but allow it to move. >> reporter: legend has it he was inspired by watching a water wheel turn. >> he believed all along in the science, in the engineering, and he knew that it could work. >> even though it hadn't been done on that scale before. >> even though it hadn't been done. >> reporter: built in less than six months, his wheel opened to the public in june 1893. the steel structure was massive, climbing 264 feet with 36 cars, each carrying 60 passengers. >> at the time, it was the tallest object in chicago. >> reporter: today an ice rink sits in its place. >> what was the reception when the ferris wheel opened here? >> it was an experience unlike people had ever really had before. you could really sort of lose yourself in the experience. as the world below you faded away and suddenly came back into view and faded away again ♪ i am the eye in the sky ♪ >> reporter: it's a sensation that endures to this day. there are enormous wheels

worldwide. in london, las vegas, and this one in dubai rises more than 800 feet. >> this is the brains of the operation. >> reporter: we paid a visit to the command center at the dream wheel in new jersey. >> what's the blue line? >> so the black line is your wind speed. the blue line is your relative humidity. so there's a lot of moving parts. >> no pressure. >> reporter: david moore is the dream wheel's general operations manager. >> the original ferris wheel was steam driven. we are 100% electronic. no steam, no hydraulics. just all electronics. >> what makes a wheel so enticing to engineers like yourself? >> the size, the movement, and it's a pure work of art in the sky, spinning, with people on it enjoying themselves. >> we're just naturally drawn to it, both as just people but also writers and artists. >> reporter: professor and author karen levis captures its whimsy in her children's book,

stop that yawn. we met her at the famed wonder wheel at coney island, running since 1920. >> there's just so much juice in the image for all of these contrasts that it has, for this sort of old and new and delightful. it appears in so many things. >> you bought our apartment? >> yes. >> reporter: the wheel has its place in popular culture. from the romantic in the notebook. >> you want to ride the ferris wheel? >> reporter: to the menacing with orson welles in the third man. >> i don't think they'd look for a bullet wound after you hit that ground. >> reporter: as for the original, paul derica says it came to a halt soon after the chicago world's fair. >> nobody wants it, so they decide basically to dynamite it, and that's the sad end of the original ferris wheel. >> they demolished it? >> they demolished it. >> reporter: and out of over 100,000 parts -- > all right. let's see what's inside. >> reporter: -- this bolt is one

of the few pieces that remains. what ferris built also broke him. he went bankrupt, got typhoid fever, and died at age 37 in 1896. but all these years later, his invention keeps spinning, bringing a smile to ron, tom, and kugler peck. >> how are you related to george washington gayle ferris? >> he is our great, great, great uncle. >> family members couldn't resist taking a ride on the centennial wheel in chicago. >> when you see all the kids getting off of this wheel and other wheels, how does that make you feel? >> very proud. the tradition's carrying on. >> what do you think george ferris would think of all the wheels around the world today? >> george ferris would not be surprised at all about the popularity of his invention. he had complete faith in himself. he knew it would work. he would probably say, as he kind of surveyed the world and looked at things like the wonder wheel in coney island or the

london eye, see, i told you so. this is a great attraction. >> it really does give you pause, time to pause. >> yeah, absolutely. >> let's just hang out up here for a while. ♪ let the spinnin' wheel fly ♪ >> that, again, was roxana saberi reportrting. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

from spf to uva, choosing the right sunscreen can seem daunting, especially when there are so many choices. nick nick takes a look at some of the different factors to consider. >> reporter: with countless sunscreens on the market, trying to choose which is the most safe

and effective can be overwhelming. >> i tell people to protect their skin every single day with a broad spectrum sunscreen, spf 30 or higher. >> reporter: dr. elizabeth hale says broad spectrum protects from both uva and uvb rays. what's the difference between uva and uvb? >> that spf number, that refers to a product's ability to block uvb. those are the rays that cause sun burn. but every single day ultraviolet a rays, those are longer wavelengths. those penetrate every day, year-round, even through windows, through clouds, even in the middle of winter. they can contribute to skin cancer and otherwise aging of the skin. >> reporter: there are two basic types of sunscreen, chemical and mineral. mineral sunscreens are physical. they work like a shield, sitting on the surface of your skin and deflecting the sun's rays. the main ingredients are titanium oxide and sink okaxide.

if you plan to swim or sweat, you may want a chemical sunscreen. it works like a sponge. although those kim cals can be detected in the blood weeks after they were used, some doctors say that does not mean they are dangerous. the fda says more studies need to be done. >> we snow that skin cancer, which is the most common cancer diagnosed in the united states, is also the most preventable. >> reporter: nikki battiste, new york. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. check back later for "cbs mornings." reporting from the nation's capital, i'm olivia gazis. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. fireworks lit up the night sky across america as the nation turned 247 years old tuesday. the largest celebration took

place in new york with thousands more gathering for concerts and parades across the country. new york beachgoers are on alert following a series of recent shark attacks. two more people were bit in separate incidents off long island yesterday. officials now ramping up drone patrol over state beaches. and not even bad weather could keep joey chestnut away from this coney island tradition. after a two-hour delay, chestnut defended his title yet again at nathan's annual hot dog eating contest, scarfing down 62 hot dogs in just ten minutes. for more, download the cbs news app on your c l phone or i'm anelle kaul, cbs news, new york. tonight, hot and stormy weather disrupts fourth of july parades, events, and barbecues. what it means for the millions of americans hitting the road for one of summer's busiest travel days. here are tonight's headlines.

severe thunderstorms threaten holiday traditions and travel, delaying thousands of flights. now to philadelphia, where police say a gunman is in custody, accused of killing at least five people and wounding two children. >> gun violence also turned deadly in fort worth, texas. three people were killed and eight others wounded. >> get out of the water! a shark spotted in florida swimming alongside beachgoers. and in new york, a fourth person is bit in just two days. passport ready? what led to a summer surge of americans traveling to europe? >> the traffic and the crowds have never been crazier. >> the amount of people that are here was definitely a little bit overwhelming. with the army struggling to recruit soldiers, a new approach making it easier to serve. >> he came to fort jackson to lose weight and qualify for the real boot camp. >> we're meeting them halfway to give them the opportunity to serve alongside of us.

liftoff of america's first woman astronaut. >> it has been 40 years since the historic nasa launch that took the first american woman into space. astronaut sally ride became an instant inspiration for women across the country. the reagan library is celebrating that special moment in history today. >> reach for the stars! [ applause ] and america turns 247 with all eyes to the sky. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm jericka duncan in washington. america is waking up this morning after celebrating 247 years of freedom. there were parades, barbecues, and, of course, fireworks. those driving to their destinations were met with

bumper-to-bumper traffic and jam-packed interstates. thunderstorms and heavy rains created near blinding conditions for drivers on interstate 85 in alabama, and storms from the great plains to the northeast caused delays and a temporary ground stop at all three major new york-area airports. torrential rains and a lightning strike even caused a two-hour delay at the iconic nathan's famous hot dog eating contest on new york's coney island. meanwhile, the brutal heat is nothing to celebrate as 100 million americans will see temperatures topping 90 degrees as they gather for barbecues and of course fireworks. cbs's kris van cleave starts us off tonight from a dangerously hot phoenix, arizona. kris van cleave, good evening. >> reporter: jericka, another day here in phoenix center. an excessive heat warning. and for flyers, particularly those trying to get in and out of denver and the new york area, it has to feel a bit like groundhog day. yet another day where severe storms have popped up, snarling

thousands of flights. on this independence day, the booms in the sky aren't coming from fireworks. beachgoers in rhode island ran for cover after storms rolled in. and in nearby johnston, two children were injured after being struck by a falling tree brought down by wind according to the fire department. elsewhere, severe weather brought flights to a halt at major hub airports in denver and new york. >> the heavy rain is very, very annoying. the risk, though, was lightning. >> reporter: where on coney island, somebody was hospitalized after being struck by lightning. and the weather caused a lengthy delay for a fourth of july tradition. >> little rain on the picnic. we're two hours down the road from where we thought we would be. >> reporter: mother nature's fireworks display got started early this year. a two-week stretch of storms adding up to a staggering total of airline delays and cancellations. in washington, jessica hopes her trip to pensacola goes better than the one last week to her wedding. >> i am very nervous with all

the holiday stuff. my flight to my wedding got canceled so i had to drive 11 hours. hopefully this one will stay. >> but the bad weather wasn't dampening this flyer's mood. and at phoenix sky harbor airport, will strong is leading a group of 17 teens to a church event in baltimore, hoping to beat the storms. >> we got here -- it's 4:30 now, and we actually have everybody on time and ready to go. >> reporter: aaa expects more than 43 million to drive during the holiday week. gas prices are about four cents cheaper nationally than it was a week ago and nearly a $1.30 less a gallon on average than the fourth of july last year. welcome news to harry and carol scott, wrapping up a road trip in georgia. >> i pulled my gas up this morning and i feel great about it. i spent under 50 bucks so i'm feeling happy. >> reporter: not sure how many happy flyers you're finding but the tsa expects airports to stay noticeably busier than usual through the end of the week as

people stretch out their fourth of july holiday. the agency does not expect to break any records like they did last week. aaa is predicting tomorrow late in the day will be busier on the roads than normal. jericka. >> all right. kris, thank you. in philadelphia, investigators are looking into what motivated a 40-year-old suspect to target a community, killing five people. two children including a toddler suffered multiple gunshot wounds. ryan hughes from our cbs philadelphia station reports it was one of several mass shootings in just 24 hours. >> multiple shots fired. >> reporter: automatic weapons fire ripped through a southwest philadelphia neighborhood monday night. when the shooting stopped, five people were dead, including a 15-year-old boy. two other children were wounded, one just 2 years old. >> these acts were done knowingly and intentionally. >> reporter: after a chase, police caught the suspect, who they say was wearing a ski mask and a bulletproof vest, armed with an ar-15-style rifle, a handgun, and was carrying a

police scanner. sources identify him as 40-year-old kimbrady carriker of philadelphia. >> where does a person like this get an ar-15? where does a person like this get a semiautomatic handgun? and that gun dealer or that gun show should be sued till they're out of business. >> reporter: another shooting erupted just before midnight in fort worth, texas. at a holiday gathering of several hundred people, three people were killed and eight others wounded, including a minor. police say several unknown males started firing into the crowd and fled the scene. >> we have our homicide unit working diligently on this to try to identify and apprehend any suspects. >> reporter: 18-year-old paul willis was one of those killed. his mother says it was his first day off from work in months. >> he was a good young man, great young man. he did not deserve to be killed at 18, for nothing. >> reporter: july is off to a deadly start with at least 11 mass shootings so far, a total

of 346 this year. today in highland park, illinois, a moment of silence to remember the victims of a shooting at last year's independence day parade that left seven people dead and dozens injured. and here in philadelphia, authorities say the shooter was firing randomly into vehicles and at pedestrians. the district attorney says the suspect will now face multiple counts of murder and is expected in court sometime tomorrow. jericka. >> ryan hughes in philadelphia, thank you very much. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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>> reporter: two more shark attacks today on new york's long island, the fourth in two days. in separate incidents, a man and a woman were bit this afternoon near fire island, just a few miles from where two teens were bitten yesterday. none of the injuries are life-threatening. drone video taken this morning shows a school of about 50 sand sharks in the same area. >> very, very concerned. and if i'm that concerned, i won't go in the water. >> reporter: now officials have increased drone patrols over long island state beaches, which had its fair share of shark bites last year, eight in total. so far there have been at least 17 reported shark incidents in the u.s. this year. >> every year, people think that the number of bites are higher than they remember. but, in fact, it's not at all. >> reporter: gavin naylor says on the east coast, bites tend to happen when sharks are chasing schooling fish, something swimmers should be on the lookout for. >> so the sharks aren't targeting humans? >> not at all. no, no, no.

if sharks were targeting humans, we'd have at least 100 bites every day. >> reporter: beachgoers rushed ashore in pensacola tuesday as a shark zipped through shallow waters. >> get out of the water! >> reporter: while naylor says there are ways to prevent being bit, like avoiding jewelry, not swimming alone, and staying close to shore, he adds there are greater risks while in the water. >> you're about 200 times more likely to drown than you are to be bitten by a shark. >> reporter: new york governor kathy hochul recently announced increased surveillance measures to detect sharks. that includes additional personnel, helicopters, watercraft, and other measures all along the beaches and especially here this holiday weekend. jericka. >> all right. lilia luciano, thank you. there are a lot of questions tonight after the secret service found what's believed to be a bag of cocaine at the white house. sources tell cbs news it was discovered in a common work

space in the west wing on sunday night. the area is accessible to tour groups. now, the secret service is investigating just how it got there. the president and his family were at camp david sunday night. we turn now to the summer surge of american tourists in europe. in addition to london and paris, cities in italy are also becoming popular destinations this year. cbs's chris livesay reports tonight from rome. >> reporter: more americans than you can shake a selfie stick at. >> there are so many people. >> reporter: compared to last summer, a whopping 55% increase in u.s. tourists jamming up landmarks from paris to london and venice to rome. the traffic and the crowds have never been crazier. fortunately, there are still a few shortcuts. andiamo! it's called vespa sidecar tour.

itit's like chchariot racicing. and like ben-hur before us, business is charging ahead, the founder luca di trapano tells me. >> have you ever seen this many people? you've never seen anything like this before? it's crazy. >> reporter: a far cry from the deserted cobblestones of covid lockdowns in recent years. >> after that, the people really want to live. >> reporter: hotel prices are now up 37% on the year in europe, and airfares have soared to a six-year high, averaging nearly $1,200 per person. lines to main attractions can stretch for hours, and some people are out of line. this british tourist is using a key to carve his and his girlfriend's name into the colosseum to the shock of onlookers. >> are you serious, man? >> reporter: bad apples aside, most are just thrilled to finally be out and about. >> is everybody loving it, or is anyone kind of --

>> whoo! >> reporter: and living la dolce vita. now, nothing says la dolce vita like the trevi fountain. an estimated 1,200 people pass through here every hour. and as for that tourist who scratched graffiti into the colosseum, police say he faces up to five years behind bars. chris livesay, cbs news, rome. it's no secret the u.s. military is struggling to meet its recruiting goals. so the army is taking a new approach to make sure no one is left behind. in tonight's "eye on america," cbs's david martin shows us the boot camp of second chances. >> lower your heels down to the ground. >> reporter: the recruits are up before dawn at fort jackson, south carolina. >> over the top of the elbow and kind of pull with your right arm. >> reporter: but this is not your father's boot camp. instructors are acting more like personal trainers than drill sergeants. >> put it in that meaty portion, all right? >> reporter: and staff sergeant

ben thomas says that's on purpose. >> yes, we are treating them a little differently. we also want to instill some of the discipline in them not necessarily by yelling or screaming at them. >> ready, stretch! >> reporter: this is prep camp for young men and women who want to join the army but can't meet the body fat limits. they came to fort jackson to lose weight and qualify for the real boot camp. >> it's not the break them down and build them back up approach. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel dan hayes is in charge. >> we're meeting them halfway to help them achieve the standard, to give them the opportunity to serve alongside of us. >> reporter: the army started the boot camp last fall because of a drastic 25% shortage in recruits due in part to the fact that most young people do not meet the basic physical and mental qualifications to serve. >> we've got 17 and 2 over 7. >> reporter: at fort jackson, there are also classes for those who did poorly on the written exam. >> did you study all this stuff in high school?

>> i did, but i don't remember any of it from high school. >> reporter: like others in this class, kelly francis' final years in high school were spent learning remotely because of covid. >> it's a lot harder with the teacher in front of you instead of doing it on a computer. >> reporter: so far, 7,600 have graduated from prep camp to boot camp. that alone won't solve the army's recruiting problem, but for these young men and women, it's a chance to serve. for "eye on america," david martin, fort jackson, south carolina. an elderly woman was attacked by an alligator today in south carolina.

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this year marks the 40th anniversary of america's first woman in space, sally ride. today a life-sized statue of ride was unveiled at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. cbs's elise preston has more on ride's legacy that is inspiring

a new generation to reach for the stars. >> ignition and liftoff! >> reporter: this was the moment astronaut sally ride ignited change, becoming the first american woman in space. >> yeah! >> reporter: 40 years later, ride's family, including her 99-year-old mother, unveiled a statue in her honor today in california. >> sally was a trailblazer. >> reporter: bear ride always thought of her big sister as a hero. >> sally kind of leapt over barriers. she didn't see it as something that should stop her but rather a challenge. >> astrophysicist dr. sally ride notified her family of an important event in her career. she'd been selected by nasa to be an astronaut candidate. >> they're almost as excited as i am. >> whatever she took on, she excelled in it. i mean it taught me not to be competitive because there's absolutely nothing i could beat her in. >> reporter: ride excelled far beyond space.

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more gathering for concerts and parades across the country. new york beachgoers are on alert following a series of recent shark attacks. two more people were bit in separate incidents off long island yesterday. officials now ramping up drone patrol over state beaches. and not even bad weather could keep joey chestnut away from this coney island tradition. after a two-hour delay, chestnut defended his title yet again at nathan's annual hot dog eating contest, scarfing down 62 hot dogs in just ten minutes. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, july 5th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." fireworks on the 4th. america celebrates its independence despite the weather. we'll have the latest on the holiday travel chaos. suspicious packa