airport, a tornado touched down wednesday, canceling hundreds of flights. residents are cleaning up after several other suspected twisters tore through nearby communities, damaging homes and uprooting trees. in mccook, illinois, a storm struck skyline motel. >> it took six homes out completely. the roof is completely gone. >> reporter: while owner brian patel was at a movie theater. >> seems like impossible. >> reporter: fortunately the guests were gone. >> it must be very difficult. >> it's a family business. my kids, they were born here. they grew up here. it's hard to see it. it's destroyed. >> reporter: patel says he will rebuild as will residents here in countryside, illinois. a tornado ripped off half the roof of the house behind me under that blue tarp, and now people here are cleaning up the uprooted trees and assessing the

damage. norah. >> we're thinking of all those people. roxana saberi, thank you so much. the threat of severe weather will continue through the night and into the weekend. so for a look at the forecast, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners as the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. strong storms working through the northeast this evening. in fact, the threat for damaging winds and large hail continues from the ohio valley all the way up to the northeast, where it's likely there will be some strong storms, also heavy rain. unfortunately for new england, once again the possibility for more flash flooding. severe weather threat not including chicago tonight, but does include a lot of plains and the midwest. and then to the heat in the southwest. this heat wave gripping the southwest, and it's possible with temperatures getting close to 100 degrees in phoenix, this could be record heat. and, norah, southwest record heat in the summer is dangerous heat. >> yeah, really dangerous. chris warren, thank you.

well, from this dangerous weather to the contaminated beaches. that's right. dozens of beaches across the northeast are closed or restricted due to high levels of bacteria found in the water. cbs's elaine quijano spoke with health officials about the risks. >> there's a lot of bacteria in the water. we recommend nobody swim in it. >> reporter: swimmers at constitution beach in massachusetts were told to swim at their own risk. health officials have posted warnings at 71 beaches across massachusetts. water tests have shown high levels of fecal matter and colonies of bacteria that could make swimmers sick. >> i have health issues that would be -- i would be vulnerable. >> reporter: officials say recent heavy rainfall along the east coast triggered runoff from overflowed sewer systems, causing the buildup of human waste in the water. >> what's the danger if people go swimming in this water? >> many could have a mild illness, something like nausea or vomiting. some people can have skin reactions. >> reporter: massachusetts is one of five states that have

advisories or closures because of bacteria in the water. in 2022, more than 1,400 beaches nationwide had at least one swim advisory or closing. >> once we test, if that result is positive or a high level of contamination, we go out and do a second test to be sure. if we have two positive tests in a row, then we'll ask for a posting at that beach. >> reporter: the restrictions across the country are taking a toll on businesses that rely on tourism. at kelly's, business is down 40% from last year. >> we haven't had the normalsy of a summer here on revere beach due to the closures. >> reporter: this beach in south boston is one of dozens where the water is off-limits today because of high bacteria counts. now, health officials say those most at risk from polluted water include children, the elderly, and people with compromised immune systems. norah. >> elaine quijano, thank you. the "cbs overnight n

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that includes maintenance, including a $20,000 roof repair 11 years from now that i don't even know i have to save for yet. >> reporter: a recent analysis shows the number of high-income renters making $150,000 or more has jumped 82%, and the number of millionaire renter households has tripled. safety told us he's still a renter. >> you could buy a home now. >> i could, and so i love to talk about why i don't. i have run the numbers carefully living in cities like san francisco, new york, and l.a., and it makes no financial sense for me to buy there. >> reporter: a new study shows these are the top ten cities where it may be better to rent than buy considering current home prices. if matthew richmond bought a home in silicon valley, his housing expenses would double and put the brakes on his fun. >> you seem to be pretty happy renting. >> yeah. i'm totally happy. it doesn't -- it does not bug me at all. >> reporter: a rich life really is about saying yes to the

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staff of the buffalo bills. >> an emotional damar hamlin presented the award to the men and women who saved his life when he went into cardiac arrest on the field in january. the audience wiped away tears as they gave hamlin and the staff a standing ovation. always cheering on our health care workers. and that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." remember you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm courtney kealy in new york. the urgent search for a murder suspect in pennsylvania is entering day eight. police shared a photo thursday

of a stockpile of survival material found in the woods in northwestern pennsylvania that they believe belonged to 34-year-old michael burham. governor kim reynolds of iowa says she will sign the state's new ban on most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy today, immediately putting the bill into effect. a legal challenge to the bill is currently before an iowa district court. and it looks like a former olympic champ is attempting a comeback. three-time gold medalist gabby douglas teased a return to competitive gymnastics on social media. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm courtney kealy, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin with a major

expansion of women's health care in the united states. federal health officials today approved the first ever over the counter birth control pill. the fda decision means the drug opill will soon be made available to millions of americans without a prescription. women's health advocates are hailing today's news as an important step in reproductive rights in the wake of last year's supreme court decision that overturned roe v. wade. more than half the country has banned or limited abortion access since the supreme court ruling. opill will become the most effective birth control method available over the counter. currently an estimated 10 million women in the u.s. use prescription birth control pills. cbs's janet shamlian has the details tonight from houston. good evening, janet. >> reporter: norah, good evening to you. this is unprecedented, and it is a game-changer for reproductive health care. the easier access is likely to have the biggest impact on tens of millions of teen girls and lower-income women, who may not have a doctor.

the daily pill, called opill, which has been available in this country by prescription for 50 years, could be on store shelves without a prescription by early next year. >> how big of a deal is this? >> i think it's a really big deal, yeah. >> reporter: dr. pamela behrens is an ob-gyn and professor at ut health houston. >> i think having access to birth control is really important for women, and this is another way to get easier access. >> reporter: more than three-quarters of u.s. women under age 50 in a recent survey said they wanted birth control pills available without a prescription if deemed safe and effective. they're already available over the counter in more than 100 countries. the move was opposed by the catholic medical association. >> the medication should not be over the counter. i think a doctor needs to be counseling and discussing this with patients if that's what the patient is choosing. >> reporter: the approval comes amid increased focus on birth

control since last year's overturning of roe v. wade. the fda reports of the more than 6 million pregnancies in the u.s. each year, almost half are unintended. opill contains the hormone progestin and must be taken at the same time every day to be effective. common side effects are irregular bleeding, headaches, dizziness and nausea as with many birth control pills. >> this is a very safe option. it may not be the perfect option for many people. >> reporter: french drugmaker perrigo hasn't announced a price for the pills, which are sold in 28-day packs, but says it will make them affordable and provide opill at no cost to those who can't pay. the pills will be available beyond pharmacies like this, grocery stores, convenience stores, even online. the fda says they will be available to anyone of reproductive age without parental approval. norah. >> janet shamlian, thank you. now to the extreme weather sweeping the nation from torrential downpours in mississippi to life-threatening

heat from oregon to florida. last night severa tornadoes touched down outside chicago, damaging homes and knocking out power. cbs's roxana saberi has the latest on the storms. >> reporter: tonight, the city of louisville in central mississippi is under a flash flood warning after more than a foot of rain fell in just four hours. >> my store is currently underwater. >> reporter: some people needed to be rescued from their homes and their cars. the winston county sheriff's department said it saved at least four drivers. no deaths or serious injuries have been reported so far. and across a third of the country, it was another day of record sweltering heat with more than 120 million americans under excessive heat alerts. in southern california, hot and dry conditions are fueling fires in riverside county. near chicago's o'hare airport, a tornado touched down wednesday, sending thousands of passengers scrambling for shelter and canceling hundreds of flights. residents are cleaning up after several other suspected twisters

tore through nearby communities, damaging homes and uprooting trees. in mccook, illinois, a storm struck skyline motel. >> took six homes out completely. the roof is completely gone. >> reporter: while owner brian patel was at a movie theater. >> it seems like impossible. >> reporter: fortunately the guests were gone. >> it must be very difficult. >> it's a family business. my kids, they're born here. they grew up here. it's hard to see it. it's destroyed. >> reporter: patel says he will rebuild as will residents here in countryside, illinois. a tornado ripped off half the roof of the house behind me under that blue tarp, and now people here are cleaning up the uprooted trees and assessing the damage. norah. >> we are thinking of all those people. roxana saberi, thank you so much. the threat of severe weather will continue through the night and into the weekend. so for a look at the forecast,

let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. strong storms working through the northeast this evening. in fact, the threat for damaging winds and large hail continues from the ohio valley all the way up to the northeast, where it's likely there will be some strong storms. also heavy rain unfortunately for new england once again the possibility for more flash flooding. severe weather threat not including chicago tonight but does include a lot of plains and the midwest. and then to the heat in the southwest. this heat wave gripping the southwest, and it's possible with temperatures getting close to 100 degrees in phoenix, this could be record heat. and, norah, southwest record heat in the summer is dangerous heat. >> yeah, really dangerous. chris warren, thank you. well, from this dangerous weather to the contaminated beaches. that's right. dozens of beaches across the northeast are closed or restricted due to high levels of bacteria found in the water.

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i'm catherine herridge in washington. thanks for staying with us. the debate over artificial intelligence pits those who believe the software has the potential to save humanity against those who predict doom. we have two reports this morning focusing on how ai can be used to create realistic voices. one helps als patients who have lost their ability to speak, and another is being manipulated by scammers. carter evans begins our coverage. >> reporter: jennifer destefano will never forget the frantic call she got from her 15-year-old daughter, brianna. >> and she was, mom, bad men have me. help me, help me. this man gets on very aggressive. litsen here. i have your daughter. >> reporter: the man demanded a million dollars. >> i said that was impossible. so then he came up with the $50,000. >> reporter: she never paid the money and would soon learn the call was a popular ai scam. new software can recreate the voices of loved ones in distress, and scammers use that to ask for large sums of money.

>> this man comes on the phone. he said, you're going to give me $5,000. >> i heard our daughter on the phone. like it was unmistakably her. nearly $9 billion to fraud last year alone, up more than 150% in just two years. >> younger people experience fraud and fraud losses more often than older people. but it's that older adult who has so much to lose. >> reporter: cybersecurity expert pete nicoletti created my voice from old news reports online. what you're about to hear is something i never said. >> hey, this is carter. i need your credit card number right now. >> i mean that really sounded like me. >> it is you. it's cloned you. it's ai carter. >> reporter: to test it out, we called my mother. >> hey, i'm about to do an interview, but i have a quick question. i need you to text me your driver's license number as soon as you can. >> reporter: she fell for the fake voice. >> i feel bad. >> i feel terrible about it. >> we just scammed my mom. >> did you just get a call from

me? >> asking for my driver's license number? >> yes. that was an ai-generated voice. >> oh, god. carter, that's scary. is this the real you now? >> this is the real me now. >> we live in a post-real society. you can't trust the voice. you can't trust the photo, and you can't trust the video anymore. >> our voice is like a fingerprint, and that's that unique fingerprint that's being exploited and weaponized. it has to stop. >> reporter: the technology is really improving. soon scammers will be able to react instantly to anything you say by converting their voice into the voice of your loved one in real time. well, there's a couple of things you can do right away, and the first thing is to create a safe word that only your family is going to know. secondly, you want to make your social media accounts private. don't give that information away to potential scammers to use against you. and finally, if you get one of these calls, hang up. call them back. make sure they're really in trouble. >> that was carter evans

reporting. now, how artificial intelligence is being used to help those whose voices were robbed by als, also known as lou ge gehrig's disease. here's dr. jon lapook. >> hi. my name is ryan, and this is my story of living with als. >> reporter: 46-year-old brian johnson talked to the world about his journey with als through tiktoks, making the videos with his family and caregivers. he began recording them when he was still able to speak on his own. >> i've been married for almost 18 years. i have five kids. >> another thing that als taken away. makes me sad is losing my ability to speak. >> reporter: but with the help of artificial intelligence, johnson has been able to keep his ability to speak through a process called voice preservation. >> imagine having no way to communicate your wants or needs or your love. voice preservation gives that back to us. this, in many ways, saved my

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each year, americans consume 8 billion chickens. now scientists are creating chicken meat without the bird. alison aubrey has that story. ♪ >> reporter: for thousands of years, humans have slaughtered animals for meat. but dr. uma va letty dreamt of a different way. >> you don't have to kill a chicken to eat chicken. >> reporter: he figured out how to grow meat directly from animal cells. it's completely different from beyond meat or impossible, which are made from plant-based ingredients, including vegetable proteins. >> this is real meat, no compromise, made in front of you. >> so you grew this chicken in these tanks behind us. >> yes. >> without ever slaughtering a chicken? >> you could ask me that a thousand times, and the answer is yes, yes, yes, we grew it right here. they're getting oxygen -- >> reporter: his company, upside

foods, just received clearance from the usda to start selling their meat made at this production center in emeryville, california. >> we'll be able to produce 50,000 to 75,000 pounds of meat every year right away. >> reporter: the process begins here. animal cells have been extracted from an egg or live chicken. >> all the cells that make the cut of high-quality cells make it into this seed lab. >> reporter: this is the equivalent of a hatchery. the cells are frozen in tiny vials. >> and from that small amount, we can grow thousands of pounds of meat. >> reporter: so it only takes a them be full of cells to start the process. >> yeah. >> reporter: coaxing the cells to multiply and grow into meat is part alchemy. >> so this is a live cultivator. that means this is actually right now involved in growing chicken. >> reporter: this turbine mixes in all the food the cells need to grow -- amino acids, fats,

vitamins. >> the idea really is when an animal is alive, there's blood circulating. constantly something is moving around in the animal's body, touching the cells in the animal's body. we're just recreating that. >> reporter: va letty says in about ten days, these cells have grown into chicken that's ready to cook. >> just a few years ago, everybody was saying, this is science fiction. >> yes. making 50,000 pounds of chicken a year, it's like a dream come true. >> reporter: growing up in india, his big dream was to become a cardiologist, a dream he realized with the help of his parents. >> they always knew my goal in life was to become a cardiologist, and i only wanted to train at the mayo clinic. and i trained at the mayo clinic. it was not easy to get there, and it was a lot of work. >> reporter: working with heart attack patients, his team set out to use stem cells to regrow heart muscle. and he figured why not grow animal meat in a similar way?

>> i realized that we were raising 70 billion animals every year to feed about 7 billion people. when i looked at the environmental impact of that, it was astronomical impact. and the amount of feed that goes to feed animals, to feed us, that equation just seemed wrong. >> reporter: livestock is responsible for an estimated one-third of allheim-induced methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas. so though va letty loved to eat meat, he had become a vegetarian. but the scientist in him saw a solution, and his father, a veterinarian, was an early supporter. >> he loved animals. >> reporter: it wasn't just his dad who saw the opportunity. the very first venture capitalist that va letty wrote to said yes. >> i did not even know what a vc meant at that point. >> reporter: that was about eight years ago. now there's nearly $3 billion invested in more than 100

cultivated meat start-ups around the globe said bruce friedrich. he's head of the nonprofit good food institute, which promotes alternative proteins. >> even companies like tyson and cargill, the two largest meat companies in the united states, they have both invested in two different cultivated meat companies. >> reporter: a report from boston consulting group estimates that if just 11% of meat was swapped for protein alternatives like cultivated meat, by 2035, it would have the same environmental impact as switching 95% of airplanes to renewable energy. >> cultivated meat requires a fraction of the land, requires a fraction of the water, doesn't require antibiotics in the production. this is just a whole new way of making the exact same meat that people love. >> reporter: not everyone is convinced. critics say whether cultivated meat can cut carbon dioxide emissions depends in part on

whether its production facilities are powered by renewable fuel. the meat industry currently has the efficiency of its large scale. >> it needs to compete on price and taste. cultivated meat already competes on taste. it's already there, but it's got a ways to go before it competes on price. it needs to scale up. >> reporter: so until then it will be priced at a premium. we got a taste of upside's chicken, which was pan-seared with white wine, lemon, and butter. >> this is chicken pick ata just like you would get at a wonderful restaurant in a neighborhood. >> reporter: mm. very chewy. >> and you want that. >> definitely the texture of chicken. >> yes. >> it tastes just like chicken. >> it is chicken. we've been talking about it. chicken without killing a chicken. >> reporter: you cannot buy this meat in grocery stores yet. but just last weekend, michelin-starred chef dominique crenn served it to customers for the first time ever in her san francisco restaurant. >> that's amazing.

>> reporter: for va letty, upside's success is bittersweet. he lost his father to covid just as he struggled to get the company off the ground. >> i feel my dad's presence every day in my life. i think he's seen me growing up and wanting to go after things that matter a lot. so i think he's there cheering. >> reporter: it was tough to walk away from his promising career in medicine, but valetti says he's not looking back. >> it seems very unreasonable to everybody in the world, but i think we need people who are unreasonable to be able to change what we don't like in this world.

a new museum in charleston honors the african american experience here in the u.s. here's mark mark strassmann. >> this is an american story. >> reporter: you feel it throughout charleston's new international african american

museum. the power of resilience. >> i think sometimes we need to be shocked. >> reporter: malika pryor guided us through nine galleries that track america's original sin, the history of the middle passage. more than 12 million enslaved people shipped from africa as human cargo, their anguish and despair. >> what did they lose? what did they have to sacrifice? what did they have to hide? >> reporter: but exhibits also pay homage to something else, faith that freedom would one day be theirs. >> i expect different people to feel different things. >> reporter: tanya matthews, the ceo of this museum built on scarred and sacred ground. gad don's wharf, the arrival point for nearly half of all enslaved africans shipped to the u.s. >> this is a site of trauma, but look who's standing here now. that's what makes it a site of joy and triumph. >> reporter: by design, you feel all that. it's not a museum about slavery but a monument to freedom. >> so this entire thing tells me

a whole lot about how complicated my past has been. >> reporter: representative james clyburn, south carolina's veteran congressman, championed this project for more than 20 years. >> it has the chance of being the most consequential thing that i've ever done. >> you see this with pride as a legacy project. >> no question about that. >> reporter: an american legacy. the intersection of trauma and triumph. mark strassman in charleston, south carolina. and that's the overnight news for this friday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm catherine herridge. this is "cbs news flash." i'm courtney kealy in new york. the urgent search for a murder suspect in pennsylvania is entering day eight. police shared a photo thursday of a stockpile of survival

material found in the woods in northwestern pennsylvania that they believe belonged to 34-year-old michael burham. governor kim reynolds of iowa says she will sign the state's new ban on most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy today, immediately putting the bill into effect. a legal challenge to the bill is currently before an iowa district court. and it looks like a former olympic champ is attempting a comeback. three-time gold medalist gabby douglas teased a return to competitive gymnastics on social media. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or conn i'm courtney kealy, cbs news, new york. tonight, the major decision from the fda, approving the nation's first ever over-the-counter birth control pill. what it means in the legal

battle over reproductive rights. here are tonight's headlines. the once a day oral contraceptive will be available with no prescription or age restrictions. >> officials have not yet provided a price or timeline. the secret service has now closed its investigation into cocaine found at the white house. >> officials were not able to identify a suspect in the inquiry. extreme weather from coast to coast. >> the area around chicago is cleaning up from a series of tornadoes that left a trail of damage. >> another near o'hare national airport forced hundreds of people there to take shelter. >> there is no end in sight to a dangerous heat wave. please swim at your own risk. >> beachgoers across the northeast warned to stay out of the water due to high levels of bacteria. >> with the changing climate, we're going to continue to see these types of closures. the union representing 160,000 hollywood actors

announced they will be going on strike at midnight. >> if we don't stand tall right now, we are all going to be in trouble. we've long been told that buying a home is the american dream. but for many people, that is just not possible. so here's the question. should you rent or buy? and a tearful presentation from a grateful damar hamlin. >> the training staff of the buffalo bills. [ applause ] >> damar, first and foremost, thank you for staying alive, brother. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin with a major expansion of women's health care in the united states. federal health officials today approved the first ever over the counter birth control pill.

the fda decision means the drug opill will soon be made available to millions of americans without a prescription. women's health advocates are hailing today's news as an important step in reproductive rights in the wake of last year's supreme court decision that overturned roe v. wade. more than half the country has banned or limited abortion access since the supreme court ruling. opill will become the most effective birth control method available over the counter. currently an estimated 10 million women in the u.s. use prescription birth control pills. cbs's janet shamlian has the details tonight from houston. good evening, janet. >> reporter: norah, good evening to you. this is unprecedented, and it is a game-changer for reproductive health care. the easier access is likely to have the biggest impact on tens of millions of teen girls and lower-income women, who may not have a doctor. the daily pill, called opill, which has been available in this country by prescription for 50 years, could be on store shelves without a prescription by early

next year. >> how big of a deal is this? >> i think it's a really big deal, yeah. >> reporter: dr. pamela berens is an ob-gyn and professor at ut health houston. >> i think having access to birth control is really important for women, and this is another way to get easier access. >> reporter: more than three-quarters of u.s. women under age 50 in a recent survey said they wanted birth control pills available without a prescription if deemed safe and effective. they're already available over the counter in more than 100 countries. the move was opposed by the catholic medical association. >> the medication should not be over the counter. i think a doctor needs to be counseling and discussing this with patients if that's what the patient is choosing. >> reporter: the approval comes amid increased focus on birth control since last year's overturning of roe v. wade. the fda reports of the more than 6 million pregnancies in the u.s. each year, almost half are unintended.

opill contains the hormone progestin and must be taken at the same time every day to be effective. common side effects are irregular bleeding, headaches, dizziness and nausea as with many birth control pills. >> this is a very safe option. it may not be the perfect option for many people. >> reporter: french drugmaker perrigo hasn't announced a price for the pills, which are sold in 28-day packs, but says it will make them affordable and provide opill at no cost to those who can't pay. the pills will be available beyond pharmacies like this, grocery stores, convenience stores, even online. the fda says they will be available to anyone of reproductive age without parental approval. norah. >> janet shamlian, thank you. now to the other big story today. the secret service said it has closed its investigation into that mysterious bag of cocaine that was found in a white house work area earlier this month. so why wasn't a suspect ever identified?

we get answers from cbs's nicole sganga at the white house. >> reporter: after the secret service discovered cocaine in the west wing of the white house, press secretary karine jean-pierre said president biden expected a thorough investigation. >> the president thinks it's very important to get to the bottom of this. >> reporter: but after just ten days, the secret service closed its investigation, unable to identify whose cocaine it was and how it got inside the white house. the small baggie containing roughly 0.2 grams of the drug was found july 2nd just inside the guest entryway to the west wing, in a cubby used by visitors to store cell phones, steps away from the situation room. fbi analysts examining the bag looked for traces of dna and fingerprints but found no definitive results. the secret service, which briefed the house oversight committee this morning, scoured video inside and outside the building and said no surveillance footage provided

investigative leads. >> they don't know who it is, and they -- they -- it's a complete failure. >> reporter: some republicans left the briefing demanding answers. >> how can, in the white house, 24/7 security, they find cocaine but now they just close the investigation? >> reporter: in its statement, the secret service cited the difficulty in singling out a person among the hundreds of individuals who pass through the area where the cocaine was discovered. the secret service has a k-9 unit that screens for explosive devices and biohazards but not illegal drugs. and for some lawmakers, this incident now raises questions about security protocols at the white house. norah. >> nicole sganga, thank you very much. overseas now, president biden wrapped up his european trip with a meeting with nordic allies in helsinki. the president met with his finnish counterpart after finland became the newest member of nato. mr. biden toured the alliance's

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sweeping the nation from torrential downpours in mississippi to life-threatening heat from oregon to florida. last night several tornadoes touched down outside chicago, damaging homes and knocking out power. cbs's roxana saberi has the latest on the storms. >> reporter: tonight, the city of louisville in central mississippi is under a flash flood warning after more than a foot of rain fell in just four hours. >> my store is currently underwater. >> reporter: some people needed to be rescued from their homes and their cars. the winston county sheriff's department said it saved at least four drivers. no deaths or serious injuries have been reported so far. and across a third of the country, it was another day of record sweltering heat with more than 120 million americans under excessive heat alerts. in southern california, hot and dry conditions are fueling fires in riverside county. >> today is a busy day for cal fire/riverside county fire department. it's going to be a busy season for these firefighters. >> reporter: near chicago's

o'hare airport, a tornado touched down wednesday, sending thousands of passengers scrambling for shelter and canceling hundreds of flights. residents are cleaning up after several other suspected twisters tore through nearby communities, damaging homes and uprooting trees. in mccook, illinois, a storm struck skyline motel. >> it took six homes out completely. the roof is completely gone. >> reporter: while owner brian patel was at a movie theater. >> seems like impossible. >> reporter: fortunately the guests were gone. >> it must be very difficult. >> it's a family business. my kids, they were born here. they grew up here. it's hard to see it. it's destroyed. >> reporter: patel says he will rebuild as will residents here in countryside, illinois. a tornado ripped off half the roof of the house behind me under that blue tarp, and now people here are cleaning up the uprooted trees and assessing the damage.

norah. >> we are thinking of all those people. roxana saberi, thank you so much. the threat of severe weather will continue through the night and into the weekend. so for a look at the forecast, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners as the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. strong storms working through the northeast this evening. in fact, the threat for damaging winds and large hail continues from the ohio valley all the way up to the northeast, where it's likely there will be some strong storms, also heavy rain. unfortunately for new england, once again the possibility for more flash flooding. severe weather threat not including chicago tonight, but does include a lot of the plains and the midwest. and then to the heat in the southwest. this heat wave gripping the southwest, and it's possible with temperatures getting close to 100 degrees in phoenix, this could be record heat. and, norah, southwest record heat in the summer is dangerous heat. >> yeah, really dangerous.

chris warren, thank you. well, from this dangerous weather to the contaminated beaches. that's right. dozens of beaches across the northeast are closed or restricted due to high levels of bacteria found in the water. cbs's elaine quijano spoke with health officials about the risks. >> there's a lot of bacteria in the water. we recommend nobody swim in it. >> reporter: swimmers at constitution beach in massachusetts were told to swim at their own risk. health officials have posted warnings at 71 beaches across massachusetts. water tests have shown high levels of fecal matter and colonies of bacteria that could make swimmers sick. >> i have health issues that would be -- i would be vulnerable. >> reporter: officials say recent heavy rainfall along the east coast triggered runoff from overflowed sewer systems, causing the buildup of human waste in the water. >> what's the danger if people go swimming in this water? >> many could have a mild illness, something like nausea or vomiting. some people can have skin reactions. >> reporter: massachusetts is one of five states that have advisories or closures because

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tonight, hollywood is completely closed for business. members of the screen actors guild voted to go on strike today after failing to reach a deal with major studios. the last time actors and writers were on strike at the same time was 63 years ago when actor ronald reagan was head of the union. "entertainment tonight" co-host nischelle turner reports the labor dispute could end up transforming the industrtry.

>> a giant blowout party with alall the barbies and planned choreography. >> reporter: if hollywood studios had dreamed of a fairy tale ending -- >> we stand in solidarity. >> reporter: -- this is not it. >> we had no choice. we are the victims here. >> reporter: 160,000 performers will now join 11,000 writers on the picket lines and not on the red carpet. actors will not be able to promote their films at premieres for big-budget films like "barbie," "mission impossible," "indiana jones," and "oppenheimer." >> lupita nyong'o. >> reporter: fan favorite events like next week's comic-con will be without its superheroes. the main sticking points include safeguards for the use of ai along with pay and residuals for streaming shows. netflix alone has more than 230 million subscribers. sag-aftra claims actors are missing out on millions. >> we have to protect the people who are kind of on the margins. >> reporter: character actors

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pull it off? >> i can go write the check and buy it. >> reporter: what he hasn't bought is a home even though he can afford one. >> somehow we've been led to believe that you have to own a home in order to be living the american dream. and that's just not true. for a lot of people, renting can actually be e a better f financ decision.. >> i i recognizezed you. >> i love talking about money. >> repeporter: ramamit sethi i t of the n netflix shohow "how to rich,"," and he sasays that dod necessarily require owning a home. >> we have this idea that if i could rent a place for $2,000 a month and if i could buy a place for $2,000 a month, i should buy because i can build equity. >> reporter: but sethi says you have to consider the total cost of a home, including all that interest. >> there's property insurance. there's property tax. i call them phantom costs because they're mostly invisible to us until they appear. i actually add 50% per month to

the price of owning. that includes maintenance, including a $20,000 roof repair 11 years from now that i don't even know i have to save for yet. >> reporter: a recent analysis shows the number of high-income renters making $150,000 or more has jumped 82%, and the number of millionaire renter households has tripled. sethi told us he's still a renter. >> you could buy a home now. >> i could, and so i love to talk about why i don't. i have run the numbers carefully living in cities like san francisco, new york, and l.a., and it makes no financial sense for me to buy there. >> reporter: a new study shows these are the top ten cities where it may be better to rent than buy considering current home prices. if matthew richmond bought a home in silicon valley, his housing expenses would double and put the brakes on his fun. >> you seem to be pretty happy renting. >> yeah. i'm totally happy. it doesn't -- it does not bug me at all. >> a rich life really is about saying yes to the things you want to spend money on, and it

could be a house. but for many people, it's not. >> reporter: now, sethi says buying a home really does work for some people. those are people who are usually prepared to stay in that home for at least ten years. that way, you can weather any market downturns. you've really got to run the numbers, your personal numbers, and imagine how is your life going to look when you take on all of these extra phantom expenses. norah. >> and there can be a lot of them. carter evans, thank you so much. a huge fire erupts at a texas oil field. we'll have the details next.

tremendous flames shot from a ruptured pipeline today near the gulf coast of texas. our cbs houston station khou reports that galveston residents heard an explosion. from miles away, it could see the flames blasting into the sky. officials say no one was hurt. big news. federal regulators have opened an investigation into the company that created the artificial intelligence tool chatgpt. "the washington post" reports that regulators want to know whether openai is breaking consumer protection laws. the company has been asked to answer 20 pages of questions dealing with possible harm to consumers, including the potential of chatgpt to make up false information about people. the company sent us a statement saying in part that it is confident that its technology follows the law. we want to leave you with a moving moment at last night's espy awards. >> please welcome this year's recipient of the pat tillman

award for service, the training staff of the buffalo bills. >> an emotional damar hamlin presented the award to the men and women who saved his life when he went into cardiac arrest on the field in january. the audience wiped away tears as they gave hamlin and the staff a standing ovation. always cheering on our health care workers. and that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." remember you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm courtney kealy in new york. the urgent search for a murder suspect in pennsylvania is entering day eight. police shared a photo thursday

of a stockpile of survival material found in the woods in northwestern pennsylvania that they believe belonged to 34-year-old michael burham. governor kim reynolds of iowa says she will sign the state's new ban on most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy today, immediately putting the bill into effect. a legal challenge to the bill is currently before an iowa district court. and it looks like a former olympic champ is attempting a comeback. three-time gold medalist gabby douglas teased a return to competitive gymnastics on social media. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm courtney kealy, cbs news, new york. it's friday, july 14th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." new powerful storms bearing down on the northeast. vermont already hit hard by deadly flash floods.