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>> i was about to comply with them, but they all had their guns drawn out for whatever reason. >> reporter: then police deployed spike strips that damaged his tires, forcing him to stop. rose exited his truck and stood with his hands raised as circleville p.d.'s k-9 unit arrived. >> do not release the dog with his hands up. do not release the dog with his hands up! >> reporter: despite the state hghway patrol order, the k-9 >> get it off! >> reporter: leslie eaten is with the marshall project, which has studied the use of police k-9s. >> while there isn't any national data, we did find some government estimates that thousands of people every year end up in emergency rooms because of dog bites, more than 3,000 a year. but nothing about who or how or why, what happened. >> reporter: now, the incident is being investigated by ohio
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state highway patrol and circleville p.d., and the town's mayor tells cbs news that the officer who released the k-9 -- that's ryan speakman -- has been placed on paid leave. major. >> errol barnett, thank you. tonight an extensive police search continues at the home of an architect charged with murdering three women whose bodies were dumped near long island's gilgo beach. investigators have been using an excavator, cadaver dogs, and sonar, looking for evidence that could tie rex heuermann to additional murders. today the suffolk county police commissioner described the search as fruitful but did not say what
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any response from them at all. >> reporter: a member of the united nations command can only report that north korea has received its request for information. >> none of us know where this is going to end. >> reporter: today north korea fired two more short-range ballistic missiles just hours after a u.s. nuclear-powered submarine, the uss annapolis, pulled into a south korean port. the annapolis does not carry nuclear weapons, but its arrival comes just days after the visit of another american submarine, the uss kentucky, which is equipped to carry nuclear-armed missiles. it was the first time in four decades a u.s. ballistic missile submarine had surfaced in south korea, a blunt reminder to north korea it is always in range of american nuclear weapons. south korea's hard-line president visited the ship to make sure north korea's kim jong-un got the message. if north korea carries out a
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provocation, he said, it will lead to the end of that regime. kim jong-un answered back by test-firing missiles. more are expected, perhaps even an underground nuclear test later this week as korea marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the korean war. major. >> david martin, thank you. now to massive protests rocking israel. they intensified today after lawmakers voted to take power away from the supreme court, a planned push by prime minister benjamin netanyahu. cbs's elizabeth palmer reports from israel that opponents claim this move is a grave threat to democracy. >> reporter: fury erupted after the vote and then chaos. outside tel aviv, a car veered into the crowd, slamming into protesters, injuring three. the people who took to the streets were devastated by parliament's vote on judicial reform, which passed technically
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unopposed after the opposition walked out. that gave prime minister benjamin netanyahu's right wing and religious political allies a clear victory, but a hollow one. months of protests showed the majority of israelis were against the change. >> we're angry that people are trying to change this country, trying to create a democratic backslide. >> reporter: in a country with no constitution or upper legislative chamber, israel's supreme court had been a crucial check on government power. no more. >> when the supreme court don't have the tools to be independent, israel won't be a true democracy anymore. >> reporter: president biden had called the bill divisive and urged the prime minister to back off. netanyahu, who's facing corruption charges, has long been controversial. but this kind of outrage is unprecedented. more than 10,000 israeli military reservists said they
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wouldn't serve if netanyahu's amendment passed, and the protesters say they're not giving up. tonight, prime minister benjamin netanyahu was on television justifying what he called a necessary democratic step. but, of course, his opponents aren't buying that. they're determined to try and appeal today's decision and to block the next round of judicial reform that's already in the planning stages. major. >> elizabeth palmer, thank you. >> elizabeth palmer, thank you. >> ugh,h, this guy y again... popsps! ay sonon! yaya got a litittle somethinin' on yuh f face. neededed a quick s shave. quicick shave? rerespect the e process! it ain't't my dad's s razor, , it's f from gilletettelabs. gillettete...labs? gigillette's u ultimate shavaving experirience. this g green bar r releases trapapped hairs s from my faf. gamechananga! while e the flexdidisc contntours to itit. lookin' smsmooth. feelin' ' even smootother. how ''bout h hookin' me e up h someme gillettelelabs? chcheck your t texts. yoyou're the b best. nah, you'r're the bestst. the bestst a man canan get s gettining bettuh.. ththe next geneneration ofof sg is gillettelababs.
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suffering a mysterious illness. >> i didn't want you to see me with -- with tubes running out of me and trying to figure out if -- if i was going to make it through. >> in the instagram post, foxx said he went to hell and back but did not disclose the nature of his illness. finally tonight, it's a barbie world. we're just living in it. >> hi, barbie. >> hi, ken. >> the "barbie" starring margot robbie and directed by greta gerwig smashed the box office with $162 million in ticket sales, making it the largest opening weekend of the year. it also set a record for the biggest debut by a female director ever. about 65% of the audience was female with many dressing up in costume to celebrate their favorite barbie looks over the decades. and that's the overnight news for this tuesday.
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for some of you, the news continues. for others, please check back later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm major garrett. this is "cbs news flash." i'm wendy gillette in new york. the department of justice says the prosecutor who led the case against hunter biden could soon
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testify publicly on capitol hill. the house judiciary committee is currently investigating the doj after two whistle-blowers came forward saying that the president's son was given preferential treatment. the irs will no longer make unannounced home and business visits, ending a decades-old policy. the change is part of an effort to keep workers safe and combat scammers pretending to be irs agents. and change is under way at twitter, or should i say x? that's the new name for the social media platform which officially began its rebrand monday both online and at company headquarters in san francisco. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm wendy gillette, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." thank you for joining us.
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i'm major garrett in for norah, who is on assignment. we begin tonight with a showdown between the federal government and texas over the southern border. the department of justice has sued governor greg abbott after the state refused to remove large rolling buoys in the rio grande, installed in an effort to block migrants from crossing. the federal government says the barriers are dangerous and unlawful while the governor said he had a right to defend his state's border. last week an internal complaint from a state trooper obtained by cbs news called the state's response, quote, inhumane. the trooper claimed he and other law enforcement officers were told to push migrants back into the water. he called the buoys a trap. cbs's janet shamlian starts us off tonight. janet, good evening. >> reporter: major, good evening to you. these are the buoys in question here along the rio grande. and tonight it appears they are not going anywhere despite the threat from the justice department. this one is very likely headed to court.
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it's a proverbial line in the sand, this one floating in the middle of the rio grande. texas governor greg abbott and the biden administration at a standoff at a barrier meant to keep migrants out. >> no matter how much razor wire that governor abbott puts up, it won't solve the border crisis. >> reporter: the department of justice gave texas until 1:00 p.m. central to agree to remove the buoys. the governor's response, "texas will see you in court, mr. president." tonight, the doj filed a lawsuit and said in a statement, this floating barrier poses threats to navigation and public safety and presents humanitarian concerns. >> the one person that is sowing chaos is governor abbott. that's what he continues to do, political stunts in an inhumane way. >> reporter: they stretch only 1,000 feet along the state's 1,200-mile border, anchored to the river bottom, the buoys roll if someone tries to climb over them. along with newly erected razor fencing along the shoreline, it's part of a multi-billion dollar state effort to deter illegal immigration.
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>> we're securing the border at the border. what these buoys will allow us to do is prevent people from even getting to the border. >> reporter: but migrants have reportedly become tangled in the wire and suffered injuries. >> it just hurts my heart. >> reporter: jesse fuentes is suing the governor over the barriers. what problem do you see the buoys posing for the migrants? >> they're just a hazard. they're a hazard. they're going to deviate from that location to deeper water. >> do you believe lives are in danger? >> definitely. yes, ma'am. >> reporter: the lawsuit marks an escalating political showdown between the biden administration and the governor over the southern border, one that has been ongoing since the president took office in 2021. major. >> janet shamlian, thank you. we turn now to the unrelenting heat wave that is expanding this week into the midwest and northeast. cbs's nicole sganga reports that phoenix topped 110 degrees today for the 25th straight day, and there's no relief in sight.
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>> reporter: the heat is relentless and dangerous. >> it's miserable actually. >> reporter: phoenix is now on pace to become the first major u.s. city ever to average over 100 degrees for an entire month. at this high school in tempe, arizona, classes started last week. >> a hotter environment for students means what? >> we've required several cool zone spaces at every one of our campuses, especially this year. >> reporter: while athletic fields are empty during the hottest hours of the day, the teams still practice. >> student athletes are drinking a gallon or two of water before they even go outside. >> reporter: outside, the risks are everywhere. extreme heat is magnifying surface temperatures. even quick contact can cause first-degree burns at 118 degrees. blisters can occur at 131, and skin tissue can be destroyed instantly at 162. in arizona, surface temperatures can reach 180 degrees. across the country, keeping cool
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can prevent heat exhaustion and heatstroke. so far this summer, at least five deaths inside national parks have been attributed to heat-related causes. the heat dangerous as well for creatures at the phoenix zoo. even desert tortoises need a water break. seniors at this rec center are playing it safe, exercising indoors. >> what do you worry about when the temperatures get this hot? >> air-conditioning not working. >> reporter: schools like the one behind me not only have cooling zones but rescue buses. with temperatures soaring above 110 degrees here in tempe, arizona, a plan "b" just in case any of these fully air-conditioned school buses break down in the heat. major. >> everyone needs a plan "b." nicole sganga, thank you. for more on the heat and how long it will be sticking around, let's bring in meteorologist jacqui jeras from our partners at the weather channel.
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jacqui, good evening. >> good evening, major. the dome of high pressure and heat across the southwest is going to be building across the central states and the east. this is going to build through the rest of the week and just get hotter for places like des moines, minneapolis, into cincinnati, and into the mid-atlantic and northeast as well. record highs can be expected. it will be the hottest temperatures we've seen so far of the year. in fact, while temperatures on the thermometer will likely get into the upper 90s, a lot of us will be experiencing feels-like temperatures that will be in the triple digits. now, as for the southwest, yes, we're going to still stay hot there, but the worst of the heat likely peaking. but this already the hottest july on record with an average temperature over 102, major. >> jacqui jeras, we thank you. scorching temperatures have also engulfed europe, fueling dozens of wildfires. in greece, flames have displaced more than 30,000 people. cbs's chris livesay has the
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latest. >> reporter: an escape from paradise. thousands of tourists and residents dash from the greek islands of rhodes and corfu and sparking what officials are calling the biggest evacuation in the history of the country. tourist after tourist forced to outrun the flames for miles, some by foot. now left stranded in the airports. >> we were trapped on the beach. we could see the fire. we could see the fire. it was coming down. there was nowhere for us to go. the beach was a dead end. the struggle to get on the boat, it was very, v very traumatitic bebecause it wasas just -- evev was fightingng. it was each man for themselves. >> reporter:r: europe is n now heating g faster than any other continent amid climate change. but fewer than 10% of european households have air conditioners compared to 90% in the u.s. in muggy rome, temperatures in recent days have topped 107 degrees, a new record, turning at the gemelli hospital, the
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hospital of popes, doctors are seeing a spike in fatalities. >> we see patients with heart attack, ischemic stroke, and heart failure. >> clara, 82 years old, was rushed here struggling to breathe. she's expectcted to survivive. others in rome and around europe will not. now, according to one study, last year the heat triggered thousands of deaths in italy, more than any other country in europe. and with yet another heat wave right around the corner, the fear is that this year could be even deadlier. major. >> anxious times indeed. chris livesay, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overni ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. even a term policy. even a term policy? even a term
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i'm erica brown in washington. thanks for staying with us. police in long island, new york, are trying to determine if the prime suspect in the gilgo beach murders is connected to any other killings. they're now using excavation equipment to dig up rex heuermann's backyard. the 59-year-old has been charged in the murders of three women, and he's suspected in the killing of a fourth. lilia luciano has more. >> reporter: as police continue to search rex heuermann's long island home, sources tell cbs news investigators believe at least one of the murders he's charged with happened in the house he shared with his wife and adult children. suffolk county district attorney raymond turny is overseeing the investigation. >> there's absolutely no evidence that anyone acted with the defendant, much less his family. >> reporter: cbs news has learned that heuermann's wife filed for divorce wednesday. meanwhile, law enforcement sources say investigators are working to determine if he was
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involved in a string of unsolved murders in atlantic city, new jersey. police have also executed search warrants in places heuermann allegedly had ties, including las vegas and south carolina. where a truck that may have been used in one of the long island mufrds was recovered. the break in heuermann's case comes 13 years after the victims' remains were first found along long island's gilgo beach thanks to dna matching technology. this criminologist says that could connect him to more killings. >> he will be checked in the national, in the state, in the local dna bases. they will look at unsolved crimes, and they will look at missing persons to see if there's any possible linkage to him. >> reporter: i'm lilia luciano. now to the growing controversy over florida's new education standards. the changes include teaching middle schoolers that some enslaved people actually benefited from slavery. nancy cordes explains how the debate is impacting the
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presidential race. >> i didn't do it, and i wasn't involved in it. >> reporter: florida's republican governor, ron desantis, tried to distance himself from the curriculum controversy, but it didn't work. >> i didn't do it, and i'm not involved in it are not the words of leadership. >> reporter: florida's new history teaching guidelines, approved last week, stem from a 2022 law governor desantis called the stop woke act. >> governor desantis started this fire with the bill that he signed. >> reporter: the new standards say florida students should be taught about the harsh conditions slaves endured but also about how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit. >> they're probably going to show some of the folks that eventually parlayed, you know, being a blacksmith into doing things later in life. >> reporter: that comment drew a swift rebuke from fellow republican presidential candidate will hurd, who
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tweeted, slavery wasn't a jobs program that taught beneficial skills. it was literally dehumanizing. naacp president derrick johnson. >> we all must stand together as a nation to ensure we don't find ourselves going backwards, that we stand united as a country and not try to remake history. >> reporter: two of the authors of the guidelines say they proudly stand behind them and that they were, quote, developed using a methodical process within our work group. >> they want to replace history with lies. >> reporter: the nation's first black and asian american vice president traveled to florida friday to condemn the new standards in person. >> let's be clear. i do believe this is not only about the state of florida. there's a national agenda afoot. >> that was nancy cordes reporting. turning overseas, russian officials say ukraine launched a drone attack on moscow monday. ukraine has claimed responsibility. it's been a grinding push as ukraine tries to regain ground.
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but as charlie d'agata reports, some soldiers have found a small reprieve. >> reporter: you might not know it from the chilled atmosphere of a summer's afternoon, but these men and women are hardened warriors. having fought in some of the most brutal combat missions in the war, including the battlefields of bakhmut. the coupeiance battalion oft kharkiv territorial defense barricade. a tight-knit team both in the field and on it. this man is an accountant by trade. >> is this a way just for a few moments to forget about the war? >> yes, of course. to remember what is civil life. it's some kind of situation when you just close your eyes and forget about the war. >> reporter: the intensity of ukraine's counteroffensive has increased by the day, making breaks like this all the more important. deputy commander yuri has been
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fighting russians and russian separatists since 2014. "the war won't last forever," he says. "all these men will go back to their normal lives. soccer is one of the ways that will help them do that, and it helps keep us in shape physically and mentally. it's a hard fought battle, but only one team can be victorious." the coach congratulates both sides, finishing with a customary "glory to ukraine," something yuri and his soldiers have vowed everywhere. >> victory here and on the battlefield? >> yes. this field is field to win. >> reporter: fou r now, it's ti to file off and get ready to suit up again, where a different battle awaits. charlie d'agata in eastern ukraine. ukraine. the "cbs this is a call to women, to appreciate our bodies,
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get ready for a "barbenheimer" sequel. media analysts say the excitement around the release of "barbie" and "oppenheimer" could fill theater seats for weeks in what is a tense time for hollywood. nancy chen explains. >> this is something magical. it never, ever happens like this. >> reporter: it was a magical weekend for hollywood. >> the world will remember this
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day. >> reporter: as moviegoers hit the theaters in numbers not seen since before the pandemic, many in costumes to celebrate the unlikely partnership between two very different films. a biopic about the father of the atomic bomb and a playful take on one of the world's most famous toys. >> we saw "barbie" at 3:00, and then we're doing "oppenheimer" at 6:00. >> "barbenheimer." >> this is the best day ever. >> it is the best day ever. >> reporter: with barbie's 1 $55 million opening in north america, filmmaker greta gerwig broke the first weekend box office record for a female director. >> it does feel like this movies are back kind of moment. >> reporter: justin chang is a film critic for the "los angeles times." >> it's also why it's bittersweet, of course, because in the midst of the writers and actors strike, this could be the first great news and the last great news for hollywood in a while. >> reporter: the writers guild has been on strike since may, and earlier this month, the actors guild joined them to lobby for better pay and job
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security in the streaming era of content. >> is it wrong of us to support these movies, to go see these movies? is that being ascab, and i think the answer as han clear no. do go and enjoy movies. it's worth noting both "barbie" and "oppenheimer" are the movies they are because of writers and actors. >> that was nancy chen reporting. the "barbie" movie earned $155 million at the box office this weekend, but the love of barbie, the doll, began decades ago thanks to some hardworking women. jamie yuccas has their story. >> this is the fashion that got me hired at mattel. >> reporter: take a walk through carol spencer's home. >> i have over 350. >> you have more than 350 barbie dolls? >> in this room alone. >> reporter: and you just might think you're in barbie's dream house. >> that was my first design accepted for the line. >> reporter: spencer, a spry 90 years old, spent 35 years as a barbie fashion designer at mattel. >> it's really a wonderful feeling. i think of every child that
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played with the barbie doll as my child. >> reporter: the very first dr. barbie in 1973 was her vision. >> most of it, doctors, surgeons at that time were all men. and as long as we were exploring careers for a child, i thought why not? >> did you even at the time realize what impact barbie would have on children? >> no. no, i didn't realize it at all. ♪ barbie, you're beautiful ♪ >> reporter: since bursting onto the scene in 1959, barbie has given kids the chance to dream about their futures. >> i'm going to be a doctor just like you. >> reporter: having more than 250 careers. she was flying through outer space as an astronaut 18 years before sally ride made the trip. ♪ the barbie dream house ♪ >> reporter: all while living a life of style. >> this independent, strong
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female role model in barbie that owned her own house, and not only that, was rocking millions of careers. >> reporter: lisa mcknight is the executive vice president and global head of barbie at mattel. >> it was really progressive at that sometime. >> it was very progressive at that time. you think about the context of the 1950s. women couldn't even cash their own checks. >> reporter: many foys at the time focused on caring for children, mattel co-founder ruth handler saw opportunity. >> she was the one who was the sales genius, the marketing genius. >> reporter: biographer robin gerber says handler tapped into a feminist movement. >> little girls were asking for other kinds of barbies. well, they started to want barbies who actually had careers, and that has, of course, blossomed to everything you could think of. >> reporter: by the nooint, the "new york times" calculated 95% of all american girls, ages 3 to 11, had at least one barbie. >> i'm tour guide barbie. >> reporter: and she appeared everywhere from movies. ♪ i'm a barbie girl in a barbie
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world ♪ >> reporter: to music videos. but over the years, mattel has addressed criticism that the doll was sometimes out of touch or contributing to unrealistic beauty standards, especially after a 2016 study found that young girls who played with the traditional barbie doll had more dissatisfaction with their bodies than girls who played with curvier dolls. >> we're hearing playback from parents and focus groups that they didn't see barbie as a role model. there wasn't a lot of depth behind the brand. >> reporter: barbie's creators made efforts to expand her reach, unveiling dolls of different races, body shapes, and sizes. >> barbie has had such an evolution. i can't help but notice right away wheelchair barbie. >> y yes, we proseare soso prou dollll. itit's so importatant for kidid see thehemselves inin the dolol have that representation. also it's really important for kids at a young age to learn about empathy. >> oh, my gosh! >> oh, my goodness! >> reporter: at the world of barbie in santa monica,
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california -- ♪ i'm a barbie girl, in a barbie world ♪ >> reporter: you can see the empathy and inspiration on full display. >> i found an astronaut. >> yay, that he me. i'm going to be an astronaut when i grow up. >> this is different country barbies. >> they are. >> she's going to continue changing as we change. >> reporter: carol spencer, who spent decades bringing barbie to life, knows the doll's impact will continue for generations. >> some love playing with the doll for the careers. >> so many people love her for fashion. >> mm-hmm. >> we have you to thank for that. >> well, thank you. i enjoyed it. >> that was
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in a committed relationship, has a successful fitness career, and at age 40, does not plan to have children. >> we, as women, are able to live fuller lives in general, and i think that that's why the child-free movement is happening. >> reporter: social media topics like childless by choice -- >> motherhood is not for everyone. >> reporter: -- are getting lots of like from like-minded people. a 2021 pew research center survey shows palacios is not alone. 44% of non-parents ages 18 to 49 say it is not too likely or not likely at all that they will have children someday, up seven percentage points from 2018's survey. reasons for not having children range from medical and financial to concerns about the state of the world and the environment, and most simply say they just don't want to. dr. paula england is dean of social science at nyu abu dhabi. >> for decades and decades, there was an assumption that to
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be an adult in our culture, you had to be married, and you had to have kids. and i think that assumption is kind of falling away. >> reporter: it's a welcome shift for many gen z and millennial women like palacios. >> even though i've seen wonderful examples of motherhood, i think not enough space is held for there being more than one kind of definition of a woman. >> reporter: palacios has carved out her own space and hopes every woman can choose theirs. naomi ruck am, cbs news. and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. check back later for "cbs mornings." reporting from the nation's capital, i'm erica brown. this is "cbs news flash." i'm wendy gillette in new york. the department of justice says the prosecutor who led the case against hunter biden could soon testify publicly on capitol
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hill. the house judiciary committee is currently investigating the doj after two whistle-blowers came forward saying that the president's son was given preferential treatment. the irs will no longer make unannounced home and business visits, ending a decades-old policy. the change is part of an effort to keep workers safe and combat scammers pretending to be irs agents. and change is under way at twitter, or should i say x? that's the new name for the cial media platform ich officially began its rebrand monday both online and at company headquarters in san francisco. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or nnected tv. cbs news, new york. the legal showdown in texas. governor greg abbott remains defiant against an order from the u.s. justice department to remove buoys and barbed wire at the texas border with mexico.
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here are tonight's headlines. the controversial barriers described as inhumane, but the governor says he has a right to defend the border. hottest month on earth ever. july is on its way to the record books, and there is no relief in sight. >> there's going to be 227 million of us experiencing highs above 90. multiple islands in greece are on fire right now. the blistering heat is forcing mass evacuations of tourists. >> i never thought i would be caught up in something like that. north korea fires two short-range missiles a week after a u.s. nuclear submarine arrived in south korea. plus, the latest on the american soldier who's gone awol. members of the israeli parliament have approved a major part of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's controversial judicial reform plan. >> the decision does significant damage to the power of the
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state's supreme court. state and local police in ohio are investigating a traffic stop. body camera footage shows an ohio police officer releasing a dog on a truck driver despite commands to stop the dog. >> get the dog off of him! actor jamie foxx is opening up for the first time since being hospitalized. >> i went to hell and back, got my legs under me, so you're going to see me out. ♪ ♪ watch me dance ♪ and the "barbie" blockbuster breaks records and leaves fans thinking pink. >> this is something magical. >> we love barbie! >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." thank you for joining us. i'm major garrett in for norah, who is on assignment.
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we begin tonight with a showdown between the federal government and texas over the southern border. the department of justice has sued governor greg abbott after the state refused to remove large rolling buoys in the rio grande, installed in an effort to block migrants from crossing. the federal government says the barriers are dangerous and unlawful while the governor said he had a right to defend his state's border. last week an internal complaint from a state trooper obtained by cbs news called the state's response, quote, inhumane. the trooper claimed he and other law enforcement officers were told to push migrants back into the water. he called the buoys a trap. cbs's janet shamlian starts us off tonight. janet, good evening. >> reporter: major, good evening to you. these are the buoys in question here along the rio grande. and tonight it appears they are not going anywhere despite the threat from the justice department. this one is very likely headed to court. it's a proverbial line in the sand, this one floating in the middle of the rio grande.
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texas governor greg abbott and the biden administration at a standoff at a barrier meant to keep migrants out. >> no matter how much razor wire that governor abbott puts up, it won't solve the border crisis. >> reporter: the department of justice gave texas until 1:00 p.m. central to agree to remove the buoys. the governor's response, "texas will see you in court, mr. president." tonight, the doj filed a lawsuit and said in a statement, this floating barrier poses threats to navigation and public safety and presents humanitarian concerns. >> the one person that is sowing chaos is governor abbott. that's what he continues to do, political stunts in an inhumane way. >> reporter: they stretch only 1,000 feet along the state's 1,200-mile border. anchored to the riv bottom, the buoys roll if someone tries to climb over them. along with newly erected razor fencing along the shoreline, it's part of a multi-billion dollar state effort to deter illegal immigration.
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>> we're securing the border at the border. what these buoys will allow us to do is prevent people from even getting to the border. >> reporter: but migrants have reportedly become tangled in the wire and suffered injuries. >> it just hurts my heart. >> reporter: epi canoe store owner jesse fuentes is suing the governor over the barriers. what problem do you see the buoys posing for the migrants? >> they're just a hazard. they're a hazard. they're going to deviate from that location to deeper water. >> do you believe lives are in danger? >> definitely. yes, ma'am. >> reporter: the lawsuit marks an escalating political showdown between the biden administration and the governor over the southern border, one that has been ongoing since the president took office in 2021. major. >> janet shamlian, thank you. we turn now to the unrelenting heat wave that is expanding this week into the midwest and northeast. cbs's nicole sganga reports that phoenix topped 110 degrees today for the 25th straight day, and there's no relief in sight. >> reporter: the heat is relentless and dangerous. >> it's miserable actually.
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>> reporter: phoenix is now on pace to become the first major u.s. city ever to average over 100 degrees for an entire month. at this high school in tempe, arizona, classes started last week. >> a hotter environment for students means what? >> we've required several cool zone spaces at every one of our campuses, especially this year. >> reporter: while athletic fields are empty during the hottest hours of the day, the teams still practice. >> student athletes are drinking a gallon or two of water before they even go outside. >> reporter: outside, the risks are everywhere. extreme heat is magnifying surface temperatures. even quick contact can cause first-degree burns at 118 degrees. blisters can occur at 131, and skin tissue can be destroyed instantly at 162. in arizona, surface temperatures can reach 180 degrees. across the country, keeping cool can prevent heat exhaustion and heatstroke.
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so far this summer, at least five deaths inside national parks have been attributed to heat-related causes. the heat dangerous as well for creatures at the phoenix zoo. even desert tortoises need a water break. seniors at this rec center are playing it safe, exercising indoors. >> what do you worry about when the temperatures get this hot? >> air-conditioning not working. >> reporter: schools like the one behind me not only have cooling zones but rescue buses. with temperatures soaring above 110 degrees here in tempe, arizona, a plan "b" just in case any of these fully air-conditioned school buses break down in the heat. major. >> everyone needs a plan "b." nicole sganga, thank you. for more on the heat and how long it will be sticking around, let's bring in meteorologist jacqui jeras from our partners at the weather channel. jacqui, good evening. >> good evening, major. the dome of high pressure and heat across the southwest is
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going to be building across the central states and the east. this is going to build through the rest of the week and just get hotter for places like des moines, minneapolis, into cincinnati, and into the mid-atlantic and northeast as well. record highs can be expected. it will be the hottest temperatures we've seen so far o the year. in fact, while temperatures on the thermometer will likely get into the upper 90s, a lot of us will be experiencing feels-like temperatures that will be in the triple digits. now, as for the southwest, yes, we're going to still stay hot there, but the worst of the heat likely peaking. but this already the hottest july on record with an average temperature over 102, major. >> jacqui jeras, we thank you. there's a t more news
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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." scorching temperatures have also engulfed europe, fueling dozens of wildfires. in greece, flames have displaced more than 30,000 people. cbs's chris livesay has the latest. >> reporter: an escape from paradise. thousands of tourists and residents dash from the greek islands of rhodes and corfu and sparking what officials are calling the biggest evacuation in the history of the country. tourist after tourist forced to outrun the flames for miles, some by foot. now left stranded in the airports. >> we were trapped on the beach. we could see the fire. we could see the fire. it was coming down. there was nowhere for us to go. the beach was a dead end. and d the struggle to get on t boat, itit was very, very traumamatic becausese it was ju- everyone was fighting.
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it was each man for themselves. >> reporter: europe is now heating faster than any other continent amid climate change. but fewer than 10% of european households have air conditioners compared to 90% in the u.s. in muggy rome, temperatures in recent days have topped 107 degrees, a new record, turning the eternal city into the infernal city. at the gemelli hospital, the hospital of popes, doctors are seeing a spike in fatalities, says francesco franceschi, the chief of the e.r. >> we see patients with heart attack, ischemic stroke, and heart failure. >> clara, 82 years old, was rushed here struggling to breathe. shshe's expected to survive. others in rome and around europe will not. now, according to one study, last year the heat triggered thousands of deaths in italy, more than any other country in europe.
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and with yet another heat wave right around the corner, the fear is that this year could be even deadlier. major. >> anxious times indeed. chris livesay, thank you. authorities in ohio are investigating why an officer deployed his police dog on an unarmed suspect as he was surrendering with his hands raised. cbs's errol barnett reports the dog was released despite orders not to. and we must warn you some of the video is graphic. >> it seems like they're trying to kill me. >> reporter: newly released 911 calls appear to show 23-year-old commercial truck driver jadarrius rose panicking. >> i don't know why they're trying to kill me. >> they're not trying to kill you. >> yes, they are. >> reporter: while ohio state patrol officers were attempting to stop him for a missing mud flap the morning of july 4th, rose appears to keep driving for about 20 minutes before pulling over. officers drew at least one high-capacity weapon, and rose sped away.
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>> i was about to comply with them, but they all had their guns drawn out for whatever reason. >> reporter: then police deployed spike strips that damaged his tires, forcing him to stop. rose exited his truck and stood with his hands raised as circleville p.d.'s k-9 unit arrived. >> do not release the dog with his hands up. do not release the dog with his hands up! >> reporter: despite the state highway patrol order, the k-9 was released. >> get it off! get it off! >> reporter: leslie eaton is with the marshall project, which has studied the use of police k-9s. >> well, there isn't any national data. we did find some government estimates that thousands of people every year end up in emergency rooms because of dog bites, more than 3,000 a year. but nothing about who or how or why, what happened. >> reporter: now, the incident is being investigated by ohio state highway patrol and
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circleville p.d., and the town's mayor tells cbs news that the officer who released the k-9 -- that's ryan speakman -- has been placed on paid leave. major. >> errol barnett, thank you. tonight an extensive police search continues at the home of an architect charged with murdering three women whose bodies were dumped near long island's gilgo beach. investigators have been using an excavator, cadaver dogs, and sonar, looking for evidence that could tie rex heuermann to additional murders. today the suffolk county police commissioner described the search as fruitful but did not say what they found. the "cbs overnight news"
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tensions are growing between the united states and north korea after pyongyang fired two short-range ballistic missiles today. cbs's david martin reports the state department says the north has not responded to requests for information about the u.s. soldier that crossed the border last week. >> reporter: army private travis king is the wild card on a korean peninsula a u.s. defense official says is as tense as it's been for a long time. that's king moments before he dashed across the line dividing south from north nearly a week ago. and the u.s. still has not been able to find out anything. >> we wanted to ascertain the whereabouts of private king. we wanted information about his safety, but we have not received any response from them at all.
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>> reporter: a member of the united nations command could only report that north korea has received its request for information. >> none of us know where this is going to end. >> reporter: today north korea fired two more short-range ballistic missiles just hours after a u.s. nuclear-powered submarine, the "uss annapolis," pulled into a south korean port. the "annapolis" does not carry nuclear weapons, but its arrival comes just days after the visit of another american submarine, the "uss kentucky," which is equipped to carry nuclear-armed missiles. it was the first time in four decades a u.s. ballistic missile submarine had surfaced in south korea, a blunt reminder to north korea it is always in range of american nuclear weapons. south korea's hard-line president visited the ship to make sure north korea's kim jong-un got the message.
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"if north korea carries out a provocation, he said, it will lead to the end of that regime. kim jong-un answered back by test-firing missiles. more are expected, perhaps even an underground nuclear test later this week as korea marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the korean war. major. >> david martin, thank you. now to massive protests rocking israel. they intensified today after lawmakers voted to take power away from the supreme court, a planned push by prime minister benjamin netanyahu. cbs's elizabeth palmer reports from israel that opponents claim this move is a grave threat to democracy. >> repeporter: fury y erupted a the vote and then chaos. outside tel aviv, a car veered into the crowd, slamming into protesters, injuring three. the people who took to the streets were devastated by parliament's vote on judicial reform, which passed technically unopposed after the opposition
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walked out. that gave prime minister benjamin netanyahu's right wing and religious political allies a clear victory, but a hollow one. months of protests showed the majority of israelis were against the change. >> we're angry that people are trying to change this country, trying to create a democratic backslide. >> reporter: in a country with no constitution or upper legislative chamber, israel's supreme court had been a crucial check on government power. no more. >> when the supreme court don't have the tools to be independent, israel won't be a true democracy anymore. >> reporter: president biden had called the bill divisive and urged the prime minister to back off. netanyahu, who's facing corruption charges, has long been controversial. but this kind of outrage is unprecedented. more than 10,000 israeli military reservists said they
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wouldn't serve if netanyahu's amendment passed, and the protesters say they're not giving up. tonight, prime minister benjamin netanyahu was on television justifying what he called a necessary democratic step. but, of course, his opponents aren't buying that. they're determined to try and appeal today's decision and to block the next round of judicial reform that's already in the planning stages. major. >> elizabeth palmer, thank you. the "cbs overnight news" the "cbs overnight news" febreze! hatete it when a a car frfreshener hitsts you with h an overwheheg blast of p perfume? febreze e car ventnt clips work diffeferently. febrezeze gives yoyou consnsistent frereshness that startrts just rigight and ststays just r right... ...f.for 40 daysys. upgrade e to febrezeze car.
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now a tragic story involving a close friend of the obama family. massachusetts state police say a body found today off martha's vineyard was that of their personal chef, tafari campbell. he had first worked with the obamas in the white house. campbell had been paddleboarding near their home. in a statement, the obamas called campbell a beloved part of their family. there is a significant development in the case of an alabama woman who claimed she was kidnapped on an interstate. that is next. there is breaking news in the case of an alabama woman initially thought to have been kidnapped.
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carlee russell now admits that she made up the story she told a 911 operator about seeing a toddler walking alone on an interstate before she disappeared. she emerged two days later saying she had escaped. tonight police and prosecutors are discussing possible charges against russell. trader joe's is recalling two kinds of almond cookies. the company says the cookies may contain rocks. the recall involves almond windmill cookies and dark chocolate chunk and almond cookies with sell-by dates through october 21st. trader joe's says customers should throw the cookies away or return them to the store. oscar-winning actor jamie foxx has a message for fans af r his recent health
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>> i didn't want you to see me with -- with tubes running out of me and trying to figure out if -- if i was going to make it through. >> in the instagram post, foxx said he went to hell and back but did not disclose the nature of his illness. finally tonight, it's a barbie world. we're just living in it. >> hi, barbie. >> hi, ken. >> the "barbie" movie starring margot robbie and directed by greta gerwig smashed the box office with $162 million in ticket sales, making it the largest opening weekend of the year. it also set a record for the biggest debut by a female director ever. about 65% of the audience was female with many dressing up in costume to celebrate their favorite barbie looks over the decades. and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news
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continues. for others, please check back later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm major garrett. this is "cbs news flash." i'm wendy gillette in new york. the department of justice says the prosecutor who led the case against hunter biden could soon testify publicly on capitol
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hill. the house judiciary committee is currently investigating the doj after two whistle-blowers came forward saying that the president's son was given preferential treatment. the irs will no longer make unannounced home and business visits, ending a decades-old policy. the change is part of an effort to keep workers safe and combat scammers pretending to be irs agents. and change is under way at twitter, or should i say x? that's the new name for the social media platform which officially began its rebrand monday both online and at company headquarters in san francisco. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm wendy gillette, cbs news, new york. it's tuesday, july 25th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." border showdown. th
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