temperatures. >> reporter: in south florida, the water is so hot, beachgoers say it's not cooling them off. they s.a.t.s ay it's like a hot. 50 miles south of here in upper florida keys water temperatures hit 101.1 degrees. if confirmed, it could be the highest sea surface temperature ever recorded. researchers are worried about the damage to the fragile coral reefs. >> most importantly in south florida, we lose that protection, that barrier from hurricanes. >> reporter: outside atlanta, high school football practice has already started. >> it was above 92 and then we shut down practice all together. we go inside. we get in ■the air conditioning so all our players are safe. >> reporter: and it's about 15 degrees above average here in minneapolis. these are not the kind of extreme temperatures we're used to around here. jb? >> susan and elizabeth, stay

cool. for where this expanding heat is headed next, let's bring in meteorologist jacqui jeras from our partners a the weather channel. good evening, jacqui. >> good evening, jb. we've already had one round of storms unleash themselves about the great lakes. this has caused power outages and tree damage across the region, including in the detroit metro area. another wave of severe storms will be possible later tonight before the whole system works its way into the northeast for tomorrow. tomorrow not only damaging winds, but tornado threat for big cities from new york to portland. it's not a high tornado threat, but a few tornadoes will be possible. storms will be in the interior of the northeast when we start the day, but they'll move in along the i-95 corridor by late afternoon through the evening that will give us all day long to crank up that heat with many alerts in effect, feeling as high as 105. jb

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into his weekly news conference, minority leader mitch mcconnell stopped talking mid-sentence and froze. >> hey, mitch? anything else you want the say or should we go back to your office? do you want to say anything else to the press? >> reporter: he was escorted away by colleagues before returning a few minutes later to answer reporters' questions. >> i'm fine. >> you're fine? you're fully able to do your job? >> yeah. >> reporter: a mcconnell aide said he felt light-headed and stepped away for a moment. but the incident prompted fresh inquiries about the 81-year-old's health. any concerns about his health or have you noticed anything? >> i always wish leader mcconnell well. >> it's good to be back. >> reporter: the republican was back after several weeks from falling at a hotel.

he suffered a fractured rib and concussion. he also fell at his louisville home, fracturing his shoulder. now in his seventh term, this year he became the longest serving senate leader in u.s. history. >> it's always pretty scary when something like that happens. so i hope he is okay. >> reporter: conference chair john barrasso who also happens to be a doctor helped escort mcconnell back to his office. he told reporters he wanted to make sure mcconnell was fine, but remains concern about his health. jb? >> nikole killion on capitol hill, thanks, nikole. turning to the economy, the federal reserve today raised its key interes rate by a quarter of a percentage point. the 11th since last year brings rates to a range between 5.25 and 5.5%, the highest it's been in 22 years. cbs' carter evans reports consumers are finally getting relief in the fight against inflation.

>> reporter: we're beginning to see an impact from the historic fed rate hikes at grocery stores like tom's market outside chicago. >> dairy specifically prices are come back down to earth a little bill. >> reporter: co-owner nick says the best deals are often on the outer walls of the store, where he recently priced milk below cost. >> that's why it's in the back of the store. so you have to walk by everything on the way there. >> reporter: and pick up few extra things. >> hopefully. the periphery of the store, this is where a lot of your fresh products are. >> reporter: he says these items take less labor to produce and have a short shelf life. >> you to sell them. so this is where you see a lot more discounting to try to move product faster. >> reporter: chicken prices are actually lower than last year. same with fresh fish. and kostopals says pricing on fresh fruit is extremely competitive. >> we try to show as much value as we can. >> reporter: but grocery stores have less control over packaged

products on the center aisles and freezer section. they're impacted by high labor costs. >> cereal prices are up about 10% from this time last year. and because there is a lot of processing that goes on into making cereal. >> reporter: and the best bargains are usually not at eye level. >> look up. and this is an example where we're getting the store brand. $3 versus about $7 for the brand name. >> reporter: in terms of the center store, the larger companies have not lowered prices. >> reporter: you think you'll ever see prices come back down? >> no. i think once the consumer tolerates the price, they don't lower it again. >> reporter: today's rate hike is going to make things like credit cards and car loans more expensive. it's a real delicate balance. the fed has to slow down the economy just enough that businesses don't start mass layoffs. a and the fed chair said today another rate hike is possible next month. jb? >> eye level is the advice. thank you, carter. an ohio police officer was fired today for unleashing his police dog on a truck driver who

was surrendering with his hands raised. the incident earlier this month was captured on graphic body camera video. officer ryan speakman was told by state troopers not to deploy his dog but did so any way. the driver was later treated at a hospital for dog bites. the circleville police department says speakman did not meet the standards and expectations it holds for its officers. now to some close encounters on capitol hill, where there was an extraordinary hearing today about ufos. cbs' scott macfarlane reports on the stunning claims that the military is hiding evidencee of alieien spacececraft fromom the americanan people. >> reporter: alien films are a hollywood staple. so perhaps no surprise -- >> the american people deserve to know what is happening in our skies. >> reporter: there was a line out the door with people anxious for the government to share more about ufos. >> and in the baptist church, we

would say the devil is in our way. >> reporter: former intelligence officer david grusch testified he expects the pentagon's uap office is covering up program to retrieve crashed objects. do you believe our government is in possession of uaps? >> absolutely. >> reporter: the pentagon has denied claims. two former military pilots reported their close encounters. >> this object was estimated to be almost the size of a football field. >> reporter: former military fight david fraver testified. >> it's beyond materials we currently possess. >> reporter: congress will ask federal agencies and the pentagon to be more transparent. >> many people believe we're withholding information from them. >> reporter: on any unexplained aerial phenomenon incidents of which there have been at least 366 reported since 2021. do you think anybody's minds was changed because of this?

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illnesses have been reported. six people needed to be hospitalized. patients reported eating 80% lean ground beef purchased from shoprite stores in new york, new jersey, and connecticut. a recall has not yet been issued. finally tonight, the music world is mourning the death of sinead o'connor. ♪ nothing compares to you ♪ >> the irish singer/songwriter shot to international stardom with the release of her second album and its lead single "nothing compares 2 u." she was an outspoken advocate for social issues but ran into controversy after speaking out against the catholic church, which included ripping up a picture of pope john paul ii during an appearance on "saturday night live." she struggled for years with her mental health as she retreated from the public eye. her death was confirmed in a statement from her family.

sinead o'connor was just 56 years old. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for cbs mornings and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm james brown. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the search for a teenager who disappeared in 2019 from her

parents' arizona home is now over. alicia navarro, who is now 18, walked into a police station in montana on wednesday. authorities say she is safe and healthy and is not facing any charges. representatives from the military of niger have announced they removed the west african country's president from power. secretary of state antony blinken says the u.s. supports ousted president mohamed bazoum. and the u.s. women's national team drew 1-1 at the women's world cup. they play next on tuesday against portugal. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news."

>> i'm james brown in for norah. we begin tonight with the stunning collapse of the proposed plea agreement between hunter biden and the department of justice. the federal judge overseeing the case put the deal on hold after raising concerns about the scope of the agreement. forcing the president's son to plead not guilty to two misdemeanor tax crimes. prosecutors and defense attorneys must now get together and provide the judge with additional information prior to her deciding whether to approve. today's court hearing follows a five-year federal investigation led by a donald trump-appointed u.s. attorney. republicans blasted the original plea as a slap on the wrist and accuse the department of justice of interfering in the investigation. cbs' catherine herridge was inside the courtroom during today's dramatic hearing and starts us off tonight from wilmington, delaware. good evening, catherine. >> good evening. i was inside the courtroom about 20 feet from the president's son

as this extraordinary hearing unfolded as the deal fell apart, hunter biden appeared increasingly upset. this morning as hunter biden entered the delaware federal court, his team carried a sense of optimism. the plea deal would bring his legal troubles to an end. but judge maryellen noreika said a trump appointee said she needed more information before she could accept or reject the deal on misdemeanor tax charges and a gun violence. telling the court she felt she was being asked to rubber stamp an agreement she had concerns about. >> there is no reason to have a train wreck like today. >> reporter: the hearing laid bear a critical disagreement between u.s. attorney david weiss, a trump appointee and hunter biden's legal people over whether the plea would close the door on future charges for other possible crimes. weiss has said consistently the probe is ongoing. scott fredriksson is a former

prosecutor. how unusual is it for a plea agreement to fall apart? >> well, plea agreements fall apart every day in federal court, but they don't fall apart in high profile cases like this based on such fundamental misunderstandings. >> reporter: the judge also had constitutional questions on how the gun charge would be handled. in the plea agreement, the charge would be dismissed if biden remains drug-free and commits no additional crimes for two years. on capitol hill, the republican house speaker reacted. >> there shouldn't be two justice systems in america. hopefully that's what's being benghazi done. >> reporter: hunter biden left court and did not comment to reporters as originally planned. a plea deal is still possible. the parties have 30 days to answer the judge's question before she makes a decision. the white house said hunter biden's tax case is a personal matter. >> catherine herridge in delaware, thank you very much. now a carry incident high above new york city this morning. parts of a large construction

crane atop a high-rise building came crashing down on to the streets during the morning commute. cbs' lilia luciano reports a dozen people, including two firefighters suffered minor injuries. >> reporter: a massive construction crane carrying 16 tons of concrete came crashing down 45 stories on to one of midtown manhattan's busiest streets during the morning rush. >> i hear boom, boom, boom. now i'm yo, get out of the building right now. >> reporter: the video shows flames bursting from the crane high above. mayor eric adams said the situation could have been far worse. >> not only the boom falling to the street, but all of that concrete could have struck civilians. >> reporter: authorities are investigating what started the fire in the crane's engine compartment in the early morning hours. >> that crane operator saw that the fire started and tried to extinguish it. so we give a lot of credit. >> reporter: more than 100 people were evacuated nearby.

>> i have no id. i don't have keys. it's a mess. but we have that. and that's important. >> reporter: over 200 firefighters arrived at the scene. crews battled the flames for hours from the construction site and the roof of a nearby building. the fallen crane was owned by new york crane and equipment. the now deceased founder of the company, james lomma was charged and acquitted in the deaths of two construction workers in a 2008 crane collapse. >> there is an engineer that writes up the plans. there is essentially a general contractor. there is the user. we will be looking at all of those folks. >> reporter: it's still quite the busy and loud scene. you can still see a piece of the crane, that arm that fell behind me. but earlier today, once the fire was finally extinguished, the city did a preliminary inspection and found both of the buildings impacted and the crane that remains standing are structurally stable. meaning they are not at risk of collapsing. but there was a stop work order

for the construction site as the investigation continues. jb? >> thank you, lilia. now to the expanding heat dome and rising temperatures with more than 170 million americans under alerts tonight. susan elizabeth littlefield from our cbs minneapolis station reports the brutal heat is affecting everyday life from coast-to-coast. >> reporter: oppressive high temperatures are hovering over the midwest. >> it's pretty hot. it's cooking. >> reporter: it felt like 100 degrees in minneapolis today. >> everyone always thinks of the cold. but the summers get really hot and humid too. >> reporter: in the southwest, temperatures in phoenix have been at or above 110 degrees for 27 days. texas and surrounding states reported a spike in heat-related hospitalizations this month. heat is especially a concern for agriculture workers like tj coffey. >> these animals, they're our livelihood.

we have to make sure that they're safe and alive. >> reporter: the heatwave stretching all the way to florida. cristian benavides is in miami beach monitoring water temperatures. >> reporter: in south florida, the water is so hot, beachgoers say it's not cooling them off. they say it's like a hot tub. 50 miles south of here in upper florida keys water temperatures hit 101.1 degrees. if confirmed, it could be the highest sea surface temperature ever recorded. researchers are worried about the damage to the fragile coral reefs. >> most importantly in south florida, we lose that protection, that barrier from hurricanes. >> reporter: and it's about 15 degrees above average here in minneapolis. these are not the kind of extreme temperatures we're used to around here, jb. >> susan and elizabeth, stay cool. for where this expanding heat is headed next, let's bring in meteorologist jacqui jeras from our partners a the weather channel. good evening, jacqui. >> good evening, jb. we've already had round one of

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southern italy. last year italy registered more heat-related deaths than anywhere else in europe. more than 18,000 people. and it's feared that this year could be even deadlier. amid climate change, heat and fires aren't the only risk. in northern italy, storms with hurricane-force winds and hail the size ofcantaloupes, the biggest ever reported in europe, have snapped trees in half. a girl scout is among at least two dead. dozens more are injured. chris livesay, rome. a new study finds the record heat in both europe and north america would have been virtually impossible without human-caused climate change. researchers also say climate change is making heatwaves hotter and longer. this july is expected to be the hottest month on record. ben tracy has more on the climate change connection to extreme weather. >> reporter: this summer feels like a page torn from the book of revelation.

thee planet's alarm bells ringig all at once. [ siren ] are climate scientist; climate experts surprised by this? > they've been telling us this is going to happen. it's definitely on the outer ranges of what scientists thought would be happening by the year 2023. >> reporter: leah stokes is a climate policy expert at uc santa barbara. she says human-caused climate change combined with a developing el nino weather pattern that raises global temperatures is fueling these concerns. what is a climate connection to a heatwave? >> heatwaves are really the easiest things that we can link directly to climate change. and increasingly, climate scientists are saying there is no way we would have seen a heatwave like we've been seeing over the last few weeks. all across the planet, if we hadn't warmedthe planet, if we didn't have climate change. >> reporter: a new report by world weather attribution scientists say these once extremely rare heatwaves are not rare in today's climate.

they warn that unless the world rapidly stops burning fossil fuels, these events will become even more common, occurring every two to five years. >> if we stopped burning fossil fuels, the temperature would start to stabilize. but unfortunately, until we do that, there is a lot of warming in the system, and it's going keep getting worse. >> reporter: we have already warmed the planet by about two degrees since preindustrial times. we are on track to reach 5.8 degrees of warming by 2100. scientists say we are still pumping record amounts of carbon pollution boo the atmosphere. there are signs of hope. demand for electric vehicles is accelerarating, andnd r renewab energygy is more a abundant a a cheaperr than evever. but u unless we dramatically cu planet warming emissions, this record hot summer might be the coolest one we have left. >> i have young children. have i twins under 2. i think they're going to be alive for several decades. so i'm not interested in talking about how it's impossible or how it's not real. it's real. it's happening now, and we knee

noe what to do to stop it. >> reporter: ben tracy in los angeles. the biden administration has announced new rules this would push insurance companies to increase their coverage of mental health treatments. skyler henry has more from the white house. >> reporter: president biden says insurance carriers need do more to provide mental health coverage. >> for all those brave enough and strong enough to seek help, and i mean, that brave enough and strong enough to seek help. we have to do better. >> reporter: biden and many advocates say insurance policies restrict patient access to the care they need. >> in 2020, less than half, less than half of all adults with mental illness diagnoses received care for it. less than half. for children, the number is even worse. >> reporter: he announced new rules would require insurers to study whether their plans were following the law and make changes where necessary. they're meant to end restrictive policy such as prior

authorization requirements and smaller networks of providers which limit patients' abilities to seek help. >> people with insurance are twice as likely to have to go out of network for mental health care compared to physical health care. >> the pandemic itself was a national stressor. >> reporter: the american psychological association says in the months following the pandemic, demands for more mental health services are up. >> we really need to look at how mental health care is delivered, period. we need to have access to specialty care when people's symptoms and struggles overwhelm their capacity to cope. we also need to figure out mechanisms to get care to individuals before they get to the breaking point. >> reporter: but experts say the administration's push is a step in the right direction. skyler henry, cbs news, hey, i just got a text from my sister. you remember rick, her neighbor? sure, he's the 76-year-old guy who still runs marathons, right? sadly, not anymore. wow.

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this month marks 50 years since the death of martial arts legend bruce lee. as jonathan vigliotti explains, his legacy in movies and tv continue to inspire people around the world. >> reporter: in los angeles' chinatown, there stands a bronze figure like no other in america. >> when we say bruce lee was larger than life, i can't think of a better example than this statue. >> i think it's such a beautiful tribute. this is the only bruce lee statue in the united states.

>> reporter: his daughter, shannon lee says it captures his strength and dignity. >> my father represents what's possible. like what is possible for a human being. >> reporter: martial artist, actor, writer, thinker. >> you put water into the bottle, it becomes the bottle. you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. >> reporter: bruce lee bridged cultures and broke barriers. a legacy that endures half a century after his tragic death at 32. yes, he was just 32 years old. >> there is just no place where people don't know who he is, don't have affection for him. so many people from so many walks of life all over the globe. >> reporter: and his life was amazing. born in san francisco in 1940, lee grew up in hong kong and was in films at a very early age.

>> his first movie role was as an infant. and he made 18, 20 films up to the age of 18. >> reporter: he was also perfecting his own martial arts style, combining combat, self-defense and philosophy, and began teaching it at moving to seattle. a 1964 skills demonstration -- >> take one. >> reporter: led to this remarkable screen test. >> start of. >> reporter: auditioning for the part of kato in the tv series "he green hornet," lee displayed his trademark kick, jabs and punches. he won the role but faced discrimination as an asian american in hollywood. >> as the scripts were coming out, they would give him the lines to work on, but there were no lines.

i was sort of like hello, you know, yes. >> reporter: "the green hornet" lasted only one season, but lee was breakout star. and in the coming years would appear in a string of films showcasing his extraordinary talents. >> i would say every action film that's being made today, everyone is striving still to do what he did. >> reporter: justin len is a taiwanese american filmmaker. his movies, which include several from the fast and furious franchise have grossed more than $2 billion. >> there is something very authentic in his sequences, in his films. it's these moments where unabashedly they cut to his close-up. and he is not saying anything. but he is saying everything. >> i've been collecting for over 50 years. >> reporter: and for jeff chen, bruce lee changed everything. >> i actually grew up being ashamed of my chinese heritage because of all the negative

stereotype that you see in movies, tv, even comic books. >> reporter: chen owns one of the largest collections of lee memorabilia, currently on display at the chinese historical society in san francisco. he says he was bullied at school for being asian american. >> i got picked on. i got called every racial slur in the book. so i was basically on my own. >> reporter: that is, he says, until his father put this on his bedroom wall. >> and i looked at the poster, and then i was crying. and then it was almost like brucie was speaking to me, saying it's okay, jeff. because i, bruce lee, am chinese american, and i want you to be proud of your heritage. >> reporter: that poster was from the film "fist of fury." lee would make just one more movie, "enter the dragon." >> it is like a finger-pointing the way to the moon. >> reporter: before his life was cut short from a cerebral edema,

a swelling of the brain in 1973. you were four years old when your father passed away. >> the thing that i remember about him the most, far and away the most is how he felt and how i felt in his presence. >> reporter: shannon spoke about the death of her father and her brother, brandon lee, who died when a prop gun discharged during the filming of the 1993 movie "the crow." >> loss, like the loss of my father and the loss of my brother is traumatizing. it's traumatizing to the spirit and the body. and the soul. and i have to really acknowledge my father's philosophies for helping me to get through those times. >> my dad loved to meditate. it helped him to sort of clear his mind. >> reporter: she carries on bruce lee's mission from camps that install confidence in children to developing a story he hoped to bring to the screen.

it's called the warrior, a martial arts crime drama that she and justin len are producing for max, now in its third season. i felt like it was important to try to finish what he started. >> reporter: and it's what bruce lee started that guides so many people today. what would your father say if he were here? what would your father's message be? >> i think he would try to encourage everybody to see each other as human beings first. you know, we all may have subtle differences, but those differences should be celebrated. we all want the same things, to be safe, to be loved, to be seen. we all want that. he said it himself. under the heavens, under th sky, we're a when you humble yourself

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a group of lawmakers is fighting for freedom of footwear. scott macfarlane explains how the sneakers with the suit look has powerful backers in washington. >> reporter: it's easy to get

swept up in the historic grandeur of congress, but if you look down, you'll see something entirely untraditional. the buttoned up world of capitol hill is turning to laces. >> they had a match. >> reporter: florida freshman congressman jared moskowitz is trying to get congress to catch up with the people it represents. >> as congress gets younger, you're going to see more and more people wearing sneakers. >> reporter: do you have a few pairs? >> yes, over 100. >> reporter: a whundred? >> yeah, maybe more. >> reporter: the flood began to break in may when they wore dress sneakes in the oval office, a room which for generations has strictly been the land of oxfords and loafers. robin is a pulitzer prize winning fashion journalist at "the washington post." >> it's their way of saying they're not going to completely play by the rules. >> reporter: if you wear this to work, somebody from the other party might talk to you about them. >> well, that's the whole idea. >> reporter: moskowitz and have

formed a bipartisan sneaker caucus, hoping the sneaker serves as an icebreaker for members of a gridlocked polarized congress. do you find these sneakers start conversations? >> they do. it starts conversations with staff. it starts conversations with other members. it starts conversations with capital police. it starts conversations with visitors. >> reporter: but gavan says the sneakers' impact may run much deeper. >> it raises question about how we look at power, and they don't have to be clomping about marble hallways in uncomfortable shoes if they choose not. to and it doesn't take away from their authority. that was scott macfarlane reporting. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. check back later for "cbs mornings." reporting from the nation's capitol, i'm caitlin huey-burns. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the search for a teenager who disappeared in 2019 from her parents' arizona home is now

over. alicia navarro, who is now 18, walked into a police station in montana on wednesday. authorities say she is safe and healthy and is not facing any charges. representatives from the military of niger have announced they removed the west african country's president from power. secretary of state antony blinken says the u.s. supports ousted president mohamed bazoum. and the u.s. women's national team drew 1-1 against the netherlands in their second match at the women's world cup. they play next on tuesday against portugal. for more, download the cbs news app on your ll phone or co ew york. tonight, hunter biden's plea deal unravels after the president's son pleads not guilty to misdemeanor tax crimes. what it all means. here are tonight's headlines.

the concern tonight from a federal judge. why she gave hunter biden and federal prosecutors 30 days to come up with the new agreement. >> the trial clock is ticking. a crane collapsed here in manhattan. it caught fire at a construction site on the west side of the city this morning. >> at least two firefighters are busy. >> it's scary. a building is going up every week it seems like around here. and a string of -- >> an alarming moment on capitol hill. republican senate leader mitch mcconnell freezes mid sentence during a press conference. we're tracking severe thunderstorms as two-thirds of the country are now in the heat dome. >> it didn't take long to start sweating out here in this heat. >> and there is no relief at the beach. >> the water temperature in florida's manatee bay was measured at 101.1 degrees. if you want to lower your

grocery bills, you have to know where to shop, and not just which store, but which aisles inside the store. some prices are actually coming down. we'll show you where to find the deals. these sightings are not rare or isolated. >> members of congress on both sides of the aisle are pressing the pentagon and other government agencies for the answers about ufos. >> we can't trust a government that does not trust its people. ♪ ♪ they're throwing it all this way ♪ and outspoken singer sinead o'connor dies at 56. ♪ nothing compares to you ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm james brown in for norah. we begin tonight with the stunning collapse of the proposed plea agreement between hunter biden and the department of justice.

the federal judge overseeing the case put the deal on hold after raising concerns about the scope of the agreement. forcing the president's son to plead not guilty to two misdemeanor tax crimes. prosecutors and defense attorneys must now get together and provide the judge with additional information prior to her deciding whether to approve. today's court hearing follows a five-year federal investigation led by a donald trump-appointed u.s. attorney. republicans blasted the original plea as a slap on the wrist and accuse the department of justice of interfering in the investigation. cbs' catherine herridge was inside the courtroom during today's dramatic hearing and starts us off tonight from wilmington, delaware. good evening, catherine. >> good evening. i was inside the courtroom about 20 feet from the president's son as this extraordinary hearing unfolded as the deal fell apart, hunter biden appeared increasingly upset.

this morning as hunter biden entered the delaware federal court, his team carried a sense of optimism. the plea deal would bring his legal troubles to an end. but judge maryellen noreika said a trump appointee said she needed more information before she could accept or reject the deal on misdemeanor tax charges and a gun violation. telling the court she felt she was being asked to rubber stamp an agreement she had concerns about. >> there is no reason to have a train wreck like today. >> reporter: the hearing laid bare a critical disagreement between u.s. attorney david weiss, a trump appointee, and hunter biden's legal team over whether the plea would close the door on future charges for other possible crimes. weiss has said consistently the probe is ongoing. scott frederickson is a federal prosecutor. how unusual is it for a plea agreement to fall apart? >> well, plea agreements fall apart every day in federal court, but they don't fall apart in high profile cases like this

based on such fundamental misunderstandings. >> reporter: the judge also had constitutional questions on how the gun charge would be handled. in the plea agreement, the charge would be dismissed if biden remains drug-free and commits no additional crimes for two years. on capitol hill, the republican house speaker reacted. >> there shouldn't be two justice systems in america. and hopefully today that's what's being done. >> reporter: hunter biden left court and did not comment to reporters as originally planned. a plea deal is still possible. the parties have 30 days to answer the judge's questions before she makes a decision. the white house said hunter biden's tax case is a personal matter. jb? >> catherine herridge in delaware, thank you very much. now a carry incident high above new york city this morning. parts of a large construction crane atop a high-rise building came crashing down on to the streets during the morning commute.

cbs' lilia luciano reports a dozen people, including two firefighters suffered minor injuries. >> reporter: a massive construction crane carrying 16 tons of concrete came crashing down 45 stories on to one of midtown manhattan's busiest streets during the morning rush. >> i hear boom, boom, boom. now i'm yo, get out of the building right now. >> reporter: the video shows flames bursting from the crane high above. mayor eric adams said the situation could have been far worse. >> not only the boom falling to the street, but all of that concrete could have struck civilians. >> reporter: authorities are investigating what started the fire in the crane's engine compartment in the early morning hours. >> that crane operator saw that the fire started and tried to extinguish it. so we give a lot of credit. >> reporter: more than 100 people were evacuated nearby. >> i no id. i don't have keys. it's a mess. but we have that.

and that's important. >> reporter: over 200 firefighters arrived at the scene. crews battled the flames for hours from the construction site and the roof of a nearby building. the fallen crane was owned by new york crane and equipment. the now deceased founder of the company, james lomma was charged and acquitted in the deaths of two construction workers in a 2008 crane collapse. >> there is an engineer that writes up the plans. there is essentially a general contractor. there is the user. we will be looking at all of those folks. >> reporter: it's still quite the busy and loud scene. you can still see a piece of the crane, that arm that fell behind me. but earlier today, once the fire was finally extinguished, the city did a preliminary inspection and found both of the buildings impacted and the crane that remains standing are structurally stable. meaning they are not at risk of collapsing. but there was a stop work order for the construction site as the investigation continues. jb? >> thank you, lilia.

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now to the expanding heat dome and rising temperatures with more than 170 million americans under alerts tonight. susan elizabeth littlefield from our cbs minneapolis station reports the brutal heat is affecting everyday life from coast-to-coast. >> reporter: oppressive high temperatures are hovering over the midwest. >> it's pretty hot. it's cooking. >> reporter: it felt like 100 degrees in minneapolis today. >> everyone always thinks of the cold. but the summers get really hot and humid too. >> reporter: in the southwest, temperatures in phoenix have been at or above 110 degrees for 27 days. texas and surrounding states reported a spike in heat-related hospitalizations this month. heat is especially a concern for agricultural workers like tj coffey. >> these animals, they're our livelihood. we have to make sure that they're safe and alive. >> reporter: the heatwave stretching all the way to florida. cristian benavides is in miami beach monitoring water

temperatures. >> reporter: in south florida, the water is so hot, beachgoers say it's not cooling them off. they say it's like a hot tub. 50 miles south of here in upper florida keys water temperatures hit 101.1 degrees. if confirmed, it could be the highest sea surface temperature ever recorded. researchers are worried about the damage to the fragile coral reefs. >> most importantly in south florida, we lose that protection, that barrier from hurricanes. >> reporter: outside atlanta, high school football practice has already started. >> it was above 92 and then we shut down practice all together. we go inside. we get in the air conditioning so all our players are safe. >> reporter: and it's about 15 degrees above average here in minneapolis. these are not the kind of extreme temperatures we're used to around here. jb? >> susan and elizabeth, stay cool. for where this expanding heat is

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minority leader mitch mcconnell stopped talking mid-sentence and froze. >> hey, mitch? >> you okay, mitch? anything else you want the say or should we go back to your office? do you want to say anything else to the press? >> reporter: he was escorted away by colleagues before returning a few minutes later to answer reporters' questions. >> i'm fine. >> you're fine? you're fully able to do your job? >> yeah. >> reporter: a mcconnell aide said he felt light-headed and stepped away for a moment. but the incident prompted fresh inquiries about the 81-year-old's health. any concerns about his health or have you noticed anything? >> i always wish leader mcconnell well. >> it's good to be back. >> reporter: the kentucky republican was out for several weeks earlier this year after falling at a d.c. hotel. he suffered a fractured rib and a concussion.

>> i may have hit my head, but i didn't hit it that hard. >> reporter: back in 2019 mcconnell also fell at his louisville home, fracturing his shoulder. now in his seventh term, this year he became the longest serving senate leader in u.s. history. >> it's always pretty scary when something like that happens. so i hope he is okay. >> reporter: gop conference chair john barrasso, who also happens to be a doctor helped escort mcconnell back to his office. he told reporters he wanted to make sure mcconnell was fine, but remains concerned about his health. jb? >> nikole killion on capitol hill, thanks, nikole. turning to the economy, the federal reserve today raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. the 11th such increase since last year brings rates to a range between 5.25 and 5.5%, the highest it's been in 22 years. cbs' carter evans reports consumers are finally getting relief in the fight against inflation. >> reporter: we're beginning to

see an impact from the historic fed rate hikes at grocery stores like tom's market outside chicago. >> dairy specifically prices are come back down to earth a little bill. bit. co-owner nick kostopoulos says the best deals are often happening on the outer walls of the store, where he recently priced milk below cost. >> that's why it's in the back of the store. so you have to walk by everything on the way there. >> reporter: and pick up few extra things. >> hopefully. the periphery of the store, this is where a lot of your fresh products are. >> reporter: leo is chief economist at consumer spending analysis firm numerator. he says these items take less labor to produce and have a short shelf life. >> you have to sell them. this is where you see a lot more discounting to try to move product faster. >> reporter: chicken prices are actually lower than last year. same with fresh fish. and kostopoulos says pricing on fresh fruit is extremely competitive. >> any time something comes down, we jump to try to show as much value as we can. >> reporter: but grocery stores have less control over packaged products on the center aisles and freezer section.

they're impacted by high labor costs. >> cereal prices are up about 10% from this time last year. and this is because there is a lot of processing that goes on into making cereal. >> reporter: and the best bargains are usually not at eye level. >> look up. and this is an example where we're getting the store brand. the store label here is about 3 versus about $7 for the brand name. >> in terms of the center store, the larger companies have not lowered prices. >> reporter: you think you'll ever see prices come back down? >> no. i think once the consumer tolerates the price, they don't lower it again. >> reporter: today's rate hike is going to make things like credit cards and car loans more expensive. it's a real delicate balance. the fed has to slow down the economy just enough that businesses don't start mass layoffs. and the fed chair said today another rate hike is possible next month. jb? >> eye level is the advice. thank you, carter. an ohio police officer was fired today for unleashing his police dog on a truck driver who was surrendering with his hands

raised. the incident earlier this month was captured on graphic body camera video. officer ryan speakman was told by state troopers not to deploy his dog but did so any way. the driver was later treated at a hospital for dog bites. the circleville police department says speakman did not meet the standards and expectations it holds for its officers. now to some close encounters on capitol hill, where there was an extraordinary hearing today about ufos. cbs' scott macfarlane reports on the stunning claims that the military is hiding evidence of alien spacecraft from the american people. >> reporter: alien films are a hollywood staple. so perhaps no surprise -- >> the american people deserve to know what is happening in our skies. >> reporter: there was a line out the door with people anxious for the government to share more about ufos. >> and in the baptist church, we would say the devil is in our way.

>> a former lawmakers negligence officer david grusch testified he expects the pentagon's uap office is covering up a decades long program to retrieve crashed objects. do you believe our government is in possession of uaps? >> absolutely. >> reporter: the pentagon has denied grusch's claims. two former military pilots reported their close encounters. >> this object was estimated to be almost the size of a football field. >> reporter: former military pilot david fraver testified he was astonished by what he saw in the sky. >> i think it's far beyond our materials and science we currently possess. >> reporter: congress will ask federal agencies and the pentagon to be more transparent. >> many people believe we're withholding information from them. >> reporter: on any unexplained aerial phenomenon incidents of which there have been at least 366 reported since 2021. do you think anybody's minds was changed because of this? >> i think they will. when they see this, they see

those men. they're not just some random people off the street. >> reporter: senators this week will consider legislation requiring the national archives to release federal reports about ufos, arguing those mysterious items in the sky, jb, are a danger to military aircraft and u.s. security on the ground. >> scott, thank you very much. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ♪♪oh♪ ♪♪then you t take me by y the ♪ ♪♪i feel b better agaiain♪

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and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm james brown. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the search for a teenager who disappeared in 2019 from her

parents' arizona home is now over. alicia navarro, who is now 18, walked into a police station in montana on wednesday. authorities say she is safe and healthy and is not facing any charges. representatives from the military of niger have announced they removed the west african country's president from power. secretary of state antony blinken says the u.s. supports ousted president mohamed bazoum. and the u.s. women's national team drew 1-1 at the against the netherlands in their second match at the women's world cup. they play next on tuesday against portugal. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new it's thursday, july 27th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." plea deal falls apart. hunter biden pleads not guilty