brito. opioid. tonight, strike strategy. tough talk, new negotiations. uaw walk-outs go on with picket lines, rallies and uncertainty. >> we're prepared it do whatever we have to do. the membership is fed up. >> off the production line and on to the picket line. barrymore reversal. the tv show hits pause on her talk show's return after the

writer strike backlash. also tonight, biden troubles. cbs news polling reveals how voters are feeling about the president's economic agenda, age and performance. murder charges. two people arrested after a suspected fentanyl poisoning that killed one toddler and sickened three children at a new york city day care. in ukraine, new fighting amid a race for battlefield crews. a month or so in the fight against russia and they have made an important breakthrough. >> and the co-founder of "rolling stone" magazine after a controversial comment. >> and later, a 49ers hall of famer gets back in the game. why steve young is coaching this high school team.

this is "the cbs weekend news" from new york. good evening. thank you for joining us. right now thousands are on the puckett lines at three factories in michigan, missouri and ohio. that could slam the brakes on the economy. the labor department reports the u.s. loss more than 4 million days of work due to strikes and lockouts last month. it is the highest level in more than 20 years. cbs's kris van cleave leads us off tonight. good evening. >> reporter: the uac called a negotiating session with forward saturday ranably productive. but no deal yet, which means these workers remain on strike. >> uaw in the house right now? >> reporter: rallying the troops on day three of the united auto

workers strike against detroit's big three car makers. negot negotiations yielded some progress but no deal to get workers off the picket line and back on the production line. >> these companies have made a quarter of a trillion dollars in the last ten years, $21 billion in the last six months alone. and our workers' wages and conditions have went backwards. >> the union is seeking at least a 36% raise, cost of living and job protections as well as an unwinding of recessions made during the great recession in 2007. automaker offers center around a raise of about 20%. how does this end? >> problem solving, getting the right deal for employees that recognizes their hard work and we want job security by having great products people want to by

over the next handful of years. and joined by those in michigan, missouri and hoohio walked off the job. >> if we don't get better offers and what we need, we'll amp this up even more. >> reporter: this woman worries that will cause her business to sputter. the plant across the street drives 80% of her business. >> you have bills, mortgages to pay, kids to feed. >> reporter: ford says it has had to temporarily lay off about 600 workers at this plant. general motors says it expects to have to idle a plant in kansas that employs more than 2,000 people as soon as monday. >> wow, that's huge. kris van cleave, thank you. now to a change of heart for drew barrymore. today the tv host announced in a social media post she would in fact stop production of her

daytime talk show until the writer strike is over. last week she announced the show would go on but faced backlash. cbs's "the talk" also announced it would join. and president biden will meet at the united nations general assembly with workers. skyler? >> reporter: good to see you. the glaring concern is the possibility of a government shutdown less than two weeks away. president biden yet again brushing off house republicans, launching a formal impeachment inquiry into it, alleging he benefited from his son hunter's business dedealings.

the move comes as kevin mccarthy is looking to shore up the government conservatives. >> i want to make sure we don't shut down. i don't think that is a within for the american people. >> some of the farthest right members in the house say one of their sticking points, no more funding for ukraine. volodymyr zelenskyy is set to travel to d.c. this week. >> having him here will be very persuasive. the last time 300 voted affirmative out of 435. >> as concerns grow over the looming shutdown, voters are uncertain about the economic fallout and their finances. new polling shows nearly half of registered voters say they're worse off now than before the start of the pandemic, par outpacing those who are better off. of those who say they are doing worse, voters in large part are backing former president trump.

now that cbs news polling says it's unclear to registered voters whether they could get a full second term from either president biden or former president trump, though we should mention a majority of those voters think former president trump could serve all four years. >> thank you. tonight police in los angeles county are searching for the gunman who murdered a sheriff's deputy. security video shows a car pulling up behind a deputy's cruiser and causing at the driver's side door and speeding off. sheriff robert luna called it a targeted attack. >> he ambushed and killed, murdered one of our deputies. we need your help to get him off the street. >> the 30-year-old deputy, ryan clinkunbroomer, was engaged to be married last year. >> and two people face murder charges after four people at a

licensed day care after contact with fentanyl. >> reporter: state officials conducted a surprise inspection of the day care and found no violations. now medical examiners are working to determine the exact cause of death of the toddler. the parents of 1-year-old nicholas domenici say they can't imagine leiife without their so who died at a home-based day care. officials found him and two other children unconscious on friday. police say narcan was used to revive them in an apparent fentanyl exposure. a fourth child who was picked up earlier was rushed to the hospital by his mother after looking lethargic. >> at this day care center, we discovered an item commonly used by drug dealers when packaging large quantity of drugs.

>> reporter: the day care owner and the building tenant each face nearly a dozen charges, including murder, assault and child endangerment. they are expected to be arraigned in a bronx criminal court late sunday night. new york's mayor visited the children and spoke on the crisis. >> it is a real wake-up call for individuals who have opioids or fentanyl in their homes. >> reporter: and three children remain hospitalized, one in critical condition. >> it truly is a wake-up call as the mayor stated. thank you. tonight, a new battlefield break through on the war frontlines in ukraine but the next enemy may befront lines in ukraine but the next enemy may be time. this is what liberation looks like as the counter

offensive drives on. the forces say they forced the rurussian defendnders to surren oror be killedd in a a r record message from a surveillance jones. capturing this area is a big win for ukraine. it's just eight miles from bakhmut. now ukraine says it's increasingly breaking t through russia's d defensive linenes, advances w which c come as anti-kremlin russian fighters based in ukraine threaten to launch fresh attacks inside russia. the two groups, consisting of hundreds of recruits are called the freedom of russian legion and are responsible for the biggest incursions inside russia. this man is a commander. >> translator: we don't fight against the russian people. we fight against the existing

kremlin regime, he says, because some of us were tortured, some of our friends were disappeared or killed or given long prison sentences by them. moscow accuses the anti-regime groups as being neonazi, something that alexander denies. are you a neonazi? >> translator: no, i am not a neonazi. we have right-wing radicals but we are a militaryial fig-- mili, finding against the current russian regime. >> they say they must prepare themselves against a quote, long warm against ukraine. and under fire for remarks criticizing african-americans and women. we have more on what winter had to say. elise? >> reporter: good evening. he is now apologizing for what

he calls badly chosen words about black and female musicians. >> just for public relations sake, maybe i should have gone and found one black and one woman artist who include here that didn't measure up to that same his ttorical standards. he discussed his decision to only include his conversations with seven white male artists who he believe shaped rock 'n' roll. >> insofar as women, none were as articulate enough on this intellectual level. >> you can't say that. >> joanie mitchell is a legendary singer/songwriter. and he also claimed certain black artists were not articulate enough. >> these are genius artists. i could use the word as broad as

the masters. or maybe marvin gaye, or i could cut curtis mayfield. they didn't articulate at that level. >> gay and mayfield are considered some of the most influential songwriters. ♪ keep on pushing ♪ ♪ >> with faymayfield credited ase of the first musicians to introduce social consciousness. in an apology, he acknowledged he demeaned the impact of black and women artists. he was removed from the rock 'n' roll hall of fame foundation, which he also co-founded. >> thank you. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news" sudan enflames as war goes on in the capitol. and centuries' old relics

returneded. and the girls o of the gridiron shshowing thee sideline e with famous f father.

today fire engulfed a landmark sky scraper in sudan. video shows the tower engulfed in f in heavy flames. more than 5 million people have fled sudan since fighting erupted back in april. tonight an investigation is under way after a deadly plane crash in the amazon. it happened saturday as the plane tried to land in heavy rain. 14 people were on board, most of thome tourists headed to a fish expedition. there were no survivors. still ahead on the cbs weekend news, on the hunt for priceless treasures taken from this 900-year-old temple.

this past week, the family

of the lake billionaire art collector george lindanman agreed to return 38 statues to the government of cambodia after investigators determined the treasures had been looted. elizabeth palmer has more on the country's lost treasures. >> reporter: a 900-year-old wonder of history, religion and art, that's made it a top stop on countless bucket lists. it's also the site of an epic theft. thousands of people visit these ruins every day. yet look closely at some of the temples, especially the lesser known ones, and you'll notice something vital is missing. exquisitely carved statues of hindu gods and buddhists. he's made it his mission to track them down. >> many of thieves statues have spiritual qualities and the cambodians regard them as their

ancestors. they believe that they're living. >> reporter: in decades of lawlessness after cambodia's civil war, looters raided the sites and made off with priceless artifacts but left traces of their theft. one was this pedestal. another the fragment of a foot. gordon's research show they're part of this, standing female dieity. >> we have a french archaeologist who uses 3d imaging and he's been able to match the body at the met to the foot that's here. >> looted artifacts have been trickling back to cambodia, part of the worldwide move to send cultural treasures home. the met returned two sculptures, the kneeling attendants in 2013.

our request for comment went unanswered but gordon isn't giving up. if it was illegal, can it not be fixed in the courts? >> at the moment we have been working with the u.s. government, providing them information on the collection. and the u.s. government has their own investigation going on. if it doesn't work out to our satisfaction, we are confident that we can bring civil action. >> reporter: the goal ultimately is to restore piece by piece at least some of the ancient figures that once graced this famous site. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, cambodia. next on the "cbs weekend news", the party is on in bavaria.a. whilile millionons of touririst tappining in.

the beer is flowing this first weekend of oktoberfest in munich, germany. about 6 million people are expected to participate in the 188th edition of the festival. it's estimated those who celebrate will concern nearly 2 million gallons of beer. i don't even drink beer but that looked good. when we return, a three-time super bowl champ is back in the game andnd it's all ththanks to gigirls.

we end tonight in california where for the first time girls flag football is an official varsity sport. in tonight's weekend journal, verne glen from our cbs station in san francisco shows us why a football legend was prompted to get back in the game.

we have strength! we have smarts! we have that dog! the girls flag football team also has a hall of famer on their coaching staff. >> everyone else can freak out. you have to be peaceful. get it in your hand and rip it. >> steve young is an assistant coach for the first year program. he's helping out his long-time friend and former 49er team may john bay. >> john said you want to come help out? i got a full-time job but i come over a couple hours a week and try to help out. we're running the old 49er plays and signals. if you have the 49er signals, you can steal our signals. it's easy for me to come in and help out john. we learned it 30 years ago. >> one of the girls turn on the nfl network and saw super bowl 23 highlight film and they heard

some of the players on the nfl network last night. >> reporter: most are playing football for the first time. young and bay are having a blast teaching them the game. >> float short passes. >> you got to rip it. and what i love about the girls is they love football. it's fun to have to explain the line of scrimmage and that there's a formation and a play. some of the things that we learned when we were younger. and their enthusiasm for it. >> reporter: it also has been a perfect chance for steve to connect with his two daughters following in dad's footsteps. >> nice throw! >> my boys didn't play football. so my two girls are out here playing with john, the head coach. i'm loving they're learning

about the game, why it's so cool. >> verne glen, be cbs news, san francisco. that is the "cbs weekend news." coming up next, "60 minutes." good night. from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. >> no, not a pandemic. i blame it on crime. >> now at 6:00, the bay area restaurant owner closing up shop after decades. why he says rising crime has driven even long-time loyal customers away. plus, 100 years since one of the most destructive wildfires in berkeley's history. the city is putting in new safety measures, but are they really ready for the next one? later, a cemetery

ransacked. the grave marker stolen. why it has erased years of work by local historians. live from the cbs studios, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm andrea nakano. we begin in oakland where a downtown popular restaurant will be shutting down at the end of the month. it has been an oakland institution for four decades. >> the owner tells our da lin, it's not the pandemic, but the crime that has killed his business. >> reporter: opening 38 years ago. >> this is my mother, my father, and older brother, older sister. >> reporter: the family run restaurant serves a vietnamese cuisine with a touch of french influence. >> it's very popular, the spicy wings, the cooked beefsteak. and garlic noodles. >> this is an institution to oakland, and it is very well known.

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