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under investigation. we don't know the cause at this time. >> reporter: again, two people killed, three in the hospital with critical injuries. mayor breed says if there's anything involved with this road that may have contributed to it, it will be dealt with, but for now sit a matter very much under investigation. >> john do, we have any idea who was driving that suv? >> reporter: they gave us very little information. somebody referred to -- one of the witnesses referred to it as a she, but that was not confirmed or said by the officials that were out here. they're really not telling us much. >> got it. the west portal area of san francisco, that's john ramos, john, thank you. >> we will have more on this story at 6:00, but first, the cbs weekend news is next. >> news updates always on kpix.com. we'll see you in 30 minutes. . tonight, a new warning about
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the desperate hunger crisis in war torn gaza. the first ship carrying much needed food arrives by sea. this as more u.s. aid drops from the sky. israel faces mounting pressure abroad and at home. >> in tel aviv where protesters want the hostages to come home and netanyahu to step down. also tonight s.w.a.t. standoff. a gunman takes hostages after a killing spree in pennsylvania. we'll have the latest. plus real estate revolution. how a landmark legal settlement could change how homes are bought and sold, putting money back into your hands. what's wrong with this picture? royal life once again in sharp focus. >> i'm raymond inocencio in windsor after kate middleton's edit fumble has questions how is the princess of wales. >> reporter: and later need deep sleep? we've got just the place.
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14 feet underground at a hotel like no other. >> honestly it's just blown my mind. it's been absolutely wonderful. >> announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with adriana diaz. >> good evening, i'm nancy chen in for adrianna. and we're following several big stories tonight including the latest from the middle east. but we begin in new jersey where an hours long standoff between police and a murder suspect has just ended. it unfolded this morning with a series of shootings that left three dead in suburban philadelphia. police have named the suspect as andre gordon. >> there were three other individuals at the residence including a minor inside the home who were able to hide and avoid being shot by gordon as he went through the house searching for them. >> gordon them barricaded himself inside a home a few miles away with hostages. a s.w.a.t. team managed to get them to safety. gordon surrendered to police.
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among the dead, a 13-year-old girl. all victims are believed to be known to the suspect. now to the latest on the israel-hamas war. today a u.s. air force c-130 flew over gaza's coast making it the 12th american airdrop and food supply mission to the besieged territory. this as the u.n. warns that an alarming number of children in gaza are suffering from the most severe form of starvation. cbs' chris livesay joins us with more on that. >> reporter: good evening, nancy. the people of gaza are contending with escalating war and hunger as aid into the besieged can't arrive fast enough. instead blaming groups like the u.n. over lack of personnel to move it where it's most badly needed. that's why additional aid is on its way by sea for the first time in this war. more than 100 tons from europe
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arrived friday at a humanitarian ship. but that's not slowing down israel's potential ground assault on the southern city of rafah, which prime minister netanyahu has now approved despite warnings from the biden administration. the assault itself is believed to be at least weeks away unless there's a cease-fire in exchange for hostages held by hamas. israeli protester we met today are furious, calling for netanyahu to step down or his handling of the war and his failure to save those abducted more than five months ago. about 100 are believed to still be alive including several americans. to get them back sources at the cease-fire talks in doha tell cbs news hamas is now demanding the release up to 1,000 palestinian prisoners and a pause in fighting. israel says so far that is unrealistic. nancy? >> chris livesay, thank you. this weekend voters in russia are casting ballots in a
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presidential election that's all but certain to extend vladimir putin's rule. he's held office for nearly 25 years now. several people have been detained for vandologicalism at polling stations including dye poured into ballot boxes. one person also poured a mall tav cocktail. tonight former president trump is on the battleground in ohio. natalie? >> nancy, president biden tonight speaks at the annual grid iron dinner, a prestigious gathering of washington elite. he resumes his battleground swing states early next week. presumptive nominee donald trump held his first rally today as he splits time between court and the campaign trail. former president donald trump returned to friendly territory saturday, a state he won twice. >> i'm thrilled to be back with the proud hardworking patriots
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of the great state of ohio. i won this state and you won this state. >> reporter: he's not only campaigning for himself in ohio but his pick for the u.s. senate seat ahead of a competitive three-way gop primary. >> i think there is a divide in our state, obviously, yes. >> reporter: friday trump's former vice president, mike pence, says he cannot in good conscience endorse him again. but in the courtroom team trump did have a small victory in delaying his new york hush money trial postponed until least mid-april. and in georgia special prosecutor nathan wade resigned from the 2020 election interference case after the judge there ruled either he or d.a. fani willis and her office had to step aside following a hearing about their romantic relationship. it remains unclear how many of trump's four criminal cases will go to trial before the fall as voters brace for a rematch. >> not everybody's thrilled about it. our members are focused on turning on for president biden. >> reporter: president biden aiming to energize voters this
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week in key battlegrounds of michigan and wisconsin, two states that helped him win the white house last election. on tuesday president biden heads to two of the southwest most competitive battleground states, nevada, and arizona, both have large latino populations. a key demographic both campaigns are fighting to win over. nancy? >> natalie brand, thank you. there's a shift coming in the nation's real estate market. a landmark settlement could change how homes are bought and sold and keep mow money in your bank account. cbs elise preston has the details. elise? >> reporter: nancy, it's being called a major turning point in real estate sales. buyers and sellers potentially being able to negotiate commissions with their agent. it's a positive sign in a challenging market. the standard realtor commission could soon be going away. >> long-term this is a seismic shift in a stodgy old business
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called real estate. >> reporter: the national association of realtors agreeing to pay $418 million in damages to settle a series of lawsuits alleging it conspired to boost agent commissions. right now the u.s. average commission rate is about 5 or 6%, one of the highest in the world. u.s. consumers pay about $100 billion in commissions each year, which could be reduced by 30%. >> i think for sellers you're going to negotiate with your agent to come up with a fee that is reasonable for you. for buyers, it's a game changer. you may decide you don't even want a realtor. >> reporter: new jersey based realtor michael latman says this is a shift for realtor. do you see foresee brokers and agents leaving the business? >> a few years from now we might see 10% fewer realtors. brokers will need to step up their game in terms of what a
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value proposition. >> reporter: and with historically low inventory and higher mortgage rates, experts say it could take some time to see a drop in home prices. now, the settlement has one final hurdle to clear. it has to be approved by the court. but the new rules could go into effect as early as july. nancy? >> elise preston, thank you. tonight britain's brins and princess of wales are signaling they plan to be more open about how kate is recovering from abdominal surgery. but so far the controversy over her extended absence from the public eye has only gotten worse. cbs' ramian incent yo is in britain tonight. >> reporter: kate's photo opened the door to speculation about her health. one royal watcher we spoke to says it hasn't been a great week for the monarchy. publicly it's royal business as usual as windsor including
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today's changing of the guard. this is where on castle grounds kate middleton, princess of wales, is said to be recuperating from abdominal surgery. but two months later her well-being is under its sharpest global scrutiny so far both at home -- >> it appears the princess of wales may have fanned more flames of conspiracy. >> reporter: and abroad -- >> what the [ bleep ] is going on with kate middleton? >> reporter: and for some fueling conspiracy and scandal. >> if a beautiful shot of a mom and three happy kids is what they want you to believe. >> reporter: this photo likely to show kate in good health and sislns controversy made things worse after it was revealed it was digitally doctored. the princess apologized raising new questions about what's going on behind the palace walls and mockery on social media. >> a little bit of photo shopping has been so overblown.
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>> reporter: she's royal editor for the times newspaper. >> it has not helped in what is a difficult time for the royal family. >> reporter: and with kate absence since christmas, king charles undergoing cancer treatment, the royal family following the death of queen elizabeth being tested once again. in this case kate out of the public eye in a frenzy of social media attention. most but not all brits we spoke to said kate is entitled to privacy. >> she has to accept with regards to her position people will be interested, but that doesn't necessarily she has to then share. >> reporter: nancy, just now on "x" posted prince william and kate plan to be, quote, more clear and open about her recovery after she resumes public duties. >> thank you. tonight st. patrick's day celebrations are under already under way in several u.s. cities ahead of tomorrow's big holiday. in new york city irish eyes shining all over fifth seven for
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the 206th parade with about 150 marchers. it was held today so it wouldn't conflict with religious observances tomorrow. and in chicago the annual tradition of dyeing the river green, it was started by the local plumbers union 70 years ago. the harmless green dye was originally used to spot leaks in pipes. still ahead the historic dam projec in california, reversing decades old issues for indigenous people on its banks.
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a major river in the west is being unleashed as part of the country's largest ever dam removal project. it'll reopen hundreds of miles of threatened salmon habitat and restore thousands of acres of
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land. here's ben tracey. >> one of our oldest stories talks about the connection between us and the river and the salmon in it. >> reporter: franky myers is a member of the a tribe, native americans who have 10,000 years have been tied to the river and the abundant salmon that once swam through it. >> without salmon in the river, there's no need for the people to be here. >> reporter: but this essential artery was blocked more than a century ago when construction started on four dams along the klamath. they generated power that fueled western expansion but decimated the salmon population which could no longer swim upstream to spawn. stagnant water behind the dams became a toxic stew of green algae. so what have these dams symbolized to you? >> as a monument to manifest destiny, this idea that we're not a part of nature. it's here for our use and we can do whatever we want with no
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consequences. >> you guys want to have war, let's have war. >> reporter: now after decades of conflict and tribal activism against the dams, the once shackled klamath is being set free. the dams, which no longer generate much electricity, are being torn down in a $450 million deconstruction project. we're standing on top of a lot of concrete. >> it's a lot of concrete. that's what it took to impound this river. >> reporter: mark branson is ceo of the klamath renewal corporation. how big of a project is this to take down these four dams? >> we believe it may be the largest dam removal and salmon restoration project ever undertaken anywhere in the world. >> reporter: but last month the base of another dam hundreds of thousands of tiny hatchery salmon were killed likely by high-water pressure as they passed through a tunnel open to let the river flow through. once the dams are completely removed, native salmon
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populations are expected to return, and seeds are now being spread to regrow plants on land around here decades ago. >> literally planting seeds for our future. i don't think there's a better metaphor that you could come up with. >> reporter: bringing hope back to the banks of this river. ben tracey, cbs news, california. still ahead on "cbs weekend news," doggy dna. what consumers need to know about those testing kits that promise to trace your puppy's providence.
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pet dna tests are big business and growing fast. valued at $235 million worldwide in 2022. but how accurate are they? in tonight's weekend journal christina hegar of cbs station wbz in boston put the companies to the test with some surprising
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results. >> you're a good girl, cleo. >> rporter: my sweet dog, cleo. all her life i've had no idea what breed she is until maybe now, that she reluctantly let me swab her cheek to be sent to a geneticist. >> they put in big fancy machines and read off a string >> reporter: she's a research at the brode institute and runs a lab called darwin's ark, digging into pet dna science an industry on track to be worth $783 million by 2030. >> i personally have concerns about the fact from a consumer standpoint you don't always know what you're getting when you work with those companies. there's not a lot of rules in this space. >> reporter: that's me swabbing my own cheek before sending the samples off to three different companies. oravet reported my cheek sample failed to provide the data necessary to provide the breed
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i.d. analysis. then wisdom panel messaged that my sample didn't provide enough dna to produce a reliable result. the results we got from the company dna my dog linked dog breeds to a human sample. carlson says the science has important value when it's done right. >> we might be able to figure out which dogs are at risk of getting cancer and screen them more often and diagnose it earlier. we might be able to develop new treatments for that cancer. >> reporter: she ran my dog cleo's dna, all these numbers and codes showing her genetic make-up. the biggest percentage pointing to -- german shepherd. i never would have guessed that. carlson says pet owners should know that dog genetics have not fully arrived yet, which is why she hopes more will donate dna to her lab. the bigger the database, which she's making public but
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anonymous, the closer the science comes to unlocking the mystery under all that fur. christina hegar, cbs news, boston. next on the "cbs weekend news," vowing to go on. celine dion's new public message on the disease that silenced her career.
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a message of gratitude from celine dion as she thanked fans for their support. the singer shared a photo with her sons for international stiff persons syndrome awareness day. writing trying to overcome this auto immune disorder has been one of the hardest experiences of my life, but i remain determined to one day get back onto the stage. dion was diagnosed in 2022. tonight the mega millions jackpot is growing. there was no winner in last night's drawing, which puts tuesday's prize pot at an estimated $875 million.
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no one has won the mega millions jackpot in 28 consecutive drawings. when we return, down and dirty. the hotel experience that reaches new heights underground.
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finally tonight we visit a hotel taking hospitality to new heights by going low with the deepest room on earth. and as cbs's ian lee shows us even getting there is part of the experience. >> reporter: the welsh countryside offers stunning vistas, rugged peaks with sweeping landscapes. from the deep sleep hotel you'll see none of that, but it's no less spectacular. >> nice and snug, so not too tight because you will have a headache. >> reporter: at check in guests get a hard hat, headlamp, boots, and a mountain guide. the journey about 1,400 feet
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down to the world's deepest hotel takes nerve. descending into dark caverns, navigating flooded tunnels, zip lining across a vast abyss, and squeezing through some pretty tight spaces. this is an old victorian bridge, at least what's left of a bridge. for more than 200 years miners stracted slate from this mountain, much of it by candlelight, creating a maze of tunnels. >> goes miles that way and goes miles that way. huge place. >> reporter: after four exhausting hours, we finally reach the hotel. >> honestly it's just blown my mind. it's been absolutely wonderful. >> reporter: guests sleep in climate controlled cabins, and ground water helps to generate electricity. >> wi-fi in here, even a toilet in here. >> reporter: all the modern amenities. >> exactly, yeah. >> reporter: running water comes from a spring, but there's no
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shower. and dinner comes in a pouch. >> once in a lifetime opportunity. >> reporter: an opportunity that takes deep sleep to a whole new level. ian lee, cbs news, underground in wales. >> and they even have wi-fi. that's the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. first thing tomorrow "sunday morning" with jane paulie, then it's face the nation. margaret brennen's guests include guests like vice president mike pence. i'm nancy chen in new york. good night. from cbs news bay area this is the evening edition. >> now at 6:00, a terrifying scene on san francisco's
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streets, two people are dead, three more hurt after a car crash bod a bus stop. >> there's a car over there, and he said that she was just flying. and a major east bay thoroughfare shut down. when 680 will be back open. and thousands in the saint patrick's day parade. i'm brian hackney. and i'm andrea nakano. we are learning more about this tragic accident that killed two and hospitalized three others in san francisco's west portal neighborhood. >> one of the victims a child pronounced dead at the scene. police say a single car crashed into the bus stop. there's no word on exactly what happened, but you can see a damaged white suv on the sidewalk there. the intersection was cordoned off as officials converged, including mayor london breed. this happened around 12:30 at the intersection of ulloa and lennox way. the intersection is closni

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