started 45 years ago. how would you describe the pan mass challenge? >> it's a bike event. it's an-a-thon. there is no race. the winner is all of us. you can bike as small as 25 miles or as long as 220 miles. but you're going to participate on a bicycle. >> reporter: at this rate, starr's lost track of the miles conquered since he first started cycling at 23 years old when he lost his mother to cancer. in a time that you are dealing with such grief, what did biking do for you? >> i didn't feel that the world was my oyster anymore. it shook my confidence. it made me think more about what my role might be in the world. what i did for processing or dealing was sports. and in this period, i discovered a bicycle. >> reporter: six years later, starr organized what was supposed to be a one-time bike-a-thon for cancer research. from 36 participants back in

1980 to nearly 7,000 annually from around the world today, the pan mass challenge reports it raises more money for charity than any other single athletic event in the country. and in its 45th year this august, the bike-a-thon hit a fundraising milestone, $1 billion and counting to date, all donated directly to the dana-farber cancer institute in boston. 51% of cancer drugs approved by the fda in the last five years have come from dana-farber. when we talk about who rides, it's also why do they ride. >> one of the ironic success of the pan mass challenge is cancer is everybody's story. everyone has been touched for it. and to give back while having such a meaningful and at the same time fun weekend can carry you for a long time through the year. >> reporter: the funding for

treatment, research, and clinical trials has helped enrich the lives of countless cancer patients. >> this is the report. >> reporter: including dina offegime who is living with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer at 31 years old. >> i don't think i ever realized how debilitating and depressing it is to not be able to have your normal abilities and range of motions. so i remember saying if this pain ever goes away, i'm going to do something about it. >> reporter: along her crew, best friends, she saddled up at this year's event for her second ride. >> have a great ride. >> thank you. >> how did it feel to cross the finish line? >> honestly, i don't think i've ever been prouder of myself or my friends in my life. listen, treatment, hopefully it works for as long as possible. but if this can help someone else live a little bit longer, that's good enough for me. >> reporter: through the rain,

the heat, and the hills, more than 154,000 people, nearly all affected by cancer in some way, have turned hardship into hope, all while making philanthropic history. it's a dream starr has been pedaling for decades. >> it was always a great event, but what was once an intimate band of brothers and sisters is now a mega event that demonstrates what can actually happen when a large group of people work together for a common goal. that's powerful. >> that was nancy chen reporting. and this is "cbs news roundup."

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the 2024 summer olympics may be over, but for up and coming athletes, that just means more time to train for the next summer games in los angeles. cbs' dana jacobsen checked out a special camp where the next crop of potential sports stars are honing their skills. >> reporter: in the central pennsylvania town of woodward, about 30 miles east of state college, kids could get the traditional summer camp experience, like a slip and slide and s'mores. but that's not all. the draw at camp woodward, nine action sports, including bmx, scooter, and skateboard. >> they're like sponges. and they need mentors. >> reporter: general manager lisa pham has been with camp woodward since 2006. >> when kids come here and learn how to do their trick and monday and tuesday and they perfect it by the time they get to friday and saturday and depart, it's insane. it's amazing. >> reporter: with the large gap

in the number of boys versus girls at camp, pham launched efforts to get more girls involved. the number of girls here now compared to when you started, can you describe what that is? >> it's multiple. how many girls are coming here, how many more pros are coming here that are female and girls in action sports, it's just amazing. now these little campers have someone they can look up to and aspire to hopefully hit that level of olympians. >> skateboarding to me is it transcends all these barriers. >> reporter: like lizzie armanto, one of the most influential women in the sport with three x games medals to her name, her very own skate shoe, and even a video game character. in 2018, she became the first woman ever to successfully skate tony hawk's 360 loop, and competed on the world stage, representing finland when skateboarding made its debut at the tokyo games. >> skateboarding has given me so much. all the little pieces of it have

led to going to the olympics. and it's such a special thing that it can open up your world and give you opportunity unlike any other. >> reporter: she recently visited camp woodward to lead a clinic. why do you come back to do this? >> it's great. the kids are so excited. i love it because they'll come up to me and i want to show you this clip i got. and you see them make something that they've never done before. and the joy and the sense of self-worth that they have is like so apparent. >> reporter: armanto started skateboarding in 2007 at age 14 when she and her younger brother began visiting a skate park after school. she went pro in college and won her first x games medal in barcelona in 2013. >> ten years ago, most of the other women that were professional had other jobs. i was able to get a manager which wasn't a very common thing at the time and he was able to help solidify the relationships with the sponsors that i had

where i was getting product, but there was no pay. once we solidified those relationships, i think there was more opportunity, not just for me, but also for other women. >> reporter: the sport was originally known as sidewalk surfing, with the first commercial skateboards coming out in the late '50s. by the mid-'70s, skateboarding was culture, growing with each following decade. when you were younger, did you notice that you were one of only a few girls? >> you were definitely like you could feel at the skate park you were the only girl. >> reporter: but it didn't bother you? >> no, because i wanted to skate, and it looked cool. it felt cool. i think when you're so in your head and you have your idea set out, just you look different, that wasn't going to stop me. >> reporter: now a competitive sport with a $3.2 billion global market, more girls are finding skateboarding. but even armanto admits it's taken time.

>> i think skateboarding gets a bad rap of being dangerous and stuff. but women are tough. i think skateboarding is also about style, and women have tons of style. skateboarding is so new. it's such a young sport in the scheme of things. i think we're at the point where it's just ready to be for everyone. it's always been for everyone. anyone can pick up skateboard and skate. but i think mainstream society, culture, maybe the negative connotations it had that was not necessarily true, and i think we're realizing that. >> reporter: take one look at some of the kids at camp woodward, there is no doubt, like coco waldo, who followed an older sister into skateboarding at age 5. now 9, coco looks like a veteran dropping into the 18-foot quarter ramp known as the mini mega. >> i want to be a pro skater. >> the olympics maybe in your future? >> yeah. and i like skating street too. >> reporter: 13-year-olds chloe

harold and bennett godley got boards during lockdown. a pastime quickly transformed into a passion. tell me who you look up to. >> lizzie. >> yeah, lizzie. >> reporter: so they couldn't miss out on the opportunity to skate with a hero. >> it's seeing them, another girl do it, it's just like inspiring because i know i can do it. i always see the boy pro skaters. and seeing a girl in person, i can do that. >> reporter: does it matter whether it's a guy or girl? >> not to me. they're all pros. they're all cool. it's awesome to get to talk to them and see that obviously they're -- they started somewhere too. >> reporter: and while the campers are inspired by the pros, for the girls especially, they're finding inspiration from each other too. >> i think it's like cool that there is more girls trying to do it. >> reporter: and being here this week, what's that like to have so many girls skating with you? >> it's good. i like it. >> reporter: it's like different. >> yeah. i like it because there is not many girls at the skate park. and in our instruction, it's all girls. it's really cool to skate with a

bunch of girls other than a bunch of older teenaged boys. >> reporter: and whether it's the girls or boys at camp woodward, for lizzie armanto, ushering in the next generation of skateboarders is galvanizing. >> some of these kids, they just are going for it and they make it happen. wow, that was incredible. and it's like so invigorating. that's why i love skating. because there are these moments where there is no way. and then it's possible. and you see it in these kids, and it opens up their whole world because if they can do something that was impossible yesterday, you apply that to any other part of your life and you can do incredible things. >> that was dana jacobsen reporting. and this is "cbs news roundup."

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twist. a new group of hobbyists are visiting america's lakes and rivers in search of sunken treasure. michael george introduces us to magnet fishers. >> reporter: at the side of a highway on a bridge over the bronx river, james cane is casting his line in the hopes of finding his fortune. he and his partner barbie augustini are magazine get fishers. >> a natural earth magnet which you can find on amazon, and you tie to it the end of a rope and you literally throw it anywhere people can regularly fish and you'll be pulling out anything magnetic. >> reporter: they started magnet fishing as a pandemic hobby, not knowing it would become a career. their youtube channel let's get magnetic has more than 10,000 subscribers, waiting to see what sunken treasure they'll reel in next. they say they found more than a dozen guns, a grenade. >> this is our second grenade we ever found. >> reporter: and recently they scored big. >> oh my god, a stack of money. there is a stack of money.

>> no way. >> reporter: the pair made national headlines after finding a safe in queens, new york. >> this one had two giant stacks of 100 dollar bills in it. >> reporter: the cash, which they say is being verified by the treasury department is estimated to be 50,000 to $80,000. but magnet fishers say a typical haul doesn't earn much money. >> we find actually a lot of construction equipment like rebar, tools, bits of screws and everything. that's probably the most common. >> reporter: so what keeps them coming back? >> for me personally, it's the unknowingness of it. it's like a lottery ticket every time you throw the magnet in the water. >> reporter: angling for any big catch -- >> look at that! history. >> reporter: that will stick to a magnet. michael george, cbs news, new york. >> and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you, the news continues. for others, tune in later for "cbs mornings." and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs news broadcast center in new york city, i'm carissa lawson.

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hello and thanks for staying up with us. i'm carissa lawson in new york. these are the top stories on "cbs news roundup." president biden and vice president harris claim victory after securing price cuts on some medicare drugs. hurricane ernesto is now a category 2 and heading toward bermuda with fury. and ceasefire negotiations commence in the middle east, but will they be enough to stop a wider war? medicare announced lower prices on ten common high-cost drugs thursday, and in a joint appearance at a campaign event, vice president kamala harris and president joe biden embraced the news. cbs' weijia jiang reports from the white house. >> i love you back. >> reporter: it was a white house event to highlight lowering the cost of prescription drugs.

>> no senior should have to choose between either filling their prescription or paying their rent. >> reporter: but president biden wasted no time campaigning for vice president harris in their first official joint appearance when she became the democratic nominee. >> she is going to be one hell of a project. let me tell you what our project 2025 is. beat the hell out of them. >> reporter: in new jersey, former president donald trump dismissed criticism that he should focus more on substance and less on personally attacking harris. >> i think i'm entitled to personal attacks. i don't have a lot of respect for her. i don't have a lot of respect for her intelligence. >> reporter: trump also bashed the biden administration for not doing enough to stop rising prices. the white house announced agreements with drug manufacturers to bring down the price for ten widely used medications that will take effect in 2026. the medicare negotiation program

marks the first time the federal government has haggled with drugmakers. >> i think this is an enormous step. >> reporter: 80-year-old frank irwin takes xarelto to treat a rapid heart rate, one of the top three most prescribed drugs on the list. a 30-day supply will go from $517 to $197. irwin says the savings are way overdue. >> i've never understood why the drug cartel, if that's the right term for it has such a monopol and has the lobbyists out there that they can get laws writtens or on friday, vice president harris would deliver her first policy speech as a presidential nominee with the focus on the economy. and vice presidential candidates governor kim walz and senator j.d. vance have agreed to debate right here on cbs. it will be held on october 1st in new york city and moderated by the anchor and managing editor of the cbs evening news

norah o'donnell and "face the nation's" margaret brennan. cbs news, weijia jiang, the white house. hurricane ernesto has strengthened to a category 2 storm as it approaches bermuda, and there a chance it could continue to grow even stronger. cbs' dave malkoff reports from bermuda where people are preparing for the worst. >> reporter: before hurricane ernesto slams into bermuda, a rush of people are trying to get out. travelers like michael vanderbilt from arlington, virginia waited in long lines at the airport after cutting his trip short. >> i was here for a week of vacation, and i'm taking the opportunity to leave a little early so i don't get caught up in the aftermath of the storm. >> reporter: the waves are already getting quite rough here on the south end of bermuda. but this sand right here is what's protecting some of these homes and businesses. just ask rocket packwood. >> he is running out of time to fill those buckets. ernesto is on track to pass near or over bermuda on saturday and could dump up to a foot of rain.

so bermudians like richard evans are boarding up. >> you never know until it actually hits because it can change direction. but you prepare like it's going to hit. >> reporter: after tearing through parts of the caribbean, including puerto rico on wednesday, residents are still coping with the damage left behind. >> i'm manuel bojorquez in puerto rico on the northeast corner of the island where debris piles like this one from damaged businesses are growing. also growing, the sense of frustration over the power situation here. by thursday evening, more than 300,000 customers remained without power as 1600 crewmembers work as quickly as possible to repair the beleaguered power grid. this as some parts of the island like anasco on the west coast remain flooded. >> reporter: back in bermuda, the commodore atmaking sure all secure. you try to move everything out? >> we do. we try to get everything out of

here just to mitigate the risk. >> reporter: i was talking to a local insurance company. as of thursday afternoon, they were still scrambling around the island, writing and updating policies for people in the path of this big hurricane that's headed this way. i'm dave malkoff, cbs news in bermuda. >> once again, the national hurricane center says ernesto is now a category 2 storm with winds of up to 110 miles per hour. and it could become even more powerful through the weekend. it definitely has bermuda in its sights and is about 400 miles from the island right now, expected to hit on saturday. negotiations to achieve a ceasefire in gaza gottin' way thursday as israel braces for a threatened retaliatory strike by iran that many could ignite a wider war. cbs' ramy inocencio is in tel aviv, and we warn you, some of the images are graphic.

>> reporter: now, now chanted supporters of hostages still in gaza. this protest coinciding with the start of ceasefire talks in qatar, billed as a last chance march. >> i'm angry. >> reporter: ifa calderon is the husband of one of an estimated 115 hostages alive and dead. if the ceasefire does not happen soon, what will happen to the hostages? >> i believe that they're not going to survive. >> this has to be the last israeli-palestinian war. we've been killing each other for more than 100 years. >> reporter: gershon baskin is a former israeli negotiator. >> and we forget that they're human beings on the other side. >> reporter: on that other side is 7-year-old sila, shrapnel scarred from an israeli strike, she nearly died. "it hurts here and my eye," she whi whispered, lines of staples and stitches in her head.

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this is "cbs news roundup." i'm carissa lawson in new york. federal prosecutors have charged five people in the overdose death of actor matthew perry. two of them doctors. the "friends" star was found unresponsive at his los angeles home nine months ago. prosecutors say the group conspired to prescribe, sell, and inject perry with ketamine for his money. cbs' adam yamaguchi has more. >> agenda 23, rescue 23, respond to the drowning. >> reporter: in the days leading up to his death, matthew perry was spiraling out of control, according to investigators. >> in the fall of 2023, mr. perry fell back into addiction, and these defendants took advantage to profit for themselves. >> reporter: five people have been charged with conspiring to distribute the ketamine that

killed him, including two doctors and perry's personal live-in assistant. the 54-year-old "friends" star long battled substance abuse and first received ketamine infusions to treat depression, but he later had larger doses. >> ketamine is at low doses is a sdative. the dose is the poison. >> reporter: court documents include text messages between the two doctors charged that say "i wonder how much this moron will pay" and "let's find out". >> from two months from september to october 2023 they distributed approximately 20 vials of ketamine to mr. perry in exchange for $55,000 in cash. >> reporter: investigators allege perry's personal assistant, who found him unresponsive, had given him multiple shots of ketamine for five consecutive day, including the day he died. on another occasion, perry was injected with a large dose that caused him to freeze up and his blood pressure to significantly

spike. >> that's not something that would happen if you were receiving this medication under appropriate clinic care. >> reporter: perry's family said in a statement that while they are still heartbroken, they look forward to justice taking its course. three of the defendants, including perry's personal assistant have agreed to plead guilty. >> that is the message. breaking the law is breaking the law. and you are dangerous and you are jeopardizing lives. >> reporter: that was adam yamaguchi reporting. now to london where taylor swift has finished the first of five sold-out shows at london's wembley stadium. she is finishing up the european leg of her summer tour after an alleged terror plot forced organizers to cancel three shows in austria. >> reporter: even with security as sharply stepped up as this, nothing it seems can keep fans from flocking to taylor swift's triumph return to london's legendary wembley stadium. >> we love taylor! >> welcome to the eras tour! >> reporter: the extra searches were brough in following the cancellation of her three vienna

concerts after austrian investigators foiled an alleged terror plot there. >> our daughters are big southwest ears. >> you're mom southswift east. >> we were anxious. actually, the security feels good and there is a really lovely vibe here. >> reporter: the new restrictions include banning swifties as they're known from camping outside stadiums and so-called tay-gating which is when fans without tickets gather near the venue to sing along to swift's biggest hits while she performs them inside, like the 40,000 who tay-gated at show in munich last month. british concert venues were already on high alert following the 2017 bomb attack at an ariana grande performance in manchester where 22 people were killed, including young children. something no one here wants to see happen again. and security advisers are really breathing a sigh of relief tonight after the concert went off without a hitch. now swift has four more shows

here in london as part of the final leg of her european eras tour with an estimated 500,000 expected to attend. >> that was imtiaz tyab reporting. and this is "cbs news roundup."

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a new study from the pentagon finds 7 7% of young americans wouldn't qualify for military suez. as natalie morales explains now, there is another group of people who want to serve but are rejected due to military policy. 28-year-old hannah van cara is everything the military desires. motivated, physically fit, patriotic. >> i believe in our country, and i want to serve it. >> reporter: except for this. >> my leg, i've never counted it as part of my identity. i'm just hannah who happens to be missing a leg. >> reporter: a rare birth defect forced an amputation when she was just ten months old. >> can you walk for the camera? >> reporter: and she hasn't slowed down since. >> we did swim team, volleyball, rock climbing. i'll surf with it, hike with it.

>> reporter: and you've never felt any limitations because of your amputation? >> never. >> reporter: while her amputation hasn't stopped her at all, the military has. she was rejected by the navy. >> the subject applicant does not meet established physical standards. >> reporter: active duty troops who lose limbs can still serve. but for those seeking to enlist, current absence of a foot is automatically disqualifying. hannah van cara's desire to get into the military comes at a time when recruitment numbers have reached their lowest levels since the vietnam war. >> our recruitment is suffering, and there are plenty of people with the right heart to serve that can't. >> three, two, go! >> reporter: van cara is in training to once again try and enlist by speaking a medical waver to join the washington air national guard. she is also a full-time e.r. nurse, often on her feet for 12-hour shifts, and wants to continue doing her job while in

uniform. >> what better opportunity for someone who just lost a limb to see a nurse that says hey, buck up, i'm an amputee too. >> reporter: her father, lieutenant colonel joseph ran cara is an air force flight surgeon. >> you're her dad. but speak as somebody who knows what she needs to do her job, what do you think she adds? >> she adds a joy. her middle name is joy. she fits it. she perseveres. >> reporter: alex gates . >> the rule was written when prosthetics were made out of wood and leather. >> does she have any limitations that you're aware of? >> i think she is more

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>> i think inflation absolutely plays a part. there is an aspect of social media, keeping up with the joneses. >> reporter: white is not only a consumer, but also a certified financial planner and has developed a series of tips to save. >> the first thing you should do before you head into a store or load up your online shopping cart is to take stock of what you have at home. you may have a lot more than you remember. then make a list of the essentials and start looking for discounts. >> when you see a flash sale or see something on amazon, hey, that's something i need, it was already high on your priority list, you can get those at a lower price. >> reporter: white says other ways to save include buying in bulk and splitting the cost with other families, swapping gently used clothes or gear and typing your purchases carefully. he also recommends involving your kids in the process, especially if they're old enough to earn money from chores or a job. >> and there are certain things that hey, we will spend x amount on a backpack. if you want something nicer than that, you can buy it out of your budget. and it teaches them the value of work.

>> reporter: turning a yearly tradition into a life-long foundational skill. caroline vandergriff, cbs news, texas. "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

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