♪ hello and thanks for staying up with us. i'm matt pieper in new york. and here are the top stories on "cbs news roundup." israelis erupt in protest demanding a cease-fire after six more hostages are found dead in gaza. labor day travel plans are disrupted for many as workers go on strike in some of america's top hotel chains. and there is no rest this weekend for the presidential campaigns. with the harris and walz teams out on the trail sunday. around the world there is outrage and mourning after israeli forces recovered the bodies of six hostages held by hamas. in tel aviv thousands of demonstrators took to the streets setting off flares and blocking a major road. they're calling on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to make a greater effort to bring home alive the remaining hostages held in gaza. among the dead is an israeli american. president biden released a

statement saying he was devastated and outraged by the news. cbs's imtiaz tyab reports from jerusalem. >> reporter: the six have been identified as ori danino, alex lobanov, almog sarusi, carmel gat, eden yerushalmi, and israeli american hersh goldberg-polin. within hours of eden yerushalmi's body returned to her family they gathered to say good-byes. almog sarusi's loved ones were also overcome with grief at his burial. his mother mira saying "we love you and you will stay in our hearts." israeli american hersh gol goldbe goldberg-polin's parents whose campaign drew attention to the plight of the hostages took them around the world including address last month's democratic party convention. >> hersh, stay strong. survive. >> reporter: issued a statement saying, "with broken hearts the

goldberg-polin family is devastated to announce the death of their beloved son and brother, hersh." according to israel's ministry of health preliminary autopsy reports have found all six were shot in the head between 48 and 72 hours ago. with the israeli military saying hamas was responsible. the news of the killings triggered spontaneous mass demonstrations across israel, including outside prime minister benjamin netanyahu's office in jerusalem. the announcement of the six hostages' death has really triggered this wave of national grief but also a deep, deep sense of anger. many blame netanyahu for in their words sabotaging the cease-fire deal with hamas that's been under negotiations for months. lee segal is the brother of keith siegel, an israeli american still being held in gaza. >> my message to prime minister netanyahu is that my brother keith and all the remaining

hostages need to be home immediately. >> reporter: in a taped address netanyahu said he was committed to reaching the deal that will, quote, return all of our hostages. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, east jerusalem. across the country millions of americans are taking advantage of the extended holiday weekend by getting away. for those hitting the road this weekend you are not alone. according to aaa, labor day highway traffic this year is up 9% over 2023. but no matter how you're traveling, many people are now facing a labor day disruptions due to a major hotel strike nationwide. cbs's shanelle kaul has more. >> reporter: outside the waikiki beach marriott in honolulu 200 hotel staff are demanding a pay increase including native hawaiian brianna kanencia. >> i won't have to work two jobs. i won't have to get three hours

of sleep. that's how important it is. >> reporter: similar scenes are playing out in 24 hotels across eight major cities from boston to san jose and seattle. the strike follows months of failed negotiations with major chains like marriott, hilton and hyatt. >> these are housekeepers who, you know, clean rooms every day. >> reporter: gwen mills is the president of unite here, the union which represents roughly 300,000 hospitality workers. >> so what are the sticking points right now? >> the wage proposals are designed for workers to be able to afford to live in the places where they welcome people to. >> reporter: in a statement to cbs news representatives from hyatt and hilton said they look forward to continuing negotiations with union workers. marriott did not respond to a request for comment. >> hawaiians and local people who are expected to share our aloha with all of these guests, to share our culture, but we also want our share of the profit as well.

>> reporter: and with more contracts set to expire this year, tens of thousands more union hospitality workers could go on strike. some impacted hotels saying they plan to stay open but services may be limited or modified. shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it was a working weekend on the campaign trail for vice president kamala harris and her running mate, governor tim walz. and there's new polling on the presidential race. cbs news correspondent skyler henry has more on that from the white house. >> reporter: democratic vice presidential nominee governor tim walz was back in minnesota sunday for the state fair ahead of another busy week on the campaign trail. >> i think people are seeing that we're getting to talk about minnesota across the country, talk about the economy here. >> reporter: recent polls show more americans have a favorable view of walz than republican vice presidential nominee j.d. vance. >> i think he's a great gentleman and a good leader. he really engaged in every community.

>> reporter: several top issues remain on the minds of voters including foreign policy, reproductive rights and the economy. the harris walz campaign released a memo sunday as it looks to expand voter support through its ground game, opening more than 300 offices and bringing on 2,000 staffers in the seven battleground states. the trump-vance campaign says its battleground operation is rolling as the former president looks to lay out his vision for americans over the next nine weeks. >> we feel very good about what our message is, which is economic freedom and economic opportunity for everybody. >> reporter: though one of the nation's largest labor unions has yet to endorse either ticket. >> half of our members are republicans. half of our members are democrats. so we have to serve all of our membership equally. we want the opportunity to sit down with vice president harris. >> reporter: president biden will join harris for a labor day event in pennsylvania, another swing state. it will be their first joint event since vice president harris became the democratic

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this is "cbs news roundup." i'm matt pieper in new york. san francisco 49ers wide receiver ricky pearsall is out of the hospital after being shot saturday in a popular bay area shopping district. police say the gunman was trying to rob him. cbs's elise preston has the details. >> reporter: 23-year-old ricky pearsall was seen walking to an ambulance shortly after the attack which took place in broad daylight on saturday. just hours after he signed autographs in union square. >> he was walking alone when a suspect approached him and attempted to commit an armed robbery using a gun. >> reporter: police say as the football player struggled with the 17-year-old suspect over the gun it fired, injuring both. pearsall was released from the hospital sunday afternoon. in a statement he and his team thanked police and medical staff. >> we're 49ers! >> reporter: pearsall was the 49ers' first-round pick in

april's nfl draft follow a standout career at the university of florida. >> pearsall, touchdown! >> reporter: police don't believe he was targeted because he is a pro athlete. the suspect is still hospitalized and under arrest. >> it definitely is a setback, and it's a very tragic event. i mean, anytime there's gun violence, which tragically exists all around this country, it's a problem for any city. >> reporter: san francisco's district attorney is expected to file charges this week in the juvenile court system. elise preston, cbs news, los angeles. the sports world is mourning the untimely deaths of a national hockey league all-star and his brother. killed by a car while they were riding bicycles in new jersey last week. johnny and matthew gaudreau were set to be groomsmen at their sister's wedding the next day. cbs's michael george reports police say they arrested the driver, suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. >> reporter: outside the scotia bank saddledome in calgary fans

are leaving flowers after learning of the death of nhl star johnny gaudreau and his >> just absolutely devastating for everyone involved. the family obviously going through what they went through. >> reporter: new jersey state police say the two brothers were biking on this road in oldsman township, new jersey around 8 30rk9s p.m. thursday night when an suv trying to pass two other vehicles crashed into them. oftsers say the driver, 43-year-old shawn riggins, admitted he had five or six beers before getting behind the wheel. >> we're just hoping that none of it was true. unfortunately, when we heard the news this morning, it just made me sick to my tom tok hear about it. >> reporter: the tragedy took place on the eve of their sister's wedding. the gaudreau family said in a statement, "we lost two husbands, two fathers, two sons, two brothers, but truly two amazing humans." >> gaudreau. he shoots and scores! >> reporter: 31-year-old johnny

earned the nickname johnny hockey during ten seasons in the nhl, becoming one of the league's top players. first with the calgary flames and currently with the columbus blue jackets. 29-year-old matthew played alongside him at boston college. their former coach spoke about the loss they're feeling. >> they were all back to celebrate. and you lose two sons. it's unimaginable. we know life is difficult, and this is certainly one of those times. >> reporter: fan tributes are growing in calgary, columbus and sewell, new jersey where the brothers played hockey together growing up. >> he was like our number one player. we like loved him so much. >> reporter: but their impact outside the rink is being felt too. both were married, and johnny was a father to two children under the age of 2. >> i mean, shows life's short. and yeah, it's a big loss to the community, the hockey world. so tough day. >> that was michael george reporting. and this is "cbs news roundup."

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cbs news medical contributor dr. celine gounder takes a look at what the cdc is planning to do about it. >> i got four shots. >> reporter: no tears from fort worth, texas kindergartner emily soria getting her required vaccines with her dad and little brother. >> she was behind on her vaccination schedule. by one year. so we had to get all of them taken care of. >> reporter: they were able to catch up on their vaccines because the tarrant county health department brought this free clinic to a high school gym in their neighborhood. >> it was a lot cheaper than going into the doctor's office and getting it done that way. >> reporter: health workers here gave out more than 2,600 doses to nearly 1,000 people. >>reporter: >> the reason it's working so well is because they feel comfortable coming here. it's a school that they know and it's a place that is familiar to them. >> reporter: but as children head back to school, parents filing for vaccine exemptions have gone up to about 3% since the pandemic.

that makes communities more susceptible to diseases like measles, one of the most contagious viruses. >> we see pockets in communities where that vaccination level is lower. so we want to really think about the unique barriers that might be present in those communities. >> we've seen a rise in measles as well as now pertussis, or whooping cough cases. what is the cdc doing about that? >> we have a vaccines for children program in the country that covers the cost of vaccines for folks who are either on medicaid or lower income. we've been making sure we can break down barriers so that kids and families can get vaccinated. >> reporter: director cohen says children got behind on vaccinations because of the pandemic and mistrust. >> we had a lot of distrust of health care. a lot of distrust of vaccines in particular come out of the covid pandemic. and that's been more isolated to the covid vaccine. people still trust the vaccines they got when they were kids. >> reporter: meeting families like the sorayas in their

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most u.s. students head back to the classroom in august or september. but some schools in richmond, virginia have been open since late july. cbs's scott macfarlane takes us inside their experiment to extend the school year. >> reporter: the hottest days of summer vacation stopped cold in the capital of virginia. >> good morning. >> reporter: richmond public schools opened the school year for some of its elementary schools on july 22nd. at fairfield court elementary it's already month two of a 200-day school year. mayan williams is in fifth grade. >> so what's more fun, going to the pool or coming back to school? >> school. >> school? >> do see my friends. >> reporter: jordan is in second grade. her mom kirsten ingram was surprised at first when the school year expanded in 2023. >> when i saw that the teachers were excited about adding 20 days to their work calendar i was like, what? y'all are crazy. okay. but their excitement kind of

spread. >> reporter: in her community where 97% of students are below the poverty line she says other parents increasingly love it. >> as a single parent i'm not going to lie to you. especially being away from the grandparents. those 20 days of them being in school helps me a little bit. >> reporter: the ski began experimenting with a longer school here in 2023, trying to make up for learning loss as a result of the pandemic. >> and what's the goal -- >> reporter: they said the first year was so successful they expanded this year to more schools for 2024-2025. the school system allows the teachers and the parents in the community to vote if they want in. at fairfield court more than 90% of parents approved of the program's first year. the teachers who agree get a $10,000 bonus and 10% raise for the extra work or a guaranteed transfer elsewhere. tiffany sneed teaches reading. >> did you notice the kids were reading better last year than the previous years? >> for sure. i saw the stamina increase.

i saw fluency increase. i saw the use of vocabulary increase. there was growth all the way around. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: alicia wright, the principal at fairfield court, says only two of her teachers opted out. and to avoid staff burnout the school is cutting back on after-school meetings. >> time is the key. educators want that time back. whenever you can give them time, that's golden. >> so you're not going to have that meeting if it could have been an e-mail. >> yes. >> reporter: the superintendent acknowledges this is expensive, relying on some money from philanthropists who avoid breaking the budget and might be best suited for the younger students. >> when you're in elementary school you pretty much love going to school. you love to see your teachers. and certainly for families the idea of a month where your kids are going to get extra learning plus child care concerns, it's a huge, huge benefit. >> reporter: early literacy results show progress is being made by the kids at fairfield

court but more time and data are going to be needed to measure broader success. one indication of success, though, is chronic absenteeism. and that's down by more than half in just the first year. scott macfarlane, cbs news, washington. "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

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