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as wild fires erupt across the carolinas. crews battling more than 170 fires, fast-spreading flames threatening homes and lives. state of emergency in south carolina. this as storms are set to fire up across the south. we'll have the forecast. also tonight, diplomatic fleury. leaders from europe and canada rally around ukraine, so do thousands in the streets after that oval office blow-up. >> i'm ramny inocencio in london where america's allies are pushing for a peace plan in ukraine that wins american support and backed by boots on the ground. >> the war raging on, so is the rhetoric. >> volodymyr zelenskyy also fumbled the bag. >> i think he was cornered and he was bullied. >> new cbs polling tonight on what americans think of the president's priorities. and job cuts. protests this weekend in

national parks. israel cuts off aid to gaza. >> i'm deborah patter in east jerusalem a breakdown in the gaza ceasefire deal. as negotiations hit a standoff. plus, lunar landing. why this touchdown is an historic first. later, we get to the who's who of dr. seuss. >> i'm elise preston at uk san diego where we go inside the archives of one of america's most recognizable authors. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news from new york." ♪ good evening, everyone. i'm jericka duncan. thanks for joining us on this sunday. tonight, dozens of wild fires are raging across north and south carolina. take a look at this extraordinary video right there. the fires fueled by gusty winds and dry conditions. evacuations ordered in some areas. the biggest fire burning near

myrtle beach. south carolina is hardest hit. so far no injuries have been reported. cbs's dave mall cough leads us off tonight from atlanta. >> reporter: the images are striking, homeowners in multiple counties watch as wind-fueled wild fires creep closer. >> i never experienced anything like this. >> right. >> reporter: by land and by air, crews are working around the clock to keep the flames at bay. the carolina forest near myrtle beach is getting the worst of it. >> we have a pool in our yard. and this morning we came out and there is ashes on top of the water. >> covering the top. >> reporter: two major wild fires there doubled in size over night. >> they keep popping up, these little things do and you don't know if they're going to come to your house or the next neighbor's house it just really scares me. >> reporter: emergency leaders are urging everyone to stay alert as windy conditions are set to strengthen. there is now a state-wide burn

ban in place for south carolina. but this risk actually crosses state lines to right here. on friday the national weather service issued a fire watch that includes atlanta. jericka? >> dave mel cough, thank you so much. the fire threat is expected to expand later this week. let's check in with cbs news meteorologist grant gilmore. grant, good evening. >> good evening, jericka. look, after another dry and breezy day across the carolinas, the good news is the wind gusts will die down. but that dry air will remain in place. and with those low-relative humidities, we'll see another day of elevated fire danger tomorrow. but those winds will shift on shore as we go into tuesday. that will bring in more moisture and hopefully decrease that fire threat as we go into the middle of the week. in the meantime, we have a powerful storm system already moving through the pacific northwest. that system moves east and really strengthens east of the rockies. that will produce a substantial threat for severe weather across

the mid and southern mississippi valley as we make our way into tuesday and wednesday. we have an enhanced threat for severe weather across louisiana and mississippi. looking at the threat for damaging winds, hail and maybe even a few tornadoes. in the meantime, we have got cold and normal temperatures in place across the northeast today. that stays in place tomorrow before moving out and moderating those temperatures as we go into the middle of the week. jericka, back to you. >> grant gilmore, thank you so much. tonight, ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy says he is ready to sign a minerals deal with the united states. the issue was among those prompting friday's oval office shouting match that shocked the world. today 19 leaders from europe and canada met in london, rallying to defend ukraine against russia. cbs's remi inocencio is there with the very latest. remy? >> reporter: jericka, good evening. and the take away from these crisis talks is reaffirmed

european support for ukraine from a coalition of the willing, those words from british prime minister keir starmer. and he is leading the charge for a ceasefire plan that gets president trump back on board. >> it would be a -- >> reporter: from an american catastrophe, president trump humiliating president zelenskyy at the white house on friday. to european civility right after. prime minister starmer warmly welcoming him to 10 downing street then questioned about the diplomatic disaster. >> what's your message to u.s. president? >> reporter: starmer sprung into action with shuttle diplomacy phone calls. >> roll up my sleeves, pick up the phone, talk to president trump, talk to president zelenskyy. >> reporter: brits are rallying against trump. starmer is trying to bridge the breach that's opened up between the white house and ukraine. today, hosting more than a dozen european and canadian leaders. and he hugged the man whose

country russia invaded. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy just went inside. at stake, not just the future security of his country, but the future security of europe. if the u.s. pulls its traditional support. to try to prevent that, starmer reiterated his call for european countries to assist ukraine further. >> th uk is prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air. together with others, europe must do the heavy lifting. >> reporter: at the kremlin, glee. at the u.s. european disorder. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said the u.s. and russia have more common ground than one might think and that it would be foolish to deny that to obtain mutually beneficial results. now we look to thursday and a moment of truth. a defense package is set to be announced by eu leaders in brussels. the open questions, jericka, how much assistance, what kind of ammunition and weapons might be announced and whether it will

all be enough to counter russia and possibly without the united states. >> ramy inocencio, thank you. back here in the united states, new polling from cbs news finds most americans support ukraine in its war with russia. 52%, in fact. 44% say they support neither country. cbs's willie james enman is in west palm beach tonight with new details on where the trump administration stands at this hour. willie? >> reporter: good evening to you, jericka. secretary of state marco rubio says the u.s. and ukraine need a reset. after the oval office dressing down seen around the world is still sending shock waves through washington and beyond. treasury secretary scott bessent says the economic deal that president trump wanted president zelenskyy to sign is no longer on the table. >> what's the use in having an economic agreement that's going to be rendered moot if he wants the fighting to continue?

>> it is absolutely shameful what is happening right now. the white house has become an arm of the kremlin. >> reporter: but according to a new poll released by cbs news, the economy and inflation are the top priorities americans want president trump to focus on right now. 51% approve of the president's handling of the economy. but 54% disapprove of his job on inflation, on immigration, 54% give the president a thumbs up. this week the white house is expected to impose punishing tariffs of up to 25% on canada and mexico. and up to 20% on china. economists warn tariffs could raise prices for americans and slow economic growth. something the white house disputes. canada and mexico say they will retaliate with tariffs of their own. >> we will have a strong, unequivocal and proportional response as canadians expect. >> reporter: in the wake of the white house push to fire thousands of government workers -- protests this weekend

at national parks. demonstrators upset about the job cuts. >> so, i think one of the first impacts we'll see this summer to national parks is that degraded visitor experience, where the services maybe are not available that people expect. >> reporter: president trump will have a primetime opportunity to speak directly to the american people about his agenda during a joint address to congress on tuesday. jericka? >> willie james enman for us and cbs news will have complete coverage of the president tump's address to a joint session of congress on tuesday night, as you just heard. that begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on cbs and streaming on cbs news 24/7. tonight, new uncertainty the middle east. israel suddenly blocked the entry of all goods and humanitarian assistance into gaza as a ceasefire with hamas falters. cbs's deborah patta is in east

jerusalem. >> reporter: good evening, israel wants to delay negotiations for a permanent end to the war. instead, it supports a u.s. proposal to extend the current ceasefire and free half of the remaining hostages immediately. hamas says this is not what was originally agreed on, calling it a blatant coup. ramadan in the rubble and ruins of gaza. as palestinians sit down to break the first day of the fast. but for this mother of three who is still living in a makeshift tent, this was not how she imagined spending the muslim holy month. my husband is dead and my home is destroyed, she told us. there is no joy in our hearts. the meal she's preparing was her husband's favorite. the pain still fresh. the bombs may have stopped

falling, but prime minister benjamin netanyahu is piling on the pressure by withdrawing all aid from gaza. hamas says this is nothing short of blackmail. hostage families have been plunged back into the uncertainty of the nearly 15 months of war in gaza, waiting for loved ones to come home. together, with thousands of supporters, they took to the streets to exert pressure of their own and demand a deal. >> we just caught in a loop because the other prime minister has other issues to solve. citizens are dying due to that. >> reporter: in gaza, the future is also once again in limbo as palestinians struggle to pick up the pieces of lives shattered by a war nobody wants to go back to. and following israel's decision to withdraw aid to gaza,

jericka, we're told food prices in local markets doubled almost instantly. >> debora patta, thank you. it's day 17 in rome hospital for pope francis. tonight the vatican says he is stable with no fever and he is off mechanical ventilation entirely. the 88-year-old is recovering from double pneumonia. straight ahead on this "cbs weekend news" a once in a blue moon success in commercial space exploration. plus, taking an icy dip into history. and later, this story -- >> reporter: i'm elise preston at uc san diego, where we take a look at the early drafts of dr. seuss' work and its lasting legacy decades later. or chro, farxiga can help you keep living life, because there are places you'd like to be. (♪♪) serious side effects include increased ketones in blood or urine and bacterial infection between the anus and genitals,

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♪ finally tonight, on this read across america day, we're opening the book on dr. seuss, the celebrated author has been shaping the way we read for generations. cbs's elise preston goes inside his archive for a special look on his 121st birthday. >> reporter: outlines of the author's earliest ideas adorn this library at the university of california san diego. >> it's still very much dr. seuss's -- >> very much so. >> reporter: special collections director linda clausen holds the key. to the archives of theodore, better known by his pseudonym, dr. seuss. >> now if you're in a receptive state, i'll recapitulate. >> these are some of his original drawings for "cat in the hat". >> reporter: between these walls are more than 15,000 items, the blueprint of an artist who was always creative and often

subversive. >> the cat just being his crazy self. >> reporter: could you read this passage for us. >> have no fear, said the cat,ly not let you fall. i will hold you up high as i stand on a ball. with a book in one hand and a cup in my hat. but that is not all i can do, said the cat. >> reporter: in 1953, dr. seuss wrote "the cat in the hat" using only 236 words. he was responding to a national debate about literacy and how to hold children's interest when competing with the television. decades later, childhood literacy is still a concern. 40% of u.s. students can't read at a basic level. >> it's so important to grab them at a young age. >> that's so true. and i think the colors do that, the rhyming scheme does that. and if you can get children reading when they're young like that, it will stay with you. >> reporter: throughout his career, sus wrote more than five dozen books under four pen names along with television specials, hundreds of advertisements and

political cartoons. >> it's sort of do nothing congress's, inflation, high taxes, gosh, we still have all of those issues, don't we? >> reporter: for dr. seuss, one message always shines through and to sum it up, only his words will do. the more that you read, the more things you will know. the more that you learn, the more places you'll go. elise preston, cbs news, la jolla, california. and that is the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. i'm jericka duncan in new york. have a great week. thanks for watching. ♪ now at 6:00, the bay area no

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