. >> errol barnett, we thank you. >>> now to the dangerous heat in much of the country. for the forecast, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather challenge. chris, good evening. >> good evening, major. very hot and dry conditions fueling wildfires in the west. a firenado created by the intense heat from the fires, and unfortunately no significant relief on the way anytime soon. not expecting any significant rain in california, arizona, a little bit in nevada, but that's about it. meanwhile, the fire potential increasing in oklahoma and in texas as the heat dome remains. it continues for the high plains and a lot of the southern states here. a very, very intense and dangerous heat going right into the weekend. we're going to see that heat build into the southwest even more from what we're seeing today. and into the weekend, many locations, major, will see highs into the triple digits. >> chris warren, thank you. >>> political leaders in new jersey were shaken today by the death of the state's trailblazing lieutenant governor, sheila oliv

erroll barnett, cbs news, riverhead, new york. >>> also in new york, police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a dancer as a possible hate crime. as shanelle kaul reports, witnesses describe hearing homophobic slurs during that attack. >> reporter: the nypd is still searching for the person who fatally stabbed o'shae sibley, a professional dancer and choreographer. >> murdered him because she was gay. >> reporter: it happened saturday night at this brooklyn gas station. sibley is seen on this surveillance video while he and his friends stopped to get gas. moments later witnesses say he got into a heated argument with a man who made homophobic slurs. sibley was stabbed in the chest and later died. >> he was a beacon of light that was -- everybody. >> i'm horrified. >> reporter: tony morrison works with a nonprofit lgbtq advocacy organization. are these isolated incidents? >> o'shae sibley joins a horrific list of five other lgbtq-plus people who have been murdered in recent weeks. >> reporter: hate crimes reported to the fbi across the country rose by 11% between 2020 and 2021, but

in tonight's health watch, cbs's errol barnett explains a disparity in survival rates. >> you think young that is never crossed my mind. >> reporter: josh paschal was a sophomore on the university of kentucky's football team when he discovered a strange mark on the bottom of his foot. how small was it? >> you put a dot with the pen on your foot, it was about that size. >> reporter: it turned out to be a rare type of melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer. he needed multiple surgeries and chemotherapy to remove it. >> it hit me hard mentally. >> reporter: men are more likely to die of melanoma than women. and black men are 26% more likely to die of this form of skin cancer than white men even though they make up fewer cases. >> unfortunately black americans often times are less likely to carry private insurance. they're less likely to have access to quality health care in their neighborhoods and communities. >> reporter: if detected early, the five year survival rate per melanoma is 99%. but it plummets to 32% once melanoma has spread to the body's organs. >> reporter: black people

in tonight's "health watch," cbs's errol barnett explains the disparity in survival rates. >> you thinku're invincible. this has something that has never crossed my mind. >> reporter: josh was a sophomore on the university of kentucky's football team when he discovered a strange mark on the bottom of his foot. how small was it? >> if you put a dots of a pen on your foot, it was about that size. >>reporter: that dot turned out to be a rare form of melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer. pascal needed multiple surgeries and immunotherapy to remove it. >> it was like learning how to play football again. you had a big scar on your foot. it hit me hard mentally. >> reporter: men are more likely to die of melanoma than women, and black men are 26% more likely to die of this form of skin cancer than white men even though they make up fewer cases. >> unfortunately, black americans oftentimes are list likely to carry private insurance. they're less likely to be able to have access to quality health care in their neighborhoods and in their communities. >> reporter: if detected early, the fiv

>> major: errol barnett, we thank you. now to the dangerous heat in much of the country.ologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. chris, good evening. >> good evening, major. very hot and dry conditions fueling wildfires in the west. a firenado created by the intense heat from the fires, and unfortunately, no significant relief on the way anytime soon, not expecting any significant rain in california, arizona, a little bit in nevada, but that is about it. meanwhile, the fire potential increasing in oklahoma and in texas, as the heat dome remains. it continues for the high plains and a lot of the southern states here. a very, very intense and dangerous heat going right into the weekend. going to see that heat build into the southwest even more from what we are seeing today. and into the weekend, many locations, major, will see highs into the triple digits. >> major: chris warren, thank you. political leaders in new jersey were shaken today by the death of the state's trailblazing lieutenant governor, sheila oliver, who made history as the first black w

cbs's errol barnett on what's behind the summer increase. >> reporter: covid didn't take a summer vacationp a little bit more just because there has been a lot of activity. >> reporter: dr. bernard camins is the medical director for infection prevention at mount sinai. >> we are traveling, a lot of families are on vacation, and so it's exposure. >> reporter: covid numbers are rising again. how concerned are you about that? >> it's not a cause for alarm. i think it's important for us to just pay attention, especially those who are at risk for hospitalizations or deaths from covid. >> reporter: the highest risk groups for severe illness from respiratory viruses like covid include the elderly, young children, people who are immunocompromised, and pregnant women. for people considering a covid shot, do you recommend they wait? >> yes, i do think that the best thing to do is to wait until the new booster is available. >> reporter: vaccines for other viruses like the flu are available now. the new covid booster could be available as early as mid-september. your guidance is to get the flu shot ar