. >>> i'm holly williams in tel aviv.rotesters have filled the streets, demonstrating against israel's government and its handling of the war. >>> also tonight, massive effort, giant cranes now helping to clear demangled debris from a baltimore bridge as a community mourns. >>> california fast food workers are getting a raise to $20 an hour. what it could mean for business owners facing higher costs and the rest of the country. >>> there's a new threat of severe weather this week. damaging winds, rain and even tornadoes are possible. we'll have the forecast. >>> and later, a mariachi makeover, putting a woman's touch on a century's old male dominated tradition. >> we have a what? >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york with jericka duncan. >>> good evening and thank you for joining us on this easter sunday. we begin at the vatican where pope francis today overcame health concerns, giving his traditional easter message to tens of thousands of catholics gathered in st. peter's square. the 87-year-old pont

holly williams reporting from tel aviv.hank you. >>> today israel said it killed a significant hezbollah leader during an air strike in lebanon. the israeli air force said it struck a car about six miles from the lebanon-israel border. officials say the commander of hezbollah's anti-tank missile unit was inside the vehicle. >>> now to the latest from baltimore. today workers began cutting the steel beams of the collapsed bridge. it's one of the first steps in reopening a shipping lane which is an economic lifeline for the people of baltimore. cbs's nicole sganga is there tonight. she's been covering this story from the very beginning. nicole, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. crews have begun to cut the steel wreckage surrounding the container ship. now the 21-member crew and two pilots remain on board. that is standard. to ensure that the vessel doesn't pose a future risk. but officials confirm they are safe. these massive cranes and their operators standing by, ready to lift the debris trapping the

cbs's holly williams is in tel aviv tonight with the very latest. >> reporter: it's six months to the day since hamas launched its deadly attacks and this war began. today israel announced that some of its forces have left the gaza strip. israel's military says it now has just one division inside the gaza strip. the other division that was there moved out in the last 24 hours. the remaining troops are positioned along gaza's border with israel as well as north of a new road built by the israelis cutting across the gaza strip from east to west. it's thought the road is part of israel's planning for after the war. cbs news producer marwan al ghoul reports from southern gaza that it's now possible to move freely all the way to central gaza, which has not been possible for the last three months. it's an evolution of the war effort, an israeli military spokesman told cbs news, and not a partial withdrawal from gaza. he would not share exact troop numbers. it comes just days after a phone call between president biden and netanyahu. the president told the israeli leader that the humanitarian

. >> i'm holly williams in tel aviv. division of israel's military has now left the gaza strip. >>> emergency landing. a southwest 737 loses an engine cover on takeoff. >>> also tonight, eclipse excitement. >> we're here for the eclipse! >> cities and towns in the path of totality bracing for huge crowds and sky-high prices. >> i'm janet shamlian in kerrville, texas, where the countdown is on and the crowds are rolling in. >>> plus, hoop dreams. >> south carolina has won. >>> ev euphoria? >> i'm elise preston in los angeles with a look at how declining ev sales are prompting automakers to pump the brakes on production. >>> and later, stargazing. the push to turn off the lights so you can see in the dark. >> it's just really gratifying for somebody to look through a telescope for the first time, and they see the moon, and it's like wow. >> announcer: this is the "cbs evening news" from new york with jericka duncan. >>> good eening and thanks for joining us on this sunday. we begin tonight with the war in gaza. today in is

holly williams, thank you. >>> tonight there are growing questions about the police shooting of a 15-year-old girl on the side of a california highway in 2022. newly released video appears to show the teenager attempting to surrender before being killed in a shoot-out. cbs's elise preston reports california's department of justice is now investigating. >> reporter: it's taken a year and a half for this video to be made public, one that appears to show deputies gunning down the victim of a kidnapping. deputies had just -- the fact of 15-year-old savannah graziano in a high-speed chase. officers had been on the hunt for her father, anthony, who allegedly murdered her mother and abducted the girl. tense moments as savannah gets out of the truck. deputies are heard coaxing her to safety when it all went horribly wrong. [ sound of gunfire ] >> stop! stop! >> reporter: and from one officer monitoring from above. >> oh, no. >> reporter: for months, the only official version was what the san bernardino county sheriff said just after the shooting. >> preliminarily, again, there may be some ind

holly williams is there. >> reporter: in the church of the holy sepulcher, where this believe jesus was buried, they celebrates his resurrection. it is a time of hope for christians even with the holy land in the grip of war. jerusalem is a contested city, claimed as a capital by both israelis and palestinians. now members of the tiny christian minority around 15,000 believers say they are under attack. there has been a spike in assaults by ultra orthodox jews including spitting at christians and desecrating a graveyard. al sand row is a palestinian christian who showed us around jerus jerusalem's ancient christian corridor. >> it is difficult, because you see it is no people -- the situation here is so bad. >> reporter: around a thousand christians live in the gaza strip where their hoping simply to stay alive. many have taken shelter inside of churches in gaza, praying for protection. but one church compound was hit by an israeli air strike in october. killing at least 18. in tel aviv last night, anti-government protests filled the streets, the israel's ministry of defense angry at ne

cbs's holly williams reports this brief pause in the ground operation has revealed the ravages of thex months. >> reporter: with most israeli forces now gone from the southern gaza strip, a cbs news team was there today as thousands of palestinians moved around freely for the first time in months. in the city of khan younis, they found destruction on a colossal scale. some went looking for their homes and instead picked through rubble for their belongings. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "i couldn't find my bed or my clothes," said this woman. "i lost my books." israel's military says it now has just one division inside the gaza strip. the other division that was there moved out over the weekend. the remaining troops are positioned along gaza's border with israel and to the north, where the israelis have built a new road cutting across the gaza strip from east to west, thought to be part of israel's planning for after the war. israel's military says the troops who have pulled out are recuperating, and today prime minister benjamin netanyahu said they've set a date for a

we begin with our holly williams who is in tel aviv. what can you tell us about these developments?ys it now only has one division inside the gaza strip. the other division that was there has left in the last 24 hours. the remaining troops are all either along gaza's border with israel or north of an east/west rote that bisects the dgaza strip. a spokesman says this is an evolution of the war earth and not a partial withdrawal. he would not give me any exact troop numbers. and my colleague is in southern gaza and he says that it is now possible to move freely from southern gaza all the way up to central gaza and that has not been possible for the past three months. >> there is also a lot of political pressure within israel right now and these ongoing protests against the netanyahu government. how is that affecting things? >> reporter: we actually just heard from prime minister netanyahu a short while ago ahead of a cabinet meeting here in israel. he didn't mention the troop movement at all. in fact he vow the for total victory. but he is under enormous pressure also from the right w

holly williams, cbs news, tel aviv, israel. >>> now to the race for the white house. voters in four states went to the polls yesterday, a largely symbolic vote now that president biden and former president trump have locked up their parties' nominations. biden and trump won in rhode island, connecticut, new york, and wisconsin. on the campaign trail the two are attacking each other on separate issues. here's nancy cordes. >>> joe biden's border bloodbath, and that's what it is, it's a bloodbath -- >> reporter: despite criticism from both sides, former president trump used the word bloodbath again, this time to describe crimes committed by migrants. >> the democrats said please don't call them animals. they're humans. i said, they're not humans. they're not humans. they're animals. >> reporter: it was 2.5 weeks ago while talking about the future of the u.s. auto industry that trump warned of a bloodbath if he isn't elected in november. his campaign went a step further, launching an immigration-related website called biden bloodbath, though there is no evidence that und

norah. >> norah: holly williams in tel aviv. thank you.sident biden traveled to baltimore this afternoon to survey the devastation from the collapse of the francis scott key bridge. the president about his support for the community impacted by the disaster and he announced more federal funding to help the people and the city recover. kris van cleave is there tonight. >> reporter: the cleanup of the bridge collapsed site is now an around-the-clock effort. 51 divers are working under water, as 12 cranes are being assembled topside. the army corps of engineers pledging to open a shipping lane up to 35 feet deep by the end of the month and clear the entire 750-foot wide and 50-foot deep main channel as soon as the end of may. >> has your back and i mean it. >> reporter: president biden got his first up-close look at the wreckage during an aerial tour of the scene friday. >> the damage is devastating and our hearts are still breaking. >> the president also met with the families of the six construction workers who died. they were filling pothole

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. >> i'm holly williams in tel aviv. there are fears in israel that iran could retaliate after an airstrike killed members of its revolutionary guard. >>> also, increasing political pressure to ban weapons sales to israel. >>> plus, new aftershocks rattle new jersey and new york. >>> with questions being raised about late emergency earthquake alerts. >>> high stakes. on the court and online. why sports betting is suddenly very big business. >>> and later, an electrifying ride in one of the world's most beautiful machines. behind the wheel. > announce >> announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from washington. >> good evening. i'm major garrett. the middle east, no stranger to conflict and simmering rivalries is especially tense tonight. israelis are on alert after american intelligence officials cautioned that iran is planning to return fire in retaliation for a deadly israeli strike in damascus syria. this anxiety did not deter thousands of protesters from marching on the streets of tel aviv and other israeli cities ton

we begin with our holly williams who is in tel aviv.ents and their significance? >> reporter: good morning, mart. israel's military says it only has one division inside the gaza strip. the other division that was there has left in the last 24 hours. the remaining troops are all either along gaza's border with israel or north of an east-west road that bisects the gaza strip. now i spoke with an israeli military spokesman a short while ago who told me this is a, quote, evolution of the war effort and not a partial withdraw. he would not give me any exact troop numbers. my colleague bs cbs news producer marwan al ghoul says it is now possible to move friel from southern gaza all the way up to central gaza and that has not been possible for the past three months. >> there's also a lot of political pressure within israel right now and these ongoing protests against the netanyahu government. how is that affecting things? >> margaret we heard from prime minister netanyahu ahead of a cabinet meeting here in israel, and he didn't mention this tr

here's cbs's holly williams. >> and it's a major disaster. >> reporter: the parents of jacob flickinger killed by israel's military and a dual u.s./canadian citizen told cbs news today their son was exceptional. >> he was hesitant to go. he's a new father. he has a beautiful 18-month-old son. >> reporter: israel says the targeting of world central kitchen's convoy all three cars apparently hit with precision strikes was a mistake and a case of misidentification. >> all i can say at the moment is to offer my apologies and say that we share in the grief. >> reporter: a spokesman for israel's government insisted today that israel is setting a, quote, new gold standard in preventing civilian casualties. and yet, president biden has said that this was not a stand alone incident and israel has not done enough to protect civilians. i mean, is that a wake-up call for israel? >> our fight is with hamas, not the people of gaza, and we will do our most to limit civilian casualties on both sides. >> reporter: but others believe israel is falling far short of that. >> this strike is indicative of a

holly williams, thank you. >>> well, we learned today that president biden will speak to israeli primehorrific idf air strike on those aid workers. nancy cordes joins us from the white house. and nancy, what can you tell us about what's going happen in this phone call tomorrow? >> reporter: norah, president biden just said last night that israel has not done enough to protect aid workers like the ones from world central kitchen. there is deep frustration here about what the white house sees as a lack of coordination by the idf. and the president is expected to convey that frustration and anger tomorrow. beyond that, the u.s. has been very publicly, norah, trying to talk netanyahu out of a full-scale invasion of the city of rafah. officials here have been proposing alternatives. so that is sure to come up as well. >> and nancy, the administration has used the word unacceptable, outraged to describe these air strikes against those aid workers, but there haven't been any consequences. why not? >> not only have there been no consequences, the u.s. is actually preparing to send more weaponr

holly williams, thank you.learn today president biden will speak to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu tomorrow. it is their first phone call since the horrific idf air strike on those aid workers. cbs's nancy cordes joins us now from the white house, and nancy, what can you tell us about what is going to happen in this phone call tomorrow? >> reporter: well, norah, president biden bed last night that israel has not done enough to protect aid workers, like the ones from world central kitchen. there is deep frustration here about what the white house sees as a lack of coordination by the idf, and the president is expected to convey that frustration and anger tomorrow. beyond that, the u.s. has been very publicly, norah, trying to talk netanyahu out of a full-scale invasion of the city of rafah. officials here have been proposing alternatives, so that is sure to come out, as well. >> norah: the administration is use the word "acceptable come outraged," to describe the air strikes against these aid workers

holly williams, thank you.sident biden spoke with chinese present xi jinping for nearly two hours today amid tensions between the two world powers. it is their first conversation since november, and president biden said they spoke candidly about maintaining peace in taiwan and the south china sea. the leaders also discussed tiktok and the flow of fentanyl entering the u.s., and election meddling. now to the 2024 race for the white house. president biden's campaign is hitting the airwaves with a hard-hitting political ad focusing on abortion rights, and they are using donald trump's own words in an effort to warn voters. cbs's nancy cordes reports the former president is on the campaign trail in the midwest, where he is focusing on another wedge issue: immigration. >> joe biden sport or bloodbath -- and that is what it is, it is a bloodbath. >> reporter: despite criticism from both sides, former president trump used the word "bloodbath" again today, this time to describe crimes committed by migrants. >> democrat

holly williams, thank you.dreds of thousands of homes are without power in maine and new hampshire tonight after a powerful april snowstorm slammed new england. cbs's kristina rex reports on those deadly spring nor'easter. >> reporter: a spring nor'easter dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of maine. it came down hard and fast, proving too much for this snowplow. >> uhoh. >> reporter: ic power line spark outages. by midday, storm, in the dark. the storm turned deadly after strong winds toppled trees, killing two drivers in pennsylvania and another to outside of new york city. in derry, new hampshire, come officials believe a woman was killed after a tree fell on the home causing a propane tank to explode. here in massachusetts, 60-mile-an-hour winds and strong waves battered the coast, causing street flooding and property damage. >> a wave must have hit, like, window-high, and just came through. >> reporter: patrick foley is cleaning up after a crash through his beachfront home >> this is the second time t

norah. >> norah: holly williams, thank you. big developments tonight on abortion rights in florida. supreme court to pave the way for a new six week ban on the procedure to take effect. the state currently has a 15-week abortion ban in place. and until now, florida had been viewed as a southern safe haven for abortions with less restrictive rules in neighboring states. the florida supreme court also ruled today that abortion rights will be on the ballot in november giving voters the final say. tonight, crews are working around the clock to remove the remains of the francis scott key bridge in baltimore in a desperate race to reopen one of the busiest ports in the country. the army corps of engineers calls it the single most important project it's working on. cbs's nicole sganga reports president biden will visit the scene and meet with first responders on friday. >> reporter: bouys in the water and a lifeline in the waterway. >> we have the debris in the water, that's a big concern. >> reporter: the u.s. coast guard now marking clear sections of the channel, and today, opening up an

. >> holly williams, thank you. >>> big developments tonight on abortion rights in florida. the florida supreme court paved the way today for a new six-week ban on the procedure to take effect. the state currently has a 15-week abortion ban in place, and until now, florida had been viewed as a southern safe haven for abortions with less restrictive rules than neighboring states. the florida supreme court also ruled today that abortion rights will be on the ballot in november, giving voters the final say. >>> tonight, crews are working around the clock to remove the remains of the francis scott key bridge in baltimore in a desperate race to reopen one of the busiest ports in the country. the army corps of engineers calls it the single most important project it's working on. cbs's nicole sganga reports president biden will visit the scne and meet with first responders on friday. >> reporter: buoys in the water and a lifeline in the waterway. >> definitely debris in the water. that's a big concern. >> reporter: the u.s. coast guard now marking clear sections of the channel and

. >> i'm holly williams in tel aviv.

cbs's holly williams has more on this from the ground in gaza. >> reporter: with most israeli forces now gone from the southern gaza strip, a cbs news team was there as thousands of palestinians moved around freely for the first time in months. in the city of khan younis, they found destruction on a colossal scale. some went looking for their homes and instead picked through rubble for their belongings. i couldn't find my bed or my clothes, said malak mahmoud. i lost my books. israel's military says it now has just one division inside the gaza strip. the other division that was there moved out over the weekend. the remaining troops are positioned along the border of gaza with israel and to the north where the israelis have built a new road, cutting across the gaza strip from east to west, thought to be part of israel's planning for after the war. israel says the troops who pulled out are recuperating, and prime minister benjamin netanyahu said they've set a date for an offensive in the southern city of rafah despite u.s. opposition, though, that date is unspecified. it comes just day

holly williams reports. >> reporter: most israeli forces have now left southern gaza, and thousands of moving around freely for the first time in months. for some, that's meant a homecoming to the city of khan younis. but in their once bustling communities, they found a wasteland. half a year of war has brought destruction on a colossal scale to gaza and an unending descent into despair. this woman showed cbs news producer marwan al ghoul the ruins of what was her home. "i can't find anything," she said. "i lost my books and all of my belongings." israel's military says it now has no operational forces in southern gaza and just one division inside the gaza strip. the other division that was there moved out over the weekend. the remaining troops are positioned along gaza's border with israel and to the north, where the israelis have built a new road cutting across the gaza strip from east to west, thought to be part of israel's planning for after the war. the military says the troops who have pulled out are recuperating and preparing for future missions. and despite u.s. opposition, pri

holly williams has the story. >> reporter: at this swim meet in southern china, 23 chinese swimmers testedor tmz, a prescription heart medication that improves stamina. te world anti-doping agency says it followed due process in accepting an explanation from chinese officials, who said the swimmers ingested tmz inadvertently and claim they found trace amounts of the drug in the kitchen of the hotel where the swimmers were staying. no athletes were banned, and the case only came to light after an investigation by "the new york times." >> the rules are crystal clear that you have to announce a case like this and disqualify at the theses at the event. >> reporter: travis tie got is the head of the u.s. anti-doping agency. >> do you buy the explanation from chinese sports officials? >> i frankly don't believe it. relying on, you know, tinker bell coming in and magically, you know, sprinkling this controlled substance in a kitchen is just laughable. >> reporter: one of those who tested positive was xiangyu fay according to "the new york times." she won gold in the 200 meter butterfly in tokyo,

holly williams is there. >> reporter: in the church of the

holly williams is in tel aviv with the details on the investigation. >> reporter: israel's military saysakingly believed that hamas militants were inside a world central kitchen vehicle, after misidentifying an aid worker likely carrying a bag as a militant with a gun. they targeted that car with the drone at 11:09 p.m., some fled to the second car which was also hit by a drone two minutes later and the same thing with the third. an attack lasting four minutes, killing seven workers and in breach of the standing operating procedures. >> at the time, they were certain that they were targeting hamas. this tragic mistake could and should have been prevented. >> reporter: the israeli military claims that earlier that night they spotted a gun man firing from the roof of the truck transporting world central kitchen aid, but the coordination plan agreed to with the nonprofit was not properly passed down the military's chain of command. cbs news has learned the logo was not visible to the drones infrared camera. the investigation confirms in large part the account of the world central kitchen po

. >>> now, holly williams on assignment for "60 minutes." >> the names auschwitz, bergen-belsen and buchenwaldtration camps ran by adolf hitler's notorious s.s. what you may be surprised to learn is two nazi concentration camps were established on british soil in the channel islands, around 8:00 miles from the british mainland. the islands lie just off the coast of france, became possessions of the english crown around 1,000 years ago, and were occupied by germany for nearly five years during world war ii. even in the united kingdom, many people don't know about the camps. and as we discovered, exactly what happened there is hotly disputed. >> pretty well hidden, isn't it? >> well, if you didn't know how to get here, you wouldn't easily stumble across it. this was a, sort of, back entrance. >> there's not much left of this third reich's lager sylt concentration camp. on the wind swept island of alderney, about three miles long and one and a half wide, nature is gradually swallowing up its crumbling concrete walls. >> these take you straight into the camp. >> marcus roberts is an oxford-educate