janet shamlian reports. >>> thank you. >> reporter: this is the excruciating wait for water and a few basic food items in searing 90-degree heat. how are you faring? >> it's been hard. it's been hard. like yesterday -- all of our food ruined, the day before yesterday. we haven't eaten since the day before yesterday. >> reporter: more than a million people in the houston area are without power for a fourth day. at one of more than a dozen cooling centers across the city, tempers are running hot. >> everyone knew days ahead that we were getting a hurricane, right? i would expect them to be more prepared and quicker to resolve issues. >> reporter: in the west, a relentless heat wave. it's the sixth consecutive day temperatures in las vegas have hit 115 degrees. >> we're going to walk up and down the street, but it's way too hot to do that. >> reporter: there have been about 90 suspected heat-related deaths in the west since the start of july. back in houston, a sports arena has been outfitted with cots, a temporary shelter for people discharged from the hospital. but with no power at hom

janet shamlian, thank you so much.ning now to the middle east and grim scenes in the gaza strip today, as workers recovered thousands of bodies following several days of israeli bombing and fighting between israeli troops and hamas militants. negotiations for a cease-fire deal continue, after president biden today said both sides have agreed to the framework of his proposals, but details still have to be worked out. several squadrons of u.s. fighter jets data heroes homecoming today, arriving in virginia after a tense, nine months to plummet in the middle east. they were part of a strike group with the uss eisenhower aircraft carrier, confronting a radian-backed houthi militants. here is cbs's charlie d'agata up. >> reporter: a homecoming flyover in the skies over virginia beach. to the relief of families waiting below. the f-18 fighter pilots who have been at the sharp end of fighting for almost nine months. at sea and at war. can you briefly describe what it was like out there? >> honestly, it was complete the unbeli

norah. >> norah: janet shamlian, thank you very much. an texas chief matter urologist scott padgett with where beryl is headed next. good evening, scott. >> reporter: good evening, norah. beryl still in texas continuing to weaken, but you can see on the satellite and radar we are not done with it yet. out of ban stretching into the gulf and the flooding trait continues as we go into the evening hours in a number of tornado warnings through parts of louisiana and into arkansas. we've been telling you about the flooding in some spots 9 inches to nearly a foot of rain in downtown houston, and beryl as it weakens tonight to a tropical depression and then post tropical cyclone will have flooding rains may be 46 inches of rain as it continues the northeasterly trek over the next few days. the other story, the heat on both sides of the united states are dealing with heat alerts, the pacific northwest, temperatures in the triple digits, and it will continue to get worse as we go through the next couple of days. that heat dome will continue to ex

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>> adriana: janet shamlian, thank you.texas braces were beryl, both coasts are baking under extreme heat. cbs's elise preston is in sweltering sacramento, where the thermometer will top out at a record 110 degrees. >> reporter: tonight, the west coast is sizzling under extreme heat, with several cities reaching temperatures 15-30 degrees above normal for this time of year. in sacramento, firefighter paramedic julie whitney is on high alert. the city has been grappling with temps in the triple digits for six days straight. what are you seeing? >> people are experiencing dizziness, nausea, a lot of those symptoms that are just making them very weak. [siren sounding] >> reporter: we were with whitney as she treated a woman suffering from dehydration. how quickly can heat illnesses that in? >> it can happen within 15 minutes. >> reporter: those desperate to beat the heat had to rivers like this one, but that also poses a danger for swimmers underestimating the strength of the current. >> the force of the river, it looks like i

>> norah: janet shamlian, thank you.ook at tonight's other top stories, starting with alec baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial. today's testimony focusing on the gun and ammunition that led to the deadly shooting on the set of his movie, "trust." cbs's elise preston is in new mexico. >> reporter: as the prosecution built its case, norah, baldwin's defenses try to poke holes in the evidence, claiming the actor had no idea that the prop gun could be deadly. alec baldwin looked on as a crime scene technician testified that live bullets were discovered mixed in with dummy rounds in several places on the set of "rust." at first glance, both types of ammunition appear similar, but a slight color variation differentiates the two. the film's armor, hannah gutierrez reed, who is already convicted of involuntary manslaughter, could be called to the stand tomorrow, but is expected to plead the fifth. >> norah: now to some important economic news and a key report that shows inflation is cooling, but not everyone is feeling the

here is cbs's janet shamlian with tonight's "eye on america." >> you want to get a better benefit andr: juan and diego quintanilla are sheet metal workers campaigning near their job site in richmond, texas. >> better pay, better benefits. >> reporter: not for a candidate, for an organization. hey want to unionize. if you belong to the union, they are going to take money out of your paycheck. >> yeah, but the benefits we are going to get, it makes up for way more than what they are going to take. >> reporter: the 19- and 23-year-old brothers are lobbying these tradespeople to vote yes. what is it about your generation that is more interested in unions? >> we seem to really care about fairness and equality in the workplace. we all want to get paid a good amount of money for the work we are putting in. >> reporter: supporters for organized labor polls indictate a high not seen since the 1960s. strongest among generation z, people in their teens and 20s. unions have been out of favor for decades. 20% of workers belonged to one in 1983, but by 2020, that number had fallen by half. even as

janet shamlian, cbs news, houston. >> tough situation there. >>> well, we turn now to the involuntaryghter trial of actor alec baldwin. testimony is focusing on the gun and the ammunition involved in a deadly shooting on the set of his movie, "rust." cbs's elise preston reports from outside the courthouse in new mexico. >> reporter: as the prosecution builds its case, baldwin's defense is trying to poke holes in the evidence, claiming the actor had no idea that the prop gun could be deadly. alex baldwin looked on as a crime scene technician testified that live bullets were discovered mixed in with dummy rounds in several places on the set of "rust." at first glance, both types of ammunition appear similar, but a slight color variation differentiates the two. the film's armorer, hannah gutierrez-reed, who is already convicted of involuntary manslaughter, could be called to the stand tomorrow but is expected to plead the fifth. elise preston, cbs news, santa fe, new mexico. >>> strong winds are fanning the flames of a wildfire burning through a national forest on the hawaiian island of

for cbs saturday morning, janet shamlian, new york. >>> and that's today's "cbs news roundup."ou, the news continues. for others, tune in later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs news broadcast center in new york city, i'm carissa lawson. . ♪ >>> thanks for staying up late with us. i'm carissa lawson in new york, and here are some of the stories we're tracking on "cbs news roundup." >>> dangerous heat swelters much of the country this independence day holiday. >>> hurricane beryl carves a deadly path of destruction through the caribbean, now aiming at mexico. >>> and the heat is on for president biden as he fights for his political survival. >>> more than 25 states are facing excessive heat warnings and advisories this july 4th weekend. in california, the national weather service is calling the heat wave potentially lethal, and firefighters there are working in triple-digit conditions battling dangerous wildfires. cbs's elise preston is on the scene in oroville, 75 miles north of sacramento. >> reporter: much of the west coast

janet shamlian, cbs news, houston. >>> meanwhile, scorching temperatures have turned deadly out west suspected in the deaths of at least four people in oregon. while in california, firefighters are struggling to battle dozens of wildfires. cbs's carter evans reports from las vegas. >> reporter: an explosive wildfire continues to burn out of control in santa barbara county. it's already ravaged more than 20,000 acres, and the flames are now threatening michael jackson's famous neverland ranch, coming within a mile of the pop star's former estate. meanwhile in northern california, 13 hikers missing during a forest fire were found by deputies. in southern utah, this fire doubled in size in less than 24 hours, making it difficult to fight as it beared down on the tiny town of mary's veil. >> we're already over 10,000 acres. >> reporter: the extreme heat is also breaking records. it was 120 degrees in las vegas on sunday. that's the hottest day ever recorded, and it's sending people to the emergency room. >> we call it our pavement burn season. >> reporter: when it gets this hot, pavement

cbs's janet shamlian reports from houston. >> reporter: making landfall, beryl hammered the texas coast, unleashing punishing winds and torrential rain. there was widespread flooding and power outages for almost 3 million customers, the storm battering downtown houston, rain bands lashing the city skyscrapers. near this beach, this trailer home almost submerged. omar villafranca rode out the storm on galveston island. >> reporter: after beryl made landfall, the storm brought high winds and possible tornados like the one that hit here, destroying this one home on stilts. >> reporter: elsewhere people abandoned their cars on flooded freeways. in harris county, two people were killed when trees fell on their homes. >> we're in a rescue mode. >> reporter: officials are begging people to stay home to avoid rescues like this after a man drove into high water and firefighters had to respond at the height of the storm. and now the cleanup. >> i heard a sound cracking and then a loud boom. >> reporter: joe gibbons showed us the 60-year-old tree that came down within feet of him. >> this is a mas

cbs's janet shamlian has been talking to frustrated texans. >> okay... >> reporter: this is the currencyrecovery in houston. food, ice, and water. desperation in the nation's fourth-largest city, demonstrated by a wait of up to three hours for essentials. with hundreds of thousands still out of power, this is an example of what's happening all over houston. neighbor helping neighbor in a time of critical need. >> i know people are frustrated. they are tired of kind of going through this. >> reporter: the giveaway at houston astros' minute maid park and others across the city, comes as centerpoint energy faces outrage and calls for accountability from residents and elected officials who say it's response has been inadequate. sweltering temperatures and a new round of storms, as more than 800,000 are without power for a fifth day. >> the remaining customers are going to be the hardest-hit customers, that have trees down, that it -- it's not a quick fix. >> reporter: it comes as record-setting heat is crushing the west. cbs's carter evans is there. >> reporter: here in southern california,

cbs's janet shamlian is in houston tonight. >> reporter: barrel hammered the texas coast making landfallrning. >> we are in the eye of the storm! >> reporter: unleashing punishing winds and torrential rain. there was widespread flooding and power outages from 3 million customers. the storm battering downtown houston. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: lashing the city's skyscrapers. insurgent beach near where beryl came ashore, this trailer home almost submerged. omar villafranca rode out the storm on galveston island. >> reporter: after beryl made landfill, it brought high winds and possible tornadoes like the one that hit here, destroying this one home on stilts. >> reporter: elsewhere people abandoned their cars on flooded freeways. in harris county, two people killed when trees fell on their homes. >> shelter in place, we are in an emergency. we are in rescue mode. >> reporter: officials are big and people to stay home to avoid rescues like this after a man drove in the high water and firefighters had to respond at the height of the storm. now the cleanup... >> we heard the sound cracking i

janet shamlian has the story. >> reporter: for this person, this is a window of opportunity. >> i havee out there. >> reporter: in fact, she has three wind turbines on her 160-acre farm in central iowa. as farmers ready their fields, there's a new cash crop working the land year-round. wind turbines. >> how much money do the turbines bring in each year? >> my payment is $35,000 this year, and it keeps going up with inflation. >> reporter: that's made the difference between keeping the family farm and losing it for struggling farmers. as agriculture becomes more unstable due to climate change. >> how many days is it windy out here? >> practically every day, i would say. >> reporter: when her husband wallace died a decade ago, farm debts lived on. >> how much debt did you have? >> i had $350,000. >> and now you have? >> 67. >> how did you get that paid off? >> with my wind turbine money. >> reporter: each turbine takes up less than an acre, leaving plenty of farmable land. two decades ago, there were only a few hundred wind turbines in iowa. now there are more than 6,000 in this state, a

janet shamlian has more on the battle for the union vote. >> all right.their job site. >> offering better pay, better benefits. >> reporter: not for a candidate, for an organization. they want to unionize. >> if you belong to the union, they're going to take money out of your paycheck. >> yeah, but the benefits that we're going to get, it makes up for way more than they're going to take. >> reporter: the 19 and 23-year-old brothers are lobbying these tradespeople to vote yes. >> what is it about your generation that's more interested in unions? >> we seem to really care about fairness and like equality in the workplace. we all kind of want to get paid a good amount of money for the work that we're putting in. >> support for organized labor, polls indicate, is at a high not seen since the 1960s. strongest among generation z, people in their teens and 20s. unions have been out of favor for decades. 20% of workers belonged to one in 1983, but by 2020, that number had fallen by half. even as membership drops, union support is rising. 71% of americans approve