norah. >> o'donnell: that just gave me the chills, jeff pegues, thank you. we're also following a disturbing story out of los angeles tonight. officers arrested a man who was trying to enter the parking garage of a federal building. the officers say he had a gun and was wearing body armor, when they checked his vehicle they found multiple loaded fire arms and knives and he was taken into custody. all right, tonight car buyers and dealers are scrambling from coast to coast. a limited supply of sedans and s.u.v.'s is driving prices sky high and cars are flying off the lots. here's cbs' anna warner. >> reporter: the lot looks full at this ford dealership in walnut creek, california, but general manager cameron savarani said most of these cars are used. just a handful are new. your stock of new cars is not going to fill this lot, is it. >> correct. it is not. >> which is amazing. >> it is. definitely something we haven't seen before. >> reporter: inventories are depleted and demand outpaced supply in the second quarter this year. the primary cause, shortages of

norah. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thank you. tonight, the death toll is rising from that historic heat wave broiling the west, and it's fueling a wave of dangerous wildfires. here's cbs' lilia luciano. >> reporter: as the historic heat continues, the death toll is soaring.n e west u.s.'medt peerin t eahaen ttening 500 suddennada, nearly reportedbritish mbt .ficibelievi ennada, to evaate.>>ge sn th side of the mountain. >> reporter: temperatures there hit a record 121 degrees. flames burned 90% of the town. in the u.s., the heat is fuel 44 large fires across nearly a dozen states. the scorching temperatures in the pacific northwest have moved inland as doctors try to keep up with the emergency. >> we saw folks who were arriving with heatstroke who had to emergently be rapidly cooled, packed in ice in order to get their body temperatures downht, concerns about farm workers who have worked in excessive heat for days. it's never been like this. on saturday, a farm worker collapsed and died at work. it was more than 100 degrees at th

good night. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm jeff pegues in washington.ing to travel abroad this summer and your passport is not up to date, you're probably out of luck. the state department says it has a huge backlog of passport applications, and for some, it could take up to 18 weeks to process. anthony pera has the story. >> reporter: denise gruenberg submied her passport renewal application may 1st. >> and i'm still waiting. >> reporter: she booked a caribbean vacation with her family july 30th the stateepartmt is ig out from a backlog of as many as two million passport applications. >> for the last six months, i have been trying to get my call emailing, carrier pigeon, bat signaling, you name it. >> reporter: lines like this one in new york city are popping up at understaffed passport offices. the state department says it's trying to ramp up operations to prepandemic levels, but it takes time. the pandemic disruptions continue to have a ripple effect on all steps of the passport process. >> current processing time is 12 to 18 weeks, which means passp

jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," as the opening ceremonies forlympics are set to get under way, there are new rules about athletes protesting at the games. we'll speak with former american sprinter john carlos who's protest in 1978 at the olympics changed history. >>> and in "a more perfect union" how american veterans are on a new mission to learn how to become farmers on land once owned by george washington. >>> and six-time grammy winner brandi carlile joins us in studio 57 to talk about her new music and what it's like to go back on tour after the pandemic. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪

jeff pegues, cbs news, chicago. >>> demonstrators in south florida are planning to launch a flotillaf private vessels toward cuba today. it's a show of support for ongoing anti-government protests taking place in cuba. organizers say the flotilla will stop in international waters near the island but not cross into cuban waters. the u.s. department of homeland security issued a warning saying it is illegal to travel to cuba for any purpose without a permit. >>> coming up, stern warning. the nfl threatens players and teams with harsh punishment if there's a coronavirus outbreak. >>> and concert collapse. a giant video screen crashes on to a stage one day before the start of a hip-hop music festival. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." cbs morning news." is now a good time for a flare-up? enough, crohn's! for adults with moderate to severe crohn's or ulcerative colitis... stelara® can provide relief and is the only approved medication to reduce inflammation on and below the surface of the intestine in uc. you, getting on that flight? back off, uc! stelara® may increase your risk of infe

>> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thank you. and more problems for the troubled tokyo olympics.he director of the opening ceremony was fired just hours before the spectacle was scheduled to kick off, and despite reports the games could still be canceled, team u.s.a.'s biggest star is focusing on perfecting her form. cbs' jamie yuccas is in tokyo. >> reporter: team u.s.a. simone biles showed off her signature vault in training today with none of the usual spectators because of covid relations. while she crushed the landing but is unsure how she'll do the actual competition without the energy of a crowd. tonight more than 90 cases of covid in people connected to the games. u.s. volleyball player, taylor crabb and four other athletes sidelined by positive covid tests. first lady joe biden arrived in tokyo today ahead of friday's opening ceremony, as the city logged nearly 2,000 new daily cases alone, a six-month high. but the circulating virus isn't the only issue at these games, as preparations for the opening extravaganza continued, the events creative director was immediately fi

cbs' jeff pegues is there tonight. >>eporter: three mass shootings in one of america's most violent cities wednesday night, 18 shot including eight on this party bus that was attacked. >> we are experiencing drive-by shootings much more than we've seen in the last several decades. >> reporter: chicago murders, overall, are down slightly this year, but up 50% from two years ago. the violence here and in four other cities has prompted the department of justice to launch gun strike forces, teams that will try to chase down the illegal weapons before they're used in urban warfare. chicago police recovered nearly 7,000 illegal guns, a 25% rise from last year. many of which were smuggled into the city. >> your job is also, of course, to go after the sources of those guns, and the networks that feed those guns to the places where they are doing the most violent crime. >> reporter: but federal efforts to reduce gun crime have rarely had much of an impact. chicago residents we spoke with remain on edge. would you allow your gra

here's cbs's jeff pegues. >> reporter: with crippling ransomware attacks on the rise, most coming from-based groups, the biden administration tonight is taking action, beefing up its defenses. following the pipeline hack that caused a run on gas, and the attack on the meat processor j.b.s., the state department is offering up to a $10 million cash reward for tips leading to the arrest of those responsible. the move comes days after revil, one of the most notorious ransomware gangs, mysteriously went dark, disappearing from the internet, leaving experts to speculate whether the group shut down voluntarily or whether the u.s. government was somehow involved.llheree, sir? >> yes. >> reporter: late last week, president biden vowed to take action against ransomware gangs if president putin didn't rein them in. it followed a similar warning last month in geneva during a meeting between the two men. >> we have significant cyber capability, and he knows it. >> reporter: but ransomware attacks have increased 93% over the last year, and cyber watchers say ransomware thievesy ransomware thieves w

jeff pegues, thank you. all right, there is late word out of new mexico tonight. donald rumsfeld has died.night. donald rumsfeld the republican power broker spent six decades in public service, but he may be best known for the wars fought after 9/11. donald rumsfeld's long career started as an illinois congressman. he then went on to serve four republican presidents as an ambassador, a chief of staff, and eventually secretary of defense twice. >> he's going to be a great secretary of defense, again. >> o'donnell: a navy pilot himself, rumsfeld was both the youngest and at the time oldest to serve as defense secretary. but what may define rumsfeld's legacy was the invasion into afghanistan and then iraq, despite questions about whether saddam hussein ever possessed weapons of mass destruction. >> there are things we know we know. we also know there are known unknowns. >> o'donnell: and it was this extraordinary answer that made headlines when pressed by troops about the lack of armored vehicles. >> you go to war with the army you have not the army might want. >> o'

norah. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thanks so much. we turn now to the steepest drop in life expectancy here in the u.s. since world war ii. largely driven by the pandemic, life expectancy has dropped by a year and a half. for hispanic and black populations, it's down by as much as three years. and, the pandemic has left a staggering number of children without a parent. we get more on this from cbs's mireya villarreal. >> i just feel like i should have done more. >> reporter: alyssa quarles is overwhelmed by guilt that she couldn't save her 48-year-old father theodis after he got covid. >> he started to say, like, help me, please don't let me die. i don't know what to say to him, i don't think he going to die andhe kept saying it. it was hard. >> reporter: he died just before christmas. the tree still stands-- a sign the family can't let go. >> this is what it is like when you have all girls. >> reporter: the quarles girls are among at least 113,000 american children struggling with pandemic grief after losing a parent or caregiver to

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. ♪ >>> it's tuesday, july 13th, 2021.s is the "cbs morning news." >>> vaccine warning. the fda says the johnson & johnson shot could be linked to a rare disorder. how it attacks the nervous system and the number of people affected so far. >>> there is nothing special about this special session. this is a suppression session. >> texas revolt. democrats leave the state to block a voting restrictions bill. how long they plan to stay away. >>> confrontations in cuba. president biden weighs in on the historic mass protests on the island nation.

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. >>> it's wednesday, july 14th, 2021. there is the "cbs morning news." >> the twister century jim crow assault is real. it's unrelenting. >> voting clash. president biden attacks gop efforts at the ballot box as he faces growing pressure to help change federal voting laws. >>> breaking overnight, kidnapping plot foiled. how a u.s. citizen became the target of four iranian nationals accused of trying to lure her to iran. >>> dangerous delta strain. new covid infections skyrocket nationwide as health officials express worry about millions of children in low vaccinated areas.

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. >>> it's friday, july 16th, 2021.g news." mask up. millions of people in los angeles will have to wear face coverings indoors again as the delta variant threatens to derail america's progress against covid. >>> former president trump slams the nation's top military officer over bombshell allegations detailed in a new book. >>> caught on camera -- home surveillance captures the moment when former nfl star richard sherman apparently tries to

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. >>> it's >>> it's thursday, july 15th, 2021.s is the "cbs morning news." discouraging setback. new covid cases are up 50% in more than half the nation. how the white house enlisted star power to connect with vaccine skeptics. >>> case mishandled. a scathing report slams the fbi in the larry nassar investigation. the critical errors while the former team usa doctor sexually abused female athletes.wa people to stop using several of its products after some were found to contain a doctor that -- contain a chemical that captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning.

. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thank you. tonight, the death toll is rising from that historic heat wave broiling the west, and it's fueling a wave of dangerous wildfires. here's cbs' lilia luciano. >> reporter: as the historic heat continues, the death toll is soaring. nearly 100 deaths have been confirmed so far in the western u.s. >> i'm worried that people were just going to think of it as a nuisance, but it really has been life threatening. >> reporter: in canada, nearly 500 sudden deaths have been reported in british columbia alone during the heat wave. officials believe the increase in fatalities is likely linked to the extreme weather. wildfires forced the town of lytten, canada, to evacuate. >> to get everyone stuck on that side of the mountain. >> reporter: temperatures there hit a record 121 degrees. flames burned 90% of the town. in the u.s., the heat is fuel 44 large fires across nearly a dozen states. the scorching temperatures in the pacific northwest have move inland as doctors try to keep up with the emergenc

jeff pegues has more on the charges and the implications it could have in the future. >> reporter: stunning charges leveled against the former president's company and its longtime cfo allen weisselberg who surrendered to authorities in new york city this morning. prosecutors say that for at least 16 years, the trump organization paid top executives off the books, calling it a sweeping and audacious illegal payment scheme. weisselberg himself they said avoided paying taxes on $1.7 million, used company money for apartments, private school tuition, and luxury cars. all of it adding up to 15 counts. the trump organization called it a political play with a bigger target in mind. do you think the real target here is former president trump? >> given the nature and the unprecedented nature of these charges, that's the reason they were brought, okay. if the name of the company was something else, i don't think these charges would have been brought. >> reporter: weisselberg who pled not guilty has worked for the family for almost 50 years. now he's under pressure to flip. >> this is a man in his 70s

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. >>> it's >>> it's thursday, july 15th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." discouraging setback. new covid cases are up 50% in more than half the nation. how the white house enlisted star power to connect with vaccine skeptics. >>> case mishandled. a scathing report slams the fbi in the larry nassar investigation. the critical errors while the former team usa doctor sexually abused female athletes.wa people to stop using several of its products after some were found to contain a doctor that -- contain a chemical that captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with renewed concern about the coronavirus, not just here in the u.s. but across the globe. the world health organization says the number of deaths went up last week for the first time in nine weeks. and the fast-spreading delta variant is expected to become the dominant variant globally in the coming months. here in the u.s., the white house teamed up with singer olivia rodrigo to encourage young people to get vaccinate

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. >>> it's wednesday, july 14th, 2021. there is the "cbs morning news." >> the twister century jim crow assault is real. it's unrelenting. >> voting clash. president biden attacks gop efforts at the ballot box as he faces growing pressure to help change federal voting laws. >>> breaking overnight, kidnapping plot foiled. how a u.s. citizen became the target of four iranian nationals accused of trying to lure her to iran. >>> dangerous delta strain. new covid infections skyrocket nationwide as health officials express worry about millions of children in low vaccinated areas. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. president biden is facing new pressure to take federal action on voting rights as gop-led states change election laws. yesterday mr. biden attacked those efforts calling them the 21st century jim crow assault. he accused republican leaders of making it harder for people to vote. but allies want the president to do more. they want him to scrap the filibuster. laura podesta is tracking the newes

jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. >> o'donnell: all right, tonight, anxiety is growing across the countrya federal ban on evictions is set to expire on saturday. remember, the moratorium was put in place at the height of the pandemic and economic downturn. congress approved $47 billion in assistance, but as cbs' janet shamlian explains, renters arent having a hard time getting the aid. reporter: lavita haey is well aware of the federal moratorium on evictions ends saturday. >> i'm terrified. job offers are coming in, but they're coming in very slowly. >> reporter: the las vegas mom of two teens lost both her jobs during the pandemic, unable to pay her $900-a-month rent. when you walk up to your door and you see an eviction notice... >> it's the hardest thing to see in the world when you know that you're a single mother and you have no one to turn to. you will be homeless. >> reporter: harvey has been approved for more than $9,000 in federal rent help through a local program. the money hasn't come through yet. more than 8,000 other renters in nevada's clark county are still waiting for an

." >> i'm jeff pegues in washington. thanks for staying with us.be tight in denver for the mid summer classic, the major league baseball all-star game. over the weekend, four people were arrested with an arsenal of weapons at a hotel that is just blocks away from the stadium. cops came away with 16 rifle, body armor, and more than a thousand rounds of ammunition. the fbi says it has no evidence so far that the suspects planned to target the game, the fans, or any particular players, but the investigation continues. catherine herridge reports. >> we're not aware of any ongoing threat related to these individuals or this situation. >> reporter: denver police s.w.a.t. teams swarmed the maven hotel friday night after a hotel maid reported suspicious activity. two rooms at the top of the hotel were searched with multiple weapons, including rifles and drugs seized. three men and one woman face initial charges, including possession of a firearm by a previous offender as well as narcotics possession. one of the suspects, ricardo rodriguez, spoke to our den

jeff pegues is outside trump tower in new york city. jeff, how are they responding to the charges? >> reporter: well, the trump organization says the charges are all about politics. allen weisselberg, says he is fighting the charges in court. but when you look at charges they really are a stunning list of accusations dating back more than 16 years. a grand jury here in manhattan brought the charges against weisselberg and the trump organization, accusing them of running a tax fraud scheme involving off the books payments and concealing almost $1.7 million from the government. prosecutors say weisselberg failed to report payments on benefits like luxury cars, bonuses, a company apartment, private school, tuition for family members. weisselberg was also charged with grand larceny which carries a 5 to 15-year presentence sentence. mr. trump slammed the charges as a witch hunt from radical left prosecutors. and the trump organization called it an inappropriate use of a local prosecutor's vast and unchecked power to target a political opponent. this indictment really is going to put pre

jeff pegues is outside the kmous in new york city. good morning to you. >> reporter: tony, all eyes on the upcoming arraignment where we will see weisselberg for the first time since he entered the courthouse early, early this morning. his attorney releasing a statement saying that he will plead not guilty and fight the charges in court. the charges against the trump organization and cfo allen weisselberg relate to alleged failure to pay taxes on corporate benefits and perks. weisselberg's former daughter in law turned over several boxes of documents to prosecutors. >> he lives in a bubble where believes everything trump says. >> weisselberg operated behind the scenes not only as cfo. but the former taxi cab driver has been the trump family as personal bookkeeper. >> replacing george this week is my chief financial officer allen weisselberg. you think george is tough wait until you see allen. >> barbara res was an executive vice-president of trump organization. >> did allen weisselberg do anything with former president trump's knowled

jeff pegues is following this latest controversy for the aurora police department. >> reporter: the bodyw officers attempting to arrest three men with outstanding felony warrants. when to flee, kyle vinson is left sitting alone. >> sit down. sit down. stay down. >> what did i do? >> reporter: officer john haubert is seen pointing a gun, ordering vinson to lie face down and show his hands, which he does. >> hands all the way out in front of you. >> okay. >> reporter: the officer hits vinson with his pistol at least seven times. one cut on vinson's head required six stitches. he later holds him by the neck for almost 40 seconds. vinson's father says he was shocked by what he saw. >> i thought he was going to die. he said, "you're killing me." >> on your face -- >> you're killing me. >> get on your face! >> you're killing me! >> reporter: aurora's police chief vanessa wilson cause the arrest a despicable act. >> we're disgusted. we're angry. this is not police work. this is not the aurora police department. this was criminal. >> reporter: since becoming chief in 2020, wilson has worked to r

jeff pegues is at fbi headquarters. how's the bureau responding? >> reporter: well, good morning.here were some really serious failures here, and the fbi is acknowledging that, calling the actions and inactions of some of the agents involved inexcusable and a real discredit to the organization. still, a lot of larry nassar's victims are not satisfied that everyone involved in this scandal has come clean. >> it's pretty disgusting. >> reporter: olympic gymnast jamie danzscher says she's outraged. she said she was abused by larry nassar for years, including while she was on the 2000 u.s. olympic gymnastics team. >> the main reason why i came forward and when i came forward wasn't for myself, it was to protect this from happening to other little girls in the future. >> reporter: according to the 109-page report released by the department of justice's inspector general, usa gymnastics reported sexual assault allegations agains nassar to the fbi's indianapolis field office in july, 2015. but the agents conducted limited followup and did not formally open an investigation into the matte