omar, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. demolition crews have been working for hours in extremely dangerous conditions, trying to get those explosive in place so they can take down the remainder of the building behind me before mother nature knocks it down. making way for demolition crews who are work at a furious pace to bring down the last section of the champlain tower south. >> the governor and i have made clear our top priority is that the building come down as soon as possible. >> reporter: manor a week after the deadly collapse, a heightened sense of urgency, in farther due to a tropical storm barreling towards south florida. the worry, that the storm would bring the remaining building down on the debris field. >> once the building is demolished and the site is declared safe, rescue teams can get back to searching parts of the rubble that was off lirmts because of the danger. charleston ct burkett. >> no one should be thank yoing about recovery, as far as i'm concerned that needs to be shut down straight away. we are

christina, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. adam kinzinger has been consistently critical of president trump and his party's position on the january 6 riot. will join liz cheney who lost her job in republican house leadership for taking a similar stance. >> this committee, in order to retain the confidence of the american people must act in a way that has no partisanship. >> reporter: but the makeup of the investigating committee has already become a part i san issue. >> weshould be candid about the fact that it st politically to the advantage of democrats to try to keep this issue in the forefront. >> reporter: today speaker of the house nancy pelosi appointed a second republican, illinois adam kinzinger after refusing two of the five gop members put forward by minority leader kevin mccarthy. >> maybe the republicans can't handle the truth. but we have a responsibility to seek it. >> reporter: the rejected members, jim jordan and jim banks, voted against certifying the 2020 election results. >> she doesn't want us to ask these

jericka. >> duncan: elizabeth palmer, thank you. back here in the states the six flags waterpark near houston is closed after 60 people were exposed to an airborne chemical leak. more than two dozen were rushed to hospital suffering from minor skin irritation and minor breathing problems.n were rushed to hospital suf no word yet on the cause of the leak. texas state lawmakers remain locked in a showdown over voting rights. since november elections, 17 states have enacted new laws that tighten rules around casting ballots and running elections. one of those states is texas where democrats and some faith leaders are fighting more changes. cbs' rodney hawkins is there. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: hundreds of black voters med ate pitol. ♪ this little light of mine ♪ >> reporter: calling for a stop to republican proposed voting restrictions in the legislature. >> they're going to hold us in there until those bills got passed. >> over 50 states democrats left austin to prevent a vote during this special session. >> what is at st

jericka? >> wow, lilia, thank you. >>> police are searching for suspects today after gun fire erupted outside the washington nationals baseball stadium. it cause aginteuption in last ts game. while nhu three people outside were shot and wounded. chris is at the ballpark. chris, good evening to you. >> reporter: jericka, fans are back inside nats park. but for the people that were there last night, it was a very scary experience, myself included, i was in the stands and there was a point in time where you didn't know what was going on or if you were in danger. panic at the ballpark. fans by the hundreds raced to escape nationals park in washington, d.c. after gun fire echoed through the stadium. the shots heard on the nats telecast in the middle of the 6th inning. players rushed their family and fans into the dugouts fearing the shooter was inside the park. >> people are running as a real scary situation. >> reporter: this was the scene from where i was sitting. those that didn't run ducked bet

jericka?lily luciano, thank you. >>> pope francis is in a rome hospital tonight after undergoing intestinal surgery. chris is there for the latest on the 84-year-old pontiff's condition. chris, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. pope francis was admitted this afternoon and is staying in the top floor behind me in the same suite of room where is pope john paul ii stayed. the vatican says he's having scheduled surgery for inflammation of the colon that's common among the elderly. earlier today, the pope seemed in good spirits when he delivered his message from his window overlooking st. peter's square. in fact, he announced he would be going to hungary and slovakia in september. and he's had a busy week. he met with the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken on monday, the iraqi prime minister on friday and holding an all-day prayer service for lebanon on thursday. this is the first time the 84-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized since his election in 2013. he's generally in go

jericka? >> jamie giving us a behind-the-scenes look from tokyo. thank you. >>> extreme weather this weekend has triggered national disasters overseas. in belgium heavy rains washed away cars as water rushed through the streets there. and in india heavy rain is blamed for triggering this rockslide. at least nine people were killed when their bus was struck by boulders. >>> in this country more than 80 wildfires are now waging in the west. the massive dixie fire is turning trees into torches. the out of control flames are prompting evacuations. the fire threatens thousands of structures and is destroying anything in its path. we learned today that a legendary figure in the fight for civil rights has died. bob moses endured beatings and jail while registering thousands of black voters in the south during the 1960s. later he helped underserved students succeed in math. bob moses died in hollywood, florida. he was 86 years old. >>> a show of force in russia today. president vladimir putin used a navy day parade rs toalk ugh, sg unprevene strike on targ

and, jericka, what did cosby tell you? >> reporter: well, put it frankly, norah, he basically said this is about sending a message around the world. he said that what happened to him was unjust, and that justice was served. a triumphant bill cosby, flanked by his attorneys, flashed the victory sign as a free man, upending the first high-profile sexual assault case of the me too era. in a strongly worded 79-page opinion, the pennsylvania supreme court ruled that cosby, now 83, had been denied a fair trial in 2018, a huge blow to his many accusers. cosby was nearly three years into a 3-10-year sentence forndt against former temple university employee andrea constand. he was charged with drugging and sexually assaulting constand in his philadelphia-area home in 2004. explaining their decision, the justices wrote that prosecutors engaged in a bait and switch because of a nonprosecutor agreement that had been struck with the previous prosecutor. the agreement gave cosby the assurance that he would not be criminally prosecuted i

that's jericka duncan. >> jericka! great. >> see you at 7:00.s are up. >> yeah. >> you guys are ready to go. you're alert. me, i'm -- what's happening? it's 8:00 a.m., you know. >>> it's like the sequel that you were waiting for. j. lo made it instagram official with ben affleck, and social media is on fire. ♪ >> right? that's 2002, right? he's applying sunscreen to her derriÈre. >> her bottom. yeah. >> and fans were quick to point out the on again couple appeared to be playing out the same scene. >> i don't think you have to be eagle eyed. pretty obvious. >> be like -- ♪ >>> the wait, it's finally over. popeye's rolling out its chicken nuggets today. ♪ >> mm. mm. mm. >> you look like a chicken nugget guy. >> he said he's never had popeye's. almost called security. thought we had a crazy man in the building. >> i should note we have not been compensate friday any way -- >> i'm not a paid spokesperson. i just like popeye's. >> not yet. >> flono, no, jericka, no. ♪ [baby cryiying] i i got it. i i got it. ♪ ♪ give grandndma kisses.s. mwah. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

>> o'donnell: jericka duncan, thank you. going to turn now to those western wildfires that have torched more than a million acres of land in a dozen states. the crisis is so severe that more than 16,000 firefighters and support personnel are battling nearly 70 wildfires. we get more now from cbs' lilia luciano. >> reporter: as fires continue to ravage the west... >> we need some prayers here. this is getting really serious. >> reporter: ...what is left behind is heartbreak. in the tiny town of doyle, near lake tahoe, at least 33 structures have been destroyed. just eight months ago, another fire in the same town took 21 homes. at struck dle tee this week wasl fire, tonight, ts dramatic video caught by a homeowner is wall of flames approached. the fire just missed his home. damage is extensive throughout the west. and is taking a toll on firefighters. >> it really doesn't ever end. >> reporter: zachary resnick says his hot shot unit used to at least get a break from thanksgiving to spring, now thy're on duty year round. >> wh

good evening, jericka. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. i spoke to the former medical director of the immunization program tonight here at the tennessee department of health. she called this environment where she used to work "toxic" and says she stands by her decision to advocate that more children be vaccinated. the dangerous delta variant is continuing to spread at an alarming rate, presenting a serious risk to the unvaccinated. >> that is what we expected. that the peak of this epidemic would really be sometime around the end of september, back to school season. unfortunately the worst is yet to come. >> reporter: new cases in every state except arizona and south dakota are up at least 10 percent. in 32 states, they are up 50% or more. and now the focus is turning to young people, just a quarter of the country 12-15 year olds are fully vaccinated and as schools prepare to reopen, health officials worry cases could surge. >> i have a special guest with me today. >> reporter: today the white house hosted pop star olivia rodrigo to encour

sorry, jericka. >> i'm done.e going to turn to the tokyo olympics and some controversy actually before the games begin later this month. last week, american sprinter sha'carri richardson was suspended for a month after testing positive for a chemical found in cannabis. she's acknowledged she smoked marijuana to cope with the death of her mother, and she says she accepts the punishment. she will not be able to compete in the 100-meter dash at the olympics. this comes after the international swimming federation barred the use of certain swim caps designed for use by athletes of color. that's led to allegations that some olympic rules are written in a way that can lead to discrimination. we're joined by jemele hill, contributor and writer for "the atlantic" and host of "jemele hill is unbothered" on spotify. good morning. always good to see you. i know that you recently tweeted about the olympics and said this is sending a, quote, message to black women. what message is that that you think the olympics is sending? >

reporting from elkins park, pennsylvania, jericka duncan, cbs news. >> jericka went inside cosby's home theaterly after he arrived for a conversation with him. you can hear what he told her coming up on "cbs this morning." >>> and also on "ctm," we will talk with one of his accusers to get her reaction to cosby's release. >>> a judge has denied britney spears' request to have her father removed from her conservatorship at least for now. new court documents reveal the judge denied a month' old request by the pop star's attorney to remove jamie spears as her sole conservator. the documents are not in direct response to last week's hearing when spears pleaded for her dad's removal, calling the conservatorship abusive. the judge cannot make any ruling based on what the singer said in court last week until she files a petition to terminate her conservatorship. >>> turning to the deadly and historic heat wave baking the pacific northwest. officials in oregon say at least 60 people have died in the extreme heat. more than a dozen deaths have also been linked to the scorching temperatures in wa

allowed inside the house but then you're told jericka come upstairs to the bedroom. what was that like? what were you thinking in that moment? >> reporter: i think, gayle, surreal is the best word to use. often times as a reporter you're out here trying to get the story on a day like this we all know that people wanted to hear from bill cosby, even though he did come out earlier and it was sort of a display of he is fine, he is well, he is excited. he didn't say anything. and my question to his publicist was is there any way we could talk to him? i think it just started with that question and then as you know i've been covering this story for the last five or six years. i looked back at some footage one of the first stories we did in 40u. of course, the charges came in 2015. the trial in 2017. the conviction in 2018. so there is a history there of communicating with people on all sides of this story. and i think just simply asking, is there any possibility of getting a conversation or getting a better sense of what he is doing and how he is doing? and it just so happ

norah. >> o'donnell: jericka duncan, thank you. tonight, some shocking new reporting about the final days of the trump administration. in a new book, the chairman of the joint chiefs says the pentagon was so worried about a coup attempt, the top brass drew up contingency plans to stop a power grab. and wait until you hear what the former president is saying about the charge. here's cbs's kris van cleave. >> reporter: tonight, bombshell new details about the final days of the trump presidency. >> does anybody believe that joe had 80 million votes? >> reporter: as the former president pushed his big lie about a stolen election, the nation's top military officer worried mr. trump or his supporters could attempt a coup. "they may try, but they are not going to--- expletive-- succeed," general mark milley is ed as ying, his comments in a new book about the final days of the trump presidency out in two weeks. milley, you can't do this without the military and the c.i.a. and the f.b.i., we are the guys with the guns. >> thank you. >> repo

>> good morning, jericka. the case was seen as an important test for the restrictions we see on voting. the conserve court is signaling it's not likely to overturn a lot of the new voting laws that are now being passed in states across the country. the two arizona voting provisions have been on the books for years. the first discards ballots cast in the wrong precinct. the second bans so-called ballot harvests where third parties other than family collect piles of absentee ballots and turn them in. arizona attorney general argued the kwas in favor of voting laws. >> why did you defend this. >> we want to make sure everyone has the right to ability to exercise the fravrpz but also everyone has confidence in the process and respect the results. and that's what these laws are designed to do. >> six justices on the court agreed that neither provision violated the voting rights act because they were not enacted with the racially discriminatory purpose and states have an entirely legitimate interest in the preventio

i'm gayle king, that's jericka duncan. new reports says coronavirus could surge this fall. hospital rates are surging among the unvaccinated. >> i want to tell everybody, please take the shot. >> dozens of fires are besieging the west, burning mostly out of control. see the heroic battle by firefighters to save lives and properties. >>> a cbs news investigation reveals a billion dollar industry. american students paying writers in kenya to do college assignments, even earning some degrees. meet the real authors behind those achoevments. >>> america is the favorite but not the best so far at the tokyo games. the early trials and triumphs, and the likely rise of new olympic sports. >> go team u.s.a. first, here's today's eye opener. it's your world n 90 seconds. >>> whether it is masking or closures or kids having to return to virtual learning, that is coming, because this pandemic is spiraling out of control yet again. >> the delta variant threatens to derail america's summer comeback. >> masks can be helpful against this variant. >>> as wildfires continue to burn across cal

jericka duncan is here.ne mandates while big tech companies change their covid policies. we'll take a look at the future of the american workplace. >>> millions of americans could soon lose their homes when an eviction moratorium ends. why billions in federal money meant to help is not going where it's meant to help. >>> actress, producer, elizabeth banks is now appearing as herself in a new podcast. >> first, here is today's eye opener at 8:00. >>> president biden is expected to announce all federal workers must get vaccinated or follow very strict protocols. >> this will set a precedent for states and cities and companies across the country, because what we're talking about here is the entire federal workforce, about 2 million people. >> what do you say to the folks who watch this who say, yeah, but kids are only slightly affected? >> this delta variant that we're seeing now changes the game. >> will both of you rule out shutdowns again? >> i don't think ♪ >>> well good morning. >>> i don't think we can ru

ork, her >> barnett: good evening, to our viewers in the west jericka duncan is off tonight. i'm errol barnett. british billionaire richard branson first took tourists to the sky in 1984 flying aboard a used jumbo jet. today branson soared into space on board a repainted virgin galactic rocket plane with a crew of five others. he called this the dawn of a new space age aimed at sending tourist there, too. cbs' mark strassmann watched it all in truth or consequences, new mexico. good evening. >> reporter: i tell you, errol, that really was something, a milestone for richard branson personally, but also one for commercial space. the emerging market of space tourism has a genuine success story. >> sir richard branson, astronaut. >> reporter: with his new astronaut wings, richard branson was back on the ground but over the moon. his space triumph part bucket m. his space list, part marketing bonanza. >> what a day, what a day, what a day, what a day! >> reporter: take off to touchdown the roughly hour-long flight seemed picture perfect. virgin galactic live streamed "eve," its tw

jericka duncan is still here. breaking overnight, simone biles pulls out of another event at the tokyo olympics. we'll talk about the pressure on elite athletes with someone who knows all about it, gold medall winning gymnast dominique dawes. >> a stunning reversal by the cdc on wearing masks. we'll ask the cdc director about who should wear them and when. plus, new guidance for schools. >> and testimony from four police officers who defended capitol hill from a pro-trump mob on january 6th. how they fought for their lives against rioters they call terrorists. first here's today's eye-opener, it's your world, in 90 seconds. >> why should they trust the same group of health officials who just told them they don't have to wear a mask anymore inside? >> because our goal is to save their lives. >> the cdc now saying vaccinated americans should wear masks again indoors, in certain sections of the country. >> the biden administration announced they will require that all federal employees be vaccinated or be regularly te

jericka duncan is off tonight. i'm errol barnett.ritish billionaire richard branson first took tourists to the sky back in 1984, flying aboard a used jumbo jet repainted with the logo of his upstart company virgin atlantic airlines. well, today branson soared into space aboard a virgin galactic rocket plane with a crew of five others. he called this the dawn of the new space age, aimed at sending tourists there, too. cbs's mark strassmann watched it all near truth or consequence, new mexico. mark, good evening. >> reporter: i tell you, errol, that really was something. a milestone for richard branson personally, but also one for commercial space. the emerging market of space tourism has a genuine success story. [ cheers and applause ] >> sir richard branson onaut. >> reporter: with his new astronaut wings, richard branson was back on the ground, but over the moon. his space triumph park bucket list, part marketing bonanza. >> what a day, what a day, what a day. >> reporter: take-off to touchdown, the roughly hour long flight seemed p

i'm jericka duncan. >>'s monday, julth, thisthe bs morni news." dangerous surge. coronavirus cases are spiking in every single state fueled by the delta variant. how some states ar trying to use new restrictions to slow the spread. >>> raging wildfires grow across the west. how rugged terrain is complicating firefighters' efforts to extinguish the flames. >>> and olympic stunners. we have the latest from the tokyo games as the world's top tokyo games as the world's top athletes go for gold. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. well, we begin with troubling new information about the coronavirus. the number of new infections has risen nearly 50% across the nation over the past week. experts say the highly contagious delta variant is fueling the surge. officials say 97% of patients who are hospitalized have not been vaccinated against the virus. so laura podesta has the very latest details on this from new york. laura, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the uptick in covid-19 hospitalizations and deat

reporting from the broadcast senter in new york city, i'm jericka dunc . >>> it's monday, july 5th, 2021. there is the "cbs morning news." building demolished. the remaining portion of the florida condo complex has been knocked down. how the move is expected to help first responders search through the rubble. >>> tracking elsa. the tropical storm is on its way toward florida. we have the latest on its track and when it could make landfall. >>> and deadly mudslides. a wave of mud sweeping away homes, cars, and lives in japan. the desperate search for the desperate search for survivors happening right now. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. i'm diane king hall. anne-marie green is off. we begin with a big development out of florida at the site of that condo complex collapse. late last night, crews in surfside set off controlled explosives to bring downing the still-standing portion of the building. it's a big step in resuming the search for survivors and allows crews to cake more aggressive help make search efforts safer. the partial collapse of the sham chain towers south condo is

we cannot get a break jericka. >> keeping us honest. thank you. >>> rescue efforts are still under way in surfside, florida, despite a brief pause due to heavy winds, rain and lightning. crews have recovered ten more bodies, bringing the confirmed death toll to 46. about 100 people are still unaccounted for. manny, officials let the media get closer to look at the rubble. what struck you? >> reporter: good morning. we were allowed to get closer to the side of the building that was demolished sunday night, away from where the search is still taking place, and from there, the street level, you really get a sense of the scale of this disaster and the massive task at hand for crews working on the pile. sifting through a mountain of concrete, steel and debris, rescue crews continue the round-the-clock search for survivors. good news is in short supply. >> the key things we're looking for with regards to void space, liveable spaces, we're not coming across that. >> reporter: leaders insist they are not giving up hope. it's hard to imagine thi

jericka duncan is off tonight. i'm errol barnett.st took tourists to the sky back in 1984, flying aboard a used jumbo jet repainted with the logo of his upstart company virgin atlantic airlines. well, today branson soared into space aboard a virgin galactic rocket plane with a crew of five others. he called this the dawn of the new space age, aimed at sending tourists there, too. cbs's mark strassmann watched it all near truth or consequence, new mexico. mark, good evening. >> reporter: i tell you, errol, that

reporting from the broadcast center in i jericka duncan. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight newsgood evening and thanks for watching. america's covid recovery is being threatened by a summer surge. hospitalizations and deaths are up nationwide. the highly contagious delta variant is giving new urgency to the country's vaccination push. but that's lagging, seven months after the first shots, only 49% of americans are fully vaccinated. we begin tonight with cbs's lilia luciano in lous angeles. >> reporter: that's right. less than half of americans are fullch vaccinated and that's just not

bill cosby free after a stunning court decision and our jericka duncan was the only network reportero him inside his home. what she learned. >>> a criminal indictment expected to be unsealed today against the trump organization and its long-term finance chief who turned himself in this morning. we explain what it means for the investigation of the former president himself. >>> a historic decision by the ncaa clears the way for college athletes to earn money off their fame. james brown on

jericka? >> manny, thank you. >>> breaking overnight, the olympics host city of tokyo reported its highest ever daily number of new coronavirus cases. the confirmed total of more than 2800 new cases surpasses a previous record set back in january. japan's prime minister is out with new advice for sports fans who have been gathering to watch the games. lucy craft is in tokyo. >> the city of tokyo has asked hospitals to add hundreds of beds and postpone surgeries to meet the surge in covid cases. only about 1/4 of japan's population is vaccinated. prime minister suga is urging people to stay home. avoid unnecessary trips. there's a crowd of people lined up to take their pictures at the olympic rings so that message staying home may not resonate with many citizens. the prime minister has insisted, however, that the surge in cases is not a problem for the games. doctors, of course, say the games are partly to blame for the surge. for "cbs this morning," lucy craft, tokyo. >> everybody wants to get

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that's anthony mason, that's jericka duncan. tony dokoupil is on baby leave. let's go.ariant spurs new vaccine mandates. the urgent step being taken by president biden affecting millions of americans. >>> children are getting the coronavirus at alarming rates. we meet a mother desperate to save her son as he fights the virus. >>> breaking overnight, a u.s. olympic pole vaulter tests positive and is out of the games. how team usa is still persevering. >>> and actress elizabeth banks

that's jericka duncan and the guys are off.rnight a controlled demolition takes down what's left of the condo tower that partially collapsed in florida. how a potentially dangerous tropical storm is affecting the search for any sign of survivors. >> tenens of millilions of amers celelebrate thee fourth ofof ju without papandemic restririctio but with the delta variant spreading, we'll ask dr. ashish jha where we stand in the night. >>> jeff bezos steps down as ceo of amazon today after nearly re

jericka duncan is still here.overnight, simone biles pulls out of another event at the tokyo olympics. we'll talk about the pressure on elite athletes with someone who knows all about it, gold medalg. >> a stunning reversal by the cdc on wearing masks. we'll ask the cdc director about who should wear them and when. plus, new guidance for schools. >> and testimony from four police officers who defended capitol hill from a pro-trump mob on january 6th. how they

i'm gayle king, that's jericka duncan. new reports says coronavirus could surge this fall. rates are surging among the unvaccinated. >> i want to tell everybody, please take the shot. >> dozens of fires are besieging the west, burning mostly out of control. see the heroic battle by firefighters to save lives and properties. >>> a cbs

that's anthony mason and jericka duncan, i'm gayle king, tony is on baby leave. let's go.lta variant creates new dangers for americans. part of why president biden is demanding that more people get vaccinated. >>> terrifying storms in eastern pennsylvania including at least two tornadoes. we'll look at what's causing the wild weather across the country. >>> we get a personal look at the fallout from the violence on january 6th from an officer who defended the capitol. what he thinks led to the

good hands with jericka. rescue crews restart the search for the missing after a 15-hour holdup.esident biden and the first lady paid emotional respects to family members. >> breaking overnight, the boy scouts of america announces a billion-dollar deal to settle sex abuse claims by tens of thousands. why critics say the plan doesn't hold enough accountable. >> the heat wave in the pacific

jericka duncan is in nashville, in tennessee. good morning to you.e're hearing more teenagers in tennessee are getting sick, but the outreach has stopped to young people. what's happening there? >> reporter: good morning to you. you know, the health department officials here in tennessee tell us that they do support outreach when it comes to vaccinations, but right now we've got more than 80% of children 12 to 15 years old who are unvaccinated. it makes it a very scary time for one tennessee mother we spoke to who said her immunocompromised son is set to start school later this month. for the grant family, covid is a constant threat. 11-year-old chase suffers from respiratory issues and regular seizures. whie he's eligible for the covid vaccine in november, there's no guarantee it will help. >> chase requires herd immunity. that's what he relies on to stay healthy. every single time you have a "not me" attitude, you are -- you are saying it's okay for chase to potentially become critically ill. >> reporter: his mother, tanya graham, is worried about

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