. >> i'm jonathan vigliotti.oday's decision to reopen western maui to tourists could hamper they're recovery. >>> the powerball jackpot grows again. >>> he's 12 years old. we hit the water with a surfer having fun and helping others. >> it's one thing to be good with surfing, but it's another to share it with people. >> announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us on this sunday. the rapidly intensifying conflict between israel and palestinian militants roared into a second day sunday with new fears the surprise attack could spark a wider middle east war. today the pentagon ordered u.s. warships and forces in the region to move even closer to israel including the aircraft carrier gerald r. ford. israeli soldiers battled hamas militants at the country's southern border. more than 1,000 people have reportedly been killed on both sides. the white house confirming some are, in fact, american citizens. they include at least 260 israelis attending

jonathan vigliotti cover the catastrophe on the ground in lahaina that left 99 dead. >> we got to go! go door to door! >> neighborhood to make neighborhood to. these police officers knowing time is running out. this body cam video revealing not just the urgency but also care. it was a chaotic last-minute evacuation after officials failed to sound warning sirens, for many, this was their first alert. here's what the world saw on august 8th as flames raced through front street. this is what police saw at 6:42:00 p.m., the group huddled inside a coffee shop. 15 rescued with embers flying all around. later, an officer helps a man with severe burns. with no fire trucks in sight, officers cut fences and even tried to fight what became america's deadliest wildfire for a century garden hoses. at the start of the fast-moving fire, only 13 maui police officers were on duty. >> please turn around, we have too many casualties. >> 99 died in the fire, thousands of homes and businesses lay in ruins but maui's police chief says something else is evident in the 20 hours of video. >> use officers savi

jonathan vigliotti has more. >> we are caught in massive traffic and we're covered in ashes and embersr: one after another. >> we're just trying to figure out if there's a way that the traffic can move, so we can at least get out of the area. >> reporter: they pleaded for help. >> please send someone to my mom's house. i have ten babies over there. >> reporter: and for any guidance on how to escape the flames around them and around loved ones out of their reach. >> i left my kids. i went down to the store. i left my kids in the house and they don't have any other way to evacuate. >> reporter: these are just part of the two hours of 911 calls released to the associated press by maui officials. among the more than 200 calls in that period residents reaching out to an overwhelmed system short on clear answers on where to send residents as the fire moved in. >> just get out of lahaina. >> the entire city? >> the entire city, yes. just get out of lahaina. >> okay. we're very low on gas. any suggestions on which direction i should go? >> i don't know, sir. i just know that our entire island

jonathan vigliotti, lahaina. >>> one of arlington national cemetery's most honored traditions has beend improper care for the horses that carry the nation's fallen heroes to their final resting place. david martin introduces us to those who exposed the abuse. >> reporter: the horse-drawn caisson at arlington national cemetery is one of this nation's most solemn and majestic rituals. but back at the stable, watch what happened to a horse named george. >> when i touched george's neck, he fell to his knees, which is a very abnormal response in any horse, and i've never encountered such a painful horse. >> reporter: major beth byles is the veterinarian for the horses. >> so george basically just buckled under the pain? >> he did. it was shocking. >> reporter: cbs news obtained photos of other horses with scars from wearing ill-fitting harnesses and saddles while pulling a 2,600-pound caisson. >> they were all suffering from severe musculoskeletal injuries, neck pain. >> reporter: they were supposed to work two weeks on, two weeks off, but some ended up working six weeks straight. soldiers

jonathan vigliotti is there. >> reporter: tourism drive the economy here on maui, and the hope now is that tourist dollars will help with the recovery and rebuilding effort. ard cou according to officials, the area has lost $11 million a day. we were at the airport yesterday, and we did notice a slight uptick in traffic. the decision to reopen western maui has been a controversial one. most of the hotels up until now have been occupied by relief workers and the thousands of people who lost homes in the fire. we're talking more than 2,000 buildings were destroyed. many of them were homes. 98 people were killed, and at this hour, ten people are still officially unaccounted for. survivors will now have to be relocated to other housing to make room for visitors. meanwhile, 16,000 people signed a petition to pause today's plan, citing housing as a pprim. along with the impact traffic could have on removing all of the debris from lahaina. officials say that process alone could take more than a year. that's before rebuilding could even begin. and jericka, officials say it could take many mor