>> o'donnell: kris van cleave, thank you. and there's breaking news from los angeles. britney spears broke down in tears at a hearing today over control of her life and fortune. the pop star who turned 40 this year sobbed over the phone accusing her father of being abuse you have. adding that she intends to press charges against him. much of her life has opinion controlled in recent years by her father and a professional conservator. spears was granted permission to hire her own attorney. that is a big change. okay, a new report tonight shows in stark detail how the covid pandemic has made america's drug crisis far worse. overdose deaths soared 29% last year to a record high. we get more from cbs' jeff pegues. >> reporter: traffickers are moving fentanyl and meth in unprecedented amount as long the southern border. streets are part of the reason >> the amounts are dpetting larger and larger. >> reporter: hard drugs on america's streets are part of the reason overdose deathssoo an 2020. stly dbyre oage 25deaths each day, roughly 11 every hour. experts say the pandemic h

kris van cleave has more including mr. trump's reaction. >> reporter: 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, clairol of joint chiefs general mark milley is quoting as saying. comments in a new book about the final year of the trump presidency out next week. milley continued, "you can't do this without the military, you can't do this without the cia and fbi, we're the guys with the guns." >> thank you. >> reporter: the former president is firing back at his joint chief calling the claims so ridiculous adding, "if i was going to do a coup one of last people i would do it with is mark milley." he said there were parallels including claims betweentler cly saying this is a reichstag moment, the gospel of the furor. he

our kris van cleave is at the ballpark. kris, 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 ball park. fans by the hundreds race to escape nationals park in washington, d.c., after gunfire echoed through the stadiums. the shots heard on the nat's tellecast in the middle of the 6th inning, players rushed their families and even fans into the dugout, others hugged cement walls for cover fearing a shooter was inside the park. >> people are running, and it's a real scary situation. >> this was the scene from where i was sitting. those that didn't run, ducked between the rows of seats. >> please remain calm. >> reporter: and this fan was overcome by emotion. >> people started leaving and then we hear another bang near the center field gate and more people start running out. >> the s

kris van cleave was there when shots rang out and report on the chaos and confusion that followed. >> reporter: panic at the ballpark. fans by the hundreds raced to escape nationals park in washington, d.c., after gunfire echoed through the stadiums. the shots heard on the telecast in the middle of the sixth inning. players rushed their families and fans into the dugouts. others hugged cement walls for cover fearing a shooter was inside the park. >> people are running. >>tewas om wherey situation. e who di r sea. and this fan was overcome by emotion. >> we start leaving and another bang, near the center gate. more people start running out. >> reporter: the shooting actually happened outside the stadium. three people were wounded, all are expected to survive. >> we don't want anybody getting hurt. so like i said, for me, yesterday i tried to protect as many people as possible. >> reporter: d.c. police are looking for a toyota. >> one vehicle pulls up. another pulls up next to it, another engages the first vehicle in gunfire. an uninvolved citizen that was attending the game but outside

o'donll: kris van cleave, thank you. and we want to turn now to the summer olympics.ight, the u.s. is back on top in the medal count with 25, followed by china with 21. but the biggest story of the day was the shocking news that gymnastics superstar simone biles abruptly pulled herself out of the team finals to focus on her mental health. cbs' jamie yuccas is in tokyo. >> reporter: it was a stunning moment. u.s.a. gymnastics said there was a medical issue. biles said, she simply wasn't mentally ready. >> i just felt like it would be a little bit better to take a back seat, work on my mindfulness. >> reporter: the look on her face since competition began on sunday said it all. >> it's been really stressful this olympic games, i think just as a whole, not having an audience. there were a lot of different variables going into it. it's been a long week. it's been a long olympic process. it's been a long year. >> reporter: the team's hope of gold turned to silver. stephanie apstein covers gymnastics for "sports illustrated." >> they were a little surprised by how different

norah. >> o'donnell: kris van cleave, thank you. the death toll from those devastating floods in western europe has climbed to mors expeh higher. in hard-hit germany the government is defending itself against claims that it did not give residents enough warning. cbs news' chris livesay is in germany. >> reporter: as the fleafortsz recede, the shock and pain perrist is. in one of the world's wealth nest nations, advanced infrastructure was no match for mother nature. streets and roads completely collapsing, railroad rosings like this one over here uprotted like the trees, not to mention the cars twisted on top of each other. this is just a snapshot of the destruction we're seeing across germany's flood zone town after town after town. officials said it could have been much morse r worse were it not for an early warning system. but representative grazia cristofalo says she still had no time to fin for herself or her relatives. did the town give you any warning? >> on facebook, yes, on facebook. but my mother, my father, i don't have f

norah. >> o'donnell: kris van cleave, thank you so much. going to turn now to the summer olympics where the u.s. remains on top in the medal count with 41 while china is in a close second with 40. the u.s. women's soccer team need extra time, but they kicked their way into the semifinals. cbs' jamie yuccas has the wrap-. cbs' jamie yuccas has the up from tokyo. >> reporter: veteran forward megan rapinoe struck her familiar victory pose after converting the winning penalty kick, keeping the team's dream of gold very much still alive.gg til thvery lwhistle is blown. >> rylov is going to get the gold, murphy with a silver! >> reporter: in the pool, ryan murphy took silver in the 200- meter backstroke losing gold to a russian swimmer. but what murphy later said about the race made waves. the russians are competing this year under sanctions stemming from previous doping scandals. >> i don't know if it was 100% clean, and that's because of things that have happened over the past. >> reporter: tonight, one of the world's biggest tennis stars is ou

norah. >> o'donnell: kris van cleave, thank you.tonight, firefighters across the west are on the highest level of alert for wildfires, and it's the earliest that's happened in more than a decade. more than 70 large fires are burning in a dozen states. here's cbs's lilia luciano. >> reporter: the brutal summer continues, plagued by drought, scorched by record heat. the fire danger remains extreme. one burning now in california is near the town of paradise, rebuilt after being completely destroyed nearly three years ago. fortunately, this time, it's moving away from homes. the bootleg fire in oregon, already the nation's largest at more than 225,000 acres, exploded again overnight, sending large plumes visible from space. and what's complicating the firefighting effort are the sheer numbers. at least 71 large fires are now burning in 12 states, nine new fires reported, including the red apple fire in washington state, forcing evacuations and fraying nerves. >> it was a little emotional having to wake a seven-year-old and eight-year-ol

norah. >> o'donnell: kris van cleave, thank yoma ndahat s. litary's combat mission in iraq will be finished by the end of this year. about 2,500 american troops are still in iraq. it's not clear how many will stay behind to train and assist iraqi forces. u.s. troops in afghanistan will be reduced to just a few hundred by the end of next month, bringing an end to america's longest war. a close advisor to former president trump pleaded not guilty today to federal charges of illegally lobbying for the united arab emirates. tom barrack who also ran the trump inaugural committee was freed from jail on friday on a $250 million bond, including 5 million in cash. that's actually one of the largest criminal bails in history. we turn now to florida's gulf coast, and that awful outbreak of red tide. beaches near tampa have been littered with dead fish killed by a massive algae bloom marine scientists say has been worsened by pollution. here's cbs' ben tracy. >> reporter: tyler capella took us out on tampa bay to see what he calls his nightmare. >> gnarl

cbs reporter kris van cleave has the latest on those revelations. >> [ screaming ] >> we will never give up! we will never concede! >> reporter: former president trump's unfounded claims of a stolen election amid the nation's top chief of staff, mark milley, his stomach turn. he was increasing concern that trump and his supporters may attempt a coup. they may try but they will not expletive succeed, millie is quoted as saying, promising, we will have a peaceful trap sure of power and land this plane safely. this is america. it's strong .his comments are in a new book about the final year of the trump presidency, out next week. the former president is firing back, denying the allegations and saying, if i was going to do a coup, one of the last people i would want to do it with his general mark milley. the book claims milley was not alone in his concerns and says, house speaker nancy pelosi was also wary of esther trump, fearing he may use nuclear weapons to execute his strategy. >> thank you. >> reporter:'s thursday, senate majority leader chuck schumer, dodged questions. have you asked u

here's cbs's kris van cleave. >> reporter: tonight, bombshell new details about the final days of the presidency. >> does anybody believe that joe 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. tru worried mr. trump or his supporters could attempt a coup. "they may try, but they are not going to expletive succeed," chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general mark milley is quoted as saying, his comments in a new book about the final year of the trump presidency, out next week. milley continued, "you can't do this without the military. you can't do this without the c.i.a. and the f.b.i. we're the guys with the guns." >> thank you. >> reporter: tonight, the former president is firing back at his joint chief, calling the claims "so ridiculous," adding "if i was going to do a coup, one of the last people i would want to do it with is general mark milley." milley also apparently saw parallels between mr. trump's claims of election fraud and ad

. >> o'donnell: kris van cleave, thank you.major ruling tonight, a federal judge in texas dealt a blow to young immigrants known as dreamers, saying the daca program is unlawful and blocking new applications. the daca program allows undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children to work and stay in the u.s. the policy was established by former president barack obama. the more than 600,000 immigrants currently protected under the program are not immediately imm impacted. all right, tonight the death toll from those historic floods in europe has risen to at least 125 while hundreds remain unaccounted for. crews are scrambling to rescue people stranded by flood waters and reinforce flood barriers on the verge of collapsing. western germany is hardest hit. jenny hill, from our broadcast partner the bbc, is there. >> reporter: this country is reeling from the enormity of its loss. this is the town of erfstadt where the ground just fell away under the weight of water, houses collapsed in the night. dramatic rescues. this mor

for "cbs this morning saturday," kris van cleave, washington. >>> it's about 22 after the hour.a look at the weather for your weekend. ♪ >>> it was one of the nation's biggest aviation disasters. it happened 25 years ago today. still ahead this morning, remembering twa flight 800 and why one powerful reminder of the tragedy is about to disappear. ,sser known civil rights pioneers, but ida b. wells has earned a place in history that's now being fully recognized. we'll hear about her trailblazing legacy ahead. >>> later, another trail blazer, but in the world of aviation. wally funk had accomplished just about everything in her field except a long-deferred dream of making it into space. next week, she'll get the chance. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." >>> he began as a street artist about a decade ago. one of his paintings sold for more than $100 ion. the remarka jean-michael basquiat and his influence on art, music, and hip-hop culture. >>> plus, big amusement parks don't open every day. in fact, it's been nearly a half century since one was built here in the northea

as kris van cleave shows, help may be on the way from the u.s. senate. stadium in maryland, home of the bowie baysox. good morning. >> reporter: good morning from home plate. you know, in a typical year, more than 40 million fans come to minor league ballparks. last year, stadiums across the country looked like this -- they were empty. take the baysox, they are affiliated with a major play club, but 90% of the revenue comes from ticket sales, merchandise, concessions, things that require fans to be in the stands. >> the next pitch is lined into -- >> reporter: the rocket city trash pandas are hotter than the madison, alabama, summer. >> we love sitting on the grass. letting the kids play. they can catch a ball possibly. >> reporter: the trash pandas should have been a 2020 sensation, but then the pandemic happened. what does losing your inaugural season cost a franchise? >> millions of dollars. probably close to $15 million, $17 million. >> reporter: the 2020 season was cancelled weeks before the first pitch. this season saw the first 20 games axed, leav

also kris van cleave takes us to the ball game to show us fight to stop minor league baseball there shuttinge of the pandemic. multi talented banks talking about struggling with her own body image. it's called my body, my podcast. she's candid and goes all the way there. we'll see at 7:00, 17 minutes from now. so bad at math. >> that's why we are in journalism. >> i'll be there. >> we'll be there too. see you. >>> this may be one of the worst parking jobs we have ever seen. >> police say before this, the white suv was on the fifth floor. she was trying to park and accidentally accelerated instead of reversing and her car careened to the floor below and that is where it landed. luckily she was not injured and the two vehicles under hers were empty. >> thank goodness for that. >>> time for an update on stocks plus a huge bay area ipo robin hood making public debut today. diane king hall is joining us live from the new york stock exchange. good morning. >>> good morning. trading has been underway for a little more than ten minutes and stocks are higher in early action amid mixed economic data.

as vermont's bernie sanders told cbs' kris van cleave. >> it's enormously significant because among workingamilies in this country, there is a feeling that the government has forgotten about their needs. >> reporter: president biden met with fellow democrats wednesday on capitol hill to shore up support for a new $3.5 trillion budget plan. >> we're going to get there done. >> we are getting there done. >> reporter: details are still being finalized, but in addition to expanding the child tax credits, it could also include expanded medicare coverage, money to fight climate change, and a pathway to citizenship for certain immigrants. republicans won't back the plan. they say it's too costly. so every senate democrat needs to be on board in order for the plan to pass, and some moderates aren't there yet. >> i want to make sure that the priorities that we have is what we need in our country, and a chance to look at that in detail. >> reporter: lawmakers still have to sort out some of the finer details of this plan including how exactly to pay for it. by the way, the treasury department says tha

kris van cleave was at the game saturday night and joins us from nationals park. good morning. a scary night at the ballpark. >> reporter: good morning, anthony. it definitely was. let me set the scene for you. on saturday night, about 33,000 fans were inside nationals park. there was supposed to be a big fireworks display after the game against the padres. going into the bottom of the sixth inning, that's when we heard the gunshots. there was a period of confusion, and then panic as players and fans ran for their lives. >> your attention, please, we ask that you remain inside the stadium at this time. >> reporter: the sound of gunfire sent fans racing to escape washington, d.c.'s, baseball stadium saturday. this was the view from my seat as the crowd ducked for cover fearing an active shooter was inside the ballpark. >> it was a scary situation. at first we didn't know if there was somebody in the stadium or if there was somebody that was outside of the stadium. >> reporter: the shots loud enough to be heard on the broadcast. the shooting actually happened on the street just o

kris van cleave is on capitol hill. what do we know about this? >> reporter: good morning. the new accounts drew a swift and lengthy rebuttal from the former president who called them so ridiculous. but they are raising new questions about the final days of the trump presidency. >> we will never give up. we will never concede. >> reporter: it was former president trump's unfounded claims of a stolen election that made the nation's top military commander's stomach churn. chairman of the joint chiefs, general mark milley grew increasingly concerned mr. trump or his supporters may attempt a coup. "they may try, but they are not going to expletive succeed," he's quoted as saying, promising, "we're going to have a peaceful transfer of power. we're going to land this plane safely. this is america. it's strong." his comments in a new book about the final year of the trump presidency out next week. this morning the former president is firing back, denying the allegations and saying, "if i was going to do a coup, one of the last people i would want to do it with is general mark mill

kris van cleave has more from capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.peaker pelosi justified her decision saying january 6th is so important, it warranted this unprecedented action. kevin mccarthy blasted her for playing politics and said the gop will do its own investigation. let's be clear here -- both parties are going to claim victory because this plays directly to their bases. >> pelosi has broken this institution -- >> reporter: the top republican in the house, kevin mccarthy, slammed the stunning surprise from speaker nancy pelosi, rejecting two republican fire brands for the january 6th select committee. the speaker denied congressman jim jordan and jim banks citing the integrity of the investigation and pointing to previous statements made by the two. >> it's always about getting the president no matter what. >> reporter: jordan and banks are both outspoken allies of former president trump whose supporters made up the mob that stormed the capitol. both also voted to overturn the election and previously criticized the committee. >> they just wan