kris van cleave. >> reporter: more than 19,000 flights delayed, nearly 3,000 more canceled.d with airline and air traffic control staffing issues made paul thompson's flight from l.a. to new york a three-day trek. >> incredibly frustrating, you can't rely on anything. >> reporter: cancellations in denver had airlines rolling out cots for stranded flyers. in new york, joby palathinkal and his wife and toddler were stuck trying to get to tampa. >> delayed another hour, another hour, and today the same thing is happening again. >> reporter: nearly a quarter of flights have been delayed by almost an hour on average. >> still seeing too many delays and cancellations. >> reporter: do airlines need to be held to higher standard? >> i think so. >> reporter: secretary of transportation pete buttigieg sent a letter to airlines, calling their performance unacceptable. airlines say they've thinne schedule and increased hiring, they're trying to keep pace. >> doesn't take as long to qualify somebody to get into a call center as cockpit, need the passengers to have clear understanding of

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cbs' kris van cleave shows us why. and, cbs' steve hartman goes "on the road." this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> garrett: good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for joining us. i'm major garrett, in for norah. tonight, new details from the partially-redacted affidavit used to authorize the f.b.i. search of former president donald trump's florida home. one of the significant concerns, according to the affidavit, was that no space at trump's mar-a-lago home was authorized for the storage of classified material. investigators, using distinctly bureaucratic language, said the records were "unfoldered, and intermixed with other records, and otherwise unproperly identified." now, as expected, this affidavit was heavily redacted, with just 37% of the pages having no redactions. 34% of the pages were partially redacted, while 29% of this affidavit was totally redacted. in other words, completely blacked out. the affidavit argues, a search of mar-a-lago was necessary due to the highly sensitive materi

well, some kris van cleave, thank you. tonight, two men face a possible sentence of life in prison, after being found guilty of planning to abduct the governor of michigan. the jury also found that adam fox and barry croft jr. were guilty of conspiring to obtain a bomb to blow up a bridge. prosecutors say they were antigovernment militia members planning to start a war. antigovernme the men had been set up by the f.b.i. tonight, u.s. officials are planning to announce a record $3 billion aid package to ukraine, as the war hits the six-month mark. the state department believes sh mark. russia is preparing new attacks, in response to a recent car bombing outside moscow. and, they're warning all u.s. citizens to leave ukraine. cbs' debora patta is in kyiv. >> reporter: moscow's political elite turned out in force to pay their last respects to daria dugina, killed instantly when her car blew up on the outskirts of the capital. the explosion has punched a giant hole in vladimir putin's argument that his war is necessary to keep

cbs' kris van cleave is on a flight honoring a pilot and pioneer. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, donald trump's former vice president is speaking out for the first time since the search of mara-a-lago, and it comes as the january 6 committee is continuing its work. tonight the panel may have a new witness. mike pences says he would consider testifying if he is asked. you may recall there was a pressure campaign led by trump for pence to overturn the 2020 election and not certify the electoral votes in congress. white house officials told the committee when pence didn't comply, the former president called him a wimp and rioters called for his hanging. pence's comments came as rudy giuliani spent his day under oath. we clearly have a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs' jeff pegues will start us off from atlanta. good evening, jeff. >> reporter: norah, this georgia investigation may pose the most imminent legal jeopardy for the former pre

kris van cleave, cbs news, phoenix. >> that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for cbs mornings. and you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. >>> this is cbs news flash. i'm matt pieper in new york. allen weisselberg, is expected to plead guilty to a 15-year tax fraud scheme. the deal would require him to testify about business practices at the former president's company. weisselberg is charged with taking nearly $2 million in untaxed compensation from the trump organization. >>> the 9/11 tribute museum in lower manhattan has closed after being unable to rebound from pandemic losses. this museum is separate from the 9/11 memorial and museum at the world trade center site. >>> and espn icon dick vitale says he is cancer-free after battling the illness twice in the past year. the 83-year-old stepped away from the mic in january. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, ne

here is cbs' kris van cleave. >> reporter: carmel, indiana is sending drivers for a loop, by design. >> round and round we go. >> yeah. >> reporter: the city is home to 142 roundabouts and counts, more than any other city in the u.s. mayor james brainerd says it makes the community safer and greener. does it bug you that we're stopped at a light? >> yes. two cars are going through the intersection. a roundabout would have moved 30 cars through n the same amount of time. >> reporter: by 2022, carmel, home to 2,200, will be a one-stop town. >> we don't have to pave over paradise. we can keep our roads more narrow. and that's better for the environment. it's better for pedestrians. >> reporter: there is a bit of a learning curve, but carmel has been able to remove traffic lanes even as its population has more than quadrupled. what they're really doing is keeping traffic flowing, but slowing it down. slower speeds make the roads safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. the insurance institute for highway safety found the switch to roundabouts cut injury crashes by nearly half, and busy inte

kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. >> we're interested in comments about comfort. in the past, simulated evacuations did not include reallife obstacles like bags or smoke, comfort animals, or being in the dark. also, people were in groups of 60. keeping that, that's 4 than the count on a lot of regional jets, those smaller ones. and the participants were all able-bodied adults under the age of 60, to peel back the onion. the author of the bill requiring the new study says those factors were not representative of the flying public. tweet us, let us know what you think. >>> let's go to iceland where -- that's not ice. massive volcano erupting and melting ice. tourists, including americans, are making the trip to see it up close. >>> about 10,000 earthquakes ushered in this latest sound and light show outside of the capital there. fountains of lava shooting as high as 100 feet in the air, and thousands of people including some people from california. one couple love it. >> i'd sit down and have a little cry, it's so beautiful and emotional. this is the raw power of ou

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kris van cleave, cbs news, phoenix. >> amen to that.ay. coming up tonight on "60 minutes," how russia's attack on ukraine is affecting ballet companies. i'm jericka duncan in new york. we thank you so much for watching. have a great night. >> live now on kpix 5 and streag on cbsn bay area, nervously waiting, divers claim they found found the body of a missing true teenager. but is it really her? >> we are -- we are in a war agt fentanyl. > >> and from overdoses to activi, mothers on the steps of a solut crisis. > >> plus, assault and arson at ps park in berkeley. good evening, i'm devin fehely. > >> a dye team says they have fod the body of missing teen kiely rodni. members ofa group calleds with purpose claim they found a car about 14 feet underwater. ts a body inside the car they say.e group didn't say exactly where the car was found but they notid law enforcement. the 16-year-ols been missing since august 6th and last seen at a large party at a campground in the lake tahoe area. now search and rescue teams have spent the last last tw

kris van cleave has that story. >> reporter: airline seat width is down as much as 4 inches over the last 30 years to as little as 16 inches wide. and seat pitch has shrunk from about 35 inches to 31, and in some cases as little as 28 inches, allowing airlines to add more seats they can then sell. the group flyers rights estimates only about 25% of passengers, one in four actually fit in those seats. and more than half of flyers in a recent survey were dissatisfied with the leg room in economy. what do you think of the size of airline seats right now? >> i think they're tiny. i'm 5'9". and i typically fly with my knees to my chest for several hours long. it's challenging. >> on average, i think that the seats are too small. >> that would be a greet improvement to have the seats much larger for everybody. >> reporter: the faa says it's focused on identifying the minimum seat spacing necessary to safely evacuate an airliner in 90 seconds. its review of ten years of incidents found the overall level of evacuation safety was very high. human behavior, of course, a critical factor if a pl

. >> and cbs's kris van cleave shows us how one city is using a roundabout way to keep people safe. >> the roundabouts keep traffic flowing, kind of water. this s with norah thah oonnell, reing from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. tonight we are one step closer to seeing parts of the affidavit that convinced a feds ral judge to allow the f.b.i. to search former president trump's florida home. and now we know just which crimes trump is under investigation for by the justice department. but the doj says the criminal probe is in its quote very early stages. late this afternoon a judge gave investigators one week to file a redacted version for him to consider unceiling. and in other trump legal woes a former top executive at the% trump organization pleaded guilty today to evading taxes. and agreed to testify against the company at an upcoming trial. we have a lot of news to get to tonight and cbs's catherine herridge is here to start us off. >> there is action from new york to florida that could have wide reaching impli

kris van cleave, cbs news, durham. >> o'donnell: what a good boy. i love dogs.ll in new york. good night. >> right now on 7:00. a community cries out for help following an increase in violent violent crime. >> gavin newsom says no to legal legal sites of for illegal drug use, reaction just in from both. both sides. > >> a massive infusion of monkeypox vaccine for san francisco, how long the new doses will keep the city clinic in business. >> the grim discovery that could could put an end to the search for a missing teen. >> right now on the news at 7:00 7:00 and streaming on cbs news bay area. and east bay community community is calling for help following the shooting death of a beloved dentist. in oakland's little saigon. good evening. >> 60-year-old lillie hsu died sunday afternoon in a brazen broad daylight robbery attempt. this happened on 11th street and and fifth avenue. the killing marks oakland 77th homicide of the year, police are asking witnesses to come forward. >> the department has moved additional resources to that area, the department has made som

kris van cleave, cleave, cbs news, reagan national airport. > >> after a historic rise earlier earlier this year, gas prices have finally started to drop. they have done so for 70 days in in a row, the second-longest stk second-longest streak of drops in 20 years. crude oil prices are up, reaching $100 a barrel and stocks fell further on wall street today after yesterday's selloff. all three indices saw losses. experts say the selloff was driven by economic concerns of more interest rate hikes. > >> developing news on former president donald trump. he has filed a lawsuit against the department of justice. trinity chavez is following that. >> reporter: former president donald trump wants to stop federal agents from going through documents seized during the search of his florida home. trump filed a lawsuit seeking a special master or third-party attorney to be appointed to review the documents. he is also also requesting the fbi return any documents that went beyond the scope of the search warrant. warrant. >> it happens sometimes. i think, from the point of view of of the department of

as kris van cleave shows us, amazon is already facing competition from other drone delivery servicese just now getting off the ground. . >> reporter: the future has landed in tom coolis' frisco, texas, driveway. he's among the very first in the lone star state to get a delivery from a drone. you ordered ice cream. if you'd done that through doordash or uber eats or any of the food delivery services, that would have taken 20, 30 minutes. >> easily. >> reporter: it was here in five minutes. >> totally faster, and better quality, it's not melted. >> reporter: wing, owned by alphabet, launched in suburban dallas. there's already competition. about 90 minutes away, fly tracks is focusing on beganberry, with drones dropping off coffee in matt's backyard. >> let's see if it's still warm. that's hot. >> it's hot? >> it's hot, yeah. >> reporter: for now, drone delivery is free. users order from an app, a worker gets the item, loads and launches the drone, which is monitored by an faa-certified operator. >> this gives people quicker access to goods in a highly efficient manner. >> reporter: jo

kris van cleave. >> reporter: faring down nearly 8% in july. >> feel like it went up, now going back know how high they can be, when i find a reasonable flight, i jump on it immediately. >> reporter: big savings on the flights to san diego, $230 cheaper on average than the may peak. hawaii down 154 bucks, even flights to prague could cost $300 less. >> prices about a month ago were ridiculously high. >> reporter: to find a deal, they took a ridiculous detour, driving more than 100 miles to save nearly $400. flew from eugene, oregon, to burbank, california, instead of portland to los angeles. still cost double from last year. >> close to reasonable at that time, $400 round trip, just over for the two of us. >> reporter: pent-up pandemic demand filled planes and fuel prices soared. what is the sweet spot for deal? >> on airfare, now is the sweet spot. >> reporter: tracks for travel app hopper. right now round trip will cost $238, down roughly 37% from may, but expects they will again top 300 bucks by november and rise steadily as people book for the holidays. >> though prices have fall

kris van cleave, cbs news, durham. >> and that is the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. the nation," major garrett is filling in. his guests include dnc chair jaime harrison, maryland governor larry hogan, and the ukrainian ambassador. for the entire team here at cbs news, i'm errol barnett in new york. good night.

we have a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs' kris van cleave is here to start us off. u, kris. >> reporter: margaret, that 3.5% unemployment number comes with a caveat, because the overall labor pool is getting smaller. 63,000 people left the workforce last month alone, and while low unemployment is usually a good thing, the recovery remains uneven. a summer surprise: the labor market bouncing back, taking 2.5 years to undo what covid did in a matter of weeks. >> we're almost at 10 million jobs. almost 10 million jobs since i took office. that's the fastest job growth in history. >> reporter: the stunning july job numbers mean the economy has now recouped all 22 million jobs lost early in the pandemic. >> it is very difficult to square the fact that we can create a half a million jobs in the month of july, and also believe that the u.s. is in a recession. so i think we put the "r" word off to the side, at least for another month. >> reporter: but the news is not all good. small businesses, like ford's fish shack in loudon county, virginia, still cannot find enough worke

kris van cleave, cbs news, durham. >> that is the overnight news for this friday.ntinues. for others, don't forget to check back later for "cbs mornings." you can follow us online any time at cbs news.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff begues. >>> this is cbs news flash. i'm matt pieper in new york. russia president putin ordered a major buildup of his country's military forces. now six months into the russia/ukraine war 137,000 service members will be added to the russian military starting next year. it will boost russia's armed forces overallll to more than 2 million. >>> the mega rocket artemis 1 will blast off to the moon monday. it is the first major step for the space agency's artemis program that aims to one day return astronauts to the lunar be surface. >>> he was the number one pick in the draft but oklahoma forward chet holmgren will miss the season. he is set to have surgery to repair a tendon in his foot. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. >>> what we're learning right now is a federal judge has ordered the justice department to releas

visit the mouse and the changes to the theme park progrs annual passes when we come back > >> i'm kris van cleave in india, in indiana, a community is sending drivers through a loop by design. it is safer and allows the roads to handle more cars and is better for the environment. plus, it saves drivers money as gas prices soar. we will show you why carml says going in circles is >> i want to tell you about the story of got to see. free tuition for kids if a parent vows to come to class and help out once a week. we are looking at one school's new approach to give children a catholic educatn catholic education and what mom and dad get out of it beyond sag money. you can join us for thaty special story we have repaired r you and more at 5:00. > >> a lot of people are buzzing about disneyland's new higher pricing for its annual passes. for non-southern california ress california residents like all of of us appear in the north, $699 for the enchant here, all the way up to $1599 for the inspire tier. do you feel inspired? there are blackout dates around holidays too. current passport holders can renew

. > >> kris van cleave in carmel, indiana, a community that is sending drivers for a loop by design. the city says it is safer, allows the roads to handle more cars and is better for the environment, plus it saves drivers money as gas prices soar. we will show you why carmel says going in circles circles is now you can save big on supersonic wifi from xfinity. can it handle all of my devices? all that. and it comes with a 2-year rate guarantee. what?! ok! no annual contract. no equipment fees. oh, and a free streaming box. i like streaming. it's all just $50 a month when you add xfinity mobile with unlimited data. will you add a motorcycle? no. did you say yes?! the new xfinity supersonic ndg de >> a wild scene in massachusetts massachusetts after an suv drove drove into the second floor of a a mall. look at that. officials say the driver was an elderly woman who got confused. and the automatic doors to the mall opened as her car, so she drove in very slowly, to go left, then then parked in front of a retail retail store. i think she's okay. storming choppers were shocked but no one

here's cbs's kris van cleave. >> reporter: this american airlines ground crew was prepping flight 372istory books. the dallas to phoenix flight was the first time everyone involved from the ramp to the gate -- >> we are honored to have you on board. >> in the cockpit and in the cabin are all black women. the flight celebrates the 100th anniversary of bessey coleman, the first african american woman to earn a pilot's license. she had to learn to fly in france because it wasn't an option here in the u.s. her great niece gigi was on the celebration flight. >> my great aunt received her license two years before amelia earhardt. she wasn't in the history books. >> she runs the bessey coleman aviation all stars. currently more than 86% of airline pilots are white. >> this is the second time m my career i've had a black woman in the cockpit. i've never had an all black female crew in my career. >> already more than 150 of them in the u.s. she was at the control of flight 372. >> representation is so important today because when you see someone in yourself, you know it's possible. i can do th

here is kris van cleave. >> reporter: you can see why the seat size debate is taking off as the faa ist's be clear. this comment period is part of the process to create a new regulation. and the faa isn't interested in hearing from you about how you like the in-flight experience, or if you think your seats are comfortable. they are focused on safety, and in this case, how close is too close to get out in a hurry. >> evacuate, evacuate! >> reporter: to study the safe size of airline seats, the faa used this simulated cabin. in 2019, they showed us it can be filled with smoke and plunged into darkness. but that's not how the agency did its testing. >> we're going to try to minimize the variables to the ones that are important for this particular test. >> leave everything, come this way! >> reporter: the volunteer passengers who participated in simulated evacuations did have varying seat sizes, but did not are to deal with real life obstacles like bags, smoke or comfort animals or the dark, and they were in groups of 60. that's fewer people than are on in regional jets. the faa found seat