cbs's lilia luciano is in west hollywood with the latest. >> reporter: thank you, jericka. now l.a. county has 45% higher hospitalizations in just one week, and there are more than a thousand vaccination sites in the hopes that more people will get their shots and finally stop the spread. >>> tonight there's no end in sight for the covid summer surge. cases are climbing. that's not enough to stop this party. in chicago, hundreds of thousands packed la palooza, the four-day music festival. most showed proof of vaccination. >> we're pfizer fairies. >> reporter: there is concern breakthrough cases could trigger outbreaks. >> i feel very good about what we've done. obviously we'll know a little bit more in a week. >> reporter: nationwide, covid hospitalizations almost doubled in the last week. the vast majority of those patients are unvaccinated. virus hot spots including florida and hawaii are facing record breaking infection levels. but how their governors are reacting is dramatically different. >> there will be no restrictions and no mandates in the state of florida. >> if we can't s

jericka. >> duncan: lilia luciano in west hollywood, thank you. the u.s. senate was in session today finalizing a sweeping bipartisan spending plan to upgrade the nation's infrastructure. cbs' christina ruffini is at the white house tonight. christina, we keep hearing about this deal but is it really within reach? >> reporter: good evening, jericka. yes, after working through a rare weekend, that bipartisan group of senators said that infrastructure bill we have heard so much about for so long is finally, almost ready to move forward. >> i understand it is being finalized imminently. >> and we really are just about finished. >> it's 99 and 9/10 finished. they're drafting it. >> reporter: on "face the nation" today west virginia democrat joe manchin told john dickerson the end is in sight. >> hopefully we will introduce it today, vote on it tonight, start amendment process hopefully on monday and we'll start amendment process hopefully on monday and we'll move on. >> reporter: moving is at the center of the legislation, which provides a trillion dollars to

cbs's lilia luciano has more. >> reporter: the pandemic rages across the u.s. tonight. more than a thousand people are dying from covid every day. the u.s. is now averaging 156,000 new daily cases. covid-infected patients have pushed hospitalizations up 624%. t peray thatple have described this as a war zone. >> reporter: in portland, oregon, 300 national guards men stepped in to help medical staff combat the rush of patients. the south is battling the worst of the delta surge, with i.c.u. beds rapidly running out. florida has the nation's highest case and hospitalization rates. not far behind, alabama and louisiana with some of the lowest rates of vaccination. >> what we're seeing in the south is concerning. an epidemic that coursed its way through the adult population is coursing its way through children. >> reporter: nationwide 180,000 children tested positive. shutting down schools. >> i'm scared it's going to affect my education because it's really important to me. >> reporter: but opposition to masks and vaccines continues. as health officials double down on their

cbs's lilia luciano is tracking all the latest developments. >> reporter: healthcare is hurting in america'spots. in utah i.c.u.s are maxed out, nationwide children hospitalized with covid hit a new record, in southern states it is a public health emergency. >> it's really tragic because we are seeing a lot of people get seriously ill. >> reporter: deaths are spiking, up 155% in the last month. >> please send help now. >> reporter: 90% of hospitalized patients are unvaccinated anthony fauci told "face the nation" this pandemic is preventiable. >> we have about 90 million people who are eligible to be vaccinated who are not. >> u.s.a.! >> reporter: still, more so- called freedom protests are flaring up. this weekend this crowd upside the oklahoma statehouse. in los angeles a fight broke out at city hall. one man was stabbed. in northern california a mega church is telling congregates they'll help them skip work- mandated shots. >> we are pro-freedom here at destiny. >> reporter: but a new cbs poll of california show a large majority support vaccine mandates at work. >> do you think workplaces

adriana. >> diaz: lilia luciano, thank you., thousands of people gahered in washington, d.c., and dozens of other cities demanding legal protections for voting rights. it comes 58 years after the historic march on washington, a pivotal moment in american history. and as nikole killion explains, some say they're still fighting the same old battles. >> black lives matter! >> reporter: standing shoulder to shoulder, the nation's top civil rights leaders led thousands of supporters in a call to action for federal voting rights legislation. >> we are not going to let you filibuster away our voter protection. >> reporter: the group was joined by the brothering of the late congressman john lewis. they touted a bill named after him that was passed in the house this week scpurnlged the senate to act. >> it protects the rights. >> reporter: devon dickerson traveled all the way from georgia, one of more than a dozen states that has passed voter restrictions this year. >> we feel the need, that we need to be in the place, hopefully that's

adriana. >> diaz: lilia luciano, thank you so much. europe has also been battling raging wildfires.apocalyptic scene is in greece. this video was captured overnight as people were evacuated on a ferry to escape the flames. at least one firefighter has died. today, the sheriff of albany county, new york, went before cameras to discuss the criminal complaint against governor andrew cuomo. cbs' michael george joins us now with what the sheriff said about potential charges. michael, good evening. >> reporter: adriana, good evening. today, the albany county sheriff's office says they've met with one of governor cuomo's accusers, and they could soon be consulting with the district attorney over the possibility of criminal charges. new york governor andrew cuomo spent the day at his executive mansion in albany, where the county sheriff says he's the target of a new criminal complaint that could lead to charges. >> i have a young lady that came in, was alleging that she was victimized, and we're going to do everything in our powers to help her. >> reporter: today, sheriff craig apple says h

lilia luciano, cbs news, los angeles. >> duncan: wildfires in the west just keep growing. california's chaparral fire is raging on the edge of the cleveland forest north of san diego t burned more than 1400 acres with just 10% containment and a two week old caldor fire scorched more than 225 square miles and is now just a few miles from lake tahoe. >> still ahead on the cbs week end news, we remember ed asner, perhaps best known as lou grant. a role model of sorts for tough love bosses everywhere. >> duncan: ed asner the much admired emmy waning actor has died. asner won fame in the role of lou grant, the grumpy news director in the 1970s mary tyler moore show. while off camera he had impact in his real life. here's cbs's carter evans. >> you've got spunk. >> well. >> i hate spunk! >> that line from the first episode of the mary tyler moore show cemented ed asner's place in tv history. audiences loved lou grant, the fictional cranky, no nonsense tv news director. >> and a cermount of fear. >> he played grant for a dozen years on mary tyler moore and its spinoff lou grand,

cbs' lilia luciano begins our coverage from los angeles. lilia. >> reporter: good evening, adriana.a handful of states, including california, have protections for renters, some all the way until january. but elsewhere, people are facing eviction just as covid cases continue rising. with a surge of new infections nationwide, there is a rapid rise in the number of americans getting vaccinated. first shots are up 30% in just one week. >> we're doing one pfizer today. >> reporter: a sign of progress, but not enough to stop the fast-spreading delta variant. new daily covid infections are up 481% since mid-june, and higher than this te la are required indoors at lollapalooza, vaccinated or not. in new orleans, mayor latoya cantrell says with hospitals filling up, it's time to cover up. >> we have been here before. we've seen the movie over again. >> reporter: but there's still resistance to restrictions. >> government telling me that i have to get a vaccine or i have to wear a mask, i don't agree with it. >> reporter: and new pain >> reporter: and new pain ahead for millions of americans

lilia luciano tours a museum dedicated to latino art.revisists the troubling tale of alpha platoon. plus the latest on hurricane ida. steve hartman, commentary from billie jean king and more on this sunday morning for the 29th of august, 2021. we'll be right back. ♪ unlock a summer of possibilities in a new chevy. expand your options...and your perspective. ♪ find new summer adventures. find new roads. enjoy the open road and make no monthly payments for 90 days on select popular chevy suvs. plus, get interest free financing for 72 months when you finance with gm financial. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >> pauley: we begin with the weather. it's the second weekend in a row where the mainland united states is facing a hurricane. this time it's ida. and as always, we get the latest from meteorologist jeff berardelli. >> jane, overnight this storm turned into a monster. it is every bit as bad, if not worse, than the national hurricane said yesterday. now the forecast is for an even stronger storm, making landfall with winds of

cbs's lilia luciano is in west hollywood with the latest. >> reporter: thank you, jericka. now l.a. higher hospitalizations in just one