cbs' nicole sganga are pleading with beachgoers to at least be aware of the conditions. >> reporter: it's another red flag day in panama city beach, now the deadliest beach in america. swimmers are advised to get no more than knee-deep, away from dangerous rip currents. >> i had family coming into town. they decided not to because of everything going on. >> reporter: but it's a warning often ignored. over the past two weeks, panama city beach authorities say they've responded to more than 70 rescue calls. >> we've got several callers about people in the water. >> reporter: bay county sheriff tommy ford said he is beyond frustrated as deputies, firefighters and lifeguards risk their lives to pull visitors out of the water. >> when there is someone on the shoreline saying hey, it's not safe right now, there is a danger right here that we need to be cautious about, you need to heed the warning of the lifeguard. >> reporter: along the gulf coast from fort morgan, alabama, to panama city beach, florida, rip currents claimed at least 11 lives in ten days. and another death tuesday, 35-year

>> norah: nicole sganga,thank y.underwent the three-hour surgery in rome today. the vatican says there were no complications. the pope had part of his colon removed two years ago and was hospitalized earlier this year with bronchitis. his schedule has been cleared for the next ten days. now to the presidential campaign of 2024, former vice president mike pence launched his bid for the white house today with a rally in iowa. cbs's robert costa reports pence took the gloves off and leveled some harsh criticism of his former boss. >> i am running for president of of 2024, former vice president mike pence launched his bid for the white house today with a rally in iowa. cbs's robert costa reports pence took the gloves off and leveled some harsh criticism of his former boss. >> i am running for president of the united states of america. >> reporter: former vice president mike pence made it official this afternoon in iowa, rebuking his former boss and current front-r pressured him to overtn the 2020 election. >> and i hope

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>> norah: nicole sganga, thank you. tonight, pope francis is recovering from a hernia operation.the three hour surgery in rome today. the vatican says there were no complications. the pope had part of his removed two years ago and was hospitalized earlier this year . his schedule has been cleared for the next ten days. now to the presidential campaign of 2024, former vice president mike pence launched his bid for the white house today with a rally in iowa. the cbs's robert costa reports pence took the gloves off and leveled some harsh criticism of his former boss. >> i am running for president of the united states of america. >> reporter: former vice president mike pence made it official this afternoon in iowa. rebuking his former boss and rrt frrunner, do trump >> president trump's words were reckless. >> reporter: pence cited january 6 and how trump pressured him to overturn the 2020 election. >> and i hope mike is going to do the right thing. i hope so. >> anyone who asks someone else to put them over the constitution should never be president of the united states again. >> re

>> norah: nicole sganga, thank you.allout from that failed armed rebellion led by the leader of russia's private army, there are questions tonight about whether the oligarch could leave the wagner mercenary group could have support for his revolt from inside the russian militar. cbs's yearly reports from kyiv. >> reporter: the images shocked the world. wagner troops advancing toward moscow before turning around. but questions remain surrounding the mercenary boss yevgeny prigozhin's failed mutiny. cbs news has learned the u.s. has intelligence that a senior russian general had advanced knowledge of the mutiny. the kremlin's as these allegations speculation and gossip. but in kyiv today, ukraine's national security chief oleksiy danilov claimed prigozhin was in league with not one but 14 senior russian military officers. "prigozhin is not an independent person," he tells me. "he is owned by high-ranking people in president putin's inner circle." so prigozhin does have support in the high-strength of the russian military?

>> norah: nicole sganga, thank you.counted for after sunday's partial collapse of an apartment building in davenport, iowa. the owner and management team of the century-old building released a statement today offering "thoughts and prayers" to their tenants. the owner was previously hit with fines for failing to keep the building safe. protesters are demanding that demolition be held off until everyone is accounted for. home buyers across the country have been feeling the pinch when it comes to rising mortgage rates. the average 30-year mortgage is approaching 7%. that is nearly two points higher than a year ago, and it is more than double from two years ago, during the low point of the pandemic. in tonight's "money watch," cbs's carter evans and mark strassmann report higher rates have led to two very different housing markets. >> reporter: cole and chrissy robinson are finally unpacking after a daunting search for a house in silicon valley. what was it like shopping for a home in this market? >> there were 15 other of

." >>> i'm nicole sganga in washington. thanks for staying with us.nken heads to london after wrapping up a two-day trip to beijing that included a short meeting with chinese leader xi jinping. blinken called the meeting candid and constructive, and xi said the superpowers can overcome their difficulties. but difficulties remain. the chinese refuse to resume military-to-military contacts with the pentagon. the u.s. refused to drop sanctions against china's chip industry. then there's the continuing tension over taiwan, china's moves in cuba, and, of course, human rights. more than 100 journalists are currently jailed in china for doing their job. elizabeth palmer caught up with one who managed to escape before the latest crackdown. >> reporter: on china's main tv network, here's wang jen in 2013, a star reporter who's hard-hitting stories reached tens of millions. exposÉs of official failings, here in an earthquake zone. this one about polluted drinking water. that was then. this is now. wang gee ann is a one man band broadcasting a news program solo

cbs' nicole sganga reports the community is fed up with another senseless loss of life. >> reporter:n columbia, south carolina to remember 14-year-old cyrus carmack-belton who was shot and killed the night before by the store owner. hours later, rioters broke in, smashing merchandise and toppling shelves, angry over the loss of another young black life. >> there is nothing but looting. just plain, pure looting. and what does that got to do with that 14-year-old? >> reporter: according to the sheriff, on sunday night, belton took water bottles from a cooler before putting them back. rick chow thought he was stealing. after they argued, belton left and was chased down the street by chow and his son. then chow observed what looked to be a firearm, pulled out his glock, and fired one shot, hitting the 14-year-old in his back, piercing his heart. the boy's gun was found at the scene. >> we believe he had a gun, but we don't believe he pointed it at him. >> reporter: chow is being held on one charge of murder. the sheriff says the store owner has a history of incidents involving customers,