. >> scott macfarlane, with all those details, thank you. >>> we're learning more about

cbs' scott macfarlane spoke with someone who is there. he joins us from baltimore police headquarters. scott, i can't even imagine what that must have been like for all of the people who witnessed that. >> reporter: jericka, this began as a holiday weekend tradition. a barbecue, party, music. ended up in a tragedy that has jolted this city. at a fourth of july weekend block party, at first the gunshots were mistaken for holiday fireworks. >> this is a multi-generational event. you have young people, you have older folks, you have folks middle-aged like myself. >> reporter: witnesses describe a sea of bullets after midnight. what began as a family night of fun. at least 30 people shot, an 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man killed. a night later, the search for suspects is still under way. authorities say they're looking for multiple shooters. >> we know for sure there's definitely more than one. we don't know exactly how many, but we do know more than one person was shooting. >> this was a reckless, cowardly act of violence that has ta

. >> scott macfarlane, with all those details, thank you. >>> we're learning more about the u.s. soldier being detained in north korea after bolting across the border on tuesday. u.s. officials tell cbs news that 22-year-old private travis king served 47 days of hard labor after being charged last fall with assaulting two south koreans and kicking a police car. he was supposed to return to the u.s. for separation from the army before he crossed into north korea. >>> there are new questions tonight about the mysterious disappearance of a 25-year-old alabama woman. police said today that carlee russell gave a harrowing account of being abducted by a man with orange hair, but that her internet searches before she vanished included a hollywood kidnapping thriller movie. we get more now from cbs' lilia luciano. >> reporter: tonight police provide some answers to the many questions that followed a bizarre story of abduction in birmingham when carlee russell disappeared after making an alarming call to 911. >> i am on interstate 459, and there's a kid just walking by theirselves. >> rep

scott macfarlane spoke with the former prosecutor about what it all means. >>> we have prosecutors that are evil people. these are evil people. >> reporter: former president trump lashed out at special counsel jack smith and posted a video rallying supporters to join him. >> we will throw off the sick political class that hates our country -- >> reporter: with a potential criminal indictment looming, cbs news has learned the target letter smith sent to trump cites several possible charges including conspiracy to defraud the u.s., deprivation of rights under color of law which applies when someone uses power to deny constitutional rights, and witness tampering and obstruction of an official proceeding, the january 6th electoral count certification. >> it goes to the top of the most serious charges the former president will face. this is of a constitutional dimension. we've never seen anything like this in the history of our country. >> reporter: the obstruction count was used against more than 300 defendants in the capitol riot. the d.c. grand jury probing trump's actions is still at wor

to and it doesn't take away from their authority. >>> that was scott macfarlane reporting.heck back later for "cbs mornings." reporting from the nation's capitol, i'm caitlin huey-burns. >>> this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the search for a teenager who disappeared in 2019 from her parents' arizona home is now over. alicia navarro, who is now 18, walked into a police station in montana on wednesday. authorities say she is safe and healthy and is not facing any charges. >>> representatives from the military of niger have announced they removed the west african country's president from power. secretary of state antony blinken says the u.s. supports ousted president mohamed bazoum. >>> and the u.s. women's national team drew 1-1 against the netherlands in their second match at the women's world cup. they play next on tuesday against portugal. for more, download the cbs news app on your ll phone or co ew york. >>> tonight, hunter biden's plea deal unravels after the president's son pleads not guilty to misdemeanor tax crimes. what it all means. here are to

cbs's scott macfarlane reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: the pga tour deal with saudi-financedal liv may have ended litigation and the poaching of top stars. but senators said it came at a great cost. >> a brutal, repressive regime, can buy influence, indeed even take over a cherished american institution. >> reporter: pga tour executive jimmy dunn revealed the saudis are offering more than $1 billion to join forces and argued the tour was otherwise at risk of collapse. >> my concern was that golf as we know it would be damaged forever. >> reporter: families of 9/11 victims filling the room had other concerns, that saudi arabia is using golf to soften its image after the murder of columnist jamal khashoggi and the september 11th attacks. >> the kingdom needs to be held accountable for its role in 9/11, and then we can talk about mergers. >> reporter: brett eagle son's father, bruce, died at the world trade center. >> he's a father that i aspire to be. >> reporter: eagle son dropped papers next to tour execs detailing saudi connections to the hijackers. dunn said he'd never part

cbs's scott macfarlane reports as the number of unexplained sightings have increased, so has the demandor more answers. >> reporter: the number of close encounters -- >> there's a whole fleet of them. >> reporter: isn't just increasing. it's soaring. >> my gosh! >> reporter: 366 more reports of so-called unidentified aerial phenomena, or ufos, since march 2021. this triangle seemed to hover over a california military base. in this unidentified object zipped across the sky over the middle east. retired navy commander david fraver described another incident near san diego to "60 minutes." >> it goes -- and just turns abruptly and starts mirroring me. as i'm coming down, it starts coming up. >> i think there's a lot of questions the american public needs to know. >> reporter: tennessee republican tim burchett believes the pentagon is withholding evidence of terrestrial encounters. >> i want transparency. quit with this redacted stuff and let's get it out there. >> reporter: former intelligence officer david grush will tell congress tomorrow that he was denied access to information on a sec

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm scott macfarlane. >>> this is cbs news flash.ul in new york. the gunman who killed 23 people at a walalmart in el p paso, te in 2019 will be sentenced today. 24-year-old patrick crusius plead guilty to 90 charges in february. prosecutors are seeking dozens of consecutive life sentences. >>> talks between ups and the union representing american postal workers appear to have stalled. union members want higher pay and more full-time jobs. if a deal isn't reached, we could see the largest u.s. labor strike in more than 60 years. >>> and grammy award winning singer/songwriter meghan tra or revealed the birth of her second child on instagram. barry bruce tarainor was born o july 1st. for more download our app for your selected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. . >>> tonight, new details about the cocaine found in the white house as questions mount about how it got into the west wing. here are tonight's headlines. the secret service investigation as we learn the illegal substance was found near cubbies used by visitors to store

>> norah: scott macfarlane with all of those details, thank you.the u.s. soldier being detained in north korea after bolting across the border on tuesday. u.s. officials tell cbs news the 23-year-old private travis king served 47 days of hard labor after being charged last fall with assaulting two south koreans and picking a police car. he was supposed to return to the u.s. for a separation from the army before he crossed into north korea. there are new questions tonight about the mysterious to know my disappearance of a 25-year-old alabama woman. police said today that carly russell gave a harrowing account of being abducted by a man with orange hair, but that her internet searches before she vanished including a hollywood kidnapping thriller movie. we hear more now from cbs's lilia luciano. >> reporter: tonight, police provide some answers to the many questions that followed a bizarre story of objection in birmingham. when carlee russell disappeared after making an alarming call to 911. >> i am on interstate 459, and there is this kid that is wal

>> jericka: scott macfarlane, thank you.ll pouring water on the smoldering cargo ship docked at a port in newark, new jersey, nearly two days after it began. cbs's errol barnett reports family and friends are speaking out about the two firefighters who died. >> he was our hero. >> reporter: today, friends and family remembering the two new york firefighters who died battling wednesday's cargo ship inferno. >> he wanted to be a firefighter all of his life. i know for a fact that, in heaven, there is a special place for him. >> reporter: the uncle of 49-year-old wayne brooks jr. calling him a real life sup superman. brooks' wife overcome with grief. micmichael giunta is a presidenf the new york firefighters union and he knew 45 euros a ack abu. >> he is a dear friend of mine, played baseball together, on softball teams, numerous conversations come he is always there, always with a smile. >> reporter: almost 48 hours after it all began, emergency crews continue to attack the fire, which is burning through the top three decks of

cbs's scott macfarlane reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: the pga tour deal with saudi-financedtly litigation and the poaching of top stars, but at a hearing investigating the agreement investigators said it came at a great cost. >> a brutal, oppressive regime can buy influence, indeed even take over a cherished american institution. >> reporter: pga tour executive jimmy dunne revealed the saudis are offering more than $1 billion to join forces and argued the tour was otherwise at risk of collapse. >> my concern was that golf as we know it would be damaged forever. >> reporter: families of 9/11 victims filling the room had other concerns, that saudi arabia is using golf to soften its image after the murder of columnist jamal khashoggi and the september 11th attacks. >> the kingdom needs to be held accountable for its role in 9/11, and then we can talk about mergers. >> reporter: brett eagleson's father, bruce, died at the world trade center. >> he is a father that i aspire to be. >> reporter: eagleton dropped papers next to tour execs detailing saudi connections to the hijackers

cbs' scott macfarlane reports this was the country's 340th mass shooting this year. >> reporter: at firstthe hundreds of people jammed into the baltimore brooklyn community cookout mistook the gunfire for fourth of july fireworks. >> we got to make some kind of change. babies are dying. >> reporter: 20-year-old kylis fagbemi and 18-year-old aaliyah gonzalez died. at least 28 others were wounded, more than half of them teenagers. lakelle nelson helped load two of the injured into her car so she could race them to the hospital. >> i have children myself. i would have wanted someone to have done it for my child. >> reporter: police suspect multiple shooters and at least three guns were used in the rampage. the investigation is focusing on this video posted on social media which appears to show a young man drawing a firearm from a backpack near the event. but police say they have yet to review all the video and are still interviewing victims. are you concerned about retaliation and this triggering a cycle of gun violence? >> we're always concerned about retaliation in every single incident. >

." >>> i'm scott macfarlane in washington. thank you for staying with us.ive reports since the start of july -- that's just seven days -- there have been at least 25 mass shootings nationwide. monday's shooting in philadelphia was one of the deadliest. five people killed, several injured. and the suspect, kimbrady carricker is in custody. police say he appeared to fire on people at random, and prosecutors say his behavior was bizarre leading up to the attack. lilia luciano reports from philadelphia. >> reporter: prosecutors say kimbrady carrikers roommate's avoided him. >> they thought he was getting more and more agitated as the days were passing, and their way of dealing with it was just to avoid it and not interfere with him. >> reporter: the 40-year-old alleged gunman was charged with five counts of first-degree murder wednesday after police say he carried an ar-15 style rifle and a 9 millimeter untraceable ghost gun to a southwest philadelphia neighborhood. surveillance video appears to show the moment he opened fire at random monday night, killing fiv

scott macfarlane is there. >> reporter: here in the nation's capital, the temperature could hit 100 degreesat the peak of sightseeing and tourism season, the city has ordered splash parks and cooling centers opened. they have also ordered pet owners not to leave their pets unattended. at the white house, president biden talked about the extreme heat. >> we should be protecting workers from hazardous conditions and we will. and those states where they do not, i'm going to be calling them out. >> reporter: in philadelphia, where it feels like 103 degrees, hospitals are bracing for an influx of people suffering from heat illnesses. >> i don't care if it is the hottest day of the year, bring it on. >> reporter: back here in new york, the city says green spaces like this one in central park are significantly cooler than elsewhere in town. the city has opened around 500 cooling centers and extended public pool hours, and it is asking people to conserve energy when they can in an effort to avoid power outages. j.b.? >> james: roxana saberi in new york city. thank you, roxana. and for the latest on

scott macfarlane is there. >> reporter: here in the nation's capital, the temperature could hit 100 degrees for the first time in seven years at the peak of sightseeing and tourism season. the city has ordered splash parks and cooling centers opened, and they've also ordered pet owners not to leave their animals outside unattended. at the white house, president biden talked about the extreme heat. >> we should be protecting workers from hazardous conditions, and we will. and those states where they do not, i'm going to be calling them out. >> reporter: in philadelphia, where it feels like 103 degrees, hospitals are bracing for an influx of people suffering from heat illnesses. >> i don't care if it's the hottest day of the year. bring it on. >> reporter: back here in new york, the city says green spaces like this one in central park are significantly cooler than elsewhere in town. the city has opened around 500 cooling centers and extended public pool hours, and it's asking people to conserve energy when they can in an effort to avoid power outages. j.b. >> roxana saberi in new york city. t

cbs's scott macfarlane reports on the stunning claims that the military is hiding evidencnce of alieneporter: alien films are a hollywood staple, so perhaps no surprise... >> the american people deserve to know what is happening in our skies. >> reporter: there was a line out the door. people anxious for the government to share more about the ufos. >> the baptist church, we say that the devil is in our way. >> reporter: former intelligence officers david grusch testified he suspects the pentagon's unidentified aerial phenomena or uap office is covering up a decades long to retrieve crashed objects. >> do you believe our government is in session of uaps? >> absolutely, after interviewing 40 witnesses over 40 years. >> reporter: the pentagon has denied his claim. two military climate know my pilots also recounted their close encounters. >> the object was estimated to be the size of a former football field. >> reporter: former military pilot david fravor said he was astonished by what he saw in the sky. >> it is far gone the material science we currently possess. >> reporter: the pentago

cbs's scott macfarlane reports as the number of unexplained sightings have increased, so has the demandf close encounters... >> there's a whole fleet of 'em, look. >> reporter: isn't just increasing. it's soaring. >> my gosh. >> reporter: 366 more reports of so-called unidentified aerial phenomena, or ufos, since march 2021. this triangle seemed to hover over a california military base. and this unidentified object zipped across the sky over the middle east. retired navy commander david fravor described another incident near san diego to "60 minutes." >> it goes -- and just turns abruptly and starts mirroring me. so as i'm going down, it starts coming up. >> i think there are a lot of questions that the american public needs to know. >> reporter: tennessee republican tim burchett believes the pentagon is withholding evidence of possible extraterrestrial encounters. >> i want transparency. just release all the files they have on it. quit with this redacted stuff and let's get it out there. >> reporter: former intelligence officer david grusch will tell congress tomorrow that he was denie