skyler henry reports. >> reporter: president biden says it's time to crack down on those hidden feesand met with some of the executives promising to join that effort. >> junk fees are not a matter for the wealthy very much, but they're a matter for working folks like the homes i grew up in. they can add hundreds of dollars a month and make it harder for families to pay their bills. i think it's just wrong. >> reporter: the meeting at the white house comes four months after the president promised action against so-called junk fees during his "state of the union" address. >> i know how unfair it feels when a company overcharges you and gets away with it. >> reporter: he was joined by executives from private sector companies that offer all-in pricing or have agreed to in the coming months. companies including live nation and its ticketmaster platform, as well as seat geek, airbnb, and some event venues that have committed to eliminating hidden fees. live nation came under fire earlier this year for the botched handling of taylor swift concert tickets and for including surprise fees. it'

cbs's skyler henry is at the white house this evening with the details. >> reporter: good to see you.he president is certainly picking up his campaign pace amid some criticism that he's moving too slow. nearly two months after announcing he's running for re-election. president biden will announce a more than $600 million investment to combat the climate crisis during his west coast swing. he'll also attend a few fundraisers. mr. biden rallied with union workers saturday, one day after the afl-cio and other major unions endorsed him. he was in full campaign mode highlighting the administration's achievements. >> we're not only changing the country, we're transforming it. >> reporter: in his speech he never mentioned his predecessor, however other gop presidential hopefuls did, concerned about the federal charges facing former president trump. >> there's some very disturbing conduct in there, including the showing of these documents to other people. that were not cleared to be able to see them. >> reporter: but some republicans are accusing the president of politicizing the justice depa

tonight, cbs' skyler henry has more on that part of the story from the white house. good evening, skyler junior hey, jer jericka, good to see you. the white house says president biden is being regularly updated about the latest in russia. his top advisers actually say that this weekend's events mean it will be president putin who will have a lot to answer to in the weeks and months ahead. >> this raises profound questions. it shows real cracks. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken said on "face the nation" the u.s. is watching what's happening in russia closely and carefully. >> we're in the midst of a moving picture. we haven't seen the last act. >> reporter: on saturday, president biden spoke with the leaders of the uk, france, and germany about the march on moscow before heading to camp david. national security adviser jake sullivan went with him. the president also reaffirmed the four countries' support for ukraine. lawmakers are now scrutinizing the short-lived revolt. >> where was the air force, the russian air force, in preventing this? that's going t

skyler henry reports. >> reporter: president biden says it is time to crackdown on hidden fees that sneak into consumer bills and met with some of the executives promising to join that effort. >> junk fees are not a matter for the wealthy very much but they are a matter for working folks like the homes i grew up in. they can add hundreds of dollars per month and make it harder for families to pay their bills. i think it is just wrong. >> reporter: this comes after the president addressed junk fees in his state of the address. >> i know how unfair it is when a company overcharges you and gets away with it or not anymore. >> reporter: he is joined by private sector companies that offer pricing like live nation, seat geek, airbnb and event venues that have committed to eliminating hidden fees. live nation came under fire earlier this year for the botched handling of taylor swift concert tickets and for including surprise fees. it is now committed to up front pricing at venues and for ticketmaster, making the total cost visible from the start. >> this is a win for consumers in my view and pro

i am skyler henry. back to you. >> are, thank you for your reporting. >>> firefighters have cleared the scene of a four alarm fire. contra costa fire responded to the abandoned structure just before 11:00 last night at marina plaza. but crews said they had trouble getting to the warehouse and putting it out because of windy conditions. contra costa fire says, they protected nearby properties. there are currently no reports of any injuries. >>> meanwhile, we have learned one person has been arrested and another detained after that gun battle along san francisco's embarcadero on father's day. the shooting started on pier 39. they raced and stop when one car stopped at embarcadero and howard. several were herded, including a young girl hit by a car as she walked her bike across the road. we asked more about the suspects and what they have learned about a motive but we have not heard back. it is it is >> today's the last day of spring and we are still sitting below average for our temperatures. 60s for the

i am skyler henry with the deals and discussions of this official state visit. >>> we hear a lot about how we desperately need more housing right here in the bay area, specifically affordable housing. now you are going to see what exactly a new home can mean to someone. after years of planning, vallejo just opened a housing development for the homeless. wilson walker introduces us to one of it's first tenants. >> today is your first day? awesome! welcome, neighbor! >> reporter: a warm welcome from chantel now welcoming her neighbors into the building she herself just moved into. she and her son rex are now stocking their own apartment after seven years of homelessness. >> seven years. my son is seven. thank god. i didn't want to raise him out there. >> reporter: she means inside a trailer that was tucked away inside of the building she now calls home. >> that's where we were staying. right there. i was so mad that they were tearing down these buildings, now look at it! i am in the building! >> it was a modular building. the units were stacked on site. >> reporter: samantha myers with e

i am skyler henry with the deals and discussions of this official state visit. >>> we hear a lot aboutsperately need more housing right here in the bay area, specifically affordable housing. now you are going to see what exactly a new home can mean to someone. after years of planning, vallejo just opened a housing development for the homeless. wilson walker introduces us to one of it's first tenants. >> today is your first day? awesome! welcome, neighbor! >> reporter: a warm welcome from chantel now welcoming her neighbors into the building she herself just moved into. she and her

skyler henry has the latest from capitol hill where opposition comes from both parties. >> reporter:e will keep working until the job is done. this was the message from the chamber on raising the debt ceiling. >> any change on this bill that forces us to send it back to the house would be entirely unacceptable. it would guarantee default. >> the bill has passed. >> reporter: last night house passed the fiscal responsibility act with bipartisan support. the senate top republican voiced his support for the compromise legislation, which lifts the debt ceiling through early 2025 and slashes debt spending in return. >> we might have to slash some parts of it, but the responsible thing for americans is to pass it. >> this will do nothing to restrain spending. >> reporter: party leaders are aiming to get the bill to the president's desk before monday. that is when the treasury department says the government will run out of money. but some senators who are against the measure, including lindsey graham, want to push off the looming deadline. >> we are staying here as long as it takes to get s

skyler henry has details in the white house. >> the leaders betrayed their country and pushed them towards death and hopes russians would kill each other. he went on to praise soldiers, saying they could take on the army. >> reporter: and how is that going to work out? not well. >> reporter: the group was under pressure from the outside. this is a part of a struggle within the russian system. >> reporter: ukraine is in the middle of the counteroffensive hoping to seize on the new uncertainty to make advances. >> reporter: the power is capability times will and that will come to the measure from the confidence and i'll tell you that i think the military is under the toreador res. >> he'll be speaking to them again soon. >> we will continue to support the defense and their territory. >> reporter: the u.s. is expected to announce half a billion dollars on tuesday. fighting the vehicles. >> reporter: and prigozhin was suppose to be headed to belarus as a deal to end the mutiny. however, they learned that as of this morning, it was still in russia. >> a monster tornado ripped through central in

skyler henry has more details from the white house. >> reporter: cbs news has obtained an audio recording that jack smith refers to in his indictment, judging former president donald trump with mishandling classified documents. according to the indictment, the recording is from a 2021 conversation that trump had at his golf club with a book writer, publisher and two staffers. trump can be heard talking about a document he suggests was from mark milley. >> he wanted to attack iran. this was done by the military. >> reporter: trump pled not guilty to the 27 charges he faces and claims the indictment as part of a political attack to keep him from returning to the white house. >> even tried to have me arrested! i said i am a candidate! you are arresting a candidate? yeah, because you are leading. that is what we are arresting you. >> reporter: special counsel jack smith is also attempting attempts to overturn the 2020 election, including a phone call made to georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger asking him to find more votes. >> numbers will keep going up. >> reporter: raffensperger i

cbs's skyler henry is at the white house with more on that. yler, good evening. >> reporter: hey, jericka. good evning to you. this latest provocation comes as the administration is looking to defrost a somewhat icy relationship with china. one president biden previously predicted will thaw soon. with tensions already high, the u.s. is calling china's moves, sending a warship to intercept an american destroyer, irresponsible. it's the latest in a string of incidents between the two sides. in february a u.s. fighter jet shot down a chinese surveillance balloon hovering over american air space, sending relations plummeting. some lawmakers are concerned about the growing strain. >> absent communication allows for a lot of risk of miscalculation. >> reporter: senior administration officials have worked for months looking to keep intelligence channels open. last month cia director william burns made an unannounced visit to china, the highest ranking official to go to beijing since that incident. republicans said administration efforts to meet with c

skyler henry reports from washington a half hour before the scheduled vote. the fate of the bill is still very much in doubt. >> reporter: when asked about the debt ceiling deal ahead of his trip to colorado, president biden said these are going as planned. >> by the time i land, the house and congress will have acted and we will be one step closer. >> reporter: the house has begun debate on the bill, and it will take effort for both parties to pass it. that is because lawmakers on both the right and left have said they will vote no. >> i think republicans need to own this vote. this was their deal and their investigation. that is why i am a no. >> reporter: right now leaders in both parties are saying that at the end of the day they will muster enough votes to pass the bill through the house. >> you will not solve this problem with just one party. i think this is a problem for all of america. >> reporter: if the bill then clears the house it will be up to the senate. >> i cannot stress enough that we have no margin for error. >> when this agreement reaches t

tonight cbs's skyler henry has more on that part of the story from the white house. er, good evening. >> reporter: jericka, good to see you. the white house says president biden is being regularly updated about the latest in russia. his top advisers say this weekend's events means president putin will have a lot to answer for in the weeks and months ahead. >> this raises profound questions. it shows real cracks. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken said on "face the nation" the u.s. is watching what's happening in russia closely and carefully. >> we're in the midst of a moving picture. we haven't seen the last act. >> reporter: on saturday, president biden spoke with the leaders of the uk, france and germany about the march on moscow, before heading to camp david. national security adviser jake sullivan went with himim. the president also reaffirmed the four countries' support for ukraine. lawmakers are now scrutinizing the short-lived revolt. >> where was the russian air force in preventing this? that's going to be an issue that putin's going to have to dea