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steve hartman, on the road in andover, connecticut. >> and that's the overnight news for this tuesdaysome of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs this morning." follow us online any time at m . m n try. it's tuesday, july 6th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." eyes on elsa. the tropical storm slams cuba as it makes its way close to the u.s. we have the latest track of the storm. >>> rising death toll. more bodies have been pulled from the rubble of the collapsed condo tower in florida. the latest on the search for survivors. >>> and remembering richard donor. the director behind some of hollywood's most iconic movies. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with tropical storm elhi

steve hartman found it "on the road." ro >> reporter: it can be a lonely job.ling lobster traps way out here in the gulf of maine. but for 15 years, captain john makowski had company, a faith portland companion. in fact, he says maybe a little too faithful. >> she comes to the window, looking at me from this far away, just staring at me. >> reporter: as we first reported last summer, john's stalker girlfriend, who he named red eye, just showed up one day and never left. until she suffered a leg injury. john knew a sea gull couldn't live long like that. how hard was it for him? >> oh, very, very difficult. >> reporter: john's wife, debbie. >> to watch john and how -- to see how sad he was, i could tear up right now. >> i don't know why i was so emotionally crushed, but there was a piece missing. i was beginning to wonder how much longer i felt like doing this. >> reporter: so in an attempt to save his passion for the sea, he tried to save that sea gull. actually caught her and brought her to the center for wildlife in maine. the staff nursed red eye, while john

steve hartman, cbs news, on the road. >> gloria walker got her wish. she and her family flew to egypt where she was treated like royalty. she got a private tour of the pyramids and the sphynx. and was given the key to the city of sharmel shanks. gloria walker passed away. she was 56. >>> that is the overnight news for this wednesday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. >>> it's wednesday, july 14th, 2021. there is the "cbs morning news." >> the twister century jim crow assault is real. it's unrelenting. >> voting clash. president biden attacks gop efforts at the ballot box as he faces growing pressure to help change federal voting laws. >>> breaking overnight, kidnapping plot foiled. how a u.s. citizen became the target of four iranian nationals accused of trying to lure her to iran. >>> dangerous delta strain. new covid infections skyrocket nationwide as health officials express worry about millions of children in low vaccinated areas.

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. >> garrett: helping make a -yr-navyeterane, steve hartman n the road tomorrow.t your d.v.r. so you can watch us later. that's it for the ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> i'm ben tracy in washington, thanks for staying with us. the battle against the coronavirus is entering a dangerous new stage as the so-called delta variant is the dominant strain of the virus in the united states. it's being called covid-19 on steroids and is responsible for half the new infections nationwide. in the mid-west it accounts for more than 80% of infections. states like missouri seen a sharp rise in cases, hospitalization and deaths in the past month and many hospitals are overwhelmed. chancy chen with the story from springfield, missouri. >> reporter: hospital here is seeing the most covid patients during the entire pandemic as doctors and those who lost loved ones are urging people to stay the. >> carmichael lost her daughter a month ago to the delta variant. >> it was so severe. you can't believe how bad she looked physically and of course was suffering inter

coming up after kpix5 news at 6:00, steve hartman goes on the road . how one couples adoring love is helping them overcome life's greatest challenges. that is more on the cbs evening news. >>> straightahead in sports, how did kamala hobnobbing with the dodgers at the white house? >>> the best hope for american >>> get a handful of the red sox tonight, giants moments attempt to stop the four-game skid in arizona. the dodgers have with six straight. they will not have trevor bauer for a while. w on sen the g r alleged sexual assault. in the meantime, his teammates stopped by the white house to celebrate last season's world series when with potus 46 and the feet. >> we are thorough they are here in echols the vice president as well. she is from california, you probably heard. i'm not going to mention which ended the stages from right now. >> now, dave roberts, former giants, presented harris, who is a giants fan, with a dodgers jersey. now, as the a's take on the red sox, see these guys over my shoulder? let me tell you something. sean minaya was named am

plus mo rocca, steve hartman and more on this sunday morning, july 25th, 2021.e'll be right back. ♪ [ this guy here is busy working on our state's recovery. you see he lives in california and by vacationing in california he's supporting our businesses and communities. which means every fruity skewer is like another sweet nail in the rebuilding of our economy. hammer away craftsman. calling all californians. keep your vacation here and help our state get back to work. and please travel responsibly. >> pauley: a patient who is unresponses sieve for months and months, usually we associate that with the worst possible outcome. so how to explain thi story from our lee cowan, about a man who defied the odds and baffled the experts. >> reporter: when 28-year-old jacob haendel was rushed to a massachusetts emergency room four years ago, doctors thought the one-time chef, as young as he was, was having a stroke, but he wasn't. his scan showed something very different and very strange. jake's brain seemed to be unplugging itself from the rest of his body. >> the wires wer

plus a story from steve hartman, thoughts on freedom from author sebastian junger.e company for lady liberty and more. it is a "sunday morning" for july 4th, 2021. and we'll be back after this. ♪ [trumpet] ♪ >> pauley: what better day for a story as american as apple pie, served up by our kelefa sanneh? >> reporter: in america, and in movies and books i read, everybody went on road trips. >> two, please. >> reporter: everybody stopped at diners and got slices of pie. >> apple ala mode. >> but i would like the pie heated. >> reporter: while growing up in hong kong, stacie mei yan fong fell in love with america and pie. >> i was just like, i want to do that. i want to go on road trips. i want to move to america and i want to eat pie every two hours. >> reporter: in 2016, after 11 years of eating pie in new york city, fong wanted to know more about the rest of the country. >> i thought, oh, my gosh, i could learn about america through pie. ibake a pie for every single state because this project is really like a love letter to the country i have chosen to call home. >>

all right, the story of a maine lobster man and his "gull friend" enters a new chapter only as steve hartmanrrow on "cbs evening news." ( laughs ) if you can't watch live, don't forget to set your d.v.r. so you can watch us later. see you tomorrow. >>> as western wildfire smokes triggers health alert thousands of miles away, it has been spared. enjoy it while you can. >> that wildfire smoke is going to be edging closer to the bay area as we had through the weekend. >>> the nfl's new message to its blazers. pay a visit to the vaccine clinic or pay the price. >>> keep your vaccine card handy. it could be your ticket into bars and restaurants. >>> the butterfly is on the verge of disappearing from the california coast. >> they are telling us about how our ecosystem is overall functioning. >> we need to do everything we can to try to save them. >> how you can help. >>> it is streaming on cbsn bay area, clear skies over the bay area this evening. we are tracking a change on the horizon when it comes to all of those wildfire smoke. >>> an update on some of the big fires producing those plumes. the

: all right, the story of a maine lobster man and his gull friend enters a new chapter only as steve hartmanow on "cbs evening news." if you can't watch life, don't forget to set your d.v.r. so you can watch us later. see you tomorrow. good ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news". >>> i'm errol barnett in washington, thanks for staying with us. the rain has begun to subside in central china but frantic search continues after some of the worst flooding in recorded history, eight inches fell in just one hour on tuesday and then it kept coming, a year's worth of rain in just three days. terrified passengers were stuck on subway cars during rush hour as flood waters reached to their chest. roads and bridges wiped out. thousands without power. clean drinking water is in short supply. three dozen are known to be dead and others missing, swept away by the torrent. now that report. >> reporter: the deluge took the city and these commuters by surprise, trapping hundreds in subway carriages as flood waters rushed in. the flood was too powerful and got washed away. didn't have enough strength

meet him when cbs's steve hartman goes "on the road."you can watch us later. that's tonight's "cbs evening news." >>> right now at 7:00. >> i think we presented a tragedy from happening. >> a disturbing discovery in the south bay, and the arrest that might've saved the lives. >>> finding a missing runner in alameda county. this search is still going strong this evening. >>> i'm scared for people who are refusing to get the vaccine. >> the delta variant is covid on steroids. >> as covid case counts continue to climb, self survivors are facing a new mysterious setback on the road to recovery. >> now, you have this added burden of what is next? >> there's an area that's an active investigation. >>> right now on kpix 5 at 7:00 in cbsn bay area, the return to normal, feeling more like old times and not in a good way, as covid cases klein. evening. i'm elizabeth cook. >> and i am ken bastida. if you're just getting home, california's test positivity rate rose another half a point in 24 hours. now, at 3.5%. cases are rising so fast in l.a. coun

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