. >> i'm lilia luciano in hollywood where the focus is turning on how alec baldwin was handed a loaded gun. >> duncan: plus deal or no deal. key senators huddle with president biden as his spending bill nears the finish line. afghanistan in crisis, a million children at risk as the country runs out of food. cbs news is there. >> what sort of help does your family need right now. >> duncan: the battle to inoculate. >> we will not comply! >> duncan: the unvaccinated tase deadlines to get shots or lose their jobs. and later, it's a snap shot into the past modeled by the future. >> to me it is so empowering to see the next this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york, here's jericka duncan. >> duncan: good evening, thanks for joining us. california is bearing the brunt of what is being called a bomb cyclone. the intense storm is pounding the west coast with drenching rain and fierce winds. >> tonight the national weather service warns mud slides are a threat especially in areas scorched by wildfires. there is already flooding. this is san mateo near san francisco, thousands across the stat

cbs's lilia luciano. >> ready to go. >> sergeant mea peterson knows what it's like to be among a small group of women in military dominated by men. so when women were invited to annual war heroes and water tournament, deep sea fishing for veterans wounded in combat, iraq war vet felt right at home. >> goes back to the experience i had as well. >> reporter: received a purple heart after being injured in 2005 but returning home was hardest part. >> didn't know some of the aspects of returning from war, i was angry, frustrated, thought something was wrong with me. >> vanessa brown was wounded by a roadside bomb in afghanistan. >> lot of people wouldn't understand what i went through. they have to stigma if you have problems with mental health you're automatically crazy. >> reporter: that's why the women say it's important to connect with fellow vets at events like this one where the women caught some of the biggest fish. >> i can accomplish something again, had a mission to do and here's a finish line. >> reporter: and much needed lifeline, lilia luciano, cbs news, newport beach. >> that'

cbs' lilia luciano is in san pedro, california, tonight with more. lilia. >> reporter: good evening, irika. to help clear the giant backup, companies will soon be fined for the containers they leave behind, but resident fear that will take the problem from the docks to their doors. as the giant ships idle in san pedro tonight, trucks are rumbling through neighborhoods. >> with the weight of the trucks, you can feel literally the houses vibrating. >> reporter: abandoning massive containers tiananmen kurk. >> somebody will get hurt, especially the kid. >> reporter: crews are working 24/7 to offload the containers on trains and trucks but there are few places to put them. what is the term right now of the accumulated containers and how can it be fixed? >> there are 80,000 containers sitting there, and many contcontainers are not being claimed. they're stuck. we need to clear all the slow-moving items along the supply chain. >> reporter: nearly 100 ships with more than half a million containers are stuck offshore. once unloaded, they create new problems.

jamie. >> yuccas: lilia luciano, thank you. the latest covid wave powered by the contagious delta serve continues its retreat. new cases are down 23% over the last two weeks. deaths now down 16%. than millios of the vaccine have been administered. cbs' michael george joins us in new york. and, michael, there are still many holdouts, though. >> reporter: that's right, jamie. some of the country's largest police departments are now fighting their own city governments over vaccine mandates. and while most police officers are vaccinated, mean are refusing, even as they face the threat of termination. the national guard is ready to help in case chicago ends up with too few police officer to keep the city safe after the headline of the local police union urged officers to defy friday's deadline to report their vaccination status. >> stick to your guns. take the hit and we will fight it. >> reporter: a judge has now barred him from making more statements about the mandate. and mayor lori lightfoot says officers who refuse the order co

cbs's lilia luciano is in los angeles with more. lilia? >> reporter: nikki, here in los angeles a strike by hollywood crews has been averted for now. but nationwide many workers are walking off the job and right onto the picket line. pandemic pressure is spurring strikes, including this one in a suburb of minneapolis. >> you don't mess with the nurses. >> reporter: a walkout by nurses prompted a hospital in plymouth to close its emergency room. >> this is like my fifth picket during this pandemic. i find that deplorable. >> reporter: staffing shortages and the battle over benefits are impacting almost every industry. 10,000 john deere workers are on strike. the illinois-based company is expected to post record profits this year. and a 60,000 mom i -- hollywood worker production strike was averted at the 11th hour. they must still vote on the agreement with the studios. >> union members are steaming mad. 300 wine bottles. >> reporter: alicia is a pabst master in the union. >>> what is the complaint? >> the constant feeling you're going to l

cbs's lilia luciano is in newport beach tonight with the very latest. lilia, what are you seeing? >> jericka, the good flus is we have just learned that the leak has been stopped. the bad news is all around here, all along the shore you see these balls of tar. it smells like you are in the middle of a gas station. behind me you can see some of that contained crude that has been stopped by that berm so it wouldn't get into the river that goes upstream into very delicate wild land. the work is on to stop the impact of this massive spill by sunrise the soil started washing a shore in huntington beach, about 40 miles south of l.a the crude killing wildlife and threatening nearby wetlands. >> our local response efforts have been focused on two major priorities. first protecting the health and safety of our residents and visitors. and second, preventing an eke cloj-- ecological disaster. >> the coast gawd deploys skimming equipment and booms to slow the spread. a ruptured pipe-line from an offshore oil rig spewed at least 126,000 gallons of oil into the ocean, some five miles offshore.

strike-tober, cbs's lilia luciano is in los angeles with more. lilia? >> nikki, here in l.a.'s strike by hollywood crews has been averted for now but nationwide many workers are walking off the job and right on to the pick et lne. >> pandemic pressure is spurring strikes including this one in a suburb of minneapolis. >> a walkout by nurses prompted a hospital in plymouth to close its emergency room. >> this is like my fifth pick et during this pandemic. i find that deplorable. >> staffing shortages and the battle over benefits are impacting almost every industry. 10,000 john deere workers are on strike. the illinois based company is expected to post record profits this year. >> and a 60,000 hollywood production worker strike was tentatively averted this weekend at the 119 hour. union members must still vote on the three kreer deal with the studios. >> union members are steaming mad. >> another 300 wine boats. >> alicia is a prop masters in the-- union. >> iatse union. >> what were some of the complaints. >> the constant feeling that a, you are going to lose your job. and i was

i guess depends on the movie. >> that was lilia luciano reporting. during negotiations, many celebrities spoke in favor of the union's demands including octavia spencer, seth rogen, and jane fonda. >>> coming up, robert durst, the millionaire who was sentenced to life in prison for murder is hospitalized. we're going to tell you why. >>> and the braves are a littlet other walk-off single. this is the "cbs morning news." with downy infusions, let the scent set the mood. feel the difference with downy. find your rhythm. your happy place. find your breaking point. then break it. every emergen-c gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you can emerge your best with emergen-c. michael: this is the story of two brothers. david: my grandfather, pinchas. michael: my great-great- grandfather, rachmaiel. gigi: pinky and rocky. simi: there was an uprising in poland. david: and then the family broke apart. michael: they scattered around in different places. gigi: they worked hard. simi: and built new lives. michael: but rocky and pinky's families didn't see each

lilia luciano, cbs news, hollywood. >>> this morning an investigation is under way into a deadly crash at a drag racing event in texas. it happened over the weekend at a small airport northwest of san antonio. police say that a vehicle taking part in the race on a runway lost control and crashed into parked cars where people had gathered to watch the event. two boys ages 8 and 6 were killed. eight other people were injured. >>> and british pop star ed sheeran is self-isolating now after testing positive for covid. sheeran broke the news to fans on social media yesterday. this comes as his highly anticipated new album is set to drop friday. sheeran said that he'll do any planned performances and interviews from his house. the 30-year-old did not say whether he had been vaccinated against the virus. >>> and singer bruce springsteen and former president barack obama are opening up about their close bond in a first television interview together. the pair met up with our anthony mason to talk about their friendship born on the campaign trail in 2008. >> reporter: you describe the two of you

lilia luciano reports. > reporter: surgeon mea peterson knows what it's like to be among a small group of women in a military dominated by men. when women were invited to this year's annual war heroes on water tournament, a three-day deep sea fishing trip for veterans wounded in combat, she felt at home. >> it's team building, so it goes back to some of the military experience i've had. >> reporter: peterson received a purple heart after being injured in 2005 but said returning home was sometimes the hardest part. >> it wasn't really known some of the aspects of returning from a war and what that would look like. i was angry, frustrated. i felt there was something wrong with me. >> reporter: retired staff sergeant vanessa brown was wounded by a roadside bomb in afghanistan. >> a lot of people that i met in the civilian world just wouldn't understand some of the things that i went through. they automatically had the stigma that if you have problems with mental health you just automatically crazy. >> reporter: that's why these women say it's important to connect with fellow vets at event

lilia luciano, cbs news, buckley, washington. >> o'donnell: i'd like to see more of that sport. we'll be right back. for people 65 and older. fluzone high-dose quadrivalent is the only vaccine approved by the fda for superior flu protection in adults 65+. i'm not letting my guard down. fluzone high-dose quadrivalent isn't for people who've had a severe allergic reaction to any flu vaccine or vaccine component, including eggs or egg products. tell your health care professional if you've ever experienced severe muscle weakness after receiving a flu shot. people with weakened immune systems, including those receiving therapies that suppress the immune system, may experience lower immune responses. vaccination may not protect everyone. side effects include pain, redness, and/or swelling where you got the shot, muscle ache, headache, and general discomfort. other side effects may occur. all flu shots are not the same. i raised my game with fluzone high-dose quadrivalent. ask your doctor or pharmacist for fluzone high-dose quadrivalent. since suzie's got goals, she'll want a plan to r

lilia luciano, cbs news, newport beach, california. >>> president biden will hit the road this week to sell his spending plans to the american people. on capitol hill democrats are struggling to find common ground on his massive infrastructure bill and the build-back-better agenda. laura podesta has the latest developments in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. yes, biden will be traveling to michigan to remind people what these programs will do to help most americans and to take the focus off of their cost. democrats currently hold an eight-seat majority in the house, and with all republicans expected to vote against the build-back-better bill, just three moderates can turn against the measure before it fails if it ever comes up for a vote. lawmakers are still negotiating president biden's legislative agenda. >> we all want the infrastructure bill. great. but we also have got to do the reconciliation bill that wofamili the neglected needs of elderly. expanding medicare tcover doing community colleges. >> reporter: progressives say they're willing to lower th

cbs's lilia luciano has the latest in hollywood, where gun protocols are coming under scrutiny. lilia. >> reporter: that's right, jericka. the focus is now turning to why was alec baldwin handed a loaded gun. this as the hollywood film community holds another candlelit vigil tonight for halyna hutchins. >> tonight is about halyna. >> reporter: in albuquerque the film and tv industry and the 42-year-old cinematographer. >> from background to crew to s.a.g. actors to iatse, everybody's devastated. >> reporter: today santa fe sheriffs are investigating what led to thursday's fatal shooting, when alec baldwin fired a prop gun that killed hutchins and wounded director joel souza. >> we need some help. our director and our camerawoman has been shot. >> reporter: baldwin is cooperating with investigators in what is being considered an accidental shooting. assistant director dave halls yelled "cold gun" according to police before handing it to baldwin with away live round no n. it. but a 911 call raises questions about how the weapon was handled. >> this [ bleep ] a.d., he's supposed to

lilia luciano, thank you. tonight a serious safety issue is coming to a ahead in multiple cities. some police officers are resisting covid vaccine mandates, potentially leaving their departments and their cities shorthanded. the issue is especially acute in chicago, where homicides are up 55%, shootings up 68% since 2019. cbs' charlie de mar has more. >> if you can financially sustain a hit, then stick to your guns, take the hit, and we will fight it. >> reporter: chicago police union president john catanzara is urging officers to ignore the looming deadline to report their vaccine status to the city. he's predicting if the city tries to punish officers for not complying, only half will show up to patrol city ts. >> any ser lieencaptr whoives s not valid. you are able to refuse that order. >> reporter: can officers ignore direct orders from a supervisor? >> they do so at their peril. insubordination is not something we can tolerate. >> reporter: the policy announced by mayor lori lightfoot in august required all city employees to be vaccinated by tonight's deadline or risk being p

cbs' lilia luciano is in newport beach with the latest. what your seeing? >> jericka, we've just learned the leak has been stopped. the bad news is all around here, all along the shore you see these balls of tar. it smells dizzying. it smells like you're in the middle of a gas station. behind me, you can see some of that contained crude that's been stopped by that berm so it wouldn't get into the river that goes upstream into very delicate wildland. the work is on to stop the impact of this massive spill. by sunrise, the oil started washing ashore in huntington beach, about 40 miles south of l.a. the crude killing wildlife and threatening nearby wetlands. >> our local response efforts have been focused on two major priorities. first, protecting the health and safety of our residents and visitors. and second, preventing an ecological disaster. >> reporter: the coast guard deployed skimming equipment and booms to slow the spread. a ruptured pipeline from an offshore oil rig spewed at least 126,000 gallons of oil into the ocean some five miles offshore. when d

norah. >> o'donnell: problem gets bigger, lilia luciano, thank you. southwest airlines announced it will require all employees to be vaccinated making it the fifth airline to do so ahead of the busy travel season and tonight a lack of clarity over what health experts are recommending for family gathering this winter. nikki battiste. >> reporter: confusion tonight over c.d.c. guidance for safely celebrating the holidays. friday the c.d.c. says it performed an update to the page where the holiday guidance was listed but now says it was a technical update but doesn't reflect the c.d.c.'s guidance ahead of this upcoming holiday season. the page has since been removed entirely while the agency priors new guidance. meanwhile, as dr. fauci is declaring his ideas to margaret brennan. >> reporter: we can garter for christmas? >> it's too soon to tell. >> reporter: that comment resulted in more confusion regarding thing the holidays which dr. fauci addressed today. >> that was misinterpreted by saying we can't spend christmas with our families which is absolute

will take the le i >> o'donnell: thank you, lilia luciano. encouraging news in the fight against the pandemic. new infections, hospitalizations and deaths are trending downward. tonight the u.s. could soon have the world's first pill to treat covid. here's cbs's manuel bojorquez >> reporter: tonight, drug-maker merck may be close to distributing the first covid 19 teatment in a bill, they're asking the f.d.a. for an emergency use authorization for treatment targeted tan vaccinated people who developed covid systems. the pill is shown to cut hospital sayings and death by half. meanwhile, anthony fauci says kids can safely enjoy halloween this year >> you're outdoors for the most part. at least when my kids were doing trick or treating. enjoy it >> reporter: continued concern about covid during pregnancy. only a third of pregnant women in the rust fully vaccinated and new studies show expectant mothers from covid 19 symptoms me likely to bens such as admtted to the ic. dr. anh nguyen is an i.c.u. technician in houston >> i personally have not s

norah. >> o'donnell: problem keeps getting bigger, lilia luciano, thank you. southwest airlines announced it will require all employees to be vaccinated making it the fifth airline to do so, and it comes ahead of the busy travel season and tonight a lack of clarity over what health experts are recommending for family gatherings this winter. here's cbs' nikki battiste. >> reporter: confusion tonight over c.d.c. guidance for safely celebrating the holidays. on friday the c.d.c. says it performed an update to the page where the holiday guidance was listed but now says it was a technical update and doesn't reflect the c.d.c.'s guidance ahead of this upcoming holiday season. the page has since been removed entirely while the agency prepares new guidance. meanwhile, dr. fauci is clarifying his holiday comments to margaret brennan. >> reporter: we can gather for christmas? >> it's too soon to tell. >> reporter: that comment resulted in more confusion regarding the holidays which dr. fauci addressed today. >> that was misinterpreted as my saying we can't spend christm

norah. >> o'donnell: really important information, lilia luciano, thank you. well, tonight, we wanted to take a look at the first responders in america who are willing to lose their jobs instead of following covid vaccine mandates. and with police and fire departments already stretched thin, many are wondering what does this mean now for public safety? cbs' jeff pegues takes a closer look. >> i'm wrapping up my last shift after 20 years. >> reporter: on his last day as a spokane, washington, firefighter, tim archer recorded this message: >> i'll be fired tonight by the city of spokane. >> reporter: he joins about 20 other colleagues who have also been relieved for resisting the state's vaccine mandate. why didn't you comply? >> i really felt like this is in violation of the civil rights that god has given us. >> reporter: firefighters and police officers in cities like chicago and los angeles are also being given the ultimatum: get vaccinated or lose your job. officials say vaccine mandates for city workers are necessary to protect the community. but in many c

norah. >> o'donnell: lilia luciano, thank you. some scary moment here's in d.c. today after a suspicious outsidee u.s. courtweearing ctody after p thear. he was saying, "the time for talking is done." officials say the same man was seen acting suspiciously near the capitol back in august. president biden left town today to sell his signature spending plans directly to american voters. this came as feuding democrats worked to iron out exactly how much to spend and what programs to spend it on. we get more now from cbs' nancy cordes. >> every bit of it is paid for. >> reporter: the president was in michigan today to sell a plan he now admits must be slashed nearly in half. >> to pose those investments is to be explicit in america's decline. >> reporter: he and house democrats spent the morning discussing what to cut from his signature social spending package in order to secure the votes they need. >> this is like saying pick your favorite child. these are good programs. >> reporter: democrats told the president they're most welded to the bill's new climate protecti

cbs' lilia luciano is in los angeles at the international airport there. lilia, it appears those problems really started before today. >> reporter: that's right, jericka, they started friday afternoon and flights have been stacking up ever since, all of those cancellations, we have been hearing from passengers today who are frustrated and say they just want to get home. crowds and chaos at many airports across the country this weekend in the wake of flight cancellations from southwest, the nation's largest domestic airline. what has that been like? >> it has been stressful, not been fun, you know, it is not a good way to end our honeymoon. >> reporter: more than 1,000 flights were cancelled today, that is nearly a third of the airline schedule. another 800 flights were scrapped saturday. this was the scene in miami. >> kind of makes you apprehensive on traveling and counting on, you know, the flights to get back home. maybe driving next time. >> reporter: the disruptions have left passengers stranded, standing in long lines or stuck on hold. >> after eight

norah. >> o'donnell: really important information, lilia luciano, thank you. well, tonight, we wanted to take a look at the first responders in america who are willing to lose their jobs instead of following covid vaccine mandates. and with police and fire departments already stretched thin, many are wondering what does this mean now for public safety? cbs' jeff pegues takes a closer look. >> i'm wrapping up my last shift after 20 years. >> reporter: on his last day as a spokane, washington, firefighter, tim archer recorded this message: >> i'll be fired tonight by the city of spokane. >> reporter: he joins about 20 other colleagues who have also been relieved for resisting the state's vaccine mandate. why didn't you comply? i >> i really felt like this is in violation of the civil rights that god has given us. >> reporter: firefighters and police officers in cities like chicago and los angeles are also being given the ultimatum: get vaccinated or lose your job. officials say vaccine mandatessa for city workers are necessary to protect the community. but in ma

here's cbs' lilia luciano. >> ready to go. >> reporter: sergeant mea peterson knows what it's like to be among a small group of women in a military dominated by men. so when women were invited to this year's annual war heroes on water tournament, a three-day deep sea fishing trip for veterans wounded in combat, the iraq war vet felt right at home. >> it's team building so it goes back to some of thmilipe i havh. epsoived rple heart after being injured in 2005, but says returning home was sometimes the hardest part. >> it wasn't really known, some of the aspects of returning from a war and what that would look like. i was angry a lot. i was frustrated. i thought there was something wrong with me. >> reporter: retired staff sergeant vanessa brown was wounded by a roadside bomb in afghanistan. >> a lot of people i met in the civilian world just wouldn't understand some of the things that i went through. they automatically had the stigma that if you have problems with mental health, you just automatically are crazy. >> reporter: that's why these women say it's important to connect with fe

here's cbs' lilia luciano. >> ready to go. >> reporter: sergeant mea peterson knows what it's like to be among a small group of women in a military dominated boy men. so when women were invited to this year's annual war heroes on water tournament, a three-day deep sea fishing trip for veterans wounded in combat, the iraq war vet felt right at home. >> it's team building so it goes back to some of the military experience i have had as well rornt peterson received a purple heart after being injured in 2005 but says returning home was sometimes the hardest part. >> it wasn't really known, some of the aspects of returning from a war and what that would look like. i was angry a lot. i was frustrated. >> reporter: retired staff sergeant venessa brown was wounded by a roadside bomb in afghanistan. >> a lot of people i met in the civilian world just wouldn't understand some of the things they went through. they automatically had the stigma that if you have problems with mental health, you just automatically are crazy. >> reporter: that's why these women say it's important to connect with fell

norah. >> o'donnell: lilia luciano, thank you. some scary moment here in d.c. today after a suspicious smoke- filled s.u.v. was sitting outside the u.s. supreme court while justices were hearing arguments. capitol police took a 55-year- old man from michigan into custody after pulling him from the car. he was saying, "the time for pui talking is done." officials say the same man was seen acting suspiciously near the capitol back in august. president biden left town today to sell his signature spending plans directly to american voters. this came as feuding democrats worked to iron out exactly how much to spend and what programs to spend it on. we get more now from cbs' nancy cordes. >> every bit of it is paid for. >> reporter: the president was in michigan today to sell a plan he now admits must be slashed nearly in half. >> to pose these investments is to be complicit in america's decline. >> reporter: he and house democrats spent the morning discussing what to cut from his signature social spending package in order to secure the votes they need. >> this is li

cbs's lilia luciano has late details on just what happened. >> this is amateur video taken right after the plane crashed into a residential neighborhood just after noon local time. >> aircraft has crashed about a half mile in front of us into the houses. >> we believe that the injuries are nonsurvivable for anyone that was on that plane. >> oh my god. >> reporter: a witness painted a scene of chaos in the moments after the crash. >> cars exploding, fires exploding, and ups tanks and everything exploding. >> reporter: she says two men in the neighborhood ran out after the explosion to help a man and a woman trapped in one of the destroyed homes. >> they pulled the lady out, and then they had to knock the fence down to get the husband out. so hopefully it was only just those two people in the house. >> reporter: san diego sheriffs set up a perimeter as fire crews worked to douse the flames at two homes that were destroyed. several others may be damaged. a ups truck also took a direct hit. it happened in a neighborhood just blocks away from a high school. luckily, no students were hurt. f

. >> i'm lilia luciano in hollywood where the focus is turning on how alec baldwin was handed a loaded gun. >> duncan: plus deal or no deal. key senators huddle with president biden as his spending bill nears the finish line. afghanistan in crisis, a million children at risk as th

lilia luciano introduces us to one of its topscuza beenar omex sport for almost 70 years. and the pimienta family for generations. >> this is how we ride. both of our legs go to the left in this. >> reporter: it's an all female synchronized horse riding event, a tradition that remains intact from the side saddle to the hand-made dresses. >> to see them do it was incredible. and that's when i really wanted to do it. >> reporter: born in the u.s., pimienta was often shy about her mexican heritage, but she overcame that when she decided to pursue the sport. >> what really drove me was when i had a cousin of mine tell me you're never going to be a escaramuza because you're american. >> reporter: when she was 11, she started training herself on a horse her dad brought fm21-ye. national escaramuza ambassador. what would you tell little girls who are growing up in the states with hispanic heritage. >> don't be ashamed of who you are. be proud of where we come from because we are such a beautiful community. >> reporter: lit may he changed in the sport, but pimienta hopes she chang

. >> o'donnell: really important information, lilia luciano, thank you. well, tonight, we wanted to take a look at the first responders in america who are willing to lose their jobs instead of following covid vaccine mandates. and with police and fire departments already stretched thin, many are wondering what does this mean now for public safety? cbs' jeff pegues takes a closer look. >> i'm wrapping up my last shift after 20 years. >> reporter: on his last day as a spokane, washington, firefighter, tim archer recorded this message: >> i'll be fired tonight by the city of spokane. >> reporter: he joins about 20 other colleagues who have also been relieved for resisting the state's vaccine mandate. why didn't you comply? >> i really felt like this is in violation of the civil rights that god has given us. >> reporter: firefighters and police officers in cities like chicago and los angeles are also being given the ultimatum: get vaccinated or lose your job. officials say vaccine mandates for city workers are necessary to protect the community. but in many c

>> lilia luciano, thank you. >>> president biden left town today to sell his signature spending plans directly to american voters. this came as feuding democrats work to iron out exactly how much to spend and what programs to spend it on. g me >> every bit of it's paid for. >> reporter: the president was in michigan today to sell a plan he now admits must be slashed nearly in half. >> to oppose these investments is to be complicit in america's decline. >> reporter: he and house democrats spent the morning discussing what to cut from his signature social spending package in order to secure the votes they need. >> this is like saying pick your favorite child. these are good programs. >> reporter: democrats told the president they're most wedded to the bill's new climate protections, paid family leave, universal pre-k, and an extension of the child tax credit. >> we've been talking about everything. >> reporter: today one of the holdouts, west virginia's joe manchin said child care is his priority too. >> i've always said children on the front end. i think that's so important, people bei

cbs' lilia luciano joins us in newport beach, california, with the latest on the virus and new vaccine mandates. lilia, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, jamie. you know, those last 100,000 deaths have happened since the vaccine has been available for anyone above 12, and now california is making an even bigger push to get more shots in arms. pushback and praise after governor gavin newsom announced california will require all public and private school children, k-12, to get vaccinated once there's f.d.a. approval. >> i'm way more scared of my kids getting covid and what those side effects are than of the vaccine. >> i don't trust the vaccine, and i'm not going to give it to my child. >> reporter: but it's not just schools. american airlines, jetblue, and alaska are now joining united airlines in mandating vaccines for workers. 55% of americans are now fully vaccinated, but the summer surge among the unvaccinated has fueled record deaths with the south hardest hit by the delta variant. mississippi, louisiana, alabama, and florida all saw spikes in infections and deaths. t

cbs' lilia luciano is in los angeles and joins us with the latest. lilia, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, jamie. weather here in california is about to get way more intense. a massive wall of rain is about to hit the northern part of the state, and communities are bracing for mudslides and dangerous flash flooding. the storm system heading to the west coast is so ferocious, it's known as a bomb cyclone. and it's helping to drive a river of moisture towards northern california. massive rainfall and strong winds are on the way. in areas scorched bare by wildfires, flash flooding, and mudslides could pose grave danger. >> the water flows off instead of soaking in,s and it can start picking up pebbles and bolders and the trees. and it can be severely damaging. >> reporter: marty ralph is an expert on weather and water extremes at u.c. san diego. on a scale of one to five, he says this system is a five. in area like nevada county hit hard by the river fire, emergency officials are telling residents to be ready to evacuate once again. >> if

. >> reporter: i'm lilia luciano in the port of los angeles wher

. >> reporter: i'm lilia luciano in los angeles where energy demands, shipping problems and labor shortages are making everything more expensive. >> yuccas: also tonight, mandate standoff: the push to vaccinate police officers meets resistance in several cities. plus, mistaken strike: the u.s. offers to pay a family of afghans killed in a botched drone attack. police probe ask extremist links after deadly attack on a british lawmakers. >> reporter: i'm roxana saberi in london where the brutal murder of ar parliament is b

cbs's lilia luciano is in los angeles at the international airport there. lilia, it appears those problems really started before today.

. >> reporter: i'm lilia luciano at los angeles international airport where widespread outages are crushing one of the largest airports coast to coast. >> duncan: also tonight america's recovery falters, the virus retreats and most states as battle lines over vaccines intensify. >> we will not comply. >> duncan: plus, new cbs polling on president biden's popularity and his agenda, with a former president teasing a 2024 run. >> we will take back america.

cbs's lilia luciano is in los angeles at the international airport there. lilia, it appears those problems really started before today. r: ts t, rick s friday teoo an flights b stacking up ever since. all of those cancellations. i've been hearing from passengers today who are frustrated and say they just want to get home. >>> crowds and chaos at many airports across the country this weekend in the wake of flight cancellations by southwest, the nation's largest domestic airline. >>> what's that been like? >> so far stressful. it's not been fun u know. it's not a good way to end our honeymoon. >> reporter: more than a thousand flights were canceled today. that's nearly a third of the airline's schedule. another 800 flights were scrapped saturday. this was the scene in miami. >> kind of makes you apprehensive on traveling and counting on, you know, the flights to get back home. maybe driving next time. >> reporter: the disruptions have left passengers stranded, standing in long lines or stuck on hold. >> after eight hours, you get pretty upset. >> reporter: th

lilia luciano has more. >> reporter: just weeks before the federal government is expected to authorize the pfizer vaccine for children as young as 5, a new study shows it's more effective in kids than for adults. for kids, the vaccine is 93% effective against hospitalization. for adults who are not his is g real daha it's 88% ctiv ld urents to vaccinate their kids. >> reporter: the fda is likely to approve the pfizer and johnson & johnson shots. the agency is expected to say that mixing and matching is safe. for example, a person vaccinated with johnson & johnson could get the pfizer or moderna vaccine as a booster. infectious disease dr. monica gandhi says it's good news. it doesn't just protect you against hospitalization but even infection or having any symptoms at all. >> exactly, yes, there was an improved protection from any symptomatic infection. >> reporter: getting covid after being fully vaccinated remains rare, but colin powell's death from covid this week brought the immunocompromised and elderly into focus. powell was 84 years old and also had parkinson's and multiple myel

cbs' lilia luciano is in newport beach with the latest. what your seeing? >> jericka, we've just learned the leak has been stopped. the bad news is all around here, all along the shore you see

lilia luciano, thank you. tonight a serious safety issue is coming to a head in multiple cities. some police officers are resisting covid vaccine mandates, potentially leaving their departments and their cities shorthanded. the issue is especially acute in chicago, where homicides are up 55%, shootings up 68%, since 2019. cbs' charlie de mar has more. >> if you can financially sustain a hit, then stick to your guns, take the hit, and we will fight it. >> reporter: chicago police union president john catanzara is urging officers to ignore the looming deadline to report their vaccine status to the city. he's predicting if the city tries to punish officers for not complying, only half will show up to patrol city streets. >> any sergeant, lieutenant, captain, or above who gives you an order to go in that portal is not valid. you are able to refuse that order. >> reporter: can officers ignore direct orders from a supervisor? >> they do so at their peril. insubordination is not something we can tolerate. >> reporter: the policy announced by mayor lori lightfoot in august required all c

cbs' lilia luciano is there.>> pipeline bve more than pe in an all-out effort to stop the spill from spoiling california's most pristine beaches. tonight one early theory is that the pipeline may have been punctured by a passing ship. is there a suspicion the leak was caused by an anchor of a ship? is that something you're looking into? >> that is a distinct possibility, yes. >> reporter: nearly 130,000 gallons of processed crude oil, enough to fuel 3,000 cars for 300 miles, continues spreading down the coast. >> we are in the midst of a potential ecological disaster. >> reporter: local residents reported smelling toxic fumes friday, and some faulted the company amplified energy for not acting quickly enough. >> we were not aware of anything friday night. if there were reports, like i said, they did not come to us.>e are scooping out oily globs, and floating barriers are protecting the beach. they call it surf city, but for ng t s and fishing, no activities on the water. the shoreline will remain closed. the mayor says it could take months before it reopens. >> reporter: the parent c