this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the would. i m fareed zakaria coming live to you from new york. today on the program, i ll talk to new york times columnist tom friedman who points out not only is the united states involved in the largest war in europe since world war ii, but america has also entered a sort of tech war with china. and an energy struggle with saudi arabia. what in the world is going on? and china s leaders, more than 2,000 of them, are gathering this week to make major decisions about the country s decision for the next five years and beyond. on the agenda, an unprecedented third term in office for xi jinping. what else will be decided? i will talk to the former prime minister of australia. then stop the steal maybe headed south of the border, as latin america s largest democracy seems to be taking cues from its neighbor up north. you don t concede when there s theft involved. we ll tell y
coming to america: the big change tomorrow for air travelers. reporter: i m michael george at newark airport as one of the country s last covid travel restrictions ends at midnight. diaz: and later, fashion s #metoo moment. former models seek justice against a one-time powerful boss. i think the modeling industry creates a perfect storm for predators. this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. diaz: good evening. the united states accounts for 4% of the world s population but nearly 10% of gun murders, and and people of color are disproportionately impacted. today, thousands rallied nationwide, demanding congress act now. they gathered with march for our lives. the organization was formed in the aftermath of the parkland school shooting in 2018. organizers say there were 450 rally across the u.s., the largest in washington, d.c. d.c. cbs skyler henry is there. years since thousands of peo reporter: it s been four years since thousands of peopl
manufacturing of solar panels other forms of clean energy. plan lower energy costs eventually for average americans. the critics point out the move opens for china to corner the solar panel market and again avoid unleashing all domestic possibilities. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich begins our coverage live from the north lawn. good evening, jacqui. that s right. the president is invoking that war time law to try to boost domestic manufacturing of solar panels. one manufacturer says it is a waste of taxpayer money and falls far short of delivering a policy to sustain the industry. and there is even more blow back over his decision to lift tariffs on some imports. in a new clean energy push, president biden is pausing tariffs on solar panel imports from four scioto eastern companies. southeastern companies. whether they stalled projects in the u.s. how is this not a gift to chinese solar manufacturers to many of whom operate with forced labor and are subsidized
economy, whose wealth depends on its export of oil, gas, nickel, aluminum and other commodities. and those have been largely shielded from sanctions because the west realizes the world relies on these inputs and banning them would cause as pump pain to consumers as to russia the producer. washington sanctions have been well planned and well executed with one exception energy. if the goal is to reduce moscow s oil revenues, the sensible strategy, assuming you can t cut off all oil supplies, would be to allow petroleum to flow unrestricted while working on a long-term plan to reduce western dependance on russian energy. that way supply will stay plentiful which means prices would stay low. instead, western countries announced an embargo on russian oil. the price cap is an effort to correct these mistakes and
captioning sponsored by cbs diaz: tonight, demanding action. tens of thousands of americans rally for stricter gun laws after a series of deadly mass shootings. the demonstrations nationwide. i m here in our nation s capitol for the march for our lives rally where thousands of people are calling on lawmakers to pass meaningful reform. gun violence does not discriminate! all americans have a right to not be shot. diaz: also tonight, pump pain. gas prices hit a new record high, reaching an average $5 a gallon. what s fueling the surge. reporter: i m lilia luciano in los angeles, where this week, president biden was casting blame for those high gas prices. diaz: plus, dangerous heat, millions sweating out a weekend of alerts.