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KPIX CBS July 3, 2024

They may. Also tonight, tensions simmer between iran and israel as israel launches new strikes on gaza. Reporter im debora patta in jerusalem. The war in gaza has reached a grim new milestone. 34,000 dead, mostly women and children. Trump stumps, stepping away from the courtroom to cash in on the Campaign Trail. Plus, historic win. Volkswagen workers accelerate the uaws push to organize the south. Volkswagen family, welcome to the uaw. Columbine, 25 years later. A victims father reflects on the legacy of his lost son. After columbine they wrote to us and said, you know, weve received a number of donations in daniels name. Weekend washout. Texas gets drenched. And later, peacocks run amok. How a Florida Community is turning to the scalpel to trim the outofcontrol population. Announcer this is the Cbs Weekend News from washington with adriana diaz. Im nancy cordes. Adriana is off. Tonight, after six months of wrangling, the house has passed 95 billion in aid for ukraine, israel, and taiwan. It now heads to the senate. The holdup was the funding for ukraine, which the white house says is crucial to help that country repel the ongoing russian invasion. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his thanks to Congress On Social Media today. Fewer than half of all house republicans, though, voted for that funding, and now some of them are threatening to oust one of their own, House Speaker mike johnson, for allowing that vote in the first place. Natalie brand has been covering all of it on capitol hill and joins us now. Good evening, natalie. Reporter good evening, nancy. These three foreign aid bills passed with rare bipartisan support. Speaker johnson calling the world a tinderbox, said it demands american leadership. Now his leadership is being challenged by some republican rebels. Cheers and a show of support for ukraine as 60 billion in foreign aid for the wartorn country finally cleared the u. S. House after months of Republican Opposition and gridlock. Its part of a 95 billion package with separate bills also passing for israel and taiwan. Ukrainians demonstrating outside the capitol cheered for the critically needed assistance. Every day costs lives. Costs lives of my friends, of my classmates, of my schoolmates. Reporter congressman adam smith, ranking democrat on the Armed Services committee, believes Passage Means Ukraine has a chance to survive. Ukraines being outgunned like ten to one in terms of ammunition. If we do get the support to them, most of the Military Experts that i have spoken to believe that ukraine will be able to hold that line. Reporter its an issue thats further divided a fractured republican party, with more gop members voting against ukraine aid than for it. Nothing is done to secure our border or reduce our debt. Reporter that could cause Speaker Mike Johnson with Marjorie Taylor greene and two others, including kentuckys thomas massie, threatening to try and oust him. Do you have a timeline on when you would like to wed like wed like him to resign today. He should have resigned. Reporter Speaker Johnson said today, hes not worried about losing his job. I have to do my job. We did. Ive done here what i believe to be the right thing, and let the chips fall where they may. Reporter a fourth Foreign Policy bill that passed today paves the way for a possible ban of tiktok if chinesebased bytedance doesnt sell its stake, nancy. That bill could be heading to the president s desk soon. Natalie brand, thank you. Todays Congressional Action includes 26 billion in aid to israel, some of which will be used to support Defense Systems that repelled recent attacks from iran. Cbss debora patta has the latest now from jerusalem. Reporter good evening. For now, at least, Security Experts here believe tehran will not respond to israels retaliatory strike, but it has diverted attention from the war in gaza, which reached a grim new milestone. More than 34,000 dead. The frantic rush to save the injured after yet another israeli air strike in rafah. Health workers do their best, but for this little girl it is too late. Her father is inconsolable, pressing her tight against his chest one last time. The days grind on. The death toll mounts. In this room it is only the bodies of children. We have been here so many times in this nearly sevenmonthlong war. Every day, more names added to a growing list of horror. Trauma and grief play out on a neverending loop. Shellshocked residents standing in the ruins of their decimated homes. Children trying to salvage what they can from the rubble. Looking for something familiar. For more than two months, israel has threatened to send troops into rafah, but even without such an operation it is under regular bombardment. The strikes come at night. They come during the day. Sometimes theres a warning from the Israel Defense force just before a hit. These residents are on the move, carrying backpacks and flour after being told to leave just this afternoon. Theyre going to strike at 3 40, its happening, shouts a man. Minutes later, its done. In this makeshift kindergarten, teachers provide a welcome relief from the war. More than half of gazas 2. 3 million palestinians are sheltering in rafah. It was supposed to be their last stop. Despite the tensions this week with iran, the g7 meeting, which wrapped up in italy yesterday, is keeping the pressure on israel, warning that a fullscale operation in rafah, nancy, would have catastrophic consequences. Devastating pictures. Debora patta, thank you so much. Tonight, former President Trump is on the Campaign Trail in North Carolina after spending the week attending his criminal trial in new york. Cbss Bradley Blackburn is outside the court with more. Bradley . Reporter nancy, we are now used to seeing images of former President Trump in court, but what is set to happen here monday is historic. The first time a former president will sit in front of a jury of his peers in a criminal trial. With Jury Selection finalized, former President Trump is bracing for a historic day in court. What the judge wants is to go as fast as possible. Thats for his reasons, not for my reasons. Reporter trumps attorneys had again tried to delay the trial and move it out of new york city, but friday an Appeals Court judge denied that latest effort. Trump will Face Criminal Charges of falsifying Business Records about alleged Hush Money Payments To Adult Film Actress stormy daniels. The jury that will decide the case includes a teacher, an investment banker, and a corporate lawyer. This jury is going to be in a fishbowl under a microscope. Reporter legal analyst Jessica Levinson says Opening Statements could last days. It sets the scene for the trial. It sets the tone. It lets the jurors know where youre going to go. Reporter the drama in court was eclipsed briefly friday in a park outside. A 37yearold man doused himself with accelerant and set himself on fire. He later died in a hospital. We do not believe this was targeting any particular person or any particular group. We just, right now, are labeling it as sort of a conspiracy theorist. Reporter Authorities Say the incident was not a threat to the trial, but they are reassessing security. The barricades are up here. Former President Trump has said he is willing to testify in his own defense, but we dont know yet what subjects he might be asked about. The judge will decide that, nancy, on monday. Opening statements could go on for days. Bradley blackburn, thank you so much. Tonight, Organized Labor has made new inroads in the south after a big breakthrough by the United Auto Workers. Cbss jeff nguyen is tracking the story for us tonight. Jeff . Reporter nancy, following the Historic Union vote, volkswagen has acknowledged the results and thanked its employees for voting. Auto workers at a Volkswagen Assembly plant in chattanooga, tennessee are revved up after a historic win. Im about to cry. 14 years, this is my third union drive here. And we finally got it. Reporter last night they voted to join the United Auto Workers after two previous organizing attempts fell short. 73 of workers voting yes. Thats a first in the south. The pundits have said to me repeatedly, before we announced this campaign, you cant win in the south. But you all said, whats next . You all moved a mountain. Reporter this victory comes after large gains won by workers of the big three automakers. What does this say about the perception of Organized Labor in america . I think this is going to be a major boost for unions in america, more generally. It is such a spectacular win that it makes it easier for the uaw to organize at the 11 remaining nonunion automakers. Reporter these uaw gains appear to be part of a renaissance moment for unions. A year ago, the socalled Summer Of Labor Saw Hollywood Actors and writers and Las Vegas Hotel workers winning big. The next test for the uaw comes next month with workers at two mercedesbenz plants voting to unionize in alabama. Nancy . Jeff nguyen, thank you. Tonight, Flash Flooding threatens parts of the south. Take a look at texas where widespread rain and thunderstorms soaked part of the state today. Thats making driving treacherous on waterlogged roads. Today marks 1,200 days since the attack on the u. S. Capitol. It has led to the largest criminal probe and prosecution in u. S. History, which is still ongoing. As cbss Scott Macfarlane reports, one notorious and unsettling mystery remains. Reporter it might have been the most photographed crime in american history. But three years later, one particularly troubling image has yet to come into focus. Youd like to have an answer to that question . Id love to have an answer, but we cant find it out so far. Reporter the people who constructed the gallows on the west front of the Capitol On January 6th have never been identified, amid a mob chanting to hang some political leaders. Hang mike pence reporter Eleanor Holmes norton represents washington, d. C. , in the u. S. House. It has special meaning in the district of columbia because this is a black and brown city. So when you see gallows here where, in fact, people in years gone by were in fact hanged, it has very special meaning. Reporter cbs news has obtained new video showing people moving pieces into place before dawn. A new report from a congressional subcommittee says the construction began before 7 00 a. M. With the crossbeam and a Neon Orange Noose added just after the rioters attacked the capitol at 1 00 p. M. Cbs news has learned the rope was cut and tossed down after the riot and recovered by an International Journalist who turned it over to the fbi. Started the White House Reporter Jane Campbell of the u. S. Capitol Historical Society says its an image that is now seared into history. The images of terror at times when our country is in its worst moments stick with us. Reporter though that mystery remains, the Department Of Justice and the fbi have found more than 1,350 people they believe were part of the january 6th attack. With hundreds more arrests still possible. Scott macfarlane, cbs news, the capitol. Straight ahead on the Cbs Weekend News, remembering columbine, 25 years later. Nothing comes close to this place in the morning. Im so glad i can still come here. You see, i was diagnosed with obstructive hcm. And there were some days i was so short of breath. I thought id have to settle for never stepping foot on this trail again. I became great at making excuses. But i have people who count on me so i talked to my cardiologist. I said there must be more we can do for my symptoms. He told me about a medication called camzyos. He said camzyos works by targeting whats causing my obstructive hcm. So he prescribed it and im really glad he did. Camzyos is used to treat adults with symptomatic obstructive hcm. Camzyos may improve your symptoms and your ability to be active. Camzyos may cause serious side effects, including Heart Failure that can lead to death. A risk thats increased if you develop a serious infection or Irregular Heartbeat or when taking certain other medicines. So do not stop, start or change medicines or the dose without telling your healthcare provider. You must have echocardiograms before and during treatment. Seek help if you experience new or worsening symptoms of Heart Failure. Because of this risk, camzyos is only available through a restricted program. Before taking camzyos, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including current or planned pregnancy. Today with camzyos, i dont lose my breath as often. My symptoms have improved, helping me go from expecting less to experiencing more. My name is mike. And this is my camzyos moment. Call your cardiologist today and see if a camzyos moment may be in your future too. Uhhh. Katie i knew id find you here. I know, its wild. Im you from the future anyway our doctor figured it out. All that constipation with belly pain that keeps coming back, its ibs c. She said linzess could help you get ahead of it. Whatta you say . Yess get ahead of your ibs c with linzess. Linzess is not a laxative. Its a once daily pill that helps you get ahead of your symptoms. Its proven to help you have more frequent and complete bowel movements. And helps relieve overall abdominal symptoms. Belly pain, discomfort, and bloating. Do not give linzess to children less than two. It may harm them. Do not take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. Get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain, especially with bloody or black stools. The most common side effect is diarrhea, sometimes severe. If its severe, stop taking linzess and call your doctor right away. These arent all the side effects. Imagine. What could relief from ibs c mean for you . Talk to your doctor and say yess to linzess. Learn how abbvie and ironwood could help you save. Today marks 25 years since the massacre at Columbine High School in littleton, colorado. It wasnt the first mass shooting at a school and far from the last, but it did send shock waves across the nation after unfolding live on television and across the internet. At a vigil last night family, friends, and gun Safety Advocates gathered to remember the victims of that awful day. One teacher and 12 students were killed. One of them was 15yearold daniel mauser. Karen morfitt of cbs colorado spoke to daniels dad about the farreaching legacy his son left behind. Reporter sitting in the library at Columbine High School today, his sons shoes on his feet, tom mauser doesnt focus on what happened 25 years ago. Instead, he reflects on the good happening inside another School Thousands of miles away. We have been contributing to an Organization Called unbound, and it was a young girl in guatemala that was benefitting from that. And after columbine they wrote to us and said, you know, weve weve received a number of donations in daniels name. Reporter roughly 77,000 was raised from those wanting to honor his son. It was enough to build a school where that little girl lived, and the mauser family was asked to come and visit. And then there were some buildings next door that were still under construction. I said, whats that . Oh, thats the high school. We had enough money to do that also. Reporter and then he learned of yet another building. They had enough money to build a library in another community, given that daniel was killed in the library in columbine. Reporter it would be the first in a town of 20,000 people, and the joy it brought, he says, put their own pain into perspective. You saw the smiles on these kids faces. You think, oh my god. What they go through every day, what they have been through. Weve been through hell too. So have they. Reporter 25 years later, hes received several photos and calls from travelers who have come across that library, dedicated to his son, daniel mauser. Karen morfitt, cbs news, denver. What a gift for that town. Well be right back. Did i read this . Did i get eggs . Where are my keys . Memory and thinking issues keep piling up . It may be due to a buildup of Amyloid Plaques in the brain. Visit morethannormalaging. 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