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the association held the cat zone for the first time since 2019. >> oh my goodness, how adorable. >> they are at santa clara county fairgrounds. >> is that a guinea pig? >> they were competing for best in show and best costumes. that does it. >> see ♪ ♪ tonight, biden rebuke. the president breaks with benjamin netanyahu's war strategy in gaza, but says he still stands with israel. >> he has a right to defend israel, a right to continue to pursue hamas, but he must -- he must, he must pay more attention
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totino sent lives being lost as a consequence of the actions taken. >> while on the campaign trail this weekend, biden and trump go on the attack in dueling rallies. >> donald trump and the maga republicans are trying to take away our freedoms. >> crooked joe, you're fired! get out of here! >> also tonight, chaos in haiti. the u.s. begins embassy e vak y youations as armed gangs take over the capital. >> controversial crackdown. protests in texas with the state to implement one of the toughest immigration laws in u.s. history. plus family photo. princess kate makes an appearance amid wild speculation about her whereabouts. >> it's a deep clean with a catch. >> i'm carter evans where you can let the pool cleaned for free as long as you let the pool cleaners skate afterwards.
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this is the cbs weekend news" from new york with jericka duncan. good evening. thank you so much for joining us on this sunday. we begin tonight with a sharpes claiz cla escalation between president biden and ben jat innetanyahu. he took direct aim at netanyahu's strategy in gaza and today netanyahu pushed back. the war in gaza grinding out with 2 million palestinians marking the start of the holy month of ramadan and no ceasefire and a quarter of the population facing starvation. skylar leads us off. what exactly did netanyahu have to say? >> jericka, president netanyahu said the president was wrong on both counts as it relates to him not having the support of the people and the policy. as israel intends to move forward into southern gaza, a refuge for millions as the
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president warns of a red line that should not be crossed. >> he's hurting israel more than helping israel and i think it's a big mistake. >> reporter: president biden not mincing words and criticizing benjamin netanyahu and calling for the israel's war with hamas to come to a ceasefire as humanitarian by plane and sea heads to the region, a quarter of the population is one step away from famine. >> it's a desperate situation. food, medicine, everything is badly needed and needed now. >> reporter: and the intensity of israel's attacks have slowed and a blistering air strike hit one of the tallest buildings in gaza home to more than 300 families who were only given 30 minutes to evacuate. >> the united states of america cannot be complicit in this mass slaughter of children. >> lawmakers are split.
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some critical of israel's tactics, others of biden's condemnation of netanyahu. >> when the president of the united states talks about bibi and not hamas we're missing the boat here. >> the crisis in the middle east is also a main focus on the campaign trail. both biden and donald trump rallied in georgia on saturday, but the former president using his stump to sound off on his successor. >> when you think of it, inflation wouldn't have happened. the attack on israel wouldn't have happened. the attack on ukraine with russia. russia-ukraine, would have never happened. >> reporter: president biden says defense of israel is still critical, but the administration is working on bringing ceasefire negotiators back to the table to resurrect a deal that would allow more aid in and more hostages out. jericka? >> skylar henry at the white house, thank you. >> today new alarm for haiti and the u.s. military overnight airlifted non-essential embassy personnel out of the country and
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this is the latest sign as the caribbean nation descends into gang control. cristian benavidez, good evening, cristian. >> reporter: a state of emergency that was supposed to last three days has been extended into the end of the month as powerful gangs try to overtake haiti's government. >> a woman shot in the leg by a stray bullet begging for help in port-au-prince. it's part of the ongoing chaos as they battle with street gangs. they came with big gun, this haitian says, we can't defend ourselves. last week, gangs orchestrated a mass prison break and the takeovers of hospitals and seaports, international flights canceled after they tried to take the airport. the u.n. estimates they forced 15,000 people from their homes. miami herald reporter jacqueline charles broke the story of the u.s. evacuating non-essential
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embassy staff with marines. >> the u.s. embassy is locate at a crossroads of three powerful gangs. the country is near collapse. >> the gangs have filled a power void left by the assassination of the president in 2021. prime minister ariel henry was appointed not popular and is facing calls to resign. he's in pouerto rico unable to pull home en route to kenya with aus-back police force. sheila cherfilus mccormick is facing the population. >> it's time the international comm community steps in and helps haiti. >> the gang leader who organized the uprising has barned there will be a civil war that will, quote, end in genocide if henry doesn't step down. scomb jerric a caribbean leaders have organized an emergency meeting on monday? jamaica inviting officials from u.s., france and the united
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nations. >> cristian benavidez, thank you for that reporting. to texas now and a new battle over a controversial state law known as sb-4. hun hundreds rallied outside the state capitol in austin protesting before it goes into action this week. camila montoya-galvez has details on what exactly this law would do. >> reporter: this section of the u.s. border fortified by layers of shipping containers, fences and razor wire is one of the area where texas troopers are arresting migrants instead of transferring them to federal agents. texas troopers have arrested 10,000 migrants on criminal trespassing charges as part of operation lone star, the state's multi-billion border security effort, but if the sb-4 law goes into effect, texas law enforcement will be able to arrest, jail and prosecute migrants suspected of crossing into the u.s. illegally. state judges can also instruct judges to return to mexico.
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>> texas state lawmaker, victoria neave criado believes it can lead to racial profiling. >> local police shouldn't determine whether a person is here legally or not. that falls under the purview of the government. >> in an interview with cecilia vega goner greg abbott rejectioned those concerns. >> we have people from china, russia e iran. i can't even name the countries they're coming from so there's no one race. it's profiled. >> kinney county, a texas border community with the 3,000 residents, brad coe supports sb-4 and says he's ready to enforce it. >> it's a deterrent against crime and this law, if and when it goes into effect, it will prevent the destruction of our country. >> reporter: still, sheriff coe acknowledges the challenges his county faces. >> right now i have full-time deputies and eight part-type demeanors.
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>> that doesn't sound like enough. >> it's not. >> reporter: it is set to take effect wednesday night while lower courts review its legality. it's one of a dozen legal battles on immigration between the biden administration and texas. for cbs news, camilo montoya galvez, texas. house lawmakers are pushing ahead with a vote this week despite a revolt by angry users. some lawmakers say the chinese-owned app poses a national security risk and could be used to spy on americans. tonight, come china, the country's top leaders are gathered in beijing looking to how to protect the world's largest economy. >> the national's people's congress brings it to the great hall of the people in beijing's tiananmen square. for those from remote regions it's a big deal, a chance to
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network and snap trophy pictures for social media before getting to work. >> reporter: the national people's congress, the actual delegates are in session, 3,000 of them in the great hall. basically they are to rubber-stamp the communist party's coming year. we'll go in, but we're not supposed to talk, so -- you can hear the applause that came at the end of a long speech on the need for harsher punishment from corruption. every seat in the hall is filled with the rank and file. up front and center sits president xi jin-ping listening as officials review the governor's performance with regular shout outs to him for his wisdom and guidance. but away from this grand, political spectacle there are troubling facts. the chinese people may be over covid, but their economy isn't. it grew by 5.2%, its weakest
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performance in decades and young people who studied hard for top grades now face a tough search for good jobs. the communist party says it will create 12 million new urban jobs this year which sounds impressive, until you factor in the over 11 million students who are due to graduate from college. as things started to wrap up on sunday, the delegates were well aware that china is facing strong headwinds from poor consumer confidence to american curbs on technology, and that is a sober reality check to take back to the folk at home. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, beijing. today, kensington palace released the first official photograph of princess kate since she underwent abdominal surgery back in january. the photo taken by prince bill yam shows kate and the couple's three children and it includes a message thanking the public for
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their well wishes. today, a strong return to world cup skiing for american and two-time olympic champion mikaela shiffrin six weeks after knee surgery. she won the women's slalom in sweden. it was her 96th career victory. we learned today of the death of an american trailblazer, david harris became the first black pilot to fly a commercial plane when he was hired by american airlines in 1964. captain david harris was 89 years old. as a pilot, he said it was the greatest job in the world. well, straight ahead on this "cbs weekend news," they're the men and women risking their lives to cover the deadliest conflict in decades. their story next. ♪ ♪
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♪ ♪ the war in gaza is the deadliest conflict for journalists in over 30 years.
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at least 95 have been killed according to the committee to protect journalists. cbs' holly williams has details with a caution that some of the images in her report are graphic. >> reporter: if you think this looks crazy, you're right. in the aftermath of air strikes in the gaza strip while others flee, journalists hurdle towards the danger. [ bombs ] >> the israel-hamas war is now in its fifth month. we know much less about the destruction and death in gaza if it weren't for these people. palestinian journalists are risking their lives to get the news out. many now living in tents with their home under bombardment,
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some are not neutral observers and they don't pretend to be. >> the situation is undescribable. we saw -- noor harazeen has been reporting without a single day off since the war began. >> i love my work. i feel like i was born to do it. >> reporter: she's had to evacuate three times during the conflict and now les colleagues in this cramped space in rafah. >> i managed to somehow, control my emotions and control my fear. >> reporter: last month she was able to get permission to send her 6-year-old twins sara and bassam across the border to egypt, and made the difficult decision to stay on in gaza and keep reporting. >> they can find easily food and water. they can sleep tight at night.
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>> reporter: other journalist his no way of keeping their family safe. like al jazeera bureau chief wael dadouh who lost his wife and three children and mohammed a alaloul a cameraman for turkish television who buried his children. this is the deadliest war for journalists in decades. noor has been criticized if are allegedly supporting militants with social media posts many years ago. now she says she doesn't take sides. she told us sometimes she questions whether the world is really paying attention. >> i feel like i've said enough. my colleague marwan al ghoul stayed in gaza to report the news and jericka, he filmed most of the report you just watched. >> we thank you both for your
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joslyn west with her collections. >> these are old dusters made from hand embroidered table cloths. >> old vintage table cloths once destined for landfills were practically given away at flee markets. >> i would find things and just be amazed at what i was looking at and how undervalued they were. >> reporter: in her hands, joslyn transforms unwanted linens. >> this was a pendleton blanket. >> reporter: blankets and cashmere scraps into one-of-a-kind masterpieces. >> i think this one is beautiful. >> amazing. special. >> a really beautiful design. >> reporter: joslyn is practicing the art of up cycling. >> saving thins that would otherwise be discarded or no longer needed or used and giving them new life and new purpose and finding the beauty in them.
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this is all handmade linen. >> reporter: her unique handmade garments stand in stark contrast to fast fashion issue the mass production of cheap, stylish clothes now flooding the market. research shows consumers are likely to discard fast fashion only after a few wears. most of it ends up in landfill, as the clothing decomposes, it releases methane, a greenhouse gas that's 28 times as potent as carbon dioxide. >> being able to use oath ld ta cloths and jackets and giving them a new life it makes it feel so much more special. >> reporter: one in five americans now upcycles. it's a fashion-forward solution that hopefully never goes out of style. elizabeth cooke, cbs news, san jose, california. >> just another way to go green. next on "the cbs weekend news," they'll clean your pool, but only if they can have some fun, too. reness,
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>> so you actually come in and do the work. >> yes. >> at your age? >> a lot of times we'll do it for free, too. >> steve alba is known as the godfather of pool skating. now 61 years old he'll still clean your pool for free if you let him bring his board and his buddies. fellow senior skaty ozzie ausband scans satellite images for squalid swimming pools and then does a door knock. >> they oftentimes don't quite understand. you want to do what in the pool? >> it started as kind of of a joke to be honest with you to see if it would work. >> reporter: and it did. >> it did work. >> reporter: decades later they perfected their pitch which includes signing a liability waiver. >>o! gnarly! >> and many homeowners are thrilled to get rid of the eyesore. >> what was your pool like? >> a third filled with a bunch of green slop because it was a
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duck pond. >> reporter: but the skaters saw something different. >> what makes a good pool? >> the shape of the pool, the surface of the pool, that's a good pool to skateboard in or the pools made from 1950 to 1977. the 27-year window is just prime for us. >> what's up here? >> this is the filter box which we call the death box because if you go into it on the way down you die, so you don't want to fall on it so that's why i call it the death box. >> reporter: the death box is daunting. >> stay low and deep your knees bent and keep on your toes. >> let's be real, i was never going to come close. >> this is harder than it looks. >> it's way harder. every pool is different and every wall is different and it's something hard to figure out when i'm thinking of skateboarding i can't think of anything else. it's a very seductive place to be. >> what we do here is one of the best things you can do, and if you have any more empty pools where we can skate, please send
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them my way. >> for them, an empty pool is full of possibilities. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> reporter: only in california, and carter, i hope you're okay. that's "the cbs weekend news" for this sunday. i'm jericka duncan in new york. we thank you so much for watching. have a great night. now at 6:00, the dry spell is ending. rain starting to march into the bay area. we've got the latest on when you can expect it. and how a movement started in the bay area is working to bring awareness to the women hostages being held by hamas. we hear from a south bay doctor
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treating patients in gaza. you don't realize how dire the circumstances are until you come and work here. >> a north bay camp was nearly destroyed by the fire, but the buildings weren't the only things changed during the construction. >> we rearranged everything. >> live from the cbs studios in san francisco on sunday, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm andrea nakano. and let's take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. after whiteout conditions, the area is getting even more snow. at last check there were no chain controls at this point for either i-80 or i-50. >> time to get a check of what's happening next with first alert meteorologist darren peck. >> going to share another view with you right now from our virtual set. the vantage point we ha

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