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holiday. the date commemorates the beginning of the end of the prohibition era. it is when the cullen harrison act went into effect in 1933, allowing people to drink beer and wine again. chfour-time grammy winner kelsea ballerini will return as host. the show will also include an all-star tribute to the late country star toby keith. the cmt music awards will air tonight at 8:00 on kpix and streams on paramount+. big country fan? >> not necessarily. i recognized all the fans that we had there, but i can't claim that i knew who was up for awards. >> kelsea ballerini is one of my daughter's favorites. that 's it at 5:00. we' ♪ tonight, no end in sight. six months into the war in gaza, israel's fight with hamas at an impasse. the territory in ruins. the human cost, devastating. >> they've got to change the way they're doing this. >> israeli troops today on the move. >> i'm holly williams in tel
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aviv. a division of israel's military has now left the gaza strip. emergency landing. a southwest 737 loses an engine cover on takeoff. also tonight, eclipse excitement. >> we're here for the eclipse! >> cities and towns in the path of totality bracing for huge crowds and sky-high prices. >> i'm janet shamlian in kerrville, texas, where the countdown is on and the crowds are rolling in. plus, hoop dreams. >> south carolina has won. ev euphoria? >> i'm elise preston in los angeles with a look at how declining ev sales are prompting automakers to pump the brakes on production. and later, stargazing. the push to turn off the lights so you can see in the dark. >> it's just really gratifying for somebody to look through a telescope for the first time, and they see the moon, and it's like wow.
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>> announcer: this is the "cbs evening news" from new york with jericka duncan. good eening and thanks for joining us on this sunday. we begin tonight with the war in gaza. today in israel withdrew most of its ground troops out of the besieged territory. it happened exactly six months to the day that hamas militants launched a surprise attack, killing hundreds of israelis and taking hostages. the human cost on both sides has been devastating. thousands killed in gaza. the territory there now reduced to rubble. cbs's holly williams is in tel aviv tonight with the very latest. holly. >> reporter: it's six months to the day since hamas launched its deadly attacks and this war began. today israel announced that some of its forces have left the gaza strip. israel's military says it now has just one division inside the gaza strip. the other division that was
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there moved out in the last 24 hours. the remaining troops are positioned along gaza's border with israel as well as north of a new road built by the israelis cutting across the gaza strip in east to west. it's thought the road is part of israel's planning for after the war. cbs news producer marwan al ghoul reports from southern gaza that it's now possible to move freely all the way to central gaza, which has not been possible for the last three months. it's an evolution of the war effort, an israeli military spokesman told cbs news, and not a partial withdrawal from gaza. he would not share exact troop numbers. it comes just days after a phone call between president biden and netanyahu. the president told the israeli leader that the humanitarian situation in gaza was
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unacceptable and warned him that u.s. policy on gaza would depend on israel taking steps to reduce civilian harm. biden's tough words appear to have had an impact. the american ambassador was shown the israeli military's new humanitarian and deconfliction cell, and the united nations says israel has made commitments to allow more aid into gaza, including an extra 100 trucks a day through crossings in the south. six months into this war, israel is still scarred by the october 7th attacks and hoping for the return of the remaining hostages. but, jericka, the devastation wreaked in gaza, where the hamas-run health ministry says that more than 33,000 people have been killed, means israel is also facing growing international condemnation. >> holly williams for us tonight in tel aviv, thank you. tonight with gaza in ruins, israel's increasingly at odds
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with its closest ally, the united states. cbs's skyler henry is at the white house with more on that part of the story. skyler. >> reporter: hey, jericka, good evening to you. the white house says there is growing frustration within the administration over israel's war strategy. calls for accountability on israel's war tactics are growing louder. >> until those conditions are met, then, no, we should not be sending more offensive weapons to israel, not to stop them permanently, but to effectively use our leverage. >> reporter: senator chris van hollen wants the white house to lay out what repercussions on israel would look like as the humanitarian crisis in gaza worsens and the number of journalists, aid workers, and innocent civilians that have been killed continue to rise. >> we understand the frustration that they have. we share that frustration, and there have been too many aid workers killed by israeli operations. >> reporter: among the latest killed, seven world central kitchen workers.
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jose andres is putting the blame squarely on israel. >> this doesn't seem a war against terror. it doesn't seem anymore a war about defending israel. this really at this point seems it's a war against humanity itself. >> reporter: lawmakers return to capitol hill this week with a full to-do list. the gop-led house is expected to take up a resolution as early as wednesday, criticizing president biden's demands for an immediate cease-fire and what some republicans call one-sided pressure on israel with respect to gaza. jericka. >> skyler henry at the white house, thank you. today a safety scare for some southwest airlines passengers. an engine cover fell off on takeoff, forcing an emergency landing in denver. cbs's shanelle kaul has the details on exactly what happened. shanelle. >> reporter: jericka, this plane was grounded just ten minutes after takeoff. tonight all 141 passengers and crew on board are safe though this is just the latest incident
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involving a boeing aircraft as the company now faces mounting scrutiny over safety. as this southwest airlines boeing 737 took off from denver, passengers inside could see one of the engines' metal covers peel off. >> let's go ahead and declare an emergency for southwest 3695, and we'd like an immediate return. >> reporter: the faa saying the plane's engine cover detached during takeoff, striking a wing flap. it's important to note the engine was made by cfm, not boeing. but it comes following several recent high-profile incidents. last month, video captured the moment a wheel fell off a united airlines boeing aircraft. boeing paid $160 million to alaska airlines after a door panel blew out mid flight back in january. >> we've got several events, but none of which seem to be
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related. this one this morning more than likely a maintenance issue. despite some very scary and publicly seen events, our aviation system in the united states is very safe. >> reporter: these incidents are rare. there has not been a commercial aviation disaster in the u.s. since 2009. jericka. >> important to note that. shanelle kaul, thank you. tonight's soon to be sky gazers are on the move across north america for a rare celestial event, a total solar eclipse. take a look. this is the 115-mile path of totality, where the moon will obscure the sun's light. as you can see, hundreds of cities and smaller towns in 15 states from texas to maine lie right along that path. it's home to an estimated 3 1 million americans. big crowds and a lot of traffic are expected. cbs's janet shamlian will be among the many looking up. she's in kerrville, texas, with the perfect spot tonight for us. janet. >> reporter: jericka, good
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evening to you. they're bracing for the empact the city of kerrville asking people to be in place more than three hours before the eclipse starts. ahead of those few minutes of darkness during totality tomorrow, today what we're seeing, high prices and heavy traffic. the last-minute rush to witness history. >> that's why we're here. >> oh, are you? >> we're here from new york. >> reporter: at the san antonio airport, packed planes and high hopes. >> i'm very worried about the weather. i'm trying to do my no-cloud dance. no cloud dance. >> reporter: accommodations along the path of the eclipse are either sky high or already gone. look at this map of sold-out airbnb properties in red, following the path of totality. >> seeing an eclipse is often a once in a lifetime event. not for you. >> that's correct, not for me. i've seen 20 all over the planet. seven continents and six oceans. >> this is like the last eclipse. >> reporter: letitia ferrer will
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watch her 21st alongside millions of others in texas. small businesses like the rhine ohry, a winery in fredericksburg, texas, hoping to cash in. >> here you go, ted. >> we're going to have specialty wines produced just for the eclipse, specialty glass ware. >> reporter: another lure? a real rhino. an astronomical event like the eclipse comes with out of this world logistic challenges. for example, this road in kerrville, texas, will be all one way just like they do during hurricane evacuations. >> mayor judy eychner is expecting 100,000 or more in her city of about 25,000. >> so you're changing the traffic flow of the city? >> yes, absolutely. >> reporter: the countdown is on. nasa will broadcast from kerrville, and billy gene's expects to serve 1,700 people. >> i got a chicken fried chicken, gravy all over. >> reporter: triple a normal day. as for predictions of clouds,
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the weather channel's stephanie abrams says don't give up hope. >> i saw an eclipse in 1999. it was dark clouds. for totality, the clouds parted. i'm saying it, there's a chance. >> reporter: so we will keep hope alive. signs along the interstate here advise people to arrive early, stay put during the eclipse, and then afterwards, leave late. and the texas department of transportation offered some guidance to drivers who think they would already know, but they said do not wear these, eclipse glasses, while driving. >> that's right. you won't be able to see the road. janet, thank you. well, cbs will have live coverage of the eclipse starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern on this broadcast network and on our streaming channel as well. today, south carolina put the finishing touch on a perfect season. the gamecocks beat the iowa hawkeyes in the ncaa women's championship game in cleveland. final score, 87-75. this was the final game for
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iowa's caitlin clark, who had an ill lus tree yat collegiate career. and it was coach dawn staley and the unbeaten gamecocks third title in just seven years. i'm so incredibly happy for our players. it doesn't always end like you want it to end. >> uconn and purdue will play for the men's title. hybrid cars are back in the spotlight. sales are surging as all-electric vehicle sales slow down. cbs's elise preston is in los angeles and took a drive to find out what's happening there. elise. >> reporter: jericka, ev enthusiasm is fading. slumping sales and production delays make it clear that it's not quite full speed ahead to % america's all-electric future. electric vehicle sales in the % u.s. are sluggish. many shoppers say they want lower prices, batteries that last longer, and a reliable charging network. >> how long are you going to wait to be able to charge your career? >> to be honest, you don't have a lot of choice. the infrastucture is not very
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good. >> reporter: nationwide, ev sales are down 7% so far this year, causing ford to delay production of the next-generation electric f-150 and a three-row suv. gm scaled down its 2024 ev sales projections by as much as half. >> what does this mean for the industry over the next five years? >> i'd say over the next five to seven years, we probably now have about 25%, 30% less potential ev buyers, and that's a big wake-up call for the industry. >> reporter: production problems caused tesla sales and stock to fall. reuters reported that the company canceled plans to build a $25,000 entry-level family sedan. >> one of those competitors, volvo, just set a sales record powered by its popular ex-30 electric suv. while demand is down for evs, plug-in hybrid sales are up more than 50% with many of those
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vehicles qualifying for tax credits. jericka. >> got to love those tax credits. elise preston in los angeles tonight. a powerful player in portland, oregon, powerful, why, because they won the big $1.3 billion jackpot. until last night's drawing, tho one had won powerball since new year's day. straight ahead on the krt cbs weekend news," an exclusive eclipse experience at 35,000 feet. i needed more from my antidepressant. vraylar helped give it a lift. adding vraylar to an antidepressant is clinically proven to help relieve overall depression symptoms better than an antidepressant alone. and in vraylar clinical studies, most saw no substantial impact on weight. elderly dementia patients have increased risk of death or stroke. report unusual changes in behavior or suicidal thoughts. antidepressants can increase these in children and young adults. report fever, stiff muscles, or confusion,
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clearly, but come monday, they'll be doing something new, chasing a solar eclipse. >> when opportunity comes up, it's really special. really special. and i think that we're going to be able to provide a really unique experience. >> reporter: delta offered the first april 8th flight from austin to detroit last month. it sold out within 24 hours. so the airline added a second flight from dallas to detroit, routes chosen because they're nearest to the path of the eclipse. they'll operate normally until they reach an area over southeast missouri. >> ready, ready. >> reporter: that's when as we saw in the simulator, the captains plan to bank the plane 30 degrees once on each side to give passengers a view of the eclipse. they'll have four minutes of total eclipse time to do it. >> it seems like a lot of things have to align in order for that to happen. >> absolutely. but that's what we're good at, and we've got fuel planning and flight planning and real-time support. >> reporter: that's coming from delta's operations and customer center, where we learned the
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level of precision needed to make it all happen. the moon's shadow will travel at more than 1,500 miles per hour over the united states, even faster the further north it gets. erin wehrman is a flight student responsible for getting planes from point a to point b. >> we're traveling at about 400 miles per hour. so the sun is actually going to be catching up to us. so we're taking off before it even hits the u.s. border on the south end, and it will catch up to us. >> reporter: then there's the question of weather. warren weston is a delta meteor meteorologist. >> so the goal is if there is any kind of cloud cover is to get the plane above it clearly. >> sure. >> if it's safe to do so. >> absolutely. of course in the atmosphere, you've got low clouds, middle clouds. the main type of cloud that would prohibit this experience is just high clouds. >> reporter: so here's hoping for clear skies up high, where passengers will wear specialized glasses to protect their eyes during the eclipse, which captain marshall, for the safety
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and stars. >> there's a lot of light pollution down there in the suburbs and the city, downtown especially. you can't really see a lot. >> reporter: the u.s. department of energy says about 83% of the global population lives in places where night skies are polluted with artificial light, meaning you no longer see the milky way, the galaxy, or solar systems belong to. astrophysicist tim thompson. >> if you go back 300, 400, 500 years ago, everybody knew the sky. they all looked up and saw it. now nobody knows the sky at all. people have lost touch with the sky as a natural resource. >> reporter: at los angeles' griffith observatory, scientist spencer soohoo gives people a peak at the galaxy. >> you look off. you see four small stars. >> do you think we have lost touch with the sky? >> definitely. that's really sad. >> reporter: he and other scientists say too much light at night is causing problems for humans, the environment, and
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animals. >> it's bad for wildlife. bird migrations, animals that depend on the night skies for navigation. >> reporter: but light pollution can also affect our health with studies linking it to sleep disorders, depression, and obesity. 99% of people in the u.s. live in places that are polluted by light. l.a. county has a dark skies ordinance and has just launched a new campaign to get folks to dim the light, asking homeowners to point lights down, cover outdoor fixtures, and use timers because this is the easiest type of pollution to fix. >> why is it so important for you to come out here and show this to people every night? >> it's just really gratifying for somebody to look through a telescope for the first time, and they see the moon or they see a planet, and it's like wow. >> reporter: a perspective that is truly out of this world. joy benedict, cbs news, los
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angeles. and that is the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. coming up on "60 minutes," how artificial intelligence is helping people with mental health disorders. for now, i'm jericka duncan in new york. we thank you so much for watching. have a great night. we want people to know what's going on. >> now at 6:00, concord's recently approved rent control ordinance on hold as landlords try to get the issue on
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thenovember ballot. how the year's long battle could get extended again. and it includes everybody. vote on the ordinance. that's all i ask. plus the total solar eclipse is almost upon us. what makes this occurrence so work related calls while you're not on the clock, one bay area lawmaker says he's got the solution. >> every single person deserves some amount of time when they could just be with their family when they are not expected to respond. >> good evening, i'm kenny choi in for brian and andrea who have the evening off. we begin in concord where landlords are pushing back. the landlords are proposing a ballot referendum saying let the voters decide. john ramos reports from a rally held by housing activists looking to bring attention to the issue. >> reporter: after seven years of often angry debate, the city of concord passed a new rent control and eviction ordinance, much to the delight of tenants rights advocates. but now the new law is on

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