Southwest border encounters down 55% since Biden executive order
President Biden’s executive order banning most undocumented immigrants from asylum has cut encounters at the southwest border in half. In the seven weeks since the order was enacted, border encounters are down 55%, according to a new Department of Homeland Security report. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details.
Man arrested in connection with California wildfire
Wildfires are spreading across the western U.S. and Canada. In Northern California, the Park Fire has burned over 71,000 acres, and officials have arrested a 42-year-old man on suspicion of arson for starting the fire. CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest.
Leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel arrested in Texas, officials say
The leader and co-founder of Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa cartel, along with a son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested in El Paso.
Former Uvalde officer faces families of 2022 shooting victims
A former police officer who responded to the 2022 elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has pleaded not guilty to all charges. A slow police response to the attack has been partially blamed for the deaths of 19 children and two teachers. CBS News Texas reporter Andrea Lucia has the latest.
DNC to virtually nominate Harris, running mate by Aug. 7
The Democratic National Committee says it will hold a “virtual roll call” by Aug. 7 to select its nominees for president and vice president. The process could make it difficult for anyone to challenge the current vice president and presumptive Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett has more.
Unpacking Israel’s new demands in cease-fire talks
Diplomatic sources tell CBS News that Israel has submitted new demands in the negotiations for a cease-fire deal. The demands from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu include Israeli forces remaining in the Philadelphi Corridor. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis examines how negotiators are expected to react.
Israeli military recovers bodies of 5 hostages in southern Gaza
The Israeli military says it recovered the bodies of five hostages Wednesday from a Hamas tunnel in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. It comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces growing pressure to reach a cease-fire deal following his visit to the U.S. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports from East […]
U.S. economic growth accelerates in 2nd quarter
The Commerce Department says the nation’s gross domestic product, or GDP, rose at an annual rate of 2.8% from April through June. That’s more than the 1.9% rate economists had expected for the second quarter. Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter for The Washington Post, joins CBS News to explain what the GDP growth says […]
What to know about the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics is less than 24 hours away. CBS Saturday Morning co-host and sports correspondent Dana Jacobson has the latest from the City of Light on the Olympics, and the heightened security measures the city is taking to protect the athletes and the Olympic attendees.
Harvey Weinstein hospitalized with COVID, double pneumonia
Weinstein is awaiting a retrial in New York while fighting his conviction in California.
