well, a lot of kids from san francisco's bayview neighborhood got quite the surprise with some brand new bicycles. >> it's all thanks to the rotary club's annual bike build. the club spent the morning building 150 of these bikes for the children. the club says they've conducted this bike build for nearly 15 years now. >> rotary club doing good wherever they go. quite an organization. that's it for us at 5:00. we'll see you back here at 6:00. >> and the cbs weekend news is coming up next. news updates are always available on kpix.com. have a good night. ♪ tonight, breaking news, iran strikes back at israel. the islamic republic takes direct aim at the jewish state as middle east tensions soar.

iranian commandos seize a ship in international waters. president biden rushes back to the white house, cutting his weekend in delaware short. >> i'm debora patta at an antibenjamin netanyahu demonstration with the latest on the heightened tensions in israel. also tonight, stabbing spree, at least six people are killed at a busy mall in sydney, australia. the attacker shot dead by police. >> he would have kept going. plus, payout fight, where are o.j. simpson's millions. i'm elise preston, with a look at how much o.j. simpson was worth and who gets access. dear dilemma, the controversial plan to eliminate an inveigh seize species on catalina island with sharp shooters. at the masters a tight race with tiger purring on the course.

>> i'm omar villafranca at augusta national where tiger made history again. and later, they are the real life rosies. eight decades later, a nation honors women on the home front who reshaped the work force. >> we can do it. ♪ this is the cbs weekend news from washington with adriana diaz. >> good evening, i'm weijia jiang in for adriana. a major new escalation until the middle east. tonight, air-raid sirens blared in jerusalem and other cities after iran sent a wave of drones and ballistic missiles toward israel. the aerial attack follows a deadly air strike on april 1st on the iranian embassy complex in damascus, syria. the united states has been helping israel tonight, shooting down some drones. an israeli military spokesperson called iran's actions a severe

and dangerous escalation. at least one casualty is reported. earlier, president biden rushed back to the white house from delaware, meeting with national security advisers. there is significant concern that this could widen the ongoing israel-gaza war to more of the middle east. cbs's debora patta is in tel aviv with the latest. debora. >> reporter: good evening, iran has launched its retaliatory attacks aiming a swarm of drones toward israel. israel has deployed all of its air defense systems, closed its airspace and the war cabinet has convened to monitor the situation. the attack could take several hours to unfold. the past two days have seen heightened tensions in the region, in the run-up to the attack with fears that this could spiral into a regional conflict. iran seized a portuguese container ship linked to an israeli billionaire today.

iranian revolutionary guards boarded the vessel from a helicopter in the strait of hormuz previously iran has threatened to shut down this crucial shipping route. and this morning, the israeli defense force struck a hezbollah military post in southern lebanon after the iranian-backed group fired a barrage of missiles over northern israel last night. most of the missiles were intercepted. there were no injuries. we've been preparing for an attack from iran for years, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said earlier. we are ready for any scenario. the big fear now is that this could significantly escalate the confl conflict former official sima shine told us. >> is this the most worried you have been? >> i think on both sides, israel and iran. you know, at the end of the day, no one wants a full scale regional war.

>> reporter: not even the threat of an attack by iran could keep israelis off the streets of tel aviv earlier tonight. tens of thousands turned out to protest against prime minister benjamin netanyahu. many demonstrators believe he will do anything to stay in power, including prolonging the war in gaza and escalating a confrontation with iran. >> i think he failed. he should go home. >> reporter: sunday is the start of the workweek in israel. all schools have been closed for the next few days. gatherings in the north have been prohibited, and people have been advised to stay near shelters. >> debora patta, thanks. cbs news chief foreign affairs correspondent, and moderator of face the nation, margaret brennan joins me now. how significant is this iranian reprisal? >> it is significant because we now have multiple fronts in mideast conflicts.

this is no longer just israel's war with hamas in gaza. this is now a state-on-state conflict with iran itself. the launch tonight was from iranian territory, and in teheran, their leaders believe israel started it by striking that iranian diplomatic facility in syria. considered sovereign territory, back on april 1st when they killed senior iranian military leaders. so the u.s. says it was not given a heads up by israel in regard to that israeli strike on april 1st, but now the u.s. is involved as an israeli ally. >> and we know president biden is closely tracking all of this with his national security team. can you talk about how much the u.s. is involved moving forward? >> president biden monitoring this moment by moment, and the white house expects this attack to stretch out over a number of hours. the drones won't be the extent of it. and the impact is going to be judged based on how strong israel's air defenses prove to

be and if there are any casualties. the u.s. has the capability to intercept some as they cross iraqi and syrian airspace. they put fighter jets, other assets on stand by. the uk and jordan are also helping to participate in some regional defense. so there is, in addition to the military efforts, a diplomatic effort underway to contain this tit for tat so it does not escalate into a regional war that could draw in other countries including the united states, weijia. and we know israel has already vowed it will respond. >> and so much is at stake, margaret. thank you so much. to australia now, and a terrifying scene at a mall in sydney, a knife attack during the busy shopping day. people fled for they lives and six people are dead. the nation is in shock. taylor ryan of 10 news first has the latest. >> reporter: well, it's still the early hours of the morning here in sydney, australia.

the nation is just waking up and still reeling from an attack that has claimed six innocent lives. it was the last hours of a busy shopping day, the first day of school holidays in a packed sydney shopping center, when just after 3:30, screams rang o out. >> there was just a guy with a machete and everyone started running. >> reporter: a man in his 40s with a large nich ran floor to floor terrorizing shoppers. >> it was scene of ultimate violence, and a witness to the humanity and heroism of fellow australians. >> reporter: one a senior police inspector. she was nearby and responded alone. >> he come out of nowhere and then he come about, not even 20 meters away from us she told him to put it down and shot him. >> reporter: with the threat knew tallized, they did what

they could for multiple victims. >> i saw a mother as well. she was running around. she didn't know what to do. she picked up her baby, a couple of months old, screaming. the baby was injured. >> reporter: in hospital, that mother, a 38-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries, making her the sixth victim. her 9-month-old baby remains in intensive care. along with at least eight others who remain in hospital, some with very serious injuries. in 1996, australia saw its worst gun massacre at port arthur in the fallout from that, we saw enormous changes to weapons laws here in australia that have prevented any kind of mass gun death situation. since yesterday's attacker as we know, was armed with a knife, had he been armed with another type of weapon, well, the situation could have been even more deadly. >> thank you, taylor ryan. tonight, a remarkable rescue

in turkey. helicopters, cranes and hundreds of rescuers were deployed to the area to evacuate 175 people stranded in cable cars, stuck on a mountainside. disaster struck when one of the cars slammed into a metal pole on friday, bursting open. one passenger was killed after falling to the rocky hillside below. today, a texas man accused of stealing an 18 wheeler and driving it into government services building was arraigned on multiple charges. police say clenard parker rammed a big rig through the wall of this building in brenham, texas, one day after being denied a commercial driving license there. one person was killed and a dozen injured. tonight, nearly 30 years after the so called trial of the century, the death of o.j. simpson this week is prompting new questions about his life and his estate. cbs's elise preston is in los angeles with more.

elise, good evening. >> reporter: weijia, good evening to you. that legacy is one of many twists and turns. at its heart, the shining image of a sports and cultural icon, tarnished in 1994, when simpson's former wife, nicole, and her friend ron goldman were brutally murdered. >> orenthal james simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder. >> after a majority black jury acquitted o.j. simpson, a majority white jury would find him liable in the wrongful death civil trial two years later. he was ordered to pay the goldman and brown families more than $33 million. the lion's share of the sum has never been paid, and goldman's attorneys now say the amount owed with interest is more than 100 million. the executor of simpson's estate told the ”las vegas review-journal”, it's my hope that the goldmans get zero, nothing. after simpson's death, the goldman family posting this.

the hope for true accountability has ended. it's very much unclear if simpson had any assets. this as the memories continued to swirl of that unprecedented cultural spectacle. the people versus o.j. jsimpson >> it had issues of race. it had issues of domestic violence. >> eight months before her murder, nicole brown simpson. >> he's o.j. simpson, i think you know his record. i don't want to stay on the line. >> i think what the o.j. simpson case did was highlight just what a victim looks like or what a victim can look like. >> reporter: simpson died of prostate cancer surrounded by family. funeral arrangements are still pending. >> elise preston, thank you. today authorities in pittsburgh reopened a bridge that had been closed after 26 barges broke loose floating uncontrolled down the ohio river. the barges most of them loeaded

be dry cargo like coal drifted for miles downstream, damaging a marina. one of the barges sunk. it is not known how they broke free, and no injuries were reported. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," moving day at the masters, who's rising on the leader board.

it's saturday at the masters in augusta, georgia, also known as moving day where golfers try to move up the leader board before sunday's finish. cbs's omar villafranca is there at golf's first major of the year. omar? >> reporter: hello from augusta national where the leaders are bunched up top at the masters. tiger woods probably won't win his sixth jacket, but he did break another record. today, tiger woods teed off at

augusta national, making it a record 24th straight time he's made the weekend cut but the five-time masters champion is well behind the leaders. the third round started with max homa, scottie scheffler, and bryson dechambeau in a three-way tie atop the leader board. on friday, players had to battle the course and 40 miles per hour wind gusts that blasted sand out of the traps. a few players had to cover their eyes or step off the tee box to adjust. the wind even rolled balls around the greens. >> i couldn't really describe how windy it is, and how difficult the gusts are just because, i mean, i think you just have to be out there and experience it. >> reporter: another big attraction at the masters, the gnomes, the small statues are the hottest souvenir at the merchandise stand. the daily allotment has sold out every day. one patron even dressed up as this year's gnome. one round left to go here at the masters. the winner walks away with the coveted green jacket and a

$3.6 million check. weijia. >> and that could buy a lot of gnomes. thank you, omar. still ahead on the cbs weekend news, why the plan to restore catalina island has infuriated some residents and animal lovers.

. santa catalina island is the crown jewel of california's channel islandings. five of the islands are part of a remote national park, but catalina closest to los angeles is threatened by an invasive species literally eating away at it. as cbs's jonathan vigliotti reports, that's put the island's deer in the cross hairs. >> reporter: santa catalina island is known for rare plants you won't find anywhere else on earth. >> we have the catalina island manzanita.

the tree poppy. >> reporter: many of these one of a kinds are now kept in cages. >> others they don't grow. they get decimated immediately. >> reporter: the threat, an estimated 2,000 mule deer, the population has exploded since 18 were introduced nearly a century ago for hunting. they're mowing down rare plants and have no natural predators. without these deer, this entire hillside that we see here would have these tall trees. >> very easily. >> reporter: with fewer native plants, invasive grants have taken root. the conservancy which manages most of the 76 square mile island says this could make catalina vulnerable to a major wildfire if nothing is done. >> we are planning on re-seeding a lot of the landscape, but the limiting factor is the deer. >> reporter: the conservancy considered sterilization and relocation, but determined stress to the animal would be inhumane. they also weighed reducing the population but said the deer would quickly reproduce.

the final plan, shoot all the deer, from helicopters. conservationists say it's the only way to save the native plants and restore the island. >> it's inhumane, it's dangerous. >> reporter: islander dianne stone is appalled, she's one of more than 17,000 people who have signed a petition to stop what they call the slaughter. >> the deer have been here for nearly a hundred years. they're part of our culture. they're part of our landscape. >> this is some of the venison that's left over. >> reporter: long time resident, william flickinger relies on the deer as a source of food, hunting them because he says grocery costs are high. >> in the past 15 years, ich haven't bought any red meat. i have existed just off the venison my brother and i harvest. >> reporter: he won't accept a plan that kills all the deer. >> what you have at stake here is an entire ecosystem. >> reporter: the california

department of fish and wildlife is reviewing the conservancy plan. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, catalina island, california. next on the "cbs weekend news," the drawn out process of returning horse drawn caissons to arlington national cemetery.

today in tempe, arizona, some 30,000 people turned out for the 20th annual pats run. it honors the legacy of pat tillman, the former cardinal safety who put his nfl career on hold and enlisted in the army after the september 11th attacks. tillman was killed by friendly fire in afghanistan in 2004. he was 27 years old. today's run featured people from across the globe honoring his service and sacrifice. we learned this week that the return of horse drawn caissons used by the army's old guard at arlington national cemetery is

being delayed for months and maybe longer. the army suspended use of the gray and black horses for funerals nearly a year ago. after two died in 2022 as a result of poor feed and living conditions. when we return, the women who inspired rosie the riveter. >whe inspired rosie the riveter. >whe inspired rosie the riveter. > wh who inspired rosie the riveter.

finally tonight, more than eight decades ago, american women filled a crucial wartime labor shortage, forever changing the work force. this week, they finally got their due. cbs's nikole killion has their story. >> reporter: in trademark red and white polka dots, more than two dozen women, representing rosie the riveter received recognition with a congressional gold medal, for working on the home front in shipyards and factories during world war ii.

>> remember these four little words, we can do it. >> reporter: accepting on behalf of the nearly centenarian group, 98-year-old me mae krier who produced. >> a lot of women were treated poorly by the men. >> marian worked in a shipyard and got a hero's welcome on her trip to washington. >> reporter: why is the recognition important? >> you want to know that you accomplished something during your life. and i guess this is it. although i raised six kids, and i think that's an accomplishment too. >> when i was younger, look at me now. >> reporter: susan king was a riveter from baltimore. >> it's probably a little bit late, but i guess for the few of

us still living, anytime will do to prove to america that we were important too. >> reporter: trail blazing then. >> we weren't doing it for rewards or praise or rewards, we were doing it to save our country. >> reporter: and now. nikole killion, cbs news, the capital. >> and we thank them for their service. that's the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. i'm weijia jiang in washington. good night. from cbs news bay area this is the evening edition. >> now at 6:00, escalation in the middle east. how israel and the u.s. are dealing with drones and missiles launched by iran and what it moons for

wider conflict. plus a former north bay mayor will not face charges for allegations. and a spark of hope for some east bay families amid the ongoing housing crisis. live from the cbs studios in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. >> and i'm andrea nakano. we begin tonight with breaking news out of the middle east. all across israel, the idf along with u.s. forces say they have been intercepting drone strikes launched by iran. here is video of strikes over bethlehem in the west bank. you can see the flashes of light showing the objects being intercepted. this is what the skies of tel-aviv looked like earlier today. reporters in the area say they have heard close close to 30 explosions. so far we haven't heard if any of those drones have hit the city. the israeli military says they are prepared for as many as 100 drones and 150 ballistic missiles incoming from iran. israel, jordan, and lebanon have all closed