first african american in space. five other crew mates were also on board that capsule today that landed today, blasting off from the company's west texas watch site. >> wow. at 90 years old. >> i remember when they went up and that is the great thing about being in space. all of a sudden on your joints. it will all go away. >> how cool? >> and he looks like a great thing. >> that's amazing. that does it for us at 5:00. we'll see you back here at 6:00 for an hour of news. >> local news continues streaming on cbs news bay area. the cbs tonight, president biden takes his case for re-election to black voters. today's stop, the commencement address at historically black morehouse college. >> we're investing more money than ever in black families and black communities.

>> and he addressed the backlash his administration has faced at moorhouse and across the nation over the israel/hamas war. >> i support peaceful non-violent protests. your voices should be heard. and i promise you i hear them. >> i'm nikole killion in atlanta, where president biden meets mixed reaction at moorhouse as he makes some of his most extensive comments on the war to date. also tonight, the latest on a developing story out of iran, and the search and rescue efforts after an apparent helicopter crash involving president ibrahim raisi. plus, combs' confession. >> i take full responsibility for my actions in that video. >> the music nomogul takes to social media to address that viral violent video. what he's saying about it now. and tonights, millions of americans are under the threat of severe weather. we'll have the forecast. and later, a block burst rewind. the grassroots efforts to bring back an old-school classic. >> i love finding new things,

and you don't know what's inside. it's kind of like a present. >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york with jericka duncan. >> good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm nancy chen in for engjerick. a helicopter carrying iran's president has apparently crashed near the border with azerbaijan. we'll have the latest on that in a moment. but first, the president spent the weekend campaigning with black voters. he stopped at a local cafe along the way, where he laid out what he says is at stake. earlier, mr. biden delivered the commencement address at moorhouse, an historically black college for men, where he faced some backlash over his handling of the war in gaza. our nikole killion was there and leads our coverage. good evening, nicole. >> reporter: good evening. for the most part, moorhouse's graduation ceremony was incident free. there were no major

interruption, although many found a way to express their support for and against the president. at the gates of morehouse college, demonstrations outside -- >> it's just completely genocide. >> reporter: and silent protests inside. some students and faculty don palestinian scarves and the color of the flag, while others turned their backs to president biden as he took the stage. the president tackled the israel/hamas war head-on and called for an immediate cease-fire. >> i know it breaks your heart. it breaks mine as well. leadership is about fighting through the most intractable problems. >> reporter: speaking at the alma mater of the slain civil rights leader dr. martin luther king jr., it was the president's first appearance on a college campus since protests rocked schools nationwide. >> in a democracy, we debate and dissent about america's role in

the world. i want to say this very clearly, i support peaceful non-violent protests. your voices should be heard. and i promise you, i hear them. >> you got it done! >> for graduates like shamar kyler, it was an opportunity not only to be heard, but to be seen. >> i think it needed to be addressed, as morehouse we're taught to be critical thinkers and espouse our pair dimes on whatever social issues may arise? >> we have to take the time to show the fact that we're unhappy about what's happening in the world. >> it felt pretty good to see everybody standing in solidarity with what they're thinking. >> reporter: the graduates mostly remained in their seats following the president's remarks. in a statement, morehouse said it was proud of the graduating class for showing unity in silent protests and thanked the white house for listening to their community. nancy? >> nikole killion, thank you.

tonight, president biden has been briefed on the apparent crash of a helicopter carrying iran's president near the border with azerbaijan. for the latest on this developing story, we turn now to cbs' ian lee. >> good evening, nancy. iranian president ibrahim raisi's president went down in the northwest of the country. it was part of a convoy of three helicopters when it made what officials describe as a hard landing. iranian state tv showed rescue crews working in heavy fog, visibility in some places is less than 20 feet. the helicopter went down in a mountainous region. iran's foreign minister was also traveling with the president at the time. both are missing. they had been visiting a dam project earlier in the day. now, raisi is an extremely divisive president. he was elected in the lowest turnout in the country's history. he's a conservative hardliner who's overseen a violent crackdown on dissent. raisi is also very close to the

supreme leader, atyatollah khomeini and many view him as possibly his successor. the crash is currently being described as an incident. so far, there isn't any talk of foul play. and nancy, tonight, the supreme leader is calling on the nation to pray for raisi, while adding that the government will carry on functioning as usual. >> ian lee, thank you. turning now to the weather, at least 10 million americans are under a severe weather let tonight. let's bring in meteorologist molly mccollum from our partners at the weather channel. >> good news is, all the quiet on the west coast. we look towards the center area of the country, and that's where another threat for severe weather is evolving. so keep that in mind, if you have any travel plans, that we will see a big damaging wind event across kansas, tonight into very early monday morning, before we see another threat evolve as we get into monday and monday afternoon, especially across areas like nebraska, as well as kansas, up towards iowa,

and even into chicago. keep that in mind for travel plans. it's not just tonight, it's not just tomorrow. we're going to see another busy week of severe weather from areas like the midwest into the plains. nancy, back to you. >> molly mccollum, thank you. now to that shocking and sickening video showing sean diddy combs attacking a woman. today, combs apologized. details now from cbs' kenny troy in los angeles. >> reporter: nancy, good evening. this is the first time since that disturbing hotel video surfaced that combs is speaking out. he says he's sorry about the attack on ex-girlfriend kathy ventura. we want to warn you, the video that appears to show the violence is disturbing. >> i was [ bleep ]ed up. i mean, i hit rock bottom. but i make no excuses. my behavior on that video is inexcusable. >> reporter: sean "diddy" combs posted an apology sunday for his behavior at a los angeles hotel in 2016.

this security video first on contained by cnn and released friday shows the media mogul grabbing, throwing, and kicking then girlfriend cassie ventura. >> i take full responsibility for my actions in that video. disgusted. i was disgusted then when i did it, i'm disgusted now. >> reporter: the video seems to corroborate some of the allegations detailed in a now-settled civil suit filed by ventura in october combs won't face charges because the statute of limitations has expired. >> i'm so sorry. but i'm committed to be a better man each and every day. >> reporter: several pending lawsuits accuse combs of sex abuse, allegations he denies. cbs news legal contributor, jessica levenson. >> looking at this video, it would be hard why he would want to proceed in a civil case, particularly because i think there's a good chance that the video would come in as evidence in other civil cases.

>> in march, department of homeland security agents raided his miami and los angeles homes as part of a federal investigation being handled by a team that deals with human trafficking. sunday's apology is the first time this year that combs has publicly addressed his legal troubles. >> i'm not asking for forgiveness. i'm truly sorry. >> reporter: cbs news reached out to combs' attorneys, who did not issue a comment, while cassie ventura's legal team had this say about sunday's apology. quote,o one will be swayed by his disingenuous words. >> kenny choi, thank you. tonight, israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu is under growing pressure to make post-war plans for the gaza strip. jake sullivan is meeting with him to talk about who will govern the territory when the war ends. meanwhile, it has been a deadly day in gaza.

c cbs' emtias tye joins us. >> benjamin netanyahu's war cabinet is at risk of falling apart after he rejected a proposal from a top coalition partner as to how the war should end. the political uncertainty comes as israel's offensive against the territory intensifies. one final agonizing kiss good-bye for a small child wrapped in a blood-stained shroud for burial, just one of 27 palestinians killed across gaza today, in multiple israeli strikes. most were killed overnight in gaza. he had to dig survivors from the rubble following the israeli strike with his bare hands. their message to us is clear, he says just look around you.

in the southern city of rafah, israel's so-called limited operation there is only widening. the violence has triggered a mass exodus of civilians, including 84-year-old julia agrul. it's a displacement that echos her family's expulsion from the now israeli city of ashlon to gaza 76 years ago when israel was founded. known to palestinians a it has catastrophe, algul remembers it vividly. she was just 8 years old at time and now has lost her home once again. my house was destroyed and now we live in a tent on the dirt, she says. it's a miserable life. it's a misery that also left her great-granddaughter permanently scarred. judy was badly injured in an israeli strike that killed 35 people. we cry for them every day, she says. in all, julia and judy have lost

17 members of their family over the past seven months. and in the days since israel launched his counteroffensive in rafah, over 800,000 palestinians who were already displaced have now been forced to flee again, says the u.n., nancy, making the already dire humanitarian situation in gaza that much worse. >> thank you. today, russian air strikes in the city of kharkiv in northeastern ukraine killed at least four people. the strikes destroyed a lakeside picnicking area packed on a sunny day. the area has been under constant attack by russian missiles in recent weeks. the "uss carney" returned to its home port of jacksonville, florida, today after a dangerous and historic seven-month-long deployment to the middle east. the guided missile destroyer intercepted cruise missiles and drones, launched by houthi forces towards israel last october. in all, the "carney" conducted 51 engagements in six months.

the last time a navy ship directly engaged with an enemy to that degree was during world war ii. straight ahead on the cbs weekend news, a mission to space, 60 years in the making. plus, a stunning performance on the road to the olympics by simone biles. and a blockbuster video, the sequel.

there are many unanswered questions tonight about a horrific and deadly crash in idaho falls, idaho. at least six people were killed and ten injured when a pickup crossed the center line on u.s. highway 20 and hit a passenger van on saturday. the driver of the van and five passengers died at the scene. tonight, a raging wildfire has closed two sections of the tonto national forest northeast of scottsdale, arizona. in just hours, the fire grew to about 5,000 acres. crews are fighting to control these so-called wildcat fire

from the ground and air, skand visitors have been escorted out of the nearby bartlett lake reservoir. he was america's first black astronaut candidate in 1961, but he never made it into space until today. 90-year-old ed dwight blasted off from west texas with five other passengers on jeff bezos' blue origin spacecraft. dwight was an air force pilot when president john f. kennedy named him as a nasa astronaut candidate. but he ultimately wasn't picked for the 1963 class. today's ten-minute-long flight made dwigt ht the oldest personn space. he spoke with our jericka duncan after the successful mission. >> what was going through your mind, when you got out of the capsule, what was your first thought? >> mission accomplished. you know, i've doene a lot of different things in my life. i decided to do it, because it was explained to me as to how

necessary it was to have a black astronaut in the united states. >> you can watch more of jericka's interview with astronaut ed dwight tomorrow on cbs mornings. still ahead on the cbs weekend news, the road to the olympics. the highs and lows at gymnastics' u.s. classic.

celebrated gymnastics simone biles once again stuck the landing on her road to the olympics. the 27-year-old triumphed this weekend by winning the all-around gold at the u.s. classic, a key olympic qualifying event. it's almost certain she'll make the u.s. team heading to paris this summer. but 2012 olympic all-around champion gabby douglas withdrew from the competition after falling twice on the uneven

bars, making it unlikely she'll succeed in her attempt at a career comeback eight years after she last competed. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," a conductor who's changing the tempo for women everywhere.

tonight, we celebrate asian american and pacific islander heritage month with a story of an inspiring maestro who's breaking barriers while hitting all the right notes. ♪ >> new york's metropolitan opera sets the tone as one of the

world's most prestigious stages and conductor kim jeong is helping to shape its sound. the ground-breaking maestro made her guest debut earlier this year, one of the first asian american women to lead from its podium. >> do you help to inspire other musicians? >> absolutely. >> reporter: in the u.s., only about one in four music directors are people of color, and even fewer are women. >> do you think it was harder as a woman, as a person of color? >> the double standard, oh, absolutely. i always tell people, if two conductors make the same mistake, if one is a guy who can people just kind of, oh, you know, maybe just an off day, he just did that, but if it's a woman or if it's someone of color, they would judge slightly harsher. but to be within this group, one also has to learn how to grow from it and give yourself the

space to make mistakes. it's okay. >> experience she passes on while also leading the new jersey symphony, in her eighth season as its first female music director. >> this is just a majestic hall. what is it like to conduct the new jersey symphony? >> we recently had quite a few soda concerts. it's really thrilling. >> reporter: and as she blazes a new path, jeong hopes the music itself strikes the highest note of all. >> a true maestro. when we return, the underground efforts to rewind blockbuster.

in its heyday, blockbuster video had 65 million registered customers around the world and 9,000 stores. today, just one remains and it's in oregon. its motto, 'til the bitter end. but now, there's an unexpected

sequel to the blockbuster saga. cbs' itay had has our weekend journal. >> if you're one of the last holdouts to own a vcr, you may want to dust it off as blockbuster is making a comeback. well, sort of. thomas brung hahard and tony ar the owners of the traveling museum. recently, they took their huge selection of vhs tapes and dvds and launched the town's first-ever free blockbuster. think one of those lending libraries, but instead of books, they're filled with old movies. >> we've got "gigt," "you've got mail," "seven years in tibet." >> reporter: since then, the old newspaper box, painted in blockbuster's iconic blue and yellow colors, has quickly become the hottest ticket in town. >> i love finding new things.

and you don't know what's inside. it's kind of like a present. >> reporter: fast forward to today, more than 200 of these so-called free blockbusters are popping up across the country. >> the video store also had this thrill of discovery. >> it all started when brian morrison, a movie producer and former blockbuster employee, set up the first-ever box in los angeles. >> were you surprised by the reaction? >> i'm surprised by the reaction every day. >> reporter: but not everyone's onboard with this idea. dish, the company that owns the brand, recently sent brian a letter asking him to stop using their trademark. and while he says he's barred from discussing details, he was able to tell us this much -- >> is it something that can be stopped? >> ever see "stepmom"? >> thomas and tony say these blockbuster signs are a reminder to be kind and rewind, not just the tape, but life itself. >> it just takes us back to being 5, 6 years old again.

>> hitting "play" on isnostalgi by thinking outside the box. itay had, cbs news, venetia, california. >> a blast from the past. that's "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. coming up tonight on "60 minutes," nora o'donnell's exclusive interview with pope francis. i'm nancy chen in new york. thank you for watchin. good night. now at 6:00, a gun from a northern california sheriff's office used to kill a young man thousands of miles away. our investigation into how it could happen. luckily i grew out of it, but there are some people not as lucky. >> he's one of the top

football recruits in the country, and now he's on a mission to help kids struggling with a condition that could have kept him from playing high-level sports. firefighters are a life saving hero. turns out so are high school students. especially ones that will design life saving gear. we'll have their story. it's almost more parade than a race now. a look at some of the most colorful costumes from this year's beta breakers. live in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm andrea nakano. we begin in danville where young kids participated in a skills camp this morning created by the local high school football super star. >> one in 26 people will develop epilepsy at some point in their life. that included marco jones. one of the coveted college recruits in the country now. >> growing up, there were questions about whether he would even be able