far, far away. chewbacca and r2d2 visited to greet some of the kids. a memorable day for them, and including their own lightsaber. >> nice. >> yeah. those are tricky toys because kids want to play with them and the next thing you know they're broken. >> you would know being a parent. darren and i have no clue. >> use the force, andrea. >> see you back here at 6:00. >> good night. captioning funded by cbs tonight, dangerous storms strike deep in the heart of terrifying scenes in the lone the damage already catastrophic. rivers rising to record levels. and it could get worse in the hours ahead. >> we going right here? >> we'll have the latest. catastrophic flooding and high water rescues. i'm jana shamlian in texas.

we are along for the riled. gaza cease-fire talks intensify in egypt. >> in one of the biggest anti-government rallies since october 7th. israel says it will not send a delegation to cairo for talks with hamas until the militant group responds to its proposals plus, as college graduations begin, some are met with protests. trouble today at the university of virginia. and disruptions in michigan two florida teens turned themselves in after being caught on camera dumping garbage into the ocean. and later, she was the majesty of the seas, "the queen mary." her reign ending in california. why it is once again full steam ahead. >> there's a soul other ships don't have but "the queen mary" has. >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news" from washington with adriana diaz. good evening.

i'm ed o'keefe in tonight for adrianna. we begin in texas where there's a brief break in the rain but a flood watch across the third most populated part of the country. some areas of texas have seen 12 inches fall in recent days, triggering mandatory ee vax asians. the governor has issued evacuation orders for almost 90 of the state's 254 counties. several storms could produce large hail and spawn large tornados. houston especially has been swa swamped and that's where we find cbs's jana s. good evening. >> reporter: good evening to. you we were with first responders as they put themselves at risk with floodwaters here still rising. relentless floodwaters rising in southeast texas, even amid a break in the rain. but no rest for first responders. >> this neighborhood has not

seen the worst of it yet? >> no, and that's the sad part. >> reporter: we joined deputies on an air boat making rescues around the clock. >> this is the worst i have seen, second only to hur kay harvey. >> reporter: lieutenant david jasper says this neighborhood has been under mad torrey evacuation order for days, and yet we met people refusing to leave. they could take you to a shelter. >> no, ma'am, i got my truck over on the other side of the street. >> reporter: this family decided time had run out to stay in their flooded home. deputies ferrying them to dryer ground. as sheriff of the nation's third largest county, ed gonzales told me the danger still exists. >> it is a beautiful day, a sunny day, but yet the water can be very treacherous. more water is on its way as well with more rain. >> reporter: but tonight encouraging news about the texas family seen in this now viral video. >> get in the car. >> please. >> get in the car. >> please, god. help. >> reporter: rescued by a storm chaser after a tornado levelled their home. they're recovering. casey lambert credited the power of prayer.

>> and i tried to just embrace my family and my thoughts were, well, at least we're together. daddy says i kept praying through the whole thing. >> reporter: and back here in the flood zone, this is the launch area, one of the launch areas for the boats that they put in the water to make those rescues. it is work that is going to continue into this evening, but, of course, gets much more dangerous after dark. ed. >> janet shamlian, thanks to you and your team. there is severe weather tonight in other parts of the country beyond texas. let's bring in meteorologist paul goodlow from our partners at the weather channel. >> well, ed, the month of may is typically the rainiest month for most cities across the state of texas, but i tell you what, to cities picked up perhaps two or three times that amount of rain in the first couple of days of may. that is leading to a lot of flooding. every single triangle is a river here in eastern, southeastern texas in minor, moderate or

major flooding and more rain is to come. storms are developing this evening, keep pushing overnight. definitely concerned about the houston area for more rain coming through throughout the day on sunday. but wait, there's more. winter storm warning towards the west. the sierra is at 5,000 feet, yes, some snow there but the same system pushes eastward and, yes, may is also the most active month for severe weather including tornados. we will have the triggering mechanisms for monday, tuesday and wednesday for more severe weather to come across some of the aim areas devastated the last week or two by tornados monday, a tld. tuesday, a threat. from the plains, texas and the ohio valley, be weather aware this coming week. ed. paul goodloe of the weather channel. thank you. now overseas we have heard this several times before in recent month but tonight there's fresh hope for at least a temporary peace in the middle east. that's because cia director bill byrns is in cairo where mediators are trying to reach a new hostage and cease-fire deal

between israel and hamas. cbs's ram io inocencio with the latest. >> reporter: we are told that the end of the warm will come and israel is united to achieve all of the war objectives. as we saw tonight the country is far from united. the fear from some families of those still held hostage by hamas is that the destruction of the militant group could mean the death of their loved ones. tonight, supporters of those captive rallied for their peaceful release and against prime minister benjamin netanyahu's vow to invade rafah. this is one of the biggest anti-government pro-cease-fire rallies since october 7th. israel says it will not send a delegation to cairo for talks with hamas until the militant group responds to its proposal. the cease-fire that may suspend this bloody war, now nearly seven months on, hinges on a

swap for hostages. the pause would reportedly be weeks long. for every one hostage hamas releases, israel would release a larger number of palestinians held in israeli jails. aviva siegel wants that cease-fire to happen. her american husband keith is in hamas's hands. >> he's been there too long. lying on a mattress on the floor. been starved. >> reporter: siegel knows what her husband is going through. she too was held hostage by hamas but released after 51 days. >> i said, i'm going to keith to say goodbye, and i gave him a hug and i said, please, be strong for me and i will be strong for you. >> reporter: and the white house late friday stressed it cannot support the threat of rafah. >> we haven't seen a comprehensive plan. >> reporter: without israel having a plan to protect civilians, more than 34,000 people have been killed in gaza so far sats its health ministry, run by hamas. and more people still die each

day. if not from israeli strikes like this family today in rafah, then by conditions turning more dire each day. while life implodes in rafah and across the entire gaza strip. cease-fire negotiations for today have ended and with no developments. that's according to a senior hamas source close to the talks in cairo. ed, that source added tomorrow a new round will begin. >> let's hope so. ramy inocencio in tel aviv tonight. as for how the biden administration is tracking the talks, let's turn to natalie brand at the white house. natalie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, ed. the biden administration has been focused intensely all week on pushing for this cease-fire hostage release deal. the secretary of state saying that would be a way to move things in a different direction as pressure grows politically within the president's own party. a new letter signed by nearly 90 house democrats urges the administration to look into potentially restricting certain

weapons transfers to israel over concerns prime minister netanyahu has restricted the flow of humanitarian aid into gaza in violation of federal law. public sentiment is also weighing on the white house faced with growing college demonstrations and youth leaders and arab american muslim community members voicing deep frustration with the administration's handling of israel and gaza. nationwide a new poll shows nearly four in ten americans say the u.s. is doing too much to support israel in its war with hamas, up from about 30% in january. now, next week president biden is scheduled to meet privately with the king of jordan as arab nations have pushed for a cease-fire, and on tuesday the white house says he will be speaking out against rising anti-semitism at the holocaust memorial museum here in washington. ed. >> natalie brand at the white house. thanks. college graduation season is underway amid ongoing protests

on several campuses. cbs's amanda starentina was in los angeles good evening. >> reporter: good evening. this is the time when college students are typically celebration by frustration and fear mark the end of the school year. tensions escalating at the university of virginia with troopers in gas masks and riot gear making arrests. protesters are removed as police dismantle the encampment by force. an emergency alert posted by security calls it unlawful. a campus crackdown at the university of michigan with this overnight clash between police and demonstrators. that heavy security in stadium aisles as well today for graduates at the university's commencement ceremony. pro-palestinian protesters paraded through the graduating class. amid all of this campus unrest -- >> we are still here. we are still fighting and we are

going to be fighting until our demand are met. >> reporter: graduation season is underway with ceremonies today at a indiana university and uconn. but for many grads there may be no pomp and circumstance. columbia university's may 15th celebration could be in jeopardy. that would be another sting for the graduates who already missed out on their 2020 high school celebrations because of the pandemic. columbia president acknowledged the disappointment for these covid generation students. >> for those of you who are seniors, you are finishing college the way you started, online. >> reporter: unc has cancelled its traditional commencement ceremony. instead, a trojan family graduation celebration will take place thursday at the historic l.a. coliseum, but the class of 2024 will have to share the stadium space with previously booked events. ed. >> amanda starrantino in los angeles. thanks. to florida where two teens caught on camera dumping buckets of trash into the ocean off boca

raton turned themselves in. video went viral. the 15 and 16 year olds went to police friday. they face third degree felony charges. in the annual meeting for shareholder warn buffet, the so-called oracle of omaha and berkshire hathaway laid out what is supposed to happen once he is gone. he said greg abel, who has been overseeing much of berkshire hathaway, will make investment decisions as the ceo. buffet turns 94 in august but signalled no plans to go yet. berkshire hathaway has about $189 billion in cash and an equity portfolio worth about $860 billion. we learned today of the death of artist frank stella. his large-scale minimalist black paintings that took the art world by storm in the 1950s. later he created colorful works that seemed to repudiate his youth. frank stella died in new york city. he was 87. still to come on the "cbs weekend news," we take you to a

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in a row for the graduating class at the predominantly african american high school. >> every single class at southland has been admitted to college. can you give yourselves a round of applause for that? >> reporter: a streak of excellence unbroken by a pandemic. >> but it was a difficult two years. >> reporter: instead, seniors are on track to set records. >> and the amount of money rises each year. >> reporter: the class has amassed $50 million and counting in scholarships. >> lundyn williams! attending quincy university. >> congratulations. >> the class of 2024 is all in! make some noise for that. >> reporter: the future is bright for these seniors. and a class that's all in deserves all-out celebration. kn noel brennan, cbs news, richton

park, illinois. good way to end things tonight. that's the cbs weekend news for this saturday. first thing tomorrow, "cbs sunday morning." then it is "face the nation." margaret brennan's guests include south dakota governor christie nome who is releasing a controversial memoire. i'm ed o'keefe in washington. thanks for watching. good night.

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