Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Weekend News with Reena Ninan.” Source
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Mike Pence says U.S. will first go to the moon, then Mars
“That’s the policy that the President’s put into motion since reestablishing the national space council,” Pence said Source
Floatplane crash in Alaska leaves 1 dead and several injured
Investigators are trying to determine what caused a floatplane crash in Alaska that left one man dead. Seven people were on the plane when it crashed during takeoff near Tutka Bay. Source
New video released shows Iranian troops capturing British-flagged ship
Britain’s Foreign Minister says Iran is on a dangerous path after it seized an oil tanker and has summoned Iran’s top diplomat. An Iranian state news agency has released a video that apparently shows troopers capturing the British-flagged ship. David Martin reports. Source
“Star Trek: Picard” trailer released at San Diego Comic-Con
“Star Trek” fans got their first look Saturday at the forthcoming “Star Trek: Picard,” which sees Sir Patrick Stewart reprising his famous role as the revered Starfleet officer and former Enterprise captain. The trailer premiered during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Source
What are the warning signs of heat-related illness?
Thirty-two-year-old former New York Giants lineman Mitch Petrus, died Thursday night after suffering from an apparent heat stroke. Dr. Jon LaPook joins “CBS Weekend News” with more on how to spot warning signs of heat-related illnesses. Source
Power outages impact some states as Americans across the country try to beat the heat
The lingering heat wave has killed at least six people. Millions of Americans from Texas to Maine are trying to stay cool but to make matters worse severe storms have knocked out power in some states. Natalie Brand reports. Source
Watch the new “Star Trek: Picard” trailer
Sir Patrick Stewart led a panel announcing how he’ll take his beloved character where no captain has gone before Source
From 1979: Oil refinery vs. bald eagle
In Cobscook Bay, Maine, the Pittston Company’s plans to build an oil refinery, welcomed by the tiny, struggling town, were met with resistance by environmentalists. The battle over the potential damage to the nesting area of the bald eagle (which in the 1970s was still an endangered species) led the Environmental Protection Agency to deny a permit. Correspondent Lem Tucker talked with Pittston vice president Arnold Kaulakis, Eastport city manager Everett Baxter, and environmental advocate Robert Gardiner, in a story first broadcast on “Sunday Morning” January 28, 1979. (Note: in 1983, after a decade-long effort, Pittston withdrew its plans to build the refinery citing escalating costs and global market conditions.) Source
Record highs expected as heat wave hits Midwest, East Coast
More than 150 million people are expected to be impacted this weekend by a heat wave hitting the Midwest and East Coast. Natalie Brand reports from Washington and Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN in New York with the forecast. Source