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7/31/2022: Deepfakes, Drawing Truth to Power, King of the Deep

How synthetic media, or deepfakes, could soon change our world; Jon Wertheim speaks with Badiucao; Sharyn Alfonsi talks with Alexey Molchanov

CBS Weekend News, July 31, 2022

California's biggest fire so far this year grows to 50,000 acres; Ukrainian-American family in Indiana grows sunflowers as symbol of resistance

7/31: Manchin, Toomey, Kashkari

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," with 100 days to go until the midterm elections, Democrats have revived a tax and spending package and hope voters will reward them if it passes. Plus, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari and the new CBS News Battleground Tracker.

Family demands answers in death of Georgia woman who fell out of moving patrol vehicle

Brianna Grier, 28, was having an apparent mental health episode when her family called 911. Deputies handcuffed her, and after a struggle, squeezed her into the back of a cruiser. She somehow tumbled out of the moving car and died six days later. Mark Strassmann has more.

Free diver Alexey Molchanov: The 60 Minutes Interview

Sharyn Alfonsi talks to Alexey Molchanov about reaching the top of his sport by divinghundreds of feet into the ocean with just one deep breath.

Trailblazering "Star Trek" star Nichelle Nichols dies at 89

Nichelle Nichols leaves behind a legacy of empowerment. Best known for her role in the original "Star Trek" as Lt. Uhura, Nichols was a woman of influence both on and off the screen.

Wealthy Ukrainian businessman wife among those killed in Russian raid

Vladimir Putin presided over the annual Navy Day celebration, while on the ground in Ukraine, a bombing killed one of the country's wealthiest businessmen and his wife. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

Pat Carroll, voice of Ursula in "The Little Mermaid," dies at 95

Carroll would often say that Ursula was one of her favorite roles, saying that she saw the character as an "ex-Shakespearean actress who now sold cars."

"CBS Weekend News" headlines for Sunday, July 31, 2022

Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Weekend News with Jericka Duncan."

Manchin defends climate and tax deal

With 100 days until the midterm elections, Democrats are hoping their sweeping spending package will help their chances in November. Serena Marshall reports.