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CBS Weekend News, June 18, 2022

Hundreds of flights cancelled for holiday weekend; Guerilla gardeners sow joy in San Francisco's streets with wildflowers

Apple workers at Maryland store vote to unionize

More than 100 employees of an Apple store in a Baltimore suburb say they have voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin.

New video shows American fighters held captive

Russian media showed video of two Americans who went missing in Ukraine as they fought against Russia. Chris Livesay has the latest.

Crew for Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" detained in congressional building

They were part of a team filming a comedy segment for "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog."

A look at the role Christian nationalism played in the Jan. 6 attack

Former President Donald Trump addressed the Jan. 6 hearings during a speech Friday at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference in Nashville. Amanda Tyler, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, joined CBS News to talk about the role Christian nationalism played in the Capitol insurrection.

European Union executives back Ukraine's bid to join bloc

European Union executives have signaled their support for Ukraine to join the bloc amid Russia's ongoing invasion. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge spoke with William Taylor, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, about what this could mean for the conflict.

Trump defends mob that stormed U.S. Capitol

Former President Trump, furious with the testimony of his former aides at the Jan. 6 hearings, defended the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol, saying he may pardon them if he returns to the White House. Scott MacFarlane reports.

Energy Dept grants incentivizes construction that pulls CO2 from air

The department announced funding for projects aiming to develop technologies that remove carbon from the atmosphere and demonstrate carbon negative whole-building designs.

Airline staffing shortages worsen summer travel chaos

Weather and staff shortages are causing thousands of canceled and delayed flights as summer travel season kicks into high gear. Errol Barnett takes a look.

Suspect in custody after deadly Alabama church shooting

A third person died after a church shooting near Birmingham, Alabama. A suspect who occasionally attended services at the church is in custody after another church member restrained him until police arrived. Mark Strassmann has the latest.