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On the CBS News "Weekend Roundup" with host Allison Keyes. Pfizer says it will seek emergency FDA authorization this summer for a booster shot to its Covid-19 vaccine, but the CDC and FDA say fully vaccinated Americans do not need the booster right now. This comes as the Delta variant spikes around the world. We get the latest from CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus. There are reports that ransomware attacks more than doubled between 2019 and 2020. Why? Allison asked CNET's Roger Cheng. President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Friday after cyber attacks earlier this week, with Mister Biden saying Russia needs to take action on the ransomware attacks by "criminals based in Russia." Allison gets the latest from CBS's Steven Portnoy at the White House. The Biden Administration also met with civil rights activists on Thursday amid growing calls for it to address what some see as an assault on voting rights. CBS's Ed O'Keefe has the latest. Black civil rights activists including Rev. Al Sharpton turned up at the funeral for a white 17-year-old shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy in Arkansas. Hunter Brittain's family says he was not armed. CBS's Jericka Duncan tells Allison the civil rights activists are sending a message. The Western part of the nation is headed for another potentially deadly heatwave. CBS's David Begnaud has more. A social media site best known for funny dance videos is helping to connect employers and job seekers. CBS's Elise Preston tells us more. There's bad news about global job losses amid Covid-19. CBS's Diane King-Hall explains. On this week's Kaleidoscope, a violent July 4th weekend in Chicago. More than 100 people were shot, including a 5-year-old girl. At least 18 died. President Biden visited the area this past week, where he spoke with Mayor Lori Lightfoot about receiving federal help. Some Chicago activists are calling on Governor Governor J-B Pritzker to declare a State of Emergency over gun violence, but long time activist Tio Hardiman at Violence Interrupters NFP, tells Allison he has other ideas. July is Fibroid Awareness Month, which affects about 5-million women in the U.S The FDA recently approved a new drug -- Myfembree -- to help with the heavy bleeding associated with fibroids. Allison speaks with Tanika Gray Valbrun at The White Dress Project, a non profit trying to raise global awareness about uterine fibroids. Finally, our series, "A More Perfect Union " aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. CBS's Errol Barnett takes us to Philadelphia, where an innovative program is using art to transform public spaces and change lives.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.