captioning funded by cbs it's monday, september 3rd, labor day. this is the "cbs morning news." a high stakes fight is expected to begin over brett kavanaugh, president trump's controversial supreme court nominee. >> if he's so proud of his conservative credentials, stand up. >> family and friends and colleagues say good-bye to senator and war hero john mccain. and firefighters rush to save artifacts from the

country's 200-year-old national museum. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the senate judiciary committee this week takes up the nomination of brett kavanaugh, but democrats are protesting a trump administration decision to withhold 100,000 records related to kcavanaugh's time with the bush white house. laura podesta has more. good morning, laura. >> good morning, anne-marie. the white house has turned over 400,000 cavanaugh records, more than any recent supreme court nominee, but democrats want to know why those additional 100,000 documents are being kept hidden. >> this is not normal. >> senate democrats are criticizing the trump administration's decision not to release thousands of documents

on supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh, records from his time during the george w. bush administration. >> the decision to take 100,000 documents and say americans will not get a chance to see them is the first time in history this denial of access to documents violates a rule that we thought was a tradition of the senate. >> the chairman of the judiciary committee republican senator chuck grassley released a statement supporting the decision to hold some records, and provided numbers of how many cavanaugh-related documents have been turned over, more than 400,000, the most of recent supreme court nominees. >> democrats have more than enough information to understand that this is a highly qualified jurist who should be the next supreme court justice. >> republicans are hoping cavanaugh will win over bipartisan support. >> if he does well at the

hearing, it's my believe he'll get i believe they'll vote for him, maybe even more. >> among the topics the democrats plan to question him on are abortion, interrogation, and the robert mueller investigation. senate republicans hold a slim lead. right now they can't afford to lose a single vote if all 49 democrats vote against cavanaugh, though that's not a sure thing. anne-marie. >> laura podesta here in new york. thanks a lot, laura. a spokesman for the gubernatorial candidate in florida, ron desantis is accused of calling robocalls by gillum and it's thought of as disgusting. the prerecorded message is narrated by a man speaking in a caricature of a black dialect

with jungle noises in the background. >> we cannot afford to weaponize race and go to the bottom of the barrel here, and honestly people are going to take their cues on what the leadership is. ron desantis is a leader. he has to be very, very careful how he addresses these kinds of issues. >> the racist robocalls were paid for by white supremacist video podcasts in iowa. senator john mccain has reached his final resting place. his private burial at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis on sunday followed a week of services and mourning that stretched from arizona to the nation's capitol. here's demarco morgan. >> reporter: the week-long farewell to senator john mccain has come to an end. on sunday he was laid to rest at his alma mater, the naval academy in annapolis, maryland. it follows a week of national mourning.

the service was a private affair attended by the family and a handful of close friends. among them, joe lieberman. >> i believe when you bury them, their body is there, but their soul has gone on to the next world. i feel that way about john and i'm also left with incredible memories. i'll shed a tear, and yet i'll thank god i knew a man like john mccain. >> reporter: colleagues say the grief for mccain underscored his status as a national leader. >> this was a civics lesson for anybody who wanted to listen. why do we remember this man? because of the way he conducted his life. >> ohio's governor john kasich. >> john mccain, no matter what position he took, always found a way to build a bridge. now we have a leader who's either unable or unwilling to unite the country. >> reporter: as an honor, the navy did a flyover with one of the planes breaking off from the

others, the traditional missing man formation. demarco morgan, cbs news, new york. well, fire has torched brazil's national museum, ravaging the 200-year-old institution in rio de janeiro. the fire started last night and quickly spread. the large building housed more than 20 million items including egyptian mummies. now, it's not clear if any additional artifacts were saved from the flames, but fire-fighting efforts were stalled because two hydrants near the bushing building did not work. the cause of the fire is under investigation. now, in this country, search crews are looking for four people missing after a boat collision on the colorado river. the head-on crash happened about 300 miles east of los angeles at a popular recreational spot near the california/arizona border. ten people were on one boat, six on the other. nine of them were injured, six,

critically. >> it's all too common that we have accidents on the colorado river. in this case, a prime example, no one was wearing lifejackets. it's not mandated that they do so, bewe encourage folks to do that because of situations just like this. >> investigators believe the boats were traveling at 50 miles an hour when they hit. the current was so strong, some bodies were found five miles from the accident site. some labor day picnic plans could be delayed as storms come across the gulf coast. the storm in the gulf is expected to become a tropical storm later today. it passed over miami yesterday. storm watches extend from the alabama/florida line west to louisiana. 2 to 4 inches of rain is expected over south florida by day's end. in the midwest, more heavy rain and storms are possible. flash flood watches and warnings

are posted in kansas, nebraska, iowa, and missouri. well, coming up on the "morning news" now, washington's cardinal asks the public to pray for the pope and gets a public scolding. >> and how "crazy asians" scores at the box office. this is the "cbs morning news." rich asians" scores at the box office. xeljanz xr isa once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well enough. it can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz xr if you have an infection. tears in the stomach or intestines, low blood cell counts and higher liver tests, and cholesterol levels have happened. your doctor should perform blood tests before you start and while taking xeljanz xr, and monitor certain liver tests.

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a massive project to clean up trillions of pieces of plastic garbage in the pacific ocean is set to get under way this week. the $24 million project uses a 2,000-foot floating system and can reportedly scoop up five tons of ocean plastic each month. the garbage patch is more than three times the size of spain. a texas doctor pays the praise for claiming female

physicians are paid becau ey d work as hard, and united airlines ups the costs for checking your bags. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the "washington post" reports a man shouted angrily at the roman catholic archdiocese bishop in washington, d.c., as he spoke in the district. >> considerable animosity. >> shame on you. >> cardinal donald wuerl had asked for prayer and loyalty for pope francis. he has come under criticism for the way he dealt with priests when he was bishop of pittsburgh. wuerl has denied the accusations. the

ibune" reports that chinese billionaire studying at the university of minnesota is under arrest on the suspicion of criminal sexual conduct. police say they can't provide details of the case because it's under investigation. it in involves liu and a chinese student. "the dallas morning news" has the story of a texas doctor who sparked outrage for claiming female physicians are paid less because they don't work as hard. dr. gary tigges practices internal medicine in plano. his controversial comments were published in a magazine article about the gender pay gap, finding female doctors earn about two-thirds what their male counterparts were paid. his remarks were said to be sexist and ignorant. he says now he regrets saying them saying they don't reflect what he was truly trying to say. "forbes" reports the unites its baggage fee. the fee for the first check backed

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hit west virginia. >> reporter: at 65 and 62 years old, sharon and terri beckett are raising children for a second time. >> you just love them like they're your very own. they struggle because they miss their mom and dad sometimes. >> reporter: mariah and elijah were left in their care while their parents are battling drug addictions. their mother has been out of their lives for ears and their father in and out of rehab. >> what were you most fearful of the situation? >> that the welfare would come and take them and put them in another home. >> reporter: the number of children removed due to substance abuse increased, 13% driven in part by the opioid epidemic. more than 430,000 children are in foster care. those numbers would be even higher if not for the grandparents who stepped in, but they're often desperate for support. >> we have grandchildren who for the first three years of their life lived on soda pop, potato chips, and candy.

were bonnie dunn from west virginia state university has made it her life's mission to help them. the families meet once a week, brings grandparents and children together once a week for free meals and a class on how to patient in the 21st century. lessons include social media, legal issues, and finding financial support. >> they struggle with financial resources. most of these people are on social security. >> reporter: the becketts are doing their best to make ends meet. >> as long as it takes. >> reporter: hoping one day the children will be reunited with their parents for good. kenneth craig, cbs news, nitro, west virginia. well, still ahead, u2's new european tour gets off to a

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charles ellis iii was accused of gropes arianna's breast on stage and he also joked about her name. >> when i saw ariana grande on the program, i though it that was a new something at taco bell. girl, let me give you all your respect. >> grande was one of several performers at franklin's funerals in detroit. ellis apologized to grande, her fans, and the hispanic community for the joke and he also said it would never be his intention to touch any woman's breast. well, a dramatic rescue hundreds of feet in the air at utah's bridal falls. it happened after a climbing got stuck propelling and a good samaritan stepped in to help. brian mullahy has the story. >> reporter: rescue on the rocks. one man freezing cold and the

other a hero. stuck on the rocks, kendall barlow had to descend on the ropes. they started to knot and he knew he was in trouble. >> i started to wonder if this was the end. >> that this might be it. >> yes. >> i grabbed my belt and harness. >> reporter: it was fellow climber zander smith. he ran up to him and attached him to his harness. >> i could tell he was scared, and i could tell he was getting cold and nervous. >> he started working at the knot a little bit. i was latched onto him, and i was holding on. >> reporter: friend alli hansen saw smith lower barlow to safety. >> what was his condition? >> not good. >> reporter: you say you said a little prayer. >> yeah. >> you say zander showed up. you believe that was the answer to his prayer. >> oh, i guarantee it. coming up on "cbs this

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our top story this morning. senate confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh begins tomorrow. the white house is withholding 100,000 page of the cavanaugh records from his time with the george w. bush white house and democrats are protesting. republicans are calling kav na one of the most qualified nominees in a generation. and senator john mccain was buried next to an old friend at the united states naval academy yesterday. it followed a private service in the academy chapel and a flyover of military aircraft in the missing man formation. mccain's burial follows nearly a week of national mourning. the father of mollie tibbetts is demanding that his daughter's death not be used

to push political agendas. the university of iowa's student was murdered last month after going out for a run. tony dokoupil reports. mollie tibbetts, an incredible young woman, is now permanently separated from her family. >> reporter: president trump picked up on the death of mollie tibbetts almost immediately after a mexican immigrant was set to be charged with her murder. >> you heard yesterday about the illegal alien coming in very sadly from mexico, and you saw what happened to that incredible beautiful young woman. it should have never happened. illegally in our country. >> reporter: almost as quickly the family of mollie tibbetts pushed back. they asked that molly's death not be used to push an ant anti-immigrant agenda. this weekend the family's push became an emotional plea in an op-ed by molly's father rob. i encourage the debate on immigration, he wrote in "the des moines register," but do not

appropriate mollimollie's soul. it appeared a day after donald trump jr. wrote his own highly political piece in the paper, arguing in favor of his father's border policies including a wall. molly was murdered by an illegal alien, he wrote, and it would have never happened if we policed our southern border properly. this weekend some of iowa's latino residents held a vigil for mollie tibbetts and her family at the state capitol in dimon. >> we're very concerned with what's going to happen from here on out, very concerned about our families. >> reporter: that concern is something mollie's father addressed directly in his op-ed. to knowingly foment discord is a disgrace to our flag. its is the opposite of leadership. it is shameful.

national crime data shows immigrants commit fewer crimes in the u.s. as for the man accused of killing mollie tibbetts, he's being held behind bars on a $5 million bond as he awaits trial. tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. on "cbs this morning," refinery 29's work and money director shares tips for paying off debt and building a financial safety net. plus, best-selling author yuval noah harari is on set with his new book with the most pressing issues facing humanity. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

it's monday, september 3rd. i'm kenny choi. live from the cbs bay area studios. this is kpix 5 news. hello, monday as we take a look south. there is at&t south. good morning, it is monday, september 3. i am kenny choi.

>> and i am anne makovec, in for michelle this morning. we have not too much traffic today. >> in the meantime, our weather is looking good. >> it's going to be nice. the only thing we have would be a little bit of smoky skies. unfortunately, that is what we will be dealing with if you have outdoor plans today. you might want to have the option of taking it inside because the smoke in the sky may bother a few people. here's a look at the highlights for the weather today. inland communities, your stay warm. upper 80s for a lot of you. and entre brisa the coast will keep things pretty cool. the 60s of the beaches. we will see temperatures inland start to cool on wednesday. even thursday before the rise again. hli dip ming up he soon. let's go over to the golden gate bridge. traffic is very li