connected tv. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, august 17th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, representative liz cheney unseated. the wyoming republican loses to a trump-backed candidate in the gop primary. wy she says the real work is just beginning. new clues. cbs news does a deep dive into the mar-a-lago search warrant. the one revelation that a former prosecutor calls unsettling. >> crisis on the colorado river. the nation's largest reservoirs are rapidly receding forcing two states to cut down on water use. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with breaking

developments in a closely watched republican congressional primary in wyoming. cbs news projects harriet hageman has defeated incumbent representative liz cheney. now cheney, who's been a vocal critic of former president trump, lost by a wide margin. but she says her fight is not over. bradley blackburn is in new york with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. cheney has served three terms in congress, but last night she lost her primary race by more than 30%. it's proof of former president trump's power to influence republican voters and take down a wyoming political dynasty. >> this primary election is over, but now the real work begins. >> reporter: with her mother and father, dick cheney, steps away, a defiant congresswoman conceded her primary bid for re-election in wyoming to harriet hageman. >> no office in this land is more important than the principles that we are all sworn to protect.

>> reporter: the three-term incumbent was defeated by hageman, an attorney who embraced former president trump's support as well as his baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen. >> wyoming has spoken on behalf of everyone who is concerned that the game is becoming more and more rigged against them. >> reporter: cheney faced an uphill battle for re-election after her vote to impeach former president trump in the wake of the capitol hill riot. she later became vice chair of the january 6th committee. >> we must be clear eyed about the threat we face and about what is required to defeat it. i have said since january 6th that i will do whatever it takes to ensure donald trump is never again anywhere near the oval office, and i mean it. [ cheers ] >> reporter: the former president took to social media to celebrate cheney's defeat writing in part, "now she can finally disappear into the depths of political oblivion where i am sure she will be much happier than she is right now." >> i'm a trump fan, and i think

she just sort of turned her back on him. >> reporter: of the ten republicans who voted to impeach trump and faced a primary challenge, only two have prevailed and will go on to the general election in november. she may be defeated, but liz cheney is not leaving the political stage. while she's still in office, she will continue leading the january 6th committee, and anne-marie, her allies say she's considering a presidential bid in 2024. >> should be interesting. bradley blackburn in new york. thank you very much. well, the state of alaska has held its primary last night. cbs news projects that senator lisa murkowski and fellow republican kelly tshibaka will advance to the general election in november. it's the first time voters there took part in ranked voting, picking the top four candidates regardless of party affiliation. sarah palin is seeking to return to political office. she's among the candidates advancing to the general election for the state's only house seat. palin served as governor of

alaska from 2006 to 2009. rudy giuliani is scheduled to testify today before a special grand jury in georgia. it's looking into whether former president trump and others illegally tried to influence the state's 2020 election results. giuliani was notified that he is a target of the investigation. his lawyer told "the new york times" that giuliani would likely invoke attorney/client privilege if asked about conversations with trump. and the legal fight over the fbi search of mar-a-lago heads to court tomorrow. the big question -- will an affidavit used to justify that search be released to the public. catherine herridge has more. >> reporter: as the battle over the still-secret affidavit moves to this florida court house, an analysis of the legal record reveals new clues about potential witnesses within claims releasing the affidavit could serve as a roadmap to the government's ongoing investigation a former prosecutor said another revelation is buried in the

department's 13-page brief. >> now we have an ongoing criminal investigation. >> reporter: harry litman told cbs news this section, the releasing the affidavit could chill future cooperation by witnesses and harm other high-profile investigations is another warning shot. what jumps out at you? >> where do you get some such information that's so solid that a magistrate judge will say, okay, i see that, i'll sign this application, i think it has to be from someone at mar-a-lago. >> reporter: an insider some an insider of some kind. >> reporter: media organizations including cbs news will renew their push thursday to make key records public, writing in a recent court filing "this matter is one of utmost public interest and involves the actions of current and former government officials. it is the government's burden to overcome this presumption of access." the president's son eric says surveillance video of the fbi search exists, captured by mar-a-lago cameras, and will be made public at, quote, the right

time. as trump's legal time complains the list of seized evidence is too vague. >> the inventory list they gave us is borderline worthless. >> reporter: separately a source familiar with the federal investigation confirms to cbs news that another longtime legal adviser to former president trump has been issued a subpoena for documents and testimony in the final days of the trump white house. in the final days at the white house, eric herschmann was at a number of key meetings including discussions to overturn the election. catherine herridge, cbs news, washington. president biden signed the "inflation reduction act" into law. he called the $740 billion measure historic yesterday. democrats say it will fight climate change and lower health care costs. republicans oppose the legislation calling it a tax and spending spree. >> let me say from the start with this law the american people won, and the special interests lost. >> democrats more than any other majority in history are addicted to spending other people's money.

regardless of what we as a country can afford. >> the measure passed with no gop support in both the house and the senate. and first lady jill biden is isolating this morning after testing positive for covid. the white house made the announcement yesterday saying that she has mild symptoms and is taking paxlovid. e was vationing with esident bi carolina. she will remain there for at least five days. president biden, who recovered from a rebound case of covid earlier this month, tested negative yesterday but will wear a mask for ten days. the federal government announced unprecedented mandatory water cuts in the face of a historic western drought. arizona and nevada are being told to use less water from the colorado river. water experts say if reservoirs hit what's called dead pool, water would not flow under the glen canyon and hoover dams, choking off the supply to millions of people from phoenix

all the way to los angeles. >> this is a crisis that we haven't seen in history. we should not get to a day where we turn the faucet and there's no water. >> lake mead, the nation's largest manmade reservoir, is less than a quarter full. the seven states that depend on its water missed the federal deadline to announce how they would cut additional water next year. coming up, bright-eyed boy. a toddler's startling discovery as he played with bubbles in his back yard. and later, winding down, how serena williams did in what could be her next-to-last tournament. this is the "cbs morning news." nt. this is the "cbs morning news." why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderate-to-severe eczema or atopic dermatitis under control? hide my skin? not me. by hitting eczema where it counts, dupixent helps heal your skin from within, keeping you one step ahead of eczema. hide my skin? not me.

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more appreciation for serena williams in what could be her next-to-last tournament ever. the 40-year-old tennis star lost to 19-year-old emma raducanu at last night's western and southern open in ohio. after the match, fans applauded williams who recently said her career is winding down. she s d byer opponent. >> the atmosphere tonight was amazing, and to play with serena, i mean for sure i was -- even when you guys were cheering for her, i was like, you know, all for it. >> williams will compete at the u.s. open later on this month, and she said that she wants to focus on family and business interests after she steps away from tennis. the nba is voting not to play on election day. the league says that it won't hold games that day so people can go out and vote. it's calling tuesday, november 8th, a civic engagement night.

all 30 teams will instead play the night before the midterm election. during the week leading up to that day, the nba is encouraging teams to share election information such as registration deadlines with fans. and there's big news for people who have trouble hearing, and the girl scouts unveil a new cookie. matt pieper has those stories and more in today's cbs "money watch" report. >> reporter: stocks ended most -- mostly higher on wall street tuesday after another bumpy day. the dow gained 239. nasdaq lost 25. the s&p 500 up 8. hearing aids sold over the counter could be available this fall. the fda has just decided to approve them, and those with mild to moderate hearing loss, 18 or older, should be able to buy hearing aids on line and in stores as soon as october. it's without being required to see a doctor for an exam to get a prescription. the biden administration says the fda ruling will make the devices more accessible and affordable for millions of americans. they are nowhere near ready

to fly, but american airlines has put down a nonrefundable deposit for 20 supersonic passenger jets. boom supersonic makes the planes and says they won't be available until at least 2029. the aircraft would carry as many as 80 passengers. last year united airlines agreed to purchase 15 of the same planes. the list price is $200 million, but manufacturers typically give airlines deep discounts. and rallying for the girl scouts. they've come up with a new cookie called the raspberry rally. they're described as a sister cookie to thin mints essentially filled with raspberry instead of mint. the caveat, they'll be the first girl scouts cookie available only on line. that is your cbs "money watch" report for this wednesday morning. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. >> thin mints always my first choice, but raspberry rally, i'll give you a chance. next, musical first.

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>> time now for a look at this morning's top stories. police are still searching for the man who attacked an elderly age a woman in san francisco. new surveillance video inside a restaurant showed the moment it happened could do video caned shows a stranger confronting the the older woman outside a restat a restaurant get a person sitting down your window sees the attack and races outside. is is happened at the intersection of 26 the avenue and gary boulevard in the outer richmond.

richmond. police say a male suspect punched th