do it again. >> reporter: today president biden laid out his crime plan, which includes $13 billion to hire and train 100,000 new police officers. republican senator ron johnson stumping for reelection in wisconsin panned the idea. >> i'm sure he is going to spend more money that we don't have, exacerbate inflation, not accomplish whatever goal it's trying to accomplish. >> reporter: president biden will campaign in johnson's home state of wisconsin next monday, but only after he travels to pennsylvania two more times, a sign of just how important that state is to both parties, norah, when it comes to control of the sena t tningoverseas now, a fierce fighting in southern ukraine, international nuclear inspectors are set to take a firsthand look at europe's largest nuclear plant, which has been rattled in fighting in recent week, sparking fears of a

major disaster. the inspectors met today with president zelenskyy who called the nuclear plant a top priority for the safety of ukraine and the world. tonight the justice department is facing a midnight deadline to weigh in on whether a federal judge should allow an independent review of those documents seized during an fbi search of former president donald trump's mar-a-lago home earlier this month. cbs' robert costa is here with the very latest reporting. so robert, what can you tell us? >> good evening, norah. we are expecting the justice department to issue a filing, giving their assess amount of appointment of a third party attorney or special master. that was requested by president trump's legal team and an appointment could according to some experts complicate the investigation. trump's lawyers have said this special mast shore be appointed to remove any privileged documents found in the search of mar-a-lago. but doj officials have already reviewed the material and set aside documents they think might be privileged. a federal judge in florida could still grant trump's request, and the former president's legal

team is gearing up for a prolonged fight today, adding a prominent florida lawyer. >> yeah, that's a big deal. i understand there is also some big news about a major figure in the january 6th investigation. >> that's right. tony ornato, a senior secret service official at the center of the january 6th investigation, cassidy hutchinson, the former trump aide testified that he had knowledge of how former president trump behaved in the motorcade on the day of the capitol attack. he announced his retirement yesterday. he has not spoken to investigators since hutchinson's testimony. >> now we have a private lawyer, right? robert costa, thank you so much. all right. now to some news that is just in. the u.s. army has temporarily grounded its fleet of chinook helicopters after a small number had engine fires. an army spokesperson says they have identified the root cause of the fires and they are implementing corrective measures to resolve this issue. the u.s. official says this affects approximately 400 helicopters. all right. there is a shortage of new

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the housing boom may be slowing nationwide, but prices remain stubbornly high, according to a new report out just today. one of the problems, not enough new homes and a shortage of builders to work on them. to keep up demand, the construction industry will need more than two million more workers by 2024, and more and more women, yes, they're stepping up. here is cbs' nancy chen. . >> can you help me out? thank you. >> reporter: after about ten years as a new york city barista, desiree camacho decided it was time to nail down a new path, construction. >> each my own mom when i told her i was interested in doing that, why would you want to do that? that's a man's job. yeah, i need the man's money so i'm going to do the man's work, i guess. >> reporter: historically it has

been a man's job, but now more and more women are joining the ranks. the industry boths one of the narrangansett bay rowest pay gaps with female construction workers earning about 95% of a male worker's median pay and jobs that often don't require a college degree. and as the number of women in construction has increased more than 50% in a decade to more than a million, it's in part because recruitment campaigns like this one. >> one of our big values is legacy. >> reporter: would you call women an untapped market? >> it's absolutely an untapped market. we're fighting shortages with one hand tied behind our back. >> reporter: frank tremmel is with the associated contractors of america which launched a digital outreach urging women to consider construction jobs, attracting tens of thousands of applicants. >> it's everything from the basics like take the darn pinup calendar off the trailer wall to more fundamental changes in thinking about how do we create an environment that's more welcoming, how do we listen to new team. >> reporter: in the carolinas

s samet started offering leave. women make up 20% of its workforce. back in, no camacho enrolled in tried school after spotting an ad on the subway. >> we're here. we're strong. well can do the work also, and we have been showing up to do it. >> reporter: women make up roughly 11% of the country's construction workforce. and another note on higher pay, norah. the median salary for a construction manager last year was nearly $100,000. >> what a great story. nancy chen, thank you so much. well, coming up next, nasa circles a new date on the calendar to launch its new moon rocket. and it looks like candy, but and it looks like candy, but officials warn just a taste bother the bugs... gotcha. ...not your family. zevo is made with essential oils which attack bugs' biological systems. it gets rid of the bugs plus is safe for use around people and pets. zevo. people-friendly. bug-deadly. ay yo! check this axe with 48-hour protection!

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law enforcement officials in 18 states. investigators say drug cartels in mexico and elsewhere are using candy colors to try and get young people hooked. official says if you find fentanyl in any form, call 911 immediately. turning overseas, a cargo ship that collided with a liquefied natural gas carrier has been intentionally beached to prevent it from sinking. it happened in the bay of gibraltar. the cargo ship nearly two football fields long has a large gash in its side. officials say there has been no environmental impact. all right. still ahead, we have a health update on one tough facing expensive vitamin c creams with dull results? olay brightens it up with olay vitamin c. gives you two times brighter skin. hydrates better than the $400 cream. after years on the battlefield migraine attacks followed me home. nurtec is the only medication that can treat and prevent my migraines, all in one. don't take if allergic to nurtec.

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finally tonight, tennis great serena williams made a triumphant return to the u.s. open in what is expected to be her final tournament. it was a night full of celebrations on the court and in the stands. and cbs' gayle king was there. >> the greatest of all time, serena williams! >> reporter: it was a serenade to serena. >> wow! >> reporter: celebrities, friends, and family packed the audience, including williams' 4-year-old daughter olympia, who sported white beads in a nod to her mom's hairstyle when serena won her first title at the 1999 u.s. open. after the match, a tribute from tennis great billie jean king.

>> thank you for sharing your journey with every single one of us. we love you. god bless you, and guess what? you're just beginning! >> reporter: and as williams looks to the tournament ahead, we asked her about the legacy she'll leave behind. >> so what do you want people to think about when they hear your name? >> it's so important to give your all, no matter what you do, no matter how many obstacles you face. i just wanted people to be inspired by my story. i'm from compton, california. >> yes. >> you know? >> reporter: williams says this is not a retirement but an evolution. she wants to grow her family and her off-the-court business. >> it's hard to imagine tennis without you. you will so be missed. we always talk about what you've done for us. what can we do for you? >> just keep coming out and supporting me as long as i'm here. know that i love you so much, and i'm so excited to be here. >> reporter: gayle king, flushing, queens, new york. >> and that's the "overnight

news" for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." you can follow us online any time, cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm serena marshall in washington. a man has been arrested in the saturday night drive-by shooting in downtown indianapolis that left a dutch soldier dead and two others wounded. 22-year-old shemar duncan was arrested on preliminary charges of murder. the dutch soldiers were in the u.s. for training. following the record-breaking floods in pakistan that has killed more than 1100 people and left millions more displaced, the united nations and pakistan leaders have appealed for $160 million in emergency funding. the u.s. government said on tuesday they'd provide $30 million in aid. and it's been 25 years since the death of princess diana. prince harry said last week he hopes the day is filled with memories of his mother's

incredible work. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm serena marshall, cbs news, washington. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> we want to begin with a humanitarian crisis that's unfolding here at a major city in america as a state of emergency is declared in jackson, mississippi. the governor warning the capital's nearly 200,000 residents to not drink the water. the national guard has been called in to help get bottled water to those in need, and it's not just drinking water. low water pressure means people are unable to shower or flush their toilets. the problems at the water treatment plant came after days of heavy rains resulted in a swollen pearl river. tonight one of the most alarming parts of this story, schools are now impacted, and officials say they don't know how long the

crisis will last. we have a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs' janet shamlian will start us off from jackson. good evening, janet. it seems like a real dire situation there. >> it is very challenging here tonight norah. tonight it is almost every family for themselves in the search for water. there is nothing in the stores, and if the water gives way across this city, they are running out. a line stretching as far as the eye can see in jackson, mississippi tonight, waiting for water that's safe to drink. >> hey, how you doing? where do you want it? >> reporter: the irony of it, too much water along jackson's pearl river after the storm contributed to the collapse of the city's aging water system. how long have you been in line here? >> about 2 1/2 hours. >> reporter: now there is a state of emergency, affecting as many as 180,000 people. >> the water is not safe to drink. i'd say it's not even safe to brush your teeth with. >> reporter: emergency crews have been scrambling to get the water treatment plant back online. floodwaters overran the pumps.

>> how are you? >> have a great day, ma'am. >> reporter: desperate residents now on the hunt for water to drink and cook with. they are moving cars through here quickly. it's just one case per car. they say they have enough for 600 cars, but by the looks of the line, it runs for several miles. >> we do have a plan in place to potentially bring in an additional rented pump which will allow us to pump at least four million gallons of water additionally. instled by tomorrow morning. >> reporter: the water system in the state's largest city has been in crisis for years. jackson has been under a boil water advisory for a month. and went an entire month without clean water last year. >> we've been going it alone for the better part of two years. and we look forward to a coalition of the willing that will join us in the fight to improve this system that has been failing for decades. >> reporter: tonight, the people who call jackson home are paying

the price. >> especially someone like me, i have major health problems. >> and janet shamlian is back with us from jackson, mississippi. so janet, how is the community coping without any safe drinking water? >> norah, in many cases life here is grinding to a halt. restaurants and businesses have been forced to close. and jackson public schools have gone to remote learning indefinitely because there is no running water in the schools. norah? >> janet shamlian, thank you. more weather news now. at least three people, including two children have died in the midwest after severe storms there. damaging winds and heavy rains blew through michigan last night. that same storm system is now moving into the northeast while let'bring in metlogist i chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. right now watching storms rumbling across the northeast and at the midatlantic, the big threat with this will be damaging winds, lightning, and

heavy rain, enough to produce some flash flooding. also watching some dangerous heat on the west coast. both in the pacific northwest and in the southwest across a lot of california. and then there is the tropics. a couple of areas to watch here. one coming off of africa, but this is the one, the area of investigation. 91l, that the national hurricane center is giving a high chance for development into a named storm in the coming days. but norah, the big question, where will it go after that? >> worth watching. chris warren, thank you. former soviet president mikhail gorbachev, one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century has died. he was 91 years old. russia's vladimir putin expressed his deepest condolences while the reagan foundation put out a statement mourning the loss of a political adversary who ended up becoming a friend. here is cbs' charlie d'agata. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall.

>> reporter: he didn't look like a revolutionary or s one, but mikhail sergeyevich gorbachev changed the course of history. born into a farming family in 1931 in what was then the soviet union, gorbachev went to moscow to study law, joined the communist party, and met and married raisa. together they set out to change the face of communism. before gorbachev, soviet leaders never ventured into the streets, let alone pressed the flesh. but in 1985, the youngest ever secretary general of the communist party swept the old ways aside. his twin policies of glasnost and perestroika opened the country up. when gorbachev met president reagan in washington, d.c. in 1987 to sign the nuclear arms reduction treaty, it was clear that former enemies had found common ground. >> mr. general secretary, though my pronunciation may give you

difficulty, the maxim is doveryai, no proveryai, trust but verify. >> reporter: in 1990, gorbachev won the nobel peace prize. but his economic reforms weren't working. soviet citizens were going hungry and getting angry. in august 1991, hard-liners organized a coup. gorbachev survived, but it was too much for him. he resigned and watched from the sidelines as the soviet union collapsed. >> history will judge that gorbachev may be one of the most dramatic examples there is of what has been called the great man theory of history, which is to say having the right person in the right job at the right time. >> reporter: in every sense, mikhail gorbachev tore down that wall. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london.

tonight the justice department is facing a midnight deadline to weigh in on whether a federal judge should allow an independent review of the documents seized during an fbi search of former president donald trump's mar-a-lago home earlier this month. cbs' robert costa is here with the very latest reporting. so robert, what can you tell us? >> good evening, norah. we are expecting the justice department to issue a filing, giving their assessment of appointment of a third party attorney or special master. that was requested by president trump's legal team and an appointment could, according to some experts, complicate the investigation. trump's lawyers have said this special master should be appointed to remove any privileged documents found in the search of mar-a-lago. but doj officials have already reviewed the material and set aside documents they think might be privileged. a federal judge in florida could still grant trump's request, and the former president's legal team is gearing up for a prolonged fight today, adding a prominent florida lawyer. >> robert costa, thank you so

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm caitlin huey-burns in washington. thanks for staying with us. it was one year ago today that the last american troops left afghanistan. it ended a 20-year war, the longest in american history. there was chaos in the country as u.s. troops prepared to leave. the taliban swept into power in a matter of weeks, and u.s. troops were left with a task of hastily evacuating american forces and u.s. allies. tens of thousands gathered outside an airport gate, pleading for a trip out of the country. and despite the historic airlift that brought more than 120,000

people to safety, the final days are best remembered by the terrorist blast that killed 200 people, including 13 u.s. soldiers. imtiaz tyab returned to kabul and spoke to a former afghan interpreter for the u.s. air force who is still unable to leave the country. >> reporter: the final image of the last u.s. service member leaving afghanistan taken at the stroke of midnight one year ago. the chaos that has marked the end of america's longest war has come to define president biden ace botched withdrawal following the taliban's rapid takeover, triggering the collapse of the u.s.-backed government and national army, sending tens of thousands of terrified afghans to kabul's main airport, begging to be airlifted to safety, even passing their young children to soldiers, hoping they at least would be saved. a suicide bombing in the crowd carried out by the afghan affiliate of isis killed go hundred, including 13 u.s.

service members. one year later and it's quiet here. all that's left to remind us of the horrors are fragments of people's clothes caught in this razor wire. thousands of desperate afghans came to this gate, the ton on o those u.s. military aircraft out of the country, but many were left behind, including this interpreter. we're in a safe house right now. >> sure. >> reporter: we filmed on smartphone so as not to draw the taliban's attention to his location. >> they always called me ame americani spy. >> reporter: why do they call you an american spy? >> because i was a translator for three years for the u.s. air forces, and i was very close to the united states air forces. >> reporter: he was based a the bagram airfield, which was the largest u.s. military base in afghanistan. retired master sergeant with the

air force david is desperate to get wafa out. do you believe his life is in danger? >> i do. he has always been a very truthful individual, especially while we were working side by side and hand in hand. i have no reason to doubt whether or not he is in danger. >> reporter: it's unknown exactly how many afghan translators remain trapped in afghanistan. according to the u.s. government, 17,000 afghan, including wafa have submitted applications for what's known as special immigration visas, while another 74,000 are still working their way through the highly complex sunshine mission process. for wafa, one year on, too little is being done to improve things. if you could ask president joe biden one question, what would it be? >> help the translators to get into safety. we helped americans. so why he cannot help all those translators who left behind in here in a very hard situation.

>> reporter: the u.s. government has said it's trying to streamline the visa process, but for far too many afghans still living in fear of the taliban, it's not happening fast enough. imtiaz tyab, kabul, afghanistan. for a lot of people desperate to get out of afghanistan, the goal is to make to it the united states and one day possibly become citizens. well, that dream came true for thousands of immigrants at dodger stadium this week. with the baseball team on a road trip, the stadium played host to a massive swearing in ceremony. among the new americans, an 89-year-old woman from jamaica. jonathan vigliotti has her story. ♪ >> reporter: you don't have to be a fan of baseball to be moved by the emerald field of paic >> i don't really know a lot about baseball, bury i guess the dodgers are my team now. >> reporter: for 2100 people, the hallowed ground of dodger stadium was turned into a

fitting stage, welcoming them as new citizens. >> i had to wait to get all the right visa and forms to come through. sorry. it's been a long time coming. yeah. >> reporter: from you know, latin america, and the caribbean, asia and africa, young and old, they pledged their allegiance on this field of their dreams in the heart of l.a. >> please raise your right hand. >> reporter: among them, the oldest new american in los angeles today, 89-year-old mona lindo. >> i'm very excited. >> reporter: who we met last week ahead of her big day. >> i'm very, very proud of my humble beginning, but i really love america. >> reporter: originally from jamaica, she brought her young family to l.a. in the '80s. she says she never felt the need to become a u.s. citizen at first, but having eight children and 41 grand and great grandkids, most of whom are now

american citizens changed things. how long have you lived in the u.s. for? >> 42 years. >> reporter: 42 years. >> yeah. >> reporter: why did you wait until now to get your citizenship? >> i said i wanted to retire in jamaica. but it became on my family decided to become a citizen. so i make the decision to get my citizenship. >> reporter: including her daughter, pam. >> she realizes what's going on politically, and she wants to be a part of that process also. >> i hereby declare on oath -- >> i am very inspired. she realizes the importance of it and stuck through it. >> reporter: seeing newly minted americans never gets old, says united states citizenship and immigration services director irma doudu. >> it is very special.

it has been several years since we've been able to do big events like this one and naturalize over 200 people from 21 countries. >> congratulations. if mona lindo has a message for any other holdout is when it comes to becoming an american, it's better late than never. what's your message to people watching this now who may think i'm too old to try something new? what do you say to those people? >> well, it's never too late. i most think about living than dying so i can continue with my life wherever it takes me. >> reporter: jonathan vigliotti, los angeles.

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treat & prevent - all in one. scientists from all corners of the globe are on an urgent quest to catalog the genetic blueprint of every known species of plant and animal, digitizing all of this dna is a massive undertaking that will last at least a decade.

roxana saberi has more from england. >> i don't know if i really want to do this, but i'm going ask. l,t hol an a song bite. b essal arodent i'm h >>ah, it'nt. rr:s b cuter than a rat. >> yeah, they're cuter. >> reporter: they may be roads dents, but they're one of the uk's most endangered animals. millions of water voles used to live along the country's waterways. but with their numbers plunging 95% in recent decades, they're now protected and bred in sanctuaries like this. why do voles matter? >> voles are a very important part of the ecosystem. they feed on plants, they big burrows and they're food for other animals. so they're part of the food chain. >> reporter: whenever one creature is threatened, she

says, so is the balance of life on our planet. >> if you impact one species, it can have knock-on effects on other species that rely on it. >> reporter: that's exactly what's happening around the world. the u.n. says around one million plant and animal species like the black rhino and the mountain gorilla are at risk of extinction. more than at any other time in human history. and that climate change, pollution, deforestation and our exploding global population are to blame. that's why scientists worldwide are racing to sequence the genetic codes of the earth's 1.5 million known species, from the water vole and the rare guti tarantula to the cricket. even the oak tree. >> we want to sequence all the other things that live on oak trees. >> reporter: neuroscientist mark baxter is helping lead the uk's program called the tree of life. >> reporter: everything is interconnected. >> everything is interconnected. 400 species live ogg about this

one oak tree. >> reporter: he hopes by documenting the dna of this diversity we can learn how various species evolved and can scene evolving, how they're responding to human activities, and how to protect them and us. >> we need the services that these plants and animals and fungi give us. >> reporter: services like oxygen, food, and medicine. >> and so by understanding how they do it, we can help humans as well. >> reporter: how concerned are you that some of these species, have you sequence them, will disappear? >> quite. >> reporter: off the southwest coast of england, the race is on too. researchers have already collected hundreds of samples of species from seaweed to snails to starfish, but it will take them years to collect tens of thousands more. joanna harley helps trawl for treasures at least once a week. >> this is absolutely urgent. >> reporter: why is it so urgent? >> i think it's really important to protect species on this

planet. they share it with us, and they keep it going. and the more we road away at the world, the less there will be. >> reporter: and what did you find? >> i just found an octopus. >> reporter: oh, gosh. some finds are so unfamiliar, they require good old-fashioned research. back on land, the team sorts through the specimens, then ships them to sequencing labs like this one at the welcome sanger institute near cambridge. so far british workers have recorded the genetic blueprints of nearly 400 of the country's roughly 70,000 known species. all the data is shared online in the spirit of open science. in 50 years, what difference do you think your work will make? >> so we'll be able to lock at a species and whether it's endangered or not and we'll know what to do to keep it going. >> reporter: you're hopeful? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: these scientists say decoding dna won't alone save endangered plants and

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for those with food allergies or dietary preferences, eating on vacation can sometimes be a challenge. but there are destinations that will cater to your needs. wendy gillette has found a few. >> reporter: this kitchen at lion sands ivory lodge in the game reserve in northeast south africa is under lock and key. it's kosher with two different sets of utensils for meat and dare risks and all prepared food conforming to jewish dietary regulations. >> so it's not a section in a kitchen that is kosher. it's actually a complete satellite kitchen that's fully equipped. >> reporter: we got a special rate to see the workings with the kitchen with timeless african safaris which caters to jewish guests. >> we are a jewish company.

so the natural combination of pleasing and meeting all of our guests needs was an easy match. >> reporter: she says that enables guests to forget about food concerns and immerse themselves in what they're here for, the wildlife. >> we just came across this elephant. it's a male, about 40 years old. >> reporter: only about 5% of guests who book with timeless safaris are kosher, but about 95% have some sort of dietary request. for travel adviser jim bent, journeys used to be challenging for his family after his son andrew was diagnosed with celiac disease 17 years ago. >> we used to have a suitcase. and we would pack it full of gluten-free food that you couldn't buy at the market because it wasn't available in packaged foods. we made all this food and travelled the world. >> reporter: he offers a few tips for travelers with dietary needs. let the hotel know in advance. meet with the chef if you're in a remote location. and try to get the same waiter at meals so all you need to

worry about digesting is the view. wendy gillette, cbs news, kruger national park, south africa. >> and that's the "overnight news" for this wednesday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm caitlin huey-burns. this is cbs news flash. i'm serena marshall in washington. a man has been arrested in the saturday night drive-by shooting in downtown indianapolis that left a dutch soldier dead and two others wounded. 22-year-old shemar duncan was arrested on preliminary charges of murder. the dutch soldiers were in the u.s. for training. following the record-breaking floods in pakistan that has killed more than 1100 people and left millions more displaced, the united nations and pakistan leaders have appealed for $160 million in emergency funding. the u.s. government said on tuesday they'd provide $30 million in aid. and it's been 25 years since the death of princess diana. prince harry said last week he hopes the day is filled with memories of his mother's incredible work. for more news, download the cbs

news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm serena marshall, cbs news, washington. the latest on severe storms threatening tens of millions of americans in northeast has one major u.s. city now faces a humanitarian crisis. hundreds of thousands are without drinking water in mississippi as the governor warns there is no end in sight. cbs' janet shamlian is in jackson. >> the people in these cars have been waiting more than two hours in 90-degree weather, just for a case of clean water. biden on the campaign trail, going after what he calls maga republicans and focusing on crime in america. >> the answer is not defund the police, it's fund the police. cbs' nancy cordes reports on the wave of gun violence. the breaking news tonight

about mikhail gorbachev, the consequential world leader who took down the iron curtain. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. as demand for new homes remains high, there is a labor shortage to build them. cbs' nancy chen tonight on the women filling the void. and cbs' gayle king with the greatest of all time after her thrilling u.s. open win. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> we want to begin with a humanitarian crisis that's unfolding here at a major city in america as a state of emergency is declared in jackson, mississippi. the governor warning the capital's nearly 200,000 residents to not drink the water. the national guard has been called in to help get bottled water to those in need, and it's not just drinking water. low water pressure means people are unable to shower or flush their toilets.

the problems at the water treatment plat came after days of heavy rains resulted in a swollen pearl river. tonight one of the most alarming parts of this story, schools are now impacted, and officials say they don't know how long the crisis will last. we have a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs' janet shamlian will start us off from jackson. good evening, janet. it seems like a real dire situation there. >> it is very challenging here tonight norah. tonight it is almost every family for themselves in the search for water. there is almost nothing in the stores, and if the giveaways across the city, they are running out. the line stretches as far as the eye can see in jackson, mississippi tonight, waiting for water that is safe to drink. the irony of it, too much water along jackson's pearl river after a storm contributed to the collapse of the city's aging water system. how long have you been in line here? >> about 2 1/2 hours. >> reporter: now there is a

state of emergency, affecting as many as 180,000 people. >> the water is not safe to drink. i'd say it's not even safe to brush your teeth with. >> reporter: emergency crews have been scrambling to get the water treatment plant back online. floodwaters overran the pumps. >> how are you? >> have a great day, ma'am. >> reporter: desperate residents now on the hunt for water to drink and cook with. they are moving cars through here quickly. it's just one case per car. they say they have enough for 600 cars, but by the looks of the line, it runs for several miles. >> we do have a plan in place to potentially bring in an additional rented pump which will allow us to pump at least four million gallons of water additionally. hopefully which will be installed by tomorrow morning. >> reporter: the water system in the state's largest city has been in crisis for years. jackson has been under a boil water advisory for a month. and went an entire month without clean water last year. >> we've been going it alone for the better part of two years.

and we look forward to a coalition of the willing that will join us in the fight to improve this system that has been failing for decades. >> reporter: tonight, the people who call jackson home are paying the price. >> it affects lives, especially someone like me. i have major health problems. >> and janet shamlian is back with us from jackson, mississippi. so janet, how is the community coping without any safe drinking water? >> norah, in many cases life here is grinding to a halt. restaurants and businesses have been forced to close. and jackson public schools have gone to remote learning indefinitely because there is no running water in the schools. norah? >> janet shamlian, thank you. more weather news now. at least three people, including two children have died in the midwest after severe storms there. damaging winds and heavy rains blew through michigan last night. that same storm system is now moving into the northeast while excessive heat watches are in effect in the west. let's bring in meteorologist

chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. right now watching storms rumbling across the northeast and at the midatlantic, the big threat with this will be damaging winds, lightning, and heavy rain, enough to produce some flash flooding. also watching some dangerous heat on the west coast. both in the pacific northwest and in the southwest across a lot of california. and then there is the tropics. a couple of areas to watch here. one coming off of africa, but this is the one, the area of investigation. 91l, that the national hurricane center is giving a high chance for development into a named storm in the coming days. but norah, the big question, where will it go after that? >> worth watching. chris warren, thank you. former soviet president mikhail gorbachev, one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century has died. he was 91 years old. russia's vladimir putin expressed his deepest condolences while the reagan foundation put out a statement mourning the loss of a political

adversary who ended up becoming a friend. here is cbs' charlie d'agata. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> reporter: he didn't look like a revolutionary or set out to be one, but mikhail sergeyevich gorbachev changed the course of history. born into a farming family in 1931 in what was then the soviet union, gorbachev went to moscow to study law, joined the communist party, and met and married raisa. together they set out to change the face of communism. before gorbachev, soviet leaders never ventured into the streets, let alone pressed the flesh. but in 1985, the youngest ever secretary general of the communist party swept the old ways aside. his twin policies of glasnost and perestroika opened the country up. when gorbachev met president reagan in washington, d.c. in

1987 to sign the nuclear arms reduction treaty, it was clear that former enemies had found common ground. >> mr. general secretary, though my pronunciation may give you difficulty, the maxim is doveryai, no proveryai, trust but verify. >> reporter: in 1990, gorbachev won the nobel peace prize. but his economic reforms weren't working. soviet citizens were going hungry and getting angry. in august 1991, hard-liners organized a coup. gorbachev survived, but it was too much for him. he resigned and watched from the sidelines as the soviet union collapsed. >> history will judge that gorbachev may be one of the most dramatic examples there is of what has been called the great man theory of history, which is to say having the right person in the right job at the right

time. >> reporter: in every sense, mikhail gorbachev tore down that wall. charlie d' ata, cbs news,

♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> we turn now to the campaign trail, which is 70 days until the midterm elections. president biden travelled to the battleground state of pennsylvania this afternoon where he outlined a plan to combat gun violence. this comes as crime is on the rise across the nation with new york city declaring times square to be a gun-free zone. cbs' nancy cordes is at the white house with more. >> for god's sake, whose side you on? >> reporter: in the battleground state of pennsylvania today, president biden sought to flip an age old political script, slamming republicans as soft on repuands icongress.

don't tell me support law enforcement if you won't condemn what happened on the 6th. don't tell me. >> reporter: he cited conservatives who have downplayed the january 6th insurrection and called to defund the fbi as it investigates former president donald trump. >> there's no place in this country, no place for endangering the lives of law enforcement. i'm opposed to defunding the police. i'm also opposed to defunding the fbi. >> reporter: president biden's more aggressive tone comes as his party's prospects improve. the latest cbs news battleground tracker shows democratic support from white women with college degrees has jumped 9 points in one month. >> i'm determined to ban assault weapons in this country, determined. i did it once before, and i'll do it again.

>> reporter: today president biden laid out his crime plan, which includes $13 billion to hire and train 100,000 new police officers. republican senator ron johnson stumping for reelection in wisconsin panned the idea. >> i'm sure he is going to spend more money that we don't have, exacerbate inflation, not accomplish whatever goal it's trying to accomplish. >> reporter: president biden will campaign in johnson's home state of wisconsin next monday, but only after he travels to pennsylvania two more times, a sign of just how important that state is to both parties, norah, when it comes to control of the senate. >> nancy cordes, thank you. turning overseas now, amid fierce fighting in southern ukraine, international nuclear inspectors are set to take a firsthand look at europe's largest nuclear plant, which has been rattled in fighting in recent week, sparking fears of a major disaster. the inspectors met today with

president zelenskyy who called the nuclear plant a top priority for the safety of ukraine and the world. tonight the justice department is facing a midnight deadline to weigh in on whether a federal judge should allow an independent review of those documents seized during an fbi search of former president donald trump's mar-a-lago home earlier this month. cbs' robert costa is here with the very latest reporting. so robert, what can you tell us? >> good evening, norah. we are expecting the justice department to issue a filing, giving their assessment of appointment of a third party attorney or special master. that was requested by president former trump's legal team and an appointment could according to some experts complicate the investigation. trump's lawyers have said this special master should be appointed to remove any privileged documents found in the search of mar-a-lago. but doj officials have already reviewed the material and set aside documents they think might be privileged. a federal judge in florida could still grant trump's request, and the former president's legal team is gearing up for a

prolonged fight today, adding a prominent florida lawyer. >> yeah, that's a big deal. i understand there is also some big news about a major figure in the january 6th investigation. >> that's right. tony ornato, a senior secret service official at the center of the january 6th investigation, cassidy hutchinson, the former trump aide testified that he had knowledge of how former president trump behaved in the motorcade on the day of the capitol attack. he announced his retirement yesterday. he has not spoken to investigators since hutchinson's testimony. >> now we have a private lawyer, right? robert costa, thank you so much. all right. now to some news that is just in. the u.s. army has temporarily grounded its fleet of chinook helicopters after a small number had engine fires. an army spokesperson says they have identified the root cause of the fires and they are implementing corrective measures to resolve this issue. u.s. official says this affects approximately 400 helicopters. all right. there is a shortage of new homes.

we'll show how you women are helping solve the problem. that story in 60 seconds.

the housing boom may be slowing nationwide, but prices remain stubbornly high, according to a new report out just today. one of the problems, not enough new homes and a shortage of builders to work on them. well, to keep up with demand, the construction industry will need more than two million more workers by 2024, and more and more women, yes, they're stepping up. here is cbs' nancy chen. >> can you help me out? thank you. >> reporter: after about ten years as a new york city barista, desiree camacho decided it was time to nail down a new path, construction. >> even my own mom when i told her i was interested in doing that, she was why would you want to do that? that's a man's job. yeah, i need the man's money so i'm going to do the man's work, i guess. >> reporter: historically it has been a man's job, but now more and more women are joining the

ranks. the industry boasts one of the narrowest pay gaps with female construction workers earning about 95% of a male worker's median pay and jobs that often don't require a college degree. and as the number of women in construction has increased more than 50% in a decade to more than a million, it's in part because recruitment campaigns like this one. >> one of our big values is legacy. >> reporter: would you call women an untapped market? >> it's absolutely an untapped market. we're fighting shortages with one hand tied behind our back. >> reporter: frank tremmel is with the associated general contractors of america, which launched a digital outreach urging women to consider construction jobs, attracting tens of thousands of an continues. applicants. >> it's everything from the basics like take the darn pinup calendar off the trailer wall to more fundamental changes in thinking about how do we create an environment that's more welcoming, how do we listen to new people. >> reporter: in the carolinas

samet corporation started offering paid parental leave. women make up 20% of its workforce. back in, no camacho enrolled in tried school after spotting an ad on the subway. >> we're here. we're strong. well can do the work also, and we have been showing up to do it. >> reporter: women make up roughly 11% of the country's construction workforce. and another note on higher pay, norah. the median salary for a construction manager last year was nearly $100,000. >> what a great story. nancy chen, thank you so much. well, coming up next, nasa circles a new date on the calendar to launch its new moon rocket. and it looks like candy, but officials warn just a taste could kill you.

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breaking news tonight. nasa says it will try again this saturday afternoon to launch its new moon rocket. the crewless test mission artemis i was scrubbed on monday because of an engine cooling issue. nasa says it's making adjustments a the launch pad and changing some launch day procedures to head off any problems. the mission is a first step towards getting humans back on the moon. well, tonight a warning about colorful pills and powder that look like candy or sidewalk chalk, but it's actually the highly addictive and lethal drug fentanyl. it's being called rainbow fentanyl. just this month it was seized by law enforcement officials in 18 states. investigators say drug cartels

in mexico and elsewhere are using candy colors to try and get young people hooked. official says if you find fentanyl in any form, call 911 immediately. turning overseas, a cargo ship that collided with a liquefied natural gas carrier has been intentionally beached to prevent it from sinking. it happened in the bay of gibraltar. the cargo ship nearly two football fields long has a large gash in its side. officials say there has been no environmental impact. all right. still ahead, we have a health update on one tough little leaguer who survive maid juror injury.

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finally tonight, tennis great serena williams made a triumphant return to the u.s. open in what is expected to be her final tournament. it was a night full of celebrations on the court and in the stands. and cbs' gayle king was there. >> the greatest of all time, serena williams! >> reporter: it was a serenade to serena. >> wow! >> reporter: celebrities, friends, and family packed the audience, including williams' 4-year-old daughter olympia, who sported white beads in a nod to her mom's hairstyle when serena won her first title at the 1999 u.s. open. after the match, a tribute from tennis great billie jean king. >> thank you for sharing your

journey with every single one of us. we love you. god bless you, and guess what? you're just beginning! >> reporter: and as williams looks to the tournament ahead, we asked her about the legacy she'll leave behind. >> so what do you want people to think about when they hear your name? >> it's so important to give your all, no matter what you do, no matter how many obstacles you face. i just wanted people to be inspired by my story. i'm from compton, california. >> yes. >> you know? >> reporter: williams says this is not a retirement but an evolution. she wants to grow her family and her off-the-court business. >> it's hard to imagine tennis without you. you will so be missed. we always talk about what you've done for us. what can we do for you?. know that veou smuch, d i'm soxcit repr: kin flushing, qu, yond tt's the "ov " fothis wednesday.r so of you, ntinues.

for othersu llowli a timesnrepofrhe nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm serena marshall in washington. a man has been arrested in the saturday night drive-by shooting in downtown indianapolis that left a dutch soldier dead and two others wounded. 22-year-old shemar duncan was arrested on preliminary charges of murder. the dutch soldiers were in the u.s. for training. following the record-breaking floods in pakistan that has killed more than 1100 people and lefnd left millions more displaced, the united nations and pakistan leaders have appealed for $160 million in emergency funding. the u.s. government said on tuesday they'd provide $30 million in aid. and it's been 25 years since the death of princess diana. prince harry said last week he hopes the day is filled with memories of his mother's newspp on yourl phone tv ml,nlo

it's wednesday, august 31st, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, just -- justice department bombshell. new allegations made against former president trump and his lawyers about possible efforts to obstruct the investigation into classified material at mar-a-lago. water crisis. president biden declares an emergency in jackson, mississippi, as residents scramble to find bottled water. 25 years later. the life and legacy of princess diana lives on. how she's being remembered on the anniversary of her death. good morning, i'm matt pieper in for anne-marie green. we begin with breaking developments about classified material that was recovered from former president t