there now could get inside. >> just frightening. adriana diaz, thank you. the ongoing immigration battle between republican governors and the white house intensified today with word that a plane carrying migrants wasn route to an airport near president biden's vacation home in delaware. here's cbs's manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: officials in delaware scrambled to prepare for a possible flight with asylum seekers headed to an airport near president biden's beach house that so far hasn't arrived. >> we want to make sure that we provide that humanitarian support to them. these are folks who have been probably on a very long journey, and this would be another leg to that long journey. >> reporter: it's the same plane that carried 48 migrants to martha's vineyard last week, prompting a criminal investigation by a texas sheriff. today florida governor ron desantis would not confirm whether he organized this latest flight and instead criticized the president. >> if you believe in open borders, then it's the sanctuary

jurisdictions that should have to bear the brunts of the open borders. >> reporter: migrant encounters hit a record. more than 2 million this year, driven largely by those coming from venezuela, cuba and nicaragua. crises ridden countries where president biden said returning them is, quote, not rational. >> we're working with mexico and other countries to see if we can stop the flow. >> reporter: in el paso, this migrant shelter taking in 400 people a day is not enough. some are at motels like these women from venezuela. >> denver, chicago. >> reporter: they're trying to reach relatives in those cities and awaiting a bus ride there. >> so you wouldn't have the money otherwise? >> reporter: the city of el paso is providing bus rides to ease the crowding here. we spoke with the mayor. >> are you concerned that the numbers will continue to rise at this point? do you see them slowing down at any time? >> it's very concerning. yesterday we had 1,833. on friday, we had nearly almost 2,000. so, you know, when you're talking about a couple months

ago we had 200 or 300 to 2,000, absolutely. >> reporter: we're learning tonight that a federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the migrants who were flown to martha's vineyard and against florida's governor and other officials, alleging those migrants were lured onto planes with promises of cash and legal assistance. the lawsuit goes on to call those promises, quote, bold-faced lies. norah. >> manuel bojorquez at the border, thank you. turning now to russia's war in ukraine. tonight the u.s. is slamming an expected vote in russian-controlled areas to formally annex parts of ukrainian territory. the referendum is being called a sham and could further escalate the conflict. this comes as more horrors of war in towns liberated from the russians are being uncovered. cbs's debora patta reports from kharkiv. >> reporter: first came the shelling, then the persecution. it took place here at a police station in izium taken over by russian troops.

in this miserable basement below, russian soldiers meted out the terror used to keep civilians under control. victims have told investigators they were suffocated, beaten, and electrocuted. we can see here some kind of wooden bat and masks that we understand were used to asphyxiate victims during periods of intense torture. unused electric shock devices were also found by cog 's n a c scene. prisoners were kept in cramped cells filled with the stench of urine. the walls peppered with neat rows of pencil lines. >> one, two, three, four. >> reporter: marking the days spent locked inside. police chief sergei boels nov leads the investigation. >> we collect evidence. >> dna? >> from this place and from another place in this building.

>> to see if they are alive or dead? >> of course. >> reporter: factory worker artem larchenko says he was imprisoned for over 40 days, electric cuted repeatedly because his brother is in the military. "if i didn't answer the way they wanted," he told us, "they'd turn up the voltage so that the electric shock is stronger." he's terrified russian forces will come back and that next time, they will kill him. there are now over 34,000 war crimes being investigated here, and these new allegations of russian atrocities come as ukraine's volodymyr zelenskyy prepares to address the u.n. general assembly virtually tomorrow. norah. >> that will be a big deal. debora patta, thank you. now to the ongoing legal battle over those top-secret documents seized by the fbi last month from former president donald trump's florida home, mar-a-lago. today the special master appointed to the case held his first hearing with lawyers from both sides at the federal courthouse in brooklyn, new

york. cbs's scoac following the case. good evening, scott. some surprising stuff we learned. >> reporter: yeah, it's been a month and a half since the fbi seized these records, some marked secret and classified, from the former president's resort. a few weeks ago at trump's request, florida federal judge aileen cannon ordered the investigation of the records to pause until an independent party known as a special master went through the records first to see if the fbi should be prevented from seeing any of those documents. today that special master began his work. judge raymond dearie of new york specifically chosen by the trump team, he immediately pushed back on trump's claim he had declassified the sensitive documents in the raid, norah. >> and, scott, that's not the only thing that stood out today, right? >> yeah. during the proceedings today, a couple things stood out. first of all, the trump team has yet to offer any proof that the declassification happened because they said it would complicate any legal defense they'd muster if there's a criminal indictment. what's more, dearie, the special

master, said in court today he's pushing back on that a bit, saying the trump team seems to be trying to, quote, have their cake and eat it too. he also said he's going to try to move quickly. he has a november 30th li finh wo f wants those document back sooner. they say this wait compromises the probe and, norah, there are still secrets that might be exposed. >> fascinating. scott macfarlane. thank you. well, a ride to school took a terrifying turn in south carolina today when a school bus slammed into a storefront. that story when we return.

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the late gordon parks was considered one of the most renowned photographers of the 20th century. parks got his start right here in d.c., and the public will soon get the chance to see his early works for the first time. cbs's nicole killian gives us a snapshot. >> reporter: gordon parks looked through his lens at the poor and the powerful. >> he's really documenting the second half of the 20th century. >> reporter: benjamin actual tan is direct over of the moreland sping on research center at howard university, which acquired more than 250 photographs from parks' collection. what was it like for you going through these photographs? >> it was actually mind-blowing because i know him from "shaft." ♪ i had never seen a color photograph of malcolm x.

>> reporter: before he captured iconic images of malcolm x, muhammud ali, and sidney poitier, the self-taught kansas native honed his craft in the nation's capital, at the height of segregation. launching as career as the first black staff photographer at "life" magazine. >> the collection really does span his earliest work from the forths all the way to the '90s. he shot pictures at howard university in 1941. now it's going back to howard university so that future generations see the importance of this man. >> reporter: developing new exposure to parks' prints. nicole killian, cbs news, washington. that is the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for cbs mornings. and you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com or on my instagram account. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell.

this is cbs news flash. i'm dan lieberman in new york. president biden will address the united nations general assembly where he's expected to push for unity and support of ukraine and climate action. he'll likely also call on world leaders to prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons and counter the military rise of china. the food and drug administration admits its response to the baby formula shortage was slowed by delays in processing. a whistle-blower complaint, a formal report outlined factors that led to the shortage, forcing the u.s. to import formula for overseas. liftoff maybe? nasa's artemis moon rocket is working to meet targets ahead of a scheduled launch with a scheduled fuel test. this will be third the attempt to launch the unmanned rocket

into space. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight, hurricane fiona is only getting stronger. as a category 3 storm with sustained winds of more than 115 miles per hour. the first major hurricane of the season slammed the turks and caicos earlier today after devastating puerto rico with nearly three feet of rain. at least four people have died from the storm in puerto rico. the governor activated members of the national guard to help residents who are stranded. think about this. 80% of the island is without power. and in the dominican republic, fiona ripped roofs off homes and cut off access to entire

communities after streets were blocked with downed trees and power lines. we'll have more on where that storm is heading next. but we want to start with cbs's david begnaud, who is in salinas, puerto rico. good evening, david. >> you're about to hear the governor make a bold prediction as to when he thinks most people could have power restored. we met the governor here today in salinas right along the southern coast, which was overrun by not only rainwater but ocean water. most of the water has receded and what we have left tonight is mud, debris, and puerto ricans with a lot of storm-driven ptsd. it's been one day since hurricane fiona's fierce winds and torrential rain finally left puerto rico. and people are now just beginning to grapple with widespread damage and no power. we flew to lajas on puerto rico's southwestern edge, where we met olga vega. she took cover in her bathroom as wind gusts topped 90 miles per hour and tore part of her tin roof right off. >> how are you doing emotionally? >> the process has been very

hard, but i have to stay strong. >> no water, no power, no roof. >> no water, no pear. >> reporter: to the east of lajas in salinas, we caught up with governor pedro pierluisi, who predicted that the power is going to be on soon. >> a substantial majority of the customers will get their power back by the end of the day ow >> really? >> repor nherehe governor surve years. plantains, bananas all underwater, ruined. evidence of fiona's path is everywhere. and across the island, homes and businesses are destroyed. five years after hurricane maria killed nearly 3,000 people and knocked out power to 1.5 million residents, now a good portion of the island is in the dark again. critical updates to the island's power grid since maria are continuing. luma energy took over that project 15 months ago, and since they did, outages are fewer, but

they're lasting longer according to officials. and the reality is nothing has happened in terms of rebuilding, right? how long do you expect that to take? >> we are rebuilding the grid every day, dave. every day we make improvements. >> reporter: back in salinas, 79-year-old carmen arroyo is once again dealing with no power and damage from a storm surge that flooded this cancer patient's home. and what do you know? it's started raining again as if the puerto ricans haven't had enough. here in salinas behind me, this home fell into a sinkhole. the lady told me, i built it three years ago. week be t k. the governo sai i fully how much damage has been caused across the island. >> david, thank you for your steadfast reporting. well, now to what's being described as the largest pandemic relief fraud case. today federal prosecutors charged 47 people with stealing more than a quarter of a billion dollars meant for needy children and then using that money to line their own pockets.

cbs's jeff pegues has all the new details. >> reporter: in minnesota, the wads of cash first got people's attention. then the pricey real estate, cars, and jewelry. investigators said today that it was all proceeds of a scheme that defrauded taxpayers out of more than $250 million. >> their goal was to make as much money for themselves as they could while falsely claiming to feed children during the pandemic. >> reporter: the scheme began in early 2020 with a food program known as feeding our future. it allegedly funneled tens of millions in federal dollars to people rng fraudulent food tes or nprog. so 47 peopleeeen dicted, including feeding our future executive director aimee boch. the children who they said they were feeding didn't exist. the indictment in this case alleges the defendants took

money that was set aside to feed hungry children and instead fed their own greed. >> reporter: since the beginning of the pandemic, government covid assistance money has been a jackpot for thieves who have used the cash to spend lavishly on exotic cars and mansions. richard ive die dan was sentenced to 17 years for a family-run scheme that fraud lently obtained tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer money. rapper fontrell antonio baines, aka nuke bizzle, even bragged about his covid unemployment fraud ring in a song. ♪ i got rich off of eed snoet. >> reporter: before pleading guilty to federal fraud charges. the justice department has already seized about $1.3 billion in relief funds that criminals tried to steal, but, norah, they are still -- investigators are going after $8 billion. >> such a brazen fraud case.

all right. jeff pegues, thank you. well, the ongoing immigration battle between republican governors and the white house intensified today with word that a plane carrying migrants was to an airport near president biden's vacation home in delaware. here's cbs's manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: officials in delaware scrambled to prepare for a possible flight with asylum seekers headed to an airport near president biden's beach house that so far hasn't arrived. it's the same plane that carried 48 migrants to martha's vineyard last week, prompting a criminal investigation by a texas sheriff. today florida governor ron desantis would not confirm whether he organized this latest flight and instead criticized the president. >> if you believe in open borders, then it's the sanctuary jurisdictions that should have to bear the brunt of the open borders. >> reporter: migrant encounters hit a record. more than 2 million this year, driven largely by those coming from venezuela, cuba, and nicaragua, crises-ridden countries where president biden

said returning them is, quote, not rational. >> we're working with mexico and other countries to see if we can stop the flow. >> reporter: in el paso, this migrant shelter taking in 400 people a day is not enough. some are at motels like these women from venezuela. >> denver, chicago? >> reporter: they're trying to reach relatives in those cities and awaiting a bus ride there. >> so you wouldn't have y otherwise? >> reporter: the city of el paso is providing bus rides to ease the crowding here. we spoke with the mayor. >> are you concerned that the numbers will continue to rise at this point? do you see them slowing down at any time? >> it's very concerning. a couple months ago we had 200, 300, to 2,000. absolutely. >> reporter: and we're learning tonight that a federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the migrants who were flown to martha's vineyard and against florida's governor and other officials alleging those migrants were lured onto planes with promises of kpash and legal assistance.

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm caitlin huey-burns in washington. thanks for staying with us. hurricane fiona continues to churn its way through the caribbean after making a devastating landfall in puerto rico. parts of the island received more than two feet of rain. rescue teams are searching for people trapped in their homes, and most residents are without power or running water. fiona hit the island exactly five years after hurricane maria came ashore, killing 3,000 people and destroying much of the power grid. david begnaud was already in puerto rico checking in on the progress to fix the power when

the storm hit. >> we came here nearly two weeks ago thinking this was going to be the story today, never expecting another hurricane called fiona. here's the deal. after maria and after decades of mismanagement by the government-owned entity, they said, you know what? we're going to hire a private company to handle transmission and distribution on the island. they are going to fix everything. 15 months ago, this company luma energy came in. we called luma and said what are the major upgrades you've done to the grid? what are the big ticket items you want to show us? here's some of what we saw. luma energy offered to show cbs news two ways they're trying to fix the power situation. starting with a tour of their training facility in till baja, puerto rico, they introduced us to their latest class of line workers, 27 men and 5 women, all of whom are puerto rican and being trained to be a part of the island's power solution. second, they took us to see what they consider progress in upgrading the transmission infrastructure. removing a wooden power pole and

replacing it with a hurricane and earthquake-resistant one. we wanted to speak with luma's ceo, wayne stenzby. he said no problem until two days before, saying he couldn't due to personal reasons. so we took our questions to the representatives offered up by the company. don cortez and nor yet figueroa. how much of the grid has been rebuilt? >> we are just basically starting to rebuild the grid. we have 209 active projects that represent about $5.5 billion of federal dollars. >> reporter: and the reality is nothing has happened in terms of rebuilding, right? how long do you expect that to take, don? >> reporter: we are rebuilding the grid every day. every day we make improvements. when we say we haven't rebuilt, we haven't started the big projects. we go out every day and rebuild segments of line. we're rebuilding every day. >> what do you say to the people who are experiencing basically light shows in their own homes

with the voltage going in and out, appliances that are being ruined? >> we know exactly what the customer is saying, right, and we know they're speaking pretty loud. we're all puerto ricans most of us. we live here. we have outages in our homes too. >> does luma energy have your confidence? >> it's on probation with me. i am not satisfied at the moment. >> reporter: puerto rico's governor pedro pierluisi was a staunch advocate of luma when he took office in 2021. when we spoke with him nearly two weeks ago, he told us -- >> the last couple of power outages, by their own admission, dealt with lack of maintenance on critical transmission lines, and that's not acceptable to me. i know luma inherited a very fragile grid, and i know that the reconstruction or the rebuilding of this grid will take years. but that's what they were hired

for. >> reporter: endless outages have led people to protest in the street and post their frustrations on social media. >> the lack of accountability and professionalism by the power companies. >> reporter: according to the puerto rico energy bureau, since luma energy took over 15 months ago, power outages on the island last longer than they did when the island's bankrupt power authority, which managed the grid for decades, was in charge. >> why is that? >> so when we came in last year was about stabilizing the grid because it was really in a free fall with outages. so what we're doing is as we're improving service, we're reducing the number of outages. now, it's taking a little longer because we're fixing the grid. we're not just going over there and flipping one branch and that's it. we're making a more permanent fix on the repairs we're doing. >> how is luma doing in your opinion? >> they're not doing a good job. they're failing at their job.

>> reporter: for 17 years, jorge brissett tow has worked for puerto rico's electric power authority. and now he's on the sidelines watching as luma energy responds to outages. >> it worries me because i lose power every damn week. every week. i got two small power plants at home, two small generators just to keep my family safe because now the outages are not one hour. i can spend eight hours. >> how are you doing? >> welcome to my humble home. >> thank you for having me. it's nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you too. >> reporter: we went to see 58-year-old carol ward. she wrote to us saying she's a lung cancer patient on oxygen around the clock, and the power instability on the island puts her life at risk almost daily. >> have you ever been caught in a situation where the power went out and your battery backup died and you didn't have oxygen? >> yes. >> really? >> yes. there was three days, almost four days without power. >> reporter: the power goes out,

but the power bills don't stop coming. >> we don't have the money to pay the light bill like here. we used to buy, like, 140. right now it's 410, 435, and it's a lot. >> so in april of this year, it was 140? >> mm-hmm. >> and it's jumped all the way up now to 400? >> correct. >> has something changed about your consumption? >> no. >> reporter: i want to remind you nearly half the people living on the island here, u.s. citizens in puerto rico, live below the poverty level. about carol, some good news. we posted on social media when we interviewed her nearly two weeks ago, the mayor oh office saw that post and they helped her out. they brought her a solar powered generator, so that's what she had to help ride out the storm and she told us she'd have all the oxygen she needs. >>

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lineup since the 82-year-old icon -- the group back in 1989. >> i used to say we're the best 1-800-band on the road. >> reporter: ringo's all-star band now includes edgar winter, steve luke ter of toto, greg biss net of david lee roth's band, haimish stewart of average white band, and saxophonist warren hamm. >> the rehearsals are always hard the first day. >> it's day one, man. >> reporter: they first went out on tour in may but had to postpone when covid caught up with them. >> we did nine gigs and two people went down. >> did you ever get it? >> no, not yet so far, thank you. peace and love. >> reporter: but during the peak of the pandemic, he still had to hundred hunker down at home. >> you play it safe because then you're keeping other people safe. i took half of the gym and made

it an art room so i could splash paint around. and the guesthouse ten years ago i turned into my home studio. ♪ i've got some news to tell you ♪ >> reporter: ringo recorded two e.p.s here when he couldn't tour and has just released another, e.p. 3. ♪ we met in florida last week where the all-star band was on the road. ♪ i'dender the sea ♪ >> reporter: and where the beatles had traveled back in 1964. ♪ all my lovin' ♪ >> reporter: after their american debut on the ed sullivan show. >> ladies and gentlemen, the beatles! >> was the first time you came here to florida after the ed sullivan flow? >> it was for the ed sullivan show. we did it in new york and then we did it here. ♪ i'll tell you something ♪ and then they took us to see don

rickles. weetd never seen anything like it. what did we know? we're just first time from england. new york is great. >> reporter: if those were the early days of the beatles' mega success, the recent disney+ docu-series "get back," directed by peter jackson, captures the band near its end. ♪ >> you really liked what he did with that? >> i loved what he did. >> reporter: the nearly eight-hour documentary follows the fab four in 1969, recording what would be their fin album, "lette u orake youmoti in any>> t tot e crazs, you don't really play till they've got the song. i just keep time. so we had to get back, you know, get back. just straight rock.

and then on the roof, it's -- ♪ ♪ get back to where you once belonged ♪ >> now, what made me do that? >> yeah. >> how did i get to that? >> yeah. >> and maybe it's in the film, but it wasn't. it's just like one of those things that i just changed it. >> yeah. >> and for the better. ♪ i've got a feelin' ♪ >> reporter: the imprompt tu performance atop the headquarters of apple records in london would be the beatles' last. that roof concert was amazing. >> well, yeah, but that's typical beatles, you know. >> but it's not exactly an ideal place to play a gig. >> well, it is. we did it. >> reporter: ringo's passion for the drums was born at age 13, when young richard starkey was hospitalized with tuberculosis. >> and to keep us busy, this woman came in with a lot of triangles, tambourines, drums this big that you hit.

and i hit that drum, and i wanted to be a drummer from that moment. ♪ >> reporter: at 20, ringo quit his job in a factory to play with a liverpool band, rory storm and the hurricanes. >> but every member of our family came to our house to tell me, are you crazy? >> when all your family said don't do it, you weren't swayed at all? >> no. and then as the foreman of the factory said, you'll be back, starkey. you'll be brushing the floors. yeah, factory life. >> you never saw him again. >> no. i did drive up, though, to the factory in my new car to say hi to the guys. ♪ baby you can drive my car ♪ >> reporter: in 1962, ringo left the hurricanes to join that other liverpool band, the beatles. >> but anyway, it worked out really well.

♪ beep beep, beep beep ♪ >> indeed it did. >> thank you. peace and love, everybody. both of you, watch this.

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the green revolution has now come to the hotel industry. michael george reports. >> reporter: the first thing you'll notice about new haven, connecticut's hotel marcel is the unique architecture. it was designed in the 1960s as an office building, but the inside has received a modern-day makeover. so what are we looking at here? >> so this is the battery room for hotel marcel's microgrid. >> reporter: architect and developer bruce becker designed this hotel to be all-electric. it's self-powered using no fossil fuels, and it also aims to be the first net-zero carbon emissions hotel in the nation. why was this important to you to make this happen? >> i wanted to make sure that if i'm going to make a building that's going to be here for a while, that not only whether it

be beautiful, but it will be beautiful for the environment. >> reporter: every inch of the hotel is designed with the environment in mind. solar panels on the roof and parking lots keep the power on. electric heat pumps and triple-glazed windows moderate the temperature. there are electric car chargers, an electric shuttle van. even the kitchen has an electric range instead of a gas one. while all this may seem expensive, becker says it pays for itself. >> it also keeps our energy costs down. if you're not using electricity, you net that out, you don't have an electric bill, so that helps financially. >> reporter: since opening in may, the no-footprint approach is working, bringing in customers like edward mcloughlin. >> environment ealy, it's highly appealing to me to be somewhere that leaves no footprint on our environment. it's incredibly important. >> reporter: becker says it will take a year of testing to confirm his building is truly net-zero when it comes to carbon emissions. but he believes others could follow his lead and create a new standard for hotels in the future. michael george, cbs news, new

haven, connecticut. 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 dan lieberman in new york. president biden will address the united nations general assembly where he's expected to push for unity and support of ukraine and climate action. he'll likely also call on world leaders to prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons and counter the military rise of china. the food and drug administration admits its response to t to the baby formu shortage was slowed by delays in processing a whistle-blower complaint. a formal report outlined factors that led to the shortage, forcing the u.s. to import formula from overseas. and liftoff maybe? nasa's artemis moon rocket is working to meet targets ahead of a scheduled september 27th launch with a scheduled fuel test. this will be the third attempt

to launch the unmanned rocket into space. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, new york. deadly hurricane fiona strengthens into a category 3 storm, leaving a path of destruction and more than a million without power. the powerful storm slams into turks and caicos after devastating puerto rico. cbs's david begnaud toured the damage. >> i am beginning to feel weak. >> yeah. >> the process has been very hard, but i have to stay strong. >> plus, the forecast. could the storm become a category 4 hurricane? what happened on a highway overpass that caused this truck to overturn into a fiery inferno? signs of torture? the shocking images tonight from ukraine. cbs's debora patta goes inside a room where it's feared war crimes took place.

>> right here is where the torture chambers apparently were. that's what we're going to see now. and the stunning fraud dsiome tonight. dolls allegedly enryhildren to cars and homes. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." tonight, hurricane fiona is only getting stronger as it moves through the caribbean as a category 3 storm with sustained winds of more than 115 miles per hour. the first major hurricane of the season slammed the turks and caicos earlier today after devastating puerto rico with nearly three feet of rain. at least four people have died from the storm in puerto rico. the governor activated members of the national guard to help residents who are stranded. think about this. 80% of the island is without

power. and in the dominican republic, fiona ripped roofs off homes and cut off access to entire communities blocked with dd wer lines. we'll have more on where that storm is heading next. but we want to start with cbs's david begnaud, who is in salinas, puerto rico. good evening, david. >> reporter: good evening, norah. you're about to hear the governor make a bold prediction as to when he thinks most people could have power restored. we met the governor here today in salinas right along the southern coast, which was overrun by not only rainwater but ocean water. most of the water has receded and what we have left tonight is mud, debris, and puerto ricans with a lot of storm-driven ptsd. it's been one day since hurricane fiona's fierce winds and torrential rain finally left puerto rico, and people are now just beginning to grapple with widespread damage and no power. we flew to lajas on puerto rico's southwestern edge, where we met olga vega. she took cover in her bathroom as wind gusts topped 90 miles per hour and tore part of her

tin roof right off. >> how are you doing emotionally? >> the process has been very hard, but i have to stay strong. >> no water, no power, no roof. >> no water, no power. >> reporter: to the east of lajas in salinas, we caught up with puerto rico's governor pedro pierluisi, who predicted that the power's going to be on soon. >> a substantial majority of the customers will get their power back by the end of the day tomorrow. >> really? >> yeah, but i'm not talking 100% at all. >> reporter: near where the governor surveyed damage, one farmer in salinas called this the worst catastrophe in 20 years. plantains, bananas, all underwater, ruined. evidence of fiona's path is everywhere, and across the island, homes and businesses are destroyed. five years after hurricane maria killed nearly 3,000 people and knocked out power to 1.5 million residents, now a good portion of the island is in the dark again. critical updates to the island's power grid since maria are continuing.

luma energy took over that project 15 months ago, and since they did, outages are fewer, but they're lasting longer according to officials. and the reality is nothing has happened in terms of rebuilding, right? how long do you expect that to take? >> we are rebuilding the grid every day, dave. every day we make improvements. >> reporter: back in salinas, 79-year-old carmen arroyo is once again dealing with no power and damage from a storm surge that flooded this cancer patient's home. and what do you know? it's started raining again as if the puerto ricans haven't had enough. here in salina behind me, this home fell into a sinkhole. the lady told me, i built it three years ago. it was my dream home and now it's sitting in a hole. norah, the governor said it might be a week before they know really fully how much damage has been caused across the island. >> david, thank you for your steadfast reporting. well, for more on where hurricane fiona is headed next, let's bring in meteorologist chris en

chris, good evening. >> good evening, norah. fiona remains a major hurricane right now. this is a strong storm that is bringing a lot of heavy rain and some strong winds sustained at 115 miles an hour. those are the latest winds with this category 3 hurricane. i wanted to show you from the turks and caicos what that looks like. some of the heavy rain and the wind from earlier. and we are watching this storm that is likely to get even stronger. a cat 4 possible by thursday as it approaches bermuda, then heads up to canada. then here, a high chance of development in the coming days. an area of investigation that as it does move into the caribbean, it is, norah, entering an area where conditions are favorable for development. >> chris, thank you so much. now to what's being described as the largest pandemic relief fraud case. today federal prosecutors charged 47 people with stealing more than a quarter of a billion dollars meant for needy children and then using that money to

line their own pockets. cbs's jeff pegues has all the new details. >> reporter: in minnesota, the wads of cash first got people's attention. then the pricey real estate, stt was all proc o that defrauded taxpayers out of more than $250 million. >> their goal was to make as much money for themselves as they could while falsely claiming to feed children during the pandemic. >> reporter: the scheme began in early 2020 with a food program known as feeding our future. it allegedly funneled tens of millions in federal dollars to people running fraudulent food sites or nutrition programs. so far, 47 people have been indicted, including feeding our future executive director aimee bock. the children who they said they were feeding didn't exist. >> the indictment in this case alleges the defendants took

money that was set aside to feed hungry children and instead fed their own greed. >> reporter: since the beginning of the pandemic, government covid assistance money has been a jackpot for thieves who have used the cash to spend lavishly on exotic cars and mansions. richard ayvazyan was sentenced to 17 years for a family-run scheme that fraudulently obtained tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer money. rapper fontrell antonio baines, aka nuke bizzle, even bragged about his covid unemployment fraud ring in a song. ♪ i got rich off of e.d.d. ♪ >> reporter: -- before pleading guilty to federal fraud charges. the justice department has already seized about $1.3 billion in relief funds that criminals tried to steal. but, norah, they are still -- investigators are going after $8 billion.

>> such a brazen fraud case. all right. jeff pegues, thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." well, in chicago, investigators are on the scene of a powerful explosion that ripped through the top floor of an apartment building. emergency crews scrambled to search the massive pile of debris for survivors. cbs's adriana diaz is there tonight. >> all of a sudden i hear a boom. my heart almost shot out of my body. >> reporter: bricks turned into projectiles as a blast tore through the top floor of this apartment building. shannon nelson lives across the street. >> i thought like this has to be a terrorist attack because what could sound this loud and shake your house up and i'm literally up the street.

>> you thought this was terrorism? >> yes. >> reporter: 135 first responders were dispatched, transporting at least 8 injured and searching the rubble for survivors. >> we had to get our technical experts in here to shore up with struts to make sure we didn't leave any victims underneath any of the debris. a lot of debris to remove. >> reporter: fire crews expanded their search to the building across the street after one victim was struck there. cbs news has confirmed the building has failed ten inspections over the last decade. the most recent in 2020 cites an issue with a gas appliance connection. roman viere owns the building. >> we've resolved our issues. i can't imagine it was something that we had any part of, but, you know, we're hoping that atf can get to the bottom of that for us. >> reporter: a neighbor told us that after the explosion, the smell of gas in this area was overwhelming, but the gas company told us they have no indication their equipment or service caused the blast. and, norah, crews just ripped off what was left of the roof of this building so investigators

who are up there now could get inside. >> just frightening. adriana diaz, thank you. well, the ongoing immigration battle between republican governors and the white house intensified today with word that a plane carrying migrants was en route to an airport near president biden's vacation home in delaware. here's cbs's manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: officials in delaware scrambled to prepare for a possible flight with asylum seekers headed to an airport near president biden's beach house that so far hasn't arrived. >> we want to make sure that we provide that humanitarian support to them. these are folks who have been probably on a very long journey, and this would be another leg to that long journey. >> reporter: it's the same plane that carried 48 migrants to martha's vineyard last week, prompting a criminal investigation by a texas sheriff. today florida governor ron desantis would not confirm whether he organized this latest flight and instead criticized the president. >> if you believe in open borders, then it's the sanctuary jurisdictions that should have to bear the brunt of the open

borders. >> reporter: migrant encounters hit a record. more than 2 million this year, driven largely by those coming from venezuela, cuba and nicaragua. crises-ridden countries where president biden said returning them is, quote, not rational. >> we're working with mexico and other countries to see if we can stop the flow. >> reporter: in el paso, this migrant shelter taking in 400 people a day is not enough. some are at motels like these women from venezuela. >> denver, chicago. >> reporter: they're trying to reach relatives in those cities and awaiting a bus ride there. >> so you wouldn't have the money otherwise? >> reporter: the city of el paso is providing bus rides to ease the crowding here. we spoke with the mayor. >> are you concerned that the numbers will continue to rise at this point? do you see them slowing down at any time? >> no, it's very concerning. yesterday we had 1,833. on friday, we had nearly almost 2,000. so, you know, when you're talking about a couple months

ago we had 200 or 300 to 2,000, absolutely. >> reporter: we're learning tonight that a federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the migrants who were flown to martha's vineyard and against florida's governor and other officials, alleging those migrants were lured onto planes with promises of cash and legal assistance. the lawsuit goes on to call those promises, quote, bold-faced lies. norah. >> manuel bojorquez at the border, thank you. turning now to russia's war in ukraine. tonight the u.s. is slamming an expected vote in russian-controlled areas to formally annex parts of ukrainian territory. war in towns liberated from the russians areng kharki >> reporter: first came the it took place here at a police station in izium taken over by russian troops. in this miserable basement

below, russian soldiers meted out the terror used to keep civilians under control. victims have told investigators they were suffocated, beaten, and electrocuted. we can see here some kind of wooden bat and masks that we understand were used to asphyxiate victims during periods of intense torture. unused electric shock devices were also found by detectives, combing what's now a crime scene. prisoners were kept in cramped cells filled with the stench of urine. the walls peppered with neat rows of pencil lines -- >> one, two, three, four. >> reporter: -- marking the days spent locked inside. police chief sergei bolsenov leads the investigation. >> we collect evidence, fingerprints, and -- >> dna? >> -- dna from this place and from another place in this building. >> to see if they are alive or dead?

f courr: f wr artem larchenko he was imoned f over 40 day electrocuted repeatedly because his brother is in the military. "if i didn't answer the way they wanted," he told us, "they'd turn up the voltage so that the electric shock is stronger." he's terrified russian forces will come back and that next time, they will kill him. there are now over 34,000 war crimes being investigated here, and these new allegations of russian atrocities come as ukraine's volodymyr zelenskyy prepares to address the u.n. general assembly virtually tomorrow. norah. >> that will be a big deal. debora patta, thank you. now to the ongoing legal battle over those top-secret documents seized by the fbi last month from former president donald trump's florida home, mar-a-lago. today the special master appointed to the case held his first hearing with lawyers from both sides at the federal courthouse in brooklyn, new york. cbs's scott macfarlane has been

following the case. good evening, scott. some surprising stuff we learned. >> yeah, it's been a month and a half since the fbi seized these records, some marked secret and classified, from the former president's resort. a few weeks ago at trump's request, florida federal judge aileen cannon ordered the investigation of the records to pause until an independent party known as a special master went through the records first to see if the fbi should be prevented dos. today that special master began his work. judge raymond dearie of new york specifically chosen by the trump team, he immediately pushed back on trump's claim he had declassified the sensitive documents in the raid, norah. >> and, scott, that's not the only thing that stood out today, right? >> yeah. during the proceedings today, a couple things stood out. first of all, the trump team has yet to offer any proof that the declassification happened because they said it would complicate any legal defense they'd muster if there's a criminal indictment.

what's more, dearie, the special master, said in court today he's pushing back on that a bit, saying the trump team seems to be trying to, quote, have their cake and eat it too. he also said he's going to try to move quickly. he has a november 30th deadline to finish his work. the fbi wants those documents back sooner. they say this wait compromises the probe and, norah, there are still secrets that might be exposed. >> fascinating. scott macfarlane. thank you. well, a ride to school took a terrifying turn in south carolina today when a school bus slammed into a storefront. that story when we return.

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the late gordon parks was considered one of the most renowned photographers of the 20th century. parks got his start right here in d.c., and the public will early works for the first time. cbs's nikole killion gives us a snapshot. >> reporter: gordon parks looked through his lens at the poor and the powerful. >> he's really documenting the second half of the 20th century. >> reporter: benjamin talton is director of the moorland-spingarn research center at howard university, which acquired more than 250 photographs from parks' collection. what was it like for you going through these photographs? >> it was actually mind-blowing because i know him from "shaft." ♪ i had never seen a color photograph of malcolm x. >> reporter: before he captured

iconic images of malcolm x, muhammud ali, and sidney poitier, the self-taught kansas native honed his craft in the nation's capital, at the height of segregation. launching his career as the first black staff photographer at "life" magazine. >> the collection really does span his earliest work from the he shot pictures at howard university in 1941. now it's going back to howard university so that future generations see the importance of this man. >> reporter: developing new exposure to parks' prints. nikole killion, cbs news, washington. that is the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for cbs mornings. and you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com or on my instagram account. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell.

this is cbs news flash. i'm dan lieberman in new york. president biden will address the united nations general assembly where he's expected to push for unity in support of ukraine and climate action. he'll likely also call on world leaders to prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons and counter the military rise of china. the food and drug administration admits its response to the baby formula shortage was slowed by delays in processing a whistle-blower complaint. a formal report outlined factors that led to the shortage, forcing the u.s. to import formula for overseas. liftoff maybe? nasa's artemis moon rocket is working to meet targets ahead of a scheduled september 27th launch with a scheduled fuel test. this will be third the attempt

to launch the unmanned rocket into space. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, september 21st, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." center stage. president biden will address world leaders today at the u.n. general assembly. we have a preview of his speech. class action lawsuit. migrants take legal action against florida governor ron desantis after being flown to martha's vineyard. brazen scheme. prosecutors call it the largest case of pandemic relief fraud yet. how dozens allegedly stole $250 million. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with breaking developments in the war in ukraine. in a rare televised speech,