or your connected tv. it's friday, september 23rd, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." panic in russia. people begin to flee, turning border crossings into parking lots. why they're rushing to get out seven months after the country invaded ukraine. fiona's fury. powerful waves in the atlantic as the hurricane moves north. the dangerous threat it now poses to canada. i've apologized to the parents over and over again. i won't apologize to you. >> objection. objection. >> courtroom chaos. the second defamation trial against alex jones turns into a shouting match after hours of testimony. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green.

we begin with the u.s. ramping up pressure on western allies to get tougher on russia. during a u.n. security council meeting, secretary of state antony blinken urged other countries to tell russia to stop making nuclear threats and end the war in ukraine. this comes as citizens in russia are leaving the country after president vladimir putin ordered a partial military mobilization to boost numbers on the front line. bradley blackburn is in new york with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is pretty extraordinary, what we're seeing this week. vladimir putin seems to be backed in a corner, resorting to nuclear sabre rattling and vowing to continue his war. but clearly, many of his own people aren't on board. fearing the prospect of being sent to the front lines in the war on ukraine, many russians are scrambling to flee the country with traffic backed up at several border exits. >> the ukrainian offensive continues and pushes back the russians even while they're trying to find men, find soldiers to put in place of

those that have already been killed. >> reporter: the rush to leave after russian president vladimir putin's surprise announcement of a partial military mobilization of 300,000 res since world war ii. >> the very international order that we have gathered here to uphold is being shredded before our eyes. we cannot, we will not allow president putin to get away with it. >> reporter: addressing a united nations security council meeting thursday, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken laid out the case against the war and highlighted putin's latest threat to use nuclear weapons. >> president putin said that russia would not hesitate to use, and i quote, all weapons systems available, end quote, in response to a threat to its territorial integrity. a threat that is all the more menacing given russia's intention to annex large swaths of ukraine in the days ahead. >> reporter: voting began today in referenda in four russian-controlled areas of eastern and southern ukraine on

whether to become part of russia. western nations have condemned those votes as a sham and nonbinding. officials warn that the kremlin might use any ukrainian effort to recapture those regions as an attack on russian territory. the outcome of the referendum is thought to be a foregone conclusion because many ukrainians have already fled the territories in question. and anne-marie, ukraine and the u.s. have both said they will not accept the results of the vote. >> yes, indeed. many saying the votes are likely to be rigged. bradley blackburn, thank you very much. ahead on "cbs morning news," we're going to talk with linda thomas-greenfield, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., about the conflict between russia and ukraine. people in canada are bracing for what could be the strongest storm to ever hit the country's atlantic coast. hurricane fiona is expected to make landfall tomorrow in either nova scotia or newfoundland. incredible drone video shows how powerful fiona is as it captured strong waves and wild seas in

the atlantic ocean. the category-four hurricane brought heavy rains and winds to bermuda overnight. during a meeting yesterday with fema, president biden said that the u.s. government is not going to walk away from puerto rico as it recovers from damage caused by fiona this week. the storm tore through the island, triggering landslides, heavy flooding, and widespread power outages. all this five years after hurricane maria killed nearly 3,000 people and destroyed the power grid. >> all people displaced and all the people who are just scared to death especially if you went through it last time. it's got to be incredibly intimidating. >> close to a million customers in puerto rico are still without power this morning. and a former u.s. army reservist who was one of the first rioters to break into the u.s. capitol on january 6th was sentenced to four years in prison. 32-year-old timothy hale-cusanelli was convicted in

may of obstructing congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election results. prosecutors describe the new jersey man as a nazi sympathizer who wore a hitler mustache to work. abortion clinics in indiana say that they will reopen as early as today after a judge blocked the state's near total abortion ban. clinic operators filed a lawsuit claiming the week-old ban violates the state constitution. the judge issued a preliminary junction writing, "there is reasonable likelihood the clinics will prevail in the lawsuit." indiana's republican attorney general says that he will appeal. conspiracy theorist alex jones will be back on the stand today in his second defamation trial to determine just how much he must pay for spreading lies about the sandy hook mass shooting. he testified yesterday acknowledging he promoted a lie that the a 2012 shooting was a hoax. however, jones said he was done apologizing for his actions. at times the hearing turned into a shouting match between jones,

his defense attorney, and the plaintiff's lawyer. >> i've already apologized to the parents over and over again. >> because you know -- >> i won't apologize again. won't apologize to you. >> you're going to -- >> objection. >> guys -- >> objection. objection, argumentative. >> i don't apologize to you. >> jones is being sued by a first responder and families of eight children and adults who died in the shooting. nikki battiste has more. >> reporter: alex jones sat before the very judge he previously called a tyrant. >> you actually use that word a lot with your audience, you call people tyrants, don't you? >> only when they act like it. >> reporter: the "infowars" host is trying to limit the financial damages judge barbara bellis ordered he must pay for promoting lies about the sandy hook massacre. >> you acknowledge that among the things you said about sandy hook was that it was fake, yes? >> yes. >> reporter: synthetic? >> yes. >> reporter: manufactured? >> yes. >> reporter: with actors.

>> yes. >> reporter: the lawsuit claims sandy hook families and a first responder at the massacre were harassed and even threatened after the "infowars" host called the murders of 20 children and six adults a hoax. david wheeler, who lost his 6-year-old son benjamin, testified wednesday. >> people were accusing me of lying, telling me ben never lived. telling me that i was going to burn in hell. >> reporter: last month alex jones was ordered to pay nearly $50 million to another sandy hook family. the damages in this case could be even higher. jones faces a third trial later this year. nikki battiste, cbs news, new york. coming up, caught on video. a flight attendant is attacked mid flight. the serious charges against the suspect. and boston celtics coach suspended. why he's sitting out the entire nba season. this is the "cbs morning news." shingles.

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a nuclear-powered u.s. aircraft carrier has arrived in south korea ahead of joint military drills between the two countries. the "uss ronald reagan" is part of the joint exercise into demonstrating the two nations' strength against growing north korean threats. vice president kamala harris is set to visit next week after attending the funeral of former prime minister shinzo abe in japan. the coach of the boston celtics has been suspended, and an airline passenger is facing carges for assault. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." the "associated press" reports a passenger on an american airlines flight was arrested after he was caught on video punching a flight attendant in the back of the head. the 33-year-old california man can be seen running behind the flight attendant as he's walking in another direction. it happened wednesday on a flight from mexico to los angeles. passengers subdued the man with restraints. >> i went back there, and we

told him, we're going to put these things on you one way or another. he stuck his hands up, and we put them on without incident. >> the man was arrested after the plane landed in l.a. the flight attendant was taken to a hospital. american says it's banned the man from ever traveling on the airline again. the "chicago tribune" says an 8-year-old boy returned home as he recovers from being shot at a fourth of july parade in highland park, illinois. cooper roberts was shot in the back. he was left paralyzed from the waist down during the mass shooting that killed seven and wounded dozens. his mother and twin brother were also injured. roberts underwent several operations and more than two months of rehab. his family said they are filled with gratitude, love, and wholeness now that their son is back home. and "the boston globe" says that the celtics suspended coach ime udoka for a year for violating team policies. the "glen burnie" cites a league

-- the boston globe" cites a league source who said udoka was suspended for having an improper consensual relationship with a fmale member of the organization. the celtics said the coach's future with the team beyond this season will be made at a later date. in a statement, udoka apologized to players, fans, the celtics organization, and his family for letting them down. still to come, testing a four-day week. companies offer an update on an experiment that shortens the week of thousands of workers. dad, we got this. we got this. we got this. we got this. we got this. yay! we got this. we got this! life is for living. we got this! let's partner for all of it. edward jones don't mind me. i'm just the flu.

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people behind the wheel. > >> a drunk driver ends the life of a college student, but this morning, why there is a sign of hope for the victims grieving mom. > >> here in the bay area, even though it is fall, it will feel a little bit more like summer as as we extend into the next couple of days. a heat wave is beginning to push its way in, and we will have more on that in in the forecast. > >> it is friday, we will take a look at your commute. it is getting busy. everything else is is actually looking pretty good, good, but we will have more on that. >> this morning, as part of our hispanic heritage month celebration, i will introduce you to someone very special to me, whose life was emblematic of of the latino experience in the bay area. my grandma. > >> the time is now for a look at at the top stories. california health officials have put