next. see you in tonight -- double trouble. it's the fury of fiona. deserve stating and deadly from the maritimes to puerto rico. in florida, state of emergency with ian threatening to be a major hurricane. a rush to get ready. we'll have the latest forecast. also tonight -- ukraine referendums. russian soldiers go door to door for votes. >> russia holding elections in occupied territories to push through a vote to annex it. plus, stock markets fall as

americans feel the pitch. >> i'm michael george on wall street with impact on the cost of food, homes and travel. and later -- a seal saga. schubert turns himself's in after evading capture and captivating a community. >> announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. captioning funded by cbs good evening. with begin with breaking news or two fronts. the second storm, ian a threat to the mainland but we begin in canada. what was hurricane fiona roared through five provinces with drenching rains and powerful winds. in some places waves took buildings off their foundations. first time in 40 years this storm hit this far north. cbs's reporter is in

charlottestown, prince edward is island. >> reporter: powerful winds still ripping through the atlantic provinces as this storm pushing north. fiona landed here in the wee hours of the morning and knocked out power to thousands of people in five provinces. it could be days before that power is restored. there are trees down, and power lines down throughout, in some cases on top of people's homes and also widespread flooding and coastal surges. historic surges on the west coast of newfoundland, so bad, some homes were washed out to sea. emergency officials tell us it could be days, maybe weeks, before this region recovers. >> cnbc's katie nicholson, thank you. and fiona left destruction in its wake. puerto rico hit sonde still recovering. half the island remains without power and fiona's killed at least eight people and tonight

people in florida are storking up on supplying preparing for ian. our partner, at the weather channel have the latest. >> good evening, adriana. woe terribly a very dangerous storm hemmeding no the direction of the united states. for now it is tropical storm ian with winds at 45 miles an hour moving to the west and expected to move to the west-northwest and tropical storm conditions expected in jamaica. hurricane conditions expected for parts of the cayman islands. the storm is going to be moving over very conducive waters for development. so here is tomorrow evening. 70 mile-per-hour storm just shy of a hurricane, but then getting very strong. close to a cat 3. possibly a cat 4. exactly, adriana, where landfall will be does remain to be seen, but herb on the gulf coast in florida does need to make preparations to evacuate, if asked to do so.

>> chris warren from the weather channel. thanks so much. today the hurricane threat prompted nasa to call off tuesday's launch of its artemis rocket. for now the rocket will stay on the pad but could be rolled back to the building for safety. to ukraine. russia pressed ahead with referendums in four occupied territories but condoned in the west as a sham. we're? kyiv. >> reporter: election officials comb the streets urging residents to come outside and vote. nobody responds. others traipsing up flights of stairs knocking on doors to find voters, papers on soldiers by their side. this is democracy, russian-style. russia news outlets key to show enthusiastic voters, but the referendums take place in the ruins of cities that have been pounded by vladimir putin's

forces. the exiled mayor told us many residents of these territories fled before the kremlin seized control. > it's impossible to make a friend. nobody wants to cooperate. >> reporter: there are fears putin could use this as a pretext to escalate the conflict, claiming an assault on newly annexed territories is an attack on russia. with losses on the battlefield mounting, putin is now calling up military reservists. not going down well at home with anti-war protests leading to hundreds of arrests in a country that does not tolerate dissent. a panicked exodus of russians trying to escape. flights out of the country booked solid. traffic at border exits backed up as young men try to dodge the

draft, like 27-year-old mikita. >> it's crazy. i'm freedom from russia from putin. democrats in russia, it's crazy, and it's crazy. >> reporter: in the far east of russia, another long line. new conscripts bs boarding miliy planes. many of these have never fought in a war, let alone one that already has hardened russian fighters on the run. the referendums are seen by the white house as a sign of weakness. putin's war is not going well and, adriana, russia estimates they've lost nearly 6,000 soldiers. the u.s. puts a total of dead and wounded men closer to 80,000. >> debora patta, thank you. form on "face the nation" more on ukraine. margaret brennan speaks exclusively with president volodymyr zelenskyy. we turn now to deadly protests in iran. people have taken to the streets following the death of a

22-year-old woman in police cstody who was detained after allegedly not wearing a hijab popperly, and the regime is cracking down. we're at the white house tracking developments. chri christina? >> reporter: good evening. the treasury department actually altered sanctions gets iran to boost the internet there. the regime is trying to cut assets to prevent images we've seen from going all over the world. knowing well the power of its women in iran. 40 years ago played a critical role in the islamic revolution overthrowing the u.s.-backed shah and installing the republic it is now. >> america trampled upon, left the agreement pt not iran. >> reporter: the president made to mention of the protests that have killed at least 35 people in this country. >> tremendous sadness and horror.

>> reporter: u.s. ambassador to the u.n. linda thomas-greenfield. >> iranian women should be allowed to wear what they want to wear without having to worry about the so-called morality police coming in, beating them to death. >> reporter: islamic law does not explicitly require women to obs cover their heads but iranian law does. leaving front of long covering open and pushing veils far back on their heads. now many are ripping them off completely. and they're being joined by men. protesting not only religious restrictions but economic hardship and a regime they say is out of step with the needs of its people. now, domestic uninterest in iran is likely to only complicate those ongoing nuclear negotiations as well as efforts to release detained americans. adriana? >> important context. christina ruffini, thank you.

and to arizizarizona. detectives made the biggest opioid seizure of its kind in the city's history more than millio1 million fentanyl pills recovered. >> reporter: president biden is committing $1.5 billion to help states combat the opioid crisis. this as officials in los angeles work to prevent more student overdoses, like a fatal one here last week. tonight the fight against the nation's opioid crisis is on full display. phoenix police nabbing more than 1 million fentanyl pills. the biggest seizure of its kind in the department's history. in colorado a driver hauling 90,000 fentanyl pills and more than two pounds of fentanyl powder was stopped near the state line. a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin and deadly

doses are rising. more than 1,700 americans died in fentd nool in 2021. two-thirds due to fentanyl. 15-year-old melanie ramos died. >> we absolutely need to do better. should not be mourning lossage student. >> reporter: response to the overdoses came through 12 unified l.a. schools and soon stopped with an overdose anecdote. adriana? >> tanya bacchus, thanks. risks of a recession are on the rise after a rough week on wall street with the dow dropping to its lowest point of the year. michael george joins us with how it affects your money. michael? >> reporter: adriana, a dismal end to the week here on wall street. stocks took a big dive over worries we could be headed into a recession. [ closing bell ]

when the closing bell rang friday the news wasn't good. the dow dropped 486 points to its lowest level since late 2020. all this as inflation is hurting americans at every turn. >> inflation, gas prices, fuel. it's all up. >> reporter: since last year new car prices are up 10%. food is up 8%. and electricity, up 15%. while oil prices fell to an eight-month low and gas prices have dropped in recent months, they're still too high for marilyn park in san jose, california. >> makes me think twice before i drive out of the way. >> reporter: in pinellas, florida, saying this man's rent rose so much he had to give up his home and now lives in a tent set up as a temporary shelter. >> literally a short conversation sunday afternoon completely changed my life. >> reporter: the federal reserve hishged interest rates against this week in an effort to cut inflation by slowing the economy, but that also means

higher credit card interest and mortgage rates. d.c. realtor tiffany renwick issing lowing income americans look for alternatives. >> looking at sharing homes. seen a lot of people go back to the roommate layout. sometimes that's exactly where you are. >> reporter: and holiday forecast is expected to cost more this year. even though it's early, experts say you may be better off booking now before prices rise even higher. adriana? >> michael george, thank you. today buckingham palace released the first image of queen elizabeth's final resting place. the carved stone in the chapel at windsor castle shows the late monarch's name, her parents and her husband, prince philip. straight hoed, bringing back memories of mussolini. and a first on two fronts from the newest lawmaker from the frontier state. voters

appear poised to make a hard right turn. the woman expected to become prime minister leads the party with roots in neofascism. we're in rome. >> reporter: italy is revered for its history reflected in palazzos and ruins and statues but not all of that history is beautiful, and many fear one particularly ugly chapter could soon repeat itself. this year marks the 100th anniversary of mussolini's historic march on rome plunging the country into two decades of and a second world war. many say she is carrying the torch. leaders of the brothers of italy. what was once a fringe party ballooned into the biggest in

the country, and it's now poised to lead the most hard right government since world war ii. [ speaking non-english ]. >> a problem in italy. immigration. too many immigrants. >> and come first by a mom, a dad, and -- >> reporter: italy's conservative superstar remains fiercely opposed to adoptions and surrogacy for same-sex couples. the fiery 45-year-old is comfortable with some of the hallmarks of fascism. like this motto -- >> translator: god, fatherland and family. >> a postfascist party with a postfascist agenda. >> reporter: and a political scientist that runs american university. >> it has the flame and the symbol of the political party that goes back to the idea of the flame on the grave of

mussolini. >> reporter: the samemussolini'? >> yes. >> reporter: this historic election also because georgia would be the first-ever female prime minister. an important glass ceiling, one overshadowed by her politics. reporting for cbs news, rome. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," the alaskan politician returning the frontier state to its roots.

a milestone in congress. for the first time in 233 years a native american, native hawaiian and native alaskan all have seats in the u.s. house of representatives. it happened after mary pelletola made history. >> reporter: when this congresswoman arrived at the capitol she couldn't help but pinch herself. >> the reality has been sinking in more and more every day. >> raise my right hand.

>> reporter: the 49-year-old made history sworn in as the first alaskan native in congress and the first female representative from the state. >> i'm here to represent all alaskans. >> reporter: speaking in her native upic. >> [ speaking [ speaking non-english ] means thank you very much. >> reporter: mother of seven and grandmother of two became the first democrat to flip the seat in nearly 50 years, replacing the late republican congressman don young. >> how much of this is a full circle moment for you? >> my mom campaigned for him when shep was pregnant with me. i'm 49 years old. it's the 49th state. >> reporter: rural alaska's new rank voting system, she won more votes than former vice presidential candidate and alaska governor sarah palin and nick begich who hails from a well-known political family. >> how did you do it? >> worked very hard. spent many hours a day on the phone with alaskan voters, and i

traveled extensively to meet people face-to-face. >> reporter: the political upset has turned her into an instant congressional celebrity. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: and even earn praise in a congratulatory text message from palin, who she once worked with as a state legislator. >> refreshing to me she was able to congratulate me. >> i never retreat. i reload. >> reporter: come november, it's game on, as palin and begich will challenge her again for a full two-year term. >> working on momentum we gaine. we have shown that it is doable. >> reporter: hedging her bets for a repeat return to washington. nikole killion, cbs news, the capitol. next on the "cbs weekend news" remembering an academy award winner who terrified movie audiences everywhere. a gian

today. his playing described as spiritual. he explored and expanded the boundaries of his sax foerns notably with john coltrane in the '60s. he died in los angeles. he was 81. today actress luiz fletcher is remembered for playing one. big screen's most villainous characters ever. >> mr. chess wick, you sit down! >> reporter: nurse ratchet's in 1975's "one flew over the cuckoo's nest" she humiliated and tortured patients giving nurses a bad name everywhere. she won a best actress for the role pap daughter of deaf parents, her acceptance speech was also memorable f. you're ux kuz me, for my mother and my

father, i want to say thank you for teaching me to have a dream. you are seeing my dream come true. thank you. [ applause ] >> luis fletcher died at her home in france. she was 88 years old. when we return, a slippery suspect surrenders to police.

finally tonight a fugitive on the run near salem, massachusetts, turned himself in this week. he'd been hiding underwater. authorities trying to catch him for hours. even using nets. >> he knew to stay away from the boats, away from the nets. come close enough that they would get pretty good pictures of him. >> reporter: finally a break. overnight friday the suspect spotted on surveillance video lumbering through a parking lot,

straight to the police department. he turned himself in. he'd swum upstream from the atlantic ocean into the shoe pond where he stayed for a week earning the nickname, schubert. >> the seal is about 4, 5 years old. come full circle. >> reporter: he's a repeat offender. from the mystic aquarium he was recognized. run away from home in 2018 and had to be rescued from cape cod. >> did us all a favor and brought himself tos plit department. a story that blows my mind still. >> he will be released back into the atlantic but monitored by a gps tracker. thanks so much to our boston station wbz for brings his storied. that is the "cbs weekend news" from chicago. i'm adriana diaz. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

>> live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is transcendence. > >> now at 6:00, a sports bar bad up by flames after more than a y of serving customers in san fra. > >> a sigh of relief for a saturday woman attacked because of her headscarf. >> it makes me feel so much better because i was not the ony one who she attacked. >> why it took two months and two arrests for the suspect to d to land behind bars. > >> a cold dip for a great cause. cause. why hundreds of people braved the bay waters this morn. we will begin tonight with the san francisco injured institution that burned down early this morning. this historic double-play bar and grill had been serving drinks since 1909. some people considered it a go to spot and baseball shrine when the old

stadium was across the street. >> reporter: the fire destroyed more than just a bar, he destroyed a lot of history. double-play, sort of like a time that had a lot of memorabilia tt dated back to the sill stadium . stadium days. firefighters got the normal one called around 5:00 early in the morning. it was fully engulfed in flames. >> working fire, location, sexting and breyer. >> reporter: they believe the fe started in the front by the bar area. it is destroyed, along wih the memorabilia. the back room has a heavy fire and smoke damage. >> i see firefighters and i come come and see, everything is don. is done. >> reporter: owner, raffaella hernandez, found out about the fire when he came to work at 6:0 in the morning. i still can't believe it. >> reporter: raffaella says, het put his pain into words because double-play was