myself to sleep too. every time my kids go through something, they open a box, every single time they cry. in discussing her son with developmental issues, ellerup tells "the new york post," he's so distraught and doesn't understand. and as a mother, i have no answers for him. heuermann is charged with killing three women working as escorts in the gilgo beach area and is the lead suspect in a fourth death there. if found guilty of the six charges against him, heuermann faces multiple sentences of life without parole. now, heuermann's lawyer says he now needs to sift through eight terabytes of evidence and data. that's equivalent to roughly 2,500 pages. and one other note, heuermann is not believed to be linked to deaths that took place in atlantic city. major. >> errol barnett, we thank you. now to the dangerous heat in much of the country. for the forecast, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather

challenge. chris, good evening. >> good evening, major. very hot and dry conditions fueling wildfires in the west. a firenado created by the intense heat from the fires, and unfortunately no significant relief on the way anytime soon. not expecting any significant rain in california, arizona, a little bit in nevada, but that's about it. meanwhile, the fire potential increasing in oklahoma and in texas as the heat dome remains. it continues for the high plains and a lot of the southern states here. a very, very intense and dangerous heat going right into the weekend. we're going to see that heat build into the southwest even more from what we're seeing today. and into the weekend, many locations, major, will see highs into the triple digits. >> chris warren, thank you. political leaders in new jersey were shaken today by the death of the state's trailblazing lieutenant governor, sheila oliver, who made history as the first black woman to hold statewide elected

office died today. she was 71 and was named new jersey's acting governor friday when governor phil murphy went on overseas vacation. oliver was then hospitalized for an unspecified medical condition. the distraught governor said appointing oliver as his lieutenant was the best decision he ever made. tonight new york city police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a dancer as a possible hate crime. cbs's shanelle kaul reports witnesses describe hearing homophobic slurs during the attack outside a brooklyn gas station. >> reporter: the nypd is still searching for the person who fatally stabbed o'shae sibley, a professional dancer and choreographer -- >> they murdered him because he was gay. >> reporter: it happened saturday night at this brooklyn gas station. sibley is seen on this surveillance video while he and his friends stopped to get gas. moments later, witnesses say he got into a heated argument with a man who made homophobic slurs.

sibley was stabbed in the chest and later died. >> o'shae was a beacon of light that just influenced everybody. >> reporter: the 28-year-old moved from philadelphia to new york three years ago to pursue his career. >> i'm horrified. >> reporter: tononi morrison wos with glaad, a nonprofit lgbtq advocacacy organization. >> are these isolated incidents? >> o'shahae sibley joins a horrific list of five other lgbtq+ people who have been murdered in recent weeks. >> reporter: hate crimes reported to the fbi across the country rose by 11% between 2020 and 2021, but crimes against gay males increased 41%. sibley's friend, kamar jewel, says he's still in shock. >> homophobia and words can lead to ideologies and thoughts, and those thoughts can lead into actions, and those are the type of actions that took away o'shae from this world.

>> reporter: and o'shae sibley was also a student here at the famed alvin ailly theater in new york. in a statement, the theater's director said he was loved by both fellow students and instructors here and that he had incredible energy. major. >> shanelle kaul, thank you. we are learning more tonight about the man memphis police say tried to enter a jewish school with a gun on monday. the alleged gunman's been identified as a former student at that school. another former student tells our cbs affiliate the suspect had struggled for years with mental health problems. after being shot in a confrontation with police, the suspect was taken to the hospital in critical condition. as the war in ukraine drags into its 18th month, there was yet another drone attack in the russian capital of moscow today on a building that was hit just days ago. cbs's ramy inocencio has the latest details. >> reporter: the shock wave, then smoke from a downed drone rising over moscow's wall

street, one of several targeting russia today. the kremlin blames kyiv. it's the second time in 48 hours this skyscraper housing three russian government ministries was hit. musca vits are concerned but not scared yet. "the drone attack was like a mosquito bite for a human." and from russia several drones hit a college and sports complex in kharkiv near ukraine's northeast border. and russian shelling blew the roof off this hospital in kherson on the southeast front line, killing a doctor on his first day at work and injuring five colleagues. ramy inocencio, cbs news, dnipro, ukukraine.

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the -- hey, look, you did something good. >> reporter: and that's a win in the game of life. kris van cleave, cbs news, peoria, illinois. and that is the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, please check back later for "cbs mornings." and of course, follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm major garrett. this is "cbs news flash." i'm wendy gillette in new york. former president donald trump has been indicted on four felony charges related to his attempts to stay in power after losing the 2020 presidential election. he'll be arraigned in court on thursday. the trump campaign called the charges fake. the massive york fire in california and nevada is now burning over 80,000 acres in the mojave desert. it's the largest wildfire in

california this year. and the $1.1 billion mega millions jackpot drawing was held last night, and there was no winning ticket. the next drawing will be on friday with an estimated jackpot of over $1.25 billion. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm wendy gillette, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm major garrett in for norah. we begin with breaking news in one of the special counsel's investigations of donald trump. a federal grand jury here in washington has voted to indict the former president for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. among the charges include conspiracy to defraud the united

states, obstruction of an official proceeding, and a civil rights-era law that makes it a crime to oppress, threaten, or intimidate a person of their free exercise or enjoyment of any right in the constitution. it is just the second time in american history that the department of justice has filed criminal charges against a current or former u.s. president. special counsel jack smith announced the indictment just moments ago. today's charges are related to trump's attempts to challenge the results of an election he lost, plans for fake electors, and his role in the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. trump responded to today's news on his social media account, calling smith deranged and the indictment election interference. cbs news' robert costa has today's late-breaking details and starts us off tonight. robert, good evening. >> good evening, major. let's talk about the former president's defense at this

point. the former president is saying -- is being accused of a sweeping conspiracy against the united states, something that's based on fraudulent claims of the election being rigged. according to the indictment, for more than two months following election day, the defendant spread lies that there was fraud in the election and he had actually won. is these claims were false, and the defendant knew they were false. >> the attack on our nation's capitol on january 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. as described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies, lies by the defendant. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news former president trump's legal team is now mapping out a new strategy to push back on the charges, shifting blame onto lawyers who were advising him at the time of the aftermath of the 2020 election. in a recent social media post, trump noted his attorneys met with the department of justice, saying they explained in detail

that i did nothing wrong and was advised by many lawyers. sources say the strategy could involve trying to pin blame on john eastman, trump's former lawyer, who sought to have former vice president mike pence refuse to certify the 2020 election results and presented trump with a memo outlining a plan to do so. trump has privately told allies that he believed john eastman's plan came from a conservative lawyer and that following eastman's counsel does not mean he conspired against the united states. but those familiar with the special counsel's work say trump's conduct is being deeply investigated and that prosecutors are skeptical that trump was just following advice. >> just because an attorney gives you advice, an attorney does not provide a defense if the attorney is suggesting you go out and violate a criminal law. that's not a defense. there has to be a good-faith belief that what you're doing is legitimate.

>> the next step in this process will come on thursday, when former president donald trump has been summoned to appear in washington before the grand jury in federal court. >> robert, let's talk about the president's potential lines of defense. the indictment lists six un-indicted co-conspirators, and the president has said on his social media account or at least implied that he was taking advice. could that "i was just taking advice from lawyers" provide him with the means by which to defend himself against these charges? >> that is the defense that is being mounted by former president trump's legal team. but as a federal prosecutor just told cbs news, just because a lawyer advises you something doesn't necessarily mean you have to take that advice. and if the lawyer is advising you on something that could be breaking the law, you would be breaking the law if you go along with that advice. so the special counsel, based on our reporting, does not believe that trump's argument is going to hold water as this case moves forward, and instead they're focusing on the advice trump got and also how he tried to push the lawyers along to say to them, let's really try to make

this happen and have me stay in power. >> robert costa, thank you so much for being with us. john dickerson is with us. john, if you can, it's a big lift, put this indictment in historical and political context. >> well, it's the most powerful person in the american system attacking the central pillar of the system, a free and fair election, and he's using the power to attack the system that he was given in order to protect the system. that's what happened in the last election. he is now asking to be rewarded for that behavior by being re-elected to the office, and he very well, according to the polls, and as you know well from covering this race, looks like he will be rewarded. and in a final kicker, the person who held the line on january 6th, his vice president, who stood up for the system to protect it, is doing so poorly in the republican race, he may not even make the debate stage to be in a position to call his former boss to account for attacking the system. >> it was a big lift, carried out beautifully, john dickerson, thank you so much.

we turn now to the case of the suspected gilgo beach serial killer on new york's long island. suspect rex heuermann charged in the murder of three women appeared in court today. cbs's errol barnett was there. >> reporter: today, rex heuermann, appearing stone-faced, wearing a dark blazer and handcuffs, stood before a judge. attorneys from both sides meeting at a conference hearing to discuss evidence against him, including surveillance video and items gathered during a 12-day, in-depth search of the suspect's massapequa park home. >> suffice to say it is a massive amount of material, and that's just the beginning. >> reporter: heuermann's lawyer accusing the media of having already convicted his client. >> he's a man who's never been arrested before. he's maintained his innocence. >> reporter: heuermann's wife, asa ellerup, releasing these images of the home she shared with him, showing a bathtub that appears to be sliced open with boxes of items strewn

everywhere. >> there are some reports that heuermann's soon to be ex-wife is upset at the way the house was effectively turned upside down. she might try to bring forward a case. >> she can pursue whatever remedies she feels are necessary. >> reporter: ellerup also saying she's been blindsided by the arrest. in a statement, referring to their adult son and daughter, she says, they've been crying themselves to sleep. quote, and i've been crying myself to sleep too. every time my kids go through something, they open a box, every single time they cry. in discussing her son with developmental issues, ellerup tells "the new york post," he's so distraught and doesn't understand. and as a mother, i have no answers for him. heuermann is charged with killing three women working as escorts in the gilgo beach area and is the lead suspect in a fourth death there. if found guilty of the six charges against him, heuermann faces multiple sentences of life without parole. now, heuermann's lawyer says he now needs to sift through eight terabytes of evidence and data.

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air-conditioning, it's putting a severe strain on a nation's power grid. as energy companies search for ways to avert potential blackouts, many are turning to solar farms. carter evans has the story. >> reporter: next to the rows of alfalfa, another type of farm is taking root in kern county, california, one that's harvesting clean, renewable energy. >> these panels track the sun all day. >> reporter: alicia knapp is president and ceo of bhe renewables, owner of solar star, one of the largest solar farms in the country with a peak output of 586 megawatts. >> how many homes can that power? >> about 255,000 california homes. >> reporter: there are more than 5,000 solar farms across the u.s. producing about 3.5% of the nation's electricity, and dozens of new facilities are being added every month. the increase in available solar energy is a much-needed boost for power grids currently strained by the summer's record-breaking heat.

like a mirage in the desert, the 1.7 million panels that make up solar star cover more than five square miles of unused farmland. >> which is more difficult, acquiring the land or getting the transmission lines to transport the electricity? >> transmission hands down. and what could make things even more difficult is if your transmission corridor goes between states. >> reporter: lorelei oviatt, director of planning and natural resources for kern county, says red tape and delays constructing power lines are holding back solar growth. >> when sacramento tells me they need 600,000 acres of solar, my question to them is where is the transmission? and the reason is because people don't like them. >> do people say, i don't want this stuff in my backyard? >> they do. >> reporter: another issue, too much solar power is wasted. >> does this farm sometimes generate more power than is demanded from it? >> yes, it does, mainly in the peak of the day. >> reporter: the most common method to store excess power right now is called pumped storage hydropower.

it uses the extra electricity to pump water to an uphill reservoir. when the power is needed, the water is released back down through a generator. >> you want to be able to maximize the output and store the energy and then use it when you need it. >> reporter: knapp says recent advances in technology will soon connect more farms to giant rechargeable batteries that will enable the use of solar power long after the sun goes down. i'm carter evans in rosamond, california. another source of clean energy is finding a home in the biggest coal-producing state in the nation. barry petersen has the story. >> reporter: cam rar is remote even by wyoming standards. a 50-mile detour off celebrate 80. its elevation is actually higher tan its population. tourists stop in to hunt for local fossils. but the best jobs come from different kinds of fossils -- fossil fuels. a coal mine and natural gas

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corporation right from here. >> reporter: chem rer mayor bill tech says his town is no stranger american entrepreneurs. jcpenney opened hiss first store here in 1902 before going nationwide. now chem rer has a 21st century business hero. >> wyoming is a fairly conservative state. bill gates is not a name where i think people would have a lot of praise for wyoming because of his stance on phasing out coal and things of that sort. but now he's kind of your local hero. >> there are people who absolutely abhor him. but this is what it is. he decided to put money into this. the nuclear, as far as i'm concerned, goes along with his green energy moving forward. and i'm not opposed to that, and i don't think most of the citizens are opposed to something like that. >> reporter: solar and wind only work when the weather is right. but nuclear works 24 hours a day without spewing out climate-changing greenhouse

gases. it could be in operation as soon as 2030 using a next-generation technology called nate re um, which is the latin word for sodium. experts say sodium-cooled reactors are three times more efficient than traditional water-cooled reactors, which means significantly less nuclear waste. >> and so the amount that you're making, you know, per decade is less than the size of a big room. and so the technology for waste disposal, we've had that advance. so that shouldn't be a limiting factor anymore. >> reporter: the promise of a new plant has bulldozers at work -- >> we'll cut down this way. >> reporter: as out of town developers like david jackson think they're building into a boom. the first of 2,000 workers who will construct the plant are already doing site surveys. there will be 300 workers running the plant once it comes online. >> there's a lot of big companies coming here.

there's a need for the housing. so if we jumped right into the market and it was kind of first come, that's who's going to win the game. >> reporter: today's plant workers may also win by getting new jobs, says roger holt, manager at the coal plant, and mark thatcher, a retired coal miner. >> this is a new designed nuclear reactor, but it still is going to end up generating steam, turning a steam turbine. we're going to have a lot of the same equipment that we use right now to generate power. so a lot of what we do will be transferrable. >> does this mean chem rer is going to have jobs for 50 years? >> yeah. the thing is if you've got 300 primary jobs, it allows gas stations, grocery stores, motels, everything else to be. >> isn't jobs the real answer here, that what you're bringing to this community is a chance to continue going on after their legacy of coal is over? >> exactly. you know, when that coal plant is shutting down, the ability of this community to keep the young

people and still be vibrant is under threat. >> reporter: small towns survive when young people like these middle schoolers find hometown jobs and when parents can make a living to support a family. and now chem rer can do just that, says mayor bill tech. >> you have to move forward, or, yeah, you stagnate, and you die. and to me, that's not an option. >> that was barry petersen, and this is the "cbs overnight news."

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as well as how cute they are. >> they're cute? okay. i'll come with you this far, but explain to me what about the bee is cute. >> if you see a photo, there's fuzzy and round. it's almost like a teddy bear. >> reporter: their cuteness might be up for debate, but the sweet rewards of beekeeping are undeniable. >> oh, yeah, you can dip your finger straight into that corner right there and take some how. >> oh, my gosh. >> then right out. >> try it out. >> it's pretty awesome. >> pretty good. >> oh, my gosh. it's really good actually. >> reporter: on the roof top of the canadian embassy, within ith sight of the nation's capital, queens beyoncé and celine beon are living their best life. >> between 20,000 and 30,000 bees in this whole live. >> reporter: he says these little goodwill ambassadors churn out about 100 jars of houn a year. >> i often say it's one of the favorite parts of my job is getting to work with the bees.

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final movie credit. reubens died sunday after a private battle with cancer. in a message released with the news of his death, the 70-year-old apologized to his fans for not publicizing his illness and added, "i have loved you all so much." i'm omar villafranca. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm erica brown. this is "cbs news flash." i'm wendy gillette in new york. former president donald trump has been indicted on four felony charges related to his attempts to stay in power after losing the 2020 presidential election. he'll be arraigned in court on thursday. the trump campaign called the charges fake. the massive york fire in california and nevada is now burning over 80,000 acres in the mojave desert. it's the largest wildfire in california this year.

and the $1.1 billion mega millions jackpot drawing was held last night, and there was no winning ticket. the next drawing will be on friday with an e imated jackpot of over $1.25 billion. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm wendy gillette, cbs news, new york. tonight, breaking news. a third indictment of former president donald trump, this time for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. and here are tonight's headlines. the former president now facing indictment in at least three separate legal battles. what we're learning about this federal indictment. >> the attack on our nation's capitol on january 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy.

the suspected gilgo beach killer appears in court for the first time since pleading not guilty as prosecutors reveal they have collected a mountain of evidence. police sources say they know who they're looking for in the deadly stabbing of a beloved dancer. police now investigating o'shae sibley's death as a hate crime. memphis police are hailing a jewish school for its safety plan, saying it prevented another potential mass shooting. a former student tried to gain entry into margolin hebrew academy with a gun. in the war between russia and ukraine, a drone hit the same moscow high rise overnight that was damaged by another drone just two days ago. russia called it a terrorist attack by ukraine, which has not claimed responsibility. the women's world cup is well under way, but the u.s. team has already scored a

massive win -- equal pay. >> it meant a lot to be able to achieve what we've done. we still have more progress to make. and a heartfelt reunion and a lifelong lesson on persevering. >> whatever i said stuck with him. >> hey, look, you did something good. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm major garrett in for norah. we begin with breaking news in one of the special counsel's investigations of donald trump. a federal grand jury here in washington has voted to indict the former president for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. among the charges include conspiracy to defraud the united states, obstruction of an official proceeding, and a civil rights-era law that makes it a crime to oppress, threaten, or

intimidate a person of their free exercise or enjoyment of any right in the constitution. it is just the second time in american history that the department of justice has filed criminal charges against a current or former u.s. president. special counsel jack smith announced the indictment just moments ago. today's charges are related to trump's attempts to challenge the results of an election he lost, plans for fake electors, and his role in the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. trump responded to today's news on his social media account, calling smith deranged and the indictment election interference. cbs news' robert costa has today's late-breaking details and starts us off tonight. robert, good evening. >> good evening, major. let's talk about the former president's defense at this point. the former president is saying -- is being accused of a sweeping conspiracy against the united states, something that's based on fraudulent claims of the election being rigged.

according to the indictment, for more than two months following election day, the defendant spread lies that there was fraud in the election and he had actually won. these claims were false, and the defendant knew they were false. >> the attack on our nation's capitol on january 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. as described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies, lies by the defendant. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news former president trump's legal team is now mapping out a new strategy to push back on the charges, shifting blame onto lawyers who were advising him at the time of the aftermath of the 2020 election. in a recent social media post, trump noted his attorneys met with the department of justice, saying they explained in detail that i did nothing wrong and was advised by many lawyers. sources say the strategy could involve trying to pin blame on john eastman, trump's former

lawyer, who sought to have former vice president mike pence refuse to certify the 2020 election results and presented trump with a memo outlining a plan to do so. trump has privately told allies that he believed john eastman's plan came from a conservative lawyer and that following eastman's counsel does not mean he conspired against the united states. but those familiar with the special counsel's work say trump's conduct is being deeply investigated and that prosecutors are skeptical that trump was just following advice. >> just because an attorney gives you advice, an attorney does not provide a defense if the attorney is suggesting you go out and violate a criminal law. that's not a defense. there has to be a good-faith belief that what you're doing is legitimate. >> the next step in this process will come on thursday, when former president donald trump has been summoned to appear in washington before the grand jury in federal court.

>> robert, let's talk about the president's potential lines of defense. the indictment lists six un-indicted co-conspirators, and the president has said on his social media account or at least implied that he was taking advice. could that "i was just taking advice from lawyers" provide him with the means by which to defend himself against these charges? >> that is the defense that is being mounted by former president trump's legal team. but as a federal prosecutor just told cbs news, just because a lawyer advises you something doesn't necessarily mean you have to take that advice. and if the lawyer is advising you on something that could be breaking the law, you would be breaking the law if you go along with that advice. so the special counsel, based on our reporting, does not believe that trump's argument is going to hold water as this case moves forward, and instead they're focusing on the advice trump got and also how he tried to push the lawyers along to say to them, let's really try to make this happen and have me stay in power. >> robert costa, thank you so much for being with us. john dickerson is with us. john, if you can, it's a big lift, put this indictment in

historical and political context. >> well, it's the most powerful person in the american system attacking the central pillar of the system, a free and fair election, and he's using the power to attack the system that he was given in order to protect the system. that's what happened in the last election. he is now asking to be rewarded for that behavior by being re-elected to the office, and he very well, according to the polls, and as you know well from covering this race, looks like he will be rewarded. and in a final kicker, the person who held the line on january 6th, his vice president, who stood up for the system to protect it, is doing so poorly in the republican race, he may not even make the debate stage to be in a position to call his former boss to account for attacking the system. >> it was a big lift, carried out beautifully. john dickerson, thank you so much. there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight t newsws."

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we turn now to the case of the suspected gilgo beach serial killer on new york's long island. suspect rex heuermann charged in the murder of three women appeared in court today. cbs's errol barnett was there. >> reporter: today, rex heuermann, appearing stone-faced, wearing a dark blazer and handcuffs, stood before a judge.

attorneys from both sides meeting at a conference hearing to discuss evidence against him, including surveillance video and items gathered during a 12-day, in-depth search of the suspect's massapequa park home. >> suffice to say it is a massive amount of material, and that's just the beginning. >> reporter: heuermann's lawyer accusing the media of having already convicted his client. >> he's a man who's never been arrested before. he's maintained his innocence. >> reporter: heuermann's wife, asa ellerup, releasing these images of the home she shared with him, showing a bathtub that appears to be sliced open with boxes of items strewn everywhere. >> there are some reports that heuermann's soon-to-be ex-wife is upset at the way the house was effectively turned upside down. she might try to bring forward a case. >> she can pursue whatever remedies she feels are necessary. >> reporter: ellerup also saying she's been blindsided by the arrest. in a statement, referring to their adult son and daughter,

she says they've been crying themselves to sleep." quote, and i've been crying myself to sleep too. every time my kids go through something, they open a box, every single time they cry. in discussing her son with developmental issues, ellerup tells "the new york post," he's so distraught and doesn't understand. and as a mother, i have no answers for him. heuermann is charged with killing three women working as escorts in the gilgo beach area and is the lead suspect in a fourth death there. if found guilty of the six charges against him, heuermann faces multiple sentences of life without parole. now, heuermann's lawyer says he now needs to sift through eight terabytes of evidence and data. that's equivalent to roughly 2,500 pages. and one other note. heuermann is not believed to be linked to deaths that took place in atlantic city. major. >> errol barnett, we thank you. now to the dangerous heat in much of the country. for the forecast, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from

our partners at the weather challenge. chris, good evening. >> good evening, major. very hot and dry conditions fueling wildfires in the west. a firenado created by the intense heat from the fires, and unfortunately no significant relief on the way anytime soon. not expecting any significant rain in california, arizona. a little bit in nevada, but tat's about it. meanwhile, the fire potential increasing in oklahoma and in texas as the heat dome remains. it continues for the high plains and a lot of the southern states here. a very, very intense and dangerous heat going right into the weekend. we're going to see that heat build into the southwest even more from what we're seeing today. and into the weekend, many locations, major, will see highs into the triple digits. >> chris warren, thank you. political leaders in new jersey were shaken today by the death of the state's trailblazing lieutenant governor. sheila oliver, who made history as the first black woman to hold statewide elected office, died

today. she was 71 and was named new jersey's acting governor friday when governor phil murphy went on overseas vacation. oliver was then hospitalized for an unspecified medical condition. the distraught governor said appointing oliver as his lieutenant was the best decision he ever made. tonight new york city police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a dancer as a possible hate crime. cbs's shanelle kaul reports witnesses describe hearing homophobic slurs during the attack outside a brooklyn gas station. >> reporter: the nypd is still searching for the person who fatally stabbed o'shae sibley, a professional dancer and choreographer. >> they murdered him because he was gay. >> reporter: it happened saturday night at this brooklyn gas station. sibley is seen on this surveillance video while he and his friends stopped to get gas. moments later, witnesses say he got into a heated argument with a man who made homophobic slurs. sibley was stabbed in the chest

and later died. >> o'shae was a beacon of light that just influenced everybody. >> reporter: the 28-year-old moved from philadelphia to new york three years ago to pursue his career. >> i'm horrified. >> reporter: tony morrison works with glaad, a nonprofit lgbtq advocacy organization. >> are these isolated incidents? >> o'shae sibley joins a horrific list of five other lgbtq+ people who have been murdered in recent weeks. >> reporter: hate crimes reported to the fbi across the country rose by 11% between 2020 and 2021, but crimes against gay males increased 41%. sibley's friend, kamar jewell, says he's still in shock. >> homophobia and words can lead to ideologies and thoughts, and those thoughts can lead into actions, and those are the type of actions that took away o'shae from this world. >> reporter: and o'shae sibley

was also a student here at the famed alvin ailey theater in new york. in a statement, the theater's director said he was loved by both fellow students and instructors here and that he had incredible energy. major. >> shanelle kaul, thank you. we are learning more tonight about the man memphis police say tried to enter a jewish school with a gun on monday. the alleged gunman's been identified as a former student at that school. another former student tells our cbs affiliate the suspect had struggled for years with mental health problems. after being shot in a confrontation with police, the suspect was taken to the hospital in critical condition. as the war in ukraine drags into its 18th month, there was yet another drone attack in the russian capital of moscow today on a building that was hit just days ago. cbs's ramy inocencio has the latest details. >> reporter: the shock wave, then smoke from a downed drone rising over moscow's wall

street, one of several targeting russia today. the kremlin blames kyiv. it's the second time in 48 hours this skyscraper housing three russian government ministries was hit. muscovites are concerned but not scared yet. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "the drone attack was like a mosquito bite for a human." and from russia several drones ht a college and sports complex in kharkiv near ukraine's northeast border. and russian shelling blew the roof off this hospital in kherson on the southeast front line, killing a doctor on his first day at work and injuring five colleagues. ramy inocencio, cbs news, dnipro, ukraine.

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win has come off of it. >> reporter: the biggest women's sporting event is smashing records. >> headed down! >> reporter: but the u.s. team has already notched a massive win off the pitch, playing in their first world cup with equal pay to men. in some cases, female players had been earning just 38% of what men made per game. >> this is the first world cup since the equal pay victory. you were at the table for that win. what did that mean? >> it meant a lot to be able to achieve what we've done. we still have more progress to make and a ways to go. >> reporter: that includes bringing in even more money to women's sports. >> this is actually a terrible business move if you're not getting in on it, if you're not investing. >> reporter: fifa's sponsorship has grown 150% since the last women's world cup. and on tv, the matches are forecast to reach 2 billion viewers worldwide, a nearly 80% increase from 2019.

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san francisco officials are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a building under construction. the building surrounded by scaffolding partially collapsed. the four-alarm fire damaged several other buildings in the area. no one was hurt. there is breaking news from charleston, south carolina. a helicopter crash prompted an international airport to shut down its runways temporarily. we'll have the details next.

finally tonight, sometimes the most important lessons in life can be learned over a game of catch. cbs's kris van cleave shows us how those lessons can alalso la a lifefetime. >> repeporter: the 1 1962 then r league s san diego p padres had grgreat year. but it's w what happenened off field that changed the life of one young baseball fan. >> i was fast, but i was dangerous. >> reporter: 10-year-old merl ledford's pitching needed help. his little league coach scored him time with padres pitcher zach monroe, who won a world

series with the 1958 yankees. >> he taught me to stay focused. sometimes you're not going to throw strikes. shake it off. you've got a job to do. >> reporter: lessons he believe helped him become a better student, then a better lawyer, baseball coach, and father. 61 years later, ledford wanted to say thank you to monroe, writing to major league baseball for help delivering this message. >> dear mr. monroe, it's captioned, thank you. >> good to see you. >> reporter: setting up a ball game reunion 2,000 miles away in peoria, illinois, between the little league wild man and the now 92-year-old pro ball player. >> whatever i said stuck with him. somebody went a lot further than i did, and i'm talking about an attorney. >> what did today mean to you? >> just being able to thank a guy that helped me out when i was little and share with him the -- hey, look, you did something good.

>> reporter: and that's a win in the game of life. kris van cleave, cbs news, peoria, illinois. and that is the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, please check back later for "cbs mornings." and of course, follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm major garrett. this is "cbs news flash." i'm wendy gillette in new york. former president donald trump has been indicted on four felony charges related to his attempts to stay in power after losing the 2020 presidential election. he'll be arraigned in court on thursday. the trump campaign called the charges fake. the massive york fire in california and nevada is now burning over 80,000 acres in the mjave desert. it's the largest wildfire in california this year.

and the $1.1 billion mega millions jackpot drawing was held last night, and there was no winning ticket. the next drawing will be on friday with an estimated jackpot of over $1.25 billion. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm wendy gillette, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, august 2nd, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." former president donald trump indicted on four felony charges in connection with his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. special counsel jack smith says trump's lies fueled the january 6th riot. we'll get reaction. amassing evidence in the gilgo beach serial killer case. the suspect appears in court as we get a glimpse inside his home.