the 19 co-defendants have secured bond agreements with district attorney fani willis, including the former president, who has a cash bond set at $200,000. trump said willis thought i was a flight risk to fly far away, maybe to russia, russia, russia, share a gold dome suite with vladimir. trump also can't communicate with the other defendants except through attorneys, and he's not allowed to intimidate witnesses, including on social media. the former president confirmed he will travel to atlanta thursday to be arrested. security is being ramped up outside of the jail as the sheriff warned of a hard lockdown ahead of trump's arrival. late today, former white house chief of staff mark meadows asked for an extension to surrender, but he was rejected by the d.a., who said she would file warrants in the system for his arrest after noon friday. some of the defendants are facing mounting legal bills and have indicated the former president may not pick up the tab. so they're now trying to raise funds onto. norah.

>> nikole killion, thank you. tonight a massive cleanup is under way in southern california following tropical storm hilary. the record rain and flooding left entire neighborhoods buried under mountains of mud and debris, likely causing billions of dollars in damage. cbs's carter evans reports from cathedral city, where residents are still digging out. >> reporter: tonight, it's neighbor helping neighbor in desert communities walloped by hilary. >> these guys are heroes. >> reporter: this neighborhood in cathedral city had more than three feet of mud in the streets. and right behind the heavy equipment, volunteers with shovels in hand to help dig out. >> we're all taking care of each other. we got three cars out just a little bit ago, which was a really big deal. >> reporter: the storm dumped more than 3 1/2 inches of rain here, funneling mud right into this low-lying community. >> i have to say the response of the community members helping one another has been unbelievable. >> reporter: mayor rita lamb says the mud and muck trapped people in their homes and

rescuers had to get creative using a front loader to carry a group of seniors to safety. >> talk about thinking out of the box. and those residents are all safe relocates, and they're safe and sound. and those pictures, you know, they were worth 1,000 words. >> reporter: in the mountains of san bernardino, others are still struggling to clear mud, rocks, and more debris that came crashing down. we're also learning about an airline scare during the storm. >> holy [ bleep ]. >> reporter: sparks flew as an alaska airlines flight made a hard landing at john wayne airport in southern california. the landing gear failed. and as the city of los angeles recovers from hilary, first responders had to evacuate hundreds of patients, some on ventilators, after a backup generator failed at a downtown hospital. it's still not clear what caused the power outage. now, officials here in cathedral city say it's simply too early to estimate the cost of all the

damage from hilary. they're going to be digging out here for weeks. now, this storm brought with it a tremendous amount of moisture and set rainfall records in four states. norah. >> you can see they're busy at work. carter evans, thank you. well, a terrifying scene in pakistan today. a cable car was left dangling nearly 1,000 feet over a river when one of its mile-long cables broke. inside were eight people, including six children. the world watched as rescuers in a helicopter worked feverishly to free them. cbs's ramy inocencio now on how this delicate operation played out. >> reporter:r: it was supposed be a routine morning trip to school between two mountains. but when a cable snapped, six children between the ages of 11 and 155 and t two adultss almos plplunged to their death. villagers here inn papakistan's remote northwest mountains helplessly watched a as rescucu dangling from helicopters in high winds strained to reach them. the down wash from a rescue

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officials say they have gone through all the single-story residential properties in lahaina and are now focusing on larger buildings. cbs's jonathan vigliotti has been on maui for two weeks and reports tonight there's new questions about the mayor's response. >> reporter: as the search intensifies, images from before the fire show the complications cadaver dog teams face as they comb through what's left in the disaster zone. tonight the focus is on multistory residential and commercial properties, areas officials say with the highest population of the missing. around 850 people are still unaccounted for. >> we're hurting because not only we've lost our historical places and our homes, but we've lost our loved ones. >> reporter: and tonight there's new concern over how aware maui county officials were of the conditions on the ground august 8th, in part because of this interview mayor richard bissen gave to local station kitv just after 6:00 p.m. >> i'm happy to report that the

road is open to and from lahaina. >> reporter: but, in fact, by this point the fire had already spread into downtown lahaina. >> oh, my god. i can't see anything. we're surrounded by [ bleep ] fire. >> reporter: the mayor seemingly unaware that much of downtown was ablaze, and many residents were either caught in or were fleeing the flames. >> we have reports of structures, older buildings that have been burned in lahaina. we actually -- our update is actually going to come in at about 7:00 p.m. >> reporter: and late to comprehend just how devastating the fires actually were. and we reached out to the mayor's office for comment and have not heard back. the state attorney general's office is now investigating, and we have heard back from them. they tell me they are, quote, advising state actors to refrain from commenting on this pending investigation, norah. investigation, norah. >> jonathan vigliott i'm patriotic kenny. and, hi, i'm amanda on tiktoko. my scooterer broke dowown.

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the city's overcrowding crisis. it is set to house 3,000 migrants. mayor eric adams. is this a sign of progress, or does this speak to the humanitarian crisis your city is facing? >> this is not a sign of progress. this is a sign of a crisis, the greatest, i believe, humanitarian crisis this city has ever witnessed. >> reporter: it's been difficult for the city to find space, leaving at one point dozens waiting outside and even sleeping on sidewalks at the roosevelt hotel that has now been converted into an intake center. new york city projects it could spend up to $12 billion on the crisis over the next three years. the situation so dire, the mayor is also considering using a closed federal prison as an option. >> everything is on the table. i want to be clear on that. everything is on the table because when people come here, the last stop is for someone to sleep on the street. >> reporter: the mayor wants the

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one-of-a-kind adorable baby born july 31st at the brights zoo in the town of limestone, tennessee. officials say she is believed to be the only solid-colored giraffe on the planet. the last recorded spotless giraffe was in tokyo in 1972. zoo officials are asking for the public's help in naming their new superstar. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and remember you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. new details are emerging about the efforts to find missing people on maui.

according to the fbi, 2,500 people were initially unaccounted for. more than half have been found safely with authorities still working to locate the remaining roughly 1,100 people. members of the union representing ups employees voted to approve a new five-year contract, officially preventing the largest single employer strike in u.s. history. the new contract includes pay raises and commitment to equip more trucks with air-conditioning. and serena williams can now coach doubles. the tennis icon and her husband announced the birth of their second child, adira river ohanian. for more, downless the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin tonight with a

one-two punch of extreme weather from tropical storm harold slamming texas to the sweltering heat across the middle of the country. thousands of homes and businesses are without power tonight after tropical storm harold made landfall south of corpus christi with sustained winds of 50 miles per hour. the ninth named storm of the atlantic hurricane season is bringing heavy rains, flooding, strong winds, and storm surge along the coast. elsewhere, it's dangerous. excessive heat causing problems from minnesota to florida. more than 140 million americans are under heat alerts in nearly half the states. triple-digit feels-like temperatures topped 110 degrees in places like kansas city and minneapolis. we have team coverage of this wild weather and reporter matt dougherty from our cbs houston affiliate, khou, will start us off from corpus christi. good evening, matt. >> reporter: hi. good evening, norah. tropical storm harold came ashore today with a vengeance, packing wind gusts of more than 60 miles an hour.

all around me, those gulf waters continue to wash ashore. people are stranded, and roads are flooded. harold is pummeling parts of texas. the storm unleashed wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour as it made landfall this morning, unleashing torrents of rain on the lone star state. we're in downtown corpus christi right now. tropical storm harold made landfall on north padre island about half an hour ago. we're about 300 yards from the beach, which is up there in that direction. as you get closer, you can see the tide rising and those waves. back here, we're not seeing a whole lot of flooding in corpus christi. what we are seeing is a whole lot of tree damage like you can see right there. hours later, roads leading to the state aquarium in corpus christi were flooded, leaving some stranded. >> we're not standing down yet. >> reporter: governor greg abbott says texas has deployed emergency responders to monitor the storm as it moves across the state. in the midwest, the heat is the issue. roxana saberi is in chicago. >> reporter: people have come

out here to the shore of lake michigan to cool off and enjoy the breeze as temperatures rise. an excessive heat warning goes into effect tomorrow when this region could feel as warm as 115 degrees. >> the sun is just a little intense. >> reporter: conditions here could get dangerous, especially for schools without adequate air-conditioning. some are starting late or moving to remote learning. >> it makes it a hard environment for the kids to learn in. >> reporter: in kansas city today, feels-like temperatures soared to 116. and in minneapolis, 113. >> reporter: back here in corpus christi, more than 9,000 customers remain without power. you can see behind me those waves are still crashing ashore. we're still feeling some intermittent rains, and of course those wind gusts continue to beat down on corpus christi. norah, back to you. >> matt dougherty, thank you. we are tracking the storm and that extreme heat, so let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah.

harold now a tropical depression. seeing winds with this system still around 35 miles an hour. still some stronger gusts possible. the center of this system well inland. some of the heaviest rain expected to fall south or west of the border here in mexico. meanwhile, the reason we saw harold stay so far to the south is this area of high pressure. this heat dome associated with it firmly in place with some extreme heat. excessive heat warnings stretching from louisiana all the way up to minnesota, where tomorrow temperatures will be in the triple digits. and, norah, davenport could feel like 117. >> that is too hot. thank you, chris. tonight, a massive cleanup is under way in southern california following tropical storm hilary. the record rain and flooding left entire neighborhoods buried under mountains of mud and debris, likely causing billions of dollars in damage. cbs's carter evans reports from

cathedral city, where residents are still digging out. >> reporter: tonight, it's neighbor helping neighbor in desert communities walloped by hilary. >> these guys are heroes. >> reporter: this neighborhood in cathedral city had more than three feet of mud in the streets. and right behind the heavy equipment, volunteers with shovels in hand to help dig out. >> we're all taking care of each other. we got three cars out just a little bit ago, which was a really big deal. >> reporter: the storm dumped more than 3 1/2 inches of rain here, funneling mud right into this low-lying community. >> i have to say the response of the community members helping one another has been unbelievable. >> reporter: mayor rita lamb says the mud and muck trapped people in their homes, and rescuers had to get creative using a front loader to carry a group of seniors to safety. >> talk about thinking out of the box. and they residents are all safely relocated, and they're safe and sound. and those pictures, you know, they were worth 1,000 words.

>> reporter: in the mountains of san bernardino, others are still struggling to clear mud, rocks, and more debris that came crashing down. we're also learning about an airline scare during the storm. >> holy [ bleep ]. >> reporter: sparks flew as an alaska airlines flight made a hard landing at john wayne airport in southern california. the landing gear failed. and as the city of los angeles recovers from hilary, first responders had to evacuate hundreds of patients, some on ventilators, after a backup generator failed at a downtown hospital. it's still not clear what caused the power outage. now, officials here in cathedral city say it's simply too early to estimate the cost of all the damage from hilary. they're going to be digging out here for weeks. now, this storm brought with it a tremendous amount of moisture and set rainfall records in four states. norah. >> you can see they're busy at work. carter evans, thank you. well, a terrifying scene in pakistan today. a cable car was left dangling

nearly 1,000 feet over a river when oe of its mile-long cables broke. inside were eight people, including six children. the world watched as rescuers in a helicopter worked feverishly to free them. cbs's ramy inocencio now on how this delicate operation played out. >> r reporter: it t was suppose be a routine morning trip to school between two mountains. but when a cable snapped, six children between the ages of 11 and 15 and two adults s almost plununged to theirir death. villagers here in pakistan's remote n northwest mouountains helplesslyly watched as s rescu dangling from helicopters in hihigh winds strtrained to reac them. the downwash from a rescue chopper shook the car violently, threatening to send it crashing into the ground nearly 1,000 feet below. this man's brother and son were inside. "if the government is so helpless," he said, "then it should seek help from another country." pakistani military commandos did

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i'm scott macfarlane in washington. thanks for staying with us. the issue of immigration is expected to come up at tonight's republican presidential debate, and one question is where to place all the migrants seeking asylum here in the u.s. new york city just opened up a new center to house 3,000 people. that's just the tip of the iceberg. jericka duncan sat down with the city's mayor. >> reporter: eric adams predicts the city could spend upwards of $12 billion over three years without more help from the state. more than 500 migrants arrived in new york city on sunday alone. and last week we spoke with some of them, who say they are simply looking for a better life. around 6:00 a.m., two buses with dozens of migrants pull into the heart of new york city. marjorie tovar came from venezuela and says she's happy to be here. [ speaking in a global language ] "happy because god gave me the opportunity to arrive here with

my daughters." the national guard directs them to an intake center roughly 20 minutes away on foot. but community organizer power malu and others step in to get the migrants ubers while handing out snacks. >> we first triage. we listen to their stories. we listen to their needs. >> are you overwhelmed? >> no. i am not overwhelmed. i am a little bit upset that we are going from one whole year, and we still have people sitting in hotels and in shelters, and we have not done the proper outreach. >> reporter: since spring of last year, new york city officials say they've provided shelter and care for over 100,000 asylum seekers. on randalls island is where you'll find the latest center to open, with rows of cots, a place to shower, and a dining area. mayor eric adams says it's expected to house up to 3,000 people. >> is this a sign of progress, or does this speak to the

humanitarian crisis your city is facing? >> this is not a sign of progress. this is a sign of a crisis, the greatest, i believe, humanitarian crisis this city has ever witnessed. >> reporter: but some, like malu, have been critical of the mayor, questioning how money is being spent and how migrants are being treated. >> the respite sites with no showers, no a.c., the people practically sleeping on top of each other, the people getting threatened that they're going to get deported if they complain about a living condition. people calling us and telling us, they're moving us from one hotel to another hotel. >> reporter: malu says migrants at city-run facilities have sent him pictures of frozen food and meals consisting of just crackers and fruit cups. we showed those images to the mayor. >> have you heard this before? >> no, especially the -- the frozen food we have. when we hear about one of our service providers not meeting our standards, we immediately get in. and we need to be clear i'm on

the ground. i'm not detached on this. i walk through surprise visits to see the quality of service. >> how often? >> very often. very often. >> once a week? >> once i week i am looking at one of the locations to make sure we're reaching the standards. >> reporter: the city has demanded help from the state. in response, last week an attorney for new york governor kathy hochul sent a scathing letter to a judge as part of a legal proceeding. in part, she raised concerns about the mayor's handling of the migrant crisis. >> the state alleges that you didn't share information promptly, that you all did not implement programs in a timely manner. she says you've turned away opportunities to house thousands of migrants. >> when we looked at the analysis about the 12 spaces they gave us, some of them were in floodplain areas. some of them were not suitable to build in. >> reporter: on top of that, mayor adams says there's another complicated issue at play. the right to work. legally migrants must wait six months after they've applied for asylum before they are eligible

for work permits. and due to backlogs, the wait could take years. >> what specifically can you do to address that issue of migrants not being able to work? >> we're going to do the duality of calling for rightfully the resources for the city. even something as simple as calling a state of emergency. if the president does that, it will allow us to get resources. >> reporter: according to current and former senior u.s. officials and internal documents, the white house has been reluck tants to push ahead policy changes because of legal risks, political optics, and a spike in border crossings. the white house emphasized in a statement to cbs news its commitment to working with cities but said ultimately congress needs to approve additional funding. >> what would you say to president biden if he's listening right now? >> the precursor to sleep, to enjoy the american dream, is the right to work, the right to work. let them work. >> reporter: that's what yasen silva, who fled colombia, is

hoping for. [ speaking in a global language ] "i really want to work. i pray to god a lot for this. i beg every person i speak with to help me." the mayor's office told us any threats against migrants are unacceptable, and all housing sites have a.c. and viable shower options. and while the situation is not ideal, the city is, quote, out of good options and even okay options. in response to the mayor's claim that housing sites the state offered were not suitable to build in, the governor's office said it's confident those locations could be made operational. jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. as the summer travel season winds down, thousands of americans will be returning from tips overseas, and those coming home from japan will likely pass through tokyo's main international airport. but the spotless modern terminals hide a violent past. lucy craft reports. >> reporter: at japan's narita

airport, planes fly over a field of onions, tomatoes, and peppers. this is no airport garden or green space amenity but a working farm and a symbol of protest. takao shito, 73, farms a few acres leased by his family for generations. his field sits smack in the middle of the airport. so one of narita's two runways had to be built around it. as shito gathers the harvest, tail fins glide in the background like circling sharks. with the taxiway so close, the farm gets blasted by engine noise, and the air is choked with jet fuel exhaust. but farmer takao shito says this is the only place in japan he wants to be. i asked shito what this piece of turf meant to him. he says, "it's my life. i have no intention of ever leaving." our interview was drowned out by a jet taking off just a few hundred yards away. >> the first thing to remember

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the wildfires in maui have touched off a flood of donations to help survivors. but in addition to the many real charities, there are scams. michael george reports. >> reporter: donations are

pouring in to maui to help the thousands of people left homeless from wildfires. >> this is the type of things that our community does best is we stick together. >> reporter: besides basic needs, legitimate organizations are also asking for money. but so are criminals posing as charities. >> we want people to know that whenever there's a natural disaster, scammers are quick to follow. >> reporter: colleen tressler with the federal trade commission says scam artists may contact you about donations through phone calls, email, and social media. >> are there red flags that people should look out for that might be signs that it's not a legitimate charity? >> absolutely. these scammers very often create a sense of urgency, and you're really not thinking as clearly as you would normally. some of these scammers use very similar-sounding names to organizations, charities that we all know. >> reporter: another red flag, criminals often ask for payment with cash, gift cards, wiree transfer, or cryptocurrency.

>> we really recommend that you pay by credit card, which gives you a lot more consumer protections. >> reporter: tressler says you should only donate to charities you trust. you can verify the legitimacy of a nonprofit through sites like charity watch, charity navigator, and others. >> every dollar that a scammer takes out of a generous person's pocket means that money isn't going to the people in need. >> reporter: a little research can help guarantee the money you send gets to the right place. michael george, cbs news, new york. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. be sure to check back later for "cbs mornings." reporting from the nation's capital, i'm scott macfarlane. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. new details are emerging about the efforts to find missing people on maui. according to the fbi, 2,500

people were initially unaccounted for. more than half have been found safely with authorities still working to locate the remaining roughly 1,100 people. members of the union representing ups employees voted to approve a new five-year contract, officially preventing the largest single employer strike in u.s. history. the new contract includes pay raises and commitments to equip more trucks with air-conditioning. and serena williams can now coach doubles. the tennis icon and her husband, alexis ohanian, announced the birth of their second child, adira river ohanian. for more, down ad the cbs connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. tonight, tens of millions of americans swelter in triple digit temperatures as tropical storm harold hits texas, bringing flash flooding and possible tornadoes. here are tonight's headlines.

>> we're talking heat index values 120, even 130 in some cases. >> the double weather threat tonight as a heat dome bakes a third of the country. plus, the developing situation as tropical storm harold makes landfall. the big cleanup has begun, and neighbors are helping neighbors dig out. >> and out west, hundreds of patients moved after a hospital loses power. and look at this. sparks fly as a plane lands during tropical storm hilary. a tragic start to the school year after a bus full of kids is run off the road, killing one and injuring more than 20. the status tonight on their conditions. former president trump says he will travel to georgia thursday to face charges of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state. >> former white house chief of staff mark meadows asked for an extension to surrender, and the district attorney basically slapped that down.

we're all watching. the world is watching. >> maui's mayor faces backlash for his role during the fire. our new reporting as recovery efforts enter a new phase. in new york city, a new center has just opened up on randalls island. it's expected to house up to 3,000 migrants. >> this is a sign of a crisis, the greatest, i believe, humanitarian crisis this city has ever witnessed. >> sha'carri richardson has won the world title! >> and sha'carri richardson becomes the world's fastest woman. >> i had to come with it because they were going to come with it. so i was prepared, and i'm grateful. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin tonight with a one-two punch of extreme weather from tropical storm harold

slamming texas to the sweltering heat across the middle of the country. thousands of homes and businesses are without power tonight after tropical storm harold made landfall south of corpus christi with sustained winds of 50 miles per hour. the ninth named storm of the atlantic hurricane season is bringing heavy rains, flooding, strong winds, and storm surge along the coast. elsewhere, it's dangerous. excessive heat causing problems from minnesota to florida. more than 140 million americans are under heat alerts in nearly half the states. triple-digit feels-like temperatures topped 110 degrees in places like kansas city and minneapolis. we have team coverage of this wild weather, and reporter matt dougherty from our cbs houston affiliate, khou, will start us off from corpus christi. good evening, matt. >> reporter: hi. good evening, norah. tropical storm harold came ashore today with a vengeance, packing wind gusts of more than 60 miles an hour. all around me, those gulf waters

continue to wash ashore. people are stranded, and roads are flooded. harold is pummeling parts of texas. the storm unleashed wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour as it made landfall this morning, unleashing torrents of rain on the lone star state. we're in downtown corpus christi right now. tropical storm harold made landfall on north padre island about half an hour ago. we're about 300 yards from the beach, which is up there in that direction. as you get closer, you can see the tide rising and those waves. back here, we're not seeing a whole lot of flooding in corpus christi. what we are seeing is a whole lot of tree damage like you can see right there. hours later, roads leading to the state aquarium in corpus christi were flooded, leaving some stranded. >> we're not standing down yet. >> reporter: governor greg abbott says texas has deployed emergency responders to monitor the storm as it moves across the state. in the midwest, the heat is the issue. roxana saberi is in chicago. >> reporter: people have come out here to the shore of lake

michigan to cool off and enjoy the breeze as temperatures rise. an excessive heat warning goes into effect tomorrow when this region could feel as warm as 115 degrees. >> the sun is just a little intense. >> reporter: conditions here could get dangerous, especially for schools without adequate air-conditioning. some are starting late or moving to remote learning. >> it makes it a hard environment for the kids to learn in. >> reporter: in kansas city today, feels-like temperatures soared to 116. and in minneapolis, 113. >> reporter: back here in corpus christi, more than 9,000 customers remain without power. you can see behind me those waves are still crashing ashore. we're still feeling some intermittent rains, and of course those wind gusts continue to beat down on corpus christi. norah, back to you. >> matt dougherty, thank you. we are tracking the storm and that extreme heat, so let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. harold now a tropical depression.

seeing winds with this system still around 35 miles an hour. still some stronger gusts possible. the center of this system well inland. some of the heaviest rain expected to fall south or west of the border here in mexico. meanwhile, the reason we saw harold stay so far to the south is this area of high pressure. this heat dome associated with it firmly in place with some extreme heat. excessive heat warnings stretching from louisiana all the way up to minnesota, where tomorrow temperatures will be in the triple digits. and, norah, davenport could feel like 117. >> that is too hot. thank you, chris. now a heartbreaking tragedy in ohio on the first day of school. an elementary school student was killed and more than 20 others hurt when their bus was struck by a minivan and flipped over. and as cbs's nancy chen reports, only eight states require a seat belt on school buses, and ohio isn't one of them.

>> reporter: it was morning pickup at the start of a new year at elementary school when a bus in springfield, ohio, crashed, rolling to its side. >> report of a school bus/auto accident. the bus is on its top, down the embankment. children on the bus. >> reporter: police say the driver of a minivan traveling the opposite direction crossed into the path of the bus full of 52 students. >> that school bus attempted to take evasive action and drive onto the shoulder, but they still made contact. >> reporter: one child was killed when the bus overturned. >> there was one student that succumbed to fatal injuries at the scene of the crash. they were ejected from the school bus. >> reporter: 23 other students were hurt, including one seriously injured. authorities say the school bus did not have seat belts. >> it's a tragic incident, and we ask for space and patience and time. >> reporter: the driver of the minivan, as well as a passenger, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. stunned parents rushed to reunite with their children nearby.

>> after it happened, i seen it on its side, and they were putting kids on stretchers. they had, like, leg braces and neck braces and stuff like that. it's not something you would want to prepare yourself for. >> reporter: nearly all of the injured children have been released from the hospital. police tell us there could be charges ahead. the crash remains under investigation, norah. >> nancy chen, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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details about donald trump's plans to surrender to authorities in georgia. sources tell cbs news the former president will turn himself in thursday night. he's facing charges related to his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. cbs's nikole killion reports some of trump's 18 co-defendants began surrendering today. >> reporter: john eastman, one of the alleged architects of former president trump's strategy to use false electors to overturn the 2020 election, was among the first to surrender at the fulton county jail. >> i am confident that when the law is faithfully applied in this proceeding, all of my co-defendants and i will be fully vindicated. >> reporter: eastman was one of two to turn themselves in today. in testimony to the january 6th committee last year, former white house lawyer eric hrschmann said eastman called him the day after the capitol attack to discuss challenging the georgia results. this was the advice herschmann gave him. >> get a great f-ing criminal defense lawyer. you're going to need it. >> reporter: so far, a dozen of

the 19 co-defendants have secured bond agreements with district attorney fani willis, including the former president, who has a cash bond set at $200,000. trump said, "willis thought i was a flight risk to fly far away, maybe to russia, russia, russia, share a gold dome suite with vladimir." trump also can't communicate with the other defendants except through attorneys, and he's not allowed to intimidate witnesses, including on social media. the former president confirmed he will travel to atlanta thursday to be arrested. security is being ramped up outside of the jail as the sheriff warned of a hard lockdown ahead of trump's arrival. late today, former white house chief of staff mark meadows asked for an extension to surrender, but he was rejected by the d.a., who said she would file warrants in the system for his arrest after noon friday. some of the defendants are facing mounting legal bills and have indicated the former president may not pick up the tab. so they're now trying to raise funds onto. norah.

>> nikole killion, thank you. tonight a massive cleanup is under way in southern california following tropical storm hilary. the record rain and flooding left entire neighborhoods buried under mountains of mud and debris, likely causing billions of dollars in damage. cbs's carter evans reports from cathedral city, where residents are still digging out. >> reporter: tonight, it's neighbor helping neighbor in desert communities walloped by hilary. >> these guys are heroes. >> reporter: this neighborhood in cathedral city had more than three feet of mud in the streets. and right behind the heavy equipment, volunteers with shovels in hand to help dig out. >> we're all taking care of each other. we got three cars out just a little bit ago, which was a really big deal. >> reporter: the storm dumped more than 3 1/2 inches of rain here, funneling mud right into this low-lying community. >> i have to say the response of the community members helping one another has been unbelievable. >> reporter: mayor rita lamb says the mud and muck trapped people in their homes, and

rescuers had to get creative using a front loader to carry a group of seniors to safety. >> talk about thinking out of the box. and those residents are all safely relocated, and they're safe and sound. and those pictures, you know, they were worth 1,000 words. >> reporter: in the mountains of san bernardino, others are still struggling to clear mud, rocks, and more debris that came crashing down. we're also learning about an airline scare during the storm. >> holy [ bleep ]. >> reporter: sparks flew as an alaska airlines flight made a hard landing at john wayne airport in southern california. the landing gear failed. and as the city of los angeles recovers from hilary, first responders had to evacuate hundreds of patients, some on ventilators, after a backup generator failed at a downtown hospital. it's still not clear what caused the power outage. now, officials here in cathedral city say it's simply too early to estimate the cost of all the damage from hilary. they're going to be digging out

here for weeks. now, this storm brought with it a tremendous amount of moisture and set rainfall records in four states. norah. >> you can see they're busy at work. carter evans, thank you. well, a terrifying scene in pakistan today. a cable car was left dangling nearly 1,000 feet over a river when one of its mile-long cables broke. inside were eight people, including six children. the world watched as rescuers in a helicopter worked feverishly to free them. cbs's ramy inocencio now on how this delicate operation played out. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a routine morning trip to school between two mountains. but when a cable snapped, six children between the ages of 11 and 15 and two adults almost plununged to theirir death. villagers here in pakistan's remote nororthwest mountntains hehelplessly watatched as rescu dangling f from helicoptpters i high winds strained to reach them.

the downwash from a rescue chopper shook the car violently, threatening to send it crashing into the ground nearly 1,000 feet below. this man's brother and son were inside. "if the government is so helpless," he said, "then it should seek help from another country." pakistani military commandos did airlift the first chchild out. this jererry-rigged mamachine of countless across the mountains meant to make life easier. but ofoften made from scrap met and poorly maintained, they have led to death. after night fell, authorities suspended aiair rescue, bubut oe ground, opoperations nevever stopped. officials and locals deploying a zipline to the car and pulling everyone inside to safety. pakistan's prime minister has demanded inspections of all makeshift cable cars in the country. ramy inocencio, cbs news, london. turning now to the maui wildfires, where the death toll stands at 115. the search for the hundreds still unaccounted for entered a new phase today. officials say they have gone

through all the single-story residential properties in lahaina and are now focusing on larger buildings. cbs's jonathan vigliotti has been on maui for two weeks and reports tonight there's new questions about the mayor's response. >> reporter: as the search intensifies, images from before the fire show the complications cadaver dog teams face as they comb through what's left in the disaster zone. tonight the focus is on multistory residential and commercial properties, areas officials say with the highest population of the missing. around 850 people are still unaccounted for. >> we're hurting because not only we've lost our historical places and our homes, but we've lost our loved ones. >> reporter: and tonight there's new concern over how aware maui county officials were of the conditions on the ground august 8th, in part because of this interview mayor richard bissen gave to local station kitv just after 6:00 p.m. >> i'm happy to report that the road is open to and from

lahaina. >> reporter: but, in fact, by this point the fire had already spread into downtown lahaina. >> oh, my god. i can't see anything. we're surrounded by [ bleep ] fire. >> reporter: the mayor seemingly unaware that much of downtown was ablaze, and many residents were either caught in or were fleeing the flames. >> we have reports of structures, older buildings that have been burned in lahaina. we actually -- our update is actually going to come in at about 7:00 p.m. >> reporter: and late to comprehend just how devastating the fires actually were. and we reached out to the mayor's office for comment and have not heard back. the state attorney general's office is now investigating, and we have heard back from them. they tell me they are, quote, advising state actors to refrain from commenting on this pending investigation, norah. >> jonathan vigliotti with that new reporting. thank you very much.

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tonight, a 7-year-old boy is recovering from injuries after being attacked by a bear. this happened north of new york city in westchester county. police officers shot and killed the bear. officials say it is now being tested for rabies. the child was rushed to a hospital, but his injuries are said to be minor. and one person was killed in an overnight explosion in north carolina that leveled the home of an nfl player. the victim has been identified as robert farley. that's the father of tennessee titans cornerback caleb farley. one other person was taken to the hospital with injuries. caleb farley was not at home at the time. a fire official believes there was a gas leak at the house. an american sprinter makes history.

an american sprinter now has bragging rights as the fastest woman in the world. sha'carri richardson won the gold in the 100 meters at the world championships yesterday, finishing in 10.65 seconds, edging out two jamaican

sprinters. richardson hopes to make the olympic team next year. she missed the tokyo games two years ago when she tested positive for marijuana. after the race, she said, quote, i'm not back. i'm better. well, congratulations. a rare sighting in the animal kingdom that you have to see to believe. that's next. finally tonight, something that hasn't been spotted in more than a half a century, a spotless giraffe. that's right. take a look at this rare,

one-of-a-kind adorable baby born july 31st at the brights zoo in the town of limestone, tennessee. officials say she is believed to be the only solid-colored giraffe on the planet. the last recorded spotless giraffe was in tokyo in 1972. zoo officials are asking for the public's help in naming their new superstar. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and remember you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. new details are emerging about the efforts to find missing people on maui. according to the fbi, 2,500

people were initially unaccounted for. more than half have been found safely with authorities still working to locate the remaining roughly 1,100 people. members of the union representing ups employees voted to approve a new five-year contract, officially preventing the largest single employer strike in u.s. history. the new contract includes pay raises and commitments to equip more trucks with air-conditioning. and serena williams can now coach doubles. the tennis icon and her husband, alexis ohanian, announced the birth of their second child, adira river ohanian. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. it's wednesday, august 23rd, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." 2024 race heating up. eight republican presidential hopefuls will take the debate