michigan on wednesday. with the strike growing to 41 plants and facilities in 21 states, the back-to-back visits are putting workers' rights and economic pain at the forefront of the 2024 race. >> is the labor vote up for grabs? >> i would say you have to earn it. >> reporter: trump is skipping wednesday's primary debate in california and will make a prime-time address to workers at a non-union facility outside detroit. it's unclear if he'll visit a picket line. >> trump's coming wednesday. >> yeah. he can go over to mccomb county. that's red neck country. >> you don't want him here? >> no. >> i'm glad he's coming. it's going to show he's supporting the u a, w and our cause. >> reporter: advisers to former president trump and president biden tell me that these dueling appearances could be a preview of what's to come in the 2024 campaign. many visits to michigan and to battle for the support of working voters. norah. >> robert costa, thank you very much. now to the sweeping antitrust case against amazon

alleging it operates as an illegal monopoly. a federal lawsuit filed today as you coos the e-commerce giant of strong arming small businesses and harming consumers. cbs's jo ling kent has the det details. >> reporter: the federal trade commission is taking major legal action against amazon, calling it a monopoly power. the agency, along with 17 state attorneys general, filed a landmark lawsui in seattle federal court today, alleging the online shopping giant exploits its monopolies in ways that enrich amazon but harm its customers. the ftc claims that amazon stifles competition by charging sellers like small businesses higher fees, which causes online shoppers to face artificially higher prices even when shopping somewhere other than amazon. the government also accuses the platform of replacing search results on amazon with paid ads, putting its own brands over higher-quality competitors. amazon's top lawyer responded,

saying the practices the ftc is challenging have helped to spur competition and innovation across the retail industry and have produced greater selection, lower prices, and faster delivery speeds. the lawsuit filed by the ftc today is wrong on the facts and the law. >> if the ftc wins against amazon, how will things change for shoppers? >> you're going to see lower pleisss. not just lower prices, but you're actually going to have choices. you might see a lower price on one site than on a different site, instead of right now where you just see amazon acting as this dominant monopoly. >> reporter: when i asked, the ftc declined to say whether it wants to break up amazon, but it is seeking structural relief, which could mean the company selling off some of its parts. but for now, there is no court date set, and amazon says it is ready to make its case in court. norah. >> fascinating story. jo ling kent, thank you so much. back here in washington, members of congress are scrambling to avoid a government

shutdown. it appears to be an uphill battle in the house with hard-right republicans seeking to slash spending at all costs. cbs's nikole killion reports from capitol hill, where time is running out. >> can you guarantee that there will not be a shutdown at the end of this week? >> look, i have worked all my time to make sure that there would not be a shutdown. >> reporter: house speaker kevin mccarthy is urging members to back a package of long-term spending bills to fund agencies from the defense department to homeland security, but with a caveat. to include legislation that beefs up border security, a demand pushed by some conservatives. >> why are you making this such a sticking point to keeping the government open? >> because it's so easy because the house and senate didn't pass a new bill. if the president wants to shut the government down because he thinks the border should continue to run like this -- >> reporter: but the legislation is unlikely to pass the senatee and avert a shutdown. >> there's no reason for us to be in this position. >> reporter: in a new video, president biden warned of the potential consequences,

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tonight the state of louisiana is facing a potential drinking water crisis. persistent drought conditions have lowered levels of the mississippi river, allowing saltwater to creep in from the gulf of mexico, where it threatens to contaminate the freshwater. cbs's omar villafranca is in new orleans where the city has declared an emergency. >> this is pretty significant. >> reporter: heath jones is with the army corps of engineers. they're in a race to fix a looming threat brewing underwater. extremely dry conditions over the past few months have led to historic low levels on the mississippi river, allowing dense saltwater from the gulf to creep its way upriver, which could affect the ability to treat and supply drinking water

in new orleans. in july, these boats built an underwater levee to try and slow the saltwater. but last week the sill was overtopped. now engineers are working to increase its height by 30 feet. we're about 20 miles south of new orleans in black aman's parish and this is where the army corps of engineers is adding to their sill. they're taking silt from the bottom of the mississippi river and then stacking it over here to form a higher barrier to try to slow down the saltwater. >> if you get this barrier higher up, how much time do you think that buys you? >> 10 to 15 days. >> reporter: so far, the dense saltwater has moved about 70 miles upriver. it's predicted to hit bell chase in southern new orleans by the middle of next month. solutions include using barges to ship millions of gallons of water to treatment plants or tapping into other water resources upstream. donald link co-owns several restaurants in the big easy.

he's already inquiring about water tanks. >> i'm not just going to sit here and hope. hope is not a plan. we're going to get ready for it and hope that it never happens. >> reporter: the underwater battle is having ripple effects on boat traffic. parts of the mississippi river behind me will go down to one lane for big boats, and that's going to slow down the shipment of important goods like grains and soybean. but it's only temporary. norah. >> omar villafranca, thank you so much. and there's breaking news tonight. police reveal a possible suspect in the murder of a young tech ceo in baltimore. we've got the details next.

breaking news tonight. police in baltimore just released a photo of the man they're looking for in connection with the death of a 26-year-old tech ceo. investigators say the body of pava lapere was found in her apartment on monday and that she appeared to have suffered blunt force trauma. earlier this year, she made the prestigious forbes 30 under 30 list for social impact. later today, police issued an arrest warrant for jason billingsley. he is considered armed and dangerous. target announced today that it's closing nine stores in major cities next month because of theft and organized retail crime. the company says the wave of shoplifting is threatening the

safety of its workers and shoppers. stores are closing in new york city, seattle, san francisco's bay area, and portland, oregon. there's news tonight about a historic academy award that went missing for decades. well, that's straight ahead. there's big oscar news tonight. hattie mcdaniel's long lost academy award is finally being replaced this weekend in a special ceremony. mcdaniel was the first african american to win an oscar for her

supporting role in the 1939's "gone with the wind." when she died in 1952, her historic award was donated to howard university, where it was displayed until it disappeared in the late 1960s. this sunday, howard university will receive an official replacement oscar in a ceremony called "hattie's come home." the new york city balle i

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finally tonight, one of the best known dance companies in the world is taking's bow with the celebration of a major milestone. cbs's nancy chen shows us what's old is new again at thehe n newk city ballllet. [ applplause ] >> reporteter: a joyful momentt onststage. 75 years of excellence included dancers from the very start. >> look how much the seats were. $3. >> reporter: ruth was 16 when she started the new york city ballet's first performance in 1948, and her shoe broke mid-show. >> the show must go on.

what am i going to say? excuse me, please? i have to go offstage and fix my shoe. >> yeah. >> no. you do what you have to do. >> what was the audience reaction on opening night? >> the applause was thunderous. >> reporter: the performance was born out of the creative genius of renowowned choreographer and company co-founder george balancen sheen. >> and then just get the arm moving. >> reporter: the ballet a first female associate artistic director wendy whalen, a former principal dancer, now helps decide what's performed. >> balancen cheen would commission female choreographers always a little bit. now we have a full-on commitmtmt to it,, especiaially to diverse women. that's very, veryy importatant me. >> reporter: the company t toda is one o of the woworld's moso prestigigious. >> nobodody knew it wasas going be this great company. it's wonderful. >> reporter: a celebration 75 years in the making. nancy chen, cbs news, new york.

♪ 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 you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the writers strike is over. wga members will be able to return to work today after the governing boards and negotiating committee for the union voted to recommend sunday's agreement. the union's rank and file will vote to ratify the deal from october 2nd to the 9th. the supreme court has rejected a congressional map in alabama that defied previous court orders to create a map with more than one majority black district. the decision means a new map

created by a court-appointed cartographer will likely be enacted before the 2024 election. and today is google's 25th birthday. as in previous years, the company is celebrating the occasion with a special doodle. for more, download 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 with the breaking news. a judge just ruling that donald trump, his sons don jr. and eric, and the entire trump organization committed extensive and persistent fraud over a decade. the ruling says the former president inflated the value of his assets by billions of dollars and then lied about his net worth on financial documents to banks and insurance companies.

this now leads to the cancellation of the company's new york business license, which means the trump organization could lose control over properties like trump tower in midtown manhattan. tonight's decision is a major win for new york attorney general letitia james, who is seeking a fine of $250 million and a permanent ban on the trump organization, including trump himself, from doing business in new york state. cbs's scott macfarlane is going to start us off tonight. good evening, scott. >> reporter: good evening, norah. donald trump launched his political career saying he'd mastered the art of the deal. a judge has ruled trump inflated some of his net worth and some of those deals. a judge has found donald trump engaged in fraud, overinflating the worth of his real estate holdings and misleading banks and insurers. the ruling comes days before the trump organization is to stand trial in a civil case alleging years of fraud and misconduct brought by new york attorney general letitia james last year.

>> claiming you have money that you do not have does not amount to the art of the deal. it's the art of the steal. >> reporter: in the ruling, the judge found trump and top executives at the trump organization lied about his assets in order to secure favorable loans and lower insurance premiums. in one instance, claiming his 10,000 square foot apartment was roughly 30,000 square feet. the judge summarizing trump's approach to bookkeeping, this is a fantasy world, not the real world. the lawsuit from attorney general james seeks a quarter of a billion dollars. >> there cannot be different rules for different people in this country or in this state. and former presidents are no different. >> reporter: when trump was deposed in the case in august of last year, he pleaded the fifth and then repeated it more than 400 times. >> is that correct? >> same answer. >> reporter: trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and lashed out at james for bringing the suit. >> this raging maniac campaigned for office, ranting and raving

about her goal. her only goal is we got to get donald trump. we got to get him. she knew nothing about me. i never heard of her. >> reporter: in a statement to cbs news, a trump spokesperson calls the ruling fundamentally flawed. the judge has also ordered sanctions of some of trump's attorneys, norah, saying some of their arguments were, quote, frivolous. >> scott macfarlane, thank you. well, tonight the list of democrats calling on senator bob menendez to resign is growing. fellow new jersey senator cory booker now among the more than 20 democratic senators saying menendez needs to step aside. menendez is back on capitol hill today but is set to appear in court tomorrow on three counts of federal bribery charges. this afternoon, menendez once again rejected calls to resign, claiming he is innocent. now to president biden's historic trip to michigan to walk the picket line with united auto workers in their strike against detroit's big three automakers. cbs's robert costa reports the president stood in solidarity with union members and told them

to stick with it on day 12 of the walkout. >> reporter: wearing a union ball cap and armed with a bullhorn, president biden told the striking united auto workers to keep fighting for higher wages. >> unions built the middle class. that's a fact. so let's keep going. you deserve what you've earned, and you've earned a hell of a lot more than you're getting paid now. >> reporter: for president biden, who exchanged fist bumps with the workers, the historic visit to the picket line was personal and political, underscoring a long career backing labor. >> to have the president of the united states walk the picket line in support of workers, that's huge. >> reporter: the president is trying to shore up his support among working voters as he seeks re-election and to reclaim a state he won by about 3% in 2020 after trump's 2016 victory in the battleground. the uaw has yet to endorse mr. biden, but union president shawn fain cheered on his visit today.

>> our president has chose to stand up with workers in our fight for economic and social justice. >> reporter: biden's stop came just one day ahead of former president trump's visit to michigan on wednesday. with the strike growing to 41 plants and facilities in 21 states, the back-to-back visits are putting workers' rights and economic pain at the forefront of the 2024 race. >> is the labor vote up for grabs? >> i would say you have to earn it. >> reporter: trump is skipping wednesday's primary debate in california and will make a prime-time address to workers at a non-union facility outside detroit. it's unclear if he'll visit a picket line. >> trump's coming wednesday. >> yeah, he can go over to macomb county. that's redneck country. >> you don't want him here? >> no. >> i'm glad he's coming. it's going to show that he's supporting the uaw and our cause. >> reporter: advisers to former president trump and president biden tell me that these dueling appearances could be a preview of what's to come in the 2024 campaign. many visits to michigan and to

battle for the support of working voters. norah. >> robert costa, thank you very much. police in virginia say they stopped a potential mass shooting at a church where 1,000 people were attending sunday service. investigators say a 35-year-old man was arrested at the park valley church after someone flagged the threats he posted on instagram. police say he was sitting in the back row with a loaded handgun, an additional magazine, and two knives. the fairfax county police chief says a kill manifesto was found in his home. back here in washington, members of congress are scrambling to avoid a government shutdown. it appears to be an uphill battle in the house with hard-right republicans seeking to slash spending at all costs. cbs's nikole killion reports from capitol hill, where time is running out. >> can you guarantee that there will not be a shutdown at the end of this week? >> look, i have worked all my time to make sure that there would not be a shutdown. >> reporter: house speaker kevin mccarthy is urging members to back a package of long-term

spending bills to fund agencies from the defense department to homeland security but with a caveat, to include legislation that beefs up border security, a demand pushed by some conservatives. >> why are you making this such a sticking point to keeping the government open? >> because it's so easy because the house and senate didn't pass a new bill. if the president wants to shut the government down because he thinks the border should continue to run like this -- >> reporter: but the legislation is unlikely to pass the senate and avert a shutdown. >> there's no reason for us to be in this position. >> reporter: in a new video, president biden warned of the potential consequences, including service members who could go without pay. about 800,000 federal workers could also be furloughed. jessica lapointe is a single mom who works for the social security administration. >> we're just waiting and almost feeling abandoned by congress at this point as we're still expected to work for the american people without getting paid. >> reporter: tonight the senate

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salt water is even damaging treatment plants to provide clean drinking water to millions. omar villafranca reports. >> reporter: in the southernmost stretch of the mississippi river, trouble is brewing. >> is it panic mode yet, or is it just preparation time? >> we're in the preparedness and awareness. what we want to make sure is everybody knows what we're facing. >> reporter: what they're facing is something called a saltwater wedge, extremely dry conditions along the mississippi river have dropped freshwater levels and currents to historic lows, threatening water treatment facilities along the river. >> the only thing that will fix the saltwater intrusion problem is rain. we need to get more water in the river. >> reporter: the army corps of engineers says the saltwater has so far moved about 70 miles up the river from the gulf of mexico and is predicted to hit bell chasse in southern new orleans by the middle of next month. >> how is the saltwater able to push through the freshwater? >> the saltwater is very dense, and it crawls along the bottom of the river. so when there's not enough flow

from the mississippi river, the mississippi river will go over it. it will go on the top, and the saltwater will continue to climb along the bottom of the river. >> reporter: in july, the corps constructed an underwater sill, or levee, meant to block the flow of saltwater. but the sill was overtopped last week. engineers are working to increase its height by 25 feet. but that is not expected to hold back the saltwater for long. in new orleans, bottled water has turned into a hot commodity with some store shelves nearly empty. >> i've been out since early this morning. nothing on the store shelves. >> reporter: further south in plaquemines parish, there have been drinking water advisories in place since june. >> there is not one thing that's going to solve this challenge for us. it's going to be a combination of lots of different efforts. >> reporter: that could include transporting tens of millions of gallons of freshwater daily to nearby water treatment plants to

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disgusted. >> reporter: her position as an aide who worked only steps from the oval office seemed to make it all the more powerful. >> we are watching the capitol building get defaced over a lie. >> reporter: but reports of security threats afterward drove her into hiding. >> so my life changed in the way that i was living my life for a while. >> you couldn't go back to your apartment? >> i could not go back to my apartment. i ended up moving down to atlanta for several months. >> they didn't even think it was safe for you to stay in d.c.? >> no. no. >> reporter: such a thing would have been unthinkable only a few months earlier. hutchinson was a trump loyalist from new jersey who had worked her way up from a white house internship to a spot as one of the higher-ranking aides in the west wing with access to the chief of staff and often the president himself. >> i was the conduit to the white house chief of staff, pretty much to get to him, you had to go through me in some capacity. >> did people trust you? >> i would think so. when i worked there, people did

trust me. >> usa! >> reporter: but the events of january 6th left hutchinson shocked and disillusioned. in the final days of the administration, she was fired. but as a former white house insider, she was subpoenaed by the january 6th committee, and she started talking in a series of taped depositions. >> i felt torn a lot of the time because i knew what i knew, and i wanted to come forward with what i knew. but at the same time, i didn't want to feel like i was betraying them, and i didn't want to feel like i was betraying my colleagues. >> reporter: as hutchinson writes in a new book published by simon & schuster, which like cbs is owned by paramount global, her first attorney was paid by a trump pac, and she says she was advised the less she remembered, the better. >> you're kind of caught here. you're starting to have this moral dilemma. you looked over the transcript, and you said i don't know and i

don't recall more than 100 times. >> the final transcripts, it was written with i don't knows and i don't recalls, which was information that i very clearly recalled. >> reporter: so as she struggled with the thought of betraying her co-workers, hutchinson started googling another landmark d.c. hearing, watergate, and found alexander butterfield, the former nixon aide who revealed the existence of the white house taping system and helped bring down a president. >> mr. butterfield, all of the president's conversations in the offices mentioned and on the telephones mentioned were recorded as far as you know. >> that's correct. >> reporter: butterfield's story became her beacon of hope, and the bob woodward book about him "the last of the president's men," became her bible. she usually keeps her well-worn copy close at hand. >> and he really was the source

of strength for me and gave me the perspective not only that i could do this but that there was life on the other side of it. >> reporter: and so armed with a newfound conviction and new attorneys, she headed up to capitol hill and into history. >> did you want to back out at any point? >> oh, yes. i almost ran out of -- there's a little hold room outside the committee room that we were about to walk in, and i almost darted. >> even then, that close to it. >> even then. i heard the door click open, and i turned around and i looked at my attorney and said, i can't do this. and i started to walk, and he gently pushed my shoulders. you can do this. and then we walked out. >> when i returned to the white house -- among the more explosive moments, a story she said she'd heard from the white house deputy chief of staff, tony ornato, about a january 6th incident with secret service agent bobby engel in the presidential limousine,

nicknamed the beast, where the president was said to have insisted on being taken to capitol hill to join his supporters. >> the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr. engel grabbed his arm, said, sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. mr. trump then used his free hand to lung towards bobby engel. when mr. ornato had recounted the story to me, he had motioned towards his clavicles. >> both of these men say they don't remember this conversation happening. how can you explain that? >> i know what i recall. in this particular instance, i can't climb inside the minds of tony ornato and bobby engel. maybe they truly don't recall this happening. but for me, i stand by what i testified to in that incidence and in any other incident that had been disputed. >> these are banana republic indictments. these are third-world indictments. >> reporter: in an interview

last week, president trump himself weighed in, disputing her account. >> who wouldn't dispute it? she's the craziest account i've ever heard. you mean that i was in the beast, and she said i was in the beast, and the secret service didn't -- so i took a guy who was like a black belt in karate and grabbed his neck and tried to choke him. how ridiculous. >> you admit in the book, you've admitted here that you told less than the truth, that you lied. why should we believe you now? >> because what would i have to gain by coming forward? it would have been easier for me to continue being complicit and to stay in the comfortable zone of i had some sense of security, a semblance of security. i knew people i could easily reach out to for jobs. i had friends. >> have you talked to either tony or bobby since? >> i have not.

i've not talked to many people in the trump world since that day of my testimony. >> hutchinson's book is full of anecdotes about her time in trump world, including a detailed account of trump attorney rudy giuliani groping her. giuliani's team calls it a disgusting lie, but hutchinson stands by her story, as does her publisher. the man who helped inspire hutchinson to come forward, alexander butterfield, is now 97 and living in southern california. >> and haldeman was a pal of mine. >> reporter: and she's been able to thank him in person. >> now we're lifelong friends. >> more than friends, we are, yeah. >> reporter: cassidy hutchinson says that while her life and her heroes have changed, she's still a republican. >> are you backing someone yet in the 2024 election? >> for starters, i would like to make clear i would not back the

former president of the united states. he is dangerous for the country. he is willing and has showed time and time again willingness to proliferate lies and to vulnerable american people so he could stay in power. to me, that is the most un-american thing that you can do. >> hat was

soccer superstar lionel messi has taken major league soccer by storm since joining inter miami. messi's influence is being felt everywhere from the field to the bars in south florida. christiane benavides reports. >> reporter: at this tap room in doral florida, furry visitors are welcome, but most customers are really there for the goat. this is one of many businesses capitalizing on the arrival of lionel messi, considered by many the greatest of all time in the

world of soccer. the brewery's special edition beer can has the number 10 and the colors of both argentina's flag and the inter miami team. >> and we try to do the best beer from the best soccer player in the world. >> reporter: it's not just about messi's impact here in south florida. his influence on major league soccer is being felt nationwide. messi sold more jerseys within 24 hours of his announcement than any other player changing teams, edging out tom brady and lebron james. nico cantor is an analyst for the cbs gala zoe network, a new soccer streaming channel. cantor says messi fans around the world arere now sporting th miami logo. >> there are messi jerseys being sold in every corner of the world, and it's pink, and it has an inter miami logo, which is absolutely wild. >> reporter: it's something that pipkin has also seen happen with his beer. >> so people are asking for this can in puerto rico and china?

>> yeah, a lot. >> reporter: it's what some are calling the messi effect. >> astonishing pass! >> reporter: victories on the field and off. christiane benavides, cbs news, miami. and that is the overnight news for this wednesday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm adriana diaz. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the writers strike is over. wga members will be able to return to work today after the governing boards and negotiating committee for the union voted to recommend sunday's agreement. the union's rank and file will vote to ratify the deal from october 2nd to the 9th. the supreme court has rejected a congressional map in alabama that defied previous court orders to create a map with more than one majority black district. the decision means a new map

created by a court-appointed cartographer will likely be enacted before the 2024 election. and day is google's 25th bibirthday. as in previous years, the company is celebrating the occasion with a special doodle. for more, download the cbs news app n your cell phone or i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. tonight, we're following a number of breaking stories. a judge finds donald trump committed fraud for years. the former president's business license is rescinded in new york. here are tonight's headlines. a judge rules donald trump inflated the value of his assets by billions, defrauding banks and insurers. what we're learning. the other breaking news in the case of that new york city day care drug ring. the owner's husband in custody tonight in sinaloa, mexico, all related to the fentanyl

poisoning of a 1-year-old boy. wall street didn't build the country. the middle class built the country. >> president biden joins the picket line. what impact his support could have on negotiations. >> a sitting president has never walked the picket line before. so it's historic just like this strike is historic. lives were saved. >> new information about the threats that a man was accused of making against a church in northern virginia. police say the man was armed with a loaded gun and had extra ammunition when he was arrested in prince william county. with just days until the deadline, what a government shutdown could mean for millions of americans. extremely dry conditions along the mississippi river have dropped freshwater levels and currents to historic lows, threatening water treatment facilities along the river. after a string of thefts, target announces it will close a number of stores. we'll tell you where. the u.s. federal trade commission in 17 states are

filing an antitrust lawsuit against amazon. the suit alleges the company illegally inflates its prices and has, quote, monopolistic control over its competition. ♪ the new york city ballet is celebrating its 75th anniversary. how the role of women has changed in one of the most prestigious ballet companies in the world. >> i hope to find the balance so that everybody has found a way to belong to the world of ballet. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin with the breaking news. a judge just ruling that donald trump, his sons don jr. and eric, and the entire trump organization committed extensive and persistent fraud over a decade. the ruling says the former president inflated the value of his assets by billions of

dollars and then lied about his net worth on financial documents to banks and insurance companies. this now leads to the cancellation of the company's new york business license, which means the trump organization could lose control over properties like trump tower in midtown manhattan. tonight's decision is a major win for new york attorney general letitia james, who is seeking a fine of $250 million and a permanent ban on the trump organization, including trump himself, from doing business in new york state. cbs's scott macfarlane is going to start us off tonight. good evening, scott. >> reporter: good evening, norah. donald trump launched his political career saying he'd mastered the art of the deal. a judge has ruled trump inflated some of his net worth and some of those deals. a judge has found donald trump engaged in fraud, overinflating the worth of his real estate holdings and misleading banks and insurers. the ruling comes days before the trump organization is to stand trial in a civil case alleging years of fraud and misconduct

brought by new york attorney general letitia james last year. >> claiming you have money that you do not have does not amount to the art of the deal. it's the art of the steal. >> reporter: in the ruling, the judge found trump and top executives at the trump organization lied about his assets in order to secure favorable loans and lower insurance premiums. in one instance, claiming his 10,000 square foot apartment was roughly 30,000 square feet. the judge summarizing trump's approach to bookkeeping, this is a fantasy world, not the real world. the lawsuit from attorney general james seeks a quarter of a billion dollars. >> there cannot be different rules for different people in this country or in this state. and former presidents are no different. >> reporter: when trump was deposed in the case in august of last year, he pleaded the fifth and then repeated it more than 400 times. >> is that correct? >> same answer. >> reporter: trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and lashed out at james for bringing

the suit. >> this raging maniac campaigned for office, ranting and raving about her goal. her only goal is we got to get donald trump. we got to get him. she knew nothing about me. i never heard of her. >> reporter: in a statement to cbs news, a trump spokesperson calls the ruling fundamentally flawed. the judge has ordered sanctions on some of trump's attorneys saying some of their arguments were, quote, frivolous. let's turn now to the breaking news tonight with the capture of a fugitive wanted in the fentanyl related death of a 1-year-old at a new york city day care center. cbs's jericka duncan reports the suspect was taken into custody in mexico by dea agents. >> reporter: the husband of the bronx day care owner was taken into custody on a bus in sinaloa mexico after a manhunt that lasted more than a week. prosecutors say felix herrera garcia was een leaving the day care on surveillance video carrying two shopping bags after being tipped off by his wife, grei mendez, that police were on

the way. authorities say she called garcia before calling 911 to report four of the children in her care were unresponsive. >> all of that happened while the children, the babies, were suffering from the effects of fentanyl poisoning and in desperate need of help. >> reporter: the funeral for 1-year-old nicholas dominici was held last week. he and three other children, ages 8 months to 2 years old, were poisoned by the deadly drug after coming into contact with its residue at the day care center on september 15th. >> we had fentanyl in a day care center. >> reporter: police later revealed that bags of suspected drugs were found hidden under a secret trapdoor under the floorboards of the day care center where the children played. and a kilo of fentanyl was found sitting right on top of children's mats used for napping. >> they were running a drug operation from a day care center. a day care center. a place where children should be kept safe, not surrounded by a

drug that could kill them in an instant. >> reporter: as horrifying as this story is, it could have been a lot worse. a source tells cbs new york that those three children who were hospitalized thankfully have recovered. norah. >> oh, that is some good news. jericka duncan, thank you so much. well, tonight the list of democrats calling on senator bob menendez to resign is growing. fellow new jersey senator cory booker now among the more than 20 democratic senators saying menendez needs to step aside. menendez is back on capitol hill today but is set to appear in court tomorrow on three counts of federal bribery charges. this afternoon, menendez once again rejected calls to resign, claiming he is innocent. police in virginia say they stopped a potential mass shooting at a church where 1,000 people were attending sunday service. investigators say a 35-year-old man was arrested at the park valley church after someone flagged the threats he posted on instagram. police say he was sitting in the

back row with a loaded handgun, an additional magazine, and two knives. the fairfax county police chief says a kill manifesto was found in his home. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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the striking united auto workers to keep fighting for higher wages. >> unions built the middle class. that's a fact. so let's keep going. you deserve what you've earned, and you've earned a hell of a lot more than you're getting paid now. >> reporter: for president biden, who exchanged fist bumps with the workers, the historic visit to the picket line was personal and political, underscoring a long career backing labor. >> to have the president of the united states walk the picket line in support of workers, that's huge. >> reporter: the president is trying to shore up his support among working voters as he seeks re-election and to reclaim a state he won by about 3% in 2020 after trump's 2016 victory in the battleground. the uaw has yet to endorse mr. biden, but union president shawn fain cheered on his visit today. >> our president has chose to stand up with workers in our fight for economic and social justice. >> reporter: biden's stop came just one day ahead of former president trump's visit to

michigan on wednesday. with the strike growing to 41 plants and facilities in 21 states, the back-to-back visits are putting workers' rights and economic pain at the forefront of the 2024 race. >> is the labor vote up for grabs? >> i would say you have to earn it. >> reporter: trump is skipping wednesday's primary debate in california and will make a prime-time address to workers at a non-union facility outside detroit. it's unclear if he'll visit a picket line. >> trump's coming wednesday. >> yeah. he can go over to macomb county. that's redneck country. >> you don't want him here? >> no. >> i'm glad he's coming. it's going to show he's supporting the uaw and our cause. >> reporter: advisers to former president trump and president biden tell me that these dueling appearances could be a preview of what's to come in the 2024 campaign. many visits to michigan and to battle for the support of working voters. norah. >> robert costa, thank you very much. now to the sweeping antitrust case against amazon alleging it operates as an

illegal monopoly. a federal lawsuit filed today accuses the e-commerce giant of strong-arming small businesses and harming consumers. cbs's jo ling kent has the details. >> reporter: the federal trade commission is taking major legal action against amazon, calling it a monopoly power. the agency, along with 17 state attorneys general, filed a landmark lawsuit in seattle federal court today, alleging the online shopping giant exploits its monopolies in ways that enrich amazon but harm its customers. the ftc claims that amazon stifles competition by charging sellers like small businesses higher fees, which causes online shoppers to face artificially higher prices even when shopping somewhere other than amazon. the government also accuses the platform of replacing search results on amazon with paid ads, putting its own brands over higher-quality competitors. amazon's top lawyer responded, saying the practices the ftc is

challenging have helped to spur competition and innovation across the retail industry and have produced greater selection, lower prices, and faster delivery speeds. the lawsuit filed by the ftc today is wrong on the facts and the law. >> if the ftc wins against amazon, how will things change for shoppers? >> you're going to see lower prices. not just lower prices, but you're actually going to have choices. you might see a lower price on one site than on a different site, instead of right now where you see just, you know, amazon acting as this dominant monopoly. >> reporter: when i asked, the ftc declined to say whether it wants to break up amazon, but it is seeking structural relief, which could mean the company selling off some of its parts. but for now, there is no court date set, and amazon says it is ready to make its case in court. norah. >> fascinating story. jo ling kent, thank you so much. back here in washington, members of congress are scrambling to avoid a government shutdown.

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in july, these boats built an a sill, or an underwater levee, to try and slow the saltwater. but last week the sill was overtopped. now engineers are working to increase its height by 30 feet. we're about 20 miles south of new orleans in plaquemines parish and this is where the army corps of engineers is adding to their sill. they're taking silt from the bottom of the mississippi river and then stacking it over here to form a higher barrier to try to slow down the saltwater. >> if you get this barrier higher up, how much time do you think that buys you? >> 10 to 15 days. >> reporter: so far, the dense saltwater has moved about 70 miles upriver. it's predicted to hit belle chasse in southern new orleans by the middle of next month. solutions include using barges to ship millions of gallons of water to treatment plants or tapping into other water resources upstream. donald link co-owns several restaurants in the big easy. he's already inquiring about

water tanks. >> we're not just going to sit here in hope. hope is not a plan. we're going to get ready for it and hope that it never happens. >> reporter: the underwater battle is having ripple effects on boat traffic. parts of the mississippi river behind me will go down to one lane for big boats, and that's going to slow down the shipment of important goods like grains and soybean. but it's only temporary. norah. >> omar villafranca, thank you so much. and there's breaking news tonight. police reveal a possible suspect in the murder of a young tech ceo in baltimore. we've got the details next.

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stores are closing in new york city, seattle, san francisco's bay area, and portland, oregon. there's news tonight about a historic academy award that went missing for decades. well, that's straight ahead. there's big oscar news tonight. hattie mcdaniel's long lost academy award is finally being replaced this weekend in a special ceremony. mcdaniel was the first african american to win an oscar for her

supporting role in 1939's "gone with the wind." when she died in 1952, her historic award was donated to howard university, where it was displayed until it disappeared in the late 1960s. this sunday, howard university will receive an official replacement oscar in a ceremony called "hattie's come home." the new york city ballet is still on its toes after 75 years

finally tonight, one of the best known dance companies in the world is taking's bow with the celebration of a major milestone. cbs's nancy chen shows us what's old is new again at the new york city ballet. [ applause ] >> repeporter: a j joyful momem onstage. 7575 years of f excellencece in dancers from the very start. >> look how much the seats were. $3. >> reporter: ruth doering was 16 when she starred in the new york city ballet's performance in

1948, and her shoe broke mid-show. >> the show must go on. what am i going to say? excuse me, please? i have to go offstage and fix my shoe. >> yeah. >> no. you do what you have to do. >> what was the audience reaction on opening night? >> the applause was thunderous. >> reporter: the performance was bornrn out of ththe creativeve of renowned choreographer and company co-founder george balanchine. ♪ >> and then just get the arm moving. >> reporter: the ballet's first female associate artistic director wendy whelan, a former principal dancer, now helps decide what's performed. >> balanchine would commission female choreographers, always a little bit. now we h have a fullll-on commit to i it, especiaially to divive women. that's v very, very y important me.. >> reporteter: the comompany to is onene of the woworld's mosts presestigious. >> nobody knew it was going to be this great company. it's wonderful. >> reporter: a celebration 75 years in the making. nancy chen, cbs news, new york. ♪ 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 you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the writers strike is over. wga members will be able to return to work today after the governing boards and negotiating committee for the union voted to recommend sunday's agreement. the union's rank and file will vote to ratify the deal from october 2nd to the 9th. the supreme court has rejected a congressional map in alabama that defied previous court orders to create a map with more than one majority black district. the decision means a new map created by a court-appointed

cartographer will likely be enacted before the 2024 election. and today is google's 25th birthday. as in previous years, the company is celebrating the occasion with a special doodle. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, september 27th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." shutdown looming? the clock is ticking as government funding is set to expire saturday night. the senate took a step forward to avoid a shutdown while house leaders have their own plan. the latest on a push for a resolution. plus, strike over. hollywood writers are back at work today after union leaders announced the picket lines are officially closed. what's in the newly agreed upon contract with studios. and wild visitor. one family gets an unexpected