cbs's debora patta and her team were just minutes away when the russian missile hit. >> reporter: the moment the missile struck, shattering an idyllic summer's day in chernihiv, just as our cbs news team was driving towards the city center. minutes before we arrived, it was hit by a massive explosion. the missile slammed into this theater and tore through the main square. but the danger was not over. an urgent warning another attack was imminent. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: we've been told a second round of missiles is on the way. we need to get out of here as fast as we can. the threat failed to materialize, but the terror lingered as first responders ran into the destruction to treat the more than 150 injured and collect the dead, loading at least seven bodies into a waiting van. >> russia will lose this war. >> reporter: president zelenskyy vowed retaliation during a visit to denmark and the netherlands, who have promised f-16 fighter jets to help fend off russian air strikes. but that announcement came too late for this little girl, 6-year-old sofia, the youngest victim of the att

debora patta starts off from inside ukraine, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, norah, as withies out of russia, it's difficult to get an accurate view and details are still very murky. but in ukraine yevgeny prigozhin will not be missed, regarded as a war criminal. the footage shows a plane plunging from the sky with a missing wing and crashing. wagner's social media channels claim it is yevgeny prigozhin's private jet which was shot down. russian aviatition authorititie sisimply say thehe plane crashs north of moscow killing all ten on board, , including prprigozh and the cause is being investigated. but president biden said he doesn't know for sure what happened, but he is not surprised. >> there's not much that happens in russia that putin is not involved with. >> reporter: prigozhin was last seen in this recruitment video standing in an arid desert, rifle in hand, at an undisclosed location in africa. it is the fifirst video sisince abororted mutiny, whwhich he ca off at the 11th hour, prompting raised eyebrows that he not only challenged vladimir putin but escaped almost

debora patta, thank you. >>> back here at home, police have identified the suspect responsible for aa popular biker bar just south of los angeles. witnesses say retired police officer john snowling killed three people and wounded six others, including his estranged wife, who he was believed to be targeting. cbs's carter evans reports the gunman was fatally shot by deputies. [ siren ] >> reporter: another community enduring moments of sheer terror. as more than a dozen deputies descend on the cook's corner bar, the sound of constant gunfire. [ sound of gunfire ] >> i was so scared that the gunman was chasing me. that's how loud the gunshots were. >> reporter: as jacqueline bass ran for her life -- >> i immediately called my daughter first. >> what did you tell her? >> i don't really remember. i just said "shooter. there's a shooter." >> i said, can i come get you? she said, no, don't come anywhere near here. i'm going to find a way out. she was just -- she was terrified. >> reporter: she also texted her boyfriend. >> "shoot, e.r., help, help." >> "if something happens to me, know that

debora patta has more on that. >> reporter: the moment a russian ballistic missile struck deep in the heart of chernihiv. the weekend peace shattered in an instant, and the exact moment our cbs news team was driving toward the city center. this is the very building we were heading for. minutes before we arrived it was hit by a massive explosion. in the line of fire, the city's landmark theater, a university block, and the central square where families take their children to play, and on this particular day was filled with people on their way to church to mark an orthodox religious festival. a day of celebration turned into one of horror and loss. and a terrifying end to the summer holiday for passengers returning home from their vacation on this bus. "i saw sparks, fire, and we started to fall, the glass shattered," lilia said. "everyone was screaming." on the nearby sidewalk, emergency workers treated the wounded, but for this young woman, it was too late. among the dead, a 6-year-old child and over a dozen more children injured. first responders rushing to the scene were shocked. >>

debora patta reports. >> reporter: this is what residents in a russian village north of moscow saw and heard. the plane was flying, said anastasia bukharova, and then boom, it exploded. flight data shows it reached an altitude of 28,000 feet before spiralling to the ground with a missing wing and bursting into flmes in a nearby field. a u.s. official has told cbs news the most likely explanation is an explosion on board the jet, possibly caused by a bomb. all ten bodies have been recovered and taken for identification. the man who once said the only thing he could not forgive was betrayal acknowledged today that yevgeny prigozhin was probably on that doomed flight. he had a complicated fate, president vladimir putin said, and he made some serious mistakes. the most serious, that audacious mutiny and the moment prigozhin in all likelihood signed his death warrant. the consensus from western intelligence is that the crash is most likely a cold slice of revenge dished up by putin. prigozhin's fighters laid flowers and lit candles outside wagner's headquarters. "it feels like losing a fath

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>> norah: quite a story, debora patta, thank you.ave identified the suspect responsible for a mass shooting last night at a popular biker bar just south of los angeles. witnesses say retired police officer john snowling killed three people and wounded six others, including his estranged wife, who he was believed to be targeting. cbs's carter evans reports the government was fatally shot by deputies. [siren sounding] >> reporter: another community enduring moments of sheer terror. as more than a dozen deputies descend on the cook's corner all bar, the sound of constant gunfire. [multiple gunshots] >> i was so scared. that the gunman was chasing me. that is how loud the gunshots were. >> reporter: as jacqueline bass ran for her life. >> i immediately called my daughter first. >> reporter: what did you tell her? >> i don't really remember. i just said, "shooter, there is shooter." >> i said, "can i come get you?" she said, "no, don't come anywhere near here. i'm going to find a way out." and she was just, she was terrified. >> reporter:

a lot of news to get tonight and cbs's debora patta tonight will start us off from inside ukraine. r: a very good evening, norah. as with so many stories out of russia, it's difficult to get an accurate view and details are still very murky, but here in ukraine, yevgeny prigozhin will not be missed. he is regarded as a war criminal. this footage shows a plane plunging from the sky with a missing wing and then crashing. [gasp] >> reporter: wagner social media channels claim it is yevgeny prigozhin's private jet which was shot down. russian aviation authohorities simply say the plane crashed north of moscow, killing all ten people on boboard, includiding prigigozhin, and t that the caus being investigated. but prpresident bideden said he doesn't know for sure what happened, but he is not surprised. >> there is not much that happens in russia that putin is not behind. >> reporter: prigozhin was last seen in this recruitment video, standing in an arid desert, rifle in hand, at an undisclosed location in africa. it is the first video since his aborted mutiny, which he called off atat the

>> margaret: stay safe, debora patta.18 hornet jet crashed near an air base in san diego. the fighter jet went down just before midnight, and a search and rescue team recovered the pilots remains earlier today. of the cause of the crash is under investigation. tonight, members of the united auto workers gave almost unanimous approval for a potential strike against the automakers. among other issues, the union is seeking an increase in wages, better pensions, and to protect workers from the transition to electric vehicles, which require less labor to construct. the contract between 150,000 uaw measures and ford and stone lantus expire september 14th. now to some new developments on my way. for the first time, authorities have released an official count of those who remain unaccounted for in the wake of the wildfires. there are 388 names on the list. that is significantly lower than the estimated 1100 from earlier this week. cbs's ben tracy reports from the fire-scarred town of lahaina. >> every day i find out one more of m

cbs's debora patta and her team were just minutes away when the russian missile hit. >> reporter: thetering an idyllic summer's day in chernihiv, just as our cbs news team was driving toward the city center. minutes before we arrived, it was hit by a massive explosion. the missile slammed into thiss theater and tore t through the main square, but the danger was not over. an urgent warning. another attack was imminent. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: we've been told a second round of missiles is on the way. we need to get out of here as fast as we can. the threat failed to materialize, but the terror lingered. as first responders ran into the destruction to treat the more than 150 injured and collect the dead, loading at least seven bodies into a waiting van. >> russia will lose this war. >> reporter: president zelenskyy vowed retaliation during a visit to denmark and the netherlands who have promised f-16 fighter jets to help fend off russian air strikes, but that announcement came too late for this little girl, 6-year-old sofia, the youngest victim of the attack. norah, ukraine's deputy

debora patta spoke with ukraine's deputy defense minister. >> reporter: jubilation and celebration.ers have reclaimed the tiny village in this grinding summer offensive, gains are measured in inches. russia has dug in deep. from the ground, ukrainians face fields packed with deadly explosives. from the sky, relentless bombardment. in one week, russia uses nearly half a million artillery shells, deputy defense minister hannah mailer told us. "we have ten times less." but there is an outsized importance to the recapture of a village that's less than one square mile. russians are mining in three layers, and our forces have finally broken through the first line of their defense, mailer explained. the liberation of urajanay is the result. this has opened up more firing positions for ukrainian troops as they push forward to russian strongholds further south. and for those bemoaning the painstakingly slow progress of the offensive, the question is not how many kilometers we've advanced, mailer said. the point is that we're advancing at all. after all, she agrees, this is not a hollywood ac

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debora patta is in ukraine. >> reporter: it's show time, yelled these ukrainian soldiers.ussian positions near bakhmut under heavy fire. now even the one victory yevgeny prigozhin gave vladimir putin is under threat. and in the south, they've finally broken through the first lin of moscow's defense in robotny. "now we can see the russian supply lines" explained this commander. i'm sure we'll go faster from here. ukrainian s.e.a.l.s also helped clear the way in a brutal battle. "a drone. get down! "warns a soldier. they've had near misses and taken direct hits. "i've stepped on a mine" shouts one of the fighters. they rush to apply a tourniquet before speeding out of there, still under attack. "keep your eyes on me, my friend," said his comrade, urging him to take in the beauty of the evening sky. it's been weeks of fierce fighting day and night, broken only by moments like these. the long-awaited liberation of robotny. but the soldiers of the mechanized brigade that reclaimed this village warn there is a long road ahead. we have to grit our teeth and just continue, they sa

reporter debora patta, reports from southern ukraine. >> reporter: the kremlin has become ruthlesslyved by investigators, mask out was ordering prigozhin guns to swear allegiance to the russian flag. prigozhin's body has not been officially identified, but this has not stopped mourners painting tribute outside wagner headquarters. a us official told cbs news they believe the crash was caused by an explosion possibly a bomb . western intelligence is pointing the finger at vladimir putin , an accusation the kremlin has emphaticallyly denied, calling it a lie. >> we are fighting for freedom. >> the leader of the far right , urged wagner fighters to switchch sides and take revenge eaearlier this year , prigozhin came to putin's rescue by delivering him his only real victory in bahkmut. even that is under threat as ukrainian soldiers stormed russian positions near the city this week. it followed a massive drone strike on occupied crimea, two days ago, with ukrainian intelligence saying they destroyed a key russian air defense system. and tonight, here, in kharkiv, we are coming to you at