jericka?> jeff, a lot of people love the sun but not to this extent, thank you. >>> let's check in with our partners at the weather channel and meteorologist paul good low for what's ahead this labor day weekend. >> good evening, jericka. dangerous heat continues out towards most of the west right now. outside of maybe the pacific northwest. it's been that way a couple of days, it will continue that way for a couple of days. we're talking heat advisories, excessive heat warnings. look at some of the numbers for labor day. laboring to stay cool in sacramento at 112 on your monday afternoon. 109 bakersfield. 102 again in salt lake city. we've had 32 days above 100 this summer in the slc. eastern half of the nation, scattered showers and thunderstorms, typical late-summertime pattern for labor day monday. otherwise, we're dry but warm even into the northern plains. we're also watching the tropics. the main area closest to people or americans would be tropical storm earl just north of puerto rico

good evening, jericka. dangerous heat continues out toward most of the west right now outside of maybe the pacific northwest. it's been that way for a couple of days. it will continue that way for a couple of days. we're talking heat advisories, excessive heat warnings. but look at some of the numbers for labor day. labor to stay cool in sacramento at 112 on your monday afternoon. 109 in bakersfield. 102 again in salt lake city. we've had 32 days above 100 this summer in the slc. eastern half of the nation, scattered showers and thunderstorms. typical late summertime pattern for your labor day monday. otherwise, we're dry but warm, even into the northern plains. we're also watching the tropics. the main area closest to people or americans would be tropical storm earl just north of puerto rico and the virgin islands, looking for some rain there. that should drift northward maybe toward bermuda by mid-week. >> all right, paul goodloe at the weather channel. >>> to memphis now. and new details tonight about a

jericka? >> i know travelers are excited to hear that, thank you, omar. >>> in memphis there are new details in the kidnapping of a missing teacher and the suspect charged with her abduction. that story in 60 seconds. >>> tonight in memphis, officials are searching for the whereabouts of 34-year-old eliza fletcher, last seen on video jogging friday morning. the 38-year-old suspect who was charged with her kidnapping is not cooperating, according to investigators. as cbs' elise preston explains, the suspect has a lengthy criminal history. >> reporter: investigators say this surveillance photo cap tours the last known whereabouts of eliza fletcher, the 34-year-old mother of two who disappeared while jogging near the university of memphis friday morning. >> it's very important that if anybody knows the whereabouts of miss fletcher, to contact the police immediately. >> reporter: a shelby county court affidavit states unreleased surveillance video shows fletcher was violently grabbed and forced in

i'm jericka duncan. norah is on assignment. tonight, severe weather is in the forecast for nearly a third of the nation, from record heat waves in the west, to floods across the midwest and south. right now, a line of storms is moving through the northeast, with heavy rains, thunderstorms, and tornado warnings. flash flooding has closed roadways and stranded drivers in parts of rhode island and massachusetts. in california, temperatures hit the triple digits for the sixth straight day, as thousands flock to the beach to beat the heat. record temperatures have also fueled deadly and destructive wildfires in northern california. in georgia, the governor there declared a state of emergency in two counties after roads were washed away. all this as travelers make their way back home following this holiday weekend. cbs's carter evans will start us off tonight from santa monica. carter, it appears there are people behind you that are able to find some relief. >> reporter: it's a little bit cooler here at the beach, but not much, espec

jericka, the top u.n.ial called the moment we are in one of gridlock, of colossal global dysfunction. and today president biden said the u.s. is not seeking a conflict and not seeking a new cold war. >> margaret brennan for us at the united nations today, thank you. >>> two american prisoners of war captured in ukraine are free tonight after three months in captivity. americans alexander drueke and andy huynh, both military veterans from alabama, were captured in june while fighting with the ukrainian army. in all, ten prisoners of war from the u.s., britain, sweden, croatia, and morocco were released following a mediation by saudi arabia. >>> turning now to the economy. the federal reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 of a percentage point for the third straight time. the fed is trying to slow spending to lower inflation without pushing the economy into a recession. now all three major indexes dropped more than 1.5% after fed chairman jerome powell signaled more hikes are coming. >>> now to

i'm jericka duncan in for norah.ht, forecasters are keeping a close eye on two major storm systems-- one bearing down on canada; the other could cause significant damage to the gulf coast and florida. hurricane fiona is moving north towards canada, after hitting bermuda earlier today with heavy rains and winds. the damage was far more devastating, though, in puerto rico, where nearly one million homes and businesses remain without power just five days after fiona caused catastrophic flooding. the hurricane is currently a category 3 storm, and is expected to make landfall in nova scotia by tomorrow morning. forecasters here in the united states are concerned about a storm in the caribbean-- tropical depression nine. it could become a major hurricane that's on track to hit florida next week. the governor there now a state of e declaring a state of emergency in preparation. our cbs' tanya rivero will start us off tonight from the jersey coastline. good evening to you, tanya. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. fiona bar

jericka. >> all right. nikki battiste for us tonight. thank you. >>> with less than 50 days until the midterm elections, the latest cbs news battleground tracker poll finds two very close races in georgia. democratic senator raphael warnock leads his gop opponent, former nfl star herschel walker 51-49 while republican governor brian kemp, in a highly anticipated rematch with democrat stacey abrams, leads that race by just six points. here's cbs's nikole killion. >> and so i want you to know cobb county, that i'm ready. >> i'm going to represent georgia. >> reporter: in battleground georgia, the senate race issa politics. why do you thinkhis race to sta working for the people. >> reporter: according to cbs news battleground tracker, democratic incumbent senator raphael warnock gets favorable marks on character and experience compared to gop challenger herschel walker. >> i believe reverend warnock is the better candidate. >> reporter: the race has turned increasingly divisive with both candidates recently ag

i'm jericka duncan in for norah.ht, the federal investigation into the top secret documents seized from donald trump's florida home has resumed. the eleventh circuit court of appeals ruled in favor of the justice department and criticized the former president's argument that the documents had been declassified. but in his first interview since the f.b.i. search, the former president doubled down on that claim, saying just by thinking about it, he could declassify documents. also new tonight, the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, ginny, agreed to speak with the committee about her possible efforts to help overturn the 2020 election. cbs's scott macfarlane will start us off tonight from the justice department. scott, good evening. >> reporter: jericka, cbs news has learned the justice department has resumed its investigation of the records seized from mar-a-lago as the number of investigations in the former president's legal peril continue to grow. the latest in a series of setbacks for former president tr

jericka. jericka. >>> two u.s.y planes loaded with relief aid landed in flood-ravaged pakistan this weekend. historic summer monsoons killed nearly 1,400 people, leaving many homeless and destroying the impoverished nation's farmland. a federal investigation is underway into the water crisis in jackson, mississippi. a team from the epa's inspector general's office is there collecting data and interviewing officials in charge of the city's water system. residents have been under a boil water alert for six weeks. >>> the uvalde high school football team was honored today at the houston texans' home opener. the nfl team wore "uvalde strong" decals and recently provided the high school with new uniforms as the community heals from the school massacre in may. >>> coming up next, how the queen used televevision to brin the royal family closer to the people. >>> when elizabeth became queen, radio was king. but the television age was dawning, forever changing the relationship between the public and the monarchy. >> reporte

jericka, the top u.n.ial called the moment we are in one of "gridlock, of colossal global dysfunction" and, today, president biden said the u.s. is not seeking a conflict and not seeking a new cold war. >> duncan: margaret brennan for us at the united nations today. thank you. two american prisoners of war who were captured in ukraine are free tonight after three months in captivity. americans alexander drueke and andy huynh, both military veterans from alabama, were captured in june while fighting with the ukrainian army. in all, ten prisoners of war from the u.s., britain, sweden, croatia and morocco were released following a mediation by saudi arabia. now to that new lawsuit sending shockwaves through the trump organization. new york state's attorney general sued the former president and three of his children today, accusing them of "staggering fraud" in their real estate dealings. the state is seeking a quarter of a billion dollars and looking to effectively put the trumps out of business in new york.

jericka?>> police in philadelphia this weekend are looking for the person behind a deadly unprovoked attack. new surveillance video shows the suspect passing 23-year-old everett beauregard, then shooting him dead. a $20,000 reward is being offered. >>> the flu season is expected to flare up soon after virtually disappearing as the pandemic raged. covid infections are down dramatically since the omicron surge in january, and with concerns about a possible twindemic, meaning combined flu and covid outbreaks, it's a good time to check in with our cbs news medical contributor dr. david agus. so for starters, dr. agus, is the pandemic over? >> no. you know, we've seen the world health organization and the president of the united states both say the end is near. and i believe that. we are close to the pandemic being over in that it's not going to radically disrupt our lifestyle. at the same time the virus isn't done. and what that means is the virus will still be here but people will have immunity f

jericka duncan has a look at memorial service in new york, d.c., and pennsylvania. >> reporter: under cloudy skies and light rain, thousands of mourners gathered at the memorial plaza in lower manhattan. they paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives to terror on september 11th, 2021. >> aaron horowitz. charles j. houston. >> reporter: vice president leaders onor t 9/11 other he died trying to escape the north tower. >> i miss him a lot. today is very hard for me. 9/11 is very hard for me. >> reporter: at the pentagon in arlington, virginia, president joe biden laid a wreath to mark the 21st anniversary and vowed that his administration will continue to eliminate terrorists like ayman al zawahiri who helped plot the 9/11 attacks and was recently killed in a drone strike. >> we'll never forget, we'll never give up. our commitment to preventing another attack in the united states is without end. >> reporter: in shanksville, pennsylvania, first lady jill biden honored the memory of the brave passengers of united flight 93 who fought to regain control of the airline bef

. >> reporter: cbs's jericka duncan is at ground zero in new york. khv regi. with ukraine's new military advances. ♪ >>> and on this anniversary of 9/11 we look back at the queen's message to america and the tradition she broke to honor the lives lost. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." reporting tonight from london. >>> tonight queen elizabeth ii's final journey begins after her coffin was driven through the scottish countryside from her summer home at balmoral castle to holyroodhouse palace in edinburgh. tens of thousands of mourners lined the roads to pay their respects to their beloved queen, the longest-serving monarch in british history. the queen's state funeral will take place next monday and will be the first in the united kingdom in more than half a century when winston churchill was given the honor in 1965. as proclamation events were held across the kingdom, we were here at buckingham palace when king charles iii arrived and appeared to become emotional as he was greeted by the public. we have a lot of news to get to tonight. and cbs

we're here with tony dokoupil and jericka duncan who is in for nate today because it is a special editionf "cbs mornings." we are celebrating the queen's life and what she meant to her subjects. ut first let's go to today's "eye opener." >> she's always been there. and it will never be the same again. >> my wife was in tears. my daughters are in tears. >>t

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