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

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

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

i'm jericka duncan in for norah.gin tonight with the biggest escalation in the war in ukraine since the invasion itself. russia's vladimir putin is threatening nuclear war and warning the west he's not bluffing. it comes after humiliating defeats on the battlefield in ukraine and in a move not seen in russia since world war ii, putin is calling up hundreds of thousands of reservists. the announcement was met by intense anti-war protestors across russia with more than 1300 arrests. in another sign of just how unpopular the war has become, one-way flights leaving russia are selling out. prices are skyrocketing as people try to flee that country. president biden condemned putin in his speech before the united nations general assembly. he accused russia of violating the core principles of the u.n. we have a lot of news to get to tonight, and we begin with cbs's debora patta, who is on the front lines there in kharkiv where ukrainians are gaining more ground. good evening, debra. >> reporter: good evening. as many as 300,

cbs's jericka duncan is at ground zero in new york. >>> the kremlin admits its pulling back troops from the kharkiv region. ukraine's new military advances. ♪ and on this anniversary of 9/11, we look back at the queen's message to america and the traditions she broke to honor the lives lost. ♪ ♪ >>> this is a special edition of the cbs "evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting tonight from london. >> good evening, and thank you for joining us for this sunday edition of the cbs "evening news" from outside buckingham palace. 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 holyrood house. 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 t

reporting from our nation's capital, i'm jericka duncan. >>> this is cbs news flash. dan lieberman in new york. a victory for the justice department in the ongoing criminal investigation into former president trump's possession of top secret records found at his mar-a-lago estate. a federal appeals panel lifted a hold, allowing the justice department to resume its use of the documents in its probe. >>> the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, conservative activist virginia thomas agreed to interview with the house panel investigating the january 6th insurrection relating to her efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. >>> and the mega millions winners from two months finally claim the ticket to win the third largest jackpot in u.s. history. two joint winners agree to split the $1.3 billion prize. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or your connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm jericka duncan in for norah. we begin tonight with the biggest escalation in the w

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

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jericka duncan. >>> "cbs news flash." marks the first day of classes for the uvalde, texas, school district. families will bring their children back to school for the first time since the may 24th shooting where 21 people, mostly kids, were killed. school officials say new security measures are nearing completion, and dozens of law enforcement officers will be on hand for the new year. >>> overseas to ukraine, where iaea inspectors will brief the united nations security council on what they found at a ukraine power plant. it's been shelled in recent weeks, and its last working reactor was just switched off from the grid. >>> american francis beoffu beatbeat s rafael nadal at the u.s. open. i'm matt piper, cbs news, new york. ♪ ♪ >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> 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 even torn

i'm jericka duncan in new york. from all of us here, thanks for watching.ht. >> now at 6:00, it is hot and h. everyone from people to small as are escaping the heat wave descending on the bay area. plus area. plus the efforts to help s as wildfires up north turn dead. > >> and later -- >> the whole ideas this just lie an act of god and nature is not true. this is a manmade catastrophe on their mismanagement. >> why residents at a south bayr are being forced to sell their homes with the ground crumbling under their feet. > >> already seeing triple digit s in some areas but as hot as it is right now, aaron is here to tell us it's going to get even hotter. >> start off with today's numbes though because these would have been the headline on their own f we didn't know what was still coming. for tomorrow and tuesday. take a look at the daytime highs. that 106 alreadyr livermore. 103 for concord and these just came in. santa rosa made it to 103 and 97 in san jose. let's use these numbers now as our context for the real serious heat. which is coming tomorrow. we'l

. >> 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

." >>> i'm jericka duncan in new york. thanks so much for staying with us.orneys general from 18 states have signed a letter to president biden asking him to declare the drug fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. the cdc says fentanyl poisoning is now the number one cause of death for adults between 18 and 45 years old. designating it as a wmd would bring the department of homeland security and the pentagon into the battle against drug traffickers. now, a lot of fentanyl passes through colorado, where the drug is taking a terrible toll. that's where we find cbs's jeff pegues. >> fentanyl killed him. >> reporter: kimberly osterman's son max died from fentanyl poisoning last year. he excelled in sports and academics. but he also had an addiction. >> he struggled. he had his demons. >> reporter: fentanyl poisonings in the state of colorado have become all too common. and there is a reason. the drug comes to the u.s. from mexico, and the cartels realized they can use the interstates and highways in colorado to reach vast parts of the country. what you see piled

." >> i'm jericka duncan in new york.ump was in pennsylvania this weekend holding his first political rally since the rbi searched his mar-a-lago home. he called fbi and justice department officials vicious monsters. a cbs news investigation finds online threats targeting federal authorities spiked after the search at mar-a-lago. u.s. marshals say the number has been rising since last years year when they dealt with 4,500 threats against federal judges. law enforcement says tensions rose further after the january 6th riot in 2021 and the supreme court decision on abortion rights this year. katherine harridge has more. >> reporter: law enforcement and security forces sell cbs news the surge in credible online threats against the fbi and federal judges is spilling over with real-world consequences. after the fbi executed the search warrant at mar-a-lago, protests swelled outside the resort and explicit threats surged online. >> was the search of mar-a-lago a tipping point? >> i believe so. >> reporter: as a cyber threat inv

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jericka duncan. >>> this is cbs news flash.rman in new york. the phones are ringing again in abortion clinics in indiana one week after a state ban went into effect. a judge blocked the ban, putting the new law on hold while abortion providers argue that it violates the state constitution. >>> an 8-year-old boy in illinois who was shot in this summer's july 4th shooting in highland park outside chicago is back home after more than two months of treatment for his injuries. his mom and twin brother were also wounded in the mass shooting that killed seven and injured dozens of people. >>> and tennis star roger federer will play doubles with rafael nadal in his final match of his career in london on friday. federer announced last week he's retiring at 41 because of an ongoing right knee issue. >>> for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> tonight, the federal investigation into the top-secret documents seize

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