gustav klimt's "lady with a fan" has sold at an auction for $108.4 million. that is the highest ever for a public sale in europe. >>> 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, june 28th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." travel chaos. passengers stranded at airports as a wave of severe weather ground and delays flights. what you can expect today. >>> breaking overnight, a source confirming to cbs news donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, was interviewed as part of the january 6th probe. latest details ahead. >>> and ryan seacrest has a new tv gig. the iconic show he's soon set to host. >>> well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we are heading into the july 4th holiday travel surge, and it's already been a nightmare at airports across the country, especially in the northeast. passengers have been stranded in some cases for days as more than 30,000 flights in the u.s. were canceled or delayed since sunday due to severe weather. jarred

the last—ever portrait by austrian artist gustav klimt is heading to auction next week.n as much as $80 million. according to sotheby�*s, that makes it the most valuable work to go to auction in europe. the portrait of the unnamed woman was found on an easel in klimt�*s studio when the painter died in 1918. here in washington, india's prime minister, narendra modi, met with top business leaders and continued talks with vice president kamala harris and secretary of state antony blinken at a state lunch. both countries have pledged to strengthen ties. at the state luncheon mr modi went over the key conversations he had with the biden administration during this visit. we have added and expanded the scope of mutual cooperation in defence and strategic areas. we are working with the new trust in areas of new and emerging technologies. we are resolving long — pending and difficult issues in trade. afterwards vice president harris shared her appreciation for india as an ally. thank you for your role of leadership to help india emerge as a global power in the 21st century. you h

gustav klimt's lady with a fan has sold at an auction for $108.4 million.r for a public sale in europe. >>> 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 tonight with powerful storms pounding the east coast, causing another day of headaches for airlines and thousands of passengers. airports in the northeast were filled with long lines and frustrated travelers, who faced hundreds of delays and cancellations today due to the weather. the domino effect has been felt at airports nationwide this week with more than 23,000 flight delays and more than 5,000 cancellations since sunday. from the thunderstorms and torrential rains in the northeast to the record-breaking temperatures from texas to florida, nearly 90 million americans are under heat alerts tonight with triple-digit feels-like temperatures expected in parts of at least ten states on wednesday, including the entire state of texas. cbs's errol barnett is at newark airport, which is

finally, a masterpiece by gustav clamped -- klimt could become the most expensive.lady with a fan" was still in his studio when he died in 1918. sotheby's estimates it will fetch around 76 million euros. the painter produced thousands of drawings and paintings in his lifetime, some of which were just right or looted by nazis. anchor: he sold into thousand six -- they sold in 2006 four an astonishing amount. it's time for truth or fake, our fact checking segment. what was the fake news surrounding the russian conflict? catalina: we saw one of the most direct challenges to pugin's authority in a decade as the wagner group pulled troops from the ukraine front running -- frontline to confront the russian government. on social media users claim to show confrontations between wagner and russian forces. begin with this video posted on twitter on june 25. one day following initial confrontations. we see this plane that users claim is a plane belonging to the russian army throwing missiles targeting wagner troops. the caption reads "war in russia, russian air forces engaging

klimt. lady with a fan called she attention to the screen she was put up for auction.in the history of the art trade at european auctions, the piece is considered clint's last completed work, and he wrote most of it in 1917 and finished just a few months before his death. the painting was found in the workshop of the vienna master artists. i didn't even have time to take it off the easel. wedge has always been not indifferent to east asian culture in his latest painting. he pictured model in the entourage. east yes, we are in the middle of a maelstrom of east asian patterns and motifs golden pheasant chinese crane. lotus flowers, as in the case of yellow. the background of all these details symbolizing good luck is still a mystery. who is depicted on the canvas, the researchers push back the assumption that this is joanna staude , klimt's girlfriend, who sometimes posed for both him and his student egon schille, but there is no exact confirmation, the auction will take place on june 27. well, and most importantly, what is in focus again the attention of the artist is a

who were threatening to walk off the job >>> the last portrait by austrian symbolist painter gustav klimt will go up for auction on june. the 27th the painting last sold for $11.6 million. chump change compared to the current estimates. the estimates think it could now fetch $80 million this time around that would make it the most expensive painting ever sold in europe and if you're saving your $80 million to invest in, i don't know, treasuries, you can also think of "lady with a fan" by the grateful dead i think it's less than a cup of coffee >> what a distinction. most expensive painting ever sold in europe thank you, contessa. >>> the new cea chair david bernstein coming up next it's his first interview after being confirmed by the senate last night we're live from the white house right after the break. >>> and june is pride month and cnbc is separating all month long and sharing stories of corporate leaders with you here's leanna guzman >> i often get asked, why do lgbtqi people need different health care? the reality is our lives are completely different by virtue of who we are and w

. >>> first, a picture, this masterpiece, by gus tov klimt sold for $108.4 million, making it the mosturope. the piece, lady with a fan, was the last completed before his death in 1918. we'll be right back. his death in 1918. we'll be right back. - "best thing i've ever done." that's what freddie told me. - it was the best thing i've ever done, and- - really? - yes, without a doubt! - i don't have any anxiety about money anymore. - great people. different people, that's for sure, and all of them had different reasons for getting a reverse mortgage, but you know what, they all felt the same about two things: they all loved their home, and they all wanted to stay in that home. - [announcer] if you're 62 or older and own your home, you could access your equity to improve your lifestyle. a reverse mortgage loan eliminates your monthly mortgage payments and puts tax-free cash in your pocket. call the number on your screen. - why don't you call aag... and find out what a reverse mortgage can mean for you? - [announcer] call right now to receive your free no-obligation info kit. call the numb

this is a painting by gustav klimt. it sold for £85.3 million, a record in europe.ollector in hong kong. the bidding war went on for ten stressful, clammy minutes. imagine. it was expected to sell for about 65 million, but it went for 20 million more than that. extraordinary the money people are prepared to spend. it has not been up for sale for nearly 30 years. interesting stuff about the weather. june was the hottest and driest we have seen since that drove the summer of 1976. the famous 1976. do you remember it? i do. do you? i do. do you? i do. do you? idoa i do. do you? i do a bit. i was five. i do a bit. i was five. i remember a hot summer, for sure. that was the summer the reservoirs ran dry. we have got a few days to go in june. this is said to be the warmest ever. carol is keeping an eye on that and the met office as well. 17 minutes past six. we have something to bring in that affects lots of people who may be this morning. —— who may be watching. in a rare interview, two loan sharks have spoken to the bbc revealing more people are increasingly turning to