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Ukraines president zelenskyy is in washington tonight, his day packed with highstakes meetings including with President Biden and members of congress, all to win support and funding for his countrys ongoing war against russia. Cbss ed okeefe is at the white house. Reporter ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy enjoyed a warm welcome at the white house, and president bide anne nounsed plans for the latest installment in aid to ukraine. Another 325 million. The American People are determined to see to it we do all we can to ensure the world stands with you. Reporter but what a difference nine months makes. Last December Zelenskyy delivered a primetime address before a joint session of congress. Today House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy said there was no time for such a speech and wouldnt even be seen in the halls of power with the ukrainian president. Zelenskyy instead met behind closed doors with leaders of the house and the full senate. Thats because while a majority of americans continue to support providing assistance theres a mostly republican divide on capitol hill over how to keep funding the war. We need to give them everything they need. We should be for peace resolution, ending the war there, not funding it. Reporter there are growing concerns in the u. S. And europe about how the aid is being used. Zelenskyy fired his defense minister and six other deputies this month amid accusations of corruption. Zelenskyy also visited the pentagon today. The u. S. Has provided nearly 44 billion in military aid since the start of the war. And the white house is asking for 24 billion more. But it didnt commit today to giving zelenskyy longrange missiles. Today another reminder of why ukraine wants them as russians hit six ukrainian cities. Its largest missile attack inside ukraine in more than a month. Lawmakers who met with zelenskyy tday said they appreciated his detailed assessment of the war, and the ukrainian president once again expressed gratitude for u. S. Assistance adding, oversight, transparency and accountability for all the aid is absolutely important. Norah . Ed okeefe at the white house, thank you. Also tonight in washington theres a race to avoid a Government Shutdown with little time to make a deal. Chaos reigns in the house as republicans failed to advance a defense spending bill for the second time this week. Cbss Scott Macfarlane reports on the embarrassing rebuke for speaker Kevin Mccarthy. Reporter with the deadline loom forget a painful Government Shutdown the resolution is not adopted. Reporter things continued to fall apart in the u. S. House today. I dont know what direction theyre coming from. Reporter a handful of republicans, some of whom oppose sending more aid to ukraine ive been no on ukraine the entire time. Reporter continue to jam House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy, whos been trying and failing to pass bills to keep the government open with republican votes only. This is a whole new concept of individuals that want to burn the place down. That doesnt work. Reporter some warn on october 1st federal shutdown is increasingly likely, which could rattle the stock market and americans 401 k s, great backlogs for people who neet veterans benefits, visas and passports, and shutter national parks. Shabe esquerdo, a tsa officer and union rep says they expect to have to work for no pay. How much worry is there among your colleagues about this . The anxiety levels at an alltime high. The stress levels at an alltime high. Reporter the 750,000member American Federation of Government Employees has warned members to save up whatever money they can. 60 of americans live paycheck to paycheck. Okay . And just imagine, payday but no paycheck. 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Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. We begin tonight with breaking news in a fatal bus crash involving a High School Band in new york. Police say at least two adults are dead and dozens injured. Five students are in Critical Condition tonight. After a charter bus went off the interstate and tumbled down an embankment about 45 miles northwest of new york city. Images from the scene show the bus on its side with its windows smashed out. Were told 40 students and four adults were on the bus, everyone taken to the hospital, some flown to level 3 trauma centers. Well, the marching band including cheerleaders were heading to a band camp in pennsylvania. The bus, part of a caravan who washed their classmates crash. The rest of the students headed back to their high school. Cbss allie bauman will start us off tonight from near the scene as were just learning the preliminary cause of the crash. Good evening, allie. What can you tell us . Reporter good evening, norah. The students were supposed to arrive to that camp in greeley, pennsylvania around 2 00 p. M. According to a schedule on their website. Instead a bus some of them were traveling on plunged off the road just 40 minutes before making it there. And police just revealed that a preliminary cause of the investigation or preliminary cause of the crash could be failure of a front tire. Debris litters the scene along this new york interstate where a bus chartered by the farmingdale High School Band landed in a ravine after rolling down an embankment just outside wawayanda, two hours northwest of new york city. But imagine the fear, the screams in the aftermath when these high school students, many of them freshmen, were surrounded by this chaos. Reporter the vehicle was carrying 45 band members along with teachers and was part of a sixbus caravan of 300 people heading to a band camp in pennsylvania. Dozens of First Responders rushed to the scene just after 1 30 p. M. Forced to use ladders to rescue victims as the bus teetered among treetops. Some of the injured were pulled through windows. Crews also scoured the woods to find anyone who may have been ejected. It is likely that i afaulty front tire contributed to the accident. Reporter traffic was shut down for hours, and tonight Officials Say it is unclear how the bus careened out of control. The National Traffic safety board will send a team here to investigate. Theyre expected to arrive on scene by tomorrow morning. The high school tells us its trying to reunite students with their parents now. Some students told us earlier that this is so devastating its something they never expected could have happened. Norah . So traumatizing. Allie bauman, thank you so much. Turning now to the crisis at the southern border. Were now learning 140,000 migrants were apprehended in the first 20 days of september. The influx is nearing record levels. And new today, the Biden Administration says its sending 800 active doout troops to help. Cbss Manuel Bojorquez is there and tells us about the dangerous journey which led to the death of two people in the last day including a 3yearold boy. Reporter near eagle pass, texas hundreds of people continue to cross the rio grande, trying to slip under wire fences, overtiming city services. But not everybody makes it. Two people including a 3yearold boy have already drowned in the past two days. Still, in juarez mexico we found more are risking those final steps north north, including this group from venezuela using tree limbs as a bridge to get to the other side. Sometimes they fall in and its been difficult really to watch when they have to handle children, babies, and trying to keep them safe, literally handing them over to somebody who plucks them over to the other side. The majority are from venezuela but will not be eligible for temporary legal status and expedited work permits announced by the Biden Administration for nearly half a million venezuelan migrants because they did not enter the country before july 31st. In new york, where the change could apply that pless than 10,000 people, officials worried it did not go far enough. Im getting 10,000 a month. So we cant spike the ball. Reporter republicans have criticized the Biden Administrations move, saying it will only motivate more people to try to cross. But back along the border we found migrants saying what theyre fleeing, political persecution or poverty are bigger motives. You didnt know that about the new status. Would that change what youre doing . [ speaking in a global language ]. It doesnt change why youre leaving. Reporter but border and customs patrol agents say cartels have been using misinformation for months, urging migrants to head north. They found this group parched and lost, asking for help. These cartels are very good at what they do. Its a multibilliondollar industry. Theyre focusing on migrant smuggling, and the disinformation that theyre feeding migrants to fuel that profit stream. Reporter and he tells me at this specific point of the border where texas, mexico and new mexico meet not everyone is looking to turn themselves in to Border Patrol agents and request asylum. He says roughly half are trying to avoid agents altogether. Norah . Manny bojorquez, thank you very much. Ukraines president zelenskyy is in washington tonight, his day packed with highstakes meetings, including with President Biden and members of congress, all to win support and funding for his countrys ongoing war against russia. Cbss ed okeefe is at the white house. Reporter ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy enjoyed a warm welcome at the white house, and President Biden announced plans for the latest installment of aid to ukraine. Another 325 million. The American People are determined to see to it that we do all we can to make sure the world stands with you. Reporter but what a difference nine months makes. Last December Zelenskyy delivered a primetime address before a joint session of congress. Today House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy said there was no time for such a speech and wouldnt even be seen in the halls of power with the ukrainian president. Zelenskyy instead met behind closed doors with leaders of the house and the full senate. Thats because while a majority of americans continue to support providing assistance theres a mostly republican divide on capitol hill about how to keep funding the war. We need to give them everything they need. We should be for peace resolution, ending the war there, not funny. Reporter there are growing concerns in the u. S. And europe about how the aid is being used. Zelenskyy fired his defense minister and six other deputies this month amid accusations of corruption. Zelenskyy also visited the pentagon today. The u. S. Has provided nearly 40 billion in military aid since the start of the war. And the white house is asking for 25 billion more. But it didnt commit today to giving zelenskyy longrange missiles. Today another reminder of why ukraine wants them, as russia hit six ukrainian cities. Its largest missile attack inside ukraine in more than a month. Lawmakers who pept with zelenskyy today said they appreciated his detailed as assessment of the war. And the ukrainian president once again expresed gratitude for u. S. Assistance adding, quote, oversight, transparency and accountability for all the aid is absolutely important. Norah . Ed okeefe at the white house, thank you. Theres a lot more news ahead on the cbs overnight news. Looking for a smarter way to mop . Intrtroducing ththe new swiffer popowermop. An a allinone e cleaning t l ththat gives y you a mop anand bucket c clean inin half the e time. 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Giuliani released a statement claiming the bill is in excess of any legitimate fees. Meanwhile, a new book by former white house aide Cassidy Hutchinson claims giuliani groped her the day of the assault on the capitol. And as adriana diaz reports, shes not the first woman to make such claims against him. Hutchinson wrote that on january 6th giuliani was smiling like a cheshire cat and waving a sack of documents telling her, quote, we have the evidence, its all here, were going to pull this off. That was before he allegedly groped her. We will never give up. We will never concede. Reporter it was backstage at this speech on the day of the capitol insurrection that Cassidy Hutchinson says former president trumps lawyer Rudy Giuliani groped her. In an excerpt from hutchinsons new book, obtained by the guardian, she wrote of giuliani, rudy wraps one arm around my body, closing the space that was separating us. I lower my eyes and watch his free hand reach for the hem of my blazer. By the way, he says, fingering the fabric, im loving this Leather Jacket on you. His hand slips under my blazer, then my skirt. I fight against the tension in my muscles and recoil from rudys grip. Giuliani denied the allegations during an interview with newsmaxs eric boiling. First im not going to grope somebody at all. False. Totally absurd. Reporter giuliani spokesman ted goodman told cbs news, these allegations are false. Really it felt personal. I was really sad. Reporter that was hutchinson last year, testifying to congress about her disgust usa reporter with the january 6th attack. Whose house . Our house we were watching the Capitol Building get defaced over a lie. Reporter its a lie that giuliani has fueled by making false claims of election fraud. Im willing to stake my reputation. The president is willing to stake his reputation on the fact that were going to find criminality there. Reporter giuliani has since been indicted in georgia for his alleged role in conspiring to illegally reverse the 2020 election results, and pleaded not guilty to 13 charges against him there. As for hutchinsons claims, theyre not the first of their kind against the former new york city mayor. In may a woman claiming to have been a former employee of giulianis filed a 10 million lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault, harassment and wage theft. Giuliani has denied those allegations. Giulianis spokesperson also questioned why hutchinson is just now coming out with knees allegations more than two years later. He suggested her claims were, quote, part of a Marketing Campaign for her upcoming book release. Adriana diaz, cbs news, new york. Congress has just eight days to pass legislation to avoid a federal Government Shutdown that would cut off funding to a host of Government Agencies including fema. The federal Emergency Management agency sends aid to communities that were damaged by floods, fires and hurricanes. So far this year there have been 23 extreme weather events that have done more than a billion dollars in damage. Scott macfarlane reports from a disaster zone in vermont. Reporter the flooding hit hard and fast. Washing out homes and ripping up streets across vermont. By the time Mandy Lacefield realized the impact the water was already gushing into her basement. Her teenage son and her husband trudged through waisthigh water to escape. Did you at any point think maybe we need to stay here . No. It was always get out, get out. Theres no reporter why . We would have drowned in here. Everything is ruined. Every ounce of everything is destroyed. Reporter their house in johnson, vermont now sits gutted and empty. It is our first home, and we worked hard to get our credit score up enough. And then now its like going to be bulldozed. Reporter but its not just the families. Its the touwns, villages and communities having trouble paying the enormous bills that await them without washingtons help. Heard just a loud noise. Just a boom. Reporter near the state capital in the city of barry landslides destroyed trees and threatened houses as the floodwaters submerged homes and buildings. We saw the damage with city manager nicholas starelli castro. Wow. Its just like cakes of mud. Yeah. It was devastating. It was dangerous. We had streets turn into rivers. Reporter for the repairs that fall on barrys shoulders it means a multimilliondollar bill for a city with only about a 13 million budget. What do you need washington to provide to you . Were going to need to have reimbursements that are timely. Reporter what happens if that moneys delayed significantly . So for us as a government it would be devastating in the sense we cannot we absolutely cannot front the money to get us back to normal. Reporter amid congresss gridlock fema is running short on money and has indefinitely paused its spending and roam burstment for some longterm recovery projects. Theres some risk this money doesnt come back soon. Well, theres huge risk. No money, no recovery. Reporter Vermont Democratic senator peter welch saws the money will eventually be restored but says theres worries in communities impacted by natural disasters this summer where the federal governments dollars are desperately needed. I mean, we cant mess around with this, bottom line. And its absolutely inexcusable for us to not help the folks in maui, the folks in florida, and the folks in this case in vermont. Reporter vermonters are just trying to get back on their feet. Any packages . Reporter including this post office in johnson, which is still operating out of a mobile van. The barry city manager says any delay in Recovery Efforts risks the citys Economic Future and could trigger an exodus of those who cant stay and wait. Its all one big room in here. Yeah. Reporter back in the johnson area Mandy Lacefield knows the wait will be long. Theyve been living in a camper in her dads yard with a harsh winter ahead. You have to make do with what you have. We just embrace it. Reporter youre making do. You embrace what you have. Reporter realizing from a shockingly fast flood the recovery can be painfully slow. Both parties agree they need to replenish this Disaster Fund as soon as possible. In the meantime, while fema has suspended some Financial Assistance they continue to help individual disaster survivors. But its the longterm projects, the big ones where funding is now less than certain. The cbs overnight news will be right back. Nenew dove menen bodywashh gives s you 24 h hours of nonourishing micromoioisture. That m means your r skin ststill feels s healthy and smoothth now. Nonow. And now t too. Get t healthier,r, smoothther feelingng skin all. Hey, i just got a text from my sister. 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Reporter off the coast of Santa Barbara, california the rising sun paints its first watercolor of the day and the race is on to get this out to sea before the sea gets too rough. Kind of rocking and rolling out here now. Does this make it harder for you guys . Yeah, for sure. Its a little bumpy today. But we cant always have nice days out here. Reporter this is not a sightseeing trip. Its a mission to save lives. And this could be a hightech life saver. So thats the big thing behind you there . That is the big buoy behind me. Reporter engineer jeff dipietro with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution helped build this buoy at the heart of a new system called whale safe. He carefully maneuvers it off the back of the boat and into the rololling waves. Its tetethered to ann underwat mimicrophone t that detectcts w songs. The Santa Barbara channnnel is prime f feeding groround for th massssive and oftenen endangegea crcreatures. Itss also a major thoroughfar for the only thing bigger than they are, shipping vessels and cruise ships. Given the size of a whale you dont think of Something Else being much of a threat to it. But these vessels are so much bigger than the whales are. Yeah, for example, the blue whale, the largest animal to ever live, up to 100 feet. No match for a 1,000foot cargo ship. R reporter k kelly leaphahaa scientist with whale safe, which is funded by billionaire salesforce cofounder marc benioff. It uses data from its buoys, satellites and entries on a whalewatching app to predict the presence of whales in shipping lanes, warning the companies in near real time so they can voluntarily slow down to 10 knots, a speed set by a federal agency shown to significantly reduce the risk of fatal collisions. There was a study done a few years ago that estimated that 80 endangered bluefin and humpback whales are killed on the u. S. Coast every year. By ships 37 . By ships. Reporter with the notable exception of 2020, when the pandemic all but stopped international shipping. Scientists say most ship strike deaths go undetected because the whales sink to the bottom of the ocean. There was outrage last year when a beloved 49foot whale washed up on shore south of san francisco. Spotted hundreds of times during her life, scientists even gave her a name. Fran. She was found with extensive bruising and a broken neck, injuries consistent with a ship strike. H having sucuch a wellknown loved whahale die f from someth thatat we know is preventablbl its tragic. Reporter whale safe is now naming and shaming shipping companies that dont slow down, assigning them letter grades. Two large west coast shippers get fs, slowing down just around 10 of the time. We reached out to them, but they did not respond. Another company, madsen, turned the f grade that we reported on back in february, into a c, now complying with speed limits 58 of the time. No vessel, no waterway user would ever want to strike a whale. Its a tragic, tragic accident. Reporter Jacqueline Moore is with a trade group that represents the west coast shipping industry. She argues most vessel carriers do slow down but the shipping industry relies on them to deliver goods on time. If you have the information that a whale is in the area, what would be the reason a ship would not slow down . Its really three main issues efficiency, safety and schedule. And schedule is really paramount here. Any delays based on slowing a vessel d down can greatly impa those schedules. Reporter on the east coast speed limits are mandatory to protect the endangered north atlantic right whale. Data shows ships there comply 80 of the time. On the west coast,t, where slowg down is vololuntary, complplians just 60 . Whale safe is hoping to changee ththat. And the whwhole idedea here i imaginine is to figurure out ho coexixist . Exactly. Reporter r to give o one greaeat creatures of the sea Credit Card Debt is at an alltime high, and a lot of that debt is held by College Students. Christine lazar reports on what theyre buying. Reporter College Student Florentino Gonzalez uses his credit card for essentials like groceries and has around 1,000 in Credit Card Debt. 1,000 is still a massive amount of money for me as of right now. Reporter a survey by u. S. News world report found 42 of College Students are carrying Credit Card Debt. And for 28 of them that debt exceeds 2,000. If you consider they probably also have Student Loan Debt theyre going to have to pay off when they get out of college, when you add Credit Card Debt to that that can really put them behind as soon as they graduate from college. Reporter credit card expert Beverly Herzog says the majority of students in debt didnt get there with impulse spending. Nearly half say they use their cards for schoolrelated expenses like books and fees. The other half say they need it for living expenses. And it appears students may not be fully educated on credit card terms and conditions. In the survey only 19 knew how a credit score is measured. I think think this is where parents can really step in. Make sure they understand how personal finance works so that theyre prepared. Reporter herzog says if possible students should avoid using the credit card until they can pay off the balance. I pay it off every month on time. So if not you know what happens. Reporter experts say its also important to create a budget and set up autopay so you dont miss a payment. Christine lazar, cbs news, los angeles. And thats the overnight news for this friday. For some of you the news continues. For others check back later for cbs mornings and follow us online all the time at cbsnews. Com. Reporting from the nations capital, im Catherine Herridge. This is cbs news flash. Im Courtney Kealy in new york. Authorities in st. Louis have captured tommy wayne boyd, a convicted child sex offender who escaped from a hospital early thursday morning. Boyd is currently serving a 30year sentence for enticement of a child. The white house will announce the creation of the federal office of gun violence prevention today. The office will be overseen by Vice President kamala harris. According to the gun violence archive, over 31,000 people have died from gun violence so far this year. And taylor swift is mobilizing the swifties to vote. Te. Org says more than 35,000 people registered to vote after the singer posted a link to the site on instagram. For more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. Im Courtney Kealy, cbs news, new york. Tonight, a bus carrying a High School Marching band crashes in new york. We have the breaking new details including the number killed and injured. Here are tonights headlines. A bus full of ninthgraders on the way to band camp overturns. The scene tonight, with windows broken and a ladder to get students out. Theyve used whatever they can find here. Tree branches and limbs. To try to create some sort of bridge over this water to get to the other side. Were on the border where nearly 9,000 migrants crossed into the United States yesterday alone. Nearing record levels. Daycare horror. The new photos tonight of a trap door hiding even more fentanyl and other drugs inside that Childcare Center in new york. Fox succession. As media mogul Rupert Murdoch steps down, leaving the empire to his son. What it all means. President zelenskyys highstakes trip to washington, meeting with the president , congress and military leaders. Making the case to keep funding ukraines fight against russia. The Writers Guild is continuing negotiations with hollywood studios. The two sides are reportedly nearing a deal. This would finally end the writers strike, which has thrown hollywood into a near standstill. Californias salton sea is drying up, exposing a toxic layer of dust. Could lithium mining help or make the air here worse . Its an honor to represent our nation, to represent nasa. And the new record thats truly out of this world. Keep working hard. Have big dreams. The hard work and the dedication are the key components to making those dreams come true. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. We begin tonight with breaking news in a fatal bus crash involving a High School Band in new york. Police say at least two adults are dead and dozens injured. Five students are in Critical Condition tonight after a charter bus went off the interstate and tumbled down an embankment about 45 miles northwest of new york city. Images from the scene show the bus on its side with its windows smashed out. Were told 40 students and four adults were on the bus. Everyone taken to the hospital. Some flown to level 3 trauma centers. While the marching band including cheerleaders were heading to a band camp in pennsylvania, the bus, part of a caravan who watched their classmates crash, while the rest of the students headed back to their high school. Cbss allie bauman will start us off tonight from near the scene as were just learning the preliminary cause of the crash. Good evening, allie. What can you tell us . Reporter good evening, norah. The students were supposed to arrive to that camp in greeley, pennsylvania around 2 00 p. M. According to a schedule on their website. Instead a bus some of them were traveling on plunged off the road just 40 minutes before making it there. And police just revealed that a preliminary cause of the investigation or preliminary cause of the crash could be failure of a front tire. Debris litters the scene along this new york interstate where a bus chartered by the farmingdale High School Band landed in a ravine after rolling down an embankment just outside wawayanda, two hours northwest of new york city. But imagine the fear, the screams in the aftermath, when these high school students, many of them freshmen, were surrounded by this chaos. Reporter the vehicle was carrying 45 band members along with teachers and was part of a sixbus caravan of 300 people heading to a band camp in pennsylvania. Dozens of First Responders rushed to the scene just after 1 30 p. M. Forced to use ladders to rescue victims as the bus teetered among treetops. Some of the injured were pulled through windows. Crews also scoured the woods to find anyone who may have been ejected. It is likely that a faulty front tire contributed to the accident. Reporter traffic was shut down for hours, and tonight Officials Say it is unclear how the bus careened out of control. The National Transportation safety board will send a team here to investigate. Theyre expected to arrive on scene by tomorrow morning. The high school tells us its trying to reunite students with their parents now. Some students told us earlier that this is so devastating its something they never expected could have happened. Norah . So traumatizing. Ali bauman, thank you so much. Turning now to the crisis at the southern border. Were now learning 140,000 migrants were apprehended in the first 20 days of september. The influx is nearing record levels. And new today, the Biden Administration says its sending 800 active duty troops to help. Cbss Manuel Bojorquez is there and tells us about the dangerous journey which led to the death of two people in the last day, including a 3yearold boy. Reporter near eagle pass, texas hundreds of people continue to cross the rio grande, trying to slip under wire fences, overwhelming city services. But not everybody makes it. Two people including a 3yearold boy have already drowned in the past two days. Still, in juarez, mexico we found more are risking those final steps north. Like this group from venezuela. Using tree limbs as a bridge to get to the other side. Sometimes they fall in. And its been difficult really to watch when they have to handle children, babies, and try to keep them safe, literally handing them over to somebody who plucks them over to the other side. The majority are from venezuela but will not be eligible for temporary legal status and expedited work permits announced by the Biden Administration for nearly half a million venezuelan migrants because they did not enter the country before july 31st. In new york, where the change could apply to less than 10,000 people, officials worried it did not go far enough. Im getting 10,000 a month. And so we cant spike the ball. Reporter republicans have criticized the Biden Administrations move saying it will only motivate more people to try to cross. But back along the border we found migrants saying what theyre fleeing, political persecution or poverty, are bigger motivators. You didnt know that about the new status. Would that change what youre doing . [ speaking in a global language ] it doesnt change why youre leaving. Reporter but u. S. Customs and Border Patrol agents say cartels have been using misinformation for months, urging migrants to head north. They found this group, parched and lost, asking for help. These cartels are very good at what they do. Its a multibilliondollar industry. Theyre focusing on migrant smuggling, and the disinformation theyre feeding migrants to fuel that profit stream. Reporter and he tells me at this specific point of the border where texas, mexico and new mexico meet not everyone is looking to turn themselves in to Border Patrol agents and request asylum. He says roughly half are trying to avoid agents altogether. Norah . Manny bojorquez, thank you very much. Talks to end the nearly fivemonth strike by hollywood writers are continuing into the night. The Writers Guild of america and the major studios remain stuck on issues including pay and the use of artificial intelligence. There are reports of progress. And with the auto workers strike now in its seventh day the clock is ticking towards a friday at noon deadline. The Union Representing 146,000 workers at the big three automakers is threatening to expand its current strike if theres no Significant Movement in the negotiations. Theres a lot more news ahead on the cbs overnight news. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Tonight a Tropical Storm warning is in effect from maryland to North Carolina with a potential Tropical Cyclone developing off the South Carolina coast. For what areas will be impacted lets bring in chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. Good evening, chris. Good evening, norah. We are watching a developing system off the southeast coast. Not a Tropical Storm yet. It is potential. Tropical cyclone 16. And it is expected to bring Tropical Storm force winds. Tropical storm warnings are posted through parts of the midatlantic. And much of the eastern seaboard through the weekend will have those strong winds and big impacts at the beaches with high surf, storm surge and very heavy rain. The timing for this, the worst of the weather happening tomorrow night. Through the day on saturday. With winds gusting 40 to even 50 miles an hour. The rain, norah, and the surge all made worse potentially at high tide. Chris warren, thank you. Now to a changing of the guards at one of the biggest and most influential Media Companies in the world. Rupert murdoch revealed today he is stepping down as chairman of foxs Parent Company and newscorp. Cbss jo ling kent has more on the man that changed both American Television and politics. Reporter 92yearold media magnate Rupert Murdoch announcing hell leave his role as chair of fox and news corp in mid november, becoming chair. His son lachlan will take the reins. Part of a longstanding succession plan. But this wont be your typical retirement. In an internal memo to fox employees today obtained by cbs news Rupert Murdoch said in my new role i will be watching our broadcasts with a critical eye, reading our newspapers. You can expect to see me in the office late on a friday afternoon. Over the last 70 years he amassed a vast media empire across australia, europe, and the United States, starting Fox Broadcasting company in 1986. And ten years later he founded fox news channel, providing him an influential role in conservative politics. Ive been publishing for 40 years. And a lot of fights. Reporter murdochs career has also been plagued by controversy. In 2016 he ousted his longtime ally fox news chairman and ceo roger ailes amid Sexual Harassment and abuse allegations. Just this year fox paid a 787. 5 million settlement in a case brought by voting machine manufacturer dominion after fox news spread former president trumps 2020 election lies. How is lachlan different than his father . And can he maintain power in this situation . Lachlans a bit more affable. Hes if anything more conservative than his father. And the real question is whether he can convince his adult siblings who help run the family trust that he can do the job. Reporter upon Rupert Murdochs death his other children could challenge lachlan. In the meantime experts say that viewers and consumers of the murdoch media empire should expect no major changes to the product the companies are putting out. Norah . Jo ling kent, thank you so much. Ukraines president zelenskyy is in washington tonight, his day packed with highstakes meetings including with President Biden and members of congress, all to win support and funding for his countrys ongoing war against russia. Cbss ed okeefe is at the white house. Reporter ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy enjoyed a warm welcome at the white house, and President Biden announced plans for the latest installment in aid to ukraine. Another 325 million. The American People are determined to see to it we do all we can to ensure the world stands with you. Reporter but what a difference nine months makes. Last December Zelenskyy delivered a primetime address before a joint session of congress. Today House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy said there was no time for such a speech and wouldnt even be seen in the halls of power with the ukrainian president. Zelenskyy instead met behind closed doors with leaders of the house and the full senate. Thats because while a majority of americans continue to support providing assistance theres a mostly republican divide on capitol hill over how to keep funding the war. We need to give them everything they need. We should be for peace resolution, ending the war there, not funding it. Reporter there are growing concerns in the u. S. And europe about how the aid is being used. Zelenskyy fired his defense minister and six other deputies this month amid accusations of corruption. Zelenskyy also visited the pentagon today. The u. S. Has provided nearly 44 billion in military aid since the start of the war. And the white house is asking for 24 billion more. But it didnt commit today to giving zelenskyy longrange missiles. Today another reminder of why ukraine wants them as russians hit six ukrainian cities. Its largest missile attack inside ukraine in more than a month. Lawmakers who met with zelenskyy today said they appreciated his detailed assessment of the war, and the ukrainian president once again expressed gratitude for u. S. Assistance adding, oversight, transparency and accountability for all the aid is absolutely important. Norah . Ed okeefe at the white house, thank you. Also tonight in washington theres a race to avoid a Government Shutdown with little time to make a deal. Chaos reigns in the house as republicans failed to advance a defense spending bill for the second time this week. Cbss Scott Macfarlane reports on the embarrassing rebuke for speaker Kevin Mccarthy. Reporter with the deadline looming forea painful Government Shutdown the resolution is not adopted. Reporter things continued to fall apart in the u. S. House today. I dont know what direction theyre coming from. Reporter a handful of republicans, some of whom oppose sending more aid to ukraine ive been no on ukraine the entire time. Reporter continue to jam House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy, whos been trying and failing to pass bills to keep the government open with republican votes only. This is a whole new concept of individuals that just want to burn the whole place down. That doesnt work. Reporter some warn on october 1st federal shutdown is increasingly likely, which could rattle the stock market and americans 401 k s, great backlogs for people who neet veterans benefits, visas and passports, and shutter national parks. Shabe esquerdo, a tsa officer and union rep says they expect to have to work for no pay. How much worry is there among your colleagues about this . The anxiety levels at an alltime high. The stress levels at an alltime high. Reporter the 750,000member American Federation of Government Employees has warned members to save up whatever money they can. 60 of americans live paycheck to paycheck. Okay . And just imagine, payday but no paycheck. Reporter cbs news has learned the Biden Administration Budget Office has shut down preparation phone calls with federal officials tomorrow. As Congress Races toward an october 1st deadline, norah, theyre recognizing its difficult to race when the u. S. House is stalled. Scott macfarlane, thank you. 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He still faces about 00 different two jetblue planes were zapped by green laser lights near bostons Logan Airport this morning. Nobody was hurt and the flights were not impacted. But the faa says that these laser strikes threaten air safety, with more than 9,000 reported last year. The fine for shining lasers at aircraft is up to 11,000 per violation. So dont do it. Tonight an american astronaut is celebrating a special anniversary in space. Thats next. Finally tonight, nasa astronaut frank rubio is celebrating one year in space. That is longer than any american in history for a single space flight. He was only expected to be at the space station for six months, but the capsule that was supposed to take him home was damaged, extending his stay. Rubio finally returns to earth next week on day 371. He says hes looking forward to hugging his wife and four kids back home in miami. And thats the overnight news for this friday. For some of you the news continues. For others check back later for cbs mornings. And remember, you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews. Com. Reporting from right here in the nations capital, im norah odonnell. This is cbs news flash. Im Courtney Kealy in new york. Authorities in st. Louis have captured tommy wayne boyd, a convicted child sex offender who escaped from a hospital early thursday morning. Boyd is currently serving a 30year sentence for enticement of a child. The white house will announce the creation of the federal office of gun violence prevention today. The office will be overseen by Vice President kamala harris. According to the gun violence archive, over 31,000 people have died from gun violence so far this year. And taylor swift is mobilizing the swifties to vote. Vote. Org says more than 35,000 people registered to vote after the singer posted a link to the site on instagram. For more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. Im Courtney Kealy, cbs news, its friday, september 22 its friday, september 22nd, 2023. This is the cbs morning news. A deadline looms for a Government Shutdown. The house failing to pass a bill to fund the government. The Biden Administrations next move. Aid for ukraine. The administration now announces new Financial Assistance as the ukrainian president makes the rounds in washington. Why some lawmakers are divided over funding the war. And deadly bus crash. A bus carrying a High School Marching band crashes in new