happening now, new fears that russia s war against ukraine is about to get a very serious boost from china. i ll acquit white house national security official john kirby whether beijing is actively considering sending lethal aid to putin s forces. also tonight, a new assessment on the origins of the covid pandemic is stirring up major controversy. we ll tell you why the u.s. energy department now believes the virus likely emerged from a chinese lab. and breaking news, new legal filings in the dominion voting systems lawsuit against fox news. the fox chairman rupert murdoch admitting underoath that popular tv hosts endorsed false claims about the 2020 presidential election. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage tonight with the war in ukraine. the deepening alliance between russia and china sending chills throughout the u.s. intelligence community. our senior national secur
dead, inccluding six chiildren,, and d the number of victims, we, ththat s e expected to clli entire communities in some of the poorest places in our country. search-and-rescue teams backed by the national guard are going door to door frantically looking for the missing. president biden has declared a major disaster. it is the latest in a string of catastrophic natural disasters this summer floods, extreme drought, and wildfires. we is have a lot of news to get to tonight. mike seidel from our partners at the weather channel will start us off. mike, good evening. reporter: good evening, major. something we don t need is any more heavy rain that is coming down now this evening right across this creek. yesterday morning, the water got up to where the top of my head is. look tebrie. the souv flipped over in the creek. this caught many people off guard and tonight emergency crews are working around the clock and hoping to find and save anyone left behind. as the floodwaters i
and i m here whenever you re ready to talk. garrett: the actor posts an emotional apology to chris rock for the onstage slap at the oscars. hear what smith had to say. mega millions turns to megabillion. lottery fever as hopeful players line up for a long-shot chance at a billion-dollar payday. 9/11 families protest trump and the saudi-bracked golf tour. why the former president and players are accused of putting money ahead of justice. a halloween scare from hershey. why the chocolate maker says trick-or-treaters could be without their favorite treats. and on the road, with an update on the unlike friendship between twins and a world war ii veteran. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett in for norah. tonight, the death toll in kentucky continues to rise following what the governor called the worst flooth disaster he has ever seen.
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Donald trump expected to leave trump tower in mid town, manhattan minutes from now and in the courthouse in Lower Manhattan. The first day of a civil trial relating to claims of fraudulent Business Practices within the trump organization. So more coming up on that as it happens here. Meanwhile, the crisis is unrelenting. Illegal Border Crossings hitting an alltime high under President Biden and repercussions are being felt everywhere coast to coast and especially in this town as we say good morning. Im bill hemmer. Dana has the day off today. Gillian turner is here. Gillian i got in 9 30 last night. Great to see every store open. A guy was singing Frank Sinatra on the megaphone. People eating ice cream. Bill it wasnt raining, too. Gillian the numbers are stunning at the border. More than 260,000 illegal crossings in september alone. More than 2. 2 million have crossed this fiscal year, nearly four times the population of wyoming. Bill its putting a strain on cities everywhere. The open