cbs elise preston is in jakson, mississippi, pressing the mayor for answers as the water crisis there moves in to day five. how does a city with a black mayor and black leadership fail its black residents? cordes: and cbs steve hartman is on the road as a community of strangers steps up. it makes me so happy. it mak this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. cordes: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this busy friday night. i m nancy cordes. norah o donnell is on assignment. tonight, the labor day travel rush is in full swing as americans take to the road and the skies for one final getaway of the summer. a.a.a. expects it to be the busiest labor day travel weekend in three years, bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels. the national average for a gallon of gas is now $3.81. that s down $1.21 cents from the peak in june. airports are also crowded with passengers after a frustrating summ
president biden giving a speech about political developments in the republican party. plus, nuclear inspectors are finally allowed a tour of the nuclear facility in ukraine s east. we are little more than two months away from the u.s. midterm elections, and joe biden is determined to give democrats a fighting chance to hold onto u.s. congress. biden delivered a fiery speech in philadelphia, branding donald trump and his allies as extremists who threaten democracy. biden says that he will not stand by while maga forces threaten political violence. they promote authority and leaders and they promote values that are a threat to our personal rights. to the pursuit of justice. to the rule of law. to the very soul of this country. biden said that not all republicans are extremists, and he called on americans to fight to protect democracy. reporter: president biden delivered one of the most forceful speeches of his presidency thursday night in philadelphia, taking direct a
classified, but had nothing inside. cbs elise preston is in jackson, mississippi, pressing the mayor for answers as the water crisis there moves in to day five. how does a city with a black mayor and black leadership fail its black residents? cordes: and cbs steve hartman is on the road as a community of strangers steps up. it makes me so happy. reporting from the nation s capital. cordes: good evening and thank you for joining us on this busy friday night. i m nancy cordes. norah o donnell is on assignment. tonight, the labor day travel rush is in full swing as americans take to the road and the skies for one final getaway of the summer. a.a.a. expects it to be the busiest labor day travel weekend in three years, bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels. the national average for a gallon of gas is now $3.81. that s down $1.21 cents from the peak in june. airports are also crowded with passengers after a frustrating summer. since memorial day, nearly 48,000 u.s. fligh
Venezuela recently surpassed Mexico as the third-largest supplierof crude oil to the U.S.-after Canada and Saudi Arabia. HugoChávez has already demonstrated his willingness to use oilas a tool against America. Therefore, absent a firm commitment forconstructive and verifiable cooperation by Chávez, the WhiteHouse should not renew ambassadorial relations.