the ambitious us politician, who seemingly lied his way into congress. a very warm welcome to bbc news, and we start this hour with a special report from ukraine. from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where, today, the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops, but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson, with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. i should warn you, it contains some distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this is where one of more than a0 mortars fell in a single day. a cit
for humanitarian aid groups. and who is george santos? we ll tell you about the ambitious us politician who seemingly lied his way into congress. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where today the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea, and because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops, but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. i should warn you it contains some distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this is where one of more than a0 m
draft. more than 2,000 people arrested across dozens of cities. thousands fleeing the country. many of them young men hoping to avoid the horrors of the battlefield. president zelenskyy s message to the russians who may be forced to fight and the u.s. now warning of catastrophic consequences if russia turns to nuclear weapons. tom soufi burridge on the ground in ukraine. 44 days away from the midterms, the battle for control of congress is intensifying. abortion weighing heavily on the minds of many voters. as arizona enacts a near total ban. what a new abc news/ washington post poll says about where americans stand on abortion. and what democrats think about whether president joe biden should run for a second term. the deadly protests in iran spreading to more cities. dozens killed in violent clashes after the death of a young woman in police custody. arrested for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly. the urgent manhunt for a killer in philadelphia. after a recent c
turn deadly. women burn their head scarfs and take to the streets after this 22-year-old was killed in police custody. cbs ramy inocencio reports on the intensifying outraging. and on the road. cbs steve hartman has a story of a friendship formed at first sight. i got a best friend. i got a mini-me. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. duncan: good evening. and thank you for joining us on this busy friday night. i m jericka duncan in for norah. tonight, forecasters are keeping a very close eye on two major stsyste, one bearing down on cana, the other could cause significant damage to the ghost 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
. reporter: take us back to one year ago. o donnell: back to school. as kids in one of the country s largest school districts returned to the classroom today, there s a nationwide teacher shortage. cbs manuel bojorquez reports on how some schools are filling the void. we have over 150 vacancies, even today. but we are working to cover every class. o donnell: and a big-league dream comes true. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening and good to see you. tonight as we come on the air, the justice department is asking a judge not to release the affidavit that contains key details about why the f.b.i. searched former president trump s florida mansion last week. the d.o.j. says releasing that document would be detrimental to the integrity of the investigation. this comes as members of congress from both parties today ae demanding more details and are asking the director of national in