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bojorquez reports on how much it could cost to rebuild. reporter: what s it looking like in there right now? it s probably the worst we could have ever thought. o donnell: and cbs news health watch: colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths. dr. jon lapook joins us to talk about a new study on colonoscopies. what you need to know. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us as we begin a new week together. tonight, the world s most powerful western nations are convening an emergency meeting to address the increasingly dire situation in ukraine after russia targeted civilian areas throughout the country. major cities were rocked by more than 80 russian missile strikes during the busy morning rush hour in what appears to be the largest wave of attacks since the opening week of the war. one of the targets included a landmark pedestrian bridge located
thank you so much for letting us into your home during these extraordinary times. we are grateful. beth beet with ari melber start rights now. we start with breaking news a legal first for president biden. attorney general merrick garland upending washington today with an announcement, he is appointing a special counsel to hand it will probe of classified do you means found in joe biden s office at home. this is a significant legal development. no matter what happens from here. it s also the kind of twist that would have seemed like a movie plot even just a few months ago when former president trump was clashing with the doj over his handling and alleged mishanding of classified material. would have felt like a twist in the last couple weeks when biden s team was optimistic after the midterms and then the gop s chaotic start to the congress. garland did not preview plans at all. he announced he would deliver remarks today. didn t deliver the topic and then said the words
welcome to msnbc s live coverage on this monday, september 5th. it is labor day. there is a lot happening this morning. we begin with breaking news from london, where british foreign prime minister liz trust was just named prime minister by the ruling conservative party, succeeding boris johnson who resigned amid scandal, beating out the former chance lor to lead the party and the country. i know that our beliefs resonate with the british people. our beliefs in freedom and the ability to control your own life in low taxes, in personal responsibility. and i know that s why people waited for us in such numbers in 2019. as your party leader, i intend to deliver what we promised those voters right across our great country. she will be formally appointed by queen elizabeth tomorrow and will be confronted by a looming economic crisis, as well as an ongoing energy crisis. we will continue following developments from the united kingdom. but first, we ll focus here at home. la
as the party reels from a bruising week and falling poll numbers. king charles will now not be at next month s climate change conference in egypt following reports that prime minister liz truss advised him not to attend. one of the world s worst stadium disasters. at least 125 people have died in a stampede at an indonesian football match after police tear gassed pitch invaders. football is by far the number one sport in this country and everybody loves it in this country so it s very difficult to see a future without it. theyjust have to get to the bottom of what happened, it should be safe, and people have to come home from football. brazilians are voting in the first round of an election which has seen a bitter campaign between past and present presidents. and kenya s amos kipruto and ethiopia s yalemzerf yehualaw win their maiden london marathon titles with breakaway victories in the elite men s and women s races there were more than 41,000 registered runners. as th