you re in the cnn newsroom. well, in the next few days, inspectors from the united nations nuclear watchdog could go into the massive russian-held nuclear power plant in southern ukraine. this is a critical safety mission at a time when fighting between russian and ukrainian forces is intensifying in the area around the plant. one city nearby reporting 200 attacks in just a matter of hours this weekend. and if that plant was hit, a radiation cloud could cover parts of southern ukraine and russia. sam kiley is there this evening. reporter: pam, the international atomic energy agency has said that over the last few days, they ve been able to confirm that a building inside the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been hit by shelling, either from artillery or a rocket. now, this is the first proof positive from an independent source that we know that shelling is going on there apart from our own analysis of satellite images. but this raises again the specter of a nuclear d
nightmare. almost feels like it s impossible to buy a home. o donnell: hurricane fiona continues to wreak havoc, now heading towards bermuda. and there s concern tonight about another storm that could hit the gulf of mexico next week. and eye on america, cbs s jonathan vigliotti reports on a natural resource helping an idaho mining town come back to life. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you so much for joining us on this busy thursday night. i m jericka duncan in for norah. tonight, the federal investigation into the top secret documents seized from donald trump s florida home has resumed. the eleventh circuit court of appeals ruled in favor of the justice department and criticized the former president s argument that the documents had been declassified. but in his first interview since the f.b.i. search, the former president doubled down on that claim,
what authorities just revealed. the record heat wave in the northeast. the heat index, the feel-like reading topping 100 degrees in new york city, philadelphia to washington. and in boston tonight, the sixth day of record temperatures above 95 degrees. at this hour, the threat of storms and flooding. ginger zee tracking it all. president biden and the major bipartisan victory tonight. signing the $280 billion bill increasing microchip production here in the u.s. chips used in cars, cell phones, computers. and we hear from an american manufacturer ready to go. mary bruce at the white house. the major headline on monkeypox. the outbreak here in the u.s. the government now planning to turn one vaccine shot into five shots, able to reach more people. steve osunsami at the cdc. the war in ukraine, and tonight, the explosion rocking a russian air base in crimea. were the ukrainians behind it? here in the u.s., the case making national headlines tonight. the alarming image
this news comes as the people of uvalde, texas are gathering right now and marching and demanding their police officials be held accountable. nadia romero joins me now. nadia, the chairman of the committee is pushing for the report to include the critical 77 minutes of hallway surveillance video of the attack. what can you tell us? reporter: pam moore, hard to believe we re still talking about a shooting that happened on may 24th. here we are, still with that video in limbo. so, we know that the chairman of the special investigative committee wants this video to be released with the preliminary report. so, too, that, and public safety. the des is in, the uvalde district attorney is blocking its release. both the dps and lawmakers believe that releasing this video could provide clarity about the police response. law enforcement response is still under much debate. criticism and controversy right now. you are taking a live look, as families and community members gather to rem
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