In 41 states doctors and nurses overwhelmed. And this is by far the highest number of patients that weve had since the pandemic began. And breaking news in the race for the vaccine, the controversial new challenge trials Just Announced this morning. Fire and ice. Firefighters swarm by red smoke and strong winds as they battle a recordbreaking wildfire outbreak in colorado. And the october snow now covering the midwest. Ginger tracking the latest. Jeff Bridges Health battle. Overnight the oscarwinning actor revealing hes been diagnosed with lymphoma. What hes saying about his condition and his message for fans this morning. Lucky to be alive. The couple surviving this terrifying crash careening into a canal saved by hero Good Samaritans. The gas station worker and offduty officer who raced in to help. Signed, sealed, delivered and Holiday Shopping surge. The new alert about ordering packages during the pandemic as experts predict Record Online shopping, when to order those gifts by to b
Interview Prince Andrew talks about his relationship with jeffrey epstein. Agents of change. The fbi marks a century since hiring their first africanamerican special at as we get rare access to the bureaus archives. See how lessons from the past are impacting today. Street smarts for 50 years sesame street has been a trail blazer in television. Well talk with the creators and characters to make us smarter, stronger and kinder. We begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We have more testimony, more testimony, witness to nothing. This has to be the worst day of the presidency for donald trump. President trumps tweets hang over impeachment testimony. I think its considered a joke. Never before has a president publicly attacked a impeachment witness at the moment they were testifying. Its very intimidating. Do you think youll get impeached . I shouldnt be. Prince andrew has answered questions for the first time about his relationship with jeffrey epstein. It wa
I not until someone tt you re el announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im omar villafranca. Historic impeachment hearings pick up steam this week in the house of representatives. Eight witnesses will testify over three days, and the person at the center of the investigation is Eu Ambassador Gordon Sondland. The trump mega donor turned diplomat has already had to update his secret testimony once. Wednesday hell appear before the American People and answer questions about a telephone call with the president. Catherine johnson has the story. We are unfolding the facts. Thats what an inquiry is about. Reporter lawmakers are gearing up forea new week of public impeachment testimony. But the president s supporters are Standing Firm in their defense. Negative, ones testified that there has been a quid pro quo. Everyones got second, third hand, fourth hand information. Reporter this week Eu Ambassador Gordon Sondland testifies. Friday an aide to the top diplo
asylum seekers in new york today and what officials say are the largest single day of migrants in the city so far. a small amount of rain. it is more than enough to force dozens of people to be evacuated from a national park in new mexico. health officials trying a new tactic to protect the most vulnerable from monkeypox by distributing the vaccine at pride parades. we begin with what s been the largest single day arrival of migrants in new york city to date. a mix of individuals now starting a new life in new york. after a 1700 mile trip from texas. these people to some degree are political pawns in a fight over u.s. immigration. texas governor abbott who sent thousands of migrants to cities like new york and washington, d.c. say it is president biden s border policies that forced the hand. democrats like new york mayor called the program inhumane with migrants said to be arriving hungry, thirsty and sick. abbott is just acting out of desperation was political said. this i
cost of pens and papers and notebooks and all of that that went up. back to school sticker shock as inflation sent the price of school supplies soaring. the impact it is having not only on parents, but also on business owners and teachers. how some people in california are making money by having their front yards ripped out. it is sunday, august 21st, welcome to a new week. we re so grateful you re waking up with us. good morning, amara. good morning, boris. happy sunday. and we begin this morning with the extreme weather threat across the southwest and southern plains. more than 12 million people under flood watches. yeah yesterday s search and rescue crews were out looking for a missing person in utah s zion national park. rangers say hikers were being swept off their feet by flash flooding on the virgin river. rescue teams were out in the mojave county area of arizona after rushing water washed out roads and trapped vehicles across that region. cnn meteorologist