Averting a shutdown. Congress gets back to work. And an old problem needs solving again. Muddy and messy. Deplorable conditions at the Burning Man Festival. Ukraine shakes up its military leadership. How a new Defense Minister could make a difference in the war with russia. The u. S. Senate returns To Washington Today Facing A Packed Schedule and a ticking clock. Pressure is building on the u. S. Capital, lawmakers a few weeks left to make a deal and avoid g shutdown. Members of the u. S. House arent back until next week, but conservative republican hardliners are already pressuring House SpeakerKevin Mccarthy to stick to strict guidelines on any deal. They dont want to make any concessions, but mccarthy and the white house are seeking a shortterm bill that would put a bandaid on the problem for now, moving the issue months down the road. Cnns Priscilla Alvarez has more details on those negotiations. Reporter as Congress Returns from recess this month, the white house is asking lawmakers to pass a shortterm Spending Bill to keep the government running and avoid a partial government shutdown. Theyre also asking for a boost in funding for some key programs that provide assistance to millions of americans. Separately, the white house is also asking congress for a supplemental request. That is, to provide more funds to fema, which has been responding to very expensive disasters across the country, and whose funds are set to run dry by the end of this month, as well as more funding for ukraine. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy has said the fema funds will be replenished, but there is pushback about those funds being linked to ukraine. Also, there is disagreement within the republican conference about the Spending Bill. Republican hardliners have asked for an Impeachment Inquiry into biden, action on border security, as well as cutting spending to precovid levels as part of passing any type of Spending Bill. So that is likely to play out in congress in the weeks to come, but all of this really a sprint to the finish. In september, the fiscal year ends. Age and Mental Health is also getting some attention on the campaign trail. That includes among some republican hopefuls. Candidate nikki haley is citing Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell in arguing for Mental Competency tests for politicians older than 75. Mcconnell has had a couple of recent episodes where he has frozen and seemed dazed, only to recover just moments later. He is 81 years old but his fellow senator from south dakota says mcconnell is quite capable of deciding his own future. Mitch is sharp and shrewd. He understands what needs to be done. Ill leave it up to him as to how he wants to discuss that with the american public, but theres no doubt in my mind that he is perfectly capable of continuing on at this stage of it is labor day and millions of americans are off work. Lets take a look at the weather. Heat advisories are in effect for the Upper Midwest as temperatures climb toward 100 fahrenheit, 37 celsius. The dangerous heat is expected to spread into the great lakes, midatlantic, and northeast during the week. Monsoonal rains threaten to bring flooding to nevada, utah, idaho, and oregon. Showers and thunderstorms are in store for the high plains. And we are keeping an eye on two active tropical storms currently in the atlantic. At this point, theres apparently no threat to land. And the weathers still wreaking havoc on that popular Burning Man Festival thats supposed to be under way in a remote area of nevada. Were Learning Organizers now plan to delay the main event. They say the burning of a large wooden effigy will happen monday. It was supposed to happen on sunday night. Thousands showed up at the annual event, but nonstop rain in the Black Rock Desert think about that delivered an unusual mix of mud, causing festivalgoers to become trapped and unable to leave. Officials say some 70,000 people do remain stranded at the site of that festival. Cnns Camila Bernal has our story. Reporter it is still muddy, it is still messy for thousands stranded here in black rock city. Where we are right now is the main entrance and exit point to the festival, so thousands are expected to exit here on monday. We saw many, many cars trying to get out because this is the entrance of the area. Here behind me is where people are getting stuck in mud. Let me show you what that mud, that cakey mud, looks like. This is what a lot of people are walking hours in. And youre seeing it in their shoes, they are covered in mud what is youre seeing. It makes it impossible for not just bikes but also for cars and rvs. This rv, they told me they were stuck here for hours, trying to get out of the mud. So it is difficult to get out, and the concern, of course, is for people who did not bring enough supplies food, water and need to get out. Heres one person that i talked to who told me she just needed to get out today. Its quite expansive. Probably three hours of slogging to walk just from my camp to the road. And i did get a little bit of a hitchhike in, too, in the back of someones truck. But yeah, its just really thick, dense mud. So wherever its wet, its just heavy and sticky. Its a real sloppy mess out there. Most everythings turned off, but theres still some people partying. Reporter everybody that ive talked to has remained extremely positive, telling me theyre making the best out of a very difficult situation, saying theyre still having fun, that theyve enjoyed this festival. Unfortunately, though, authorities did report one death. They said a body was found in the playa. They did not give any details as to what happened. And organizers here are continuing to tell people to be safe. Theyre getting prepared to get thousands of people out of here. So theyre telling them this is going to be a long process, the exodus, as they call it. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is overhauling the countrys military leadership. Thats in the middle of a Major Military counteroffensive. Volodymyr zelenskyy announcing sunday that hes dismissing Defense MinisterAlexi Reznikov whos served in that role since before russias invasion. He was appointed in november 2021. In recent months, the president has cracked down on corruption. Reznikov hasnt been directly implicated, but mr. Zelenskyy says it is time to make a change. Cnns Salma Abdelaziz is following developments from london. This was quite a shakeup. While many believed that eventually the Defense Minister would be replaced, what reasons is zelenskyy giving for why this has to happen now . Reporter absolutely, this is significant. Reznikov has been the face, in many ways, one of the faces, rather, of this conflict. Heat been a close friend to Western Allies. Hes been able to campaign for ukraine to receive the supplies that it needs, whether thats Material Support or weaponry on those front lines. Hes developed a close relationship with the United States. But absolutely, his ministry has faced issues of corruption over the last few months. President zelenskyy did not point to these issues of corruption as being the reason for this dismissal, instead giving a rather vague response, mentioning essentially there needs to be a change in leadership. Take a listen to how president zelenskyy described it. Translator Alexi Reznikov has been through more than 550 days of fullscale war. I believe that the Ministry Needs New approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society as a whole. You may remember at the beginning of this year, a slew of senior officials were fired, let go from their job over issues regarding the procurement of wartime supplies. The Deputy Defense minister also resigned in the wake of that. Then in august, president zelenskyy dismissed the head of all officials in charge of military recruitment offices. Hes absolutely been working to clamp down on corruption, not just during this conflict, but it was actually part of his president ial campaign. It was the reason why he ran, one of the reasons why he ran was to try to clamp down on corruption. And he believes, president zelenskyy believes thats critical to getting ukraines bid to join the european union, to join nato, to join the european community, is getting hold of that issue of corruption. In fact, Transparency International 2021 ranked ukraine as the secondmost corrupt country in ukraine. Still, this is extremely significant. It might come at a strange time. Ukraine has just claimed a rather minor victory, but saying it has been able to pierce through the first line of defense of Russian Military defense in the south, south of zaporizhzhia. And of course, pressure ramping up on president zelenskyy to quicken the pace of that counteroffensive. He has already named a successor, but that successor, rustem opmerov, is going to fac great pressure in pushing forward that counteroffensive as Western Allies clamor for more result on this the battlefield. You have to wonder what the reaction will be inside ukraine as well as in russia as they continue to digest this news. As you said in the middle of an allimportant counteroffensive. A Young Ukrainian Girl is showing the world her resilience and strength. 12yearold gianna, wearing a pink shirt, lost both her legs last year when Russian Forces shelled a railway station. As you can see, shes not only walking, shes now running in races. She ran 70 meters of the Live Unbroken half marathon. She told the Lviv City Council her goal was to encourage other children who lost limbs in the war. She wants to show them that they can run again. Coming up, israels Prime Minister vows strong action after saturdays violence between eritrean migrants in tel aviv. Details on what Benjamin Netanyahu wants to do ahead. Plus the Gabon Military is set to swear in a transitional president after seizing power from the previous leader last week. L day long. Still fresh. H. Still fresh, you nasty little goblins still fresh still . L . Still. Still here. Still fresh get 6 times longerlasting freshness, plus odor protection. This backtoschool season, downy and tide are giving back with 1. 5 Million Dollars in scholarships. Enter to win. Benjamin netanyahu is vowing strong actions. He called a Special Ministers meeting to create a plan to deal with the migrants involved in a riot and says he wants to deport them, listen. Translator this is rioting. It is bloodshed. It is savageness that we cannot accept. Therefore, the first thing that im going to do is wish a recovery to the policemen who were injured in the effort to restore order. We are seeking strong steps against the rioters, including the immediate expulsion of those who took part. That riot erupted during an eritrean Independence Day celebration near the embassy on saturday when eritrean government supporters clashed with opponents. Israeli Authorities Say at least 114 people were hurt, including 49 police officers. The leader of gabons Military Coup is set to be sworn in as the countrys transitional president almost a week after a general and members of gabons president ial guard seized power from president ali bongo. The coup ended the political dynasty of the bongo family, in power for more than 50 years. Stephanie, good to see you, live from niger. In terms of what is happening, there will be a transition of power. Yet this really doesnt say anything about when there will be a formal transition to democracy again. Reporter thats right, paula. Its been nearly a week since the general and fellow officers staged this coup against president ali bongo, who had the the electoral body had announced won a third term. That would extend his 14year rule. And they simply decided that time was up for ali bongo. And now olingema, who is said to be a first cousin of ali bongo, is being sworn in today as a transitional leader. But he hasnt given much indication as to when he will make that transition. And hes been talking about what this transition might look like, take a listen to what he has to say. Translator the dissolution of the institutions of the republic is temporary. The aim is to reorganize them to make them more democratic tools, more in line with International Standards in terms of respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law. But also in the fight against corruption, which has become commonplace in our country. Money laundering, and above all the preservation the environment, a battle dear to our country. Reporter paula, hes talking there about holding free and Fair Elections and returning to democratic rule. But as we say, he hasnt given a specific timeline. And hes under some pressure by the opposition in the country who claim that they won the election that was actually said to be rife with irregularities and an internet shutdown. They claim they are the rightful winners and he should transfer power to them now in the interests of democracy. Now, it doesnt appear that he will be doing that, because he now plans to swear in later today. But not all countries recognize his leadership. France, the former colonial power, is watching these developments with close attention, they say. France has a lot of vested interests in gabon. Billions in trade, and they also have french troops stationed in gabon. But theres no talk of any evacuation, of any French Resistance so far. Things have been relatively calm in the aftermath of this coup. But its Just A Little Bit unclear when the democratic timeline will happen. And many are saying hes a first cousin of ali bongo. Is this another extension of the bongo family rule . In power for more than 50 years . That remains to be seen, paula. A lot of concerns there being expressed, both in gabon and throughout that region. Stephanie besarry, appreciate the updates. World leaders, scientists, and activists are convening in nairobi to address Climate Change. The threeday Africa Climate summit 23 is exploring solutions to the impacts Climate Change is having and will have on that continent. Participants are putting particular Focus On Drought and other werelated developments. Now, the changing climates escalating impact on migration and ways to fund Climate Mitigation initiatives in countries saddled with debt. To spain, Storm Warnings are in effect through monday for cities from madrid to barcelona. Thats on the heels of massive flooding from the storm known as dana. Torrential rains swept through the country. One visitor says he and other travelers had to act quickly to stay safe during the frightening ordeal. Translator we organized amongst ourselves to make ropes with towels and bedsheets and used them to pull two young men who were grabbing on to columns. We pulled them to the top floor and saved them. It was terrifying. Very, very scary with small children, women. Nobody showed up. We were left alone to save ourselves. It was terrifying. Officials are warning against unnecessary travel in the madrid area today. Atletico madrids match with seville has been postponed. Typhoon haikui is headed toward china after leaving more than 40 injured in taiwan. No deaths have been reported, but you can see from these pictures the damage that it did leave behind. As haikui approached the island, 7,000 people rushed to flee their homes. Taiwans Electricity Provider is still working to restore power to Tens Of Thousands of customers. More than 200 flights have been delayed or canceled. Offices were closed and schools suspended in several counties and cities. Scientists are racing to understand a highly mutated coronavirus variant. B. A. 286 has made an evolutionary leap similar to the original Omicron Variant almost two years ago. The omicron wave caused infections and hospitalizations to spike to their highest points in the pandemic. Thats in the United States. But early lab tests are easing fears. One scientist saying the b. A. 2. 86 variant is not the Second Coming of omicron. Preliminary results in china find that the variant appears less infectious than previous viruses. A swedish study is finding that our antibodies do not appear to be powerless against it. In chile, a joyous ending to 42 y