Neonazi Pickup Truck. With Capitol Police on alert for this Saturdays Rally supporting tHe January 6 rioters. California recall, democrats call in tHe partys stars to campaign for governor newsom, including President Biden. How tHe States Election is driving national politics. Americas oldest World War ii veteran, tHe celebration for tHe 112yearold Lawrence brooks, and tHe secret to his long life. He says his motto is be good to people. Odonnell breaking barriers, how an n. F. L. Official made history on tHe field. And call him big man on campus. Well introduce you to tHe 13yearold now attending one of americas elite engineering schools. This is tHe Cbs Evening News with norah odonnell, reporting from tHe nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in tHe west, and us, and were going to begin with Breaking News because tHe arrival of Tropical Storm Nicholas along tHe Gulf Coast of texas is Here. THe storm, near Hurricane Strength, has millions of americans under Flash Flood watcHes tonight. Its tHe 14th Name Storm of tHe season, a number not typically hit until midnovember. Nicholas is bringing gusts topping 65 miles per hour, a potentially lifethreatening surge of Sea And Water and torrential rain. A widespread area of texas is bracing for 612 incHes of rain. Some places could see as much as a foot and a half. And states of emergency have been declared as tHe storm could impact efforts to restore power still out after Hurricane Ida hit two weeks ago. Well get tHe latest on tHe track and timing of nicholas in just a moment. But first Janet Shamlian leads off our coverage in galveston, texas. Good evening, janet. Reporter norah, good evening. THe outer bands of Tropical Storm Nicholas are churning up tHe texas coast tonight. You can see tHe winds and tHe Heavy Rain Kind of bringing and churning up tHe surf right now, and its only expected to get worse over tHe next couple hours. Across tHe region, tHey are preparing for potentially life threatening flooding. And i can tell you Here in galveston it is already dangerous. THe driving is treacHerous, tHere is low visibility, and as tHe Storm Moves into louisiana, communities are preparing for days of Heavy rain. THe Gulf Coast is under threat once again tonight two weeks after tHe Death And Devastation of Hurricane Ida. Tropical storm nicholas could deliver catastrophic rainfall. Now tHere are watcHes, warnings and worry tHe Louisiana Coast through soutHeast texas, including galveston and houston, down to corpus christi. THere are people who do drive into high water, and tHey sometimes lose tHeir vehicles and, even worse sometimes, lose tHeir lives. Reporter nicholas could dump as much as two feet of rain even as recovery from category 4 ida is just getting underway. Heavy rainfall expected in louisiana in tHe next two days which could spark flooding in areas already wasHed out by ida. This is two weeks post hurricane. Reporter this video shows one city in louisiana still flooded after ida. This is a familiar sight down Here right now. One of tHe things we have to guard against is dismissing tHe threat of this storm because it is not projected currently to reach Hurricane Strength before it makes landfall. Reporter Here in texas, tHe hours to get ready are already passed. Businesses are closed and most School Districts are closed for tomorrow. Norah. Odonnell Janet Shamlian in galveston, texas. Stay safe out tHere. Thank you so much. Well, its going to be a long night for folks along tHe gulf and tHe worst effects may not be felt til tHe morning. Lets get tHe forecast now from Cbs Jeff beradelli. Its tough out tHere for folks. Reporter good evening, norah. THe worst is just about to come and about to move onshore. Once again, were dealing with a lifethreatening flood situation. I think undoubtedly roads will become impassable in certain areas and tHere will be water in homes. Right now tHe storm is located offshore and so is tHe rain. But it is moving north at a good clip at 12 miles an hour, right now its a tropical storm but could become a hurricane briefly around midnight before making landfall around tHe Bay City area. After that somewhat uncertain. Heres why notice tHe bend to tHe east. Some Computer Models slow it down to a crawl. If that happens, were talking about catastrophic flooding. A five out of five Flood Risk for places like galveston all tHe way east towards Port Arthur and tHe big Flood Threat Move from Heast-texas'>NortHeast Texas into louisiana during tHe day tomorrow. AnywHere you see in tHe white means we could see over a foot of rain, some places picking up as much as 20 incHes of rain thats both for coastal texas, Heast-texas'>NortHeast Texas and also in Interior Portions of louisiana as well. THe Bottom Line is if you live in an area that typically floods, you should plan on tHe possibility of water in your home. If you have anything thats very valuable to you, it would be a good idea to lift it up off tHe ground just to protect it and keep it safe. Norah. Odonnell jeff berardelli, good information, thank you. And we want to turn now to tHe Covid Pandemic and a milestone for tHe onetime epicenter new York City. For tHe first time in a year and a half about A Million students returned to inperson learning today. Cbs Meg Oliver on whats being done to keep everyone safe. Reporter this morning, Natalya Murakhver Couldnt wait to take Her seven and eleven yearold daughters Back To School. I think it is more than safe to send kids Back To School. THey miss socialization, tHey miss learning, tHey miss tHe interaction with tHeir friends. Reporter after 18 months of Pandemic Shutdowns plus remote and hybrid learning. Were going to do it, were ready. Reporter . New York City Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter Called Todays reopening a milestone, with mask requirements, Classroom Air purifiers and vaccine mandates for teacHers and staff, porter is confident schools are safe. Despite all of that, tHere are nervous parents. How do you reassure tHem its safe to send tHem Back To School . I think what is important is wHere we agree. We all agree tHe best learning happens in person between students and teacHers and we have done tHe work to get our building safe to get tHem ready. Reporter still, some concerned parents marcHed to demand remote Learning Option on sunday. Love you. Have a great day. Reporter Hen'>Daniel CoHen has mixed emotions about sending his nineyearold son back to class. A sense of relief but mixed with appreHension. We dont know what tHe Delta Variant is going to bring for this school. Reporter today, He-american-academy-of-pediatrics'>THe American Academy Of Pediatrics reported more than 240,000 new cases last week tHe second higHest total since tHe pandemic began. And since reopening this year, covid outbreaks have forced nearly 1,700 schools nationwide to close. How do you prevent that from happening in tHe nations largest School District . Continue to follow tHe Health-and-safety'>Health And Safety protocols. Folks in new York City are getting vaccinated, our Vaccination Rates are up. And thats how we build a protective bubble around our schools. Reporter Here in new York City, roughly 75 of School Staff and 65 of eligible students are vaccinated. Former f. D. A. Director dr. Scott gottlieb, who is on pfizers board, says pfizer could have a vaccine available for kids ages 511 by halloween, but its ultimately up to tHe f. D. A. Odonnell Meg Oliver, thank you very much. And washington, d. C. , is on Alert Tonight days before a rally in support of tHe Capitol Hill rioters after a man was arrested with a truck full of weapons and swastikas. He told police He was On Patrol and talking about white supremacist ideology. We get more on this now from Cbs Jeff pegues. Reporter with Capitol Hill already on edge aHead of a potentially dangerous political rally this weekend, a California Man was arrested this morning after police found a bayonet and several knives in his Pickup Truck parked near Headquarters'>Democratic National Committee Headquarters wHere a Pipe Bomb was found on January 6. THe truck had several Swastika Markings on it. Authorities say this Weekends Rally at tHe capitol in support of those arrested for taking part in tHe January Attack could bring extremists intended on sparking violence. Capitol police briefed lawmakers this morning. I think tHeyre much better prepared than things were before January 6. Reporter officials acknowledged intelligence failures leading up to January 6, and this time around tHeyre not taking any chances. New Surveillance Cameras are installed this Morning And Eightfoothigh Security Fencing will return. THe fencing will go up a day or two before and if everything goes well, it will come down very soon after. Reporter Paul Abbate is tHe Deputy Director of tHe f. B. I. Should tHere be concern that tHere could be some sort of violence associated with that date . Were postured with our partners for September 18 now and even beyond that to ensure that violence doesnt occur. Reporter i am standing wHere protestors are expected to gatHer this coming weekend and while Law Enforcement is not expecting especially large numbers of people to gatHer Here, under new leadership, Capitol Police have expressed repeatedly as publicly as tHey can that tHey will be prepared no matter who shows up. Norah. Odonnell all right, well be covering it. Jeff pegues, thank you. Secretary of state Antony Blinken came under Fire Today over tHe afghanistan withdrawal wHen He testified before a house committee. Republicans called tHe Pullout A Disaster and a disgrace. Some called on blinken to resign. 13 american service members were killed in a Suicide Bombing during tHe withdrawal. Blinken said tHere are about 100 Ericanin Afghanistan who still want to leave, and He insisted tHe Afghans Government Collapse happened much more quickly than anyone expected. Also tonight, tHe u. N. Is warning afghanistan faces a severe Food Crisis in tHe coming months. At least A Million children are at risk of starvation. And tonight, President Biden is and tonight, President Biden is On His first Trip West since taking office. He says tHe raging wildfires point to tHe need for spending trillions on infrastructure. THe president is also hoping to boost a key political ally. We get more now from cbs Major Garrett. Reporter President Biden on a west Coast Swing talking wildfires and recall politics hoping to give California Governor Gavin Newsom a boost before tomorrows vote. Thank god you have a governor who understands tHere is a covid crisis. Reporter newsom has pulled aHead in recent weeks with Help from tHe partys top stars and by linking his top challenger, Radio Host Larry elder, with former president trump. Donald trump was defeated last november, but Trumpism Hasnt been defeated. Donald trump is irrelevant to this election. Reporter but in trumpian fashion, Elder Cast Doubt about tHe integrity of tHe election claiming sHenanigans could be at play. I want people to vote and believe in tHe election. Reporter under recall rules a majority have to vote yes to recall newsom. If that happens, tHe top Vote Getter among 46 challengers becomes governor, no matter how small tHeir share of tHe vote. Recall organizers blame newsom for overly burdensome pandemic restrictions and hypocrisy. At tHe Height of his covid lockdown orders tHe Governor Kind at tHe posh french Laundry Restaurant with lobbyists, but without masks or social distancing. Without Hesitation, weve acknowledged mistakes. Reporter elder said He would roll back Mask And Testing requirements for state Capitol Police on day one, but He has also drawn fire for comments about women and race. Racism has never been a less significant problem in america than today. Odonnell Major Garrett joins us from long beach, california. What is tHe latest pulling on this Highstakes Race . Reporter public polls and internal republican polls indicate newsom is likely to keep his job but tHe governor is running scared having already plowed more than 65 Million into this race, perhaps with an eye toward running up tHe score, President Biden is campaigning in long Beach With tHe governor in long Beach Wi at an election eve rally. Odonnell all right, Major Garrett, thank you so much. Now a Cbs News Investigation that has uncovered a new Criminal Enterprise. Cyber criminals are going to frightening lengths to bully and harass Social Media users to give up accounts to sell tHem to tHe higHest bidder. In at least one case, that harassment turned deadly. Heres cbs david begnaud. Reporter Herring'>60yearold Mark Herring scooped up Twitter Handle Tennessee in tHe Social Media sites very early days. More than a decade later his Daughter Corrie and Exwife Fran said people would ask to buy it from him. He said no because He loved his handle. Reporter one night last year Herrings local Heriffs-department'>SHeriffs Department received a chilling i 911 call. This is alaina, how can i Help you . Reporter tHe person claimed to be Herring'>Mark Herring. I just shot someone. You shot somebody . Yes, maam. Reporter believing that tHey were responding to an actual emergency, police raced to Herrings home He-woods'>In THe Woods of central tennessee. He went outside to see what was going on. Reporter in tHe moment tHey thought this is our guy. Yeah. Reporter tHe officers, guns pointed at Herring told him to come out underneath that gate and put his hands up. He did, but standing tall, He collapsed. Mark Herring had a fatal Heart attack. I believe thats what killed him, being scared to death. Reporter tHe 911 call was a hoax. It was all part of an elaborate Extortion Campaign to force Herring to turn over his twitter account. Its saddening, maddening, disgusting. Reporter and its criminal. And criminal. Reporter tHe bad actors are exploiting Web Sites like this one wHere users names can sell for Tens Of Thousands of dollars. Reporter Cbs News learned of a growing Criminal Enterprise wHere victims around tHe country say tHey were threatened for tHeir Social Media handles, some like Herring, by cyber criminals calling in fake emergencies. Its a tactic called swatting. Swatting is a more prevalent scHeme were seeing in this type of online extortion space. Reporter Kenneth Polite leads tHe u. S. Justices criminal division. He told us tHere are currently no federal laws that explicitly outlaw swatting. THeyre targeting celebrities, politicians, federal prosecutors, judges have fallen prey to tHese types of scHemes. Reporter just one week after Herring'>Mark Herring died, tHe f. B. I. Arrested this man, shane sonderman, a 20yearold. Prosecutors say He arranged tHe swatting call. Now, He pled guilty to conspiracy and, in july, He was sentenced to five years in prison. Five years is nothing compared to a life being lost. We want laws changed. He took away a person, a life. Reporter david begnaud, Cbs News, la vergne, tennessee. Odonnell and tHere is still much more news aHead on tonights Cbs Evening News. Meet an n. F. L. Game changer. Well tell you how sHe made history on tHe field. 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