good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it is tuesday, september 6th and i m brianna keilar with john berman. in california, this morning, the state is bracing for rolling power outages as a brutal heat wave is expected to shatter the record for power demand. temperature in parts of the state hitting 115 degrees with no end in sight. not ideal conditions, obviously, for fighting wildfires. evacuations are now under way in riverside county where the fairview fire has killed two people and scorched 2,000 acres. yeah. in the northeast, though, a much different threat. flood watches are now in effect for more than 50 million people across 11 states. virginia to maine. some areas could see 7 inches of rain by this afternoon which is not good news for people in providence, rhode island. where heavy rains and flash floods closed i-95 in both directions yesterday afternoon. we re going to have much more on this ahead. this morning, officials in memphis are
day-to-day. all right, welcome to cross connection everyone. i am tiffany cross, and you just heard a little advice from former president barack obama. as president biden is hitting the campaign trail, trying to convince voters that the democratic party can t help. because trust me, they need more money. it does not mean more problems. people can definitely use if you are going to the bank. account inflation and the economy are at the top issues that fish voters care about. but listen, abortion rights, immigration, and protecting our democracy are all on the ballot to. so if you don t think you impact politics, believe, we politics definitely impacts. you get in that game and by all means. good morning, it. tiffany thank you for having. we every time you re on the show. we have so many things to talk, about not a lot of talk. time silica get off, you have seen a lot of the republican attack ads and i think there are some bad faith efforts out there to pin the economy on t
sit down and, you will hear what i have to say. o donnell: on the eve of tomorrow s january 6th hearing, what president trump s former white house counsel may have told lawmakers. plus, steve bannon s last-minute offer to cooperate. presidential palace under siege, the remarkable pictures tonight. why these protestors stormed the residence of the president of sri lanka. elon musk versus twitter, the social media stock plunges after the billionaire pulls his $44 billion bid. how this saga could end. and an honor 77 years overdue for an american hero. god bless america. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. tonight in california a fast- growing wildfire in yosemite national park is threatening the park s famous giant sequoias, some of the largest and oldest trees in the world. these national tr
and the boy who was shot, but survived by playing dead. mireya villareal on the ground in uvalde. also breaking tonight, the deadly tragedy unfolding on this memorial day weekend. five people feared dead after two boats collided on a river in georgia. helicopters rushing to the scene, and what we just learned about the search. the growing shortage of baby formula. an estimated 70% of the u.s. supply now out of stock. emergency shipments coming in from as far away as australia. fierce fighting in ukraine. the russians gaining ground in the east. will the u.s. give ukraine longer-range rockets to help stop the russian advance? what we re learning tonight. and for the first time, our team on the ground in odesa, where the russian blockade is creating a food emergency. skyrocketing travel prices as millions head out for the long holiday weekend. but even with everything costing more, why the roads and airports are still seeing heavy traffic. powerful storms hit parts of