flooding. plus atrocities revealed after russia s retreat. reporter: this is one of the first bases where vladimir putin s men fled in panic but leaving a trail of horror in their wake. and later, the california cowboy and the queen. our marc straussman on their decades-long bond. did you consider her a friend? the friendship was deep. the friendship was real. this is the cbs weekend news from new york. good evening, i m in new york. we re following two major stories tonight. the entire island archipelago of puerto rico is without electricity after being hit by hurricane fiona. the damage is devastating. we ll have much more in a moment. but we begin with world leaders gathering in london for the state funeral of queen elizabeth ii. today president biden and first lady jill biden visited westminster hall where the former monarch is lying in state. later, they signed a book of condolences. our hearts go out to you. and were you fortunate to have had her for 7
artist and drinker. we begin in the us where the reasons behind monday s fbi s search on the florida home of former president, donald trump, and a list of items seized during the raid, could be released to the public. that s after the us department ofjustice broke with custom to ask a court in florida to unseal the documents. the former president has until friday afternoon to object to the release, which was requested by the us attorney general merrick garland. i personally approved the decision to seek a search warrant in this matter. second, the department does not take such decisions lightly. where possible, it is standard practice to seek less intrusive means as an alternative to a search and to narrowly scope any search that is undertaken. a search warrant was authorised by a federal court upon the required finding of probable cause. the property receipt is a document that federal law requires law enforcement agents to leave with the property owner. the department filed
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in the us, where the reasons behind monday s fbi search on the florida home of former president, donald trump, and a list of items seized during the raid, could be released to the public. that s after the us department ofjustice broke with custom to ask a court in florida to unseal the documents. the former president has until friday afternoon to object to the release which was requested by the us attorney general merrick garland. i personally approved the decision to seek a search warrant in this matter. second, the department does not take such decisions lightly. where possible, it is standard practice to seek less intrusive means as an alternative to a search and to narrowly scope any search that is undertaken. a search warrant was authorised by a federal court upon the required finding of probable cause. the property receipt is a document that federal law requires law enforcement agents to leave with
demands despite getting the inquiry many of them pushed for. also ahead what many are learning this morning about russian president vladimir putin s meeting with north korean dictator kim jong-un. all right, good morning. welcome to way too early on this thursday, september 14th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. we begin this morning with the president s comments on house republicans impeachment inquiry. on tuesday speaker kevin mccarthy announced he s directing three committees to conduct the inquiry and claims joe biden used his position as vice president to further his son hunter s foreign business dealings. mccarthy made the move without holding a floor vote. yesterday the president addressed the inquiry for the first time at a democratic fund-raiser in virginia. biden brushed the republican move off saying, quote, not a joke, not focused on impeachment, i ve got a job to do. i ve got to deal with the issues that affect the american people every single solitary d
detecting heat signals. the dogs sent in, and the one dog that took him down. trevor ault live on the ground tonight. the storms in the northeast. the new flood watches and warnings, and the tornado warning, as well. and we re tracking hurricane lee. what this could mean for the east coast, and cape cod, as well. rob marciano timing this out. the u.s. state department tonight saying several americans onboard that cruise ship that has run aground. the effort tonight to get to them. and why they could be stuck on that ship for days. on capitol hill late today, senator mitt romney not holding back, saying he will not seek re-election, and what he said about politicians in their 80s, about donald trump s hold on the republican party, and why he thinks young people, young voters in this country, will not stand for it. rachel scott live on the hill. the horrific images overseas. bodies washing ashore. at least 6,000 people killed in devastating flooding in libya. tom soufi