Country. The middle class built the country. Unions built the middle class. Norah President Biden joins the picket line. What impact his support could have on negotiations. A sitting president has never walked a picket line, so its historic, just like this strike is historic. Lives were saved. New information about the threats that a man was accused of making against a church in north virginia. Police said the man was armed with a loaded gun and had extra ammunition when he was arrested in Prince William county. Norah with just days before the deadline, what a Government Shutdown could mean for millions of americans. Extremely dry conditions along the Mississippi River have dropped freshwater levels and currents to historic lows, threatening Water Treatment facilities along the river. Norah after a string of thefts, target announces it will close a number of stores. Well tell you where. The u. S. Federal trade commission in 17 states are filing an Antitrust Lawsuit against amazon. The suit alleges the company illegally inflates its prices and has Monopolistic Control over its competition. The new York City Ballet is celebrating its 75th anniversary. How the role of women has changed in one of the most prestigious Ballet Companies in the world. I hope to find the balance so that everybody has found a way to belong to the world of ballet. Norah good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. We begin with the Breaking News. A judge just ruling that donald trump, his sons, don jr. And eric, and the entire Trump Organization, committed extensive and persistent fraud over a decade. The ruling says the former president inflated the value of his assets by billions of dollars and then lied about his net worth on financial documents to banks and insurance companies. This now leads to the cancellation of the companys new York Business license, which means the Trump Organization could lose control over Properties Like trump tower in midtown manhattan. Tonights decision is a major win for new York Attorney general Letitia James, who is seeking a fine of 250 million and a permanent ban on the Trump Organization, including trump himself, from doing business in new york state. Cbss Scott Macfarlane is going to start us off tonight. Good evening, scott. Reporter good evening, norah. Donald trump launched his political career saying he had mastered the art of the deal. A judge ruled trump inflated some of his net worth and some of those deals. A judge has found donald trump engaged in fraud, Overinflating The Worth of his Real Estate Holdings and misleading banks and insurers. The ruling comes days before Trump Organization is to stand trial in a civil case alleging years of fraud and misconduct brought by new York Attorney general Letitia James last year. Claiming you have money that you do not have does not amount to the art of the deal. Its the art of the steal. Reporter in the ruling, the judge found trump and top executives at the Trump Organization lied about his assets in order to secure favorable loans and lower insurance premiums. In one instance claiming his 10,000 squarefoot apartment was roughly 30,000 square feet. The judge summarizing trumps approach to bookkeeping, this is a fantasy world, not the real world. The lawsuit from Attorney General james seeks a quarter of a billion dollars. There cannot be different rules for different people in this country or in this state. And former president s are no different. Reporter when trump was deposed in the case in august of last year, he pleaded the fifth and then repeated it more than 400 times. Same answer. Reporter trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and lashed out at james for bringing the suit. This raging maniac campaigned for Office Ranting and raving about her goal, her only goal is we got to get donald trump, we got to get him. She knew nothing about me. I never heard of her. Reporter in a statement to cbs news, a spokesman for Trump Organization called the ruling fundamentally flawed. And a judge has also ordered sanctions on some of trumps attorneys, norah, saying some of the arguments were frivolous. Norah Scott Macfarlane, thank you. Lets turn now to the Breaking News with the capture tonight of a fugitive wanted to a fentanylrelated death of a 1yearold at a new york city Day Care Center. Cbss Jericka Duncan reports the suspect was taken into custody in mexico by dea agents. Reporter the husband of the bronx day care owner was taken into custody on a bus in sinaloa, mexico, after a manhunt that lasted more than a week. Prosecutors say Felix Herrera garcia was seen leaving the day care on Surveillance Video carrying two shopping bags, after being tipped off by his wife, grei mendez, that police were on the way. Authorities say she called garcia before calling 911 to report four of the children in her care were unresponsive. All of that happened while the children, the babies, were suffering from the effects of Fentanyl Poisoning and in desperate need of help. Reporter the funeral for 1yearold Nicholas Dominici was held last week. He and three other children, ages eight months to two years old, were poisoned by the deadly drug after coming into contact with its residue at the Day Care Center on september 15th. We had fentanyl in a Day Care Center. Reporter police later revealed that bags of suspected drugs were found hidden under a Secret Trapdoor under the floorboards of the Day Care Center, where the children played. And a kilo of fentanyl was found sitting right on top of childrens mats used for napping. They were running a drug operation from a Day Care Center. A Day Care Center. A place where children should be kept safe, not surrounded by a drug that could kill them in an instant. Reporter as horrifying as this story is, it could have been a lot worse. A source tells cbs new york that those three children who were hospitalized thankfully have recovered. Norah . Norah oh, that is some good news. Jericka duncan, thank you so much. Well, tonight, the list of democrats calling on senator bob menendez to resign is a growing. Fellow new jersey senator cory booker now among the more than 20 Democratic Senators saying menendez needs to step aside. Menendez is back on capitol hill today but is set to appear in Court Tomorrow on three counts of federal bribery charges. This afternoon, menendez once again rejected calls to resign, claiming he is innocent. Now to President Bidens historic trip to michigan to walk the picket line with United Auto Workers in their strike against detroits big three automakers. Cbss robert costa reports the president stood in solidarity with Union Members and told them to stick with it on day 12 of the walkout. Reporter wearing a union ball cap and armed with a bullhorn, President Biden told a striking United Auto Workers to keep fighting for higher wages. Unions built the middle class. Thats a fact. So lets keep going. You deserve what you have earned, and you have earned a hell of a lot more than you are paid right now. Reporter President Biden who exchanged fist bumps with workers. The historic visit to the picket line was personal and political. Underscoring a long career back in labor. To have the president of the arts is walking the picket line in support of workers, it is huge. Reporter the president is shoring up his support among Working Voters as he seeks reelection and to reclaim a state he won by about 3 in 2020, after trumps 2016 victory in the battleground. The uaw has yet to endorse mr. Biden, but Union President shawn fain cheered on his visit today. Our president chose to stand up with workers in our fight for economic and social justice. Reporter bidens stop came just one day ahead of former President Trumps visit to michigan on wednesday. With the strike growing to 41 plants and facilities in 21 states, the backtoback visits are putting workers rights and economic pain at the frefront of the 2024 race. Is the labor vote up for grabs . I would say they have to earn it. Reporter trump is skipping wednesdays primary debate in california and will make a prime time address to workers at a nonunion facility outside detroit. It is unclear if he will visit a picket line. Trump is coming wednesday. Yeah, he can go over to macomb county. That is redneck country. Reporter you dont want him here . No. Im glad he is coming, it is going to show he is supporting the uaw and our cause. Reporter advisors to former President Trump and President Biden tell me that these dueling appearances could be a preview of whats to come in the 2024 campaign. Many visits to michigan. And a battle for the support of Working Voters. Norah . Norah robert costa, thank you very much. Police in virginia say they stopped a potential Mass Shooting at a church where a thousand people were attending sunday service. Investigators say a 35yearold man was arrested at the Park Valley Church after someone flagged the threats he posted on instagram. Police say he was sitting in the back row with a loaded handgun, an additional magazine, and two knives. The Fairfax County police chief says a Kill Manifesto was found in his home. Now to the Sweeping Antitrust Case against amazon, alleging it operates as an illegal monopoly. A federal lawsuit filed today accused the ecommerce giant of strongarming Small Businesses and harming consumers. Cbss jo ling kent has the details. Reporter the federal trade commission is taking major legal action against amazon, calling it a monopoly power. The agency, along with 17 state attorneys general, filed a landmark lawsuit in Seattle Federal Court today, alleging the Online Shopping giant exploits its monopolies in ways that enrich amazon but harm its customers. The ftc claims that Amazon Stifles Competition by charging sellers, like Small Businesses, higher fees, which causes Online Shoppers to face artificially higher prices, even when shopping somewhere other than amazon. The government also accuses the platform Of Replacing Search Results On Amazon with paid ads, putting its own brands over higherquality competitors. Amazons top lawyer responded, saying, the practices the ftc is challenging have helped to spur competition and innovation across the Retail Industry and have produced greater selection, lower prices, and faster delivery speeds. The lawsuit filed by the ftc today is wrong on the facts and the law. If the ftc wins against amazon, how will things change for shoppers . You are going to see lower prices. Not just lower prices, but you are actually going to have choices. You might see a lower price on one site than on a different site. Instead of right now, where you see just, you know, amazon acting as this dominant monopoly. Reporter when i asked, the ftc declined to say whether it wants to break up amazon, but it is seeking structural relief, which could mean the Company Selling off some of its parts. But for now, there is no court date set, and amazon says it is ready to make its case in court. Norah . Norah fascinating story, jo ling kent, thank you so much. Back here in washington, members scrambling to avoid a Government Shutdown. It appears to be an uphill battle in the house, with hardright republicans seeking to slash spending at all costs. Cbss Nikole Killion reports from capitol hill, where time is running out. Reporter can you guarantee that there will not be a shutdown at the end of this week . Look, i have worked all my time to make sure there would not be a shutdown. Reporter House SpeakerKevin Mccarthy is urging members to back a package of longterm Spending Bills to Fund Agencies from the Defense Department to homeland security. But with a caveat to include legislation that beefs up border security, a demand pushed by some conservatives. Why are you making this such a Sticking Point to keeping the government open . Because it is so easy. The house and senate didnt pass a new bill. If the president wants to shut the government down because he thinks the border should continue to run like this. Reporter but the legislation is unlikely to pass the senate and avert a shutdown. There is no reason for us to be in this position. Reporter in a new video, President Biden warned of the potential consequences, including Service Members who could go without pay. About 800,000 federal workers could also be furloughed. Jessica lapointe is a single mom who works for the Social Security administration. We are just waiting and almost feeling abandoned by congress, at this point. As we are still expected to work for the American People without getting paid. Reporter tonight, the Senate Unveiled a new bipartisan plan to fund the government through midnovember. It includes Disaster Relief and aid to ukraine, but that could be a nonstarter for some house republicans, who oppose more ukraine funding. Norah . Norah Nikole Killion on the hill tonight, thank you. Tonight, The State Of Louisiana is facing a potential Drinking Water crisis. Persistent Drought Conditions have lower levels of the Mississippi River, allowing saltwater to creep in from the gulf of mexico, where it threatens to contaminate the freshwater. Cbss Omar Villafranca is in new orleans, where the city has declared an emergency. This is pretty significant. Reporter heath jones is with the Army Corps Of Engineers. They are in a race to fix a looming Threat Brewing underwater. Extremely dry conditions over the past few months have led to historic low levels on the Mississippi River, allowing dense saltwater from the gulf to creep its way up river, which could affect the ability to treat and supply Drinking Water in new orleans. In july, these boats built a sill, or an underwater levy, to try and slow the saltwater. But last week, the sill was overtopped. Now, engineers are working to increase its height by 30 feet. We are about 20 miles south of new orleans, in plaquemines parish, and this is where the Army Corps Of Engineers is adding to their sill. They are taking silt from the bottom of the Mississippi River and then stacking it over here to form a higher barrier to try to slow down the saltwater. If you get this barrier higher up, how much time do you think that buys you . 1015 days. Reporter so far, the dense saltwater has moved about 70 miles upriver. Its predicted to fit belle chasse in Southern New Orleans by the middle of