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>> yes, as well. >> thank you, alex wagner. thank you. we begin this hour wit breaking news about supreme -- clare justice clarence thomas. sheldon whitehouse a member of the senate judiciary committee committee is calling for a investigation of justice thoma tonight by attorney genera merrick garland. quote, for potential violation of the ethics of government ac under chapter five of th united states code, section 13 106. senator whitehouse will be our first guest tonight in thi breaking news coverage of first in american history. and the 234 year history of th united states supreme...

how the state is preparing and why this will be the second round of flooding for some. plus, we are on the eve of history. one day away from the launch of artemis i, nasa's next mission to the moon. how the forecast is shaping up and some of the more interesting things that are heading up to space in that rocket. plus, how extreme weather is uncovering some of the world's ancient treasures. thanks so much for waking up with us this sunday, august 28th. we hope you're having a great weekend. the start of a new week. good morning. >> i have a confession to make, i just gorged mys...

shortages and soaring fuel costs. already today, 270 u.s. flights canceled and more than 1800 delays. well, a record 42 million americans are expected to hit the road this year with gas prices hovering near five bucks per gallon. you will not be getting much of a break if you are planning a backyard cookout. inflation is sending the costs of the barbecue staples that we all love through the roof. the price for hot dogs alone up nearly 40%. but instead of offering a solution for struggling families, president biden is telling americans is not so bad here. once again blaming russia. wa...

the u.n. estimates more than half of the population needs some form of humanitarian assistance. the world banks say they're at the lowest level in a decade and after promising to respect women's rights, the taliban have banned most girls from going to school past sixth grade. >> even in the past, there were restrictions and violence but there was hope. we had school. we could have knowledge. now they lost their only hope, which is education. >> this a somber reminder of how desperate people were a year ago to get out of afghanistan anticipating a taliban takeover. you can see them th...

assault charges, video of the incident there. the 43-year-old man is charged congress with a dangerous weapon. cnn's evan perez is following this and other developments for us. evan, what do you know about the suspect? >> reporter: jim, we know he was facing, first, a state charge. he was released almost immediately after he was charged with a second-degree assault at the state level and now federal prosecutors have decided to charge him on a federal charge. that charge is for assaulting a member of congress. of course he is running for governor in the state of new york. obviously th...