ended well, charles? what happens? yeah, good thing for that eric. airport officials here in atlanta tell us fortunately all of the passengers on board that spirit airlines flight from tampa to atlanta are okay following a fire that broke out during the landing process this morning. eric, it was quite the sight to see. take a look at the video taken by a witness who was there as this all unfolded. you can see dark heavy smoke and bright orange flames shooting from the underbelly of spirit airlines flight 383, shortly after it landed at hartsfield-jackson atlanta international airport. according to spirit airlines, a brake got a little too hot as the flight from tampa to atlanta was landing around 9:30 this morning, and that s what s believed to have ignited the flames. as you can imagine, it was quite a scary situation for those folks on board, many of whom were confused and on edge as flight attendants tried to keep them calm. [inaudible]. please remain seated right now
tonight s other top headlines: how long the socialite who help jeffrey epstein abuse young girls will face behind bars. plus the rush on the morning after pill after the supreme court abortion ruling. and the new details in the deadly migrant tragedy in texas. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this busy tuesday night. as we detail for you the bombshell testimony today in the january 6 hearing. history is important. during the watergate hearings 50 years ago, there was only one surprise witness. it was alexander butterfield, who revealed there was a white house taping system. well, in the january 6 hearings, the surprise witness is cassidy hutchinson. then-chief of staff mark meadows top aide described the then-president s fits of rage, that included throwing plates of food, grabbing the steering wheel of the presidential limo and lunging at a secret
it s how they write their memoirs. those are some of the new excuses from republicans about why donald trump took classified documents home with him to mar-a-lago. there was, though, one of the old ones about hillary clinton. the former president now is previewing his legal plans as he pushes more dangerous rhetoric. also this morning, new polling from nbc news shows americans no longer believe the economy is the most pressing issue facing our country. steve kornacki joins us to break down the numbers and to tell us what is on the minds of americans. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is monday, august 22nd. with us this morning, u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, the great katty kay. katty, taking broadside shots a moment ago at your home country and the technology there. i was deeply concerned by that. i know. i was just hoping no one was listening back home. i think you re okay. we ll redeem ourselves here. okay. let s start with the new nbc news
making reporter: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening it goes against every fiber in our being, having to bury our own children parents in uvalde, texas now facing that grim reality, beginning to lay their children to rest in a world no safer today than it was a week ago when their children became victims of mass murder this holiday weekend, nine people were killed and more than 60 hurt in mass shootings across the u.s. overall, at least 156 died by gun violence hundreds left wounded. but in the tiny texas town of uvalde, still mourning the 19 children and two adults who were ruthlessly murdered last tuesday, we re still learning about the timeline and what officers did or didn t do to try to save them but today s focus, the first of 21 funerals celebrating the lives lost our morgan chesky is there. reporter: tonight heartbreak hitting home, with hundreds saying final goodbyes. you feel sad, man, it hits you hard reporter: 21 funerals over the ne
honor the lives lost as a community and nation continued to mourn, jackie ibanez. could morning, carley and todd, though shooting that left 19 children and two teachers did appear to hundreds of mourners stood in line yesterday to pay their respects and 10-year-old avery joe garza, rodriguez spirit private and public services for all of those will be ongoing in coming days but meanwhile the mayor of uvalde calling for side of the massacre robb elementary to be demolished. i don t think anybody s plans is anything but to be tore down. i would never ask or expect a child to ever walk in those doors ever again. this is a building that needs to be gone, taken away and gone. a teacher from the school speaking out about the horrifying moment bullets shattered the windows of her classroom. i just kept hearing, boom, boom, boom and it kept going off what felt like an eternity. i had one student laying on top of me. and i had a bunch of other students right over here by me. an