mass shootings. our cbs news investigation the uvalde gunman bragged to friends about getting an assault rifle after his 18th birthday. are gun manufacturers marketing military-grade weapons to at-risk young men? american adversaries united. vladimir putin meets with the iranian leader, after iran promises drones to russia. plus, great news for those toys r us kids. and, america s favorite pastime, honoring a member of america s greatest generation. 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 on this very warm tuesday night. tonight, the heat is on across much of the country as the scorching hot summer grips the nation. brutal and dangerous temperatures are being felt from california to massachusetts. more than 120 million americans are under excessive heat warnings or advisories, with triple-digit temperatures expected from the great plains to th
bill. and monkeypox cases rising around the world. we ll look at the parallels between this outbreak and the early days of the aid crisis. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with lynda kinkade. it is 11:00 a.m. in israel and gaza, day three of deepening losshostilities that began frid. the palestinians saying israeli airstrikes are to blame for killing seven people saturday including four people in a refugee camp in northern gaza. the israeli military denies it was responsible and released a video that it says shows a military rocket going off course. israel says that is what caused the deadly explosion in jabalya. whatever the cause, here is what one palestinian woman said after her home was destroyed. th translator: i started to cry and treatment and there was an st airstrike which put our homes to the ground. what can i do, where will we go tonight? cities across southern israel have been sounding warning sirens as military rockets streak out of gaza by
one of the many heartbreaking stories emerging from the shooting, the 2-year-old boy who lost both of his parents, rescued by strangers. his father killed shielding his son from the gun fire. stephanie ramos is standing by. the january 6th commit teal hears from a major witness this week. former white house counsel pat cipollone set to testify, wg the ansidind closedfray unldg at the u.s. overght, weaponin arsenalre b de our te ok at ukrainian forces with u.s. rockets capable of hitting 40 miles away. also tonight, after receiving a hand-written letter from wnba star brittney griner, the white house says the president and vice president spoke with her wife today. their message to griner tonight. a skaifting new report says authorities in uvalde, texas, has several chances to stop the massacre at robb elementary before it started. the report finds an officer armed with a rifle had the gunman in his sights before he went into the school and waited for permission to shoo
the suspect allegedly writing, if you work with the fbi, you, quote, deserve to die. terry moran standing by. also, the major headline tonight involving rudy giuliani. abc news has now learned giuliani has been informed that he s considered a target of the criminal investigation in georgia, the investigation into alleged efforts to overturn the results of the election there. cecilia vega, and what we ve learned. tonight, iran responding after the attack on author salman rushdie in new york state. stabbed multiple times, rushdie on a ventilator for a time. he might lose an eye. we have news on his condition, and what iran is now saying about any suspicion they were involved. tonight, one year since the chaotic and deadly withdrawal in afghanistan. what our team has now witnessed there. the taliban celebrating in the streets, many with american-made weapons. the babies malnourished. the women and girls who bravely tried to demonstrate for their rights and the gunfire that
. reporter: take us back to one year ago. o donnell: back to school. as kids in one of the country s largest school districts returned to the classroom today, there s a nationwide teacher shortage. cbs manuel bojorquez reports on how some schools are filling the void. we have over 150 vacancies, even today. but we are working to cover every class. o donnell: and a big-league dream comes true. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening and good to see you. tonight as we come on the air, the justice department is asking a judge not to release the affidavit that contains key details about why the f.b.i. searched former president trump s florida mansion last week. the d.o.j. says releasing that document would be detrimental to the integrity of the investigation. this comes as members of congress from both parties today ae demanding more details and are asking the director of national in