plus, american innovation. how some cities are battling the heat, by changing the color of their roads. take a look at this a beach-goer captures the momnt a small plane crashes into the ocean. and, on the road. making a young boy s dream come true, and inspiring others in the process. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. norah o donnell, reporting garrett: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. i m major garrett, in for norah. tonight, the president is in covid isolation in the white house residence, but keeping up a brisk work pace, that according to his spokesperson. mr. biden, 79, held a virtual meeting with his advisors to survey turbulent economic trends and still above-average gas prices. he appeared in good spirits, but his voice sounded a bit hoarse. he gave reporters a thumbs up when they asked how he was feeling. the president s doctors say his symptoms have impro
the capitol riot. this afternoon a jury in washington found the political advisor turned broadcaster guilty of two counts of contempt of congress. those charges are the result of his refusal to comply with a january 6th committee subpoena. the verdict came hours after the committee s primetime hearing that saw white house insiders paint a damning portrait of a president choosing to allow a deadly insurrection to rage unchecked. tonight, the panel called today s bannon verdict, quote, a victory for the rule of law and an important affirmation of the select committees work. despite the guilty verdict, bannon and his lawyer remain defiant after the jury s decision. the prosecutor missed one very important phrase, right? i stand with trump and the constitution. and i will never back off that. ever. this is round one. that s what happened. yeah. this is a bulletproof appeal. you will see this case reversed on appeal. as bannon awaits his sentencing on october 21st, the
acknowledging that americans are, quote, really, really down right now after this strain of the pandemic. and as they struggle with inflation and rising interest rates. we want to welcome our viewers here this the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the first public response by former president trump to the damning evidence and testimony presented by the january 6th select committee. cnn s jessica schneider is following all the new developments in the investigation. i never called mike pence a wimp. i never called him a wimp. mike pence had a chance to be great. he had a chance to be, frankly, historic. but just like bill barr and the rest of these weak people, mike, and i say it sadly, because i like them, but mike did not have the courage to act. former president trump using his platform at a conservative political conference to deny the evidence against him and blast the january 6th committee. they con p
more than a thousand witness interviews including those with leaders from the proud boys from the doj s letter in part, read this, it is now readily apparent that the interviews the select committee conducted are not just potentially relevant to our overall criminal investigations, but are likely relevant to specific prosecutions that have already commenced. well, the news that we alluded to this afternoon, a spokesman confirmed an earlier new york times scoop to our team on the hill that the committee will cooperate with the doj. what that could mean and how that partnership could play out, we will have more on that in just a few moments, but first, one of this week s central questions was whether or not the committee would eventually vote on referring trump to the department of justice for a potential criminal case. watching yesterday s explosive hearing, politico suggests this, the committee is making that referral in its own way presenting evidence in a clear chronology t
on the u.s. capitol, that he was the central player in trying to overturn the election and that they have the evidence to prove it. over the next few weeks we will see how they meet the high bar they have set for themselves. during the primetime hearing they presented never before seen video of the violence as rioters breached the capitol and there was testimony from a u.s. capitol police officer who suffered a traumatic brain injury during the attack. republican liz cheney presented the case that trump s election lies inspired the insurrectionists alleging trump had a sophisticated seven-part of plan to overturn the election and she highlighted the former president s actions and inactions as the riot unfolded. you will hear testimony that, quote, the president did not really want to put anything out calling off the riot or asking his supporters to leave. you will hear that president trump was yelling and, quote, really angry at advisers who told him he needed to be doing s