sit down and, you will hear what i have to say. o donnell: on the eve of tomorrow s january 6th hearing, what president trump s former white house counsel may have told lawmakers. plus, steve bannon s last-minute offer to cooperate. presidential palace under siege, the remarkable pictures tonight. why these protestors stormed the residence of the president of sri lanka. elon musk versus twitter, the social media stock plunges after the billionaire pulls his $44 billion bid. how this saga could end. and an honor 77 years overdue for an american hero. god bless america. 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 as we start a new week together. tonight in california a fast- growing wildfire in yosemite national park is threatening the park s famous giant sequoias, some of the largest and oldest trees in the world. these national tr
we look at the allies of former president trump. in the next hour, president biden meets with new mexico s president where immigration will be among the topics discussed. right now addressing the rising covid cases and with the highly transmissible new variant. we will speak with the coordinator. new and stunning images from a space telescope and what they could mean for the universe ahead. universe ahead. we begin this hour with what is expected to be another hour of explosive testimony from the january 6th committee. they will kick off the seventh public hearing focused on the extremist groups that stormed to the capitals at stake and their ties to donald trump allies. it will be led by jamie raskin florida congresswoman stephanie murphy. there will be a spokesperson from the extremist group, the oath keepers. and stephen ayres who admitted storming the capital. he admitted saying it will be wild. another major focus will be taped testimony from pat cipollone who testif
have no predictions about that hearing, and i m just gonna sit back and experience it. it feels like it s gonna be a big deal. the fact that they booked it for prime time is a really hard ask of all the tv networks to get them to give you that time. it implies that they think they ve got something that they really expect and want millions of americans to watch. and so, i think you can have those expectations, but in terms of what we are gonna learn, we are going to lay out, or what they might sum up from what we ve previously learned from them, i m with you. i just want to see it happen. you know, the best we have is a little suggestion from adam kinzinger, about what to expect. and i will show that tonight, just like everyone else has. that s all we got. and they ve been pretty reliable about delivering really important hearings. and so, we have every right to expect that. yeah, i mean, tonight, adam schiff just told me that we will get tape testimony from witnesses we
7:00 eastern. for the january six hearing. but, now it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, rachel. i ll be joining you thursday night in that coverage, and i have no predictions about that hearing, and i m just gonna sit back and experience it. it feels like it s gonna be a big deal. the fact that they booked it for primetime is a really hard ask of all the tv networks to get them to give you that time. it implies that they think they ve got something that they really expect and want millions of americans to watch. and so, i think you can have those expectations, but in terms of what we are gonna learn, we are going to lay out, or what they might sum up from what we ve previously learned from them, i m with you. i just want to see it happen. you know, the best we have is a little suggestion from adam kinzinger, about what to expect. and i will show that tonight, just like everyone else has. that s all we got. and they ve been pretty reliable
the public is getting a chilling picture of early moments inside robb elementary from police body camera footage. am i bleeding? am i bleeding? reporter: early chaos and glimpses of calls to action. we ve got to get in there. we ve got to get in there. he s going to keep shooting. reporter: that plea coming minutes after the massacre began. but that first interaction, the only time the officers are seen in the video physically confronting the gunman for well over an hour. at one point, uvalde school district police chief pete arredondo, seen trying to reason with the shooter. you let me know if there s any kids in there or anything? this could be peaceful. reporter: arredondo, who s on administrative leave, maintains he was not the innocent commander that day. this new footage released as the most comprehensive report to date conducted by the texas house finds law enforcement, which ultimately reached 376 officers, didn t honor their most basic responsibility. the