schumer on a major reconciliation bill that would lower prescription drug costs and invest hundreds of billions of dollars to combat climate change and clean energy programs. sinema s support is crucial to get the bill through a 50/50 senate and to the democratic house for a vote. vladimir putin s top spokesman was annoyed the u.s. had gone public about ongoing talks for a prisoner swap to free brittney griner and paul whelan. tony blinken is expected to call sergei lavrov for the first time since the ukraine invasion after shunning him since the invasion in february to talk about a possible swap. president biden spoke with china s president xi this morning as tensions have risen over potential congressional trip to taiwan led by nancy pelosi and the passage of a senate bill increasing competition with china in the semiconductor market. we begin with the president and the economy. joining me now, nbc white house correspondent carol lee, nbc capitol hill correspondent ali vi
. 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
andy scholes, thank you very much. new day continues right now. good morning, everyone. to our viewers in the united states and around the world it is wednesday july 27th, i m john berman with brianna keilar. this morning a criminal investigation into the january 6th insurrection is moving closer to former president donald trump. cnn reports key witnesses subpoenaed by the justice department in recent days include two top aides of former vice president mike pence who were asked specifically about the fake electors scheme and the role of trump s lawyers. in addition the new york times and the washington post report that federal investigators in april received phone records of key officials and aides in the trump administration including chief of staff mark meadows. attorney general merrick garland called the doj s january 6th investigation the most wide ranging in its history. he says they will go where the evidence takes them. criminally charging a former presiden
and all of this is against the back drop of our response to nato s to russia s aggression and to help ukraine defend itself. united states is rallying the world to stand with ukraine. allies and partners around the globe are making significant contributions. sect austin just brought together more than 50 countries, more than 50 countries pledging new commitments and this is a global effort to support ukraine. nearly 140,000 anti-tank systems, more than 600 tanks, nearly 500 artillery systems, more than 600,000 rounds of artillery ammunition, as well as advanced multiple launch rocket systems and air defense smexs. and again the united states is leading the way. we provided ukraine are nearly $7 billion in security assistance since i took office. the next few days we intend to announce more than $800 million more including new advanced western air defense systems to ukraine, more artillery and ammunition, counter battery radar and the launch system we ve given ukraine and mo
we ll show you how to track sharks as some beaches temporarily close. crime without punishment: our cbs news investigation takes to us chicago where some murder cases are closed, even when no suspect is charged. and on the road with a birthday surprise that will help you savor what it means to be an american. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. tonight the fourth of july holiday weekend is off tie hectic start as the nation matches pre-pandemic travel numbers. airlines and passengers worry about potential snarls thanks to staff shortages and larger-than- expected crowds. long lines and short tempers could ruin some independence day celebrations. airlines are urging their customers to check their flight status before heading to the airport. now, so far today, there have been more than 500 cancellations and 5