the target of a criminal investigation about his false claims of election fraud. what we ve learned tonight. steve osunsami live in georgia. a crushing defeat for congresswoman liz cheney. an outspoken critic of former president trump. he fought back, endorsing her opponent. and tonight, cheney will now leave the congress at the end of this year. but what she s now vowing and what she s now saying about running for president. jon karl back with us again tonight. tonight, the suspect accused of attacking author salman rushdie speaking from behind bars, saying he s surprised rushdie survived. and what he said when asked if he d been in contact with iran s revolutionary guard. tonight, the suspect s own mother reportedly disowning him. good evening and it s great tonight, the new and gruesome discovery yet again at lake mead. matt gutman tonight on what they found. the battle over abortion rights and tonight, the firestorm involving the case of a 16-year-old girl in fl
cooperating with the january six committee. what is more than eight hours with the panel signals for next week s hearings. plus president biden signed an executive order protecting health care access, and important move, but not s your you re watching symone and we have a lot to get to. the wnba is holding its all-star weekend this weekend without one of its biggest stars, britney griner, who has been detained for nearly five months in russia. this past thursday, grander pleaded guilty for the possession of vape canister, which russian authorities that contain cannabis oil. though she insists the canisters were packed inadvertently. the author, writing in part i m terrified and might be here forever. the president hasn t written back to britney griner and spoken with her wife cherelle griner, who expressed hope and resolve to and wrongfully detained americans in russia. here she is at a press conference yesterday. i want to make it very clear that our next move in sup
announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening we re all about to learn more of what the government knows that drove it to search former president trump s mar-a-lago he estate a federal judge late today giving the justice department until noon eastern time tomorrow to make public a redacted copy of the affidavit that backed its application for the search warrant. the order issued just hours after the justice department submitted to the court sections it wants blacked out to protect witnesses, law enforcement, and methods used in the investigation. the full affidavit would describe the government s case and justification for the unprecedented search, but how much the redacted version will disclose remains an open question tonight. kelly o donnell is tracking late details. reporter: new tonight granted in part a decision from the florida federal magistrate to unseal by noon tomorrow a redacted copy of the affidavit used to authorize the controversial
caring my baby to bury my baby. reporter: the countdown begins. nasa prepares for a return to the moon, this time with much bigger ambitions. cbs mark strassmann reports tonight from the kennedy space center. we want to ultimately end up on mars. garrett: as many kids hemoree parents are turning to home schooling. cbs kris van cleave shows us why. and cbs steve hartman goes on the road. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett in for norah. tonight, new details from the partially redacted affidavit used to authorize the f.b.i. search of former president donald trump s florida home. one of the significant concerns, according to the affidavit, was that no space at trump s mar-a-lago home was authorized for the storage of classified material. investigators using distinctly bureaucratic language said the records were unfolderred and interm
the target of a criminal investigation about his false claims of election fraud. what we ve learned tonight. steve osunsami live in georgia. a crushing defeat for congresswoman liz cheney. an outspoken critic of former president trump. he fought back, endorsing her opponent. and tonight, cheney will now leave the congress at the end of this year. but what she s now vowing and what she s now saying about running for president. jon karl back with us again tonight. tonight, the suspect accused of attacking author salman rushdie sfrom behind bars sayin he s surprised rushdie survived. tonight, the suspect s own mother reportedly disowning him. good evening and it s great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. we have several developing headlines as we come on tonight. rudy giuliani, once known as america s mayor, spending nearly six hours questioned under oath, the target of a criminal investigation in georgia over false claims of election fraud. also tonight, the