the war in ukraine russian missiles hit a crowded shopping mall, possibly over a thousand people inside. the fear tonight of a rising civilian death toll. the hunger crisis in south sudan. we met this mother who walked for more than a month to get food for her eight month old. so he so weak he can barely eat, reports tonight in depth on the risk of starvation for millions. tonight s other top headlines, new video tonight of wnba brittney griner after 130 days in russian detention. and a terrifying moment in colombia, the deadly collapse killing at least four including a one-year old. and we ll end tonight with the hertz warming story of a 7 year old cancer patient s dream come true. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell. reporting from the nation s capitol. good evening and thank you for joining us on this busy monday night. we begin tonight with breaking news, an horrific scene from america s heartland. an amtrak train knocked on its side in a missouri, c
report from florida for you. another state where the right to choose is hanging in the balance. we will have that for you in just a moment. but first, some new reporting from the new york times says, donald trump may be planning to announce a 2024 run for the white house, sooner than expected. this amid a series of damaging revelations stemming from the january 6th committee s public hearings. and overnight, the biden administration proposing as many as ten oil and gas lease sales off the coast of alaska, and in the gulf of mexico. that new receiving immediate backlash from environmentalists, as well as oil industry officials. so, to help us get started this hour, we re gonna check in with and miss nbc s laura bera standing by at the white house, we have stephanie stand in tampa, and gary graham back at reagan international airport virginia. welcome all more, we are gonna start with. you because as you, know the president is certainly facing some backlash today for his new of
accountable, and the legislation that might serve you, it all goes away. joining me now is current florida congresswoman and candidate for u.s. senate, congresswoman val demings. she is a former impeachment manager and trump s first impeachment trial. we are both in the beautiful city of new orleans celebrating before we get into, that i want to ask you, because you served as a house impeachment manager, i have been riveted by the testimony each week but something else more shocking happens every week. i want to hear your, thoughts you ve more intimate view, what was the most shocking thing you heard out of the january 6th hearings so far? tiffany, it s great to be back with you. let me just say, during the first impeachment trial, there was no doubt in my mind that the president used his power to try to coerce a foreign power. it isn t interesting that it s ukraine to interfere in the united states election? i knew that we would be at this point, because i knew number on
the president saying, they re not here to hurt me. she testified after his speech, the president back in the presidential suv, that he wanted them to take him to the capitol. and what happened next. she testified the former president, she was told, reached for the wheel. tonight here, our team asking the secret service for reaction and what we re learning already. also, that white house aide testifying her own boss, former chief of staff mark meadows, and rudy giuliani, both asked for pardons after january 6th. and tonight, how the former president is now responding. jonathan karl and pierre thomas standing by. also tonight, the death toll rising in texas. authorities now believe the deadliest human smuggling operation in u.s. history. at least 51 people now dead in san antonio. tonight, what we re learning about what was discovered inside that truck. tonight, the abortion battle now on the state level. some states with trigger laws, looking to ban abortion immediately,
o donnell: tonight s other top headlines: how long the socialite who help jeffrey epstein abuse young girls will face behind bars. plus the rush on the morning after pill after the supreme court abortion ruling. and the new details in the deadly migrant tragedy in texas. 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 busy tuesday night. as we detail for you the bombshell testimony today in the january 6 hearing. history is important. during the watergate hearings 50 years ago, there was only one surprise witness. it was alexander butterfield, who revealed there was a white house taping system. hea well, in the january 6 hearings, the surprise witness is cassidy hutchinson. then-chief of staff mark meadows top aide described the then-president s fits of rage, that included throwing plates of food, grabbing the steering wheel of th