mikhail gorbachev, the consequential world leader that took down the iron curtain. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall! o donnell: as demand for new homes remains high, there s a labor shortage to build them. cbs s nancy chen tonight on the women filling the void. and cbs gayle king with the greatest of all time after her thrilling u.s. open win. o donnell: good evening. thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. we want to begin with a humanitarian crisis that s unfolding here at a major city in america as a state of emergency is declared in jackson, mississippi. the governor warning the capital s nearly 200,000 residents to not drink the water. the national guard has been called in to help get bottled water to those in need, and it s not just drinking water. low-water pressure means people are unable to shower or #their toilets. the problems at the water treatment plant came after days of heavy rains, resulted in a swollen pearl river. tonight, one of the most al
law enforcement if you won t condemn what happened on the 6th! don t tell me! reporter: he cited conservatives who have downplayed the january 6th insurrection and called to defund the fbi as it investigates former president donald trump. there s no place in this country, no place for endangering the lives of law enforcement. i m opposed to defunding the police. i m also opposed to defunding the fbi. reporter: president biden s more aggressive tone comes as his party s prospects improve. the latest cbs news battleground tracker shows democratic support from white women with college degrees has jumped nine points n one month.jumped nine points i m determined to ban assault weapons in this country! determined! ed i did it once before, and i ll do it again. reporter: today, president biden laid out his crime plan
dramatic examples there is of what has been called the great man theory of history which is to say having the right person in the right job at the right time. reporter: in every sense, mikhail gorbachev tore down that wall! charley d agata, cbs news, london. o donnell: we turn now to the campaign trail which is 70 days in the mid-term elections. president biden traveled to the battleground state of pennsylvania this afternoon where he outlined a plan to combat gun violence. this comes as crime is on the rise across the nation with new york city declaring times square to be a gun-free zone. cbs s nancy cordes is at the white house with more. for god s sake, whose side are you on? reporter: in the battleground state of pennsylvania today, president biden sought to flip an age-old political script slamming republicans as soft on crime. let me say this to my maga republican friends in congress: don t tell me support
which includes $13 billion to hire and train 100,000 new police officers. republican senator ron johnson stumping for re-election in wisconsin canned the idea. i m sure he s going to spend more money that we don t have, exacerbate inflation, not accomplish whatever goal he s trying to accomplish. reporter: president biden will campaign in johnson s home state of wisconsin next monday, but only after he travels to pennsylvania two more times, a sign of just how impowhanth it e senate. o donnell: nancy cordes, thank you. turning overseas now, amid fierce fighting in southern ukraine, international nuclear inspectors are set to take a firsthand look at europe s largest nuclear power plant which has been rattled in fighting in recent weeks sparking fears of a major disaster. the inspectors met today with president sell less thanski who
deal. i understand there s also some big news about a major figure in the january 6th investigation. reporter: that s right! tony ornatto, senior secret service official at the center of the january 6th investigation, cassidy hutchison, the former trump aid, testified he had knowledge of how former president trump behaved in the motorcade on the day of the capitol attack. he announced his retirement yesterday. he has not spoken to investigators since hutchison s testimony. nor are. o donnell: now we have a private lawyer, right? robert costa, thank you so much. now to some news that is just in. the u.s. army has temporarily grounded its fleet of chinook helicopters after a number had engine fires. army spokesperson said they identified the root cause of the fires and they re implementing corrective measures to resolve this issue. the u.s. official says this affects approximately 400 helicopters. all right, there s a shortage of new homes. we ll show you how women are helping solve