Says hes not sure this years election will be honest, and hes falsely claiming tonight that mailin voting is a whole big scam. Well, the president s new attack on the integrity of the election comes just one day after he refused to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses in november. Well, today, in a direct rebuke of the president , the u. S. Senate, led by republicans, unanimously passed a resolution reaffirming its commission to a peaceful transition of office. And tonight, republican congressional leaders are distancing themselves from the rying to ca comments. And while President Trump is once again trying to cast doubt on ballots cast by mail, his own f. B. I. Director was on capitol hill today testifying that the u. S. Has never experienced largescale voter fraud by mail or at the ballot box. And it all comes just 40 days before election day. At the same time, major cities are bracing tonight for the possibility of more protests over that grand jury decision not to
This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the Nations Capital. Odonnell good evening odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin tonight with breaking news and a state of emergency in louisville, kentucky. As we come on the air, protesters and police are clashing that. The National Guard is on alert, and the city is under a mandatory curfew after a grand jury decided not to indict three Police Officers in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. The 26yearold emergency room technician was shot six times in her apartment back in march by Plainclothes Police serving a drug warrant. Today, the attorney general said two of the officers were were justified when they fired the shots that killed her. Now, a third officer will face lesser charges, not for taylors death, but for firing shots into her neighbors homes. The killing of Breonna Taylor gained renewed attention this summer in the wake of George Floyds death as cries of say her name beca
Control. In whats being described as an unprecedented disaster. 39 million americans are under red flag warnings as we come on the air tonight, and theres growing fear that scorching temperatures and high winds will only make the situation worse in the coming days. Now, much of the west coast is now in the danger zone as powerful gusts of hot, dry air are fueling blazes all the way from the Canadian Border down to san diego. Tonight, the town of malden, washington, has been virtually wiped off the map after flames ripped through the fire station, city hall, and most of the homes there. But nowhere are things more dire than outside of fresno, where whats being called thcrfire eds being described as in a class by itself. Now, tonight, the National Guard is working around the clock frantically air lifting out hundreds of people who had been camping in the mountains and are now stranded by the flames, and power is being shut off for hundreds of thousands of People Living in the area as cre
A judge throws the book at alleged rioters in lancaster, pennsylvania. Three protesters in pittsburgh hit with charges for harassing diners at a restaurant. Retired nypd Police Officer John Cummings is with us tonight. He sick and tired of the violence. He is challenging alexandria ocasiocortez for her house seat. Also with us, house judiciary Ranking Member jim jordan on the vote by Senate Homeland security tomorrow to subpoena 41 former Obama Administration officials to testify about their role in the fbis botched trumprussia probe and the unmasking of trump team members. Weve got the names of who they want to subpoena and who they want to testify. Also with us former independent counsel ken starr joins us as President Trump now demanding that, quote, action must be taken against prosecutors and team members of the Robert Mueller trump russia team after they were found to have wiped clean dozens of government phones used during the russia investigation. The debate, what were they cov
Room of russias main Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny just after he fell ill. And country celebration. The highlights from last Nights Academy of Country Music awards. And something thats never happened before. It was different. But first, heres todays eye opener, its your world in 90 seconds. If you are asking me, when is it going to be generally available to the American Public, late second quarter, Third Quarter 2021. President trump and the head of the cdc are disagreeing about when a Coronavirus Vaccine will be available. I think he got the message maybe confused. Maybe it was stated incorrectly. No, were ready to go immediately as the vaccine is announced. Started coming off and siding ripping. Major flooding and damage left behind in the wake of hurricane sally. This has been a lot worse than we ever thought it would be. Dramatic new video recorded on a firefighters helmet capturing just how fast the creek fire overwhelmed crews in california. The big ten conference has reversed