professional, you re we are all indoctrinate rinnated to never leave our offices with any classified material whatsoever. that s the whole point of the work. reporter: garland has now appointed two special counsels in two months to investigate the handling of sensitive materials by the sitting president and former president trump who had over 300 classified documents at his mar-a-lago estate. today, house speaker kevin mccarthy questioned biden s transparency. they knew this has happened to president biden before the election, but they kept it a secret from the american public? now we find another location that it s at? reporter: the president s lawyers say they have immediately turned over every classified document they have found. this political inquiry moved very quickly, and we have learned that investigators interother than viewed some of president biden s aides from his time as vice president. and, norah, f.b.i. agents have been on the case for almost two months. o donne
could face trial. good news for american consumers. inflation appears to be slowing. but the cost of eggs and housing are still through the roof, forcing some adults to move back home. breaking news: two days after appearing at the golden globes, lisa marie pressley is rushed to the hospital with a possible cardiac arrest. u.f.o. sightings, what the pentagon is blaming tonight for the unidentified objects in the sky. and eye on america. filmmaker ken burns turns to photos to unlock american history. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: well, good evening. and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. tonight there is a new and serious investigation into president biden s classified documentes after we learned more of america s secrets were turned
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of rain from atmospheric rivers in northern california. and, norah, a lot of that rain rolls down into southern california into the weekend. o donnell: mike, thanks so much. a busy day here in washington after the president s own attorney appointed a special counsel to investigate possible mishandling of classified documents. cbs news has learned the f.b.i. has been looking into this for months, and has already interviewed multiple biden aides. once again the white house was caught flat footed unable to answer key questions. cbs adriana diaz was the first to report on the discovery of these documents and she has all the new details tonight. earlier today, i signed an order appointing robert hur as special counsel. reporter: today, attorney general merrick garland tapped robert hur, a veteran prosecutor who served under former president trump, to investigate the possible unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents. the stunning announcement came just hours after th