washington can be very much like a slow boiling pot of water. often the people who face the most scrutiny and lytic apparel, they don t seem to realize the trouble they are in until it s too late. critics say that could very well be the position that president biden finds himself in fairly soon, because despite repeated inquiries, neither the president nor his press secretary are answering basic questions about the classified documents. and certainly not in a way that s been anything close to the previous claim of being the most transparent administration in history. rather, critics argue they are continuing to, well, their track record of being the most secretive and dismissive administration in recent memory, including today s ill-fated attempt at a briefing by the dni. and tom cotton says he is going to slow down confirmation of all of mr. biden s nominees until congress is allowed to review the classified documents found at the homes of both biden and former president tru
that began way back on tuesday. along the way, we were treated to an important at times chaotic civics lesson including near fisticuffs live and on camera. friday the fourth day of voefting we saw 15 holdouts switch their allegiance during the 12th and 13th rounds of balloting, and then after an adjournment mccarthy thought he had the needed votes and at 11:00 came to a 14th vote yet one vote shy of a majority. for the first time all week he couldn t hide being visibly angry. lauren boebert and matt gaetz voted present while four other anti-mccarthy holdouts remained steadfast. it was dramatic and gripping to watch. a fistfight nearly broke out as mike rogers the chair of the house armed services committee, was physically restrained from matt gaetz who supporters rushed to his side. on enies were heard. mccarthy thought he d whipped the votes necessary. when it seemed they were going to be adjourning for the weekend there was more arm twisting. suddenly mccarthy was smiling a
groups as shoplifters have become more violent and employees more terrified. grocery stores may soon lock up their items. we began with a white house insisting that it s being transparent over the investigation into classified documents found in president biden s personal space. white house correspondent kevin corke is live for us in the nation s capital with more on this. good evening. critics argue that the white house s definition of the word transparent is decidedly different than, say, merriam-webster s definition which says it means among other things free from pretense or deceit, to be frank or obvious, readily understood or characterized by visibility or accessibility of information. all right, that all sounds simple. critics say none of that is how they would describe the process that saw the white house make a major discovery back on the 2nd of november and then not divulge it to the public until mid-january. so much for transparency. case in point: the infamous g
idaho murder investigation. the new details on how authorities tracked down the suspected killer of those four college students. actor jeremy renner seriously injured. seriously the avengers star air-lifted after a snow plowing accident. tonight, an update on his condition. trhoremembering barbara walters. opened the door for generations of young women. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. brown: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. i m james brown, in for norah. tonight, as we begin the broadcast on this first monday of the new year, thousands of more delayteengers are facing control coer glitc we are going to have an update on that in just a moment. plus, new details about the man accused of attacking three new york city police officers near times square on new year s eve, charged today with attempted murder. authorities are investigating if the suspect was motivated by islamic e
new details on how authorities tracked down the suspected killer of those four college students.ery reer sus injured. the avengers star air lifted after a snow plowing accident. tonight, an update on his condition. and remembering barbara walters. tributes continue for the pioneering tv journalist who opened the door for generations of young women. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. brown: good evening, and thank you for joining us. i m james brown in for norah. tonight, as we begin the broadcast on this first monday of the new year, thousands of airline passengers are facing more delays after an air traffic control computer glitch. we are going to have an update on that in just a moment. plus,s new details about the man accused of attacking three new york city police officers near times square on nev, charged today with attempted murder. authorities are investigating if the suspect was motivated by islamic extremis