back underway. a preview of what to watch for just hours from now. then, a trump insider reportedly flips and says it was none other than the former president himself who ordered top secret documents moved in his florida home. plus, alex jones and the billion dollar consequences of his conspiracies about sandy hook. i will talk with two parents who won in that courtroom today, as the 11th hour gets underway on this very busy wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. the house select committee trying to uncover what led to january 6th in less than 24 hours from what is likely to be their final public hearing. that attack on the capitol was fueled by conspiracy theories and lies about the 2020 election. and so far, nobody has been held accountable for telling those lies. but this afternoon, in connecticut courtroom, a jury revealed that someone who spreads lies for a living can be held accountable in a big, big way. conspiracy theorists alex jones, wh
january 6th in less than 24 hours from what is likely to be their final public hearing. that attack on the capitol was fueled by conspiracy theories and lies about the 2020 election. and so far, nobody has been held accountable for telling those lies. but this afternoon, in connecticut courtroom, a jury revealed that someone who spreads lies for a living can be held accountable in a big, big way. conspiracy theorists alex jones, who for years has claimed the sandy hook school shooting was a hoax, made up. today he was ordered to pay almost one billion dollars in damages to the families of eight sandy hook victims. two of those parents who are in the courtroom this afternoon will join the late in the hour. alice, jones he was not just telling folks about sandy hook. the january six committee subpoena jones over his efforts to spread misinformation out the 2020 election as well. the committee highlighted this video of jones during a hearing that took place last summer. it sat
officials caution, severe pediatric cases are on the rise in several states. gift cards: boom or bust? they are seemingly everywhere this time of year. cbs carter evans reports, many go unused, wasting billions of dollars. and, on the road. cbs steve hartman looks at the true meaning of extended family. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett, in for norah. tonight, more than 200 million americans are under some form of winter storm advisory heading into christmas weekend. the national weather service alerts range from washington state to maine, and the gulf coast from texas to florida is under a hard freeze warning. the midwest has, and is, suffering the most, with near-whiteout conditions reported in minnesota, iowa, wisconsin, and michigan. in the east, flash flooding has inundated communities across several states, inc
pottinger resigned in the immediate aftermath of the january 6th attack on the capitol. he will appear alongside former trump white house aide sarah matthews. also today, opening statements are expected in the federal trial of former trump adviser steve bannon for his refusal to cooperate with the january 6 committee. he s charged with two counts of contempt of congress for flouting subpoenas from the committee. the trial is expected to move quickly. and the government s case might even take one day. let s go to cnn s senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz. thank you for joining us. let s start with matthew pottinger and these details. obviously he was a pretty big figure in the west wing. he is considered to be have influence in the west wing. that s right, potting was the deputy national security adviser. that s a high-ranking position, he s alongside another person the former white house press secretary sarah matthews. they re both going to be live witnesses
search warrant. just because trump says he wants the documents released, doesn t necessarily mean that is what his lawyers will tell a judge. trump had possession of these documents since monday. and has chosen not to release them. so this could very well develop throughout the day. also another potentially mammoth bit of reporting overnight from the washington post. i ll read from it right now. their lead is classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items fbi agents sought on monday according to people familiar with the investigation. now, this would put the possible concern over these documents at an entirely different level. so let s work through all this new information this morning. cnn kaitlyn poe lants in washington. reporter: good morning. this late night announcement from donald trump saying he s encouraging the immediate release of these documents i just checked the court files. and there is no filing yet from either the justice departm