to the government s case as well as reveal the identity and compromise the safety of some witnesses. let s go to mark meredith. he s outside the courthouse in west palm beach. hi, mark. good afternoon. quite an afternoon here as you mentioned. we just got done with this hearing in which the judge said that he would possibly leave some portions of this affidavit redacted. however, he s going to give the gift a week here to figure out what needs to remain private and what could be allowed to be released to the media citing the intense public interest in this case. today s hearing was about various news outlets that have been pushing the judge for more transparency. two lawyers said this is an investigation in the early stages in to the former president and they re worried in too much information is released here that it s the witnesses that are already cooperating with the government that could be put at risk and this of course continues to be an ongoing national security inv
the target of a criminal investigation about his false claims of election fraud. what we ve learned tonight. steve osunsami live in georgia. a crushing defeat for congresswoman liz cheney. an outspoken critic of former president trump. he fought back, endorsing her opponent. and tonight, cheney will now leave the congress at the end of this year. but what she s now vowing and what she s now saying about running for president. jon karl back with us again tonight. tonight, the suspect accused of attacking author salman rushdie speaking from behind bars, saying he s surprised rushdie survived. and what he said when asked if he d been in contact with iran s revolutionary guard. tonight, the suspect s own mother reportedly disowning him. good evening and it s great tonight, the new and gruesome discovery yet again at lake mead. matt gutman tonight on what they found. the battle over abortion rights and tonight, the firestorm involving the case of a 16-year-old girl in fl
to liftoff for nasa s return to the moon and harry s smith on the end of the road for two american classics this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening over 93 million covid cases in today came a stunning admission from the head of the cdc. in our big moment our performance did not reliably meet expectations. with her agency still confronting not just the pandemic but evolving threats including monkeypox and a troubling reappearance of polio, cdc director dr. rochelle walensky acknowledging the cdc s poor messaging and at times confusing guidance all this as she kicks off a sweeping overhaul of the agency including a bid to arm it with new powers the reckoning coming on the heels of an internal review of the cdc. the immediate challenges couldn t be anymore urgent as demand grows for monkeypox vaccine doses, as well as experts monitoring the awakening of a dangerous disease long thought to have been defeated i get reaction from the white house covid resp
america: after five people are shot and 100 rounds fired in philadelphia, cbs elaine quijano is there tonight in one of the nation s deadliest cities. and a trip into the history books. cbs kris van cleave is on a flight honoring a pilot and pioneer. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, donald trump s former vice president is speaking out for the first time since the search of mara-a-lago, and it comes as the january 6 committee is continuing its work. tonight the panel may have a new witness. mike pence says he would consider testifying if he is asked. you may recall there was a pressure campaign led by trump for pence to overturn the 2020 election and not certify the electoral votes in congress. white house officials told the committee when pence didn t comply, the former president called him
extremist group and a man convicted for crimes related to entering the capitol. the committee also played clips from its deposition last week with a former white house counsel pat cipollone. chad pergram watching it all joins me live now from capitol hill tonight. chad, good evening there. what happened today? hello. good evening, bill, allegations of witness tampering. liz cheney says the former president tried to call a witness who has not yet testified before the committee. the panel told the doj about the contact by the former president. the committee focused on a late night verbal brawl in the oval office with trump loyalists fighting with white house attorneys, including pat cipollone who just talked to the committee on friday. i don t think any of these people were providing the president with good advice. in the conclave, trump advisers challenged top white house aides that they needed to go to the mat for the former president. i m going to categorically des