across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. i ll see you then tomorrow. you then tomorrow one of the many revelations to come out of the january six committees, was trump attorney general bill barr described in his own words how he pushed back against trump s claims of election fraud. he called those claims bogus, crazy stuff, and most notoriously complete bs despite the heroic headlines generated by barr s testimony, it is a good point to remember that barr did not say anything publicly debunking those same claims of election fraud until december 1st, which was nearly a month after the 2020 election. in fact, before his post trump rehabilitation tour, this was the bill barr we knew. what happened to the president in the 2016 election, and throughout the first two years of his administration, was a point. it was a grave injustice, and it was unprecedented in american history. the law enforcement and intelligence apparatus of this country who are involved in
july 4th celebrations. what you need to know. severe weather alerts. storms and triple digits in place as heat advisories are in place for 50 million americans. brittney griner s message to the white house. her letter to president biden, handwritten from a russian prison, terrified she might be there forever and on this fourth of july, how freedom means something different to greiner today. shark attack, a lifeguard playing a victim in a training drill is bitten by a shark. schau he fought back. be able to for the social media generation, it s driving fans bananas. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us on this july fourth, i m major garrett in for norah. tonight at least six killed and dozens more wounded in the nation s latest mass shooting, targeted an independence day parade in suburban chicago. police have just identified a person of interest, 22-year-old robert e.cremo
Virginia tech. Authorities said he had an Assault Rifle and was trying to get thousands of rounds of ammunition. What else he was looking for. The drowning danger. Tonight, americans on vacation, Nine Drownings in less than two weeks in the same area. And the deadly crash. The former nba player and a former American Idol contestant who did not survive. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a very busy wednesday night. And we begin with that deadly train collision. Onboard, more than 100 republican members of congress. That amtrak train was taking those lawmakers to a retreat, colliding with a Garbage Truck in virginia. It happened this morning, not long after the State Of The Union last night. The driver of the truck was killed. Several lawmakers jumping in to help many of the injured on the scene. And several people tonight, including congressman jason lewis, were taken to the hospital. House Speaker Paul Ryan among those onboard. And abcs linzie janis leads us off f