the interest rate for a sixth time to fight inflation. plus our report on energy costs skyrocketing as we head into winter. how you can save money. and serving up more than a good meal. a cooked tortilla makes all the difference in the world. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, president biden is calling on all americans to stand up to protect our democracy amid the threats that election deniers pose to the voting process. the white house says the president is seeking to find common ground with voters that our country s future is more important than our political parties. all this is taking place as the house continues to investigate the january 6 attack on the capitol in which thousands attempted to interfere with the verification of the 2020 presidential election. and it comes just days after the alleged attempted murder of hous
ban, which he couldn t get done earlier this year. but, i would say the only caveat to the ones i know, this is never going to happen, there can t be more action, we already had a bill earlier this year, is that bill earlier this year, and was prompted by a horrific tragedy that happened afte r uvalde. there are moments where a horrific tragedy can prompt action in washington. the idea of getting something done during the lame-duck, especially when democrats know they have to use that time to get so much else done, it seems very unlikely. but, no, i wouldn t rule anything out. the only possibility there would be if democrats could get some republicans in the lame-duck session, the republicans with hearing or republicans who are staying around to think they would defy the will of the party leadership and the nra for it.
community, plain and simple. reporter: jackie cazares was killed in the massacre. her father, javier, still wants justice. what needs to happen, in your mind? my mind, you know, yes, should we hesign, yes? but i believe he should finish the investigation, you know. he can t get off that easy. reporter: we talked to victims families and they told us it is still hard to hear the desperation in those 911 calls. also today the state senator gr uvalde announced he will sponsor a bill for a $300 million uvalde victim fund. very difficult to hear. omar villafranca, thank you so much. in florida, 24-year-old nikolas cruz sat stone-faced as he s formally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killing of 14 students and three staff members at marjory stoneman douglas high school in 2018. the sentencing followed the second day of emotional victim