time to fight inflation. plus our report on energy costs skyrocketing a 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 to our viewers in the west, 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 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 house speaker nan
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
captioning sponsored by cbs o donnell: tonight, we ve got a lot of news to cover. with less than a week to go before election day, president biden making a surprise speech tonight, saying the future of democracy depends on your vote. folks, this ain t your father s republican party. o donnell: president biden and former president obama argue the future of america is at stake. cbs nancy cordes reports on why the attack on nancy pelosi s husband inspired the speech. heartbreaking 911 calls. for the first time, we hear one of the desperate calls from a 10-year-old from inside robb elementary. cbs omar villafranca is in uvalde with a father who wants justice. the fed s jumbo hike, raising
were not being monitored at the time because nancy pelosi was in washington. meanwhile, u.s. capitol police have begun reviewing their own security protocol following this attack. norah. o donnell: jonathan vigliotti with that new information. thank you. teachers inside robb elementary school during that shooting massacre in may. we must warn you these phone cacalls are difficult to listen to, and they are simply heartbreaking, but they do provide important context about police inaction. cbs oar villafranca is outside a memorial in uvalde, texas, where families are seeking answers and justice. reporter: in 911 calls obtained by the texas tribune and pro publicca and released with the permission of families involved, frantic students and teachers escribed the horror as it happened at robb elementary. .as the gunman fires off dozens