stewart rhodes, the founder of the far-right oath keepers and his codefendant, kelly meggs of florida, guilty of the rare charge of seditious conspiracy, plotting to block the peaceful transfer of power in america, on january 6th. each, now facing the prospect of 20 years in prison, on the seditious conspiracy charge alone. during two months of testimony and presentations, prosecutors showed messages and images of the group hatching a plan to equip themselves with tactical gear, and to stage guns outside the washington, d.c. city limits, to mobilize if then-president trump invoked the insurrection act. in one message displayed at trial, rhodes said shortly after the 2020 election, we aren t getting through this without a fight. and later, in instructions ahead of january 6th. you want some oath keepers to stay on the outside, and to stay fully armed, and prepared to go in armed, if we have to. so, if (bleep) kicks off, then you rock and roll, okay. reporter: the justice departmen
soccer team, we re getting new details about the condition of star player christian pulisic, who was taken to the hospital after the game. we will have more on that in just a moment. but first, we want to begin with that breaking news right hear in washington. a federal jury found oath keepers founder stewart rhodes guilty of seditious conspiracy. rhodes was convicted for his part in the violent january 6th assault on the capitol, and his failed plot to overturn the 2020 election. kelly meggs, another member of the far-right group, was also found guilty of seditious conspiracy. three other codefendants wereree ac acquitted of seditiousquitted os co conspiracy, but found guilty of other crimes related to the attack on the capitol. rhodes and meggs face up to 20 years in prison. cbs s scott macfarlane will start us off tonight from outside the u.s. district court from here in washington. good evening, scott. reporter: norah, it was a marathon two-month trial, ended with three days of j
breach the capitol amid the mob. rhodes, the highest-profile figure to face trial in connection with the attack, took the stand in his own defense at trial, where he continued to argue the 2020 election was unconstitutional, and that the group was equipped only to protect themselves against left-wing agitators. the other three defendants were found not guilty on the seditious conspiracy charge, but were convicted of other federal counts, including obstructing an official proceeding. one of the many witnesses at trial was u.s. capital police officer harry dunn, who came hustling down to the courthouse late today for the verdict and told me he was in tears when he heard the conviction. norah. o donnell: quite a victory for the justice department. all right, scott macfarlane, thank you. turning to the breaking news in mississippi, where at least three tornadoes have touched down. o donnell: brean a massive storm system, stretching from texas to south carolina, is expected to produce he
cbs evening news with norah o donnell is next. we are back here in 30 minut captioning spo captioning sponsored by cbs o donnell: tonight, the breaking news the guilty verdicts in the january 6the inn seditious conspiracy trial, the most serious case to come out of the investigation into the assault on the u.s. capitol. tonight, oath keepers founder stewart rhodes convicted how many years he faces behind bars. cbs s scott macfarlane is at the courthouse. breaking news tornadoes reported in the south, and the warnings of strong, violent twisters to come overnight, with the millions of americans in the path of severe weather. world cup thriller. the u.s. men s national team s victory over iran. cbs s roxana saberi is in qatar. nationwide rail strike? will republicans and democrats come together to avoid a
good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this wednesday, november 30th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with a federal jury reaching a verdict in the high-profile oath keepers trial. oath keepers founder stewart rhodes, and the leader of the florida chapter of the far-right group kelly meggs were both found guilty yesterday, of seditious conspiracy in connection with the january 6, 2021 attack on the u.s. capitol. the seditious conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. rhodes attorney said they plan to appeal the conviction. this is the most serious case to grow outside of the department s sprawling investigation into the capitol insurrection. the trial lasted with the jury three days. three other members of the group were found not guilt, they