joe on a friday morning, this first day of july. it is 6:00 a.m. in san diego, 9:00 a.m. here on the east coast. it is a holiday weekend but busy friday morning as we talk to governors across the country to talk about abortion. two states had their ban blocked. that important nato summit for the president ended yesterday but less than 24 hours after the alliance meeting wrapped up, russia ramping up attacks on civilians in ukraine striking a residential building in odesa and killing at least 19 people amid a new report from amnesty international that declares russia committed clear war crimes in the attack on the theater in mariupol and while the january 6th committee is taking a break for the july 4th holiday, new questions who exactly is paying for the lawyers representing some of the witnesses and whether that is impacting their testimony. meanwhile, vice chair liz cheney is defending the committee s actions during a debate for her political life. we need to recognize t
new american leader was making his first appearance at the annual united nations general assembly. president barack obama was just eight months into his first term, and the un meeting was his big debut on the global diplomatic stage he and his secretary of state, hillary clinton, were greeted warmly by american allies as they announced a more cooperative approach to international affairs as opposed to the with us or against us attitude of the prior administration. president obama was not the only world leader attending his very first un general assembly that day. another first timer got almost as much attention as obama. but unlike the new american president, this guy had been ruling his country for 40 infamous years. his excellency, moama gadafi, leader of the revolution, president of the african revolution, king of kings of africa. gaddafi raged on for 95 minutes and eight seconds, a diatribe against the wind from a jumble of handwritten notes, waving a copy of the un c
cannabis. it was nearly the maximum sentence for bringing less than one gram of cannabis oil into the country. when she arrived in moscow s airport in february. she told the court that bringing them into russia was an honest mistake after she packed in a hurry. before the sentencing today, on emotional brittney griner apologized, saying she never intended to break any laws in a final plea for leniency. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to put in jeopardy the russian population. i never meant to break any laws here. i made an honest mistake. and i hope that, in your willing, that it doesn t end my life here. i know everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics. but i hope that that is far from this courtroom. but the judge didn t grant her any leniency. the lawyers called the verdict absolutely unreasonable and plan to appeal, saying the court ignored the defense is defenses evidence. she was very upset. very upset, very stressed. and she can har
the most significant gun ruling in a decade the supreme court s major decision allowing more people to carry a firearm. tonight, new york officials calling it a blow to public safety. juul, banned. what does the f.d.a. s order mean for the vaping industry? our eye on america: how the chicago police department is handling staffing shortages. and, the heroic rescue. we hear from the coach who saved an american swimmer.. plus, 50 years of title ix. how the landmark law changed sports for women, and 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 thursday night. in the past few weeks, we have heard gripping new testimony from the january 6th hearings, but what we learned today was particularly egregious. three former high-levels justice department officials t testified that the president of the united states repeatedly d.o.j. to, in t
fight, o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantedly streaming, and the rocket s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave? oer the land of the free and the home of the brave will: straight to fox news alert. two major stories covering today including president s biden trip to the g-7 summit. he met with the german chancellor just hours ago, getting straight to the ongoing russian war on ukraine as russia launches airstrikes on kyiv. president biden: there is a lot to do. i want to compliment you stepping up as you did when you became chancellor. had a freight impact on the rest of europe particularly as it relates to ukraine. pete: the other the major story here at home in the u.s. in response to the supreme court s fabulous reversal roe v. wade. pregnancy centers under attack. rachel: president s meetings continue but first we go to alexandria hoff who is live a