good evening. today the house select committee investigating the january 6th riots took the rare step of subpoenaing a former president of the united states. writing that the efforts to overturn the 2020 election was something th he, quote, personally orchestrated and oversaw. the committee is demanding he sit for a deposition under oath as well as provide documents and communications with more than a dozen allies and associates. the response from the president s legal team today was only to call the subpoena, quote, an unprecedented action. unclear what their next step will be. what is clear is defying the subpoena by the select committee can come a consequences. just today the president s on-again, off-again close advisor often considered the architect of the president s rise was sentenced to prison for defying the very thing the president was served with today. steve bannon was sentenced to four months in prison plus a fine of $6,500 for his refusal to comply with the hous
as we learn new information about the suspect s numerous run inns with police. covid cases speak, which major city is considering bringing back an indoor mask mandate and why doctors are urging eligible americans to get boosted now. dramatic video of an emergency landing on a north carolina highway, how the pilot was able to avoid cars and power lines. and on the road with a very special dog whose head turning catwalk is a worldwide inspiration. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. duncan: good evening andthano friday night. i m jericka duncan in for norah. tonight, the assassination of former prime minister shinzo abe shocked not just japan but the world. flags were ordered to half staff in the united states to honor that country s longest serving prime minister, abe met with four to have the last u.s. presidents including joe biden when he was vice president. graphic video of the attack shows the final mom
fights criminal contempt charges. and summer sand and shark infested waters. enhanced technology is on the hunt where sharks have been on the attack. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with breaking news in our politics lead. president biden s approval rating hitting a new low in cnn polling. take a look. only 38% of people approve of the way joe biden is handling his job as president. 62% disapprove. this dismal number comes as president biden returns from his middle east trip. the white house touting the trip a success, saying the president renewed support for the region and set expectations that gas prices could steady in the coming weeks. but those successes in some quarters being overshadowed by this moment, biden fist bumping saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, who the u.s. says is to blame for the slaughter of washington post journalist jamal khashoggi in 2018. biden trying to brush it off from reporters upon his return to the white house.
on the shameful treatment of disabled people. it is intolerable. if ukraine wants to be part of the western world, law abiding democracy, it can t write off children with disabilities. and england beat sweden 4 0 in the women s euros semi final giving them a chance to win a first ever major women s tournament. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. our top story for you today: scientists say there s compelling evidence that a market selling live animals in the chinese city of wuhan was the early epicentre of the covid 19 pandemic. it s a significant contribution to what s always been the dominant theory that the outbreak began with the coronavirus spreading from animals to humans at the so called wet market . this is the seafood wholesale market in wuhan. one of the studies just published in the journal science, says genetic information suggests there were two cross
our latest reporting on what s in, what s out, and the timeline of what votes, if any, could happen. and the house january 6th committee gears up for the most consequential week of its investigation, holding the first public hearing in primetime, in front of a country with a growing divide over who is to blame for the deadly riot. one member giving us a preview of what to expect. talking about new evidence and the conspiracy and premeditated activity before the riots. plus, the news coming in about the world leader in imminent danger of losing his job. what we know about the no-confidence votes around the uk prime minister boris johnson. good afternoon. i m chris jansing in new york in for hallie jackson. joining me now is josh letterman by the white house. liz mclaughlin is in uvalde, texas. and john is with us, as well. so allie, we just learned about this meeting between senators involved in the talks. what are they talking about? what more can you tell us? yeah, loo