eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. we begin this hour are the fallout from the house january 6th s last hearing before the midterm elections. the committee voting unanimously to subpoena former president trump over his role in the attack on the capitol. bennie thompson saying he must be held accountable. he is required to answer for his actions. he s required to answer to those police officers who put their lives and bodies on the line to defend our democracy. he s required to answer to those millions of americans who votes he wanted to throw out as part of his scheme to remain in power. now, just a short time ago, trump posted a long letter on his social media site criticizing the committee for not investigating the 2020 election and accusing it of ignoring facts about his actions leading up to the riot. but he does not say if he will comply with the subpoena. the panel also presented never before seen communications from the days leading up to the attack,
russia. we will look at how the vote could have a real impact on the war. canadians now are preparing for what could be the strongest storm ever to hit the eastern coast of nova scotia. we are tracking hurricane fiona at the cnn weather center. plus. walking out on court. having the chance to play with the likes of raf or novak in the past has been an amazing experience for me. tennis great roger federer gets ready to say good-bye to the sport. we have a look at the final match today. it s 10:00 a.m. across ukraine where occupied parts of the country are voting today on whether to become a part of russia. ukraine and the west call the referendums a sham. but, the votes could result in russia annexing about 15% of ukraine s territory already controlled by russian armed forces. vladimir putin s mobilization of 300,000 russians to join the fight is already underway across the country. video from social media shows families in the country s far east saying tearful good-byes
are so popular, someone offered to pay the landlord 35% more than she was asking. o donnell: and, cbs s kris van cleave shows us how one city is using a roundabout way to keep people safe. reporter: the roundabouts keep traffic flowing, kind of like water. 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. tonight, we are one step closer to seeing parts of the affidavit that convinced a federal judge to allow the f.b.i. to search former president trump s flrida home. and now we know just which crimes trump is under investigation for by the justice department. but the d.o.j. says the criminal probe is in its very early stages. late this afternoon, a judge gave investigators one week to file a redacted version for him to consider unsealing. and in other trump legal woes, a former top executive at the trump organization pleaded gu
oh, he s back. o donnell: out of covid isolation. in just five days, president biden is testing negative. gunmakers in the hot seat. new information tonight, as we learn manufacturers made more than $1 billion selling ar-15s to civilians. the war in ukraine. cbs holly williams is with american military veterans as they train ukrainians. reporter: this is a five-day course. they re also learning battlefield first aid, and how to maneuver. o donnell: $1 billion jackpot. when s the next drawing, so you can go out and get your lottery ticket? and, 50 years later. celebrating the f.b.i. s first female special agents. 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 busy wednesday night. tonight, we begin with the state of the american economy, and the battle against inflation. the federal reserve todaying prb making a move to try and tamp down
american history for gasoline is unprecedented. the average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded $4.59. only a month ago, we were paying 50 cents less. republican lawmakers want answers and action. senators hitting the biden administration at two separate senate hearings. now aaa is projecting that gas prices will hit a national average average of $6 a gallon by the month of august. is this acceptable to you? no, it is not and you can thank the activity of vladimir putin for invading ukraine and pulling us nonsense. with all due respect that s utter nonsense. what are you doing to reverse this administration s policies that are drawing down our own supply of energy in this country that are throttling oil and goss production in the united states of america. what are you doing about it? do you believe gas prices are too high? senator, i completely understand the crunch that so many americans are under right now. i think that americans are still recovering from thi