cbs dr. jon lapook speaks with the c.d.c. director, rochelle walensky, for her only television interview. reporter: was the agency up tothe task of handling this pandemic? o donnell: gun violence in america. after five people are shot and 100 rounds fired in philadelphia, cbs elaine quijano is there tonight in one of the nation s deadliest cities. and a trip into the history books. cbs kris van cleave is on a flight honoring a pilot and pioneer. 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, donald trump s former vice president is speaking out for the first time since the search of mara-a-lago, and it comes as the january 6 committee is continuing its work. tonight the panel may have a new witness. mike pences says he would consider testifying if he is asked. you may recall there was a pressure campaign led by trump for pence
two men captured by russian separatists. i definitely feel a bit guilty. o donnell: january 6th hearing and the fake electors, as mike pence speaks in chicago today, our new reporting on what day four of tomorrow s hearing will focus on. our cbs news investigation tonight, some of the deadliest mass shootings in history were financed with credit cards, how the financial industry is resisting an effort to flag those suspicious purchases. a violent weekend across america. in new york city and the nation s capitol. and as we celebrate juneteenth, a forgotten pioneer of cycling who rode into the history books is finally being recognized. 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 as we start a new week together. tonight, a beautiful day in new york city turned into a nightmare, for people in the heart of manhattan. police say a yellow cab collided
the public. reporter: they talked to ivanka trump, whose comments seemed to contradict what she told the committee under oath about whether she believed the election was stolen. plus, easing the sting of gas prices. at the white house next hour president biden will call on congress to suspend the federal gas tax for three months. but is this proposal likely to hit a dead end in congress? speaker pelosi called it good pr just a few months ago. also on capitol hill, a major breakthrough in gun legislation with a senate vote coming as soon as friday. this is the most significant anti-gun violence bill that congress has voted on in 30 years. the senate action comes as new details about the uvalde school shooting massacre sparked new outrage. new testimony that the shooter could have been taken down in a matter of minutes, just adding to the devastation of victims families. i just don t get how you can hear these kids, you know, crying and asking for help, but you re
ripped their lives apart, their devastating personal stories were revealed today in the most emotional january 6th hearing yet. plus, new details on trump s highly illegal campaign to pressure state elections officials to install fake electors. just a few hours ago the house select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection laid out in clear terms just how broad donald trump s thirst for power and how deep his acceptance for violence really went. the committee outlined how trump knew he had lost but plowed ahead anyway with a plan to get what he wanted. part that have plan included a cordnated campaign of harassment where he and his allies repeatedly bullied state elections officials in key battleground states to reject ballots outright while also targeting local election officials with unfounded claims of fraud. privately he and his allies led by an unmoored rudy giuliani hounded officials while publicly waging a smear campaign fueled with lies that led to a wave o
televised hearings next week. ryan noble at the capitol with us for the very latest. what are two contempt charges he is facing . reporter: so these are reled to the defiance of the subpoena sent to him via the january 6th committee, one has to do with his refusal to hand over documents the committee is interested in as part of their investigation, the other is his refusal to sit in deposition for interview with the committee, both could result in serious jail time and a hefty fine, so far he has been defiant as he was pri was prior to the subpoena issued, he claimed he had executive privilege protection extended to him by the former president donald trump, obviously the committee felt different as did the department of justice. so what happened in court next. reporter: there were some the theatrics, complained about the way the fbi knocked down on his door, complained about the way they arrested him at the airport in washington as opposed to asking him to come in and s