you got that sense talking to secretary mcdonough just how hefty this is, this task that is ahead of him but he says the va is ready to do it. i m glad you shined a light on the work that is done here. it s wonderful that it s happened, frustrating it took so long. certainly is. new day continues right now. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it s thursday, august 11th. i m brianna keilar with john berman. there are some new revelations about the fbi s unprecedented search of mar-a-lago. the wall street journal reports sometime after trump first turned over 15 boxes of material to the national archives last winter, quote, someone familiar with the stored papers told investigators there may be still more classified documents at the private club. sources tell cnn the fbi tried to avoid a spectacle at mar-a-lago, agents arriving in the late morning, they were not wearing fbi logo jackets that you commonly have seen at searches. remember
the attack on the capitol. high-ranking lifelong republicans, notable members of the former president s staff, detailing how he watched television as the violent assault unfolded. officials say he never called law enforcement or the pentagon to put an end to the violence. and while video evidence showed rioters hanging on every word from the then-president, we learned that trump initially refused to use the word peace when he finally sent a tweet to that mob. it was the then-vice president, mike pence, who ultimately called in the national guard as rioters were chanting to hang him. previous testimony revealed president trump thought pence, quote, deserved those chants. last night we learned that members of mike pence s security detail called loved ones in the midst of it because they feared they wouldn t make it out of the capitol safe and alive. to hear that was just stunning. and last night republican congressman adam kinzinger wrapped up the hearing with this messag
the heat will be lasting. dr. deborah birx on why covid cases are surging. welcome. i m neil cavuto, this is your world. you piled the news into this day capping a news week. let s go back to the white house with a president trying to get back to business as usual. moments ago, we heard from the white house. said the president is doing well. that his condition as improved and his appetite is still there. certainly trying to put a positive spin on the president s diagnose. officials say that he was still suffering from some of the same symptoms that we saw just yesterday, which was the cough, the run any nose and the fatigue. the same officials say the president has been responding well to an anti viral drug and his condition will only improve. we saw president biden on camera. pool cameras were allowed to go in the south auditorium and get a shot of the president as he was conducting a meeting with his economic team. the team was focused on lowering gas prices. the presid
the alleged $300,000 murder-for- hire plan iranian targeting two top trump officials. cbs catherine herridge speaks to one of them. that it was potentially an effort either to kidnap me or assassinate me. brennan: how will the biden administration respond? and nationwide teacher shortage. cbs elise preston on what s behind the crisis in america s classrooms. teachers are burnt out. but at the same time, they want to make a difference in the lives of kids. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. brennan: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. i m margaret brennan, in for norah. we begin tonight with the latest news about former president donald trump s growing legal troubles. he was set to be questioned under oath today for a civil investigation by the state of new york into alleged fraud by themp president waved to the crowd on the way to his deposition. he invoked his constitutional r
investigators. for their part, they say trump s team will push the argument that he did not have classified information because he declassified it while still president. more now from jessica schneider in washington. reporter: new details about the fbi search of mar-a-lago are emerging as republican congressional leaders cry foul about the target and the timing. i know doing this 90 days before aen election reeks of politics. reporter: kevin mccarthy tweeting the department of justice has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization, warning about investigations if republicans take the house in november wri wri wri writing ag garland come and answer our questions about this action today which has never happened in american history. what was on the warrant, what were you really doing, what were you looking for, why not talk to president trump and have him give the information you are after? reporter: trump was in new york at trump tower when the search