in prison. it s time now for ac 360 . tonight president biden issued a warning about the fate of democracy itself. we ll get senator bernie sanders take on it. the president began by talking about the attack on paul pelosi, the alleged plot to kidnap and ma am house speaker nancy pelosi. he framed the issue as the shared and urgent need to fight for the american survival of the experiment. all americans, regardless of party, to meet this moment of national and generational importance, we must vote knowing what s at stake, not just the policy of the moment, but institutions that have held us together as we sought a more perfect union. the extreme maga element of the republican party, which is a minority of the party, but its driving force. it s trying to succeed where they failed in 2020, to suppress the right of voters and subvert the electoral system itself. that means denying your right to vote and deciding whether your vote even counts. instead of waiting until the
time to fight inflation. plus our report on energy costs skyrocketing a we head into winter. how you can save money. and serving up more than a good meal. a cooked tortilla makes all the difference in 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 wednesday night. tonight, president biden is calling on all americans to stand up to protect our democracy amid the threats that election deniers pose to the voting process. the white house says the president is seeking common ground with voters that our country s future is more important than our political parties. all this is taking place as the house continues to investigate the january 6 attack on the capitol, in which thousands attempted to interfere with the verification of the 2020 presidential election. and it comes just days after the alleged attempted murder of house speaker nan
state s motion to detain him. cnn has obtained a copy and that s not all, he reportedly said. we will have more of the details on that in a moment. just in tonight, hillary clinton speaking out for the first time about the attack. here is what she just said on msnbc. i think what we re seeing today and it has certainly been thrown into very high relief by the horrific attack on paul pelosi is not just an aberration where one or two people, or a small group engage in that kind of violent rhetoric and urge people to take action against political figures like her, like me, like others. we are seeing a whole political party and those who support it, those who enable it, those who run under its banner, engaging in behavior that is so dangerous and i find, frankly, disqualifying for people who are running for office. i think, like, every american justice stop and think about that. this is the kind of violent rhetoric that leads to violent action, that props up authoritarians, and
tonight, the shocking criminal complaint against the suspect in the pelosi attack, he wanted to kidnap the speaker of the house. the new report knocking down the conspiracies pushed by the right, and eight days until the midterms. it seems like democrats have found a way to take down their opponents, with some help from a certain former president. then, the supreme court s arguments on apartment of action. the conservative court seems poised to dismantle the policy. as 11th hour gets underway this monday night. good evening, once again i m at the hudson in tonight for stephanie ruhle. do you hear that? that s the unmistakable sound of the brazen lies, fabricated stories and crazy conspiracies that we ve heard all weekend long about the attack on nancy pelosi s husband. shattered today by the department of justice. among the soggy jailed revealed today, as federal criminal charges were filed. officials say that the suspect was prepared to break nancy pelosi s kneecaps. lat
obama has got to be exhausted already. tv ads, personal appearances across several states for dozens of candidate. crowds trying to rally in support of the former president when a heckler in detroit brought the event to a halt. we ll be violating the basic spirit of this country. so, sir, sir, come on. you wouldn t do that in a workplace. you wouldn t just interrupt people in the middle of a conversation. it is not how we do things. just basic civility and courtesy works. listen, everybody, hey, y all up there. harris: it went on for several minutes like that. this headline. democrats turn to obama to rescue them from a mid-term shell acting. then they add even as he stars at the party s biggest draw and chief base motivator an unmistakable fear that even he can t prevent what may end up being inevitable blood-letting on november 8th. dodging questions, as you know they do at the white house lectern, about the homestretch strategy here. my question is why is the former