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, to our viewers in the west, 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 pence says he would consider testifying if he is asked. you may recall there was a pressure campaign led by trump for pence to overturn the 2020 election and not certify the electoral votes in congress. white house officials told the committee when pence didn t comply, the former president called him
john ramos talked to independent truckers and business owners who say the impact could be disastrous. reporter: ab 5 was intended to give transport workers more protections. but for truckers who own and operate their own rigs, it may be the end of the road, and that s going to affect all of us. on thursday, the u.s. supreme court made news again, this time by refusing to hear a challenge by california truckers to the new law that requires truck drivers to be employees of the trucking companies they do business with. this ruling really took everybody offguard, especially the way they at the speed that they kicked this back. essentially made it law. reporter: the problem is nearly all of the state s goods are transported by truck, many of which are owned and operated by individual drivers. that s especially the case at the port of oakland. there is 9,000 trucks that serve the ported on a daily basis, and 90% of them are independent contractors. so this is a big, big i
sit down and, you will hear what i have to say. o donnell: on the eve of tomorrow s january 6th hearing, what president trump s former white house counsel may have told lawmakers. plus, steve bannon s last-minute offer to cooperate. presidential palace under siege, the remarkable pictures tonight. why these protestors stormed the residence of the president of sri lanka. elon musk versus twitter, the social media stock plunges after the billionaire pulls his $44 billion bid. how this saga could end. and an honor 77 years overdue for an american hero. god bless america. 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 in california a fast- growing wildfire in yosemite national park is threatening the park s famous giant sequoias, some of the largest and oldest trees in the world. these national tr
holmes. good evening. i m ryan yamamoto. and i m sara donchey. former theranos executive sunny balwani has been convicted on 12 counts of fraud. each wire fraud count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, and the conspiracy count carries a maximum of five years. sentencing is set for late september. prosecutors say theranos execs knew their technology didn t work, but pressed on, trying to set up many labs in walgreen s pharmacies. i spoke with legal analyst stephen clarke to get his reaction to today s verdict. what s your reaction to today s verdict? well, certainly the balwani team is not very happy with this result, particularly when you look at elizabeth holmes case, and she was portrayed as the mastermind of theranos, and yet she was only found guilty of four counts. but mr. balwani, who said i was just following orders and an investor, got convicted of all charges. this was a very bad outcome for the balwani team. and i think when you look at both of
experts tell us what we can all look out for online. garrett: i m major garrett in the nation s capitol with other top stories. new detals in the investigations of fatal police shooting in akron, ohio. severe weather threat for tens of millions. we re tracking the dangerous storms and triple-digit heat. brittney griner s wife speaks out. we talked to the wnba star s partner about the effort to bring her home from a russian prison. and american heros honored. four vehement veterans receive the medal of honor. this is the cbs evening news from highland park and washington d.c. diaz: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. i m adriana diaz in for norah. major garrett is in washington, d.c.. we begin in highland park, illinois where authorities are 7 counts so have first degree murder were charged against the murder suspect in chicago. six victims we re learning of, a seventh died. the oldest 88, parents of a