the last ten years, the homicide rate has increased by leaps and bounds. my god, somebody fired a shot! these tragedies keep getting closer and closer to home. i m afraid to let my kids walk out the door. the interurban crime wave has touched off a new round of gun buying. step out, mr. bundy. i ll plead not guilty right now. there has been a disturbing growth in cult phenomenon in this country. i shall be god. and beside me there shall be no other. all the elements are present for one of the most sensational murder trials in american history. seven people brutally murdered in the glare of hollywood publicity. young girls supposedly under the spell of a bearded svengali, who allegedly masterminded the seven murders. the 70s is a decade of just brutal violence on every front and anywhere that you look in america. at the time of a mass murder, there s a lot of media coverage. but usually after a brief period of time, the identity of the perp
well, you re welcome, we the travel east point about taking the abstracting concretizing it, they re not thought experiments anymore, it s really humans lives and it s real peoples lives. i do think that public opinion is more on the side of common sense on these questions than the republican party s, and we ll see how that plays out. we will see, indeed, i m a sun studio, come back soon. i will. thanks for joining us this hour, tonight, as donald trump s former s vice president considers talking to the january 6th investigation, his former lawyer testifies before an atlanta grand jury, and his longtime cfo prepares to plead guilty in turn on the trump organization. despite the presidents considerable legal woes, he can t seem to find any qualified attorneys to represent him. oh speak to caroline, who joins us live. then we go down to florida, where republican governor ron desantis has given some new lessons for revisionist history, and christian nationalism. new y
and saddened. new attacks in the middle east. israeli air strikes and palestinian rocket attacks just as a fragile cease-fire takes hold. in the west tonight, another gruesome discovery. a fourth body found as lake mead dries up in the relentless drought. plus, more than 70 million under heat alerts from oklahoma to the northeast. rob marciano times it all out. new hope for brittney griner. what we re learning about a possible prisoner exchange that could free the wnba star and paul whelan from russian jails. deadly crash. four killed in texas including two children when a suspected drunk driver plowed into their golf cart. growing concern over the nationwide teacher shortage. why so many are deciding to quit. what some districts are now doing to keep them in the classroom, one offering a $50,000 boost in benefits. and the play of the week, the heartwarming moment a young football fan s dream comes true. good evening, everyone. thanks so much for joining us on thi
search of mar-a-lago. as the fbi continues to go through the documents and files taken from donald trump s home. and democrats seem to be building momentum ahead of the midterms. we ll have a look at the latest polling in key races, and a slight approval rating rebound for president biden. good morning. and welcome to way too early, on this thursday, august 18th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. a hearing on whether to unseal the search warrant affidavit from mar-a-lago is set for 1:00 p.m. eastern today, it comes ten days after the search of donald trump s home two. law enforcement officials tell the fbi is still sifting through the seized documents separated those to be covered by attorney-client privilege and those that are relevant to the case. meanwhile the justice department s probe into the january 6th attack on the capitol is picking up steam. the new york times is reporting that federal prosecutors issued a grand jury subpoena to the
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