Odonnell the n. F. L. Star who lost his cool says he deserves to play again. And why is the player he attacked now also apologizing . A hockey teams m. V. P. How this pup gets his shot. And as the Democratic Candidates for president debate tonight, theyre taking aim at a new target. This is the Cbs Evening News with Norah Odonnell reporting tonight from ghashington. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. President trumps handpicked ambassador to the European Union sent shock waves across the u. S. Capitol today, changing his story and directly implicating the president in the Pressure Urmpaign against ukraine. Gordon sondland told congress there was a quid pro quo, an attempt to trade Military Funding for an investigation of mr. Trumps rivals, and it was
done at the direction of the president. Sondland insisted everyone was in the loop, including the Vice President and the Secretary Of State, and he dramatically shifted the timeline, saying the attempts to push ukraine to
didn t hurt a bit, did it? reporter: sondland s story nds changed markedly over time. today he blames that on the fact he s been denied access to key documents and notes by the state department. democrats call that obstruction. the state department, norah, says it wasn t true. o donnell: nancy, thank you. y,esident trump sought to defend himself today after these hours of testimony from sondland. the president did it quoting what he said on a phone call. itt s noteworthy is it s the very same day congress was notified about the whistleblower complaint.norats tonht from the white house. reporter: president trump retched enough of the sondland ofstimony to hear what he wanted to hear. heready? you have the cameras rolling? reporter: sticking with the olript, he declared himself clear of any wrongdoing. that means it s all over. reporter: holding his own handwritten notes, mr. trump