has now struck a deal with democratic leaders on a health and climate bill. with tax increases for corporations and the wealthiest of americans. rachel scott standing by with late reporting. also tonight, after several mass shootings in this country with ar-15-style assault rifles, gun makers are grilled on capitol hill, asked about the marketing of these weapons to young people. how they answer. we re tracking potential storms as we come on tonight. the state of emergency in missouri. and the heat in the northwest. and more than is a dozen states tonight, all the way down to texas, still topping 100 degrees. president biden testing negative for covid twice now, after isolating for five days. what the president said today about the tools available for every american. tonight, new reporting here, the justice department now reportedly investigating former president trump s actions surrounding the january 6th attack on the capitol. pierre thomas on what he s learned. o
this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening there is significant movement to report tonight in the effort to bring home americans brittney griner and paul whelan, both separately imprisoned in russia. late today, secretary of state antony blinken acknowledging there was a substantial proposal on the table to facilitate their release. griner, the wnba star detained since february, who has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing vape cartridges with cannabis oil whelan, a marine corps veteran, serving a 16-year sentence after being convicted of spying in 2020. both, the u.s. says, are wrongfully imprisoned blinken says the next step, a call with his russian counterpar sergey lavrov. believed to be on the table, a prisoner swap that could prove to be a bitter pill for the biden administration which has been under fire in its efforts to gain freedom for the americans. all this unfolding as griner told her story today inside a russian courtroom. andrea mitchell now
oh, he s back. o donnell: out of covid isolation. in just five days, president biden is testing negative. gunmakers in the hot seat. new information tonight, as we learn manufacturers made more than $1 billion selling ar-15s to civilians. the war in ukraine. cbs holly williams is with american military veterans as they train ukrainians. reporter: this is a five-day course. they re also learning battlefield first aid, and how to maneuver. o donnell: $1 billion jackpot. when s the next drawing, so you can go out and get your lottery ticket? and, 50 years later. celebrating the f.b.i. s first female special agents. 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 busy wednesday night. tonight, we begin with the state of the american economy, and the battle against inflation. the federal reserve todaying prb making a move to try and tamp down
doj cross hairs. cnn learning tonight that cassidy hutchinson, the aide to former white house chief of staff mark meadows, is now cooperating with the department of justice s investigation into donald trump s efforts to overturn the election. now, this is a major development, because of course, you know, hutchinson was a key witness for the january 6th committee. her testimony there providing a window into trump s state of mind in the days leading up to, and in those crucial moments of january 6th. she was in the room for some of the most damning and important conversations, including one that shows that trump knew that his rally could turn violent, because his supporters were armed. i was in the vicinity of a conversation where i overheard the president say something to the effect of, i don t care if they have weapons, let me people in, they can mar to have the capitol from here. knew they were armed and take the mags away, head for the capitol. ty cobb told us, if this
john: begin america reports with form president trump under investigation by the justice department as the agency appears slow to act on the current president s son, with one republican senator now alleging a cover-up. john roberts in washington. good to be with you again. sandra: we made it to wednesday. i m sandra smith in new york. washington post reporting the justice department is looking into the former president as part of a criminal probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. the post says phone records of some trump officials have been seized and witnesses have been questioned before a grand jury. john: as iowa senator chuck grassley accuses the fbi and d.o.j. for trying to bury the dirt they have on hunter biden. jacqui heinrich is live at the white house with the latest on the hunter biden investigation. rich edson, how deep does the investigation go? john, the justice department is investigating the attack on the capitol and phony electorat