bank making it the second largest bank failure in u.s. history. third mid size bank to go under in less than two months in the u.s. the president insists taxpayers are not going to be footing the bill for this. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. tax day played a big role here. the treasury secretary is saying that they looked at recent federal tax receipts and realized that the u.s. is not going to have as much have enough money to pay its bills possibly as soon as june 1st. so, president biden did phone the big 4 congressional leaders they are requesting to have a meeting about this a week from tomorrow as the white house separately attempts to stabilize a shaky banking system. today s actions ensure the continued resilience of the banking system. the president had to update a script at a small business event to reassure markets about the fdic taking over first republic
o donnell: tonight s other top headlines: how long the socialite who help jeffrey epstein abuse young girls will face behind bars. plus the rush on the morning after pill after the supreme court abortion ruling. and the new details in the deadly migrant tragedy in texas. 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 tuesday night. as we detail for you the bombshell testimony today in the january 6 hearing. history is important. during the watergate hearings 50 years ago, there was only one surprise witness. it was alexander butterfield, who revealed there was a white house taping system. hea well, in the january 6 hearings, the surprise witness is cassidy hutchinson. then-chief of staff mark meadows top aide described the then-president s fits of rage, that included throwing plates of food, grabbing the steering wheel of th