clung to power. the times describes, quote, a half dozen right-wing members of congress who became key foot soldiers in trump s effort to overturn the election, according to dozens of interviews and a review of hundreds of pages of congressional testimony about the attack on the capitol on january 6th. those lawmakers jim jordan, andy biggs, paul gosar, louies gohmert, mo brooks, and scott perry. some of the most vocal advocates for the big lie, but thanks to the times reporting, we know extent of their behind-the-scenes efforts to undermine democracy, as well. here s more from the reporting, quote, the circle moved well beyond words and into action. they bombarded the justice department with dubious claims of voting irregularities. they pressured members of state legislatures to conduct audits that would cast doubt on the election results. they plotted to disrupt the certification on january 6th of joseph biden s victory. there s clear evidence in the hand of congressi
directly to his that or he doesn t have his stats number? i don t buy mean to no family psychology but even that makes me sad. you don t have to be a techy to know that donald trump s telephone has color i.d.. so there is that hurdle that you have to get over. i said it s potential spam. my name is p dot spam. the big news maker tonight, benny thompson is going to lead us off as our first guest. you know, there were some grumblings at the end of last week. primarily from eugene robinson. about how this committee is in making news on tv. instead of making news in print by the print documents that they were releasing. well tonight was the real live tv news making night, tonight. absolutely. and it s not like they re not making it in print. but the contempt report that they put out on the weekend is full of news. but when they made those remarks tonight at the committee hearing, the televised hearing at 7 pm, it just blew me away. intense. i just want to get out of here
not even a former presidents chief of staff. i expect the justice department to move swiftly ideally with mr. meadows. as he did with mr. bannon and prosecute him for violating the law. and his duty as a citizen. the new information was detailed in documents that meadow had already handed over before he decided to stop cooperating with the investigation. claiming executive privilege. among the revelations, we learned that mr. meadows participated in meetings and calls during which the participants reportedly discussed the need to fight back against mounting evidence of purported voter fraud. meadows also sent an email to an unnamed person saying that the national guard would be president to protect pro trump people. committee members, tonight, show text messages that former colleagues were sending from inside of the capital building. pleading with the white house to intervene. pleads that went ignored. the 187 minutes, president trump refused to act. when actions by o
search for a cause: new underwater pictures of a ruptured oil pipeline. could a container ship have caused the 13-inch crack? hospitals under attack. tonight, the silent enemy. and in one case, allegedly leading to the death of a baby. shipping deadlines: we know it seems early to think about it, but the dates to keep in mind for sending your holiday presents. and, expanding horizons. making the great outdoors more inclusive. 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 so much for joining us. we re going to begin with major news in the fight against covid. pfizer today applied for emergency use authorization for its vaccine in children, ages 5 to 11. pfizer has said a mini-dose of the vaccine is safe for younger children. cbs news has learned the c.d.c. s advisory committee will meet the week of november 1. that means your child might be able to get that fir
the election. tonight, why the plan was called a murder-suicide pact. search for a cause: new underwater pictures of a ruptured oil pipeline. could a container ship have caused the 13-inch crack? hospitals under attack. tonight, the silent enemy. how cyber criminals are putting lives at risk, and in one case, allegedly leading to the death of a baby. shipping deadlines: we know it seems early to think about it, but the dates to keep in mind for sending your holiday presents. and expanding horizons, making the great outdoors more inclusive. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we re going to begin with major news in the fight against covid. pfizer today applied for emergency use authorization for its vaccine in children ages 5-11. pfizer has said a mini-dose of the vaccine is safe for younger children. cbs news has learned the c.d.c. s advisory committee will meet