it is sunday, july 9th. i am ali velshi. the field of republican presidential candidates is growing. a date has when lockdown for the first republican primaries and caucuses. yesterday, the republican party of iowa announced that it will hold its first in the nation caucus on january 15th of 2024. momentum will pick up next month when the party holds its first primary debate in milwaukee, august 23rd. there is going to be a problem for the country to receive most or some of the candidates together. at least one dozen republicans should be competing in 2024 but only five of them declared candidates have met the requirements to qualify for the first debate. ron desantis, nikki haley, revak wamah swami, tim scott, and donald trump, the undisputed front runner in the race right now. it s difficult to overstate how unusual this race is turning out to be. the republican party has been impeached twice already. he s running for that position again. he is leading the pack. he has been
ukraine and israel. republicans are blocking the bill until they get concessions on border security and immigration. we will get the latest from the hill, plus 2023 was the hottest year in 125,000 years. it seems like a good time to convene a nearly 200 world leaders and thousands of representatives of global industry to work on climate change. i am going to be joined by the legendary bill mckibben to talk about what actually gotten at this year s massive u.n. climate conference. another hour of velshi begins now. ence another hour of velshi begin now. reporter: good, morning it s not a december 17th. i m ali velshi. we are now less than one month away from the start of the 2024 primary season, which kicks off on january 15th. with the first-in-the-nation gop caucuses in iowa. january is going to be a busy month, in addition to iowa, new hampshire will also hold its primary, plus there are three republican debates currently scheduled to take place during the month, and on t
but i want to hear from one more person, the disgraced former president himself. i think it s likely final investigative hearing on thursday, all nine members of the committee voted to subpoena the twice impeached insurrectionist president to compel him to testify. liz cheney, the committees republican vice chair, said more than 30 witnesses invoked their fifth amendment right against self incrimination when they were interviewed. many of them, like roger stone and john eastman did so to avoid answering questions about their interactions in discussions with the former president. now, by subpoenaing him, the committee is giving trump the chance to clear things up. the chances of that happening highly in likely. and we think he knows how to do it deflect, deny, and lie, it was meant to take responsibility for his words and actions under oath. and a couple of months ago, trump invoked his fifth amendment right nearly 40 and 50 times when he was deposed by new york state attorney
police officers apparently ambushed, leaving two dead, including a father including a father of two with one on the way. cbs s lilia luciano is on the scene. today our hearts are broken. o donnell: and red-hot inflation. prices are up everywhere, from the grocery store to the gas station, even at the bar. ( ringing bell ) plus, what happened today on wall street. 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 thursday night. it was a dramatic ending to what s expected to be the final january 6th hearing, a vote to subpoena former president trump to appear before congress, and it came after shocking new evidence and never-before-seen video. that video showed congressional leaders at a secure location including house speaker nancy pelosi, calling state and federal officials to plead for help. investigators laid out today in vivid detail
with one on the way. cbs s lilia luciano is o the scene. today our hearts are broken. o donnell: and red-hot inflation. prices are up everywhere, from the grocery store to the gas station, even at the bar. ( ringing bell ) plus, what happened today on wall street. o donnell: good evening and thank you for joining us on this busy thursday night. it was a dramatic ending to what s expected to be the final january 6th hearing, a vote to subpoena former president trump to appear before congress, and it came after shocking new evidence and never-before-seen video. that video showed congressional leaders at a secure location including house speaker nancy pelosi, calling state and federal officials to plead for help. investigators laid out today in vivid detail why they believe the attack on the capitol was not a spur of the moment decision but a premeditated plan months in the making to overturn the will of the people and the 2020 election. the committee today placed the blam