america s fentanyl crisis. cbs news exclusive access to the drug raids, as law enforcement tries to get the dangerous poison off america s streets. stunning resignation. new zealand s prime minister steps aside. the young mother helped ban assault weapons. why she says she s leaving. and, remembering legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist, david crosby. 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 thursday night. tonight, we are tracking two winter storms, one of them heading to new england late tonight and tomorrow, bringing snow, freezing rain, and sleet. also tonight, we have the story of a pre-dawn raid, and law enforcement s crackdown on fentanyl. cbs news was there today as more than 40 officers ready to raid a home where they believed the dangerous drugs were being made. but first, more than one year after that shocking shoo
seen nearly a week ago and remembering a two-time member of the rock n roll hall of fame, the legendary david crosby announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening the world of movie making illusion became horribly real 15 months ago when mother and cinematographer halyna hutchins was shot to death by a prop gun on the set of the western themed movie rust in new mexico tonight the man who held the gun actor/producer alec baldwin stands accused of involuntary manslaughter the santa fe county da office announcing the office will file criminal charges against both baldwin and the film s weapons handler hannah gutierrez-reed. the d.a. declaring no one is above the law, rejecting baldwin s public claim that he did not pull the trigger baldwin s attorney calling the decision a terrible miscarriage of justice gutierrez-reed s attorney also denying the charges. miguel almaguer is in new mexico now with late details. reporter: with prosecutors calling
i am going to use a word tonight that i do not use lightly. i am not using it because it s my word. i m using it because it s mitch mcconnell s. after the first time republicans used there payment national bargaining trip, back in august of 2011. senate leader, mitch mcconnell, told the washington post exactly how he saw our nations stepmom it. quote, what we did learn is this. it is a hostage that s worth of rain summing. a hostage. that is how republicans view this. that is how we should to. here is what happened, five days after mcconnell s hostage statement. this was a dark day for the nation s finances, and for millions of americans with a financial stake in the market. the very same americans, who are still processing the fact that our country has lost its top credit rating. here is the damage from today. the dow, down 634 points. that is the sixth largest point drop in its history. the worst, since await. nasdaq, losing just about 7% of its total value. s&p 500, losi
with house money. the debt ceiling has been hit and the treasury department is starting to take extraordinary steps to avoid default. the devastating results that could have on our economy. does kevin mccarthy even have a plan? and then, rupert murdoch under oath. the lies told on his network promoting the big lie. his testimony is significant in the case where truth matters. and the george santos saga continues, he is now accused of swindling a disabled veteran and his dying dog as the 11th hour gets underway on this busy thursday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. buckle up kids, the u.s. just hit it debt limit and the stage is now set for a major partisan battle in washington. today treasury secretary janet yellen told kevin mccarthy extraordinary steps are now underway so that the u.s. can keep paying its debts until early june, but she urged congress to act promptly to protect the full faith and credit of the united states. that means an increase in
the debt ceiling has been hit and the treasury department is starting to take extraordinary steps to avoid default. the devastating results that could have on our economy. does kevin mccarthy even have a plan? and then, rupert murdoch under oath. the lies told on his network promoting the big lie. his testimony is significant in the case where truth matters. and the george santos saga continues, he is now accused of swindling a disabled veteran and his dying dog as the 11th hour gets underway on this busy thursday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. buckle up kids, the u.s. just hit it debt limit and the stage is now set for a major partisan battle in washington. today treasury secretary janet yellen told kevin mccarthy extraordinary steps are now underway so that the u.s. can keep paying its debts until early june, but she urged congress to act promptly to protect the full faith and credit of the united states. that means an increase in the debt ceiling,