is being made when they aren t feeling or seeing it? one thing that could help, the billions set to be spent on fixing our nation s infrastructure. transportation secretary pete buttigieg will join me live later in the hour to explain when people might actually see those changes in their own communities. and the latest on the staggering scope of destruction after the earthquakes that flattened parts of turkey and syria. moments ago, the death toll was raised to 6,376. with temperatures dropping and search and rescue efforts stretched to the limit, i ll talk to one expert who thinks the death toll could grow significantly. but we start with arguably the biggest speech of joe biden s political life now just a few hours away. a huge opportunity to frame his vision and the agenda for the next two years even beyond in front of what is likely to be the biggest tv audience he ll see all year. the task is a big one, persuade a divided congress and country to embrace unity, and conv
the alleged $300,000 murder-for- hire plan iranian targeting two top trump officials. cbs catherine herridge speaks to one of them. that it was potentially an effort either to kidnap me or assassinate me. brennan: how will the biden administration respond? and nationwide teacher shortage. cbs elise preston on what s behind the crisis in america s classrooms. teachers are burnt out. but at the same time, they want to make a difference in the lives of kids. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. brennan: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. i m margaret brennan, in for norah. we begin tonight with the latest news about former president donald trump s growing legal troubles. he was set to be questioned under oath today for a civil investigation by the state of new york into alleged fraud by themp president waved to the crowd on the way to his deposition. he invoked his constitutional r
the alleged $300,000 murder-for-hire plan, iranian targeting two top trump officials. cbs catherine herridge speaks to one of them. that it was potentially an effort to either kidnap me or assassination me. brennan: how will the biden administration respond? and nationwide teacher shortage. cbs elise preston on what s behind the crisis in america s classrooms. teachers are burned out. but at the same time, they want to make a difference in the lives of kids. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. brennan: good evening and thank you for joining us. i m margaret brennan in for norah. we begin tonight with the latest news about former president donald trump s growing legal troubles. he was set to be questioned under oct today for a civil investigation by the state of new york into alleged fraud by the trump organization. in manhattan, the former president waved today to the crowd on the way to his deposition. he invo
search warrant. just because trump says he wants the documents released, doesn t necessarily mean that is what his lawyers will tell a judge. trump had possession of these documents since monday. and has chosen not to release them. so this could very well develop throughout the day. also another potentially mammoth bit of reporting overnight from the washington post. i ll read from it right now. their lead is classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items fbi agents sought on monday according to people familiar with the investigation. now, this would put the possible concern over these documents at an entirely different level. so let s work through all this new information this morning. cnn kaitlyn poe lants in washington. reporter: good morning. this late night announcement from donald trump saying he s encouraging the immediate release of these documents i just checked the court files. and there is no filing yet from either the justice departm
atacking her last august a. he was arrested last friday. he is charged with first degree murder and first degree rape. police were able to think the dna samples to the crime scene to another crime in california. rachel: he was accused of breaking into a home in los angeles and attacking a 9-year-old girl and her mother. officials say he fled to the united states in february last year after he allegedly killed another woman in el salvador. we re talking about a cross-continent crime spree in the united states. actually, across the hemisphere when you include the murders he might have committed in el salvador. joining us now, hartford county sheriff. thank you for being with us this morning. horrific crime in your community. tell us your reaction, tell us about your community. well, we live in a very relatively not far from baltimore, relatively safe community. this horrific crime happened along a very popular hiking trail and it s just known to be very safe and really out