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the fast-moving developments. also, the threat to assassinate a supreme court justice a man arrested near brett kavanaugh s home in the middle of the night. the disturbing motive revealed. simone biles and dozens of top olympic gymnasts take on the f.b.i. for $1 billion, accusing agents of letting dr. larry nassar continue his abuse. exclusive new audio on the day before the blockbuster january 6 hearing, the never-before-heard audio of the house republican leader describing how he begged donald trump to stop the attack. triple-digit temperatures expected from california to texas. and, could there be a new covid vaccine on the way specifically for the omicron variant? 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 wednesday night. we come on the air with breaking news a military osprey aircraft has crashed in california, with reports ....
osprey-22, like this one, crashes in california. the fast-moving developments. also, the threat to assassinate a supreme court justice, a man arrested near brett kavanaugh s home in the middle of the night. the disturbing motive revealed. simone biles and dozens of top olympic gymnasts take on the f.b.i. for $1 billion, accusing agents of letting dr. larry nassar continue his abuse. exclusive new audio. on the day before the blockbuster january 6 hearing, the never-before-heard audio of the house republican leader describing how he begged donald trump to stop the attack. triple-digit temperatures expected from california to texas, and could there be a new covid vaccine on the way specifically for the omicron variant? 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 on this wednesday night. we re coming on the air with that breaking news a military osprey aircraft has cras ....
Rifle. according to a leading gun industry group, there are approximately 20 million of these weapons in circulation in the u.s. and tonight, in a cbs news investigation, we take a look at how gun makers are marketing these assault-style weapons for young people. here s cbs catherine herridge. so what we have here is a scaled-down ar-15 and polymer. reporter: the jr-15 from wee one tactical is marketed for the youngest customers. so it mitts the kids really well. reporter: after mass shootings in buffalo and uvalde, texas, the company removed this image from its web site that touted the jr-15 as smaller, safer, and lighter. has the marketing become more brazen? it certainly has become more brazen. reporter: ryan busse, told cbs news the push to reach children and their parents ramped up in the early 2000s. the industry felt a desire to grow. if the young shooter is shooting a particular platform, ar-15 early, and they would buy several of them through their ....
We expect the formal announcement to be made later today in just a few hours. take a look at the building behind me. you can see the work continuing on his crisp, cool spring day. this is 100 floors above ground level, and it s expected later today it will surpass the empire state building by 21 feet, bringing the world financial center to 271 feet. now, this is largely a symbolic event. symbolism does have a great deal of meaning. this building helped transform lower manhattan, it revitalized new york city and it has become a great sense of pride for the entire country. we expect a formal announcement to take place in just a few short hours. martha? martha: there is an incredible camaraderie. that will be an emotional moment for them when it mitts that milestone. how does this building compare ....