finney and ron brownstein. great to have you guys here. let s start with the senate debate, the john fetterman and mehmet oz debate that just happened tonight, and of course crime came up. it s been a big issue in that race. so let s hear their exchange. i m the only person on this stage right now that has is successful about pushing back against gun violence and being the community more safe. all he has done is just put a plan up on his website in the last 24 hours. he has no experience. he has never made any attempt to try to address crime. the fraternal order of police from braddock, the small town he represent, endorsed me. they supported me because what he is saying is not true. violence skyrocketed in braddock. i mean the town wasn t in good shape when he got there. it got worse when he was there. okay, scott, have at it. i know you re chomping at the bit. i thought this was an important exchange. it s become one of the central issues in the campaign, and it s
women. how did it happen? and the mission to rescue tourists stranded in the grand canyon caverns randed 200 feet underground. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening we will never know exactly how much higher the death toll would have been in yesterday s school shooting in st. louis had police not killed the attacker but today there is chilling new evidence the 19-year-old killer intended it to ba bloodbath. today, police revealing the gunman used an ar 15 style rifle to shoot his victims. a teacher and a student were both killed four others wounded. in addition, three people were injured during the chaos at central visual and orming arts high school authorities also saying the shooter, a former student, was carrying 600 rounds of ammunition■v but the most revealing evidence may be what police say they found in his car entries in a notebook that may offer a disturbing roadmap into his state of mind emilie ikeda is in st. louis tonight with
west, weeks after the rapper s anti-semitic and hateful rant. cbs jonathan vigliotti reports tonight on the rise of crimes against jewish people. and, health watch. cbs news meg oliver, on the triple threat. the nations top doctors sound the alarm about a possible surge of covid, flu, and r.s.v., all at the same time. 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 tuesday. law enforcement is on alert tonight after we learned disturbing new details from the deadly shooting monday at a high school in st. louis. police found a notebook in the gunman s car. inside, a handwritten note, and ultimately a window into his motive. the 19-year-old shooter was a former student. he managed to get inside, even though the building was locked, with seven security guards on duty. two people were killed, including a 15-year-old student, and a teacher who was
across the u.s. several hospitals with pediatric beds at more than 90% capacity tonight. some children reportedly suffering from several illnesses at once. the triple threat of covid, the flu, and the virus rsv. steve osunsami live in atlanta. tonight, dr. jha on what parents should know. in russia, wnba star brittney griner s appeal today in court rejected. what she said from behind bars. the u.s. responding tonight. martha raddatz with late reporting. and the war in ukraine. president biden s new warning to russia tonight, saying any possible use of a nuclear weapon would be, quote, an incredibly serious mistake. election night, two weeks from tonight. all eyes on pennsylvania and the debate. democrat lieutenant governor john fetterman head-to-head with the republican, dr. mehmet oz. fetterman recovering from a stroke nearly six months ago. and this race could very well determine who controls the senate. rachel scott live in pennsylvania. adidas now dumping kanye we
battleground goes bionic? the lead starts right now. one of the most anticipated debates of the year. john fetterman versus mehmet oz as this political season kicks into overdrive for candidates nationwide. plus, distraction for democrats. the anger and outrage over a letter to president biden now retracted. and moscow shuts down an appeal to release brittney griner from a russian prison. is there any hope left to bring the wnba star home? welcome to the lead. we ll get to the midterms in just a moment. first, a significant step for the justice department and its investigation into the january 6th attack. sources tell cnn the doj is trying to force the testimony of pat cipollony and patrick philbin, the top two lawyers from donald trump s white house, and hear about their conversations with the former president. this is exclusive new reporting, so let s get right to cnn s sarah murray. this is an attempt to break through a firewall of sorts trump has used to avoid scr