machines and exercising emergency powers. also, 2020 campaign manager bill stepien. former-new york police commissioner and pardoned felon bernie kerik who was part of the willard hotel room set up to overturn the election. then, there is john eastman, the president s attorney who put together that memo which amount today a step-by-step guide to the former president sparking a coup. and all we are demanding of vice president pence is this afternoon at 1:00, he let the legislatures of the state look into this so we get to the bottom of it and the american people know whether we have control of the direction of our government or not. [ cheers and applause ] rudy giuliani applauding him on. that was eastman at the rally leading up to the insurrection laying out the essence of a memo that would only come to light months later, and might never have seen the light of day had the scheme actually succeeded. now, the select committee wants to know more. the question, though, is wi
getting winded. i was using all the energy i had left in me and i came to the point where i was accepting my death. an attorney representing a victim who died in the crush of that crowd will join us in just a moment. plus, new subpoenas issued by the january 6th insurrection investigators. these subpoenas target top members of then president trump s re-election campaign. many of them helped spread the big lie which fueled the capitol insurrection. will they comply with those subpoenas. and testimony under way right now in the ahmaud arbery murder trial, the prosecution is set to call its fifth witness, officer jake brandon bubrandonbury who to the scene. let s begin with cnn correspondent rosa flores who is following all the latest developments in houston. rosa, at least 18 lawsuits have now been filed in reaction to the events at the astroworld festival. what are they claiming? reporter: a lot of these lawsuits are claiming negligence, in essence that the concert org
tourists welcome well, if you re vaccinated after 20 months, the u.s. opens its borders to some international travelers, the emotional family reunions. severe shortages america sod d families in need. why the supply chain chaos is to blame. tragic mix up at a fertility clinic, what two couples endured and what happened to their children. fatty food risk the new research from the american heart association. what you should eat to prevent a stroke. and our series all this week, ahead of veterans day, honoring our heroes. thousands take an american flag on an epic journey. 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 so much for joining us. we re going to begin with harrowing new details from that deadly crush of people at a rap concert in houston. the f.b.i. is now assisting in the criminal investigation into the friday night tragedy which left eight people dead
crush in houston. customs officials at the u.s.-mexico border, preparing for an increase in travel volume as vaccinated international travelers are, once again, welcomed in. plus, former-president obama returns to the world stage today. addressing the climate crisis at cop 26 as a leader from one island nation goes to the extreme to show everyone what s at stake. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for joining us. well, in houston, texas, mourners are visiting the site of the astroworld tragedy that claimed the lives of eight people on friday. authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the deadly crush. dozens of people were injured and houston s mayor says two concertgoers remain in critical condition. meanwhile, one attendee has filed a lawsuit against rapper travis scott and the festival s promoters. they are accused of failing to conduct the concert in a safe manner, and ignoring the risks to concertgoers. the plain
thanks so much for getting an early start with us. i m laura jarrett. i m christine romans. we have reports from houston, london, delaware and istanbul. we begin overnight with breaking news in the tragic stampede that killed eight people at a concert in texas. the new york times reports the houston police visited rapper travis scott in his trailer before the show to discuss the crowd. a source tells the times the chief told scott he was worried. yeah, that s right. they know each other personally. a criminal investigation is now underway. 50,000 people including scores of young fans were there friday excited for live music again after the event was canceled last year during the pandemic, of course. then within 15 minutes of the rapper starting his set the crowd began to crush towards the front of the stage. once travis scott came out, about 45 minutes before his set is when i knew things were getting a little bit edgier. it was definitely getting pretty tight and i