carroll in the 90s. the jury awarding her $5 million in damages. the former president saying he has no idea who carroll is. calling the verdict a disgrace after sitting out his own trial in favor of a stunning deposition, did his lawyer s strategy backfire? the legal and political fallout as the former president runs for reelection. just breaking, the federal charges against george santos. the controversial new york congressman facing multiple investigations. a critical meeting on the debt crisis between president biden and top hill leaders. inside the negotiations, the crippling coconsequenceses of a d default, wiwith millions of jobs, government benefits and a recession at stake. one family s message to washington. the massive flow of migrants at the southern border even before the end of title 42 restrictions just two days from now. new guidelines for breast cancer screening. how much earlier. what women need to know. and a remarkable rescue. how an 8-year-old sur
new scscenes of popolice closing in on him. did he know investigators were on his trail? the president ordering sensitive intelligence secured. how vulnerable are america s top secrets? the supreme court putting a temporary hold on a lower court ruling that would limit access to an abortion pill keeping it widely available for now. in the flood zone much of fort lauderdale still underwater after historic storms while other parts of the country swelter. when will it end? el chapo s sons charged in a massive department of justice fentanyl crackdown on mexican cartels. the suspect in the murder of tech exec bob lee in court. new evidence on what happened the night of his killing. lee stabbed in the heart and the connection to the suspect s sister. travel rush. how to navigate the busiest summer travel season in years with fewer flights and much higher fares. andnd legegendary composerer andrew lloyd webber, our conversation ahead of the curtain call for broadway s lo
in spirit. plus, celebrating orthodox christmas in ukraine. no cease-fire, but new american firepower heads to the front lines. i m ian lee in kyiv with ukraine being promised heavy weapons that the pentagon says can change the battlefield. weekend journal, a minnesota cancer survivor pays it back by sharing her hair. wow! and later, double duty on capitol hill. the four-day stalemate complicated lives and child care. challenging, but it s been fun. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. good evening. it took 15 ballots and heated moments, but tonight congress finally has a new house speaker. kevin mccarthy won early this morning, putting an end to days of raucous debate and a historic standoff with emboldened hard-line republicans. the gop s strife playing out for all to see and ending with arm twisting, flaring tempers and phone calls from former president donald trump. cbs christina ruffini leads us off with what happen
seizing control of kabul with hardly a shot fired. on the program the entire u.s. military effort is collapsing. the embassy has been completely evacuated. it has been a year since the fall of kabul. sheer desperation. afghans trying desperately to board outgoing flights. a year since then-president ghani fled afghanistan. for a year he has been virtually invisible. what a difference 24 hours made. today, we will hear from him directly. why he left so hastily. had no plans to flee. whether he took tens of millions of dollars with him. this is part of a disinformation campaign. and why he wants to go back to his country. the place that every cell of my body belongs. it s an exclusive that you will not want to miss. but first, here s my take. on august 16th, 2021, the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction released a report, what we need to learn, lessons from 20 years of afghanistan reconstruction. it got overtaken by the new
send? i ll ask john kirby with the national security council. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, pressure campaign. the january 6th select committee revealing tonight it will make the case tomorrow that donald trump s pressure on mike pence to overturn the election d directly contributed to the deadly snushg insurrection. the hearing will focus on president trump s efforts to convince his vice president to subvert the election. those efforts happening behind closed doors, on twitter, and on the airwaves. mike pence, i will tell you right now, i m not hearing good stories. i hope that our great vice president, our great vice president comes through for us. he s a great guy. of course, if he doesn t come through, i won t like him as much. all that, despite the lawyers in the white house counsel s office telling trump clearly that pence could do no such thing. he didn t have the authority. and aides also say that the hearing will incl