Please help us find the people that did this to my Little Brother Odonnell Violence in america a deadly weekend with 13 mass shootings in ten states as Gun Violence explodes across the country. Among the victims, a college senior killed just hours before graduation. Statesponsored plane hijacking, the Outrage Tonight after belarus faked a Bomb Threat to force a jetliner to land in order to arrest an outspoken critic of the government. Middle East Crisis tonight, why the president is sending his Secretary Of State to israel and the West Bank. Red Hot Housing market, Home Prices are up 19 nationwide, so whats driving the frenzy . T record books, the Theme Age is just a number. Phil defeats father time this is the Cbs Evening News with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin tonight with that sweeping decision to send more than One Million children in new York City back to schoo
Around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. U. S. Senate republicans have kept their word. Blocking a crucial bill, that would have established a commission to investigate the January6th Insurrection on capitol hill. Onlysix republicans sided with democrats in fridays vote. With just a few short months ago, many republicans were adamant that a 9 11style Commission into the Capitol Security was needed. Their opposition, now, shows just how much of a Grip Formerpresident Donald trump, still, has on much of his party. Its something the senatedemocratic leader made sure to point out after the failed vote. Out of fear, or fealty, to donald trump, the republican minority just prevented the american people from getting the full truth about January 6th. This vote has made it official. Donald trumps Big Lie has now, fully, enveloped the republican party. House democrats are now considering launching a probe of their own, into the violent insurrection. Cnns Manu Raju has the latest
EnterIng amerIca Illegally. The unIted states has condemned the forced dIversIon of a Passenger Plane carryIng a dIssIdent belarus journalIst. It follows a chorus of condemnatIon across europe after the RyanaIr Plane flyIng from greece to lIthuanIa was dIverted to mInsk In belarus. In a statement, the us Secretary Of State Antony BlInken saId. James landale reports. ThIs Is not where FlIght Fr4978 was supposed to be thIs afternoon, on the ground at mInsk aIrport. The RyanaIr FlIght wIth about 170 people on board left athens thIs mornIng bound for vIlnIus. Butjust before the aIrcraft entered lIthuanIan aIrspace, It suddenly headed east. AccordIng to ryanaIr, the crew were warned of a potentIal SecurIty Threat and ordered to land at mInsk. For good measure, a belarusIan warplane armed to the teeth was dIspatched to escort the aIrcraft In. But no bombs were found on board. Instead, thIs man was taken off the plane and arrested. Roman protasevIch Is a well known belarusIan OpposItIon Journ
Newsroom with robin curnow. Begin with what some describe as quote, act of state terrorism. Leaders in europe, uk and u. S. Blasting belarus for forcing commercial flight to divert and arresting Opposition Activist On Board. On a flight from greece to lithuania, the airline pointed to potential threat On Board but reporting that president ordered the Fighter Jet to escort the plane to minsk where the passenger was detained. A passenger On Board described what he saw. It was announced were going to land In Minsk, so stand up, open luggage door, take the luggage and was trying to split things like computer, gave to girlfriend or iphone, whatever it was. I think he made small mistake, around 90 people so he could give things not to the girlfriend which was also i think arrested. Founder of two channels critical of the government, classified as extremist in belarus and been on Wanted List for terrorism. Lithuanias president is slamming belarus and plans to speak with European Council in br