delayed. rebuilding america. prpresident bibiden unveilils a, ambitious proposal, saying it will create thousands of jobs. but, who will foot the bill? the border crisis, and the shocking video tonight of smugglers dropping toddlers onto american soil, over the border wall. sex trafficking investigation: florida republican congressman matt gaetz, a top trump ally, now under federal investigation for an alleged relationship with an under-aged girl. tonight, what he s saying. breaking news: detectives determine the cause of the tiger woods crash. women and the pandemic: we go inside a vaccine research lab with one of the female scientists trying to bring an end to the covid crisis. and, american kindness: how cbs evening news viewers stepped up in a big way to feed military families in need. 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 busy
lawmakers issuing a slew of new subpoenas, 14 people from seven states who were purported alternate electors for donald trump. what we re learning about who they are and what the committee wants to hear from them. our capitol hill team is standing by. plus fresh nbc reporting on the new names under consideration for the supreme court. what we know about the two women now being considered for a seat on the nation s highest court. good afternoon, i m garrett haake in washington in for hallie jackson, and we are awaiting the president in pennsylvania. we will bring that to you live when he speaks. first, let s bring in our nbc news team. courtney kube is at the pentagon, richard engel in ukraine, kelly o donnell and we re joined by four-star general barry mccaffrey. courtney, i want to start with you, what we just heard from pentagon officials. what were your takeaways? give us the new. that s right. one of the things i was struck by is how secretary austin did not rule ou
that i m fit to be serving and that s what i believe is where i m standing. democrats are seizing on dr. oz already on defense for criticism of discredited theories he promoted on television saying this when asked whether aside from exceptions should abortion be banned in america. i ve been in the room when there s some difficult conversations happening. i don t want the federal government involved with that at all. i want women, doctors, local political leaders leading the democracy that s allowed our nation to thrive to put the best ideas forward so states can decide for themselves. we ll get reaction here as well as reports from other key contests across the nation. and we ll take a closer look at threats to election workers undermining access to the vote and election security in georgia, two years after former president trump tried to change the 2020 results. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell here in pittsburgh and the big question in pennsylvania this morning
i am josé diaz-balart, and you can reach me on twitter and instagram @jdbalart. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. right now on a special two-hour edition of andrea mitchell reports live at dnc park in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, and the key state showdown, and john fetterman and mehmet oz hours away from the debate, and then we will show you the action-packed debate between ron desantis and charlie crist. and then king charles telling the new prime minister, sunak, to start forming his government. good day, everybody. i am andrea mitchell live in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. tonight democrat, john fetterman, and republican, mehmet oz, facing off in their only debate for control of a seat in the senate. and fetterman s memo says the tv studio is oz s comfort zone. this guy is a media savvy performer that literally built his career and fortune by playing to the cameras as a daytime tv host. john is going to win this rac
mitchell reports. we are live from pnc park this pittsburgh. the main event is tonight when john fetterman faces off against trump-backed republican, dr. oz with fetterman trying to lower expectations for his performance due to his continuing recovery from a stroke. in the home stretch, pennsylvania is crucial. if democrats are going to keep control of the senate. even have a chance of keeping control of the house. as momentum shifts to the republicans over concerns about inflation. we will get the latest from the political reports david wasserman. adidas ending their ties with kanye. new reaction from brittney griner s teammates after the russian court today rejected her emotional plea, pleading from jail for a shorter sentence. she now faces eight more years in jail. unless vladimir putin agrees to a prisoner swap. we begin this hour with politics right here in pennsylvania. that big senate debate tonight with two weeks until the midterms. joining us, dasha burns