stephanie ruhle. as donald trump s legal problems continue to grow, democrats are making a big push for transparency. more than three dozen house democrats called for cameras in the courtroom during the doj cases against trump. it s something that trump s own attorney was asking for just a few weeks ago. the first thing we would ask for is let s have cameras in the courtroom, so all americans can see what is happening in our criminal justice system. and i would hope the department of justice would join in that effort so that we take the curtain away and all americans get to see what is happening. earlier today, our friend near called deal laid out the importance of having those cameras in the air is. why don t underestimate dawn s ability to try tostay stuff outside of court to his party, lawyers, and so many others, all of which can undermine decorum anyway. the best check on that, and this is something that one of our greatest justices sunlight is the best disinfe
effort so that we take the curtain away and all americans get to see what is happening. earlier today, our friend near called deal laid out the importance of having those cameras in the air is. why don t underestimate dawn s ability to try to stay stuff outside of court to his party, lawyers, and so many others, all of which can undermine decorum anyway. the best check on that, and this is something that one of our greatest justices sunlight is the best disinfectant. let the american people see this trial for themselves, day in and day out, and make their own determinations. we shouldn t be relegated to secondhand descriptions of some courtroom sketches of what is going on in that courtroom. meanwhile, the former president launched a threatening post on his social media site earlier today, writing this. if you go after me, i m coming after you! just a few hours later, prosecutors proposed a detective order citing that very truth social post. they are asking the judg
trace: trace gallagher in los angeles. sandra and john have the day off. we all remember the chinese spycraft that flew over the u.s. for a week, and chinese citizens suspected of being spies who posed as tourists to infiltrate military bases in alaska and the heart of the city, doj busted communist part for running secret police stations to spy on chinese nationals on u.s. soil. lawmakers warn the ag scheme is one of the worst troubling yet. put china in control of the global food supply. a aishah: former cia station chief dan hoffman, but first bryan is in iowa and that is where lawmakers met to talk about the theft by the ccp. so, bryan, what did farmers say about this threat? yeah, hi, aishah. farmers are particularly concerned about the secret patented genetically engineered seeds that are the target of china s theft. in 2016, there was a chinese national here in iowa who dug up genetically modified corn seeds and was convicted in 2016, and sent to three years in
welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i m whitney wild in for christine roman. a dangerous new storm system headed to the west coast with heavy rain, mountain snow. the pacific northwest will get it first. california gets it tomorrow. right on the heels of the storm that shut down a stretch i-70 in colorado for nine hours leaving drivers stranded. meteorologist chad myers is live in the weather center. chad, these storms have millions of people under alerts right now. there is no relief. there are still two more in the west to come on shore monday into tuesday. the storm that was in denver has taken its energy and focused it down here near lake charles. bumpy weather in houston and beaumont. we ve had two to four inches of rainfall and snow in the high sierra. more snow, more rain and flooding. flash flood watches for rising rivers in parts of california and then when you get up to the higher elevations, winter storm warnings are posted. i m
hush money trial. we do not believe this was targeting any particular person or any particular group. margaret: the cbs evening news starts now. good evening. thank you for being with us. i m margaret brennan. norah is on assignment. we begin tonight with that breaking news from lower manhattan. emergency crews rushed to a park just across the street from the courthouse, with fire extinguishers, to douse the flames engulfing a 37-year-old man. after burning for several minutes, he was carried away on a stretcher and taken to the hospital in critical condition. it does not appear the incident has anything to do with the trial of the former president, which continued on without interruption. authorities say the man was carrying colorful pamphlets that were full of antigovernment conspiracies. they don t believe he was targeting any particular person or group. cbs s jericka duncan will start us off tonight with the latest details. across the street, from 100 centre s