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Former Vice President Mike Pence appears before a federal grand jury investigating the January 6th assault on the capitol. What his testimony could mean performer president trump. A Massachusetts air national guardsman accused of posting military secrets online. Well, he appeared in court this afternoon.

Republican members of the state house voted to ban the state's first openly transgender lawmaker, Democrat Zooey Zephyr, from the house floor. Nearly 22 million Americans from central Texas to the Florida peninsula are in the path of significant storms, including heavy rains, damaging winds, and possible tornadoes.

ISIS leader killed. What we are learning about the man U.S. Officials called the mastermind of that terror attack that left 13 service members dead in the chaotic final days of the Afghanistan withdrawal.

A major shake-up in the media landscape, as the most watched cable network, the conservative Fox News has abruptly parted was with its top-rated anchor tucker Carlson. The stunning news could ripple through American politics as tucker Carlson is considered one of the most influential voices in the Republican party. And it comes just six days after fox agreed to pay nearly $800 million for making f...

A new legal showdown over abortion. Charges related to a movie set shooting against Alec Baldwin are dropped. Republicans are accusing Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in his former job as a Biden campaign official, of orchestrating a letter to debunk the Hunter Biden laptop story weeks before the 2020 election. All those stories and more on the CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell.

Recent shootings following every day mistakes, like ringing the wrong doorbell, or turning down the wrong driveway, have made headlines in the last week. Well, the latest involves a 6-year-old girl in North Carolina, who was playing with a basketball when it rolled into a neighbor's yard. That neighbor allegedly shot her and her parents, and is now on the run.

Two teen brothers and a 20-year-old face murder charges after the deadly massacre at a sweet 16 birthday party. We also learn today of yet another case of young people being shot after a mistake. This time a group of cheerleaders mistook a car for their own, got into it, and then they were fired at.

A blockbuster settlement averting a potentially landmark trial. Lawyers for dominion voting systems celebrated their settlement with Fox News this afternoon, announcing they would pay dominion more than $787 million.

We speak to the mother of the hometown hero who had just signed to play football in college. At least 32 others were injured and several are in critical condition when gunfire turned a birthday party into a nightmare in the small town of dadeville, Alabama, on Saturday. Authorities say they have strong leads, but have not released anything about a motive or possible suspects.

The young man accused of leaking America's secrets charged under the espionage act. What his father shouted to him in the courtroom. The 21-year-old air national guardsman could face up to 15 years in prison for leaking hundreds of pages marked "Top secret" online. Plus, the breaking abortion news from the supreme court

The FBI has arrested the prime suspect, and just moments ago, the secretary of defense ordered an investigation into how the Pentagon handles its classified documents. Some of which circulated for months in a chat group used by video gamers, some of them teenagers. The FBI put on a show of force to arrest a 21-year-old airman in the Massachusetts National Guard.

There is a vigil in downtown Louisville tonight, honoring the five people who were killed and eight who were wounded. One of those injured, shot in the back, spoke to CBS News, saying she not only knew the gunman, but was his mentor. 

City and hospital officials expressed frustration over the gun violence epidemic. Officer Nikolas Wilt underwent brain surgery from the gunshot wound he received from the shooter. He still in the ICU. The justice department has opened an investigation into the leaked Pentagon documents, as they pose a serious risk to national security.

Another deadly mass shooting in America, the city of Louisville, Kentucky, is reeling after four people were killed and nine others wounded when a 25-year-old gunman live streaming the attack opened fire with a rifle inside a ban where he worked. Police showed up in just 3 minutes, he was killed in the shoot-out and has a rookie officer clinging for life.

The two lawmakers who were expelled by the Republican colleagues following gun reform protests could soon be reinstated and it comes as we witness the political fallout over the Tennessee three. Vice president Kamala Harris is in Nashville to meet with the ousted lawmakers and push for legislation to address gun violence. We are also learning that President Biden called the three and invited them...

More than 48 hours after the deadly stabbing of cash app founder Bob Lee on a San Francisco street, the killer is still on the loose. And tonight, we are seeing disturbing video of the moments after he was attacked. Democrats tonight are calling for stricter ethics rules for supreme court justices following a report that shows Justice Clarence Thomas accepted millions of dollars worth of luxury va...

New legal trouble for Donald Trump, not from that New York case, but right here in Washington in the special counsel probe. Just hours ago, former vice president Mike pence signaling he'll testify in a federal investigation. Our new reporting as Donald Trump goes on the attack. The Attorney's office in Washington has opened a civil rights investigation into the death of a 17-year-old who was shot...

A site unlike any in American history. A former president brought here to Manhattan to be criminally indicted. The prosecutor here accuses Donald Trump of paying hush money to undermine the 2016 presidential election. They include claims by a doorman that trump fathered a child out of wedlock, now known to be not true, as well as hush money payments to hide sexual relationships with two different...

Donald Trump is meeting with his new legal team as he prepares to be the first former president to see the inside of the courtroom as a defendant. On Tuesday, he will travel down to lower Manhattan to surrender to the New York district attorney,

A rare high risk severe weather alert, tornados touch down as the threat for more deadly twisters continue. The people of New York vs. Donald Trump, security stepped up in Manhattan and what his lawyers are saying about a plea deal.

 An explosive political and legal moment, a former president indicted while he runs once again for the presidency. And tonight, Trump moments ago vowed to fight back, calling this indictment political persecution at the highest level in history.

The breaking news out of the Vatican, Pope Francis is in the hospital with a respiratory infection. Pope Francis undergoing treatment for difficulty breathing. New information tonight that the shooter in Nashville may have had weapons training.

A major ruling with potentially historic consequences. Sources say former Vice President Mike Pence has been ordered to provide testimony about any illegal acts committed by former President Trump. Prosecutors are focused on conversations the two men had in the days before and on January 6th.

A targeted attack in Tennessee, A scene that has become all too common in America: A mass shooting. This time at a private Christian grade school in Nashville. We've just learned more about the six victims, the three children, all 9 years old.

The aftermath of a strike by American jets against what U.S. Officials called the headquarters of the Iranian-backed Islamic revolutionary guards in eastern Syria. A federal judge ordered some of trump's closest personal political and national security aides to testify before a different grand jury probing the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.