>> i'm scott macfarlane. congress is running out of time as it considers changing daylight saving time. >>> and later, pirouettes for peace. the ballet company stranded abroad by war dancing across america to help their country. >> it's nice to fight. our task is to save ukrainian culture. >>> good evening. tonight, president biden wrapped west aimed at delivering votes for democrats with critical midterms 23 days away. tonight, mr. biden stumped in portland with control of congress and the future of his agenda at stake. it was the last stop on a fur-day swing through oregon, california, and colorado. cbs' skiler henry is at the white house with more. >> reporter: adriana, good to be with you. the president is doing everything he can to boost his party's bid to keep control on capitol hill, looking to lock up key votes in key areas where his approval rating is up. president biden wrapped up his west coast swing with a final stop in oregon, touting his legislative victories. including the inflation reduction a

scott macfarlane, thank you. >>> it was a big day for millions of americans with hearing loss.e, hearing aids are available over the counter at major pharmacy chains and other retailers without the need to see a doctor first. we get more from cbs's roxana saberi. >> reporter: buying a hearing aid over the counter could turn the sound back up for some people with mild to moderate hearing loss. >> it's meant to be very user friendly. consumers can get the device, set it themselves, and go on from there. >> reporter: an estimated 30 million americans could benefit from a hearing aid, but only 1 in 5 actually gets s lead to mental decline, depression, and a reduced quality of life. for example, this is how beethoven sounds with moderate hearing loss. ♪ versus normal hearing. ♪ by buying a hearing aid over the counter, consumers can also save money. non-prescription hearing aids range from roughly $200 to $3,000 a set compared to up to $8,000 for a prescription pair. still, 81-year-old fred swanson, who has moderate hearing loss, says he wouldn't know how to go it alone. >> how woul

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm scott macfarlane. >>> this is cbs news flash.w york. sources tell the associated press elon musk has taken over twitter, ousting two top executives. friday was the deadline for both parties to close the deal, originally valued at $44 billion. musk is expected to address twitter employees. >>> with the midterm elections less than two weeks away, nearly 16 million people have already voted early. university of florida's u.s. elections project analyzed data showing over 10 million mail-in ballots have been cast so far and over 5 million in person. >>> and game one of the world series is set to begin as the houston astros host the philadelphia phillies at minute maid park. philly went through the defending world series champion the atlanta braves. >>> for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, new york. >>> tonight, the families of victims in uvalde outraged after the texas public safety chief admits there were enough officers and enough information to go into the school

cbs' scott macfarlane is right cbs' scott macfarlane there on the scene. good evening, scott.hat happened? >> reporter: norah, good evening. a congressional source tells cbs news guns, including two handguns and a shotgun, were found in a white van stopped steps away from the u.s. supreme court. an 81-year-old man is under arrest on weapons charges. his adult grandson is in custo d a woman withthem was briefly detained but released. policetop. a police dog alerted to something suspicious in the vehicle. they say they did find concerning items in the car bute no explosives. no explosives. t the supreme court was not in session today, but this happens at a time of heightened security around the high court. an eight-foot fence was just an eight-foot fence wa recently removed. it had been erected after justices received threats aheadd of their of their abortion rights ruling. and this is not the first gung. and this is not the first gun seized, norah.eized, norah. at leas at least 16 since january 2021, according to public records obtained by cbs news. >> o'donnell: all right, law

norah. >> o'donnell: scott macfarlane with that new reporting, thank you. in florida, prosecutors are calling for an investigation after a juror claimed that shein after a jur felt threatened during deliberations in the case of parkland school shooter nikolas cruz. the jury sentenced cruz to life in prison instead of the death penalty, angering many, including some of the victims' n family members. cbs' manuel bojorquez is there. >> what they have perceived to be a threat from a fellow juror in the jury room cannot be ignored. >> reporter: at a hearing called over the allegation, prosecutors said it won't change nikolas cruz's sentence of life in chan prison, but asked the judge to weigh in on the complaint. >> if there was a crime that was potentially committed in the broward county courthouse, i think that if the sheriff were to look into it, that that would be entirely appropriate. >> reporter: it's a glimpse into the contentious seven hours of deliberations. in florida, the death penalty, y requires jurors be unanimous. this jury was not. i didn't read

scott macfarlane, thank you.ht, the health crisis that has parents on edge and is overwhelming hospitals is spreading. more infants and young children across the country are being diagnosed with the respiratory virus known as r.s.v., and pediatric beds are quickly filling up. hospitals in at least 33 states are seeing a dramatic rise in the number of cases. cbs' omar villafranca has more. >> reporter: luciano velasquez was a healthy baby, but last week, his mom, megan, knew something was wrong with the two-month-old. >> just the look in his eyes. i know, like, i know my baby, you know. he's a happy baby. he rarely cries. i could tell he was in pain. he just looked like he could not breathe. >> reporter: she took luciano to piedmont athens regional in georgia, where she learned he had r.s.v. >> you could look at the rib cage and you could see his skin, like, pulling in as he breathed. they say that's a major sign. >> reporter: her two-year-old daughter, marina, also has the virus. >> i was just really scared, didn

cbs's scott macfarlane has the new details. no death penalty. the outrage and tears in the ourtroom after a jury in the recommends the parkland shooter get life without parole. >> this animal deserves to die. >> o'donnell: killed in the line of duty -- three connecticut police officers apparently ambushed, leaving two dead, including a father including a father of two with one on the way. cbs's lilia luciano is on the scene. >> today our hearts are broken. >> o'donnell: and red-hot inflation. prices are up everywhere, from the grocery store to the gas station, even at the bar. ( ringing bell ) plus, what happened today on wall street. 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 thursday night. it was a dramatic ending to what's expected to be the final january 6th hearing, a vote to subpoena former president trump to appear before congress, and it came after shocking new evidence and never-before-seen vid

scott macfarlane, thank you.ring in cbs news chief political analyst john dickerson, who watched the entire hearings with us. all right. so this committee wants donald trump under oath before congress. how likely is that? >> it seems highly unlikely. he has not been participating in other legal incidents. there is a precedent. other presidents, ex-presidents have been called up. many of them testified, even in sticky situations, saying it was part of their duty. truman didn't, saying it was protected by executive privilege. >> the other thing we learned today is just how much this was premeditated, this attack on the capitol. >> that's right. there were more data points to show in two instances, when president trump had a chance to turn the wheel toward safety or danger, he chose danger. he knew that his supporters who were at his rally were arm and were dangerous. he said invite them in, welcome them in. when he heard mike pence was under specific threat at the capitol, he issued a tweet making him more of a tar

here's cbs's scott macfarlane with more. >> reporter: a crime unlike any in the nation's history.as led to a criminal trial unlike any in history. stewart rhodes, military vet, yale law grad, and former congressional staffer-s founder of the far right oath keepers group. along with four co-defendants he's standing trial for seditious conspiracy, accused of plotting to attack and block the peaceful transfer of power in america. and facing decades in prison if convicted. former justice department attorney michael greenberger says no matter the outcome of the six-week-long trial history will be made. >> this case is the most important seditious conspiracy case that was ever brought. >> reporter: in the trial's opening days prosecutors argued the group was plotting just days after the election. jurors heard a clip of rhodes from november 9th, 2020 urging his group to be ready to fight to create a pathway to keep trump in power. >> i'm willing to sacrifice myself for that. let the fight start there. okay? that would give president trump what he needs, frankly. >> reporter: prosecutors

scott macfarlane, thank you. well, we want to turn back overseas to iran, where anti-government protests are now targeting the life-blood of iran's economy-- that's oil and gas production. the protests, now in their fourth week, were sparked by the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini in police custody. cbs' roxana saberi is following this closely. and we want to warn you, this report includes some disturbing >>or f the fir t since the nationwide protest began, some oil and gas workers joined in today, putting a key source of income for the islamic regime at risk. as college students chanted slogans like "cannons, guns, and tanks are no longer working"... (gunfire) ...activists say security forces are getting more brutal, allegedly killing this driver for simply honking in support of the rallies. an iranian doctor told cbs news, on condition of anonymity, many injured protesters fear going to hospitals, because there, some have been detained. so he treats them at their homes, despite threats to himself. another docto

scott macfarlane, cbs news, washington. >>> well, the justice department is recommending that former top trump aide steve bannon be sentenced to six months in prison and pay a $200,000 fine. bannon is scheduled to be sentenced friday on two counts of contempt of congress. he was convicted earlier this year of defying a congressional subpoena to testify and supply documents to the house committee investigating the capitol riot. bannon's lawyers deny he was acting in bad faith and are asking for probation. >>> president biden officially kicked off the application process for his highly anticipated student loan forgiveness program. >> i'm going to officially launch this new application site at studentaid.gov. this is a game-changer for millions of americans. >> borrowers who qualify can apply go have up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt canceled. it's $20,000 if they received federal pell grants. mr. biden said 8 million borrowers already had applied for relief in a test over the weekend. he said filling out the application form takes less than five minutes. >> a suspected serial

cbs' scott macfarlane joins us from washington. scott, good evening. what can you tell us?porter: john, nearly two months to the day after the f.b.i. seized those records from mar-a-lago, there is still concern, documents are missing. that's according to an official familiar with the investigation. the department of justice, in court filings, says nearly 50 folders marked "classified" were empty. and the national archives has notified congress, it still hasn't received records that should have been returned by the trump administration when the former president left office. all of this raises the stakes for the ongoing legal dispute between the trump team and the department of justice. the next battle of which is set for next week at the u.s. supreme court, which trump has asked to intervene to block agents from reviewing some of those seized records. the department of justice response to the high court is due tuesday, john. >> dickerson: scott macfarlane in washington. here in new york city today, the mayor declared a state of emergency to deal with the bus loads of asylum

cbs' scott macfarlane is right there on the scene. good evening, scott. what happened?porter: norah, good evening. a congressional source tells cbs news guns, including two handguns and a shotgun were found in a white van stopped steps away fry the u.s. supreme court. an 81-year-old man is under arrest on weapons charges. his adult grandson is in custody, and a woman with them was briefly detained but released. the van was pulled over for a police stop. a police dog alerted to something suspicious in the vehicle. they say they did find concerning items in the car, but no explosives. the supreme court was not in session today, but this happens at a time of heightened security around the high court. an eight-foot fence was just recently removed. it had been erected after justices received threats ahead of their abortion rights ruling. and this is not the first gun seized, norah. at least 16 since january of 2021 according to public records obtained by cbs news. >> all right. law enforcement on alert. scott macfarlane, thank you. >>> president biden today ordered the relea

we begin with cbs' scott macfarlane on capitol hill. vening, scott. >> reporter: norah, good evening. 21 months after rioters stormed the u.s. capitol, some yelling, "where's nancy," a california man is accused of storming her house, attacking her husband and asking, "where's nancy?" police first responded to thepbe wealthy pacific heights neighborhood of san francisco. police say david depape, a 42-year-old from nearby berkeley, broke through the back door with a hammer, the broken glass still visible today, then allegedly attacked paul pelosi and ideal, "where's nancy?" >> our officers observed mr. pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. the suspect pulled the hammer away from mr. pelosi and violently assaulted him with it. >> reporter: sources say the 82-year-old pelosi, who has been married to nancy pelosi for nearly 60 years, was hit several times in the head with the hammer and one blow was significant. the speaker's office said he underwent surgery this afternoon to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right a

scott macfarlane, thank you.nt to turn back overseas to iran, where anti-government protests are now targeting the life-blood of iran's economy-- that's oil and gas production. the protests, now in their fourth week, were sparked by the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini in police custody. cbs' roxana saberi is following this closely. and we want to warn you, this report includes some disturbing pictures. >> reporter: for the first time since the nationwide protest began, some oil and gas workers joined in today, putting a key source of income for the islamic regime at risk. as college students chanted slogans like "cannons, guns, and tanks are no longer working"... ( gunfire ) ...activists say security forces are getting more brutal, allegedly killing this driver for simply honking in support of the rallies. an iranian doctor told cbs news, on condition of anonymity, many injured protesters fear going to hospitals, because there, some have been detained. so he treats them at their homes, despite threats to himself

scott macfarlane, thank you. turning now to that dramatic senate race in georgia., in-person voting got underway today, and the turnout is already historic. more than 100,000 georgians cast their ballots today, blowing the previous midterm record out of the water. cbs' nikole killion reports on a race that is incredibly tight, and could determine control of the u.s. senate. >> reporter: voters lined up, eager to cast their ballots. >> people have fought for us to have the right to vote. so we are persistent about coming to vote early. >> reporter: for some, their decision is finally made in the tightly-contested race for u.s. senate, between senator raphael warnock and g.o.p. nominee herschel walker. >> herschel is more of a georgia guy, and he has the interest of people in georgia at heart. >> i'm just praying warnock this time around, because, obviously, as a woman, i need to be able to protect my rights. >> reporter: warnock was among those in the voting booth, fresh off a debate where walker declined to appear... >> it's too bad herschel walker didn't show up.

well, we get the details now from cbs' scott macfarlane. >> reporter: tonight, the january 6 committeets sights set on the secret service, with plans to interview tony ornato, the now-retired agency official whose name was featured prominently during former white house aide cassidy hutchinson's testimony earlier this year. >> the president said something to the effect of, "i'm the f'ing president. take me to the capitol now." >> reporter: hutchinson said ornato told her of an episode january 6, 2021, inside trump's suburban, in which the former president lunged at his lead secret service agent, robert engel, urging to be driven to the capitol as the rioters arrived there. >> the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr. engel grabbed his arm, said, "sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel." mr. trump then used his free hand to lunge towards bobby engel. >> reporter: engel has been called to testify, as has the unnamed driver of the presidential vehicle. meanwhile, tomorrow marks one week until the deadline for the former pre

cbs' scott macfarlane with trump's 14-page response to the subpoena vote. deadly rampage in raleigh. a mom of three and four others killed after a 15-year-old suspect opened fire. cbs' elise preston tonight on the search for a motive. surprise hearing. why the parkland shooter was back in the courtroom after one juror says they felt threatened. cbs' manuel bojorquez is otside the courthouse. america prepares for a potentially severe flu season. tonight, the outbreak at one high school that had more than half the students out of class. and the fight over gas stoves. cbs' ben tracy explains why climate change has major cities like new york and los angeles banning the kitchen appliance. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. we want to begin with what is now becoming all too common-- another mass shooting in america. this time in a quiet suburb of raleigh, north carolina. police are searching for a motive in the shooting rampage

here's cbs's scott macfarlane with more. >> reporter: a crime unlike any in the nation's history has to a criminal trial unlike any in history. stewart rhodes, military vet yale law grad and formal congressional staffer is founder of the far-right oathkeepers groups. he is standing trial for seditious conspiracy accused of plotting to attack and block the peaceful transfer of power in america and facing decades of prison in convicted. this former justice department attorney says no matter the outcome of the six-week-long trial, history will be made. >> this case is the most important seditious conspiracy case that was ever brought. >> reporter: in the trial's opening days, prosecutors argued the group was plotting just days after the election. jurors heard a clip of rhodes from november 9th, 2020, urging his group to be ready to fight to create a pathway to keep trump in power. >> i'm willing to sacrifice myself for that. >> prosecutors showed an open letter written by rhodes encouraging trump to invoke the insurrectionact, to mobilize military militias. they played this interview cl

here's cbs' scott macfarlane. >> reporter: d.c. police officer michael fanone was tased, beaten, and suffered a heart attack fighting to upon to the righteous mob on january 6. in a private meeting six months after the attack, fanone insured arguing to top house republican kevin mccarthy about the role some political leaders played inciting the riot. >> reporter: the mother of officer brian sicknick, who died of natural causes a day after the attack, was also in the meeting and asked mccarthy why then-president trump didn't call off the mop. >> he knew that was going on. they were fighting for hours an published by an imprint of simon & schuster , like cbs, a division of parnownt, fanone describes the physical violence officers faced in a separate meeting with republican lindsey graham who responded, "you guys should have shot them all in the head." >> when you have a sitting u.s. senator who doesn't even understand basic police policy, that's a problem. >> reporter: meanwhile, former president trump's campaign rally sparked contro

host: scott macfarlane is with us.s with channel four in washington specifically focused on the january 6 committee. we will talk about this this morning with scott macfarlane and go into the trial that is underway with the group the oath keepers. what is the group, the oath keepers? guest: it is a far right group with military ties and militia group leaders that has been around for a while but they have this unique role in january 6. they were accused of being the foremost planners and plotters of an attack. they were accused of trying to attack the u.s. congress. there are a variety of defendants, there could be hundreds more to come. there is quite a range. in various stages of their cases, a real variety. there are some misdemeanor defendants inside the capital for a few minutes and got right back out of their. did not hurt anybody, did not damage anything. there is the mid level offender that was accused of taking something or breaking something or being outside sensitive areas like a private conference room of th

and scott macfarlane and amara owe mow quee. we have and paul pelosi called 911. >> this is a grotesque this 42-year-old broke into the pelosi he and used a hammer to break into the house and hit the skull of the 82-year-old and injurying his arm and right hand. skull fractures have been acted upon and expecting a full recovery. it's a grotesque set of accusations. the parallelses, what we saw 21 months ago in this case, investigators say this accused assailant is "where's nancy? ". any number of those rioters were saying, where is nancy and bringing one hammer on january 6. and raises the question is this a snapshot of where we are in america. is that where politics and this is both shocking and not. yamiche: is this where we are. and i want to point out the threats against lawmakers have been rising. joshua hall who threatened to kill rick swalwell and i wonder what you are thinking about this what is the impact of this on the future of security of lawmakers and police trying to keep people safe. >> 10,000 threat investigation

cbs' scott macfarlane was there and reports on the new details about the mar-a-lago raid. we're learning about the highly tensative information in those classified documents. hospitals running out of beds, filled with kids like this two-month-old, who is struggling to breathe because of a respiratory virus. cbs' omar villafranca speaks to the parents. >> i was scared to lose him, honestly. >> o'donnell: american troops at the

cbs' scott macfarlane with trump's 14-page response to the subpoena vote. deadly rampage in raleigh. a mom of three and four others killed after a 15-year-old suspect opened fire. cbs' elise preston tonight on the search for a motive. surprise hearing. why the parkland shooter was back in the courtroom after one juror says they felt threatened

cbs's scott macfarlane has the new details. no death penalty. the outrage and tears in the courtroom after a jury recommends the parkland shooter get life without parole. >> this animal deserves to die

cbs' scott macfarlane was there and reports on the new details about the mar-a-lago raid.the highly sensitive information in those classified documents. hospitals running out of beds, filled with kids like this two- month-old, who is struggling to breathe because of a respiratory virus. cbs' omar villafranca speaks to the parents. >> i was scared to lose him, honestly. >> o'donnell: american troops at the ready. exclu a

cbs's scott macfarlane has the new details. no death penalty. tears in the ourtroom after a jury in the recommends the parkland shooter get life without parole. >> this animal deserves to die. >> o'donnell: killed in the line of duty -- three connecticut police offics

. >> o'donnell: cbs' scott macfarlane with trump's 14-page trump's 14-page response to t response todeadly rampage in raleigh. a mom of three, and four others, killed after a 15-year-old suspect opened fire. cbs' elise preston tonight on the search for a motive. surprise hearing. why the parkland shooter was back in the courtroom, after one juror says they felt threatened. cbs' manuel bojorquez is outside the courthouse.

cbs news congressional correspondent scott macfarlane has more. >> reporter: a crime unlike any in the nation's history has led to a criminal trial unlike any in history. stewart rhodes, military vet, yale law grad and former congressional staffer is founder of the far right oath keepers group, along with four codefendants he's standing trial for seditious conspiracy to block the peaceful transfer of power in america. and facing decades in prison if convicted. former justice department attorney michael greenberger says no matter the outcome of the six-week long trial, history will be made. >> this case is the most important seditious conspiracy case that was ever brought. >> reporter: in the trial's opening days, prosecutors argued the group was plotting just days after the election. jurors heard a clip of rhodes from november 9, 2020, urging his group to be ready to fight, to create a pathway to keep trump in power. >>al i'm willing to sacrifice myself for that. let the fight start there, okay. that would give president trump what he needs. >> reporter: prosecutors showed an open lett

cbs news congressional correspondent scott macfarlane has more. >> reporter: a crime unlike any in the led to a criminal trial unlike any in history. stewart rhodes, military vet, yale law grad and former congressional staffer is founder of the far right oath keepers group, along with four

we get the details now from cbs' scott macfarlane. >> reporter: tonight, the january 6 committee has its sights set on the secret service, with plans to interview tony ornato, the now-retired agency offhutchion's testimony r this year. >> he said something to the effect, i'm the f'ing pre of an e the suburb an when he lunged at a secret service agent. >> the president reached up toward the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr. engel grabbed his arm, said, circ you need to take your hand off the steering wheel." mr. trump then used his free hand to lunge towards bobby engel. >> reporter: engel has been called to testify, as has the unnamed driver of the presidential vehicle. tomorrow marks one week until the deadline for the former president to respond to the committee's subpoena for documents. one committee member tells cbs news there is still no firm indication if trump will comply. >> o'donnell: scott, why are they bringing them back? >> reporter: they only have weeks left of the committee, but they got a voluminous set of secret service records. it's not clear if

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. >> reporter: across the country in massachusetts, scott macfarlane has been in the heating businessmers should be prepared to pay more as temperatures there fall. >> the timing is awful for us. it's going to be a tough winter for everybody. the consumers and anybody in business. >> reporter: adding insult to injury for families already struggling with soaring inflation. >> reporter: president biden will call on the department of energy to tap into the country's fuel reserves to keep those prices down at the pump. you have to remember that's a finite resource. it's not limitless. >> indeed. thank you so much. joining us now from the white house to talk more about this is the special presidential coordinator for international energy affairs. thank you so much for being with us this morning. why is this happening? >> first of all, thank you for having me. it's a pleasure to be here. let me put some context into some of the reporting we have seen. as you know and as we have all seen yesterday, we were all disappointed with the decision by opec yesterday. we think that what the leadershi

. >> reporter: across the country, scott macfarlane has been in the heating. >> it's going to be a toughmers and anybody in business. >> adding insult to injury for families struggling with soaring inflation. >> let's bring in former treasury official and "morning joe" economic analyst, steve rattner, what's the economic impact for americans? >> of the opec, prices are going to go up. $8 a barrel roughly $0.20 a gallon as it filters through the system. this is the saudis trying to manage oil prices. they're the drivers. they'd love to keep oil prices in a band of 80, 90, up to $100 a barrel which is roughly where it is now, and what they saw starting to happen was oil prices falling, in part because of lack of demand that as the world moves into a slower economic growth, possibly a recession. demand for oil tends to go down, and you're seeing that especially also out of china and on the other side of the coin, the russian oil supply has not been cut at all. almost every barrel is finding its way into the oil system. prices are starting to fall, and the saudis and other members of opec pl

host: scott macfarlane is with us. he was with channel four in washington specifically focused on the january 6 committee. we will talk about this this morning with scott macfarlane and go into the trial that is underway with the group the oath keepers. what is the group, the oath keepers? guest: it is a far right group with military ties and militia group leaders that has been around for a while but they have this unique role in january 6. they were accused of being the foremost planners and plotters of an attack. they were accused of trying to attack the u.s. congress. there are a variety of defendants, there could be hundreds more to come. there is quite a range. in various stages of their cases, a real variety. there are some misdemeanor defendants inside the capital for a few minutes and got right back out of their. did not hurt anybody, did not damage anything. there is the mid level offender that was accused of taking something or breaking something or being outside sensitive areas like a private conference room