Larry E. Swedroe's Blog, page 1149

Trump in Jan. 7 video: "I don't want to say the election is over"

A video released by the Jan. 6 committee on Thursday showed former President Donald Trump, on the day after the Capitol riot, preparing a televised statement in which he tells his staff, "I don't want to say the election is over."

Retired sergeant in Trump's motorcade says Trump was adamant about going to Capitol on Jan. 6

Retired Metropolitan police Sgt. Mark Robinson, who was assigned to former President Donald Trump's motorcade on Jan. 6, told the House committee that he was informed by a Secret Service agent that there was a "heated discussion about going to the capitol."

Omicron subvariant BA.5 driving U.S. COVID cases

Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 now account for more than nine out of 10 new COVID-19 infections in the U.S. CBS News reporter Alexander Tin joined "Red and Blue" to discuss the latest numbers from the CDC.

"I don't want to say the election is over": House Jan. 6 committee looks at Trump's actions

The House Jan. 6 committee focused Thursday's hearing on what was happening at the White House during 187 key minutes of the rioting.

Pence Jan. 6 Secret Service detail started to "fear for their own lives"

"There were calls to say goodbye to family members," a national security professional who worked at the White House told the House select committee.

7/20: Red and Blue

Heat wave stretches across the U.S.; DHS documents show scale of its location tracking

"CBS Evening News" headlines for Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."

President Biden announces executive actions to tackle climate change

President Joe Biden Wednesday announced a suite of executive actions to come to combat climate change, but held off on declaring a climate emergency. Richard Spinrad, administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, joined "Red and Blue" to discuss the impact of climate change.

CBS Evening News, July 20, 2022

Dangerous heatwave slowly moving across U.S.; Summer camp helps young burn victims forget challenges

10 years later, Aurora police chief remembers movie theater massacre

Wednesday marked the 10-year anniversary of the Aurora movie theater massacre in which 12 people were killed and dozens more injured. Daniel Oates, Aurora's police chief at the time, joined CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss the consequences of that deadly shooting and the response of officers to the Uvalde massacre.