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any moment now, president biden will pledge to add american battle tanks too. that prompts a dramatic warning from russia. red lines are a thing of the past. plus, he did it too. the presidents allies see a classified discovery at mike pences house as a political gift to defuse a three-week-long white house crisis. and retribution on capitol hill. the house speaker kevin mccarthy refuses to seat a pair of democrats on the house intelligence committee. next up an attempt to remove ano...

landfall as a hurricane. ian is moving inland as a post-tropical cyclone. even though its been downgraded, officials warn it could cause heavy rain, wind, and floods. >> in south carolina the storm flooded homes and vehicles along the shoreline. you can see in this video high winds pushed the storm surge even higher, and two piers, one in pawleys island and one in myrtle beach both partially collapsed. officials are warning residents to avoid leaving their homes, to steer clear of floo...

>> odonnell: in our exclusive interview with the head of the c.i.a., we ask how vladimir putin may react to the battlefield losses. you make it sound like hes even more dangerous. systemic abuse inside womens soccer-- the explosive report detailing sexual misconduct, deg verbal, and emotional abuse. and, why kim kardashian was fined more than $1 million after promoting crypto-currency. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. >...

results ahead. president biden appears to be taking a victory lapse over the inflation reduction app as the stock market is tumbling. chuck schumer says america will feel costs coming down. republicans say they are not coming down fast enough. we begin tonight with our final primary night. take it away. >> it is hard to believe this is the end of the road for the primaries. tonight as you mention, delaware and new hampshire and rhode island. lets take you to delaware first. incumbent...

interview with the head of the c.i.a., we ask how vladimir putin may react to the battlefield losses. you make it sound like hes even more dangerous. systemic abuse inside womens soccer. the explosive report detailing sexual misconduct, verbal and emotional abuse. and why kim kardashian was fined more than $1 million after promoting cryptocurrency. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. >> odonnell: good evening, and thank you for joi...

Months there and these tanks will help them with their maneuverability and thats key here as you look at the decision to send these tanks and the german tanks, as well. >> jeremy diamond live at the white house, just after this important announcement, lets go to kyiv and cnns sam kiley is there. president zelenskyy has said i need tanks on the battlefield. tanks by their very nature are more an offensive weapon. yes, you can use them to defend territory but meant to maneuver, reclaim or take ter...

Norah. >> odonnell: absolutely sickening. nikki battiste, thank you. well, overseas now to ukraine, tonight, president zelenskyy says ukrainian forces have retaken more territory in the eastern regions that russia has illegally annexed. this as cbs news has learned a new u.s. aid package will include more advanced rocket systems that have been key to ukraines recent advances. cbs charlie dagata is in southern ukraine. >> reporter: ukrainian tanks take up position, holding the line in recaptured ...

Of nuclear weapons. >> obviously something to be concerned with as putin feels cornered as the military has been making advances. on that note, ukrainian forces are making lightning advances through territory falsely claimed by russia. the landscape of one ukrainian town bears witness to the speed and intensity of the fighting by ukrainian troops. the story now from cnn international security editor nick paton walsh. >> reporter: hidden but unstoppable. ukraines not bragged much about its marc...

One that many analysts did not patrick. the ukrainian forces made lightning advances and liberated over 6,000 square kilometers of occupied territory. they continue to break the expose the russian military for the hollow shell it really is. russia is in retreat and unable to defend or hold territory. i think it is just larger than these battles. right now the world is seeing this supposed great power that russia projects to be. it is exposing their weaknesses. i dont think the russians have the ...

>> from the outside looking in, i mean, very few of us -- i dont know if you did -- even expected an invasion. in the first few weeks when it was clear the russian military was not making lightning advances and taking kyiv and other big cities quickly, the thinking was, well, putin is going to realize this is too costly in men, in money, in weaponry. and hell back down and there will be some sort of diplomatic off ramp. that, too, doesnt seem to be happening. so are you puzzled at all by this be...