republicans. president biden asked if he considers all trump supporters to be a threat to the country. rachel scott at the white house. the images coming in, a fast moving wildfire exploding in flames in california. structures destroyed and evacuations under way. extreme heat dangers in the west. millions bracing for temperatures well into triple digits through the weekend as the first hurricane of the season forms in the atlantic. rob marciano with the track. record labor day travel drivind flying at prepandemic levels as gas prices plunge. overseas tonight, the war in ukraine. the white house now asking congress for more than $13 billion in additional military aid. and the new warning from the nuclear watchdog about that nuclear power plant caught in the cross fire. the chilling image seen around the world. a man pointing a gun right in the face of argentina s vice president. that gun failin to fire. news on the suspect. actress jane fonda revealing her battle with
not have his raido in the hallway, telling the texas tribune he was unaware of the dispatch report. six minutes later, he s seen trying keys to open an adjacent door. none of which appeared to work. minutes later, more gunfire. but the police posture is again to hunker down, as arredondo attempts to speak to the gunman. sir, if you can hear me, please put your firearm down, sir. we don t want anyone else hurt. the videos released by the uvalde mayor just as the texas house committee released its damning interim report sunday on the law enforcement response, calling it chaotic, lackadaisical without any person obviously in charge. in that report, arredondo offers this as part of an explanation to the committee. when there s a threat, you have to visibly be able to see the threat. you have to have a target before you engage your firearm. getting fired at through the wall, coming from a blind wall, i had no idea what was on the other side of that wall. i never got to physicall
federal government to get untraceable ghost guns off the streets. cbs jeff pegues shows us why these guns are so dangerous. reporter: this is a ghost gun. it s something that can be produced on a printer. and you can get it for less than $200. o donnell: and we ve all heard about the summer slump. but what impact did the pandemic have on america s school children? the startling details with cbs meg oliver. 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 wednesday night. tonight, president biden offers relief for millions of americans burdened with federal student loans. the president pledged to wipe away thousands of dollars of college debt and his administration is also proposing big changes to the repayment programs. the highly anticipated plan forgives up to $20,000 for individual borrowers following through on a campaign promise he made in 2020. the average u.
mia cerillo covered herself in her friend s blood, pretended to be dead so that she could survive. the hearing comes as pressure mounts on u.s. lawmakers to address a recent string of mass shootings. this afternoon the house will vote on a set of bills that would raise the minimum age to buy a semiautomatic weapon from 18 to 21, ban high capacity magazines and crack down on ghost gun purchases or guns that are not traceable. the bill is unlikely to garner republican support, but a different story is unfolding in the senate where the top democratic negotiator of a bipartisan package of gun bills says a deal could be reached by the end of this week. some issues on the table include addressing mental health, expanding background checks, providing incentives for states to implement red flag laws and strengthening school security. the calls for lawmakers to act got a boost on tuesday afternoon when actor matthew mcconaughey a uvalde native made an emotional plea from the white hou
survives and families from uvalde, but knows full well that he needs republicans on board. i think there is a realization on the part of rational republicans, and i consider senator mcconnell a rational republican, i think that there is a realization on their part that we can t continue like this. bright and early this thus mor tuesday morning, jasmine wright is in washington for us. he called them rational republicans. does that bode well for the white house? reporter: i think only time will tell, but i think that the president sure hopes that it does. he said that it was his hope and prayer that people are being becoming more rational about these things especially after the two back to back major mass shootings. now, i think that the president, he said that he is optimistic about having republicans like cornyn deputized by mitch mcconnell leading these efforts, but he also acknowledged in terms of executive actions that there are only a limited amount of things that h