but first, cbs' scott macfarlane will start us off with that new video. >> reporter: the committee investigating the attack on the u.s. capitol is focusing on the man in the gray sweatshirt. seen on surveillance video taking photos of staircases and hallways in the capitol complex on january 5, the day before the attack. a day later, they say he was recording this video amid a crowd marching to the capitol. >> we're coming in like white on rice. for pelosi, nadler, schumer. even you, a.o.c. we're coming to take you out! we'll pull you out by your hairs. >> reporter: the committee says he was part of a tour group led by georgia republican barry loudermilk. some taking pictures of security checkpoints. the congressman denied any wrongdoing. >> i'm totally opposed and i condemn that kind of language. but no one in that group showed that type of aggression that day. i mean, they were just-- they were just here visiting. >> reporter: cbs news reached a member of the congressman's visiting group, who also said it was not a reconnaissance mission, but the committee said the group stayed for several hou

cbs' scott macfarlane is going to start us off from the capitol. good evening, scott. >> reporter: norah, that blockbuster testimony about former president trump's actions and inaction on january 6 is raising a new question about his exposure to possible criminal charges. the stunning revelations from former white house aide cassidy hutchinson put the former president in greater legal jeopardy, according to panel member, jamie raskin. >> i want justice to be done. and i do believe in individual criminal accountability. >> reporter: of note to the committee, the striking accusation trump knew some of the crowd in d.c. were armed and likely headed toward an outnumbered police force at the capitol. >> overheard the president say something to the effect of, "i don't care that they have weapons. they're not here to hurt me. take the f'ing mags away. let my people in. they can march the capitol from here." >> reporter: the potential charges, according to legal experts, obstructing a legal proceeding, and incitement of a riot, the president encouraging th

cbs' scott macfarlane is going to start us off from the capitol. good evening, scott. >> reporter: norah, that blockbuster testimony about former president trump's actions and inaction on january 6 is raising a new question about his exposure to possible criminal charge the stunning revelations from former white house aide cassidy hutchinson put the former president in greater legal jeopardy, according to panel member, jamie raskin. >> i want justice to be done. and i do believe in individual criminal accountability. >> reporter: of note to the committee, the striking accusation trump knew some of the crowd in d.c. were armed and likely headed toward an outnumbered police force at the capitol. >> overheard the president say something to the effect of, i don't care that they have weapons. they're not here to hurt me. take the f'ing mags away. let my people in. they can march the capitol from here. >> reporter: the potential charges, according to legal experts, obstructing a legal proceeding, and incitement of a riot, the president encouraging the cr

>> scott macfarlane, thank you. let's turn to our esteemed political team who were all here watching this unfold with me. john dickerson, there was a lot that made today different. >> there was. we've seen the outside picture on january 6th. what this today was the inside intimate portrait, the closest look we've gotten to president trump on that day and his inner circle. and we were given that view by someone who had a unique perch. hutchinson worked for the chief of staff. that is like being in the air traffic control tower of the white house. she witnessed the frantic lawyers running through the hall, the pleas from members of congress, and her boss, who wilted in the face of a president who was encouraging violence, ignoring the warnings, and even lunging at his secret service agent, would stop at nothing until the violence started, and then did nothing for so long. >> stunning, really. jeff pegues, that was part of it. president trump knew there would be violence. what about other law enforcement? >> yeah, that

norah. >> o'donnell: scott macfarlane, thank you. let's turn to our esteemed political team who were all here watching this unfold with me. john dickerson, there was a lot that made today different. >> reporter: there was. we've seen the outside picture on january 6. what this was today was the inside, intimate portrait, the closest look we've gotten to president trump on that day and his inner circle. and we were given that view by somebody who had a unique perch. hutchinson worked for the chief of staff. that is like being in the air traffic control tower of a white house. so she witnessed the frantic lawyers running through the hall, the plea from members of congress, and her boss who wilted in the faceave president who was encouraging violence, ignoring the warnings, and even lunging at a secret service agent, would stop at nothing until the violence started and then did nothing for so long. >> o'donnell: stunning, really. jeff pegues, that was part of it. president trump knew there would be violence. what about other law enforce

scott macfarlane, thank you. well, tonight, former olympic gymnasts, including gold medalist simone biles, are among dozens of sexual abuse victims seeking $1 billion from the f.b.i. they're claiming that the agency moved too slowly to stop disgraced sports doctor larry nassar from abusing them. cbs' jeff pegues has all the new details. >> reporter: maggie nichols was details. >> report among the first to have the courage to come forward in 2015. today, she's still frustrated. . >> the f.b.i. agents were hiding $1 billion.ytse portthclaim sees it's based on the f.b.i.'s mishandling of credible complaints of sexual assaults by nassar. nassar survivors include u.s.a.3 gymnastics stars. >> i blame larry nassar, and i also blame... also blame... an entire system an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. >> reporter: a justice department report concluded that u.s.a. gymnastics first approached the f.b.i. about nassar in july of 2015, and again in may of 2016. inaction by the f.b.i. during that period al

we have team coverage tonight starting with cbs' scott macfarlane on capitol hill. scott, good evening. >> reporter: norah, the committee detailed an unprecedented pressure campaign against mike pence, which ignited the crowd, some of whom, the committee says, were willing to kill pence. the riotous mob got within 40 feet of an evacuating mike pence on january 6. pence's lawyer, greg jacob, was with him. >> i don't think i was aware that they were as close as that. >> reporter: at least some willing to murder, according to the committee and an f.b.i. informant. >> the proud boys would ha killed mike pence if giv ance >> reporter: the com contended mo by a tdona trump, saying pence lacked courage. the situation was already bad, and so it felt like he was pouring g that. >> hang mike pence! hang mike pence! >> reporter: new images showed pence hiding in an underground safe room. the committee showed trump in the oval office on the morning of january 6 when he put final pressure on pence to block the certification of the election and an explosive phone call. >> the con

scott macfarlane, thank you so much. also on capitol hill, a group of bipartisan senators are working out the details of the most sweeping gun control legislation in 30 years. the president praised the deal as a step in the right direction but some c nikole, what is in this bill? >> reporter: lawmakers say this great is a significant first step. the proposed framework would provide financial innocentist to states to implement red flag laws. includes an enhanced background review for gun buyers overs 21 and includes mental health and safety. i it coz not include bans on assault weapons or high capacity magazines. ten senate republicans signed on upping the chances for passage. notably, none are up for reelection this year. the legislation still has to be written and gun safety advocates hope it doesn't get watered down. the n.r.a. wouldn't comment on the framework but says it will continue to oppose carol policies. norah. >> o'donnell: we'll be watching, nikole killion, thank you. tonight federal authorities are observe a

>> duncan: scott macfarlane, thank you. well, this week investors will get the latest gauge on how quickly prices are rising across the u.s. that report is due this friday. cbs' tom wait is in los angeles with more on the surging fuel prices and what that amounts ton this summer. tom. >> reporter: hi, jericka, there is record high gas prices here in california. $6.32 a gallon on average, causing some big headaches for summer travel. millions of americans are on the move for vacation. but they're facing packed airports, crowded cruises and pricey hotel stays. for many, summer fun could be a real budget buster. >> every time i have to fill up it hurts a little bit. >> reporter: for those taking a road trip, gas nationwide is averaging $4.84 a gallon. a year ago it was just over $3. >> the gas is killing me. >> reporter: rental cars, if you can find one, are more expensive than before the pandemic. hotel prices are up 42% from a year ago and airfares 45%. for flyers it only adds to the frustration. >> when i came to l.a.x., it

these are from republicans, not democrats. >> staunch conservatives. >> o'donnell: thanks to scott macfarlane and bob costa. they'll both be with us tomorrow for the coverage of the january 6 committee third day of public hearings. that's tomorrow starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. that will be right here on cbs. now to buffalo, where the white suspect accused of killing 10 black people in a racially motivated mass shooting at a supermarket was charged today with federal hate crimes and could face the death penalty. the charges were filed on the same day that attorney general merrick garland visited the site of the attack, where he laid 10 roses at a memorial and later met with family members of the victims. there are two major covid headlines tonight. dr. anthony fauci, the president's chief medical adviser, has tested positive. cbs news confirms that fauci, who is 81, has mild symptoms and is being treated with pfizer's drug paxlovid. he's working from home. the other big news is something a lot of parents have been waiting for: f.d.a. advisers have signed off on covid shots for children t

scott macfarlane, thanks so much. also on capitol hill, a group of bipartisan senators are working out the details of the most sweeping gun control legislation in 30 years. the president praised the deal as a step in the right direction but some critics say it does not go far enough. cbs's nikole killion joins us now from capitol hill. so nikole, what is in this bill? >> reporter: lawmakers say this agreement is a significant first step. the proposed framework would provide financial incentives to states to implement red flag laws. it also includes an enhanced background review for gun buyers under 21, and makes new investments in mental health and school safety. it does not contain some of the reforms pushed by president biden and democrats, like bans on assault weapons orinclud safe high capacity magazines. at least ten senate republicans signed on, upping the chances for passage-- notably, none are up for reelection this year. the legislation still has to be written, and gun safety advocates hope it doesn't get wat

we have team coverage tonight, starting with cbs' scott macfarlane on capitol hill. scott, good evening. >> reporter: hi, norah, the committee detailed an unprecedented pressure campaign against mike pence, which ignited the crowd, some of whom, the committee says, were willing to kill pence. the riotous mob got within 40 feet of an evacuating mike pence on january 6. pence's lawyer, greg jacob, was with him. >> i don't think i was aware that they were as close as that. >> reporter: at least some willing to murder, according to the committee and an f.b.i. informant. >> the proud boys would have killed mike pence if given a chance. >> reporter: the committee contended the mob was egged on by a tweet from donald trump, saying pence lacked courage. >> the situation was already bad, and so it felt like he was pouring gasoline on the fire by tweeting that. >> hang mike pence! hang mike pence! >> reporter: new images showed pence hiding in an underground safe room. the committee also showed trump in the oval office on the morning of january 6, when he put final pressure on

scott macfarlane has the story. >> reporter: a college graduate with a public health degree, san ysidro mathur had no civil or criminal history, until he broke the law, committing a felony with his cell phone. >> at that moment i let the anger get the best of me. >> reporter: weeks after the 2020 elect, mathur called his congressman and said he knew where the congressman and his family lived and he would blow up his office. mathur says he was angry his congressman was challenging the results of the election. you went a lot farther than that. >> i did. when i pick up the phone, i was so infuriated at this time, there was an unfortunate thing that i did, and i'm very sorry. >> reporter: mathur is now serving a sentence of home detention after pleading guilty to communicating a threat. this man with zero history of political activism or protest is part of a fast growing wave of threats under investigation by federal authorities that has only increased since the january 6th attack on the capitol. u.s. capitol police report a spike in threats against members of congress. in 2021, investigati

scott macfarlane, thanks so much. also on capitol hill, a group of bipartisan senators are working out the details of the most sweeping gun control legislation in 30 years. the president praised the deal as a step in the right direction but some critics say it does not go far enough. cbs's nikole killion joins us now from capitol hill. so nikole, what is in this bill? >> reporter: lawmakers say this agreement is a significant first step. the proposed framework would provide financial incentives to states to implement red flag laws. it also includes an enhanced background review for gun buyers under 21, and makes new investments in mental health and school safety. it does not contain some of the reforms pushed by president biden and democrats, like bans on assault weapons or high capacity magazines. at least ten senate republicans signed on, upping the chances for passage-- notably, none are up for reelection this year. the legislation still has to be written, and gun safety advocates hope it doesn't get watered down.

cbs's scott macfarlane is here to walk us through it all. good evening, scott. >> reporter: norah, he won't be at the hearing but you'll hear mic's name a lot. theaves the focus of so much pressure from the days before and in danger from some in mob who allegedly chanted hang mike pence. on the west front by the inaugural platform, someone erected this gallows noose. e his is wheeome n thnaha touseere's he wasro got inside and sat in his chair. he was evacuated out of a back door. you see him leaving out the door down a stair cause to an underground loading dock until the count resumed later that night. tonight the committee reveals what he was doing underground including the pressure from former president trump. top aides are cooperating. we'll hear from them. >> o'donnell: i wonder if we'll ever hear from mike pence mike pence. cbs will have coverage to have the hearings tonight starting 8:00 p.m. eastern "time." another mass shooting in america this time in a small maryland town ten miles from camp david. no indication the spryness was re

cbs' scott macfarlane is here with us. scott, we just got the text of the bill? >> reporter: it's the biggest gun reform proposal in three decades. it has what three earlier proposals have last, it has the necessary 60 votes in the season. need 10 republicans and so far these 10 republicans have been part of the talks and indicate some preliminary report texas republican john cornyn who reports uvalde, democrat chris murphy, who represents newtown. let me show you three of the big provisions that other part of the talks. enhanced background checks for those under 21. expand red flag laws through which courts have order guns seized from people deemed dangerous. and closing the boyfriend loophole. it's been a point of contention. gun control advocates have pointed to this stat-- 70 women shot and killed by an intimate partner each month as part of their argument for closing the boyfriend loophole. two more provisions, priorities for republicans, mental health programs, expanding them. that's in the bill text. and school security upgrades. this is less than some gun

., a big new gig and we're happy forker her and joining me in suedio, scott macfarlane, congressional correspondent for cbs news and eva mckend, national politics reporter for cnn. thank you all for being here, scott, i have is to start with you. you've been all over these january 6 committee hearings. and of course the prosecutions. i wonder out of what -- all of the things that we saw this ind?ek scott: 17 months later, we're still hearing revelations. we're still getting new details. it's quite striking. two hearings this week, both went about two hours. it's how each hearing ended that i found most striking. let's go back to tuesday. this hearing about voter fraud and the big lie and this election denialism. they ended the hearing focusing on how it was also a big grist. how out of this big lie, the trump team, the campaign, set up these organizations that collected a quarter of a billion dollars, money that is difficult to track, money that is somewhere in the ether. that was noteworthy. something we hadn't heard before. then thursday, we have this dynamic hearing about the press

. >> o'donnell: all right, scott macfarlane, thank you. after 100 days of war, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy told his nation today that victory will be ours. zelenskyy says up to 100 of his troops are being killed every day and that the russians now occupy about one-fifth of his country. tonight, cbs' imtiaz tyab shows us the high-tech weapons that could help turn the tide for ukraine. >> reporter: it is without a doubt a grim milestone. despite being wildly outgunned and outmanned, what ukraine hasn't been is outwitted and is still fighting back with a vengeance. one of its best weapons is at the top-secret headquarters of its drone army, known as the aerorozvidka unit, where volunteer warriors attack russia volunteer waith the click of a g drones fitted with thermal imaging cameras and powerful explosives. aerorozvidka was founded at the start of russia's 2014 invasion, a not-for-profit charity relying almost entirely on online donations but has been vital to ukraine's successes on the battlefield, including stopping this 40-mi

cbs' scott macfarlane has the new details. >> reporter: president trump, who was furious with the testimony of his former aides at thursday's january 6 hearing, today took on defending the riotous mob that stormed the capitol, saying he'd free them if he returns to the white house. >> and if i become president some day, if i decide to do it, i will be looking at them very, very seriously for pardons, very, very seriously. >> reporter: the january 6 committee accused trump of inflaming the crowd and putting the then-vice president's life in danger after he refused trump's request to block certification of the election. despite being told it was illegal, trump still believes pence should have done it. >> mike did not have the courage to act. >> reporter: pence, a potential rival of trump's in 2024, stood by his decision. >> i'll always believe that i did my duty that day. >> reporter: the former president spent muc tten writing history. the attack on the capitol led to five deaths. he claimed that wasn't true, except for rioter ashli babbitt, part of the mob trying to break into the house cha

cbs' scott macfarlane reports tonight on the measures being discussed. >> reporter: with some %-p, president biden today said he would soon get involved. >> i will do what i can to try to see if we have real progress. >> reporter: the president laid out a series of proposals thursday, including a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. >> how much more carnage are we willing to accept? >> reporter: but in a narrowly divided u.s. senate, where 60 votes and both party's support is needed, many of the president's proposals are not on the table. assault weapon ban, raising the minimum age, is that on the table in your conversations? >> right now, there aren't the votes in the senate to ban assault weapons, but there may be the votes in the senate to be able to expand a background check system, to help states pass red flag laws for additional mental health funding. >> reporter: as negotiations continue, so does the violence. the attackin tasthea day since frustration continues, too. >> keep my school safe! >> reporter: with student walkouts nationwide from maryland to california, prot

but first, cbs' scott macfarlane will start us off with that new video. >> reporter: the committee investigating the attack on the u.s. capitol is focusing on the man in the gray sweatshirt. seen on surveillance video taking photos of staircases and hallways in the capitol complex on january 5, the day before the attack. a day later, they say he was recording this video amid a crowd marching to the capitol. >> we're coming in like white on rice. for pelosi, nadler, schumer. even you, a.o.c. we're coming to take you out. pull you out by your hairs. >> reporter: the committee says he was part of a tour group led by georgia republican barry loudermilk. some taking pictures of security checkpoints. the congressman denied any wrongdoing. >> i'm totally opposed and i condemn that kind of language. but no one in that group showed that type of aggression that day. i mean, they were just-- they were just here visiting. >> reporter: cbs news reached a member of the congressman's visiting group, who also said it was not a reconnaissance mission, but the committee said the group stayed for several hours on

scott macfarlane, thank you. >>> well, tonight former olympic gymnasts, including gold medalist simone biles are among dozens of sexual abuse victims seeking $1 billion from the fbi. they're claiming that the agency moved too slowly to stop disgraced sports dr. larry nassar from abusing them. cnn's jeff pegues has all the new details. >> reporter: maggie nichols was among the first to have courage in 2015. today she is still frustrated. >> the fbi agents were hiding all the information that i and other gymnasts gave them. >> reporter: the claim seeks $1 billion. it's based on the fbi's mishandling of credible complaints of sexual assaults by nassar. nassar's survivors include usa gymnastics stars. >> i blame larry nassar, and i also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. >> reporter: a justice department report concluded the usa gymnastics first approached the fbi about nassar in july of 2015 and again in may of 2016. inaction by the fbi during that period allowed nassar to go unchecked, victimizing about 70 young female athletes before his arrest. internal inve

scott macfarlane is the ceo of avolera, a software company trying to make it easier for businesses to follow regulations across local, national and international borders. he was growing up in ohio, his father ran a hotel business and in college he and a roommate started a fitness equipment business that skyrocketed. >> and one day the inventor of life cycle walked into our office, the inventor of it, and he said, you know, i've got this idea, you know, it hasn't gone anywhere would you guys take it over? and so we took over life fitness as, you know, sophomores and juniors in college, and we built that business into what it is today. now, i left, you know, after, you know, i don't know, you know, five years or something like that, and my roommate in college, you know, ran it until he sold it to, you know, bally fitness and brunswick, you know, years and years down the line. >> and now at avalara, scott is working to increase the reach of the technology through the use of apis, application program interfaces that allows other software companies in bookkeeping and other functions to plu

let's bring in scott macfarlane, here with us. scott, you have pored through so many pages of the documents, done so many of the interviews related to the committee's work and you can detail what was happening in the u.s. capitol. >> reporter: by my count, donald trump's name has been invoked 100 times at the hearing. the other names, the oathkeepers, the proud boys. the proud boys are accused of being here before donald trump spoke that day. this is one to have the defendants who pleaded not guilty. he was just shown the video offov the committee, dominic, smashing the window, leading the rioters in. this is the vantage point we saw moments ago. the mob followed the oathkeepers, too. these are the far right groups of interest to the committee,ings they have been unequivocal about it. the mob succeeded because of its size. by orders of magnitude. they were able to coordinate and outnumber police. we'll pull up the still image of the accused oathkeepers. this group is charged with eseditious conspiracy. this is a military attack th