>> you take care of our gigi. >> o'donnell: "empire" star in court. actor jussie smollett mobbed at a chicago courthouse as he faces new charges of staging a racist attack on himself. what he's now saying to a judge. road to recovery. after this dramatic crash at the daytona 500, nascar driver ryan newman speaking out. the injury he's still suffering and will he race again? and remembering a pioneer. she got americans to the moon with nothing more than a pencil and her mind. tonight we pay tribute to one of the space program's real live hidden figures. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting tonight from charleston, south carolina. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. we are in charleston ahead of tomorrow's pivotal democratic debate. we've got some big news on that in just a moment, but we want to begin tonight with this breaking news. harvey weinstein, the movie mogul behind some of hollywood's biggest hits, is behind bars