About this episode

The episode covers the roommate's account of the accused killer of Charlie Kirk, a flooding emergency on the east coast, and Graham Platner's withdrawal from the Senate race in Maine.

For the first time tonight we are hearing from the roommate of the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, describing the moments that follow Also breaking tonight, flooding emergency, another deluge on the east coast tot after heavy thunderstorms, roads and highways underwater for the second time. Graham Platner dropping out of that critical U.S. Senate race in Maine, sending Democrats scrambling to find a replacement, after all the accusations, why didn't they see this coming?

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Host: CBS Evening News

Topics covered

• crime
• politics
• weather
• Senate race
• flooding

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Organizations: CBS News

Places: Maine, east coast

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