convey concerns directly to the president. the cbs evening news starts now. democratic calls for president biden to drop out of the race stretch from capitol hill to hollywood tonight. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. the word blockbuster is normally used to describe a box office hit, but today, one of the biggest movie stars, george clooney, dropped a political blockbuster in the form of a new york times editorial, writing that even though he is a lifelong democrat leaders need to stop telling us that 51 million people didn t see what we just saw, referring to the debate. and those party leaders are now under pressure from their own members to deliver a message to the president. all of this is clouding the nato summit over world leaders right here in washington, where the big news is that the first f-16 fighter jets are on their way to ukraine to fend off russian forces. we have team coverage tonight. cbs s ed o keefe is at the whi
played herk leases, an ex-secure adviser, ex-president of the united states and who can forget, for one year there were even nuclear secrets stashed away. brand-new reporting from new york times swings open the doors to the private club mar-a-lago, fuel by proximity to the ex-president, now presumptive republican presidential nominee. it gives us a glimpse into the ideologues, the conspiracy theorists, the outright crackpots and weirdos that donald trump spends free time with, as he makes a third run for the white house. as new york times reports, mar-a-lago is the epicenter. it helps us understand how grave and high the stakes are of november s presidential election. donald trump manages to make the oval office the, quote, seat of criminality, the supreme court tketa ji brown jackson has dozens of members of congress have made the trip to kiss the ring, including mike johnson. new york times also reports, since he left office and increasingly aligned with the fring
world leaders and voters across this country are watching very closely. and the unexpected moment on that stage, you ll hear what the president said. the storms on the move tonight. heavy rain and winds sweeping across the midwest into the northeast. and the video just in of a tornado on the ground. the heat alerts from washington, d.c. to philadelphia, new york city to boston, as millions tonight in the south are without power after the hurricane amid life-threatening heat. ginger with the latest forecast. that air scare. the very close call over the syracuse airport. a delta flight and an american airlines regional flight. authorities say at one point, the pilots were so close they could not see the other plane. also, news tonight, a suspect was shot during an attempted carjacking right near the home of supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. the college death under investigation tonight. the hazing investigation following the death of a missing student at dartmouth.
the 2024 nato summit. norah: the critical need to calm concerns in his own party p let s see the campaign stops. let s see all of this. because all of it is owing to be necessary. norah: the cbs evening news starts now. president biden just spoke at the nato summit here in washington, d.c., a speech that has become as much about his fitness for office as it is about his foreign policy. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. the president spoke about ukraine policy and maintaining a united front to prevent another world war. but the world s focus wasn t only on what he said, but how he said it, as he tries to fight back calls within his own party to step aside. and just hours ago, a new democratic defection, a new jersey congresswoman and former u.s. navy pilot saying because i know president biden cares deeply about the future of our country, i am asking that he declare that he won t run for reelection. but a lot of her colleagues are
severe flooding and possibly tornadoes. we ll have the latest on the storm track and the extreme heat gripping much of the country. the severe weather coming on what is expected to be a record-breaking travel day in the air and on the roads. definitely come early. we ll break down the travel trouble. the economy grew. there s a lot we can do. also tonight, president biden back on the campaign trail as he tries to quell calls for him to drop out of the race. and a key house democrat weighs in. he ll make a decision in the best interest of the country. plus, our holly williams takes us inside what is left of the war-torn city of rafah two months after the israeli invasion to eliminate hamas. i m going to let the pictures do the talking. this is a wasteland. tonight meet the members of an elite team of firefighters who jump into harm s way, battling wildfires across the country. the whole thing is a pure adrenaline rush. and later, street smarts. the star c