he will need a lot more than that to defeat president trump tonight. biko debating against donald trump who is now running in his campaign who is fighting for himself that includes a big chunk of independence if i don t much joe biden can move those people or appeal to those people that is a good night. this debate and the selection will be a comparison side-by-side of the truck policies and their successes and the biden policies. joe biden is going to have to stand by his record it is a record of a everything he has to crave for the american people they don t get to retreat from. in order to make the best advantage of tonight he has to be mr. cohen, mr. restraint. if he does poorly tonight i think there ll be a widespread panic in the democratic party. sandra: here we go tonight s the night president biden is heading to atlanta to face off against former president donald trump on the debate stage for the first time in four years both campaigns making their final
analysis. the cbs evening news starts now. the debate that could mark a turning point in the race for president, just five months from election day. good evening. i m norah o donnell, in new york tonight, and thank you for being with a spear millions arcs back to tune in for the matchup between president joe biden and former president donald trump. the two meeting at the earliest presidential debate in history. it is a chance for voters to hear the candidates vastly different visions for the future for america, and the contrast between the two cannot be more stark in both policies and personalities. the one thing they have in common, however, is age. president biden is 81 years old, and donald trump is 78, making them the oldest candidates to ever meet on the debate stage, and you can bet that will be a topic that we have team coverage, starting with cbs s nancy cordes in atlanta. reporter: president biden was embraced by supporters after touching down in atlanta this
today, and donald trump arriving just moments ago. a rematch four years later. both ready to make their case before the american people tonight. the first debate between a sitting president and a former president. strict rules in place tonight. no audience. the mics muted when it s not their turn to talk. our team is all here tonight. this evening, the major abortion ruling from the supreme court. 24 hours after that court document was mistakenly posted online, the justices officially issuing their decision today. testing state aboar shoulrtion deciding whether women whose health is at risk should be allowed an emergency abortion in the er. the ntsb sanging boeing today. tonight, oklahoma, effective immediately, requiring all grades 5 through 12 to teach the bible in the classroom. tonight, the state calling the bible a, quote, necessary historical document. deadly storms in the northeast. a man killed by a falling tree. we re also tracking a new round of severe weath
experienced donald. trump going after his son, hunter biden. this was back in this timber 2020 debate. when president trump said that hunter biden had been dishonorably discharged for using cocaine from the military to be clear, he was administratively discharged, which is different. he also mocked a hunter biden, if you ll recall saying he couldn t get a job until president biden had become vice president. so who up the defense, if you also remember that president biden gave at the time saying, look, yes, like a lot of american families are families. one that has dealt with the problem of addiction, but i m proud of my son and i love my son. eighth had said at the time that that ended up being actually one of the most resonant moments coming out of the debate. but i think all of this just goes to show the biden team s broader strategy of trying to prepare for anything and everything. but donald trump might throw his way thursday night in christian. i understand. you have
trump set to face off in their first 2024 presidential debate. the stage now set. the candidates arriving in atlanta for the biggest night of this campaign so far. for president biden, his best chance yet to ease questions over his age, while former president trump is taking the stage less than a month after his criminal conviction. the attacks expected over abortion, the economy, immigration, and the mystery over mr. trump s vp pick, the top three contenders all expected to be there. our full coverage tonight. also this evening, the supreme court allowing emergency abortions in idaho for now, a day after the ruling was mistakenly posted online. why the fight is far from over. just in, more than two years after the uvalde massacre, the indictment the now former school district police chief is facing. new storms in the midwest on the heels of catastrophic flooding, and deadly weather slamming the northeast. in gaza, 20 critically ill children in desperate need of care.