Tremendous reporting. Should read their deeply sourced reporting about all of that. It is fascinating and devastating at the same time. Yes, exactly those two things, yes. Have a good weekend. You too. In august of 2020, donald trump was campaigning for reelection. We were in the throes of the covid19 pandemic. The summer saw a wave of protests and up risings over the murders of george floyd. To top it all off, the state of california was experiencing its largest wildfire season in recorded history. And it was that last crisis that prompted donald trump to say this during a campaign rally in pennsylvania. I see again the forest fires are starting. They re starting again in california. I said you have to clean your floors, you have to clean your floors. Many many years of leaves and broken trees. And they re like, like so flammable. You touch them and it goes up. I ve been telling them this now for three years. But they don t want to listen. The environment, the environment but they hav
Print to the election. The u. S. Adding more than 250,000 new jobs in september, blowing past expectations. It comes as Dock Workers return to work, averting a potential economic disaster. But with the election just over four weeks away, our american consumers are feeling a difference. Also tonight, eight days after Helene Hit the hopes fading for Finding Hundreds still unaccounted for as deaths soar to more than 220. The race for the White House. Donald trump visiting the Storm Zone in georgia as the White House slams claims hes made about Fema Relief Money going to migrants as, quote, baldfaced lies. Kamala harris meantime revealing former President Obama will hit the trail for her next week. And mr. Trump set to return to the same site in butler, pennsylvania, where he was nearly assassinated in july. How the Secret Service is tightening security. Irans supreme leader making a new threat as israel prepares to mark one year since the October 7th terror attack. And art in the aftermat
Will the economy be the deciding factor as america votes . The cost of living is a lot. Hey, folks. Norah President Biden touts the good economic news in a surprise White House briefing. Americans stuck in lebanon as violence continues. We speak to a marine veteran who says he hasnt got an update from the u. S. Embassy in days. Do you feel abandoned by the u. S. Government . Norah and on this friday night, we go On The Road, with the compassion of community in the wake of Hurricane Helene. We are so strong, and i know that well make it. Norah the Cbs Evening news starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and Thank You for joining us. We want to begin with new signs of a robust jobs market, with Election Day fast approaching and the Economy And Inflation critical issues for voters. Tonight, the Labor Department reports an unexpectedly large surge in new job creation, with employers adding 254,000 jobs in september. That is far above what was projected by economists. Its also the larg
Ago back in 1853. And that unassuming gable Roof Building that you see still standing there today. Because in 1854, just one year after the little white high School House was built, a group of people got together in that Little White Schoolhouse came up with an idea that would change everything. The people who met in that building in that Little White Schoolhouse decided they should actually start a new Political Party. A Coalition Party that brought together free Soil Movement and disinfected democrats who all had different political visions for the country. But who were all united around their opposition to the moral crisis of the time of slavery. Now, they decided to call their new Political Party the Republican Party. The rest as they say is kind of history. The Republican Party would, of course, be the party of lincoln, the party that ends slavery and establish itself as one of americas two major political organizations for the next century and a half and still today. It is one of
We are still in crisis mode, still in search and rescue mode still in search and rescue mode. Norah: battleground blitz liz cheney hits the campaign trail with vice president harris while donald trump is in michigan. Plus our interview with a top justice department official tasked with protecting the u. S. From foreign election interference. Iran, russia and china are trying to strike at the heart of democracy. I think that s a very fair statement. Norah: and tonight s eye on america. The major city that has seen an unprecedented drop in homelessness, how the mayor is combating the crisis with an unprecedented solution. Cbs evening news starts now. Good evening i m norah o donnell and thank you for joining us. We have some breaking news tonight out of memphis. There are verdicts in the federal trial of three police officers accused in the fatal beating death of tyre nichols during a traffic stop last year. Elise preston was in the courtroom, what can you tell us? reporter: norah, all t