president biden issues a rare statement about hunter biden. it s not often if ever in american history you have the son of a sitting president of the united states being charged with three federal felonies and standing trial. norah: what to expect from the trial. the cbs evening news starts now. hunter biden just left the courthouse where six men and six women have been seated in an american first. the first criminal trial for a child of a sitting president. good evening. i am norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. those jurors were selected after attorneys on both sides questioned them about their views on gun rights, addiction, and politics. the president s only surviving son charged with three felony counts related to his alleged collegial illegal purchase and possession of a firearm in 2018. tomorrow the prosecution and the defense will present opening statements which could allude sordid details about hunter biden s love life and addiction battles. t
president biden issues a rare statement about hunter biden. it s not often an american history you have a son of a sitting presidents of the united states standing trial. norah: what to expect in the trial, the cbs evening news starts now. hunter biden just left the courthouse where six men and six women have been seated and an american first. the first criminal trial for a child of the sitting president. good evening, i am norah o donnell. thank you for being with us. those juries were six selected after lawyers on both sides asked them about their views on gun rights, and addiction. serving three felony counts with the allged illegal purchase and possession of a firearm in 2018. tomorrow the prosecution and the defense will present opening statements which could include sordid details about hunter biden s love life and addiction battles. the first lady was in the courtroom with the president not far from remaining in his home in delaware. cbs s scott macfarlane was
they involve my wife and my three daughters. reporter: and dr. fauci was questioned about social distancing and vaccine mandates and said that public health officials should reevaluate. norah: as americans get ready for summer, beaches are closed in a san diego town after a shark attacks over the weekend. cbs s carter evans has more on the swimmers terrifying ordeal and how scientists are trying to find the culprit. reporter: the water here in southern california has been murky recently due to algae from red tide. so no one in the group saw the shark coming. the victim of a hundred yards offshore where their shark bit him, he was in northern san diego, he sustained significant injuries to his torso and arm, but is expected to make a full recovery. experts say this was likely a juvenile white shark and plan to take a dna sample from the victim s wet suit and compare and comparative dna in the water to try to determine if the offending shark is still around.
almost certainly going to face legal challenges down the road, the white house appears to be going this route now because republicans rejected a bipartisan senate deal that would have done something similar. norah. nancy cordes with that big news tonight, thank you so much. mexico is a key partner in trying to curb illegal immigration. then today president biden called to congratulate the country s historic new president-elect claudia sheinbaum is the first woman and the first jewish person to win the presidency. cbs s enrique acevedo reports on what americans can expect from mexico s next president. reporter: claudia shei sheinbaum s win was an absolute to landslide. for the first time in 200 years of the republic, i will become the first woman president of mexico, she told supporters. the 61-year-old former client scientist and mayor of mexico city will not only become the country s first female head of state, but as the first from