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 tonight, the state calling the bible a, quote, necessary historical document.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
tonight for the big debate. the manhunt in new york city focused on central park. and the famous actress now battling alzheimer s. first tonight, that severe storm threat from the midwest to the northeast. dangerous thunderstorms, possibly damaging winds. ginger zee standing by with the forecast. the high stakes earliest ever presidential debate, just 48 hours away now, thursday night. president biden and the mock 90-minute debates at camp david. donald trump and what he s saying about biden s ability on that debate stage. and about the new rules involving mics and no audience. tonight, special counsel jack smith revealing never before seen photos showing classified documents and how they were allegedly stored at mar-a-lago, amid accusations from trump s team that fbi agents mishandled the documents. and in new york tonight, the gag order partially lifted in the hush money case, where a jury convicted donald trump. so, what does this mean now that he can talk about
risk of failing. we are dealing with a catastrophic loss. norah: plus dangerous heat inspecting tens of millions of americans from coast to coast. the news starts now. there is a new round of severe storms spanning the midwest tonight treating fresh have. good evening to your crime norah o donnell. and we are going to begin our broadcast once again tonight with wild weather in the u.s. it has been our lead story almost every night for the past tendays. and that is because it has been the hottest, wettest start for summer ever in some areas, all made more likely by climate change. the extreme weather is having dire consequences, authorities keepig a close eye tonight on this minnesota dam that is facing imminent failure. in south dakota, entire neighborhoods have been destroyed. and for about 60 million americans, a significant heat wave continues. the good news, it will likely peak in the next few days, but the national weather service warns that heat persisting over
minneapolis, blocked by debris. water gushing out the sides. officials warning residents to be ready to evacuate. more evacuations in iowa. entire neighborhoods under water. the bridge connecting two states collapsing. also the dangerous heat shifting south. 59 million people under alerts. plus, the new storms and derecho threat. also tonight, new video showing three israeli hostages being abducted, including an american. his parents speaking out why they wanted the video released. just three days until the first 2024 presidential debate. joe biden facing off with donald trump. inside the final preparations for their highly anticipated clash. our nbc news exclusive. two years after roe v. wade was overturned. five women who sued the state of texas speaking out. the surfing legend and actor killed off hawaii in an apparent shark attack. what we re learning. the fearless teen takes us inside a deadly ef-4 tornado, with winds topping 300 miles an hour. and the fast t