top issue in the 2024 election, did the former president just derail a bipartisan border deal? does donald trump have the ability to kill this immigration bill? there is not a deal to be killed yet. james: cbs evening news begins now. good evening, i m james brown in for norah. thank you for being with us. you just heard from republican senators mitt romney and lindsey graham. just when congress appeared close to a deal on the southern border and funding for ukraine, there are concerns election politics are getting in the way. cbs s scott macfarlane is on capitol hill tonight speaking to lawmakers about what is standing between america and immigration reform. the election s other top issue: the economy. we got big news today. u.s. gdp grew at a surprising pace last quarter, but despite low unemployment and a booming stock market, we speak to americans about why some are not feeling the effects. but we begin tonight with severe weather. nearly 26 million people are
top issue in the 20s 24 election did the former president just delay a bipartisan border deal. there is not a deal to be killed yet. james: cbs evening news begins now. good evening, i m james brown in for norah, thank you for being with us. you just heard from republican senators mitt romney and lindsey graham, just when congress appeared close to a deal on the southern border and funding for ukraine, there are concerns election politics are getting in the way. cbs a scott macfarlane is on capitol hill tonight speaking to lawmakers about what is standind immigration reform. the elections other top issue, the economy. we ve got big news today. u.s. gdp grew at a surprising pace last quarter, but despite low unemployment and a booming stock market, we speak to americans about why some are not feeling the effects. but we begin tonight with severe weather. nearly 26 million people are under flood watches from louisiana to west virginia, with more rain expected in the days
was placed on unpaid suspension on the first day of a new assignment. congressman jim jordan is expected to take the podium any moment and we ll take you there live. we know there is interest in what is going on there. ainsley: one agent lost his security clearance yesterday. brian: so much going on. think about this, a whistleblower comes out and says, i cannot knowledge the irs is not moving forward with the investigation to hunter biden. now other whistleblowers are saying, i have a problem with the way this group this is law and lack of order and in the backdrop of all of that is the release of the durham report and all the different ways the fbi let america down during the trump years. ainsley: and some were investigating child abuse cases and claim the agency said, those are not your priority anymore, you need to focus on january 6. steve: as soon as they take the stage in the house, we ll take you there live. meanwhile, one case that captivated since may 1 is
dragons have gotten the most attention. same shoes. how long you ve been wearing them. they ve been through two gatorade bass to cutting down of nets. three cutting down the nets, you know, regular season title conference tournament title south regional title, same shoes and they re wet, but i m still wearing them. both coaches are so fun so motivational. it s easy to see whether players love the march madness has turned into amazing april can t wait to see this place rocking tonight. april i love it. with all of the unpredictability and all the upsets. i can t blame them for wearing the same shoes, same socks, same shirt wire. i know. hopefully, you ll be changing your outfit. we ll see what happens tonight. thank you. thanks. okay? and cnn this morning continues right now. donald trump heads to new york to prepare for a moment we ve never seen before. in u. s history. we will take the indictment dissected team will look at every potential issue that we will be able to chall
this as one former wagner group commander flees to norway, and his lawyer is outfront tonight to tell his story for the first time. plus, just in to outfront, new details about the investigation into biden s classified documents. we now know more about who federal investigators have been speaking with about the case. and ron desantis launching a new charm offensive. he s trying to shed the notion that he s dry and reserved, those are the quotes. why now? let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, convicts on the front line. new audio into outfront of the chief of the brutal private russian army fighting on the front lines in ukraine, the wagner group. the chief yevgeny prigozhin s influence with putin has been surging. this is what prigozhin is now telling convicted criminals who have finished their tours of duty with him about staying out of prison. listen for yourself. translator: don t drink a lot, don t use drugs, and don t