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
the roof and steeple coming down. two congregations using this church. a miracle only one person was inside and survived. the school shooter s mother in court. ethan crumbley s mother on trial in michigan. tonight her messages about the day they bought the gun for their son and her post when her son went to the range. later called to the school amid concerns over their son. what prosecutors say they never told the school. their son opened fire hours later. tonight democrats and republicans working to address a crisis the president has signals he can working to tonight has donald trump told them to stop working on any solution signaling the race for president should come first. here in new york city, meanwhile, trump taking the stand in the civil defamation trial against him. already found liable by a jury. what trump declared today in that courtroom. erin is there. peter navorro sentenced to four months in prison. in philadelphia, the urgent hunt and police pleading for hel
cannot wait for that on sunday night. thanks so much for joining us. ac 360 starts right now. tonight on 360, the former president meets a no-no sense judge. what the judge did not even let his lawyer ask. plus, the lawmakers who have been saying they want a border deal but now can t take yes for an answer. and later, a school shooter s mother on trial charged with involuntary manslaughter. why she and her husband are being held responsible for the murder of four students. we begin with donald trump s brief testimony in the penalty case. it came after the judge reiterated in graphic detail what the former president had already been found liable for. namely, sexually abusing miss carroll. also with several interjections, the judge established tight parameters on what trump s attorney could and could not ask. it made for quite a scene today. trump biographer, maggie haberman, was in court to see it. also joining us, elie honig. think spent about ten minutes going back
i will see you tomorrow. happening now, donald trump takes the stand in the civil seve defamation trial against him and what he said under oath and why the judge struck down his testimonies as they head into closing arguments. an unprecedented move to declare trump the presumptive gop presidential nominee siding with the former president and against his remaining opponent, nikki haley. i ll get reaction from the top haley supporters chris sununu. and breaking news, a record close on wall street after evidence of a booming u.s. economy with growth expectation and as he visits a key 2024 battle growth fund state and ramps up for his expected rematch with trump. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with donald trump on the witness stand testifying in one of the slew of court cases where the former president is now a defendant. cnn s kara scannell has our report. in an extra
or is it? tonight, on laura coates live. all right, i ate mitt, that was a bit of a quick question. but nikki haley does believe it s a two-person race between trump and herself. donald trump got out there and threw a temper tantrum. i know that s what he does when he is threatened and he should feel threatened. trump and biden think it s a 2% race between the two of them. you know what the fact? is the primary season is taking a bit of a backseat to what will cool the court season. because even the not republicans, yes nine republicans have dropped out of the race, people forget about a third party. the real decider at times. the courts. now it might all come down to fani willis, alvin bragg, jack smith, letitia james, not to mention of course the d.c. circuit court. and perhaps the biggest decider of all, those nine who are still very much a part of the game. the supreme court. so much for a two-person race, this is going to be a whole lot bigger than that. light