case, is to call the defendant himself to testify. margaret: plus, hunter biden s daughter takes the stand. what she said that made her father emotional. the cbs evening news starts now. good evening, and thank you for being with us. i m margaret brennan in for norah o donnell. the prosecution rested in the federal gun trial of hunter biden. his eldest daughter took the stand today to testify in his defense. naomi biden told the jury about visiting her father while he was in rehab, just weeks before the gun purchase at the center of the case. she said, he seemed like the clearest i had seen him since my uncle died. and then, i told him i was so proud of him. an emotional moment that came after prosecutors wrapped their case with testimony from law enforcement officials, who spoke about drug residue and text messages between hunter biden and his alleged dealers. cbs s scott macfarlane was inside the courtroom and will start us off tonight. reporter: 30-year-old n
case, is to call the defendant himself to testify. margaret: plus, hunter biden s daughter takes the stand. what she said that made her father emotion all. the evening news starts now. good evening, and thank you for being with us. i m margaret brennan in for norah o donnell. the prosecution rested in the federal gun trial of hunter biden. his eldest daughter took the stand today to testify in his defense. naomi biden told the jury about visiting her father while he was in rehab, just weeks before the gun purchase at the center of the case. she said, he seems like the clearest i had seen him since my uncle died. and then i told him i was so proud of him. an emotional moment that came after prosecutors wrapped their case with testimony from law enforcement officials, who spoke about drug residue and text messages between hunter biden and his alleged dealers. cbs a scott macfarlane was inside the courtroom and will start us off tonight. reporter: 30-year-old naomi bid
margaret: out to the jobs report out today that was way better-than-expected. cbs s jo ling kent has a closer look at what it means. reporter: the jobs reports smashed expectations but one is a mixed bag when it comes to how the economy is doing, margaret. no doubt 272,000 jobs added in may is good news. the most hiring happened in health care, leisure, and hospitality, but the federal reserve will also be looking at the unemployment ratd up to 4% for the first time since 2022 and wage growth that increased more than expected. that will likely be a factor in the fed s interest rate decision next week and economists widely expect the fed to keep rates at these higher levels because of stubborn inflation. margaret: and tonight, the category is television icons. and cbs s carter evans has the answer. reporter: no one has ever hosted the same game show for so long, margaret. 41 seasons, more than 8,000
at many commands is they have to wait for that mental health, so this idea is they need to expedite it, get the service members the help that they need quickly. as you mentioned, with seth mouthen who you referenced earlier, he is one who has said the brandon act needs to be implemented and calling on work to do that. thank you. we should note of course, if you or someone you know is struggling, there is help, and know that there is help, and you can call the suicide crisis lifeline at 988 and text home to the crisis text line at 741-741, you can see that on the screen. take a screen shot if you need it. talk about what is going on with the dow. wall street. the big board. because it is actually up now. in the last 20 or so minutes of trading for the week. you can see it here. investors making up lost ground, basically, after that better than expected jobs report out today. showing the u.s. economy added 263,000 jobs in november. that is good news for folks in the job market. may
prescription drug costs. will they? that s the big question. and it is. you have these legislative achievements, soon to be achievements. i m looking at what president biden can tout right now. you have the killing of the al qaeda leader. you have all of these different things in his bucket. lower gas prices as well. good jobs report out today. throw in the pact bill. the question is, can democrats turn these into tangible gains for democrats? we ve seen historically, i believe in the 1960s, where they have the legislation of medicare and medicaid passed and the democrats lost seats in the following election. well, hopefully, yes, take the win and go campaign and try to take the win in have no. and i do think that kansas showed us how potent the issue of abortion is. and remember, in the fall, many states will be passing bans. remind voters what is at stake