People dead and communities in ruins after it batters the u. S. Gulf coast the state of louisiana is hardest hit by the most powerful storm to hit the u. S. In years. Im told me a lot of welcome to the show donald trump is expected to accept the u. S. Republican partys nomination during a speech on the south lawn of the white house in iran an hour from now the u. S. President acceptance of the nomination will cap the 4 day g. O. P. Convention that has seen the republicans pitch themselves as the party of law and order closing speech comes amid simmering tension over Police Shootings and racism. In a poll went out on the streets of washington d. C. And found people austar to be divided. In their expectations of trouble so what do you think hes focusing on tonight. Oh man lets see. Bringing the country together im a lot of nonsense a lot of a lot of craftsman asherons a lot of misinformation a lot of lies. This but it would just prefer just hope and pray for another 4 great 4 years like
This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin tonight with breaking news on that bombshell federal indictment against steve bannon, President Trumps former chief white house strategist, who was once described as the president s ideological soulmate. Well, tonight, bannon is out on a 5 million bond after pleading not guilty to charges that he used a charity designed to bolster one of President Trumps signature policy goals to line his own pockets. Federal agents arrested bannon aboard this 152foot luxury yacht earlier today after prosecutors filed a damning indictment, accusing him, along with three other associates, of sealing more than 1 million from a Fundraising Campaign designed to build a portion of President Trumps Mexican Border wall. Well, tonight, the president is distancing himself from the former architect of his 2016 campaign, saying he hasnt dealt with bannon fo
Country, we offer our condolences to him and his colleagues , and we pray for gods strength. What i am saying is just one sentence. Greetings full of love and affection from our dear and great leader who is grieving himself is in this calamity. Dear people of tabriz and azerbaijan, and our dear iranian people, and all of our noble nation, especially you who participated in this glorious and enlightening gathering, the bodies of the martyrs will be moved to qom after the cremation in tabriz. Schools in qom are closed today, according to the announcement. In order to host the people of qom from the body of martyr ayatollah raisi and his companions, University Classrooms are held only in the morning and are closed in the evening. Qom offices also operate until 12 oclock. He spent four decades of his life serving the people he made a revolution until the moment. Martyrdom was with the people and he tried to sympathize and sympathize with them with honesty and humility where he could not do
Huge boost as he battles senator Bernie Sanders for the democratic nomination. And as of today, there is one fewer candidate standing in bidens way after Michael Bloomberg announced today that not only is he suspending his campaign, he will throw his billions behind team biden. Cnn is tracking all the fallout from super tuesday, including what senator Elizabeth Warrens staff is calling a disappointing night for the massachusetts senator. Lets start with cristina alesci. She is waiting on that Bloomberg News conference to begin. Whats the word from the campaign . Reporter well, Mike Bloombergs following an old wall street saying which is your first loss is your best loss. After that grueling night last night where he suffered some big losses, he came back to new york and decided to put an end to his campaign. There was a staff meeting today and effectively what happened was, look, maybe he didnt maybe he and his campaign didnt think they were going to win any particular state, but they