norah: the cbs evening news starts now. tonight, a new york jury just hours from getting the historic case of the state of new york versus donald j. trump. good evening. i am norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. lawyers just wrapped up closing arguments summarizing the six-week trial after more than 20 witnesses and hundreds of pieces of evidence. prosecutors are trying to prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt. that trump falsified business records tied to payments of stormy daniels, and that those payments were made to cover up another crime conspiracy to violate state election laws. now donald trump s lawyers had their turn earlier attacking the evidence and witnesses especially former trump s fixer michael cohen telling the jury that he is the mvp of liars. cbs s robert costa was inside the courthouse for all the day s highlights. reporter: allies say donald trump arrived confident in court this morning. this is a very dangerous day for americ
things. listen wherever you get your podcasts hello again and welcome. it s time to break down the big stories with some smart people. today, we re asking what hunter biden on trial just days after donald trump s conviction are there really two tiers of justice and some republicans, client? then order at the border. we ll dive into president biden s executive action and whether it s enough to stem the flow of migrants coming into the the us illegally. and attention all shopper is your friendly retail employee may be recording. you will discuss why the panel is here and ready to go. so sit back, relax, and let s talk about up first, new week new trial. this one centered on president biden s son, hunter, who faces federal charges of illegally purchasing now gun while using drugs. the trial has pitting biden s against biden s, turning a personal family drama into a legal case with political ramifications hunter biden in federal court this week forced to listen to testimony abo
fete. president biden is issuing that warning to america and its allies while overlooking the beach which is of norman de, as he uses the 80th anniversary of d-day to call on the global community to stand up for democracy. once again, cnn is live in france with all the development plus, according never-trumper cnn is reporting on team biden s plan to win over republicans who don t like donald trump voters that democrats hope could be the holy grail for president biden in november. and donald trump is back on the trail and heading to a reliably who state are very blue city, san francisco. we re going to tell you why the former president and some big tech billionaires are getting cozy. a hint evolve their giant bank accounts. i m dana bash, let s go behind the headlines and inside politics you re watching the 21 gun salute on the beaches of normandy as world leaders gathered to remember the past in hopes, it will define the future. 80 years ago today marked the beginning of t
The Democratic Party president ial contender joe biden has unveiled his plan to address economic disparities in americas minority communities. In a speech in his home town of wilmington, mr biden said he would spend tens of billions of dollars to help people of colour overcome, what he called, the racial wealth gap, if he wins the election in november. Our north america correspondent, peter bowes, joins me live now. Tell us more about whatjoe biden has been saying. Joe biden really is ramping up his campaign, turning up the rhetoric against donald trump. He also said that he will be announcing his running mate as early as next week, it could even be on saturday, but he has been focusing on his economic policies, helping people of colour in those impoverished communities that he believes have been ignored by the president. 30 billion is the pricetag on his plan, investing in low Income Housing and also helping those businesses, Small Businesses especially run by African Americans and hi
From the moon is due to land back on earth. The first such landing for more than a0 years. Governments across europe are having to make decisions about what to do about this first christmas since the pandemic began. In the uk, borisjohnson is calling for a smaller christmas but he hasnt changed the plan to ease coronavirus restrictions for five days over christmas. Three households will still be able to see cach other and stay overnight. Some medical experts have warned the plan will cost lives. Heres the Prime Minister earlier. Weve decided that the overall situation is, alas, worse, more challenging than wed hoped when we first set the rules. So, while it would not be right, we think, to criminalise people who have made plans and simply want to spend time with their loved ones, we are collectively, across the uk, coming to every level asking you to think hard and in detail about the days ahead and whether you can do more to protect yourself and others. Jonathan blake is in westminste