Of 93. We remember the legendary actor with a commanding voice. I am your father. Norah the Cbs Evening news starts now. Good evening. Im Norah Odonnell and Thank You for being with us. There are a number of top stories we are covering on this monday night. From that upcoming president ial debate that will air here on cbs to those outofcontrol wildfires out west, and a tropical storm thats gaining strength in the Gulf Of Mexico. We want to begin tonight with some news just coming in about the death of james Earl Jones, whose commanding performance onscreen made him a Household Name for decades. He was the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars and mufasa in the lion king. He overcame a Childhood Stutter to win nearly every accolade and award, after appearing in nearly 90 Television Dramas and series and some 120 movies. We get more now from cbs vladimir duthiers. Reporter james Earl Jones was an industry giant. Steel isnt strong, boy. Reporter Whose Unmistakable Deep Booming Voice Captivate
until the midterms. when true democracy goes away, people get hurt. and it s hard to recover. we have to walk away from politics as usual. it s a choice between two vastly different visions for america. with the economy and inflation top of mind for voters, president biden is also focusing on the u.s. workforce set to deliver remarks on that this afternoon. about the same time, we re expecting the fed s announcement of another interest rate hike going up three quarters of a percentage point for the fourth consecutive time. what their decision today means for your wallet. new details rounding the attack on speaker pelosi s husband, paul. the washington post and nbc news confirm a live camera feed was rolling on the pelosi home on the night of the attack and the post reports that while cameras captured the break-in, no one was watching the feed at the time. ahead, new questions about security. we are going to start with the president s remarks tonight on threats t
difference between america s two major political parties, and what they want for the future of this country couldn t be more stark. this week, the former president and republican president nomination, donald trump, tweet of his trump national golf club in bedminster, university speaking of the league s big tournament this weekend. now, the live tour is a new venture, financed by saudi arabia s public investment fund. it s all part of a campaign by the saudi government to refresh the kingdoms image in the eyes of the world. you see, they want you to think of your favorite golf players, when you think of saudi arabia. not their long list of human rights abuses, including the murder of the washington post schoumacher shoji. now, trump took a hands on role in that injury he had by hosting the event at his property. just miles away from ground zero, and they had this to say in his defense. well, nobody has gotten to the bottom of 9/11, unfortunately. a family member, family
meanwhile, a court hearing is scheduled for today on the request to unseal the affidavit used to search donald trump s mar-a-lago home. we ll have new reporting on where that investigation stands. plus, new polling in the fight to control the senate from a tight race in ohio to the democrat in wisconsin expanding his lead over republican ron johnson. we ll have the latest numbers for you this morning. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, august 18th. joe, looking ahead to a big hearing today. yup. a lot of political waves beginning to sort of form out of this. they are. i m curious, what did you think of mike pence s speech? it feels it feels like he s looking for a lane. i believe his speech, willie, if i m not correct, was in new hampshire, was it not? it was. yes, it was. that would be kind of the, i think, real story there. what is he doing there? there s obviously maybe a long game being played here. i don t want to get ahead of anyth
president biden said this week issues like abortion should get an exception when it comes to the senate filibuster, without it, 60 votes would but not be needed to pass legislation but the president conceded right now democrats don t have the support to do that. this is discussed yesterday with governors from nine democratic state now to offer safe haven for abortion. we work closely to protect women s rights, after this project reversal of roe v. wade, the terrible extreme position in my view of ending lives in the health and safety of millions of women. i share the public outrage in the court committed to moving america backwards. anita: the biden and administration on recent decisions, among them the ministrations green energy goal. this week removing soul revelatory discretion from the epa. the president s focus remain on the supreme court even when asked about inflation and gas prices while speaking in madrid thursday. resentment republicans see as inappropriate. o