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
top issue in the 20s 24 election did the former president just delay a bipartisan border deal. 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 a scott macfarlane is on capitol hill tonight speaking to lawmakers about what is standind immigration reform. the elections other top issue, the economy. we ve 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 under flood watches from louisiana to west virginia, with more rain expected in the days