small puff of smoke into a full raging, all consuming fire. norah: why firefighters are struggling to contain the blazes. the fire is moving pretty quickly. it s a difficult situation and it s a rapidly changing situation. norah: the record-breaking heat wave for much of the country. cbs evening news starts now. fast-moving wildfires, record-breaking heat, and a tropical storm threat. good evening. i m norah o donnell and thank you for being with us. and the weather is where we re going to begin tonight because right now, americans are facing extreme conditions from coast-to-coast. 76 million people are suffering under oppressive heat across 24 states, as high temperatures scorch the midwest and northeast. and the worst of the heat is yet to come. down south, parts of texas are under tropical storm warnings. as we track a system in the gulf of mexico that is likely to become the first named storm of the season. and out west, dozens of wildfires are raging, includi
blitzer denied it six once cnn closed captioning is bronchi by ucar help maintain a healthy urinary tract with you, cora, having utis four tenure. you, cora, we make uti relief products. we also make proactive urinary tract health products. you cora is a life s they tried today at your core.com a major executive order on immigration. president biden, unveiling a new plan to offer legal status and protection to over half 1 million families undocumented spouses and children of american citizens could be impacted and so could the race for the white house and a wildfire pushing an entire town new mexico to evacuate, squeezing it like a pair of toms over 15,000 acres burned in southern california, a wildfire only about 25% contained as the midwest also swelters under high temperatures. and boeing ceo on a seat that maybe hotter than usual, testifying before congress on the heels of new who whistleblower allegations that the company had questionable plane parts. we are following
president biden circumventing congress on immigration. this time shielding half a million migrants from deportation. how will he do that? we ll tell you now. i m bill hemmer live in new york. dana has the week off today. like a ray of sunshine. martha: i m martha maccallum, this is america s newsroom. this afternoon president biden will mark the 12th anniversary of daca with a new policy rewarding some migrants who came to the united states illegally. bill: that will block deportations for half a million people married to u.s. citizens as well as 50,000 of their kids. it applies to people who have lived here for at least ten years and that excludes anyone with prior deportations. martha: the action coming less than five months before the presidential election where the border, of course, could be a deciding factor . former acting dhs secretary chad wolf thinks it s about optics. it certainly will be a challenged. the timing you indicated is really important here. ob
In d. C. Well have the latest in a live report. And later, the end of an e era. The Washington Post declaring the power suit a thing of the past. We want to know what you think coming up. Good day at 9a starts now. Oh, boy, straighten your ties. Make them a little tighter. Get going. Pull up your suit coat. Thats right. Good day d. C. Its 9 00 sorry one on this thursday december 7th. So you guys said it. You dont think the power suit will ever go away. No. I think i read the article. Well talk more about it later. I dont think its so much as the power suit going away as maybe what the suit indicates is changing a little bit. Now people are maybe using their suit to show a little more style. Does that make sense . I dont think so. I think washington will be the last to adopt that maybe desmoines i watch well talk more about it later. Listen on the fashion note also ahead this morning, the future of fashion pam tone is out with the official color of 2018 and it is white. Well have to sta
You know that Justin Timberlake just walked by . Yes, girl. Hes just the bomb. How much do we love j. T. . Showing love for strong women, including angelina, who shared a sweet story about her kids struggles. Listening and doing last minute homework and listening and debating the importance of brushing teeth. I actually did debate some teeth brushing this morning. Um, i lost. I was raised by a strong woman. I was lucky enough to convince a strong woman to marry me. She got nominated for a critic as choice award today. Shout out. As i look out at everyone here today, and Justin Timberlake, im reminded lets all be silence breakers. Jlaw received the events leadership award. Shes the magazines cover girl this week, interviewed by oprah winfrey. She turned serious about empowerment. So many people are listening and watching, i have a responsibility. And im sure well be seeing much more of these ladies and the ramp up to januarys Golden Globes awards. The nominations are going to be announc