solve the problem of million of moms out there with the lack of affordable child care. how businesses may be part of the solution coming up. but we begin with the battle for the soul of the republican party amid new signs of momentum for ron desantis. his book, hitting number one just hours after going on sale, but also new signs of the challenge he and the rest of the potential republican field face. a poll out showing donald trump holding a 20-point lead. all of that coming ahead of two conservative events that will demonstrate the choice the party has ahead of it. one for cpac bound tightly to the maga crowd and the club for growth which mostly severed ties with the former president. while trump headlines cpac in d.c. nearly every republican hopeful will be at the donor retreat in florida, ron desantis, mike pence, estimate cot, trump very pointedly wasn t even invited there. but anyone ready to declare the end of the trump era needs to take a look at this new morning po
on the cost, and why it doesn t address the problem, or, for some, go far enough. nearly two dozen killed in ukraine after russian rockets strike a train station. cbs debora patta is in kyiv, tonight, where the world is marking six months of war. the new move tonight by the federal government to get untraceable ghost guns off the streets. cbs jeff pegues shows us why these guns are so dangerous. reporter: this is a ghost gun. it s something that can be produced on a printer, that you can get for less than $200. o donnell: and, we ve all heard about the summer slump. but, what impact did the pandemic have on america s school children? the startling details, with cbs meg oliver. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, president biden offers relief for millions of americans burdened with federal student loans
it s a game changer. we re also fixing what s called, and this has been the bane of driving me crazy when i was out of office. the public service loan forgiveness program. now, this program forgives student loans to encourage those students who have those loans if they go in to public service. think of the millions who are. public school teachers, local police officers, workers at local charities, members of the military and national guard, and so many more, think of the folks who work for federal, state, local, travel governments, keeping essentially services going, respond to go natural disaster, all of those firefighters and cops. the program is designed so if you serve in one of these jobs and be able to list those and be able to accurately assess whether you do, and make your loan payments for ten years, even if it s not consecutive years, your remaining balance will be completely forgiven. it s a great idea but the program is a mess. it s so inefficient, and complicated
november? i ll also speak with a florida primary winner trying to become the first member of congress from generation z. and a proposal to tackle homelessness, forcing hotels to offer up empty rooms. but how do hotel guests and owners feel? a contentious debate playing out right now in a major american city. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our money lead. a monumental announcement out of the white house today affecting tens of millions of americans. president biden laying out his decision to cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who make less than $125,000 a year. some americans could see $20,000 in relief, and this move could completely wipe out student debt for one-third of borrowers. president biden is also extending the loan repayment freeze through the rest of the year. leading democratic lawmakers are hailing the president s move today, calling it, quote, a giant step forward in addressing the student debt crisis, but some key
madison alworth on what folks on main street are saying and a senate minority whip john thune on the timing moments before people start voting. welcome. i m neil cavuto. this is your world. let s go to hillary vaughn on the fall-out from the white house. hillary? hi, neil. president biden is using taxpayer money to pay off 20 million americans college debt completely by offering $10,000 off of what students owe that are making $125,000 less that year, up to $25,000 for people with pell grants. the president says he has a way to pay for it. remember the $300 billion in the inflation reduction act that was supposed to reduce inflation by paying down the debt? biden says it s helping pay for this. how do we pay for it? we pay for it by what we ve done. the single largest deficit reduction in a single year in the history of america. the inflation reduction act will cut it by another $300 billion over the next decade. biden is extending the pause on student loan payments f