must first secure the border and secure it now. james: what the new policy means for migrants coming into the united states illegally. we ve just crossed the border into mexico to hear what this executive order means for people on this side of the border. james: the cbs evening news starts now. good evening, i m james brown in for norah o donnell, and in just hours, 12:01 a.m. eastern time, president biden s aggressive new border restrictions take effect. the impact of this executive action will be immediately, soon, u.s. immigration officials will be authorized to deport large numbers of migrants without processing their asylum claims. the restrictions will stay in effect until illegal crossings dip below 1500 migrants a day, and they will be triggered again if crossings spike. we have team coverage from the border to the white house, and that s where we start, with cbs s nancy cordes. nancy, this is a dramatic election-year move. what does this mean? reporter:
effect at midnight. the president s tight new restrictions limiting the number of asylum seekers, allowing him to temporarily close the border when the daily average goes above more than 2,500 in between legal ports of entry. also developing tonight, those cell phone outages reported across the u.s. millions of at&t customers saying they cannot make calls to phones on other networks. erielle reshef with what we know so far. the life-threatening heat wave tonight. this early in the season. multiple states from california to texas. triple-digit temperatures and a new round of severe storms possible, including tornadoes from mississippi to minnesota. ginger zee has the forecast. in new york city, two young girls shot and wounded on a playground, just 9 and 11 years old. on capitol hill, the combative hearing. attorney general merrick garland defending the justice department from allegations of political bias, reminding lawmakers they had no role in donald trump s convict
effect at midnight. the president s tight new restrictions limiting the number of asylum seekers, allowing him to temporarily close the border when the daily average goes above more than 2,500 in between legal ports of entry. also developing tonight, those cell phone outages reported across the u.s. millions of at&t customers saying they cannot make calls to phones on other networks. erielle reshef with what we know so far. the life-threatening heat wave tonight. multiple states from california to texas. triple different temperature us, and a new round of severe storms possible, including tornadoes from mississippi to minnesota. ginger zee has the forecast. in new york city, two young girls shot and wounded on a playground, just 9 and 11 years old. on capitol hill, the combative hearing. attorney general merrick garland defending the justice department from allegations of political bias, reminder lawmakers they had no role in donald trump s conviction in new york. t
the united states illegally. we ve just crossed the border into mexico to hear what this executive order means for people on this side of the border. james: the cbs evening news starts now. and just hours at 12:01 a.m. eastern time, president biden s aggressive new border restrictions take effect. i m james brown in for norah o donnell. the impact of this executive action will be immediately, soon, u.s. immigration officials will be authorized to deport large numbers of migrants without processing their asylum claims. the restrictions will stay in effect until illegal crossings dipped below 1500 migrants a day, and they will be triggered again if crossings spike. we have team coverage from the border to the white house, and that s where we start, with cbs s nancy cordes. nancy, this is a dramatic election-year move. what does this mean? reporter: j.b., what this means is that starting tomorrow, most migrants who cross the border illegally will not be allowed to se
first tonight, hunter biden s gun trial begins. the first trial of a child of a sitting president. the first lady there in that courtroom. also developing, president biden preparing a new executive order, a crackdown on the mexico border. it would shut down the border immediately to asylum seekers if daily migrant numbers hit 2,500. and what we re learning about this. in new york city tonight, those two nypd officers shot and wounded. chasing a robbery suspect. one shot in the chest, saved by his bulletproof vest. what authorities have now revealed about the suspect. this major heat wave already building tonight. temperatures well into the triple digits across several states. and the wildfire burning in california. the swimmer attacked by a shark off the coast. bitten on the chest, arm, and hand. witnesses on how the swimmer survived. israel s war with hamas. tonight, the israeli military now confirming the deaths of four more hostages in gaza. here in the u.s. to