as i used to. i don t debate as well as i used to. margaret: former president trump touts his night on the stage despite a number of falsehoods and inflammatory treatments the number of people coming to the border. they are taking black jobs. to be new reporting and what we are hearing from voters. the cbs evening news starts now. good evening. i m margaret brennan in for norah o donnell. it s a tight presidential race. president biden argues his opponent, donald trump, is a threat to the very future of american democracy. mr. biden helped last night s debate would tip the race in his favor. instead, today he s facing calls to step aside. today a lively president biden sought to calm concerns by campaigning in the key state of north carolina, arguing that he is still up to the job of commander in chief. despite those daylong attempts to reassure her, just moments ago, the new york times editorial board published this scathing headline to serve his country, president
tonight for the big debate. the manhunt in new york city focused on central park. and the famous actress now battling alzheimer s. first tonight, that severe storm threat from the midwest to the northeast. dangerous thunderstorms, possibly damaging winds. ginger zee standing by with the forecast. the high stakes earliest ever presidential debate, just 48 hours away now, thursday night. president biden and the mock 90-minute debates at camp david. donald trump and what he s saying about biden s ability on that debate stage. and about the new rules involving mics and no audience. tonight, special counsel jack smith revealing never before seen photos showing classified documents and how they were allegedly stored at mar-a-lago, amid accusations from trump s team that fbi agents mishandled the documents. and in new york tonight, the gag order partially lifted in the hush money case, where a jury convicted donald trump. so, what does this mean now that he can talk about