remaining court cases. and why the former president is considering this a victory. the chances of a trial before the election are zero at this point. major: plus the strong chilling words from the dissenting justices. the cbs evening news starts now. good evening, everyone. i am major garrett in for norah o donnell. the groundbreaking decision from our nation s highest court. presidents have absolute immunity for official acts while in office, but they do not have immunity for unofficial acts. that means donald trump can and most certainly will claim broad immunity in his pending federal election interference case. a case that is now unlikely to be resolved before election day. chief justice john roberts penned the opinion writing the president may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers. as for the dissent, justice sonia sotomayor forcefully pushed back and deployed bleak hypotheticals orders the navy seal team six to assassinate a politi
prosecution for some acts, but not all. greatly expanding the power of the president, ordering a lower court to determine the future of the federal election interference case against former president trump, but making it all but certain trump will not face trial before election day. special counsel jack smith not commenting. his office and the department of justice now said to be reviewing their options. trump claiming victory, calling the ruling a big win for our constitution and democracy. the court s three liberal justices saying the decision was deeply wrong, and effectively makes the president into a king above the law. terry moran from the supreme court, and pierre thomas standing by. also tonight, president biden under pressure, days after his widely criticized debate performance. what we re learning about discussions behind the scenes. hurricane beryl tears through the caribbean. the earliest ever category 4 storm on record. now heading for landfall in already har
check that check that does it for the weekend this sunday morning, velshi starts right now. good morning, ali. you know, there s so eubh doom and gloom and concern and all of this. i need to switch it up second because you are all fashion plate, you are all fantastically dressed, reset is full of amazing colors. i ve got a bit of an issue. i ve got a vest on. and you see my vest? i saw the best. i m glad we are discussing it. i like the pop of color. i like it. okay, because i m not sure if it is the right thing. it is very hard to see and i wasn t really sure. honestly, you could do no jacket. just the best, very chic. it is giving papa smurfqm=cr i love it. anything can happen over the course of the next couple of hours. nice to see you all. i was going to say, have yourself a great weekend and a few days off but as we know, tomorrow is going to be ■ça consequential day in america so i suspect you are all going to be on the job. get the rest that you can toda
ayman, weathering the storm. democrats convening this saturday to discuss next steps after the presidents poor debate performance. plus, the supreme court ruling that will have massive implications across this country and are republicans playing the long game? and can we change america s gun culture? the surgeon general sure hope so. i am in for ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. there is there is no sugarcoating it. president biden had a bad night thursday. we all know that and his poor debate performance has created a lingering split in the democratic party,■ç with many questioning whether he should remain on the ticket. take note of how many prominent democrats like barack obama, nancy pelosi, hakeem jeffries and james clyburn have been willing to admit biden had a rough night. however all of them remained behind biden, insisting he should not drop out. others on the left are more blunt. he had one thing he had to accomplish and that is reassure america that he is up
surprise appearance in court. and joe biden s emotional message of support for his son. plus, the potential witnesses. could his brother, beau s widow be called to the stand? all this four days after his father s 2024 rival donald trump was convicted on all 34 counts in his hush money trial. the new comments from mr. trump slamming his sentencing date. also tonight, nbc news learning president biden plans to sign a sweeping executive action on the border. what it would give him the power to do. wildfires burning, thousands of acres in california with a dangerous heat wave on the way. dr. anthony fauci grilled on capitol hill by republicans on the origin of covid. the moment he choked up describing death threats against his family and tensions erupting. marjorie taylor greene refusing to call him a doctor. four more israeli hostages confirmed dead as president biden turns up the pressure on israel for a cease-fire deal saying, quote, the deal must get done. and aft