legislatures, asking state governors, asking state elector officials to do the right thing. in fact, even asking vice president pence was protected by free speech. well, former vice president pence did not dispute trump s right to ask. but he is once again drawing attention to what he was asked to do a day before january 6th, he came back as his lawyers did. he said we want you to launch those votes outright. they were asking me to overturn the election. i had no right to overturn the election. i know we did our duty that day. well, the federal judge tanya chutkan in d.c. has set a timeline for tomorrow at five pm when the trump team must respond if they object to the government s request for a protective order on evidence in this case, a request prompted by trump s activity on social media as of late, effectively setting up the first showdown of what is expected to be a protracted court battle. now, the indictment remains the top story on the front pages of the new y
i m ari melber. we begin with breaking news. donald trump s federal trial is back on because this court is ruling against defendant trump today. they re green lighting the trial sought by special counsel jack smith. this spruling sets a precedent for holding a former president accountable. we have special coverage we ve been working on since this broke early on the east coast today. we start with the basics. you don t need to be a lawyer or constitutional scholar to understand this. the ruling rejects donald trump s very far-fetched arguments that his job history as president should mean he could never be arrested, indicted or tried for anything related to his time in office. trump s lawyers argued he should basically retain a kind of permanent immunity from the fact he used to be president. the court is rejecting that today. we re going to begin, like i said, with the clarity of this single spare sentence. quote, for the purpose of this criminal case, former president trump
top issue in the 2024 election, did the former president just derail a bipartisan border deal? does donald trump have the ability to kill this immigration bill? there is not a deal to be killed yet. james: cbs evening news begins now. good evening, i m james brown in for norah. thank you for being with us. you just heard from republican senators mitt romney and lindsey graham. just when congress appeared close to a deal on the southern border and funding for ukraine, there are concerns election politics are getting in the way. cbs s scott macfarlane is on capitol hill tonight speaking to lawmakers about what is standing between america and immigration reform. the election s other top issue: the economy. we got big news today. u.s. gdp grew at a surprising pace last quarter, but despite low unemployment and a booming stock market, we speak to americans about why some are not feeling the effects. but we begin tonight with severe weather. nearly 26 million people are
top issue in the 20s 24 election did the former president just delay a bipartisan border deal. there is not a deal to be killed yet. james: cbs evening news begins now. good evening, i m james brown in for norah, thank you for being with us. you just heard from republican senators mitt romney and lindsey graham, just when congress appeared close to a deal on the southern border and funding for ukraine, there are concerns election politics are getting in the way. cbs a scott macfarlane is on capitol hill tonight speaking to lawmakers about what is standind immigration reform. the elections other top issue, the economy. we ve got big news today. u.s. gdp grew at a surprising pace last quarter, but despite low unemployment and a booming stock market, we speak to americans about why some are not feeling the effects. but we begin tonight with severe weather. nearly 26 million people are under flood watches from louisiana to west virginia, with more rain expected in the days
rudy giuliani speaking to federal investigators. a cnn exclusive, and now cnn has also learned georgia s secretary of state is set to do the same today. how this investigation into trump is heating up now. how high did it go? new reporting just in on the plans in place for the revolt in russia, including a plot to kidnap key putin advisors. and flying off the handle. passengers enraged at airports. more than 700 flights have been canceled and some passengers being told they can t get a flight out for days. be ready, this holiday travel weekend could leave you stuck. i m sara sidner along with john berman and kate bolduan, cnn news central starts now. after today special counsel jack smith could be a major step closer to deciding if donald trump will face charges related to the ongoing probe into trying to turn to overturn the 2020 election results. these two men are the reason why i say that. former trump lawyer rudy giuliani and georgia secretary of s