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most significant of our time. it s about who can hold office in our country. a foundational statement on what are the basic qualifications to be president. of which there are three. an american-born citizen, age 35 and older and not an insurrectionist. that question right now is how that last part, the shall not be a traitor part, is defined. as you know, colorado has inked their definition, kicking donald trump off the ballot there. now the supreme court is considering it, and trump s legal team is officially weighing in. they ve submitted their brief to the justices, warning disqualifying the former president from the ballot in colorado would result in chaos and bedlam, their words. the words in question, are all in article 14, section 3 of the constitution. a word salad of an amendment that was ratified in 1868 in the que, no personha be a l war. senator or representative in congress o elector of president and vice presidt or hold any office, civil or military under ....
and republicans quick to publicly defend the twice indicted former president for changing the tune behind closed doors and then defend holding off and raising interest rates, for now. where the economy is and more importantly, where it is headed? as the 11th hour gets underway this wednesday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. donald trump gears up for the legal battle of his life, as the justice department defense its prosecution of the former president. just one day after trump s arraignment on charges of mishandling top secret documents, the attorney general voiced his support of special counsel jack smith. when i pointed at mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department s commitment to both independence and accountability. mr. smith as a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents, who cher s commitment, integrity and the rule of law. any questions about the matter wil ....
mr. smith as a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents, who cher s commitment, integrity and the rule of law. any questions about the matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. meanwhile, the washington post reports one of trump s attorneys wanted to oppress the department of justice to discuss a possible settlement in the documents case. but trump himself, he was not interested. that is according to three people briefed on the matter. the post writes, they were, quote, many occasions when players and advisers sought to get trump to take a more cooperative stance. meanwhile, jack smith s other investigation into january six, the big one, has not slowed down one bit. jack yesterday, to nevada fake electors were spotted entering the federal courthouse in d. c. where the grand jury meets. trump s legal troubles are escalating, just as he is ramping up his third campaign for the white house. nb ....
officials caution severe pediatric cases are on the rise in several states. gift cards, boom or bust? they are seemingly everywhere this time of year. cbs carter evans reports many go unused, wasting billions of dollars. and on the road. cbs steve hartman looks at the true meaning of extended family. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett in for norah. tonight, more than 200 million ameramericans are under some fof winter storm advisory heading into christmas weekend. the national weather service alerts range from washington state to maine, from the gulf coast from texas to florida is under a hard freeze warning. the midwest has and is suffering the most with near-whiteout conditions reported in minnesota, iowa, wisconsin, and michigan. in the east, flash flooding has inundated communities across several states including connecticut, ne ....
and as the queen s grandchildren stood together in tribute, so does the public. the line, you have to take a look at these pictures, they are incredible. the line to see queen elizabeth lying in state is extraordinary, it stretches for miles. and this has been going on for hours day and night. the wait reaching longer than 24 hours at times. but some people in line got a memorable surprise as king charles iii and prince william came to greet them earlier today. the new king saying his mother would have been so touched. anna stewart has been spending all day speaking to people waiting in the epic queue to see the queen lying in state. anna, how is everybody holding up? sounds like this is almost so much reverence going on, but a bit fof atmosphere. reporter: yes, and right now looking at the tracker, it says 13 1/2 hours and tonight s weather will be cold. and i can attest to that, it is pretty nippy here in the uk since the sun has gone in. you can see though the qu ....