This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Were going to begin tonight with breaking news. President trump says he is commuting the prison sentence of Rod Blagojevich, freeing the former illinois governor and apprentice contestant from federal prison. Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 for trying to sell Barack Obamas senate seat to the highest bidder. And the president isnt stopping there. Hes also pardoning bernard kerik, whose spectacular fall from new York City Police commissioner and cabinet nominee ended in prison time for tax fraud and other crimes. All in all, the president issued four commutations and seven pardons, including one for 1980s junk bond king michael milken. Weijia jiang reports tonight from the white house. Rod, youre fired. Reporter former illinois governor Rod Blagojevich lost Celebrity Apprentice but won his freedom back today when President Trump commuted his 1
Problem. Well track those factors and the rest of the bay is moving well. So back to you. New overnight, an elderly man is recovering after he disappeared while hiking in the north bay. This is the second of two recent cases involving people believed to have disapeered while hiking. Bob redell joined us live in marin county with details on the man that was found and the couple still missing. Reporter with regard to the man that was found according to the photographer who shot his rescue, he is alive but barely conscious. We have no update. His name is Robert Bennett and 76 years old. Rescuers found him around 11 30 last night and you should be able to see it on video. After he disappeared on monday afternoon while hiking in unincorporated marin county they extricated him and sent him to the hospital. They did find his vehicle at the head of the valley stone trail which helped locate him and in the picture, tweeted out by the marin county sheriffs office, two k9s helped locate bennett.
And im marcus washington. Mike will get us through the commute but first we start out with the forecast. Beautiful today with temperatures well above normal. Reaching into the upper 60s up to about 69 degrees in san jose and even 70 in morgan hill. Well be slightly cooler than yesterday but this is all still well above normal as that sunshine continues in the forecast. Well take a hook ahead to the weekend. Mike, you were concerned about the san mateo bridge. It is not on the chp blotter but our live camera let us see what is going on. Still flashing across mid stan and slowing now from the toll plaza view. Now the sensors havent shown a major problem but the starting to turn, you see that yellow, well watch that. I believe that issue will be cleared in the next few minutes but the dumbarton is just fine. The rest of the bay shows a light volume so right back to you. Thanks, mike. New overnight for you, an elderly man is recovering after he disappeared while hiking in the th in the nor
Sleep sticks. Donald trump hosts The Apprentice 2024 edition with potential running mates at maralago, but with all the challenges of being trumps number two, including a new refusal to rule out violence. Again, if trump loses, who does trump thing . I can deliver for him, vp contender, north dakota governor doug burgum joins me exclusively next and campus crackdowns. More arrests as colleges try to turn from chaos to commencement. Good protests continue and effect democrats hope for November Biden campaign cochair Mitch Landrieu and former senator and University Of Florida president van sas, ahead plus star turn riveting trial testimony recalls the damning access Hollywood Tape from trumps 2016 campaign okay. This was locker room talk. Im not proud of it as the case against trump takes shape. Can he defy political expectations . Again hello. Im Big Tapper In Washington where the state of our union is auditioning out of ports for the weekend, donald trump was back in his elements, fuel
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