indiana s abortion ban, the strict new law outlawing the procedure goes into effect today. cbs s adriana diaz is at one clinic which just saw it s last patient. the queen s funeral. what we re learning about the new roles for william and harry at the final goodbye. plus the prince and princess of wales greet well-wishers. cbs s charlie d agata. from here, they have been told that the journey will take more than eight hours. o donnell: and the unlikely friendship between her majesty and an american cowboy. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this busy thursday night. tonight, the labor deal that prevented a catastrophic railroad shutdown. rail companies and union leaders reached a tentative agreement less than 24 hours before workers were set to walk off the job. president biden announced the deal after an all-night negotiating session
Major, thank you. On the democratic side Hillary Clinton remains the frontrunner, up five points in the past two weeks over Bernie Sanders and possible candidate joe biden. Will Vice President biden get in . Heres nancy cordes. Its not like i can rush it. Reporter in an interview with the catholic magazine america Vice President biden said hes still deliberating and knows time is running out. Were just not you know, its not quite there yet. And it may not get there in time to make it feasible to be able to run and succeed because there are certain windows that will close. Reporter but his increasingly antsy supporters in the Draft Biden Movement insist he is inching toward a bid. Over the weekend some backers speculated bidens wife, jill, might be the one with cold feet, prompting her spokesman to tell cbs news and others of course dr. Biden would be on board if her husband decides to run for president. I think everybody just ought to give him the space to decide whats best for him and
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Heres major garrett. Reporter for the first time donald trump sounded hesitant about his path to the nomination. I dont think panic is a word that id use, but you know, sure, id like to stay on top. Im going to do whats right. If i dont make it, thats okay. Ill go back to having a good time and building a business. Reporter trumps caution is consistent with what he told us in early august, when his poll numbers were rising. The only thing that can really drive me out, if my numbers drop down. Im a realist. Reporter retired neurosurgeon ben carson is embroiled in the kind of controversy usually reserved for trump for saying this on sunday about the possibility of a muslim president. I would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that. Reporter the u. S. Constitution says no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office. But carsons comments could appeal to part of the republican electorate. According to a ga
This evening Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker dropped out of the race for the republican nomination. Former Texas Governor rick perry left ten days ago. Walker was a rising star, but he barely registered in the polls after weak performances in the first two debates. Here was walker this evening. I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other republican president ial candidates to consider doing the same so that the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive conservative alternative to the current frontrunner. After the second Republican Debate donald trump remains in front, but he has slipped eight points. Carly fiorina has jumped into second place, up 12 points. Ben carson is down 5. Heres major garrett. Reporter for the first time donald trump sounded hesitant about his path to the nomination. I dont think panic is a word that id use, but you know, sure, id like to stay on top. Im going to do whats right. If i dont make it, thats okay. Ill g