bring it, donald. show me what you got. also, alabama set to make history tonight for the controversial way it is scheduling to execute a convicted murderer. across the south, more than 30 million people bracing for another round of heavy showers and flooding that could linger for days. and a family reunion, 14 years in the making. a mom finally back with her family after being separated by her nation s broken immigration system. and we begin this morning with breaking news from here in new york city, where testimony has resumed in former president donald trump s defamation damages trial after a three-day pause. the former president is in court today for proceedings, and could testify in his own defense later today. trump was originally expected to testify on monday in the case, brought against him by writer e. jean carroll, but the trial was postponed after a juror got sick and one of trump s attorneys told the judge she was exposed to covid and was feeling sick. l
brought against him by writer e. jean carroll. now i guess we are going to see, is this number enough or potentially do we go through this again? nancy: the cbs evening news starts now. good evening. i m nancy cordes in for norah. thank you for being with us. we are going to have more on that massive payout donald trump was ordered to make to e. jean carroll in a moment. also tonight, though, big news from the border, where migrant crossings hit a new record in december. hundreds of thousands of them, and countered by border agents. plus, boeing 737 max 9 is returning to the skies. cbsnews is there as the first flight takes off from seattle after the planes were grounded for three weeks following that terrifying midair incident. but we want to begin tonight a jury found he acted maliciously, out of hatred, ill will, or spite in his ongoing verbal attacks on the former elle magazine columnist. they concluded he should pay $83.3 million in damages. a previous ju
to be executed using nitrogen gas a method which the united nations has called cruel and inhumane . smith s adviser said he is absolutely terrified. it will be the state 5 second attempt to execute smith, who was convicted in 1989 of murdering a preachers wife, in a hired killing. for more on this story, i spoke a little earlier to ralph chapoco he s a reporter with it s been just described it s beenjust described his method. that will involve kenneth smith being led into the execution chamber having an airtight mask strapped to his face and a pure nitrogen pumped from a pressurised tank. find from a pressurised tank. and him of effectively from a pressurised tank. fific him of effectively being forced or asked to breathe it in. there have of course been many experts suggesting that one of the problems is this is never been done before. it s interesting, we ve heard from some of your contributors there that the state of alabama is waiting to find out whether or not i
politicsnation, tonight s ali, start your engines. the biden reelection effort is shifting in the high gear, with the first official democratic contest of the primary season, just six days away. that will be in south carolina. president biden has been reengaging with folks this weekend, especially black voters, who were crucial to his 2020 victory. biden s also getting a jump start from the united auto workers who are standing with the president joining the picket lines with them during their striking in the fall. i ll talk to the uaw president tonight about the big endorsement and what it will meet to the biden campaign. back on capitol hill, maga republicans are slamming the brakes on a bipartisan immigration bill at the behest of their presidential front runner, donald trump. and the impact of this gridlock may be felt far beyond the border, jeopardizing military aid for ukraine and israel. all of that tonight. plus, the white house response to breaking news ou
silence donald trump? that is the question that will soon be in the hands of a manhattan jury. it is their only decision, how much trump owes e. jean carroll for repeatedly defaming her. her lawyers dangling one number, $12 million. we re live from the courthouse. plus, donald trump s tight grip around the gop being tested now on capitol hill amid accusations he s trying to tank a bipartisan border deal in order to boost his campaign. and the u.n. s top court demands israel do everything in its power to prevent acts of genocide in gaza but stopped short of calling for a cease fire. we ll talk to a top adviser for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu coming up. but we begin with donald trump back in that new york city courtroom where the bottom line of his bank account is at stake today. and like a lot of things involving the former president, it all went off course and quickly. even before the jury came in, the judge admonished trump s lawyer, alina habba for showi