Good morning. 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific on the west coast. We are just hours away from a crucial test for president biden and his political future as he faces pressure from some in his own party to withdraw from the 2024 race. The president will hold his first solo press conference in eight months. He will also sit down for a one onone interview with lester holt. It all comes has more democrats call for the president s exit. Peter welch became the first senator to call on the president to drop from the race joining nearly a dozen house members. Despite the pressure coming from all sides, the president is remaining steadfast. The campaign now firing back at george clooney for calling for a new nominee just weeks after the hollywood star hosted a major fundraiser for the president. The campaign saying, quote, the president stayed for over three hours while clooney took a photo quickly and left. Joining me now is senior correspondent gabe gutierrez, alan catelli, ashley parker, senior c
That was ten years ago. Think about that. We re going to stay until we have a deal or we have total victory. I learned the hard way there was never a good time to withdrawal u. S. Forces. The taliban is continuing its offensive across afghanistan. Tal taliban fighters have broken through the front line. The afghan army collapsed and the central government has fallen. Panic fills the air in kabul. President biden said this is not going to be a saigon. Guess what? there has been an explosion outside kabul airport. 170 afghans killed. 13 american troops killed. I stand scquarely behind my decision, it s time to end america s longest war. Is it a mistake? i think it is, yeah. I think the consequences are going to be unbelievably bad. I must see it s defeat for the united states. I think the president is right. Enough is enough. What was all of this for? that has to be the question veterans are asking. Two decades, more than $2 trillion, more than 6,000 american lives, more than 100,000 afg
Conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden. That was ten years ago. Think about that. We re going to stay until we have a deal or we have total victory. I ve learned the hard way, there is never a good time to withdraw u. S. Forces. The taliban is continuing its offensive across afghanistan. Taliban fighters have broken through the front line. The afghan army has collapsed. The central government has fallen. Panic fills the air in kabul. President biden said this is not going to be saigon. But guess what. There s been an explosion outside kabul airport. 170 afghans killed. 13 american troops killed. I stand squarely behind my decision. It s time to end america s longest war. Is it a mistake? i think it is, yeah. Because i think the consequences are going to be unbelievably bad. I must say that it s a moral defeat for the united states. I think is the president is right. Enough is enough. What was all of this for? that has to be the question veterans are asking. Two decades. Mor
Teachers to wear masks. Tracking ida. Louisiana faces a direct hit from a potentially catastrophic hurricane. Where is it heading and when? evictions set evictions set to resume. A supreme court ruling means millions of renters could lose their homes. Breaking news: a california panel votes in favor of parole for the man who assassinated senator robert f. Kennedy. Wildfire danger: homes are evacuated as the caldor fire inches closer to lake tahoe. Hornet invasion? crews destroy the biggest murder hornet nest yet. How serious is the threat? and on the road. Cbs steve hartman with a woman who puts her whole self in to her favorite song. This is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. Dokoupil: good evening to our viewers in the west. Norah is off. I m tony dokoupil. And we begin with breaking developments in afghanistan. President biden s national security team has told him another attack is likely, and the next few days could be the most dangerou
Of the beatles, it was their brand of heartache and harmony that ruled the airwaves. A career that began when donnie, here on the right, was just eight years old. They had a 50 minute radio show on saturdays, known as little donnie. And i used to get to read the commercials. Be sure if you have corns and calluses, send for foster s 30 minute wonder corn and callous remover. $1 will bring you a big one ounce bottle. You made me dream. The brothers phil and don were soon singing on the radio show and when theirfather, a kentucky coalminer, with musical aspirations moved the family to tennessee, they landed a record deal at the home of country music. Nashville. They sing. The beatles, simon and garfunkel, crosby, stills and nash, they all took inspiration from their clean cut close harmony. But as the 50s turned into the 60s, the everly brothers quickly began to look out of date. Way down in green, year. Don began to write more songs, but the hits didn t come and the strains began to show