Pick nears. Also tonight, abrupt reversal. Im Michael George at the 9 11 memorial in New York with reaction after Defense Secretary Austin revokes a deal that avoids the Death Penalty for accused 9 11 plotters. Plus after recent assassinations, Israel Stokes fears of a wider war. Im Debora Patta in East Jerusalem where the country is braced for a possible iranian retaliatory attack. State of emergency. Florida this weekend gets ready for debbie and a deluge. While scorching heat fuels the Wildfire Threat in the west. And later, appreciating baseball by feeling it. How this big League Team is helping these visually impaired and blind students experience the game. Its just so exciting. This is the Cbs Weekend News from washington with Adriana Diaz. Good evening. Tonight we begin with Breaking News on several political fronts in the race for the White House. In Washington Vice president Kamala Harris is nearing the end of her search for a Running Mate. At the same time her husband, second
Putting her over the top today, making her the first black woman and Asian American to become a major Partys Candidate for president. Delegates casting their votes during a virtual convention. Harris unopposed. She will officially accept the nomination next week when shes also expected to introduce her Running Mate. Who shes meeting with this weekend. Selina wang with new reporting. Auston night at this hour, dangerous storms on the move in the northeast. A severe Thunderstorm Watch in philadelphia. A new tropical threat developing in the southeast. Tropical storm watches and warnings now posted along the florida coast. More than 150 Million americans under heat alerts from california to New York. Our Weather Team timing it all out. 24 hours after that historic Prisoner Exchange, Three Freed Americans released from russia now back on u. S. Soil. Their emotional homecoming, greeted by Family And President biden. Now being evaluated at a Military Base in San Antonio. And the freed Wall S
Veteran Paul Whelan come along with 14 others, are out of russian prisons. Their brutal ordeal is over. And they are free. Norah the new details behind what went into the Prisoner Swap and who was released to russia in exchange. It is difficult to send back a convicted criminal to secure the release of an innocent american. Norah the Cbs Evening news starts now. To american journalist and a u. S. Marine veteran are free tonight following one of the largest Prisoner Exchanges between the u. S. And russia since the end of the cold war. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. Here they are holding The American flag. You can see Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter, smiling from ear to ear. They are in the air right now, headed for Joint Base Andrews in maryland, where they will be met by the President And Vice president late tonight. The White House calls it the most complex exchanging history, and heres why. It happened in turkey and involved eight
Anger. Norah the escalating tensions and a rare strike inside lebanon, fears of a widening war in the middle East Pay or Go the Cbs Evening News starts now. Tonight, israel says it has eliminated that key has Blood Commander in a strike using Fighter Jets. Now the big question how will the Terror Group Respond . Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. The world is watching what happens next as fears arise that an allout war could erupt on israels northern border. We are just learning that three people are dead and 74 others are injured in the beirut strike. Thats according to lebanons health ministry. But the idf says it Got its target why does it matter . Well, the righthand man to has below is a Secretary General was targeted. Remember, he was the commander involved in the 1983 attack on the u. S. Marine Corps And Barracks in beirut that killed hundreds of u. S. Military personnel. Cbss Imtiaz Tyab reports from the neighborhood that was hit. Reporter this is
Its way to texas to unveil a sweeping proposal to change the united states supreme court. A proposal that could change the u. S. Constitution. Sandra Attorney General Bill Barr posted an oped on foxnews. Com warning if this coup succeeds the Rule Of Law will be over. The judiciary will become little more than a political tool of whomever holds power. John big news as we begin our second hour. Im John Roberts in washington. Sandra here we go. Im Sandra Smith in new york. This is america reports. Biden is calling to impose Term Limits on justices among other changes. Reporters trying to ask him more as he left the White House but he did not come close enough to hear his answer. Can harris be trump . Can harris be trump . Can you come closer sir . We cant hear you. Can harris Beat Trump . John Chopper Talk has its challenges. Democrats challenge with the supreme court is going after highprofile decisions that they disagree with politically. Our most fundamentally held freedoms are under a