norah, it's all yours. >> norah: lonnie quinn, thank you.ook at tonight's other top stories, and we start with this breaking news. a member of supreme court justice sonia sotomayor's protection detail shot a carjacking suspect near the justice's home. cbs's nicole sganga has the details just coming in. >> reporter: we're just learning tonight, norah, two deputy u.s. marshals opened fire on a suspected carjacker near the home of supreme court justice sonia sotomayor last week. 18-year-old kentrell flowers sustained a nonlife threatening injury to the jaw after allegedly tapping this gun against the car window of a deputy u.s. marshal standing post near sotomayor's home. flowers is now charged with armed carjacking and carrying a pistol without a license. d.c. police are still investigating but say there is no indication the suspect targeted the supreme court justice or knew who he was attempting to carjack. >> norah: now to new mexico, where alec baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial is now underway and opening statements could begin as ea

norah? >> norah: ed o'keefe, thank you for that reporting. news chief election and campaign correspondent robert costa is here with me to dig in further to that project 2025 thing that ed mentioned. so, the blueprint, we have read through it, it describes repealing what it called lgbtq+ equity policies and shutting down climate change initiatives. this is a culture war. is it a winning strategy? >> robert: inside the trump campaign, my sources say they don't want to be talking about project 2025. in fact, trump has disavowed it publicly. they believe it could scare voters in the suburbs of philadelphia and other major cities, so you are going to see at the upcoming republican convention, not talk about a sweeping conservative policy agenda, but some speeches by conservative celebrities and by what they are calling every day americans to try to break it to the democratic coalition. >> norah: and what do we know about trump's search for a vice presidential candidate? >> robert: not enough. he is keeping it very close to his vest. in fact, trump

norah. norah. >> norah: great reporting, robert costa, thank you so much. details into the decision-making behind choosing j.d. vance, cbs news has learned the senator from ohio made a secret trip to mar-a-lago saturday morning to meet with donald trump. cbs's ed o'keefe reports on how this once trump critic beat out the other contenders. >> reporter: j.d. vance has spent the last several months as an attack dog for donald trump. over the weekend suggesting rhetoric of president biden and democrats may have fled at directly to the assassination attempt on trump, but has not always been a staunch supporter. in 2016, he suggested trump might be america's hitler, refer to them as cultural heroin and is obnoxious. he also said women would accuse trump of sexual assault. >> and at the end of the day, do you believe donald trump who always tells the truth? just kidding, or do you believe the woman on that tape? >> reporter: now he says the presidency has changed his mind. the 39-year-old first rose to national prominence with his best-selling memoir "hillbilly el

norah? >> norah: ed o'keefe, thank you for that reporting. news chief election and campaign correspondent robert costa is here with me to dig into further to that project 2025 thing that ed mentioned. so the blueprint, we have read through it, it describes repealing what it called lgbtq+ equity policies and shutting down climate change initiatives. this is a culture war. is it a winning strategy? >> robert: inside the trump campaign, my sources say they don't want to be talking about projeproject 2025. impact, trump has disavowed it publicly. they believe it could scared boaters in the suburbs of philadelphia and other major cities, so you are going to see at the republican convention not talk about a sweeping conservative policy agenda, but some speeches by conservative celebrities and by what they are calling every day americans to try to break it to the democratic coalition. >> norah: and what do we know about trump's search for a vice president shall candidate? >> robert: not enough. he is keeping it very close to his best. in fact, trump

tony.>> good evening, norah.n, colorado, michigan. i was looking for a teamster, any member of the union for their keynote address from that speaker. did not find one. i did find a union contractor. he works with a lot of union members. you were seriously enjoying that speech. >> i thought the guy had really captured the moment. he hit all the bullet points and he knew exactly what he was talking about. i was just had a family reunion and those guys are all union workers. they said everyone of them is voting for trump because they just said we have more money at the end of that time and interest rates are killing these union guys. the economy, as it trains, it's hurting more and more people. i talked to one guy that built 150 homes in the des moines area. when trump was president, he built 150 homes for this year he's building a pair that affects all the people providing material and appliances. in iowa, there's a shortage of housing. not only a shortage of housing but a shortage of affordable housing so that's a

norah? >> norah: weijia jiang, thank you very much.resident's campaign moving full steam ahead, let's bring in cbs's robert costa. and robert, the next big decision for her is who will be her running mate. >> reporter: let's go right to the latest reporting at cbs news. a lot of pressure on vice president harris to expand democrats appeal nationwide. four names emerging, governor andy beshear of kentucky, governor roy cooper of north carolina, governor josh shapiro of pennsylvania, and senator mark kelly of arizona, all perceived with in the party as centrist democrats. but the discussions are fluid, infact some major donors are urging the camp to think more broadly about the pick, one may be retired general william craven who saw the raid that overtook usama bin laden. if you take a military leader or a business leader, it could help. >> norah: he is popular. let me ask you about some of the high-profile democrats who have not yet endorsed kamala harris, why? >> reporter: if she moves towards a centrist pick for vp, some go what about

norah. >> norah: carter evans, thank you so much.aine is reeling after a ruthless russian missile on a children's hospital in the capital city of volodymyr kravchenko. more than 170 injured and missile strikes all across ukraine, cbs's ramy inocencio tonight has disturbing images of the aftermath. >> reporter: more than 40 different kinds of russian missiles rain down on ukraine's capital and four other cities. this projectile slowed down for clarity unmistakable in this mornings where daylight assault, which devastated apartments, office buildings, and the country's biggest pediatric hospital in kyiv. carrying out rescue patients as children's work connected to intravenous drips. i cannot think that there would be attacks on the hospital with sick children said that his mother. no words even swear words can describe it, but what matters most is they are alive said the father of this mother and son, the rubble of what was once a dialysis department looking for survivors, russia denied targeting the hospital. ukraine found remnants of

norah? >> norah: elise preston, thank you. to tonight's other top stories, starting with two american astronauts who are stuck on the international space station much longer than planned. cbs's mark strassmann on why there is no date yet for them to come home. >> reporter: norah, starliner's troubles are all in its service module under the une capsule, but it gets tosse aside before the crew reenters earth's atmosphere, which means engineers have to study these problems while it's in space. >> this is a tough business that we are in. human space flight is not easy, in any regime. >> reporter: nasa astronauts butch wilmore and suni williams talked today from space about starliner's issues, five helium leaks, five maneuvering engines that failed. but they say they are not worried. >> i have a real good feeling in my heart that this spacecraft will bring us home no problem. >> reporter: starliner's crew planned to spend one week at the space station. they have been there five weeks and nasa said today they will come back to earth

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norah? >> norah: janet shamlian, thank you.ook at tonight's other top stories, starting with alec baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial. today's testimony focusing on the gun and ammunition that led to the deadly shooting on the set of his movie, "trust." cbs's elise preston is in new mexico. >> reporter: as the prosecution built its case, norah, baldwin's defenses try to poke holes in the evidence, claiming the actor had no idea that the prop gun could be deadly. alec baldwin looked on as a crime scene technician testified that live bullets were discovered mixed in with dummy rounds in several places on the set of "rust." at first glance, both types of ammunition appear similar, but a slight color variation differentiates the two. the film's armor, hannah gutierrez reed, who is already convicted of involuntary manslaughter, could be called to the stand tomorrow, but is expected to plead the fifth. >> norah: now to some important economic news and a key report that shows inflation is cooling, but not everyone is feeling the

norah? >> norah: scott macfarlane, thank you.ook at tonight's other top stories, starting with security at the olympics. the games begin tomorrow, but french police have already paris, as you can s they say were planning violent terrorist acts. cbs's dana jacobson is in paris. >> reporter: the normally-bustling streets of paris, as you can see, relatively barren and barricaded as security forces lockdown this area around the river seine, a near 4-mile stretch of it will serve as the site of tomorrow's opening ceremony. and norah, that means if you want to get in, you are going to need a qr code or a credential. more than 45,000 police and military have been deployed to keep the olympic kickoff safe, and with more than 10,000 athletes competing and millions of fans attending the games, securing the olympics has been a top priority. >> it's impossible to eliminate risks, but what the authorities have been trying to do is to minimize those threats. >> norah: now to california where the state democratic governor gavin newsom issued a

norah? >> norah: janet shamlian, thank you.ook at tonight's other top stories, starting with alec baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial. today's testimony focusing on the gun and ammunition that led to the deadly shooting on the set of his movie, "rust." cbs's elise preston is in new mexico. >> reporter: as the prosecution builds its case, norah, baldwin's defense is trying to poke holes in the evidence, claiming the actor had no idea that the prop gun could be deadly. alec baldwin looked on as a crime scene technician testified that live bullets were discovered mixed in with dummy rounds in several places on the set of "rust." at first glance, both types of ammunition appear similar, but a slight color variation differentiates the two. the film's armorer, hannah gutierrez reed, who is already convicted of involuntary manslaughter, could be called to the stand tomorrow, but is expected to plead the fifth. >> norah: now to some important economic news and a key report that shows inflation is cooling, but not everyone is feeli

norah. >> norah: wow, lilia luciano, thank you for your reporting. now to the raging wildfires blazing a path of destruction across the west. the park fire in northern california is currently the largest wildfire in the u.s. and the man suspected of starting it appeared in court today. cbs's jonathan vigliotti is on the scene and reports the massive fire is still growing. >> reporter: tonight, as fast-moving flames ravage parts of northern california, firefighters are urged to stay aggressive. more than 4800 of them are now battling the state's sixth largest wildfire ever recorded. crews are scrambling to put out hot spots. but an abundance of grass, timber, and dry brush is fueling the fire at a feverish pace. >> it's been primed to go over the last number of years. obviously with the temperatures and the wind, everything has kind of aligned perfectly for this fire to be burning 4,000 to 5,000 acres an hour. >> reporter: the man accused of starting the blaze, 42-year-old ronnie stout, appeared in court today for his arraignment. prosecutors say he p

norah. >> norah: nancy cordes, thank you.e president kamala harris could officially become the% democratic nominee as soon as next thursday, and she will have to pick a running mate by the following week. that's according to rules adopted by the democratic party today. it's a crucial decision to make as she hit the trail today in indiana, and cbs's weijia jiang is with the vice president. >> reporter: at their convention in indianapolis... >> we are not playing around. >> reporter: vice president harris urged 6,000 members of the historically black zeta phi beta sorority to turn excitement into votes. >> and i deeply believe in the promise of america, a promise of freedom, opportunity, and justice. not for some, but for all. >> cbs news has learned about a dozen possible candidates, including josh shapiro of pennsylvania, roy cooper of north carolina, and tim walz of minnesota. members of the biden administration, secretaries pete buttigieg and gina raimondo are on the list, and so are people who do not currently hold office.

norah? >> norah: elise preston, thank you. to tonight's other top stories, starting with two american astronauts who are stuck on the international space station much longer than planned. cbs's mark strassmann on why there is no date yet for them to come home. >> reporter: norah, starliner's troubles are all in its service module under the capsule, but it gets tossed aside before the crew reenters earth's atmosphere, which means engineers have to study these problems while it's in space. >> this is a tough business that we are in. human space flight is not easy, and any regime. >> reporter: nasa astronauts butch wilmore and suni williams talk today from space about starliner's issues, five helium lakes, five engines that failed. they say they are not worried. >> i have a funeral good feeling in my heart that the spacecraft will bring us home no problem. >> reporter: start liners crew planned to spend one week at the space station. they have been there five weeks and nasa so they will come back to earth no sooner than the end o

norah? >> norah: scott macfarlane, thank you.ook at tonight other top stories, starting with security at the olympics. the games begin tomorrow, but french police have already arrested multiple people base they were planning violent terrorist acts. cbs's dana jacobson is in paris. >> reporter: the normally bustling streets of paris, as you can see, relatively barren and barricaded as security forces lockdown this area around the river seine, near 4-mile stretch of it will serve as the site of tomorrow's opening ceremony, and norah, that means if you want to get in, you are going to need a qr code or a credential. more than 45,000 police and military have been deployed to keep the only big kickoff safe, and with more than 10,000 athletes competing and millions of fans attending the games, securing the olympics has been a top priority. >> it's impossible to eliminate risks, but when the authorities have been trying to do is to minimize those risks. >> norah: out to california where the state democratic governor gavin newsom issued

norah, it is all yours. >> norah: lonnie quinn, thank you.ook at tonight's other top stories, and we start with this breaking news. a member of supreme court justice sonia mayor's protection detail shot a carjacking suspec. nicole sganga has the details just coming in. >> reporter: we're just learning tonight, two deputy u.s. marshals opened fire on a suspected carjackers near the supreme court justice sonia sotomayor or last week. 18-year-old control flowers sustained a nonlife threatening injury to the jaw after allegedly tapping this gun against the car window of a deputy u.s. marshal standing post near sotomayor's home. now charged with carjacking andt a license. d.c. police are still investigating but say there is no indication the suspect target of the supreme court justice or knew who he was attempting to carjack. >> norah: out to new mexico, where alec baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial is now underway and opening statements could begin as early as tom tomorrow. cbs's elise preston was in the courtroom for jury selection. >> rep

norah? >> norah: robert costa, thank you very much. time ago we spoke with the former president's son eric trump, who says it has been a scary 72 hours for his family. i asked him about his father's health and the injury to his right ear. >> he says it's the greatest earache in the history of earaches, but that can be imagined. i mean, it's crazy. you see the picture, the famous "new york times" picture now where you see the vapor trail of the bullet coming out of the back side of his ear. it's hard to believe. it could been so much different. i can't even imagine what that would have meant for this country. >> norah: is he having trouble hearing? like, what else can you say about his health? >> no, his ear hurts, and he is lucky. it's a bad skin wound. but, no, he is in great spirits. >> norah: we also learned just a short time ago of an iranian plot to assassinate your father that officials in the white house did alert the secret service about that. what you know about that? >> yeah, well, that's what i know. that's all i know. we ha

norah? >> norah: weijia jiang, thank you.ack here in milwaukee at the republican national convention, the crowds here are getting ready for the main event. frmer president donald trump will take center stage tonight delivering a speech he rewrote after saturday's assassination attempt. it cbs's robert costa reports after the close call, the speech will reportedly focused on unity. >> reporter: tonight the farmers election come out president trump will accept the republican nomination. and for the first time all week, viewers will see the full family on hand for the speech including melania the former first lady, plus ivanka and jared kushner. >> i read part of it and it was beautiful, and the country deserves frankly the person that will stand up after a guy getting shot in the face having blood running down his face, standing up and sing fight, fight, fight. >> reporter: he's expected to mention the attempted assassination, he said the incident has had an impact. >> in many ways it changes you, your attitude and your viewpoi

norah? >> norah: robert costa, thank you very much.ector of the secret service resigned today, one day after admitting the assassination attempt on donald trump was the agency's most significant operational failure in decades. as cbs's scott macfarlane reports, kimberly cheatle drew sharp criticism from both parties. >> get down, get down, get down! >> reporter: ten days after the historic failure in butler, pennsylvania, kimberly cheatle resigned as u.s. secret service director, writing to colleagues, "this incident does not define us," and that she didn't want to be a distraction. in a statement, president biden said cheatle had shown incredible integrity. >> i take full responsibility for any security lapse. >> reporter: and graphic video after the assassination attempt, agents can be seen over the bloodied body. investigators also sought access to a drone. more revelations today. the pennsylvania state police commissioner revealed to local police snipers were posted with a view of the roof used by the gunman but left their posts to

norah. >> norah: robert costa, thank you very much. time ago we spoke with the former presidents son eric trump who says it has been a scary 72 hours for his family. i asked him about his father's health and the injury to his right ear. >> he says it's the greatest earache in the history of earaches, but that can be imagined. i mean it's crazy. you see the picture, the famous "new york times" picture now where you see the trail of the bullets coming out of the back side of his era. it's hard to believe. it could been so much different. i can't even imagine what that would have meant for this country. >> norah: is he having trouble hearing? what else can you say about his health? >> no, his ear heard spirit he is lucky. it's a bad skin wound. but he is a great spirits. >> norah: we also learned just a short time ago of an iranian plot to assassinate your father that officials in the white house did alert the secret service about that. what you know about that? >> that's what i know. that's all i know. we have been hearing this from iran

norah? >> norah: we will see you then be a gun nancy cordes thank you.e president, harris could officially become the democratic nominee as soon as next thursday, and she'll have to pick a running mate by the following week. that's according to rules adopted by the democratic party today. it's a crucial decision to make, she hit the trail today in indiana, and cbs's weijia jiang is with the vice president. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: at their convention in indianapolis... >> we are not playing around. >> reporter: vice president harris urged 6,000 members of the historically black zeta phi beta sorority to return excitement into votes. >> there is so much at stake in this moment. our nation, as it always has, is counting on you to energize, to organize, and to mobilize. >> reporter: cbs news has learned her team is betting about a dozen possible candidates, including governors josh shapiro of pennsylvania, roy cooper of north carolina, and tim walz of minnesota. members of the biden administration, secretaries pete buttigieg and gina raimondo, are on the list, and

norah? >> norah: ed o'keefe with that new reporting at the crowded rally in atlanta. thank you so much pure northern california has devastating park fire is devastating thousands of structures tonight, and thousands of people are under evacuation orders. it's burned at least 600 square miles over six days and it is still growing. behind those big numbers are individual people, families. cbs's jonathan vigliotti was there as one father got his first look at what the flames left behind. >> a lot of it can be rebuilt, and... there's just so much gone now, i don't -- i don't know where to start. >> reporter: for mike wittenberg, it's an emotional return home. when you arrived to see your home in this condition, what went on in your mind? >> i almost didn't make it down my street. >> reporter: the mountaintop house he shared with his fiancee and their two young children reduced to rubble -- peered so much has been lost. >> just all the memories and my kids bedroom, the silly stuff like your stuffed animals. >> reporter: how do you tell them what happened to home? >> i don'

norah? >> norah: robert costa, thank you very much.ector of the secret service resigned today one day after admitting the assassination attempt on donald trump was the agency's most significant operational failure in decades. as cbs's scott macfarlane reports, kimberly cheatle drew start criticism from both parties. >> reporter: ten days after the historic failure in butler, pennsylvania, kimberly cheatle resigned as u.s. secret service director, writing to colleagues, "this incident does not define us" and that she didn't want to be a distraction. in a statement, president biden said cheatle had shown incredible integrity. >> i take full responsibility for any security lapse beards between nearly 30-year veteran of the agency and director since september 2022, cheatle frustrated u.s. house panel monday. >> i believe your horrifying ineptitude at your lack of skilled leadership is a disgrace beards be too declining to answer questions about what went wrong. >> i lost all confidence in her in that hearing. >> reporter: more revelations

norah. >> norah: carter evans, thank you very much. ukraine is railing after a ruthless russian attack on a children's hospital. in the capital city of kyiv. 170 injured and this strikes all across ukraine. cbs's ramy inocencio tonight has disturbing images of the aftermath. >> reporter: more than 40 different kinds of russian missiles rain down on ukraine's capital and four other cities. this project i'll slow down for clarity unmistakable in this morning's rear assault which devastated apartments, office buildings, and the country's biggest pediatric hospital in kyiv. rescuers carried out patients as others fled still connected to intravenous strips. i could not think there could be a tax on the hospital with sick children, said this mother. no words, even swear words can describe it. what matters most is if they are alive, said the father of this wife and son. volunteers frantically sifted through the rubble of what once was a hospital's dialysis departments looking for survivors. russia denied it targeted the hospital. ukraine said

norah? >> norah: weijia jiang, thank you.re in milwaukee at the republican national convention, the crowds here are getting ready for that main event. former president donald trump will take center stage tonight delivering a speech he wrote after saturday's assassination attempt. cbs's robert costa reports after the close call, the speech will reportedly focus on unity. >> reporter: tonight for the third straight election, former president trump will accept the republican nomination. and for the first time all we could viewers will see the full trump family on hand for the speech including melania, the former first lady, plus daughter ivanka and jared kushner. >> i read parts of it, and it was beautiful. and as i said, it's a positive speed. in our country deserves a person who will stand up after getting shot in the face and having blood run down his face, stand up and say "fight, fight, fight," this country needs a fighter. >> reporter: trump is expected to mention the assassination attempt, he said that the dramatic incide

norah? >> norah: ed o'keefe with that new reporting at that crowded rally in atlanta. thank you so much. northern california's devastating park fire is threatening thousands of structures tonight, and thousands of people are under evacuation orders. it's burned at least 600 square miles over six days, and it's still growing. but behind those big numbers are individual people, families. and cbs's jonathan vigliotti was there as one father got his first look at what the flames left behind. >> a lot of it can be rebuilt, and... it's just, there's just so much gone now, i don't -- i don't know where to start. >> reporter: for mike wittenberg, it's an emotional return home. when you arrived to see your home in this condition, what went on in your mind? >> i almost didn't make it down my street. >> reporter: the mountaintop house he shared with his fiancee and their two young children reduced to rubble and ash. so much has been lost. >> just all the memories and my kids' bedroom, you know, the silly stuff, like their stuffed animals. >> reporter: how do you tell them what ha

norah. >> norah: robert costa, thank you very much. many americans, tonight will be the first time they will be hearing from the vice presidential nominee. cbs's major garrett takes a look at what a second trump term would look like with j.d. vance by his side. >> reporter: if he wins reelection, donald trump will have an isolationist ally in vice presidential pick j.d. vance, a staunch critic of u.s. military aid to ukraine. >> i've got to be honest with you, i don't really care what happens to ukraine one way or another. >> reporter: vance's new proximity to trump alarms hawkish republicans and european allies who fear russia's ambitions if it conquers ukraine. vance, like trump, favors higher tariffs on china to protect u.s. industries by raising the cost of imports, something economists warn could trigger another bout of inflation. >> we need to protect american industries from all of the competition. >> reporter: of the two, vance has been more visibly pro union, visiting a picket line in ohio last year. trump appeared separately

norah. >> norah: lilia luciano, thank you for your reporting. now to the raging wildfires blazing a path of destruction across the west. the park of fire in northern california is currently the largest wildfire in the u.s. and the man suspected of starting it appeared in court today. cbs's jonathan vigliotti is on the scene and reports the massive fire is still growing. >> reporter: tonight as fast-moving flames ravage parts of northern california firefighters are urged to stay aggressive. more than 4800 of them are now battling the state's sixth largest wildfire ever recorded. crews are scrambling to put out hot spots. but an abundance of grass, timber, and dry brush is fueling the fire at a feverish pace. >> it's been primed to go over the last number of years. obviously with the temperatures in the wind, everything has kind of aligned perfectly for this fire to be burning 4,000 to 5,000 acres an hour. >> reporter: the man accused of starting the blaze, 42-year-old ronnie stout, appeared in court today for his arraignment. prosecutors say he p

norah. >> norah: robert costa, thank you very much. many americans, tonight will be the first time they will be hearing from the vice presidential nominee. cbs's major garrett takes a look at what a second trump term would look like with j.d. vance by his side. >> reporter: if he wins reelection, donald trump will have an isolationist ally in vice presidential pick j.d. vance, a staunch critic of u.s. military aid to ukraine. >> i don't really care what happens to ukraine once way or another. >> reporter: hawkish republicans and european allies who fear russia's ambitions if it conquers ukraine. vance, like trump, -- raising the cost of imports. something economists warned could trigger another bout of inflation. >> we need to protect american industries from all competition. >> reporter: of the two, he's been visibly more pro union, visiting the picket line in ohio last year. trump appeared separately with nonunion workers. if trump has harsh plans for undocumented immigrants, a view shared by vance. >> on day one we will begin the la

norah? >> norah: ed o'keefe, thank you very much. do some breaking news p or glitter primitive defense revealing tonight that collegiate mohammed, the man accused of plotting the september 11th attacks, has agreed to a plea deal. cbs's charlie d'agata is at the pentagon and has new details. charlie? >> reporter: yeah, norah, this was just released moments ago from the department of defense. it reads in part, 9/11 defendants khalid sheikh mohammed and two other 9/11 defendants, excuse me, have reached pretrial agreement that will as reported by "the new york times" allow them to escape the death penalty in exchange, the alleged mastermind of the september 11th attack why 3,000 people will plead guilty and serve a sentence of life in prison. now any plea deal to spare him and his two a compasses from that death penalty is likely to enrage the families of those americans who died on 9/11. the case against these alleged terrorists has dragged on for more than a decade. khalid sheikh mohammed, u.s.-educated engineer, is accused of coming

norah. >> norah: weijia jiang, thank you very much.e vice president's campaign moving full steam ahead, let's bring in cbs's robert costa and robert, the next big decision for her is who will be her running mate. >> reporter: let's go right to the latest reporting from cbs news, a lot of pressure to expand democrats appeal nationwide. for names emerging, governor andy beshear of kentucky, governor roy cooper of north carolina, governor john schapiro of pennsylvania and senator mark kelly of arizona. all perceived within the party centers democrats. but the discussions are fluid. in fact, some major donors are urging the vice president's camp to think more broadly about the pick. one name entered, retired neighbor admiral william mcrae and that saw the raid that took out usama bin laden coming to take a military leader or a business leader it could help. >> norah: he is popular with many people, let me ask you about some of the high-profile democrats who have not yet endorsed kamala harris, why? >> if she moves towards a centrist pick a

norah. >> norah: ed o'keefe, thank you. previewing that balloon drop tonight. now tony dokoupil is also on the convention floor, good evening, tony. >> tony: good evening, norah, the electricity is building up, revved up by tucker carlson, hulk hogan, who really got people's engines going, talking like a coronation here, the emperor at the games, donald trump in the box as the speeches are made, not just about him, but to him. but i would say it's more like the third hour of a wedding now, people have their shoes off and the ties are a little bit looser, joints or looser as well, there's a lot of dancing, i don't think it will be a two ibuprofen morning, may be three or four, but last year four years of the presidency and another campaign, can donald j. trump tonight with this crowd and to this speech expand the party and make history in november, ed mentioned the balloons, we will get a peek as those balloons are on the ground, what direction this campaign will go. for all the people talking to in this room, it does not really matter what donald trump has to s

the republican national convention, now reporting, norah o'donnell. >> norah: good evening, and welcomeoverage of the republican national convention here in milwaukee, wisconsin, former president trump arrive just an hour ago to a huge fanfare here. his running mate j.d. vance is also here ahead of his big speech tomorrow and introduction to the nation. now a night to hear we are hearing from both lawmakers and everyday americans. theme is maa safe once again. but the other big theme here is the entity. we heard tonight from trump's former rivals including nikki haley, governor ron desantis, all spoke i should say, and nikki haey did something she has held off on doing until tonight. take a listen. >> i will start on making one thing perfectly clear. donald trump has my strong endorsement period. [cheers and applause] 's be on there you can see the president sanding up to applaud that the ambassador, major garrett, his was an extraordinary speech by nikki haley, and when she said you don't have to agree with donald trump 100% of the times to vote for him. >> nikki haley challenge presid

. >> norah: tonight, starting new details in the attempted assassination of former president donald trump. >> he did a google search for "how far away was oswald from kennedy?" >> norah: what we weren't low mike learning about the weapon the shooter used and the drone he flew just 200 yards from the rally stage. >> is that correct? >> norah: plus the newly-released body cam video footage taken after the gunman was killed by law-enforcement bids because this is him. >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ we are learning new details tonight about how quickly donald trump's would-be assassin came up with his plan and the tools he used to execute it. good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and and thank you for joining us on the 6 every day right here in washington pure from capitol hill to the white house, where president biden will address the nation to men on his historic decision to drop out of the race for president. but we want to begin with the gripping testimony he used on capitol hill today from the fda director on those security failures is running the assassination attempt on

thousands of people were there, norah.ut we all were ordered out minutes after the shooting, told to leave our stuff in place, just get out. it's like somebody hit the pause button on that site, as the fbi and investigators combed through it looking for some type of answers, some type of evidence. but the question so many people have, including those of us who were in the rafters, how did such a monumental, unequivocal failure happen at what was supposed to be a uniquely safe event end in horror? linda green got here early yesterday. she wanted one of those good seats up front. she told us, she has that question too. who let her and the others down? >> i was, like, why weren't they on that guy? if i heard that they had actually gone up on the roof, that somebody had seen him going on the roof, why didn't they, like, get on it? and there were people talking about it, and he was, like, well, we told them and no one listened. so, where is the secret service when you need them? >> you'd like some answers? >> i'd like to have a

norah. >> norah: robert costa, thank you very much. for many americans, tonight will be the first time they will be hearing from the vice presidential nominee. cbs's major garrett takes a look at what a second trump term would look like with j.d. vance by his side. >> reporter: if he wins reelection, donald trump will have an isolationist ally in vice presidential pick j.d. vance, a staunch critic of u.s. military aid to ukraine. >> i don't really care what happens to ukraine once way or another. >> reporter: hawkish republicans and european allies who fear russia's ambitions if it conquers ukraine. vance, like trump, -- raising the cost of imports. something economists warned could trigger another bout of inflation. >> we need to protect american industries from all competition. >> reporter: of the two, he's been visibly more pro union, visiting the picket line in ohio last year. trump appeared separately with nonunion workers. if trump has harsh plans for undocumented immigrants, a view shared by vance. >> on day one we will begin th

norah. >> and that is really interesting.l put this dark new chapter in american politics into historical perspective when our special coverage continues. here's why you should switch fo to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine, like google, but it's r and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browsel but it blocks cookies and creepy ads that follow youa and other companies. and there's no catch. it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo on all your devices today. >>> i want to bring in now presidential historian douglas brinkley to help us put this attempted assassination of donald trump into historical context. douglas t is so good to talk to you. this is still so stunning for many people to realize what happened yesterday. but there is precedent in american history. >> well, there is. i mean we're sitting here, and we're realizing just for the grace of god, really, half an inch

i'm norah o'donnell and thank you for being with us.ight cbs news has new information about the timeline, including this message sent 26 minutes before the shooting from a sniper who had been suspicious of the government, asking that his messages be sent to command. another local officer replied "sent" at 5:51 p.m., indicating that the chain of command including secret service was aware of the suspicious person. cbs's scott macfarlane has the new texts that shift the investigative timeline. >> reporter: newly released police text messages now show officers were aware of thomas crooks at least 105 minutes before he shot at former president donald trump. [gunshots] over 30 minutes more than previously known. at 4:27 p.m., one counter sniper texted his colleagues "the shooter knows you guys are in there," referring to the building he just left. at 5:38 p.m. in a different group chat but officer sent a picture of crooks and said "i did see him with a range finder looking toward the stage." still, 40 minutes later, kirk had a clear line of s

news, bay are >> norah: tonight, donald trump questions the race of kamala harris. >> i didn't know she was black. until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black and now she wants to be known as black. so i don't know, is she indian or is she black? >> norah: the former president's contentious interview at a convention of black journalists. >> i don't think i've ever been asked a question so -- in such a horrible manner. i was told my opponent was going to be here. it turned out my opponent isn't here. you invited me under false pretenses. >> norah: tonight, the reaction be a go to "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ you just heard it. former president trump says vice president kamala harris happened to turn black a few years ago. questioning her racial identity as he takes questions from the national association of black journalists. good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we start tonight with a fact-check. the vice president heritage is both indian and jamaican. but that didn't stop the republican presidential nominee from accusing her of downp

i'm adriana diaz in for norah o'donnell. take you to jamaica to show you the deadly path of hurricane beryl as it roars across the caribbean. but first, at this very moment, president joe biden and vice president kamala harris are set to meet with more than 20 democratic governors at the white house with a pivotal meeting comes as concern and defections grow within his own party after that disastrous debate performance. but the president tonight is defiant, spending the day talking to campaign staffers, congressional leaders, and radio hosts. >> had a bad night. and the fact of the matter is that, you know, it was -- i screwed up. i made a mistake. that's 90 minutes on stage. look at what i have done in 3.5 years. >> adriana: cbs's weijia jiang reports from the white house on how the president is working to prove he's up to the job for another four years. >> reporter: tonight, president biden is trying to squash doubts about his reelection efforts, telling campaign staffers on a call, "let me say this as clearly as i possibl

norah? >> maurice, thank you. >>> coming up, former house speaker kevin mccarthy joins us here in milwaukee, after speaking with donald trump today. - lift the clouds off of... - virtual weather, only on kpix and pix+. >>> welcome back. former house speaker kevin mccarthy spoke with trump today and joins me here in milwaukee. good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> how is donald trump today? >> you know, what's so amazing, he came so close to losing his life last night, and he's upbeat. we talked about it. he talked to me about hearing the sound of the bullet slashing through his ear, but then he was in total trump form, where he was educating me that, yeah, there's a lot of blood within the ear. kevin, you might learn this because you've got big ears. kind of humorous. i can tell anyone would change somewhat. he was worried about the family, the individual who died, coming to his event. but he was looking forward to coming to milwaukee. >> did he seem shaken at all? >> not what you wou

i'm adriana diaz, in for norah o'donnell. take you to jamaica to show you the deadly path of hurricane beryl as it roars across the caribbean. but first, president joe biden and vice president kamala harris met tonight with more than 20 democratic governors at the white house. the pivotal meeting comes as concern, and defections, grow within his own party after that disastrous debate performance. but the president tonight is defiant, spending the day talking to campaign staffers, congressional leaders, and radio hosts. >> i had a bad night. and the fact of the matter is that, you know, it was -- i screwed up. i made a mistake. that's 90 minutes on stage. look at what i've done in 3.5 years. >> adriana: cbs's weijia jiang reports from the white house on how the president is working to prove he's up to the job for prove he's up for the job for another four years. >> reporter: tonight, president biden is trying to sqush doubts about his reelectin efforts, telling campaign staffers on a call, "let me say this as clearly as i poss

norah? >> norah: robert costa, thank you very much. the director of the secret service resigned today one day after admitting the assassination attempt on donald trump was the agency's most significant operational failure in decades. as cbs's scott macfarlane reports, kimberly cheatle drew start criticism from both parties. >> reporter: ten days after the historic failure in butler, pennsylvania, kimberly cheatle resigned as u.s. secret service director, writing to colleagues, "this incident does not define us" and that she didn't want to be a distraction. in a statement, president biden said cheatle had shown incredible integrity. >> i take full responsibility for any security lapse beards between nearly 30-year veteran of the agency and director since september 2022, cheatle frustrated u.s. house panel monday. >> i believe your horrifying ineptitude at your lack of skilled leadership is a disgrace beards be too declining to answer questions about what went wrong. >> i lost all confidence in her in that hearing. >> reporter: more reve

>> norah: makes the appeal to young voters peered speak i'm very excited to see this energy. >> norah: after donald trump spoke out last night at his first rally since she announced her presidential bid. >> now we have a new victim to defeat. lying kamala harris. the most incompetent and far

. >> norah: kamala harris versus j.d. vance, will you encouraged j.d. vance to accept the proposal, what do you expect? >> i think that j.d. vance will be putting a bag of popcorn in the microwave and is ready to go. he will not be backing away from that debate. that much i can tell you. >> norah: eric trump, thank you very much. [applause] and we will update you on the

mar-a-lago pure norah? >> norah: weijia jiang at the white house, thank you. tonight new video shows police gaining access to the rooftop wn former president donald trump during a rally in butler, pennsylvania. cbs's gartner filing reports tonight on questions being raised about whether trump was in fact hit by a bullet in the ear. >> reporter: newly-released polices video shows a vocal pennsylvania s.w.a.t. team trying to find a way to the roof used by the gunman who tried to kill former president donald trump. >> there is a ladder right here. >> reporter: seeking a ladder, then climbing the one responder is heard noting... >> the roof outside. >> reporter: finding the trail of shell casings. >> one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. at least eight. >> reporter: and the ar-style rifle near the shooter's body, than suspected detonator. >> it is a remote control device. it is gray in color. >> reporter: pennsylvania republican dan meuser, who was near trump during the rally, says he wants more answers about the response. >> i don't think there was a hi

. >> norah: very timely there with those officials from ohio. thank you very much. i want to turn now back to our panel caitlin huey-burns and robert costa here. it is notable that j.d. vance has a record of criticizing donald trump in the past. >> he has had a lengthy record of that but he is also considered a trump convert and that is something that is appreciated in trump's inner circle. maybe he didn't see it the first time but came around. he's also seen as someone who can translate trump early on. remember when they came out with hillbilly elegy, that was right around the time of the 2016 campaign. he was able to tell the country about this base of support donald trump had to. i also think it's significant governor dewine mentioned j.d. vance got the endorsement from trump, he was also one of the first senators to endorse donald trump all the way back in 2023 and that is also seen as something admired in the trump circles. we talk a lot about j.d. vance as a member connected to the working class but i've also talked to those close to him who believe he could a

cbs evening news with norah o'donnell is next. streaming on the service, cbs news bay area. we're back right here in 30 minutes with cbs news bay >> norah: president biden faces new pressure to end his campaign, including from oscar-winner george clooney, calling on the 81-year-old to step aside. tonight, democrats worry about the future of the presidency. >> i am deeply concerned about joe biden winning this november because it is an accidental threat to the country if donald trump wins. >> norah: our new reporting as the top house democrat plans to convey concerns directly to the president. the "cbs evening news" starts