>> welcome to cbs evening news plus. i'm john dickerson. france, america's oldest ally,

comes to >> john: asking united states to stand by ukraine. french president emmanuel macron makes a macho appeal telling president trump not to go for a "week deal." cbs's erica brown is at the white house. vatican officials report pope francis remains in critical condition, but he is showing signs of improvement, as catholics worldwide pay for him. chris livesay reports from rome. and our in-depth focus tonight, pop-up auctions, bargain prices for persian rugs and even a picasso. it seems too good to be true. spoiler, it is. those stories and more right after our news headlines. ♪ ♪ >> john: in the middle east, tanks but no talks. for the first time in more than 20 years, israeli tanks roll into the west bank to stamp out militants, says israel. palestinian officials see it as a first move to taking the territory by force. friedrich merz is germany's new conservative leader, who warns

it is 5 minutes to midnight for europe amid president trump's overtures to russia. the new chancellor will form a coalition government to tackle the economy, the budget, and immigration. the far right anti-immigrant part, afd, surged to 20.8% in the election, its best showing ever. and jury selection is underway in the trial of robert crimo iii, accused of shooting the and killing seven people and wounding dozens more at a fourth of july 2022 parade in the chicago suburb of highland park. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ as ukraine marked three years fighting to defend their land from russian invaders, the president of the ally they have depended on the most said "we'll see" when asked if ukraine would have to give up territory that russia has taken. at the united nations, the

united states voted against a resolution demanding russian withdrawal from ukraine. french president emmanuel macron visited the white house and said during a press conference that any deal with russia must be checked and verified. cbs's erica brown was there and joins us from the white house. so, erica, what did the president say, if anything, about the parameters of a deal that might bring this war to a close? >> well, john, president trump today said that he wants to move directly to acknowledge that a cease-fire agreement was likely to happen sooner, but he did say an end to the war could come within a few weeks "if we're smart." now, french president macron's said the meeting today was an important step forward for these negotiations, and said they discussed security terms of a potential deal. what those terms are and the timing of the deal at this point remains to be seen, but president trump said he expects to meet with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy in the coming days, potentially as soon as this week, and left the door open for another potential

meeting with russian president vladimir putin, but a key take away, john, of these meetings today was french president macron saying that he believes that russia was the clear aggressor in this conflict. this was a view held by him and a number of his western european allies, and he said that any peace deal would have to include ukraine's sovereignty and not their surrender, and that cease-fire agreement would have to make that a guarantee. also, french president macron leaving the door open for potential deployment of european troops on the ground in ukraine, in a peacekeeping capacity. this would come after a cease-fire deal, after a peace deal were firmly in place in a limited capacity and a show of solidarity. >> john: erica, macron and trump have had a kind of interesting relationship over the years. how did they seem to get on as they were wrestling over this very difficult foreign policy issue? >> yeah, it appeared to be a

sort of delicate dance between the two. obviously macron believing russia is the clear aggressor in this. but also an interesting moment, john, today in the white house, when president trump was reemphasizing a point he has made over the past few weeks, that he believes europe should contribute more to stability and security for ukraine. french president macron actually corrected him, saying europe has contributed more than half, 60% of the total effort and loans, grants, and real money. but this was a moment that obviously raised some eyebrows, president macron contradicting president trump in real time in the oval office. >> john: erica brown at the white house with that moment of diplomacy. thank you, erica. the supreme court today allowed local restrictions on antiabortion demonstrations near clinics to remain in place despite legal challenges. demonstrators filed two petitions with the court, calling the limits of violation of the first amendment. the majority of the court refused to even hear the case. justices samuel alito and clarence thomas disagreed with

that, with thomas writing that the court missed an opportunity to clarify the law regarding buffer zones for protest. the city said the limits in front of the clinics were necessary to protect patients and doctors. the food and drug administration is investigating a possible link between frozen supplemental shakes and a deadly years-long listeria outbreak. the now-recalled shakes are typically sold to hospitals and nursing homes, which is where nearly all the cases have been reported. at least 12 people have died from the illness associated with the outbreak, and to help explain all of this we turn to dr. celine gounder, an editor-at-large for kff health news. good having her again. first of all, remind us what listeria is, and how seriously this outbreak of it is. >> listeria is a bacterial infection often transmitted through contaminated food or other beverages. the people who are most at risk for severe listeria infections include babies, pregnant women,

the elderly, and people who are immunocompromised. it can cause conditions like sepsis, when the bacteria spreads in the blood, it can cause meningitis, so it can be quite deadly in high-risk populations. the good news here is that it is confined to a very specific food source, these supplement frozen shakes that are being distributed in nursing homes. the bad news is you have a lot of high-risk people in nursing homes. >> john: this dates back seven years, is that right? why are we finding out about it now? >> well, think about it, 38 cases spread out across the country over seven years, that's like trying to find a needle in a haystack. as soon as this came to the attention of the fda, they and the cdc, scientific staff, field staff, jumped into gear, did their investigations, and as soon as the companies were made aware, they then stopped selling the products and also issued a recall. >> john: so something that happened seven years ago, it's

an ongoing case, ongoing story, how does the new activity by the trump administration -- which has been to clear out most of the federal government -- how does that match up with illnesses that could take seven years to find and require this kind of careful attention? >> those layoffs, or at least threatened layoffs, in some cases, are not connected to this current outbreak. however, if you're going to try to solve a crime, you need detectives. if you're going to try to investigate a food outbreak, you need disease detectives, what we call epidemiologists. if you don't have enough of those people at the fda, at the cdc, who are at the ready to be deployed to investigate these things, going to the nursing homes, going to the manufacturing plants, you won't be able to pick this up. >> john: dr. celine gounder, thank you. the vatican gave an update on pope francis' health today, saying the pope has shown slight improvement, but his condition remains critical. it's been ten days since francis went into the hospital suffering from double pneumonia.

and as cbs' chris livesay reports from rome, the faithful have gathered to pray. >> on the steps of st. peter's, the faithful flocked to pray the rosary for pope francis. from all corners of the globe, like rosana alvarado from el paso, texas. >> it is saddening, because he's just been a magnificent, merciful, loving pope and leader for the catholic church, and an example of a leader for the rest of the world. >> francis still has double pneumonia after suffering a prolonged respiratory crisis over the weekend, requiring high flow oxygen and blood transfusions. all of it during the one of the most demanding events of his papacy: the jubilee, a holy year that happens only once every quarter century. packed with dozens of public appearances. >> this is the chair of st. peter. >> yes. >> father enzo fortunato, a

close aide to pope francis, showed me the preparations back in november. >> the chair is not for sitting. >> it isn't just for sitting down. >> neither is pope francis, known for his punishing work ethic. and, if he recovers, can an enfeebled 88-year-old pope carry out his jubilee duties? >> it must be a question. >> cbs's vatican consultant, father anthony figuereido. >> do i step down to allow someone else to step in? am i going to see 35 million pilgrims coming to rome? so for him to be away from those people is really a great suffering for him. >> padre, filio, e spirito

sancto. >> suffering for the pope and the nearly 1.4 billion catholics who wait and pray. chris livesay, cbs news, rome. >> john: now here are three things to know. a major round of layoffs is sending a jolt through starbucks. no baristas are losing their jobs but 1100 corporate records will be laid off tomorrow. the company's new chairman and ceo says several hundred unfilled positions are also being eliminated. just sit back and hear this tale about three people recovering after being rescued off the gulf coast of florida. the coast guard rescued them on sunday after their boat flipped over off of captiva island, leaving them stranded for nine hours. ♪ ♪ >> ♪ killing me softly with his song ♪ >> john: and grammy-winning singer roberta flack has died the daughter of a church organist and jazz pianist. she started playing early enough to get a music scholarship to

howard university at age 15. in 2022, flack announced that she had als and could no longer sing. roberta flack was 88. coming up on the cbs evening news plus, we go in-depth on pop up auctions and the buyer beware warning that should come for some of them. ♪

>> john: you see them all across the country, so-called >> john: you see them all across the country, so-called pop-up auctions. customers attend them in the hopes of finding rare treasures for bargain prices. but what happens when they actually buy is they often get fool's gold. so in our in-depth report tonight, cbs chicago's dorothy tucker reports that the warning signs are there to look out for. >> these signs luring customers to a pop-up auction with fancy cars, fine jewelry, and bargain prices just happen to be in suburban chicago, but they have been spotted all over the nation. cbs news chicago, undercover, visited a pop-up auction in northbrook, illinois, last summer. it was a bustling room with persian rugs stacked against the wall, cases of expensive jewelry, aisles of fine art.

>> this is a one-to-one piece. you're not going to find this. >> it may be, but on the auction website, this: "while the descriptions are believed to be accurate, statements, representations, printed or made orally, are opinion only, not facts." >> they're doing this because they're making a lot of money off innocent people, ignorant people like i was. it has to show the detail. >> rebecca simmons attended her first auction in 2021. it was a bad experience. >> i felt like i had been taken advantage of. >> $6,000 is what she spent on an authenticated picasso. then came the gut punch. >> they were just cheap reproductions. >> that was the conclusion of an independent appraiser. it is worth just $70. >> i was very angry. >> by the time she discovered her loss, she learned what so many have learned once the auctions end: the phone number

on the signs no longer works. >> who are these people? >> the search for answers, not easy. these operators use more than a dozen business names. in the background, penalties, suspensions, expired licenses, in several states. two names kept popping up: azam and anwar khan, based in virginia, outside d.c. >> i certainly think it needs to be stopped. these auctioneers are not above the law. >> congresswoman jan schakowsky hopes to use her influence to get the federal trade commission to investigate the auctions for deceptive practices. we reached out to the ftc and haven't heard back. in the meantime... >> you educate the public. >> industry expert renee jones. >> legitimate auctions don't just pop up. there's weeks of marketing, online catalog, having a legitimate website, sharing your license information on that website. >> we are going to try calling mr. khan. >> we never heard from the

khans, but we'll keep trying. dorothy tucker, cbs news chicago. >> john: the khans are suing rebecca simmons for defamation. on a website called

>> john: in just the first month of president donald trump's second term, more than 80 lawsuits have been filed against the administration's actions. judicial review of u.s. law and executive action is not new. in fact, it was affirmed in the landmark supreme court case marbury v. madison on this very day in 1803. for tonight's interview, we wanted to talk to cbs

contributor and law professor jessica levinson. we are going to get to marbury v. madison, but we have got some actual news from this century to get to first. the first federal judge decides that it is okay for the trump white house to deny the associated press access to the president and other special events. what did you make of that ruling? >> what i made is that is an initial ruling. what the judge said is "i'm not going to grant you, the associated press, a temporary restraining order." i think the judge was giving credence to the trump administration's argument here that there is not a constitutional right to be in every place in the white house at every time. the trump administration had argued that the associated press for years has actually received i think what they termed "extra special access." what the judge, i think, was saying -- at least at this point -- is that the associated press can do their job, they can report, they can inform the public, but it is early in the case and there could be a different decision later on. >> john: that special access,

at least among other things, is that the associated press always used have the first question at a presidential press conference. and then since they're a wire service, they can get the news out to so many organizations. do you see any larger first amendment implications here, jessica? or is it too early in the process? >> it's early, but depending how this case goes, es, absolutely, there could be freedom of speech and freedom of press. as you know, in the constitution there are two different words there under the first amendment. one protects speech, one protects the press. there could be implications. again, the trump administration is saying this is a matter of administrative grace. we don't have to allow you, associated press, to be in the oval office, to be on air force one. you can still gather and report information. the associated press is saying, once you open this place up for access, then you can't kick people out for certain reasons. and those reasons, as you know, john, involved, we don't like you, or we don't like what

you're saying, or we don't like your viewpoint. that is a content-based restriction and that looks like censorship. >> john: the associated press being kept out of the oval office because they refused to use the president's preferred term to refer to the gulf of mexico. let me ask you, jessica, if you see in these responses to executive actions by the president any themes that are coming out here. all of the judicial activity. >> so, yes, and we still have to be careful to say that each judge is looking at a different action. so, with respect to themes, a couple things i think we are seeing here. one is judges sometimes saying, maybe you can do this, maybe you, the federal government, can take this action, but maybe not this way. for instance, the executive order dealing with the dei programs and federal contractors

and federal grants. but we had as a judge last week saying this looks so vague that people won't know how to comply. it's not saying the federal government lacks the power, it is saying you have to give people more guidance. >> john: we've got to go, jessica. i'm so sorry. we will hold off on marbury v. madison for another time. we ran out of time. jessica levinson, thank you

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♪ ♪ >> john: three years ago today, russia invaded ukraine. here's what that looked like.

when administration officials were asked about the anniversary, the picture got cloudier. the secretary of defense onnivet >> fair to say russia attacked provoked into ukraine three years ago tomorrow. >> fair to say it's very complicated situation. >> john: the president's top negotiator, steve witkoff. >> the war didn't need to happen, it was provoked. it doesn't necessarily mean it was provoked by the russians. >> john: a peace deal for ukraine might require entertaining putin's fictional history about how the war started, but there's a cost. republican senator thom tillis explained that cost after trump cleaned ukraine started the war and called president zelenskyy a dictator. "there is no moral equivalency between vladimir putin and president zelenskyy," the senator said. "president putin is evil and he has to be stopped." when an american president labels the invaded country as the aggressor, it tells future invaders they might find an ally in the united states rather than an obstacle.

if history is negotiable, its lessons no longer constrain a leader. facts become inconveniences to be twisted as needed. accountability, gone. just change the stry. those in power today who decide what we remember about yesterday can shape what we think about tomorrow. which reminds us of january 6th. assisting putin's revisionism isn't the only new history. the administration is committed to rewriting the history of the month-long effort to overthrow if history is negotiable, its lessons no longer constrain a leader. facts become inconveniences to be twisted as needed. accountability, gone. just change the story. those in power today who decide what we remember about yesterday can sh right now on cbs news bay area. >> i just don't understand why people who are one of the brightest people have to be tooken away. she didn't deserve this at all.

>> fellow students remember the young lives lost in suspected fentanyl overdoses. >> this could have all been prevented. >> the questions now about how this even happened. >> because i wanted to be where the action always was. he jumped in trying to protect the kennedys. >> so i got on top of the car, lay over the top of both of them. >> look back with us on the life of secret service agent clint hill and his role that historic day. now we have that avenue where there is no excuse. there is no barrier. >> they said their dreams were out of reach until now. >> we're not your pop-up. we usually pop up at different breweries here in the bay area. >> meet some south bay entrepreneurs with delicious ideas. ♪ and music taking us on a spiritual journey. >> john coltrane said he will make this. he always has and he always will. >> we take you inside a church founded on sweet sounds alongside art and ac