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i'm maurice dubois. >> john: i'm john dickerson. when president trump addresses congress tonight, he'll be standing before the only group of americans empowered to declare war, just hours after he started one, a trade war, whose first casualties were investors. >> maurice: new import taxes took effect today. 25% on goods from canada and mexico, and doubling to 20% on goods from china. that was followed quickly by threats of retaliation and another sell-off on wall street. >> john: stocks plunged. the dow lost 1.5%, a total of 3% since the president announced the tariffs yesterday. >> maurice: but this may be a short war. peace talks are already underway. the commerce secretary says he's been on the phone with canada and mexico. >> john: polls suggest it was the economy more than anything that got mr. trump elected. now caitlin huey-burns reports americans are watching closely to see how he handles it. caitlin? >> reporter: hey, john.

that's right. the economy helped put donald trump back in the white house, and it's expected to be a key pillar of his speech tonight. we're told he is going to talk about lowering prices for americans, even if his tariff plan threatens to raise them. we traveled to york, pennsylvania, to get an assessment, a report from voters and residents about how they think he's handling the economy. 29-year-old c.j. weigle helps run his family's commercial printing shop, rheem printing, in york, pennsylvania. 61% of the county voted for president trump. how would you describe this area? >> we used to be a mecca for manufacturing. york was a real, true leader. i think when you heard the president talk on the trail, it hit home for us here. we've lost a lot of jobs to foreign competitors. >> reporter: weigle voted for trump in november and says that since the election, he's been feeling more optimistic. how do you think he's doing so far on the economy?

>> i mean, there's always room for improvement, of course. right now, you know, it's a transition period. i think if we are honest with ourselves, regardless of what administration comes in every 4-8 years, there's always a little bit of growth that has to occur, but i'm very happy. >> john: it's a feeling shared by william quinn, who owns the lyndon diner in york. how are you feeling about the economy right now? >> the economy is obviously not where it is to be, but hopefully we are in the right direction now. >> reporter: a few weeks ago, quinn had to start charging more for egg dishes to accommodate the price surge and the shortage. >> the price of everything, really, everything is fluctuating so much, but there are certain items you got to protect. >> reporter: i mean eggs at a diner, it's pretty much a staple. >> that's what it is. that's where we make our living. eggs in a diner all day long. >> reporter: quinn also voted for trump and says the president needs time to help turn the economy around. >> every president needs time. we just have to hope for the best and think it will drive our country forward and prices back to normal.

>> reporter: when he was campaign, he would say on day one i'm going to bring prices down. is that some thing you took literally? >> obviously what he is doing is working on it from day one, but it doesn't happen overnight. >> maurice: and caitlin, as you showed us there, supporters are still solidly behind the president, but more broadly, a lot of people around the country are not. >> reporter: that's right. that optimism that you heard there is not really shared around the country. our new polling shows that just 24% of americans say that they are feeling good about the economy, compared to -- say it's getting better, compared to 49% who said it's getting worse. and the top concern is inflation. that's among both democrats and republicans. it's the thing that they want to hear about from trump tonight more than any other issue. and it's an issue they say that he's not prioritizing as much as other issues on the radar. >> john: caitlin, we are also hearing about maybe a little bit of difference between the president and his party on tariffs, which is another issue in addition to inflation.

>> reporter: that's right, the president likes to say "tariff" is his favorite word in the dictionary. i can say that is not the sentiment shared among most republicans up here on capitol hill, particularly those from manufacturing states and big agriculture states, concerned about rising prices, concerned about their industry exports. we've even heard from senate majority leader john thune, who of course is from south dakota, expressing some concern, but also saying that he wants to give the president latitude when it comes to tariffs and negotiations. >> john: caitlin huey-burns up on the hill. thanks so much. >> maurice: to help us understand how and when we might feel the impact of new tariffs, we are joined now by cbs news "money watch" correspondent kelly o'grady. so kelly, i know it depends on the items, right, but prices could go up pretty quickly? >> reporter: that's right. so let me run you through a few examples. so produce is actually one where you could see prices spike pretty quickly. it's perishable. grocery stores cannot stockpile

your avocados, and it is winter, so we're getting a lot of our fruits and veggies from the mexico. in fact, the target ceo said you could see strawberries and bananas spike within the next couple days. >> maurice: wow, quick. >> reporter: pretty quick. medium-term impact, 10% tariff on canadian energy. that oil is going to make its way to u.s. refineries, which means it's going to make its way to the gas pump where you fill up, and we could actually see prices increase in the next few weeks to a couple of months i'm hearing from analysts. >> maurice: and then other items take longer. >> reporter: exactly, right? so sometimes it is about 6-9 months, so items like electronics, smartphones, tvs, types of things where companies can stockpile that. but there's always an exception to the rule because maybe you are looking for a new car and you say that one on the lot doesn't have the right specs, it's going to have to come across the border. >> maurice: okay, what about unintended consequences here? things we haven't planned for? >> reporter: so packaging is a big one. back to that oil, well, it is a key component in all sorts of things, like plastic packaging, and what about the aluminum coming from canada? what is your favorite soda come

in, maurice? it's an aluminum can. and you also see customers look for alternative items. not going to buy a new car, by an used car, may be more demand causes prices to spike. >> maurice: or hold onto the older car and get parts from overseas, it's a whole other story. >> reporter: exactly >> maurice: kelly o'grady thank you so much. >> john: president trump's policies in the early days of his term are creating uncertainty across the company. cuts to foreign food aid could have a major impact in america's heartland were much of the food is grown. nikole killion reports from larnad, kansas. >> reporter: john dryden's family has farmed in western kansas for more than a century. he grows wheat, corn, soybeans, and sorghum, or milo. >> we may switch to more corn, dryland acres, just knowing there is usually always a market for corn. >> reporter: so you may grow corn instead of milo. >> yes. more corn than milo.

>> reporter: since the food for peace program has been suspended, ther eis virtually no market for milo, according to kim barnes. >> this is the milo you are talking about. >> they make flower out of it. it goes into pet food. ethanol. you eat it. >> reporter: he is with a county co-op that purchases green for farmers including dryden. now instead of selling it, he is storing it. >> when you are sitting here on 1.7 million milo, you would like to kind of see it move onto the next step, especially when we have people in the world that are hungry. >> reporter: so while this program is paused, what are you doing? >> well, right now i am turning over every rock i can find. >> reporter: until he finds buyers, he's worried the co-op and the community may take a loss. >> the person downtown is not going to sell any furniture. the grocery stores are going to be affected. people just aren't going to buy. >> reporter: but dryden is still going to farm. >> we are thrown punches all the time, basically. droughts, hailstorms, insects. this is just another punch.

>> reporter: how many more punches can you take? >> [laughs] i don't know. >> reporter: i'm skyler henry in fitzgerald, georgia, where cuts in washington to usaid are threatening this rural economy. what is the cost of one box? >> one box is about $40. >> reporter: mark moore is the ceo the nonprofit mana nutrition, which makes a peanut paste to feed starving kids in war zones and famines. >> if it stops, to catch back up, it will cause not just time but lives, thousands, if not tens of thousands of lives. >> reporter: what moore makes is pretty simple: take peanuts, blend it with milk, sugar, and vitamins. the result might not look like much, but he says it can work miracles. but not while the federal contract he has counted on for years is in limbo. >> we are on. and then we are off. then we are back on again. >> reporter: he says he received a stop work order on january 29th. then told to resume eight days later.

then had his contracts canceled. and late sunday, they were reinstated again. and with 130 employees, mana is one of the top employers in ben hill county. three hours outside of atlanta. >> my first priority is my people. >> reporter: jason holt is the mayor of fitzgerald. >> mana is a two or threefold contributor to our economy. they purchase raw products, the employee people, and they serve a great humanitarian purpose. >> reporter: what is your hope? >> i hope they continue to grow. >> reporter: for mayor holt, keeping the economy healthy here is personal. >> i have a graduating senior coming up. he has a path in mind. he would like to come home. and i want fitzgerald to be here to come home to. >> john: and skyler henry joined is now from atlanta, georgia. skyler, this is not just about one product or one. give us a sense of some of the ripple effects here. >> reporter: yeah, john, this is many farmers in many states. mana says it relies or it can

get a supply from as many as 27 states, but they really rely on a handful, and that is milk from michigan and texas. they get their sugar from louisiana and florida. and then they obviously get their peanuts from right here in georgia. all of those farmers would have to find alternative places to send their products. >> john: skyler henry in atlanta, georgia, thank you. >> maurice: cbs news will bring you live coverage of the president's address tonight. >> john: margaret brennan will be joining us at 9:00 eastern, 8:00 central, and that is 6:00 in the west. now more to the top stories from around the world in tonight's "evening news" roundup. the mystery deepens in the deaths of actor gene hackman and his wife. today authorities said an extensive investigation for gas leaks and carbon monoxide produced no significant findings.

hackman and betsy arakawa were found dead last week at the home in new mexico. >> maurice: the supreme court appears likely to throw in a lawsuit filed by mexico against the gun maker smith & wesson. mexico claims american guns have fueled drug cartel violence, but during oral arguments today, liberal and conservative justices seemed skeptical of mexico's case, in light of u.s. law that largely shields gun makers from such lawsuits. >> john: and the small town of ada, oklahoma, was hit by a tornado that ripped the roofs of a number of buildings. high winds caused extensive damage at a paint warehouse in lewisville, texas. the storms are on the move now, forcing new orleans to alter its mardi gras schedule, shortening some parades to beat the weather. lonnie quinn will have more on the storm system and where it is heading later in the broadcast. >> maurice: and we will have these stories. >> i'm david schechter in california. while los angeles burnt, scientists far out at sea were collecting water samples full of toxic ash and now they want to know how that might impact the health of our fish. that's tonight's "eye on america." >> i'm imtiaz tyab in kyiv, where president zelenskyy has assured the u.s. he wants peace with russia and has even outlined terms to end the war. that's next on the "cbs evening news." ♪ ♪

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with president trump and wants to make things right. >> maurice: what amounted to an act of contrition posted on social media today came hours after president trump turned up the pressure on zelenskyy to make peace with russia by cutting off u.s. military aid. >> john: imtiaz tyab is in kyiv, and imtiaz, the aid cut is temporary. how long can ukrainians go without that aid? >> reporter: well, ukrainian officials have told us six months at the most, and those munitions are so desperately needed. you know, we were with ukrainian forces when the first u.s.-made howitzers arrived, and they are now looking at the possibility of not having ammunition for them and other arms. a concern we brought to mykhailo podolyak, a top advisor to president zelenskyy. can ukraine defeat russia without the support of the u.s. and president trump? >> [speaking in a global language] >> interpreter: russian wants to destroy the world that was built by previous american

administrations. it wants to destroy the world that is built on the rules that the u.s. insists upon. that is why i believe that we will come back to pragmatic discussion with europe, the united states, and ukraine, and will come to the correct end of this war. >> maurice: and imtiaz, tonight we are seeing a glimmer here that things are starting to move in the right direction. >> reporter: yeah, and we only really have to quote president zelenskyy himself, who in those posts on x tonight also said, and i'm quoting here, "it was time to make things right," after president trump had accused him of not being ready to come to the negotiating table. he also outlined a proposal for how the war with russia might end, including the release of prisoners, a ban on missile and drone attacks on civilian infrastructure, and an immediate truce in the sea, adding ukraine wants to move very fast and work with the u.s. to secure a strong, final deal. >> maurice: okay, imtiaz tyab in kyiv once again tonight, thank you. >> john: some dangerous

weather is targeting the deep south. >> maurice: lonnie quinn is following that for us tonight. lonnie? >> you know, gentlemen, it so often seems like tornadoes always get the weather headlines but it doesn't have to be a tornado to do some big damage. everything you see here, this is a warehouse outside of dallas, all caused by straight-line winds. when 80 mile-per-hour winds get underneath the roof, it will tear it right off. that storm line has made its way from texas into louisiana and as of right now, as we speak, some day in new orleans.ther of the- what's going to happen? the tornado threat is still with us when we get to the nighttime hours, but as we move into your day tomorrow, as it pushes toward the mid-atlantic, yes, it is not a 0% chance for tornadoes but it is moreso the straight-line winds noon or later for washington, d.c., could have 40, 50, 60, maybe 70 mile-per-hour gusts, and i just show you the images, what straight-line winds can do, and do you realize there are 120 million people, anywhere from colorado all the way to the outer banks of north carolina, that are under some kind of a wind advisory.

there are 333,000 people in texas without power. with wind like this, that number is going to be going up. gentlemen? >> john: lonnie, with wind like that, could we see blizzards anywhere? >> take a peek. come this way and take a look at what the radar picture is showing you. on the backside of the rain, there is snow out there, and for a place like des moines, with 65 mile-per-hour winds, 4-8 inches of snow, it picks that snow up, close it around, blizzard warnings in effect from 9:00 p.m. tonight until 3:00 p.m. tomorrow morning, that is a tough morning commute around des moines. gentlemen? >> john: indeed. lonnie quinn. thank you so much, lonnie. >> maurice: this year, southern california wildfires damaged the environment in which you might not have impacted. >> john: and the impact of the last four years. "eye on america" is next. ♪ ♪ st four years. "eye on america" is next. ♪ ♪ people were in remission at 12 weeks, at 1 year, and even at 3 years. don't use if allergic. serious allergic reactions, increased infections, or lower ability to fight them may occur. before treatment, get checked for infections and tb.

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