i'm john dickerson. >> maurice: i'm maurice dubois.ancial markets were rattled today by the commander in chief and general confusion. >> john: conflicting signals from the president about his trade war sent stock prices tumbling. the dow lost a full percent, the nasdaq more than 2.5%. >> maurice: president trump granted more exemptions today to his 25% tax on imports from canada and mexico. for one month, goods covered by the usmca trade agreement will not be subject to the tariffs. he gave that same exemption yesterday to detroit's big three automakers. >> john: this is not the first time the president has threatened or imposed tariffs and pulled back. and the uncertainty goes well beyond wall street. ed o'keefe is at a curling center in toronto. ed? >> reporter: john, good evening. the on-again off-again tariffs are mostly off again, except for here in canada's largest province, which is warning of economic pain for at least some americans. >> we have to put an end to this. this is mass chaos right now around north america and actual

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i'm john dickerson.esident 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 pil

i'm john dickerson. >> maurice: i'm maurice dubois.nt trump got two-thirds of the veteran's vote in november, but we noticed he never mentioned them in his nearly 100-minute address last night, and now we have learned he is cutting some 80,000 jobs at the va. >> john: we will have more about that in a moment. today, the commander in chief was prosecuting the trade war he started when he put a 25% tax on goods imported from canada and mexico, and doubled the tax on imports from china to 20%. >> maurice: they responded with tariffs of their own. the president spoke by phone today with canada's prime minister, but neither side budged. >> john: the president also spoke with detroit's big three automakers. he gave them a one-month exemption from the tariffs, but urged them to build more cars in the united states so they are less dependent on foreign imports. >> maurice: wall street liked the temporary reprieve. the big three stock indexes posted gains of more than 1%. weijia jiang is at the white house for us tonight. weijia? >> reporter: w

. >> john: i'm john dickerson.mystery about the deaths of gene hackman and his wife has been solved. >> maurice: late today, the medical examiner said the academy award-winning actor died of heart disease and alzheimer's, most likely on february 18th. that, the m.e. said, was about a week after his wife, betsy arakawa, died of hantavirus, a disease spread by rodents that attacks the lungs. >> john: hackman was 95, arakawa was 65. their bodies were found wednesday last week at their home in santa fe, new mexico. carter evans has the latest on the new developments. carter? >> reporter: well, what we learned today is more about the timeline. investigators already knew that gene hackman and his wife died in separate rooms of their home, but how and when they died is now becoming clear. for more than a week, the deaths of actor gene hackman and his wife, betsy, had been a mystery filled with speculation. today, chief medical examiner dr. heather jarrell provided answers. >> the cause of death for miss betsy hackman is h

i am john dickerson. a transatlantic -- continues. president trump pushes ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy again, suggesting he will not be in power long. in europe, and emergency embrace during a summit held over the weekend in which nations found to increase in military aid ukraine. cbs's ramy inocencio is in london. mardi gras on high alert. for the first time, the festivities will get the highest threat level rating from the federal government. cbs's kati wiess reports from new orleans. stuck the landing. for the first time, a privately built spacecraft sets up camp on the moon. we will go in-depth on blue ghost's mission. ghost stories and more right after our news headlines. ♪ ♪ putting on the brakes: trucks carrying humanitarian aid into gaza are stopped by israel as it pressures hamas to extend phase one of the cease-fire, which ended last weekend. hundreds of trucks had been crossing each day. israel says it wants they return of the remaining hostages the terrorist group kidnapped on october 7th. investigators in germa

i'm john dickerson. it's an oval office, not a boxing ring, but today the seat of presidential prestige was the site of perhaps the most tense exchange between allies ever captured. >> you don't have the cards right now. with us, you start having cards. >> john: which raises the question about the nature of the alliance with ukraine and europe. cbs's erica brown is at the white house. a civil rights reversal. though the pace is slow, one version of the american story holds that rights for its citizens always expand. not in iowa. the state is the first to roll back civil rights protections for transgender citizens. cbs's lana zak reports on the latest. unfriendly skies. close calls on a runway, a deadly midair collision over the potomac. concerned passengers are asking, is air travel safe? we'll ask cbs's senior transportation correspondent, kris van cleave, in tonight's interview. those stories and more right after our news headlines. ♪ ♪ mass firings at the national oceanic and atmospheric administratio

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i'm john dickerson. the hackers are still hacking. the department of justice charges a dozen people were targeting u.s. government offices, including the defense intelligence agency. starving in gaza. the u.n.'s world food programme says it has less than two weeks worth of food to supply public kitchens and bakeries. israel has stopped all deliveries of food, fuel, and medicine into gaza as it tries to force hamas into a revised ceasefire plan. debora patta reports from east jerusalem. and is it a lost cause? we traveled to stone mountain in georgia, home to the largest confederate carving in the country. skyler henry tells us about a grassroots effort to set the record straight. those stories and more right after our news headlines. ♪ ♪ open road. one day after imposing tariffs on mexico, canada, and china, president trump gives the big three automakers a one-month reprieve on his stiff new tariffs. the car companies had complained that the tariffs could disrupt their supply chains and wipe out their pr

i'm john dickerson. in a presidency like no other, donald trump will do something familiar: take the short ride to capitol hill to describe his achievements to a joint session of congress. weijia jiang has a preview of the president's address. return tariffs. hours after the president's new tariffs on canada, mexico, and china took effect, two of those nations returned fire. canada's prime minister justin trudeau called the president's tariffs "dumb." kelly o'grady will explain how these import taxes will make their way through the economy. a dream deferred. karen hua goes in-depth on the vulnerable workers caught in the mass firings and the federal government. those stories and more right after our news headlines. wet tuesday. a powerful storm took aim at new orleans just as mardi gras hits its peak. several parades were shortened to keep marchers out of danger. tornadoes from that same system caused widespread damage in ada, oklahoma. a paint warehouse in northern texas was ripped apart by high winds.

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i'm john dickerson. >> maurice: i'm maurice dubois.sident trump is making it more expensive for mexico and canada to get their products through america's front door, and that could increase the cost of the packages left on your front porch. >> john: at a time when 3 out of 4 americans are telling cbs news their incomes are not keeping up with inflation. at a minute past midnight, a 25% tax takes effect on imports from america's closest and biggest trading partners. >> maurice: the announcement had investors running for the exits. nvidia, gm, and amazon led a sell-off that saw the dow plunge nearly 1.5%, the nasdaq more than 2.5%, and the s&p 1.75%. >> john: weijia jiang is at the white house. weijia? >> reporter: well, president trump says canada and mexico must face those tariffs because they have failed to stop the flow of fentanyl into the u.s. and for this same reason, he is bumping up the fee on chinese imports. tonight, economists warn this could spark a trade war that will cost consumers. after following through on his threat...

. >>> the cbs evening news with maurice dubois and john dickerson is next on kpix. local news continues on our streaming service, cbs news bay area. i'll be back here in 30 minutes with cbs news bay area at 7:00. see you then. >> you are gambling with the lives of millions of people. you are gambling with world war iii. >> john: an oval office photo-op turns into the shouting match seen 'round the world. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: from cbs news headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news." ♪ ♪ >> maurice: good evening. i'm maurice dubois. >> john: i'm john dickerson. it all started out friendly enough. president trump and ukrainian president zelenskyy appeared before cameras in the oval office before what was to be a luncheon and the signing of a historic deal to give the united states access to ukraine's wealth of minerals. >> maurice: but it quickly turned into a loud argument involving the two presidents and vice president j.d. vance over ending the war, vladimir putin, and whether zelenskyy had shown enough gratitude for u.s. support. in the end, there was no

eastern with john dickerson, maurice dubois, and margaret brennen. >>> well, the vatican issued its latest update this morning on pope francis saying he slept all night and is continuing to rest as he fights double pneumonia in a rome hospital. it comes after the vatican said the 88-year-old pontiff suffered a setback yesterday with two new episodes of respiratory crises. he was put back on mechanical ventilation to breathe. doctors had to suction fluid from his lungs. his prognosis remains guarded. >>> more than 60 million people are under a threat of severe storms over the next two days. this morning severe weather will move east of dallas and tulsa crossing over arkansas, louisiana, and mississippi this afternoon. powerful winds and possible tornados could disrupt mardi gras celebrations. the severe storm threat arrives in alabama, georgia, and the florida panhandle overnight. tomorrow severe storms with damaging winds will threaten the east coast. the highest risks will be in the carolinas and virginia. >>> and lighter winds yesterday helped crews make progress against the wildfires bu

i'm john dickerson. back to the negotiating table. the u.s. and ukraine are set to restart talks as early as next week, as european leaders at an emergency security summit pledged to support but acknowledged they need in america. imtiaz tyab is an kyiv with the latest. no aid relief. with billions in u.s. humanitarian funding cut, we'll look at the impact on global health, famines, and maintaining a stabilized world. that's for tonight's interview. exceptional workers. go in depth with a report on how my grant workers are talking america's food from the farm to the table. those stories and more right after our news headlines. ♪ ♪ tariff tumble. stocks fell again even though president trump paused more of his recently announced tariffs on goods from canada and mexico. the exemption covers about half of mexican imports and nearly 40% from canada. they're now set to go into effect on april 2nd. i on your money. home mortgage rates fell for a seventh straight week. averaged 30-year fixed rate of 6.3% is the lowest since last december. existing hom

i'm john dickerson. the latest employment report shows fewer jobs were created than economists expected. meanwhile, the president promotes cryptocurrency. cbs's kelly o'grady will update us on the economic signs. shrinking supplies. humanitarian agencies report that food and medicine are running out in gaza. cbs's debora patta follows one family through the hardship. and explosion, will robinson. another spacex rocket speckles the sky with flaming debris after an explosion. on the moon, things have gone sideways for the lunar lander that touched down and is now oriented that way. we'll ask cbs's bill harwood some space probing questions in tonight's interview. those stories and more right after our news headlines. ♪ ♪ two american soldiers charged with selling military secrets to chinese operatives. a former soldier is also accused of being a go-between for one of them. all told, the defendants are accused of selling military hard drives, missile system manuals, and other sensitive data. more measles cas

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. >> john: i'm john dickerson.nt trump is about to speak to congress and an audience of millions watching at home. >> maurice: his first address to a joint session of the house and senate since he began his second term in january at a busy start it's been. he's only been in office six weeks now, and it's set in motion actions that aim to overturn decades of domestic and international policy. >> john: today he increased tariffs on our three biggest trade partners, canada mexico and china. last week the president berated the president of ukraine an oval office meeting as insufficiently grateful and saying he wasn't ready for peace. >> maurice: tonight the theme of the president's address is the renewal of the american dream. he is expected to focus on the economy, his accomplishments during his first month and a half in office, and border security. >> john: while this will look like the annual state of the union address, it is not. the president is following a tradition started in the modern era by ronald reagan to s