cbs's robert costa joins us now, we have not seen anything like this before. >> reporter: we have not come a good evening norah, former president trump spent the day at his home in mar-a-lago, but he did talk with todd blanchette to his side, lasting less than half an hour, answering questions about its personal background, criminal record, and employment history, they will prepare a report for judge juan merchan on with a sentencing recommendation. and new polling shows a majority of likely voters feel that the conviction is not a major factor in november's election. the top issues being the economy and inflation where trump has an edge. and you can tell in the coming days, sources tell cbs news that both donald trump and president biden will make pitches to workers and labor unions to try to support that

here is cbs's robert costa. >> reporter: rousing displays of republican unity today around the party's presumptive nominee. >> i am with them 1000%. they are with me 1000%. >> reporter: and a notable show of a truce between trump and his longtime foil, senate g.o.p. leader mitch mcconnell, after not speaking since late 2020. for former president trump, thursday's washington tour was a chance to play up his poll numbers and reassure his party after becoming a convicted felon last month. >> just was a great meeting. it's tremendous unity in the republican party. >> reporter: in a closed-door meeting with house republicans, sources say he lashed out at the justice department, calling it dirty, along with an expletive. he also criticized milwaukee, host to the republican national convention next month, calling it horrible. a spokesman said he was referring to crime and voting issues. wisconsin democrat gwen moore shot back, saying, "once he settled in with his parole officer, i am certain he will discover that milwaukee is a wonderful city." this was trump's first trip to the hill since th

cbs's robert costa reports tonight on their strategies and who is winning the battle for campaign cash. >> reporter: the standoff next thursday in atlanta already historic, earlier than ever in a presidential race, and the first time a current and former president go head-to-head. >> he's going to be so pumped up. he's going to be pumped up. >> reporter: allies of both del cbs news, biden, age 81, and trump, age 78, no voters will be paying attention. not only to the answers but how they handle themselves. >> the debate is going to make clear the contrast between our president, the current president, who works on behalf of the american people, fights for the american people, and the former president, who pretty much spends full-time fighting for himself. >> reporter: biden is now settling in at camp david for days of private prep, led by former chief of staff ron klain, personal attorney bob bauer slated to play trump in mock debates. with biden's campaign focusing on framing trump as a threat to democracy and abortion rights. speaker how is the debate prep going? >> reporter: trump so

we get more now from cbs's robert costa. >> reporter: with their campaigns ramping up, president biden and former president trump are also preparing to face off next week with some differences from the rockets 2020 debates. speak of the radical left -- >> will you shut up, man? >> reporter: sources tell us when one candidate is speaking, the others microphone will be muted at the cnn hosted event. there will be no opening statements, and 2 minutes to answer questions. and trump pivoted from weekend birthday wishes on the trail to a meeting with speaker mike johnson at trump's florida home on monday. the summer showcasing up the former president solidarity with republicans. sources say trump is also staying close with far right allies like steve bannon, speaking at a conservative convention in detroit on saturday, bannon echoed trump, and vowing retribution against those who investigated the former president and his political allies. >> we are going to run them all out of town! it's very simple, victory or death! >> reporter: despite intense support from trump space, weeks after his cri

robert costa, thank you very much. there was another big headline from the white house today. biden endorsed a new israeli proposal for a cease-fire in the gaza-hamas war. it is the first time the president has spoken about the conflict since sunday's deadly explosion at a tent camp for refugees in rafah, where israel is currently expanding its offensive, in spite of international pressure. we want to show you this new video of israeli tanks and troops moving further into the city. that's a place where fleeing refugees were told to evacuate to. president biden made clear today it is time for the conflict to end. cbs's ed o'keefe reports from the white house. >> it's time for this war to end. for the day after you begin. >> reporter: president biden's endorsement of a new cease-fire plan came a day after a top israeli security official said his country is preparing for at least seven more months of war. the president said the latest proposal may be the best chance for peace. >> it's a road map to an enduring cease-fire and the release of all hostages. >> reporter: the three-pha

thank you, nancy peered also in atlanta, cbs's cheap election campaign correspondent robert costa, who been speaking with both campaigns an, president biden hold up for a week at camp david p what does e need and want to accomplish tonight. >> reporter: great to be with you, norah p for president biden, according to conversations with his top advisors, it is not so much abut addressing the age question, it is about the issue of the economy. can he really broadcast tonight he has on the side of working people, union members? and it is about bringing up the issue of american democracy. former president trump's character. look for him to talk about january 6th, talk about trump being now a felon based on that conviction in new york and reminding voters that there is a character issue in this campaign. for trump, i'm told it's about focus be a "yes," he has his grievances, but it's also about the economy and in for imitation for him. >> norah: we never had a twice impeached convicted felon running for president beard what about trump, how has he been preparing? >> reporter: i've been told

robert costa, cbs news, washington. >>> in a unanimous decisions, the supreme court rejected an effort to limit the use of the widely used abortion pill mifepristone. the justices ruled the abortion rights opponents lack the legal standing to sue over the fda's approval of the drug and its actions to access it. it was the high court's first abortion decision since it overturned roe v. wade two years ago. >>> and there are new details about the trips taken by supreme court justice clarence thomas paid for by republican billionaire mega donor harlan crow. the interstate judiciary committee uncovered at least three more trips and at least six flights on crow's private jet that thomas failed to report on financial disclosure forms. thomas has maintained that he doesn't have to disclose the trips because he and his wife are friends with crow. >>> to the middle east now where top hamas officials say they do not know how many of the 120 israeli hostages are still alive in gaza. in an interview with cnn, osama hamden said any deal to release them must include guarantees of a permanent cease-fi

joining me now is robert costa, the chief cbs news election and campaign. correspondent. thanks so much for being with us, robert >>great to be with you only wish i could be out there on the west coast. >>to are you were in the courtroom as the conviction of donald trump was announced. can you describe that experience? not only as a journalist, but just as a human being. being in that courtroom not only as the trial is going on, but at that moment of conviction. what was that, like? >>yeah. was a surreal experience not only as a reporter for cbs news news but as an american to see a former president sitting in this grim courthouse in lower manhattan. and being told 34 times he was being found guilty by a jury of his peers for falsifying. business records, which notable though is that trump did not seem stunned by the news he was silent. even reached for his son, eric trump's hand. and it was a bit of a sombra. moment, but once he left that court room. he began to go off. about the prosecutors. about the case. and really invented about his grievances. about that case >>inte

>> norah: robert costa, thank you very much.off-duty secret service agent was robbed at gunpoint in the city of tustin, orange county, president biden was there over the weekend and they were returning from an assignment. officials say the agent fired his weapon, but it's not known if the suspects were hit. investigators are looking for a silver infinity or similar car seen leaving the crime. tonight the surgeon general of the united states is so concerned about the threat social media poses on young people, that he is calling on congress to mandate health warning labels like those on tobacco products. he said these platforms are contributing to a significant mental health crisis among children. cbs's anna werner takes a closer look. >> reporter: asked momma four, kiran dodeja smith, about dealing with her kids social media use, and she had it will say it has been a failure. >> managing social media is dumbly one of the most difficult things i think as a parent. there are a lot of positives that come out of it, but it's just thi

cbs's robert costa joins us now.s was something we have never seen before. >> reporter: we have not, good evening, norah, former president trump spent the day at mar-a-lago, but did participate in a probation interview with todd blanchette's side, the session lasted under half an hour and answer questions about his personal background, criminal record, and employment history. officials will prepare a report for judge juan merchan on that includes a sentencing recommendation. meanwhile new polling shows a majority of likely voters feel that trumps conviction, not a major factor in november's election. the top issues being the economy and inflation where trump has an edge. and you can tell in the coming days, sources tell cbs news that both trump and president biden will be making pitches to workers and labor unions to support the key demographic group in the coming weeks. norah. >> norah: robert costa, thank you so much. both coasts looking for dangerous weather, miami and southwest florida could face extreme flooding

i'm robert costa. a burst of joy and relief in israel tonight after four hostages held by hamas for the last eight months were rescued by israeli forces. the mission to free them took weeks of planning. it brought home four hostage, three men and one woman ranging in age from 21 to 40. news of esi cues prompted a celebration across the country. an aid for hostages called it, quote heroic. president biden added praise for the mission which was bolstered by u.s. intelligence. it happened here in nuseirat in central gaza and was not without bloodshed. dozens of gazans were killed. cbs' chris livesay leads us off tonight. >> reporter: good evening, robert. some very rare good news. four hostages are finally back home after spending eight months in hamas captivity. tonight they're okay after what israel is calling the biggest rescue operation since the start of the war. a reunion eight months in the making. four hostages, almog mier, andrey kozlov, and schlom ziv finally back home, each of them taken hostag

correspondent robert costa for some insight on this. from where i am right now. here at the debate site in the spin room and the california governor is someone who while a lot of democrats think he's a presidential contender. down the line, he is someone who has gotten really comfortable with the biden people. they like him. they think he's an advocate for them that they can trust that he's earned their trust with a lot of media appearances. so they feel pretty good about having him here in the green room, and he's someone who can really the democrats view. take on the right as you know, he studies right wing media. and so he wants to take on the talking points of the trump side. tonight, more than just being a booster for biden. >liz>remember last fall, governor newsom. was also in the spin room at the reagan library. after the republican presidential debate will be right back. >>>coming up tonight on the c evening news. the high stakes in tonight's 22. debate. as donald trump and president biden meet face to face and what is the earli

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robert costa, cbs news, washington. >>> and some new developments now in the federal gun trial of hunterter an hour deliberating, the jury went home for the night and will be back in court tuesday to decide the fate of president biden's only surviving son. the 54-year-old is accused of lying about his drug use on a federal form when buying a gun back in 2018. >>> the main shipping lane into the port of baltimore is now fully reopened. this according to the army corps of engineers. it was more than two months ago when the container ship dali lost power and crashed into a support pier of the francis scott key bridge, bringing down the entire structure. six workmen were killed that day as the bridge collapsed. >>> don't go away. there's plenty more just ahead on "cbs news roundup" after the break. this delectable knorr ramen noodle recipe will put an end to your drive-thru dinner rituals. throw that knorr bouillon in that tasty combo of delightful carrots and the rich touch of bok choy. make your own knorr taste combo. it's not fast food, but it's so good. did you know... 80% of women are s

>> norah: robert costa, thank you. now to tonight's other top stories.nt biden is on the world stage tonight. in italy for the g7. he is speaking about his son for the first time since hunter's conviction, but i cbs a nancy cordes reports, for the white house, the high-stakes summit is about supporting ukraine. >> reporter: this historic agreement comes as ukraine struggles to regain momentum in its war with russia. late today, president biden and ukraine's president signed a document that pledges u.s. support for ukraine, including military aid and training, for the next ten years. at their press conference, biden was asked if he felt his son, hunter, had been given a fair trial. >> i said i would abide by the jury decision. and i will do that, and i will not pardon him. >> reporter: biden was also asked if he would use his power to reduce his son's sentence, which could include jail time. biden said no. >> norah: a new report from the department of justice finds the phoenix police department violated civil rights, discriminated against people of color,

robert costa, i know you will be watching with us. battle over women's reproductive rights is taking center stage in tonight's debate, and today, just over two years after overturning roe vs. wade, the supreme court cleared the way for idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions -- at least for now. cbs's jan crawford is at the supreme court. >> reporter: a day after a draft opinion became public, the supreme court made it official, ruling that emergency abortions when a woman's health is at risk could resume in idaho, at least for the time being. an unusual coalition of conservative and liberal justices joined to dismiss the case and let it play out in lower courts. idaho is 1 of 6 states with restrictive laws that do not include any exceptions for a woman's health beyond saving her life. and idaho doctors can be charged with a felony if they violate it. since the law was enacted two years ago, one fifth of the states practicing obstetricians have left idaho. >> to have our kind of flip-flopping of how we practice is very hard for

our robert costa has more. >> reporter: the standoff next thursday in atlanta already historic.e. and the first time a current and former president go head to head. >> he's going to be so pumped up. he's going to be pumped up. >> reporter: allies of both tell cbs news, biden, age 81, and trump, age 78, know voters will be paying attention not only to their answers but how they handle themselves. >> the debate is going to make clear the contrast between our president, the current president, who works on behalf of the american people, fights for the american people and the former president who pretty much spends full time fighting for himself. >> reporter: biden is now settling in at camp david for days of private prep, led by former chief of staff ron klain, personal attorney bob bower slated to play trump in miock debates with the campaign focussing on trump as a threat to democracy and abortion rights. >> how is debate prep going! >> reporter: trump sources say he is getting briefed on various policy topics by several senators and is preparing to counter president biden on infl

our robert costa has more on what comes next. >> the fallout continued today after the historic convictionresident ever to be convicted of a crime. >> reporter: historic. >> there's no playbook for this. it's unprecedented. >> unprecedented felony conviction of donald trump. >> reporter: unprecedented. >> found guilty on all counts. >> trump has been found guilty. >> reporter: and guilty. >> donald trump found guilty on all 34 counts. >> reporter: you couldn't escape those words this past week. a former president convicted on 34 felony counts in a city he long called home. but beyond all the drama, says cbs news legal contributor rebecca roiphe, was simply a jury of seven men and five women doing their duty. nobody is above the law. it's a refrain here at the end of this trial. >> yes. you know, you can have all sorts of power. you can have all sorts of wealth. but, you know, when you're in that courtroom, you're just like anybody else. of course, there are some people who are going to look at this case and not look at it that way. >> reporter: former president donald trump is one of them.

robert costa joins us.ased on my conversation with democrats, some might be frustrated with president biden's performance tonight but talking to sources close to president biden, people who've known him for a long time, there is zero chance they tell me tonight that he stepped away from running. they believe this election is about trump, not about president biden's debate performance and they believe they have a record to run on. he's going to continue to hit abortion rights, hit the issue of the economy, american democracy and that this is not a watershed politically in this campaign. it's the start of the campaign. that's the view from a lot of people who know biden. they say he may not have brought his best game tonight but they are excellent nation is, this is just who he is in terms of his personality. he's going to bring the fight with advertising. money isn't where it matters, not a debate in the summer in atlanta. >> norah: do you think there will be a second presidential debate question works becau

cbs news' robert costa was in the courtroom as that verdict was read. he told me today's fundraiser is an indication that wealthy donors in california are not overly concerned about the conviction. >> i've been on the phone talking to sources and they say someone like ohio republican senator j.d. vance who is flying out to california with trump, he's really whispered in the ears of many business leaders in california saying look, if you want lower taxes, if you want those trump tax cuts from 2017 to remain in place in 2025, even if you don't love the trial, if you don't love trump, he's a better economic choice for you, for silicon valley, for the business community, than president biden. >> after trump wraps up his event here in san francisco he'll head to southern california for more fundraising in beverly hills. >>> this just into our newsroom, a san francisco judge has dismissed several state charges against the man accused of assaulting paul pelosi with a hammer. david depape was already convicted on federal charges for the 2022 attack at the home

for analysis and context, we want to bring in our chief campaign and elections correspondent robert costaho covers trump and the entire trial for us in new york and our chief legal correspondent jan crawford who has been covering the supreme court for decades, but, jan, nothing like this ever before. jan, can you help us to understand, trump said he will try to appeal this conviction. what is the next step? >> well, i mean as he said this was a long way from over, but there is, i think, zero chance this is going to be overturned before november, and the road ahead for trump on appeal doesn't look too good either. as for timing he's got 30 days to file what's called a knotice of appeal that's procedural that could start the process through the new york court state system, which could take over a year. now you said, as you pointed out in the intro, his supporters have been throwing around the supreme court should get involved, the supreme court this, but you have to go through, when you're challenging a criminal conviction, the state court system first, then he would turn to try to get the

we've asked robert costa to assess the biden/trump face-off after which our dr.k asked the question on many people's minds -- >> how old is too old? and shouldn't it be how old is too eold for what function? >> i could not agree more, because it varies. >> then from issues of the present to a matter of the past. >> they were modern american royalty. john f. kennedy jr. and carolyn bessette-kennedy. a seemingly picture perfect couple admired by millions around the world. in 1990s, carolyn bessette-kennedy was perhaps best known for her sophisticated fashion sense. this morning erin moriarty has an album of sorts, celebrating bessette's enduring style on the eve of a terribly sad anniversary. >> re >> the crown prince of camelot missing and feared dead. >> reporter: a plane crash 25 years ago ended the lives of one of the most photographed couples on earth, jam factor and his wife carolyn bessette-kennedy. >> she would be in her late 50s and you think she still has an allure? >> such an understanding of what the cameras with would like. >> reporter: later on "sunda

. >> this morning our robert costa will be looking at the jury's guilty finding, reaction to it, what'ssince, and what could lie ahead. >>> then ted koppel attends a trump rally to speak with the former president's supporters about the upcoming election and what comes after. >> snacks for the rally. >> reporter: you can meet some really nice people at a trump rally. not surprisingly, they love trump. >> if anybody's guilty, it's biden. >> reporter: also -- >> sorry. >> reporter: no shocker here, they are not crazy about reporters. >> why don't you tell the truth about joe biden, treason? >> reporter: so far, pretty much like any political rally, until someone raises the possibility that trump may lose. >> i think we are doomed. >> reporter: coming up on "sunday morning." >>> four decades ago, "girls just want to have fun" launched cyndi lauper to pop mega-stardom. since then she has earned grammy, emmy, and tony awards, along with bona fide legend status. this morning she looks back with our anthony mason. >> i never wanted just a hit song. i wanted a song that meant something, like the

for more analysis now, let's bring in cbs news chief election and campaign correspondent robert costa chief washington correspondent major garrett. major, if democracy itself is on the line, why are democrats playing this down so much? >> because they know the decision about staying on the ballot is entirely in the hands of president biden. democratic national committee rules are very clear on this, margaret. unless biden steps down, there is no mechanism to deny him the nomination, there is no eject button, to quote the voter we just heard from, there is no plan b. margaret, that doesn't mean biden's reelection campaign isn't in more trouble than it was before the debate. it had to exert a ton of energy today to reassure democrats, extract statements of support of renomination from congressman clyburn, former president obama. there are also deep concerns i'm hearing about institutional party donors potentially holding back, not giving the reelection campaign as much as they originally wanted to. not because they don't believe in the cause, but they now have fresh doubts about the abi

robert costa reports on their strategy and who is winning the battle for campaign cash. . >> reporterrsday in atlanta, historic earlier than ever in a presidential race. the first time a current and former president go head to head. >> he will be so pumped up. he will be pumped up. >> allies say biden's age 81 and trump 78, no voters will be paying attention not only to their answers but to how they handle themselves. >> it will make a contrast between our president that works on behalf of the american people and the former president that spends full time fighting for himself. >> reporter: biden is settling in at camp david for days of private prep with ron klein. with biden's campaign focusing on framing trump as a threat to democracy and abortion rights. >> how is debate prep going? >> reporter: trump sources say he is getting briefed on various policy topics by several senators and preparing to counter president biden on inflation and immigration. the former president has for months challenged biden to take a cognitive test but suggested on thursday, biden was a skilled debater. >>

robert costa reports on their strategy and who is winning the battle for campaign cash. >> the standay in atlanta, historic earlier than ever in a presidential race. the first time a current and former president go head to head. >> he will be so pumped up. he will be pumped up. >> allies say biden's age 81 and trump 78, no voters will be paying attention not only to their answers but to how they handle themselves. >> it will make a contrast between our president that works on behalf of the american people and the former president that spends full time fighting for himself. >> reporter: biden is settling in at camp david for days of private prep ready ron klein. with biden's campaign focusing on framing trump as a threat to democracy and abortion rights. >> how is debate prep going? >> reporter: trump sources say he is getting briefed on various policy topics by several senators and preparing to counter president biden on inflation and immigration. the former president has for months challenged biden to take a cognitive test but suggested on thursday, biden was a skilled debater. >> i

according to bob word word and robert costa, bannon was at the willard when trump called him on the night of january 5 and to be clear, bannon was not trying to hide his involvement in this scheme. in the days and weeks before january 6 he dedicated hours of his daily podcast to the big lie and the stolen election, often dropping less than subtle hints that something explosive was in the works. >> people are getting fired up. people are getting matter, as they should. mike pence, his moment of destiny awaits him and it is coming on 6 january. it is the clarity that january 6 is going to be the day or one of these big days and we had to converge everything down to january 6. starting tomorrow it's going to be wild. it is incredible. you can be part of history. we want as many people to get here as possible. his first term is ending with action and his second term will start with a bang. all hell is going to break loose tomorrow, just understand this. >> now almost two years after being convicted, steve bannon is going to prison. that's not all, because bannon is also facing a state indictm

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