willie james? >> reporter: nancy, good evening to you.sident trump delivering on a key campaign threat, imposing punishing tariffs on canada, china, and mexico. a move that economists warn will raise prices for americans. president trump throwing the first punch in a fight with america's largest trading partners. imports from canada and mexico will be hit with a tariff of 25%. imports from china 10%. the president says the tariffs are a reaction to illegal migration, illicit fentanyl, and trade deficits. >> number one is the people that are pouring into our country so horribly and so much. number two are the drugs, fentanyl and everything else. >> reporter: government data shows over 21,000 pounds of illicit fentanyl was seized at the u.s. southern border during fiscal year 2024. but only 43 pounds of the drug was seizes at the canadian border. canadian prime minister justin trudeau said the country is at a critical moment. >> we're ready with a response. a purposeful, forceful, but reasonable, immediate response. >> reporter: nearly 30%

cbs' willie james inman is in west palm beach, florida, tracking it all. willie james?> reporter: good evening to you, nancy. president trump's aggressive push to slash the federal workforce and cut government spending is drawing new scrutiny. today, president trump had racing fans in daytona looking up as "air force one" did a lowfully by over the speedway before landing. on the ground, the presidential limousine later did a slow roll around the track. but it's full speed ahead for the president's agenda. this week more federal workers are expected to get pink slips, as thousands of federal employees across federal agencies are being axed in a move to cut costs. behind the effort is the white house's department of government efficiency, led by elon musk. critics are blasting the purges. >> there's a difference between that and ignoring congress and violating the law. >> reporter: republicans claim the cuts are needed. >> well, i think that's up to president trump. keep in mind, president trump put in musk to be a consultant, just like many successful corporations aroun

willie james inman, cbs news, west palm beach, florida. >>> turning now to the middle east where therail and emaciated condition of some of the hostages being released by hamas has stunned many israelis. they're renewing pressure on their government now to extend the fragile ceasefire. the first phase of the ceasefire expires in just three weeks. phase 2 should include more hostages being released plus a complete israeli withdrawal from gaza. but so far there's been little progress on talks. cbs's chris livesay reports from tel aviv. >> reporter: after 16 months in hamas captivity it shows. eli sharabi embraces his brother and sister just after his release from a dungeon. his father-in-law, pete brisley, comparing sharabi to how he looked before and after, was horrified. >> to see the emaciated state that they put him in. an absolute disgrace. it was an absolute shock. and we both sat and cried. it looked as though he'd come out of a concentration camp. >> reporter: just before sharabi was released hamas forced him to tell the crowds in gaza that he was excited to be reunited with hi

cbs' willie james inman is in west palm beach, florida, tracking it all. >> reporter: president trumpacing fans in daytona looking up as air force one did a low fly-by over the speedway before landing. on the ground, the presidential limousine later did a slow roll around the track. but it's full speed ahead for the president's agenda. this week, more federal workers are expected to get pink slips as thousands of federal employees across at least 20 agencies are being axed in a move to cut costs. behind the effort is the white house's department of government efficiency, led by elon musk. critics are blasting the purges. >> bill clinton did things to shrink the size of government, and he did it with congress. there is a difference between that and ignoring congress and violating the law. >> reporter: republicans claim the cuts are needed. >> well, i think that's up to president trump. keep in mind, president trump put in musk to be a consultant. just like many successful corporations around the world. >> reporter: trump's agenda facing at least 70 lawsuits nationwide. on friday, a jud

willy james, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, jericka.n this latest cbs news polling, americans say president trump is doing more than they anticipated in the beginning stages of his second term. and they like what they see. as president trump carries out his agenda with dramatic changes to the government, a new cbs news poll shows the american public largely approves. 70% of americans say president trump is doing what he promised during the campaign. but there's one warning sign. 66% of americans say he's not doing enough to lower prices. >> donald trump won the election in large part because of folks saying that they were feeling the effects of inflation, and so that could be a key number to watch going forward. >> reporter: some of president trump's executive actions on immigration and funding cuts are caught up in legal challenges, as many as 12 federal judges putting the brakes on trump's plans. polling shows americans are largely divided politically over the government of efficient's efforts to cut spending. >> i'm going to tell him

willie james inmann is travel wg the president and joining us from west palm beach. >> reporter: president trump's plans to cut spending hit a roadblock as the commander in chief unleashes a flurry of executive actions. this morning, a federal judge hit pause on the department of government efficiency's access to a critical treasury repayment system that contains sensitive personal data for millions of americans. new york attorney general james leads a coalition of 19 states suing the trump administration saying it violated federal laws. james said in a statement, quote, now americans can trust that musk, the world's richest man and his freiends, will not have free reign over our personal information. the white house says doge employees had only read only access. president trump has given elon musk a mandate to slash federal spending and a federal w workforce. >> elon is doing a great job when you look at usaid. the whole thing is a fraud. >> reporter: this week, the closure of usaid sparked protests in washington. late friday, a federal judge temporarily stopped a plan to put thousands of

willie james inman has that story. >> reporter: protesters opposing president trump's immigration policies stood outside his international golf club in west palm beach saturday. >> with the head of steam that president trump has being swept into office, with this as the centerpiece of his ageneralda.. >> reporter: on friday night, president trump hosted a group of republican senators at his florida resort. he's trying to build congressional support for a massive bill to keep the government running, cut taxes, and fund border security. the move comes as trump works to downsize the government by offering employees a buy-out option and placing thousands of workers at usaid on administrative leave. both actions are pending and under legal review. a group of u.s. representatives tried to enter the department of education to meet with acting secretary of education denise carter. they were denied entry. >> already trump and musk have placed doge staffers in the building where they have access to the private data of millions of students and families. >> reporter: the department of education is amo

. >> willie james inman reports from washington. >> reporter: protesters opposing president trump's immigrations stood outside his international golf club in west palm beach saturday. >> with the head of steam that president trump has being swept into office with this as the centerpiece of his agenda. >> reporter: on friday night, president trump hosted a group of republican senators as his florida resort. he's trying to build congressional support for a massive bill to keep the government running, cut taxes, and fund border security. the move comes as trump works to downsize the government by offering employees a buyout option and placing thousands of workers at usaid on administrative leave. both actions are pending and under legal review. a group of u.s. representatives tried to enter the department of education to meet with acting secretary of education denise carter. they were denied entry. >> already trump and musk have placed doge staffers in the building where they have access to the private data of millions of students and families. >> reporter: the department of education is among sev

cbs news correspondent willie james inman has more from west palm beach, florida. >> tariff, i told youul word. >> reporter: president trump is talking tariffs. this week the president announced so-called reciprocal tariffs, or import taxes, that could reshape global trade and make a range of goods more expensive for americans to buy. >> this will send shock waves through the world economy, and that's before you price in the fact that other countries will feel the need to retaliate. >> reporter: trump says he plans to increase tariffs to match what other countries charge for imports. a new auto tariff on u.s. trade partners beginning in april. >> the tariffs are going to save a lot of industries. >> reporter: saturday the president wrote on social media, quote, on trade i have decided for purposes of fairness that i will charge a reciprocal tariff, meaning whatever countries charge the united states of america, we will charge them no more, no less. meanwhile, late friday, the justice department officially filed paperwork to drop corruption charges against new york city mayor eric adams

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