>> willie james inman, thank you. >>> trade between the u.s. canada is big business, and earlier today i spoke with ontario premier doug ford. the province is canada's largest trading partner with the u.s. in the first three quarters of 2024, roughly $683 billion in goods and services crossed the u.s./canada border. that is nearly $2.5 billion every day. premier ford, president trump's tariffs threat, it is now a reality. is this the start of a trade war? >> well, nancy, i hope it's not. we're the two closest, strongest allies in the entire world. we're the number one customer for the u.s. and the american people. and this is going to hurt both sides of the border. it's going to create inflation in the u.s., create inflation in canada. >> that said, you have backed strong and forceful counter tariffs. what are they? >> let's see what president trump comes out with. i can tell you one then. we aren't going to lie down and roll over. we will use every single tool we have in our toolbox to retaliate. 60% of our energy gets flowed down to the u.s.

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

willie james inman, cbs news, the white house. >>> and more bad news for workers at the u.s.gency for international development or usaid. as of today the trump administration put nearly all of the agency's worldwide staffers on leave and eliminated at least 1,600 u.s.-based jobs. it comes after a federal judge ruled friday the administration can move ahead with those cuts. >>> today marks three years since russia launched its full-scale military invasion of ukraine. it comes as russia sent a record number of attack drones into ukraine over the weekend. yesterday ukrainian president volodymer zelenskyy said he's willing to step down in exchange for peace and nato membership for his country. the comments follow president trump calling zelenskyy a dictator last week, echoing russian government talking points. zelenskyy also reported progress on talks with the u.s. over possession of ukraine's rare earth minerals. a potential $500 billion deal would give the u.s. access in exchange for aid. zelenskyy says he's holding out for u.s. security guarantees. >>> israel and hamas are tra

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

cbs' willy james inman is at the white house with information on that email and new firings. llie james? >> reporter: jericka, good evening to you. tonight the white house is speeding ahead with firing federal workers, announcing 2,000 jobs at usaid will be eliminated and all non-essential hires will be placed on leave. this is the latest shakeup for federal workers across the country. >> an ultimatum posted on x, elon musk demanded federal employees write down what they accomplished last week, adding, failure to respond will be taken as a resignation. the government's office of personnel management said in a statement individual agencies will determine the next steps, with no mention of resignations. this weekend president trump urged elon musk to get more aggressive to slash spending. >> and elon is doing a great job. we love elon. >> reporter: but not every agency is following through on musk's demand. fbi director kash patel is among those pushing back, saying in an email obtained by cbs news that the bureau will conduct reviews, adding, when and if further information is

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