"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | August 23, 2024

tonight the Sprint to election day begins the breaking news Robert F Kennedy Jr suspends his presidential campaign and endorses former president Donald Trump we are aligned on many key issues he's really a terrific guy he's a very talented person it's an honor what impact could it have on the race Donald Trump is an unserious man plus vice president Harris leaves Chicago after her historic nomination while Trump visits two Battleground states with just 74 days to go until America decides the CBS Evening News starts now the race for the White House enters a new phase tonight with the two nominees set in former president Donald Trump celebrating a key endorsement good evening I'm Nora odonnell and thank you for being with us just hours after vice president kamla Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for president Robert F Kennedy Jr joined forces with Trump after giving up his Longshot bid for for the presidency the former president is holding a rally tonight in Arizona to keep the focus on immigration which is a top concern among voters Trump has spent the week traveling to five different Battleground States as he hopes to regain momentum from a surging Paris campaign cbs's Caitlyn huie Burns is following the campaign in Glendale Arizona and she has an update on both of the tickets vice president kamla Harris left Chicago with the wind at her back while Donald Trump rallied voters out west with just 74 days to go until election day the focus now turns to a handful of states that will determine the winner of this election and in one of them a potential spoiler suspended his campaign and now to throw my support to president Trump independent candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr said he's taking his name off ballots in Battleground states that why he staying on the ballot in the Battleground States I would likely hand the election over to the Democrats with whom I disagree on the most existential issues censorship war and chronic disease but the controversial Kennedy isn't dropping out of the race completely urging voters to support him in some red and blue states where he says he will remain in contention it's a great honor really is uh he's very popular he's very smart campaigning in the key state of Nevada earlier today Trump welcomed the endorsement a turn from his previous criticisms of Kennedy as a radical left Democrat five of Kennedy's siblings slammed his decision to endorse Trump calling it a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear CBS News polling shows Kennedy was generating 2% of the vote nationally though it's not yet clear where his supporters could now go the Trump campaign hopes it could help make the difference in a state like Arizona where the former president lost by just under 11,000 votes the two appeared together tonight in the state for a rally we're going to win Arizona we're going to defeat comrade Camala Harris aiming to steal some Spotlight away from Harris's historic night in Chicago I promise to be a president for all Americans you can always trust me to put country above party and self in many ways Donald Trump is an unserious man but the consequences but the consequences of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious now the next jolt to the race could come in just about two weeks when Harrison Trump will meet for the first time at their first debate in Philadelphia Nora Caitlyn Hy burns on the trail with Donald Trump tonight thank you CBS News Chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joins us now Robert so good to talk to you want to know I mean what impact will this have Robert F Kennedy Jr throwing his support to Donald Trump he is still on going to be on the ballot in some of these Battleground states he is nor good to be with you but my sources inside the Trump campaign are relieved tonight so far Robert F Kennedy has removed himself from the ballot in in Arizona Pennsylvania Texas and Ohio that helps the Trump campaign those votes for Robert of Kennedy they believe they could now go to Trump Kennedy has also said he will remove himself from the ballot in 10 States total maybe more and it could have an impact because this now consolidates what the Trump campaign believes is the anti-establishment vote did Trump agree to give him a cabinet post or some other high-profile uh position they've been having private discussions and sources close to Kennedy say he would not make this decision today unless he had some sense that he could end up in a high-ranking position in a trump White House or a trump Administration we just came from Chicago that convention all week long four nights in prime time the big speeches all the attention they'll probably get a bump in the polls how does the Trump campaign plan to counter that they're going to keep going to the Sun Belt the industrial Midwest and the Deep South but for both campaigns it's all about debate prep right now September Philadelphia this is The Showdown that matters you're going to see the Harris camp scale back travel a little bit they know how important this debate is going to be ride the momentum for a few weeks out of this convention as Caitlyn said so many more twists and turns to come all right Robert Costa thank you CBS News has learned that multiple Secret Service agents have been placed on leave as a result of the investigation into last month's attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump CBS Nicole skanga has new reporting tonight on the investigation weeks after the worst president residential security breach in four decades put a 20-year-old gunman in firing range of the former president that's calling out bro on top of the roof the US secret service has placed at least five officials on administrative leave following outrage from lawmakers you've been on the job a few days so far You' fired nobody and the resignation of the secret service director it's a miracle that I wasn't killed among those put on leave the special agent in charge of its Pittsburgh field office Plus an agent within the former president's detail is this too little too late this seems like a long time coming you know the public has been very anxious and very hungry for information Trump now has a wall of bulletproof glass surrounding him at outdoor rallies seen this week for the first time this campaign season in North Carolina Secret Service officials put on administrative leave hold on to their badges their paychecks and importantly their security clearances but their day to-day protective assignments are typically exchanged for desk jobs Nora Nicole skanga with that new information thank you so much now to breaking news overseas multiple people were killed and several others injured in a knife attack during a festival in Western Germany this is according to local police cbs's Holly Williams joins us now Holly good to see you so tell us what you're hearing about what happened good evening Nora while people were celebrating the 650th anniversary of the city of zingan in Western Germany tonight with a stage set up at a Marketplace in the city center for live music performances local police told CBS News three people were killed and four people have life-threatening injuries they say the incident at 9:45 p. m. local time led to a major operation video from the scene shows a helicopter overhead as well as emergency teams and armed police according to German media reports the perpetrator is at large but we're still work working to confirm that in a statement Zan's mayor said that it breaks his heart the city has been the target of an attack and that he praise for those fighting for their lives Nora Holly Williams with those late breaking details thank you Holly the federal government is making moves to bring down the high cost of housing Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell indicates that interest rate cuts are coming at the FED September meeting and the Department of Justice has filed an antitrust case against a company that makes software used by competing landlords and it could bring down rental prices CBS News senior business and Tech correspondent Jolene Kent is covering it all everybody knows the rent is too damn high today the justice department and eight states Su software company real page alleging it illegally helped landlords unfairly fix prices and raise rents throughout the country and American should not have to pay more in rent simply because a company has found a new way to scheme with landlords to break the law the doj accused the texas-based company of violating Anti-Trust laws saying Real Page engaged in price fixing by using confidential information like rental rates in its algorithm that tended to maximize price increases on 3 million Properties Real Page has found a modern way to violate a century old law and to harm consumers in the process train a machine to break the law is still breaking the law in response Real Page said its software is purposely built to be legally compliant adding that landlords decide their own rent prices always have 100% discretion to accept or reject software price recommendations rent is the leading driver of inflation jumping another 5.

1% in July compared to last year Savannah Crosby in San Antonio says she spends 6 % of her $40,000 a year salary on rent and says it's gone up seven out of the last8 years it's pretty disheartening I just think it's so wrong because it it's a disadvantage for so many Americans out there that are just trying to make a living and live comfortably and Joe linken joins us now and Joe there was some positive reaction today uh about the news uh on Wall Street and then this news about a potential interest rate what did fed share Powell say Fed chair Powell said four key words today in Jackson hle Nora the time has come essentially confirming that a rate cut will come at that mid-september meeting bringing down interest rates from their 23-year high if you've been sitting on the sidelines it would be good news if you're looking for a more affordable mortgage car loan and Beyond Nora many people waiting for those interest rates to go down Jolan Kent thank you so much now to the tropical threat taking a at Hawaii a tropical storm watch is in effect for the big island with the threat of torrential rain and powerful winds cbs's Lonnie Quinn is tracking it right now good evening Lonnie good evening to you nor it's a real interesting situation right now in the Pacific Ocean we've got three storms that are lined up like ducks in a row one of which is a category 2 hurricane take a look at this graphic the most organized system is Gilma the hurricane that's right in the middle that's not going to affect anybody except the fish so let's focus on the storm that's leading the pack I know it looks disorganized that just received a name today tropical storm H has 50 mph winds it is due to pass the Big Island early early Sunday morning but as it grow as it goes to the e to the West is it's going to be getting bigger and it possibly passes late Sunday just south of aahu now as a category one hurricane all the while yeah the winds are blowing at category 1 strength which is over 96 mph excuse me 74 mph winds but it's the rain that is causing rain is going to be the big takeaway here 9 in of rain is possible on the big island also on Maui uh it's the windward side of the island is going to get the worst of it but what's really the most interesting thing that I feel about this hurricane season it's a year it should be all about the Atlantic Basin not the Pacific the Atlantic is behind the Pacific this year but don't let your guard down the Atlantic Basin hits its peak the first two weeks of September and that's very latest nor it's all yours all right I know you'll be following it for us Lonnie Quinn thank you the sixth and final missing victim was recovered today from the wreckage of that mega yacht that sank off the southern tip of Italy on Monday in a V storm Hannah Lynch the 18-year-old daughter of British Tech billionaire Mike Lynch was the last person who was unaccounted for Lynch and two Americans were also among the victims tomorrow is decision day as NASA officials Gather in Houston to decide whether Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule will return from the International Space Station with or without its two astronauts after what was supposed to be an 8 day Mission they've been waiting for a ride home since June after the space CFT had problems with its thrusters if NASA decides flying back aboard the Starliner next month isn't safe the astronauts will likely have to hitch a ride from rival SpaceX and they'll likely have to wait till February the risk of a deadly illness spread by mosquitoes forces several New England towns to urge residents to stay indoors From Dusk Till Dawn we've got the details on this story next the risk of a dangerous virus spread by mosquitoes has four towns west of Boston Massachusetts urging residents to stay indoors after dark until at least October now according to a local report the town of Oxford says it doesn't have the funds to spray away the potentially deadly pests get more now from cbs's Tiffany Chan Oxford Massachusetts and three neighboring towns have a reason for concern as mosquitoes carrying a potentially deadly virus called Eastern equin and sephtis or Triple E infected a resident who is now fighting for his life we don't want to see another human case of Triple E this year the rare but dangerous disease can cause swelling in the brain there's no treatment and anyone can get infected the death rate is as high as 30% even if you do survive um usually there are long-term significant Health impacts neurological impacts Oxford has been declared a critical risk for Triple E prompting Health Department officials to recommend a 6 p. m.