"They didn't care about [Hillary Clinton's] emails. And you know how you know? Because if they did, they'd be up in arms right now as the Chinese are listening to the president's iPhone that he leaves in his golf cart. It turns out, I guess it wasn't that important," Obama says.
Rep.
@AOC
(D-NY): "I want to tell children across this country...that no matter what the president says, this country belongs to you, and it belongs to everyone, and today, that notion -- that very notion -- was challenged."
GOOD NEWS IN GOTHAM: Five years ago, cancer patient Miles Scott memorably transformed into San Francisco's "Bat Kid," winning the hearts of the city.
Miles, now 10 years old, has been declared cancer-free.
Pres. Trump vetoed the defense spending bill.
The president pledged to veto the legislation if it did not include the nixing of Section 230, a provision protecting internet companies from being held liable for what third parties post on their platforms.
UNSUNG HEROES: We donโt know their names and rarely see their faces, but their hands are doing the work of democracy.
Poll workers are under immense pressure to count the votes that will determine the next president.
Watch the CBS Evening News, weeknights at 6:30 p.m. ET
CBS NEWS POLL: 76 percent of viewers approved of what they heard in Pres. Trump's
#SOTU
speech; 72 percent said they approved of Pres. Trump's ideas for immigration.
Thereโs a tiny superhero with a special gift for capturing the hearts of the homeless in Alabama
Steve Hartman caught up with the caped crusader
@OnTheRoadCBS
"Was I happy when I beat Donald Trump by nearly 3 million votes but lost the Electoral College? No,"
@HillaryClinton
tells
@NorahODonnell
. "Did I ever for a nanosecond think, 'I'm gonna claim victory and try to get the Democrats to refuse to certify the election'? No."
Officials in Citrus County, Fla., deny public library's request for digital New York Times subscription, citing Pres. Trump's belief that the nationally acclaimed paper is "fake news"
"I hope he lost, I prayed he would lose," Sen. Lindsay Graham says of President-elect Biden. "He won. He's the legitimate president of the United States."
"Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are lawfully elected and will become the president and vice president of the U.S. on Jan. 20."
St. Paul, Minnesota, witnessed a historic moment when it welcomed its new city council composed entirely of women. Among the seven council members, six are women of color and all are under the age of 40.
Pres. Trump lauds Rep. Jeff Van Drew during Oval Office meeting Thursday after freshman lawmaker's switch to the Republican Party; Van Drew voted against both articles of impeachment Wednesday as a Democrat
The anger toward Congressman-elect George Santos is growing as dozens of his constituents held a demonstration calling on the New York Republican to resign. Heโs been under fire for lying about his education, work experience and even his faith and family.
CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT: The unbreakable bond between a brother and sister is teaching people to see beyond their differences.
@NorahODonnell
has more on the heartwarming story of two siblings and their crowning achievement.
EXCLUSIVE: Army Major Harrison Mann, a 13-year veteran, has resigned in protest over U.S. support for Israel's war in Gaza. Mann, who is Jewish, told CBS News'
@JimAxelrod
that civilian casualties from some U.S.-made weapons were a significant reason for his decision.
AMERICA DECIDES: The country is in the midst of a pandemic that has cost hundreds of thousands of people their lives.
In spite of that, and, perhaps, because of that people are voting in record numbers.
WATCH CBS News special election night coverage Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET
BREAKING: CBS News has learned that U.S. intelligence watched the Chinese spy balloon as it lifted off near China's south coast, meaning the U.S. military had been tracking it for nearly a week before it entered U.S. airspace.
Explorers on the first manned voyage to see the Titanic's wreckage in ~15 years were astonished by its rapid decay, as time & tides have swept away parts of the ship.
Researchers say it could be decades before the ship has vanished.
Here's
@charliecbs
Massachusetts health officials are advising residents to stay indoors and imposing a 6 p.m. curfew on outdoor activities until at least October after detecting a human case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) spread by mosquitoes.
Each year, the same anonymous, wealthy businessman becomes Secret Santa, traversing the U.S. & sweetening the holidays for strangers.
But this Secret Santa recruited new help in 2018 -- where many would least expect it.
@SteveHartmanCBS
is On The Road
EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Caitlin Bernard, who according to Indiana state records provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim, tells those who doubt the veracity of children needing abortion: โCome spend a day in my clinic.โ
HISTORIC DEPLOYMENT: CBS News has been given exclusive access to the Armyโs 101st Airborne Division as they are deployed to Europe for the first time since the last World War. They are now the closest U.S. forces to the fight in Ukraine.
NEW: R&B singer R. Kelly, charged with aggravated sexual abuse, angrily denied the accusations in a new interview with
@GayleKing
, insisting the claims are โrumorsโ & โnot true.โ
Kelly has pleaded not guilty; see the first clips here & watch
@CBSThisMorning
Wednesday at 7a ET.
An ex-fraternity president who allegedly raped a 19-year-old Baylor University student in 2016 walked free on Monday; a Texas judge accepted a plea deal to a lesser charge.
Jacob Anderson will pay a $400 fine.
@OmarVillafranca
has more
IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley, a lead investigator in the Hunter Biden case, said he felt the president's son received preferential treatment, and claims he was blocked from pursuing leads that could have led to the president. The DOJ and Bidenโs attorney deny special treatment
In Minneapolis, new details are emerging about a history of friction between George Floyd and former officer Derek Chauvin.
One former nightclub coworker tells CBS News the two men โbumped heads.โ
@jeffpeguescbs
has more
BREAKING: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will become the first Black female Supreme Court Justice as three Republican senators say they will vote to confirm the historic nomination. A final confirmation vote will happen later this week.
When middle schoolers arrived at a skate park, a 13-year-old was caught on tape showing his true character, leaving a bystander โshocked.โ
This isnโt a story about teens misbehaving -- itโs about the kindness that emerges when least expected.
@SteveHartmanCBS
is โOn the Roadโ
With some parents using tablets as digital pacifiers to soothe their children, a new study finds preschoolers who spend 75 minutes or more in front of a screen showed increased anger and frustration as they got older, along with difficulties in regulating their emotions.
Professional wrestling has a legacy of Arab & Muslim โvillainsโ inside the ring.
@WWE
star-in-the-making
@AliWWE
believed he was destined for more โ to show fans that one can be both Muslim and the โgood guy.โ
And now? Heโs soaring.
Here's
@JimAxelrod
BREAKING: President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Monday.
The event was broadcast live as part of an effort to reassure the American public of the vaccine's safety.
SHE SAID YES: A woman who was running in Sundayโs New York City Marathon was at mile 16 when her longtime boyfriend hopped over the barrier and dropped to one knee. She ended the day with a medal around her neck and a ring on her finger.
.
@CBS_Herridge
: "What should Americans take away from your actions in the Flynn case today?"
AG Bill Barr: "I want to make sure that we restore confidence in the system. There's only one standard of justice."
Wintley Phipps performs an emotional rendition of Amazing Grace at a ceremony honoring the life and legacy of civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner and his wife, Brenda, had found no place in Arizona where their developmentally disabled and legally blind son could live on his own.
So, they took matters into their own hands -- and built one.
@carterevans
reports on โTreasure Houseโ
NBA Hall of Famer and commentator Charles Barkley made a generous $1 million donation to St. Mary's Academy in New Orleans after being inspired by a
@60minutes
story about young scholars who cracked a centuries-old math mystery.
.
@CBS_Herridge
: "When the special counsel report was released last year, you were accused by critics of putting your thumb on the scale in the president's favor. Are you doing the president's bidding in Gen. Flynn's case?"
AG Bill Barr: "No, I'm doing the law's bidding."
A note from
@jeffglor
: "I'd like to think we're all guided by something bigger than one moment and one broadcast. I have always wanted to do work that matters and still do. That is something that will never change."
JUST IN: Man plotting Christmas attack in San Francisco in support of ISIS has been thwarted by the FBI,
@PaulaReidCBS
reports
Everitt Aaron Jameson has been charged and arrested with material support for terrorism
In a review of three years' worth of Jan. 6 criminal cases,
@CBSNews
found that nearly 500 defendants are accused of assaulting police officers. Former President Donald Trump has argued the defendants are being unfairly treated like "hostages." His rhetoric is sparking growing
SOON: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Thursday, where a formal ceremony will be open to lawmakers, Cummings' family and invited guests; the memorial service is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. ET
โIt is incredibly dangerous:โ
@HillaryClinton
reacts to the leaked SCOTUS draft majority, โOnce you allow this kind of extreme power to take hold, you have no idea who they will come for next.โ More tonight on the CBS Evening News with
@NorahODonnell
.
All seven of the Democratic candidates who qualified for next week's presidential debate in Los Angeles are vowing to boycott the event in support of Unite Here Local 11, a union of food service workers who plan to protest outside the debate's venue
A father in Arizona pleaded guilty to sparking a massive wildfire, during his gender reveal party last year, that ended up burning more than 45,000 acres. Authorities said the fire caused more than $8 million in damages; the father has been ordered to begin paying it back.
CBS NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Lead House impeachment manager Adam Schiff (D-CA), alongside three other House managers, alleges in an interview with
@NorahODonnell
that U.S. intelligence agencies are withholding evidence โon the instructions of others.โ
When Sam Cunningham was diagnosed with Leukemia at 12, Auburn Men's Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl sent him words of encouragement and made him a promise: Beat cancer, come to Auburn and you can be team manager. And the freshman has done just that.
@SteveHartmanCBS
is On the Road.
A CBS News investigation reveals a document describing deception by Rep. George Santos was circulated before his election. Top Republicans in Congress are refusing to say whether they saw the report and still backed his run for Congress.
After learning that two Louisville, Ky., police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black business owner had not activated their body cameras,
@louisvillemayor
fired the cityโs police chief โ the officers involved were put on administrative leave.
EXCLUSIVE: A video obtained by
@60minutes
shows a man the FBI says had ties to Saudi intelligence referencing a "plan" two years before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks โ raising questions about Saudi assistance to the hijackers and planners. While the 9/11 Commission report two
In opening statements, House managers examined the debunked conspiracy theories invoked by Pres. Trump.
A
@POTUS
confidant tells CBS News that GOP senators were warned: โvote against the president & your head will be on a pike.โ
Here's
@nancycordes
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is facing calls to recuse himself from cases involving the 2020 presidential election after reports emerged of an inverted American flag flown outside his home days after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
SWEET STREET
A truck full of liquid chocolate overturned on a Polish highway, turning the road into a sweet, sticky mess
Traffic was held up for hours & it only got worse as it cooled, one official said "Even oil stains are easier and quicker to remove than smeared chocolate"
BREAKING: A full-scale manhunt is underway for members of the mob that attacked the Capitol.
On top of the damage done inside, sources tell CBS News that a laptop possibly containing sensitive national security information was stolen.
@NorahODonnell
reports from the Capitol
At Glen Lake Elementary, recess is a mixed blessing, in part because their school has many kids with physical disabilities, but no adaptive playground equipment. That is until one 5th-grade class banded together to make sure their school had a playground for everyone.
BREAKING: Severe turbulence has left several passengers and crew members injured aboard an Allegiant Air flight from North Carolina to Florida. According to FlightAware, the plane dropped more than 4,000 feet in less than one minute.
NEW: More than two dozen missing children have been rescued in an operation carried out by U.S. Marshals and Georgia investigators -- the agencies called it โoperation not forgotten.โ
Investigators arrested nine people on charges that include sex trafficking and kidnapping.
The nation's oldest Latino civil rights organization, LULAC, was targeted in voter fraud raids led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The organization called Paxton's actions "a serious violation of civil rights of Latino citizens," in a letter first obtained by
@CBSNews
.
Maria Mercader, our beloved CBS News colleague, died from COVID-19 on Sunday at 54.
โEven more than her talents as a journalist, we will miss her indomitable spirit,โ
@szirinsky
says. โMaria was part of all of our lives.โ
NEW: Eugene Goodman, the Capitol Police officer who put himself in harms way while defending the building from a violent mob, has been named the Acting Deputy House Sergeant at Arms.
Goodman will escort Vice President-elect Kamala Harris up the stairs of the Capitol today.
President-elect Joe Biden: "We will finish the job of getting a total of $2,000 in cash relief to people who need it the most. The $600 already appropriated is simply not enough."
Former U.S. Marine and New York City police detective Luis Alvarez spent weeks down at Ground Zero searching for victims and was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2016. Alvarez is one of +50,000 people whose illness has been linked to toxins that were released at Ground Zero.
After the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit to stop the counting of ballots in Philadelphia,
@NorahODonnell
asks the state's attorney general whether that will happen.
"No," AG Josh Shapiro says. "The ballots are valid, they're lawful and they're being counted in Pennsylvania."
EYE ON EARTH: "I want you to act as if the house is on fire, because it is."
Speaking on behalf of a younger generation and challenging world leaders, a 16-year-old has become a leading voice in the fight against climate change.
@roxanasaberi
reports
Viral video shows white officers in Alabama throwing a black woman to floor at Waffle House, threatening to "break" her arm
The woman was waiting for a district manager's phone number from the waitress after she refused to pay for utensils for her order
BREAKING: Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama who was seen as the next heir to al-Qaeda, is dead, U.S. officials say; one official tells CBS News Hamza was killed in a military operation, of which he was not the intended target.
Hereโs
@CBSDavidMartin
Every year 600 of the best high school singers from Kentucky gather to practice and perform at Louisvilleโs convention center โ but itโs the tradition that started in a hotel that leaves those who get a chance to listen in awe.
@SteveHartmanCBS
ย has more.
CBS News producer
@redmanjustine
captured the "biggest blasts we've ever seen" in the sky over
#Kyiv
, just as
@charliecbs
was coming off the air tonight in Ukraine
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, made his first court appearance Monday. A judge set an unconditional bail at $1.25 million or $1 million with conditions.
โIt made me sick,โ former Pres. George W. Bush says of the Jan. 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol. As more rioters continue to be prosecuted, โpeople deserve to be busted,โ he says.
โHistory is going to assess the blame...but one thing is for certain, itโs just a sorry chapter."
CBS News has confirmed that embattled Congressman-elect George Santos is under multiple investigations in New York over bogus claims he made while running for office. Federal prosecutors are also looking into Santos' financial disclosures.
"Riverdale" to dedicate all future episodes to actor Luke Perry, the show's creator announced Wednesday; Perry died Monday at the age of 52 after suffering a massive stroke the week before
Hospital security guards in Baltimore wheeled a patient to a bus stop and, in the subfreezing temperatures, left her there in nothing but a hospital gown
@jeffpeguescbs
reports on โpatient dumpingโ
"As we leave here tonight, I just want to say thanks. This is a short broadcast, but a long game. Through it all, the people who put on the Evening News remain committed."
Thank you,
@jeffglor
.
Voters in Italy appear poised to elect a far-right prime minister tomorrow โ Giorgia Meloni, the woman expected to win, leads a neo-fascist movement, reminiscent of Benito Mussoliniโs own political party.
The New York Attorney Generalโs office says itโs launching a probe into allegations that incoming GOP Congressman George Santos fabricated his resume. He faces accusations that he lied about working at top Wall Street investment firms and attended elite universities.
Cuomo: "Our health care workers are doing God's work. Can you imagine? The nurses who leave their homes in the morning, kiss their children goodbye, go to a hospital, put on gowns, deal with patients with coronavirus. They're extraordinary...they're going out there every day."
Former Sen. Bob Dole, a longtime political rival of the 41st president and fellow World War II veteran, stood from his wheelchair to salute former Pres. George H.W. Bush, who is lying in state in the U.S. Capitol rotunda.
Pres. Trumpโs former personal attorney Michael Cohen is launching new allegations of fraud, infidelity, and corruption, outlined in excerpts from his upcoming tell-all book.
This as
@POTUS
took credit for establishing ties between Israel and the UAE Thursday.
@weijia
reports.
BREAKING: The New York Times reports that last summer, an "Appeal to Heaven" flag, which became a symbol of support for former President Trump's "Stop the Steal" campaign to overturn the 2020 election, was photographed outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's beach house in