analysis. the cbs evening news starts now. the debate that could mark a turning point in the race for president, just five months from election day. good evening. i m norah o donnell, in new york tonight, and thank you for being with a spear millions arcs back to tune in for the matchup between president joe biden and former president donald trump. the two meeting at the earliest presidential debate in history. it is a chance for voters to hear the candidates vastly different visions for the future for america, and the contrast between the two cannot be more stark in both policies and personalities. the one thing they have in common, however, is age. president biden is 81 years old, and donald trump is 78, making them the oldest candidates to ever meet on the debate stage, and you can bet that will be a topic that we have team coverage, starting with cbs s nancy cordes in atlanta. reporter: president biden was embraced by supporters after touching down in atlanta this
we are going to show [bleep] the power of the [bleep] south bronx. we are going to show them who s the [bleep] we are. get big money out of politics. i am the hip-hop congressman! sandra: jamaal bowman new york congressman rallying the progressive allies of the bronx to heaven over the weekend as new york voters head to the ballot box for today s primary. the race for the 16th congressional district will be one of the most closely watched as bowman faces a tough challenge from moderate opponent george latimer. a loss would make in the first member to lose in a primary of the cycle it would also signal a rebuke of progressive policies from the democratic base. will get more from brian brenberg and taylor as a host of the big money show coming up. sandra: we begin this hour awaiting the start of a hearing in the classified documents case against former president donald trump is the judge considers a motion to withdraw evidence seized in the mar-a-lago raid. hello and
an injustice senior justice correspondent ivan perez. he s covering the hearing for us in fort pierce, florida, just north of palm beach oven, you were inside the court today. how to judge cannon handle today s important hearing? well, if this was a very unusual hearing in the first place, and judge cannon had some very sharp questions for the government, for the prosecution she questioned the prosecutor s about what specific actions the attorney general, merrick garland oversaw actions that were taken by jack smith special counsel. she wanted to know, for instance, whether the attorney general, specifically and personally approved the indictment. this indictment against donald trump and a couple of other of people who worked for him. here in fort pierce and she also questioned trump s attorneys when trump s attorneys, emil bove beauvais said that he believed that jack smith was essentially a shadow government. the argument that they were making here today, wolf, was that j
actions the attorney general merrick garland oversaw actions that were taken by jack smith, the special counsel. she wanted to know, for instance, whether the attorney general, specifically on personally approved the indictment. this indictment against donald trump and a couple of other people who worked for him here in fort pierce. and she also questioned trump s attorneys when trump s attorneys emil bove beauvais, said that he believed that jack smith was essentially a shadow government the argument that they were making here today will, was that jack smith was illegally appointed by the attorney general because he came from outside the government. he s not someone who has been approved by the senate. this is a long-shot request, but it is one that the judge for some reason decided needed to be heard, needed to have have an entire hearing. and she also allowed outside parties are groups that had nothing to do with this case, to actually spend a couple of hours making argume
jong-un in north korea this morning. why it s raising concerns in washington. later, saying farewell to the say hey kid. how baseball is honoring icon willie mays who died at 93. . and as cities across the country celebrate the juneteenth holiday, we ll take you to one chicago community where families are gathering despite the brutal heat. it is great to have you with us. it is 10:00 eastern and i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with the dangerous weather facing millions across the country, lashing rains and strong winds already hitting the gulf coast for what could be the season s first tropical storm. and wildfires turning deadly burning up the west fueled by the dry heat that s also baking millions of people from michigan to maine, a day after temperatures broke records across the country. nbc s sam brock is standing by for us on a looming storm in galveston, texas. maura barrett is in chicago. there s a little bit of a breeze thankfully there. we know