[cheers and applause] norah breaking news. The criminal indictment against donald trump just filed by special counsel jack smith as the former president is once again accused of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss. The narrow scope of the charges after they Landmark Supreme Court ruling on president ial immunity appeared plus our exclusive interview with the justice who wrote a stinging dissent in that case. Tonight, our new report and the new context. The Cbs Evening News starts now. Special counsel jack smith is not giving up, filing a new federal indictment in the Election Interference Case against donald trump be a good evening, im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. The former president is facing the same for charges for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But the special counsel tailored the allegations to respect and implement the Supreme Courts new immunity standard. Now a big part of that came down to arguing what is an official act of the president v
Hes got that understanding of his responsibility and setting a tone, i think, that becomes an example for all the people who concede after. Senator obama and i have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed. Those same things you hear throughout we have fought the good fight. We fought hard, weve come to an end, we accept this result, we will work together. And once this decision is made, we unite behind the man who gets elected. Reporter but not every Election Night has a concession speech. Bulletin, senior gore aide confirms gore withdraws concession. Thats bulletin material with a capital b. Reporter some elections dont even end on Election Night. About ten minutes ago the Vice President did call the governor and retracted his concession. We put florida back in the undecided category. I think like most people in the country, i went to bed with a scene on my tv showing the vote count in florida. I woke up the next morning, turned on my tv and realized that nothing had chan
Lockdown get creative as women make History Today in the nfl. And later, the game that ate the world turns 40. Its addictive. You sit there and want to play it more and more and more. This is the show. Good evening, im jamie yuccas in los angeles there is breaking news about the president s taxes. Tonight the New York Times reports it has tax return data for President Trump extending over two decades. The paper reports it shows chronic losses and years of tax avoidance. Today, the president denied it. Fake news. Actually i paid tachblgts youll see that as soon as my tax returns its under order. Theyve been under order for a long time. Reporter battle lines being drawn over President Trumps new Supreme Court nominee. Joe biden calls it an abuses power. Today the president again praised his conservative pick as democrats make clear they want them to pay a price for it at the polls. Nikole killion is at the white house. Reporter outsidest Supreme Court, demonstrators rallied for and again
Legs, something you need to move around and move forward in life be taken from you like this, man. Beach bummer, concern over coronavirus as thousands crowd the shore. On summers last big weekend. And later, the newlyweds who refused to let covid spoil their big day. This is the cbs overnight news. Good evening. Im good evening. Im jamie yuccas in los angeles. While marking the unofficial end to summer this Labor Day Weekend more than 200 people at a california campground had to be rescued by military helicopters. The creek fire in Central California has burned at least 46,000 acres. Its one of at least three major wildfires across the state fueled by extreme heat and high winds. Jon vigliotti is on the front line near the Sierra National forest. Reporter an inferno raging out of control tonight in the Sierra National forest. The 100foot flames destroying homes, leaving a trail of destruction and even trapping campers. The roads are burned. Californias National Guard air lifting 200 pe
In the Champions League draw. Arguably the draw wasnt the kindest to chelsea though theyll face five time winners barcelona. Well look at how others fared not a huge amount of snow. Temperatures falling away quickly. It isa temperatures falling away quickly. It is a we are worried about this evening and overnight and into tomorrow. I will have more later. Thank you, darren. Mount hope. It is now the tallest mountain in the country after being re measured. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Snow and freezing temperatures are continuing to cause widespread disruption in many parts of the uk and across the channel. Heathrow airport is trying to clear a backlog of hundreds of flights, the port of calais is closed, while roads and rail have been affected. Its all making travel difficult and even hazardous. Tens of thousands of pupils are having an unexpected day off after the cold weather prompted local authorities to shut their schools. A large swathe of Central England and most of wal