John Dickerson reports on the hostage rescue and vaccination crisis in the Middle East, a new development in the election subversion case against former President Trump, and an investigation into a new program designed to address the nation’s plastic problem.
White House Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is in China for what he says are meetings to create lines of communication that could help avoid mixed signals between the two world powers. Isaac Stone Fish, the CEO of Strategy Risks, joins CBS News with more on Sullivan’s objectives abroad.
A Houston program funded in large part by oil and plastic producers claims to recycle any type of plastic. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy has more on his investigation into the program’s claims.
A program President Biden announced over the summer that would allow unauthorized immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens to obtain legal status has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge. CBS News’ Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
Special counsel Jack Smith has filed to reindict former President Donald Trump’s alleged criminal actions after the 2020 election. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
As Israel celebrates the recovery of an Oct. 7, 2023, hostage, Gaza is reeling from a polio outbreak that could spread given the conditions in the war zone. CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab reports, and Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, the CEO of Mercy Corps, joins CBS News with more on the humanitarian efforts in Gaza.
Israel is celebrating rescuing Qaid Farhan Alkadi, an Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas hostage, who was located inside a Gaza tunnel. CBS News Imtiaz Tyab breaks down what’s known about the rescue.