CBS Evening News, 08/14/25

Life threatening temperatures hit a peak with at least 11 states sizzling in triple digits. It felt like 107 in New York City, and several people rushed to the hospital at an America 250 event in Pennsylvania.Plus severe storms popping up tonight and in the days ahead. Also tonig ...  Show more

The breaking news right now. The Empire State spectacle seen live around the world. Two daredevils in masks scale the spire atop the Empire State Building and get engaged before getting arrested. The NYPD climbed the building to take the couple into custody. Also developing, the ...  Show more

Today, President Trump and the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, are meeting on U.S. soil for the first time, to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine.

David E. Sanger, the White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses the wide rang ...

A gunman armed with an assault-style rifle kills four people inside a Manhattan skyscraper before killing himself. U.S. president Donald Trump sets a new deadline for Russia to act on Ukraine. And Trump asks a U.S. court to speed up a deposition of Rupert Murdoch in the president ...  Show more

US President Donald Trump's tax-cut legislation clears its final hurdle in the U.S. Congress – we look at how he persuaded hawks and skeptics. After a “disappointing” call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump is set to speak to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Plus, Liverpo ...  Show more

A highly anticipated Alaska summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, although both leaders described the talks as productive before heading home. Plus, Trump says there are no ...  Show more