CBS Evening News S2025E79: Episode 79

Overview

In a hearing on global threats, senators grilled two top intelligence officials about a leaked Houthi strike group chat they were a part of. Sam Vinograd has analysis. President Trump downplayed the security breach that allowed a journalist to join a chat in which the Trump national security team was planning an attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen. Ed O'Keefe has more. The Trump administration insists that over 200 Venezuelan men deported to a notorious El Salvador prison are members of the Tren de Aragua gang, but there are reports from family members of the deportees that some are not. Lilia Luciano talked to a woman who says her partner was deported to the prison despite having no criminal record. During the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, 33 hostages or their remains were turned over to Israel. But freedom does not mean the end of their ordeal. Debora Patta got rare access to a health care professional who helps with recovery. If you think the competition on the college basketball courts this month is tough, there is another kind of madness going on. High school seniors are battling to get into the college of their choice -- and the competition is tougher than ever. Meg Oliver reports. A new report says consumer confidence in the economy has dropped for the fourth month in a row and cites as two key reasons, persistent inflation and the threat of tariffs. Jo Ling Kent explains.