Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News,” anchored by Major Garrett. Source
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Marriage advice from Jimmy Carter on his 75th wedding anniversary
Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, are celebrating 75 years of marriage. They are the longest married presidential couple in U.S. history. Source
Remaining U.S. troops expected to exit Afghanistan by August, Pentagon says
Ninety-percent of U.S. forces have been withdrawn from Afghanistan after spending nearly two decades in Afghanistan. The Pentagon says the remaining 10% will leave by the end of August. Nancy Youssef, a national security correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, joins CBSN’s “Red and Blue” to discuss the country’s future and the American legacy left behind. Source
Live Updates: Tropical Storm Elsa makes landfall; eyes Georgia next
A stretch of the U.S. East Coast from north of Little River Inlet, South Carolina, to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, is under a tropical storm watch. Source
4 suspected gunman killed after Haitian president’s assassination
Haiti’s communications secretary says police have arrested the “presumed assassins.” Source
Biden pitches “human infrastructure” investments
During a visit to Crystal Lake, Illinois, on Wednesday, President Biden pitched his plans to increase spending on “human infrastructure,” like child care and education. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, The Washington Post’s political correspondent Philip Bump, and Insider politics reporter Oma Seddiq join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” with more on why Mr. Biden appears to be focusing on districts where Democrats are vulnerable, and how the White House is preparing to respond to the recent spate of Russia-based cyberattacks. Source
Biden pitches investments in families, education as part of infrastructure proposal
President Biden traveled to Crystal Lake, Illinois, on Wednesday to promote how his “Build Back Better” agenda will help working American families. Top Democrats plan to use budget reconciliation to pass their infrastructure proposal, but Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says his party will put up a fight. Heather Boushey, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss how the Biden administration is responding. Source
Trump files class action lawsuits against tech giants
Former President Trump is suing Google, Twitter and Facebook after he was blocked from social media platforms following the Capitol riot. He claims they are censoring conservative views and violating freedom of speech. Source
Tracking Elsa as the tropical storm moves north
CBS New York chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn has more on where Elsa is heading next. Source
$1.19 billion worth of marijuana seized in California
The operation is the largest marijuana eradication of illegal cultivations in the history of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, officials said. Source