CBS Evening News Season 78 Episode 40 Feb 24, 2026
- February 24, 2026
President Trump will deliver his 2026 State of the Union address at the Capitol, where he will tout his first year back in office and lay out the Republican agenda heading into the midterm elections. Weijia Jiang has a preview. In an interview with Tony Dokoupil, House Speaker Mike Johnson praised President Trump on tax relief, immigration enforcement and other first-year priorities ahead of the State of the Union address. Savannah Guthrie and her family are offering an additional reward of up to $1 million for any information leading to the whereabouts of their mother, Nancy Guthrie. Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest. At airports across the Northeast, crews worked around the clock, clearing feet of snow to get planes moving again after a massive snowstorm. Kris Van Cleave has more and Rob Marciano has the forecast. For four years, Ukrainian civilians have been in the firing line, terrorized by Russia's ballistic missiles and drones. As Holly Williams reports, part of Russia's strategy has been to attack Ukraine's power grid, turning winter in a weapon. Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, was defiant as he emerged from Speaker Mike Johnson's office, refusing to resign after allegations resurfaced that he had an affair with a former staffer, who later died by suicide. Nikole Killion has details.