CBS Evening News Season 78 Episode 70 April 3, 2026

Iranian forces shot down a U.S. F-15E fighter jet on Friday. As U.S. rescuers closed in, another aircraft also took fire and crashed. Charlie D'Agata reports and Aaron MacLean has analysis. President Trump submitted a 2027 budget, requesting an additional $1.5 trillion in military spending, the most in decades. Nancy Cordes reports. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on Friday demanded that TSA immediately rescind its "shoes-on" policy, calling it a "reckless act." Nicole Sganga has more details. Jason Allen reports on the emerging trend called "teen takeovers" and why police are concerned. The Artemis II astronauts were over 100,000 miles away from Earth on Friday, almost halfway to the moon. One of the crew members said, "Humanity has once again shown what we are capable of." Mark Strassmann reports. On Good Friday, Christians commemorated the final hours of Jesus' life, as Pope Leo carried the wooden cross for all 14 stations at the Colosseum in Rome, the first time in decades a pope has done so.