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From CBS News headquarters in New York, this is the CBS Evening News.

Good evening to you in the United States. I'm John Dickerson in Rome, where it's early Saturday morning. In just a few hours at 10 a.m. local time, the funeral for Pope Francis will begin outside St. Peter's Basilica. The square will be filled with mourners from around the world, including President and Mrs. Trump. The public viewing of the pope ended Friday evening. The coffin was sealed and the doors to the basilica were closed.

We will have much more about this later in the broadcast. But first, Maurice Dubois is in New York and he starts us off tonight. Good evening to Maurice. OK, John, thank you so much. And we will see you shortly. The Trump administration's classes with the courts reached a whole new level today with the arrest of a judge. The FBI took a county court judge in Milwaukee into custody, accusing her of helping a man evade immigration authorities. Lilia Luciano has the story.

According to the allegations and court documents, Judge Hannah Dugan helped Eduardo Flores Ruiz evade immigration agents waiting outside her courtroom. Flores Ruiz was accused of domestic battery. He was also undocumented. The complaint says the judge was heard calling the agent's arrival absurd and escorted Flores Ruiz through a jury door to avoid his arrest.

Flores Ruiz was apprehended a short time later. Dugan was taken into custody this morning. Attorney General Pam Bondi said no one is above the law. You cannot obstruct a criminal case and really shame on her.

It was a domestic violence case of all cases, and she's protecting a criminal defendant over victims of crime. We spoke with Border Czar Tom Homan before the arrest was announced. He and the Trump administration have been complaining about judicial interference of deportations. We got a lot of, in my opinion, some radical judges who are trying to stop

what we're doing. Then you got NGOs out there and you got congressional representatives like AOC and the rest of the squad saying they're going to educate people to their constitutional rights on not opening the door for ICE. What's wrong with that? Because we all know it's about evading arrest. No one opens your door when ICE comes to your door. You have an order of deportation issued by a federal judge. If you and I ignore that order, we'd be in jail. But you got members of Congress out there saying, you don't have to open the door for ICE.

They need a warrant. You don't have to talk to ICE. It's just, we all know what the end game is. The end game is, yeah, you can call it educating constitutional rights. Don't disagree. But we all know what the end game is. Evade arrest. Put off your arrest. So, you know, that is hurting.

Real soon, people are going to see that that's no longer work. Those judges that you're saying are radical, what they're doing is saying people need to have a due process. They get due process. Everybody gets due process.

Judge Dugan, after her detention and having her mugshot taken, was then taken, was released actually. DHS today issued a statement in which they said that the person who was being detained in her courtroom by those federal agents had a long list of violent crimes and that he had entered the country illegally twice. Lillia, what happens next to the judge?

Well, she has not had the opportunity to enter a plea. We expect her to plead, most likely, not guilty, and that will happen on May 15th. Okay. Lilia Luciano in Washington tonight. Thank you. Now to what could be another security breach by the Secretary of Defense. Pete Hegseth had an unsecured Internet connection set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app. Charlie Daggett at the Pentagon has details.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made an unannounced trip to a U.S. base at the southern border this morning, leaving behind growing turmoil at the Pentagon. Now, as you may have noticed, the media likes to call it chaos. We call it overdue. CBS News has confirmed Hegseth had an unsecured Internet connection installed in his office so he could access the messaging app Signal on his computer, a report the Department of Defense has denied.

Hegseth is under investigation by the Pentagon for his use of signal on a personal phone to share sensitive information about military strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. Government security consultant James Lewis said that's the biggest problem. What was the most worrying thing that you saw?

Using your personal device is asking for trouble. All the other intelligence agencies in the world are trying to get into your phone, and they've probably succeeded. So that's what worried me. Personal device, bad idea. In the last week, Hegseth has fired several senior advisers over leaks to the media, and an official told CBS News he threatened Admiral Christopher Grady, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs, with a lie detector test. As they peddle those lies, no one ever calls them on it.

See, this is what the media does. They take anonymous sources from disgruntled former employees and then they try to slash and burn people and ruin their reputations. And Charlie Daggett joins us now from the Pentagon. So, Charlie, a lot of people wondering if anybody else in the military did such a thing, what would happen to them? Yeah.

Yeah, Maurice, I've asked that very question to a lot of people inside this building and somebody in a civilian capacity such as Secretary Hegseth. At the very least, they'd have their security clearance yanked. They might be suspended for further probe. It's not the signal app that's that's under question here. We use it here. People inside the building use the signal app. It's the information that was shared on it.

and who it was shared to. And that is where we start drilling down on the Inspector General's evaluation, non-investigation and evaluation, into whether the Defense Secretary is correct, not only in using a personal communication device, his personal phone, and using the Signal app, but the information that he shared and with whom. Was it appropriate to share it with his wife and with his brother and his personal attorney? That is all under evaluation at the moment. Many questions, Charlie. Charlie Daggett, thank you.

Now more of the top stories from around the world in tonight's evening news roundup. Consumer sentiment dropped more than 8% this month according to the latest survey from the University of Michigan. Tariffs and inflation have driven the index to one of the lowest levels in more than 70 years. George Santos served one year in the House and now the New York Republican will serve more than seven years in prison.

He pleaded guilty to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of nearly a dozen people to fund his congressional campaign. Santos asked the court for mercy and sobbed as he heard the sentence. 26-year-old Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty today to a federal murder charge in the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, in New York. Prosecutors formally moved to seek the death penalty against him.

And Dr. Francis Collins, former director of the National Institutes of Health, says the Trump administration's deep cuts to staff and medical research grants could jeopardize the health of Americans for generations to come. His interview with Sharon Alfonsi airs Sunday on 60 Minutes.

Back now in Rome, where a quarter million people paid their respects to Pope Francis over the past three days. When the sun comes up, St. Peter's Square will be filled with mourners as Romans say goodbye to their bishop and the world to their pope. As Pope Francis' coffin was sealed, the city of Rome shut down.

Ahead of his funeral, streets, shops, even the airspace above were closed. St. Peter's Square, filled for days with winding lines of pilgrims, was empty.

having left those who had visited, like members of this Buffalo, New York parish, in awe. What will you carry back to you, to Buffalo with you? I feel like I'm a different person already. There's more learning, there's more awakening inside. It's almost surreal, but I feel empowered in my faith.

Pope Francis' funeral mass will end here at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, where he prayed regularly to the Mother of Jesus and an icon that Romans refer to as the protector of the Roman people.

Many in Rome describe Pope Francis as a protector. He made himself so visible to say, "I am here with you, with everyone who's hurting, anyone who needs that presence of all the Church to be present." Among those paying tribute, Sister Norma Pimentel, a Mexican-American nun and the executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande.

praised by Francis for her work with migrants. She remembers the first time the Pope asked to meet with her. The very first time that he actually called me out and wanted to meet me, you know, it's like... Until he said face in his eyes and his joy and he smiled, it was...

I don't know how to, I can only explain it with, almost as if heaven comes down and embraces me with his presence, you know? Who are you here as the representative of? Of everyone that acknowledges us and knows. Back home, there's thousands of people that are joined with me and would love to have been here this moment. When I knelt before his casket and I just started to cry, you know,

It's, it's, they, we were all there together in that moment. Would he want you to be joyful? I definitely think so, yes. That's what he was. When I think of him and I close my eyes and I see his face, I see joy. John, you and I spoke earlier today about taking the journey from the Vatican to St. Mary Major, really interesting journey. I want you to see if you could describe that for our audience.

Sure. We processed by Pope Francis and the Basilica at St. Peter's draws your eyes to the heavens. There is so much to look at there. And everyone in the Basilica was looking at the coffin of St. Francis. And you also had the kneeling by at every level of clergy kneeling and praying.

Then, and let's call up a map here, which is this is the route that will tomorrow where Pope Francis will be driven to the Basilica of St. Mary Major. And we essentially drove that route. And when we got there, you saw in the piece there was that banner that said, "Thank you, Francis." And that was hung across from the Basilica.

and that was a crucial place for him he visited there after he was made pope and whenever he would travel he would go there and he would pray before and after and it is outside the city walls of rome among the people and that of course is consistent with his entire papacy and of course his life moving moments for all who were there no doubt do we have any sense john of when the conclave is actually going to begin

I ran into a cardinal inside the Basilica of St. Peter's, and he said that they won't announce a date or vote on a date until after the funeral. Everyone is still focused on Francis, even though they're talking about his replacement. There is it would be unseemly to move on to that next stage without first engaging fully in in the funeral and the celebration of his life. Yeah. One thing at a time here.

Okay, John, thanks so much. We'll see you again shortly as well. Still ahead here on the CBS Evening News, Rob Marciano with the latest on the New Jersey wildfire and how the weather might help. And Steve Hartman on the road with a chef who lost everything in a fire. Everything that is except a gift from the Pope. I was like, no way. This is a sign, sign of God for sure. There's no doubt about it.

And I'm Chris Van Cleve in Nashville. Tourism is the lifeblood here, but there are early warning signs. The trade war talk is trickling down to Music City. That's ahead on the CBS Evening News.

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Among the Canadian imports affected by the trade war are tourists. Canadians are not crossing the border in the numbers they once did. They're angry about the president's tariffs on goods headed south and his disparaging remarks headed north. Chris Van Cleave reports that's hurting business in a city built on country.

In Music City, the drumbeat never stops. But there are early signs the trade war with Canada is striking the wrong chord. About half of Nashville's international visitors come from Canada.

We in Nashville call this lower broad or lower Broadway. This is our Bourbon Street. Bill Domain is a musician and runs walk-in tours of Nashville. He says Canadians make up around a third of his clientele. I can feel the effects of it immediately. Already? Yes, there's a financial group from Toronto that I've worked with for years. They had a tour on my books for May.

for 28 people and they canceled it. Your sense was they're canceling it because of the trade war. It was more than a sense. It was absolute.

Absolutely sure. Nashville had six direct flights from destinations in Canada, but last month Edmonton-based Flair Airlines cancelled its service. And for the months ahead, bookings from major Canadian cities to the U.S. are down about 20 percent. The U.S. Travel Association says just a 10 percent dip in Canadian travel to the U.S. for the year could result in over $2 billion in lost spending.

It's a huge piece of our downtown generator of income. City Councilman Jacob Koopin represents downtown Nashville. In 2023, city tourism generated over $10 billion. Do you worry that a trade war with Canada hurts the economy here in Nashville?

If it's lowering tourism, it does hurt the local economy, right? It does hurt the local businesses and local folks that are trying to make money and make a living. They're going to see it first, right? The tour guide on the street is going to know earlier what's going on and kind of see the drop in traffic. A sour note, DeMaine says, is getting louder as his Canadian cancellations keep climbing.

What would be your message to Canadians? My message would be one of love and say, you know, come see me if you're uncomfortable with the rest of it. I'll be here for you.

And while international is a small part of tourism in Nashville, it's not just Music City and it's not just Canada. In fact, foreign visits to the U.S. dropped sharply last month when you look at Europe. Many major cities there, advanced bookings are down double digits. Goldman Sachs has warned between trips not taken and canceled purchases of U.S. goods, the hit to the U.S. economy could be as much as $90 billion. Okay, something to keep an eye on. Chris Van Cleef, thank you.

There was a frightening scene this evening in the Texas Panhandle. A large tornado plowing through a field near the town of Sudan. No word of any injuries. Let's get details from meteorologist Rob Marciano. Rob.

Maurice, I will get right to this video because it is spectacular. So happy that it's a pretty rural area here in Bailey County. But you see this massive wedge tornado, the dust being kicked up. This is a rare multi vortex tornado, meaning that little mini tornado up there. There's a few of those circling around the main vorticity. That tells you just how powerful this system is. And these storms and there's one northwest of Lubbock right now.

We're able to cross section and out on the radar. Some of these have have tops of 50,000 feet. Any airline has to fly around that. And it certainly brings down massive amounts of hail. Let's talk big picture. The system that was in the central part of the country all week long is finally going to congeal and move into the northeast. That will bring beneficial rains to the fires in Jersey and just all around some some help to what are worsening drought conditions in the northeast. Also, some rain coming into the southwest, including L.A. and some snow across parts of the Sierra Nevada could see five to 10 inches of snowfall

at the higher elevations, but this is severe weather season. So let's talk about next week's setup. And we do have a multi-day setup beginning on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday for much of the central U.S. stretching into parts of western New York as we head towards late Tuesday. So could get dicey next week, Maurice. Okay, Rob Marciano, thank you. And On the Road is next.

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When Cardinal Bergoglio was named elected Pope here 12 years ago, he took the name Francis after Francis of Assisi because of the saints' devotion to the poor.

a devotion shared by the Pope and by the chef Steve Hartman met on the road. Back in 2017, when Bruno Serrato returned to his White House restaurant in Anaheim, California, after it had burned in a fire, there was virtually nothing left worth saving, except this crucifix gifted from Pope Francis himself and found by a firefighter glistening in the ash.

Here I come up.

I was like, "No way!" This is a sign, sign of God for sure. There's no doubt about it. Buon appetito. Enjoy your dinner. I'd first met Bruno seven years earlier. The Italian immigrant was serving meals to the rich and famous. - Are we hungry? - Yeah! Just so he could feed the down-and-out. Using the proceeds from his restaurant, Bruno treated the kids at the local Boys & Girls Club to a fine dining experience.

Every night he did this. Later, he expanded his charity. Is it cool? To feed and house the homeless. Over the years, he has helped hundreds of thousands of people. And Bruno says what has kept him going, through the fire, the rebuilding, and all the financial strain, was Pope Francis, who he met four times. On the last visit, Pope Francis told him this.

"Bravo, bravo, continua così." That means, "Keep doing what you do." Here I am, open up, and doing more and more than what I've ever done before in my entire life. The legacy of any leader, whether pope or president, preacher or teacher, is measured not just by what they do, but rather who they inspire. Pope Francis made the poor his priority.

And here in America, in this man, that legacy will live on. Yeah, I have to keep doing what I'm doing. If I don't, he come down. Steve Hartman, CBS News, on the road.

In his first public address as Pope, Francis told the crowd here in St. Peter's Square that the duty of the conclave was to give a bishop to Rome. "It seems that my brother Cardinal Z said went almost to the end of the world to get him." Tomorrow morning, people from the ends of the earth will be here to say goodbye to the Pope from Argentina. I'm John Dickerson. I'm Maurice Dubois. We'll be watching, John. Have a good evening.

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