Repeatedly cited, now says most of the country should not consider living stai at hoim orders until the end of may. The new model comes as protests to reopen are growing, and just as some southern governors are already loosening their restrictions. Meantime tonight, the scientists in charge of coordinating the government search for a Coronavirus Vaccine says he has been abruptly ousted from his job because of what he calls politics and cronyism. Dr. Rick bright, the headave littleknown agency called barda, says he was sidelined after refusing to push for what he calls ondemand access to hydroxychloroquine. That is the drug that President Trump has repeatedly mentioned as a treatment for covid19. Covid19, even though it hasnt been approved for that use. Now, all of this as the death toll in the u. S. Has now passed 46,000. Our team is covering all of the breaking news tonight. Cbs mola lenghi leads us off tonight in the epicenter of the outbreak, new york. Mola. Reporter well, norah, no
President calls a miracle treatment. Tonight, he says hes speaking out because science and not politics need to lead the way. Danger at americas food plants new concerns tonight as major meat plants are forced to close because workers are testing positive. What this could mean for our food supply. A reminder of good in this country, Health Care Heroes celebrated in new york. And in virginia, one teens highflying mission to get much needed medical supplies to hospitals. And its earth day. Tonight on the 50th anniversary, why the skies are clearer and the water is cleaner. The Silver Lining of a pandemic. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. There are two major headlines as we come on the air tonight, putting scientists at odds with the trump administration. Researchers behind one of the leading coronavirus models, one that the white house has repeatedly cited, now says most of the count
May be in short supply. Is there enough around . Reporter i did some spot checking. I did some random pics out of the cvs pharmacy. You hear about shortages here and there across the country right now because the flu is spreading. Other places that have run out another places will have it. Stay healthy. A man who was cleared of murder charges in the shooting death in the shooting death is in federal custody. He is inside the glenn dyer jail. He was transferred here after he learned his sentence for his only conviction in the death of this woman. Reporter he got the maximum sentence for his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm three years in state prison. Since he has been in jail since kate steinle was killed in 2015, he has been out with time served. The District Attorney speaks. His fate is in the hands of the feds. Less than a week after his local conviction a federal grand jury agree a federal grand jury indicted him. This is a vindictive prosecution. Reporter pu
Is in a holding cell near the border. A uc Berkeley Student is detained by ice after making that wrong turn and ending up at a border checkpoint. Amber is live at uc berkeley there is an effort to get his freedom tonight. Reporter there is a movement here on campus. To pressure eyes to release the student. His attorney said the 20year old has been held in federal custody for almost a week. This is video of louise hosted by his girlfriend on social media. It was taken a few days before he was detained by Border Patrol in san diego saturday night. He is a junior at uc berkeley. He was in san diego visiting friends. He is being held at the detention center. There is no reason to detain him. He is not a criminal. Reporter an attorney with the east Bay Community la center represents him. She is fighting to get isis to said bill by monday so he can be released pending a hearing. Im confident he will be released. I just dont know when it will be. Reporter the bond can be anywhere from three t
But much stronger in Southern California where there was heavier rain and stronger wind than here. Some of the heaviest in Santa Barbara county which received 3 to 6 inches of rainfall. There were deadly debris flows in montecito. Let me give you a look at montecito. More than half an inch of rain resulting in the fatal debris flow. In ventura county, a portion of shutdown of highway 101. Dead dead drew tuma has more of that. Its not only the amount of rain, its also the intensity of the rain falling that can cause issues. We got soaked here the past 36 hours. Finally, it was a slow start to the rainy season. But totals across the region. Some of the hardest hit spots. 3. 47 inches in San Francisco. The south bay, you are not out of the woods with this storm. You saw 2 inches of rain. Where do we take a look at the percent of normal and where we stand for the rainy season so far to date . You can see the heaviest rainfall, look at that, in Southern California. Were talking about the pe