Im margaret brennan. We begin tonight with the frantic search for the missing after those deadly and devastating explosions in lebanon. The death toll, which is already staggering, is still climbing. At least 137 people have been killed, including at least one american, and as many as 5,000 people were injured. As we come on the air, the lebanese government has arrested the officials responsible for operating the port. Cbs news has learned the explosion may have been fueled by Ammonium Nitrate stored in a warehouse for six years. These satellite images from before the blast and after show the extent of the destruction. Meantime, here in the u. S. , new york city now says it will set up checkpoints at bridges and tunnels, as well as bus and train stations. Those entering from states with large numbers of infections will be required to fill out a health form and quarantine for two weeks. That move comes as confirmed cases in the u. S. Have soared above 4. 8 million tonight. More than 157
A big story that we began reporting on monday, San Jose Police chief eddie garcia calling it quits. The chief has announced his retirement thats after nearly 30 years on the force in san jose kron fours rob fladeboe has more he is live from san jose rob. And thats right catherine achieve garcias decision to step down i am announcing his decision to step down caught a lot of people by surprise. I sat down with the chief here at the Police Headquarters this afternoon to talk about that decision his future and about what lay ahead for his successor as chief of the San Jose Police department theres more. And you know these plans. My plans were months ago, San Jose Police chief eddie garcia says he decided to retire back in june but held off announcing it until now such a critical time were in the midst of protests were occurring. Were in the middle shelter in place and it feels right garcia has been the chief of police since 2016 he plans to retire in december when he turns 50 he will have
1400 nationwide as cases surge in the midwest. Plus, controversial policies in two states and some say put nursing home residents at risk. Ride of a lifetime. Two astronauts who made history, crude mission on a private rocket. Safety issues they say need to be fixed before the next flight. First heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Suddenly, we heard a very loud explosion. The build iings, all the glass just went down. It was raining glass all over the city of beirut. The massive blast in beirut, lebanon. As the death toll keeps rising, Lebanese Health minister says thousands are injured. This coming as an investigation is under way into what cause this had tragedy. Isaias is leaving a path of destruction on the east coast. People confirmed dead. All of a sudden it felt like the end of the world was coming. Turn the attention to the upcoming electric, the president says he supports mailin voting in florida spl theyre so well run. Florida is a very wellrun state, low taxes
Stephanie ruhle. 8 million Coronavirus Infections and more than 158,000 deaths, but there are small signs of hope this morning with new infections down 11 the past week. However, thats not the case in a number of southern and mid western states, dealing with rising infections and packed emergency rooms. The governor of mississippi issuing a new mask mandate as the state is on track to become number one for coronavirus cases per capita. Students returning to school in ohio will also be required to wear masks. Governor mike dewine announced that yesterday. Banning together to increase Rapid Testing in their states as led by governor larry hogan, massachusetts, michigan, ohio, and virginia governors have teamed up to purchase millions of antigen tests. Theres still no National Testing strategy in place. And on capitol hill, lawmakers appear to be one step closer to an agreement over the next Coronavirus Relief bill. The two sides say theyre trying to reach a deal by the end of the week. A
People. I got to tell you, its what i needed to hear to calm myself down from that Brittany Gilliam interview you had. Let me tell you, i have a 6yearold. My blood was boiling. This cold air conditioning is probably a good thing right now. Ill tell you, you know, switching the mom hat out for the prosecutor hat, the idea of a circumstance that warrants putting a 6yearold child on the ground with guns drawn around them, when, when is that ever okay except in, like, a Human Trafficking case when youve heard that maybe theyre putting explosives on kids or Something Like that . When is it ever okay to do that . Your question must be rhetorical from what we saw. Never. It never should be okay. But, you know what . That case is important. Glad you are talking about it. Well stick with it. Thank you so much, chris. Have a good night. Thank you. This is cnn tonight. Im laura coates in for don lemon. Were getting closer and closer tonight to 5 million, 5 million cases of the coronavirus in this