California tonight where at least a dozen people are now dead and thousands of homes and businesses have been incinerated in a fire season that is as devastating as it is historic. As we come on the air tonight, nearly 30 enormous and fast moving blazes are burning across the state, forcing 20,000 people to flee their homes and leaving thousands more in the danger zone. From Washington State to oregon, down through california, entire towns have now been wiped off the map, including berry creek, california, and the surrounding area, where tonight at least three people are dead and a dozen more are still missing. The deadly firestorm is now spewing so much toxic ash into the skies, the smoke trails from the blazes are visible from space and on the ground the devastation is even harder to fathom. Tonight fire crews are trying to keep pace with the flames but just cant keep up as heavy winds continue to push the flames into a tinderbox of dry brush and houses. More than 100 major fires hav
Thank you for joining us. It is 61 days before election day, and, tonight, joe biden is going on the offensive against President Trump. Today, biden traveled to kenosha, the wisconsin city reeling from unrest after the shooting of jacob blake, biden accusing the president of legitimizing hatred and racism. Bidens visit comes in stark contrast to the president s trip to kenosha just two days ago where mr. Trump highlighted his Campaign Theme of law and order and passing on a chance to meet with blakes family. Well, today, biden met face to face with the family for 90 minutes and then spoke on the phone with blake himself from his hospital room. Later, biden said blake, who is partially paralyzed after being shot seven times by police, told him he would not let the shooting defeat him even if he never walks again. Also tonight, u. S. Intelligence is sounding an alarm about russias efforts to sow doubts in americas elections, in a bulletin warning that russia is likely to continue to ampl
Its really good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning President Trump is firing back at a report claiming that he called american soldiers who died in war suckers and losers. According to the article in the atlantic, mr. Trump did not want to support the 2018 funeral of senator john mccain, a decorated navy veteran, who spent years as a prisoner of war because he was a loser. The atlantic also reports mr. Trump was furious flags were flown at half staff for mccain. Last night the president was quick to refute those claims. I disagreed with john mccain, but i still respected him. I had to approve his funeral as president. We lowered the flags i had to approve that. Nobody else. I had to approve it. The president did not take questions after making that statement. Rkura podesta is here in new laura, the president didnt want to talk to reporters after that statement, but he still had plenty to say on twitter. Reporter thats right. Late last night, President Trump sent out a bar
Pandemic are being handled by the countrys most watched. And honored to serve. A new generation of firefighters include some of the kids of heroes who died on 9 11. Their moving stories as we mark 19 years since the attacks. Well never forget. First, heres todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. If you are advised to evacuate, please do so immediately. You may not get a second chance. The death toll rises out west in a fire season thats as devastating as it is historic. Evacuate now. Leave immediately. Danger is in your area. The mountain was j just glowg red. It was daylight but it was dark. The president face moers backlash for playing down the threat of the coronavirus. The whack job that wrote the book, well, trump knew a little bit. They wanted me to come out and scream, people are dying, were dying the latest covid stimulus package proposal gets voted down by the senate after failing to get 60 votes. I cant have a skinny bill when we have a massive problem. Southern maryland
This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin tonight with breaking news. In a dramatic reversal by the head of the u. S. Postal service. At the same time, President Trump was stepping up his lttacks on universal mailin voting today, falsely suggesting it would lead to a rigged election. His handpicked postmaster general announced he would stop cutbacks at post offices nationwide. The decision by louis dejoy comes after blistering attacks from democrats and some republicans, accusing him of slowing down mail delivery in order to delay millions of mail in ballots this fall. States plan tot trump said the idea that some states plan to mail ballots to all registered voters could lead to the possibility that there wont be a result in this years election, leading to a doover. Well, the president repeated assaults on voting by mail will no doubt be front and center at the second n