lives are complicated when people like him stop masking up. it s the trauma the asian-americans are coping with and the ongoing attacks and fears of more attacks they face daily. a house judiciary committee heard about lawmakers about the climate of hatred they are experiencing. the committee heard from chip roy, the ranking republican who used part of his time to fondly recall the good ole days when lynchings in texas were a-okay. there s old sayings in texas about, you know, find all the rope in texas and get a tall oak tree. we take justice very seriously and we ought to do that, round up the bad guys. so, to a community living in fear of random acts of violence during a hearing to address that violence in discrimination, congressman roy there seems to have praised the idea of mobs of people lynching other people from trees. just as americans of asian descent are being slandered with false loyalty to another country, congressman roy decided now is the time to stoke th
co coping with in the wake of the atlanta shootings. today, a house judiciary subcommittee heard testimony from asian-american lawmakers about the climate of hatred that they, and their constituents, are experiencing. the committee also heard from texas congressman, chip roy. the ranking republican who used part of his time to recall the good, old days, when lynchings in texas were a-okay. there s old sayings in texas about, you know, find the rope in texas and get a tall-oak tree. we take justice very seriously, and we ought to do that. round up the bad guys. so, to a community living in fear of random acts of violence, during a hearing to address that violence and discrimination. congressman roy, there, seems to have praised the idea of mobs of people lynching other people from trees. and just as as americans of asian desent are being slandered with false allegations of loyalty to a foreign country, racist allegations that have, frankly, a long history in this country
he does the top of the hour i m brianna skeerl. in moments president biden and vice-president kamala harris will visit the cdc as they set guidelines for reopening schools safely. one big change is the six feet of social zanlsing is becoming three for elementary school students. for middle school children and older in communities with higher transmission rates, six feet is still recommended. and moments ago, the cdc director emphasized masks are a must no matter the age of the student. i want to emphasize that these recommendations are specific to students in classrooms with universal mask wearing. cdc continues to recommend at least six feet of distance between teachers and staff and other adults in the school buildings and between the adults and students. let s go to atlanta now where cnn s jeff zeleny is. we know, jeff that the president and vice-president use the time in atlanta to meet with asian-american leaders following that devastating shooting spree that killed
theater. capitol riot manhunt, the fbi releases new video showing assaults on police officers hoping the public will help pubh identify some of the most violent offenders. more than two dozen tornadoes reported in the south. some packing winds up to 130 miles per hour. angry putin. the russian leader lashes out after president biden calls him a killer and says their country will pay a price for election interference. attention pet owners: is a popular flea collar to blame for the death of nearly 1,700 dogs and cats? peloton safety warning after a child dies. the company s message tonight about keeping your kids safe. and the sweet story of a hugging machine, a five year old s invention that lets students hug their teacher during the pandemic. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us, we will begin with new developments in the shooting rampage in the atlanta area that left eight pe
the charity save the children has warned that planned reductions in british aid to syria could lead to hundreds of thousands of children losing their access to education. since the start of the conflict a decade ago, thousands of schools have been destroyed in what the un says is a deliberate ploy by president bashar al assad and his allies to terrorise communities a charge the regime denies. the foreign office says no final decisions have been made, but it is warning there are tough decisions ahead because of the pandemic. our middle east correspondent quentin somerville reports. to be a parent in syria is to carry the world on your shoulders. forabu, his burden is constant vigilance. for years he s watched the sun set and rise from this hilltop, waiting for the next attack. he s a flight spotter, a one man early warning system, protecting the village below where his wife and five children live. at the end of another long shift, he calls home. he knows firsthand the fear a