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 on that bombshell federal indictment against steve bannon, President Trumps former chief white house strategist, who was once described as the president s ideological soulmate. Well, tonight, bannon is out on a 5 million bond after pleading not guilty to charges that he used a charity designed to bolster one of President Trumps signature policy goals to line his own pockets. Federal agents arrested bannon aboard this 152foot luxury yacht earlier today after prosecutors filed a damning indictment, accusing him, along with three other associates, of sealing more than 1 million from a Fundraising Campaign designed to build a portion of President Trumps Mexican Border wall. Well, tonight, the president is distancing himself from the former architect of his 2016 campaign, saying he hasnt dealt with bannon fo
Odonnell 2020, america decides. Tonight joe biden gives the speech 50 years in the making. The message he hopes will win over voters. Dangerous wildfires raging across california, firefighters scrambling to control the blaze, at least two killed in the rescue efforts. Plus heroic stories. How one family saved their neighbors homes. Dr. Fauci undergoes surgery. An update tonight on the health of the nations top Infectious Disease doctor. Opening schools safely tonight, the harvard scientist who wrote the playbook on how to get kids back in the classroom. Your questions answered. Putins poison plot tonight, one of the kremlins most vocal critics in a coma, fighting for his life. His aides say after sipping a poison cup of tea. And the waiting game one of americas beloved pandas could give birth at any time. Washingtons pandamonium. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for join
A troubling forecast that could make the situation worse. Parting students spread the virus. Frustrating administers and fueling campus anxiety. Belarus on the brink. Protesters try to out europes last dictatodictator. And later, a family project with a new twist on story time. Were interested in stories that connect kids to some sense of magic and wonder. Good evening. Hurricane marco is barreling toward the gulf coast. Marco is expected to make landfall tomorrow along louisianas coast as a category 1 hurricane. Just days later and only miles away laura completes the onetwo punch as a stronger storm. Janet shamlian is in R New Orleans where the president approved an emergency declaration. Reporter this is dangerous and unprecedented situation for a wide swath of the gulf coast. Tonight they are getting ready by ordering mandatory evacuations in some of the most vulnerable low lying areas. Oil producers are cleaning rains and pumping drainage canals. Authorities like the louisiana gove
Louisiana governor requesting immediate federal help. These storms pose a challenge that quite frankly weve not seen before. Course in consequence. Partying students spread the virus, frustrating administrators and fueling campus anxiety. Belarus on the brink, protestors try to oust europes last dictator. Cbs news is there. And later, a Family Reading project that puts a new twist on story time. Were interested in stories that connect kids to some sense of magic and wonder. This is the cbs weekend news. Yuccas good evening, im jamie yuccas in los angeles. The situation is desperate, the second and Third Largest fires in state history are expected to grow as new thunderstorms produce dry lightning and gusty winds. Jonathan vigliotti is on the fire lines in healdsburg, north of san francisco. Reporter california is under a historic fire siege with more lightning expected tonight. Nearly 1. 3 million acres charred and counting as more than 14,000 exhausted firefighters battle nonstop flam
Teachers facing extraordinary challenges during the pandemic in our School Matters series, some big names tell us about the teachers that made a difference in their lives. Evs a favit ter. T, heres its your world in 90 seconds. Ive approved Emergency Declarations for puerto rico and louisiana. Both storms have the potential of gathering strength before they make landfall. Two fierce storms heading toward the u. S. Gulf coast potentially setting up a disastrous week for multiple southern states. A disaster declaration for california as the state struggles to contain those mssive wildfires. Tens of thousands forced to evacuate. It is terrifying. I cant even express it. The fda is giving emergency authorization for a covid19 treatment using blood plasma from people who have recovered. Might have been a hold up but we broke the logjam over the last week. Large crowds in the streets of wisconsin after police shot a black man in broad daylight. That shooting caught on camera. In a secret rec