Are reopening. One model just out tonight is nearly doubling its estimates from 72,000 deaths to 135,000 deaths by august. Another estimate, this one from a private trump adminisncumen se to r0and ta a look at t in just two months, deaths in the u. S. From the virus have skyrocketed from 11 on march 4th to more than 8,000 on april 4th. And as we come on the air tonight, the death toll now stands at more than 68,000. All of this as the fight over social distancing is growing and in some places turning violent. Federal prosecutors say a colorado man who had been planning to attend a stayathome protest was caught with pipe bombs in his home, and in flint, michigan, three people are under arrest for murdering a guard at a store. Police say he asked one of them to wear a mask. Still even more states are loosening restrictions, including california where the governor just said some Retail Stores could start reopening on friday. So theres a lot of news to get to tonight. I have team of corres
Tensions between washington and beijing sky high. Tonight President Trump threatens to retaliate. Emotional return. A First Responder who came out n retirement to help new york is flown back home after he fell victim to the virus. Racing to a cure a Major International summit looks to fast track possible vaccines. So why didnt the u. S. Show up . Plus a new Antibody Test gets the emergency green light from the f. D. A. , but can these tests really tell if we are immune to the virus . And we have a new series looking ahead to mothers day. Tonight how a chef and her mom bonded in the kitchen and the new challenge they face in the pandemic. 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 two stunning new projections that the death toll thom coronavirus in the u. S. Could drastically increase in the coming weeks just as states are reopening. One model just out tonight i
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Reinstatement of the captain of the u. S. S. Theodore roosevelt. He was ousted after raising the alarm about an outbreak on the rc cbs david martin has the story. Reporter the recommendation to give captain Brett Crozier back his ship was made by the chief of naval operations, admiral michael gilday, who had ordered an investigation into the headspinning tale of coronavirus at sea. Gildays recommendation to reinstate crozier in effect exonerate the captain for blasting out an email warning sailors would die if the navy did not act faster to get them off the infected ship. Acting Navy Secretary thomas modly fired crozier for sending his plea for help outside the chain of command. That demonstrated extremely poor judgment in the middle of a crisis because what its done is its created a firestorm. Reporter crozier, who has since tested positive for coronavirus, was cheered as he left the roosevelt in guam for what seemed like the last time. Captain crozier reporter modly flew there and de
Raising the death toll here to more than 3,700. And tonight the Commanding Officer of the u. S. S. Theodore roosevelt is making an extraordinary plea to evacuate a majority of the 4,000 sailors on his Aircraft Carrier. He says he fears the virus is spreading on board so quickly that it is risking american lives. New york remains the epicenter of the crisis. The governor there, andrew cuomo, now says his state is heading into battle even as more Healthcare Professionals are getting sick themselves. Our team is covering every angle of this story tonight, and mola lenghi leads us off from new yorks central park. Mola . Reporter well, norah, the death toll here in the state of new york has jumped 25 in the last day, topping more than 300 deaths many just a 24hour period. Governor andrew cuomo, as you mentioned, is now warning that the coronavirus cases, when they peak, will need twice the number of beds we currently have right now in the state of new york, making these makeshift Field Hosp