Is honored at the capitol where he served for more than 30 years. How his colleagues and future leaders are honoring his legacy. And safe to ride . Electric moped rentals are on the rise during this pandemic. How a series of rececent accidents, including one that killed a tv reporter, is leading to new questions about their safety. Very scary stuff. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. The Moderna Vaccine has officially entered the final stage before approval. Theres never been anything like this in terms of speed. A huge leap forward in the development of a vaccine against coronavirus. We go from not even knowing what the virus was in early january to a phase three trial is really record time. Republicans unveiled another covid19 relief bill. It would reduce emergency benefits from 600 a week to 200. What the heck is going on . A Top National Guard officer will testify before a committee disputing the white houses account of events that led to protesters being
From the nations capital. Odonneodning and thank you for joining u deam coronavirus closing in on 150,000 americans, it now,a peers the outbreak is growing so rapidly nationwide, nearly half of all states are in what the white house calls the red zone. In a new report given to governors this week, but not released publicly, the president s Coronavirus Task force says the infection rate in 21 states is so high that they should begin reimposing restrictions. This is even as the president is publicly calling on governors to reopen. Now, nowhere is that more obious than in florida where tonight the state has reached its highest singleday death toll since the crisis began. And in yet more ominous evidence that the pandemic shows no sign of slowing down, dr. Deborah birx, the administrations coronavirus coordinator, says virus is again moving north, and shes now encouraging more states, including virginia, to limit Indoor Dining and shut down bar service. Tonight, major lbeabl i shutting dow
Attorney general william barr on capitol hill defends the use of tear gas in d. C. s Lafayette Park as an officer with the National Guard testifies protesters were met with excessive force. The events i witnessed at Lafayette Square on the evening of june 1 were deeply disturbing to me and fellow National Guardsmen. Odonnell campaign 2020, america decides. Joe biden says hell pick his running mate next week. So who is on the short list . Deadly shark attack. A 63yearold woman killed by a great white shark as shark sightings in new york force popular beaches to close along the coast. Two fatal accidents brought neww york city to shut down a popular mopedsharing company. Could other cities do the same . And tonight, military history the woman now in charge of the u. S. Army reserve, shattering a Glass Ceiling more than 100 years old. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west. Thank you for joinin
Soon as possible. 50 would wait to see what happens and 20 says theyd never get one. This doctor says the unusual financial and regulatory hurdles were pushed aside when it came to the development of a covid vaccine. We compressed it all to an amazing time period, because we need it. Because there was no, sir choice. This is a war on our soil and we have to respond. Top Health Officials express no measures are being cut in the development of any of these vaccines. The doctor says all protocols are being followed except for one. Long term studies and thats simply because we need a vaccine now. Meg oliver in new jersey. There will be fewer scooters on the streets of new york city. The mow pedestrian sharing uny. Wegomo now from cbs kris van cleave. Theres a police car there. Reporter tonight, new york police are investigating a second deadly crash involving a revel moped in less than 10 days. This one killed a 32yearold man in queens. All you need to get started is 5, a drivers license a
First were following breaking news. A mother and her 5yearold child found dead inside their home in jersey city. How they died a mystery. Eyewitness news report dolan with the latest. A heartbreaking story here in jersey city. A mother and her 5yearold son found dead in a second floor apartment. The police and Prosecutors Office are not saying if they know what the deaths suspicious. Police got a 911 call around 6 00 this evening. The caller saying the mother and son were unconscious in the apartment. That second floor apartment, medics rushed to the hospital where both were pronounced dead this evening. There were no obvious signs of trauma and tests show no Carbon Monoxide in the apartment so its not clear what happened and neighbors certainly had no idea what was going on. Its sad because thats my neighbor and it was very sad to know thats what happened. You dont know anybody who lives in that building . No, i dont. Seen the child running around . No. Most neighbors did not know who