And then pinned to the ground by Minneapolis Police. Four officers have been fired tonight, and the f. B. I. Is investigating after cell phone video showed one of the officers with his knee on George Floyds neck for at least seven minutes. Even after floyds body went limp. Tonight prosecutors are protesters are gathering outside of the restaurant where it all happened just a week after minnesota lifted its stayathome orders. The incident comes as much of the country is grappling with the fallout of a memorial day reopening that saw Many Americans not socially distancing. And at least 27 states are seeing increases in cases ofaih coun00 deathsrom the virus. Tonight nearly 99,000 people have been killed here in the u. S. There are close to 1. 7 million cases nationwide. There is a lot of news to get to tonight. We have team of correspondents standing by. Cbss jeff pegues is going to lead off our coverage tonight from minneapolis. Jeff . Reporter norah, there is a growing crowd of protest
Black man asks her to leash her dog. Armed and dangerous, an urgent manhunt in multiple states. Police and federal agents are looking for a College Senior suspected of at least two murders and a kidnapping. His family pleads tonight that he turn himself in. Tminus one day on the eve of an historic launch. We speak exclusively to elon musk, the entrepreneur at the center of the first launch of american astronauts from u. S. Soil in nearly a decade. But will the forecast scrub the mission . Plus the astounding number of americans who answered Steve Hartmans bugle call to duty on memorial day. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening. Thank you for joining us. Well get to the rising death toll from coronavirus in just a moment, but there is breaking news tonight in the shocking case of an unarmed African American man who died after being handcuffed and then pinned to the ground by Minneapolis Police. Four officers have bee
And say it is causing such severe fevers and inflammation, that children are now being sent to the i. C. U. Reports of the illness quadrupled overnight in new york, just as that state was beginning to see the curve of covid19 infections flattening. Now, across the rest of the country tonight, though, it is a very different story. Coronavirus infections in at least 28 states are now rising at a rate much faster than expected, and just as most of the country is loosening those stayathome restrictions. Today, the former headline of the c. D. C. Warned that congress, and told them that the scope of this pandemic is unprecedented, saying as bad as things have been, this is just the beginning. There is more evidence of that as we come on the air tonight. The virus has now killed more than 72,000 nationwide. Confirmed cases now top 1. 2 million. And we learned today that 96 of the people recently admitted to new York Hospitals with the virus, also have some type of Underlying Health condition
College refunds the virus canceled their oncampus classes. Now students are suing dozens of colleges, saying Online Learning just doesnt cut it. Michelle obama as bidens v. P. . Nearly twothirds of democrats say they want the former first lady to serve as Vice President , but is she interested . Its National Nurses day. Americans pay tribute to their healthcare heroes. And new moms have it tough enough. Imagine having twins while infected with covid19. Its a mothers day reunion to remember. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with breaking news, because there has been a dramatic and alarming increase in cases of a Mysterious Illness sickening children. Experts worry it may be connected to the coronavirus and say it is causing such severe children are now being sent to the i. C. U. Reports of the illness quadrupled overnight in new york, just as that state
Like in the fall. And mothers messages. New moms tell us about living throsi a their hopes for the future. Mothers never give up hope, but first, heres todays effe vaccine and unless something very unexpected happens, our viral enemy will be with us for many months and possibly many years. The former head of the cdc warned the scope of this pandemic is unprecedented. The worst thing that can happen is three to four weeks from now we see the numbers are really going up and then we have to decide whether or not were going to reverse course and ask people to stay home even more. Nearly 3. 17 Million People filed for Unemployment Benefits last week. It brings the total to more than 33 Million People over the past seven weeks as lockdown orders started. The president is taking heat for not wearing a mask during his tour of a mask factory in arizona. I actually did have one. I put a mask on i had a mask on for a period of time. We didnt see you in a mask. I cant help it if you didnt see me.