Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news tonight and a dire warning to americans in the path of hurricane laura. As we come on the air, the monster category 4 storm is on a collision course with the texas and louisiana coastlines, and its growing stronger by the minute. Tonight, laura is on her way to becoming a catastrophic category 5 hurricane when she barrels into land just a few hours from now. Nearly 15 years to the day of hurricane katrina. The unprecedented storm is now expected to leave parts of the region under the gulf of mexico for days, unleashing a twostorytall storm surge on the coast that forecasters say will be unsurvivable. A wall of water so high, it could submerge half of the city of lake charles, louisiana. The damage from the 140mileperhour winds and torrential rains will also be devastating. Tonight 1. 5 Million People have been evacuated and 30 million more are in the path of the storm. Those who havent left are
17yearold from illinois o proteste were shot dead in the teen was caught on camera earlier in the night saying he was trying to protect a gas station. Convention fallout. Reaction tonight after unprecedented use of the white house for a political event. And, with that powerful trricane barreling its way to the gulf coast, will the storm upend the president s huge finale plan for the south lawn . Stunning reversal. In a dramatic aboutface, the c. D. C. Suddenly changes its guidelines for who should get tested for the coronavirus. Was there pressure from the president . Superstar in space a big day for Jeanette Epps. Why this astronaut is making history tonight. 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 joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news tonight, and a dire warning to americans in the path of hurricane laura. As we come on the air, the monster category 4 storm i
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Honoring a champion of Civil Rights Activism mourners in the u. S. Pay tribute to john lewis but will his body is laid to rest how will his legacy shape the black lives matter a movement this is inside story. Hello there and welcome to the program im nora a lifetime civil rights leader in the u. S. Who inspired the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights act the last of the big 6 rights leaders led by Martin Luther king jr and hailed as the conscience of Congress John lewis is being remembered in a 6 Day Memorial Service that follows his journey through life the 17 congressman from georgia died of pancreatic cancer on the 17th of july at the age of 80 hell be laid to rest in a private. They report. A homecoming for an American Hero the body of civil rights icon john Lewis Crossing the Edmund Pettus bridge in his home state of alabama it was on this bridge in 1965 during the civil rights march by hundreds of activists that a Police Officer fractured his skull on a day that became known as blo
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