And Public Events canceled or curtailed the country moved closer to a milestone nearly unimaginable just two months ago. As we come on the air tonight, more than 98,000 people have been killed by the virus in the u. S. Closing in on 100,000 deaths since the pandemic began. There are now more than 1. 6 million confirmed cases nationwide. At some beaches and parks across the country today, people frustrated by social distance found themselves packedin together. While others attended scaledback ceremonies or held backyard barbeques. The president and his 2020 rival for the White House Former Vice President joe biden each participated in wreathlaying events to commemorate memorial day. But the president also took to twitter. Lashing out at opponents. As well as those who criticized him for playing golf over the weekend. There is a lot of newshis holiday monday. And our correspondents are covering it all. Cbs Jonathan Vigliotti leads off our coverage tonight from los angeles. Jonathan . Rep
On the brink protests in hong kong turn violent as china cracks down on dissent. Tonight why beijing is blaming the u. S. For stoking an uprising and warning of a new cold war. Charth horrific n video showing a mother attempting to drown her autistic son before laterkiappe profiles in Service Americas tough military officer on why memorial day is personal for him. I have soldiers that are buried here that died under my command. Brennan and countdown to history. The return of u. S. Space flight as astronauts prepare to blast off again from american soil. Off again from american soil. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonneell reporting from the nations capitol. Brennan good evening and thank you for joining us. Norah is off tonight. Im margaret brennan. As americans observed this muted memorial day with many of the holiday curtailed the country moved closer to a milestone nearly unimaginable just two months ago. As we come on the air tonight, deaths since the pandemic began. Nati
Forecast. Mary. Len, im tracking those temperatures through your Holiday Weekend and theyre really going to soar. A live look with mostly sunny skies in the 60s and 70s and well continue to watch the temperatures climb. Its a breezy afternoon along the coast and right around the bay. Heres what to expect, mostly sunny seasonal temperatures, breezy along the coast and right around the bay this afternoon heating up looking ahead to the weekend with highs inland on sunday in the 90s and especially for memorial day. Really going to see the temperatures skyrocket. Looking at San Francisco for highs, 72 in fremont and 75 for san jose and temperatures climbing as we go through the Holiday Weekend with High Pressure building in, were talking about low 90s inland sunday and check out monday, memorial day, inland, mid to upper 90s for highs, 10 to 20 degrees above average and still warm to hot conditions as we look ahead to most of xt back on5 and trying to discourage gathering there and social
Efforts and to show the construction of two projects, norris dam in tennessee and wheeler dam in alabama. Both are still operational and on the register of historical places. Watch american heft tv tonight and over the weekend on cspan3. Earlier today defense secretary mark esper held a briefing at the pentagon where he responded to questions about President Trumps visit to Saint Johns Church during the protest. A look now at his remarks. Well, good morning, everyone. Over the mast couple of days there has been a fair share of reporting, some good, some bad, about what is transpiring in our great nation. And the role that the department of defense and its leaders. I want to take a few minutes to address the issues in person to make clur the facts and offer my views. First, let me say up front, the killing of george floyd by a minneapolis policeman is a horrible crime. The officers on the scene that day should be held accountable for his murder. It is a tragedy that we have seen repeat
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