Direct hit in days. Cases spike infections increase in the midwest and great plains. In wisconsin, hospitalizations increase more than 65 in two weeks. Plus dr. Anthony fauci warns as many as 400,000 americans could die by winter. N. F. L. Outbreak with three more players testing positive, what the leagues chief medical officer says about the possibility of pausing the season. Accused terrorists face justice. Two isis fighters brought to the u. S. Will stand trial for the torture and murder of hostages, including journalist james foley and aid worker Kayla Mueller. And a house divided the lesson we can all learn from these trump and biden supporters living together under the same roof. 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 tonight with breaking news. President trump is back in the oval office and back on camera tonight, two days after retur
Liberal voice and a champion for equality. And on the steps of the Supreme Court, crowds chanted rbg late into the washington night as attention is quickly turning to the battle over just when her seat should be filled. Tonight the condolences are pouring in. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away. The 87yearold died from complications of partnncreatic cancer. She was surrounded by her family. She was small in stature but larger than life both on and off the bench. We begin our coverage with nbc bay areas cheryl hurd. Reporter Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg spent more than a quarter century on the u. S. Supreme court and spent much of her career fighting for e quality. Please be seated. How wrong it is to judge people on the basis of what they look like. Born in brooklyn, she tied for first in her class at columbia law. But with no job offers at law firms in the late 50s, she taught at rutgers and columbia, then launched the aclu womens rights project in the 70s. Later
Nationwide protests demanding the abolition of the special anti robbery squad we did receive reports now from the capital of. Up to 5 days of demonstrations some of them violent protest is our sebring victory. They went to the march on tuesday after a man was allegedly shot and killed by members of the special untrue bruce court or so. Its the Controversial Police unit which has been implicated in torture disappearances and killings for years. Yes brother was last seen in Police Detention 8 years ago his familys petition to the police for access to him dead or alive was ignored i never heard an apology. You know what i mean what you did wrong and why. And i think that. Not just me but a lot of young men in jail for this story then. She insisted that Police Commanders couldnt reform sars and nigerias police chief agreed dissolving the unit whose members are accused of father tarnishing the image of a police force already in need of serious reform then spoke to general announce that soon
Were monitoring for today is going to be the return of some smoke thanks to some drifting winds. We have winds from the north creeping in towards the afternoon. And our temperatures are going to be in the 70s and the 80s and because of that incoming smoke, the bay area air Quality Management district has issued a spare the air alert for today. Right now, the sensors are good, but as we head into later in this evening, were going to start to notice an increase in that smoke and unhealthy air quality especially for the north bay which is likely going to be seeing the worst air quality for today. Details into the weekend in a few minutes. The nation is waking up this morning remembering the legacy of Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Ground Breaking jurist fought until the very end after battling bravely pancreatic cancer. Only the second woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court, the 87yearold was surrounded by her family in washington, d. C. We begin our coverage with today in the b
Coming up on this mornings washington journal, we will take your calls and comments on the news that the president and first lady have tested positive for covid19. Host good morning. It is friday, october 2. People around the country and the world are reacting to the news that broke overnight that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus. We have a two hour washington journal for you today before the house comes in and we want to get your reaction. There is how to take part in the conversation. Epublicans call 202 7488001 democrats, 202 7488000. If you are an independent, call 202 7488002. You can also send us a text, 202 7488003. Please leave your name and the town you are texting from. Broke just before 1 00 a. M. Eastern time when the president sent out this tweet, tonight, flotus and i tested positive for covid19, we will begin our quarantine immediately. We will begin this immediately and get through this. Eastern. At 12 54 a. M. The