Thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news tonight because Tropical Storm isaias is gaining strength as it turns toward the coast of the carolinas. Tonight nearly 120 million americans are now in the storms path with warnings stretching from South Carolina to maine. The storm is expected to make landfall around myrtle beach in a few hours as a category one hurricane before ripping up the east coast tomorrow, bringing with it as much as six inches of rain, flooding, Power Outages and damaging winds. In fact, new york city is expected to see the strongest gusts since Superstorm Sandy and that was nearly eight years ago. If that isnt enough, the storm is slamming into some of the areas in the south that are hardest hit by coronavirus. North carolina has already shut down some Testing Centers and the governor there is warning those who need to leave the coast to stay in shelters to prevent the spread of the virus. And with more than a third of americans bracing for
Historic swearing in. Former mayor Pete Buttigieg becomes the first openly gay Cabinet Secretary to be confirmed by the senate. New Video Tonight of three officers involved in George Floyds death forcibly arresting an innocent man weeks earlier, raising questions about previous patterns of behavior. Women and the pandemic. What you need to know about Misinformation Being spread about Covid Vaccines and fertility. Also tonight, why this charttopping Country Music stars songs will no longer be played on major Radio Stations. And, gridiron girls. The trailblazing women that will make history during super bowl 55 on cbs. 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. We are going to begin tonight with that new astrazeneca vaccine, which now appears to not only prevent people from getting severely ill from coronavirus it may also slow the spread of it. Researchers say thats
Projection showing the coronavirus pandemic is only getting worse here in the u. S. A Research Model regularly used by the white house now predicts the death toll here in the u. S. Could hit almost 300,000 in the next four months. Thats close to double the number of people who have already died nationwide since the pandemic began. Health Officials Say tens of thousands of lives could be saved if all americans wore masks. Nowhere in the u. S. Is that lifeanddeath struggle more obvious than on the texas border, where tonight, doctors say theyre desperate for help and hospital beds. And as we come on the air tonight theres yet another example of how far and fast the virus is spreading. Hours before he was scheduled to greet President Trump in ohio, that states governor, mike dewine, tested positive for the virus. Dewine has been one of a handful of republican governors who has argued for strict mask wearing in his state. Theres also breaking news just coming in from the National Football
High over reopenings. Im talking directly to you because you do not respect me brennan tonight, why teachers and School Nurses are quitting their jobs. President ial predictions President Trump suggests there could be a vaccine before the election and again repeats the false claim that children are immune from covid. In the crosshairs did the leaders of the nations biggest guns rights group waste money on private jets and Luxury Vacations . The new lawsuit tonight against the n. R. A. Dangerous recall the new alert from the f. D. A. About something in your refrigerator. What you need to know. And finally tonight, one familys commitment to helping drenrnir bs evening neth reg from the nationl. Brennan good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. Norah is off tonight. Im margaret brennan. We begin with breaking news. A staggering and sobering projection showing the coronavirus pandemic is only getting worse here in the u. S. A Research Model regularly used by th
Im margaret brennan. We begin tonight with the frantic search for the missing after those deadly and devastating explosions in lebanon. The death toll, which is already staggering, is still climbing. At least 137 people have been killed, including at least one american, and as many as 5,000 people were injured. As we come on the air, the lebanese government has arrested the officials responsible for operating the port. Cbs news has learned the explosion may have been fueled by Ammonium Nitrate stored in a warehouse for six years. These satellite images from before the blast and after show the extent of the destruction. Meantime, here in the u. S. , new york city now says it will set up checkpoints at bridges and tunnels, as well as bus and train stations. Those entering from states with large numbers of infections will be required to fill out a health form and quarantine for two weeks. That move comes as confirmed cases in the u. S. Have soared above 4. 8 million tonight. More than 157