Exclusive interview with President Trump and the news just coming in about Ruth Bader Ginsburg whos been hospitalized now the coronavirus and for the last few days. Now the coronavirus and the ominous warning from the c. D. C. Areght, florida, alabama, nevada, and utah are setting records for the number of People Killed by the virus in the past 24 hours. And with infections now spiking in 39 states, hospitals are facing a crisis. With i. C. U. Beds along with doctors and nurses now in short supply. Today the head of the centers ielddisease control, dr. Robert redfield, projected things will only get worse later this year and hes calling on all americans to wear masks, saying if everyone across the country used face coverings, the virus could be stopped in the next few months. Ng his view on maspears to be changing his view on masks tonight in our exclusive cbs news interview, hes now encouraging americans to follow c. D. C. Guidelines to wear them but hes not backing down on his plan t
To do more to help those who are out of work other saying millions of americans who lost their jobs will not get them back, even after the country fully reopens. Tonight, there are more signs the country is reopening, and some people are going back to work and the Worlds Largest theater chain says it will start showing movies again in july, and vacationers are back on the sands of miami beach. 16 cases are seeing rises in coronavirus cases, including texas and arkansas, where hospitals there are facing record numbers of coronavirus cases. As we come on the air, more than 112,000 people have been killed by the virus nationwide, and there are nearly two million confirmed cases here in the u. S. Tonight, cbs news has learned the president s Coronavirus Task force is privately warning governors there could be an even bigger spike in cases following those protests over the death of george floyd. Floyds brother was on capitol hill today, calling for change to the nations policing practices.
Emotional testimony on capitol hill, demanding justice. Im here to ask you to make it stop. Stop the pain. Stop us from being tired. Odonnell nascar bans the Confederate Flag at its events, as the army considers renaming bases named for confederate generals. How the president is responding tonight. Breaking news family members say remains found buried in idaho were those of two missing children. The new charges against their stepfather tonight. And the story of a chance encounter on a flight leads to a conversation about how we are a lot more alike than we are different. 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 a sudden surge in coronavirus cases across the country. At the same time the government is warning that the financial damage caused by the pandemic will last for years. Tonight, the head of the Federal Reserve says congress may need to do more to he
Just right behind me. There was a stunning outpouring in the streets here late today as a horsedrawn carriage carried floyds body to the cemetery after his memorial. Hundred of mourners came to this church in the blazing texas heat to remember floyd, whose death in Police Custody in minneapolis set off nationwide protests. And tonight is galvanizing the country around issuees of race and Excessive Force by police. That includes here in houston, where the citys mayor vowed during todays service to sign an executive order Banning Police choke holds. Tonight, cbs news has new reporting on the officer who held George Floyds neck down for nearly nine minutes. Cbs jeff pegues has learned that officer Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with seconddegree murder, knew floyd and that they had a history of not getting along. Plus, theres more of my exclusive interview with former Vice President joe biden and whether George Floyds death has changed what hes looking for in a running mate. Well, th
While china sees the beginnings of a potential second wave. And oprahs big reveal. Well have her latestt book clu selection only on cbs this morning. Shes excited. It has an Important Message for these times. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The only way to heal some of these wounds is through a conviction and a drastic change with the Police Department. Protesters rallied in atlanta demanding that lawmakers pass police and criminal justice reform. Black lives matter black lives will matter in georgia. In new mexico, a shooting at a protest outside of the Albuquerque Museum where people were calling for a statue to be taken down. The Supreme Court ruled that it is illegal for an employer to fire someone because of their Sexual Orientation or gender identity. We are human beings that have a right to work. The food and Drug Administration is revoking its emergency use authorization of hydroxychloroquine. The agency says the treatments risks outweigh the benefits.