Attorney general william barr is under fire after a top prosecutor is pushed out. How the president is involved, and why congress is demanding an explanation. And driven by hate. A noose is found in the garage of Bubba Wallace. Nascars only fulltime black driver. Well show you how the sport is responding. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. How do you think history will remember donald trump . I hope it will remember him as a oneterm president. We can get over one term. White house officials are pushing back against john bolton. The president has called bolton a, quote, whacko. And the white house claimed boltons new book is full of lies. I predict this. Hell not only not get the profits from that book but he risks a jail sentence. Democrats demanding probes into the firing of a federal prosecutor investigating peee i close to the president. He was trying to follow the law and that cost him his job. Florida is becoming a hot spot for coronavirus. New numbers r
By protest irs after days of clashes with Police Following the death of george floyd. The socalled no cop coop has set up tensions and a tfocksurog seattles Capitol Hill Police precinct free of cops and occupied by activists, people the president labels anarchist and domestic terrorists. The group set up a perimeter and declared it an autonomous zone four days ago. Thats when, in an effort to deescalate tensions with protesters, police left the area. Its a scene reminiscent of new yorks 2011 occupy wall street tent city. Seattles police chief and mayor are giving these protesters their soapbox, as a lesspatient president threatens to send in troops. These people are not going to occupy a major portion of a great city. The threat to invade seattle, to divide and incite violence in our city is not only unwelcome. It would be illegal. Reporter mayor durkin is calling it a peaceful expression of collective grief. The activists are demanding Police Reform and social equality. Until then, th
His messages are being fact checked, the president signs an order to make social media platforms responsible for the content on their pages. Theres nothing id rather do doan get rid of my whole twitter account. Odonnell but will it backfire . Hail to the graduate hes got four College Degrees at an age when most havent even made it to high school. Boston marathon canceled for the first time in its 124year history. The worldfamous race is called off, but organizers say runners can still participate virtually. And tonight, call it pomp under the circumstances. Some of the most inspiring graduation speeches for a special graduating class. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news tonight out of minneapolis, where the National Guard is being mobilized after violent protests erupted overnight over the death of george floyd. A Minneapolis Police officer press
George floyd. A Minneapolis Police officer pressed his knee into the unarmed African American mans neck for more than seven minutes monday as floyd pleaded for help and said he couldnt breathe. Frustation over the lack of charges against the officers turned into anger overnight, as protesters looted stores and set buildings on fire. Police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. Hose riots continued today, spilling into st. Paul, where crowds ransacked shops and smashed windows. Late today, the state capital was evacuated. And it all comes as minnesota and the rest of the country are facing th dual toll of rising jobless claims and cases of coronavirus. Today, we learned another 2. 1 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits in the last week, and as we come on the air tonight, more than 101,000 people have been killed by coronavirus in the u. S. There are now more than 1. 7 million confirmed cases nationwide. So theres a lot of news to get to tonight. Were going to begin wi
Said, we dont need activeduty military in d. C. Then why, tonight, he reversed a decision to send the troops home. A new generation of civil rights leaders. They tell us their goals, and what comes next after demonstrating. Plus, former president barack obama holds a town hall on how to turn protest into policy. You have the power to make things better. Odonnell racing to a cure. Dr. Anthony fauci on when the first doses of a Coronavirus Vaccine will be available, as Health Experts say cases will rise in the next two weeks. And, reflections on the promise of america. Powerful words tonight fromatags this is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and to our viewers in the west. Minnesota attorney general is increasing the charges against former Minneapolis Police officer derek chawf irnl chauvin to Second Degree murder in the death of tonight, chauvin is facing up to 40 years in jail, with his bail now set at 1 million. Prose