I have been for more than ten year, never seen patients as sick as patients with covid. Yuccas in san diego an explosion aboard a navy ship, multiple fire crews battle the blaze. And later. Ladies and gentlemen. Yuccas how one man is turning the pandemic into the best show on the block. Hands down. Now go out and be happy. This is the cbs weekend news. Yuccas good evening, im jamie yuccas in los angeles. There is new evidence tonight america is struggling badly against the coronavirus pandemic. Several states set new infection record this weekend. The nations death toll now top. That number is fueled by esr two weeks. Hs in these 21 the pandemic is also reshaping the president ial race. New cbs news polling released today from three hot spot states, arizona, florida and texas, finds the majority of voters believe things in america are going badly. In those same states more than 50 of voters say the president s handling of coronavirus is bad. This as the Trump Administration today renew
Yuccas in san diego an explosion aboard a navy ship, multiple fire crews battle the blaze. And later. Ladies and gentlemen. Yuccas how one man is turning the pandemic into the best show on the block. Hands down. Now go out and be happy. Be this is the cbs weekend news. Yuccas good evening, im jamie yuccas in los angeles. There is new evidence tonight america is struggling badly against the coronavirus pandemic. Several states set new infection record this weekend. The nations death toll now tops 135,000. That number is fueled by increasing deaths in these 21 states over the last two weeks. The pand is reshaping the president ial race. New cbs news polling released today from three hot spot states, arizona, florida and texas, finds the majority of voters believe things in america are going badly. In those same states more than 50 of voters say the president s handling of coronavirus is bad. This as the Trump Administration today renewed its push to reopen schools. Nikole killion is at t
A surge of new infections in florida, texas, arizona and california pushed the u. S. Past three million confirmed cases today, but didnt stop President Trump from ignoring the advice of his own health experts, threatening to pull federal omnding from schools that dont scho fully reopen this fall. Just hours after the president slammed c. D. C. Guidelines for getting students back into schools as too tough, Vice President mike pence told reporters that guidance would be revised. Now across the south tonight the focus isnt on schools, its on on saving lives. In florida the death toll is rising and intensive care units are overflowing, in arizona people are now waiting up to 13 hours to be tested. Getting results could now take days due to backlogs. And in this covid war in mcallen, texas, where we were given exclusive access today, doctor there say they are being pushed to brink. As we come on the air we are also learning a nursing home near fort worth has been evacuated after a third of
Texas, florida, and arizona. Only on cbs news, a reporter on the front lines. Tonight with exclusive access inside one hospital in a race against time. Its not just going to be you, its going to be a whole family thats going to get sick. Odonnell heartburn drug danger . Could an overthecounter drug you take every day double your risk of getting coronavirus . The new study out, what you need to know. Trumps taxes, will the Supreme Court force the president to turn over his personal financial records to investigators . Plus the health scare for chief Justice John Roberts. And finally tonight, during a national crisis, how a 12year old with a trumpet is lifting spirits. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west. Thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with another recordbreaking day in a nationwide crisis that only appears to be getting worse. A surge of new infections in florida,
Disappears while swimming and boating on a lake with her son. And alaska life saver. How a Grocery Store owner kept his neighbors supplied after the pandemic shut down the remote towns only ferry service. Nice guy. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We dont want the guidance from cdc to be a reason why schools dont open. Its not a matter of if schools should reopen. Its simply a matter of how. The cdc set to release some new safety guidelines for reopening schools. After President Trump threatened to cut Education Funding if schools dont reopen in the fall. Threaten me, threaten me, threaten me. How many times have we been through this. Notably absent wednesday was dr. Anthony fauci who frequently speaks out on the rising cases. Hes become the face of that task force and opines on things he has no evidence of data for. The body cam footage in the death of george floyd. Floyd said he couldnt breathe 20 times. Some severe storms rolling through minnesota. Rooft