We begin with calls and comments on this moment. What are we seeing across the country . What are we seeing in your community and why . Were dividing our phone lines regionally. If youre in the eastern half of the country, 2027488000. In the mountain or pacific, 2027488001. And also, we are taking your Text Messages at 2027488003. On twitter, were on cpacwj. And on facebook, on facebook. Com cspan. A lot to get to. Thank you very much for being with us. This is the front page of this mornings Washington Post, a wave of rage and anguish sweeping across u. S. Cities. The president trying to tamp down some of that anger and frustration. He did so yesterday in florida. President trump the death of george floyd on the streets of minneapolis was a grave tragedy. It should never have happened. It has filled americans all over the country with horror, anger, and grief. Yesterday i spoke to georges family and expressed the sorrow of our entire nation for their loss. I stand before you as a frie
Our interview with attorney general bill barr, tonight. Reporter does the fact remain that he lied . People sometimes plead to things that turn out not to be crimes. Odonnell easing the lockdown californias governor puts out a plan to reopen just before mothers day. Xad, a texas salon owner is released after being jailed for reopening too early. Meatplants crisis employees are wary to return to work, with many still sick. The emotional daughter of a worker who has been on a ventilator for weeks. She never missed her work, except, shes sick. Odonnell racing to a cure a new Coronavirus Vaccine in development passes a crucial step, months early. And, our video salute to moms in quarantine tonight, keeping it together when everyone else is losing it. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Theres new evidence tonight that no one, not even the president , is safe from coronavirus. The white ho
That no one, not even the president , is safe from coronavirus. The white house now confirms one of President Trumps personal valets has tested positive for covid19. Cbs news has learned the valet, a member of the navy, assigned to work at the white house, served the president his meals. And while Officials Say the president has tested negative, the exposure is raising questions about whether the commander in chief should be required to follow his own administrations guidelines and quarantine for two weeks. The president s valet is now among the more than 1. 2 million confirmed cases here in the u. S. More than 75,000 have died nationwide in the past two months. And as we come on the air tonight, there is yet another sobering number that illustrates the toll of the virus 3. 2 million more americans filed for unemployment in the last week, pushing the total number out of work since the crisis began to 33. 5 million. The Unemployment Rate, which is due out tomorrow, has not been this hig
University of baltimore law professor discusses the articles of impeachment introduced by house democrats. Brooks i, congressman mo discusses impeachment and afghanistan. Host this is the washington journal for december 11, the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing with the Justice Departments Inspector General on the report released this week will start at 10 00. You can watch that on cspan 3. Also look at it at cspan. Org. If you want to download the radio app, follow along and listen to the hearing. The house Judiciary Committee which will mark up two articles of impeachment starts at 7 00 this evening. You can see that on cspan 2. You can watch at the. Org and listen on our radio app. We will take your calls on the two articles of impeachment laid against President Trump, one on abuse of power and the other on obstruction of justice. Here is how you can let us know what you think. 2027488001 for republicans. 2027488000 for democrats. And independents, 2027488002. If you want to text u
Risk its friday, and early today starts right now good friday morning. Im phillip mena good to be with you im Frances Rivera we begin with breaking news from california where fastspreading wildfires are forcing people to flee from their homes. Currently family screaming and dozens and dozens of families being told to evacuate. Because the fire has crested the hill here. 50,000 people have been ordered to evacuate there in southern california. Where the tick fire has burned nearly 4,000 acres more than 500 firefighters have been battling the inferno overnight. Officials say about 10,000 structures have been affected. All of the Public Schools in the San Fernando Valley area are closed today, in part, because of the air quality danger caused by the billowing smoke along with that tick fire in the south, fire crews are alsot fire in wine country this fire in Sonoma County has been burning since early yesterday morning. It spread to 60,000 acres and is only 5 contained. For more on both of