Day death tolls since the pandemic began. The number of new infections of covid19 are growing exponentially too and in nearly every corner of the u. S. That is leading two members of the president s Coronavirus Task force to call for states to shut down bars and for all americans to wear masks. But without any official guidance from the white house about those recommendations, governors and major retailers are taking matters into their own hands. Tonight colorado and arkansas are joining a growing list of states mandating masks in public. Altogether 28 states plus the district of columbia now require them. And today target, cvs and Publix Publix stores are also saying Grocery Stores are also sayi they are rolling out ruling telling customers to wear masks too. And as we come on the air tonight more than 138,000 people have been killed by the here in the u. S. And we hit this milestone more than three and a half million confirmed cases nationwide. If fighting the virus werent enough, th
Cyberspies are trying to hack valuable information. Its the same group accused of interfering in the 2016 president ial election. Breaking news, the Washington Post reports more than a dozen women alleged Sexual Harassment and verbal abuse by former employees of the washington redskins. Tonight their allegations. Campaign shakeup. The president demotes his Campaign Manager as two new polls show him trailing joe biden by double digits. Urgent need, the red cross puts out a nationwide call for blood donors. Well show you how easy it is to save a life. Finally tonight, a sevenyear old who is showing you are never too young to start changing the world. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news. Tonight two of the countrys largest states, texas and florida, along with South Carolina and idaho, are reporting their biggest single da
Response to the pandemic. New nfl scandal. 15 female workers at washingtons franchise say they were verbally harassed. How the team faces pressure from swe sweeping change. And rita wilsons rebound. The actress, singer and Covid Survivor talks to us about getting back to normal and recording a powerful new song. Go, rita. First, heres todays quite openeopen eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. We have to regroup. Not necessarily lock down again but say weve got to do this in a more measured way. The u. S. Broke its single day record again for new coronavirus cases. Very dire picture Going Forward if we dont change our actions. The possibility of aur lockdown. Dditional guidelinesght. The o on safely reopening schools. The president wants schools to open. The science should not stand in the way of this. The united states, United Kingdom and canada are accusing russia of trying to steal Coronavirus Vaccine research. Thats appalling, i have to say, at a time when the world is coming
Of students dreams. This informations going to be devastating for me and a lot of my friends that are planning on going to state schools. Also tonight, something you dont see every day in san jose. Those are goats, and theyre loose, making a run for it tonight. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Im jessica aguirre. We begin tonight with breaking news. A Major Development in the fight between elon musk and Alameda County. Late tonight the county changing its tune after reviewing Governor Newsoms plan for reopening manufacturing. County leaders now say theyre okay with tesla reopening its plant in fremont yesterday. Youll recall musk sued Alameda County over the weekend before he started making cars without permission. County leaders say they held a productive talk with tesla about its safety plan for workers, and they are now on board with tesla ramping up this week for full production on monday. Now, the standoff between tesla and Alameda County caught the attention of president t
But well start to see more clouds moving in as a new storm system approaches. Temperatures in the low 50s and well see it only reach into the upper 60s today and looking at where that rain is now still to our north but moving in later today. The forecast is coming up in a few minute. Laura . All right, thank you very much. Going to take you to washington because on capitol hill a dire warning on states just opening up too soon. A top expert with president Trumps Coronavirus Task force tells congress the disease is certainly not under control and it could affect students going back to school in the fall. Tracie potts is live in washington this morning with more steps on that and all the steps that are even being taken in our state of california. Good morning, tracie. Reporter good morning. California making National News because of the states schools deciding not to reopen in the fall and part of what we heard from the top Infectious Disease experts speaking to congress, dr. Anthony fau