Action. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Good evening, everyone, im Major Garrett in washington. We are barreling toward a milestone in our countrys battle against coronavirus. One where controlling viral spread may be beyond our current capabilities. Former fda commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on face the nation this morning, we can expect about 60,000 new infections each day this week. Now mortality rates have been trending down, for weeks due to improved treatment and protections for the vulnerable. But there are to guarantees. Some estimates point to as many as 160,000 u. S. Deaths by months end. As of this Holiday Weekend the death toll is just over 129,500. The virus as we know is everywhere but there are four areas of accelerating spread. Florida, texas, arizona and california, specifically los angeles, and that is where our Lilia Luciano is with the latest. Reporter l. A. County beaches are closed again today, as covid infections are rising at an alarming rate shooting
Action. This is the cbs weekend news. In washington. We are barreling toward a milestone in our garrett good evening everyone, im Major Garrett in washington. We are barreling toward a milestone in our countrys battle against coronavirus. One where controlling viral spread may be beyond our current capabilities. Former fda commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on face the nation this morning, we can expect about 60,000 new infections each day this week. Now mortality rates have been trending down, for weeks due to improved treatment and protections for the vulnerable. But there are no guarantees. Some estimates point to as many as 160,000 u. S. Deaths by months end. As of this Holiday Weekend the death toll is just over 129,500. The virus as we know is everywhere but there are four areas of accelerating spread. Florida, texas, arizona and california, specifically los angeles, and that is where our Lilia Luciano is with the latest. Reporter l. A. County beaches are closed again today, as cov
U. S. Troops. Mississippi moves to take down the u. S. Flag erasing the confederate emblem, dalai llama practices joy living in the present moment new in tough time has wide words for us all. W in tough tim first of all he is a cancer survivor. Yuccas thats not the only thing that has this father and son flying high. The only thing this is the cbs weekend news. Yuccas good evening, im jamie yuccas in los angeles. This is our western edition. Tonight a devastating wave of new Coronavirus Infections is sweeping throughout the south and west. Californias governor today ordered all bars in l. A. And several other counties to close immediately. More than 125,000 people have died across the country as cases add up. This as the latest cbs news poll finds americans split whether their state reopened too quickly or is about right in their actions. Arizona are fast emerging as the new epicenters of the crisis, cbss Janet Shamlian is in the crisis, janet at least a dozen states are hitting pause
Bickering could soon strike out baseball and later, stroller squad, this fathers day these dads are pushing ahead and breaking myths along the way. Good job, kim. This is the cbs weekend news. Garrett good evening, everyone, im Major Garrett in washington. History will record when american politics return from its pandemic pause it did so in tulsa. President trump the headliner. The crowd, large by conventional standards, was nevertheless much smaller tan the president s norm and the advance billing. Social distancing and masks like the virus itself were treated casually. The president said little about racial tensions, policing or reconciliation. He did defend, that beautiful heritage of ours. Cbss Omar Villafranca in tulsa has more. Reporter downtown tulsa is getting back to normal after mal after premps whirlwind visit. The commander in chief tried to turn into the campaigner in chief but the crowd for this rally was noticeably smaller. The u. S. A. The president chose tulsa, oklaho
Election. Jiang plus, u. S. covid death toll surges past 900,000. In canada today, new protests against vaccines and restrictions. In beijing, the Winter Olympics begin. Snowboard great shaun white with a big announcement. Platinum jubilee today Queen Elizabeth celebrate 70 years on the throne. And we visit a place instrumental in spreading the joy of music. They want the music to live on. This is the Cbs Weekend News. Jiang good evening. Im weijia jiang in new york. Tonight, the showdown over ukraine between russia and the west shows no sign of easing. Instead, it is intensifying, moscow sent two longrange bombers over its ally, belarus. Also today, the first of 3,000 american troops landed near the polandukraine border as the u. S. Tries to deter a russian invasion. Cbs Charlie Dagata is in estonia tonight with more on the brewing conflict. Reporter theyre the latest u. S. Combat forces to arrive in europe, 18th Airplane Corps Out of fort bragg touched down in germ me, Beefing Up Nat