Area, americas struggle is also black and white. Among white americans, last months Unemployment Rate dropped almost two points, but among black workers, it actually rose slightly. Theyre also more likely to be first fired, last rehired. Being out of work, it hurts. Reporter five weeks ago, we interviewed marquis rhodes, an unemployed lyft driver, downer to his last 100. When will it end . Reporter he told us today, cbs news viewers donated 6,000. Did that change your mind about anything . It told me that there are those who understand. Perfect strangers actually cared. Reporter like rhodes, millions of black americans are financially fragile. Median white family net worth is 10 times that of a median black family. Were already behind the 8 ball. We should all be fighting for the same thing, and thats that everybody has a seat at the table. Odonnell heres what rhodes did with the donated 6,000 he paid some back bills, and then he also paid it forward. He gave about w a de, norah, he is
Pandemic, an economic crisis, america added 2. 5 million jobs to the economy last month. Today is probably, if you think of it, the greatest comeback in american history. Odonnell but not everyone is seeing those gains. Universal orlando reopens to the public after the pandemic shut it down. Plus, new york city finally set to ease restrictions on monday. Tropical storm watch the gulf coast braces for cristobal. Well have the latest storm track. And cbs Steve Hartmans on the road reflecting on the week that was and the moments of humanity we might not have noticed. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the Nations Capital. Odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us on this friday night. Were going to begin with a major policy change in the wake of those of nationwide protests. Tonight, officials in minneapolis say theyve reached an agreement banning the use of choke holds and neck restraints by police, including the very technique that led to George Fl
This week a third Memorial Service for floyd. This time in houston, texas, where a taped message from the Presumptive Democratic nominee. And he will meet privately with the family tomorrow. Congressional democrats are planning to introduce a Sweeping Police Reform bill as the exofficer charged with killing floyd, derek chauvin, appears in court on an upgraded charge of seconddegree murder. Lets start on the west coast. A caravan of protesters is leaving to head to the lapd headquarters. Paul . Reporter thats exactly right. They heard you say the Word Movement so they are in motion. And they will go 10 miles toward lapd headquarters here in comment. A predominantly latino group had organized this but theyre being joined by people throughout los angeles. Heres one of my unscientific poll questions. Where did you come from . Where did you come from . What city . Los angeles. Were hearing south l. A. Were hearing long beach, north hollywood, pacoima, theyre coming from all over and we hav
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MARGARET BRENNAN: I m Margaret Brennan in Washington. And this week on FACE THE NATION, along with more access to vaccines and more money headed to people who need it most, comes more concern about Americans moving too quickly to get back to normal. With sunny states easing or in some cases dropping health restrictions completely, spring break 2021 is off to a busy start, that is for a country that s far from finished with COVID-19. According to the TSA, 1.3 million people flew on Friday, the highest day of travel since the pandemic began. President Biden s one hundred million shots administered in a hundred