17yearold from illinois o proteste were shot dead in the teen was caught on camera earlier in the night saying he was trying to protect a gas station. Convention fallout. Reaction tonight after unprecedented use of the white house for a political event. And, with that powerful trricane barreling its way to the gulf coast, will the storm upend the president s huge finale plan for the south lawn . Stunning reversal. In a dramatic aboutface, the c. D. C. Suddenly changes its guidelines for who should get tested for the coronavirus. Was there pressure from the president . Superstar in space a big day for Jeanette Epps. Why this astronaut is making history tonight. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west. And thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news tonight, and a dire warning to americans in the path of hurricane laura. As we come on the air, the monster category 4 storm i
Odonnell 2020, america decides. Tonight joe biden gives the speech 50 years in the making. The message he hopes will win over voters. Dangerous wildfires raging across california, firefighters scrambling to control the blaze, at least two killed in the rescue efforts. Plus heroic stories. How one family saved their neighbors homes. Dr. Fauci undergoes surgery. An update tonight on the health of the nations top Infectious Disease doctor. Opening schools safely tonight, the harvard scientist who wrote the playbook on how to get kids back in the classroom. Your questions answered. Putins poison plot tonight, one of the kremlins most vocal critics in a coma, fighting for his life. His aides say after sipping a poison cup of tea. And the waiting game one of americas beloved pandas could give birth at any time. Washingtons pandamonium. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for join
Teachers facing extraordinary challenges during the pandemic in our School Matters series, some big names tell us about the teachers that made a difference in their lives. Evs a favit ter. T, heres its your world in 90 seconds. Ive approved Emergency Declarations for puerto rico and louisiana. Both storms have the potential of gathering strength before they make landfall. Two fierce storms heading toward the u. S. Gulf coast potentially setting up a disastrous week for multiple southern states. A disaster declaration for california as the state struggles to contain those mssive wildfires. Tens of thousands forced to evacuate. It is terrifying. I cant even express it. The fda is giving emergency authorization for a covid19 treatment using blood plasma from people who have recovered. Might have been a hold up but we broke the logjam over the last week. Large crowds in the streets of wisconsin after police shot a black man in broad daylight. That shooting caught on camera. In a secret rec
Burning statewide. And the Toronto Raptors defense of their nba title officially begins this afternoon. They are among eight teams playing on the opening day of the pandemicdelayed playoffs in orlando. Those are some of the top stories on this monday, august 17th. Thank you so much for joining us on this monday. Happy to have will reeve here, as well. Glad to be here. We begin the half hour with the Postal Service crisis in a dramatic move by House Speaker nancy pelosi. She is calling for the house to get back to work. Critics say those costcutting delivery of mail, medical prescriptions and paychecks and they could have a huge impact in november. Abcs got more. Reporter the battle over mailin ballots in the u. S. Postal service intensifying. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, cutting the august recess short to deal with the unfolding crisis. We have to do everything that we can to get rid of the new postmaster general who is a Campaign Contributor for trump trying to undermine the Postal Ser
Good morning to you. Welcome to news4 midday, im jummy olabanji. Im eun yang. This is our first time working together on the set and im happy youre part of the family. Welcome, welcome. We want to star with reaction after President Donald Trump took aim at a group of progressive congresswomen ove e weekend, each a woman of color. En the presidtold the u. S. Congresswomen to, quote, go back home and fix their country. Here is reactiono to the tweea that many calling racist. Reporter a firestorm of reactions continuing today to a series of tweets from President Trump, targeting a group of democratic congresswomen. The president saying they should go back to the broken and crimeinfested places from which they came. Thats a racist tweet. Telling people to go back where they came from . Reporter all but one were born in the u. S. Its really aad state of affairs when the president of the United States is going to use race in a way that divides the ignorant about who all these people are. Rep