So this is a challenging year. Its historic in terms magnitude skull. And it also has required us a deep reservoir of resource. California is experiencing a record wildfire season with more than 2 million acres already burned our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala explains how state leaders are bracing for the months ahead. With still months left in whats considered californias traditional fire season in the fire fight is far from over so far this year 2. 3 million acres burned for more than 7500 fires compared to 118,000 acres burned by this time last year its rather the challenge that we faced again so far this season, the governor said there are 900 active wildfires, 25 of the major including the second 3rd and 4th largest wildfires in the states modern history, 8 people have died in a more than 42,000 people have been forced from their homes while this record fire season. Rages on in september in the last few years some of the states most destructive fires happened in october an
A surge of new infections in florida, texas, arizona and california pushed the u. S. Past three million confirmed cases today, but didnt stop President Trump from ignoring the advice of his own health experts, threatening to pull federal omnding from schools that dont scho fully reopen this fall. Just hours after the president slammed c. D. C. Guidelines for getting students back into schools as too tough, Vice President mike pence told reporters that guidance would be revised. Now across the south tonight the focus isnt on schools, its on on saving lives. In florida the death toll is rising and intensive care units are overflowing, in arizona people are now waiting up to 13 hours to be tested. Getting results could now take days due to backlogs. And in this covid war in mcallen, texas, where we were given exclusive access today, doctor there say they are being pushed to brink. As we come on the air we are also learning a nursing home near fort worth has been evacuated after a third of
Texas, florida, and arizona. Only on cbs news, a reporter on the front lines. Tonight with exclusive access inside one hospital in a race against time. Its not just going to be you, its going to be a whole family thats going to get sick. Odonnell heartburn drug danger . Could an overthecounter drug you take every day double your risk of getting coronavirus . The new study out, what you need to know. Trumps taxes, will the Supreme Court force the president to turn over his personal financial records to investigators . Plus the health scare for chief Justice John Roberts. And finally tonight, during a national crisis, how a 12year old with a trumpet is lifting spirits. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west. Thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with another recordbreaking day in a nationwide crisis that only appears to be getting worse. A surge of new infections in florida,
being told to stay in place while the state department and pentagon try to work out how they might be rescued. there was a 72-hour cease-fire on the broad question of whether it could collapse. what really could make this conflict much worse is if these two sides are supported by the external allies. will it be deja vu all over again in the 2024 presidential election? he s the right person to fix the problems that we face to undo all the damage by biden. they may be popular in the box office but not at the ballot box. he stood up for women of america and he stood up for our democracy. low poll numbers, people second guessing him. this is where this man eats dinner. may day. may day. and federal aviation administration is investigating two separate fires on american airlines flights. the. this flight never even got off the ground. nobody knows what is happening. it s the first instinct is the plane is going to blow. one of the most recognizable store fr
that could potentially lead to criminal charges we are told of the hush money payment to adult film star stormy daniels. all of that during the 2016 presidential election. now, all eyes are on the district attorney and what he will do next. some experts are asking if he is acting outside his legal authority in the first place. nate foy is in the newsroom with some questions about the case against but the case against the former president. alvin bragg s basis entire case on an untested legal theory, more on that in a second period resident trumpets criticizing the right himself just hours after announcing he expects to be arrested this week. take a look the former president post on truth social quote with no crime being able to be proven based on old and fully debunked by numerous other prosecutors. tail, the faraway leading republican cap former president of the united states of america will be arrested on tuesday of next week. this case centers around 130,000 dollar hush