Joe biden and Kamala Harris make their first appearance as the democratic ticket bashing the president and reaching out to democrats. And police dog outrage. A Salt Lake City officer is suspended for ordering his canine to attack a black man who says he was trying to obey. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This has been one of the most dangerous and erratic wildfires that ive covered in my entire career here. That fire sounded like a freight train. A huge brush fire erupting in Southern California prompting evacuations. The lake fire seems to be burning out of control. The inferno came dangerously close to Public Safety vehicles. Fire Officials Say they have been witnessing extreme fire behavior. The biden harris democratic ticket stepping into history. Harris criticized the administrations response to the coronavirus pandemic. The reason that an american dies of covid19 every 80 seconds. The president announced new steps, he says, will help schools reopen safel
We begin tonight with that dire new death toll. The tally of those reported killed by the coronavirus in the u. S. Has reached 1,500 people in just one day. Thats a number we havent seen since may when much of the country was still locked down. Tonight, the nations Infectious Disease doctor says hes not ectious with stopping the virus, saying the pandemic has become too partisan. Today, the head of the c. D. C. Warns things will only get worse this fall when the country will be battling both covid19 and te flu. Attempting to show how their administration would be different than the one currently in office, joe biden, the Presumptive Democratic president ial nominee, and his new running mate, senator kamala harris, are calling for a nationwide mask mandate. They say the governors of all 50 states should require face eeverings for the next three months to stop the months to stop the spread. Moment ago, President Trump rejected that idea, though he did urge americans to wear masks when ap
What fire crews fear tonight after battling back a wall of flames. Trump lawyer tellall the bombshell new book from the president s former lawyer. How Michael Cohen says he covered up fraud and infidelity for donald trump, this just hours after President Trump announces a surprise diplomatic deal between israel and the united arab emirates. Terrorists selling masks . Isis and al qaeda caught during the pandemic, the elaborate scheme just revealed. Did top terror groups trick hospitals into buying protective gear that doesnt exist . And nick of time a dramatic rescue. Tonight, the fastthinking Police Officer and why she tells us shes no hero. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Brennan good evening, and to our viewers in the west thank you for joining us. Norah is off. Im margaret brennan. We begin tonight with that dire new death toll. The tally of those reported killed by the coronavirus in the u. S. Has reached 1,500 people in just on
Surpassed 4 million cases of thats a drastic increase of infections in just a few weeks that illustrates how rapidly the virus is spreading. To give you a sense of how fast cases are growing, it took about five months to reach 2 million cases here in the u. S. But only six weeks to double that number. And tonight for the second night in a row more than 1,000 people have been killed by the virus nationwide in just 24 hours. The cdc said today that death toll will only keep growing, projecting as many as 30,000 more deaths in the next three weeks. With deaths in florida hitting a record high tonight, President Trump says he is pulling back on his plan to host part of the Republican Convention in jacksonville next month, and will most likely now give his acceptance speech online. The president angrily moved much of the convention to florida last month after north carolinas governor said his state couldnt safely allow thousands of delegates to gather in an arena. And in his third briefing
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