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
Studios, this is kpix 5 news. Looting breaks out in oakland during a night of protest against the police against the outrage of the death of a black man in minnesota. And suv plowed into the crowd and hit two demonstrators during the protests at san jose. Our reporter was nearby and described what happened. A Police Officer in minneapolis is accused of kneeling on the neck of george floyd for about 8 minutes. Angry demonstrators took to the streets in oakland and san jose to protest the death of george floyd in Police Custody in minnesota. Open police are out with 30 numbers from the protest last night saying 60 alleged looters were detained for further investigation. There were 18 other arrests and other Law Enforcement officers made four additional arrest and several officers from several agencies were hurt. Conditions have quieted down and open but the police have their hands full and our kpix 5 anne makovec join us with the latest. Reporter there is damage about everywhere you look
Plus Baseball Hall of famer andre dahson now in a different field. This is my calling. And later, in these times whop doesnt need a friend. This is the cbs weekend news. Good evening, im jeff gene ola reporting from koin tv from portland. Teed President Trump lashed out at his predecessor over leadership in the pandemic fight. So far 36 million americans have filed for unemploymement in the last two months. The virus is now claimed the lives of nearly 90,000 americans. By far the worlds highest death toll. Cbss Nikole Killion begins our coverage. The war of words is escalating between President Trump and former president obama over the Coronavirus Response as new internal decisions are also exposed about how some agencies have hand the cr incompetent president , thats all can i sairks grossly incompetent. President trump lashed out at his predecessor after former president obama ripped the administrations handling of the Coronavirus Crisis in a pair of virtual graduation speech this we
And say it is causing such severe fevers and inflammation, that children are now being sent to the i. C. U. Reports of the illness quadrupled overnight in new york, just as that state was beginning to see the curve of covid19 infections flattening. Now, across the rest of the country tonight, though, it is a very different story. Coronavirus infections in at least 28 states are now rising at a rate much faster than expected, and just as most of the country is loosening those stayathome restrictions. Today, the former headline of the c. D. C. Warned that congress, and told them that the scope of this pandemic is unprecedented, saying as bad as things have been, this is just the beginning. There is more evidence of that as we come on the air tonight. The virus has now killed more than 72,000 nationwide. Confirmed cases now top 1. 2 million. And we learned today that 96 of the people recently admitted to new York Hospitals with the virus, also have some type of Underlying Health condition
College refunds the virus canceled their oncampus classes. Now students are suing dozens of colleges, saying Online Learning just doesnt cut it. Michelle obama as bidens v. P. . Nearly twothirds of democrats say they want the former first lady to serve as Vice President , but is she interested . Its National Nurses day. Americans pay tribute to their healthcare heroes. And new moms have it tough enough. Imagine having twins while infected with covid19. Its a mothers day reunion to remember. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with breaking news, because there has been a dramatic and alarming increase in cases of a Mysterious Illness sickening children. Experts worry it may be connected to the coronavirus and say it is causing such severe children are now being sent to the i. C. U. Reports of the illness quadrupled overnight in new york, just as that state