His messages are being fact checked, the president signs an order to make social media platforms responsible for the content on their pages. Theres nothing id rather do doan get rid of my whole twitter account. Odonnell but will it backfire . Hail to the graduate hes got four College Degrees at an age when most havent even made it to high school. Boston marathon canceled for the first time in its 124year history. The worldfamous race is called off, but organizers say runners can still participate virtually. And tonight, call it pomp under the circumstances. Some of the most inspiring graduation speeches for a special graduating class. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news tonight out of minneapolis, where the National Guard is being mobilized after violent protests erupted overnight over the death of george floyd. A Minneapolis Police officer press
George floyd. A Minneapolis Police officer pressed his knee into the unarmed African American mans neck for more than seven minutes monday as floyd pleaded for help and said he couldnt breathe. Frustation over the lack of charges against the officers turned into anger overnight, as protesters looted stores and set buildings on fire. Police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. Hose riots continued today, spilling into st. Paul, where crowds ransacked shops and smashed windows. Late today, the state capital was evacuated. And it all comes as minnesota and the rest of the country are facing th dual toll of rising jobless claims and cases of coronavirus. Today, we learned another 2. 1 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits in the last week, and as we come on the air tonight, more than 101,000 people have been killed by coronavirus in the u. S. There are now more than 1. 7 million confirmed cases nationwide. So theres a lot of news to get to tonight. Were going to begin wi
Morning. Making the grade. What this 13yearold has to say about graduating college with four degrees. And sleeping in style. U kever e good tuesday morning, everyone. We begin with those images of people crowding together enjoying the holiday weekend. And their actions have already sparked consequences. Scenes like this prompted authorities to issue a new travel advisory requiring those who defied social distancing rules over the weekend to immediately selfquarantine. A lastminute scram surveillance now under way in brazil as people rush to board final flights to the u. S. Before a travel ban goes into effect tonight. Brazil is now the worlds number two hot spot with daily deaths from covid19 surpassing those in the u. S. Also this morning, a remarkable story of survival. 65yearold Eddie Jackson of columbus, ohio, is now recovering after 59 days on a ventilator. His son says eddie nearly died several times, but we begin our coverage with that new selfquarantine order after the holiday
Hell have more of that in a bit. Twitter has not reacted to the way until thursday. Letters publicly so far. In the past it said the in san jose, kris sanchez, today in the bay. Hot temperatures kari hall has been tracking and were going to president s tweets dont have to deal with another round actually fall under twitters terms of services. Of those high temperatures today. President trump laid a wreath to definitely some great commemorate memorial day as did information, kris. Yeah, a few more days. Former Vice President joe biden. Im going to be talking more about that on facebook in about it gets hotter each day until we wearing a mask and aviator ten minutes. Head on over to my page. Peak tomorrow and were looking sunglasses obscuring his face. At a morning start with a clear the first public appearance in sky and hazy conditions. Ten weeks. Right now early in the day is the president retweeted a when you want to get out there criticism from fox news anchor our temperatures feel
How cleepolice are expanding th hunt for a student accused of going on a killing spree. And the new space age . Well show you what could disrupt tomorrows historic attempt at the first manned space launch in america in nearly a decade. Its big. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. In recent months, our nation and the world have been engaged in a new form of battle against an invisible enemy. Memorial day ceremonies were held across the country. But the coronavirus pandemic forced visitors to stay home. Joe biden made his first public appearance in more than two months. He and his wife laid a wreath to honor Fallen Heroes for memorial day. Thanks for your service. President trump is threatening to pull the Republican Convention out of North Carolina unless the governor there eases covid19 restrictions. The fbi is now involved in the multistate manhunt of a uconn student accused of killing two people. Its time to let the healing process begin. Its time to surrend