General suspends those controversial cutbacks until after the election and Congress Calls him to capitol hill demanding answers College Crisis notre dame, the latest university to suspend inperson classes just one week into the semester the spike in cases is very serious and we must take serious steps to address it. An entire Sorority House in oklahoma now quarantining. Just ahead what schools are trying to do to keep covid off campus state of emergency the National Guard mobilized in california with dozens of wildfires raging across the state. Evacuations underway overnight and a searing heat wave making everything worse all that plus just desserts. The Surprising New girl scout cookie thats already the toast of the town. Today, wednesday, august 19th, 2020 announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Morning, everybody welcome to today. Nice to have you with us couldnt you go for a french toast cookie got to wait
Trapped by floodwaters. See how total strangers put their lives on the line to get them out of danger. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This is a flood economically and healthwise of biblical proportion, and our republican friends are lookin like they just want to fix a leaky faucet. Reporter with stimulus talks collapsing in congress, President Trump says he is prepared to take executive action. If democrats continue to hold this critical relief hostage, i will act under my authority as president to get americans the relief they need. Reporter the u. S. Has broken yet another unthinkable record. More than 160,000 people in the u. S. Have now been killed by the coronavirus. We have to remain vigilant. Were doing very well, but we have to remain vigilant. Reporter warning of a humanitarian disaster in lebanon with widespread medicine and Food Shortages after this weeks explosion. Reporter a u. S. Top intelligence official is warnin
Storm isaias lashed the east coast today. The powerful storm spawned at least 20 tornadoes, unleashing powerful winds and heavy rains on nearly a third of all americans. From new york to North Carolina the storm downed power lines and sparked fires, leaving in its wake flash flooding and destroyed homes. In maryland and in queens, two people were killed when their cars were crushed by falling trees. Tonight, whats left of the storm is racing through new england as the cleanup begins. At the same time, halfway around the world, nearly 80 people are dead after two explosions rocked beirut, lebanon, sending what looked like a Mushroom Cloud into the sky. Tonight, thousands are injured, and the death toll is expected to grow after the blast flattened much of that citys port. And while those explosions and the storm are reminders of the destructive power of man and mother nature, as we come on the air, there is new evidence of the devastation being caused by the coronavirus. Theres new Gove
Cops descend on this l. A. Mansion after hundreds party and defy state rules. Plus, christmas without the rockettes for the first time in nearly 90 years. Racing to a cure could antibodies mass produced in the lab be the next best thing to a Coronavirus Vaccine . Plus promising early results in one of those vaccine trials. The president on the staggering death toll, 1,000 deaths a day from covid19. Theyre dying, thats true, and you had it is what it is. Odonnell the stunning interview tonight. And well end tonight with the magical moment when a little girl hears her moms voice for the very first time. 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. Tonight, at least five people are dead, dozens more are injured, and millions are without power after Tropical Storm isaias lashed the east coast today. The powerful storm spawned at least 20 tornadoes, unleashing powerful wi
Decisions to ruin somebodys life. And the people who are living near the accident scene are putting flowers down. And creek side school is where lana was this sixth grade and her older sister was in the eighth grade and we have spoken to the superintendent, and of course, they are in shock, and they have grief counselors not only in creekside, but other schools, because they say it is a tight knit community, and so we are waiting for the suspect joshua byrne of the hayward neighborhood and he does not live there in the neighborhood, but he was doing construction work and came down and hit lana and according to the chp now, it was hitandrun and he is going to be charged with vehicular manslaughter and felony hitandrun. Im trying to see here, because it looks like they are about to bring him out, and he turned himself into the Castro Valley authorities this morning at 8 00 with his attorney present. Chp said they knew in advance who he was based on the information that they had from the