U. S. Troops. Mississippi moves to take down the u. S. Flag erasing the confederate emblem, dalai llama practices joy living in the present moment new in tough time has wide words for us all. W in tough tim first of all he is a cancer survivor. Yuccas thats not the only thing that has this father and son flying high. The only thing this is the cbs weekend news. Yuccas good evening, im jamie yuccas in los angeles. This is our western edition. Tonight a devastating wave of new Coronavirus Infections is sweeping throughout the south and west. Californias governor today ordered all bars in l. A. And several other counties to close immediately. More than 125,000 people have died across the country as cases add up. This as the latest cbs news poll finds americans split whether their state reopened too quickly or is about right in their actions. Arizona are fast emerging as the new epicenters of the crisis, cbss Janet Shamlian is in the crisis, janet at least a dozen states are hitting pause
While china sees the beginnings of a potential second wave. And oprahs big reveal. Well have her latestt book clu selection only on cbs this morning. Shes excited. It has an Important Message for these times. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The only way to heal some of these wounds is through a conviction and a drastic change with the Police Department. Protesters rallied in atlanta demanding that lawmakers pass police and criminal justice reform. Black lives matter black lives will matter in georgia. In new mexico, a shooting at a protest outside of the Albuquerque Museum where people were calling for a statue to be taken down. The Supreme Court ruled that it is illegal for an employer to fire someone because of their Sexual Orientation or gender identity. We are human beings that have a right to work. The food and Drug Administration is revoking its emergency use authorization of hydroxychloroquine. The agency says the treatments risks outweigh the benefits.
Occupy a sixblock area of the city. President trump calls the protesters domestic terrorists. How long will the socalled autonomous zone remain autonomous . And push for justice. After this incident between a protester and Police Received worldwide attention, one American City has become a new flashpoint for anger over officer abuse. Well talk with the mayor of buffalo, new york, about handling the crisis and how to heal the divide. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 secon seconds. When you start seeing more hospitalizations, thats a surefire sign youre going in the wrong direction. We dont want it to get out of hand again. Reporter an alarming increase in coronavirus cases across nearly half of the country. Even as they push forward with reopening. The foolhardiness is being season. Reporter concern is growing about the increase in cases. This is essentially a statewide yellow light. Reporter President Trump said hes rescheduled his First C
And Public Events canceled or curtailed the country moved closer to a milestone nearly unimaginable just two months ago. As we come on the air tonight, more than 98,000 people have been killed by the virus in the u. S. Closing in on 100,000 deaths since the pandemic began. There are now more than 1. 6 million confirmed cases nationwide. At some beaches and parks across the country today, people frustrated by social distance found themselves packedin together. While others attended scaledback ceremonies or held backyard barbeques. The president and his 2020 rival for the White House Former Vice President joe biden each participated in wreathlaying events to commemorate memorial day. But the president also took to twitter. Lashing out at opponents. As well as those who criticized him for playing golf over the weekend. There is a lot of newshis holiday monday. And our correspondents are covering it all. Cbs Jonathan Vigliotti leads off our coverage tonight from los angeles. Jonathan . Rep
On the brink protests in hong kong turn violent as china cracks down on dissent. Tonight why beijing is blaming the u. S. For stoking an uprising and warning of a new cold war. Charth horrific n video showing a mother attempting to drown her autistic son before laterkiappe profiles in Service Americas tough military officer on why memorial day is personal for him. I have soldiers that are buried here that died under my command. Brennan and countdown to history. The return of u. S. Space flight as astronauts prepare to blast off again from american soil. Off again from american soil. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonneell reporting from the nations capitol. Brennan good evening and thank you for joining us. Norah is off tonight. Im margaret brennan. As americans observed this muted memorial day with many of the holiday curtailed the country moved closer to a milestone nearly unimaginable just two months ago. As we come on the air tonight, deaths since the pandemic began. Nati