Leader and congressman john lewis. He was powerful. He was largerthanlife. He was a great man and he was tough as nails. Garrett outrage in portland over protests and federal arrests. And later, ford hopes for a stampede. The bronco rides again. This is the cbs weekend news. Garrett good evening, everyone, im Major Garrett in washington. Coronavirus continues to ravage the states where it has run rampant for weeks. California, texas, arizona and worst of all, florida. With more than 12,500 new infections there. Slightly lower than its july 12th record of 15,300. Not every infection, of course, leads to hospitalization or death. Many people do recover. But each positive test is disruptive to families, friends and businesses. And absent a significant reversal in trend, the nation appears to be headed for 100,000 new cases per day. This weekend we hit roughly 70,000 per day just as experts warned of rising infection rates in georgia, tennessee, missouri and kentucky. We begin tonight with
Summer, and Vice President mike pence under fire for this photo posted online thats now been deleted. Atrocery store. What you need to know to save money in the checkout line and what weve learned about meatpacking plants hit hard by the coronavirus. Plus, americans on the move fleeing the big city. Where theyre headed. Robocall shocker. The people responsible for 1 billion of those annoying calls and whats happening to them. And why the Jewelry Store in the local mall may soon be a thing of the past. Good thursday morning, everyone. Were seeing more demands for change in the wake of George Floyds death. From sports to entertainment and even in the u. S. Military, leaders are rethinking traditions that have been followed for generations. Overnight, protesters in richmond, virginia, tore down a statue of Jefferson Davis and 80 miles away in portsmouth they pulled down a confederate monument. It follows emotional testimony on capitol hill from floyds brother. He pleaded with members of c
Nascar bans Confederate Flags after a campaign led by the sports only fulltime black driver, Bubba Wallace. Well show you his message to the fans and how other drivers are reacting. And strength in diversity in an exclusive interview, reddit cofounder alexis ohannian tells us about the importance to bring other voices into the board room. First, its your eye opener. I cant tell you the kind of pain you feel when you watch your big brother who you looked up to die begging for his mom . An emotional plea from the brother of george floyd as he testified about police reform. Enough is enough. President trump held a roundtable discussion with africanamerican media personalities and faith leaders on race relations. Weve done a lot for the black community, and weve done a lot for all communities. Family members of two Idaho Children reported missing last year confirm that their remains have been found on their stepfathers property the sudden surge in cases of coronavirus across the country at
Staff, now says he was wrong to join President Trump for a photo op outside of the white house grounds last week. The president led milley, along with other members of his cabinet, to st. Johns church last monday, just moments after protesters were violently cleared from Lafayette Park by riot Police Firing tear gas. But tonight, in a break with the president , milley said being there was a mistake and the military should never be involved in domestic politics. Milleys comments as a group of republican senators are also pushing back on President Trump, moving forward with a plan to rename military bases currently named after confederate generals. On his way to an event in dallas today, the president lashed out at the sponsor of that legislation on twitter, along with the Federal Reserve bank, after it issued a dire forecast on the nations economy. That forecast, along with growing concerns that coronavirus cases are spiking in parts of the country, sent financial marketing reeling toda
Statues coming down crowds destroy monuments of Christopher Columbus and confederate soldiers, saying america must reckon with its past. Taking action and i need you now odonnell . Why the popular Country Music band Lady Antebellum says its time to change their name. Racing to a cure tens of thousands volunteer to get infected with the coronavirus. Could it accelerate the search for a vaccine . And the ethical concerns. And bracelets of hope now a nineyearold girl is helping the healing in minneapolis, all from her front yard. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Ouwers ie west ineginht with a stunning admission and apology from the countrys top military officer. General mark milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, now says he was wrong to join President Trump for a photoop outside of the white house grounds last week. The president led milley, along with other members of his cabinet, to st. Johns church last monday, just mome