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Betting big a major drug maker gets more than 1 billion from the u. S. Government. How many doses will be available and when . Uld a third of u. S. Deaths have been prevented . The president disagrees with a new study that suggests just that, and tours a ford plant in michigan. Breaking news in the Ahmaud Arbery case a third arrest. College scam plea deal Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband plead guilty to breaking the law to get their daughters into u. S. C. But could the pandemic keep them out of prison . And back to the future in this time of social distancing, the drivein theater makes a hollywood comeback. 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 a eadly illnessr of cases of that alarming and deadly illness attacking children thats been linked to coronavirus. 00nighght, more than 300 cases have been reported in the u. S. In 27 states and washington, d. C. ,
Ahmaud arbery. Well have the latest on the expanding investigation. And surprise plea deal. Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband are pleading guilty today in the College Admissions bribery scandal. Why they may avoid spending time behind bars. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Its so important that we dont congregate in groups of hundreds of people. Each one is really almost guaranteed to create another outbreak. Officials are concerned the unofficial start to summer could lead to a spike in coronavirus cases. Now is not the time to tempt fate and pull back completely. There is you dont want to stay locked down forever. I tested positively toward negative. President trump says he tested negative for covid19 and thats one reason he gave for not wearing a mask in front of the press. I didnt want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it. I have but one question. Are you going to beat this guy . Yes. Yes, yes, yes. President trump could be heading to the cap
Impeachment inquiry into a democrat in the white house. And just like today, the Minority Party argued that the majority had been trying to take a president down for years. I did not have sexual relations with that woman. Ms. Lewinsky. Reporter president clinton lied under oath about his affair with a white house intern, triggering an impeachment inquiry in the republicanled house. Then, like now, the parties were split over whether the president s actions represented what the constitution refers to as high crimes and misdemeanors. California democrat zoe lofgren. He lied about sex, not an admiral thing, but really not an activity that shook the foundations of the constitution and the democracy. Reporter Wisconsin Republican jim sensenbrenner. The president of the United States should be held to the highest standard of anybody in the country. Reporter both lawmakers sit on the house Judiciary Committee, which handles impeachment. They were there in 1998 too. What stands out to you abou
Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. So we begn with a historic day in washington and for this country. For the first time, the impeachment inquiry into President Trump is set to go public. This morning bill taylor, the top u. S. Diplomat in ukraine, and george kent, a highlevel state department official, will testify before congress for all of america to see. Both men raised concerns over mr. Trumps attempts to pressure ukraines president into investigating joe biden and his son, hunter. Natalie brand is on capitol hill. Natalie, what are democrats hoping to achieve from this public testimony . Reporter annemarie, House Democrats say they want the American People to hear the evidence for themselves in the witnesses only words. We already have a good idea of what these witnesses are expected to say since bot taylor and kent have already testified behind closed doors as part of the 15 witnesses and more than 100 hours worth of depositions that have led up to todays first public hear