Odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us. Tonight the u. S. Is seeing a dangerous increase in coronavirus cases in the south and west that could have implications for the entire country, especially as more young people are becoming infected. As america pushes forward with reopening, half of all states are now averaging more new cases each day than they have in weeks. Tonight one out of every five new infections globally is from right here in the u. S. And with florida and texas setting new records for positive tests, the governors there are warning they may need to crack down on those who arent social distancing. Tonight more than 120,000 people have been killed by coronavirus in the u. S. , and there are more than 2. 3 million confirmed cases nationwide. The white house says those increases are due to steppedup saying he ordered testing to be slowed down as a way to keep the number of infections from looking too large. All of this in sharp contrast to whats happening in new
Empty seats at his rally. Did teens on tiktok punk the president to keep turnout low . Caught on camera. As atlanta gathers to remember Rayshard Brooks, police in new york are filmed using an unauthorized chokehold. Plus the confrontation when one of the officers who kneeled on george floyd goes shopping. Talladega might. Nascar drivers surround Bubba Wallaces car in a show of unity. The legends of racing now speaking out after a noose was found in his garage. Cultstyle killings. The shocking details from prosecutors after two Idaho Children turn up dead. Did their own mother think they were zombies . And serving up support, the pizzeria thats feeding healthcare workers while cooking up Something Else to keep them safe. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us. Tonight the u. S. Is seeing a dangerous increase in coronavirus cases in the south and west that could have implications for the enti
Still not many people. We will be tracking this story throughout our three hours. Nearly half a Million People will be returning to work in the city. And they are returning to work, by the way, to a city whose mayor is pushing to defund the Police Department in the wake of the george floyd protests. A lot of pushback on this, as you can imagine. We will get into it. Including from the president. He tweeted this just moments ago. Law and order, not defund and abolish the police. The radical left democrats have gone crazy. And Hillary Clinton, by the way, well, shes had another deplorables moment when speaking about trump reporters and we will have that for you as well. Im Ashley Webster. The big story for dyou today on monday, the markets pointing upwards. Varney Company Begins right now. This will go down in history as the biggest positive data shock for the markets and the economy. Its some combination of an incredibly resilient economy thats bouncing back, the impact of government me
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