His messages are being fact checked, the president signs an order to make social media platforms responsible for the content on their pages. Theres nothing id rather do doan get rid of my whole twitter account. Odonnell but will it backfire . Hail to the graduate hes got four College Degrees at an age when most havent even made it to high school. Boston marathon canceled for the first time in its 124year history. The worldfamous race is called off, but organizers say runners can still participate virtually. And tonight, call it pomp under the circumstances. Some of the most inspiring graduation speeches for a special graduating class. 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 breaking news tonight out of minneapolis, where the National Guard is being mobilized after violent protests erupted overnight over the death of george floyd. A Minneapolis Police officer press
George floyd. A Minneapolis Police officer pressed his knee into the unarmed African American mans neck for more than seven minutes monday as floyd pleaded for help and said he couldnt breathe. Frustation over the lack of charges against the officers turned into anger overnight, as protesters looted stores and set buildings on fire. Police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. Hose riots continued today, spilling into st. Paul, where crowds ransacked shops and smashed windows. Late today, the state capital was evacuated. And it all comes as minnesota and the rest of the country are facing th dual toll of rising jobless claims and cases of coronavirus. Today, we learned another 2. 1 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits in the last week, and as we come on the air tonight, more than 101,000 people have been killed by coronavirus in the u. S. There are now more than 1. 7 million confirmed cases nationwide. So theres a lot of news to get to tonight. Were going to begin wi
4. 8 million numbers worldwide confirmed. 1. 5 million of those cases in the United States. 318,000 deaths and over 90,000 deaths in the United States. 28,000 people have recovered. Look at the righthand side of your screen. You can find this on the Johns Hopkins website. Before we get to your thoughts on the confidence level in the Trump Administrations response to the pandemic we want to begin with the president s comments yesterday that are making making news, what he had to say. Bout taking hydroxychloroquine President Trump [video clip] President Trump a lot of good things are coming out. Many oftline workers, them happen to be taking it. I happen to be taking it. Hydroxychloroquine, you are taking it . Pres. Trump hydroxychloroquine, right now. Ive heard its good. Ive heard a lot of good stories. If its not good, ill tell you right. Im not going to get hurt by. Its been around for 40 years for malaria, lupus. Frontline workers take it, a lot of doctors take it. I think people sho
So the best way to honor them is to preserve the place where theyve been laid to rest. Very few have been buried here since world war i sends so it became a largely forgotten place but this morning a large group of socially distance visitors kept alive a memorial dead tradition that has been unbroken for the last 149 years. We have never missed that itsti at we are here. Rep mete the fil g ofy,ughtof fry whe the stngled baofonor wi the old graveyard has deteriorated badly, especially since the navy base was shut down in 1996. We have come over here for years and its been so run down and when the government left it got worse. Reporter for years, the federal government refused to fix the place up, but recently, the 801st company of the u. S. Army corps of engineers took up the challenge. Old sick trees were removed, the fencing was taken away to be restored later, and gravestones darkened with age are being cleaned and repaired. Soon, a drainage problem will finally be fixed that is lite
Testifies before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee about the epas role during the coronavirus pandemic. And two 30, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee holds a confirmation hearing for the Deputy Energy secretary and on cspan two, the centered senate is back at 10 00 a. M. Eastern to consider judicial nominations. As of this morning, about a quarter of the debts are in new york city area, the new york area has been the hardest hit region of the country by this virus. Four v. A. Centers have 26260 debts, but the other deaths are spread out across 110 different v. A. Facilities. This is all over the country. Everyone has been touched by this in some way. Some places it is just two deaths, other places, philadelphia has been hit hard, new orleans has been hit hard, chicago has had around 60 deaths so this is not a regional problem, this is not just one area that has been hit. It is really a nationwide issu if you look at the overall numbers, and these have pr