The 2020 Republican National convenon. Good evening, im judy woodruf and welcome to our special pbs newshour live coverage of the repu National Convention. This years political conventions are like none any us can remember. Welong with thousands of others have planned to be in thcharlotte, north carolin week. But because of the pandemic, this gathering will be almost entirely virtual. Speakers w are the thethe republicans am im here in the studio with amy walter and amna that. Warner right around the corner. Both df them sociallytant. We have reporters and analysts across the country. We plan to bring you the same depth of coverage and analysis ering this critical time in an historction year. This week President Trump will years. He case for another four and we will be here to hear all of it. Lets turn first to our newshour reporters am that nawaz as i say is in thstudio just around the corner from me to give us a guide on whato expect and key moments to look out for. Hi judy, like the
News with norah odonnell, odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with the rising death toll and utter sevastation caused by hurricane laura, which barreled across the louisiana and texas coastlines overnight, leaving entire towns under water, plowing over neighborhoods and killing at least six, including a 14year old girl. Along the coast, the destruction goes on for miles. From above you can see whats left of cameron, louisiana, where the storm came ashore, sending a storm surge more than 10 feet high over homes and businesses and tossing mobile homes and cars blocks from where they once t. Lauras 150mileperhour winds also ripped across much of the state overnight, leaving rooftops shredded and tearing homes from their foundations. Nearly a Million People are without power in the region tonight, and rescue crews are still working to make their way through some of the hardest hit areas. In west lake, louisiana, thick, toxic smoke is still billowing f
Extraordinary walkout by thel. B. Major league soccer, all in protest of the shooting of jacob blake. Tonight, cbs james brown talks to players and coaches demanding m. L. B. And soccer. Change. The Mets Dominic Smith people still dont care. Odonnell the president s big night. The Convention Speech on the White House South Lawn in front of a crowd of more than 1,000. Why Kamala Harris is on the attack tonight about how the president has handled the coronavirus pandemic. Donald trump froze. He was scared. Odonnell testing breakthrough. A 5 covid rapid test wins the president orders 150 million as the u. S. Death toll climbs to 180,000. And, the wedding was canceled, so the bride and groom brought the reception to a shelter for women and children. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with the rising death toll and utter devastation caused
Nonessential travel and to not gather in groups of more than 10 until the end of april now thats an update from the latest comment from President Trump even different information that while the u. S. Government is officially making these recommendations in other parts of the World Governments are being more forceful spain for example telling people that they have to quote hibernate or be in quote hibernation by far though by far the largest lockdown anywhere in the world possibly in the history of the world is taking place in india where 1300000000 people are being told to stay home in this video which has gone viral reflects just how seriously indian authorities are enforcing this curfew with Police Officers seen giving residents a not so gentle nudge with the tongs and sticks and other disciplinary actions when they see people on the streets now there is yet another crisis developing in india regarding a mass and very crowded migration situation as poor day laborers attempt to leave
Iran is still a year away from eu ministers meet in brussels to try galloping a nuclear weapon. We think to save the Iran Nuclear Deal. There is still a closing but small foreign secretaryjeremy hunt remains cautiously optimistic about its future. Window to keep the deal alive. Also on the programme. Also on the programme. Another posthumous the crackdown on Illegal Immigrants seems not to have happened but fear honour for alan turing and confusion are not in short the face of britains new £50 note. Supply. The moment divers spot a jellyfish the size of a human. 50 yea rs ago man first walked on the moon only twelve people have ever done it there was little sign this weekend alan bean was the fourth, well hear from the family of the high profile round up of thousands of Illegal Immigrants that mr trump had promised. There was however a lot that he left back on earth. Of rumour and a lot of fear. And if the raids havent yet happened in big numbers, hello and welcome another effort to s