Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News With Norah ODonnell 20

Transcripts For KPIX CBS Evening News With Norah ODonnell 20240711

Get the vaccine . Lets make a deal president us plan, but theyre billions apart. Plus a week before his senate trial, former President Trumps lawyers quit. Officers suspended, after they handcuff and pepper spray a 9 yearold girl. Tony bennetts battle, the family of the legendary singer opens up about his alzheimers diagnosis. On this first day of black history month, Unifying America. How a Theater Company is inspiring americans to start frank conversations about race and bias. Snow day the pandas show us all how to properly enjoy the snow. Theations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. Well begin with Breaking News on that Monster Winter Storm thats pounding much of the east coast with blizzard like conditions, shutting down schools, businesses and even Vaccination Sites across moreanl outagee tef right now, nearly one out of every four americans is in the path of the noreaster and for millions of them, the worst is still ahead with even more blinding snow, winds up to 70 miles per hour, and coastal flooding forecast for later tonight. And as we come on the air, New York City is on track to break records. More than a foot of snow is on the ground and another foot is expected overnight, paralyzing the city and shutting down parts of the subway system. Up and down the east coast, cities and states have already declared emergency, and closed schools for tomorrow. Tonight, the National Weather service is warning that driving anywhere could soon become impossible. Whiteout conditions have already led to major accidents and grounded more than 1600 flights. So weve got a lot of news to get to. To. Our team of our team of correspondents arei. Cbs mola lenghi leads off coverage west of New York City in montclair, new jersey. Good evening, mola. Reporter good evening, norah, the snowfall has been relentless. Here in montclair, new jersey, its been coming down for more than 24 hours nonstop. The plows have been working the roads all day long. This pile right here is an indication of just how much snow theyve pushed off of the roads. As you can see, nearly up to my thighs. All the while, it has been a deadly day in some of the hardest hit parts of the country. The warnings from officials were clear. Stay inside, if theres any way you can avoid traveling. Avoid traveling today. Rep blizzardlike, as the first major winter storm of the year blanketed 67 Million People along the east coast. Its been very busy since about 8 00 on sunday morning, weve responded to 372 crashes altogether, all across the state of maryland. Reporter in connecticut, two people were rescued after their trucrgcy call, injuring the four firefighters inside. If you dont need to be out, do not go out. Reporter new Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a State Of Emergency as more than 4,000 customers lost power. Pennsylvanias snowcovered roads caused this semitruck to jackknife over a guardrail. This is pennsylvania, so you have to expect bad roads in january and february. Reporter sadly, the weather contributed to two deaths, including a 67yearold pennsylvania woman with alzheimers who wandered from home and froze to death. As this same Weather System buried the midwest dumping more than a foot of snow on chicago. More than 1600 flights have been canceled and schools were closed, but its the Battle Against Covid 19 thats seen the biggest impact. Vaccination sites were shut down from washington, d. C. To new york. Its not safe out there today, so vaccinations are canceled today. Reporter but they still played ball at bostons fenway park, the citys largest vaccination site. They opened an hour early to get ahead of the storm. We were there when an ambulance came to the rescue of this Medical Transport van stuck carrying a dialysis patient. The larger vehicle led the way through near whiteout conditions getting the patient to safety. A mo in addition to new jersey, there are nearly four dozen counties in new york that are still currently under a State Of Emergency. It doesnt look like relief is coming anytime soon as at least another 4 to 6 inches is expected overnight throughout the region, norah. Odonnell mola lenghi, thank you. As mola mentioned, for millions, the storm is far from over. Lets get the forecast from cbss lonnie quinn. So lonnie, give us the forecast. Reporter all right, norah. It started with the storm in california. It made its way through thein oh8 inches in spots he Thcitytseln Queens picked up 17 inches. Just west of New York City in new jersey, 27 inches. So how much more do we pick up . The storm is not over, like you said. Overall, a General Number would be another 4 to 8 inches. But into new england, the possibility to pick up a foot or more is out for the day tomorrow. Heres how the storm plays out tomorrow. It is still with us, certainly in New York City, but its lighter tomorrow. Thats one storm. Once that storm is out of here, another storm will come in friday, looks to be mostly rain, until you get into northern new england, then snow, and then theres a Bigg S Co Sutn that arrivese k, w noing, 4. 8 inches. This storm gave us 4. 8 inches in two hours and its not over yet. Odonnell incredible. Lonnie quinn, thank you. Now to the urgent race to Vaccinate Americans against covid. Over the past seven days the u. S. Has given out on average 1. 3 million doses per day. Fema is pledging more money for Vaccination Sites. Jonathan vigliotti looks at why the need is more urgent than ever. Reporter tonight, hospitals in Southern California are so overwhelmed, the u. S. Military has been sent in to help. The fact these nurses and Healthcare Professionals have to do this day in and day out is amazing to me. Reporter lana bagwell was deployed to this hospital in east los angeles, one of 100 sent by the department of defense. The surrounding community is primarily latino, a group that has seen deaths soar 1,000 since november. L. A. s county Health Director calls it horrifying. The u. S. Has little time to waste as the more contagious variants take hold. Take hold, the first detected in u. K. Now in at least 33 states, and especially worrisome to health experts, variants found in south africa and brazil just now showing up in the u. S. The vaccines could be less effective against them. If particularly Older Americans are not vaccinated, im really worried well see not just a spike in cases but hospitalizations and deaths. Reporter also worrisome, a new report from the American Academy of pediatrics, Finding Covid cases among children now up 12 in the last two weeks. The race to vaccinate continues to be urgent. Of the nearly 50 millionaccine doses distributed, 26 million have received at least one dose. Less than six million have gotten their second dose. All doses need to be used immediately, says dr. Anthony fauci. In this way, there are no doses that are hanging around. A dose thats available is going to go into someones arm. If a person is ready for their second dose, that person will be prioritized. Reporter tonight, help coming on the testing front. These are overthecounter, selfperformed test kits that can detect covid with roughly 95 accuracy within 15 minutes. Reporter and Health Officials say Vaccination Sites like this, along with masks, are critical to stopping the spread. The c. D. C. s mandate requiring masks on all flights, on Public Transportation as well across the country goes into effect ate,onatn vitti,ght were startw series, women and the pandemic. Coronavirus has taken a devastating toll on the lives of women. More are leaving the workforce, and many are faced with Difficult Health decisions. Cbss Mireya Villarreal has the first in our series with one of your mostasked questions should pregnant women get a Covid Vaccine . [ applause ] reporter after three months in a Wisconsin Hospital Battling Covid 19, Kelly Townsend reunited with her husband late last week and met her 12 week old daughter lucy for the first time. They kept me asleep for two months so my body could start healing. Reporter you were near death. I was. Reporter at 39 weeks, lucy was delivered by csectihiyoil we need to be careful and go off what experts are telling us. Reporter but the guidance has been hard to interpret because pregnant women were excluded from the vaccine studies, so theres no safety data available. The c. D. C. , the w. H. O. , and the American College of obstetricians and gynecologists say pregnant women should discuss risk factors with their doctors and make a decisionthse. Still some expec mothers are on the fence. Its definitely hard to decipher what you should be doing. Reporter Charlene Mccraney is 19 weeks along and decided not to get the shot. I think the main thing that comes up with moms is longterm birth defects. Protecting the mom protects the child. Reporter doctor Brenda Hughes says the Covid Vaccines do not contain live virus and are unlikely to cross the placenta. The vaccine is not thought to be directly delivered to the fetus. It really is geared towards keeping the mom healthy. Reporter studies are underway on how the vaccine could affect mothers and their babies. What would you tell pregnant women about this virus and your experience . To be extremely cautious. It almost ended my life. Reporter Mireya Villarreal, cbs news, dallas. Odonnell and were going to continue our series tomorrow focusing on the economic toll. And getting relief to all americans struggling during the pandemic is one of President Bidens top priorities, but will he get it done with or without republican support . Cbss ed okeefe has the latest now from the white house. Reporr at the stof his t new president iremindim of ol faces a potentially bitter fight over the size of the covid relief plan and an early test of his Campaign Promise to work with republicans. With a price tag of nearly 2 trillion, the administrations plan is over three times the size of the republican proposal. Both provide similar funding for covid vaccinations and testing, federal Food Assistance and to help childcare centers. But the republican plan ignores the president s calls to boost the federal minimumwage, gives much less relief to schools trying to reopen, and provides smaller Stimulus Payments and unemployment benefits. Majority leader Chuck Schumer said the crisis requires a larger investment. It makes no sense to pie stne came together on a package tonight. No one expected that in a twohour meeting. Why have this meeting at all if theyre not even going to take seriously what he is proposing . Again, this again, this is an opportunity to exchange ideas, to have a conversation. Reporter at least one republican, west virginias jim justice, west virginia, agrees the biden plan is worth the price. We need to go big and if we waste money, we waste money. Reporter with the Impeachment Trial to start next week, former President Trumps defense is led by david schone, who represented roger stone and former pennsylvania prosecutor bruce castor. Disaeement whethplrseveralawyerl up mr. Trump b election aud durc Impeachment Managers plan to use social media video from the january 6 attack on the capitol during next weeks trail suld be convicted. Norah. Odonnell ed okeefe, thank you. Tonight President Biden is threatening to slap new sanctions on myanmar, formally known as burma. The military staged a coup arresting top elected officials. Including Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. It marked a backslide to the move toward democracy. Ramy inocencio reports from beijing. Reporter tonight with aie o ncy r one year rnd uand rested c leaders and membofacy pay, the s echoing the claims made by former President Trump about military in myanmar claimed massive Election Fraud in last novembers parliamentary polls. Aung san suu kyis party won a landslide, the Election Commission says fraud did not happen. This activist didnt want her name known. Im not really that surprised because the military have always been a part of myanmar life. Reporter now detained as she was for 15 years under house arrest, the 75yearold Aung San Suu Kyi has called on the people to protest against a uturn back to dictatorship. Ramy inocencio, cbs news, beijing. Odonnell theres some sad news tonight from hollywood. Actor Dustin Diamond has died just weeks after he was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. Diamond was best known for playing screech in the sitcom saved by the bell. His former costar mario lopez says his death is a reminder the fragility of life is never to be taken for granted. Dustin diamond was just 44 years old. And there is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. Outrage after Police Pepper sprayed and handcuffed a 9year old girl. Well tell you what has happened to the officers. 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The zoos panda cam caught them doing somersaults, rolling and sliding down the hill in their play area. Giant pandas are native to the High Altitude forests in Central China so snow is really their happy place. This one made me laugh out loud. Head first, but on his back. There you go. Nice to see that. All right, coming up next, Unif

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