Vanessa was special, like a lot of people tell me, like, i dont know what it was about her that just touches me. Reporter Vanessa Guillen was the light of her family. Shes just a joyful person. Shes very outgoing. We just had that reporter one of six children, beloved by her siblings and her parents, originally from mexico, raising their children to pursue the american dream. [ speaking in Foreign Language ] i always looked up to her since i was little, following in her steps. Reporter even from a young age, one thing was clear, vanessas sense of duty to her country. [ speaking in Foreign Language ] reporter as soon as she graduated from high school, vanessa enlisted in the u. S. Army. In her first training, she didnt even want to come back. She was unhappy. Even when she got home she was a new person. Like her skin was full of glowing. [ speaking in Foreign Languageoo ft. Hood in killeen, texas, one of the armys Largest Military installations. She worked as a small arms repair soldier
Unturned vanessa was special. Like, a lot of people tell me, like, i dont know whats with vanessa, but, like, her smile just touches me. Shes just a joyful person. Shes very outgoing. We just had that connection. Vanessas 20 years old. She was born and raised in houston, texas, one of six children. Thats vanessa right in the middle. Her parents are immigrants from mexico. Mom, gloria, took care of the kids while dad, rogelio, worked as a machine operator. The guillen family is catholic and very religious. This is the baptism. [ speaking Foreign Language ] thats your favorite . [ speaking Foreign Language ] i always looked up to her since i was little. I was, like, following her steps. And she used to be like, be like me. Be tough, and ignore everyone. [ speaking Foreign Language ] she graduated high school. Shes just in girl who dreams of a better life and then she immediately enlists. Here you have a young latina woman, out of high school, who says, this is what i want to do. I want t
Dr. Faucis new warning to americans that the fight against the coronavirus is far from over and to brace for a difficult fall. Dont ever, ever underestimate the potential of the pandemic. The new study this morning linking covid infections and dining out. Abc news exclusive, the president and ceo of walmart live on the economy, jobs and what the retail giant is stocking up on ahead of a possible second wave and when will we see those popular disinfectants fully back on store shelves. Kicking off overnight social Justice Front and center at the nfl opener. [ booing ] why the chiefs and texans were booed by the fans in the stands. Plus, dak prescott speaking out revealing his battle with depression after his older brother died by suicide and the fallout after a fox sports host said his comments showed weakness. And on the loose, a Tennessee Sheriff Office on the hunt for a tiger outside knoxville. Im out with a tiger cub. You what . You heard correctly. Its a tiger cub. This morning the
And now a new projection that we could lose another 30,000 americans to the virus by labor day. One officers view. For the first time were hearing from one of the men charged in the death of george floyd. Hear what he remembers about that day, plus see his body camera footage in the moments leading up to the deadly encounter. And wild attack. A biker gets too close to a bison and her calf while riding through a state park. Details on her injuries and why park officials had to track down the animal after the incident. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 secon secon seconds. I guess harris could be bigger than you think. But in the end its not going to matters because were going to win. Reporter the democrats hit a milestone in the race for the white house. Just 80 days to go, and the Democratic National Convention Starts next week. Joe biden had the audacity to choose a black woman to be his running mate. How incredible is that . Reporter the
A summer without rodeos, a mule kick to rural america. And later, the concert that covid could not cancel. This is the cbs weekend news. , washington. This week marks a milestone in the evolution of our democracy. 100 years since women obtained the right to vote. It wasnt given. They fought for it for 41 years and the 19th amendment made it so. Election day this year is 79 days away, but earlier in states that allow absentee or mailin voting. Now, voting in a pandemic means an unprecedented number of ballots will be mailed. But there are worries the post office might not deliver all ballots on time. Toy the post office announced a 90 day moratorium on the removal of collection boxes. This has been seen in several states. President trump blames democrats, not his new postmaster general for concerns hovering over the verifiable handling of more mailin ballots. But today there is another issue, a deeply personal one. Late yesterday the president s younger Brother Robert died in new york.