Part of the country went into lockdown. How locals are coping. Hello, thank you for joining us. Tona has urged the u. S. Fulfill its obligations to the world Health Organization, this after President Trump said he was going to halt funding to the u. N. Agency, accusing it of mismanaging and covering up the spread of covidd19. The editor and chief of the land set medical journal calls this a crime against humanity. And its dangerous, says bill gates, whose foundation is the whos number two contributor. Critics say hes trying to deflect blame for his own failings. Nancy pelosi said on tuesday that trump had caused unnecessary death and economic disaster. As the u. S. Covid19 death toll continues to climb, President Trump has halted funding to the organization charged with leading the global response. But not before laying out his accusations. Had the who done its job to get medical experts into china to object the assess to objectively assess the situation and call out chinas lack of tra
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America. Hes the author of the prohibition hangover, alcohol in america from demon rum to cult cabernet and prohigs hib is in washington, d. C. , how dry we werent. Im lauren rosenberg. To our members, welcome. And if youre joining us for the first time, a warm welcome and open invitation to explore the wide range at Smithsonian Associates. Now is the time to silence your cell phone. Were thrilled tonight to welcome author, historian and tour guide garrett peck back to the smithsonian. Garrett has presented at the library of congress and the national archives. And his tempers to our prohibition sites has been feet urz on cspan and book tv and the History Program and ten things you didnt know about with punk rock legend Henry Rollins and featured about prohibition by the smithsonian channel and he has a book how dry we werent and the prohibition hangover, from demon rum to cult cabernet and world war ii and the aftermath published in 2018. Before we get started, i wan to make sure to in
Raising the death toll here to more than 3,700. And tonight the Commanding Officer of the u. S. S. Theodore roosevelt is making an extraordinary plea to evacuate a majority of the 4,000 sailors on his Aircraft Carrier. He says he fears the virus is spreading on board so quickly that it is risking american lives. New york remains the epicenter of the crisis. The governor there, andrew cuomo, now says his state is heading into battle even as more Healthcare Professionals are getting sick themselves. Our team is covering every angle of this story tonight, and mola lenghi leads us off from new yorks central park. Mola . Reporter well, norah, the death toll here in the state of new york has jumped 25 in the last day, topping more than 300 deaths many just a 24hour period. Governor andrew cuomo, as you mentioned, is now warning that the coronavirus cases, when they peak, will need twice the number of beds we currently have right now in the state of new york, making these makeshift Field Hosp
Dont have the cash . Plus, are you eligible fho relief checks, and when will they come . Mask confusion. Mixed signals on whether the public should start to wear masks and whether there are even enough. Could they help contain the spread or give a false sense of security . And the band plays on. Despite the outbreak, the armys musical ambassadors still answering the call of duty at a distance. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Good evening, and thank you for joining us. We begin tonight with breaking news, and it is dire. New models just released by the white house show as many as 240,000 people could die in the u. S. From coronavirus even with most americans staying home. And more than two million americans could die if life returned to normal too soon. That stark news comes on americas deadliest day of the pandemic. In just the past 24 hours, more than 700 people have died raising the death toll here to more than 3,700. Tonight the C