Historic swearing in. Former mayor Pete Buttigieg becomes the first openly gay Cabinet Secretary to be confirmed by the senate. New Video Tonight of three officers involved in George Floyds death forcibly arresting an innocent man weeks earlier, raising questions about previous patterns of behavior. Women and the pandemic. What you need to know about Misinformation Being spread about Covid Vaccines and fertility. Also tonight, why this charttopping Country Music stars songs will no longer be played on major Radio Stations. And, gridiron girls. The trailblazing women that will make history during super bowl 55 on cbs. 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 tonight with that new astrazeneca vaccine, which now appears to not only prevent people from getting severely ill from coronavirus it may also slow the spread of it. Researchers say thats
Last night. Meantime, cnn has learned investigators are struggling to bring officer sicknicks kill tore justice. Cnn security correspondent Josh Campbell is starting us off this morning in washington. Josh, so remarkable to be back at the scene, just a month after officer sicknicks death. Reporter thats right. Laura. And this was the Scene Of The Crime, this was the same building that former officer sicknick protected for over a decade inside at various time with the Capitol Police. A solemn ceremony as you mentioned last night, a hearse arrived at the east steps of the capitol carrying the remains of the fallen officer. Once inside the rotunda, two officers escorted his remains and an American Flag into a table at the center. We saw members of congress and his former colleagues with the Capitol Police file in, paying their respects. A very solemn, a very quiet moment, again, for this fallen officer. Now, we got word just before 10 00 p. M. Last night that the president s motorcade had
Mccarthy is leaning leaning toward removing congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene from the Education Committee. Now greene has endorsed statements calling for the execution of democratic leaders. Shes harassed survivors of school shootings. Shes suggested Mass Shootings were staged hoaxes, and this morning the reporting is that mccarthy is leaning toward removing her from the Education Committee. Well see if it happens. Why . Just leaning . What might be pushing him this way . And what is she refusing to do that might help her keep her committee post. That in just a moment. First, Josh Campbell In Washington where officer Brian Sicknick lies in honor this morning. Josh . Good morning. Were taking you live inside the Capitol Rotunda where the remains of this fallen officer are currently Lying In Honor. There has been a steady stream of people coming to pay their respects. Lawmakers, as well as members of the capitol police. Many of them wearing black bands around their badges to symboliz
Never knew you had. Those peripheral relationships we are missing in the time of lockdown. Hello, im Laura Trevelyan in new york city, Christian Fraser is in london. Its almost four weeks since supporters of President Trump stormed capitol hill, claiming the election was stolen and today, House Democrats laid out their case for convicting mr trump of inciting that insurrection accusing him of being singularly responsible for the events of january the sixth. The Impeachment Trial will be in the senate next week. In the memo they submitted, the nine Impeachment Managers say the president incited the attack but had laid the groundwork for what they describe as the big lie, well before the election in november. They say the speech he delivered onjanuary 6th whipped his supporters into a violent frenzy. And quoting directly from the constitution and its framers they say the senate has the jurisdiction to impeach a former official. In the last few hours mr trumps lawyers have responded claim
Next in the case. Plus, officers who put their lives on the line on january 6th were at the Courthouse Yesterday for that hearing. Well bring you their reaction. And theres still one more major legal issue on the horizon for donald trump. What the georgia prosecutor is saying about that case. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, august 4th. Its friday, folks. We made it. Im jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. History was made in the nations capitol again yesterday where for the First Time Ever a former president of the United States was arraigned for his alleged efforts to subvert american democracy. Just a few blocks away from where he took the Oath Of Office and from where his supporters carried out an unprecedented act of violence just a few years later, donald j. Trump pleaded not guilty to four Felony Charges yesterday stemming from his actions after the 2020 election. The charges were conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to o