good friday morning to you. craig melvin here. major turning point in our country s long march toward normalcy in this pandemic. say good-bye to the masks if you are vaccinated. the cdc advising fully vaccinated americans that they no longer need to wear masks or physically distance. here is the cdc director this morning. i am cautiously optimistic that we are seeing this great, great end point in sight. i think we really do have to be humble and say this virus, this pandemic has given us twists and turns. we can t get our eye off the ball. we have all lived through those twists and turns. the cdc mentioned this. this is big. we all have different thoughts and responses. even questions. we can take them off, right? yes, sir. that s great. i think it s a relief. everyone is excited to get back to normal. i will give it a couple of days. there s a huge part of me that s cautious and wants to do what s best for my friends and family. this hour is special. we ar
the winner of the kentucky derby, medina spirit failed a drug test, would he be the first horse in more than 50 years to be stripped of his title for drug use and what happens to that prize money? escalation in the middle east, palestinian rocket attacks, deadly israeli air strikes, hundreds are hurt in clashes, in one of the bloodiest days in recent years. tiger on the loose, police are looking for an alleged murderer and his pet after the exotic animal was wandering around a houstoton neighbororhood. hohonda s steering problems, the investigation tonight about a possible defect in more than a million honda accords. and, amazing amy, shattering barriers, making history, and inspiring us all. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you so much for joining us. we ll begin with that breaking news because the f.d.a. says it is authorizing pfizer s coronavirus vaccine
good afternoon. england s guest football teams and the sports governing bodies are staging a boycott next friday. english football league, women s super league and women s championship league and women s championship league will be switching off the facebook, twitter and in scam accounts demanding that social media companies do more to eradicate hate. the anti discrimination charity kick it out is organising. the the anti-discrimination charity kick it out is organising. it out is organising. the reason we are doinu it out is organising. the reason we are doing this it out is organising. the reason we are doing this is it out is organising. the reason we are doing this is threefold. - it out is organising. the reason we are doing this is threefold. first i are doing this is threefold. first to signal our collective anger at the damaged online abuse causes the people who claim, watch and love the game. it is also to show unity with the victims and the third is that this i
according to iraqi officials. more details emerge about the death of an ambulance technician killed when his vehicle was hit by an object. west midlands ambulance service is ruling out foul play. labour calls for the government to face mps over the refurbishment of the prime minister s downing street flat. but the government denies claims that borisjohnson broke the rules. good afternoon. the biggest clubs in english football, along with the sport s governing bodies will boycott social media, as part of efforts to fight the racist abuse of players online. the four day ban will begin on friday. it s an attempt to pressurise the main platforms like facebook and twitter to do more to combat online abuse. players have been repeatedly targeted, often with racist comments. angus crawford has this report. on the pitch, a clear message there is no room for racism in football. but, on social media, it is a different story. players across the game report relentless, hate filled abuse
more details emerge about the death of an ambulance technician killed when his vehicle was hit by an object. west midlands ambulance service is ruling out foul play. labour calls for the government to face mps over the refurbishment of the prime minister s downing street flat. but the government denies claims that borisjohnson broke the rules. a operation to extinguish one of the largest gorse fires of recent years in northern ireland, is in it s third day more than 100 firefighters have been trying to put out the flames since friday. the biggest clubs in english football along with the sport s governing bodies will boycott social media, as part of efforts to fight the racist abuse of players online. the four day ban will begin on friday. it s an attempt to pressurise the main platforms like facebook and twitter to do more to combat online abuse. players have been repeatedly targeted, often with racist comments. angus crawford has this report. on the pitch, a clear mess