News with Norah Odonnell, his wife, lillian, who died in reporting tonight from atlanta. 2012, and on a night thawe back at how the couple odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us on this historic night here in atlanta, lived it for more than four decades. The longtime home of civil rights icon john lewis. For 44 years, john lewis had a were standing in front of the strong presence at his side, his Ebenezer Baptist church where today former president s, the wife, lillian. Though it may not have been love speaker of the house, and at first sight, says xernona friends and family all came clayton, who introduced them. Together to say good bye. I asked her what did she think of john . The Senior Pastor here called she said, i guess hes all lewis a true American Patriot right . Who loved america until america learned to love him back. That wasnt good enough for me. I said, i gotta work on this three former president s spoke, one. But it was president obama who odonnell when they m
Florida breaking its coronavirus death toll record for the third day in a row. Former republican president ialch after he attended a trump rally in tulsa. The u. S. Economy craters, a key indicator plunging by nearly 33 , the steepest quarterly dive on record. And that 600 federal boost is about to run out with no relief deal in sight. On the heels of that dire economic report and sinking poll numbers, President Trump tonight floating the idea of delaying the president ial election. Members of his own party saying not so fast. Breaking news a possible hurricane could target florida this weekend, and the east coast early next week. The new projected track just in. And finally, the remarkable love story of john and lillian lewis. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting tonight from atlanta. Odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us on this historic night here in atlanta, the longtime home of civil rights icon john lewis. Were standing in front of the Ebenezer
Org. New possible taj stamp honoring democratic congressman john lewis was unveiled in the u. S. Capitol. Its about 50 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen welcome speaker of the house, kevin mckargt and democratic leader and hakeem jeffries. The speaker we are honored to have u. S. Postmaster to participate and share a special, special occasion. Each of them are instrumental in honoring the legacy of congressman lewis in creating this special stamp and celebrate the power of small things that carry big meanings. Stamps are more than than pieces of paper, they tell stories and honor heroes and capture important moments in history. By adding john lewis to this collection, we are honoring extraordinary stories and inspiring generations to follow his lead. Thank you for joining us. I cannot think of a better place to honor him right here in congress where he served for 17 consecutive terms. He was an extraordinary man to i think every Single Person who served or visited this place. And today, we
Its about 50 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen welcome speaker of the house, kevin mckargt and democratic leader and hakeem jeffries. The speaker we are honored to have u. S. Postmaster to participate and share a special, special occasion. Each of them are instrumental in honoring the legacy of congressman lewis in creating this special stamp and celebrate the power of small things that carry big meanings. Stamps are more than than pieces of paper, they tell stories and honor heroes and capture important moments in history. By adding john lewis to this collection, we are honoring extraordinary stories and inspiring generations to follow his lead. Thank you for joining us. I cannot think of a better place to honor him right here in congress where he served for 17 consecutive terms. He was an extraordinary man to i think every Single Person who served or visited this place. And today, we are going to talk about his life. But with this honor, we are going to remember his contributions forever
And hakeem jeffries. It is about 50 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen please welcome speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy. House democratic leader, hakeem jeffries. Postmaster general, louis dejoy. And mr. Michael collins, chief of staff to the honorable John Robert Lewis. [ applause ] kevin mccarthy, speaker of the United States house of representatives. Thank you very much. Good afternoon. It is my privilege to recommend to the u. S. Capital. We are honored to have with us the u. S. Postmaster,. And linda early chastain to participate and share a special occasion. Each of them is instrumental in honoring the legacy of congress ms. Congressman luis and having the special stamp. Commemorative stamps are more than just pieces of paper with pictures on them. They tell stories. They honor heroes and they capture important moments in history. We are honoring and extraordinary contributions to the american people. An inspiring future generations to follow his lead. I want to thank you for joini