And say it is causing such severe fevers and inflammation, that children are now being sent to the i. C. U. Reports of the illness quadrupled overnight in new york, just as that state was beginning to see the curve of covid19 infections flattening. Now, across the rest of the country tonight, though, it is a very different story. Coronavirus infections in at least 28 states are now rising at a rate much faster than expected, and just as most of the country is loosening those stayathome restrictions. Today, the former headline of the c. D. C. Warned that congress, and told them that the scope of this pandemic is unprecedented, saying as bad as things have been, this is just the beginning. There is more evidence of that as we come on the air tonight. The virus has now killed more than 72,000 nationwide. Confirmed cases now top 1. 2 million. And we learned today that 96 of the people recently admitted to new York Hospitals with the virus, also have some type of Underlying Health condition
College refunds the virus canceled their oncampus classes. Now students are suing dozens of colleges, saying Online Learning just doesnt cut it. Michelle obama as bidens v. P. . Nearly twothirds of democrats say they want the former first lady to serve as Vice President , but is she interested . Its National Nurses day. Americans pay tribute to their healthcare heroes. And new moms have it tough enough. Imagine having twins while infected with covid19. Its a mothers day reunion to remember. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with breaking news, because there has been a dramatic and alarming increase in cases of a Mysterious Illness sickening children. Experts worry it may be connected to the coronavirus and say it is causing such severe children are now being sent to the i. C. U. Reports of the illness quadrupled overnight in new york, just as that state
The top stories were following this hour. A young adult is dead after a shooting on School Grounds and san leandro. We are live on the scene as investigators gather evidence. Police arrest a santa clara man for having explosives in his house. A threat was aimed at a california senator. We will have a live report coming up. New overnight, and pews olympic sprintamputee olympic sr Oscar Pistorius charged with murder after his girlfriend is found shot dead in his house. Were following the latest details. Developing news in the east bay. A deadly shooting at an Elementary School in san leandro. To get you more news faster, we will turn to jackies sizzle who joins us live. Theyre not going to have classes here today because of this investigation. Theyre still trying to determine what happened and there are a few details that are coming out right now. We just spoke with someone from Alameda Police department and they stated that about 8 45 p. M. They received a call about fires being shot on