A surge of new infections in florida, texas, arizona and california pushed the u. S. Past three million confirmed cases today, but didnt stop President Trump from ignoring the advice of his own health experts, threatening to pull federal omnding from schools that dont scho fully reopen this fall. Just hours after the president slammed c. D. C. Guidelines for getting students back into schools as too tough, Vice President mike pence told reporters that guidance would be revised. Now across the south tonight the focus isnt on schools, its on on saving lives. In florida the death toll is rising and intensive care units are overflowing, in arizona people are now waiting up to 13 hours to be tested. Getting results could now take days due to backlogs. And in this covid war in mcallen, texas, where we were given exclusive access today, doctor there say they are being pushed to brink. As we come on the air we are also learning a nursing home near fort worth has been evacuated after a third of
Texas, florida, and arizona. Only on cbs news, a reporter on the front lines. Tonight with exclusive access inside one hospital in a race against time. Its not just going to be you, its going to be a whole family thats going to get sick. Odonnell heartburn drug danger . Could an overthecounter drug you take every day double your risk of getting coronavirus . The new study out, what you need to know. Trumps taxes, will the Supreme Court force the president to turn over his personal financial records to investigators . Plus the health scare for chief Justice John Roberts. And finally tonight, during a national crisis, how a 12year old with a trumpet is lifting spirits. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west. Thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with another recordbreaking day in a nationwide crisis that only appears to be getting worse. A surge of new infections in florida,
Scene of torches and the klan. Reporter did you get the sense that he felt bad about what he had said . He has obviously reflected what he said on his intentions and the perception of the comments. He was certainly very clear, that the perception that he, that he received, on his comments was not exactly what, what he intended with the comments. Scott has always been owe any but the pain of discrimination. In the course of one year, i have been stopped seven times. By Law Enforcement officers. He said he tried to impart that feeling to mr. Trump today. He asked for question as but, some, some, other incidences that, that found, africanamerican men in compromising positions, of no fault of their own. Did you feel look you changed the president s mind set . The president was very receptive to listening. That is a key to understanding. The president has not said publicly that he regrets his charlottesville comments. In fact, just this week, Congress Passed a resolution urging him to speak
Suspect in his teens. 150, glasses, blue jeans. Reporter chaos erupted at Freeman High School outside spokane. The freshman, was on the second floor watching the shooter take aim. I remember, i crouched down. And i, i just, the girl next to me, she fell and she could hear screaming, screaming. She had been shot. Reporter inside students were sheltering in place. Outside a nightmare for parents unfolded as they desperately waited for answers. Several hours after the shooting, cory thurman reunited with her mother sharing the horrific details what happened feet away from her. In my head what is going on . What is happening . The sheriff says the male shooter had multiple weapons, a fellow student tried to stop the shooter early on. Fortunately one of the weapons jammed. He went to the, to the second weapon. The other student did, did confront him. Thats when he lost his life. The shooter is in custody, although the Sheriffs Department is not releasing a motive at this time. We do know, a
Battle over strict islamic law. Actress Frances Fisher who is leading the protest joins us live virtual revolution. The cosmos, for the first time, mapped by a computer. Science and Technology Correspondent jacob ward shows us the intergalactic tour. An act of terrorism, thats is what Hillary Clinton called the abduct of the 276 school girls in nigeria. They were taken from their rooms nearly a month ago, seized by boko haram, a group that has waged a brutal war against the government, killing christians and muslims. This week boko haram surfaced again. Their fighters are blamed for a massacre that left hundreds dead. The attack unfolded under 12 hours at a village in the state of borno. Ynonne ndedge is in a village with the story. Reporter this is the carnage caused by the nige ear jan Group Boko Haram from attacks in the northeast. Reports that they killed hundreds in gamboru, and borno on monday will worry many. Residents say that masked men raided the village and started firing. A