Last week working on a public lands package that would permanently fund the land and Water Conservation fund with a vote to move forward on that this afternoon at 5 30 p. M. Eastern, live coverage here of the u. S. Senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. Dr. Black, the chaplain of the senate, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god, our righteousness. As each new day seems to bring the unexpected, we thank you for your power that keeps us from stumbling on lifes road. Today, give our lawmakers the wisdom to find in you their refuge and strength. Lord, as they face complex challenges, may they plead to you for guidance and fellowship. Remind them that in the multitude of counselors, there is safety. May our senators plant seeds of righteousness in order to reap a harvest of goodness and grace. May they make you the foundation of their hope and joy as you empower them to meet every trial without weariness. And lord, have mercy
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Tonight the county medical examiner is calling his death a homing restrained by police. The georgia family says a private autopsy found he wasn officers kneeled on his neck and body for more than eight minutes. Tonight protesters calling for justice for floyd are already out in force nationwide. Including thousands marching through the streets of baltimore tonight. Hundreds are also gathering outside of the white house, where military vehicles and troops are now surrounding the complex there. As we come on the air, 23 states as well as the mayor of d. C. Have called up the national g new york, washington,s, and los angeles, have curfews. It is all part of an effort to prevent the type of looting, vandalism, and fires that destroyed neighborhoods across the country this week. Well, tonight the president is speaking out about the crisis after blasting the natve corlr t they looked weak and that they needed to dominate the protesters, even as many of them called on him to deescalate the s
A breath. He needed a breath of air. Odonnell how will this change the investigation . Plus the emotional scene as floyds brother visits his memorial and pleads for an end to the violence. And with scenes like these across america, all of it during d spread rapidly. Tonight that the virus could spread rapidly. How can ica move fors dioment . My conversation tonight with ation tonight withunch from the historian lonnie bunch from the smithsonian. Smithsonian. This is cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the Nations Capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Well begin tonight with breaking news. A nation on edge and bracing for another night of protests. After a weekend that saw Peaceful Demonstrations along with looting and violent clashes in cities coast to coast. Tonight the president says hes calling up thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers in washington, and hes calling on all of the nations governors to deploy the National Guard to do