The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. August 22, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable brenda l. Lawrence to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God of us all, thank you for giving us another day. Bless the members of the peoples house gathered here at the capitol for an extraordinary session in extraordinary times. Inspire them with wisdom as they hope to address the needs of our nation in such a difficult period of our shared history. Continue to bless those who labor to attend to the sick among our citizens and those also who strive to find effective treatments and vaccines. Keep us all safe in your divine mercy. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Ame
Surpassed 4 million cases of thats a drastic increase of infections in just a few weeks that illustrates how rapidly the virus is spreading. To give you a sense of how fast cases are growing, it took about five months to reach 2 million cases here in the u. S. But only six weeks to double that number. And tonight for the second night in a row more than 1,000 people have been killed by the virus nationwide in just 24 hours. The cdc said today that death toll will only keep growing, projecting as many as 30,000 more deaths in the next three weeks. With deaths in florida hitting a record high tonight, President Trump says he is pulling back on his plan to host part of the Republican Convention in jacksonville next month, and will most likely now give his acceptance speech online. The president angrily moved much of the convention to florida last month after north carolinas governor said his state couldnt safely allow thousands of delegates to gather in an arena. And in his third briefing
Staggering job losses. Toniht the 1. 4 million filing claims last week. But with Unemployment Benefits set to expire in just days, will congress extend the lifeline . Culture of misogyny. Congresswoman alexdrsicorts a rr alusa sexist profanity. Its not about one incident. It is cultural. Odonnell dangerous Hand Sanitizer, dozens of brands being recalled, the chemical that could be life threatening. Tracking Tropical Storm gonzalo. It is on its way to becoming a hurricane. And finally tonight, the Twin Brothers who have dedicated their lives to saving others after a near catastrophe in the pool. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. As we come on the air tonight the u. S. Has now surpassed 4 million cases of coronavirus. A drastic increase of infections in just a few weeks that illustrates how rapidly the virus is spreading. To give you a sense of how fast cases
Headlands but San Francisco in the distance under the great this morning as low clouds sweep into the bay area. Temperatures right now are nice and cool were in the 50s and 60s. You factor in winds on top of this though we do have a brisk wind chill as youre stepping outside so jacket will do you well this morning Petaluma Nevado timber on a 52 degrees double in alameda 57 concord at 58 degrees right now later today, were going to see those winds remaining with us in fact only increasing into the afternoon. Daytime highs will remain in the 60s for San Francisco. Look how much cooler for san jose down over 10 degrees from yesterdays daytime high. More details in your forecast still to come daryn. Thanks a lot john 71 breaking news from overnight. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases now around the world has surpassed. 10 million. This latest had tally from Johns Hopkins university so far covid19 has claimed the lives of nearly 500,000 people globally. A 4th of those deaths have bee
Area Lgbtq Community this as a San Francisco landmark gets ready to shine bright. Plus covid19 nightmare, the United States setting a record for most infections over a 24 hour period. How states hit the hardest are reacting this weekend. Good evening, im ken wayne and i pale more thank you for joining us for kron 4 news tonight at 8 our top story tonight accused of making racist remarks San Jose Police officers under investigation tonight, the mayor of san jose not now calling for them to be fired. The Investigation Centers around racist posts made on a closed Facebook Page for active officers have been placed on administrative leave kron fours dan thorn is getting reaction from the mayor tonight, he joins us now live from san jose with the latest well can alleged posts ended coming from former and current Police Officers. The mayor has been calling comments disturbing hes asking for a full investigation. Well the police chief is asking for help from the feds. A handful of San Jose Pol