Reporting tonight from carbondale, illinois, heres Anthony Mason. Mason good evening. It was the greatest show on earth. The sun and the moon put on a celestial performance for an audience of hundreds of million, a matinee that saw the moon upstage the sun and bring darkness to daytime. The sun was completely blocked for a couple minutes n a band 70 miles wide that stretched across 14 states from oregon to south carolina. It was the first coasttocoast total eclipse in 99 years, for Many Americans a onceinalifetime chance to witness and celebrate a wonder of the universe. We have a team of correspondents at key locations across the zone of totality, and we begin with mark strassmann. Oh, my god, its almost complete. Reporter across america, the clockwork of the cosmos turned day into night and then day again. And for one afternoon, millions of people looked up at the sky rather than down at their phones. Oh, my gosh. Reporter 200 million americans live within a days drive of the path of
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Dead. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Reporting tonight from orlando. Pelley today we learned what our country lost this weekend when a gunman traveled 100 miles to murder people he had never met at a Latin Dance Party in a gay nightclub. We lost part of our future. We learned the names, saw the faces, and heard the aspirations that will never be realized. Amanda alvear was working at a hospital and a drugstore to pay for nursing school. It was her passion. Luis vielma worked on the harry potter ride at universal. He was described as a kind and gentle soul and was scheduled to go on another mission trip as leader of a youth group at his church. Mercedes Marisol Flores wanted to be a Party Planner and work with her brothers who are deejays. Shane tomlinson brought music to this world with his band frequency. Peter gonzalezcruz loved to dance. He taught folks how to salsa. Edward sotomayor, they called him tophat eddie, worked for a gay travel
Theres a lot of people that are dead. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Reporting tonight from orlando. Deejays. Shane tomlinson brought music to this world with his band frequency. Peter gonzalezcruz loved to dance. He taught folks how to salsa. Edward sotomayor, they called him tophat eddie, worked for a gay travel agency helping people see the world. Juan guerrero and drew lienan were planning to marry. Their families are now planning a funeral. Jason josaphat was just 19, the youngest to die. Computer savvy, loved photography, his uncle said he was very excited about his journey, a journey that has ended all too soon. 49 lives, 49 futures, lost. Of the 53 people who were wounded tonight, 34 are still in hospitals. But we spoke with surgeons today who tell us they are now optimistic that all survive. We also spoke today with the Orlando Police chief jon m ina who filled us in on what we didnt know about the assault on the club called pulse a