Tonight as crews push to try to control the spread of the glass fire before another red flag warning takes effect. Thanks for joining us at 5 oclock everybody im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis at this hour the glass fire has burned more than 48,000 acres. It is 2 contained. Parts of napa and sonoma counties remain under Evacuation Orders and more than 68,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. So far the fire has destroyed at least 97 structures and damaged some 17 others right now more than 22,000 other buildings remain threatened cal fires expected to hold a press conference any minute now to bring us the latest when that starts well bring it to you live in the meantime though it has now been almost 48 hours since the entire town of calistoga had to be evacuated while winds were calm today. There is renewed concern about what could happen to that town as the weather gets worse tonight. Fours dan dan live for us in the napa valley with more dan. Were live along one 28 thi
His messages are being fact checked, the president signs an order to make social media platforms responsible for the content on their pages. Theres nothing id rather do doan get rid of my whole twitter account. Odonnell but will it backfire . Hail to the graduate hes got four College Degrees at an age when most havent even made it to high school. Boston marathon canceled for the first time in its 124year history. The worldfamous race is called off, but organizers say runners can still participate virtually. And tonight, call it pomp under the circumstances. Some of the most inspiring graduation speeches for a special graduating class. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news tonight out of minneapolis, where the National Guard is being mobilized after violent protests erupted overnight over the death of george floyd. A Minneapolis Police officer press
George floyd. A Minneapolis Police officer pressed his knee into the unarmed African American mans neck for more than seven minutes monday as floyd pleaded for help and said he couldnt breathe. Frustation over the lack of charges against the officers turned into anger overnight, as protesters looted stores and set buildings on fire. Police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. Hose riots continued today, spilling into st. Paul, where crowds ransacked shops and smashed windows. Late today, the state capital was evacuated. And it all comes as minnesota and the rest of the country are facing th dual toll of rising jobless claims and cases of coronavirus. Today, we learned another 2. 1 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits in the last week, and as we come on the air tonight, more than 101,000 people have been killed by coronavirus in the u. S. There are now more than 1. 7 million confirmed cases nationwide. So theres a lot of news to get to tonight. Were going to begin wi
Peacefully, a number turned it into an opportunity for violence and mayhem, destroying property, looting and attacking police. Hundreds of officers have been hurt and at least one killed. In new york on monday night, terrifying scenes as looters smashed store windows and helping themselves to the content inside. The scenes that weve seen were unlike anything since the riots of the late 1960s. President trump demanded action, calling governors and mayors who didnt use an iron fist to quell the violence weak, dubbing himself the president of law and order and saying hes ready to use thousands of troops to stop the disturbances. But the president s tough message has drawn criticism even from republicans and from some former members of his own cabinet. The president s visible show of force on monday night when, in Lafayette Square throughout the white house, he had the square cleared and walked across to a Famous Church that had been fire bombed. That performance became a flashpoint as did
Peacefully, a number turned it into an opportunity for violence and mayhem, destroying property, looting and attacking police. Hundreds of officers have been hurt and at least one killed. In new york on monday night, terrifying scenes as looters smashed store windows and helping themselves to the content inside. The scenes that weve seen were unlike anything since the riots of the late 1960s. President trump demanded action, calling governors and mayors who didnt use an iron fist to quell the violence weak, dubbing himself the president of law and order and saying hes ready to use thousands of troops to stop the disturbances. But the president s tough message has drawn criticism even from republicans and from some former members of his own cabinet. The president s visible show of force on monday night when, in Lafayette Square throughout the white house, he had the square cleared and walked across to a Famous Church that had been fire bombed. That performance became a flashpoint as did