Hunger during a pandemic warnings coronavirus restrictions could cause thousands more people to become malnourished in india. Ok lets start with a developing story one month after the explosion in beirut rescue teams have been digging into the ruins of a collapsed building there after finding signs of life underneath it scanning equipment has picked up indications of a pulse and breathing the search teams include volunteers from chile the disaster on august the 4th was caused by a large stockpiles of badly stored Ammonium Nitrate ignite sing at the port in beirut all than 200 people were killed 6000 were injured hundreds of thousands were left homeless is our correspondent near that search and rescue sites in beirut theyve been digging all night. How close to they think they might be. Close this is what we understand the search operation almost 24 hours ago it began when a dog as well as machines belonging to a team from chile who were really just surveying the damage to check the stru
Translator we will be securing hospitals to specialize in covid19. Two hospitals will now exclusively care for coronavirus patients, each offering about 100 beds. Officials plan to secure 200 more covid19 beds spread across 14 hospitals. Ministers and experts met on friday to discuss antivirus measures. The experts proposed using a fofourstage classificatation sm to monitor the coronavirus situtuation. The approach would use six criteria, including case numbers and the percecentage of coronavirus tests which provide posititive results. S. They say many parts of the country are in stage two, seeing a gradual spread. The head of the expert panel says at stage three, officials should ask bars, which arent following virus prevention guidelines, to close. Translator when the situation is classified as stage four, logically speaking, its time to issue a state of emergency declaration. The minister in charge of the Coronavirus Response says the priority must be supporting the medical system.
About. This is the crews fire. The wind is not bad. We were running in that 13 to 16 mile perhour range yesterday. Today it is 8 and below. 90 humidity which is better. We were in the 45 to 50 5 humidity level yesterday. Wins not expected to be as bad as yesterday. Its relatively calm across the bay area. That is good news for firefighters is a try to get there arms around this containment. Our marine layer has not been getting together to make it in. It has brought in a moisture air mass so a few coastal clouds are out there. It will be a Beautiful Day to San Francisco with a seasonable high of 69. That your weather. Heres your traffic and Sal Castaneda. Good morning to you. We have traffic that is moving along very well around the bay area. Lets talk about the freeway and traffic is moving along pretty well coming out to the area of the east shore. There have been no major issues at the bay bridge. We dont have a backup yet. We may later on. Right now its still very good. Lets go bac
We come on the air, and floodwaters in some neighborhoods could soon be as deep as nine feet. 10,000 people have been forced from their homes and into shelters, where tonight the governor is asking them to wear masks and maintain social distancing. Michigan is already dealing with one of the largest coronavirus outbreaks in te miwest with more than 53,000 confirmed cases. Nationwide, there are now more than 1. 5 million confirmed cases and more than 93,000 people have been killed by the virus in the u. S. Tonight, all 50 states have now lifted some stayathome restrictions after connecticut allowed museums and offices to reopen and restaurants to serve meals outdoors. But heading into memorial day weekend, experts are concerned about infections spiking after seeing outbreaks in some areas that have already reopened. Well, theres a lot of news to get to tonight, and our team of correspondents is standing by. Cbs Janet Shamlian is going to lead off our coverage from the flood zone in mich
The results tonight giving researchers at harvard hope for a vaccine. New guidelines the c. D. C. Quietly releases its 60page reopening road map. Why now . And the advice for schools if a student tests positive for covid. Anger over voting why the president threatened to withhold tderal funds from two states over their rules about mailin voting. Voting. Demanding a refund a demanding demanding a refund Airline Passengers who canceled their trips want their money back. Why some airlines are saying not so fast. And the pandemic sparks a new outbreak of bike riding. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening. And thank you for joining us. It is great to be back with you. Were going to begin with breaking news of historic floods in michigan, which tonighta star torrential rains caused one dam to fail and another to breach. Rivers there are still rising as we come on the air, and floodwaters in some neighborhoods could soon be