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
Membermember members, the factors that may be linked to militaryrelated suicides and preventive strategies. The Senate Armed Services subcomm subcommittee is just shy of 90 minutes. The hearing will come to order. Senate Armed Services subcommittee on personnel meets this afternoon to receive testimony about Service Member, family and veteran suicides and to learn about effective evidencebased Suicide Prevention strategies. Were fortunate today to have a panel of experts from government and academia. We will hear from five witnesses, catch it and michael colston, u. S. Navy director for Health Programs at the department of defense, dr. Orvis, director defense Suicide Prevention office for the office of force resiliency at the department of defense, dr. Miller, acting director of the Suicide Prevention program at the department of Veterans Affairs, dr. Mckeon, Suicide Prevention, branch of chief, center for Mental Health services and Substance Abuse at the department of health and Human
Magnuson talks and well talk your call and you can join the conversation. Washington journal is next on this veterans day. Good morning on this november 11, 2019, veterans day. We are at Arlington National cemetery today for ceremonies honoring those who have served and their families in the u. S. Military. You are looking at the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington. Vice president pence will be there this morning, 11 00 a. M. , for a wreathlaying ceremony. Innwhile, President Trump is new york city this morning for a veterans day parade. Go to cspan. Org for details. We begin this morning in the first hour with the public hearings this week on the impeachment inquiry. Republicans demanding that the whistleblower at the center of the impeachment testify at those hearings. We want to get your reaction to that. Should the whistleblower testify . Democrats, 202 7488000. Republicans, 202 7488001. N independents, 202 7488002 text us at 202 7480003. Or go to twitter, cspanwj, or journal
On. I have been hearing from veterans about the number of cancer clusters they have experienced, people they have served with, family members. We look at the data behind those personal stories to see if what they were experiencing personally was reflected in the data. Through a freedom of information request, we looked at every cancer billing through the v. A. System over a stretch of time and we found increases. 23 , liverncer is up cancers is up 96 . Once we have this data, we went back to the veterans communities and asked, did you think happened . Host what happened . Guest a lot of these veterans think it is toxic exposure. Talkedvious a guest about the burn pits. Iraq and across afghanistan, things were burned from human waste to ammunition and soldiers breathe this in day and night. It could be water contamination on bases. It could be radiation in cockpits, pilots have come forward and thought the Radar Systems they have been exposed to over thousands of hours of flying could b