Reporter more than half a Million People in texas and louisiana are being ordered to evacate. Space is limited, and evacuations are more complicated with covid19. Remember, just because a hurricane is coming to texas, does not mean that covid19 either has or is going to leave texas. Odonnell experts predict hurricane lauras winds could mimic what we saw with hurricanes ike and rita. Right now, officials are warning people that this area will take a direct hit and they should be bracing for the worst. Norah. Odonnell mireya villarreal, thank you. Now lets get the latest storm track from cbs lonnie quinn. Lonnie. Reporter norah, the latest from the National Hurricane center has us with an going. Leperhour category 1 hurricane. Its right now about 100 miles or so from galveston, texas, but take a look at where this is going. Its a category 1 with nothing but open water in front of it. Norah, that water is so warm, its going to get stronger with each passing hour. We think it will make landfall as a major storm, and the lationation around that storm, s ird mol run in a row that puts it right on the texaslouisiana border, so our confidence is high on thats where its going if youre on the left side of the track, youre going to get the water being pushed away from shore, but if youre on the righthand side, youre getting storm surge up to 13 feet. Right now its saying for portions of western louisiana, but the whole thing could wobble by 15 miles and then galveston, you could be catching the worst of it. In terms of what will happen if with the storm surge, we think the worst will be tomorrow night into early thursday morning. 13 feet of storm surge, norah, thats halfway up the second story of peoples houses. Its a lot of water and for folks who dont need it. Odonnell thats incredibly dangerous. Lonnie quinn, thank you. The f. B. I. Is now assisting in the investigation of the Police Shooting of jacob blake in wisconsin. Blake was shot in the back by police, and his Attorney Says hes now paralyzed. The governor has declared a state of emergency in kenosha, following violent protests and double the number of National Guard troops deployed there. Cbs mola lenghi reports tonight from kenosha. They shot my son. Seven times seven times. Like he didnt matter. But my son matters. Reporter jacob blake srbroke broke down while talking about what happened to his son on sunday. New cell phone video shows the moments leading up to the shooting that left 29yearold jacob blake seriously wounded. Blake, appearing to struggle with at least one officer next to an s. U. V. Before police opened fire, appearing to shoot blake in the back while his three children were in the car. Can you imagine what his eightyearold son, who was celebrating his birthday, is going to think about every time he has his birthday . Reporter police say they were responding to a domestic disturbance call when the shooting happened. Tonight, family Attorney Benjamin Crump says blake is paralyzed. It is going to take a miracle for jacob blake jr. To ever walk again. Reporter the shooting sparked another night of protests in kenosha. Cars and buildings set on fire, Police Firing tear gas into crowds, defying the citys 8 00 p. M. Curfew. Using theire also using their platforms to call for challenge. Amid the n. B. A. Playoffs, lebron james is speaking out. We are scared, as black people in america, black men, black men, black women, black kids. We are we are terrified. Because you dont know, you have no idea, you have no idea how that cop that day left the house. Reporter tonight, blakes mother, Julia Jackson is calling for peaceful protests. As i pray for my sons healing, i also have been praying, even before this, for the healing of our country. Reporter the Wisconsin Department of justice is investigating the shooting and plans to have a report out within 30 days. Ors are investigators are assisting in that. But jacob blakes father told me today that he already has no confidence in that in investigation. The family is calling for the immediate firing of the officers involved in the shooting. Norah. Their onnell mola lenghi, thank you. And tonight at their convention, republicans are expected to keep up their law and order theme while trying to portray democrats as agents of chaos. But the speeches from President Trumps family and loyalists are drawing attention, not just for what theyre saying, but for where theyre saying it. Cbs weijia jiang is at the white house tonight. Good evening, weijia. Reporter good evening to you, norah. First Lady Melania Trump will make live remarks as tonights marquee speaker, making waves because at the white house. And the secretary of state is defending himself for supporting President Trumps Reelection Campaign while on a work trip overseas. With the white house as a backdrop for this weeks republican convention, the Trump Administration is breaking the decadesold tradition that separated governing and campaigning. Tonight, first Lady Melania Trump will speak from the newly refurbished rose garden, while President Trump will give his acceptance speech thursday on the south lawn. Mike pompeo will also shatter precedent with his remarks tonight from jerusalem, becoming the first secretary of state to address the convention in over 75 years in doing so, violating his own departments policy banning diplomats from engaging in political activity. To me, its reckless. It is counter to the traditions of our country. Reporter ahead of the Convention Kickoff last night, Campaign Officials touted an optimistic tone to celebrate a land of promise. Its a horror film, really. Reporter but many speakers delivered dire warnings. Bidens radical leftwing policies would stop our economic recovery cold. Reporr Campaign Adviser assistant d. A. In california. And the democrats turned it into a land of discarded heroin needles in parks, riots in streets, and blackouts in homes. Reporter meanwhile, the president s f. D. A. Commissioner is apologizing for overstating the benefits of convalescent plasma as a covid19 treatment, something he and the president hailed as a breakthrough on sunday night. As i mentioned, i could have done a better job of explaining that at the press conference yesterday. Reporter hahn originally claimed the treatment improved chances for survival by 35 . There was a 35 improvement in survival, which is a significant clinical benefit. Reporter but that number has been widely disputed. Former f. D. A. Official peter laurie called the walkback embarrassing. The government has not been relying on sound science throughout this pandemic, and to see somebody put forth something that is so clearly inaccurate tends to reinforce that perception. Odonnell dr. Lurie said hes mostly worried that americans will be skeptical about getting a covid19 vaccine if the f. D. A. s credibility is shot. Commissioner hahn will have the final word in approving one. Tonight, dr. Anthony fauci is warning against pushing one out too fast. Norah. Odonnell thats why the f. D. A. Commissioner apologized today. Weijia jiang, thank you. And this programming note well have live coverage of the Republican National convention beginning tonight at 10 00 eastern, 9 00 central, and hope youll join us again. Now to breaking news in the coronavirus pandemic. Seven students at Florida State university face discipline tonight for violating covid regulations when they hosted an open house party. And tonight, texas a. M. Is reporting an outbreak of more than 400 cases. Today, the death toll from covid in the u. S. Topped 178,000 with more than 5. 7 medical confirmed cases. More than 5. 7 million confirmed cases. We get more now from cbs manuel bojorquez. Reporter colleges are battling both the virus and students behavior. Bars near the university of alabama have been ordered closed for two weeks. Fall in tuscaloosa is in serious jeopardy. Reporter five colleges alone are reporting more than 2,100 cases since the end of july. At the university of north carolina, last weeks Positivity Rate was more than 32 . Ohio State University has suspended 228 students so far vir violating covid rules. But Remote Learning for the oving ngin too. Tudents is how many computers short are you . At least probably between 1,000 and 2,000. Reporter tom baumgarten, superintendent of californias Morongo Unified School district east of los angeles says this affects lowerincome students. Its almost like im taking the pencils and paper away from them, and i dont have a computer for them. Reporter an Associated Press investigation found Computer Companies may be five million laptops short, in part due to trade restrictions with china. In the meantime, new york city it looking at outdoor classes, arst like it did during outbreaks in the early 1900s. We can close off streets for a period of time. In certain cases we can make Space Available in local parks. Reporter here in florida, the battle continues between the state and the largest teachers union. The state is now appealing a judges ruling that prevents it from forcing most School Districts to reopen to inperson instruction. Norah. Odonnell manuel bojorquez, t y. Tonight, Jerry Falwell jr. S cbs news he s stepping down as president of Liberty University in the wake of salacious allegations involving his wife, a young pool attendant, and falwell, the evangelical leader and son of the universitys founder. Heres cbs jericka duncan. Reporter todays news comes amid allegations that Jerry Falwell jr. , while president of one of the nations largest christian universities, used to watch his wife, becki, have sex with another man. Giancarlo granda told reuters that he as about 20 years old and working as a hotel pool boy when he began a yearslong sexual relationship involving the falwells. Granda shared evidence that he says supports his account, including this phone call. Reporter falwells powerful endorsement of donald trump in 2016 was the first by a major evangelical leader. We must unite behind donald trump and mike pence. Reporter falwell tells cbs news the reuters article was 90 false and, i didnt sit and watch anything. Thats stupid. But he says his wife did have an affair with granda, while also alleging that the young man was engaging in extortion and threatening behavior, like something out of the movie fatal attraction. Falwells resignation brings an end to a tumultuous august. Earlier this month, he took an indefinite leave of absence after posting this instagram photo. He is sign with his arm around a woman, while both had their pants unzipped. Irspokesperson for granda told us he has no comment at this time. Falwell tells cbs news that he feels he is targeted because of the number of evangelicals he was able to bring over to donald trump in 2016. Bottom line, its an election year, and i expected this. Norah. Oonnell cbs jericka duncan, thank you. And there is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. A wave of arrests stemming from those deadly fires in california. California. Not even the fastest and this no man in the world can outrun the pandemic. And later, he traded in his badge for a stethoscope. One mans incredibly inspirational story. O odonnell calmer weather is helping thousands of firefighters battling two of the largest wildfires in californias history. But officials warned today of the continuing threat of extreme fire behavior. Lightning on monday sparked 10 new fires. At least seven people have died. More than 100 people have been arrested for looting evacuated home. 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Reporter one night in 2010, while working as a guard at iauisianas baton rouge general medical center, laddai was escorting a surgeon to the emergency room when he found some courage. And i was like, do you think i could shadow you . He looked at me and he was like, well, yeah, why not . Reporter today, the 34year old is a thirdyear medical student in rotation at that same hospital. And if that isnt impressive enough, the father of two is aso a u. S. Navy veteran with a mo. D. In molecular oncology. He founded the 15 white coats with black medical students seen in viral photos, posing in front of former slave quarters. Theyre raising scholarship money for aspiring med students. So, dr. Laddai, how does it feel to wear that white coat . Oh, this is just the highest honor. To be here is its heart jolting. And me and a whole bunch of others can be a beacon of light to be like, its okay to dream and be here because were going to be here to help you get here. Reporter nikki battiste, cbs news, new york. Odonnell and russell plans to specialize in pediatrics. Well be right back. Odonnell on tomorrows cbs evening news, celebrating pioneers. Prominent women tell the stories of the first women in their families to vote. And if you cant watch us live, dont forget to set your dvr so you can watch us later. That is tonights edition of the cbs evening news. Im norah odonnell. Well see you later tonight for our coverage of night two of the Republican National convention doesnt waste time playing politics. Almost four years ago we went into election day completely underestimated. Despite what is being said again this year, i know just as you do that the americans will go to the polls and vote on the half of their families, our economy, our national security, and our childrens future. To vote for those ideals is not a partisan vote. It is a common sense vote. Because those are goals and hopes that we all believe in. 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