Result of arson fires. And coronavirus takes out the countrys Oldest Department store chain. Liquidation sale signs could be seen on lord taylor locations yesterday. The nearly 200yearold Company Announcing its declared bankruptcy. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, august 3rd. Thank you for joining us. Hope you had a good weekend. Lots of news to get to. Were beginning this half hour with the possible hurricane heading for landfall in North Carolina. Residents and President Trump has already approved a disaster declaration for parts of the state. Isaias is a Strong Tropical Storm and heading northnorthwest. Before its done it will bring as much as six inches of rain to North Carolina. Reporter josh chapin is there. Reporter beachgoers raving about the weekends weather even as a storm threatens this beach town again. For Tropical Storms, we have to look at the totality of impacts. Reporter New Hanover County Emergency Management is not yet calling for evacuations. For ea
Colliding with hurricane season. Florida to the northeast on high alert. Rob in miami tracking the very latest. Final farewell. Civil rights Champion John lewis last words just revealed this morning. Former president barack obama set to give the eulogy for this extraordinary American Hero. Two other former president s will also be in attendance to help honor the conscience of the congress. Shark sightings. At the height of the beach season swimmers on high alert after that deadly great white attack in maine. New york bea this morning new precautions lifeguards are taking with help from helicopters, and the reasons sharks may be coming closer to shore right now. All eyes on center court. Basketball is bouncing back. The nba finally pressing play on. T llblighly anticipated r courtside seats for tipoff tonight. Unlike any other. And the countdown is on. To black is king. The world just hours away from beyonces powerful visual album. This morning, an exclusive message from the queen herse
One Pharmaceutical Company says the phase three trials of its Coronavirus Vaccine appears to be working in monkeys. It comes as another interesting study is released involving teachers in classrooms. I spoke earlier with dr. Alok patel. Lets begin with that new research from the university of minnesota on how teachers can protect students from the virus in the classroom. The researchers say if a teacher stands directly under an air vent, the coronavirus aerosols wont spread nearly as far, and they released a video showing this. What is your take on this research . I think its a pretty elegant way to look at air flow. We know that coronavirus can be aerosolized. That was one concern about reopening of schools. Are crowded classrooms going to be properly ventilated . What these researchers did is kind of looking at Different Air flow patterns to see what was going to be the most optimal. It gives schools another tool, another option to make sure theyre protecting teachers. So if schools
From the nations capital. Odonneodning and thank you for joining u deam coronavirus closing in on 150,000 americans, it now,a peers the outbreak is growing so rapidly nationwide, nearly half of all states are in what the white house calls the red zone. In a new report given to governors this week, but not released publicly, the president s Coronavirus Task force says the infection rate in 21 states is so high that they should begin reimposing restrictions. This is even as the president is publicly calling on governors to reopen. Now, nowhere is that more obious than in florida where tonight the state has reached its highest singleday death toll since the crisis began. And in yet more ominous evidence that the pandemic shows no sign of slowing down, dr. Deborah birx, the administrations coronavirus coordinator, says virus is again moving north, and shes now encouraging more states, including virginia, to limit Indoor Dining and shut down bar service. Tonight, major lbeabl i shutting dow
Attorney general william barr on capitol hill defends the use of tear gas in d. C. s Lafayette Park as an officer with the National Guard testifies protesters were met with excessive force. The events i witnessed at Lafayette Square on the evening of june 1 were deeply disturbing to me and fellow National Guardsmen. Odonnell campaign 2020, america decides. Joe biden says hell pick his running mate next week. So who is on the short list . Deadly shark attack. A 63yearold woman killed by a great white shark as shark sightings in new york force popular beaches to close along the coast. Two fatal accidents brought neww york city to shut down a popular mopedsharing company. Could other cities do the same . And tonight, military history the woman now in charge of the u. S. Army reserve, shattering a Glass Ceiling more than 100 years old. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west. Thank you for joinin