Crossborder love in the time of covid. So close, yet so far. Might as well be continents away, because we cannot get together. This is the cbs weekend news. Ming laven and good evening. Im Monique Ming Laven, reporting from kiro 7 in seattle. Tonight, the race to reopen the ailing economy is picking up speed even as the coronavirus outbreak is, according to health experts, far from over. So far, 38 states have eased restrictions six more will follow suit tomorrow and tuesday, all emphasizing social distancing. Now, texas is getting a first taste of its new normal. Restaurants are open. So are malls. Infections are still adding up; at least 1. 1 milion in this country. More than 67,000 people have died. Jonathan vigliotti begins our coverage. Reporter monique, California Governor Gavin Newsom not the only leader facing mounting pressure to reopen the economy. Governors across the country are weighing options to get back to business, with mixed results. The chorus to reopen state economi
And equal pay setback. We talk to soccer star Megan Rapinoe about whats next for the Womens National team after a judge dismissed a key part of their case. Setback is the word. But, first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Were not playing games. We mean business. The time for educating people into compliance is over. Dont be stupid. The race to reopen the ailing economy is picking up speed, even as the coronavirus outbreak is, according to health experts, far from over. Were not out of the woods. You go back to your old behavior, that number goes right back up. I didnt wake up in communist china, and i didnt wake up in north korea this morning. Everybody has a right to protest and express their feelings. Sadly, we have far more people die yesterday in maryland than we had protesters. President trump appeared in a virtual town hall and offered a bold prediction. We are very confident well have a vaccine at the end of the year. By the end of the year have that vaccine.
Stabilization of the infection rate for a period of time because kids are going to be kids. I think youre right. The schools are going to lose money because were already talking about cuts. How are they going to manage all of this . If they need more classrooms, they dont even have the money right now. You couldnt get more classrooms anyway. Youp cot build more classrooms in a way that would have any distance for the Summer School or the fall. And money is going to be tight depending on what washington does. And theyre doing remote learning. The physical consequences will be mixed because of this period. Some ways they save money, some ways it costs money. Governor, sorry to harp on this, but do you anticipate on pause this week again . May 15th is the decision on pause. Will you announce it prior to that . Well announce it prior to may 15th. Also, just to follow up, its been two months since the first case was reported. You spoke today about what we have accomplished and yet theres 18
Americas most vulnerable our investigation into the pandemics devastating toll on this countrys Nursing Homes. Breaking his silence joe biden denies sexually assaulting a former staffer. The truth is the claims are false. Odonnell but the one question the former Vice President wouldnt answer. Profiles in service, our exclusive takes you inside the historic flyover to honor americas frontline workers. And its friday, so Steve Hartman is on the road with stircrazy kids declaring independence from their parents and making their own rules. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday. We are learning tonight this pandemic is far from over. Researchers from the university of minnesota now say the outbreak is likely to last as long as two years and wont be controlled until twothirds of the worlds population is immune. That new warning comes as anger is growing across the country. Ameri
Tensions at times. Ming laven and later, crossborder love in the time of covid. So close, yet so far. Might as well be continents away, because we cannot get together. This is the cbs weekend news. Ming laven and good evening. Im Monique Ming Laven, reporting from kiro 7 in seattle. Tonight, the race to reothe ailing economy is picking up speed even as the coronavirus outbreak is, according to health experts, far from over. So far, 38 states have eased restrictions. Six more will follow suit tomorrow and tuesday, all emphasizing social distancing. Now, texas is getting a first taste of its new normal. Restaurants are open. So are malls. Infections are still adding up; at least 1. 1 milion in this country. More than 67,000 people have died. Jonathan vigliotti begins our coverage. Reporter monique, California Governor Gavin Newsom not the only leader facing mounting pressure to reopen the economy. Governors across the country are weighing options to get back to business, with mixed resul