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i'm norah o'donnell. see you at 7:00 pacific r our coverage of ni rcaptioning funded by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight a likvention speech like we've never seen before, what looks like a campaign rally on government property. the south lawn of the white house is now an outdoor convention hall. about 2,000 people are gathered mp hear president trump. good evening, from the nation's capitolk i'm norah o'donnell am and welcome to cbs news coverage of the republican national convention. tonight it's the main event. president trump will soon accept the party's nomination for a second term. and we're told he will not hold back in attacking his opponent. but as the presidentsght the ntg with multiple crises including the coronavirus pandemic,

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west. and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin with breaking news tonight, and a dire warning to americans in the path of hurricane laura. as we come on the air, the monster category 4 storm is on a collision course with the texas and louisiana coastlines, and it is growing stronger by the minute. tonight, laura is on her way to becoming a catastrophic category 5 hurricane when she barrels into land just a few hours from now, nearly 15 years to the day of hurricane katrina. the unprecedented storm is now expected to leave parts of the region under the gulf of mexico for days, unleashing a two- story-tall storm surge on the coast that forecasters say will be unsurvivable. a wall of water so high, it could submerge half of the city of lake charles, louisiana. the damage from the 140-mile- per-hour winds and torrential rains will also be devastating. tonight, 1.5 million people have been evacuated, and 30 million more people are in the path o

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this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with the rising death toll and utter devastation caused by hurricane laura, which barreled across the louisiana and texas coastlines overnight, leaving entire towns under water, plowing over neighborhoods and killing at least six people, including a 14-year-old girl. along the coast, the destruction goes on for miles. from above, you can see what's left of cameron, louisiana, where the storm came ashore, sending a storm surge more than 10 feet high over homes and businesses, and tossing mobile homes and cars blocks from where they once sat. laura's 150-mile-per-hour winds also ripped across much of the state overnight, leaving rooftops shredded and tearing homes from their foundations. nearly a million people are without power in the region tonight, and rescue crews are still working to make their way through some of the hardest-hit areas. in west lake, louisiana, thick, toxic smoke is still

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin tonight with breaking news on that bombshell federal indictment against steve bannon, president trump's former chief white house strategist, who was once described as the president's ideological soulmate. well, tonight, bannon is out on a $5 million bond after pleading not guilty to charges that he used a charity designed to bolster one of president trump's signature policy goals to line his own pockets. federal agents arrested bannon onboard this 152-foot luxury yacht earlier today after prosecutors filed a damning indictment against him, accusing him, along with three other associates, of stealing more than $1 million from a fund- raising campaign designed to build a portion of president trump's mexican border wall. well, tonight the president is distancing himself from the former architect of his 2016 campaign, saying he hasn't dealt with bannon for a long time. the explosive charges come a

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnellgood evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us tens of thousands of americans marched on the nation's capital today, demanding racial equality and social justice at the foot of the lincoln memorial. after a series of violent encounters between police and black americans this summer, today's "get your knee off our necks" commitment march was a call for change, and a response to what organizer say is a lack of it. the day-long event, which began with temperature checks and elled yond areas originally designed for social distancing. and coming just hours after president trump addressed thousands of supporters not wearing masks on the south lawn of the white house, today's march was a counterpoint to the portrayals of protesters as rioting mobs during this week's republican national convention. it was also an echo to history, as black leaders joined martin where the civil rights icon delivered his "i have a dream" speech 57 years ago today. this time, it was the fami

this is the cbs evening news with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with breaking news tonight because tropical storm isaias is gaining strength as it turns toward the coast of the carolinas. tonight nearly 120 million americans are now in the storm's path with warnings stretching from south carolina to maine. the storm is expected to make landfall around myrtle beach in a few hours as a category one hurricane before ripping up the east coast tomorrow, bringing with it as much as six inches of rain, flooding, power outages and damaging winds. in fact, new york city is expected to see the strongest gusts since superstorm sandy and that was nearly eight years ago. if that isn't enough, the storm is slamming into some of the areas in the south that are hardest hit by coronavirus. north carolina has already shut down some testing centers and the governor there is warning those who need to leave the coast to stay in shelters to prevent the spread of the virus. and with more than a third of a

i'm norah o'donnell.ing up soon, our coverage of night three of the republican national convention. that's at 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central. hope to see you then. captioning spo >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> i'm nikole killion in washington. thanks for staying with us. the school year has begun in much of the nation, and for many districts, one of the most veksing questions is how to keep kids safe on a school bus. about 26 million children get to class by bus. keeping them socially distant is only one part of the problem. kris vane >> ok. you be all right. >> first day of school. >> keep you're masks on, ok? >> reporter: brought some big changes to the school bus. >> it's a little different this year. go all the way to the back. >> reporter: the aboard must go to a seat marked with the logo, filling the bus from back to front. students will notice the bus capacity kamd at one third. they're going to be staggered to promote distancing. duncan's bus seats up to 64 but this year will have no more

. >> o'donnell: good evening, i'm norah o'donnell coming to you live from our national's capital. tonight, joe biden is formally nominated for president of the united states by the democratic party. joining him on the ticket will be kamala harris, the first woman of color to be on a major tresidential ticket. you're looking now at the roll call. delegates are casting their votes remotely from 50 states . d u.s. territories. it does look a little different ous years. as you can see, they're not on the floor of vitrehe conventionm center. instead these delegates are coming from their home states and big cities there like las vegas, all talking about issues that matter to them. let's listen in. >> we trust joe biden. joe provides the leadership necessary to bring us back from this awful pandemic. joe has a plan to attack global climate change once and for all. and joe will restore honesty, decency, and trust to the white house, reunite all americans, and build a better future for all. the great state of new hampshire awards nine delegates to our friend and neighbor, bernie sanders, a

that's the clarity you get with fidelity wealth management. >> o'donnell: we wan >> o'donnell: we wante a magical moment with you, the moment a little girl from kansas finally got to experience something most of us take for granted. with thanks to our cbs affiliate wibw in topeka, here's cbs' janet shamlian. >> reporter: there are so many firsts in a child's life, but few can compare to this: >> can you hear momma? momma? yeah. i think you can hear me. >> i think that is it! ( laughs ) >> reporter: it's almost too much for mavis malone. she can hear for the very first time. >> t was almost as if she couldn't believe it. >> there's just that split second right before she covers them that i felt like she wanted to cry, like-- oh! i heard it. you know? >> reporter: the two-year-old was born with profound hearing lost. hopes were high a four-hour surgery could change that, doctors putting cochlear implants in both ears, the device directing sounds to the auditory nerve. now, without her mom signing, mavis understands. >> grandma. >> grandma. >> reporter: and a trip to the pa with her older

i'm norah o'donnell.ll see you later tonight for coverage of night one of the republican national convention that's at 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central. we'll see you then. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access gro >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> i'm jeff pegues in washington. thanks for staying with us. policing in america has come under intense scrutiny ever since george floyd died in police custody exactly three months ago today. the latest videotape shooting of a black man by police in kenosha, wisconsin sunday has led to another round of protests. concerns about race and policing are not unique to the united states. holly williams reports on how great britain and other european nations are trying to deal with the issue. >> if you're black, you're five times more likely to be stopped by the police. you're more likely to be charged with a criminal offense. you're more -- >> reporter: that's the united kingdom he's describing, not the u.s., and this is michael fuller, the most senio

olving student >> o'donnell: mireya villarreal, thank you.ools in georgia were among the first to reopen this summer and at least three districts there are already seeing large outbreaks. some parents blame the crisis on vague policies on the use of wearing protective face masks in school. tonight cbs' mark strassmann kicks off our week-long series, the new normal, back to school reporting from the hot zone of georgia. >> there could be several kids in our school right now who have it. >> reporter: seniors hope terhune and ryle meadows are covid scared. jefferson city high is typical for georgia, masks are only recommended. georgia, masks are the girls say maybe half the students wear one. >> every single day i think that there is less and less kids wearing masks. >> reporter: they started a petition, mandate masks. roughly 2,000 people signed it already. why are the masks so important to you? >> i just don't understand like why everyone wouldn't want to wear one to keep other people safe. >> reporter: in georgia's cherokee county seniors at

i'm norah o'donnell.ight for our coverage of the democratic national convention. that's at 7:00 pacific. see you then. captioning sponsored by cbs c - [narrator] did you just reward yourself for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub? rewarded! get a free delivery perk when you order. - [group] grubhub. dearand with summer here,these energy bills are rising. together, we can save energy and money... by taking steps to stay cool while using less. keep safe and keep it golden. captioning sponsored by cbs >> we are united in offering you a very different choice. a down-to-earth, get-the-job-done guy. >> let's elect joe biden the next president of the united states. >> we have seen in this crisis the truth, that government matters and leadership matters. >> it's crucial that we rally together to fight this virus and build our economy back better. >> our choice is clear: a steady, experienced public servant who can lead us out of this crisis, just like he's done bef

norah. >> o'donnell: jamie yuccas, thank you.re is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." how a 17-year-old alleged mastermind hacked the twitter accounts of some of the rich and powerful. why the death penalty against one of the boston marathon bombers was just thrown out. mom! paper towels! ...including things for the science fair. what's in your wallet? when you have depression, it can plunge you into deep, dark lows. and, can leave you feeling extremely sad and disinterested. overwhelmed by bipolar depression? ask about vraylar. not all types of depression should be treated the same. vraylar effectively helps relieve all symptoms of bipolar depression... with just one pill, once a day. elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis have an increased risk of death or stroke. call your doctor about unusual changes in behavior or suicidal thoughts. antidepressants can increase these in children and young adults. report fever, stiff muscles or confusion, which may mean a life-threatening reaction, or uncont

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norah. >> o'donnell: paula reid, thank you.ight, not much progress to report in negotiations over a new covid relief bill. among the sticking points: republicans insist that in order to fully reopen, businesses need to be protected from lawsuits if employees or customers are exposed to the virus. workers say that puts them at risk, and our cbs news investigation found that at one ve bn deadly.consequences may here's cbs' nancy cordes. >> reporter: 45-year-old mike overtime shift at this milwaukee engine plant in may, when a coworker saw him slumped over. >> no one told us that he had passed out on the job. >> reporter: but he was back at work two days later. he went to work even if he wasn't feeling well. >> they would fire you. he got four young kids he has to take care of, so he go to work sick. >> reporter: jackson collapsed again and was sent to the hospital where he tested positive for coronavirus. he died ten days later. >> it hurts so bad. i wasn't there with him when he passed. he died by himself. >> reporter: six curre

norah. >> o'donnell: paula reid at the white house. thank you. tonight we're getting the first look at body cam video from two of the minneapolis police officers on the scene the night george floyd died in custody. for several minutes floyd is heard bigging for help and calling for his mother. a warning, the video you're about to see is disturbing. here's cbs's jeff pegues. >> look at this. for the first time, two leaked body camera videos show the encounter with george floyd from the officer's perspective. in one officer thomas lane confronts flied trying to get him out of an suv, a gun aimed in his directions. >> both hands. hands up right now! >> reporter: later in the footage, floyd drops to the ground as officer lead him toward a squad car. >> stand on your feast feet and epor they alexander keung,im pleading ( pleading >> get in the car in the front also in the video derek chauvin, fired officer, charged with second dedegree murder >> come on out. >> reporter: as soon as floyd hits the pavement, you see chauvin's gloved hands on hi him and

i'm norah o'donnell.ee you later tonight for coverage of night one of the republican national convention. that's at 7:00 pacific. we'll see you en. . >> men and women of the republican national convention, it's on. >> o'donnell: president. >> president trump is the law and order president. >> i'm a postal worker. >> we're taking good care of our postal workers. >> absolutely. >> that i can tell you. >> he took action, he formed a school safety commission that issued dozens of recommendations to make schools safer. >> it hurt my soul. >> the worst one is racist. >> president trump is bringing this country back roaring, he's bringing the american spirit to life. >> we are making america great again and with your vote, in 2020, we will keep ame

i'm norah o'donnell in the nation's capital, and tonight, joe biden looks to deliver the speech of his life as he seeks to fulfill a lifelong dream. soon he will accept his party's nomination for president in his home town of wilmington, delaware. biden has been a major figure in the democratic party for nearly 50 years. this will be the seventh time he's addressed a convention. he's only missed one convention, and that was in 1988 when he was recovering from a brain aneurysm. it's his third run for the nomination, and we can expect the former vice president tonight to mount a full-throated attack on president trump's record while laying out his own goals. tonight's official theme: america's promise. you're watching cbs news 2020, america decides. and joining me tonight for analysis throughout the evening our senior political analyst and "60 minutes" correspondent, john dickerson. margaret brennan, "face the nation" moderator and senior foreign affairs correspondent and democratic strategist, jamal simmons. it's a big night ahead as joe biden will deliver this important speech in a hal

norah >> o'donnell: jeff, thank you. tonight seven marines and a navy sailer dead after an accident last week in san diego after an amphibious assault vehicle took on water and sancht eight other bodies were between 18 and 23 years old. two other marines were wounded. this was t opes to limit access to a judge's personal information. here's cbs's jim axelrod >> two weeks ago, my life as i knew it change in an instathsalr son's 20th birthday celebration >> daniel and i went downstairs to the basement and we were chatting as we always do, and daniel said, mom, let's keep talking. i love talking to you, mom. and it was at that exact moment that the doorbell rang >> it was a lawyer with a grudge and a gun dressed in a fed ex uniform >> daniel being daniel protected his father, and he took the to thests first bullet directly er husband w also shout l n died. ware living ery parent'e,g prepations to ur onl blsteti for judges but her extraordinary poisoned strength seemed remarkably focused on gratitude >> to everyone who sid a

ct o'donnell: dire prediction: the c.d.c.s the coronavirus could kill more than 200,000 by mid-september as colleges crack mid-september as colleges crack down on those campus parties. pipeline explosion: at least four people are missing and several injured after an enormous explosion at a pipeline in texas. the late details on the search for victims. 2020, america decides, the president blasts the democrats after their convention attacks. >> joe biden grimly declared a season of american darkness. when repns take iede can expect to the big house. tonight, lori loughlin sentenced. and "on the road" goes on the water to meet a boat captain >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening. to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin with those devastating wildfires now burning and spreading out of control in northern california. at least five people are dead tonight and another 60,000 have been forced from their homes by the

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i'm norah o'donnell. see you at 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central for continuing coverage of the republican national convention. see you then. ponsored > ponsored >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> i'm nikole killion in washington. thanks for staying with us. the justice department has launched a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of jacob blake. blake was shot seven times in the back by a white police officer in kenosha, wisconsin. video of the incident has sparked sometimes voints protests both in kenosha and in cities across theco rignited a s back nearly to the founding of our nation. jeff glor has this overnight news history lesson. >> there's 21,000 names that are on these walls here of people who have lost their lives, law enforcement officers who have lost their lives. -minute michael chapman has had just about every law enforcement job in the book. local police, dea agent, homeland security. now county sheriff in virginia. >> reporter: what goes through your mind? >> i think it

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>> o'donnell: good evening. we are 71 days from election day and tonight the republicans begin presenting their case for giving donald trump four more years as president. i'm norah o'donnell in the nation's cop toll and welcome to cbs news coverage. republican national convention. this convention will look different than years before. president trump will not have the packed arena nor the boisterous crowds he enjoys. many of the speeches will be from an auditorium here in washington. but earlier today a few hundred delegates gathered in charlotte, in the carolina, where the roll call vote was held and president trump was officially renominated. >> this is the most important election in the history of our country. don't let them take it away from you. >> o'donnell: tonight we'll hear from former u.n. ambassador nikki haley, the president's oldest son donald trump, jr. and tim scott. throughout the week i will be joined by our contribute ares and analysts, cbs news senior political an liss and 06 mince corresponde

.>> ts is the cs with norah o'donnell. reporting from the nation's capitol. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us, we're going to begin with the first night of the democratic national convention and what will be an unth docks political event brought on by an unprecedented pandemic. the coronavirus crisis is not only changed how tonight's speeches will be given, but what they will focus on. over the next four nights democrats will appear virtually without the pomp and sirks we're used to seeing, where they will argue that joe biden and kamala harris uniquely qualified to take on president trump and the pandemic. tonight which will feature a speech by former first lady michelle obama comes just as a new cbs news battleground tracker poll shows gentlemen biden leading the president among likely voters. not only who will vote this november but how they will cast their ballot will also be front and center tonight. today's democrats hand picked postmaster general trying to slow down mail delivery and at the sa

i'm norah o'donnell. we'll see you later tonight for our coverage of night two of the republican national convention doesn't 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 children's 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. i believe that we need my husband's leadership now more than ever in order to bring us back once again to the greatest conomy and the strongest country ever known. god bless you all, your families, and god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] >>> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. the ultimate sulfate-free lather test competitor / pantene add water / add shampoo add dirt / add oil blend for 15 seconds 2x more lather pulls

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin tonight with breaking news. in a dramatic reversal by the head of the u.s. postal service. at the same time, president trump was stepping up his lttacks on universal mail-in voting today, falsely suggesting it would lead to a rigged election. his hand-picked postmaster general announced he would stop cutbacks at post offices nationwide. the decision by louis dejoy comes after blistering attacks from democrats and some republicans, accusing him of slowing down mail delivery in order to delay millions of mail- in ballots this fall. states plan tot trump said the idea that some states plan to mail ballots to all registered voters could lead to the possibility that there won't be a result in this year's election, leading to a do-over. well, the president repeated assaults on voting by mail will no doubt be front and center at the second night of the democratic national convention later this evening. and in a surprising twis

i'm norah o'donnell. and welcome to cbs news coverage of the night two of the republican national convention. already drama tonight before the event kicked off as a convention speaker was bumped from the program for retweeting an anti-semitic conspiracy theory. who we will hear from tonight: president trump's son eric, as well as secretary of state mike pompeo. his speech has drawn criticism and sparked a congressional investigation, even before it airs. the headlineronht is first lady melanie trump. she will deliver her speech from the white house rose garden, weather permitting, which has just been renovated, a project mrs. trump oversaw. we begin our coverage with paula reid who is at the white house tonight. paula, what can we expect to hear from the first lady tonight? >> reporter: good evening, norah. well, this will be the most high-profile campaign event for a first lady who prefers to keep a loprofile. mrs. trump is expected to give a people where she will reflect on her favorite moments of the p

>> o'donnell: all right, nikole killionk thank you. i want to return now to the democratic national convention. you are listening now to sus and molinari, former republican congresswoman and other republicans who are bucking their party to back joe biden. we are about to hear from governor john kasich of ohio. congressman, governor, also ran for the republican party nomination. and as he is speaking at the democratic convention, the president of the united states, donald trump is calling him a loser. but let's listen in now to john kasich. >> america is at a crossroads, sometimes elections represent a real choice, a choice we make as individuals and as a nation. about which path we want to take when we come to challenging times. america is at that crossroads today. the stakes in this election are greater than any in modern times. many of us have been deeply concerned about the current path we have been following for the past four years. it is a part that has lead to division, disfunction, irresponsibility and growing vitriol between ou

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, ben tracy.'s go now to lara trump, who is married to the president's son eric trump. a, mother to luke and carolina, and and the daughter-in-law of our 45th president, donald j. trump. but tonight, i come to you simply as an american. my life began, like many in our country. i grew up in writesville beach, north carolina. my parents were small-business owners and worked hard to make sure that my brother and i had everything we needed but not everything we wanted. my parents raised me to believe that in america, i could achieve anything with hard work and determination. but the opportunities available to me were limited only by the size of my ambition, that i should dream big, and i did. those very dreams are what led me to new york city. i'd heard the adannual, "if i can make it there, i can make it anywhere," and i intended to do just that. never in a million years did i think that i would be on this stage tonight, and i certainly never thought that i'd end up with the last name trump. my seven

good evening, i'm norah o'donnell in our nation's capitol. welcome to cbs news coverage of the star-studded night. three of the democratic national convention, in this hour senator kamala harris will tell americans why she thinks they should elect. an open mind and the chance to lead an open mind and the chance to lead, i meant st. every president deserves that. and trump came in with so much set up for him. a strong economy, planned for managing crises including a pandemic. yes, we democrats would have disagreed with him on many things, but if he had put his own interests and ego aside, seen the humanity in a child ripped from her parents at the border or a protester calling for justice or a family wiped out by natural disaster, that would have been a good thing for america and the world. i wish donald trump knew how to be a president. because america needs a president right now. throughout this time of crisis americans keep going, checking on neighbors, showing up to jobs of first responders, hospitals, grocery stores, nursing homes. yes, i

. >> o'donnell: ben tracy, thank you. tonight, a search-and-rescue operation is under way for four missing people after a pipeline explosion in texas. flames and smoke filled the sky in corpus christi after a dredging vessel hit a submerged gas pipeline, sparking the blast. the fire ignited a barge, then spread to a grain elevator. six people are being treated at hospitals. ninight, an alarming c.d.c. prediction that deaths in the u.s. could reach up to 205,000 by mid-september. that would mean 30,000 additional deaths in less than a month. and tonight, there is growing concern that high school and college students may be spreading the virus. >> rep cbs' mola lenghi. school football is back, and in the age of covid, this was not supposed to happen. it may not be obvious from the video, but masks were mandatory. >> we're telling the people if there's an outbreak, there won't ial trh school football. > reporter: potential trouble in college football as well. today, word of positive cases on the vanderbilt football team, thi

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, jamie yuccas, thank you.ight, new allegations have emerged involving jerry falwell jr. and his wife just days after falwell resigned as head of liberty university, one of the nation's largest christian schools. it has been a stunning fall from grace for one of the president's staunchest supporters. here's cbs' jericka duncan. >> reporter: it's the latest salacious headline involving the falwells, this time a former liberty university student tells politico that becki falwell performed oral sex on him in 2008. earlier this week, jerry falwell jr. did acknowledge that his wife had an affair with a different man, giancarlo granda, a then-20-year-old pool attendant he says his wife met at the highwa highway mig. >> granda, who is now 29, says the affair began the day he met becki at the pool. >> i was 20 years old, single, i didn't really think anything of it. and shy said, by the way, my husband likes to watch. >> reporter: it's the type of lewd behavior that is prohibited at liberty university. i'm just curious

captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, widespread destruction, the aftermath of hurricaneaura, multiple fatalities after the powerful storm slammed the gulf coast leaving nearly a million without power. the stunning images from above. >> everywhere you >> everywhere you look, there is louge. >> o'donnell: the hurricane cuts through louisiana like a buzzsaw, with 150-mile-per-hour winds. and the dangerous chemical fire still burning tonight. plus, a family's loss. we speak to the sisters of a 14-year-old girl killed by a falling tree. >> i tried to wake her up, and she wouldn't wake up. >> o'donnell: calls for justice. the officer who shot jacob blake is identified. what police are saying about the moments leading up to the seven shots that left him paralyzed.

captioning funded by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight a likvention speech like we've never seen before, what looks like a campaign rally on government property. the south lawn of the white house is now an outdoor convention hall. about 2,000 people are gathered mp hear president trump. good evening, from the nation's capitolk i'm norah o'donnell am and welcome to cbs news coverage of the republican national convention. tonight it's the main event. president trump will soon accept the party's nomination for a second term. and we're told he will not hold back in attacking his opponent. but as the presidentsght the ntg with multiple crises including the coronavirus pandemic, the fight for social justice by protestors nationwide and professional athletes. and just today a category four hurricane brought widespread damage to the gulf coast. how americans believe the president is handling these cries cease, plus-- crises plus the largest economic recession since the great depression could determine whether he gets a second term in office. joining me on the final night of the convention is cbs news

the stunning images from above. >> everywhere you >> everywhere you look, there is louge. >> o'donnell: the hurricane cuts through louisiana like a buzzsaw, with 150-mile-per-hour winds. and the dangerous chemical fire still burning tonight. plus, a family's loss. we speak to the sisters of a 14-year-old girl killed by a falling tree. >> i tried to wake her up, and she wouldn't wake up. >> o'donnell: calls for justice. the officer who shot jacob blake is identified. what police are saying about the moments leading up to the seven shots that left him paralyzed. historic day in sports.

. >> o'donnell: mola lenghi, thank you.

s o'donnell: jacob blake's parents ask for justice as his mother denounces violence.superstar lebron james condemns the police shooting.

>> o'donnell: mail-in fire storm, congressional democrats call on the f.b.i. to investigate whether the head of the u.s. postal service is deliberately slowing down the mail ahead of an election. covid on campus, the packed college parties and late today why one major university shut down in-person classes just days after reopening. plus could a new saliva test just approved by the f.d.a. be the key to getting rapid results? our new series "the new normal," back to school, a look at schools in one hot zone where the question remains should children be required to wear a mask in class? dangerous heat, thousands evacuated amid raging wildfires out west as 40 million people face the worst heat in years, now threatening california's power grid. what residents are doing to escape an energy emergency. will lori loughlin get prison time? federal prosecutors today say she should, calling her fully complicit in the college cheating scandal.

in our sports director dennis o'donnell will have a full report on the decision as well as the fallout from the on >>a silicon valley sting thotatthe berkeley adult school is the first example of a walkup self- testing kiosk in the country. this is how it works. users take a swab sticking out of a slot. wipe the inside of their mouths for 20 seconds. and then put the swab in a plastic vial. from there it's sent off for testing. >> that's where a lot of capacity is born and we have built tools and systems just to do this at a pandemic scale. >> i didn't realize this was an but no this was totally easy and painless. >> the test was created by a company called curative and can provide results in one to two days. >>> parents are being warned to make sure they keep up with their children's vaccination schedule during the pandemic. cbs' tom hanson reports a new survey finds many are still wary of going into the doctor's office. >> reporter: 5-year-old ja's first day of kindergarten will be virtual because of the pandemic. >> he definitely prefers and succeeds in a face-to-face environment. b