our steve hartman has the story of a little boy with a big heart for the pets no one else this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> brennan: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. norah is off. i'm margaret brennan. as we come on the air tonight, the u.s. has broken yet another unthinkable record. more than 160,000 people in the u.s. have now been killed by the coronavirus, and there's new concern tonight about the explosion of cases among some of the youngest americans. the world health organization says cases among teenagers and young adults have skyrocketed. the american academy of pediatrics reports a 40% increase in infections in the final weeks of july. all of that comes as new york's governor decides to reopen the nation's biggest public school system. new york city, which was once the epicenter of the pandemic, now has an infection rate so low, that students will be able to return to classrooms this fall. while more children may be returning to school, there are new indications their parents may

steve hartman, "on the road," in toledo, ohio. >> o'donnell: and it doesn't end there.e is also paying tuition for some parents, like chris' mom. she's going to go back to school to become a social worker. we wish them the very best. we'll be right back. best to keep our nation going. because despite everything that's changed, one thing hasn't and that's our devotion to you and our communities. our priority will always be to keep you and our associates safe, while making sure you can still get the essentials you need. ♪ (brian) i've had a hcopd...tack, a heart transplant... lung cancer... and part of my lung removed. my tip is: if smoking doesn't get you one way, it'll get you another. (announcer) you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-now. ♪ upport by ours. depend. the only thing stronger than us, is you. puts cash back in your wallet. earn 5% cash back on everything you buy at walmart.com... mom! paper towels! ...including things for the science fair. what's in your wallet? >> o'donnell: next wee news investigation: are companies putting profits before workers'

steve hartman, cbs news on the road. >> and that's the overnight news for this wednesday.s van cleave reporting from the studios in washington. captioning sponsored by cbs >> brennan: breaking news tonight: historic choice. captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ rennaneakig news tonight: historic choice. joe biden picks senator kamala harris as his running mate. tonight, why supporters say selecting a woman of color and a former rival matters. and how harris could change the race for the white house. plus, president trump sounds off tonight on the new democratic ticket. postponing college sports. also breaking tonight, two of the biggest college conferences say they'll delay all fall sports. footba sean?end of the college at it ans for studbueslt around the. in the air: stunning new research shows droplets of coronavirus can stay indoors much longer than thought. why scientists now say staying

steve hartman found his story where else?n the road. >> reporter: long before social distancing, greg daily was already keeping his customers at arm's length. in fact rs to those on his paper route in central new jersey greg has been nothing more than a blur past the driveway. all that changed when an elderly customer asked him a simple favor. could he please pull until and throw the paper closer to the garage. >> it hit me in this pandemic, how is she going to get the things she needs? a couple of days later i decided, i'm going to put this note out. roipt the note stuck in the next day's edition said "my name is greg daily and i deliver your newspaper every morning which was news to most people. i would like to offer my services free of charge to anyone who needs groceries. from that moment to this. >> tomorrow ok? >> reporter: the phone has been ringing off the hook. he takes the orders, does the sthopg and delivers the groceries. not by whipping them out the window but by carolly placing them on the porch. boy, are people

steve hartman, on the road.palm coast, florida. >> reporter: that's the overnight news for this tuesday, for some of you the news continues, for others, check back later for cbs this morning an follow us ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> brennan: breaking news as we come on the air, white house on alert. president trump interrupted as he is holding a press ing erence, told to leave the white house briefing room byhe crat we'reearng tonighonndg, the number of corona back to school heats up. the high school that just closed after nine people test positive. plus the major college sports conference on the verge of canceling its football season. mask confusion. the new study just out, are some masks actually worse than not covering your face at all? what you need to know. deadly explosion, an enormous blast levels three houses in baltimore, killing at least one

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here's cbs' steve hartman "on the road." >> reporter: joe and sharon korst of raleigh, north carolinalebrated 63 years of wedded bliss. >> wow! >> reporter: and to mark the milestone, joe gave his bride one of the best anniversary presents ever. >> of all the things that-- that he could have done, that was probably the most meaningful. >> i love you. >> reporter: to fully appreciate the gift, you first need hear the song. ♪ how beautiful you are >> reporter: their song. it's a kenny rogers tune called "beautiful, all that you could be," and for years joe sang it to sharon on birthdays, anniversaries, and so many other occasions, eventually friend and family memorized it, too. theresa kostrzewa is their daughter. >> she is the number one thing in her life. and singing that song was the way to say it. >> reporter: theresa says it was the way to say it. >> yeah, i get tired. >> reporter: joe recently suffered two strokes. >> how do you spell "up." >> reporter: ...which left him at a terrible loss for language. >> i have trouble calling my wife's name or the children's name. >> reporter:

steve hartman, on the road. in the gulf of maine. >> that's the overnight news for this monday.or some of you the news continues. for others, check back later for cbs this morning. be sure to join us for our coverage of the republican national convention starting at 10:00 p.m. eastern. reporting from los angeles, i'm jamie yuccas. ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> yuccas: tonight gulf coast on alert for back to back strikes. more than a million acres scorched, the state's historic redwoods threatened. tens of thousands displaced and a troubling forecast that could make the situation worse. >> also president trump unveils a controversial virus breakthrough. plus mr. trump responds to secretly recorded audio tapes where his own sister appears to call him a lir.e. a we'ook ao ahead to the republican national convention starting tomorrow.

steve hartman, on the road in toledo, ohio. >> garrett: and that's the "cbs overnight news" for thisinues. for others, please check back later for cbs this morning and follow captioning sponsored by cbs >> garrett: tonight a brand new mission accomplished with the first splash dunn in decades. spacex in a breakthrough completes a space station rendezvous and returns with astronauts on board. >> splaisdown-- splashdown. welcome back to planet earth and thanks for snrying spacex. >> garrett: also new waves, coronavirus returns to states that thought they had the upper hand. deaths surge. >> we are in a new phase. >> garrett: in washington the white house and democrats tussle over an economic lifeline. >> we still have a long ways to go. >> garrett: plus california battles raging wildfires east of los ang

steve hartman, cbs news, on the road. >> garrett: and that is the "cbs overnight news" for this mondayou the news inco cbs this morning. cbs will have coverage of the entire democratic convention right here. or watch on line at cbsnews.com. from the nation's capital, i'm major garrett. captioning sponsored by cbs >> garrett: tonight the uproar grows over potential postal deliver problems. democrats demand answers with tn >> donald trump is aimed at hurting the election. g garrett: protests and pressure focus now on the trump- appointed postmaster general. >> i can only tell you he is a very smart man. >> garrett: new cbs news election polling previews our first look at trump/pence versus biden/harris. also unconventional convention. democrats get set for a virtual event. we'll zoom in on the challenges and opportunities. a new word, "fire-nado." one struck in california as record heat scorches the west. a pandemic prompts some teachers

and steve hartman is back. it is sunday morning, the 16th of august, 2020. we'll be back in a moment. ♪ "sunda want restaurants to open? and schools? want the economy to get back on track? you're not alone. and you can help make it happen. stay 6 feet apart. wash your hands. wear a mask every time you leave your home. choose to join the fight against covid-19. slow the spread. >> pauley: the president of the united states is often called the most powerful person on earth. but where do those powers begin and end? a question for senior contributor ted koppel to consider. pre ius. >> president trump: i have the absolute right todecleh idenahful dibing wers that go well beyond simple declarations. >> president trump: the authority is total, and that's the way it has got to be. >> reporter: there, it's true, some restraints on most presidential authority, but those might not apply to all of the presidents powers. >> president trump: i have the right to do a lot of things that people don't even know about. >> reporter: we can't know for sure, but what the presiden

>> brenn >> brennan: on tomorrow's "cbs evening news," steve hartman's "on the road," catching up withnd running across the country for a second time. if you can't watch live, don't forget to set your d.v.r. so you can watch us later. and that's tonight's "cbs evening news." for norah o'donnell, i'm margaret brennan. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. good night.

"cbs evening news," steve hartman is not on the road.e's on the water with the old man and the sea ly friendship.ifch us live, don't forget to set your dvr, so you can watch us later. will see you later tonight for our coverage of the final night of the democratic national convention. that's at 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central. we'll see you then. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> i'm catherine herridge in washington. thanks for staying with us this morning. facebook, twitter, youtube and tiktok have all taken steps to rezrikt content from believers on an on line conspiracy called qanon. they hope to limit the violent rhetoric on its platform. qanon pro note theory that there's sex traffickers inside the u.s. government. the president says he's glad to have support from voters who share those ideas and some of them may soon be in congress. nancy cordes reports. >> reporter: he's warned that conspiracy theories like qanon could fuel a rise in domestic terrorism and yet some believers may soon be serving in congress, and president trump

>> brenn >> brennan: on tomorrow's "cbs evening news," steve hartman's "on the road," catching up withnd running across the country for a second time. if you can't watch live, don't forget to set your d.v.r. so you can watch us later. and that's tonight's "cbs evening news." for norah o'donnell, i'm margaret brennan. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. good night. dear california, we know these are challenging times... and with summer here, 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. >>> right now at 7:00, >> when the digits hit triple it is miserable out there. >> get ready for day after day of relentlessly. the team coverage as parts of the bay area get ready to scorch. breaking details from southern california, a new wildfire in the last few hours while another has been burning for 24 hours with no containment. >>> the fire geek, guys were staging in my property and i said we are going in this is getting crazy we are out of here. >> some of twists and a murder on the peninsula. pa

. >>> the a's in seattle aware steve hartman is remembered with the cardboard cutout.own the left-field line, john minaya and taiwan walker matching zeros to 3 and half innings. kyle seger is one to the corner on the other side of the field. derek crawford scores easily and here comes kyle lewis as well. the mariners have themselves a 2- 0lead. matt chapman throws loaded first, matt olson can't dig it out. as the ball gets a way that allows the gerd come in from second and make it 3- 0. walker give up one hit in seven innings of work. he gets robbie grossman looking, stephen piscotty swinging, sean murphy webs as walker strikes out in the fifth. eight strikeouts for walker as the mariners win 5-3. the a's are 3-4. >>> this would be a universal site before nba games in the bubble. six games play there tonight. the rockets and mavericks in the final seconds. houston down two, james harden needs to mrs. free throw. he does, it's tipped in by robert covington with three seconds left. and they go to overtime. in ot houston by one. one harden has the ball you know where he i

brennan: on tomorrow's "cbs evening news," steve har brennan: on tomorrow's "cbs evening news," steve hartman'soad," with a boy who shares a special bond with a pet no one else seems to want. and if you can't watch us live, don't forget to set your dvr, so you can watch us later. that's tonight's "cbs evening news." for norah o'donnell. i'm margaret brennan. we'll see you back here tomorrow. good night. this is the "cbs overnight ne " news". >>> i'm jeff pegues in washington. thanks for staying with us. the solemn ceremonies are planned for sunday in japan to mark 75 years since the nuclear bombing of nagasaki. the and the radioactive fallout left up to 80,000 people dead, nearly all of them civilians. it also effectively ended world war ii, japan surrendered days later. it is the first nuclear assault on hiroshima known as the day the world took still. ramy inocencio in japan has a story of one survivor who's made it her life long quest of ridding the world of nuclear weapons. >> the mushroom cloud rose over hiroshima 75 years ago sealed in the mind of toshika. she miraculously survived. >> tr

. >> brennan: on tomorrow's "cbs evening news," steve hartman's "on the road," with a boy who sharesd with a pet no one else seems to want. and if you can't watch us live, don't forget to set your dvr, so you can watch us later. that's tonight's "cbs evening news." for norah o'donnell, i'm margaret brennan. we'll see you back here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captione >>> right now at 7:00. >> the event getting underway n to support the victims of a catastrophic explosion that is impacting hundreds of thousands of people tonight. >>> she saw a guy running and it was somebody in the back shooting and chasing and shooting. >> a wild and deadly police shooting in east bay and the high powered weapon the police say the suspect had in his hands. >>> new video released of another deadly confrontation with east bay police. the one question still looming in the investigation. >>>

. >> brennan: on tomorrow's "cbs evening news," steve hartman's "on the road sharesno onelse setoatlican watch us later. that's tonight's "cbs evening news." for norah o'donnell, i'm margaret brennan. we'll see you back here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs capt ned by me

. >> o'donnell: on tomorrow's "cbs evening news," steve hartman is not on the road.e's on the water with the old man and the seagull. it's the story of a most unlikely friendship. and if you can't watch us live, don't forget to set your dvr, so you can watch us later. that is tonight's edition of the "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell and we will see you later tonight for our coverage of the final night of the democratic national convention. that's at 7:00 pacific. we'll see you then. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

. >> o'donnell: on tomorrow's "cbs evening news," steve hartman is not on the road.e's on the water with the old man and the seagull. it's the story of a most unlikely friendship. and if you can't watch us live, don't forget to set your) dvr,o you can watch us later. that is tonight's edition of the "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell and we will see you later tonight for our coverage of the final night of the democratic national convention. that's at 7:00 pacific. we'll see you then. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org want restaurants to open? and schools? want the economy to get back on track? you're not alone. and you can help make it happen. stay 6 feet apart. wash your hands. wear a mask every time you leave your home. choose to join the fight against covid-19. do your part. slow the spread. 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. captioning sponsored by cbs >> we can't wait for some other ti

. >>> the a's in seattle where steve hartman is are membered with a cardboard cutout down the line.ean minaya and taiwan walker matching zeros through 3 1/2 innings. kyle seger it's one into the corner on the other side of the field. gerald coffers was easily. here comes kyle lewis. the mariners have themselves a 2-tran39 lead. matt chapman throws low to first, models and can't dig it out. the ball gets away and that allows zinger to come around from second. to make it 3- 0. walker gave up one hit in seven innings of work. he gets robbie grossman looking, stephen piscotty swinging and then sean murphy whips it as walker strikes out the side in the fifth. the mariners win 5-3. the a's are 3-4 out of seven games. >>> we go to a different era of baseball to take a look at this day in sports history. >> all right, hit ball. past the second baseman. >> reporter: it was on this day in 1978 that pete rose had and his 44th straight game. that tied the weed follicular streak of 1897, technically hit in the final game of 1896. either way, rose was still 12 game short of joe dimaggio's all-tim

w >> lee: time now for steve hartman with the story of a very special serenade.ed bliss. and to mark the milestone, joe gave his bride one of the best anniversary presents ever. >> of all of the things he could have done, that was probably the most meaningful. >> i love you. >> reporter: to fully appreciate the gift, you first need to hear the song. ♪ how beautiful you are >> reporter: their song. it is a kenny rogers' tune called "beautiful, all that you could be." for years, joe sang it to sharon on birthdays, anniversaries, and so many occasions that eventually friends and family memorized it, too. therese is their daughter. >> she is the number one thing in his life. and singing that song was the way to say it. >> reporter: therese says it was the way to say it. joe recently suffered two strokes, which left him at a terrible loss for language. >> i have trouble calling my wife's name or children's name. >> reporter: so you lost the song? >> yeah. >> so i just accepted it and didn't really think about it until this past anniversary. and then he started singing

. >> cowan: steve hartman has a tale from the sea that you might say is it connely job, pulling lobster, can john makowsky has company, a faithful campaign yon. maybe a little too faithful. >> she comes right up to the window and is looking at me this far away, just staring at me. >> reporter: john's stalker gulf friend showed up one daynd basically never left, until a few months ago, when red eye suffered a leg injury. john new a seagull couldn't live long like that. how hard was it for him? >> very, very difficult. >> his wife, debbie. >> to watch john and to see how sad he was, i could tear up right nknow why is so emotionally crushed, but there was a piece missing. i was beginning to wonder how much longer i would do this. >> reporter: and an attempt to save his passion for the sea, he tried to save that seagull. he actually caught her and brought her to the center for wild life in cape neddick, maine. the center nursed her, and he spoiled her with her favorite kind of fish. and would you believe, just a few weeks later, red eye was good as new. earlier this month, john released the