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CBS Evening News

CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell 03/16

CBS Evening News

CBS News

News, News Commentary, Daily News

3.8620 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Tonight on the CBS Evening News - America in lockdown. After yesterday's announcement from the mayor of New York that the public school system there -- the largest in the country -- would be shutting due to coronavirus. More bad news on the economy after the fed's emergency interest rate cut due to the spreading coronavirus - why the markets still continue to plummet today. These stories and more on tonight’s CBS Evening News podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This is the CBS Evening News with Nora O'Donnell, reporting from the nation's capital.

0:36.7

Good evening and thank you for joining us. We're going to be in with that breaking news tonight, sweeping new guidelines from the White House, designed to slow the rapid spread of coronavirus by asking nearly every American to stay home from work or school for the next 15 days. In almost every aspect of daily life, America is closed for

0:56.5

business. And today, Wall Street took a beating. The Dow fell about 3,000 points, its largest

1:03.2

one-day point drop in history. And tonight, America's streets are empty from New York City to

1:09.2

Los Angeles. Bars and restaurants have been told to close

1:12.3

or only serve takeout. The president admitting late today the country may be headed into a

1:17.6

recession as businesses are forced to lay off millions of workers. And the World Health Organization

1:23.1

said there is still not enough testing being done. And some governors say they don't have enough

1:28.3

hospital beds. There is a lot of important information to report as we come on the air tonight,

1:33.1

and our correspondents are covering it all. Ben Tracy is going to lead us off tonight from the White

1:38.2

House. And Ben, the president says these next two weeks are critical. That's right. And this was a very

1:43.4

different President Trump today.

1:45.0

Gone was the leader who said the virus will pass and everyone should just relax.

1:49.2

Today the president had stern warnings for all Americans.

1:53.4

This is something. It's an invisible enemy.

1:55.6

A more somber president Trump said the coronavirus could last through July or August and cause a recession.

2:01.8

We've made the decision to further toughen the guidelines and blunt the infection now.

2:08.6

We'd much rather be ahead of the curve than behind it.

2:11.9

The new CDC guidelines say for the next 15 days, all Americans should stay home from work in school, avoid social

2:18.8

gatherings of more than 10 people, and eating and drinking at bars, restaurants, and food courts.

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