![]() ![]() ![]() In June a peaceful protest near the White House was broken up in order to allow President Trump to pose outside a church holding a Bible. John's Church, across Lafayette Park from the White House, on Monday, June 1, 2020. June President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he stands outside St. Good police officers "can't sit in complicit silence" about racial injustice, top prosecutor in St.Police officers kneel in solidarity with protesters in several U.S.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on racism in America: "Nothing has changed" in 30 years since Rodney King ("CBS This Morning").The world reacts as American cities erupt in anger over George Floyd's death.In May the nation's focus shifted to justice and inequality, after the death of George Floyd, sparking protests all around the country. May Protesters gather along Parkside Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, during a protest against police brutality on May 30, 2020. Anti-vaxxers spread fear about future coronavirus vaccine ("CBS Evening News").Democratic governors ask White House for help calling off protesters.Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says protests can lead to extension of stay-at-home orders.Tensions over COVID took center stage in April, when armed demonstrators took to the Michigan State Capitol to protest stay-at-home orders. In October federal and state authorities charged 13 people for plots to kidnap the Democratic governor. Trump admitted to Woodward he downplayed coronavirus threat in early days of outbreakĪpril Militia group members pose in front of the Governor's office after protesters occupied the State Capitol during a vote to approve the extension of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's emergency coronavirus declaration/stay-at-home order, in Lansing, Michigan, April 30, 2020.hospitals are preparing for COVID-19 ("60 Minutes") Coronavirus may infect up to 70% of world's population, expert warns ("CBS Evening News").The World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, and the 2020 Olympics was officially postponed. Douglas Brinkley: Congress is to blame for an imperious presidency ("Sunday Morning").A defiant Trump takes grievance-filled victory lap at "celebration" of Senate acquittal.Susan Collins will vote to acquit Trump, saying he's "learned" from impeachment ("CBS Evening News").He was eventually acquitted by the Senate of charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Facebook struggles to stem spread of coronavirus misinformationįebruary was consumed with the impeachment of President Trump by the House.Americans evacuated from Wuhan are being tested for coronavirus at California air base ("CBS This Morning").coronavirus patient had at least 16 close contacts before he was placed in isolation, officials say was a Washington State man who had travelled from the city of Wuhan in China, where it all started. ![]() With just a few days left in this one-of-a-kind year, correspondent Lee Cowan takes a quick look back …ĬOVID reared its head in January. Little did we know what that news meant for the world back then. ![]()
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