New model says nearly 165,000 more americans could die over the next three months. Fire emergency massivesive infernos burning out of control as the two worst fires in colorado history explode, and Police Deputies sprint door to door warning homeowners to get out. Fire is close to houses. Fire is close to our roadways. Odonnell a 19yearold odonnell a 19yearold under arrest. In his possession a van full of weapons, a checklist with the word execute on it, and online searches for joe bidens address. Absentee voting from 200 miles above earth, how this astronaut cast her ballot from the International Space station. And guess whos coming to dinner . Steve hartmans on the road Steve Hartmans on the road with a feast fit for a chipmunk. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west, and inank you for joining us. As we come on the air tonight, the race for the white house is in overdrive. With just 11 days until the election and fresh off their final debate, tonight, President Trump and former Vice President biden are focused on firing up their supporters and winning over the few voters who say they still havent made up their minds. For President Trump, that meant for President Trump, that meant his 15th visit to florida this year and backtoback rallies aimed at his base as tonight he again downplays the coronavirus. For joe biden, it means hitting the president hard once again on his handling of the pandemic, saying mr. Trump has quit on america. And tonight, there is breaking news on just how dramatically cases of the coronavirus are spiking nationwide. Tonight, new infections have reportedly now topped 80,000, reportedly now topped 80,000, and that would be the highest number of new cases in a single day since the pandemic began, and 9,000 more than thursday. And experts now warn another 165,000 americans could die by february. Well, tonight, the nations top poll shows hes lost that advantage and seniors now favor biden. The president s downplaying of coronavirus has turned off some older voters. I think its very childish. I think he wants to hes like a toddler. He thinks if he doesnt see it, it will go away. Reporter trumps supporters president. Ort the president. He was right to not try to panic people. He tried to stay levelheaded. Reporter in delaware today, joe biden called the president a quitter. Were more than eight months into this crisis, and the president still doesnt have a plan. Hes given up. Hes quit on you. Hes quit on your family. Hes quit on america. Reporter despite a covid outbreak in the white house. Do you think sleepy joe could have made this deal . Reporter . Not much has changed officials in the office today, shoulder to shoulder, hardly anyone wearing a mask. The image of that is something that may give the wrong impression to people. Reporter dr. Anthony fauci also revealing today that President Trump hasnt been to a Covid Task Force meeting in months; and that dr. Scott atlas, a radiologist, now has the president s ear, not faucis the nations top Infectious Disease expert. And i say were learning to live with it. We have no choice. Reporter the contrast on covid also on display at last nights debate. He says that were you know, were learning to live with it. People are learning to die with it. Reporter and the Trump Campaign is now seizing on comments biden made on the oil industry. Well have a transition from the oil industry, yes. Reporter . Turning it into an ad today to run in pennsylvania, an oilproducing swing state. Biden clarified he wanted to end federal subsidies, not the oil industry itself. But with nearly 53 million votes already cast, its unclear what impact these final arguments will have. In florida, nearly five million votes are in, 44 of them cast by democrats and 35 by republicans. More floridians have voted early than the total number who voted for President Trump in 2016. Now, President Trump plans to add to that vote total by casting his own ballot here in florida tomorrow. He will then have rallies in north carolina, ohio, and wisconsin. Meanwhile, former president barack obama will travel here to florida tomorrow. Hell be campaigning for joe biden in miami. Norah. Odonnell ben tracy, thank you. We are going to turn now to get more on the coronavirus. That reported spike in cases today is the biggest since the start of the pandemic. Total cases in the u. S. Now top 8. 4 million. The virus has killed 223,000 americans. And theres some encouraging news tonight in the race for a vaccine with two trials now resuming. We get more now from cbs meg oliver. Reporter tonight, both astrazeneca and Johnson Johnsons vaccine trials are back on in the u. S. After hitting pause when volunteers became sick. The green light from the fda found no link between those cases and the vaccine. This news comes as america is grappling with an explosion of cases. 41 states are reported increase in average cases. 15 states reported record hospitalizations in the last week. Director of the Nation Institute of health dr. Collins. This becomes a moment when americans have to recognize that each of us as individuals have a responsibility to turn phis around. In hot spot, Wisconsin New cases are up 40 compareed to two weeks ago. 15yearold wisconsin resident is suffering from hot flashes and extreme fatigue three months after recovering from covid. I still feel sick. Soe days good, and some not. One day is good, and then ill feel dizzy and tireed and take a nap. And the other day i do something normal. Tonight the latestidate from the university of washington says wearing face masks in public could prevent 63,000 new deaths this winter. 16yearold Caitlyn Evans of cincinnati, ohio started the first wave of children to test the vaccine as a push to safely innoculate school age children. He more that test, the more information to put out a vaccine for the state. As case numbers rise in new jersey, School Districts announce this week they will extend Virtual Learning until at least january. Saying too many teachers cant return in person, and confirm the upcoming holiday travel. Nora. And even with cases spiking in the midwest, the big ten will kick off its College Football season this weekend. Storied teams like ohio state and michigan will take the field after a twomonth delay over covid concerns. But not everyone is cheering. In an open letter to conference officials, the mayors of several big ten cities say more steps are needed to limit infections. Tonight, two of the largest fires in colorados history are fearsng dangerously close that they cou together, and there are fears that they could merge into one gigantic inferno. Thousands of families have been forced from their homes, and several people are unaccounted for. Cbs Omar Villafranca reports tonight from the fireravaged rocky mountains. Reporter thousands of feet up, giant plumes of smoke dominate the skies over Northern Colorado as crews fight the fire from the air and on the ground, like these firefighters flanked by flames as they drive t by flames as they drive to safety. Ter tonight, the, my hero second largest wildfire reporter tonight, the secondlargest wildfire in colorado history could become the most massive the state has ever seen. Its already burned an area larger than the city of chicago, and it might merge with an even bigger fire just a few miles away. Can you describe what it looks like in there . Ive been in and around wildfire for almost 10 years, and ive never seen anything like what we experienced two nights ago where we had 100,000 acres growth in a matter of a night. Reporter crews are frantically trying to form a containment line to protect homes near the town of granby, but Officials Say its still too dangerous to get a full assessment of the destruction and possible lives lost. Fires close to houses. Our roadose to our roadways. Propane tanks are still venting off. Theres a lot of safety risk up in there. I know people are scared. Reporter deputies have been sprinting door to door, warning homeowners to get out. The governor is also activating the national guard, but its too late for matthew reed. We got, like, four bags of clothes out of the house. Ything else is gone. One. Reporter his newlybuilt home in grand lake, burned to the ground. We have been in our house for 11 months. Took three years to build it, and its gone. Reporter helicopters have been dumping water on hotspots all day. In fact, you can see some flames and smoke on the mountain behind me. The humidity was up today. And thats good. And crews hope snow in the weekend forecast will help them get this fire finally under control. Norah. Odonnell so worried about those families. Omar villafranca, thank you. Newly released Court Documents indicate that a man found with a van full of weapons and explosive materials may have been plotting to harm joe biden. Ainst the would be the latest former violent threat against the former Vice President to be uncovered by authorities. Heres cbs jeff pegues. Reporter prosecutors say 19 yearold alexander treisman, arrested for possessing child pornography, posted evidence of wanting to kill president ial candidate joe biden. On his phone and social media, they found images from mass killings and an internet meme captioned, should i kill joe biden . Court documents show treisman had a fascination with mass shooting and had swastika drawings in his van. Court papers say in early may, jo drove to within four miles of joe bidens delaware home after purchasing an ar15style rifle. Was this a real threat . You know, whenever somebody is amassing weapons and wants to, you know, do damage, its always potentially dangerous. Reporter this comes just days after we learned about a man in maryland, arrested for leaving a handwritten note threatening to beat and kill biden and running mate kamala harris, and weeks after the arrest of seven militia members in michigan for allegedly plotting to kidnap and potentially kill michigans governor. Thats what happens when theres fear and anxiety, and the political discussion is about scoring political points. Reporter with the election looming, federal Authorities Say theyve seen a change in what is fueling domestic threats. Now, this year, the lethal attacks, domestic terrorism lethal attacks weve had, i think, all fit in the category of antigovernment, antiauthority. Reporter prosecutors have only charged treisman with child pornography. He has pleaded not guilty. His Attorney Says that he has aspergers syndrome. Citing all the evidence in this case, a judge ordered that he remain behind bars. Norah. Odonnell jeff pegues, thank you. President trumps performance in the polls has republicans worried about the races down ballot. In the senate, republicans are defending 23 seats, democrats just 12. If democrats flip just a handful of seats from red to blue, they would win control of the senate. We get more now from cbs nancy cordes. Reporter with 11 days to go, republicans are worried that the president s sagging poll numbers and Controversial Campaign style could cost them not just the white house but the senate, too. I felt kind of bad after the first debate. Quite frankly, i felt good last enght. Reporter take senator lindsey graham, who is running for reelection in the rubyred state of South Carolina but is now virtually tied with democrat jamie harrison, who has outraised him by tens of millions of dollars. The cbs news Battleground Tracker shows republican incumbents trailing by four points in iowa, 10 points in north carolina, and 11 points in arizona. With the senate currently split 5347, democrats need to net just three or four seats to win control, and there are plenty of ways for them to do it. Of the 14 races cbs news considers very or somewhat co competitive, 12 involve seats currently held by republicans. With democrats now pouring money into reach states like kansas and texas, g. O. P. Donors have rushed in to level the playing field, casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife giving 75 million. But it doesnt help that senators are stuck in washington, finalizing the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett instead of back home campaigning. Senate leader Mitch Mcconnell is hoping to wrap up soon. Hes up for reelection, too. We will give this nominee the vote she deserves. Reporter even if democrats have a good night on election night, we still may not know which Party Controls the senate for months. Thats because there are two senate races in georgia that look like they are going to go to runoff elections, which, norah get this wont take place until january. Odonnell incredible. Nancy cordes, thank you. And there is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. Longdistance voting the democratic process plays out more than 200 miles above earth. And a labor of love how a daughter figured out a way to visit her mom in a nursing home despite covid restrictions. Odonnell you can count astronaut kate rubins among the nearly 53 million americans who voted early. She cast her ballot from the space station on thursday. Mission control took it from there, relaying it to the Harris County clerk in houston. Rubins is no stranger to the process. She also voted from space in 2016. Covid isnt keeping a Massachusetts Woman from visiting her 90yearold mother in a nursing home. M. J. Ryan tells our cbs boston station, wbz, that she took a parttime job doing laundry at the nursing home so that she could see her mom. M. J. Says after the first visit, moms spirits brightened. Hings done. S how you get things done. Up next, dinner for one cbs Steve Hartman with a most unusual dinner. Odonnell did you hear about the new restaurant in georgia . It has outside dining, all the ingredients are locallysourced, and theres never an empty table. Heres cbs Steve Hartman on the road. Reporter for atlantabased food writer angela hansberger, this pandemic has been hard to swallow. Cant write about restaurants when theyre closed. I was facing a lot of anxiety. I kind of hid it. Gosh, im crying. laughs i was really sad for all the people in the industry that i worked with. Reporter angela says she had to get her mind off it. Taragon. Er reporter so, using ingredients from her garden and her encyclopedic knowledge of fine dining, angela opened her own restaurant on her front porch where she now serves chipmunk. This chipmunk. The little guys had a standing lunch reservation for months giw. Whether its veggie pizza and a side salad or imitation sushi with walnut wantons, every day, angela goes to remarkable lengths for her exclusive clientele. It took a while to try and make little tortillas that i could fold to put to put the laughs i love the way that youre shaking. Reporter well, i love how youre realizing how crazy it sounds as youre saying it. Youre saying laughter reporter today, its mini spaghetti with tiny date meatballs and a thimbleful of breadsticks. The chipmunk, who she named thelonious munk, typically arrives within seconds of serving, eats his fill, and packs the rest to go in his cheeky doggy bag. And the reviews have been good . The reviews have been great one day, he came up with this p with, tiny bundle waddedup leaves and put it on the table. So, i take it mean he brought a tip. Reporter that said, you get the sense that thelonious is still a little skeptical, like theres got to be a catch. Angelas cat wishes there was a catch. But there will be none of that because, for angela, this bit of silliness has become her daily sustenance. What has it done for you . Its brought joy. I have more videos of this chipmunk than i have of my children. laughter reporter we all need to find a way to cope during this pandemic, which is why im giving chez angela my highest rodent restaurant rating three stripes. Steve hartman, cbs news, on the road. Odonnell thats a new one. Well be right back. Odonnell and next week on the cbs evening news, well broadcast from cbs news election headquarters in times square with reporting from key battleground states in the final week of the campaign. 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