With Election Officials from laims ofties rejecting claims of voter fraud. Voter fraud. National security concerns grow as president elect bidens transition is blocked. Two former white house chiefs of staff warn, delays could put american lives at risk. Plus, could biden name some members of his cabinet this week . Tropical storm eta bears down on floridas gulf coast, as 13 million americans are under watches and warnings. Tens of millions of americans are making Holiday Travel plans. The c. D. C. s new guidelines for a safe thanksgiving. And, profiles in service. On this veterans day, we salute a 100yearold world war ii Fighter Pilot, as he flies into the record books. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news. The coronavirus is now spreading so quickly, Public Health experts say it is simply uncontrollable, and theyre warning that the days ahead will be even worse. Tonight, the u. S. Is shattering records set in those first unimaginable days of the crisis. On tuesday, the country reached another new high for infections in a single day more than 136,000. Things are now so dire in places like missouri and wisconsin, at least one out of every three e. Ople tested is positive. In just the past 24 hours, more than 1,400 people have been killed by the virus nationwide. Thats the most to die in one day in months. The death toll is now growing so fast, one model says it will reach 400,000 by february. Tonight, hospitals across the midwest are running out of beds and protective gear. College Football Games are being canceled. And schools, including syracuse university, are shutting down inperson classes. And without the president speaking out, the nations governors are now stepping in. As we come on the air, new yorks governor is just the latest to reimpose restrictions, forcing restaurants to close early and limiting private gatherings to 10 people, this is all just ahead of thanksgiving. We have got a lot of important new information for you and your family tonight, and our team of correspondents is covering it all. Lead us off tonight from south bend, indiana. Good evening, david. Reporter good evening, norah. You mentioned the governors ohios governor just went on television statewide, and he told people, i know youre tired, i know that youre weary, but this virus is more dangerous and widespread than it has been in the past. He says ohio is experiencing its third wave right now, and he told his residents, if we dont get some kind of control of this, i will shut down bars, gyms, and restaurants in one week. Ohio is overwhelmed. As of today, every single one of our 88 counties has a high rate of virus spread. T reporter to north dakota now. Hospital staffing shortages are so dire, that the governor issued an order giving the goahead for Health Care Workers who have active covid19 infection, but are asymptomatic, to continue working in a hospital setting with Covid Patients as long as they take extra precautions. Governors in at least seven stay atave told people stay at home. Home. Nevadas governor has given residents a deadline to lower cases. If we dont come together this moment, i will be forced to take stronger action in 14 days. Reporter tonight, the c. D. C. Is reminding people, wearing a mask doesnt just protect others ,round you it protects you, too. Demand for covid testing is surging across the heartland. Nearly every one of the 50 states are reporting increases in new coronavirus cases compared to two weeks ago, and in some, i. C. U. Beds are at critically low levels. Only 12 are left in north dakota. In tulsa, oklahoma, they are full. David begnaud, cbs news, south bend, indiana. South bend, indiana. Reporter im meg oliver in reporter im meg oliver in new york city, where Coronavirus Spread had been contained for months, but is now in danger of exploding again. Today, new York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced new measures to stop the spread. Starting friday, bars, restaurants, and gyms must close inperson service at 10 00 p. M. We usually get big orders around 10 00, and we are not going to get that income anymore. Reporter new york citys Positivity Rate climbing to 2. 5 . If the city hits 3 , all schools will go remote. Were seeing community spread. Were seeing things we have not seen in a long time. Reporter the surge is worse in new jersey, the city of newark the hardest hit. For the next three weeks, parts of the city will enforce a 9 00 p. M. Curfew, and all indoor and outdoor gatherings will be limited to 10 people. An urgent warning from Childrens Hospital in philadelphia recommending schools and businesses go all remote next week, as infection rates in children are now outpacing those of adults in many areas of the country. Meg oliver, cbs news, new york. Reporter im Janet Shamlian in el paso, a city shaken to its core. Have been infected here. Eople few have been spared the impact. Ive lost my husband. I lost my brother. Ive lost four of my friends. Nettsorter lorri burnetts husband, dave, was a firefighter who died in march. Her brother, a vietnam veteran, died in september. Is that, like, an open wound again . Every time, every time. I cant sleep in our bed, because hes not there anymore. Reporter lorri said the toughest part is not being able to comfort others, or be comforted herself. Were all in this state of numb, that, its you just have to function. You ask me, how do i wake up every day . And there have been times i wish i hadnt. Reporter those words are hard to hear, but it is the reality for more than 200,000 families in this country. For many, trying to go on with t the lives now without the person they thought theyd be person they thought theyd be spending the rest of their lives with. Norah. Odonnell so incredibly painful to hear all that. Thank you. Lian, thank you. Turning now to washington. Turning now to washington. Today, President Trump installed more loyalists at the pentagon in the wake of firings and resignations among top defense officials. This as the president still shows no signs of conceding the election. Instead, hes filing more legal challenges, despite a growing string of defeats in court. Cbss ben tracy reports tonight from the white house. Reporter today, President Trump seen in public for the first time in nearly a week, at Arlington National cemetery in honor of veterans day. He was there for less than ten minutes, and made no remarks. Also there, the new acting secretary of defense, christopher miller. On monday, President Trump abruptly fired defense secretary mark esper, raising concerns about National Security. And now the president is stacking the pentagon with loyalists, including anthony tata, a retired general who has es;moted conspiracy theories; and kash patel, a former a and kash patel, a former aide to republican congressman devin nunes. Were going to win the whole thing. Reporter the president continues to falsely claim the election was rigged and that he won, today attacking on twitter the Republican City commissioner of philadelphia, who has said there is no evidence of election fraud. Al schmidt says he and his election staff are now getting Death Threats and require police protection. So that nothing disrupts, nothing slows down or gets in the way of us certifying this election. Reporter President Trump hasnt mentioned the surging cornavirus, except to take credit for a vaccine, which may soon be released. The White House Coronavirus task force met monday, but sources close to it say nothing of substance has happened for aseks, as the administration has been distracted by the election. There is a viral killer going on in each of our communities. If it were an army with guns, you can be sure we would be focused on it. Why arent we focused on this virus . Please, i implore you, wear a mask. Reporter president elect joe bidens Transition Team is not being given access to key Government Health agencies and data because President Trump refuses to concede. Biden met with his own Covid Task Force this week, but is being blocked from coordinating with government experts, such as dr. Anthony fauci, the nations top Infectious Disease expert. The situation, as you well know, is a rather tense situation in the United States regarding transitions. So right now, things are on hold for the time being. Reporter the latest coronavirus outbreak here at ludeshite house, which includes the chief of staff, continues to grow. There are reports that two more staffers have tested positive, and cbs news has confirmed that a guest of Rudy Giuliani at the electionnight party held here at the white house has the virus as well. Norah. Odonnell ben tracy, thank you. With votes still being counted in parts of the country, president elect bidens popular vote margin over President Trump is growing. Mr. Bidens lead nationwide now tops five million. Hes winning almost 51 of all votes cast, the highest share for anyone challenging an incumbent since f. D. R. In 1932. Heres cbs ed okeefe. Reporter president elect joe biden honored veterans in philadelphia today, while still waiting on a concession from the president. With the mechanics of his transition on hold, there are ne National Security concerns being raised. Former white house chiefs of staff andy card and john podesta argued that american lives could be at risk, pointing to the 9 11 commissions finding that the delayed transition during the 2000 florida recount hampered the bush administrations ability to put key officials in place ahead of the attacks. Card was part of that bush administration. My greatest fear is someone would try to take advantage of the disruption of Knowledge Transfer that is necessary to make sure the country is functioning on day one. Reporter meanwhile, as the president continues to mount lawsuits and allege ballot counting fraud, mr. Bidens lead is growing. His advantage is 14,000 votes in georgia, and a hand recount of all ballots, announced today, is unlikely to change that. Every voter will have confidence in the outcome, whether their candidate won or lost. Reporter the two senate run offs in th reporter the two senate run offs in the state, scheduled for january 5, will now determine the fate of the senate, and how much legislation mr. Biden is able to get passed next year. Both parties will be pouring tens of millions of dollars into the contests. This is literally, you know, the showdown of all showdowns, in terms of politics and what it means. Reporter florida senator marco rubio flew in today to campaign for fellow republican Kelly Loeffler at a packed indoor event. We dont want to win one of them. We want to win both of them. We need to win both of them. Odonnell and ed okeefe joins us now. Dent, were hearing president elect biden could announ elect biden could announce some top staff positions as early as this week, right . Reporter norah, late tonight, mr. Biden appointed ron klain as chief of staff, who held a similar role with mr. Nd later becameerved at Vice President , and later became obamas point man on the ebola outbreak. Many believe it gave him an edge and an important perspective considering what the biden team is facing once it takes over in january. Norah. Odonnell ed okeefe, thank you. Florida is bracing for a second runin with Tropical Storm eta. The storm already dropped nearly two feet of rain in south florida. Flooding closed this covid testing site in miami gardens. The parking lot became a lake. Well, now eta threatens floridas other coast, north of tampa. Lets get the forecast now from cbs lonnie quinn. Good evening, lonnie. Good evening, norah. Well, heres the deal. The pictures you showed us from miami, that storm affected miami on monday. Now, were looking at a storm that is just offshore of tampa, its 50 miles to the west southwest of st. Petersburg, florida. Earlier today, it was a hurricane. Now its a Tropical Storm. Winds are blowing at 70 miles per hour. We think early tomorrow morning its going to make a landfall somewhere around cedar key, then tomorrow afternoon, it will exit around jacksonville as a Tropical Storm, then it skirts right along the southeastern seaboard, so all the while, its putting rain down. Tomorrow, tampa could pick up somewhere around a half a foot of rain. Then it gets to the carolinas. Now, its offshore, remember, but its piling that rain all throughout north carolina. Anywhere from, say, raleigh toward the coastline could pick up eight inches, maybe some areas see a foot of rain, and a bend north could make a push into d. C. As well. I do want to show you th not yet, but sometime within the next couple of days we could have our next Tropical Storm. It could be named Tropical Storm iota, if that happens. I understand that the greek pronunciation is yoda. But thats a possibility looming out there in this recordsetting hurricane season. We have never seen anything like this. Odonnell i know, including having to pronounce them. All right, lonnie quinn. Thats true. Odonnell thank you so much. All right, now, tonight, with Coronavirus Infections growing exponentially and concerns that family gatherings could spread the virus further, Many Americans are asking is it safe to travel this thanksgiving . We get more now from cbs kris van cleave. Reporter a. J. Dronkers hasnt seen his mother in over a year, but thats about to change. We decided at the last minute, and i think that was part of weighing out all of the risks, all of the factors. Reporter hes among the 56 of americans planning to travel for thanksgiving st. Er he gets a covid test. I really let my fam i really let my family drive that decision on their comfort level. And every time i called, they said they were perfectly comfortable. Also, the beauty of southern california, we can eat outside. Reporter airlines are expecting their busiest stretch of the pandemic. United is adding 1,400 flights. American will fly more than 500 additional flights daily. But the number of travelers is expected to be far less than last year, and most will go by car. The centers for Disease Control warns, even small household gatherings are an important contributor to the rise in covid19 cases. The agency recommends getting a ingsshot, small gatherings outside, wearing a mask, and staying out of tight spaces, like the kitchen. When people get together indoors, eating, drinking, talking, shouting, singing, thats, unfortunately, how to spread a lot of covid, especially when people are traveling around. Reporter former c. D. C. Director dr. Tom frieden downsized his own familys thanksgiving as covid has surged. Please be more careful around thanksgiving, so that we can have a merry christmas. Otherwise, theres a real chance that were going to see explosive spread of covid throughout december as a result of the thanksgiving holidays. Reporter the c. D. C. Is urging people to limit thanksgiving really to just their immediate household or a small group of close contacts, preferably who all live in the same area. Theyre recommending wearing a mask when youre not eating, and if you do have to be indoors, opening as many windows as you can to get the best ventilation possible. Or, consider a virtual thanksgiving, and bring the family together remotely. Norah. Odonnell the zoomsgiving. All right, kris van cleave, thank you. And there is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. Ring of fire amazons Home Security system recalls hundreds of thousands of video doorbells after complaints they can catch and, well tell you the real story behind this iconic american painting, as we remember the mother of civil rights hero ruby bridges. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not an injection or a cream. Its a pill that treats differently. 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