Holiday gift delivery . Breaking with the president. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell congratulates joe biden and kamala harris. The Electoral College has spoken. Odonnell but President Trump still wont concede. Plus what role the president elect wants for mayor pete in his cabinet. Dire warning more than a dozen states tell cbs news they dont have the money to handle covid testing, Contact Tracing or administering a vaccine. New bodycam video in the case of Ahmaud Arbery taken moments after his death, how it contradicts the story told by one of the men charged with arbreys murder. Dramatic videos rescuers free a family from a submerged car. Plus how a nineyearold makes sense of the pandemic by watching the news. 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. Were going to begin tonight with another breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus. Tonight the f. D. A. Says a second vaccine, this one from the drug company moderna, is highly effective at stopping infections and preventing severe illness. That new shot is expected to be for emergency use friday, allowing moderna to start shipping out 6 million doses as soon as this weekend. Distribution of pfizers vaccine is ramping up tonight, too. Hundreds of additional hospitals and clinics across the country began giving shots to doctors and nurses today, dramatically expanding the nations largest Vaccination Campaign ever. But there are concerns tonight about just how far that program can go without funding from congress, which has still not been approved, and with the fierce snowstorm heading for the east coast, shipments of the vaccines along with christmas presents could be delayed. About the only thing the storm wont slow down is the spread of the virus. About 1,200 hospitals say people are getting sick so quickly they are running out of medical staff to treat them. There are now more than 110,000 Covid Patients in the hospitals here in the u. S. By tomorrow, experts say thousands of them will most likely be dead. Weve got a lot of new reporting for you and your family and our team is covering it all. Cbs mola lenghi will lead the coverage tonight off from new york city. Good evening, mola. Reporter good evening, norah. Here at mount sinai hospital in new york which just seven, eight months ago was overwhelmed with Covid Patients, they just wrapped up vaccinating their first round of healthcare workers. This as we are potentially possibly days away, i should say, from having two authorized vaccines after the f. D. A. Review today signaled a strong endorsement. Tonight, a sign that vaccine reinforcements could be on the way. The f. D. A. Released new Moderna Vaccine data ahead of the panel vote thursday. The f. D. A. Says the vaccine, overall, is 94. 5 effective. Its 100 effective in people 65 and older. Like the pfizer vaccine, its given in two doses, but modernas doses can be stored at normal refrigerator temperatures for 30 days. Six million doses could go out as soon as the f. D. A. Gives the green light. We were kind of starting off with just a 50 requirement, and when we saw the critical number, it was fantastic. Oh cheers and applause reporter this as frontline healthcare workers at another 425 hospitals began getting their shots of the pfizer vaccine, including dr. Umesh gidwani. Low doctorsfellow doctors and nurses at new yorks mount sinai hospital were overcome with emotion. Is it hard to believe weve gotten here so quickly . It is indeed remarkable. Its a beautiful thing to see seeyones hopes realized and everyones hard work rewarded. Vaccinations done applause reporter it was the same scene from chicago to houston, but the covid death toll is mounting, with more than 110,000 thele hospitalized, 76 of the nations i. C. U. S full. In california, governor gavin newsom is preparing for a surge in deaths. 53foot refrigerated Storage Units are currently standing by at in counties and at hospitals. We hospitals. We just had to order 5,000 additional body bags. bell tolls reporter in remembrance, bells at the National Cathedral in washington, d. C. , rang out 300 times, to remember the 300,000 americans who have lost their lives to the virus. Some remember all too well, like dr. Gidwani, who in the early days of the pandemic kept a video diary of the daily emotional trauma. What could we have done better, what could we have done different, could we have saved another life . Reporter but today a new feeling hope. The hope is that this vaccine isll finally extinguish this fire thats been raging. Reporter well, Health Officials continue to stress that we are not yet in the clear, that this virus continues to spread, partly due to asymptomatic spread, but some good news on that front from the f. D. A. Today as they authorized a covid test that you can take at home, receive results at home within 20 minutes, all without a prescription, and its said to be 91 accurate even among asymptomatic cases, norah. Odonnell wow, that could be a game changer. Mola lenghi, thank you. Tonight more than 60 million americans are bracing for a powerful noreaster. Ter. Same system dumped snow the sam across the Central Plains today, but the storm is going to intensify before it wallops the east. Lets get the forecast now from cbs lonnie quinn. Lonnie, how bad is it going to get . Well, its going to get a lot worse than now. You talked about the plains picking up a couple of inches, the storm system as it moves from the plains to the northeast, once it bounces offshore, it will tap into all that atlantic moisture and thats when it blows up. Andthe question is this, norah that once it gets to the northeast, is it cold enough to be all t bw, or will it be a little too warm and maybe some rain mixes in . Right now the rainsnow line sets up right on top of new york city. Does new york city see a foot of snow . Theres a chance, but if that rain mixes in, chances will be lower. Remember, this is a noreaster, whatever snow is falling the they wet snow will be made more problematic by the wind blowing and Power Outages a possibility. Amount of snow 510 inches for the northeast, from new york city to providence, portions of pennsylvania, two feet or more. Some indications, possibly 30 inches in parts of pennsylvania. So thats the latest, norah. Odonnell all right, lonnie quinn, thank you so much. Tonight senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell is accepting the election result for the first time, publicly congratulating president elect joe biden for his victory. This as mr. Biden campaigns in georgia backing his partys bid to take control of the senate from mcconnell and republicans. Heres ed okeefe. Reporter president elect joe biden rallying democrats in georgia today after the Electoral College made his win official on monday. I think all of you just taught donald trump a lesson. In this election, georgia wasnt going to be bullied. Reporter for over five weeks senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell refused to acknowledge mr. Biden as president elect, staying silent as President Trump made baseless claims about voter fraud and pressured states to toss out results. Today mcconnell gave in. The Electoral College has spoken. So today, i want to congratulate president elect joe biden. Reporter just minutes after mcconnells statement, the president showed he hasnt moved on, again tweeting falsely that theres evidence of voter fraud. But senator mitt romney said Top Republicans must now speak out against mr. Trump. We need to have people who are strong Trump Supporters come out and say that as well or you will continue to have this country divided which is pretty dangerous. Reporter mr. Biden told reporters this morning he and mcconnell are now speaking and will be able to work together. Weve always been straight with one another. Reporter but the reality is the Senate Republican majority stands in the way of the biden agenda and thats what brought the president elect to georgia today. I need two senators from this state. I want to get something done. Reporter a win by democrats jon ossoff and Raphael Warnock in january would give Democrats Senate control. And so mr. Biden went after their republican opponents, senators Kelly Loeffler and david perdue, who supported the legal fight trying to overturn the Election Results in georgia and other battleground states. They fully embraced nullifying nearly five million georgia votes. You might want to remember that come january 5. Reporter meanwhile, cbs news has learned mr. Biden is set to tap former rival Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary. The 38yearold indiana mayor would be the first openly gay Senate Confirmed cabinet yfficial. Also tonight, mr. Biden says he will be vaccinated soon against covid19 and plans to do so publicly. As for the biden inauguration, ill be sworn ll be sworn in outside at the capitol, but the usual inaugural parade along pennsylvania will be scaled porter supporters are asked to stay out of washington and to participate virtually. Norah. Odonnell ed okeefe, thank you. No tonight Health Officials in more alth o dozen states tell cbs news they do not have enough eney to effectively administer a Covid Vaccine or to continue testing and Contact Tracing. T trace pleading for billions from the federal government. More now from cbs nancy cordes in our series vaccinating america. Reporter in this twocounty e mon of rural north carolina, the money to fight covid has all but run out. We have no indication of future funding past december 30. Reporter Lisa Macon Harrison heads the local health locrtment. She says her nurses are running hs oumes after nine months of testing and tracking cases, which have doubled since thanksgiving. And listen, i will be calling you next week to check on you again. Exponential. Ential. Reporter reporter and thats before ign have to mount a campaign to inoculate 100,000 residents. We need more people and we need Better Technology and we eed infrastructure. Likensrter she likens operatio operation warp speed, the vderal rollout of the vaccine, to a war effort thats leaving yut a key component Public Health departments like hers. Its as if weve invested in those aircraft, but were not willing to pay for the fuel to get them off the ground. Reporter there are over 3,000 local Health Departments across the country, and their funding for the first round of ryvid relief expires at the end of this months, just when theyre supposed to be ramping up. So, whats going to happen if you dont get that money . I dont think that the Vaccine Distribution will happen as fast as it could. Weve done nothing, nothing, since march 23. Reporter congress has been fighting over a new relief package for months. A bipartisan proposal released monday would provide 16 billion provide 16 billion for test for testing, tracing and Vaccine Distribution. Pennsylvania alone says it needs hundreds of millions of dollars. Mississippi wants 17 million. And in kentucky were facing a funding cliff. Reporter kentucky is the home state of Senate Leader mitch mcconnell. Many states, including your own, say they actually needed that vaccine money months ago so they could plan. How much longer will they have to wait . Shouldnt have been put in this position. We should have done this a long time ago. Were not leaving until we finish this package. Reporter he and the other top congressional leaders are meeting tonight to hash all this out. It is their second meeting of the day a sign that they may be nearing a deal, not just over y foine funding, but over money for schools, small businesses, the airlines and other hardhit industries. Norah. Odonnell nancy cordes, thank you. Tonight, a record flood of mail is threatening to overwhelm the u. S. Postal service. Backlogs and worker shortages means long delays in delivery, yust as the pandemic sends more americans online for Holiday Shopping and shipping. Heres cbs janet shamlian. Reporter if you want that package delivered by christmas, ioday is the ground shipping deadline for most carriers. The volume of packages being shipped is unprecedented. Thats put a tremendous strain on the Postal Service, fed ex and u. P. S. And its coming at the same time ghe vaccine is being shipped and a winter storm is forecast for much of the east coast. Fed ex and u. P. S. Are not picking up extra packages beyond what theyve already agreed to fr some retailers, and that nd tha crush of items through the post office. The only person i havent seen any real problems with has been amazon. Eguave noticed with regular mail its been coming a little slower. The postal the Postal Service service tells cbs news it tells cbs news it does have workers out with covid and theyre working to address the issues. A we come to you from a busy Houston Post Office tonight, all , alhe carriers have hired thousands of Seasonal Workers and, as always, there are higherpriced options like express delivery if you want to ship it later and still get it there on time, including delivery on christmas day. Norah. Odonnell janet shamlian, thank you. Tonight, new video has surfaced in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. He is the 25yearold black man who was gunned down in february while his family says he was out jogging. T d new video casts doubt on one suspects version of what exactly happened. Heres cbs omar villafranca. Reporter this police body sam video taken just moments after Ahmaud Arbery was after Ahmaud Arbery was killed shows investigators standing ne s bodhe young mans body. In the video obtained by our xacksonville station, wjax, officers are seen talking to William Roddie bryan at the crime scene. Youre a passerby coming through . Not necessarily. Reporter bryan recorded the deadly confrontation on his cell phone. Video shows aubrey running through a brunswick, georgia, unighborhood being chased by a truck, and ends with him being killed by travis mcmichael. gunshot chael. Deo was leaked in may, the months after the killing, and immediately sparked national outrage. The mcmichaels were arrested and charged with murder and arbreys family also wanted brian behind bars. I had nothing to do with it. Reporter before his arrest, bryan maintained his innocence, saying he had nothing to do with the confrontation and killing of arbrey, but the new bodycam video reveals a different story. I pulled out of my driveway, was going to try to block him. He was going around it. I made a few moves at him, you know, and he, he didnt stop. Repeporter bryan was eventually arrested and charged with murder. Threeree men have pleaded not guilty and were denied bail. I just spoke with bryans attorney kevin gough who still maintains his client was nothing more than a witness to the shooting. In a statement Ahmaud Arberys mother Wanda Cooper Jones says she wants all the suspects held ectsy accountable by the law. No trial date has been set. Norah. Odonnell omar villafranca, thank you. And there is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. An update tonight on the health n a College Basketball star who collapsed during a game. 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But kids are resilient, and one mmily in massachusetts taught us they also put others first. Nineyearold abby huckers mom sent us a note saying abbey, like most kids, has struggled this year, but that watching the news has helped. Abby and her little brother are doing okay. I think a big part of that is due to the fact that she gets so many of her questions answered by watching the news. Knowledge empowers her to dismiss many of her fears. Odonnell we asked her mom ode could give abby a call. This is norah odonnell. It is, it really is odonnell i wanted to call donnell i wanted to callhing the news. I love that, at nine years old, that you already love journalism. And how is your family doing . N good. Odonnell abbys dad, dr. Bill hucker, treats Covid Patients at massachusetts tsneral hospital. Tell your dad that we are so proud of the work that he does. What we didnt know is abbys dad is listening. Is okay. Hes on the phone right now. Odonnell hey, doctor, how are you . Im good. Thank you so much. Odonnell one reason abby watches us every night is to learn all she can about the pandemic. D protective gearotective gear was in was in short supply, she offered her tooth fairy money to her erds hospital. She sometimes goes weeks without ranging him as he quarantines to keep the family safe. Hi, guys odonnell abbys dad is her hero. Hows it going . Its busy. Odonnell yeah. Exploding, i would say. I was in the e. R. , its like a zoo down there. Odonnell im from a family of doctors so i admire so much what you do and the care that you provide people. I really appreciate that. I would say that what you do ersters a ton, too. A ton, too. So thank you for what you so i thank you for what you do and how you do it and how you this ay this crisis. For everybody at home, i really onnreciate it. Odonnell and when abby grows up, she says she wants to be a journalist. We want to thank her and her family for all that they do and for watching. 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