This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news tonight. America is now in covid hell. In just 24 hours, the u. S. Has broken every record set since the pandemic began 10 months ago with more new infections, hospitalizations, and deaths in a single day than ever. So Many Americans are now being killed by the virus, four people have died just since this broadcast began. Thats a rate of one life lost every 30 seconds. As we come on the air tonight, more than 100,000 people are now in the hospital with coronavirus, pushing the countrys Healthcare System to the brink. Californias governor says i. C. U. Beds are filling up so fast there, he may soon have to shut down much of his state, ordering people to stay at home to try to stop the virus from spreading any faster. Now, tonight, president elect joe biden says hes going to ask all americans to wear a mask for
Efforts to keep people safe. And from the big screen to your living room. A Hollywood Studio plans to stream all its new movies at the same time as they are in theaters. What it means for the future of entertainment. Thinking outside the box. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. We as a country are in a very, very difficult, if not crisis, situation when it comes to the explosion of cases. New concerns over vaccine distribution. Pfizer slashed its vaccine rollout target in half. In washington, nancy pelosi and Mitch Mcconnell holding talks about reaching a covid relief bill before christmas. Im going to have to ask for more. Right when you get there. When we get there. President trump has not ruled out firing attorney general bill brr. You still have confidence in bill barr . Ask me that in a number of weeks from now. A wildfire continues to grow out of control in california. Forcing thousands of people to evacuate. We had to depend upon neighbors to come and g
C. D. C. As many as 450,000 americans could die from the coronavirus by february, in what he calls the most difficult three months in the history of public health. Now, that prediction comes from dr. Robert redfield and it comes less than two weeks before operation warp speed says it should start distributing its first vaccines. Great britain is moving faster than that, after the government approved pfizers vaccine today, launching a plan to start giving shots within days. Well, tonight, the commissioner of the f. D. A. Tells cbs news that it will take longer for the u. S. To approve the vaccine to assure americans it is safe. Still, experts say even when vaccinations begin, the damage from all that thanksgiving travel may already be done. And as we come on the air, the rate of new infections nationwide continues to grow. E viruslizations from the virus have hit an alltime high, too. So in an effort to stop further spread, tonight the c. D. C. Is once again asking americans not to trav
Cbs news in moscow. Covid cases are surging nationwide. Infections and deaths set new record. This is jeopardy. We remember the amazing alex trebek. Let us play jeopardy. The man with all the answers dead at 80. This is the cbs overnight news. Good evening everyone, im Major Garrett in new york. Today, president elect joe biden attended mass and visited his sons grave, he began worker on his transition. Tomorrow, mr. Biden, only the second catholic to win the presidency is set to announce a Coronavirus Task force to prepare him for the work ahead. Much has to be done. Last week was the worst ever in terms of new cases. Hospitals are stressed. The death toll keeps rising. Bidens victory was in part powered by voters critical of President Trumps handling of the pandemic and his approach to Public Health precautions. The president s temperment alienated voters in kay states. Today the president tweeted more false claims about fraud and theft of an election. He also played golf. The 210th
Have in obligation to show you how we are doing that. To that end, i wanted to answer questions that we had been receiving in our office the last few days and updates. Namely, lets discuss the unofficial turnout numbers, election day registration, and the mechanics of a recount. We have put out a press release with this information and encourage you to share the facts with others who may have questions or concerns about the election process. Unofficially, wisconsin voters cast 3,929,374 votes for president. That is the most ever in the state of wisconsin, exceeding the previous record of 3,071,434 set in 2012. That makes the unofficial turnout percentage of wisconsin, which has a voting age population of 4,536,417 voters the unofficial turnout percentage is 72. 67 . It is important to note an effort questions about this that some jurisdictions choose to report their unofficial turnout as a percentage of registered voters. For example, if the city has 100,000 registered voters as they h