Thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with breaking news. With the election just five days away, zeta, the storm that roared ashore on the gulf coast as a hurricane wednesday night is wrecking havoc up and down the east coast tonight, and throwing a wrench in the final days of the campaign. As we come on the air, at least six people are dead and millions are without power after zeta ripped through homes in louisiana overnight, reports tearing across the south today. Wind gusts in North Carolina are forcing President Trump to postpone a planned rally in that battleground state. Power outages in georgia pushed early voting sites in 17 counties to shorten their hours or shut down. And, louisianas governor now says he is making restoring power at polling places there a priority. While the weather didnt stop President Trump and joe biden from holding headtohead rallies in a sunny tampa, florida, today, going after each other and the few voters who still havent made up thei
At its fastest pace ever. But without help from congress, could the g. D. P. Plunge again . Covids new wave. As the u. S. Nears nine million cases, hospitals in wisconsin are just weeks away from running out of space. And, the texas county tonight dealing with more hospitalized patients than 33 states. France on edge tonight, after a suspected terror attack in a Catholic Church killing three people. The nightmare scenario what President Trumps former director of National Intelligence says he worries about most on election day. What is your advice to the average voter, democrat or republican, whos anxious, nervous, about this election . And, what we can all learn from even at 101 years old, she would not let a little rain stop her from voting. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting tonight from cbs news election headquarters in times square. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with breaking new
Reid and on the campaign trail, he shoots, and scores. Oh thats what i do reid later, a lesson in civility, and civics, from a 101yearold voter. All, old, young, should vote, bring us together as one. Bring us together as one. This is the cbs weekend news. Reid good evening, im chip reid reporting in washington. The most costly president ial campaign in American History appears headed to a suspense filled close. Polls show a tightening race as the nation suffers the worst Health Crisis in a century. In 13 battleground states identified by cbs news, the average of new infections reported daily has jumped 45 over the past two weeks. In these final hours of 2020, President Trump is blitzing several of those states. Joe biden is focusing on two ohio and pennsylvania. With over 93 million americans voting early, the undecided are few. Weijia jiang leads us off. Does anybody have a coat i could use, please . This is definitely not the right one. Reporter michigan marked the first of five sta