Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news on just how soon americans may be able to get a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus. Tonight the drug maker moderna says it has applied for emergency approval from the f. D. A. For its vaccine, making it just the second company, after pfizer, to ask for emergency authorization. The company says its on track to have 20 million doses ready by the end of december. The army general in charge of distributing the shots in the u. S. Says that by june, 100 of americans who want to be vaccinated, will be. And the h. H. S. Secretary, alex azar, tells cbs news that many seniors in nursing homes, along with front line workers, will have already gotten their shots before the end of this year. But its what happens before then that has Public Health officials sounding alarms tonight. Dr. Anthony fauci the nations top Infectious Disease expert says the country is now facing a surge on top of a surge. The virus
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
Final sprint to the white house which tonight runs straight through pennsylvania, which is with just eight days until the election and with the coronavirus pandemic worsening nationwide, President Trump and joe biden arrive in the keystone state today trying to win over voters in a state both candidates believe holds the key to the oval office. But with new cases of coronavirus now at their highest since the crisis began and with hospitals across the country again overflowing with patients, tonight the pandemic is once again center stage on the campaign trail. In a surprise visit to a voter center, joe biden pointed to the surge of infections saying President Trump is the worst person to manage the nations response to the virus. For his part, President Trump downplayed the crisis, holding three large rallies and saying no one would be talking about covid after the election, even as his own white house is dealing with a second outbreak of it. Tonight five of the Vice President s aides h
News with Norah Odonnell, reporting tonight from cbs news election headquarters in times square. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are coming on the air tonight with breaking news on several fronts. Just six days before the election, tonight, that powerful hurricane zeta is slamming into louisiana at 110 miles per hour, the fifth time that has happened this year. More than 30 million americans are in the storms path right now, and tens of thousands have already lost power. At the same time, the Coronavirus Crisis is reaching a dire new peak tonight, both at home and overseas, cases are exploding. The u. S. Is now facing its worst week of new infections since the pandemic began. In the past seven days, more than half a Million People have been infected nationwide. That news, along with nationwide lockdowns in france and germany, sent the dow into freefall, dropping more than 900 points today. And tonight, the Coronavirus Crisis is slamming headlong into the preside