I love you. And thank you. From cbs election headquarters in times square, this is a cbs news election update. 2020 america decides. Reporting tonight, norah odonnell. Odonnell and good evening, and welcome once again to our special coverage. It is hard to believe it is already friday night, and still the country continues to wait and wonder who will be the next president . With each hour, more ballots are counted, and tonight the path to the presidency is becoming clearer. Tonight, joe biden, the former Vice President , is now leading in four states, though still not decisively enough for cbs news to project a winner. Were standing by to hear from mr. Biden tonight in this hour. He is expected to speak to the nation from wilmington, delaware. So we will bring that to you live. And like most of you, we have spent the day mesmerized by the democracy. We want to show you the live pictures of volunteers carefully opening and counting mailin ballots in maricopa county, arizona. And weve se
The presidency has literally placed in the ballots this is a race that weve been ahead of the expected all lines these are 159 elections directors employees who are here to do the job of protecting democracy as we look at the data thats outstanding we see a number of democratic counties that are yet to report we want to be able to make sure that accounting that occurs and that the results that proper could be respected by everywhere it can voter across this where. These people are not involved in voter fraud these people are not involved in Voter Suppression. Also coming up the u. S. President ial election has become a global test of patience and nerves americas allies are hoping for a quick and peaceful resolution americas rivals are showing their shot in florida and devilishly. And because kate that out of the a shortcomings in the american electoral system and science which International Observers and pundits have pointed out many times this is pacitti to the archaic nature of the r
They will tell us which of the last outcomes surprise them and which met their expectations and its effect on american politics in the months and years to come. Which of thel us last outcomes surprise them and andh met their expectations its effect on american politics in the months and years to come. Thise many questions about wild and Unusual Campaign as i suspect all of you do. And i cant wait to hear our panelists take them on. Littley be allowed a editorializing, i would like to say a few words on behalf of my husband on the importance of the american election. Thatbelieved selfgovernment was the only moral government and every human being on earth was entitled to it. He believed it was americas great because in the world and he served it with unwavering dedication. He loved nothing as much as traveling abroad to observe the first free elections held in countries emerging from decades of tierney. So moved, even to tears sometimes, to see again the joy, the hope, and the faces of p
President ial election and what to expect from a Biden Administration. And Mccain Institute heard from former obama and Mccain Campaign managers, and a white house correspondent, Maggie Haberman. This is one hour and 10 minutes. Good afternoon and i would like to welcome you to the second part of the Mccain Institute Straight Talk live and my clock is ringing. Im so sorry. Thank you to our eminently qualified panelists, the Campaign Managers for both the mccain and obama campaigns, rick davis and david plus, election law expert trevor potter, and New York Times white house correspondent, Maggie Haberman. , they by alex wagoner will offer their analysis on what will surely be an insightful discussion on this National Election held just nine days ago and still counting. Which of thel us last outcomes surprise them and andh met their expectations its effect on american politics in the months and years to come. Thise many questions about wild and Unusual Campaign as i suspect all of you do
Im annmarie green. We are going to start this morning with the coronavirus pandemic. For the Third Straight day, the u. S. Has broken its daily record for new covid cases. There were more than 153,000 cases recorded just yesterday. Thats according to Johns Hopkins university. All 50 states are now seeing upticks in new daily cases. The u. S. Also broke another record with more than 67,000 hospitalizations. And california has become the second state to surpass 1 million total cases. Texas hit that mark earlier this week. In americas Third Largest city of chicago, mayor Lori Lightfoot has issued a new stayathome advisory. People are asked to stay home for the next 30 days. That includes the thanksgiving holiday. And while this is tough, of course this whole year has been tough, we must tell you, you must cancel the normal thanksgiving plans. That stayathome advisory begins monday. And despite the surge in pandemic, tens of millions of people are still expected to travel this upcoming tha