This is the cbs overnight news. Good evening. We begin tonight with millions of americans on the move. Ignoring warnings and pleas from Health Experts to stay home this thanksgiving. The consequences could be deadly. Take a look a this. This is the airport in tulsa, oklahoma, today. Its jammed with people. Its a similar story . Several cities at the same time, the covid outbreak uncontrolled. New cases saturday doing 181,000. Total cases in the u. S. , now, well over 12 million. The death toll more than 256,000. And despite hopeful news about break through vaccines and treatments. America appears to be facing its toughest test ahead. Lilia is leading us off. Reporter americans refusing to let the covid crisis ground then. Packing airports across the country despite the cdc warnings to take home. I get it, but its thanksgiving interest people wa thanksgiving but people want to be with their families. We have to understand that the house is on fire right now. Deaths are climbing and hosp
We are joined by will h urd. Why arent you running for reelection . Rep. Hurd i am looking forward to staying involved at the intersection of National Security, education, and technology. And to continue to talk about technology. Or working with Cutting Edge Companies that are working on Artificial Intelligence, quantum. It is super exciting. These dont believe that positions in congress were designed to be for 30 years. Ive always said that 6, 7, or eight years is likely the best thing. I am going to try to go off and do other things. You have written a paper for the Bipartisan Policy Center on Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, and legislation. Whats the crux of your paper . Its a seriesl, of papers and ultimately will turn into legislation. Is a National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence. We have to go back a couple of years. When republicans were in the majority, i was the chairman of the subcommittee on information technology. We looked at privacy, i. T. Procurement, emergi
For leaving the cia in order to help the community in a different way. Im looking forward to staying involved in the intersection of National Security, education, and technology. And to continue talking about technology, whether that is through the media or working with cuttingedge companies that are working on Artificial Intelligence, quantum. It is super exciting. I also dont believe that these positions in congress were designed to be for 30 years. Ive always said that six, seven, or eight years is likely the best thing. I am hitting that time and decided to go off and do other things. You have written a paper for the Bipartisan Policy Center on Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, and legislation. Whats the crux of your paper . Rep. Hurd well, its a series of papers and ultimately will turn into legislation. Its a National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence. We have to go back a couple of years. When republicans were in the majority, i was the chairman of the subcommittee on in
Guest reporter. Congressman, first off, why are you not running for reelection . I am not running for reelection because im looking forward to continuing to work on topics i care about. There is more than one way to preserve a country and everybody thought i was crazy when i left the cia, a job i loved and was good at in order to run for congress because i thought it could help the Intelligence Community in a different way but im looking forward to staying involved with the National Security, Public Policy and technology and to be able to continue talking about technology, whether that is through the media or working at a cuttingedge company that i am working on art of political intelligence and quantum is super exciting. I also dont believe these positions in congress were designed to be in for 30 years and i have always said that six, seven, eight years is likely the best thing and so i am hitting that time and decided to go off and do other things. Host in fact, you have written a p
And flash flood threats. Were live from louisiana tracking the very latest. Overnight, anger and unrest. Of kenosha, wisconsin over the Police Shooting of jacob blake. And the 17yearold suspected shooter accused of killing two people now taken into custody. This morning, the new details about that deadly shooting. New fallout for the falwells. Overnight, the new allegation from an anonymous former Liberty University student claiming he also had a sexual encounter with becki falwell, wife of University President and evangelical leader Jerry Falwell jr. This morning our abc news exclusive with the former pool attendant Giancarlo Granda, who says he had an affair with becki falwell, that falwell watched, meeting the couplehen he was later vacationing and even going into business with them. The falwells now accusing him of extortion. This morning Giancarlo Granda joins us live. Taking over tiktok . The two giant American Companies that could be teaming up to buy the widely popular app as t