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
Vaccine to get to your doctors office. And we celebrate the life of jeopardy host alex trebek. How he became part of the lives of tens of millions of americans. He will be so missed. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. For all those of you who voted for President Trump, i understand the disappointment tonight. But now, lets give each other a chance. President trump still refusing to concede. Making claims of voter fraud with no evidence. Do not concede, mr. President. Fight hard. Your partys leaders are acting like babies. The most important thing is that we respect our democratic process. So happy. I want to cry. Across the nation, biden supporters celebrate and Trump Supporters protest. Going to turn into a civil war is what its going to turn into. Rightfully so. T. My biggest fear is were dealing with a surge at the same time that were trying to vaccina vaccinate. Alex trebek, the host of jeopardy died following a battle with pancretic cancer. We love you.
Announcer tonight on late night with seth meyers. Michael moore host of the rich eisen show, rich eisen an all new closer look featuring the 8g band with Valerie Franco and now seth meyers. Seth good evening, im seth meyers and this is late night. Hows everybody doing tonight . Thats great to hear lets get to the news. President trump is scheduled to pardon the annual thanksgiving turkey next week at the white house. But i think theyre going for a legal loophole because they named the turkey donald trump. I hereby pardon donald trump, no takebacks. President trump had nothing on his public schedule today. Nothing . How is it possible that youre the president of the United States but you have the same schedule as a tibetan monk today i have nothing. I will do nothing. I am nothing. President trumps lawyer Rudy Giuliani today held a press conference it was going to be in the rose garden but he accidentally booked olive classic rudy President Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani this week
Trevor lets get straight into the big news over the weekend. Yeah, i finally learned how to dunk boom turns out you just need to make the net a little closer to the ground. Dont know why i didnt think about that. Also this happens. Cnn projects joseph r. Biden, jr. Elected the 46th president of the president of the united states. There was jubilee as people flooded the streets celebrating from the white house to the west coast. Celebrations in the streets. In new york city the trystate and across the world. In the streets of the largest cities, today a party. In President Trumps hometown new york city, biden supporters shouted out their windows. There were bands and champagne. Whoo costumes and tears. An impromptu dance party broke out. Had sweet caroline sing alongs and nah nah nah goodbye sing along. Trevor oh, yeah, what a day, what a day, what a day, now, people were out in the streets dancing, they were partying, singing sweet caroline which is genius because any generation singin
Caroline isnt going to get broken up by the cops. For real, this was such an amazing weekend. It was a festive atmosphere. Saturday always which mazing. Even coronavirus took the day off. Im kidding. But this weekend, joseph r. Biden was declared the 46t 46th president of the united states. I know it was tough waiting four days to get final results but its actuallile cool it happened on a saturday morning right . Because think about it, normally it happens tuesday, wednesday, just have to be at home. But now people could soak it in. They heard wit their families, going for a walk, even one guy found out ton golf course. President trump was not at the white house when he learned he lost it. He was golfing in virginia, driven home past his critics, cheering. cheers and applause trevor no matter what you think about trump, thats a terrible way to find out youre fired. Its bad enough for your boss to tell you to clean out your desk, but can you imagine on the way to your desk the entire of