Is there any precedent for these unpresident ial acts . Almost 74 million votes. I have a great panel of historians to discuss that, and the legacy of trumps term in office. An eyeopening discovery that may save your life one day. A way to edit the genetic code itself. A newly minted Nobel Laureate tells me about the promise of crispr. But first, heres my take. More than 150 million americans made their own personal decisions when they voted in this years election, but it is now the unenviable job of commentators to explain the meaning of those choices. At the broadest level its fair to say that the vote was a repudiation of donald trump. President s rarely lose their bids for reelection. Only five in the last 125 years and trump has won as few electoral votes as his nemesis, hillary clinton, did last time and he lost the popular vote by a larger margin than when jimmy carter defeated gerald ford in the wake of watergate. And yet its obvious that the country remains deeply divided. Aft
A Landmark Court verdict. Numbers of greeces farright Golden Dawn Party found guilty of running a criminal organization. And to women when two women when the 2020 prize in nova chemistry. The women were recognized for what the academy called rewriting the code of life. Phil im phil gayle. Welcome to the program. Donald trumps personal physician says the u. S. President has been free of covid symptoms at least 24 hours. Mr. Trump is back at work in the oval office after being hospitalized with the virus last week. Since his return to the White House Monday, hes been making his presence felt on social media, with tweets criticizing his democratic rivals and floating false figures about the pandemic. The Vice President ial candidates are preparing to debate tonight. On joe bidens campaign, the Historic Town of gettysburg. Reporter the site of one of the bloodiest battles in the u. S. Civil war. Mr. Biden thank you for being here. Reporter used as the backdrop for joe bidens call for unity
Talks. The nobel prize for chemistry is shared by two women, for their ability for developing the ability to edit dna. The two candidates to be the next Vice President of the United States are preparing for a showdown in Salt Lake City in the coming hours. Clear plastic barriers will separate mike pence and Kamala Harris, who both reportedly tested negative for coronavirus, but the virus is likely to dominate the 90minute debate, which will focus on president Trumps Health and his administrations handling of the pandemic. [cheering] amidst the head spinning events of the past week, the Vice President ial debate on wednesday takes on unprecedented significance. This is going to be a critically important debate. Usually, vp debates are sideshows with the candidates are discussing issues and tossing the occasional verbal zinger. But as Vice President mike pence and senator Kamala Harris take to the stage, Salt Lake City, the main issue is literally a matter of life or death. I think there
Direct hit in days. Cases spike infections increase in the midwest and great plains. In wisconsin, hospitalizations increase more than 65 in two weeks. Plus dr. Anthony fauci warns as many as 400,000 americans could die by winter. N. F. L. Outbreak with three more players testing positive, what the leagues chief medical officer says about the possibility of pausing the season. Accused terrorists face justice. Two isis fighters brought to the u. S. Will stand trial for the torture and murder of hostages, including journalist james foley and aid worker Kayla Mueller. And a house divided the lesson we can all learn from these trump and biden supporters living together under the same roof. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin tonight with breaking news. President trump is back in the oval office and back on camera tonight, two days after retur
Reporter the procession began less than an hour ago. We are hearing that it is close to the medical Examiners Office now. A ladder truck with colleagues and fellow firefighters paying tribute, making it way through the city. He was a beloved father of two Young Children and also the son of a San Francisco firefighter veteran. Cortez joined the force in 2007 and served at station three in the tenderloin as a firefighter and paramedic. The exact details are unclear at this hour, but they confirm it happened around 10 00 a. M. At the Mission District training facility. He was immediately given life support, medical attention. Then brought to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and died just before 11 00 this morning. We are trying to make sure that his family is the number one priority and that they are given all the time necessary to mourn this, along with all of his brothers and sisters at the San Francisco fire department. Reporter San Francisco fire department, not saying