This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. The race for the white house is a fullon sprint tonight, with the current president and the previous one facing off in dueling rallies in two critical battleground states. With just 13 days until the election, tonight, former president barack obama is on the stump and out on the street in philadelphia, campaigning for joe biden. Its the first time he has appeared in person with voters since the pandemic began. And hes doing it in pennsylvania, a state that both campaigns say is a must win. Now some 500 miles south tonight, the current president is holding his own rally in North Carolina. Now, thats a state that President Trump won by four points four years ago. Well, tonight, it is considered a tossup. But even as President Trump tries to change the momentum of the race, hes not changing his stance on the coronavirus, saying in an interview there is
Has received the all clear from his doctor in his bout with covid19. It was just last weekend the president was in the hospital. He reappeared to address reporters on the white house lawn. Soon after his doctor said he could resume his public activities, but the doctors cheery note left Unanswered Questions such as the serious disease. Details now from jeremy diamond. The president s physician is clearing him for a return to public activities. Doctor conley writing in a memo writing the president is no longer considered a risk of transmission for this coronavirus to others. Let me read you a part of the memo where he writes this evening im happy to report in addition to the president meeting cdc criteria for the safe discontinuation of. Hes no longer considered a transmission risk to others. Now at day ten, fever free for well over 24 hours and all symptoms improved, the assortment of advanced diagnostic tests obtained revealed there is no longer evidence of actively replicating virus.
Progress also being made on a Coronavirus Vaccine and he attacked democratic policies and made a pitch to black and latino voters. Hello, everyone, this is americas news headquarters, im eric sean, hi, arthel. Arthel hello, everyone, im arthel neville, the speaking before hundreds of supporters in south lawn, comments coming just 23 days before the election and as he plans to return to the campaign trail, the president s team announcing he will follow up todays event with stops in the battleground states of florida, pennsylvania and iowa. Thats coming up next week. We have fox team coverage. Rich edison has more on Election Security concern. Hillary vaughn is following campaign. We begin with Mark Meredith, live at the white house. Mark. Mark President Trump, he had plenty to say to supporters gathered in the south lawn as you and eric mentioned. This was the first time we saw the president hold public event after leaving walter reed medical center. The president did have a mask as he
Hospital. I wish people would take this serious. Odonnell and a nurse tells us how her husband, a war veteran, prepared her for the battle of her life. Breaking news new c. D. C. Guidance that could change how schools and businesses operate in the pandemic. Still separated more than 500 Migrant Children who were taken from their parents are still apart, many of them under the age of five. Tonight, the effort to reunite the families. The popes stunning shift the leader of the Catholic Church expressing his support for same sex civilians. What this means for catholics and the future of the church. Purdue pharmas guilty plea. The maker of oxycontin agrees to an 8 billion settlement. Where the money will go. In the nick of time what happened when an officer risked his life to help a woman trapped in a burning car. And wise beyond her years the eighth grader whose discovery could help fight covid19. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonne
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