This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news tonight. America is now in covid hell. In just 24 hours, the u. S. Has broken every record set since the pandemic began 10 months ago with more new infections, hospitalizations, and deaths in a single day than ever. So Many Americans are now being killed by the virus, four people have died just since this broadcast began. Thats a rate of one life lost every 30 seconds. As we come on the air tonight, more than 100,000 people are now in the hospital with coronavirus, pushing the countrys Healthcare System to the brink. Californias governor says i. C. U. Beds are filling up so fast there, he may soon have to shut down much of his state, ordering people to stay at home to try to stop the virus from spreading any faster. Now, tonight, president elect joe biden says hes going to ask all americans to wear a mask for
Efforts to keep people safe. And from the big screen to your living room. A Hollywood Studio plans to stream all its new movies at the same time as they are in theaters. What it means for the future of entertainment. Thinking outside the box. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. We as a country are in a very, very difficult, if not crisis, situation when it comes to the explosion of cases. New concerns over vaccine distribution. Pfizer slashed its vaccine rollout target in half. In washington, nancy pelosi and Mitch Mcconnell holding talks about reaching a covid relief bill before christmas. Im going to have to ask for more. Right when you get there. When we get there. President trump has not ruled out firing attorney general bill brr. You still have confidence in bill barr . Ask me that in a number of weeks from now. A wildfire continues to grow out of control in california. Forcing thousands of people to evacuate. We had to depend upon neighbors to come and g
Why pfizer had to reduce the number of doses it originally planned to distribute. And we get a look at the vaccine card americans will be given to track their doses. Plus, three former president s say theyll take the vaccine on camera to show just how safe it is. The new china threat the director of National Intelligence tells cbs news our adversary is targeting congress through bribery and blackmail. Out of control reporter this fire is driven by dry vegetation and high winds. Were talking about gusts up to 70 miles per hour. Odonnell were on the ground as a vicious wildfire tears through Southern California. A story of inspiration meet the 102yearold who survived the 1918 flu, cancer, and the coronavirus twice. And the lesson of the day commitment from a teacher who wouldnt stop teaching even with his house on fire. 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. We a
We were here â health care chaplains reflect on COVID-19 ministry Deacon Richard Becker, director of pastoral care and ethics, blesses patient Camille Watts on World Day of the Sick at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, N.Y., Feb. 11. Hospital chaplains have had to adhere to COVID-19 protocols while offering pastoral care during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
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select Florence Bolton, 85, a COVID-19 patient at Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago, lies in her bed in intensive care Dec. 1, 2020, as family members attempt to FaceTime her. Hospital chaplains have increasingly used electronic digital devices to offer pastoral care to patients with the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters)
Why Americans are numb to the staggering coronavirus death toll William Wan, Brittany Shammas Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery during a surge in covid-19 cases and deaths in El Paso, Tex., on Nov. 25. (Ivan Pierre Aguirre/Reuters) When Todd Klindt buried his dad, he was stunned. Some of the mourners arrived not wearing masks for the funeral of a man killed by the coronavirus. Just days earlier, Klindt had held his father’s hand in a hospital intensive care unit. Now, watching people at the funeral acting as if the world was not on fire, as if people were not dying by the dozen every hour of every day he wanted to shout, “He’s right here!”