Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. It is an honor to welcome everyone to the 71st National Book awards. I am Jason Reynolds coming to you live from washington dc go this is overnight but there is so much going on in the world this is our night and it is a big deal. It is so much of a big deal i woke up this morning anxious and nervous as usual. I always, mother and i am anxious. It is 7 00 oclock in the morning and she says oh no i said i am feeling anxious about tonight have to hope the National Book awards am calling you to see if you have advice for your child go she said that she always has been to make the call. Let me ask you something, son. What did i make you say every single night before you got into bed when you were little boy . I said i dont want to do this right now she said no dont know what did i. C. E. Make you say every night when you got into bed . I said you made me say i can do anything. Exactly you can do anything. You tell me this all the time on. But i never asked
Judges will have to rule. Each ballot must be counted, and thats what were going to see going through now, and thats how it should be. From cbs news election headquarters in times square, this is a cbs news election update, 2020 america decides. Reporting tonight, Norah Odonnell. Odonnell youre looking live at times square in new york as the counting continues across the country. Good evening, im Norah Odonnell. Here at what has become our home away from home this week. And tonight, the race for the white house is down to the wire, and who will become the next dresident could soon be decided by thousands of votes. As we come on the air tonight, only 1900 votes now separate President Trump and former Vice President joe biden in the state of georgia. In four other states, votes are still being counted, too. In fact, we want to show you live pictures of poll workers in tallying ballots right now. Joe bidens lead in that state has shrunk to 46,000 votes. Also, pennsylvanias vote count is c
To win is because he lost. [ laughter ] [ applause ] and those dont go together. But ill tell you something. Theres no room for pessimism in the white house. Raceively, sexism, yes, but no pessimism. [ laughter ] the big orange guy is said to be feeling blue. Poutus is reportedly dejected and fuming. [ laughter ] and soon hes going to understand what it feels like to be evicted from your home in the middle of a pandemic. [ laughter ] we got a brief glimpse of the president yesterday at Arlington National cemetery, but he hasnt spoken in public since a week ago. This was the president s schedule today. 12 30, he had lunch with the vice president. And that was that. [ laughter ] does he know that hes still president for two more months . Or is he just hiding . Boy, i would have loved to have been at that lunch. What do you think they talked about . Mike pence knows whats up. Hes sitting there going, yes, sir, well be here for four more years for sure. Its like going to your grandpa in th
The United States and today and all this week well be looking at the impact of the vote on countries across asia one of the most important relationships for the u. S. In the entire pacific is its in gage meant with india the 2 countries together with japan and australia form part of what is known as the quad for democracies in a clear counterpoint to china the regions large authoritarian state we sat down with indias foreign secretary harshvardhan to discuss regional politics we started by asking him whether thered be any change with a biden presidency especially given president dollar trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modis great personal admiration for each other. All relations with the United States really based on bipartisan support you see it in congress you see it in public lives we do believe that weve forged a relationship that today is has been disturbed by his is very comprehensive and marcie faceted. Be not only share the same values and principles but he also i think have t
Who are hoping the triumph loops will meet some of them sharing the tolls on the us president and his administration. At the michael jr is the name youre welcome to the program. Now this far treats i dont know if wearing a traditional your fate hangs in restaurants and make it clear show of support for the u. S. President right but just like in the states chums bid for reelection divides views on the continent so will it be trump or hears them across joe biden weve taken our comrades to the streets across Africa Uganda to south africa i would love to see the democrats the most like. And inspiring to with lots of minorities is policy all over the place and the knowledge you have easy is really really not. A good president when it comes to. How you handle people and how we treat. People even the you need a counterweight to the not from us next week theres no doubt about that. I think that joe biden was too soft for him 202 down to earth i mean he goes down to people he puts himself up wi