Interference, accusing them of knowingly putting out false polls to limit turnout by his supporters. Well, by contrast today, joe biden urged americans to stay calm, assuring them the process is working. Here are the facts cbs news has not projected a winner. By our projections, joe biden leads in the race to 270 electoral votes, 253213. The race has tightened in the hand full of states that could decide who will become the next president of the United States. The margins are now razor thin, and tensions remain high with noisy demonstrations outside buildings where votes are being counted. Adding to the tension, another sobering milestone in the coronavirus pandemic 100,000 new cases were confirmed on wednesday. That is the highest oneday total since the beginning of the pandemic. So theres a lot of news to cover tonight. Weve got our team of correspondents standing by across america to cover it all. Were going to get to the president s comments in just a moment, but first, cbs Major G
Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, we are inching closer to determining the outcome of the president ial election as vote counting continues this morning. And battleground states release new vote tallies. Cbs news projects joe biden has 253 electoral votes, just shy of 17 or rather just 17 shy georgi, President Trump is leading by a few hundred votes. A lot of eyes are on pennsylvania, which holds 20 votes. President trumps lead was 300,000 votes yesterday, but now it is down to roughly 18,000 with 95 of the votes counted. In arizona, bidens lead has shrunk to 47,000 votes, hes also up in nevada by nearly 12,000 votes. And in North Carolina, the president is up by 76,000 votes. Laura podesta is in washington, d. C. What can we expect today . Reporter good morning, annemarie. We can expect tensions to remain high around the country as americans watch this ever changing vote tally. The president has been tweeting overnight, but the majority of his tweets are bei
100,000 new coronavirus cases in just one day as the head of an iowa Hospital System says theyre in danger of losing control of the pandemic. And democracy at work. Well pay tribute tonight to the Unsung Heroes of this election, those hardworking americans counting up your votes and serving our country. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting tonight from cbs news election headquarters in times square. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west. And thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with breaking news. President trump spoke a short time ago from the white house and made some bold claims about the election without facts to back them up. He said he would win reelection easily if only the legal votes are counted. Of course, all of the votes being counted right now are legal. And he blamed big media and big tech for what he called historic interference, accusing them of knowingly putting out false polls to limit turnout by his supporters. Now
Michael Richards, a retired doctor and businessman, announced his resignation from the Iowa Board of Regents, a body he has been a member of since 2016. Richards’ term expires in 2027, but he will resign from the Board of Regents in April to have more time to spend with friends and family, according to Josh.