In charge of their care. And a masters like no other. How the tournament will look different this year while keeping tradition alive. Especially the music. But first, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. The coronavirus is now spreading so quickly, Public Health experts say it is simply uncontrollable. And the days ahead will be even worse. What were seeing at the highest levels of government is basically tossing it in. Passing their hands up. We give up on this. President elect joe biden has chosen ron klain as his white house chief of staff. He was also the white house ebola czar. President trump making his first public appearance in six days. He continues to fight the transition of power to president elect biden. Georgias secretary of state is authorizing a full hand recount over accusations of election fraud. Well continue to follow and enforce the law. Tropical storm eta bearing down on the florida coast. Already bringing strong wind and heavy rain. Right along t
Concerns about the diagnosis and treatment of some Service Members traumatic brain injuries from iraq and afghanistan. Why a whistleblower decided to speak up. And a new mission for veterans, how a former marine is giving fellow vets a sense of purpose by offering them a chance to make a difference in disaster zones. But first, heres tie eyeopener. Its your world in 90 seconds. The news of the vaccine should not get people to say that we dont need to continue to do the Public Health measures. More than 60,000 americans in the hospital, sick with covid. The most ever since the start of the pandemic. I just think its an embarrassment. Biden slamming President Trump for refusing to accept defeat. You said there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump Administration. Were you being serious there . Well see what the people ultimately decide when all the votes have been cast. The Supreme Court signalled their unlikely to strike down the aca in its entirety. This doesnt need to be a par
This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. This is the cbs evening news ith norah odonnell, reporting odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us, were going to begin tonight with a possible breakthrough in the development of a coronavirus vaccine. Just as the country is entering a dangerous and deadly new phase of the pandemic. In a surprise announcement, the drug maker pfizer said its vaccine is 90 effective and it could be ready for approval in weeks. Well, that sent the dow soaring closing up more than 800 points. Its a glimmer of hope in what president elect biden is now calling a very dark winter ahead. One of his new advisors bluntly called it covid hell. And as we come on the air cases re growing at sucgrowing at such an alarming and exponential rate, tonight the u. S. Has topped 10 million infections, that is more than a million new cases since the end of october. And with the death toll rising again in cities like el paso now
Warni goes into ef. Fire crews get ready for oppressive heat and powerful wind on the way. President trump set to nominate is picked for the Supreme Court seat, setting off a battle in the senate. The third night of protest demanding justice for breonna taylor. Good morning. It is saturday, september 26. I am emily turner. I am devin fehely. They are bringing more crews into the north bay and athe sig oills preparing to ldfires which are basically now contained. Lets get to our meteorologist darren peck voracek on the weather. The wind in the mounds will be late tonight and early sunday morning. We will talk about the fire concerns in your complete forecast. In terms of whether you experienced that, it may get breezy on sunday but thats really an issue in in the mountains lets talk about back here at home as we get the numbers on the Current Conditions as you step out the door. Is very much like you have experienced every morning of the last several weeks with 60 degrees. Sunny and war
Westward. So how is it these days when something breaks, we find ourselves in a fix. Unable either to repair it on our own or find anybody else who can . A conundrum david pogue will explore this morning. Our machines are getting more complex to more expensive, from our phones to a trackers. So why dont the manufacturers want you to fix them when they break . Coming up on sunday morning. Pauley tomorrow is columbus day, the traditional day of pride for americans of italian heritage. But given all we know now, should christopher columbus, and some other historical figures, still be standingni tall . A controversial topic that mo rocca will explore. Reporter it has been a rough 2020 for christopher columbus. He has been protested, defaced, toppled, even beheaded. But the controversy of the italian explorer is just part of what has become a monumental reckoning. This is a wrestle over who gets to tell the nations history. Who gets to be at the top of that history. Reporter later on sunday