Norah israel warns of an imminent Ground Invasion in lebanon. As the United States sends thousands more troops to the Middle East. We ultimately want to see a diplomatic resolution to this conflict. Norah with One Day until the Cbs News Vice president ial debate, how the candidates are preparing to face off. Looking forward to tomorrow. Norah the Cbs Evening news starts now. Good evening, and thank you for joining us from the Cbs News Debate stage. This is where Vice President ial candidates j. D. Vance and Tim Walz will meet in their only debate before the election. We will have much more on that in a moment. We want to begin with the Human Tragedy caused by hurricane helene. More than 120 people are dead across six states. 600 are still missing. And today the president s Presis Homeland Security advisor said toll could climb dramatically. But the full scope of the 600mile Disaster is still not clear. Helene crashed into florida as a category 4 hurricane with Storm Surge above 15 feet
It is a fight for freedom [cheers and applause] maurice after making landfall in louisiana, francine moves inland, bringing misery from flooding to hundreds of thousands of power outages. And eye on america. Meet the genealogist who helped piece together Family Histories once buried and long forgotten. I used to like detective stories. That what Family History is. You have a little piece here and a little piece there. Maurice the Cbs Evening news starts now. Good evening. Im Maurice Dubois in for norah odonnell. There will be no Debate Rematch between Kamala Harris and donald trump. The former president sold himself as a winning boxer in todays announcement, writing, when a prizefighter loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are i want a rematch. Essentially calling harris the debates loser. But there will be several more Battleground Campaign stops over the next 54 days. Harris made two stops in North Carolina, and then she is onto pennsylvania tomorrow. The former president
We werent actually even going to do a show today. I wasnt going to even be here right now. But, then again, a lot of people are in places today that they did not expect to be. Because, in the earlymorning hours, we learned that President Trump and first lady melania tested positive for covid19. Now, say what you will about the president and i do this is a serious moment for our nation, and we all wish the president and the first lady of the United States a speedy and full recovery. News on trumps condition has been sketchy. This morning, the president s old friend, dr. Ronny jackson remember him . He said the president and the first lady are going to be okay, tweeting, they are both fine and completely asymp totic. The president is in very good health and has no comorbiteees. Yes, he doesnt have a single symptot and theres nothing wrong with his biteies, let alone his morebities. If donald trump ever wants lessbities, thats when we should worry. But the disgraced doctor might be shocki
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
About the positive tests. Reportedly, the campaign learned of the situation from news reports. Thats like finding out your boyfriend has an s. T. D. From a pharmaceutical commercial. Warning signs of chlamydia include burning sensation, pain while urinating, or dating bill. Stephen and it wasnt just during the debate. The Trump Campaign played fast and loose with virus throughout the process. Just ask friend of the show and enemy of democracy, Chris Christie reporter governor, you were part of the debate prep. What can you tell us about the bubble . Were folks Wearing Masks . Were you wearing a mask . Was Rudy Giuliani wearing a mask when you were working with the president and others in the room . No, no one was Wearing Masks in the room when we were prepping. Stephen what . Youre in a room with Rudy Giuliani, and no one tried to cover his mouth . Now, in trumps defense, when it comes to the debate and the rallies he held afterwards, he had no idea that he had been exposed to the viru