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 to you. Hanging in the balance. 8 26. And we will remember ginsburgs life and legacy with im marcus washington. Breaking right now for you. Two women who knew her well. San jose police are Tropical Storm beta expected investigating a deadly stabbing. To make landfall today. Right now police are giving out few details, but that millions bracing for hurricane winds and flooding. Investigation has closed santa rescue teams on alert. Clara streets near San Jose City hall located on 6th street. This also is just a few blocks were there live and al is from san jose states campus. While we know someone died, police so far are not saying tracking the storm. Grim milestone. Anything about the victim or if the u. S. Tops 200,000 coronavirus deaths. Someone is now in custody. Cases on the rise again. And its not clear when santa clara street will reopen. Lets get a look at the and growing concern over events drawing big crowds. Forecast for you today. Meteorologist kari hall is track
I do. Plus worries over voter walk me through what is how quickly can you verify mailin rights. Ballots . When Voter Suppression and can you verify them before you count them in order to speed happens, it happens up the count disproportionately in minority communities. Foreign meddling. I think North Carolina is the russians are not trying to interfere in the election of 2020, they are interfering. Uniquely positioned for this because we began sending out and a weakened Postal Service. The Postal Service is fully absentee by mail ballots on capable and committed to september 4th to nearly 600,000 absentee requests that we had delivering the nations ballots received securely and on time we are ahead of the game in sending out those ballots. Thats more time for voters to return them. Poll watchers, delayed we also have had in place for a number of years now the ability to process absentee by mail ballots in advance of election day. Results, and conspiracy we also tabulate on election day
The Company Denies reports russia paid the fwran to kill u. S. Troops. Mississippi moves to take down its state nag, erasing the confederate emblam. The dalai lama, wise words for us all. And later. A krp survivor. Thats not the only thing that has this father and son flying high. Throughout the south and west. Californias gopper ordered auld bars in l. A. And several other counties to close immediately. More than 125,000 people have died across the country as cases are up. This, as the latest cbs news poll found americans split on whether their state reopened quickly. Tonight texas, florida and arizona are fastly rising as the epicenter. Janet shamably an is in houston. Reporter they will not move to the next phase of reopening. In Testing Centers in hard hit areas are overwhelmed. Emergency services in houston are taxed to the limit. Mike pens speaking at a dallas chump today amid saurge of cases in texas. Masks encouraged but not required. We encourage everyone to wear a mask. Five
Out on the streets coasttocoast, one week since george floyd died in police custody, video of final moment spread far and wide, protests in dozens of cities. Were hurting, yes, we want to go crazy but we refuse to sit up here to allow to tear up our own homes and everything else, thats pointless for us. Want to have peaceful manner to let everyone know we can come together as community and united front. In minnesota, attorney general Keith Ellison will be the lead prosecutor in the george floyd case, the floyd family had asked him to take over the investigation. Disturbing moment interrupted protests ie sitting on interstate, driver was arrested, investigation under way. Demonstrations turned chaotic in los angeles with police cars set on fire. Hundreds taken into custody. In the nations capital, multiple fires set not far from the white house. Garrett haake was there, speaking with msnbc a few hours ago. 11 00, curfew went into effect park police pushed us back out of lafayette park,