Tonight that cases in the u. S. Are slowly decreasing. A very different christmas. The unprecedented celebrations around the globe, as the holiday is observed during the deadliest pandemic in a century. Record snowfall a Powerful Christmas Storm leaves more than 200,000 americans without power, and the ice leads to dangerous roads in the northeast. Jingle bells Jingle Bells Garrett returning to notre dame for the First Time Since a fire destroyed the famed Notre Dame Cathedral in paris. A christmas choir, in hard hats, rings in the holiday. Silent night garrett opera star Andrea Bocelli gives us the Christmas Gift we need this year. Odonnell do you think there is something about the pandemic that unites us all . Of course, the sufferings. Garrett his message tonight about the healing power of music. And, cbss Steve Hartman is on the road, with a secret santa surprise for Essential Workers. This is the Cbs Evening News with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Garrett goo
It is 12 30. 32yearold laura is a travel nurse. She has been on the road for month, following covid hot spots from hard hit new york in april to arizona in july. What are we seeing in terms of staffing and shortages at the current work location . The staff get sick. So, they have to quarantine appropriately. And then, additionally, the Community Gets sick. So, we have a swell of patients, and then we have a shortage of staff. So we come in, to the try and create a buffer. So that these nurses have down time. Ca t ampa th atolo said that with trade alls. Even with risks she wants to set an example for her children. Reporter did you ever question becoming a travel nu e nurse . I dont know if it matters more than what my children think. New york is getting hit hard. Dana jacobson has more. Mitchell has owned Little Things toy store in brooklyn for 40 years. We have dealt with gra grandmoth grandmothers, mothers, the kids. Different generations. You get to know the children. You have a tie
Superspreader. Its okay to cry. Its okay to break down. Hospitals across the country under siege. But front line er doctors still manage to send a message of hope plus, weve got a live one shark tanks mr. Wonderful kevin oleary in the news tank, talking Small Business survival. Live from cnbc global headquarters, the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. Good evening. The United States just topped more than 13 million covid cases, according to johns hopkins. Los angeles has just issued a new stayathome order it starts on monday. A full report coming and all of this as the virus has disrupted another american tradition. Black friday, normally one of the busiest shopping days of the year not in covids 2020 in many parts of our nation, thinner lines at stores. Smaller crowds at malls. Many people opting to shop from home instead its a trend accelerated by covid. Shoppers projected to spend as much as 10. 6 billion today. Thats according to the data firm Adobe Analytics and thanks
Under siege. But front line er doctors still manage to send a message of hope plus, weve got a live one shark tanks mr. Wonderful kevin oleary in the news tank, talking Small Business survival. Live from cnbc global headquarters, the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. Good evening. The United States just topped more than 13 million covid cases, according to johns hopkins. Los angeles has just issued a new stayathome order it starts on monday. A full report coming and all of this as the virus has disrupted another american tradition. Black friday, normally one of the busiest shopping days of the year not in covids 2020 in many parts of our nation, thinner lines at stores. Smaller crowds at malls. Many people opting to shop from home instead its a trend accelerated by covid. Shoppers projected to spend as much as 10. 6 billion today. Thats according to the data firm Adobe Analytics and thanksgiving day spending rose by more than 21 compared to the same day last year. Total sp
How to get through this. Its been an extraordinary outcome. One i could have never perceived could happen in march when we were scrambling for ppp loans, the majority of my companies were cash flow negative we shut down retail, until we went through this extraordinary transformation we would have never shut down our headquarters we would have never assumed that we could make a pivot and start selling direct to our customers instead of through retail. Thats exactly what happened and when you sell something direct to a customer, you make almost 100 cents on the dollar versus 0. 50 when you sell through retail thats the reason that theres a massive digital pivot going on, and theres major cost savings also occurring i could have never foreseen this, 15 of my staff including the areas of accounting, logistics and compliance never want to come back to the office. Wow. Theyre raising kids at home in the suburbs, taking care of elderly parents. Another major savings. This is happening to ever