Look at the online scams from overseas that are costing americans billions of dollars. Must be heartbreaking for you to watch that. Absolutely. Its shocking. Norah the Cbs Evening news starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. Tonight, we are tracking tropical Storm Helene as It Churns and strengthens over the warm waters of the caribbean. We are about 48 hours away from landfall, but the Gulf Coast of florida is bracing for a direct hit. Possibly as a major category 3 hurricane, with winds well over 100 miles per hour and a possible 15foot Storm Surge. That would be the strongest Hurricane America has seen this year, which is why Floridas Governor and President Biden have already declared a State Of Emergency and mandatory evacuations are underway in several lowlying counties. And while florida is expected to bear the brunt of the storm, the entire southeast of the u. S. Could feel the impact. Cbss Lonnie Quinn is tracking helene, and he is going to
Former president donald Trump Meet for the first time ever in what could be their only president ial debate of the election cycle. Can they sway voters in a race that is Neck And Neck . The Cbs Evening News starts now. We are just hours away from the show down america has been waiting for. Kamala harris takes on Donald Trump on the Debate Stage good evening. I am norah odonnell in New York and thank you for being with us. This is where it is happening, at philadelphias national Constitution Center, and it is hard to overstate how pivotal tonights performances from the Vice President and former president could be. Election day is eight weeks from tonight, and right now, the race is all tied up nationally, and in a handful of Battleground States. Tens of millions of americans are expected to tune in to see the candidates argue their positions in what could be their only debate. The stage is set. You see the podiums there. Harris chose the podium on the right. Trump will be on the left. W
[cheers and applause] norah breaking news. The criminal indictment against donald trump just filed by special counsel jack smith as the former president is once again accused of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss. The narrow scope of the charges after they Landmark Supreme Court ruling on president ial immunity appeared plus our exclusive interview with the justice who wrote a stinging dissent in that case. Tonight, our new report and the new context. The Cbs Evening News starts now. Special counsel jack smith is not giving up, filing a new federal indictment in the Election Interference Case against donald trump be a good evening, im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. The former president is facing the same for charges for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But the special counsel tailored the allegations to respect and implement the Supreme Courts new immunity standard. Now a big part of that came down to arguing what is an official act of the president v
Ramped up earlier this year. You called it also a significant step. Why is that . You know, this is the first drug in the eightmonth history pesky virus that is f. D. A. Approved, which certainly has benefit, i think, if used in the right setting. The key is the right setting. But its not a home run. Reporter the experimental drug was previously authorized only for emergency use, and was used to treat the president. The news coming as coronavirus hot spots worsen. El paso reporting more than 1,100 new cases today. Unless we do something to control this this high increase in covidpositive exposures, well quickly run out of resources. Reporter 39 states report their average number of new cases is rising. Hospitalizations are climbing in 36 states, and straining resources. For all the numbers, its the names and faces that best illustrate the devastating toll. 33yearold Patrick Buchanan worked at an Elder Care Center in indianapolis when he contracted covid. He was hospitalized only a day
Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with an explosion of covid19 nationwide tonight as the country closes in on nearly eight million total cases of the virus. The number of new infections in the u. S. Hit nearly 60,000 on wednesday. That is a single day high not seen since the summer. And with the country now racing toward what experts call a third peak in cases, tonight, the c. D. C. Says it expects the virus will kill another 23,000 americans by the first week of november. As we come on the air, 37 states are now seeing infections growing, hospitalizations and deaths are rising, too. And with falling temperatures forcing people indoors, we are told the surge will only get worse. It is a sobering assessment just 19 days before the election as President Trump and joe biden face off tonight not on the debate stage together but in dueling town halls in separate cities. Theres a lot of new reporting to get to. We have our team of correspondents standin