Colors only on cbs this morning. The singer reveals the lineup for her latest concert to help lgbtq kids who dont have a home. Its a good one, but first, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. I want to be very frank to the american people. The vaccines critical. But its not going to save us from this current surge. The sweeping new lockdown in california. Doctors and nurses across the country are being pushed to the brink. Were not likely to see a peak in the number of infections in hospitalizations until probably at some point in the middle of january. As bad as things are right now, theyre going to get a lot worse. Rudy giuliani says hes getting great care and feeling good as he recovers from coronavirus in the hospital. President elect joe biden is poised to nominate California Attorney general Xavier Becerra as health and Human Services secretary. To the last line of defense. All eyes on two critical runoff races in s is in georgi will determine which party control
Crisis continues to worsen at an alarming rate. For the second time since the pandemic started, the number of daily cases topped 200,000 yesterday. More than 3100 people died from the illness, the singleworst daily death toll. And hospitalizations are also at an alltime high, passing the 100,000 mark for the first time. California has the highest number with just over 9300 covid cases. The state could run out of i. C. U. Beds by christmas. Debra joins us from washington. There is a disturbing prediction for death tolls in the coming months. Reporter yeah, annmarie, its heartbreaking to even say this. A top Government Official says 450,000 americans could die from the coronavirus by february. A dire warning from the head of the cdc. 200,000 americans may die from the coronavirus in just the next two months. I actually believe theyre going to be the most difficult time in the Public Health history of this nation. Reporter the number of americans currently hospitalized has passed 100,000
The future of obamacare is in the hands of the Supreme Court. Justices hear a key case today that could cost more than 20 million americans their coverage. How its likely to play out with a newly conservative court. And the fight for votes in georgia. Well talk with Stacey Abrams about how she helped a red state turn out for president elect joe biden. How did she do that . First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. I will be a president for every american. This election is over. Its time to put aside the partisanship. The biden team is considering legal action so that the transition can begin. You are welcoming fraud and you are welcoming illegal voting. We want maximum sunlight. Maximum transparency. The attorney general wrote a letter authorizing federal prosecutors to investigate allegations of voter fraud before the election is certified. Joe biden announced that hes moving forward with his own Coronavirus Task force. We need bold action to fight this pandemic. W
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
Well, we begin with a holdup in the traditionally smooth transition of power after joe biden declared victory in the president ial election. Bidens team is threatening legal action against the federal agency overseeing the transition process. It accuses a top administrator of not freeingng up money and access to agencies. Meantime, President Trump has yet to concede over unproven allegations of voter fraud. Deborah alfarone is in washington. Why arent Administration Officials cooperating . Reporter well, annemarie, the person who oversees that federal agency you were talking about, her name is emily murphy, and she was appointed by President Trump. The president hasnt conceded. Hes continuing to vow that hes going to have his legal fight, right . So this really is unprecedented that murphy wouldnt sign the paperwork that would essentially start the transition process, but as you know, 2020, unprecedented here. President elect joe biden urged americans to come together to fight the coro