6 00 here in new york. Alisyn is off. Erica hill with me here this morning. Happy dlalabor day. Happy labor day to you. Its exciting to be in a studio again, too. Its nice to be near real people. Yeah. If you consider me a real person. Well get into that. But its not a quiet holiday. And holiday weekends a big flashing danger signs for coronavirus. And this morning, we have pictures like this, beaches pretty packed over the holiday weekend. And celebrations like this one in San Francisco raising fears of a new spike in cases in what could ultimately lead to deaths. Were getting new information about colleges this morning, with some campuses the sites of runaway spread. Thousands of cases in all 50 states now linked to the reopening of colleges and universities. Meantime, there is new reporting that President Trump putting pressure on Health Officials for a Coronavirus Vaccine before election day. And now the wall street journal reports at least three of the Companies Working to develop
Leading President Trump 5242. It should come as no surprise that the president is trying to recast his economic handling of the economic damage suffered because of the coronavirus and the damage itself. The president held a prmps at the white house today to do just that, but he had some trouble sticking to the facts. He painted an overly rosy picture of the economy, even though just over half of the 22 million total jobs lost between february and april have still not returned. And he struggled to defend himself against accusations that his push for a Covid Vaccine has focused more on politics than science. Your point is that what theyre saying is that theyre saying it for political purposes. Yes. You have asserted repeatedly that a vaccine will be on the market before the election. No, i didnt say they will. I said by the end of the year. The same thing but youre not quoting me accurately. I said that vaccines will be on the market by the end of the year, but they may even be on the ma
Reid the final stretch, biden, harris and penc in key swing states, and what the president said about a vaccine by election day. Large labor day gatherings, thousands celebrate the holiday, many ignoring social distancing as america sees the most air travel since the start of the pandemic. Putins fiercest critic, who was poisoned, is out of a coma tonight, the latest on his condition. And finally, acts of kindness from a frequent flier making people smile when they need it most. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell. Reporting from the nations capitol. Reid good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. Norah is off tonight. Im chip reid. Were going to begin tonight with those fires raging out of control in california. Firefighters are scrambling to contain at least two dozen large fires in the middle of a historic heat wave. More than two million acres have burned so far this year, making it the worst on record in california, and thats before the usu
Who died in battle losers and suckers. The head winds the president is facing. A new poll of likely voters has joe biden leading donald trump 52 to 42. It might come as no surprise that the president has been trying to recast the handling of the economic damage suffered from the coronavirus and response to the virus itself. The president held a press conference at the white house today to do just that. He had some trouble sticking to the facts. He painted an overly rosy picture of the economy. Everyone though just over half of the 22 million total jobs lost between february and april have still not returned. Struggled to defend himself again accusations that his push for a covid19 vaccine is focussed on politics than science. What theyre saying is political purposes. You have satered repeatedly a vaccine will be on the market by before the election. I didnt say they will. By the end of the year. Youre not quoting me accurately. I said before the end of year. They may oechb be on the ma
Deaths. The chinese city of wuhan locked down, more than 600 infected. And its spreading fast. Fear it could spread further. It was over there, in china, where frankly theyve had a lot of outbreaks over the years. China has reported 136 cases of the bird flu. Emergence of the h10 strain follows that of the fatal h7 and 9 strain last year. In chinas desperate bid to control the latest bird flu virus. But this was no bird flu. And the world soon began to take notice. Penicillin was discovered here in 1928. It revolutionized medicine. Today, researchers here from Imperial College are working for another radical breakthrough. I think technology that completely changes the way vaccines are being made and covid19 is allowing us to try this technology. Back in january, professor robin shaddock was watching the news coming out of china with growing concern. At that stage, it wasnt a pandemic. It was an outbreak. At that stage when youve got a few thousand cases, it could be a blip, it could go