On the righthand side of your screen, american deaths, today its more than 162,000 people. That number also going up, and its crucial to remember its not just a number. It represents our loved ones, friends and family members who perished because of this virus Public Health professionals plead with people to wear masks in public. The president himself saying it is a patriotic thing to do, but still so many refuse. Doctors say dont go to crowded beaches, dont have house parties, but people still do. One Key University model now predicts that 300,000 americans will die of covid19 by december 1st. And with that picture hanging in the air take a look at this. Sturgis, south dakota, this weekend. An estimated quarter Million People from around the country revving their engines at the 80th annual sturgis motorcycle rally, bikes as far as the eye can see. Masks, not so much. Theyve been recommended but not required. As one festival goer put it, quote, these people calculate their risks every
Coronavirus threat. I didnt lie. What i said is we have to be calm. Odonnell flooding in the nations capital, dramatic images of water rescues. Footballs back. The n. F. L. Kicks off tonight with social distancing, face masks, but still 17,000 fans in the stands. How this season will be like no other. Cashing in on the pandemic how taxpayers foot the bill for this lamborghini in a brazen scheme to rip off 175 million in covid racing to a cure the ambitious new innovation at this university, testing 50,000 people twice a week. Could this quick saliva test be part of the answer to crushing covid . And finally tonight, from tvs avengers to well remember acting legend diana rigg. This is the cb news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin in california tonight where at least a dozen people are now dead and thousands of homes and businesses have been incinerated in a fire s
Sally now, which is still batting the golf coast in gulf shores, alabama. Sally was downgraded last hour but that is one part of the story. The bigger threat is the torrential rain and lifethreatening storm surge which led thousands of people to evacuate. Look at this. These heavy rains caused widespread flooding, turning streets into rivers and forcing crews to rescue people who just became stranded. More than 500,000 customers in alabama, mississippi and florida are without power as we speak. And officials are warning that coa coastal areas could see the effects for days as the storm slowly moved north. So how long will they feel the effects of sally and where is she headed next. Lets go to Jennifer Gray tracking the storm the last couple of days. And you were just we were just talking about this yesterday, about how excruciatingly slow and the issue wouldnt be the wind but all of the rain. The rain. And we showed this radar yesterday and it didnt look a whole lot different than this
I didnt down play it i actually in many ways i upplayed in terms of action joining me now Associated Press White House Reporter john than lemire and anna palmer. Jonathan, let me begin with you and lets start with more of those taped conversations between bob woodward and President Trump and newly released audio from july, i want to play for our viewers what the president said about vaccines. Take a listen. Are you going to acknowledge in the last six, seven months, you made some mistakes in judgment on the virus . Ill see how it all turns out. Lets see how it all turns out i took a big chance on vaccines. I upped the program. You wouldnt be looking at vaccines for three years were looking at them next week. No, i understand. I understand no, no, but you dont understand i do, do. What i was able to do with the fda and scheduling a vaccine takes years before it ever gets tested were testing vaccines for three weeks already. Jonathan, is the white house betting all on a vaccine before el
Joe biden expected to lay out his plan to get americans at coronavirus vaccine. He said the trump team failed to do their job is the number of deaths approached 200,000 here at home. Trump Campaign Says biden wants to keep america shut down in the gridiron on lockdown, as we get some big news from the middle west battleground states big ten football coming back to the field. The trump issue managing two issues, the fires in the American West and sally in the southeast pair thats in it for chief White House Correspondent john roberts to report live from the wet lawn today. Well start with you. If only you could take some of that rain from sally and give it to the folks at west who dont have enough rain. Dr. Robert redfield, bill, raised a lot of eyebrows and made headlines today in a hearing up on capitol hill. What he said, he expected there would be a vaccine available in either november or december, but on a limited basis for people who are at high risk. That it wouldnt be more broad