Its monday, november 16, 2020, this is the cbs morning news. We begin with 11 million cases. The u. S. Reaches a grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic which is surging in nearly every single state. Over the last week, the u. S. Recorded over 1 million cases, including a recordbreaking 177,000 on friday. Hospitalizations are also at an alltime high. Meanwhile, more states are announcing new restrictions to curb the outbreak. Reporter new covid infections are skyrocketing across the country. Icus and morgues at capacity, mobile units deployed in texas. A new crackdown as americans battle pandemic fatigue. We need to hold this pandemic down until the cavalry arrives. Reporter Washington Governor Jay Inslee ordered restaurants, gyms and other businesses to seize indoor operations starting tomorrow night. Also beginning on monday, the hardhit Navajo Nation will restrict stayathome orders. Well do everything in our power to keep our people safe. Reporter hospitalizations across country
Abuse claims against boy scouts of america. We speak with one of the more than 82,000 accusers about what allegedly happened and what needs to change. And a miraculous recovery of a hiker found unconscious on mt. Rainier. How he lived to tell us the story after he was on the brink of death for 45 minutes and doctors revived him. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. We really are in a critical situation today. You must physically distance when you cannot physically distance, Everybody Needs to wear a mask. The u. S. Has now passed 11 million coronavirus cases. You think it would be a good idea if your team would be able to work with the Biden Harris Transition Team . Thats obvious. Of course, it would be better if we could start working with them. Ill help them in any ways that i can. Now, im not planning to suddenly work around the white house. No cabinet position for you . Probably some things i would not be doing because michelle would leave me. Shed be like,
With norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news on a potentially Game Changing vaccine against coronavirus, at the same time infections of the virus in the u. S. Are now growing by the millions. Tonight the Biotech Company moderna says it has developed a vaccine that is nearly 95 effective and capable of preventing severe illness. The company says with emergency approval from the f. D. A. It could start giving the shots to highrisk patients and healthcare workers as soon as next month. Well on wall Street Investors reacted enthusiastically, pushing u. S. Stocks to new highs, even as experts warn the country is plunging deeper into a deadly and dark winter for the pandemic. And as we come on the air the u. S. Has surpassed 11 million cases. Thats a million new infections in just one week. That is two million since the beginning of this month. And hospitals, well, they are reaching a brea
New york 1. Good evening, welcome to new yorks 111th Congressional District. Were less than three weeks from election day, the start of early voting starts on october 24th and many voters received their absentee ballots. With Big Decisions on the minds of many voters, we bring you a seat held by both democrats and republicans over the past decade. Its consistently been the most competitive Congressional District in the city. The 11th district encompasses all Staten Island and bay ridge and the heights. The seat is currently held by max rose, a Democrat First elected to office in 2018. Hes being challenged by Nicole Malliotakis who currently serves in the state senate. Both are appearing via skype, were holding this remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. The rules agreed to, generally the candidates will have one minute to answer questions and well of course allow for exchanges. Well have a cross examination round and a lightning round. The candidates will be by themselves for the du
Good evening. Im ken wayne and i pale more says family and their attorneys say the civil rights of the 22 yearold were violated by unjustified use of deadly force and as kron fours michelle kingston tells us a say they dont think the officer involved should have even been on the force. And no objective reason to play south which showed through there was a window when that office is already in a position of safety a federal civil rights lawsuit filed against the city of ole ole and one of its officers over the deadly shooting of Sean Monterrosa the San Francisco man who police say was kneeling at a walgreens parking lot when he was killed. To me this is flatout murder and i dont say that lightly. I said because there was no basis to do it. And that the man that would have a shot was doing he was not attacking them the 22 yearold was shot by 18 year veteran officer jarrett on in june for our knowledge. You can see in this video that the officer was sitting in the back seat of an Unmarked