Plus resilientence for four astronauts that blast off on a historic mission. At the masters a spring time class classic, its a new fall winner. And a new museum tells the u. S. Soldier story. Im looking at everything from the past to the present. Good evening, this is cbs overnight news. Today. Nearly two weeks after the election President Trump acknowledged president elect joe bidens victory in this tweet, he won, and quickly took it back in following tweets. America now confronts two dilemmas a president who refuses to accept his defeat and and out of control. New infections surging, on saturday more than 163,000 new cases were reported and deaths totalled more than 1300 yesterday. First breaking news from Kennedy Space center. Ignition. Lift off. There you go tonight four astronauts lifted off aboard a spacex rocket on a historic mission. What an experience. Got to tell you, that was really something to see, it was especially spectarin killed both his dad and mom. He wishes he can b
Our camp. Reporter low resolution satelli satellite imagery shows the aftermath of a massive explosion in 1993 at the depot. He says the explosion scattered toxic material, including asbestos, and refined form of uranium ore called yellow cake. How high were the readings . Seven to nine times higher normal background radiation. They found a fragment that was handed to me bagged and was described as this is a piece of yellow cake. Reporter youre saying that the explosion in 1993 pulverized yellow cake uranium and spread it across the base . It is my understanding based on the readings. Reporter a base surgeon was also concerned. He wrote this environmental exposure memo obtained by Central Nervous systcbs news for his units permanent record in case they got sick. It documents arsenic and cyanide present in the soil, air and water. Doug wilson and his wife crystal were stunned by what we learned. Disappointeds not even the right word. Thats crazy that they would let us work in that kind
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
Empty. Far fewer people than there would be. Italians are quietly cooperating with the restrictions. Seth doan recording from rome. The russian government is asking the World Health Organization to speed the process of registering one of its vaccines and moscow said that it will quickly distribute the drug worldwide once testing is complete. They caution that russia may be cutting corners in the testing process. If and when a safe and reliable vaccine is available, another daunting problem will be getting the drug to the public. We report. Imagine preparing to transport a coronavirus vaccine. Without knowing the vaccine will be manufactured. What the packaging will be. Or how cold it will need to be kept. Thats the daunting task before shipping Companies Like did dhl, according to the ceo of Global Forwarding usa david goldberg. Theres a had the of things that are unknown and we have been talking to the different manufacturers who are in various stages of the trials to get ready. In th
Going to get hung up, though, this is most likely where it will happen. In a close election, that could be decisive. Across the u. S. , missing or mismatched signatures doomed more than 150,000 ballots in 2016. And sure enough oh. This looks very different. Yeah. So thats an issue. Reporter this voters signature sent the commissioners i search of additional documentation. Now well look at her absentee application. And that one matches. Reporter we watched as they looked through four signatures on file. So it almost appears like she has a very serious signature, and a quick signature. It just seems like the pen strokes are different. I dont want to get involved. Its your call. Reporter the decision rejected. At least for now. They may talk to her and see. She may sign an attestation that se completed the ballot. Reporter in new york and 18 other states, voters are notified if their ballot is rejected and given an opportunity to fix it. But in most of the country, this is no such require