Jacob blakes family calls for justice after the Police Officer who shot him seven times is not charged. But first, heres todays eye opener your world in 90 seconds. The improbable journey that led me to this place in this historic moment in america could only happen here. History is being made in georgia. Cbs news has projected democrat Raphael Warnock a winner against Kelly Loeffler. The other race is still too close to call. We will fight hard right through the finish, and we will respect the will of the people. Before congress certifies the Electoral College results, protesters are gathering in washington to show their support for president donald trump. Its a mass spreader event. There you go prosecutors announcing no one will be charged in the Police Shooting that left jacob blake paralyzed. This is bigger and greater than little jake. It really is everybody keeps getting covid. Its getting worse and worse. One of every five people tested in Los Angeles County is positive. Were waiting two, three, four hours minimum. Hiphop legend dr. Dre is in a los angeles hospital after reportedly suffering a brain aneurysm. All that a 15monthold girl already has a huge following on social media thanks to her skateboarding skills. And all that matters. Alabama senior wide receiver Devonte Smith was named the Heisman Trophy winner. To all the young kids out there thats not the biggest, not the strongest, just keep pushing. On cbs this morning. The state of georgia went to the polls to vote in two Runoff Elections to ultimately decide which Party Controls the senate. If republicans win either race they will control the senate. If republicans lose the race, theyll still say we won and well all be pretty much back where we started. And i do we have this . Is this in . Im being told the late show is now ready to project that we tape the show at 6 00, and i have no idea who won. Announcer this mornings eyeopener is presented by progressive, making it easy to bundle insurance. Thank you for that, stephen colbert. We actually do some have idea who won. We can help you what a night. Its still stunning, stunning news. Welcome to cbs this morning. Thats where we begin. Bring out your favorite georgia song because thats what were georgia the first black senator in the Democratic Party has won. In the other contest, democrat jon ossoff claimed victory in his race against republican senator david perdue. Cbs news estimates the race is still too close to call. This is where the Senate Stands right now. By the way, on the ossoff race, leading by about 17,000 votes, although with many more still to be counted. Democrats need to win both races to contain control. Our Senior Correspondent Mark Strassmann is decatur, georgia, just outside of atlanta. Mark, good morning. Reporter good morning, anthony. Election Officials Say roughly 65,000 uncounted ballots left in the state of georgia. Most of them from Metro Atlanta, counties that lean democrat. Likely the ballots to pad the leads of the two democratic candidates. And the secretary of state here says we all should know more by noon today. We proved that with hope, hard work and the people by our side, anything is possible. Reporter democratic candidate reverend Raphael Warnock said hes headed to the senate to work for all georgians, but incumbent Kelly Loeffler still see as path to victory and promised to keep fighting. We have some work to do here. This is a game of inches. Were going to win this election and were going to save this country. Thats right. Thats right. Reporter the race between incumbent Republican David Perdue and democrat jon ossoff is even tighter. 4. 6 million georgians cast pb that will determine control of the senate. The coronavirus pandemic and its Economic Impact mattered most to voters. A cbs news exit poll found more than half of voters said they experienced Financial Hardship due to the pandemic. More than 340 million were poured into the races over two months. Despite President Trumps baseless claims of Election Fraud in georgia in the president ial election. Theres no way we lost georgia. Theres no way. [ cheers and applause ] a rigged that was a rigged election. Reporter cbs news found seven in ten georgia voters felt confident the votes cast in this election will be counted fairly. Georgias secretary of state, brad raffensperger. Were a very competitive state, and we obviously have big turnout, and both parties have fought hard to get their vote out. Well have to wait and see how this all shakes out. Reporter this statewide count is going so much faster than the one georgia had back in november. Elections Officials Say the reason is because the runoff was so much shorter. Gayle . Yeah. Mark, boy, quite a night in georgia and the story continues. Thank you, sir. We spoke to senatorelect warnock earlier this morning after his victory message to supporters over night. In that speech he remembered his mothers journey and said his Successful Senate campaign brought him full circle. My mother, who as a teenager growing up in waycross, georgia, used to pick somebody elses cotton. But the other day, because this is america, the 82yearold hands that used to pick somebody elses cotton went to the polls and picked her youngest son to be a United States senator. Boy, the reverend Raphael Warnock, Senior Pastor of atlantas Ebenezer Baptist church, the his totoric parish e led by the reverend Martin Luther king jr. Good morning, and congratulations to you, reverend, senatorelect warnock. Listen, you delivered that speech about 2 30 this morning but something tells me you are not tired today. You know why . You were part of a political your victory last night cracked democratic senator from the state of georgia. Please, tell me what this moment means to you. Good morning, gayle. Its wonderful to be here with you, and im just so very rateful to the people georgia. They sent a strong and clear message last night when they sent a person who grew up in public housing, one of 12 children in my family, im the First College graduate, that i am serving in the United States senate in a few days, pushes against a grain of so many expectations, but this is america, and i want some young person whos watching this to know that anything is possible. How did this happen . Because many people thought this was not possible. It was a very nasty at times campaign, very rough and tumble. Was it Stacey Abrams, was it the black turnout . Some people are saying thank you, this morning, President Trump for being President Trump . Im not dismissing anything or downplaying anything that you brought to the table, but how did this happen . Good oldfashioned hard work. Weve been working at this for a long time. When i say that, i mean really working to help the people of georgia to get their voice in the electoral process. Congress is so divided right now. You know, they say racially, economically, some people even say ethically. How are you going to be able to Reach Across Party Lines as a pastor, and why do you want to get involved right now at this time . We must. We really cannot afford to be divided. The problems that face us as a country are large. They are not insurmountable, but they are insurmountable if we dont come together, push past the forces of division and distraction that are going on right now. Your opponent, Kelly Loeffler, has not conceded. Have you heard from her . No, i havent heard from her but im hearing from the people of georgia. And people are feeling a sense of hope this morning. Will you still preach on sundays . Will you still preach on sundays . Oh, absolutely. Listen, the last thing i want to do is spend all of my time only talking to politicians. Im afraid that i might accidentally become one, and i intend to be a public servant, so im going to stay connected to my church and larger community. You know, the last time you were here, reverend, you were performing the eulogy, you were leading the ceremony for john lewis at his funeral services. You were pastor of his church. Im wondering, because ive been thinking about him a lot these last couple of days, because he used to say your vote is the most important weapon nonviolent weapon that you have and to use it. What do you think he would say about your election today . Ive been thinking a lot about john lewis. I had the honor, as you said, to serve as his pastor. I actually met him years ago when i was a student at morehouse college. And i hope not so much to stand in his shoes, because, you know, i dont think thats something that anyone can do. Stand in someones shoes. People ask me about that all the time as pastor of ebenezer with dr. King. But i hope to act to that tradition. Here he was a person who managed to bring people together across racial lines, across partisan lines. His was a kind of moral authority that was immersed in the struggle of a people who never lost hope and always kept the faith. Uhhuh. We need that in this dark moment in america, and somehow i feel him and other ancestors ushering us along. Something tells me hes really watching you today. Thank you very much for your time, and congratulations again. Great to be with you. Meanwhile the final act of the president ial race unfolds today on capitol hill. Congress will open and count the Electoral College votes as required by the constitution to officially ratify joe biden as our next president. Vice president mike pence will preside. Though President Trump is pushing him to change the outcome, he has no Constitutional Authority to do so. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill for us on this unusual day, what its shaping up to be, anyway. Very unusual. Nancy, good morning to you. Reporter very unusual, tony. You know, in recent years this is a process that has lasted maybe 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 35 minutes at the most. Challenging the elech College Votes citing Election Fraud for which there is no evidence and the pressure on other republicans even the Vice President , to join this cause is getting very intense. All traitor traitor reporter Utah Republican Mitt Romney heading back to washington was confronted by protrump supporters yesterday. Youre a joke. Absolute joke. Disgusting shame. Reporter north dakotas kevin cramer also got an earful because he, too, will not challenge the electoral results today. All you do is count. Is that all you do . The easiest vote in the world for me would be to object. No down side, except to my conscience and my oath to the constitution. Reporter the joint session of congress to count electoral votes is normally a formality. The state of arizona. The state of colorado. The state of iowa. Reporter lawmakers read the results from each state. Donald j. Trump of the state of new york received 11 votes for president. Reporter Vice President announces the final tally. Barack obama of the state of illinois has received for president of the United States 365 votes. [ applause ] the chair declares the joint session dissolved. Reporter but today, at least 13 Senate Republicans and roughly 100 House Republicans plan to contest the results from three to six battleground states, citing unsubstantiated allegations of Election Fraud. They wont have the votes to overturn the results. So President Trump is now urging his Vice President , mike pence, to take matters into his own hands today, tweeting falsely that the Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors. Mr. Trump is denying reports that pence told him he doesnt believe he can do that, saying the Vice President and i are in total agreement, but even one of the senators leading the challenge today acknowledges the Vice President does not have the power to decide the election on his own. I dont think the Vice President actually counts under the law. I mean, hes sort of just there. Reporter despite the president s insistence, a Senior Administration official tells cbs news that the Vice President does not believe that he has the power to overturn or throw out electoral votes. To put a point on that, former president george w. Bush announced last night that he is looking forward to attending the inauguration of president elect joe biden on january 20th. Anthony . Great to see him in washington again, nancy. Thank you. This morning, President Trump plans to speak to thousands of his supporters who are in washington to protest the election results. There are increasing warnings about some of those supporters potentially spreading violence in the capital. Jeff beg rnaud is out the white house. Whats going on now . Reporter i am surrounded. Maybe you can see the white house behind me all the way over there. President trump called supporters to washington. Looks like theyve shown up in large numbers. People coming to this area since early this morning. You see theyve packed this area. We are expecting about tens of thousands of people. It look its like they might hit that number today, and as you mentioned, there is concern about security there, but if you look here, look around, you dont see Police Officers. Theyre really on the perimeter of this event. The hope is that there will not be any violence today. As long as they can separate counterprotesters from protesters, perhaps that will be the case. Tony . All right. Hope that separation continues. Thank you very much. Turning now to the covid crisis. The u. S. Has suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic so far. Nationwide, 3,775 lives were confirmed lost yesterday alone. More than 131,000 people are currently hospitalized with the virus in this country nap is also a record. Our lead 0 National Correspondent David Begnaud is in los angeles for us. David, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, tony. And good morning, everyone. Look, i know politics is the story of the day, but coronavirus has not slowed down. Every 15 minutes here in Los Angeles County someone is dieing with coronavirus. Dr. Christenson. Reporter we were allowed to enter this icu unit. Martin luther king jr. Community hospital here in south l. A. Where almost every patient is on a ventilator. Thats according to Critical Care physician roger christenson. Just tonight i have pronounced four patients deceased, only one of whom was older than the age of 65. Reporter at a normal nonpandemic time, you would pronounce one to two people a month . Thats about right. Reporter and you did four overnight . Correct. These are younger, healthier patients who are dying. They may not be the picture of health, but certainly somebody whos Walking Around at 55 with diabetes is not expected to die from a viral pneumonia. [ siren ] reporter the crisis inside californias hospitals is spilling out onto the curb where ambulances and emts are being forced to hold their patients as hospitals look around for open beds. It used to be a seven to tenminute drive to a hospital. Now were waiting, two, three, four hours minimum. Reporter emts in l. A. County have been directed to conserve oxygen. Told to only use it on patients who have blood oxygen levels that are below 90 . As resources are running critically low. This comes as more than 20 of the coronavirus tests in l. A. County are coming back positive. [ chanting ] there are still residents determined to ignore Public Health guidelines, from maskless protests in malls and grocery stores. To underground parties over new years. And its demoralizing to the nurses, like dannelle wildy. Sometimes it feels like all this work were doing is for nothing because everybody keeps getting covid and its getting worse and worse and worse. People are calling us liars. They dont think covid is real, but its a real thing. Reporter unbelievable nurses are having to go through that. I want to tell you about chuck stacy. Chucks in a hospital in florida this morning. He didnt believe the virus was real. Didnt wear a mask. From his hospital bed chuck recorded this video. Just wear a mask. Do it for your children, for your loved ones. Do it for yourself. Reporter im happy to tell you chuck is doing better this morning. I have a feeling if chuck could talk to you he would probably say, dont be a chuck. Were all saying dont be a chuck. Its a shame ahead, cbs news has exclusively obtained a recording of a threat against the u. S. 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There were peaceful protests overnight in kenosha, wisconsin, after no criminal charges were filed against the Police Officer who shot jacob blake. Officer Rusten Sheskey is his name. He shot blake during a domestic dispute call back in august. The 29yearold man was left paralyzed from the waist down. The latest protests follow a wave of demonstrations after the shooting when some of them turned violent. Mol mo mola lenghi is in kenosha. How is the family reacting to the decision . Reporter folks here in kenosha braced for more potential unrest in the prosecutors decision not to charge those officers. As you can see Business Owners boarding up their shops, protecting their shops. So far things have remained relatively quiet here in kenosha, although blakes family, they say theyre going to continue to fight until they get justice for jacob. Were going to warn you some of the images youre about to see could be graphic. They allow a Police Officer to rain down terror on our communities. Its injust. Reporter jacob blakes uncle spoke moments after d. A. Michael graveley said he would not criminally charge officer Rusten Sheskey for shooting blake seven times. As americans and as citizens of kenosha and the world as a whole must get this right, not just for little jake, but for all the little jakes this will impact. Reporter graveley said none of the officers at the scene would be charged, as he could not disprove officer sheskeys claim of selfdefense when he and the other officers responded to a domestic dispute last august. The d. A. Said the officers knew of a warrant for blake for previous violence and described the struggle during his attempted arrest, which included tasing blake multiple times with no effect. Multiple officers tried to grab his arms and secure him so he could be cuffed. He admits at one point officers were trying to handcuff me, but i was able to get up. Reporter prosecutors say blake tried to enter a vehicle holding a knife. Cell phone video captured sheskey shooting blake in the back. Blakes three Young Children were in the back seat. It is absolutely incontrovertible that jacob blake was armed with a knife during this encounter. Jacob blake in all of the times that he spoke to dci admits he possessed a knife. Reporter we spoke with blakes father about his son having a weapon. He was moving away from the officer. He wasnt a threat to that officer. As illustrated by his back being pointed towards the officer, is that what youre saying . As illustrated by where the bullets entered. Reporter investigators say they found a knife on the floor of the car. How is jacob doing . Hes dealing with his situation appropriately. Hes where he should be after being shot seven times. Reporter then 17yearold Kyle Rittenhouse is called with shooting three people during the early days of protests with an assault rifle, killing two. On tuesday the 18yearold rittenhouse entered a not guilty plea to all charges in a Virtual Court hearing, claiming selfdefense. He remains free on a 2 million bond. Issues of bail remain in full force and effect. Do you understand that, mr. Rittenhouse . Yes, sir. Reporter well, the governor has called in the National Guard to help manage any potential unrest. The department of justice says their civil rights investigation into jacob blakes shooting is ongoing. Meanwhile, the officers involved in blakes shooting remain on administrative leave. Gayle. All right, mola, thank you very much. Thats another bitter pill for the blake family to swallow. Listen, i know whenever police are called to a domestic disturbance, its always thought to be a volatile, dicey situation, we understand that. But its hard to understand how somebody can be shot in the back that many times. Family says the knife was in the car on the floor, the Police Officers say another story. Still, he had a knife, they had guns and hes shot in the back. The shooting in the back is the difficult part. And the number of bullets. I never understand the number of bullets. Federal authorities are investigating a threat against the u. S. Capitol. It was broadcast over radio frequencies used by pilots. It may have been designed to suggest attacking the building today as Congress Counts the Electoral College votes. The message obtained exclusively by cbs news said the attack would avenge iranian general qassem soleimani. Catherine herridge has our report. We are flying a plane into the capitol wednesday. Reporter that threat against the capitol was heard by multiple air Traffic Controllers in new york monday. Those sources tell cbs news the government does not believe its credible. It came one day after crowds gathered in iran to mark the anniversary of general Qassem Soleimanis death. The u. S. Military executed a flawless precision strike that killed soleimani and terminated his evil reign of terror forever. Reporter last years strike launched days of mourning, antiamerican protests, and iranian counter strikes that targeted two u. S. Military bases in iraq, inflicting damage but no deaths. Soleimani was a revered figure in iran and among its allies. That nations parliament designated the u. S. Military and pentagon as terrorist organizations following his death. In reference to the anniversary, secretary of state mike pompeo said tuesday the u. S. Is on guard and always ready to deter iranian attacks. As for the digitized voice recording, sources tell cbs news the pentagon and other agencies have been briefed. The faa says its working with Law Enforcement and the fbi is not commenting. For cbs this morning, im Catherine Herridge in washington. Still to come, americas vaccine rollout has been dangerously slow in most places. 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Covid is a war, and then they sent out the supplies to every small town and said now figure out how youre going to fight the war. Reporter barry witt said he called the reservation hotline 95 times to try to make an appointment. He got through once, only to be disconnected. It started asking some questions, but it was a robo call. Reporter after its registration phone line jammed, one county turned to event bright, a website best known for selling concert tickets. I dont think that anyone was prepared for the phone lines to just seize up like they did. Reporter but even that plan is causing trouble. At least two counties warn seniors about fake eventbrite accounts charging people to register. In arizona the National Guard is training retired medical professionals and current medical students to give the vaccine in order to speed up the effort. And in new york, Governor Andrew Cuomo says thousands of sites, including new york citys Largest Convention center, will eventually be used to distribute the vaccine. Again, we need the supply to do that, but we are already setting those up. Reporter despite the slow vaccine rollout, the nations top Infectious Disease experts struck a positive tone on tuesday. Dr. Anthony fauci said he believes things are starting to pick up and that the u. S. Could get to the point where it is vaccinating at least a Million People per day. Gayle. That would be good news, manny. They got to figure this out. Thank you very much. Coming up next, Vladimir Duthiers will bring us what to watch, the crankypated a bad mood related to a sluggish gut. Miralax is different. It works naturally with the water in your body to unblock your gut. Free your gut, and your mood will follow. Stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. And take. It. On. With rinvoq. 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Pennsylvanias opening state Senate Session took an explosive turn after republicans refused to swear in a democratic member who narrowly won reelection in november. Watch this. The gentleman in question has been certified, gone to court, won those claims and so im not sure why were debating those at all. Theres nothing about this day that is appropriate. Nothing. This is about pennsylvania, not democrats or republicans. Its not about winning, its about protecting our democracy. Let me break down what happened. Senator Anthony Williams lost his cool after a motion was called to not seat his fellow democratic colleague, jim brewster. State Senate Election officials confirmed brewster won a new term by 69 votes over his republican rival, nicole ziccarelli. Republicans who hold a Senate Majority refused to swear him in pointing to s. E. Ziccarellis lat which is still pending. Brewster said this doesnt look good for our government, doesnt look good for pennsylvania. Were americans. With the mask on i couldnt tell who was hollering. But the important thing is that brewsters win was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Department of state, so while his opponent is challenging it, he should still be seated. Thats right. Thats exactly right. Well see how it plays out in the next couple of days. Meanwhile, this sort of when i saw this headline, i freaked out a little. Dr. Dre, though, says he is doing great after he was rushed to a hospital following signs of suffering a possible brain aneurysm. The 55yearold got sick on monday and was placed in intensive care at Cedarssinai Medical Center in los angeles. People close to him say dr. Dre is stable and lucid. The hiphop icon took to instagram last night, thanking the great medical professionals caring for him. Dr. Dre added hell be out of the hospital and back home soon. Our dr. David agus says dr. Dre should make a full recovery, but hes not out of the woods yet. This affects at least 6. 5 Million People in the United States that have an unruptured brain aneurysm. I was so distressed when i saw that but im glad hes feeling okay. And the fact that hes even communicating on instagram says youre doing okay. You hear brain aneurysm and you think, uhoh, this aint good. Nothing but a g thing. I listened to so much dr. Dre mowing the lawn in the early 90s. Thats all i can think about. Thats an image i want to see. Got the walkman going, the lawn mower, the long hair. Nothing but a g thing, i like that. Thats right. Wait until you see who can give pro skateboarders a run for their money some day. This is 1yearold, shes 1, holly gray. Holly gray is her name in action. This adorable little girl from australia has some epic skills for any age. She learned how to master the board with the help of her dad when she was just 10 months old. I feel so inadequate. Well, look, you feel inadequate . I feel silly. Ive been sending grandma a video of teddy on a scooter with three wheels. Shes racked up 7 million views on tiktok, growing fan base of 600,000 followers. Apparently she was standing on the board at home and he just gave her a push down the hall. And shes into it. And i love the fact that hes always right behind her. Universal pasture of protective dad there. You know that posture. That little crab walk. Whoa, whoa, whoa. You can tell shes fearless and it doesnt bother her at all. I love that. And if she does fall, she doesnt have far to go. And shes got a little helmet. What were you going to say, anthony . I love her dad right behind her. And he said i was so shocked and amazed at her coordination and balance right at 10 months. Extraordinary. All right, vlad, thanks. Ahead, the latest from georgia Senate Elections that could help decide the future of the biden administration. Announcer todays what to watch is sponsored by toyota. Lets go places. You coming . Seriously . 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Parts of the peninsula and east bay but it really falls apart as it moves across the area, likely dry for the south bay today. It is wednesday, january 6, 2021. Welcome back to cbs this morning. Im gayle king, tony decopele and anthony mason. Warnock to be georgias first black senator. And information for preg than women. Looking at the risks and benefits. First, todays eye opener at eight. Breaking news from georgia where democrats have picked up at least one senate seat in the highly charged election. 17 georgia counties are still tallying the final number. Your opponent Kelly Loeffler has not conceded. Have you heard from her . No, i have not heard from her but i am hearing from the people of georgia and feeling a sense of hope this morning. It could go longer than 12 hours as a group of republicans challenge the vote. I spoke to one man this morning who said it is about the future. Politics is the priority but covid hasnt slowed down one bit. In Los Angeles County, someone is dying from covid every 15 minutes. In research news, finding a central image of the sea nymph. We have found the worlds first starbucks. People wonder what is that starbucks logo. Welcome back. Democrats are on the verge of controlling the u. S. Senate based on that Runoff Election in georgia last night. Cbs news projects that Raphael Warnock has defeated incumbent Kelly Loeffler. The race between jon ossoff and david purdue said to be still too close to call. Republicans hold 50 seats and democrats hold 49. If a democrat wins Kamala Harris as Vice President will break the 50 50 tie. Good morning. Here in the county, they had a technical glitch. Workers have to manually scan thousands of dballots. Given the current Political Climate and what is at stake is something we are keeping an eye on. Right now, the democrat leads republican purdue by roughly 16,000 votes. Ossoff took the lead and padded that lead overnight as votes came in from heavily democrat areas like Metro Atlanta and where i am now in dekalb county. Warnack outperforming the expected numbers. The problems that face us as a country are large. They are not insurmountable. Push pass the forces of division and distraction that are going on right now. As he did in his own election, President Trump is calling on voter fraud. Tweeting and retweeting most of which twitter flagged as disputed. Washington correspondent with us now. Nobody considers the state of georgia to be a blue state yet here we are on the edge of a sweep of democrats for senate. How does that come to past and what does it mean . Lets look at the Raphael Warnock race. He outperformed in the africanamerican vote. As you know, a vote is a voice. There were a lot of voices in the runoff. The reason you can look at georgia and say people were taunted by the president who said what happened didnt happen. They said, you know what, we are going to prove it happened by showing up to vote yet again. When you look at the turnout, it is almost identical, slightly larger than the november result. Those voters who had intent to put democrats over the top in november did it get. Republicans did not match that level. One other move, remember in november, democrats with bidens agreement did not go out and door knock because of covid19. I wasnt in georgia, they said democrats did do that. Door knocked and got in peoples face personally about the importance of turning out. Word this morning that Republican Leaders are very upset at President Trump calling it a trump implosion in georgia. How much do you think the president has to blame for potentially two losses in this state . Ive spoke to people who said they needed a fiveweek campaign on block biden. President trump deprived them of that message for the entire five weeks. If they had that, they believe they would have won. The president deprived them with that, he confused them with the race whether georgias procedures are legal and proper. They are. And with the last 2,000 stimulus check idea, it created confusion and chaos. All of that worked to loeffler and purdues disadvantage. You talked about growing division to the Republican Party as the trump term ends here. If ossoff holds on and both democrats take the control of the senate, what will that do to the division of the Republican Party . Intensify them dramatically. That would have cost Senate Majority mcconnell to tactics they didnt think was necessary. Democrats can control the calendar. That will be important for appointees for biden and judges. It will be difficult to pass legislation. You will still need 60 votes. Look at collins and joe manchin. They were the glue that put together the deal oven the last stimulus. Those moderate voices will be the de facto leaders in a narrowly divided senate. You cant get more narrowly divided than 50 50. It means democrats won two runoff races in a place they werent expected to do. That will be a boost to all democrats. Do you think mike pence is feeling tremendous pressure. Hes being asked to do something legally he cant do, he has no authority to do. The president is pressuring him to change the outcome of this election when he is supposed to certify it today . Also President Trump has said, if you dont do it, im not going to like you. It is a brutal lesson for the Vice President about what is the actual value of loyalty to donald trump. The law is clear, the constitution is clear. The Vice President knows that. He is operating today in a largely ceremony capacity. He does not have the powers President Trump is alleging he has. President trump is setting him up to fail as part of the republican fight on his behalf that puts the Vice President politically in a risky situation. But the constitution is the long game for this country and so is the rule of law. Mike pence will follow that. Reminds me of that beegees song, how deep is your love . To what . The constitution, rule of law or one person . Constitutionally, pence cant do it. And he knows that. What is remarkable is the idea that following the constitution and the rule of law is somehow an act of betrayal. Ive never seen that before in american politics. I hope i never see it again. Ahead and first this morning, we talk with the first black woman to coach in professional baseball about her journey and how she much more news much more news ahead. Many pregnant women are unsure of getting the vaccine. We spoke with two pregnant women about what they have decided to do. How Prison Inmates came together to raise money to keep a student in a private high school after his family fell on hard times. Stay with us. Well be right back. We make filling your medicare prescriptions. Go like clockwork. 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Tara narula spoke with a pregnant nurse about why she decided to get the vaccine. The theoretical risks of the vaccine did not outweigh the known risks of covid. Reporter Meagan Garibay is a registered nurse and invention preventionist at Comanche County Memorial Hospital at lawton, oklahoma. Shes eight and a half months pregnant and received her first dose of the Pfizer Vaccine last month. Ive got a much higher chance of suffering severe consequences or even death from covid than i do from suffering severe consequences from this vaccine. Reporter garibay had a mild reaction from the vaccine and will receive her final dose today. Did you initially have any hesitation about getting the vaccine while pregnant . Initially i would say there was some hesitation just because i mean at the very beginning, i kind of felt like everyone else did, that the vaccine may have been a little bit rushed. But once i had the data in my hands, that hesitation went away. Reporter garibay says the Clinical Trial Research Done on nonpregnant women convinced her to get the vaccine, but there is no safety or efficacy data on how pregnant women and nursing mothers will respond to these vaccines because they were excluded from Clinical Trials. The cdc says pregnant women can choose to get vaccinated, and the American College of obstetricians and gynecologists advises that covid19 vaccines should not be withheld from pregnant women. But for 31yearold taiwo odusanya the lack of data concerns her. Shes 35 weeks pregnant with her first child and says she wouldnt get the vaccine if it was offered. We dont know what longterm effects even look like for pregnant women as a whole so we certainly dont know what longterm effects look like for fetuses. Reporter pregnancy already comes with its own anxieties and risks. But now for women like odusanya, the pandemic and new vaccines add another layer of concern. But i think the other side of that too is weighing the risk of what if you are pregnant and you do get covid. I think if i were in month three id be more inclined to take it just because we see so many horrible things happening to, you know, adult people who have covid. Reporter the evacuati. The vaccine is the best way of preventing covid19. Reporter dr. Laura riley says even with the lack of data, the benefits of the vaccines are very likely to outweigh the risk of covid19. The biology of how this vaccine works does not make us think in any way this vaccine is going to be any less safe or any less efficacious in pregnancy than it is in nonpregnant individuals. Dr. Tara narula joins us now. Tara, good morning. I can see how this is such a difficult choice for women here. What is the best advice for pregnant women and nursing mothers at this point . It is a difficult decision. Anthony, its one that really is a personal decision. We talk about shared decisionmaking, which means that a woman should sit down with our obgyn and have a discussion about the risks and benefits. What is her risk of exposure, is she a frontline worker, is she in a job where shes out in the community with high transmission. How far along is she in the pregnancy . What are her underlying medical conditions that might put her at higher risk . Then there should be a frank discussion about what the risks of covid to pregnant women in general are and what data or lack of data we have in terms of lack of safety. So it is that back and forth discussion with her provider thats going to help her make that personal choice. Dr. Tara narula, thanks. Movie mogul tyler perry went the extra mile to vote in the Senate Runoff races in georgia. What he did to get to an election that he called too important to miss. Youre watching cbs this morning. Come out real slow. Just another stooge, mr. Whatever your name was. Actually its james stock, london financial times. You can tell the police. Actually its james bond. Fans are paying tribute to actress Tanya Roberts who starred in the james bond film. According to her pub list, roberts died monday she landed a role in the final season of the hit tv show charlies angels. She played donnas mother on that 70s show. Her publicist said she died monday morning to prematurely report her death. Stars have shared tributes on social media. That was a little awkward. You think when it comes from the publicist that you can safely report that she died and then to say no, she didnt, and a day later, yeah, she did. It was very sad. It was clear she was in trouble. She was in very bad shape. Finally remembered by many, though. Yes. All right. For the first time a black woman will join the ranks of professional baseball coaches. Ahead, and this is a first you like that, tony dokoupil. Bianca smith tells us how her hiring can inspire other women of color. Go, bianca. 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And take your devices to the next level. Get xfinity internet and mobile together. And say hello to 2021 with 250 back, for a limited time only. This sale wont last, so click, call, or visit a store today welcome back to cbs this morning. Its time to bring you some of the stories that we call talk of the table. Tony dokoupil is up first. I have a very interesting story. A belated remembrance of went to the same church. Her father introduced them and she did chores for this 93yearold widower. She didnt have a lot of money, the family was poor. It was suggested that marrying him could help her get off the farm and she would get his pension from the union army. Wow. She never applied for it because of a dispute, according to her, with one of his children and so she went on to live her honorable life. But that is how it happened, gayle, to answer the question. And it is a remarkable connection to something that happened 156 years ago, the civil war. I still dont like a 17yearold marrying a 93. I hate to ask this question, but did they have children . They did not have children and she never remarried and never had children. She said he was incredibly kind and nice and charitable and was just trying to give her a leg up in life. Her family seems to agree. It was not like that. Okay, okay, i feel better. Continuing our celebration of old ladies, because, listen, i hope to be an old lady one of these days. One of these days. This woman in minnesota, shes a true survivor. You just heard about viola, she is 107 years old. Her name is tillie diving. She survived the 1918 flu outbreak and covid19. She says both of those. The most painful part of this pandemic was staying inside her room. I opened the door one day and wanted to go out and see what was going on. The nurse hollered, tillie, get back in your room dont you love her . Yes. That imitation. I do too. Diving recently got the Covid Vaccine shot. You go, miss diving. She said it didnt hurt, shes feeling strong. The great grandmother also beat cancer when she was in her 90s. She says the keys to life are laughter, faith and taking things day by day. When people ask her whats her secret to living as long as she has, she says she has a cocktail every night at 5 00. What kind of cocktail, i want to know. Her son says that her dad used to say, his dad used to say shes a cowboy drinker which means she used to drink whiskey and waters. Is that a good combination . You avoid a hangover if you do that, stay hydrated. Well, its working for tillie diving. I love that name, tillie diving. It sounds like days of old. Ive got a little anecdote about the election. Weve been talking about turnout a lot this morning. Tyler perry, who lives in atlanta, wanted to vote in georgias Senate Runoff but he says he never got his absentee ballot. On monday he tweeted i flew home because i didnt get it and said the election was too important to miss. Yesterday perry posted a video after he made it to the polls on election day. I just left voting in person. Yall get out and vote. Get out and vote, get out and vote, get out and vote. Perry said that he tweeted before this, is anyone else having this problem, i ordered by absentee ballot december 2nd. Im told it was mailed on the 4th, i still dont have it. He was answered by Stacey Abrams who said go to the polls and vote yourself in person, and he did. And he did. I bet he was on a movie set or something. That shows you how important it is. You go, tyler, its a great message. We have almost like a fourth talk of the table because this is a very talkable story. From that historic election to history in Major League Baseball, the First Time Ever a black woman will take the diamond as a professional baseball coach. 29yearold bianca smith will join the Boston Red Sox this Upcoming Season as a minor league coach. It comes just over 60 years after the red sox became the final Major League Team to integrate. Think about that. Dana jacobson spoke with smith about her historic hire, an interview youre seeing first on cbs this morning. Dana, good morning to you. Tell me everything. Good morning. Theres a lot to tell, tony. Bionica smiths love of the game dates back to when she was just a little girl. Her mother introduced her to it and some of her earliest memories are watching the world series with her father. Despite that passion, she obviously never saw anyone who looked like her on the field. Now all she has to do is look in the mirror. People think, you know, its just because im a woman. Well, then ill just go out and prove them wrong. Proving people wrong may as well be bianca smiths catch phrase. Her path into one of sports most exclusive clubs was paved with anything but gold. I love the idea that we ask representation matters. But theres also the idea that just because you dont see it doesnt mean you cant do it, because somebody has to be the first. Phappen. Its never going to reporter smith grew up playing soccer before turning to softball in high school. She was fast and talented. But an injury during her senior year seemingly ended her chances of playing in college at dartmouth. I picked cheerleading instead. So i decided to cheer and started working for the dartmouth baseball team. I ran into the softball coach going to visit the baseball coach. She said, hey, do you want to try out for the team . I wasnt going to say no. So i tried out and made it. Wow. Its like fate was directing you there. Yeah, it was crazy. I never expected that to happen. Reporter smiths love of the game developed as she starred on the dartmouth Softball Team and the Club Baseball team. Shed go on to earn a dual business law degree in sports law and Sports Management at case western university, all while working as the teams director of baseball operations. She had dreams of joining a Major League Baseball front office. Baseball internships in the Commissioners Office and with two Major League Clubs were next, but she realized her passion wasnt in the office, it was on the field itself, coaching. There are times where i definitely felt like i wanted to give up. Its like that period between the Commissioners Office and the reds, i actually worked eight jobs at one time. One of them being a volunteer coach just so i could pay for an apartment. Why didnt you give up . My parents. Surprisingly, there are times when they even said why dont you just go ahead and take the bar, go practice law for a bit. But they saw how much i wanted to do this. They saw the drive and the passion, how much i loved coaching. And they were willing to do whatever was necessary to help me. Reporter that support was all she needed. For the past two years, smith served as an assistant coach and hitting core natuordinator at c university in wisconsin. Their moniker, the pioneers. Theyre saying first black female coach in Major League Baseball. For you what is this about . It means more now than it did before. This is not what i was thinking when i accepted the offer. When i accepted, i was just thinking i get to coach. I knew it was going to be a pretty big deal. This actually ended up being i didnt realize how big this was to people. But to me this is just an opportunity to hopefully inspire other women, other women of color who are interested in this game, who might even have the idea that they want to coach but because they never have seen somebody that looks like them doing it, it never occurred that they could do it too. Smith told me that her gender has actually been more of a challenge in baseball than her race, but added that she cant differentiate between the two because as soon as someone sees her, they obviously see both. As for women in baseball, shes joining a handful of coaches. The first hired just last year. She told me she looks forward to the day when hirings like theirs dont make headlines, gayle, they are just the norm. I love everything about her in this story. Thank you, dana. Think about that, guys. Eight jobs, two degrees, you go, bianca. A dual business law degree, thats impressive. I love that her parents when she was in a moment where she wasnt sure what she was going to do said, no, stick with this. You know what im going to do . Im going to send her a ring light today because something tells me shes going to be doing a lot of interviews. It was hard not to see her whole face. Im going to send that out today. Congrats. How hundreds of Prison Inmates worked together to keep a High School Student on track, you could say. First at 8 38, 8 39 exactly, i a little bit of the music from the weeknd, i like that. This morning were sharing a story about the power of redemption and paying it forward. The u. S. Has 20 of the prison population. One program is tackling mass incarceration by focusing on empathy and restorative justice. Omar villafranca shows us how an Unlikely Partnership forged behind bars helped a High School Student in need and it all began in a prison book club. It was incredibly refreshing to have young men come into a space with us and see us as what we are, which is people. Reporter for the past seven years, students in salinas, california, have been part of a book club at an unlikely place, soledad prison. Former inmate jason brian says the discussion went beyond plot lines and protagonists. When i encountered the young men, i was just encouraged to see the good choices that they were making at such a young age when i was not. Reporter when he was 20 years old, bryant was sentenced to 26 years to life for his involvement in a 1999 robbery that resulted in a shooting death. Behind bars, bryant was looking for ways to be of service. Then at book club, he heard about ernest gordons miracle on the river kwai. In the book prisoners of war created a culture of sacrifice and called it mucking for each other. Inspired by the pows, bryant and his codefendant hatched a plan. He leaned over and he said that is exactly what we need to do. We need to muck for a young man. Reporter the brothers in blue, as they were called, decided to raise money for other prisoners to create a Scholarship Fund for a palma student in need. Almost 800 inmates, many working jobs like sweeping, clerking, or making furniture, raised 32,000 over the course of three years. So the base pay for incarcerated people in the state of california is 8 cents an hour. An hour . An hour. And incarcerated people were so drawn to the idea of going a mile deep in a young mans life that they were giving up their months pay to contribute. They were anywhere from 50 cents to 100 here and there. Reporter mia miraddou and Jim Micheletti founded the program. When students go in theyre a little afraid. They go in thinking monster and come out thinking a man, a human being. They have done bad things but theres no throwa way people here. Reporter when they learned about the plan, they knew who should receive the scholarship. Cy greens father had a heart transplant, his mother lost their vision and both parents lost their jobs. That was a financial burden with all the medical bills and stuff. Reprter green was shocked to learn inmates who he had never met had come together to pay for his tuition so he could continue going to private school. I was mind blown. And then immediately i was just grateful. Reporter green is now 19 and in college. He graduated from palma school last year with bryant by his side. Is there any level of personal redemption in getting involved in Something Like this . I mean youre talking to someone who committed a crime that cannot be undone. The harm. So i dont know about redemption. I can say this, i know that those of us who have truly transformed our lives are committed to add value in any way that we possibly can. Reporter after 20 years behind bars, last march California Governor Gavin Newsom granted bryant clemency. Hes using his Second Chance to mentor students like cy green, who know he also has a responsibility to continue paying it forward. And having that i guess them in the back of my mind all the time. They put all this effort and all this work into me, so i have to honor that and carry that legacy on. Reporter for cbs this morning, omar villafranca, dallas. Wow. Thank you, omar villafranca, dallas. Theres so many layers to that story. It just kept getting deeper and deeper. It did. I love cy green saying he was mind blown and then grateful. The other instructor who said they have done bad things but theyre not bad people and the lessons that have been learned by everybody involved. And the prisoners making 8 cents an hour. How much work went into giving him that scholar shshipcholarsh and to give the money to a person you dont know. What an investment. Nice. On todays cbs this morning podcast, we talk to regina e. Dugan, the former head of the Pentagon Research agency known as darpa. How the Agency Responsible for the internet and gps helped create the Technology Behind the moderna and Pfizer Vaccines. Before we go, a sons stunning act of generosity for his father. Well be right back. Bay area homeowners, learn how you can eliminate monthly mortgage payments and improve your cashflow. 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Sprinkles before we go, a father got a big surprise when his son did this. House keys. What are you giving me them for . I just paid off your mortgage. That is 24yearold tiktok star jamie nylad in the uk handing his father the keys to what is now a mortgagefree house. So he paid off the more dwaj. He said he had been saving for years to pay off the entire loan and its a heart warming video. Its been viewed on tiktok nearly 2. 5 million times. His father was overcome with emotion, says hes got the best son in the world. He also added throwing the keys back to his son. No, actually, the house is yours. Its already in the will. I thought that was great. He paid off literally every penny of his mortgage. And it was not a shortterm endeavor. It was four years on vine, ten years on youtube and now hes got subscribers on tiktok. Apparently the dad does tiktok videos too. He has like 200,000 followers of his own. Yeah. But hes 24 years old. To be able to do that for your parents. 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