Elect theres no time to lose. Odonnell 12 million americans could lose their Unemployment Benefits after christmas as Congress Says its getting closer to a stimulus deal. Will you see another 1,200 check before the holidays . Plus what joe biden said about his inauguration. And will his administration make the vaccine mandatory . More than four million acres burned in california. Whats causing the neverending wildfire season. Wanted too tall bandit strikes again. The f. B. I. Is asking for help in finding a serial robber who is at least six feet tall. And santa claus is coming to zoom. Cbs Steve Hartman on the road with the challenges ahead for jolly old saint nick in 2020. Can you hear me . Can you hear me, t. J. . This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin tonight with this devastating fact more americans died from coronavirus this week than f
Week, and weve got the perfect lineup here this hour to help walk us through it all. Lets dive right in. Joining me now from the white house is nbcs hans nichols, and from capitol hill, msnbcs Garrett Haake. Gentlemen, good morning to both of you. Hans, lets start with you, because the president has spoken about this process in an interview he just gave to fox news. Reporter and spoke at length. He spent almost an hour with fox this morning. And what theyre doing is previewing, ali, a new argument, and its the idea that they actually welcome a senate trial. You heard that from the president. You heard it most recently from the former attorney general in florida. Heres the tension in that argument, though, and that is, on the one hand, theyre saying this entire process was illegitima illegitimate, using words like coup, and at the same time, theyre claiming that this illegitimate process could ultimately lead them to a senate trial where the facts will vindicate them. So, listen to how