safer as classes begin and coronavirus continues to surge across the country. the average is now above 116,000, more than 73,000 people are hospitalized. and take a look another this map. mostly red and orange here. 99% of us live in a county that the cdc says has either substantial or high transmission and the cdc now forecasts there will be as many as 662,000 american deaths from covid by september 4th. as of today, the u.s. death toll stands at 618,457. that more than 40,000 people can die from covid in a month. cnn s jacqueline howard is here. how strained are the hospitals, the medical facilities across this country? victor, it feels like deja vu, because we are hearing of hospitals and health systems being overwhelmed, the icu beds are filling up. earlier this week, victor n arkansas, governor asa hutchinson said they only had eight icu beds available in the entire state. that s what he tweeted on monday, eight icu beds for this state. so we are seeing big, big surges
new york city s front door gets a dramatic overhaul. we ll take you inside the new pen station to see how it renexts its glorious past and carries with it hopes for america s future. but first we begin with a look at today s eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. democracy is competition. both sides get to fight to win. what we re seeing now is an attempt by the losing side to subvert the process. lawmakers on capitol hill will meet january 6th to confirm the electoral college results and republicans are split over an effort to overturn the election. republicans will have to go on the record and either side with reality or with the president. the bill on reconsideration is passed. for the first time, congress voted to override a veto from president trump. in georgia, a record three million people have already voted in two runoff elections which could tip the balance of power in the senate. confirmed cases in the u.s. now top 20 million. the house democrats bil
not attend the inauguration. details on whether vice president pence will attend. with covid raging worse than ever, detail to get the vaccine out faster. and you ll meet the details about the vaccine. how her involvement is changing minds to help save lives. but, first, a look at today s eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. sadly the person who is running the executive branch is a deranged, unhinged president of the united states. the president is now on his way to becoming the first president ever to become impeached twice. there is one man that can top this. president-elect biden. i just thought for a long, long time that president trump wasn t fit to hold the job. that s why i ran. 13 people thus far charged in federal court related to wednesday s rioting and looting in our capital. twitter permanently suspending president trump. the man has access to nuclear codes, but he can t have a twitter account. america is dealing with dual crises. the other, the
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7:19 on these last couple of hours every autumn. so, the temperatures are in the 20 s, just about everywhere. some went chills in the teens this morning. and we re going get to high of only about 43 degrees with mostly sunny skies, indeed chilly afternoon, and your sunset time is 4:39. and right after sunset, bob kelly, you are headed out to enjoy those christmas light on the fox 29 news. you know it, very kelly christmas tonight. we re going to mayfair northeast philadelphia, i ll show you the spot next time around. tick-tock 501, actually, still closed here on the eastbound schuylkill expressway. this part of the overnight construction, eastbound, closed at the vine, so you can use either 30th street around the station, or cross town on the vine expressway. here is a live look at the hot mess we had yesterday on 95. this is that construction zone, right up near 413 in bristol, all of the lanes are open. no signs of any crane mishaps this morning. so that s good news. bu