This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news tonight. America is now in covid hell. In just 24 hours, the u. S. Has broken every record set since the pandemic began 10 months ago with more new infections, hospitalizations, and deaths in a single day than ever. So Many Americans are now being killed by the virus, four people have died just since this broadcast began. Thats a rate of one life lost every 30 seconds. As we come on the air tonight, more than 100,000 people are now in the hospital with coronavirus, pushing the countrys Healthcare System to the brink. Californias governor says i. C. U. Beds are filling up so fast there, he may soon have to shut down much of his state, ordering people to stay at home to try to stop the virus from spreading any faster. Now, tonight, president elect joe biden says hes going to ask all americans to wear a mask for
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This country for generations to con she would take ease in your all own hence. Your vote, your voice we are now just 5 days away from the november, 3rd election. Thank you for joining us tonight at 10 im pam moore and im ken wayne is the race for the white house enters its final stretch were committed to answer your questions about the safety of your ballot and in the east bay officials are investigating tonight after some ballots went missing. Officials with the Contra Costa County elections. Office say dozens of ballots placed in a drop box at Richmond City hall have not been found. The missing ballots of raised some concerns about mail in voting. Kron fours dan thorn in richmond tonight with the story. Election Officials Say theyre trying their best to find these ballots but have so far come up empty handed. Theyre also trying to figure out how this happened and what they can do to keep it from happening again from this election dropbox in richmond, dozens of ballots have gone missi
Along the coastline. A little bit of a cooler afternoon than what we saw yesterday to get this weekend started so weather is definitely cooperating today. The big question is will traffic be friday light as we work our way towards the weekend and it doesnt look like its too bad just yeah looking pretty good so far john but we do have some construction thats wrapping up so little slow on the nimitz but at least its not a major hot spot so were off to a fantastic start. Heres a live. Look at one of your busy bridges and thats 92. No surprise right its always busy or the busy especially during the 4 oclock 5 oclock hour. So it continues to fill in as we enter new hour lots of brake lights but no problem so this is good 12 minutes for your drive to the peninsula here at the bay bridge 80 west not as busy very quiet 11 minutes off to fremont street and heres the construction that i mentioned so its 80 north north of high street. Theyre always a little late picking up the cones some time wor