North Dakota has hit another high in COVID-19 deaths as the virus continues to hit hard in the middle of the country. One hospital in Kansas turned a waiting area into hospital rooms for those without COVID-19 because the ER is full of patients with the virus. David Begnaud reports.
As states across the country see coronavirus cases double, there is concern that Thanksgiving travel could intensify an alarming surge of infections. Also, the White House is allowing President-elect Biden to receive daily briefings. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.
On "Intelligence Matters: Declassified," Mike Morell speaks with retired CIA officer David Tyson about the death of Mike Spann.
Health secretary said the White House task force is now in communication with Mr. Biden's transition team.
The DEA agent in charge called the arrests and seizure of $3.5 million in cash "gained through selling death here in our community" a "blow to the Mexican Cartels."
The bill was unanimously passed, leading parliamentarian Monica Lennon to say, "It's about bloody time."
Coronavirus surge pushes hospitals to the brink; New York deli giving away food to families in need.
The comedian said Netflix pulled the show after he asked them to.
The owner of a deli in Saratoga Springs, New York, said he's given away dozens of chickens to families ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Falcon 9 rocket's first stage set a new record, making its seventh flight from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
A new federal report shows more than 1,000 hospitals across the country are now critically short on staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The largest appropriation of the bill will go directly to all types of unemployed workers in the form of a one-time $1,200 check and up to $50,000 for certain businesses.
Trump admin. allowing Biden transition to proceed; The history of the Presidential transition
Kelby Krabbenhoft told employees he did not need to wear a mask to the office because he had already contracted COVID-19 and claimed he's immune to it, according to the AP.
Weather could impact plans for those who are traveling this Thanksgiving. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Beradelli joins CBSN to show what parts of the country could see rain, plus a look ahead to winter.
"We removed a video from OANN and issued a strike on the channel for violating our COVID-19 misinformation policy, which prohibits content claiming there's a guaranteed cure," YouTube said.
Georgia began a second recount of votes on Tuesday at the request of the Trump campaign, even though the state certified its election results last week. The first recount done by hand confirmed President-elect Joe Biden won the state by more than 12,000 votes. Tia Mitchell, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Washington correspondent, joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the recount and the state's critical Senate runoff races.
President-elect Joe Biden says he expects to start getting intelligence briefings on a regular basis, now that the presidential transition process is officially moving forward. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy and CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion join CBSN's Elaine Quijano with the latest from Washington, D.C.
Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow and director of research for the foreign policy program at the Brookings Institution, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss how U.S. allies may be reacting to President-elect Joe Biden's first Cabinet picks.
California's system for paying unemployment benefits is so dysfunctional that the state approved tens of thousands of claims for well-known convicted inmates, costing the state at least $140 million. CBS Los Angeles' Jasmine Viel reports.
"We were watching elected officials argue about whether our votes should count or not," Detroit pastor Rev. Charles Williams said.
Voting rights activists say they're concerned about possible long-term impacts of President Trump's efforts to challenge vote counts in predominantly Black communities. Attempts by his legal team to expose alleged voter fraud in states across the Rust Belt have largely failed, but some say these efforts to undermine faith in the electoral process could depress future voter turnout among Black Americans. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the latest.
The CDC is urging Americans not to travel and to celebrate the holidays with people living in their own home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. However, TSA workers screened more than 3 million people this past weekend, marking the busiest three-day stretch since the start of the pandemic. Roger Dow, the president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, joins CBSN to discuss how Americans can stay safe ahead of Thanksgiving.
About 40% of those who've sought food donations during the pandemic had never done so before, according to analysis from Feeding America. Mireya Villarreal reports on the growing struggle in America to feed families.
As Thanksgiving Day approaches, a deli in Saratoga Springs, New York, is doing its part to help dozens of families in need. Nikki Battiste has the story.
