that's the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours." and don't forget "sunday morning" with jane pauley first thing tomorrow. i'm jamie yuccas in los angeles. have a great night. >>> live in the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. >>> the bay area city taking it unusual steps by asking people to leave ahead of what is expected to be the biggest wind event of the year. >>> if they try to get out through this road, it will be suicide. i mean, no other word for it. they got pretty good at preparing for them. we have that story coming up. >>> don't let this incredibly gorgeous fall day fool you, we are still on track for the significant wind event and i want to show you how this one will be felt differently than all the other ones we have seen so far this season. >>> that evening, thank you for joining us. i'm juliette goodrich. >> i am brian hackney. it will leave much of the bay area on edge this weekend. powerful wind and dry conditions could trigger another round of pg&e blackouts as early as tomorrow. here is a look at the impact

cbs news medical contributor dr. david agus says these pauses are routine and reassuring. >> this is not unusual and i hope americans see news like this and have comfort that we investigating every single issue with these drugs and with these vaccines to make sure they are safe for the american people. >> reporter: 37 states are seeing a rise in average new cases. only one state, south carolina, is down. a key driver is gatherings. a recent c.d.c. report found a 13-year-old girl infected 11 people staying at the same house during a family vacation without masks or social distancing. with americans resisting guidelines, the death toll continues to grow. leanna richardson lost her mother, a third-grade teacher from north carolina, in just 10 days. >> and if anything else, let her death be a reminder that covid-19 doesn't care. covid-19 is serious. this is not a joke. >> reporter: leanna's mother's school say they don't believe she contracted the virus at work where she was teaching students in person. and on the subjec

cbs' ben tracy will lead off from the white house. good evening, ben. >> reporter: norah, good evening. so president trump is behind in the polls and two weeks from the election his campaign is being criticized for not having any sort of consistent message. now the president is launching these new attacks on dr. fauci and all but dismissing coronavirus. on a phone call with his campaign staff today president trump veered way off message, seeming to acknowledge he has given up on combating the virus virus that has now killed more than 220,000 americans. >> people are tired of covid. i have the biggest rallies i've ever had and we have covid. people are saying, "whatever, just leave us alone." they're tired of it. >> reporter: the president also tore into dr. anthony fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert as well as other top public health officials. >> people are tired of hearing fauci and all these idiots, these people, these people that have gotten it wrong. fauci is a disaster. >> reporter: on "60 minutes" sunday fauci to

captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, the u.s. surpasses eight million coronavirus cases as the nation confronts a dramatic fall surge. more than 63,000 new cases in a single day. july as the midwest fa that's the highest number since july as the midwest faces record highs. in wisconsin, one in four tests come back positive, hospitals in kansas city forced to turn away ambulances. nearly the entire state of ohio experiencing a high rate of spread as doctors in north dakota plead for a mask mandate. tonight, the advice for parents on trick-or-treating, and the nearly 30 college football games canceled because of outbreaks. 18 days to go: president trump tonight with another trip to georgia, the once-reliably republican state, could it vote blue for the first time in 28 years? plus, former president barack obama heads out on the trail to help joe biden. concerns about rudy giuliani: the new reporting tonight that the intelligence community was worried that the president's targeted by russian agents personal attorney was being target

new cbs news polling on the state of the race. also tonight despite the surging virus early voters out in force at home and abroad. >> that we are worried about things like whether our vote will count. >> yuccas: dangerous forecast, california faces an extreme weather threat as snow-dampens wildfires play flames in colorado. >> an the vatican, an historic choice for american catholics. plus federal judges and pioneers. >> there were only two in my class. >> we got used early on to dealing in a man's world. >> >> yuccas: and later, it is 2020 so you know it's going to be a very scary halloween this year. no kidding. >> trick or treat. this is the "cbs weekend news." >> yuccas: good evening, i'm jaimy yuccas in los angeles. nine days to go until the election and the coronavirus is once again spreading inside the trump administration. at least five aids to vice president pence now testing positive. cbs news battleground polls out today show a tight race in three southern states with joe biden having the edge over the president in flo

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting tonight from cbs news election headquarters in times square. >> o'donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we are coming on the air tonight with breaking news on several fronts. just six days before the election, tonight, that powerful hurricane zeta is slamming into louisiana at 110 miles per hour, the fifth time that has happened this year. more than 30 million americans are in the storm's path right now, and tens of thousands have already lost power. at the same time, the coronavirus crisis is reaching a dire new peak tonight. both at home and overseas, cases are exploding. the u.s. is now facing its worst week of new infections since the pandemic began. look at this-- in the past seven days, more than half a million people have been infected nationwide. that news, along with nationwide lockdowns in france and germany, sent the dow into freefall, dropping more than 900 points today. and tonight, the coronavirus crisis is slamming head-long into the presidential campaign, with joe biden

we get more from cbs's jeff pegues. >> reporter: good evening. a rare press conference by the top intelligence and law enforcement officials called out both iran and russia. >> we have confirmed that some voter registration information has been obtained by iran and separately by russia. >> reporter: specifically, officials say iran was behind e- mails that people received in at least three states, reportedly from the proud boys, a group that president trump has had difficulty condemning for its violence. >> president trump: stand back and stand by. >> reporter: we are in possession of all of your information. you will vote for trump on election day or we will come after you. proud boys member enrique tarrio denied that they were behind it. >> whoever did this should serve a long time in prison. >> reporter: analysis by cbs news shows the emails were routed from servers overseas, obscuring their origin. >> what we're seeing right now with the elections in this hyper-charged environment is this desire to sow fear and intimidation into voters and to

♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, the final face-off. president trump and joe biden meet in music city for last 2020 debate. with just 12 days to go, can either candidate change voters' minds? the biggest difference this time? will muting their mics for a portion of the debate stop interruptions. in our "60 minutes" interview, we asked joe biden if he is elected, will he add more elected, will he add mor justices to the supreme court. >> there are a number of alternatives that go well beyond packing. >> this is a live ball. >> oh, it is a live ball. >> o'donnell: disrupting our election: tonight, what and who national security officials say is the gravest threat to the u.s. between now and election day. breaking news: the experimental drug remdesivir given to the president is now the first approved coronavirus treatment. and pfizer starts to enroll children in its trials as the f.d.a. is concerned americans won't want to get a vaccine. plus, the story of a minnesota man who battled coronavirus for 208 days. he is finally home. food insec

kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. >> next on the cbs weekend news, see how one of the country's oldest state fairs is changing. to maintain tradition. also brung on the corn dogs. blanker blank >> yuccas: the old saying everything bigger in texas includes the state fair, and in 2020 nothing is the same. even so our mir mir a villarreal had a craving for something familiar. >> howdy folks. >> it's the texas sized tradition with a twist this year. every fall the texas state fair draws millions to dallas for football, food and fun. >> come for the corn dogs and turkey legs legs with. >> over the summer the fair was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic but organizers found a way to bring back the fun at a distance. >> can i get a beep beep. >> we got a jeep. popped off the top and took a ride through the new texas state fair. >> at the end of the state fair they want very little contact here so this is our menu. everything can be brought to us. >> oh pie goodness, these look amazing. >> it is a limited menu with fan favorites like jack fries, fletcher's cornie dogs and cott

riv this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting tonight from cbs news election headquarters, in times square. e square. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us at our new election headquarters. we are going to begin with the final sprint to the white house which tonight runs straight through pennsylvania, which is with just eight days until the election and with the coronavirus pandemic worsening nationwide, president trump and joe biden arrive in the keystone state today trying to win over voters in a state both candidates believe holds the key to the oval office. but with new cases of coronavirus now at their highest since the crisis began and with hospitals across the country again overflowing with patients, tonight the pandemic is once again center stage on the campaign trail. in a surprise visit to a voter center, joe biden pointed to the surge of infections saying president trump is the worst person to manage the nation's response to the virus. for his part, president trump downplayed the crisis, holding three large rallies and saying no one would be t

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"cbs overnight news". thanks for staying with us. facebook has been flooded with political ads this campaign season but that is about to change. the social media giant announced a ban on political advertising in the week leading up to the election. now it's going a step further. and keeping the ban in place once the polls close on november 3rd. the goal is to reduce what facebook calls opportunities for confusion and abuse. we have the story. >> as he told gail king, mark zuckerberg has been under increasing pressure to monitor and control political content. he says that he wants to be sure that campaigns don't use the platform to declare victory prematurely or argue an ongoing vote count means theio gged. >> i think t it would be delegitimizing the election and i think it could increase people in the streets and civil unrest after the election, which would be very problematic. >> reporter: now, it's extending the ban, to all political ads after polls close as well. with no set end date. >> they are scared

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting tonight from cbs news election headquarters in times square. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we are coming on the air tonight with breaking news on several fronts. just six days before the election, tonight, that powerful hurricane zeta is slamming into louisiana at 110 miles per hour, the fifth time that has happened this year. more than 30 million americans are in the storm's path right now, and tens of thousands have already lost power. at the same time, the coronavirus crisis is reaching a dire new peak tonight, both at home and overseas, cases are exploding. the u.s. is now facing its worst week of new infections since the pandemic began. in the past seven days, more than half a million people have been infected nationwide. that news, along with nationwide lockdowns in france and germany, sent the dow into freefall, dropping more than 900 points today. and tonight, the coronavirus crisis is slamming head-long into the presidential campaign, with joe biden delivering a rebuke of president trump's h

captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ >> o'donnell: tonight from our new cbs news election night headquarters in times square, >> o'donnell: judge judge to justice, amy coney barrett to the supreme court. barrett is the 9th justice on the nation's highest court, and oernl the fifth woman to have the honor. the event is reminiscent of the nomination ceremony which became a super spreader event, and more with kamala harris. with eight days to go, the final push, and why both candidates campaign today in pennsylvania. the keystone state becomes the corner stone for both for the path to win. the second outbreak at the second outbreak at the white house. this time in the vice president's office. so why is mike pence still campaigning after five of his aides test positive for coronavirus. covid surge across the nation. not a single state is seeing a decrease in infections and as hospitalizations increase, the state that maybe forced to ration i.c.u. beds. georgia, the unlikely toss up, could the state vote to send a democrat to the white house for the first time in three decades? emergency evacuati

this is the cbs morning news. eight days to go as president trump and joe biden hit the home stretch, the virvus hits again. coming out in record numbers. still a surge of covid-19 cases and one expert says we are at a dangerous tipping point. >>> dangerous encounters. swimmers in an australian beach not knowing a shark is just feet away in the middle of a feeding frenzy. >>> good morning.

cbs' ed o'keefe is going to lead off our coverage tonight from right here in or cbs election headquarters. good evening, ed. >> reporter: good evening, norah. with seven days left, joe biden is feeling so confident, he's doing something democrats didn't think they'd be able to do-- campaigning in states they haven't won in decades. and in the coming days he's going to keep doing what he did today: pushing a message of national unity. just by setting foot in georgia, joe biden sent a message to president trump today: democrats think they can flip the state for the first time since 1992. in warm springs, where franklin delano roosevelt once sought relief from the pains of polio, biden said the country would recover from the current crisis. >> this place, warm springs, is a reminder that though broken, each of us can be healed, that as a people and a country, we can overcome this devastating virus. >> reporter: next door in florida, former president obama was pumping up the crowd in orlando. >> honk, if you're fired up! >> reporter: hoping to turn out central florida's latino and suburban vo

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captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs the u.s. >> o'donnell: tonight, coronavirus and the election. the fall surge. the u.s. sees its highest number of new infections in months, as both candidates face the voters in dueling town halls. with the country headed in the wrong direction, hospitalizations hit a new record in the midwest. one e.r. doctor tells us hospitals are being pushed to the limit. and in europe, horrible deja vu: intensive care units close to capacity, as a curfew is set in paris to stop the spread. plus, is there a link between four blood type and risk of infection? 19 days to go: the battleground blitz continues with both candidates participating in dueling town halls instead of a second debate. president trump in florida and north carolina today, with joe biden taking questions in pennsylvania, as his momentum puts hundreds of millions into his war chest. plus, kamala harris off the campaign trail, after a member of her staff tests positive for covid. the economic toll. a stunning new number-- nearly eight million americans plunge into poverty as

that is tonight's edition of the "cbs evening news." a reminder to stay pos ive and >>> crews are rushing to get any containment before the glass fire get takes a turn for the rest -- worse.

ne cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook. all right, contact tracing, one of the most important things you can do to help slow an outbreak, but the white house has reportedly rejected the c.d.c.'s help to do just that. what does that tell us? >> reporter: you know, contact tracing is the basic detective work that helps you figure out if somebody is infected without knowing it and potentially spreading the infection to other people. if you bring back that picture from david martin's piece. take a look at it. it was nine days ago. we know that several people there subsequently tested positive for the virus. look around. not many people are wearing masks-- almost nobody. it's inside. and we now know that inside from the c.d.c. that the virus can spread not only six feet, but beyond six feet in these small droplets, these aerosols, and it's a crowded room. we don't know if this is the site where others got infected infected but that's what contact tracing will tell you. will help you figure out. >> o'donnell: one of t

cbs' chief washington correspondent major garrett joins us now. major, many are demanding this dramatic rule change. can they do it? >> reporter: the commission can do it, norah. it is empowered to set the rules for the debate, and they do that in collabuition with the campaigns. and they did that for the first debate, but those rules were quite obviously flouted. that gives the commission more menj. the commission controls the audio feed. the networks handle the tv parts. in these negotiations with the campaign, they can say if you don't do what we want, we can count your sound off. that is on the table, whatever the commission decides, norah, it hopes to inform the country in the coming days. >> o'donnell: the next debate will be a town hall on october 15 in florida. how is that going to affect the whole dynamic? >> reporter: it's in the miami area. the gallup organization is gathering the undecided voters right now, about 25 or 30. bull dozing or ignoring a moderator is different from bull dozing or ignoring a question from an undecided voter l

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cbs' ed o'keefe is going to lead off our coverage tonight from right here in our cbs election headquarters. good evening, ed. >> reporter: good evening, norah. with seven days left, joe biden is feeling so confident, he's doing something democrats didn't think they'd be able to do-- g in states th states they haven't won in decades. and in the coming days he's ing to keep doing what he didid today: pushing a message of national unity. just by setting foot in georgia, joe biden sent a message to president trump today: democrats think they can flip the state since 1992.t time since 1992. in warm springs, where franklin delano roosevelt once sought relief from the pains of polio, biden said the country would recover from the current crisis. >> this place, warm springs, is a reminder that though broken, each of us can be healed, that as a people and a country, we can overcome this devastating virus. >> reporter: next door in florida, former president obama was pumping up the crowd in orlando. >> honk, if you're fired up! >> reporter: hoping to turn out central florida's latino and suburban vot

captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is the cbs overnight news. >> thank you for staying with us. with just 12 days to go until the election, president trump and former vice president biden take the stage tonight in nashville, tennessee for the second and the final debate. one of the topics will focus on race in america. this morning we have part 2 of our investigation into alleged racial inequity in the nation's premier law enforcement agency, the fbi. only 4% of fbi agents worldwide are black. the bureau insists that diversity is what they call a core value. we spoke with several former agents who said they experienced something entirely different during their decade long career. >> when the culture is not conducive to minorities, you have an obligation to speak out. >> eric jackson was the special agent in charge of the dallas field office. >> the seventh floor in the fbi is where decisions and policies are made and there are no african-americans on the seventh floor. >> all are held by white men. >> what has occurred is what a

. >> o'donnell: and next week on the "cbs evening news," we'll broadcast from cbs news election headquarters in times square with reporting from key battleground states in the final week of the campaign. and a reminder: if you can't watch us live, don't forget to set your d.v.r. so you can watch us later. that is tonight's edition of the "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell in the nation's capital. hope you have a great weekend. we'll see you monday. good night. who's supporting prop 15? joe biden. biden says, "every kid deserves a quality education and every family deserves to live in a safe, healthy community. that's why i support prop. 15." vote yes. schools and communities first is responsible for the contents of this ad. who's supkamala harris.5? harris says, "a corporate tax loophole has allowed billions to be drained from our public schools and local communities. no more. i'm proud to support prop 15." vote yes. schools and communities first is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> this wildfire breaking out in just the last three hours, we are monitoring it spread. >>> alrea

and there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." a big week for women in science. meet the chemists whose work could help cure some deadly illnesses. later, trump and biden supporters living in peace under the same roof. some college students show us how it's done. this election, all californians will be able to vote safely from home. every active, registered voter will receive a vote-by-mail ballot with a unique barcode. you can track it using where's my ballot? and you'll receive automatic notifications by text, email or voice call to let you know the status of your ballot once you mail it, drop it off at your polling place or at a drop box. vote by mail ballots. simple, safe, secure. counted. learn more at vote.ca.gov >> o'donnell: tonight, minnesota's governor has sent national guard troops to minneapolis after the former officer charged with murdering george floyd was released from jail. derek chauvin posted a million- dollar bond. he was seen kneeling on floyd's neck for more than eight minutes. well, today, for the first time

this is the "cbs weekend news." captioning sponsored by cbs capt >> slide from the cvs area studios this is kpix 5 news. >> it is the news that cruz and the frontlines of the glass fire do not want here. they learned they are facing a new red flag warning. >> and its next 24 hours that we have to get through. but then, there is more good news in this long-range forecast than bad. i can't wait to share that, coming up. >>> this is a city in desperate need of affordable housing.>> there are not enough gas stations left in the city. >> perennial issue fueling a new to me. over one of san francisco's few remaining gas stations. should the city owned land be helped to fill a housing gap? >>> we begin on the fire watch. in the past hour a new red flag warning was issued for napa county. >> critical fire weather conditions are expected into tomorrow and the glass fire zone.>> it's mainly because things are still so dry, you don't need a whole lot of wind for the fire weather concerns to become elevated, and that's exactly

danya bacchus, cbs news, los angeles. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," how the coronavirus has impacted cancer screenings. dr. tara narula looks at the importance of early detection. >>> plus, in our "school matters" series, challenges for fraternities and sororities that are trying to balance socializing and coronavirus safety. >>> and in our series "a more perfect union," we'll take you to compton, california, and meet a resident who's helping his community eat healthier. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

here's cbs' mireya villarreal. >> no justice! >> no peace! >> reporter: protests in another place, chanting another name. >> jonathan price! >> reporter: this time in the east texas town of wolfe city, where jonathan price was shot and killed by a police officer saturday night. tonight, 22-year-old shaun lucas is in custody, charged with murder. he'd only be on the job for six months and is being held on $1 million bail. price was reportedly trying to break up a domestic dispute at a gas station. the texas rangers who are investigating the incident say lucas, upon arrival, encountered price who resisted arrest in a non-threatening posture and attempted to walk away. officer lucas then tased price, before shooting him. >> mr. price was unarmed. he was non-aggressive and he had his hands up. multiple witnesses have said that. >> reporter: for his older sister, it's a life taken away too soon. >> i close my eyes and i can just see him right there in my face, because when he left here saturday, if i had known it was going to be the last time i se

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>> that's the "cb >>> it's friday, october 9th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." bracing for impact, a category 3 hurricane is expected to hit southwestern louisiana where people are still recovering from hurricane laura six weeks ago. >> i knew this job would be hard. but i'll be honest, i never could have imagined anything like this. >> alleged kidnapping plot foiled. 13 men are accused of planning to abduct the governor of michig michigan. what court documents reveal about starting a civil>>ating te ec meeting between president trump and joe biden appears to be scrapped. the major adjustment that one campaign instantly rejected. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we're going to start things off this mornin with louisiana, bracing for hurricane delta. the category 3 storm is packing 120-mile-per-hour winds, also threatening deadly storm surge. some areas could get 15 inches of rain. delta is expected to hit later on today and it is intensifying as it bears down on the gulf coast. courtney zabowski is in lafayette, louisiana. this storm

cbs news has learned the vice president cbs news has learned that the vice president has held at least has held three 90-minute practice sessions, while senator harris has been working with close aides. not lost on either of the candidates: what's at stake tonight, and potentially in 2024. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, nikole killion, thank you so much. let's turn now to the economic despair being felt nationwide. tonight, a hospital system in st. paul, minnesota, is closing, unable to pay its bills in the pandemic. 900 workers are going to lse their jobs, and in a sign of the times, the city wants to turn the hospital into a shelter for its growing number of homeless. this as tonight in washington hopes for a financial life line are fading. here's cbs' nancy cordes. >> reporter: white house whiplash-- just hours after calling off stimulus talks, president trump said he wants congress back at the bargaining table on a set of standalone bills. >> well, it's hard to see any clear sane path in anything that he's doing. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi had been in talks with treas

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this is the "cbs morning news." in the hot seat, supreme court nominee amy coney barrett endures nearly 12 hours of questioning. the key issues she avoided and her take on a possible election dispute. >>> breaking overnight, stopping the count. the supreme court says the u.s. census can end early, why it's considered a victory for the trump administration. >>> and 38 million cases, another sobering milestone in the fight against the coronavirus as two popular athletes test positive for the illness. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, supreme court nominee amy coney barrett returns to capitol hill thismorning to face another round of questioning by members of the senate judiciary committee. yesterday barrett testified for nearly 12 hours at her confirmation hearing with some exchanges turning heated. laura podesta is in washington. so laura, what can we expect for today? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. we can expect a slightly shorter day for judge amy coney barrett after yesterd

cbs news obtained this f.b.i. bulletin that went out last week, warning that antigovernment extremists are potentially focused on sparking violence in the next three months, up to the january 2021 inauguration, and that presidential elections could be a flash point. groups that track militia movements estimate that there are about 200 across the country. >> so i think this plot to kidnap governor whitmer is an example of these armed cells, these radicalized groups, increasingly looking at unfolding plans to attack and topple state governments, not just the federal government. >> reporter: and, according to the department of homeland security's threat assessment, those groups often target law enforcement, and in the michigan case, it was that kind of chatter that got the f.b.i.'s attention. and five of the defendants arrested in that case yesterday are going to be in a courtroom on tuesday facing federal charges. norah. >> o'donnell: some incredible worke f.b.i.nkou. tonight, the number ronavirus id in the wrong di

"cbs evening news" is next. captioning sponsored by cbs >> new treatment for the president, the third during his hospitalization, and a surprise for supporters outside walter reed, a drive-by greeting. also new details on president trump's breathing problems. two intervention, still talk of a transfer and a return to the white house. >> the fact of the matter is he is doing really well. >> questions persist about the time line, treatment and some evasion. >> you know, it came off that we were trying to hide something t wasn't necessarily true. >> the president releases a video designed to reassure the nation. >> i will be back, i think i will be back soon. >> also election countdown, 30 days to go, a presidentialil thc variable. how st changing campaigning. poll workers, will we have enough. >> this will be the year that we recruited that whole new generation of poll workers. >> california takes a new wildfire record with 4 million acres up in flames so far this kreer and later. >> hello david attenborough. >> a

captioning sponsored by cbs captioning sponsored by cbs > o'donnell: and good evening and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with breaking news: president trump is at walter reed national military medical center tonight after testing positive for a coronavirus overnight. the white house press secretary says the president will be at the hospital for "the next few days," out of an abundance of caution, where he will continue to work from a special office at the hospital there. and while the white house is not saying mr. trump has been hospitalized, it is clear that is exactly what has happened tonight. as we come on the air, the president's doctor has released a statement calling him tired but in good spirits, and saying the president is now taking an experimental antibody treatment. the first lady and a top west wing adviser, hope hicks, have also tested positive. and tonight, the white house is frantically trying to reach out to anyone who was in close contact with them recently. former vice president joe biden who shared a debate stage with mr. trump on tuesday says he has

captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh. >>> this is "cbs overnight news." >>> i'm kris van cleave in washington. thanks for staying with us. be it by mail or in person, more americans are volting early this election season than at any other time in u.s. history. as of yesterday, more than 16 million voters had cast their ballot for president. and there's still 2 1/2 weeks till election day. if you are voting by mail, listen to this. just because a ballot is sent in early does not mean it will be counted early or at all. more than 300 election related lawsuits have been filed in at least 40 states. many challenging some aspects of mail-in ballots, including witness requirements, signature issues and ballot deadlines. tony dokoupil got a behind the scenes tour of an election office in new york to show what might happen to your ballot once it arrives to be counted. >> oh, see. >> reporter: results in the 2020 election are already pouring in. >> heavier than yesterday. >> reporter: these are absentee ballots in rockland county, new york. democracy happen

that is tonight's cbs evenings news. away and joe biden with a double digit lead over president trump. in michigan, which mr. trump carried in 2016, a new cbs news battleground tracker poll showed biden up six points, 52-46. janet shamlian. >> reporter: much mitch has long been a republican strong hold, but democrats have had success in recent events here, making this a premiere battleground. some elected officials are now saying they believe the race for president is actually tighter than the polls show. in the pumpkin patch, they're still cheesing. but voters have already decided who they're voting for. >> what's the biggest factor for you? >> it is a lot around guns and then abortion. >> kirsten and justin mccoy are just as set on their choice. >> why are you voting for biden? >> i think one of the things that feels heartbreaking for me right now is the state of race relations and the racism in america. >> it's really important to me that everybody has access to health care. it's really important to me that we're taki

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cbs news medical contributor dr. david agus says these types of pauses are routine. >> this is nothing to cause great concern. i think it should be the opposite, that the public should say this is amazing. they're really taking every safety issue to heart and looking deeply before restarting the trial, which in almost all cases they have done. >> reporter: the pauses come as the need for coronavirus treatment grows, with the rise in new cases in 37 states. a key driver, gatherings at places like family events. a recent cdc report found that a 13-year-old girl infected 11 people staying in the same house during a family vacation without masks or social distancing, dr. deborah birx of the white house coronavirus task force is telling americans to be prepared to adapt upcoming gatherings ike thanksgiving to the realities of the pandemic. >> this virus can spread among families and friends if you are -- take your mask off and you're primarily indoors. >> reporter: eli lilly said in a statement that this pause is really o

that is tonight's "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell. >>> this is the cbs overin night news. >>> the black lives matter movement is shined a light on racial equity in law enforcement and a cbs news investigation found this alleged bias extends to what is called the premier law enforcement agency, the fbi. concerned had that communities of color are not getting a fair shake from the bureau, a group of agents came forward. they exposed what they believe is a culture of discrimination within the fbi itself. >> the people you have here today, we have given more than our professinal life in service of the fbi. >> he retired as an executive director, the highest rank a black agent has achieved. this woman -- >> i had a 34 year career, it was awesome, but there needs to be changed. >> what we have done in the last have not been working. >> they have left in the last two years all on their own terms. >> i was in the class of 38, and i was the only african-american. and you have to realize, in my career, everywhere i went, i

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that's tonight's "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> i'm jeff pegues in washington. thank you for staying with us. the latest center of the coronavirus pandemic is america's colleges and universities. 20 million students are enrolled this fall, many living in so rorry or fraternity houses with little or no social distancing. a recent study found 19 of the 25 worse outbreaks in the u.s. are in college towns. errol barnet reports that schools are trying to crack down but with limited results. >> reporter: this is exactly what colleges and universities don't want to see. potential super spreader events and crowded parties at illinois state to packed party boats near indiana university. that school in bloomington has roughly 33,000 undergraduates. about a quarter of them patching in greek life since mid aurks about 800 greek life students have tested positive for covid. >> i believe that the house is still going out partying don't understand the severity of the situation. >> she

here is cbs' paula reid. >> it's biden's son. it's hunter. >> reporter: president trump on the attack today going after joe biden and his family with dubious accusations. >> i'll tell you what, it's an organized crime family, as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: the president is referencing a tabloid newspaper story with emails purportedly swiped from the vice president's son, hunter. but cbs news has learned the president was personally warned by the national security adviser robert o'brien that the man who provided the information to the tabloid, his personal attorney, rudy giuliani, was the target of a russian influence campaign aimed at discrediting biden. sources say the president did not seem concerned. intelligence officials also notified giuliani to tell him he was a target, but the former new york mayor disputes that and claims he got the information from a computer repairman in delaware, who allegedly had hunter biden's laptop. >> we have the entire hard drive. we've analyzed it now for about two weeks. >> reporter: cb

cbs news. on the road. >>> and that's is the "cbs overnight news" for this monday. for some of you, the news continues. for others check backater for cbs this morning. follow us online, at cbs news.com and join me for my potd cat, the take out. reporting from the nation's capitol, i'm marriage garrett. >>> it's monday, october 19th, 2020. this is the cbs morning news. >>> 15 days to go. how president trump and joe biden are targeting swing voters in the final weeks of campaigning. >>> covid-19 crackdown. as the number of cases rise nationwide, one state forces a wedding to change plans after up to 10,000 people were originally expected. >>> found alive. a california woman united states with her family after missing two weeks at zion national park. how park rangers finally located the 38-year-old hiker.