Harrowing escapes and daring rescues. And convicted cult leader Keith Raniere will be sentenced today. Well speak to a victim of nxivm who said he should never be allowed to go free. First your eye opener your world in 90 seconds. The newest member of the United StatesSupreme Court, Justice Amy Coney barrett. Its official. Amy Coney Barrett sworn in to the Supreme Court. Today will go down as one of the darkest days in the 231year history of the United States senate. Waved the white flag. Biden told supporters the president still does not have a plan for the coronavirus and has waved a white flag. Hes waved a white flag on life if he doesnt leave his basement. New coronavirus cases hitting records every day. Activities that were brought indoors has resulted in pretty Significant Community spread. Fastmoving wildfire in Southern California forced thousands of people to leave their homes. Flames coming over the back wall. I couldnt see the back yard. Breaking news out of philadelphia where theres unrest in the streets after a man was killed by police. All that extreme winds are making for a dangerous drive. Oh, my god. Be careful. And all that matters. A major off field victory for ron rivera. Hes officially completed his chemotherapy. He received cheers and a confetti shower. On cbs this morning. A woman ordered a gremlin cake for her sons birthday. But when the cake arrived it did not look like the photo on the website. Heres the cake that she wanted. And heres what she got. Now that i think about it, this may be the best visual summation of the year 2020. How it started and how its going. This mornings eye opener is presented by progressive. Making it easy to bundle insurance. I missed the beginning of that. Did she pay for that cake . It was a professional cake . Im the one talking. I didnt hear it. We were talking about coach rivera. Such a great story. It is. Coach rivera of the Washington Redskins gets to ring the bell and leaves the hospital. Welcome to cbs this morning. Were going to begin with amy Coney Barrett taking the first of two oaths to become the next Supreme Court justice. It happened outdoors at the white house last night. A month after barretts nomination announcement became a coronavirus superspreader event. We remember that. This was a big political victory for the president just over a week before election day. Mr. Trump heads to three states today. Meanwhile, the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen with daily cases up in 43 states. Weijia jiang is at the white house which is dealing with an outbreak among Vice President pences staff. How did that affect last nights event . Good morning, anthony. Vice president pence was not seen at the highprofile event and his office has not provided any information about why, despite our multiple requests. President trump wanted the focus of the night to be his Supreme Court pick. But the impact of covid19 was impossible to ignore. She will make an outstanding justice. President trump wasted no time calling a crowd to the white house to witness the swearing in of judge amy Coney Barrett. His third Supreme Court appointee. I will do my job without any fear or favor, and that i will do so independently. Less than two hours earlier, the Republicancontrolled Senate confirmed 48yearold barrett in one of the most partisan Supreme Court processes ever. No democrats voted in her favor. The nomination of amy Coney Barrett of indiana to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is confirmed the president hopes securing barrett will help him at the polls since she provides conservatives a 63 majority. In a matter of months, the justices will issue a ruling on obamacare and possibly even the outcome of the president ial election. Last nights ceremony was a chance for mr. Trump to take a victory lap. I know you will make us all very, very proud. Reporter one month earlier, President Trump announced barretts nomination in the rose garden which turned into a superspreader event. This time, guests were socially distanced on the south lawn and required to wear a mask, but several hundred still attended. Campaigning in pennsylvania, former Vice President joe biden said he hoped the president had learned a lesson from the first event. I dont blame him for celebrating. Theres a lot of things we could be doing, having massive crowds. But the fact is that its just not appropriate now. Reporter President Trump continues to claim incorrectly that the virus is under control. Vice president pence is taking extra precautions on the campaign trail like covering his face at all times except while on stage. Canceling rope lines with supporters and traveling with a group that is smaller than usual. He is charging ahead, though, with a packed schedule that includes rallies in six states over the next three days. Tony . Weijia, thank you. Joe biden and President Trump both have ambitious plans to get their messages out in this, the last week before election day. Both are heavily focused on battleground states as well. Biden is working to expand his support while the president appears to be focusing on his bai base, including in the mustwin state of pennsylvania. Ed okeefe reports. Four more years thank you very much. Reporter President Trump made three stops in pennsylvania on monday, a state he needs to win again in order to win the white house. Down seven points to joe biden, the president made yet another explicit appeal to the states suburban female voters. Theyll confiscate your guns, terminate religious liberty and destroy the suburbs. Women of the suburbs, you must love me, i can tell you. Reporter and the president slammed his opponent. This election is a choice between a trump super recovery or a biden super depression. Reporter but biden struck back in a surprise visit to suburban philadelphia. The bottom line is, donald trump is the worst possible president , the worst possible person to try to lead us through this pandemic. Reporter as the president made multiple stops in pennsylvania and is traveling far more frequently, biden faced questions about his lighter travel schedule. I am going to be going to iowa, wisconsin, georgia, florida. And maybe other places as well. The reason why it looks like im not traveling. Were not putting on superspreaders. Reporter meanwhile, as the Trump Campaign pushes to increase support among africanamericans, the president s soninlaw and top adviser Jared Kushner is facing criticism for seeming to suggest that black americans dont want to succeed. One thing weve seen in a lot of the black community, which is mostly democrat, is that President Trumps policies are the policies that can help people break out of the problems that theyre complaining about. But he cant want them to be successful more than they want to be successful. Reporter the white house said the comments were being taken out of context. As you heard biden say there, he is headed to georgia today for another speech on the topic of national unity. The fact that hes in georgia at all is a signal that democrats believe they can win back the peach state for the First Time Since 1992. Similar to that visit, hes making later this week to iowa, a state where hes running even with the president. Its a place they didnt expect to be. His running mate Kamala Harris heads later this week to arizona and then texas. Two other republicanleaning states democrats believe they might be able to win. Anthony . Surprising number of states in play, ed. Thank you. The u. S. Now averages more than 69,000 new coronavirus cases a day. Thats an alltime high. And 12,000 americans have been hospitalized for covid over the last month. A jump of nearly 40 . This morning, we hear from three doctors who say hospitals are close to their breaking point. Our lead National CorrespondentDavid Begnaud has our report. Reporter the situation in utahs hospitals is increasingly dire. Experts are warning that doctors may soon need to confront the unthinkable. Rationing health care as beds fill up and staff are stretched thin. Dr. Eddie stenehjem is an Infectious Disease expert there. Theres no end in sight for us. Our case counts are continuing to rise. Our hospitalizations are continuing to rise. So theres no rounding the curve for us here in utah. Reporter the possibility of having to ration care is also becoming a concern in parts of idaho. Where covid hospitalizations have more than doubled since the beginning of october. At st. Lukes magic valley, dr. Joshua kearn says roughly 30 of the hospitals 150 patients are infected with coronavirus. Its totally unprecedented. Even during bad influenza season. Its not like we see a third of the patients in the hospital with influenza or teetering on the brink. Were right there. We need to turn things around or well be in big trouble. Reporter to wisconsin now. Dr. Jeff pothof in madison says four of his hospitals covid wings are full. So theyre opening another converted wing this week. Its never been worse for us here in wisconsin. And every day, its not getting better. Its getting a little worse. The ice is so thin right now as we try to do everything we can, get as creative as we can to take care of all the patients that need our services. Reporter all three of these doctors agree, there is no end in sight for the pandemic. For cbs this morning, im david begna begnaud, in new york. So it continues. A Deadly Police shooting led to anger and violence in philadelphia overnight. Hundreds of protesters clashed with police for hours. Our philadelphia station, kywtv says officers were injured by rocks and other objects thrown at them. More than 30 people were arrested. This follows the daytime killing of a man who walked toward two officers allegedly carrying a large knife. Jericka duncan reports on the shooting that was caught on camera. A warning here that some of the video is very difficult to watch. Cell phone video captures a chaotic scene on a street in philadelphia monday afternoon. Police received a call about a man with a knife. Officers arrive and confront 27yearold Walter Wallace jr. With guns drawn. Police order wallace to drop the weapon, but he continues walking towards them. Wallaces mother is seen grabbing her son in an effort to intervene but he breaks away, heading in the direction of the police who then open fire. Put it on the ground [ gunshots ] wallaces mother rushes to her son, along with multiple witnesses. Oh, my god oh, my god reporter wallace was hit in the shoulder and chest. Its unclear how many shots were fired but video from the aftermath shows at least 13 evidence markers. Immediately dropped the knife and was scooped up by one of the discharging officers who took him into his police car, drove him over to Presbyterian Hospital where unfortunately he succumbed to his injuries. Got to get some answers, for real. I dont trust me. Reporter not long after the shooting, protesters demanded answers from the police. Later in the night, dozens were arrested and demonstrations turned violent, resulting in 30 officers being injured with one suffering a broken leg after being struck by a vehicle. He hit a cop oh, my god he hit a cop. You need to stop pulling their guns first and pull their tasers first. It would be less killing. That was Jericka Duncan reporting on that story. In a statement, philadelphia mayor jane kenny says he watched the video of the incident and it raises very difficult questions that need answering. The Police Commissioner daniel outlaw announced an investigation would take place saying while at the scene this evening i heard and felt the anger of the community. I will be leaning on what the investigation gleans to answer. Many Unanswered Questions that exist. Just looking at the video and hearing the story, we really dont know enough but what we see is very upsetting and very disturbing. But what caused all of that . And the fact his mother was there, too, clearly trying to restrain her son. Looking forward to results of the investigation and more reporting. California can expect another day of severe fire danger. More strong winds are likely to whip up a pair of fastmoving wildfires just south of los angeles. Theyve already forced more than 90,000 people to leave their homes. Jonathan vigliotti is at the fire scene in irvine, california. Reporter good morning to you. At times it felt like we were standing in the middle of a category 2 hurricane. Believe it or not, the wind has calmed down overnight. Giving fire crews a chance to focus on hot spots like this before this fire jumps over this roadway. The wind is expected to pick back up later this morning. Two winddriven wildfires continue to threaten thousands of homes in orange county. Firefighters kept a close watch on shifting embers throughout the night hoping to protect nearby neighborhoods. The silverado fire which started monday morning shut down freeways and forced evacuations. Evacuate your residence. Orange county fire authority. I have some place to go, thankfully. Ive got a dog to worry about now. Reporter gusts nearing 100 miles an hour manhattan the. Winds toppled big rigs as firefighters struggled to stay on their own feet. Theres a neighborhood on the other side of all of this that fire crews right now simply cant get to. Two firefighters are hospitalized with second and thirddegree burns. They were working near the heel of the fire where the fire started. We dont have any information on what occurred. They are gravely injured. Their families are with them. Reporter meanwhile, firefighters work to save homes at the socalled blue ridge fire about five miles to the north. Flames crept downhillsides. Sheriffs department. Reporter as officials went door to door making sure homeowners had safely evacuated. And cameras captured at least one rescue of a firefighter snatching a small injured rabbit from beneath a freeway underpass and bringing the animal to safety. Its still unclear what sparked this fire. Southern california edison said wind could have damaged some of their infrastructure sparking this blaze. The red flag warnings remain in effect through this afternoon. Back to you. Jonathan, thank you. Firefighters doing an amazing job there. One more big storm in this recordbreaking Hurricane Season is heading for the u. S. Zeta hit playa del carmen, and other mexican resort areas overnight on its way into the gulf of mexico. Hurricane warnings are up in louisiana and mississippi. Zeta is expected to reach the central gulf coast by tomorrow night. In an exclusive interview, we are hearing from two of the grand jurors in the Breonna Taylor case. The 26yearold woman was shot and killed in her own home during a Louisville Police raid back in march. No Police Officers were charged for shooting taylor. And at least one of the officers involved has defended their actions. We spoke with the jurors and their attorney who say they were never given the option to consider murder or manslaughter charges. That contradicts statements made by the Kentucky Attorney general. We are not releasing the identities of the grand jurors at their request for their safety. Can i ask you what you both think of the Police Behavior and actions that night . Negligent. Negligent . They couldnt even provide a risk assessment. And it sounded like they hadnt done one. So their organization leading up to this was lacking. Thats what i mean by they were negligent in the operation. Number two . They were criminal. Leading up to this and everything that they the way they moved forward on it, including the warrant was deception. You can see more of our exclusive interview with these two jurors tomorrow on cbs this morning. They wanted to be called grand juror number one and grand juror number two. But they said it was difficult to come forward but it also wasnt difficult because they were so outraged when they heard the decision is that, a, theyve never met daniel cameron. Had no dealings with him. And when they heard his statement saying that the grand jury believes this or agrees with this, they said there was outrage in the grand jury room. They had a lot of very interesting things to say. Im very interested to hear what they have to say. As weve discussed it for the warrant, how it came about and what the police were told when they went to that apartment. A lot of questions. 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