Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We are going to begin with new pushback from joe biden against President Trumps refusal to accept the results of the election. For the first time president elect biden addressed mr. Trumps unwillingness to concede, calling it an embarrassment. The Trump Administration is blocking the transition process, but mr. Biden is moving forward with his plans for the white house. Debra alfarone is in washington. Debra, how is president elect biden preparing to take office . Reporter hes appointed his Coronavirus Task force, hes spoken to world leaders, now without that formal transition, though, the state department isnt involved in the calls with world leaders, they would normally be, and the biden team, they could take legal action but so far, theyre not moving in that direction. President elect joe biden is preparing to take Office DespitePresident Trumps refusal to concede. I just think its an embarrassment. I think it will not help the president s legacy. Reporter speaking to reporters in delaware, mr. Biden says he hopes to announce his cabinet picks this month. Were going to do exactly what we would be doing if he had conceded, and said we won, which we have, and so there is nothing really changing. Reporter the Trump Administration is blocking the biden team from accessing federal agencies as well as funding needed for the transition. President trump continues to claim widespread voter fraud, despite providing no evidence. Mr. Vice president , is it time to concede . Is there really any evidence of fraud . Many Congressional Republicans have refused to acknowledge the results. The president wasnt defeated by huge numbers. In fact, he may not have been defeated at all. Reporter in the closest races of the election, georgia and arizona, the president trails mr. Biden by more than 12,000 votes in both. Wildly inappropriate. Reporter Massachusetts GovernorCharlie Baker is one of the few republicans speaking out. What this president is doing at this point in time is not in the best interest of this country. Reporter President Trump hasnt made any official public appearances since last thursday. Today hes expected to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. The president s schedule is unusual, you might remember that he was doing about three to five rallies a day leading up to the election. And he hasnt had any official public appearances on his calendar for days. Today is going to be first day we might be able to hear from him when he heads out to Arlington National cemetery at 11 00 a. M. Annemarie . Well, we will be watching, debra alfarone, thank you. North carolinas Close Senate Race has finally been called. Republican thom tillis won a second term after democrat Cal Cunningham conceded the race. Tillis got 48. 7 of the vote and cunningham got 47 . Right now republicans are in control of the senate with just 49 seats to the democrats 48. A pair of runoffs in georgia will ultimately determine which Party Controls the chamber. And now to the coronavirus crisis. As a number of daily cases in the u. S. Hits a new record high, Johns HopkinsUniversity Reported more than 136,000 cases just yesterday. It is the seventh day in a row that cases have topped 100,000. And as Danya Bacchus reports, some states are issuing restrictions once again. Reporter the nations top Infectious Disease expert dr. Anthony fauci says he expects pfizers Coronavirus Vaccine to go through the fdas emergency authorization process in the next week and a half. By the time we get into december, well be able to have doses available for people who are judged to be at the highest priority. Reporter over 1 million americans have tested positive for covid19 in the last ten days, making it the worst stretch of infections to date. The nation is in a precarious place right now in this pandemic. Reporter a surge of cases in des moines, iowa, put hospitals at capacity for the first time ever, and close to capacity state wide. In maryland, state governor larry hogan is reducing indoor capacity at bars and restaurants from 75 to 50 effective wednesday. Primary goals continue to be keeping our hospitals from overflowing, and stopping more marylanders from dying. Reporter here in los angeles, walkup covid19 testing sites are popping up across the city. State officials blame private household gatherings for the recent spike in cases, halloween festivities are also suspected. We havent been, you know, exposed to a lot of people, but still it is just for safety. Reporter on the treatment front, the fda has given emergency approval to eli lilly for the first antibody treatment for Covid Patients with mild to moderate symptoms. It works by attaching to the virus and blocking its entry into cells. And also possibly by helping the persons immune system clear the virus. The data we have suggests that early treatment may help people avoid the disease progression and avoid hospitalization. Reporter safety testing for the drug is ongoing. Danya bacchus, cbs news, los angeles. Comments by justices of the Supreme Court suggest obamacare may survive its latest legal challenge. During arguments yesterday, chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett kavanaugh suggested it was not high courts role to invalidate the healthcare law, even if one or more provisions are deemed unconstitutional. Republican challengers want obamacare to be killed, since lower courts previously ruled individual mandates are unconstitutional. A former Louisville Police officer involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor is facing a Sexual Assault lawsuit. Margo borders claims that Brett Hankison sexually assaulted her after offering her a ride home from a bar in 2018. 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Is lifting a ban on beards and there are new details on the hunt for murder hornets. Those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. The spokane, washington, spokesman review says that the first asian giant hornets nest found in the state contained about 500 live insects in various stages of development. The basketballsized nest was found last month in a tree along the canadian border. Scientists put a tracking device on some captured hornets and followed them to the nest. They say they found nearly 200 queen hornets inside. When you see albeit a relatively small nest like this, able to pump out 200 queens, it does give one a little bit of pause because potentially each of those queens could be anew next year. The twoinch hornets can deliver painful and potentially deadly stings to humans. It is believed at least two other nests are in the area. The wall street journal reports that u. P. S. Is lifting its ban on employees having beards. 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