Warning the days ahead will be e en worse. Tonight the u. S. Is shattering records set in those first unimaginable days of the crisis. On tuesday, the country reached another new high of infections in a single day, more than 136,000. Things are now so dire in places like missouri and wisconsin, at least one out of every three people tested is positive. More than 1,400 people have been killed by the virus in just the past 24 hours. E most to die in oneie in one day in months. The death toll is now growing so fast, one model says it will reach 400,000 by february. Tonight, hospitals across the midwest are running out of beds and protective gear. College Football Games are being canceled. And schools, including syracuse university, are shutting down as cases there explode. And without the president speaking out, the nations governors are now stepping in. As we come on the air, new yorks governor is just the latest to reimpose restrictions, forcing restaurants to close trictions,limiting private forcing restaurants to close gatherings to 10 people, all this just ahead of thanksgiving. J have a lot of important new information for you and your family tonight, and our team of correspondents is covering it all. Cbs David Begnaud is going to lead us off tonight from south bend, indiana. Good evening, david. Reporter good evening, oorah. You mentioned the governors ohios governor just went on television statewide, and he told people, i know youre tired, i know that youre weary, but this virus is more dangerous and widespread than it has been in the past. He says ohio is experiencing its third wave right now, and he told his residents, if we dont get some kind of control of this, i will shut down bars, gyms, and restaurants in one week. Ohio is overwhelmed. As of today, every single one of our 88 counties has a high rate of virus spread. Reporter to north dakota now. Hospital staffing shortages are so dire, that the governor issued an order giving the goahead for Health Care Workers who have active covid19 infection, but are asymptomatic, to continue working in a hospital setting with covid patients, as long as they take extra precautions. Governors in at least seven states have told people stay at home. Nevadas governor has given residents a deadline to lower cases. If we dont come together this moment, i will be forced to take stronger action in 14 days. Reporter tonight, the c. D. C. Is reminding people, wearing a mask doesnt just protect others around you it protects you, too. Demand for covid testing is surging across the heartland. Nearly every one of the 50 states are reporting increases in new coronavirus cases compared to two weeks ago, and in some, i. C. U. Beds are at critically low levels. Only 12 are left in north dakota. In tulsa, oklahoma, they are closed. David begnaud, south bend, indiana. In tulsa, okl reporter im meg oliver in new york city, where the Coronavirus Spread had been contained for months. But its now in danger of exploding again. Today, Governor Cuomo announced new measures to stop the spread. Starting friday, bars, restaurants, and gyms must close inperson service at 10 p. M. We usually get big orders around 10 00, and we are not going to get them anymore. Reporter new york citys Positivity Rate climbing to 2. 5 . If the city hits 3 , all schools will go remote. Were seeing community spread. Were seeing things we have not seen in a long time. Reporter the surge is worse in new jersey, the city of newark the hardest hit. For the next three weeks, parts of the city will enforce a 9 00 p. M. Curfew and all indoor and outdoor gatherings will be limited to 10 people. An urgent warning from Childrens Hospital in philadelphia recommending schools and businesses go all remote next week as infection rates in children are now outpacing those of adults in many areas of the country. Meg oliver, cbs news, new york. Reporter im Janet Shamlian in el paso, a city shaken to its core. Almost one of every 10 people have been infected here. Few have been spared the impact. Ive lost my husband. I lost my brother. Ive lost four of my friends. Reporter lorri burnetts husband, dave, was a firefighter who died in march. Her brother, a vietnam veteran, died in september. Is that, like, an open wound again . Every time, every time. I cant sleep in our bed, because hes not there anymore. Reporter lorri said the toughest part is not being able to comfort others, or be comforted herself. Were all in this state of numb, you just have to function. You ask me, how do i wake up every day . And there have been times i wish i hadnt. Reporter those words are hard to hear, but it is the reality for more than 200,000 families in country. For many, trying to go on with their lives now without the person they thought theyd be spending the rest of their lives with. Norah. Odonnell so incredibly painful to hear all that. Janet shamlian, thank you. Turning now to washington. Today, President Trump installed more loyalists at the pentagon in the wake of firings and resignations among top defense officials. This as the president shows no signs of conceding the election. In fact, hes filing more legal challenges despite a growing string of defeats in court. Ben tracy reports tonight from the white house. Reporter today, President Trump, seen in public for the first time in nearly a week, at Arlington National cemetery in honor of veterans day. He was there for less than ten 0inutes and made no remarks. Minutes and made no also there, the new acting secretary of defense, christopher miller. On monday, President Trump abruptly fired defense secretary mark esper, raising concerns about National Security. And now the president is stacking the pentagon with loyalists, including anthony tata, a retired general who has promoted conspiracy theories; and kash patel, a former aide to republican congressman devin nunes. Were going to win the whole thing. Reporter the president continues to falsely claim the election was rigged and that he won, today attacking on twitter the republican sitting commissioner of philadelphia who has said there is no evidence of election fraud. Al schmidt said he and his election staff are now getting Death Threats and require police eection staff are now getting death thre protection. So that nothing disrupts, so nothing slows down or gets in the way of us certifying this election. Reporter President Trump hasnt mentioned the surging coronavirus, except to take credit for a vaccine, which may soon be released. The White House Coronavirus task force met monday, but sources close to it say nothing of substance has happened for weeks, as the administration has been distracted by the election. Ral killer goingral killer going on in each of our communities. If it were an army with guns, you can be sure we would be focused on it. Why arent we focused on this virus . Please, i implore you, wear a mask. Reporter president elect joe bidens Transition Team is not being given access to key Government Health agencies and data because President Trump refuses to concede. Biden met with his own covid hsk force this week, but is being blocked from coordinating with government experts, such as dr. Anthony fauci, the nations top Infectious Disease expert. The situation, as you well know, is a rather tense situation in the United States regarding transitions, so right now, things are on hold for the time being. Reporter the latest coronavirus outbreak here at the white house, which includes the chief of staff, continues to grow. There are reports that two more staffers have tested positive, and cbs news has confirmed that a guest of Rudy Giuliani at the electionnight party held here at the white house has the virus as well. Ass virus as we odonnell ben tracy, thank you. With votes still being counted in parts of the country, president elect bidens popular vote margin over President Trump is growing. Mr. Bidens lead nationwide now tops five million. Hes winning almost 51 of all votes cast, the highest share for anyone challenging an incumbent since f. D. R. In 1932. Heres cbs ed okeefe. Reporter president elect joe biden honored veterans in philadelphia today, while still waiting on a concession from the president. With the mechanics of his transition on hold, there are new National Security concerns being raised. Former white house chiefs of staff andy card and john podesta argued american lives could be at risk, pointing to the 9 11 commissions findings that the delayed transition during the 2000 florida recount hampered the Bush Administration from pitting key officials in place ahead of the attacks. Card was part of that administration. My greatest fear is someone would try to take advantage of the disruption of Knowledge Transfer that is necessary to make sure the country is functioning on day one. Reporter meanwhile, as the president continues to mount lawsuits and allege ballot counting fraud, mr. Bidens lead is growing. His advantage is about 14,000 votes in georgia, and plans for a hand recount of all ballots, announced today, is unlikely to change that. Every voter will have confidence in the outcome whether their candidate won or lost. Reporter the two senate run offs in the state, scheduled for january 5, will now determine the fate of the senate, and how much legislation mr. Biden is able to get passed next year. Both parties will be pouring tens of millions of dollars into the contest. This is literally, you know, the showdown of all showdowns in terms of politics and what it means. Reporter senator marco rubio flew in today to campaign for fellow republican Kelly Loeffler at a packed indoor event. We dont want to win one of them. We want to win both of them. Odonnell ed okeefe joins them. We want to win both o us now. Ed, were hearing president elect biden could announce top staff positions as early as this week, right . Announce top staff positions as reporter thats right, norah. Ing of the names being mentioned, likely for chief of staff, is ron klain. He held a similar role for then Vice President biden and later held a role with president obama serving as his point person on the ebola task force. There are many different names being mentioned for top jobs, but observers agree klain has an edge, given his previous experience dealing with a global enalth crisis and the problems the biden team will face come january. Norah. Odonnell ed okeefe, thank you. Florida is bracing for a second runin with Tropical Storm eta. The storm already dropped nearly two feed of rain in south florida. The parking lot became a lake. Well, now eta threatens floridas other coast north of tampa. Lets get the forecast from cbs lonnie quinn. Lonnie . Good evening, norah. Heres the deal. Mhe pictures you showed us from miami, that storm affected miami on monday. Now were looking at a storm that is just offshore of tampa, 50 miles westsouthwest of st. Petersburg florida. Earlier today it was a hurricane. Now its a Tropical Storm. We think early tomorrow morning it will make a landfall around cedar key and then exit around jacksonville as a Tropical Storm then skirts right along the southeastern seaboard putting rain down. Tomorrow, tampa could pick up somewhere around a half a foot of rain. Then it gets to the carolinas. Its offshore, remember, but its piling that rain all throughout north carolina. Anywhere from, say, raleigh toward the coastline could pick up eight inches, maybe some areas see a foot of rain and the bands north could make it to d. C. As well. Not yet, but sometime within the next couple of days, we could have our next Tropical Storm. It could be named Tropical Storm iota if that happens. I understand the greek pronunciation is yoda, but thats a possibility. We have never seen anything like this. Odonnell i know, including having to pronounce them. Thats true. Odonnell ber lonnie qui, thank you so much. Odonnell lonnie quinn, thank you so much. Tonight, with Coronavirus Infections growing exponentially and concerns that family gatherings could spread the virus further, Many Americans are asking is it safe to travel this thanksgiving. We get more now from cbs kris. Droleave. Reporter a. J. Dronkers hasnt seen his mother in over a year, but thats about to change. We decided last minute, and i we decided last minute and think that was part of the weighing out all of the risks, all of the factors. Reporter hes among the 56 of americans planning to travel for thanksgiving after he gets travel for thanksgiving. A covid test. I really let my family drive that decision on their comfort level. Every time i called they said they were perfectly comfortable. Also, beauty of southern lilifornia, we can eat outside. Reporter airlines are expecting their busiest stretch of the pandemic. United is adding 1,400 flights. American will fly more than 500 additional flights daily. But the number of travelers is expected to be far less than last year, and most will go by car. The centers for Disease Control warns, even small household gatherings are an important contributor to the rise of covid19 cases. The agency recommends getting a flu shot, small gatherings outside, wearing a mask, and staying out of tight spaces, like the kitchen. When people get together indoors, eating, drinking, talking, shouting, singing, thats, unfortunately, how to spread a lot of covid, especially when people are traveling around. Reporter former c. D. C. Director dr. Tom frieden downsized his own familys thanksgiving as covid has surged. Please be more careful around thanksgiving, so we can have a merry christmas. Otherwise, theres a real chance that were going to see explosive spread of covid throughout december as a result of the thanksgiving holidays. Reporter the c. D. C. Is urging people to limit thanksgiving, really to just their immediate household or a small group of close contacts, preferably who all live in the same area. Theyre recommending wearing a mask when youre not eating, and if you do have to be indoors, opening as many windows as you can to get the best ventilation possible. Or, consider a virtual thanksgiving, and bring the family together remotely. Norah. Odonnell the zoomsgiving. All right, kris van cleave, thank you. And there is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. Ring of fire amazons Home Security system recalls hundreds of thousands of video doorbells after complaints they can catch fire. And well tell you the real story behind this iconic american painting, as we remember the mother of civil s ghts hero ruby bridges. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not an injection or a cream. Its a pill that treats differently. 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