Could that prolong economic plus, jeopardizing covid relief. President trump threatens to not sign the bill, and calls it a disgrace. Could that prolong economic suffering . Deadly Police Shooting an officer shoots and kills a man only holding a cell phone in columbus, ohio. How it was all caught on video, even though the policeman didnt activate his body camera until afterwards. Major shipping delays. Will your gifts make it in time for christmas . Why the post office is struggling to deliver holiday mail. Plus, more than 90 million americans are in the path of a at holiday storm. And our series, season of giving a florida businessmans generous act of kindness, just in time for christmas. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Garrett good evening, to our viewers in the west. We thank you for joining us. Norah is off tonight. Im major garrett. We begin with a Staggering Number of new covid deaths in the united states. More than 3,400 were recorded on tuesday. And for the First Time Since the pandemic started, the u. S. Has seen more than 19,000 covid deaths in a single week. The number of hospitalizations has surged to a new record of nearly 118,000. But tonight, there are also encouraging developments. The u. S. Government struck a deal to purchase another 100 million pfizer doses, doubling the nations supply of that vaccine. So far, more than one million americans have received a covid shot, and health and Human Services secretary alex azar said today, there should be enough vaccine by june for every american who wants it. As for congress hardfought covid relief package . Well, President Trump threw a Monkey Wrench into the works as he headed to florida for the holidays. The president is now threatening to torpedo this vetoproof deal, calling for 2,000 stimulus checks, while fellow republicans are complaining about the 600 checks they just agreed to. This, again, raises the possibility of a yearend Government Shutdown. There is a lot of new reporting to get to as we head to the holiday weekend, and our correspondents are standing by. We begin with cbs Lilia Luciano in california, where as we said, covid cases are skyrocketing. Good evening, lilia. Reporter good evening, nty had its deadliest day today with 145 deaths. L. A. County had its deadliest day today with 145 deaths. Since the beginning of november, cases have skyrocketed by 900 and deaths by 500 . One california nurse told us he grew up in a wartorn country, and yet this is the most scared hes ever been. Critically ill patients spilling into hallways. I. C. U. S completely full. Thats how bad its gotten in california. In los angeles county, hospitals admitted less than 150 Covid Patients a day in october. By thanksgiving, it was 300. And now, 700 a day, and getting worse. Among those answering the call for help, traveling nurse sara houze from washington, d. C. , who has filled in across the country, including in hardhit el paso. Its pretty gruesome, and its like slowmotion trauma. Reporter this week, she began work in california, which took more than nine months to reach one million covid cases. Just six weeks later, the state about to hit two million, and deaths are skyrocketing. I see the implications, and my patients are dying alone. Reporter how has your job changed . My job traditionally as a cardiac i. C. U. Nurse was to fix people and get them better. And my job now is to put my patients in body bags and get the room ready for the next patient. Reporter the hope is that help keeps coming. The u. S. Government has reached an agreement with pfizer for 100 million more doses of vaccine. New yorks mayor today ordering new enforcement to keep tabs on those now in quarantine after flying from the united kingdom. Were going to have sheriffs deputies go to the home or the hotel of every single traveler coming in from the u. K. Reporter and yet there is still the maskless gatherings, like this conga line in new york, where people are either oblivious to the ongoing pandemic or outright defiant. Actor kirk cameron last night leading a group of carolers in southern california, a singalong in one of the nations worst hot spots. My fear is that people arent taking care of themselves, especially during this time where people really want to get together. Im not going to quit on our community, and i hope that the communities arent going to quit on us. Reporter California Health officials are desperate to enlist more saras. 3,000 more, to be exact. But theyre just nowhere to be found. Major. Garrett Lilia Luciano, with an eye on the nations slowmotion trauma, thank you. Tonight, direct checks to workers, beefedup Unemployment Benefits and help to small businesses, all in limbo after President Trump unexpectedly panned the 900 billion stimulus bill just passed by congress. The president s late objection also means a Government Shutdown could come next week. Here is cbs paula reid. Reporter President Trump just moments after arriving here in palm beach for the holidays, President Trump announced a slew of new pardons and commutations, including relief for his former campaign advisor, and even a member of his extended family. Just moments after he stepped off air force one to begin his holiday at his maralago resort, the white house released a list of new clemency actions, including a full pardon for qaraqous jared kushns father, charlies, making false statements to the s. E. C. Roger stone also received a pardon after the president previously commutered his sentence in july. And paul manafort, who was convicted and pleaded guilty in the special counsels investigation, received a full pardon. President trump said he believes his former Campaign Chairman was treated unfairly. President trump he happens to be a very good person. I think it is very sad what theyve done to paul manafort. Reporter manafort was released to home confinement in may, amid concerns about covid. Moments after the announcement, the former Campaign Chairman tweeted thanking the president. But the Manhattan District Attorney is fighting to bring a new case to manafort, and signaled they will keep fighting to overcome double jeopardy concerns. Before traveling here to palm beach, President Trump vetoed a 740 billion defense beach, President Trump vetoed a 740 billion defense spending bill after lawmakers refused his demands to roll back protections for social media companies. The president also objected to a provision in the bill that would require military bases named after confederate leaders to be renamed. But next week, congress has already scheduled sessions to override that veto. Major. Garrett paula reid, thank you. Tonight, more than 90 million americans are in the path of a powerful storm system that could impact Holiday Travel from the Northern Plains all the way to the gulf of mexico and up to new england. As you can see, there were whiteout conditions today across minnesota. With the holiday forecast, here is cbs lonnie quinn. Lonnie . Okay, major, this is a big storm. The blizzard thats right now in minnesota, if you look at it, if you go all the way down to, say, new orleans, its severe storms moving through that area. And theyre going to do nothing but get stronger as they push into places like, ill say, norfolk or, like, around raleigh, north carolina. Tomorrow were looking at the possibility for Christmas Eve tornadoes in that area. And then it blows into the northeast, and i mean blows into the northeast. Winds are 50, 60, 70mileper hour gusts in downtown new york city, downtown boston. Mount washington could very well come close to setting a record with winds over 150 miles per hour. But of course theres a lot of rain. It just erases snow pack as it moves through. So a lot of folks who have, you know, at least the hopes of a White Christmas will wake up Christmas Morning without a White Christmas, because it just gets erased with all the snow melt combined with the rain. Look at all the rivers that will be at moderate or major flood level by the weekend. So tough traveling right now, but right through your weekend. Major, i think one of the takeaways is, if you live in the northeast and you cook your christmas dinner with electric appliances, i think you might want to get a start the night before, on Christmas Eve, because i think there will be a lot of Power Outages in that portion of our country. Major. Garrett lonnie quinn with weather and some cooking tips, we thank you. Tonight, newlyreleased body cam video reveals the moment when a columbus, ohio Police Officer shot and killed a black man who appears to only be holding a cell phone. We must caution you, the video and details of the shooting are disturbing. Here is cbss errol barnett. Reporter body cam footage from columbus Police Officer adam coy showing him exiting his vehicle. The 19year veteran of the force approaches 47yearold andre hill, who is inside this garage. Hill shows his cell phone and moves forward, at which point officer coy discharges his weapon. Hill instantly falling. Coy can be heard breathing heavily while screaming commands. Get your hand up underneath you now moaning reporter despite hills moans, officer coy did not administer c. P. R. Roll over, dude. Reporter after five minutes, medics arrived, but hill later died at the hospital. According to the department of according to the Department Public safety, officers were dispatched to a nonemergency nonemergency30 in the morning call after 1 30 in the morning a neighbor repo a neighbor reported a person in an s. U. V. Turning its engine on and off. The city is investigating the incident, while officer coy has been suspended. Mr. Hill was known to the residents of the home, where his car was parked on the street, and he was an expected guest. He was not an intruder. Reporter the shooting comes at an alreadyfragile time. A fraught Community Just buried Casey Goodson jr. , who was shot in the back by Law Enforcement earlier this month. Errol barnett, cbs news. Garrett today, dr. Anthony fauci, the nations top Infectious Disease expert, told cbs news the country could begin to get back to normal by next summer. But there was a big if attached if a substantial number of americans get vaccinated. But in many communities, the vaccine still needs a boost in confidence. Cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. Jon lapook continues our series, vaccinating america. Reporter armed with facts, Community Health deputies are hitting the streets of pittsburgh to boost confidence in the new covid vaccines. The Moderna Vaccine was created by an African American woman. I did not know that. Yeah, i know thats on the downlow. laughter reporter using wellknown locals to promote taking a shot. You know mike, so you can trust his opinion, right . Reporter like former pittsburgh steeler mike logan, who was sick with covid back in june. It actually changed my mind on how i felt about the vaccine. Id come out here and share my testimony with my community. My community hasnt always been trusting of things that are going on in the medical field. Reporter its part of the neighborhood resilience project founded by father paul abernathy. He says decades of Health Care Inequities have led to mistrust. We have to be honest about the way in which Government Systems have failed these communities time and time again. And so whenever people see the government involved in the ryssemination or the development of these vaccines, theres a skepticism in the context of that history. Reporter and theres skepticism about the record pace of the rollout. Its great that its fast, that its warp speed, but, has it been done right . Reporter though the vaccines have been developed quickly, the Science Behind them was developed over decades. In 2003, it took 20 months to go from identifying the genetic pisani runs the advoctarting a Human Vaccine trial. This year . Just two months. Amy pisani runs the Advocacy Group vaccinate your family. She says there were no shortcuts on safety. We watched and made sure that the f. D. A. And the c. D. C. Followed the proper protocols, and we demanded that it be such. Reporter as a practicing physician, i was next up today to get the pfizer vaccine, and i was surprised by how emotional i got afterwards, tearing up. It was a moment of relief after the months of tension so many of us have been feeling. And it made me realize that even though theres still a lot of work to do, now is the moment to stop and appreciate the astounding Scientific Achievement of having all these Vaccines Available in less than a year. Truly remarkable, major. Garrett dr. Jon lapook, we thank you. Tonight, officials in britain are warning of a second new and highly infectious strain of coronavirus found in south africa. This as the country is already on edge over a spike in cases, an expanding lockdown, and rising tensions at the nations borders. Cbs Charlie Dagata reports from london. Reporter the blockade at the border descended into chaos as truckers clashed with police. For days, theyve been stacked by the thousands, the french government now demanding every driver get tested for covid before entering the country. Heres why. As britain recorded its highest oneday total of new cases, Health Officials warned today the new, mutant variant of the virus is surging at dangerous rates in the most affected areas. Millions more now face the toughest tier4 lockdown from midnight on christmas day. It is absolutely vital that we act. We simply cannot have the kind christmas that we all yearn for. Reporter its already a christmas no one yearned for. Shutting down shops and pubs at the busiest time of the year has dealt a further blow to an economy that has already suffered its worst downturn for 300 years. The lockdown in london and much of southeast england has been imposed since the weekend in the emergence of a new strain thought to be up to 70 transmissible. No holiday visits to family or friends, unless they live alone. Now, almost half the countrys population faces the same fate, with no end in sight. Charlie dagata, cbs news, london. 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