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This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. This is the cbs evening news ith norah odonnell, reporting odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us, were going to begin tonight with a possible breakthrough in the development of a coronavirus vaccine. Just as the country is entering a dangerous and deadly new phase of the pandemic. In a surprise announcement, the drug maker pfizer said its vaccine is 90 effective and it could be ready for approval in weeks. Well, that sent the dow soaring closing up more than 800 points. Its a glimmer of hope in what president elect biden is now calling a very dark winter ahead. One of his new advisors bluntly called it covid hell. And as we come on the air cases re growing at sucgrowing at such an alarming and exponential rate, tonight the u. S. Has topped 10 million infections, that is more than a million new cases since the end of october. And with the death toll rising again in cities like el paso now ....
Toilet paper you can buy. Another white house outbreak . Was President Trumps Election Night party a superspreader event . Thats the question tonight after his chief of staff dr. Ben carson and other top aides test positive for coronavirus. Not conceding. President trump has his fourth straight day without public events, as republicans back his election legal battle. Pentagon purge, the president terminates defense secretary mark esper, what other members of the administration could be next. Tropical storm eta dangerous flooding for more than a foot of rain in south florida. Tonight, the storms uncertain path and could it strengthen to a hurricane before hitting florida again . And what is an icon . Remembering tv legend alex trebek. Were getting somewhere on the board, a daily double. Odonnell the man who made a game show appointment television. This is the cbs evening news ....