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More than 250,000 people in the U.S. have now had their lives cut short due to the coronavirus. More than 19,000 have died this month alone, and daily cases are up 80% in just the last two weeks. The nation's largest public school system is going remote again, starting today. Despite the terrifying upward trend in coronavirus cases and deaths, many officials are still reluctant to take action that...

There's a new stark warning from the White House Coronavirus Task Force that the current effort to slow the pandemic is not enough. A report obtained by CBS News shows 47 states are now in the "red zone" for new cases, up from 42 last week. The task force calls the spread of the virus "aggressive" and "unrelenting." 87-year-old Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa says he's feeling fine after...

On Election Day, voters in four states voted to legalize the use of cannabis - making the use of recreational cannabis legal in 15 states.. This is as many Blacks and Latinos remain in prison for marijuana-related offenses. Director Erik Parker's new documentary, ‘Smoke: Marijuana + Black America,’ examines the history, criminalization, and business of marijuana. According to Parker, less than one...

Americans are facing some very tough choices as the coronavirus surges just before the Thanksgiving holiday. Officials in 28 states have tightened restrictions over the last two weeks. During that period, the U.S. has recorded more than 100,000 new cases a day for 14 days in a row. Coronavirus cases at nursing homes are also spiking again. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala...

Emmy-winning writer and actor Rachel Bloom joins "CBS This Morning" co-host Anthony Mason to discuss her new book, "I Want to be Where the Normal People Are," and the success of her television show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Bloom talks about her mental health journey, having a baby during the pandemic & losing her collaborator to COVID-19.

We're learning preliminary results show a new coronavirus vaccine from Moderna is 94.5% effective in phase three trials. It's not conclusive, but it is very encouraging, coming after last week's good news from Pfizer. The vaccine news comes at a desperate time, as the U.S. has added around a million new cases of the virus in less than a week. That brings the national total above 11 million, as dai...

The U.S. smashes another record for coronavirus cases while many hospitals are on the brink. We'll talk to Dr. Anthony Fauci, who says help is on the way. President-elect Biden flips Arizona for Democrats for the first time in decades. Mr. Biden now has 290 electoral votes, and the popular vote count shows him ahead by more than five million. The Trump campaign is still challenging the vote count...

Latino voters came out in record numbers to participate in the 2020 Election. While President-elect Joe Biden won the majority of Hispanic voters, the diverse electorate proved pivotal in key states like Florida, Texas and Arizona. CBS News contributor Maria Elena Salinas and CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez join CBS News national correspondent Mireya Villarreal to discuss how President T...

The U.S. reported a record-shattering number of new coronavirus infections yesterday with more than 144,000. Nearly 1,900 people died, the most in a single day since May. Dr. Celine Gounder, who is on President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 advisory board joins us to discuss. For the first time in nearly a week, we saw President Trump yesterday, who was at a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington Nationa...

Marine veteran and Team Rubicon co-founder Jake Wood tells "CBS This Morning" co-host Tony Dokoupil why he encourages veterans to continue to serve at home. Wood, author of the new book "Once a Warrior: How One Veteran Found a New Mission Closer to Home" discusses the origins of Team Rubicon and restoring community and a sense of camaraderie in America.

Officials reported a record 136,000 new COVID-19 cases yesterday. The crisis is plain to see in most of the U.S., forcing governors to announce new restrictions. More Americans are in the hospital with coronavirus this morning than at any other point in this pandemic. There's new uncertainty about the response to the pandemic while President Trump refuses to admit he's lost the election and stays...

There are new efforts in the Trump administration to obstruct the Biden-Harris transition team. The president-elect has been preparing for months to take power, but since President Trump won't admit defeat, he's being denied access to essential government resources. Attorney General William Barr issued a new memo paving the way for prosecutors to investigate claims of voter fraud, even though they...

Writer Maggie Smith, whose poem about a half-terrible world went viral in 2016, has a new outlook in 2020. She discusses her book new book: “Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change" with "CBS This Morning" co-host Tony Dokoupil. Smith says the book is about "reframing difficult times as opportunities to grow and rethink things." She shares how the book started with notes she would write...

This morning, the drug giant Pfizer announced it has evidence that its planned coronavirus vaccine works. The U.S. has reported more than 100,000 cases a day for the last five days -- 585,000 in all. Joe Biden focused on national unity in his victory speech Saturday night. He currently has 279 electoral votes, with several states left to call. President Trump disputes Biden's win, but the Presiden...

Overnight numbers give Joe Biden new momentum in two key battleground states where vote counting continues. President Trump expresses anger and frustration at how the votes are being tallied, and claims widespread fraud without providing any evidence. We'll have a thorough fact check--and show you how free and fair elections in this country work.

Psychiatrist Dr. Sue Varma joins CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver to share tips on how to deal with stress and anxiety over the election and the coronavirus pandemic. She provides tools to alleviate anxiety for parents and their children.

Pastry chef and Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi discusses how she got into baking as child, turning to Instagram Live during the coronavirus lockdown and using baked goods as a way to connect with people with "CBS This Morning" correspondent Vladimir Duthiers. In her fourth and latest cookbook, "Milk Bar: Kids Only," Tosi is hoping to inspire a new generation of young bakers. She believes "baked g...

More than 24 hours after Election Day, we still have no clear winner in the presidential race. But Joe Biden is ahead in electoral votes, leading President Trump 253 to 213. We're paying special attention today to Nevada, Arizona, and Georgia. If Biden wins any two of those, he'll get to 270, the number required for victory. In Arizona, pro- Trump demonstrators gathered outside the building where...

There's still no winner in the presidential race. We are waiting for all the votes to be counted in multiple battleground states, including Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina. Former Vice President Biden took the wait in stride, when he spoke to supporters at a drive-in rally in Wilmington, Delaware last night. President Trump took a different approach in remarks at the...

Joe Biden and President Trump have both made their closing arguments. Biden is in his home state of Pennsylvania, where he'll return today. And the president in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the same place he closed out his 2016 campaign. The winning candidate needs 270 electoral votes, and former Vice President Biden appears to have the advantage. The latest CBS News battleground tracker poll shows Pre...

Communications strategist Jacqueline Adams provides a “playbook" to help women of color "team up” and "find innovative ways to support one another as they climb ladders of opportunity" in her book "A Blessing: Women of Color Teaming Up to Lead, Empower and Thrive."   Talking with "CBS This Morning Saturday" co-host Michelle Miller, Adams shares what allies can also do to help.

It's a sprint to the finish for both presidential candidates, on this last day before the election. President Trump is scheduled to hold five rallies in four key battleground states. Former Vice President Biden will be in two states -- Ohio and Pennsylvania. One target of the crowd's scorn at last night's Trump rally in Florida was Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert. Wit...

We are just four days away from Election Day and both candidates are taking their campaigns to the Midwest today, as an estimated 82 million Americans have already voted. The new campaign swings come after the worst day on record for new coronavirus cases in this country. The U.S. reported more than 88,000 cases, shattering the previous daily high. A Louisville police sergeant involved in the raid...

A new biography by royal expert Ingrid Seward looks at the life 99-year-old Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Talking with CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi, Seward shares how Philip worked to modernize the English monarchy and his role as father to Prince Charles and Andrew. Hear how his relationship with the late Princess Diana deteriorated over time and what he thinks about Princ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers won their first World Series title in 32 years in a season clouded by the coronavirus pandemic. Justin Turner, one of the Dodgers' star players, was diagnosed with the virus during the game last night. With just six days to go before Election Day, the two presidential candidates and their running mates held ten events yesterday in seven states. The U.S. just recorded its wo...