norah. >> o'donnell: ed o'keefe, thank you. tonight health officials in more than a dozen states tell cbs news they do not have enough money to effectively administer a covid vaccine or to continue testing and contact tracing. they're pleading for billions from the federal government. more now from cbs' nancy cordes in our series "vaccinating america." >> reporter: in this two-county swath of rural north carolina, the money to fight covid has all but run out. >> we have no indication of future funding past december 30. >> reporter: lisa macon harrison heads the local health department. she says her nurses are running on fumes after nine months of testing and tracking cases, which have doubled since thanksgiving. >> and listen, i will be calling you next week to check on you again. it's exponential. >> reporter: and that's before they have to mount a campaign to inoculate 100,000 residents. >> we need more people and we need better technology and we need infrastructure. >> reporter: she likens "operation warp speed," the federal

norah. >> o'donnell: weijia jiang, thank you. tonight, there are signs the surging pandemic is pushing more people out of work. in the last week 853,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits. that's the third increase in the last four weeks. and it comes as critical aid programs are about to expire, with millions of families struggling to survive. here's cbs's mark strassmann. >> reporter: claudia geeen took her son to get groceries-- not to a supermarket, but to this food bank in east boston. jose came out with three bags of charity to feed this family of six. >> the food that is donated goes a long way to make sure that we don't starve. >> reporter: kimberly landaverde is 17 and stressed. she's a high school senior applying to college as her family's world collapses around them. both her parents lost jobs during the pandemic. her immigrant family, two month its behind on rent, faces eviction. >> it's very scary to think that we could lose a place where we found so much comfort. >> reporter: how stressed are you these days? >>

norah. >> o'donnell: ben tracy, thank you. tonight, president trump's baseless claims of election fraud and conspiracy are drawing a fiery rebuke from republican officials in georgia, who say that the groundless allegations from the president and his supporters are actually putting the state's public servants in danger of violence. here's cbs' mark strassmann. >> reporter: by midnight, georgia should finish counting the same ballots for the third time, and expecting the same results. >> it looks like vice president results. >> it biden will be carrying georgia, and he is our president-elect. >> reporter: and for that, d he is our president-elect.ssly >> reporter: and for that, attacked state officials here. >> the secretary of state, who is really-- he's an enemy of the people. >> reporter: republicans, like georgia governor brian kemp. >> he's done absolutely nothing. i'm ashamed that i endorsed him. >> reporter: his tweets charge "georgia's election was rigged, massive voter fraud, call off election." lsere's zero proof of t

i' norah o'donnell. >>> right now at 7. plenty of clouds and already a few light rain showers and parts of the bay area. there is heavier rain lining up to the northwest. i will track the rain and add up how much we will see across the bay area. >>> we've got to assess how much damage there is. >> the street started giving way yesterday. >> the busy road in one bay area beach town that now has a giant hole in it. >>> the state home that are triggered for the entire bay area now, so what changes?>>> and the local health leader that was brought to tears. >> we've lost 553 people in our county. >>

norah. >> o'donnell: jonathan vigliotti, thank you. tonight we're getting an inside look into how the vaccines will be distributed. united airlines is already using chartered flights to fly pfizer shots from overseas ahead of f.d.a. approval. cbs's kris van cleave has more on the mass air shipment of a covid vaccine. >> reporter: some 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccine are already being produced. as soon as the f.d.a. approves, they will start shipping. this is going to be one of the most challenging public health distribution efforts we've seen. complicating the efforts, the pfizer vaccine must be kept at negative-94 degrees and is shipped in batches of about 1,000 doses, packed in specialized containers cooled by dry ice. >> every box will have a monitor that goes with it so we will be able to monitor not only the temperature but where the shipments are going. >> reporter: dhl will handle some international shipments of vaccine, moving them from the factory to be a airport under guard. >> no one wants to fail. everybody knows th

i'm norah o'donnell. we'll see u monday. >>> it is the first such authorization in the united states. the drugmaker is sending the first doses to hospitals and pharmacies all around the country. they are expected to arrive in california on tuesday. >>> also at seven this just in from the south bay, a multicounty coronavirus outbreak involving youth basketball teams. plus. >>> if there is 40 people sitting and we have a $20 fine it will not be so big. we cannot let the cure be worse than the virus. >> open defiance of health orders, the busy friday night crowd at bay area restaurants that are supposed to be closed now to diners. >>> also

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norah. >> o'donnell: nikole killion, thank you. and cbs news will carry president-elect joe biden's address live, he is expected to speak around 7:30 eastern there is more breaking news from washington. attorney general william barr is stepping down. president trump announced the move after days of attacking barr for his refusal to back false claims of election fraud. weijia jiang joins us from the white house. good evening, weijia. >> reporter: good evening, norah. president trump made the announcement in a tweet just minutes after the electoral college sealed the win for president-elect joe biden. the white house insists the president did not ask for barr's barr's resignation and he was not forced out. speculation over his departure started building earlier this earlier this month after he said in an interview the justice department had not discovered evidence of widespread fraud that could change the election, a direct contradiction of trump's claims. cbs news learned president trump told barr he was unhappy about the remarks an

norah. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thank you. and there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." s e frantic search for workers possibly trapped in debris after a demolition project goes wrong. and, a spacex rocket explodes while attempting to land. why the company is still calling the test a success. t a success. your big moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. you

norah. >> o'donnell: ed o'keefe, thank you. a scathing new report by the army describes a culture of sexual harassment and assault at fort hood in texas. 14 base leaders, including two generals, have been removed or suspended. cbs' mireya villarreal reports tonight from fort hood. >> we are not going to fix some of the challenges we have here at fort hood unless... >> reporter: in front of thousands of soldiers, fort hood's commanding officer, lieutenant general robert white, took full responsibility for the failures outlined in the report, including a finding that only 59 out of 93 accounts of sexual assault were actually reported. what do you say to the victims who did not have enough confidence in the army to report crimes like sexual harassment and sexual assaults? >> well, for those victims that are out there that will not report, the first thing i did was i gave everybody my phone number. you can call me 24/7 if you don't have confidence in your chain of command. >> reporter: in the 136-page report, an independent panel i

norah. >> o'donnell: ben tracy, thank you. tonight, the head of the intelligence community is weighing in on one of the most explosive claims made by the trump campaign's legal team, that a foreign government may have flipped votes and changed election results. director of national intelligence john ratcliffe spoke exclusively with cbs' catherine herridge. >> reporter: does the intelligence show that any foreign adversary or criminal group had the ability to change the vote results? >> not that-- that we've been tim to determine now. at this point in time, we're still analyzing all of the intelligence. >> reporter: so when the president gives a 42-minute video on voter fraud allegations, is that intelligence coming from you? >> so, well, i can't tell you the specific information that i give the president, but voter fraud is not an issue for the intelligence community, per se. >> reporter: we asked the director of national intelligence about president trump not approving mr. biden's intelligence briefings for almost three weeks

i'm norah o'donnell. that's tonight's edition of "cbs evening news." >>> right now at 7, breaking the rules, the bay area football team that seems to have no regard for travel quarantine. >> they are just focused on the season, trying to get what they can out of it. >>> the climb in california covid cases. >>> changing her tone, what the mayor of a san francisco said just what he five minutes ago about kamala harris's replacement. >> san jose state football team had the best season ever but now it is being shrouded in

norah. >> o'donnell: ed o'keefe, thank you. the disappointing jobs report is adding new incentive for a deal on hundreds of billions in stimulus spending. today, house speaker nancy pelosi said it could get done by next week, raising hope for millions facing financial hardship that help could finally be on the way. here's cbs' chief congressional correspondent nancy cordes. >> reporter: this is normally peak shopping season, but the new numbers tell a grim story. the retail industry shed another 35,000 jobs last month, 550,000 since the pandemic began. >> families are falling into poverty as a result of our inaction. >> reporter: congress has been gridlocked over more relief since may, but suddenly, leaders are talking and expressing new optimism that they can cut a deal fast. >> there is momentum. >> compromise is within reach. >> reporter: their talks come as a $908 billion bipartisan framework gains traction from both sides. the plan would provide an additional $300 a week for the unemployed, and it would help small business

norah. >> o'donnell: carter evans, thank you. well, tonight, last-minute demands from a small group of senators are leaving the $900 billion covid relief bill on hold. the gridlock means americans hoping for a stimulus check will have to keep waiting. cbs' nancy cordes is at the capitol tonight. so, nancy, we kept saying that a deal was close. what's happened? >> reporter: norah, what's happened is that republicans tried to insert a provision that democrats argue would tie the hands of the incoming biden administration. this is a measure authored by pennsylvania republican pat toomey. it would pare back some of the lending powers the federal reserve had this year to try to prevent an economic crisis. so, that's the big sticking point right now. and until they work this out, the entire $900 billion relief bill is hanging in the balance-- the stimulus checks, the unemployment benefits-- all of it. and now, congressional leaders ch atelling us they don't think they'll be able to reach a deal tonight after all. they think it might ta

norah. >> o'donnell: carter evans, thank you. tonight doctors tell this surge is the worse since the pandemic the pandemic began and they may not be able to care for future patients. nevada has the highest number of covid hospitalizations per capita. and tonight david begnaud shows how one hospital was forced to take drastic measures. >> reporter: renown health in reno, nevada services one million people, over 100,000 square miles. and now the hospital is in crisis mode. look at what they have had to resort to. they're putting patients in their parking garage. >> our front line caregivers are seeing things that they never would have imagined. >> reporter: anthony slonim is president and c.e.o. of renown health. for him covid is personal. >> this condition took my father's life. we couldn't be there for him, but i know as a former i.c.u. doctor but they were there comforting him. >> reporter: on the day that slonim's father died, the field hospital opened. 265 people have been treated here in just the last three weeks. >> nobody w

norah. >> o'donnell: jonathan vigliotti, thank you. and there's more news tonight on the vaccine front. cbs' errol barnett was the first to report on those extra doses that have turned up in the vials of pfizer's vaccine. tonight, he reports on america's double dose of hope. >> i'm having trouble going even more than a few minutes today without crying. >> reporter: doctors at cleveland's metro health hospital confirmed tonight they are able to vaccinate hundreds more people after discovering they can extract six doses of the pfizer vaccine from a single vial, rather than the expected five. >> the manufacturers, they wanted to make sure that each dose was full and there was room for error. >> reporter: also tonight, the moderna vaccine may soon become a second weapon against covid- 19. with these new developments, the expectation is that 20 million americans could receive their first shot by the end of the year. cbs news has learned that at least seven states are receiving fewer doses of the pfizer vaccine next week than anticipated. >>

norah. >> o'donnell: ed o'keefe, thank you. unless congress acts soon, millions of americans will face eviction, a loss of unemployment benefits or both. but there are signs of compromise after months of gridlock. here's cbs' nancy cordes. >> reporter: in miami today, this was the line for a chance to nab a $250 grocery gift card handed out by the city. >> my coworker picked me up at 3:15. we got here about maybe 3:50. >> reporter: in the morning? >> yes. >> reporter: a vaccine may be in sight, but the job market is still ailing. today, federal reserve chair jerome powell urged congress to pass another big relief bill, now. >> the risk of overdoing it is less than the risk of underdoing it. >> reporter: nura moshtael agrees. she's lost two jobs, forcing her and her son to move in with her mother in macon, georgia. >> i mean, it's a little scary. i have a lot to be grateful for, that i have, you know, a roof over my head, anyway. >> reporter: a brief glimmer of hope came today when a bipartisan group of lawmakers announced a $90

i'm norah o'donnell. it w a good show, righ >>> right now at seven. >> we are seeing a spike unlike any we've seen since the beginning of this pandemic. we are in trouble. >> the new warning tonight in san francisco, tougher restrictions may be the only choice. >>> i almost one quarter of a city agency could be wiped off the map. >> we are facing the gutting of the basic cities service that our residents rely on. >>> the san jose mayor has admitted to a new apologized for avoiding health rules by attending a thanksgiving dinner with too many people. >>> coming up, the warriors return to the court is delayed. and kyle shanahan makes the promise to his

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, nikole killion, thank you. tonight, states are deciding who should get the next wave of covid vaccines, sparking the debate over which groups should receive priority. for example, should it be corrections officers or teachers? cbs' adriana diaz continues our series, "vaccinating america." >> reporter: it's week two with more than 600,000 vaccines administered, including to dr. anthony fauci today. ( applause ) the c.d.c. recommends the next group should be those 75 and older, and frontline essential workers. but that's 49 million people, and so far just under five million doses have been delivered. do you feel like you're almost in competition with other essential workers? >> yes, for sure. >> reporter: sylvia tanguma heads the teachers' union in mcallen, texas. she eats in her car to not remove her mask at school. monday, texas announced its next group will be those 65 and older or at high risk, not teachers as a whole. what would you say to the governor if you had a chance to talk to him? >> he needs to consi

norah. >> o'donnell: kris van cleave, thank you. and there's so much more news ahead right here on tonight's "cbs evening news." after more than a century, a confederate figure loses his place of honor at the u.s. capitol, and we'll tell you who will take its place. after a fiery eruption at one of america's most active volcanoes, look what happens next. ok what happens next. in from fracture with 1 shot every 6 months. do not take prolia® if you have low blood calcium, are pregnant, are allergic to it, or take xgeva®. serious allergic reactions like low blood pressure, trouble breathing, throat tightness, face, lip or tongue swelling, rash, itching or hives have happened. tell your doctor about dental problems, as severe jaw bone problems may happen. or new or unusual pain in your hip, groin, or thigh, as unusual thigh bone fractures have occurred. speak to your doctor before stopping, skipping or delaying prolia®, as spine and other bone fractures have occurred. prolia® can cause serious side effects, like low blood calcium, s

norah. >> o'donnell: ed o'keefe, thank you. we want to turn now to a disturbing story, police officers raiding the wrong home. and handcuffing an innocent woman. it was first reported by dave savini of our cbs chicago station wbbm and contains graphic video that the city did not want anyone to see. >> i just had gotten home from work. and i was undressing. >> an januaryette young a social worker had just finished her shift at the hospital when 12 chicago police officers-- raided her home. >> whoa, whoa. >> it happened to fast. i didn't have time to put on clothes. >> she was completely naked. surrounded by all male officers. >> and i'm just standing there. i mean terrified. humiliated. >> young was handcuffed as the officers searched her home. if hi made one wrong move i fell they would have shot me. >> one police officer wrap aid short coat around her shoulder still leaving her front fully exposed. >> what is going on. >> young tells the raid team at least 43 times they are in the yong place. >> you have got the wrong house. y

for norah o'donnell, i'm major garrett. we leave you with a look at the lights all aglow on the national christmas tree, near the white house. from all of us here at cbs news, merry christmas, and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media acc >>> right now at 7:00.>> a soggy christmas isn't keeping surfers away. and it's all just a preview of what's to come. >>> plus, the raging pandemic and dreary weather didn't stop local congregations from worshipping this christmas day. >> it just reminds me that i'm not going through this alone. >>> plus, what overstretched hospitals in the bay area could do to free up space for covid patients. >> they're continuing to do unnecessary procedures, bringing in more and more patients on top of the super sick covid patients. >>> and one south bay city upping the ante to crack down on illegal fireworks. >>> right now on the kpix 5 news at 7:00 and streaming on cbsn

for norah o'donnell, i'm major garrett. thank you so much for watching, and good night. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> i'm jeff pegues in washington. thanks for staying with us. millions of americans travel for christmas and millions more plan to celebrate on new yoreear's e. that has health officials warning of a new wave of coronavirus infections and many more deaths. there have machine more than 19 million infections in the u.s. and more than 300,000 patients have died, that's 1 out of every 1,000 americans. there are parts of california where every icu bed is full. overseas, a new variation of the virus is now sweeping through britain and the eu is in a race to vaccinate millions. charlie d'agata reports from london. >> reporter: at a spryly 96 years old, she received the first person in spain to receive the vaccination. applause that has echoed across europe, with good reason. in italy, 29-year-old nurse claudia called it the beginning of the end. it's the same pfizer-biontech vaccine currenly distributed in

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norah. >> o'donnell: ben tracy, thanks. tonight, president-elect biden is turning to a trio of obama- era veterans for top posts in his administration. even as he introduced more cabinet pick, the president faced more questions about his son hunter and his tax returns. cbs' ed o'keefe reports from wilmington, delaware. >> these are all friends. i'm not used to them standing for me. >> reporter: president-elect joe biden's cabinet has some fresh faces but unlike the so-called team of rivals formed by president obama, many of the new president's top choices make up a team of repeats. >> they bring deep experience and bold new thinking. above all, they know how government should and can work for all americans. >> reporter: if mr. biden's 14 cabinet picks thus far are confirmed, they'd represent the most-diverse collection of men and women to ever advise a president. today, he added susan rice to serve as domestic policy chief. she was mr. obama's national security adviser and once had a west wing office next door to mr. biden.

norah o'donnell reached out to a massachusetts family who showed us how they put others first. >> nine-year-old abby's mom sent us a know saying abby, like most has struggled but that watching the news has helped. >> abby and her little brother are doing okay. i think a big part of that is due to the fact that she gets so many of her questions answered by watching the news. knowledge empowers her to dismiss many of her fears. >> we asked her mom if we could give abby a call. >> this is norah o'donnell. i wanted to call and say thank you for watching the news. i love at nine years old, you already love journalism. >> how is your family doing? >> abby's doctor, dr. hucker treats covid patients at massachusetts general hospital. what we didn't know is that her dad was listening. >> okay. he's on the phone right now too. >> hi, doctor. >> one reason she watches is to learn all she can about the pandemic. she heard protective gear was in short supply, she offered her tooth fairy money to the hospital. she sometimes goes weeks without hugging him as he quarantines to keep the family safe. abby's dad

for norah o'donnell, i'm margaret brennan. good night. >>> right now at 7. >> a new strain of the coronavirus has entered the united states just as postholiday cases start searching here in california. >> we cannot afford to have a christmas or new year's search on top of a surge.>> people can pay their rents, or their mortgages.>>> of bay area restaurant owner who refuses to stop serving despite violations and hefty fines. >>> and new video coming in, wait until you hear what the suspect did after this crazy crash. >>> right now on the kpix 5

for norah o'donnell, i'm major garrett. we'll see you back here tomorrow. good >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> merry christmas eve to you, i'm catherine herridge in washington, thanks for staying with us. two companies are now shipping millions of vials of covid-19 vaccine across the country in multibillion dollar effort to end the pandemic. frontline health care workers and people who live and work in long-term facilities are front of the line, issue is who gets the shot after them? adriana diaz has the story. >> every day it's not offered to them is another day they're putting lives in undue harm. >> reporter: anthony mcgee says who gets vaccinated next is person. he's seen the virus take the lives of five guards and sicken several hundred more. >> reporter: why do you think corrections officers should go before police officers or teachers? >> there's additional risk that typical police officer who arrests someone, they're done with them. our people have to sit with them day in and day out on a regular basis. >> reporter: cdc study fou

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> brennan: good evening and thank you for joining us. norah is off. i'm margaret brennan. we're going to begin with breaking news. that highly contagious new strain of coronavirus appears to be spreading across the u.s. a dangerous new development at what may now be the worst moment of the pandemic. tonight, california's governor says the mutation of the virus has been found in southern california, and colorado says it's now investigating a second case there. and while scientists say the new variant is not more deadly, it is much easier to catch, further fueling the crisis already out of control. as we come on the air, the u.s. has again shattered a grew some record for lives lost. on tuesday the u.s. reported more than 3,700 americans were killed by the virus, the most in one day since the pandemic began. and tonight, the c.d.c. is projecting things will only get even more dire, saying nearly 100,000 americans could be killed by covid-19 just next month. with the situation across the country no

for norah o'donnell, i'm margaret brennan. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> a new, more contagious strain of the coronavirus enters california and tonight, a lengthy prediction about when things can be normal again. >> you will get some bumps in the roads and hiccups. >>> what's behind the states pricey new plan to get kids back into the classroom. >>> showers are moving through the bay area tonight, and as we had outside and have a look, the stage is set for more rain moving into the bay area for the first weekend of 2021. details coming up. >>> heartbreaking freak accident, the bay

for norah o'donnell, i'm major garrett. we'll see you back here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsore by cbs no one has ever seen anything like covid. my best friend's father died of covid-19. then my father caught it. wearing a mask, washing your hands. you have the power to protect the ones you love. >>> right now, at seven. >> the numbers are going in the wrong direction and the reality is grim. >> do not travel. >> crisis mode in santa clara county tonight heard hospital beds are dwindling fast. the desperate plea from the health department. >>> new hope for a bay area neighborhood that is barely hanging on because of the pandemic.>> we cannot let it die, it is our culture, our living room. >>> amid all the struggles, a sign of hope for people in the east bay with nowhere to go.>> that is why project helmke has been such a christmas

for norah o'donnell, i'm major garrett. from all of us at cbs news, merry christmas, and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is "the cbs overnight news." >> merry christmas. thanks for staying with us. this holiday season is unlike any other. the pandemic has wrecked the finances of millions of americans. and the threat of covid-19 will keep families apart, when we can all use the company of others. then, there's the issue of gifts. online shopping set a record this year. all of those orders had to be delivered. and for the most part, the shipping companies did a great job. new numbers show on-time delivery for fedex, u.p.s. and the postal service was more than 93%. because of the mountain of orders, more than 1 million packages did not get to their destinations yet. errol barnett had this report from new york city. >> reporter: in a year unlike any other, the race for shippers to reach the homes of families nationwide, has reached its pinnacle. >> people

for norah o'donnell, i'm major garrett. from all of us at cbs news, merry christmas, and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org no one has ever seen anything like covid. my best friend's father died of covid-19. then my father caught it. wearing a mask, washing your hands. you have the power to protect the ones you love. >>> right now at seven. one south bay hospital forced to turn patients away while california becomes the first state to shatter a covid milestone. >> there will be some really tough choices to be made. >>> new details and the mysterious death of a dublin custodian. why the man's family insists investigators have it all wrong. >> i'm not going to let them drag my son's name to the mud. >>> new video of a fiery crash with an amtrak train. plus an accident leaves several injured and some scrambling to get their holiday dinners. >>> a live look out at san jose, expected to be a white christmas but the rain won't stop there.

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. >> here is norah o'donnell with the preview. >> good evening, coming up after kpix 5 news at 6, 2020 will go down in history as america's deadliest year and we are learning that the new work contagious covid strain is a likely already here in the u.s. we have that and more news tonight on the cbs evening news. >> that does it for us. and we are going to have a little bit of wet weather on christmas, captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ >> o'donnell: tonight, 2020 will go down in history as america's deadliest year as president- elect joe biden warns the darkest days are ahead of us. the heartbreaking news tonight that more than 115,000 americans could spend christmas in the hospital fighting coronavirus. and that new more-contagious covid strain is likely already here in the u.s. while overseas it's isolating england, stopping thousands of delivery trucks at the border. biden blasts trump: the president-elect blames the president for the enormous cyber attack on the federal government. >> this has all happened on donald trump's watch when he wasn't watching. >> o'donnell: his warning

the cbs evening news is coming up, here's norah o'donnell with a preview. >> coming up after kpix 5 news and 6, the moment the world has been waiting for. the first job of the first fully authorized covid vaccine does your vitamin c last twenty-four hours? only nature's bounty does. new immune twenty-four hour plus has longer lasting vitamin c. plus, herbal and other immune superstars. only from nature's bounty. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, the world watches as the first coronavirus vaccines are given, injecting hope as infections spike here in the united states, surpassing 15 million cases. it's the moment we've all waited for, the first jab of an authorized covid vaccine in a 90-year-old woman. ( applause ) >> this is the best thing that's ever happened. >> o'donnell: but the u.s. waits on f.d.a. approval, which could come in days. so what happens next? are states ready to vaccine millions of americans? and could the pfizer vaccine offer protection after just one dose? plus, health officials warn this won't end the pandemic immediately. >> we'd love to tak

here is norah o'donnell with a preview. >> good evening, good to see you. coming up, new hope during this holiday season, as a key fda panel clears the way for a second vaccine. the first doses of moderna shot to be delivered next week giving the u.s. an extra boost to get 50 million vaccinated i january. >> thank you for watching ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: breaking news tonight: a key f.d.a. panel says the moderna vaccine is safe, giving new hope during this holiday season, as the u.s. once again sets a deadly record. more than 3,000 americans die from coronavirus in a single day. ambulances in california waiting up to seven hours as hospitals across the country run out of i.c.u. beds. in tennessee, the state with the highest infection rate. the governor tonight has a warning: >> this vaccine will not cure foolish decisions. >> o'donnell: tonight, moderna ready for delivery, and the news that, along with pfizer, it could mean 50 million americans vaccinated by the end of january. what's the difference between the two shots? and, are

norah o'donnell exclusively sat down with army secretary ryan mccarthy and asked him what happens next. >> what you'll see is one of the most comprehensive steps in accountability in the army history to get after this. >> the most comprehensive and accountability in the history of the u.s. army? >> it will be among one of the largest, yes. >> you can hear more of this exclusive interview with army secretary ryan mccarthy coming up on "cbs this morning." >>> off to california, where crews rushed to stop the spread of a brush fire in southern california. this was the scene last night in a riverbed near oxnard, located just northwest of los angeles. the 50-acre blaze dubbed the perkin fire broke out shortly after 4:30 p.m. firefighters said they had a handle on the fire less than two hours later with crews working on containing flare-ups. no injuries were reported. an investigation is under way. >>> so coming up on the "cbs morning news," why los angeles police are facing backlash after busting a massive underground house party. >>> and caught on video, where a hiker captured this dramati