battle. >> and that's the "cbs overnight news" for this friday. reporting from the it's friday, november 20th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." holiday warning. the cdc sends an urgent message to americans as covid cases hit an all time high ahead of thanksgiving. resisting the results. president trump tries a new legal move to flip the election while suffering a new defeat in georgia. reporting to prison. the husband of actress lori loughlin begins his sentence in a college admissions scandal. well, good morning. really good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we are going to begin with a record-breaking number of coronavirus cases just days before the thanksgiving holiday.

johns hopkins university reported more than 187,000 cases in the u.s. yesterday. the number of deaths has also topped 2,000 for first time since may. all of this comes as the cdc urges americans to stay home for thanksgiving next week. meantime, pfizer will apply for emergency authorization for its vaccine today. if approved, there could be enough doses for 20 million people by the end of the year. earlier this week the pharmaceutical company said its treatment is 95% effective. in new hampshire, a state wide mask mandate begins today for everyone above the age of 5. it applies to people in public places when social distancing is not possible. and laura podesta has the latest in the fight against covid-19. >> reporter: dr. deborah birx says the latest coronavirus surge is a call to action for every american to increase their vigilance. >> this is more cases, more rapidly than what we had seen

before. >> reporter: the white house coronavirus task force held its first public briefing since july, health and human services secretary alex azar said an application for emergency use of the pfizer vaccine was expected friday. dr. anthony fauci tried to reassure americans about vaccines already in late stage trials. >> the process of the speed did not compromise at all safety, nor did it compromise scientific integrity. it was a reflection of the extraordinary scientific advances. >> reporter: california governor gavin newsom announced a month long overnight stay-at-home order for nonessential workers starting saturday. it affects more than 40 counties including los angeles, san diego, and orange. >> what do we want? >> public school. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> reporter: in new york city, parents and children protest the largest u.s. school system's return to distance learning. >> if people can eat in restaurants and people can work out in the gym, kids should be able to go to school.

>> reporter: vice president pence said the trump administration remains opposed to closing schools. laura podesta, cbs news, new york. tyson foods has suspended top officials at its largest pork plant after allegations that they bet on how many employees would get infected with covid-19. the allegations are part of a lawsuit filed by the son of a worker at tyson's waterloo, iowa, facility, who died of the coronavirus in april. tyson's president says if the claims are true, tyson will take all necessary measures to root out and remove this disturbing behavior from the company. a manual recount confirmed joe biden won the state of georgia in the presidential election. late last night election officials finished a hand recount of millions of ballots after the trump campaign challenged results there. meantime, president trump is set to meet with two members of the michigan state legislature today in another effort to overturn

the election. debra alfarone is in washington. what is the president's strategy now? >> reporter: well, anne-marie to quote major garrett, there is no strategy. after georgia all eyes turn to michigan, and a far ranging press conference that the president's lawyer rudy giuliani gave yesterday complete with movie references. >> did you all watch "my cousin vinny." >> reporter: during an animated press conference yesterday -- >> i know crimes, i can smell them. >> reporter: the trump campaign again failed to present evidence of widespread voter fraud and cast further unsubstantiated allegations. >> massive influence of communist money. >> reporter: more than two weeks after election day, the campaign is running out of paths to challenge the results. >> president trump won by a landslide. >> reporter: today, georgia is expected to certify president-elect biden's victory. all 5 million ballots were counted by hand during a six-day audit. >> the point of the audit is to show the machines counted the ballots fairly.

>> reporter: also happening today, president trump is meeting with two michigan legislators at the white house. democrats say he wants them to intervene. though there is little evidence they have any power to do so. >> joe biden won michigan by over 150,000 votes. 14 times the margin that donald trump won by in 2016. >> reporter: the trump appointee of the general services administration has yet to approve the transition process. it left president-elect biden looking for other ways to prepare for the white house. >> one of the most irresponsible presidents in american history. >> reporter: mr. biden condemned the president's actions while speaking to reporters yesterday. >> i'm confident he knows he hasn't won, won't be able to win and we'll be sworn in on january 20th. >> reporter: the president-elect also spoke with a bipartisan group of governors yesterday on the coronavirus pandemic. president-elect biden is in delaware today, he's going to meet with house speaker nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer.

it is also his 78th birthday. come january, he will be the oldest person to be sworn in as u.s. president. ronald reagan left the white house just shy of his 78th birthday, anne-marie. >> wow. debra alfarone in washington, thank you so much, debra. the u.s. government executed a convicted killer last night after the supreme court declined to intervene. orlando hall was pronounced dead shortly before midnight. the federal prison in terre haute, indiana, after being given a lethal injection. hall became the eighth person executed by the u.s. government since the trump administration pushed to resume federal executions. the execution comes after legal battles over the government's lethal injection procedures. hall was convicted of abducting and killing a teenager in texas in 1994. this morning, fashion designer massimo giannulli is behind bars. he reported yesterday to a federal prison near santa barbara, california.

giannulli is serving a five month sentence for bribing his daughter's way into the university of southern california. his wife, actress lori loughlin, began her two month prison term last month for her role in the bribery scheme. and coming up on the "cbs morning news," president trump's daughter-in-law lara trump is reportedly considering a political run. and the most common computer passwords this year. if yours is on the list, you probably need to change it. this is the "cbs morning news." shop kohl's home sale... and save on your favorite brands. plus, take an extra 15% off! get cuisinart 10-piece set - $139.99... 30-50% off cuddl duds bedding... and save on shark! plus, get kohl's cash. plus, free store pick up. give with all your heart. kohl's than rheumatoid arthritis. when considering another treatment, ask about xeljanz... a pill for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis when methotrexate has not helped enough. xeljanz can help relieve joint pain and swelling, stiffness,

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visitors will have to wear masks and get temperature checks before entering. disney land remains closed. lara trump is reportedly mulling a senate run. and protests over the shutdown of new york city schools. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "the new york times" reports new york city parents are angry and frustrated with the mayor's decision to shut down the nation's largest school system again. dozens of families protested outside city hall yesterday. mayor bill de blasio shuttered all classrooms to curb a surge in coronavirus cases across the city. with positive tests topping 3%, he says he had to stop in person learning. >> parents have been completely left out of the process. we have no seat at the table. >> i can't see my friends and play with my friends and learn and do a lot of other stuff. >> the mayor says other businesses will likely have to be shut down again in the next two weeks to curb the spread of

the virus. "usa today" says legendary notre dame football coach lou holtz tested positive for the coronavirus. holtz who is 83 years old, says he doesn't have a lot of energy as he recovers from the virus. since he retired from coaching in 2004, holtz worked as an analyst for espn and made numerous appearances supporting president trump. he was a featured speaker at this year's republican national convention. and politico says lara trump is considering a run for the u.s. senate in north carolina. people familiar with her plans say president trump's daughter-in-law is looking at a possible run in 2022. republican senator richard burr said he will not seek re-election. lara trump is from north carolina and is married to the president's son, eric. still to come, a possible hair dye malfunction. a news conference by rudy giuliani goes viral for all the wrong reasons. into a smaller life?

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. my name is ronan, and i think that students should have a little bit more recess. >> that is 9-year-old ronan roochnik from kenosha, wisconsin. the 4th grader took to the podium during a recent school board hearing to request more time for recess. yeah. he says he and his friend deserves at least a half hour to play instead of 15 minutes that they do get. he says he would use the added time to play frisbee with his best friend elias. his dad is a math teacher at the local high school and encouraged his son to speak up. i agree. recess for adults too, ronan.

we need more of that. on "cbs moneywatch" now, millions of americans are set to lose their benefits and the most common computer passwords of the year that are still too easy to hack. take note. diane king hall is in new york with those stories and more. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. let's look at markets. stock futures are indicating a mostly lower open, dow, s&p 500 indicating lower. nasdaq choppy, as investors monitor increasing covid-related restrictions across the country. all three closed higher yesterday. the dow added 44 points. the nasdaq rallied 103. and the s&p 500 was up 14. about 12 million americans are set to lose their unemployment benefits after christmas. two key government programs authorized by the coronavirus aid relief and economic security act are set to expire on december 26th. this comes as hundreds of thousands of workers continue to file new jobless claims each

week. some 742,000 people filed for first time unemployment benefits last week. that's an increase of 31,000 from the week before. and it is also a step in the wrong direction in that economists were expecting better numbers than that. facebook says it was swarmed with misinformation ahead of the election. the social media network says it slapped warning labels on more than 180 million posts between march and november 3rd. the labels included links to information from credible sources. facebook says it also removed 265,000 pieces of content for breaking the company's rules against voter interference. you may want to rethink your password for an online account. nordpass is out with some of the top passwords include 123456 and 123456789. new additions include picture1 and password is on the list too. they say to come up with tough

he key words and avoid predictable number combinations. you remember 000000 was once one of the passwords that people would use, and they're, like, no, don't do that. >> okay. so i'm bad, but i'm not that bad. but i got to tell you, diane, my memory, i can't remember all these different passwords anymore. >> so many. and you have two more tries. you have one more try. start over. you're tempted to do -- >> add a second tier. >> exactly. exactly. the layers to it. you need another character. exactly. need the capital letter. >> ten minutes before you can -- that's true. it is a good ten minutes before you can check one email, taking up too much time. keep it simple for me now, anyways. >> agree. >> diane king hall in new york, diane, you have a really good weekend. >> you too, my dear. so up next, an inspiring run. i hope this inspires you. a blind man completes a 5k without the help of another

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los angeles police department surprised a woman with a new car after her old one was destroyed by gang members and hate crime. police say the gang jumped on the hood and roof of her old car and carved racial names into the paint. the lapd partnered with a car dealer and other groups to give the victim a brand-new car. it was definitely bad hair day for president trump's attorney rudy giuliani as he continued to plead the campaign's case of voter fraud. during a bizarre news conference yesterday in washington, d.c., what appeared to be hair dye ran down the sides of giuliani's face. it was the latest unusual public appearance for the former new york city mayor. earlier this month he held a news conference in philadelphia from the parking lot of four seasons total landscaping, next to a crematory. with the help of google, a blind man completed a 5k run without the assistance of another person or a guide dog.

thomas panek, the ceo of guiding eyes for the blind, accomplished the feat yesterday in new york central park. he said that for years he was afraid to run. he contacted google to see if there was a way for his phone to help guide him. google program called guideline showed him the way. panek only needed his smartphone and headphones. >> we can accomplish anything we put our minds to and to be able to be out there just with the simple technology and headphone, running by myself, not people pointing, people saying there is a blind guy over there and running, it is a real feeling of not only freedom and independence, but also you get that sense like anybody else. >> the google program uses information from a library of images to help guide a runner. so coming up on "cbs this morning," actress emma corrin talks with anthony mason about portraying lady diana on the netflix series "the crown ." i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." own."

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our top stories this morning, more than 187,000 cases of the coronavirus were reported yesterday in the u.s. a new daily record. deaths also topped 2,000 for the first time since may. the cdc is urging americans to stay home for thanksgiving. meantime, pfizer will apply for emergency authorization for its vaccine today. and president trump today is set to meet with two members of the michigan state legislature in his latest effort to overturn the results of the election that he lost to joe biden. the meeting comes as georgia

finishes its state wide audit of the presidential race, confirming mr. biden defeated president trump. the total number of americans receiving unemployment is just over 6 million, but many other people are seeing their benefits run dry. elise preston looks at some financial options for those struggling to make ends meet during this pandemic. >> reporter: ashley coley lost her job as a transportation dispatcher and struggled to find another. >> interview after interview and applying constantly throughout the day and it does, it gets down on you. why am i not getting called back. >> reporter: she's trying to survive on state unemployment. >> got to cut back to cheaper foods, processed foods. >> reporter: a recent study shows one in four adults is having trouble paying bills during the pandemic. many people don't know that bills can be negotiated. >> this is true whether you're dealing with a big landlord, a utility company, a cable provider. these folks on the other end of the line, they actually don't want to punish you. they want to help you out.

>> reporter: cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger says make sure you understand the terms of any deal to postpone payment, whether there are fees, penalties and for how long. >> i was able to defer my loan on my mortgage. >> reporter: that's giving coley a little breathing room, but one in three say they have been forced to dip into savings or retirement. >> the ability to borrow and withdraw from your retirement account is available through the end of the year. be very careful. it took you a long time to get those funds built up, if it is your last option, sure, you can do it. but try not to touch those retirement accounts. >> reporter: she says some people may need to consider bankruptcy, but that should only come as a last resort. elise preston, cbs news, new york. coming up on "cbs this morning," a behind the scenes look at how vaccine companies are trying to figure out just how to store and deliver millions of doses. plus, a bipartisan group has formed to advocate for the

peaceful transfer of power to the biden administration. we'll speak with two members, former secretary of state madeleine albright and former homeland security secretary michael chertoff. and actress emma corrin talks with anthony mason about portraying lady diana on netflix's series "the crown." that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thank you for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great weekend.