captioning sponsored by cbs >> yuccas: tonight, covid crackdown: california gets tough with a curfew, most issues a last call as the state locks down. at the same time, millions on the move ahead of thanksgiving as stores, supplies, and demand, while strained hospitals struggle. >> oh, my god, how are we going to take care of all these people? >> yuccas: also tonight, a food crisis for cash-strapped americans. >> people can't access food. they don't have the fund to do it. they're scared. >> yuccas: plus playing the long game? today, president trump golfs, but as the biden moves ahead, he has not. >> i won, almost 74 million votes. >> yuccas: what a hoot. an update on the tiny owl found in an iconic new york christmas tree.

and cheer up, charlie. meet the boy bullied no more. >> it will get better, and you will see a light at the end of the tunnel. ♪ ♪ >> this is the "cbs weekend news." >> yuccas: good evening, i'm jamie yuccas in los angeles. a curfew takes effect across much of california tonight as the state and the nation confront an unprecedented surge in new coronavirus cases. the numbers are adding up fast and shattering records. more than 195,000 new cases were reported friday. one million infections have been logged in the past six days. the fast development of vaccines offers a glimmer of hope. but experts warn, we have not yet seen the peak of this new surge. with colder weather coming and the holiday season upon us, the worst of the crisis could still be ahead. cbs' danya bacchus in

los angeles leads us off. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: the long-feared, worst-case scenario is now being felt across the country. several states issued new restrictions in a desperate attempt to slow the surge. despite a week of unprecedented spread, there's mixed reaction. >> there is a lot more we need to be doing. we should be over this. >> i don't think the coronavirus is hiding in a tree, waiting until midnight or 10:00. >> reporter: the order is also contributing to a surge of panic shopping, shelves once again wiped clean of the essentials. >> when i did walk in, it's picked over and it, you know, you start to get nervous. >> reporter: in the middle midwa strained health care system, hospitalizations in minnesota are the highest they've been during the pandemic. governor tim walz issued a last call temporarily closing bars and restaurants for a month and issuing a mask mandate. >> i understand it's not easy, and it's not fair. but it's a sacrifice that we

need to make. >> reporter: in oregon, health officials are at a tipping point. new surge, and a grim scene in el paso, texas, where inmates are helping move the dead, this as the country heads into thanksgiving week. the t.s.a. expects to screen six million people as the c.d.c. warns against holiday travel. >> needed to get away. needed to just kind of get back to a little bit of normalcy for us. we travel a lot, and this is the first trip that we've taken all year. >> reporter: dr. anne rimoin is a u.c.l.a. epidemiologist. >> so there are so many points when you're going to be in contact with others. it's really difficult to be able to make sure that you're controlling your environment when you're traveling. >> reporter: the desire to see family and friends this holiday is driving a rush of testing across the country. here at dodger stadium, up to 13,000 people can be tested, many waiting in line for hours for peace of mind. jamie. >> yuccas: quite the line. danya bacchus in los angeles,

thank you. the pandemic and infected economy have many americans experiencing food insecurity for the first time, and with thanksgiving, the need is greater than ever. here's cbs' tom hanson. >> reporter: the nationwide crisis spike is causing a food crisis. hundreds of cars waited for packages of boxed food in denver. the greater boston food bank gives out 2.5 million pound of food each week. >> happy thanksgiving! >> reporter: in tarrant county, texas, this massive operation supplied people with 70 pounds of food and a turkey. inside one of those cars on friday was adrian williams. >> difficult during this time, you know. and i have family members who are it's also difficult for. >> reporter: ordinary americans relying on generosity to make it through. >> there are still people that, you know, want to help people that can't be helped at this time. >> food insecurity and hunger was massive problems even before the pandemic. >> reporter: joel berg is the

c.e.o. of "hunger free america" a nonprofit working to expand access to food. >> tens of millions of americans are working and still can't afford to feed their families. >> reporter: and insecurity at levels not seen since the eye-opening 1968 cbs documentary "hunger in america." >> what do you tell your children when they come home and there is no food? >> that we haven't got anything to eat, and we just have to lay down like that until the next day, see if we can find something to eat. >> reporter: can you walk me from where we were 50 years ago to where we are today? how much has changed? >> this is the worst hunger crisis in modern american times. the situation is absolutely perilous, and unless the federal government does something big and quick, we're going to see starvation conditions like this country hasn't seen since the great depression. >> reporter: and joel told us 50 million americans and 18 million children can't count on regular meals, jamie, just days

away from a thanksgiving unlike any other. >> yuccas: tom hanson in new york, thank you. president trump met with world leaders today, at least virtually. the president is also still not conceding nearly three weeks after the election. cbs' chip reid is at the white house. >house. >> reporter: during a virtual summit today with the group of foreign leaders known as the g-20, president trump tweeted, not about foreign policy but about the presidential election. "we will show massive and unprecedented fraud," he wrote. he was responding to michigan republican lawmakers who met with the president yesterday as part of his effort to reverse the election results in key states. but they were no help, writing, "we have not yet been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the election in michigan." the president also got disappointing news friday from georgia. >> the numbers that we have presented today are correct. >> reporter: where a hand recount confirmed that

president-elect joe biden won. the president's efforts to overturn the election have so far been almost entirely ineffective, but that didn't stop him from saying this friday: >> i won, by the way, but, you know, we'll find that out. >> reporter: he ignored shouted questions. >> mr. president! mr. president! are you being a sore loser? >> reporter: as for that g-20 summit, today mr. trump left to play golf and did not attend a session with other world leaders on fighting the pandemic. today in delaware, president-elect biden attended afternoon mass. yesterday, he and vice president-elect kamala harris met with democratic congressional leaders to discuss plans for fighting covid-19 and reviving the economy. >> my oval office, me casa, you casa. >> reporter: and there's more bad news for president trump. his son, donald trump jr., has tested positive for covid-19, and he's been in isolation since

monday. jamie. >> yuccas: chip reid, thank you. tomorrow on "face the nation," margaret brennan's guests include dr. anthony fauci, former national security adviser h.r. mcmaster , and vice president-elect harris senior adviser symone sanders. this week, the trump administration announced it would withdraw 2,000 troops from afghanistan by mid-january. critics say the decision risks putting peace and progress in the country in danger. imtiaz tyab has the story. >> reporter: the scarred streets of kabul are shattered yet again by rocket fire. forcing a group of school girls to run for their lives after the capital's heavily fortified diplomatic area was targeted. few here were spared in the attack, claimed by a regional branch of isis, including this woman's grandson. she asks, "what was the crime of this innocent child? he was just eating breakfast at home. why do we get killed? we aren't the government." the assault happened just hours before a meeting between secretary of state mike pompeo

and taliban negotiators in qatar, that follows the outgoing trump administration's announcement it plans to withdraw 2,000 troops from afghanistan by mid-january. raising concerns about the afghan government's ability to deal with violence like this on its own. pompeo was on a multination tour as he nears the end of his term as secretary of state. earlier, he was in israel where he visited a jewish settlement in the israeli occupied west bank, the first-ever visit by such a senior member of government. >> during the trump administration, america stands with israel like never before. >> reporter: the trip came a year after pompeo said the settlements did not contradict international law, which describes them as illegal, reversing the long-held u.s. position. the declaration outraged palestinians, who oppose israeli settlements built on land they claim for a future independent state. secretary pompeo appears to be taking what his supporters might call a victory lap, highlighting

the trump administration's policy shifts across the region before he and the president exit the world stage. soon, all eyes will be on president-elect joe biden to see what he'll do differently. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, london. >> yuccas: police in wisconsin today are still searching for the gunman who opened fire friday at a mall in a milwaukee suburb. eight people were injured. the shooter vanished before officers arrived. in california, people living near vandenberg air force base were warned today about sonic booms, nothing unusual, really just another spacex launch. this falcon 9 rocket carried a satellite into orbit that will monitor sea levels. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," we'll take you to navajo nation, struggling with covid and remote learning. a mountain faces a name change as colorado revisits an old wound suffered in another century. and later, a bullied boy's message of hope.

surge is extraordinarily difficult for teachers, parents, and children across the country, with many students once again returning to all-remote learning. some confront extra obstacles, including native americans, and a new meax community, part of navajo nation. lilia luciano has their story. >> reporter: navajo nation is in lockdown as covid-19 surges throughout the reservation. that means kids won't be back in a classroom any time soon. >> i did really good, but this year, not so good because it's, like, really hard. >> reporter: for autumn wilson, the anguish of the pandemic was stacked on grief. >> not too long ago, a yearing,

we lost our dad. and it was really hard for four of us. >> reporter: her dad died of complications from alcoholism, a different pandemic long plaguing the nation. >> getting my work done is really hard for me because i usually think about my dad, and i get depressed sometimes. >> reporter: her mom keeps her focused. >> no tv! no cell phones! do your work. >> reporter: virtual learning in rural areas is hard. in navajo nation, it can be impossible when many homes lack running water or terrorist, let alone the internet. >> i don't like online. i like to be, you know, in school learning. >> reporter: like autumn, cyliss castillo isn't going to school. but the cuba high school bus still rolls by their home. >> student's name, bus number. >> reporter: veronica madrid lodes up the bus, from food to flashlight bracelets, the bus brings school to the students. >> they downloaded the

assignments on to the hard drive, and i do those assignments. >> they get laptops. they get jet packs for wifi connectivity. >> reporter: how are kids doing and,000 are they adapting? >> it's a struggle but we're heading in the right direction. we're doing good. >> reporter: what the bus can't deliver down the dusty desert roads is friends. in the meantime, that, too, can be sorted. >> when they're done with the work and stuff, if they want to go out and clear their kids, go out and ride horses. >> reporter: no social distancing required. >> hopefully, by next semester, we'll be going back into school. >> reporter: only time will tell. lilia luciano, cbs news. >> yuccas: overcoming so many obstacles there. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," why this colorado mountain is facing new historical scrutiny. and a possible name change.

have blown through 2020. that includes a cultural reckoning with statues and monuments. in colorado, there's a push to rename several places. highest on the list: a mountain. cbs' barry petersen is in denver. >> reporter: the majesty of mount evans, named for john evans of 1800's colorado territorial governor. some say the naming honors the winning of the west. could you see it from here? >> yeah. right there. front and center, right over those trees. location that most anybody can see in the denver metro area. >> reporter: ernest house jr. is a member of a ute mountain ute tribe, and former executive director of the colorado commission of indiana, fairs and the great-grandson of jack house, the last hereditary chief

of the ute ute mountain tribe. to house the name evan means this: >> his connection with the massacre of 1864 will forever go down in history on a mark as his status as somebody who has been an historical figure for the state of colorado. >> reporter: he didn't participate in the massacre. >> he had a level of culpable. >> reporter: evan issues a proclamation that said kill all hostile indians so tribes surrendered to the government for protection and some settled at sand creek. a group of the u.s. cavalry slaughtered mostly elderly men, women, and children. today, it's a national historic site. now, the u.s. border of geographic names is considering changing the name of mount evans, along with other colorado sites: negro creek, chinaman gulch, squaw mountain. for 50 years, randy wheelock has hiked, biked, and camped on mount evans. he is also in the county

commission where mount evans is located. and while he supports the name change, a constituent does not. >> and he said to me they grew up here and it's the only name that i've ever known that by. >> reporter: how do you recognize the people who say, "but, no, this is my growing up. this is my heritage?" >> we really have to listen to that. >> reporter: but it's an era of statues toppled, protests over the deaths of black people and changing places named mostly for white men. erica dunbar is a professor of history at rutgers university. >> we're reckoning with this very real issue around social justice, around representation, this conversation about who we want to be as americans. >> reporter: tell me what you're going to feel when you look at that mountain and it's got an indian name? >> you know, i think the first thing i'm going to think about is those tribes that were forcibly removed from our beautiful state that continue to

call colorado home that would love for an opportunity to go back to a mountain, take their family and say, "this used to be ours, and it's still being recognized. we're being acknowledged." >> reporter: what's in a name? it turns out everything. barry petersen, cbs news, denver. >> yuccas: important conversations. next on the "cbs weekend news," an update on a christmas tree stowe away that touched hearts from coast to coast.

quite a sight over aurora, colorado. fast food fans spent up to 14 hours in line at a just-opened in and out burger, the first one in the state. apparently, they didn't realize it would have just been faster to drive to california, but there you go. there was even a burger brawl.

you see there, some people apparently had a beef about the long wait. a tiny owl found in the branches of new york's rokefeller center center christmas tree could soon return to the wild. "rokefeller center" as he was naturally named, was hungry after being shipped 170 miles in a tree before a worker discovered him. we reached out today to the wildlife center nursing him back to health. they say he could take flight monday ating dusk. when we return, cheer up, charlie. a bullied boy feels the love of a musical community.

boy bullied for his love of musical theater catches the attention of some marquee names. cbs' ian lee in london has the story. >> reporter: it's fair to say charlie kristensen is obsessed with theater. >> love it all-- the singing, the dance, the acting. >> reporter: but the 10-year-old's passion for song and dance made him a target for bulliesa school. >> they called me fat, they called me gay, they called me idiot. and sometimes it got quite physical. >> reporter: so charlie's teacher sent out a plea on social media. it quickly went viral with the hash tag cheer up, charlie. >> cheer up, charlie! ( applause ) >> cheer up, charlie! >> reporter: hundreds of performers from hit shows like "wicked" and "hamilton" sent messages of support. >> hi! >> how are you? come in. >> reporter: charlie also got to meet some of his heroes. >> it might be tough now but, you know, you'll get through it. and look how loved you are.

this is going to be your home one day. >> reporter: he even launched a youtube channel to chat with actors, including iain armitage from the cbs sitcom "young sheldon" who said he has been bullied, too. >> i have always loved sparkle and pink and "girl" things. >> reporter: charlie is now determined to help other kids. >> it will get better, and you will see life at the end of the tunnel, and you need to talk, talk, talk, talk. don't suffer in silence because we can't chng th change the worn silence. >> reporter: so he has teamed up with his new celebrity friends to spread his message of hope. ♪ you will be found >> reporter: ian lee, cbs news, london. >> yuccas: oh, i hope he keeps pursuing his passion. that's the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours." and don't forget "sunday morning with jane pauley" first thing tomorrow. i'm jamie yuccas in los angeles. have a great night .

. >> everything that america stands for. count down to curfew. most of the bay area and state have a few hours left before they have to be home but what happens if they aren't? the local police departments are making their curfew enforcement policy clear. we will answer the question will you be in trouble if you are out and about past 10:00. san francisco won't be affected by the new curfew yet but the city can be hours away from tipping into the purple tier. and with thanksgiving and a curfew coming what is the state of the shelves? the one thing that is in short

supply. four house from now position most of the bay area will be in a new tier. people that are out after the ten p.m. curfew. police tell me they won pull anyone over for driving at night or walking on the sidewalk past 10:00 but let's say you are having a big house party at 1:00 in the morning you may get a visit from the police. the curfew is updated version of the stay-at-home order we dealt with march. but this time it is nonessential nighttime activities. authorities say people can walk their dogs and pick up food and perform other essential duties but no small and large gatherings. >> if they are hacking out together more and not paying attention.