and that's the "overnight news" r this wednesday, it's wednesday, november 25th, 2020. this is "the cbs morning news." new covid-19 concerns. record number of americans are in the hospital with the virus as thanksgiving travel warning goes ignored across the country. off the hook? reports that president trump is considering a pardon for michael flynn, his former national security adviser who had pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. for all we know this has been there 40, 50 years. maybe more. >> mysterious monolith. a bizarre metal structure is found in utah's red rock country. >> good morning. i'm tom hanson. we begin with concerns over a possible surge of coronavirus cases. millions of americans are ignoring warningses to stay home for thanks giving.

the cdc is worried that small get togethers could turn into super spreaders. there are 88,000 people in the hospital with covid-19 in the u.s. that's a record according to the covid-19 tracking project. the number of deaths yesterday topped 2100. the most since early may. and johns hopkins says the u.s. has recorded 22 straight days of at least 100,000 daily cases. we have a reporter in washington. health officials fear it's going to get worse. >> yes, tom. because even though thanksgiving travel is way down this year over last, still, a million people a day packed airports across the country last weekend. many americans are scaling back thanksgiving this year. >> we're going to do a zoom call or face time. we'll make some type of contact and, you know, give thanks just

to be over the phone. >> health officials say small gatherings are the biggest spreaders of the coronavirus. >> the risk is high for families. there is just no way to sugar-coat that. >> still, triple-a expects up to 50 million americans to travel for the holiday. >> my son moved here with my grandkids. so thanksgiving, here i am. i didn't want to come. but i did. >> some are getting tested before seeing family and friends. >> that's a lot of people getting tested. everybody wants to make sure they're safe. >> a negative test may be a false security blanket. >> it is not an invitation to interact with others because you could test positive in the subsequent few days. >> skyrocketing cases and hospitalizations have forced state and local governments to put in new restrictions. without any new stimulus packages, businesses are struggling. >> for every restaurant staff

member, there is a family behind that person. >> law makers in minnesota are working to pass their own stimulus bill in the meantime. >> sacrifices they're making can't be for not. we're actually saving lives, keeping people out of the hospital. but with he need to make sure that we're taking care of these folks. >> congress is on a thanksgiving break until november 30th. and this upcoming sunday is expected to be the busiest holiday travel day. >> we'll see how it shakes out. thank you. president trump reportedly plans to pardon his former national security adviser michael flynn. axios first reported that flynn's pardon is part of a series of pardons that mr. trump issues between now and when he leaves office. flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the fbi about the russian contacts many supporters of president trump believe flynn is a victim. a political retaliation by the obama administration. the white house has not returned our requests for comments. now on to the transfer of power. president-elect joe biden introduced his picks for his

administration. and president trump made his first public appearance since the formal transition process got under way. natalie brand has the latest from the white house. >> good afternoon, everyone. >> president-elect joe biden resented the key diplomatic and national security nominees on tuesday. >> we're going to have the first woman lead the intelligence community. first latino, an immigrant to lead the department of homeland security. and a ground breaking diplomat at the united nations. >> the picks include the secretary of home land security. >> my father and mother brought me to this country to escape communism. >> and linda thomas-greenfield to represent the united states at the u.n. >> only in america would we be where we are today. >> three weeks after the election, general services administrator emily murphy signed off on the beginning of the transition process. >> i'm pleased to have received the ascertainment from gsa. >> the transition team is in contact with federal agencies

and a key focus is the country's most pressing issue, the coronavirus pandemic. president-elect biden sat down with laughter holt. >> i think we're going to not be so far behind the curve as we thought we might be in the past. and there's a lot of immediate discussion and i must say, the outreach has been sincere. >> the president did not address the transition but made brief remarks praising the stock market. >> i just want to congratulate all the people within the administration that works so hard. >> on twitter, president trump still says the challenges to the election results are moving full speed ahead. >> do you vice president president-elect biden? >> the president learned that he signed off on sharing the high level daily intelligence briefing with president-elect biden. and president-elect biden said he would meet with president trump if mr. trump asked. next week mr. biden expected to unveil his economic team. former federal reserve chair

janet yellen is rumored to be the front-runner for treasury secretary if approved by the senate. she would be the first woman to run the department. severe storms rolled through north texas overnight packing torrential rain and destructive winds. check out the damage in arlington. tornado warnings were issued in several counties including dallas, tarrant and denton. there was no confirmation if a twister touched down in the area. but storm sirens were heard blaring in the affected counties. no deaths or injuries were reported. three, two, one, zero. ignition. liftoff. >> well, it's liftoff again for spacex. the company fired off a falcon 9 rocket from cape canaveral florida last night. marking the 100th launch. it sent another set of 60 satellites into orbit. the mission set a record for spacex rocket reuse program. for the first time, a reusable

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utah desert. and we have an update on a missing fishing crew. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the cape cod times reports the coast guard suspended the search for the four member crew of a maine fishing boat we told you about yesterday. the 82 foot boat sank monday about 20 miles northeast of province town, massachusetts. the coast guard says it discovered debris and an empty life raft. authorities say the crew did not make a distress call. coast guard was alerted when the vessel's emergency beacon made contact with the water and sent out a signal. the tampa bay times says tampa bay rays rookie outfielder ray arozarena was arrested in mexico following a family dispute. the player's agent says it's the result of an parent domestic dispute. he was detained for problems letting to his ex-partner. it's unclear what charges he's facing. arozareno won the babe ruth

award in this year's major league postseason. and "the salt lake tribune" reports on a mysterious shiny monolith found in a remote area of utah's red rock desert. the 10 foot metal prism was discovered last week by state wildlife officials counting sheep from a helicopter above. authorities say they do not know how it got there. it's being compared to the black monolith that appeared in the opening scene of stanley cubric's 1968 movie "2001: a space odyssey." >> i heard everything from did this fall from the sky? you know, did it implant itself there? is it other worldly? you know, without looking at it close and seeing that there are, in fact, human made rivet that's s that put this thing together, can you let your imagination run wild. state police say it's not from another world. >> taylor swift fans may need to

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the money could be significant especially for low income individuals who qualify for the maximum one time payment of $1200. and on the cbs money watch, a drug company admits a role in the opioid crisis and a pressure cooker is being recalled. dianne king hall has that and more. >> good morning, tom. emory does the same thing. everybody is used to me being at the stock exchange. a mixed open after a record day on wall street. gains were fueled by optimism over presidential transition getting under way and the imminent deployment of a covid-19 vaccine. the dow jones industrial average rallied some 454 points hitting a record high topping, look at that, 30,000. the nasdaq gained 156. the s&p 500 added 57. purdue pharma pleaded guilty to three federal criminal charges related to the nation's opioid crisis. a virtual hearing took place in

newark, new jersey, yesterday. the makers of the opioid took responsibility following the deaths of hundreds of thousands of americans in the epidemic. they admitted to several charges including paying doctors to write more prescriptions for the painkillers. purdue pharma will pay fines and be dissolved as part of a plea agreement. >> sunbeam is recalling more than 914,000 crock pot express crock multicookers. the lid can detatch while in use and pose burn risks. they were sold between july 2017 through this november. at least 99 injuries were reported ranging in severity from first to third degree burns. the company will send free replacement lids. and now is your chance to drink like a royal. the state of queen elizabeth 2 is out with a gin just in time for the holidays. it's made with ingredients straight from the royal residence's guarden in norfolk, england, including the sharon

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our top stories this morning, the cdc is worried that small get together ths this thanksgiving to turn into super spreaders. the number of deaths yesterday topped 2100, the most since early may. and president trump reportedly plans to pardon his former national security adviser michael flynn. they first reported that flynn's pardon will be one of a series of pardons that mr. trump plans to issue between now and when he leaves office. flynn bleeded guilty in 2017 to lying to the fbi about his russian contacts. there's controversy vofrg the grammys. the weekend slammed the recording academy calling them

corrupt. the pop star received zero nominations yesterday despite having won of the year's biggest albums with "after hours." the recording academy has yet to say anything about the snub. chris martinez reports on the singers who were nominated. ♪ >> beyonce stands to take home the most trophies at this year's grammy awards. the singer who's won 24 grammys nabbed nine more nominations including record of the year for "black parade." ♪ i knew you playing hide and seek ♪ taylor swift two take home a big win. she earned six nominations and megan b. stallion, nominated in several categories is a favorite to take home the trophy for best new artist. >> i love all things grammy. >> cbs this morning's gayle king was among the presenters who announced the nominations tuesday. the format for this year's

ceremony hasn't been revealed yet, the show promises to look quite different with coronavirus concerns. >> any awards show during the pandemic is going to be difficult. we watched them evolve. >> jim aswod is the editor for variety magazine. he says like other awards shows this year, the grammys will have to go virtual with the ceremony including a limited, socially distanced audience. >> even just a few people cheering does make a difference. you know? i mean it's so much better than the silence. >> one detail that has just been announced, the show's host. the daily show's trevor noah will serve as emcee of this year's grammys for the first time. the show held in los angeles on january 31st will air live right here on cbs. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. can't wait to watch. coming up on "cbs this morning," tony decopo looks at a way to heal america's political rift by using techniques in couples

therapy. plus, dr. aru will. a tows us how two different hospitals fwhun a big city and one in a small town are beating the odds to save lives during the pandemic. and we talk with super model ashley graham about season three of her podcast "pretty big deal." that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thank you so much for watching. i'm tom hanson. have a great day.

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