center in new york city. capitol chaos, republicans rebell, america bracing for an explosive week, more trump loyalists object to the result. >> we will together object to certification. >> vice president mike pence welcomes offers challenging the the will of the people. >> a bombshell revelation, the president demands georgia count votes again to reverse his defeat. >> i just want to find 11,780 votes. >> plus, the u.s. covid death toll today topped 350,000. president trump calls it exaggerated. >> those are real number-s. real people. and real deaths.

>> as the new surge is feared in the holiday rush home. and later, a special visitorer makes theeaing puppy love. this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening, you are about to hear what can only be described as a stunning telephone call on one end, fgeorgia's republican secretary of state and the president appreciating the secretary to help overturn the election. president trump urges brad raffensberger to the find enough votes to overturn biden's victory. the phone call is filled with insults and pleading. >> the house will be in order.

>> true faith and allegiance -- >> the 117th congress was sworn in. nancy pelosi was re-elected house speaker for the fourth term put the pop comes with republicans in open warfare, several are going to challenge biden's victory and paul ryan said it's undemocratic and strikes at the represeublic. cbs's ben tracy is at the white houses and leads us off tonight, good evening. >> reporter: president trump has less than 17 days left in the white house and he is not going quietly, he is continuing to pressure lawmakers and state foushls to overturn the election results and now the vice president is signaling his support. >> please raise your right hand. >> reporter: today mike pence swore in senators at the

capitol, as he gave his backing to do an effort by at least a dozen republican senators to object to certifying president elect joe biden's victory on wednesday n a statement, mr. will pence's chief of staff of said the vice president shares concerns with millions americas about voter fraud. >> we have an obligation to the voters and the constitution to ensure that this election was lawful. >> reporter: but every state has certified their election results and there's no credible evidence of fraud. a bipartisan group of u.s. senators said is today, the 2020 election is over. the voters have spoken and congress must now fulfill its responsibility to certify the election results. >> joe biden and kamala harris will be nominated as president and vice president and no stunt this these guys are pulling will change it. >> reporter: president trump continues to lash out at georgia's republican secretary of state, brad raffensberger. >> you should want to have an

accurate election and you are a republican. >> we believe that we do have an accurate election. >> no, you don't, no, you don't. you don't have it, not even close. >> reporter: in audio of phone call, president trump pressured raffensberger to recalculate the election results. a state biden won. >> there's nothing wrong with saying, you know, that you have r re-calculated. >> the challenge have you have, mr. president, is the data you have is wrong. >> all i want to do is this the, i just want to find 11,780 votes. >> campaigning in georgia tonight for democrats, vice president elect kamala harris, sharply criticized the president's phone call. >> have you all heard about the recorded conversation? well, it was just certainly the

voice of desperation. >> ben, you know the president is encouraging his supporters to travel to washington wednesday for a protest. what, what's the expectation will? >> yes, so the president wants the see large protests here in the nation's capitol, just as congress is meeting to certify joe biden's victory t president has been tweeting about it and he sent out a video are saying it will be one of the most historic days ever. there's concerns about right wing militia groups coming here to washington, d.c. and today, president trump said that he will appear in one of the events in person. >> thank you. with president trump's attacks on georgia's election egg the, the stakes in tuesday's run off elections could not be higher. cbs's mark straussman is in atlanta with more on the showdown. >> reporter: two run-offs, more than three million votes in, and one bottom line. as goeses georgia, so go control of the u.s. senate. >> we have to hold the line here against socialism.

we need y'all to get out and vote. >> republicans senators, kelly loeffler and david purdue, sell themselves as a fire wall against the radical left. >> if the radicals take total control, we will never get our country back. >> reporter: the others look to tap in on to georgia's changing more diverse demographics. >> senator david purdue profited from the pandemic. >> reporter: there adds attack them as insider trading profiteers. >> you can help kelly to help herself, or help me to help you. >> reporter: democrats need to win both seeds to contr -- win to control the senate. both president elect biden and president trump will make last minute appeals here tomorrow. that's despite this weekend tweet from mr. trump. fwa georgia'ses run-offs are illegal

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county, the number of covid cases has spiked 1,000% since is november alone and tonight, there's a real concern the numbers will continue to rise. >> the nation's stalled covid vaccine roll-out cannot keep up with people's new year's resolutions on to get back to normal. air ports are backed and tsa said they screened more than 14 million travelers in the last two weeks. new year's eve parties like this one in new york city, have health officials about who has been where. and lockdown los angeles, this illegal event had 1,000 people. meanwhile, just miles away, refridr refrigerated trucks are storing the dead. >> in this battle, we are so out numbered. >> reporter: one in five los angeles residents tested are positive. this as the army corp of engineers is helping hospitals

fix overwhelmed oxygen delivery systems. >> we are trying to assess how we can reduce the strain on their facilities. >> reporter: tonight a lack of space and medical professionals is partly to blame nor the slow delivery of the vaccine. the trump administration promised 20 million doses would be given by the end of 2020. but the cdc said that just over 4 million people have been innoculated, former fda commissioner saying that is not fast enough. >> we were hoping we would have more injections in people's arms at this point and the vaccine could start to be having a impact on the trajectory of the epidemic. >> the vaccines cannot come fast enough, here in the state of california, one person dies from covid-19, every 3 minutes. >> wow, jonathan, for us, tonight in los angeles. the race is on to end the pandemic, with global immunization, but the rich have a clear edge.

cbs's elizabeth palmer explains how. >> reporter: india's government has just done a dry run for what will be one of the most am bi t ambitious covid vaccinations on earth. it aims to immunize 1.5 million people a day. the pharmaceutical giants have committed to making more than a billion vaccine doses to share with other developing countries. that will include a brand new vaccine developed in india, and the cheap and easy to store oxford astrazeneca one approved in britain last week. tomorrow, in the uk, the new vaccine will be rolled out in a massive scale up in the vaccination program. already, a million people here have been vaccinated with the pfizer vaccine. but an extra contagious covid virus strain is filling london hospitals at an alarming rate.

some elderly people like patient zero margaret keenan have already had two shots. but such is the urgency that for the next while, britain's will get only one vaccine dose instead the recommended two to make the supplies go further. in the rich countries of the developed world, old and vulnerable are steadily being immunized. israel said that i wants to be the first country in the world to be vaccinate every citizen by march. that's likely to happen before many poor countries, especially in africa, can even get started. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> the record breaking covid surge is straining health care systems in extraordinary ways. adding to the crisis, a nationwide shortage of nurses. cbs senior medical correspondent, dr. tara narulla,

takes us to the front lines. >> at saint alfonsas hospital, the increase in covid patients is overwhelming the hospital staff. >> we are getting hit hard, you know, in the recent weeks. every day, it seems that we are getting more and more patients. >> cory albi is a icu nurse and supervisor. she said is that hospital staff including nurses are also testing on positive for covid. >> it doesn't seem from contact tracing that it's coming from the hospital setting. a lot of them are gatherings outside of the hospital. but it's putting a strain on the workforce. >> staffing is the biggest issue. >> reporter: in california, governor gavin newsom announced that the state needs to hire 3,000 temporary contracted medical workers to help with increasing icu hospitalization rates and over 2400 miles away. more than 170 employees at three hospitals have contracted covid-19, causing staffing shortages.

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♪ this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening, you are about on hear what can only be described as a stunning telephone call on one end, georgia's republican secretary of state, on the other, the president of the united states appreciating the secretary to help overturn the election. president trump urges brad raffensberger to find as he puts it enough societies to overturn joe biden's victory. the hour long conversation is filled with insults, compliments and pleading. it follows nine weeks of the president falsely claiming that voter fraud cost him re-election. >> the house will be in order.

>> true faith and -- >> on capitol hill, the 117th congress was sworn in. nancy pelosi was elected house speaker for a fourth term but it comes with the republicans in open warfare. several gop senators plan to challenge the electoral college victory by joe biden. paul ryan rebuked their efforts as undemocratic that strike at the foundation of our republic. the bitter battle is going forward as time runs out on the trump agency. ben tracesy leading us off tonight, good evening. >> reporter:president trump has less than 17 days left here at the white house and he is not going quietly, he is continuing to pressure lawmakers and state officials to overturn the election results and now the vice president is signaling his support. >> please raise your right hand. >> reporter: today vice president mike pence swore in senators at the capitol, as he

gave his backing to an efforts by at least a dozen republican senators to object to certifyingity elect joe biden's victory on wednesday. in a statement, mr. pence's chief of staff, mark short said that the vice president shares the concerns of millions of americans about voter fraud. and irregularities in the last election. >> we have an obligation to the voters and we have an obligation to the constitution to ensure that this election was lawful. >> reporter: but every state has certified their election results and there's no credible evidence of fraud. a bipartisan group of u.s. senators said today in a stapt, the 20-- in a statement, the 20 election is over and congress now must fulfill their responsibility to certify the election results. >> joe biden and kamala harris will be nominated as president and vice president, and no stunt that these guys are pulling is going to change that. >> reporter: president trump continues to lash out at georgia's republican secretary of state, brad raffensberger.

>> you should want to have an accurate election. and you are a republican. >> we believe that we do have an accurate election. >> no, you don't, no you don't, you don't have it, not even close. >> reporter: president trump pressured raffensberger on saturday to recalculate the election results, a state that biden won. >> there's nothing wrong with saying that you know, that you have re-calculated. >> well mr. president the challenge that you have is the data that you have is wrong. >> all i want to do is this, i just want to find 11,780 votes. >> reporter: campaigning in georgia tonight for democrats. vice president elect kamala harris, sharply criticized thepresident's phone call. >> well, it was just certainly the voice of desperation. >> ben, you know the president is encouraging his supporters to the travel to washington wednesday for a protest. what, what's the expectation

there? >> reporter: yeah, so the president wants on see large protests here in the thanation' capitol as they are meeting to certify joe biden's victory. he sent out a video saying it will be one of the most historic day ever. there's concerns about militia groups coming and president trump said he will appear in one of the events in person. >> ben tracy at the white house. thank you. with president trump's attack on georgia election integrity the stakes in tuesday's run-off elections could not be higher. mark straussman is in atlanta with more on the showdown. >> reporter: two run-offs, more than three million votes already in and one bottom line. as goes georgia, so goes control of the u.s. senate. >> we have to hold the line here against socialism, we need y'all to get out and vote. >> reporter: republican senators kelly loeffler and david purdue, sell themselves as a firewall against the radical left.

>> if the radicals take total control, we will never get our country back. >> reporter: democrats jon ossoff and warnock look to tap in to georgia's changing more diverse demographics. >> senator david purdue, profited from the pandemic. >> reporter: their ads attack both republican incumbents as insider trading profiteers. >> you can help kelly loeffler to help herself ha, or you can p me to help you. >> reporter: so much rides on the run-offs, total spending will exceed a half billion dollars, and both president elect biden and president trump will make last minute appeals here tomorrow. that is despite this weekend tweet from mr. trump, saying georgia's run-off are illegal and invalid. to over come a surge of early voting by democrats, republicans need to turn out in force, in person on tuesday. that includes trump supporters

who believe with zero proof, that the president lost the state because the election system is rigged. >> mark straussman for us in atlanta tonight, thank you. >> the races is on to end the pandemic with global immunization. the rich have a clear age, elizabeth palmer explains how. >> india's government has just deny a dry run for what will be one of the most ambitious vaccination programs on earth. it aims to vaccinate a million and a half people a day. and india's pharmaceutical giants have committed to making more than a billion vaccine doses to share with other developing countries. that will include a brand new vaccine developed in india, and the cheap and easy to on store oxford astrazeneca one approved in britain last week. tomorrow, here in the uk, the new astrazeneca vaccine will be

rolled out in a massive scale-up of the vaccination program, already will, more than a million people here have been vaccinated with the pfizer vaccine. but an extra contagious covid virus strain is filling london hospitals at an alarming rate. some elderly people like patient zero margaret keenan have already had two the shots but such is the urgency that for the next while, britains will get only one vaccine dose instead of the recommended two, to make supplies go further. in rome, as across europe, and the rich countries of the developed world, the old and vulnerable are steadily being immunized. israel said that it wants to be the first country in the world to vaccinate every citizen by march. that as likely to happen before many poor countries, especially in africa, can even get started.

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. thanks for staying with us, it's been two months now since americans went to the polls and there's unfinished business. two senate run offs in georgia, and the final certification of joe biden as the next president of the united states. that all happens this week. then of course, there's the pandemic, chief washington correspondent, major garrett has a look ahead. >> reporter: as the new year dawns, 2020 leaves behind -- twin run-off election-ss for senate seats will determine which party controls the chamber, and the fate of president elect joe biden's agenda.

>> i need two the senators from the state, i want to get something done. >> reporter: a democratic sweep could give kamal a harris the deciding say on party line votes. >> the electoral college has spoken. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell waited until the electoral college voted to recognize biden as president elect. a sign that republicanism and trumpism are blurring. thomas freedman is a new york times columnist and author. >> we have been destroying the two pillars of democracy, truth and trust. so, when you don't have truth and trust. it's hard to sustain a healthy democracy. >> the senate run-off and the way republicans handle the remainder of the trump presidency will say a lot about the party's future.

at least 12 senate republicans will join 100 or more republicans and object to the electoral college count on wednesday. that will delay certification of the electoral college vote. >> there are too many principaled republicans, and they can say, i'm not getting in the clown car. and yet the clown car is full. don't know when, don't know how. but if he keeps at it, this party is going to blow. >> reporter: then there's the pandemic. sure to be raging in 2021, spurred on by holiday gatherings says dr. anthony fauci. >> we know that almost certainly is going to result in a surge, super imposed upon a surge. >> reporter: the biden administration, 100 million vaccines in the first 100 days.

the inauguration will be subdued. scientific, economic and cultural challenges abound. >> now it's time to turn the page as a nation to unite, to heal. >> reporter: i separatable from the pandemic, new work to reverse racial disparities. >> we have to be intentional, and intentional how we attack the problems and produce better policing. we need to be much more intentional. >> reporter: biden vowed to reverse trump era executive actions and may seek a early victory. >> we need to seize a opportunity to build back and be better than we were before. >> reporter: some things in 2020 are likely to endure in 2021, businesses disappearing and hunger and homelessness spreading. working from hope, learning

remotely, apart, but more connected than ever. still with us. in to 2021. >> more people in more places can now compete connect and collaborate in more ways for less money, in more places than before. >> overseas now the focus of the new year will be battling the coronavirus pandemic. they are racing to vaccinate 400 million while dealing with the new variant that is spreading quickly. mark fill ups has the view of 2021 from london. >> reporter: one thing at least used to be predictable in the world. crowds gathering around the globe to celebrate ask the new year rolled in. a pandemic in most places, the party was over before it began.

>> and there was no immediate improvement for all the usuals the world is facing. it's 2020 a year that you will be set to see the end of. >> definitely not. clearly, madeli line albright m have been secretary of state when the world was a different place and you would expect her to take a dim view of the u.s. pot which you a posture over the last four years, what about the next? >> i see it as reengage. we have been awol for a while, and i have believed that america's strength depends on how we operate with our partners and deal with the issues that are out there. pwhat the biggest issue out thee is. simply rejoining the world health organization. as president elect joe biden has promised. will not end the pandemic.

according to albright, it will be a sign. >> because there's no way that no noter how powerful the united states is, is to be able to deal with those issues hoon. so, definitely, i think we need to reengage with the world health organization. >> reporter: as it returns to an active role in the international table, at the w.h.o., at the g-7, at nato, the u.s. will find the less depend ant less trusting place. >> yes, the world has changed. we are in a fragmented world. >> reporter: karen is the first american to run the royal united services institute, the world's oldest security think tank in london. >> china is much of a rising threat had and competitor than it was four years ago. all these other countries, such as russia and iran that werepretty much able to flex their muscles in parts of the world with little blow back. it's a different world.

>> reporter: but has it taught, in terms of speaking about the western allies to be less depend ant on american leadership internationally? >> it's a good thing for those countries to build up their own resiliency, it's a bad thing if america wants to try to lead and they don't have anyone following. >> reporter: lead on rejoining the rear guard action being fought against climate change. lead on confronting the disruptive influence of vladimir in. >> putin has played a weak hand well, and the kinds of of thithe has been doing to separate us from the friends and allies in europe, to re-assert russian influence in the middle east is something that is very troublesome. >> reporter: the pandemic, russia. china, north korea.

iran, the middle east. those are the challenges we know about. is there the band width to deal with all the international issues of such importance? >> do we have the band width, it comes in that is the big surprise, it's hard as somebody used to say to predict the future. i do think, by the way -- >> what was said, the future ain't what it used to be. and once between, he was right. you are watching the "cbs overnight news." [phone rings] "hello, how can i"

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freedom. and in michigan, heavily armed militants stormed the state capitol. with every brush stroke i wondered how we have come to this. the police killing of george floyd in minneapolis brought waves of black lives matter activists to the nation's streets. and produce the years most unexpected picture. as protesters were driven from a part near the white house. the president walked in to the area, stood before a church, and held up a bible and posed for photographers. he offered no explanation except to say it was not his bible. black lives matter were more direct. they the plastered signs correct. amid the turmoil, john lewis the towering icon of the civil

rights movement died in july. followed by the passing of another icon, ruth bader ginsburg. and yes, it was background to the election. >> the question -- >> the radical left. >> would you shut up, man. >> the only nation to hold an election during a civil war managed to hold one during a pandemic. americans voted in record numbers. people filled the streets for joe biden's victory. and the election has revealed a nation deeply divided. the vaccine may beat the viru virus. >> finding tremendous discrepancies in the vote sdwloo the president's attempt to over throw the election has been blocked in every turn, but he and his allies presses on. yet, through it all, our most famous statue stands tall,

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as painful as 2020 was for many of us, it brought out the best in some. like an electrician and his friends in masisak, steve hartman found their story on the road. >> reporter: any electrician can flip a switch. only john kenny can make a customer light up. like this. >> please don't pinch me, because i don't want to wake up. >> reporter: that's one fine electrician. >> a thousand times over. >> reporter: as we first reported, a few months ago, it all started when 73-year-old gloria scott called john to fix a ceiling light but he soon discovered that broken light was the least of her problems. too poor to make any houses

repairs and too prideful to ask for help, gloria's house was in disrepair. >> no lights, no running water, i seen on a friday, stuck with me over the weekend. i said i better go back there. john returned and started to work for free. and started a facebook page titled nice old lady needs help where he called on other trades people to join him you said, it's not like we are trying rebuild her ous. >> now, it looks like we are. >> reporter: it sure does. >> this whole porch will be rebuilt you can see that's where the raccoons were getting in. >> reporter: they spent months putting in all new electrical and plumbing and new windows and walls and ceilings and almost everything got repaired or replaced from the backyard lawn to the front porch steps. wow. >> it's what you are supposed to do. >> reporter: it's what you are supposed to do. seems the whole town has bought in and as a result, today, the

old eyesore is a sight for sore eyes. all her blight replaced with pure delight. >> i cannot this even comprehend the gratitude that i have. >> reporter: john is equally speechless. >> there's no words for it. >> reporter: it's not doing to end with this house. >> i don't want it to, we want to keep going with it. he is setting up chap trters helping seniors in similar situations. seniors like glor you can't scott, who had a broken light. steve hartman, on the road in massachusetts. >> and that is the "cbs overnight news" for this mochblt for some of you, the news continues, for ors check back with us later for cbs "this

morning" and follow us online any time for cbs news.com, reporting from the broadcast nter in new york cit it is monday january 4, 2021. this is the cbs morning news. >> there is nothing wrong with saying you recalculated. >> finding the votes. president trump pressures the georgia secretary of state. a fall out one day before two crucial runoff races. rising deaths. refrigerated trucks are storing covid victims in california. the latest concern as the vaccine gets a slow roll out. >> deadly church shooting a man opens fire on a pastor and hiding fro