here's nikole killion. >> reporter: as president-elect joe biden claimed victory, he and his running history. >> while i may be the first woman in this office, i will not be the last. >> reporter: vice president elect kamala harris heads back to washington as the first woman on a winning presidential ticket. >> what a testament it is to joe's character that he had the audacity to break one of the most substantial barriers that exists in our country and select a woman his vice president. >> reporter: she was born in oakland as the daughter of two immigrants, crediting her mother for paving the way. >> when she came here from india at the age of 18, she maybe didn't quite imagine this moment. but she believed so deeply in an american where a moment like this is possible. >> reporter: harris graduated from historically black howard university where she pledged alpha kappa alpha. from there she blazed a trail of firsts as san francisco's district attorney, then california's attorney general. and in 2017, she became a u.s. senator. >> a child of immigrants, she knows personally how immigr

nikole killion is traveling with mr. biden. she joins us from wilmington delaware, how is he kicking off the week. >> monday joe biden and kamala harris will deliver remarks on the economy including on the recovery and their long-term plans for the country. earlier today the president-elect went to church, he also met with his transition advisors and he got in a little biking over the weekend at his beach home where he told reporters he is getting closer to making a decision about his cabinet. >> do we have a time line on that cabinet decision? >> well, the transition team says soon, likely within weeks. those familiar with the process tell cbs news that several of mr. biden's long time advisors will likely get top rolls in the white house. as for the cabinet, many names have been tossed around for various positions including bern yea sanders for labor secretary in an interview earlier today. the vermont senator would not say if he had talks with the biden team about the position but said he is in touch with them. and will do w

that is where nikole killion is, he is not commenting on the president's claims but is he making news, what happened. >> well, jamie, late tonight we lower joe biden got checked out by a doctor according to his office, he slipped while playing with his dog major and twisted his ankle. it happened saturday while he was spending the holiday weekend at his rehoboth beach home. they said he is getting examined by an orth pedis out of an abundance of caution. >> yuccas: the president-elect is also kicking off the week with more announcements, what do we know? >> well, the president-elect just announced his new white house communications team, it is all female lead by kate bettingfield. she was previously communications director for the campaign but will now become white house communications director. jen socci formally a spoadges person in the obama administration and held other senior roles mpg the president-elect plans to roll out his economic team this week and starting tomorrow, he and the vice president-elect will receive their first presidential daily briefing. jamie in. >> yuccas: n

norah. >> o'donnell: nikole killion, thank you.ay, the pennsylvania supreme court ruled that republican observers in philadelphia were given proper access under state law to view vote counting. it's the latest in a string of legal defeats for president trump, and his last-ditch effort to challenge results in states that he's lost. here's cbs' major garrett. >> reporter: in the three times he's spoken publicly since election day... >> there has been a lot of shenanigans. it's a corrupt system. >> reporter: ...president trump has offered a string of falsehoods. >> this is a major fraud on our nation. if you count the legal votes, i easily win. frankly, we did win this election. >> reporter: his more than 400 tweets over the last two weeks are mostly false claims of fraud or that he won an election he clearly lost. more than a dozen lawsuits brought by president trump's campaign or sympathetic republicans, alleging election irregularities or worse, have been unsuccessful. >> every single legal vote that has been cast and reported has

>> brennan: nikole killion, in wilmington, delaware.e now on that covid vaccine entering the pipeline. the oxford vaccine by astrazeneca is said to be up to 90% effective. cbs' charlie d'agata explains some of the advantages of this vaccine as we continue our series, racing to a cure. >> reporter: it is being hailed here as a breakthrough that could stop the pandemic in its tracks. not only effective and safe, clinical trials show the oxford vaccine even may stop people spreading the virus too, they swab tested volunteers every week and found a reduction in asymptomatic cases, people spreading the disease without houting they have it. knowing they hav >> we may have the first vaccine that has been shown to protect against severe disease, clinical disease and against asymptomatic disease. >> reporter: this may stop the transmission of covid. >> yes, it looks as if it does to an extent. and the hardest thing to do is to prevent transmission. >> reporter: professor hill said he expected the first vaccine to be administered here in the u.k.

nikole killion, thank you. tonight president trump is expected to significantly reduce nis. troop strength in afghanistan and iraq. that's despite warnings from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and fired defense secretary mark esper that the move could lead to more violence in those countries. cbs news has learned american forces would be cut by about 2,000 in afghanistan and by 500 in iraq. that would leave roughly 2,500 u.s. troops in each country. there is also some breaking news tonight from central america. hurricane iota now a monster category five storm, the strongest this year, is about to slam nicaragua. thousands scrambled for higher ground today as iota knocked down trees and knocked out power on the caribbean island of san andreas. iota is expected to make landfall tonight with 150 mile per hour winds. that is a life threatening surge of sea water and up to 30 inches of rain in a region still reeling from hurricane eta. today thousands of alleged victims raced to file sexual abuse claims against the boy scouts before a court order deadline. the once revered

margaret. >> brennan: nikole killion, thank you. today, nevada and pennsylvania certified president-elect biden as the winner in those states three weeks after the polls closed. president trump still insists he enes, his aides are now behind the scenes his aides are now cooperating in the transition. here's cbs' ben tracy. >> reporter: president trump making a sudden and strange appearance in the briefing room today to brag about the stock market. >> the stock market's just broken 30,000, never been broken, that number. that's a sacred number. >> reporter: walking out after just 64 seconds, again refusing to take any questions. the stock market is soaring on news that an official transition to president-elect joe biden is underway and that he's expected to nominate former fed chief janet yellen for treasury secretary, proving president trump's pre-election predictions wrong. >> they get in there will be a collapse like you've never seen before. >> reporter: pennsylvania, michigan, and nevada have now certified their elects for biden

for more on the biden transition we turn to nikole killion traveling with the president- elec in wilmingtonlaware. nikole, mr. biden is planning a major announcement this week. >> reporter: president-elect joe biden is expected to name some members to his cabinet tuesday. top advisors won't say how many or which positions. last week, the president-elect k id that he has already selected his treasury secretary, he said it was someone who would be accepted by moderates and progressives in the democratic party. ars news has learned one of the bop contenders is federal reserve board governor lael brainard. there is also former federal reserve chair janet yellen. as for secretary of state, the president-elect's top foreign policy advisor tony blinken is a front-runner, and former susansador to the u.n. susan rice remains in t rice remains in the mix. -ele of the president-elect's former democratic rivals, like eg a buttigieg and bernie sanders, are also vying for top posts. posts. whoeve whoever the president-elect names could face more hurdles. transition aides point out that they can't get bac

here is cbs' nikole killion. k.rica is back. >> rep >> reporter: flexing diplomatic muscle, president-elect joe biden introduced the six socially distanced members of his foreign policy and national security teams. >> they'll tell me what i need to know, not what i want to know. >> reporter: and mr. biden will now be up to speed on intelligatters a president trump finally signed off on sharing the presidential daily brief. the president-elect's national security team includes the first latino nominee for homeland security secretary, the first woman to lead the intelligence community, and the first climate envoy to have a seat on the national security council, former secretary of state john kerry, who vowed to rejoin the paris climate accord. >> you're right to rejoin paris on day one. and you're right to recognize that paris alone is not enough. >> reporter: the president-elect urged the senate to give his nominees a swift hearing, but some republicans are already pushing back. on twitter, arkansas senator tom cotto

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nikole killion is outside the chase center in wilmington, delaware. and, nikole, we will see both the former vice president and his running mate? >> reporter: well, we're not sure about that, norah. we do certainly expect to hear from former vice president joe biden here in wilmington at some point this evening. delaware senator chris kuns tells us he does not declare to-- campaign aides add he will likely tout some of the progress he's made in states like pennsylvania, arizona, nevada, and georgia. but keep in mind, most of the day, the campaign had been planning for and hoping that biden could give a prime-time speech tonight in the event the race had been called. obviously, that has not happened. we do know the former vice president has spent a good part of dade of today watching the returns, meeting with his aides and spending time with his family. norah. >> o'donnell: nikole killion there in wilmington, delaware, thank you. a very different mood tonight at the white house. weijia jiang is there with how president trump and his advisers are reactin

margaret. >> brennan: nikole killion in , tonight, there ar turning overseas now, tonight, there arers of a humanitarian crisis in ethiopia. government forces are surrounding the regional capital that is controlled by rebels. prime minister abiy ahmed warns there will be no mercy if the rebels don't surrender. hundreds have already died in fighting. president-elect biden's incoming national security adviser is warning of potential war crimes and calling for dialogue. abiy was awarded the nobel peace prize last year for working out a ceasefire with neighboring eritrea in a different conflict. britain's duchess of sussex, meghan markle, revealed today that she suffered a miscarriage this summer. lde 39-year-old american actress and wife of prince harry was pregnant with their second child. cbs' elizabeth palmer reports from london. >> reporter: first, there was the joy of tiny archie's birth in may 2019, and then, meghan wrote in her op-ed, the grief of a miscarriage. "i felt a sharp cramp. i dropped to the floor with him in my arms. i knew, as i clutched my firstborn child, that i was

let's check in with cbs' nikole killion. she's there at the chase center in wilmington. .ikole, tell us about the mood. tell us about what we expect to hear. >> reporter: norah, as you can probably hear behind me, it is a very exuberant and party-like atmosphere as we await president-elect joe biden, and vice president-elect kamala harris. we expect biden to echo many of the themes we have heard from him throughout the campaign and really focus on trying to bring the country together, and that is a message many people i talk to say they want to hear tonight, especially after they feel they have lived through four years of division. before his speech tonight, we know the president-elect spent a good part of the day with his family, his granddaughter, naomi, tweeted out a picture of him hugging all of his grand kids, not long after the race had been called. a campaign aide tells us he actual lie found out he won, much like the rest of us-- by watching television. he also know he spoke with former president barack obama today w

. >> o'donnell: cbs' nikole killion joins us now from wilmington. and, nikole, what are you hearing from biden's advisers? >> reporter: well, norah, we're not expecting to see or hear further from the former vice president, at least from this venue tonight, but the main message from the campaign is what you heard the, trust the process. that's why you heard the former vice president to urge patience. he did say he has no doubt that he and his running mate, senator kamala harris, will prevail. and because they are so close to 270, his campaign manager said she expected these number numbeo fluctuate and to tighten and at the end of the day it really doesn't matter what state takes p.em over the top. as for president trump's comments earlier this evening, several biden campaign officials dismissed them with one aide telling me, it's desperate and baseless. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, nikole killion, thank you. i want to bring everybody in here. i mean, just as we're sitting here talking, the vote count in some of these states is getting even more na

>> garrett: nikole killion, thank you. we all know the questions l president trump concede and if so when. paula reid is at the white house. >> good evening, major. president trump has not yet made any public remarks, though he was spotted earlier today at his virginia golf club. cbs news has learned some aids have been urging the president to speak out but instead he has been on twitter. today asking quote since when does the lamestream media call who our next president will be. of course back in 2016 the media called the race for mr. trump. but with this race called for biden, the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani is digging in. he's vowing more legal challenges. but at this point it is unclear that any of that litigation would actually make a difference in the outcome. now inside the white house and campaign headquarter there are a lot of aids asking why there wasn't a better plan to contest the election. many blame the president's senior advisor and son in law jared kushner for not coordinating the legal stra

. >>> i want to shift to nikole killion. former vice president joe biden spoke to supporters in delaware overnight and expressed optimism about the election outcome. nikole killion is in wilmington where she's been following the biden campaign. good morning to you. >> good morning, tony. what i can tell you is this is the scenario the biden campaign was worried about. that the president would try to proclaim victory. and in essence, even before he spoke this evening or this morning in the east room, the campaign manager jen o'malley dillon told reporters earlier this week that under no scenario will donald trump be allowed to be a victor. and really her point there and i'm paraphrasing her comments, but the point that she made was that they knew that there would be outstanding ballots and votes to count. and that's in essence the message we heard from the former vice president earlier this morning where he told his supporters that it ain't over until every ballot is counted. and so that's why he is urging patience. that's wh

nikole killion is with the president-elect in rehoboth beach, delaware.ood morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, michelle. president-elect joe biden is spending time with his family here in rehoboth beach. although, it's a working weekend as he meets with transition advisers. meantime president trump's former white house chief of staff john kelly told politico he believes biden should start getting daily intelligence briefings and says the delay could impact national security. several republican senators have also issued similar calls. officials with the biden transition team says every day that biden doesn't get realtime threat informationive creases the potential for national security implications. and while they'd like access to information, they pointed out they don't want to necessarily get into a food fight with the general services administration. the agency has not yet recognized the president-elect's win, though through a process c ascertainment. a few days after naming his new chief of staff ron klain, aides say that more staffing announcem

nikole killion is in wilmington, delaware, for us. good morning to you. you've been there a lot. to start calling you nikole wilmington. >> consider it my new nickname, but tony, look, all of these nominees previously served in the obama/biden administration. the president-elect says they are crisis tested leaders who are ready to hit the ground on day one. key members of president-elect biden's national security team will be making history if confirmed like alejandro mayorkas who would be the first latino to head the department of homeland security. mayorkas came to the u.s. as a refugee signaling that he would lead the agency much differently than his predecessor. he tweeted he will oversee the protection of all americans and those who flee persecution in search of a better life for themselves and their loved ones. >> the question is whether this was a wise action -- >> reporter: mr. biden will name avril haines as his director of national intelligence. the first woman to hold the role. and in a move demonstrating that climate change will be a top priority for the biden administ

tonight joe biden and his family are in wilmington delaware where we find nikole killion who covers theiden campaign, nikole we know the biden cam paint-- campaign said look, we know they banked-- what are you hearing about whether the republicans were able to turn out their vote today. >> look, biden's campaign feels like it is very well-positioned going into tonight. and here is why. their main goal is to protect the states that democrats won back in 2016. win back the states democrats lost and try to expand the map. and so why that is why their-- why their focus has been on trying to rebuild that blue wall in michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania and expand the map to places like arizona potentially and georgia. we do know earlier today the former vice president was in pennsylvania at his wildhood home in scranton, is he back in wilmington where he is watching the returns with his family. he is expected to address supporters here at this drive-in rally which has kind of been a signature style of his event during the pandemic. but his campaign says his message tonight will be one of un

nikole killion is in wilmington, delaware. good morning to you.he current administration's coronavirus task force meets today. that will be the first time in about 20 days. meanwhile, president-elect biden is forming his own task force. what do we know about that? >> well, that's right, tony. and this is one of the first of several announcements expected this week as part of the transition. president-elect biden will be briefed by his new task force. and he's also expected to discuss his plans to address the virus from expanded testing to national mask mandate. after a celebratory weekend as the new president-elect, joe biden is rolling out his covid task force. the 13-member panel will be co-chaired by former surgeon vernal vivek murthy, david kessler and dr. marcella nunez-smith whose research focuses on serving marginalized populations. the team also includes dr. rick bright who filed a whistleblower complaint against the trump administration for its handling of the pandemic. cbs news has also learned president-elect biden is expected to issue

first to nikole killion with the biden campaign in wilmington, delaware. good morning to you. saw late last night and into the night, the lights came on, on the stage there, where we expect remarks. now it's the daytime. no need for the -- the sun is out. when do we expect to hear from the former vice president? >> it's certainly possible that we'll hear from former vice president joe biden at some point today, although the campaign has not provided any official guidance. what we do know is that the campaign is feeling increasingly confident and enthusiastic about its prospects to potentially reach 270 electoral votes today. biden's campaign manager expected these numbers to tighten, and the campaign has really been waiting for this moment to overtake the president in states like georgia and pennsylvania, although at this point, they are just closely watching to see if this holds. yesterday the former vice president urged patience with the vote count. he also attended a briefing on the coronavirus and the economy. cbs news has also learned that there are plans for additional s

nikole killion is in wilmington, delaware, covering the biden transition. what do we know about mr.nken? >> anthony, tony blinken had long been considered a front-runner for the secretary of state position. he's been working with the president-elect on global issues and previously served as deputy secretary of state during part of the obama administration. he is seen in a photo during the osama bin laden raid. he was also national security adviser to then vice president biden. cbs news has also learned the president-elect plans to nominate linda thomas-greenfield as ambassador to the united nations. she is currently leading mr. biden's agency review team for the state department. she was the former assistant secretary of state for african affairs and one of the highest ranking black diplomats at the department. now one hitch in the president-elect's transition process is that none of his nominees can get background checks until the general services administration signs off on the formal transition process. so far, the agency has not changed its posture, but many democratic lawmakers

nikole killion is covering the biden transition in wilmington, delaware.ow did the president-elect get hurt? >> well, anthony, the president-elect's office says that he was playing with his dog major and slipped. a ct scan later revealed he suffered hairline fractures, but he did flash a thumbs up as he left the doctor's office sunday night. his physician says that he will likely wear a walking boot for several weeks. mr. biden also announced his new white house communications team. it is a diverse all-female group including several mothers of young kids, according to newly named press secretary jen psaki. kate bedfield for white house communications following a similar role in the campaign. this week, the president-elect is rolling out his economic team to sources familiar with the process, confirmed that he is expected to nominate janet yellen for treasury secretary. the first woman in history to lead the department. cbs news has also learned he is expected to nominate cecilia rouse and neera tanden as white house budget director. both would be the first

nikole killion is covering the biden campaign. good morning. >> good morning, jeff.mer vice president joe biden hopes to be able to address the american people again today, but last night, he made clear he believes he's well on his way to victory and has a mandate to get to work. >> we're going to win this race. >> former vice president joe biden addressing the nation last night just a few votes shy of reaching the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. >> we're on track to over 300 electoral votes. electoral college votes. and look at the national numbers. we're going to win this race with a clear majority with the nation behind us. we've gotten over 74 million votes. let me repeat that. 74 million votes. >> reporter: biden did not claim victory, but his remarks came at the end of a day that began with him taking over the lead in pennsylvania and georgia. flanked by his running mate, senator kamala harris, biden gave a preview of what his administration's priorities would be. >> we have serious problems to deal with from covid to the economy to racial jus

nikole killion is covering the transition for us in wilmington, covering the transition for us in wilmington, delaware. >> america is back, ready to lead the world. >> reporter: president-elect biden formally introduced his foreign policy and national security team on tuesday. the six nominees displayed a major change in tone from the trump administration. >> i have never shied away from speaking truth to power. >> reporter: if confirmed, they would include the first woman to lead the intelligence community, the first latino homeland security secretary and the first climate envoy to have a seat on the national security council. former secretary of state john kerry. >> in addressing the climate crisis, president-elect joe biden is determined to seize the future now. >> reporter: the president-elect's team also highlights a marked shift in policy. >> america is back. multi-lateralism is back. diplomacy is back. >> reporter: the group was announced a day after the general services administration gave the green light for the formal transition to begin. and in an interview with nbc news' lester h