with nora o'donnell , talking about the impeachment process of a republican president.hat is part of checks and balances. you and i might have kids in a school. we want to make sure that teachers and the administrators are ethical and solid. the way to do that is not just to be sure we pick the right people but to have procedures in place. so that they are motivated to follow the rules. and if they crossed a boundary, they are kicked out. or they are penalized. same with our elected leaders. even more important with our elected leaders. the structure has to be fair for both sides. it has to stand through many different administrations, republican and democrat trade i think the impeachment process is important. it is not canceling out votes. that is pulling a lever of oversight that exists in the united states constitution. host: from highland park, new jersey, carol, a supporter of joe biden. caller: i wanted to get to your experts view that this election is so different because we are in a pandemic and people in cities think that in order to stay safe, they needed to v

we are joined by nora o'donnell and john dickerson.ng major has happened. we'll start with pennsylvania and georgia. this morning, joe biden took the lead in pennsylvania and georgia. john, start us off. we've been waiting all kind of week to get this news. some movement. >> towards 270, the magic number. we are not there yet. the last several days, saying if the vote totals continue the way they are going, joe biden will get the lead in pennsylvania and take the number over 270. those trend lines have been affirmed. it appears to be heading in that direction. and because he's ahead in georgia suggests a broader victory might be on tap for joe biden. >> it is important to point out we are not projecting but pointing out the status. >> cbs news has joe biden at 253 electoral votes, if he were to pin pennsylvania, that would put him over the top of the 270 required. pennsylvania is just as important to president trump. he cannot win without pennsylvania. that's why we are laser focused on that state. it is true that president trump turne

with nora o'donnell , talking about the impeachment process of a republican president.t is part of checks and balances. you and i might have kids in a school. we want to make sure that teachers and the administrators are ethical and solid. the way to do that is not just to be sure we pick the right people but to have procedures in place. so that they are motivated to follow the rules. and if they crossed a boundary, they are kicked out. or they are penalized. same with our elected leaders. even more important with our elected leaders. the structure has to be fair for both sides. it has to stand through many different administrations, republican and democrat trade i think the impeachment process is important. it is not canceling out votes. that is pulling a lever of oversight that exists in the united states constitution. host: from highland park, new jersey, carol, a supporter of joe biden. caller: i wanted to get to your experts view that this election is so different because we are in a pandemic and people in cities think that in order to stay safe, they needed to vot

tonight, cbs evening news anchor, norah o'donnell, will be starting a four part series, demonstrating the military's failure to fight a sexual assault. i spoke with nora earlier this evening. nora, can you tell us about this investigation? >> no, liz, i grew up in the military and revere and respect the military. most of the people that i know the military are of the finest character. and so, this type of behavior is at odds with what are the values of the u.s. military. >> you can wash part one of nora's report next on "at the cbs evening news." tomorrow, nor will be on "cbs this morning," with part two of her investigation. an amazing series of reports, ken. nora reminded me that the number is veterans awareness month. could not have come at a better time. >> sounds good. take you offer watching at 6:00. the news continues to streaming on cbsn bay area. you can find us on the kpix 5 news app . >> will be back here for the kpix 5 news at 7:00 p.m. have a good night. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: pushed to the limits, our big story tonight, the nation's hospitals straining to care for a record number of patients as the covid crisis spi

o'donnell, and the cbs crew will have all the latest on the presidential election. live from a brand-new election night headquarters studio. i have a chance to be with nora about it all. >> this is the super bowl of all presidential elections, and now, we have unprecedented tools and information at our fingertips here in this new studio. what does that mean? it means we will be able to be totally transparent with the viewer. we can share with you vote tallies in the county, in a state, how older voters are voting, how young voters are voting, latinos, all those things will be able to write down the night, the idea is to give all of you the earliest glimpse about how this race is headed. doesn't mean four more years for donald trump? or does it mean a new administration with former vice president joe biden, and kamala harris? so so many at our tips and it is all about educating everybody about just what the selection means, certainly in this unprecedented time when we are also dealing with this pandemic. >> service for complete coverage on election day, we have a special newscast at 3 pm, followed by the cbs evening news, and in tbs news election coverage