Anthony Edwards taken first in COVID-delayed NBA draft

It was originally slated for June 25 before multiple postponements pushed it back and made it all remote.

• Nov 19, 2020

Experts urge Trump to back coronavirus measures

Even as top health experts warned the coronavirus pandemic is out of control, President Trump has neither mentioned it nor made any public appearances. Paula Reid reports.

• Nov 18, 2020
• 02:56

NYC closes schools as COVID cases rise

The nation's largest public school system is returning to fully-remote learning as coronavirus cases rise. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that the shutdown begins Thursday. Watch his remarks.

• Nov 18, 2020
• 08:04

Impact of remote learning on America's youth

New York City public schools are halting in-person classes as coronavirus cases rise as CBS News' Danya Bacchus reports. What effect will this have on children? Learning specialist Dr. Rebecca Mannis joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the impact this pandemic is having on America's youth and their ability to learn.

• Nov 18, 2020
• 11:36

Immunologist: "There are dark days ahead"

Pfizer and Moderna have announced their coronavirus vaccines appear to be about 95% effective, as states across the U.S. continue to grapple with a surge in cases and hospitalizations. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports, and internal medicine specialist and immunologist Dr. Neeta Ogden joins CBSN to discuss what local officials should have done to avoid reaching this point, and what they can do now.

• Nov 18, 2020
• 15:55

Minnesota announces new COVID restrictions

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced new COVID-19 restrictions as cases continued to surge in the state. Watch his remarks here.

• Nov 18, 2020
• 01:39

Vaccines show promise as COVID cases rise

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech announced plans to apply for FDA emergency use authorization for their vaccine candidate, after test results showed it was 95% effective at preventing COVID-19. CBS News' Danya Bacchus reports, and then New York Times' "Matter" columnist Carl Zimmer joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the impact of the coming vaccines.

• Nov 18, 2020
• 06:41

NYC schools close as U.S. virus deaths top 250,000

The New York City public school system will cancel all in-person classes, going online beginning Thursday. This comes after the city reached a 3% positivity rate. Mola Lenghi has the latest.

• Nov 18, 2020
• 05:02

Coronavirus death toll in U.S. surpasses 250,000

Hospitals throughout the country are being overwhelmed and the nation's largest public school system in New York City has gone back to remote learning.

• Nov 18, 2020

COVID-19 is killing Americans at a rate of at least one per minute

The U.S. has recorded more cases since the pandemic began than any other country in the world.

• Nov 18, 2020

Stores see return of panic buying as COVID-19 shutdowns loom

Chains including Kroger and Wegmans are rationing toilet paper, disinfecting wipes and other items as virus flares.

• Nov 18, 2020

Biden talks with health care workers about COVID-19 crisis

The president-elect formed his own coronavirus advisory team, since he doesn't have access to current officials.

• Nov 18, 2020

Senators clash over wearing masks

After Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown called on his colleague, Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, to wear a mask while sitting in the presiding officer's chair on the Senate floor, Republican Senator Ted Cruz called Brown "a complete ass" for the "ostentatious sign of fake virtue."

• Nov 18, 2020
• 00:51

Wisconsin governor speaks as virus deaths hit record high

State health officials said Tuesday ​the seven-day average for new reported virus deaths has increased 880% in two months.

• Nov 18, 2020

Biden focuses on transition

President-elect Joe Biden is holding a roundtable with frontline health care workers Wednesday, and he continues to work on his transition despite being blocked by the Trump administration. Heath Brown, an associate professor of Public Policy at John Jay College of Criminal Justice as well as the author of "Lobbying the New President: Interests in Transition," joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero with more on the transition.

• Nov 18, 2020
• 07:06

COVID-19 driving renewed interest in golf

Equipment sales are booming, a welcome turnaround for a sport whose popularity has waned in recent years.

• Nov 18, 2020

Cruz calls senator "a complete ass" for mask comment

"This is idiotic," tweeted Senator Cruz.

• Nov 18, 2020

Trump seeks recount in 2 Wisconsin counties

The Trump campaign is requesting a recount in two heavily Democratic counties in Wisconsin as the president continues to push unfounded claims of voter fraud. This comes after he fired his top election security official, Christopher Krebs. CBS News White House correspondents Weijia Jiang and Paula Reid have more on that plus a warning from the White House coronavirus task force.

• Nov 18, 2020
• 10:54

Vaccine access in low-income countries

Activists are sounding the alarm about low-income countries' access to coronavirus vaccines. Washington Post India Bureau Chief Joanna Slater joined "CBSN AM" to discuss.

• Nov 18, 2020
• 04:04

Pediatrician on rising COVID-19 cases

The coronavirus keeps breaking records in its latest surge across the U.S. At least 73,000 Americans are currently hospitalized with severe COVID-19. Dr. Rashmi Jain joins CBSN for a closer look at the increase in cases.

• Nov 16, 2020
• 07:09

200 arrested amid "aggressive" protest against Germany's COVID rules

Police used water cannons to break up the demonstrations after warnings to participants who refused to wear masks or socially distance as required by law.

• Nov 18, 2020

Doctors, nurses express overwhelming fatigue

The coronavirus pandemic is causing a mental health crisis among frontline health care workers. Studies show that about half have experienced acute stress and exhibited depressive symptoms. As the number of hospitalizations hits a record high, the emotional toll is also increasing. Doctors and nurses told CBS News they've been working at a relentless pace for months, and now they are dealing with new challenges and fears. Dr. Tara Narula reports.

• Nov 18, 2020
• 05:08

South Dakota city's mask mandate slammed as "weak and ineffectual"

The state's largest physicians' organization supports the mandate but one city councilor warned that the ordinance would be an empty gesture.

• Nov 18, 2020

Pfizer says vaccine 95% effective, will seek FDA's okay "within days"

It's the latest hopeful news for a world desperate to turn the tide on the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 1.3 million people globally, and almost 250,000 in the U.S. alone.

• Nov 18, 2020

El Paso hospitals overwhelmed as COVID surges

AirMed International, an air ambulance airline, says 50% of its flights this past month have been coronavirus-related as the city of El Paso, Texas struggles with surging cases. Omar Villafranca reports.

• Nov 18, 2020
• 02:55

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