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CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell, 01/04

CBS Evening News

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3.8620 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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On tonight's CBS Evening News podcast -- Georgia's Republican Secretary of State speaks to Norah O'Donnell about that controversial phone call over the weekend with President Trump. Could the President face a criminal probe for his role in the conversation? Also -- new concerns tonight over COVID-19 and reported outbreaks at popular "big-box" stores. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Tonight, new questions about whether President Trump is in legal jeopardy after he's caught on tape,

0:06.2

pressuring a member of his own party to overturn Georgia's election.

0:10.8

The calls tonight for a criminal probe into the president of the United States after an hour-long phone call,

0:17.6

asking Georgia's chief elections officer to find enough votes to turn the state red.

0:22.8

I only need 11,000 votes. Tell us, I need 11,000 votes. Give me a break.

0:28.3

We speak with Georgia's Republican Secretary of State. Is it a criminal offense to ask a Secretary

0:35.1

of State to change a vote? Plus, the showdown in Georgia on the eve of the high-stakes runoffs that will decide control

0:42.8

of the United States Senate.

0:45.3

Breaking news, England to enter its strictest lockdown since March over concerns of the

0:50.8

new, more contagious strain of the coronavirus.

0:53.8

And that variant now discovered

0:55.7

in New York. New COVID outbreak, Big Box stores under siege. At one Costco, nearly 200 employees

1:05.3

test positive for the virus. And in the epicenter of Los Angeles, look at Dodgers Stadium,

1:12.9

five hours to get a test.

1:20.8

As the U.S. barely makes a dent in its vaccination target, why the FDA will consider this week giving half doses.

1:25.7

And some exciting news tonight, the first Americans to get their second dose.

1:27.8

I now have body armor.

1:34.5

Dangling by her jacket, the incredible rescue tonight of a skier holding on to a chairlift.

1:42.9

And with puzzles having a moment in the pandemic, the brother and sister team who set out to find the missing piece.

1:52.1

This is the CBS evening news with Nora O'Donnell, reporting from the nation's capital.

1:55.8

Good evening and happy new year. Thank you for joining us.

2:05.8

We are going to begin with breaking news because there are growing demands tonight for federal and state investigations into President Trump's unprecedented hour-long phone call with Georgia's top election official. Tonight, Democrats on Capitol Hill are asking the FBI to open a probe,

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