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CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell, 01/21

CBS Evening News

CBS News

News, Daily News

3.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

On tonight's CBS Evening News podcast -- on his first full day in office, how President Biden is waging war against the COVID-19 pandemic - what he says he will do as America gets closer to almost half a million lives lost. Also -- after last night's inauguration, a tribute to the unsung heroes of the event - how they touched our hearts.

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0:00.0

Tonight, on his first full day in office, President Biden declares war on the coronavirus pandemic.

0:07.3

The 46th president unleashes the federal government to fight the worst health crisis in a century.

0:13.7

A 200-page plan to open schools, improve testing, and speed up vaccine delivery.

0:21.1

The rollout has been a dismal failure thus far.

0:24.6

And Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to the briefing room for the first time in over two months.

0:30.0

One of the new things in this administration, if you know the answer, don't guess.

0:35.1

The death toll could reach half a million by Valentine's Day.

0:39.5

More than a dozen states starting to run out of the vaccine.

0:42.8

The way to Dodger Stadium, up to five hours.

0:45.9

And that's with an appointment.

0:47.7

Plus, could that coronavirus variant in South Africa mean we need to get a COVID vaccine annually?

0:55.2

Convicting Trump, Republicans asked to delay the impeachment trial until February.

1:01.5

Manhunt intensifies. The FBI ups the reward $75,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the person who planted pipe bombs near the Capitol.

1:12.7

And new arrests, including a man accused of beating an officer with a hockey stick.

1:17.7

The new White House, after a $500,000 deep clean, the makeover, including the new artwork and the return of dogs to the White House.

1:28.9

The mega millions jackpot nearing $1 billion when you need to buy a ticket to win.

1:35.5

And in a star-filled inaugural celebration, it was a 13-year-old who stole our hearts.

1:45.9

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

1:52.5

Good evening and thank you for joining us. We're going to begin tonight with breaking news,

1:55.9

what President Biden calls a full-scale wartime effort to roll back the devastating tide of the coronavirus.

2:02.5

On his first full day in office, Mr. Biden signed a flurry of executive orders and directives.

2:07.3

Actions the White House says are the first step in a national strategy to dramatically increase

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