Tonight, as we come on the air, a stunning new number. More than 60,000 Americans in the hospital sick with COVID, the most ever since the start of the pandemic. And it comes as experts warn, if we don't act now, it will only get worse.

Doctors and ICUs are overwhelmed. Patients in some states turned away. Others airlifted out of the state

in search of a hospital bed, as the CDC says nearly 20,000 more Americans will die by the end of the

month. And take a look at these incredibly long lines for COVID testing and the challenges ahead

for distributing a vaccine.

Plus, what Dr. Fauci said today about when most Americans will start to get the vaccine.

Not accepting defeat. President Trump insists he can still win the election.

As President-elect Biden says, it's time for him to give up.

I just think it's an embarrassment.

Upholding Obhamecair?

The hints tonight from key Supreme Court justices, including Amy Coney-Barritt,

and what it could mean for tens of millions of Americans.

Scathing Vatican report, an internal investigation reveals the late Pope John Paul II knew for decades about sexual abuse allegations against American Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, but still promoted him.

Hole in one, the incredible shot tonight at Augusta, skipping across the pond.

And we end tonight with the extraordinary story of 21-year-old Chris Nickich, his motto for life that can inspire us all.

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

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

Tonight, a new wave of coronavirus cases is now crashing across the country.

Taxing intensive care units and threatening to roll back months of progress in the fight against COVID-19.

As we come on the air, more than 60,000 Americans are now hospitalized with the virus, an alarming

new high. The death toll is climbing, too. The CDC is now bracing for as many as 20,000 more

Americans to die in just the next three weeks alone. The country's top infectious disease experts saying he's hoping Pfizer's new vaccine may

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