Weekend Roundup

On this edition of the "Weekend Roundup," Chaos at the Capitol. Five people, including a US Capitol Police Officer, are dead after supporters of President Trump stormed the Capitol in an effort to stop the counting of Electoral College ballots. CBS News Correspondent Allison Keyes speaks with CBS's Grace Segers who was inside the Senate gallery when the siege happened. Meanwhile, Twitter has permanently banned President Trump's account, citing "risk of further incitement of violence." CBS News White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy and Capitol Hill Correspondent Nancy Cordes join Allison to discuss the fallout and what is next for the President. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with Charles Wilson, National Chair of the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers about the disparity he saw in the treatment of the pro-Trump supporters who stormed the capitol and Black Lives Matter demonstrators over the summer.

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In this second half of the "Weekend Roundup" year-end report CBS's Steve Kathan looks back on the COVID-19 pandemic. Correspondent Allison Keyes hears from CBS's Manuel Bojorquez about how the virus spread in Latin America and CBS's Charlie D'Agata on the coronavirus vaccine in Europe. Allison speaks with CBS News Chief Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes about the year on Capitol Hill, including President Trump's impeachment trial and CBS News White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy revisits the presidential election. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with CBS News Chief Justice and Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues about a year in which the police killing of a black man, George Floyd, sparked a global battle against brutality and racism.

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In this week's "CBS News Weekend Roundup," CBS News Correspondent Allison Keyes looks back on the news that made headlines throughout 2020. Globally, more than 1.7 million people died from the coronavirus, but there's new hope with vaccines on the horizon. CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook talks to Allison about taking the Pfizer vaccine this week. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump lost his re-election battle to President-Elect Joe Biden. We hear from CBS's Steven Portnoy and Nikole Killion about the contentious 2020 campaign season. CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger looks back at the economy, which was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with CBS News Immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez about the big changes in immigration policy in 2020. CBS's Matt Pieper reminds us of the chilling effect the pandemic has had on the entertainment industry, and CBS's Deborah Rodriguez looks back at some of the legends who left us in 2020.

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The first round of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the country. Meanwhile, negotiations continue over a coronavirus stimulus bill. We hear from the correspondents covering President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet nominees. We'll report on a dentist accused of breaking the teeth of his patients to bill their insurance, and take a look at the most popular Christmas movies. Correspondent Steve Dorsey will have these stories and more on the CBS News Weekend Roundup.

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The FDA gives final approval to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine as health officials warn people not to travel over the Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's holiday season as cases spike. Some could begin getting the shots as soon as Monday.  Allison gets the latest from CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus and speaks with CBS News Transportation Correspondent Kris Van Cleave about the distribution process and its complications. Allison speaks with psychiatrist Dr. Marketa Wills about how families can discuss whether or not to travel this holiday season. Meanwhile, The Supreme Court rejected a long shot lawsuit supported by President Trump and more than 100 Republicans seeking to overturn the 2020 election. The drama isn't stopping President-elect Joe Biden from moving on with cabinet picks. Allison gets the latest from CBS's Nikole Killion. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with Johns Hopkins University history professor and director of Hard Histories at Hopkins Project Martha S. Jones - who was part of a team that discovered that the school's benefactor and namesake owned enslaved Black people. In recognition of Computer Science Education Week, Allison speaks with 16-year-old Jordan Gardner in Vincennes, Indiana, who is working with the National 4-H Council to help teach young people, about why this is important. Finally, Allison speaks with Google’s Katherine Williams about this year’s top search trends.

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Americans appear to have largely ignored the pleas of health experts to stay home for Thanksgiving amid the coronavirus pandemic, as more than 217-thousand new Covid-19 cases were reported on Thursday, and daily deaths are on the rise as well. CBS's Adriana Diaz reports. Britain has become the first nation to approve Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. CBS's Elaine Cobbe has the latest. President-elect Joe Biden is expressing strong confidence in the nation's top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci. Allison talks to CBS's Ed O'Keefe. Meanwhile, President Trump is not giving up on his pitched battle to overturn the results of the 2020 election. CBS News White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy joins Allison with what he's been doing. The Trump Administration has quietly released a draft report from the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. CBS's Jeff Pegues takes a look at the findings. A new survey by National Children's Hospital finds that parents are very worried about the lasting impact the coronavirus pandemic will have on their kids. CBS's Lisa Mateo speaks with the hospital's psychologist Parker Huston about his advice for parents. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with CBS News Immigration Reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez about the case of a teen who came to the U-S border reporting sex abuse, but was expelled by U-S Immigration and Customs Enforcement over Covid-19 concerns. Big movie news this week as AT&T Inc's Warner Brothers studio says it will debut all of its 2021 films in theaters and on the HBO Max Streaming Service on the same day. CBS's Spencer Raine speaks with Syracuse professor Robert Thompson about what this means for the industry. Finally, Allison tells us about a new study looking at pets and touch amid Covid-19.

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The Trump Administration this week finally gave the green light for the formal transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden to begin, and Mr. Biden introduced part of his cabinet. Allison gets the latest from CBS's Nikole Killion and CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst Pamela Falk. This as tens of millions are traveling for Thanksgiving despite a CDC recommendation against it. Allison speaks with CBS News Transportation Correspondent Kris Van Cleave about the crowds, and perspective. This weekend kicks off the holiday shopping season with Black Friday. Allison asks CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger if brick and mortar stores will see huge crowds, and speaks with WalletHub-dot-com's Jill Gonzalez about Black Friday deals. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, we discuss the desperate need for foster parents amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nationwide there are some 400-thousand children in foster care, and about 96-thousand are waiting for placement. Allison speaks with Jamal Malone at Chicago’s Ada S. McKinley Community Services about why there's been an increase in referrals to its foster care program. Finally, reporter Marcia Kramer has a remembrance of New York City's first Black Mayor, David Dinkins, who died on Monday at the age of 93.

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The CDC recommends that families do not travel this Thanksgiving, as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country. Correspondent Allison Keyes gets more from CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus. Allison speaks with both CBS's Nikole Killion and CBS's Ed O'Keefe about the contentious transition between outgoing President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden as Mister Trump continues his battle to overturn the November 3rd election. Tens of thousands of residents of the nation's nursing homes are dying from illnesses other than Covid-19, including neglect. Allison speaks with Mairead Painter, the state long term care ombudsman in Connecticut, about what's happening. Meanwhile, the nation is dealing with a massive blood shortage amid the pandemic. Allison speaks with Paul Sullivan at the American Red Cross. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with California civil rights lawyer James McElroy who spent years making sure white supremacist Tom Metzger made payments on a $12.5 (M) million dollar judgment for his role in the killing of an Ethiopian man in 1988. McElroy adopted the Ethiopian man's son. And Allison shares some good news for fans of the Charlie Brown holiday specials.

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We begin with the Covid-19 pandemic as the daily number of new coronavirus cases passes the 150-thousand mark for the first time. CBS's David Begnaud with more. CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus joins Allison to speak about exciting Covid-19 medical advances this week, including a new vaccine from Pfizer the company says is 90 percent effective. The nation and the world are watching the chaotic transition between outgoing President Trump and incoming President-elect Joe Biden. Allison asks Mark Medish, former member of former President Clinton's administration and co-founder of the non-profit, non-partisan Keep Our Republic election integrity group, what he thinks about all of this.  CBS's Sabina Castelfranco joins Allison to explain. AAA estimates that tens of millions will travel this Thanksgiving holiday despite the coronavirus pandemic. CBS's Kris Van Cleave reports this is leading to worries about an even larger Covid-19 surge, and also discusses the safety of flying. The nation's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says if people are having a holiday gathering they should mask up. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, we look at what many are calling the "Rainbow Wave" of LGBTQ+ election day victories across the nation. Allison speaks with 27-year-old Mauree Turner, the first Muslim and first non-binary person elected to the State House in Oklahoma.

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CBS News projects that Democrat Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States. Allison speaks with CBS's Steve Dorsey about how that came about. CBS's Nikole Killion tells us how Vice-President elect Kamala Harris is feeling. CBS's Norah O'Donnell about what President Trump is thinking. CBS's Vicki Barker on reaction from overseas. CBS's Cara Corte on the president's claims about voter fraud. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, We take a look at CBS News exit polling of Black and Latino voters, who supported President Trump in numbers that might surprise some. Allison speaks with Howard University political science professor Keneshia Grant, who says Democrats didn't do a great job speaking to Black men. And Researchers find cyber-bullying is happening as millions of children are doing on-line learning amid the Covid-19 pandemic. CBS's Nancy Chen explains.

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