Nearly 1 million people have been lost to the coronavirus around the world. Brazil still has not gotten the outbreak under control and parts of Europe are seeing worrying second waves. Elizabeth Palmer reports. Source
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New Battleground Tracker polls show tight races in North Carolina and Georgia
New CBS News Battleground Tracker polls reveal close races in North Carolina and in Georgia. Both President Trump and Joe Biden are pushing to turn out Black voters in Georgia. Mark Strassmann reports. Source
Desmond Meade: Voting is “sacred”
The civil rights activist explains why fighting for Florida’s Amendment 4 strengthened his respect for voting and why he brings “the spirit of my ancestors into that voting booth.” Source
U.S. athletes get creative to train for postponed 2021 Olympic games
The coronavirus pandemic postponed the 2020 Olympics, now set to take place in Tokyo in 2021. American athletes have had to adapt to the unprecedented change in schedule. Nancy Chen reports. Source
President Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett as Democrats threaten to slow down the process
Republicans are pushing for a swift confirmation for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. The fight over Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s vacated seat has also become a fight over the Affordable Care Act, which the Supreme Court is set to review shortly after the election. Nikole Killion reports. Source
CBS News transportation safety analyst Mark Rosenker dies at 73 years old
Retired Air Force Reserve Major General Mark Rosenker has died at age 73. Mark became a CBS News transportation safety analyst after serving as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Source
Pac-Man gets virtual upgrade in honor of 40th anniversary
Pac-Man, the iconic arcade game from the 1980s, turns 40 this year. To celebrate, the video game now enters the world of virtual reality. Ramy Inocencio reports. Source
How many of Florida’s felons will be able to vote in the swing state?
Florida’s Amendment 4 restored voting rights to as many as 1.4 million felons who had completed their sentences, but then things got complicated. Hundreds of thousands of ex-convicts are still disenfranchised just over a month before the presidential election. Lesley Stahl reports. Source
Florida denies Amendment 4 advocate Desmond Meade full pardon
Meade pushed to re-enfranchise more than a million Floridians convicted of felonies. The deferral of his pardon points to a clemency system that’s been called “broken.” Source
Sir David Attenborough: The 60 Minutes Interview
The legendary wildlife filmmaker tells Anderson Cooper why urgent action on climate change is crucial and why we need to save nature in order to save ourselves. Source