The late Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black wrote that “no right is more precious” than the right to vote. A timely quote, given that Tuesday is “National Voter Registration Day.” And there’s a full court press to get Americans signed up by Election Day. Source
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“CBS Evening News” headlines for Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source
Evangelical leaders try to take on QAnon in their community
Some evangelical leaders are trying to fight back against online conspiracies gaining popularity in their ranks. Sarah Poster, a reporting fellow at Type Investigations and the author of “Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump,” spoke to “Red and Blue” host Elaine Quijano about why QAnon has become so pervasive among many religious Republicans. Source
Remnants of Tropical Storm Beta slam Texas with rain and flooding
Bayous are overflowing their banks as some areas are inundated by more than a foot of relentless rain. Source
In Ohio, Trump supporters eager to see SCOTUS vacancy filled
Ahead of Trump’s campaign event in Vandalia, his supporters expressed concern about abortion and about deciding what could be a close election in November. Source
Trump campaign cash advantage evaporates
President Trump has lost his cash advantage in the 2020 campaign. According to new FEC filings, Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, the Democratic National Committee and their joint fundraising committee had a $141 million cash advantage over President Trump, the RNC and their joint fundraising committee heading into September. CBS News political unit associate producer Sarah Ewall-Wice spoke to “Red and Blue” host Elaine Quijano about the surge in donations Democrats are seeing. Source
United Kingdom imposes new restrictions as COVID-19 cases spike
New coronavirus cases are skyrocketing across the U.K. and now Prime Minister Boris Johnson is rolling out new restrictions to slow the outbreak. Holly Williams reports. Source
Trump praises his pandemic response as death toll hits sobering milestone
President Trump did not acknowledge that COVID-19 has left more than 200,000 dead in the U.S.. Instead, Mr. Trump is describing his administration’s response as amazing. Weijia Jiang reports. Source
U.S. coronavirus death toll surpasses 200,000
The U.S. coronavirus death toll has hit more than 200,000 — the most COVID-19 deaths in the world. Health experts are worried about the resurgence of the virus as the fall season begins. Mola Lenghi reports. Source
Louisville under state of emergency ahead of Breonna Taylor decision
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, is under a state of emergency as it awaits a major decision in the case of Breonna Taylor’s death. Jericka Duncan has the latest. Source