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President Donald Trump is issuing an emergency declaration for the nation’s capital amid growing concern among local and federal authorities about violence surrounding the inauguration on Jan. 20.

After a slow rollout involving primarily health care workers and nursing home residents, states are moving on to the next phase.

The first lady released a statement through the White House Monday defending herself against what she calls 'salacious gossip,' while also condemning the violence.

We solved the mystery! We interviewed the mother who is drawing chalk outlines in parks of popular cartoon characters and encouraging children to fill them in to pass the COVID downtime. https://www.cbs8.com//509-9d55a8a1-18db-4390-bb55-56eea8d9

The move comes as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths spike across the United States.

STORIES WE | From September 2018: A photo of Gus with a swollen neck and a body full of pellets went viral and led to his rescue. Two surgeries and a new foster mom later, he's made a miraculous recovery.

The magazine cited BTS’ massive global presence amid the pandemic, including leveraging their massive fan base to support causes like Black Lives Matter

WHAT A WEEK: In the election of 2020, a viral plague and corrosive politics converged. This was an election week like none other in American history.

HAPPENING NOW: SpaceX is set to launch a new Sirius XM satellite into orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. https://www.cbs8.com//67-bed259cd-7560-4805-a808-a40cc600f

Melania Trump is set to make her first solo campaign-trail appearance of 2020 for President Trump.

According to Arizona law, the election results have to be certified in 20 days after an election.

Scientists say the moon's shadowed, frigid nooks and crannies may hold frozen water in more places and in larger quantities than previously suspected.

What is your favorite memory of Alex Trebek?

Former presidents are offering their congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris including Obama, Clinton, Carter and George W. Bush

On Saturday night, impromptu parties broke out across San Diego celebrating the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

169 arrests were made by the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, the U.S. Marshals said.

The earlier-than-usual deadlines come as more people turn to online shopping during the pandemic.

These swimmers at Australia’s Bondi Beach had close encounters with sharks and may not have even known it. Drone video from Friday shows people swimming by a school of salmon while sharks feed on the fish.

Joe Biden heads into his first full day as president-elect on Sunday with key staffing decisions to make. Biden used his first national address as president-elect to vow to heal a deeply divided nation, declaring it was time to let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end and reaching out to the millions of people who voted against him to say, Let's give each other a chance.

The SXM-7 mission will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The kids at the White House still got to briefly meet the president and first lady, who waved and offered words of encouragement from a safe distance.

"Jeopardy! is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends. Thank you, Alex," the show tweeted Sunday morning.

Americans are inching closer to a coronavirus vaccine. Here are some common questions answered, including when it will be distributed.

The World Series resumes Tuesday when the Los Angeles Dodgers will get their first chance in 2020 to win their first championship since 1988.

The Coordinated Street Outreach Program marks a new approach to conducting homelessness outreach in the City of San Diego.

Sunday started with downpours around some areas of San Diego County. The wet weather is expected to dry out, but in the meantime track the rain in the Interactive Radar Map >> cbs8.com/radar A Wind Advisory is in place through Sunday night and another cool down is expected for the end of the week. Here’s the latest forecast >> cbs8.com/weather/

Inauguration Day will be January 20, 2021. With Joe Biden's projected win of the presidency, many are looking to see how Inauguration Day will look amid the coronavirus pandemic. Details are still limited about how it will look, but plans and construction efforts are still underway for the typically well-attended event in Washington.

About half of U.S. states have seen their highest daily infection numbers so far at some point in October.

Tanisha Martin, a precinct inspector, told News 8 there's doubt in every election process. She found many voters skeptical and cautious dropping off ballots.

We looked into what it means when county officials declare 100% votes reported and how they verify signatures on ballots

This tour is a combination of haunted ghost stories and events with dark history and true crime stories that happened in San Diego.

California still has 4.5 million ballots to count, which is a bigger job than the state faced two days after the 2016 election

Democratic leaders asked Vice President Mike Pence to stay away from the Senate Supreme Court nomination confirmation after his aides tested positive for COVID-19.

During La Niña, the ocean and atmosphere work together to generate weather patterns around the world.

"This is the time to heal in America." | President-Elect Biden calls upon Americans to put aside their differences. https://www.cbs8.com//507-c894597d-388a-41b1-8cf7-0435b8d0

President Trump is expected to hit nearly a dozen states, and the former vice president also plans to pick up his travel schedule one week before the election.

Amy Coney Barrett’s rise opens up a potential new era of rulings on abortion, gay marriage and the Affordable Care Act.