Wave. Closing the valve as covid infections soar, cities issue new restrictions on restaurants, bars, and gyms. And action. Plus, hollywood is back the show must go on. We cant rehearse like we used to. Youll see the new normal behind the scenes. Livefrom cnbc global headquarters, the facts. The truth. The news with Shepard Smith. Good evening again. The pandemic is raging across the nation shattering record after record day after day many of our hospitals are overwhelmed. Our Health Care Workers at the breaking point and now cities and states are threatening lockdowns. The u. S. Reported another 153,000 new cases just yesterday, an alltime high. Cases were bad in april, worse in the summer but this rise is much different and the chart is still going up over the past ten days Johns Hopkins reports weve added nearly 1. 3 million cases when the pandemic began it took the u. S. More than three months to hit that number now ten days hospitals are filling up just yesterday 67,000 people in hospitals sick with covid. Thats from the covid tracking project. Its a spread like we have never seen this week the virus is killing nearly 1,000 people in america every day, but the experts warn it will get worse. Researchers at the university of washington now project if we continue on this path, nearly 439,000 of us will be dead by march. So far covid has killed 242,000 people nationwide. We have coverage of the pandemic from coast to coast. First to nbcs ron allen in new york city where the mayor is warning all Public Schools could shut down by monday. Ron . Reporter shep, yeah. Closing schools here would be a big, huge setback. Its the largest Public School system in history and one that opened for in Person Learning a couple of months ago things have been going relatively well. The covid numbers here have been setting off alarm bells, especially the number of people testing positive its not as bad back in march and april when new york was the epicenter. Officials are stepping in now to try to stop that from happening. The irony and a lot of parents are set because the numbers of tests in the schools that are turning up positive was very low compared to the rest of the city heres what the mayor had to say about that the testing shows very few people have tested positive in our schools. Thats a great blessing, but when you see the rest of the city unfortunately experiencing this generalized problem, weve got to act out of an abundance of caution. Reporter also across new york state tonight bars, restaurants, gyms are closing at 10 p. M that curfew imposed because contact tracers have been able to determine that a lot of late night activity in new york, a city that never sleeps, for example, is spreading covid. The cause of some of these outbreaks. Theyre shutting things down at 10 00. Theyre trying to limit private gatherings to ten in peoples homes, especially with thanksgiving coming up, to try and stop the spread. Drastic measures here in new york state. Ron, thanks keep in mind, new york is doing very well compared to most states covid testing Positivity Rate below 3 in illinois its four times that, 13 on average over the past week the number of new cases topping 15,000 for the first time today the governor warning illinois could be headed for another stay at home order if they cant get this virus under control in chicago the mayor is urging residents to cancel thanksgiving plans and stay home for the next 30 days. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez is there. Reporter shep, chicago saw more than 12,000 new covid cases just this week the mayor says the situation is dire the number of covid deaths has tripled here over the last month. Now starting monday that new stay at home advisory takes effect and the mayors urging people not to have any gatherings of more than ten people, that includes thanksgiving and there is a lot of push back here from some in the Business Community who feel that this will be devastating for their bottom line. Some new restrictions on business went into effect last month but that has not stemmed the rise in covid cases here we just spoke with one Restaurant Owner who says that the Restaurant Industry as we know it is dead. Now today there were several more communities in the suburbs of cook county that also imposed a stay at home advisory. Again, the number of cases here in chicago is rising and it is one of the major cities looking at some tough decisions over the coming weeks shep gabe, its worse in wisconsin, or i should say in illinois 16 positivity over the last week and today some hospitals are completely full. No room for anyone, and with covid cases rising and flu season beginning, doctors say that could spell disaster. Nbcs cal perry is in madison. We are setting new daily highs in the state today over 7,700 new cases were seeing more cases here in the state of wisconsin than we did in new york city when new york city was at its peak. Its what has doctors incredibly at concerned local media is reporting that there are some hospitals in the state that are at capacity the one behind me is trying to avoid getting to capacity by opening up extra wings theyve opened up two covid wings in just the last two weeks. What has officials concerned and especially the governor is that people will, of course, celebrate thanksgiving with their extended family. Its why he has put in an order for people to stay home. It is not a legally binding order. Doctors here are begging people to do a virtual thanksgiving we heard a doctor tell us last week be careful of who invite to your thanksgiving dinner, that person may not be there for christmas. West coast, california, oregon, washington are all issuing a joint travel advisory. That happened today. The state is urging a 14 day quarantine for anybody visiting in that area partial lockdowns are back in oregon new mexico, too. Theres a stay at home order for the next two weeks oregon shutting gyms and restaurant dining. In california, this is dodgers stadium transformed into a testing site lines wrapping around the place over the past few days nbcs Meagan Fitzgerald is live there. Meagan, is that stadium equipped to handle this surge well, shep, the answer the short answer is yes. The state feels that testing is the way to try to slow the spread of this virus what theyve done at dodgers stadium is expand the hours so they can accommodate more people thats consistent with what were seeing across the state at different testing locations. Here at dodgers stadium theyre testing some 13,000 people a day, and thats important because california is surging. The state Health Department telling us that they have seen the single day daily covid cases doubling in the last month and hospitalizations are up 30 . The concern, as weve been reporting, is that thanksgiving is less than two weeks away, rather, and theyre concerned that people will go to others houses, that theyll gather. So thats why the state is saying, look, now is not the time to let up its important to social distance its important to wear your mask its important to celebrate and see people through virtual means as opposed to in person because the biggest concern here is that this virus will continue to spread shep Meagan Fitzgerald on california in mississippi, its even worse. Almost 16 covid testing Positivity Rate and now there is not one single icu bed available in the entire capital city of jackson. Statewide in mississippi hospitalizations are at the highest level in 2 1 2 months. We have the mayor of jackson, mississippi. Mr. Mayor, how close are you there to disaster . Were at acritical stage. As you mentioned, our hospitalization rate is of great concern to us. Were not only the capital city, were the capital of health care here in the state of mississippi. So the decisions that are made on the state level impact the city of jackson and ultimately impact the availability of hospital beds. Mayor, since the pandemic began, mississippi cases and covid deaths per capita are the sixth highest. Gov in our tate reeds daughter is positive. They are in quarantine covid is surging right now yet there is no statewide mask mandate. Have you talked to the governor and can he explain this . My communication with the governor has been as touch and go as the Decision Making that is happening. Touch and go . We have not had consistent communication and there has been there doesnt appear to be a rhyme or reason to some of the decisions to reverse the statewide mask mandates. Here in jackson we have maintained our statewide mask mandate and we have had relative success in that area in the month of october we actually had 11. 4 decrease in the infection rate but that appears to be on the uptick as we know that people are traveling, as we know that we are in the midst of flu season all of these things that we have been warned by the scientists, by the doctors would be affecting us at this time. But were in a need for a uniform strategy on the state and National Level mr. Mayor, Everybody Knows mississippi is poor and mostly rural. The best equipped hospitals in the whole state, a majority of the icu beds are in jackson. People to come to them for hours away from the delta to the coast. How concerned are you for all mississipians . We know covid has not come to discriminate against any one but it has exposed the inequities in our society. People who dont have regular access to our health care are those that are the most susceptible because of Underlying Health conditions so it is a circumstance which is right to take advantage of those conditions here in mississippi and so this may be the epicenter of where we should be most concerned in the absence of a uniform strategy and a proactive strategy. Mayor of jackson, mississippi, thanks for your time and all the best. Russian and north korean government hackers are trying to steal Covid Vaccine research theyre trying to get it from the United States and other countries and companies around the world. That is the warning now from none other than microsoft. One of the companys top Security Experts now reports the hackers have been targeting seven Prominent Companies directly involved in researching vaccines and treatment for covid19 thats as specific as they would be he says that some of the breakins were successful. Microsoft did not share which Companies Got hacked or how serious the instrutrusions were of course russia has denied any involvement. Measles cases around the world at the highest in 14 years. In the United States more cases than in any year since 1992. Health experts say they fear that covid may be the reason because restrictions have disrupted peoples ability to get vaccinated they also say antivaxxers are partly to blame. The other problem, not being able to reach children in rural areas. World leaders are expecting that to be a problem with the Covid Vaccine. Measles deaths are up considerably 50 over the last few years. President trump talking finally, but not about conceding. What he says about covid under his watch. And later, prevention. The masks, the tests which are more effective and most accurate . Facts versus fiction whats working and what isnt in coronavirus testing. We are ready for this launch history in the making an official nasa mission sending astronauts on a private spacecraft for the first time. And later, an mlb record breaker. The Miami Marlins hire the first woman general manager. The beautiful. But support the leg when i started cobra kai, the lack of control over my business made me a little intense. But now i practice a different philosophy. Quickbooks helps me get paid, manage cash flow, and run payroll. And now im back on top. With koala kai. Hey more mercy. Save over 30 hours a month with intuit quickbooks. The easy way to a happier business. President trump spoke pub c publicly for the first time in more than a week as the pandemic rages more than ever before. No concession here he insisted the nation will not lock down to stop the spread ideally we wont go to a lockdown i will not go this administration will not be going to a lockdown. Hopefully the whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, i guess time will tell, but i can tell you, this administration will not go to a lockdown. Time has already told the next administration will be a Biden Administration as President Trump refuses to concede and cooperate with that incoming administration, his legal challenges keep falling flat in court. The Trump Campaign giving up the fight in Maricopa County in arizona today. The president s own lawyers dropped its lawsuit and called it moot. In the suburbs of philly judges threw out hundrethe claim. The judge said the claims were, quote, not credible and the gop, quote, did not have a full understanding of how vote counting works nbc news confirms the Trump Campaign has shut down its voter fraud hotline after it got flooded with prank calls a recount underway in georgia, a traditionally red state where nbc news projects the former Vice President biden is the apparent winner. Election workers there counting millions of ballots by hand. Aside from georgia, nbc news today called arizona for joe biden and North Carolina for President Trump. So thats the final map right there, and that would give president elect biden 306 electoral votes, the exact same number that President Trump won in 2016 and called it at least 20 times a massive landslide victory. Hallie jackson is at the white house. Wheres the president . Whats the focus right now reporter ostensibly, shep, the white house wants it to be on the coronavirus pandemic which is getting worse as you well know. The president had an operation warp speed meeting and in the rose garden without talking about that as well, but we know that the president s head is elsewhere. It is specifically on his continued claims of voter fraud despite the fact theres no evidence of that that its widespread the president is thinking about perhaps his next steps as well with sources confirming to us that he does have his eye on a run potentially in 2024, at least has his eye on talking about a run in 2024 and potentially the creation of his own news outlet, shep, presumably this one not fake news he spent much of the last 24 hours, we saw this yesterday, going after fox news, shep. Any idea or indication when he might let the transition process begin . Reporter well, thats a good question we dont expect anything imminently here. I will say that based on the conversations that ive had with folks in and around the white house and around the Trump Campaign, if the president is going to acknowledge that he lost, right, even if he doesnt say that he accepts the results and continues to allege that this election was stolen from him despite the fact that it was not, it would be after youre seeing some of the state certifications coming in specifically looking for the certification in arizona, not the call which we got today, but the certification in georgia as well once that recount ends, in pennsylvania, once those are certified. Once those start to build up the president will feel like he has no choice but to acknowledge that based on conversations ive had. Theres a maga march scheduled on washington tomorrow. Yes. Last i heard there was no permitting for that. That could get dicey the president says he may drop by reporter potentially weve seen him do these before im thinking back to walter reed when he was hospitalized but did a drive by past his supporters Nothing Official on his schedule i will say, shep, i heard back the permit has been issued theyre looking at 10,000 people marching from freedom plaza, according to the permit, over to the Supreme Court in a demonstration that is pro President Trump and some of the speakers, conservative names that you would recognize congresswoman Marjorie Taylor green who is a qanon supporter and there will be a letter red from general flynn too. Hallie jackson at the white house. Thanks. As the Trump Administration leaves the biden transition mostly in the dark, doctors close to that transition are developing their own plans to mass distribute a Covid Vaccine. Nbc news reports bidens advisers are worried that the outgoing administrations planning will leave them unprepared when they take over the fight against covid. Cnbcs Kayla Tausche covering the biden transition kayla, the president elect received a briefing from his Coronavirus Task force today and said it was alarming do we know any details reporter well, shep, the doctors advising the president elect shared good news and bad news today the good news was on vaccines and therapeutics the bad news was on the sheer statistics of the virus. The record daily case count. The rising deaths. The hospitals at Surge Capacity and the protective gear in short supply despite this acceleration, biden advisers tempered expectations for a national lockdown. After a third advisor suggested something to that ilk earlier this week. Today in separate interviews they advocated targeted and nuanced closures the transition is working behind the scenes to prepare itself for this vaccine to come on the market which could dovetail with the inauguration time line pfizer is briefing both the incoming and outgoing administrations and ive learned that the biden team is talking with cvs and walgreens about distribution and has been doing so for several months even preceding the election even so, bidens Senior Advisor told supporters that the lack of classified information, which lets remind everyone the discussions by the Coronavirus Task force in the situation room, theyre classified, saki said the lack of that information for their team is hampering the effort you need real time information to deal with crises of the moment. There are areas so on the covid front like access to ongoing work on distribution plans, vaccine development, that engagement directly with the agencies would significantly help our preparations to govern. Reporter a current member of the Trump Administrations task force, shep, tells me that they are planning to provide an on ramp to operation warp speed for the Biden Administration, but that plan wont get underway until the General Services administration makes a call. Thanks. On capitol hill there are dinners for new house members on both sides of the aisle. They were supposed to be held indoors in statuary hall and this is what it was supposed to look like. Four to a table. But after nbcs Leanne Caldwell snapped this photo there was some kind of outrage one Infectious Disease expert dr. Tara smith called it a terrible idea. Speaker nancy pelosi originally said she thought it was safe but has now changed her mind the lawmakers will, were told, grab their meals on the go instead. Sure, Everybody Needs a vacation now, right . Definitely but would you get on the first cruise ship sailing in the caribbean since covid . Would you do that . Well, 53 people did that got any idea how that might have worked out any thoughts on that matter . Reality is coming. And masks. Doctors say you should wear masks, like always wear the masks, but which masks work well like which ones also protect you and which ones are just should never be worn cnbcs Contessa Brewer with answers to those questions coming next. Todays ways of working, may work differently tomorrow. But you can work out anything with comcast business. Get fast, reliable, and secure internet on the nations largest gig speed network. Flexible tools like wifi you control. Voice solutions that connect you from anywhere. And expert advice here, here, or even here. Be fast. Be flexible. Bounce forward with comcast business. Get started with a powerful internet and voice solution for just 64. 90 a month. Plus, for a limited time, ask how to get a 300 prepaid card. Call or go online today. Thats whats topping cnbcs on the money. The nations largest food delivery startup filing paperwork to go public the companys wall street debut could happen before the end of the year door dashs fast growing Business Revenue more than tripling game on for nintendo its the best sailing game console in all the country for two years straight october sales the strongest ever, but there is competition the new xbox and sonys play station 5 launched this week. Zoom will be on the menu this thanksgiving. The company is lifting the 40 minute limit on meetings for the holiday. Doctors and scientists urging them to avoid gatherings so one more reason to make it a zoom thanksgiving this year. On wall street the dow up nearly 400 capping two straight weeks of gains on optimism over a vaccine. The s p up 48 to close at an alltime high and the nasdaq up 119. A couple of tearful reunions and los angeles, a Los Angeles Neighborhood jolted by a fiery crash on the cnbc trip coast to coast. California cameras rolling when a small plane crashed into a neighborhood and burst into flames authorities in los angeles say the pilot was trying to land at Whiteman Airport in pakoima. He died at the scene flames destroyed at least two cars. Tennessee. You home, baby. Joseph webster now a freeman after 15 years in prison for murder, a crime prosecutors now say he did not commit. Webster just reunited with his family new dna evidence and testimony turned the case on its head. Websters sons say theyre ready for the future and time together with their dad because i aint never seen my daddy outside of prison. Any time i seen him, he been behind bars. Webster says hes not worried about the pandemic or much of anything else. Hes happy to be home. Missouri, a traffic stop turns into a heartwarming surprise for a little boy in morgan county. Who am i . His father, a sheriffs deputy, back home after a fourmonth deployment in afghanistan. The boy clinging to his dad and wont let go reunited just in time for the holidays on a cnbc trip coast to coast. Im Shepard Smith on cnbc its the bottom of the hour. Time for the top of the news nearly every state in america seeing an alarming increase in coronavirus cases. Testing sites under stress now new questions about how accurate some results really are. Elon musk says he has coldlike symptoms and got four rapid covid tests today. Two were positive, two were negative according to him, if its happening to me, its happening to others. Cnbcs meg tirrell covers medicine and biotechnology for us shes on the top story at the bottom of the hour meg, these tests, were all taking them. Are they accurate . Reporter well, shep, theyre not perfect. So what elon musk said he used was whats known as an antigen tests. One of these tests that can return results in as little as 15 minutes they do come with the risk of false positives and false negatives. Being told youve got covid when you dont or that youre free and clear when youre actually not. The fda cautions about this in particular saying if people suspected of having covid get a negative test they should take another test to confirm the result theres another test called molecular or pcr test. The draw back is they typically take a lot longer to provide results, days or even weeks when Testing Systems are overwhelmed and theres evidence, of course, that that is starting to happen now as cases surge so much in the u. S. Now a lot of people ask about the deep nasal swabs versus shallow ones versus saliva test. Those are all different methods of collecting the samples. Theyve all been proven to work. What kind of test should you get . If you are sick, a pcr test is better, but you can also take an antigen test if you get a surprising result, you should take a different test, not the same one again, to confirm it if used on a massive scale, rapid antigen tests could help curb the pandemic but there has to be a strategy for using them. Were not using them efficiently in this country. Even the tests that are out there, theyre being used in a haphazard inefficient fashion when they could be being used in a very coordinated fashion in a strategic way to actually be useful to curb this epidemic. Hes hopeful that the Biden Administration will do it differently. Shep. Meg, thank you. The cdc confirms masks protect both you and others around you masks can slow the spread. Scientific fact. One more state now heeding that advice west virginias republican governor, jim justice, requiring masks for everyone inside public buildings in that state. That issued that way 16 states do not have mask requirements something president elect joe biden and his could he vied Advisory Team hope to change i think unfortunately masks have been overly politicized it would be like politicizing the use of toilet paper. This is just a basic hygenic measure. Nice analogy. We know masks are good not all masks are created equal. Cnbcs Contessa Brewer is live with what we all need to know. Hi, contessa. Reporter hi, shep. Eight months into this, if you are like plea you have dozens of different kinds of masks as we plan for the holidays, what are the best masks to protect ourselves, to protect our loved ones i asked nor feedback from the experts at john hopkins. It certainly becomes a measure of personal expression. Reporter i have masks for tv, disposable surgical masks. Kn 95. Homemade mask from cousin shirley. Bioscarf with n 95. I think all of that is fine as long as its a multilayer mask that fits over your nose and your mouth and under your chin and doesnt gap around the sides. President elect joe biden often is seen wearing two masks. More sometimes seems like it would be better but really having one mask thats worn properly will protect you and protect others. But some masks dont pass muster like thin single layer masks, gators, bandanas, or masks with a builtin vent and what about those face shields . The face shield provides eye protection and a degree of protection for your whole face, but you should not rely on the face shield to be a protection. For kids, comfort and fit are crucial. Finally, do we have to wear masks if were outside and socially distanced we suggest you wear a mask whenever youre with others who are not in your household. Reporter the cdc warns us not to put masks on babies younger than 2 and not to use masks intended for Health Care Workers like n 95 respirators. That means medical grade equipment. The folks at Johns Hopkins advise if you find n 95 masks for sale on the market, go ahead, protect yourself. Protect yourself for sure great to see you, contessa thanks. Would you go on a cruise right now . I mean, covid is surging every single where still, 53 people just did and theyre likely regretting it its the First Caribbean cruise since the pandemic shut down the whole world. It launched on saturday and now its stuck what a surprise. Covid infected passengers. The sea dream 1. More likely a sea nightmare. Each passenger got tested before boarding at least five passengers from one family and two passengers and everyone is guaranteed in the cabins its just floating passengers getting tested and authorities are trying to figure out what in the world to do. Gene sloane is on board. Im one of the people currently guaranteed on a cruise ship in the caribbean. This is my cabin where ive been spending the last few days in quarantine i feel safe, were isolated. Before the quarantine people have been socially distancing, but of course, who knows where this is going to go. Its a little strange. Living in this little room this is the window one thing about this ship is its an older ship so theres no balconies and no windows that open this is my world for who knows how long two days and counting so far. Cruising during covid. Follow the fauci, okay follow the fauci covid keeps spreading in College Football, too. The sec has canceled four games for this weekend pac12 pulling the plug on utah ucla. What the leagues are doing to put things on the field. For the First Time Ever four astronauts are jumping on board a private spacecraft plus, gator wrestling. Not everyones favorite pastime but for chrissie or gator girl, its just another day. What she has to say about that giant gator you may have seen on your phone and was spotted on a florida golf course. The nasa and spacex are teaming up for an historic launch this week end weather permitting. After a successful test flight in may this is the first Operational Mission nasa will fly using a rocket built by a private company. It will take three american astronauts and one from japan to the International Space plan the crew subbing it and dubbing it resilience. Perfect name in the year of the global pandemic. Nbcs jay gray live at Kennedy Space center jay, the weather hows it looking reporter well, shep, its already causing problems you know its always the wild card during launches here. It wasnt the weather here the nasa astronauts and weather team had a 70 go forecast instead its along the launch path its affecting the possible recovery if the astronauts had to abort. Rendezvous and docking. For now nasa scrubbed the launch due to, quote, on shore winds and recovery operation submission now pushed back 24 hours. Well continue to watch the weather and were looking forward to a good launch on sunday. When the spacex rocket does fly, it will signal a major change for the space agency. Its the first time four astronauts will be in the capsule. The first manned space flight and the first Operational Mission as a part of the commercial crew program. A charter flight to the International Space station on a rocket and in a capsule built by a private company. An historic trip that could launch a new wide open era in space travel. The ultimate goal is to have more research for which there is not a commercial marketplace, like go to the moon and on to mars. And for civilians to perhaps soon travel into low earth orbit. Once Space Tourism turns the corner well see likely topping 100 operations a year. Reporter but that cant happen until this operation takes flight yeah, you know, with the late scrub this afternoon, theres no chance of that until sunday evening. I have to tell you the forecast looks very good, shep. You know how the weather can change here in florida jay gray, thank you a message of hope and a devastating ship wreck in the middle of the mediterranean as we go around the world in 80 seconds. Libya, a shipwreck off the countrys coast killed 74 migrants you can see crews in the water scramble to bring people aboard life boats United Nations officials said the coast guard and fischer men rescued 47 people. Its the eighth ship wreck in the Central Mediterranean since last month. Thailand, authorities seizing nearly 1 billion worth of ketamine. They found 400 bags weighing 55 pounds each. They say the size of this haul indicates a multinational network intended to sell it abroad. Kenya. This sacred figure tree in the capital saved from being chopped down this is typically found only in the mountains, but this one has been in the city for more than 100 years. Its symbolic of all our green spaces. Some kenyans say it holds special powers so now it will stand right where it is as part of Kenyas National heritage. South korea. Hundreds of drones lighting up the sky with bright colors, intricate designs and a message of gratitude the goal is to bring comfort and hope a little love and light as we go around the world in 80 seconds santa claus is coming to town just a little bit early and hes bringing rudolph along, but itll cost you the puppets from the 1964 holiday special rudolph the red nosed reindeer will be up for auction. Theyre estimating 150 to 250,000 bucks theyre made out of wood, wire, cloth, leather, yak hair obviously. Santa stands around 11 inches tall, rudolph closer to 6 inches. Big on season move for the marlins. The team from miamis new star has three world series rings, eight postseasons, former yankee, former dod ger and you can find her in the Corner Office because this is the new boss the woman making history in miami next. Plus covid or not, the shows must go on. Because we need stuff to watch in lockdown. Todays ways of working, may work differently tomorrow. But you can work out anything with comcast business. Get fast, reliable, and secure internet on the nations largest gig speed network. Flexible tools like wifi you control. Voice solutions that connect you from anywhere. And expert advice here, here, or even here. Be fast. Be flexible. Bounce forward with comcast business. Get started with a powerful internet and voice solution for just 64. 90 a month. Plus, for a limited time, ask how to get a 300 prepaid card. Call or go online today. An historic move for women in sports. The Miami Marlins naming kim ng the general manager. The first woman ever to serve as gm in the majors shes been doing this for 30 years. 8 postseasons. She was assistant general manager of your new york yankees in the late 90s when derek jeter was everybodys star now hes her boss. Ng says her goal is to bring a world series championship to miami. They havent done that since 2003 since they beat jeter and those yankees. Right now all eyes are on football season and whether theyll finish or fold because of covid in the sec games falling off the schedule one after another four of them canceled this weekend including number one alabama against defending National Champion lsu. Big ten and pac12 calling off games. In the nfl cases skyrocketing. 56 people tested positive. 15 players and 41 staff during the latest round of testing. The league and its Players Association report thats more than double their previous high. Cnbcs eric chemi is with us this new norm, covid outbreaks canceling games or are we going to get through this . Reporter it tracks with the country. As the country is spiking, the Sports Industry is spiking College Football they played the majority of their games. This week at best theyll be 74 of games each week theyre losing 10 of games. In another couple of weeks youll run out of games to play. Covid has done a number on hollywood, too according to the imdv, 2020s box office is down almost 80 . The number of film and tv shoots are nearly half. Thats from film la. You know what they say, theres no business like show business, and in show business, theyre getting back to work cnbcs jane wells masked up to take us behind the scene and action. Reporter hollywood is back. Our first wedding. All of our weddings. Reporter covid shut down days of our lives last march but the show must go on and production resumed in september. It was tough in the beginning because were accustomed to, as you are, just walking in the front door, now we have to add about 15 to 20 minutes to stop and do the covid testing, wait for those results to come back and be ushered in, make sure we have our masks on. From the top. Reporter besides all the testing, directors now work off stage, writers from home and actors are barred from more than a few minutes in the makeup chair and mostly do their own. We cant rehearse like we used to. Come into the dressing room, wed run lines, run lines, run lines. We dont do that anymore we go to our dressing rooms, were there. We dont move. How much has this cost the Production Executive producer is son of the soaps creators. Days has had plenty of crazy plot lines for over half a century but maybe nothing matches 2020s reality the cost of doing business now for days of our lives, as it will be for all of show business when they return or as they return, is somewhere between 10 and 15 more than it was prepandemic its onerous reporter over at the Kelly Clarkson show they pivoted quickly during the shutdown. Clarkson started hosting from her home in montana where there was iffy wifi. I have Justin Timberlake on zoom. She returned six months later to a very different studio with a smaller, virtual audience. We had to do, i would say conservatively, 55 plans to get us back here reporter executive producer says everyone on set takes a covid test every other day. At first everyone was standing afraid to talk and afraid to move then we started talking, working the problem. How are we going to work with this audience . Whats it going to look like when we start wheeling out vertical monitors. We still have our audience here. I would like to get back to a place where theres a Live Audience i dont think thats going to happen soon. Reporter over at days they have special challenges like love scenes. Producerslet the actors decide their level of intimacy. I dont think there are two safer people in the country than you and me. I never leave home and i never date you yes, i do. Im doing yard work all the time. Any plans for a covid plot line absolutely not. I think to keep days sacrosanct and be able to escape that hour of the day where youre not dealing with masks, shields, protocols, testing is a relief for the audience like sands through the hour glass, so are the days of our lives. Reporter now for us to get on those sets, the crew and i each had to take four covid tests. Theyre not messing around they cannot afford to shut down production again even though everything takes longer and is more complicated, shep, folks are so thankful to have jobs. Were going to need something to watch the soaps will do it for you. John and marlena will always be together. Whoever they are. Thank you. Gator on the golf course true everyday in florida, but theyre not usually t. Rex giant looking reptile monsters like this thing have you seen this we all saw it on our feeds yesterday and maybe you did, too. We couldnt be sure it was real. This massive, loping feature from the swamps, but now gator girl thinks its real. She should know. So shes live with us next todays ways of working, may work differently tomorrow. But you can work out anything with comcast business. Get fast, reliable, and secure internet on the nations largest gig speed network. Flexible tools like wifi you control. Voice solutions that connect you from anywhere. And expert advice here, here, or even here. Be fast. Be flexible. Bounce forward with comcast business. Get started with a powerful internet and voice solution for just 64. 90 a month. Plus, for a limited time, ask how to get a 300 prepaid card. Call or go online today. Its the most 2020 thing of today, a massive alligator four legged tail whipping around on a golf course in florida, of course look at this bohemoth. Jurassic park looking thing having its way on Valencia Country Club i want you to meet christy crobuth, gator girl. I used to live in florida for a long time. I lived in an apartment complex. There was a gator that lived on lake side. That was normal. We went out on boats in the everglades but i have never seen anything this big. You really think thats real i think its real theyre out there. Ive seen huge ones. The biggest one i ever caught was 12 1 2 feet. Thats ginormous theyre out there. Was it because of the storm there was that Tropical Storm going crazy in naples. Is that the thinking it could be you know, years back here when we had Hurricane Harvey and the water rose, it pushed alligators everywhere it could be. Its also getting close to the al gators hibernation season so he could be looking for a din under the water to hunker down for the winter seasons yeah, you know, thats not the kind of thing youd normally see on a golf course i mean, people golf every day in florida. I want to listen lookand listen to this chill guy whos videoing it. Hes not moved at all. This guy out for a stroll. This guy out for a stroll like he wasnt even phased by it you wouldnt be either, right . No. Ive worked with hundreds of alligators and im in texas. We have alligators all over the place but still when i see one, oh, my gosh, i still take a photo of them. I think theyre amazing animals. We have video of you up here. Do not try this at home. Ive seen you kiss them. Thats thats oh, you have to no, i dont. Thats my way of apologizing for the catch. You put them through so much stress thats my way of saying, hey, its okay. Youre aware theyve occasionally eaten children. Pretty aware. Usually not. Usually not. Is there a trick . You dont want to get near the tail, is that part of it you dont want to get close state laws are stay 20 feet away if you do see one, back away slowly, give it its space. Tail and mouth, stay away. Put him up there again. I wondered at first, christi, if this gator girl, i wondered if it was the angle from which they shot the video, but then you see that little golf thing a ma jig and you realize that thing is i just i have a hard time believing this, you know, here in the thats what i thought, too, the angle. Just like fishing stories when people fish and they put it out here to make it look bigger. If youre on the ground and you take a picture upwards of that alligator its going to make them bigger. When they stand up to walk they stand on all fours that gives them two feet in the air. When you see those big guys, theyre big. They can get big. Gator girl, christy crobuth, thank you for your time. You, too, shep. Thank you. 60 seconds left on a race to the finish it never ends. Iota has become the 30th named storm of the season, most active season ever. National Hurricane Center expecting iota to strengthen into a major hurricane slamming nicaragua and honduras as early as sunday. President trump speaking publicly for the first time in eight days still refusing to concede but says time will tell which administration will be in the white house in january and covid spreading at an unprecedented rate across the u. S. More than 1 million new cases in just ten days. Some states bringing back partial lockdowns including oregon where gyms will close and gyms will be limited to takeout and now you know the news, friday, november 13th, 2020. Im Shepard Smith. Im Shepard Smith. Follow us on american greed bonus edition. Its a dangerous job. But carlos rafael, a. K. A. The codfather, makes a killing in commercial fishing. His secret . Lying and cheating. This is his way of life, to break the law repeatedly. Narrator rafael is salty. Lelling hes really kind of a character. Hes very funny. Hes really profane. Narrator and he cant stop bragging, which makes the codfather easy to catch on tape