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Fda issuing an emergency use authorization for it. So this is the fastest that a safe, effective vaccine has ever been developed. But all there is unfolding on the same day the u. S. Surpassed 16 million cases. Its only been four days since we reached 15 million cases. This Global Pandemic just ravaging the u. S. Unlike any other country. For perspective, compare canada and the u. S. , more people died from covid in the last week here in the u. S. Than have died in canada to the entire pandemic. In fact, more people died just yesterday in the u. S. Than in japan and south korea combined, since the pandemic began. The u. S. And south korea reported their first cases on the same day. More than 108,000 americans are in hospitals and friday the deaths of another 3300 americans were reported a single day record. 2,000 more deaths have already been reported today with hours still to go. Officials warned Christmas Travel and gatherings will cause another surge. But back to the muchneeded light at the end of this long tunnel, the Vaccine Distribution process is gearing up. And tomorrow, we should see doses being transported to americas most vulnerable. We are following all the latest developments, cnn correspondent Diane Gallagher is joining us from grand rapids, michigan, tell us how they are gearing up to play a role in the distribution process. Reporter yeah, so, ana, heres the thing, this airport for about a month now has been being prepared, figuring out how theyre going to accommodate Vaccine Distribution. Now, the airport Officials Say they have been in talks with at least four global carriers as far as distributing this vaccine, not just in this country but potentially around the world and say that they are able to eventually hand testimony distribution of up to a billion doses of that Pfizer Vaccine. Now, that is being manufactured just about 45 minutes down the road as pfizers facilities in kalamazoo and the proximity to that pfizer facility makes this board airport ideal for getting that vaccine out to people. Now, we know that fedex and ups are going to be pushing that vaccine to the east coast and west coast of the United States and in all likelihood, a good part will come from this airport. We will see the trucks most likely come in and the planes take off and take it off to the rest of the country. Now, there is big parts they have to Pay Attention to and this complex, logistical process, timing. Theyve got to do this quickly. So both ups and fedex have talked about using these sensors, b blutooth technology to monitor the shipments to make sure everything is adequate and is going on time. If there is weather that causes a delay. If there is traffic thats causing a delay, they will know in real time. The other big important factor is temperature. Weve talked about the fact that these vaccines have to be stored around under negative 100 degrees fahrenheit and that is difficult, requires a lot of precision and it must stay that way so keeping an eye on these packages, making sure theyre tracking them is extremely important. Now, initially my colleague, pete monteen reported that pfizer was expecting to see, fedex, expecting them to see 24 hours after the emergency ruse authorization was granted. Were almost at that point and we still havent seen those shipments roll out. Instead, were expecting that to happen sometime tomorrow. This was the reason that was given. We could deliver it within 24 hours, but the decision was made by the team because there are hundreds of Administration Sites that are going to be receiving these, they thought it best until we wait until monday to deliver them to ensure they are all opened and ready to receive, a weekday, a normal business day seemed like the optimal time to send out those first shipments rather than get them delivered on a sunday when some of these administrative sites might be start staffed or not opened. Reporter and ana, its just to interesting, all of the thought process that has gone into nuances of logistics, everything from weather patterns to traffic patterns to whether or not an airport can handle the width of these cargo planes. Its a part of the reason the airport is being considered for this thats because of this 10,000foot runway that they have. They handle these cargo and freight capacities that they have here. So, ana, this isnt going to be the only airport. The faa told all airports even if they havent been alerted that they need to be prepared to make sure that traffic doesnt hold anything up and be prepared for the potential that they may have to be involved in some way. Its going to be an incredible process and the confidence that we are hearing from official whos are a part of the process. Its encouraging, Diane Gallagher, thank you for that lets bring in dr. Jonathan reiner, a professor and senior al analyst at George Jefferson university. What is your reaction to this historic moment that we have a vaccine that is literally hours, potentially, away from going into americans arms and potentially saving lives . Hi, ana, well, how great to go on offense, finally. You know, for the last ten months, we have been on defense. And we have been talking about how we can limit the damage. Now, we have an offensive tool to finally start to put this pandemic down. So its a thrilling moment to try them for science, its really an international collaboration. This vaccine comes from a German Company if partnership with pfizer. So its a thrilling moment and im glad, finally to go on offense. But this is not the end. It may be the beginning of the end. But its certainly not the end. And it cant come soon enough. We passed another horrible milestone today, 15 million coronavirus cases just here in the United States alone. Tell us when you expect to see the effectiveness of this vaccine reflected in the numbers of case and deaths. Are we talking weeks, months . Longer . Probably months. I think probably two months. I think until we start to get a core group of maybe 50to100 Million People vaccinated, were not going to see the vaccine start to bite away at the pandemic, which is why we need to do what we can do with conventional weapons, particularly with masking and social distancing and targeted closures. Until the vaccine, vaccines come online and we can get enough of people inoculated in this country. But probably towards the beginning of spring. But then, as we start to get the vaccine into large numbers of people in this country, not just the First Responders or the most vulnerable. We start to get them into young people. Then we really start to see the numbers of new infection drop dramatically, hopefully into the spring and early summer. There is sa way to go. But the skies like bright on the horizon. I am curious to the medical adviser, when do you think president elect biden get the vaccine and should it be public . It should absolutely be public. I would vaccinate the incoming president on monday. Thats what i would do. And incoming Vice President as well. Lets think about this. It takes about a month for the full effect of this vaccine to take hold. Until you are truly immune. About a week after the second dose. The second dose the at three weeks. So, a week after that would be a month. We are now what about 39 days out from the inauguration. I want the incoming president immune to this virus when he takes office and its going to take almost all the time to do that. This is a key part of president ial protection. This is no different than his secret service or his armored car or the physical protections around the white house. This is biological protection. I would vaccinate him on monday and i love the fact of doing this in public. Maybe even have some First Responders getting their vaccines also. But this would go a long way to show the public that this is a safe vaccine. Thats really the concern. Thats where the reluctance s. People who are reluctant to take the vaccine are worried, is it safe . If the incoming president is taking it. That will go a long way to assuage any concerns. It happened so quickly. So that has i think some people wondering. Shall we take it . The fda says the vaccine volunteers will have a choice to know whether they received a placebo. That doesnt necessarily mean the people who received the placebo automatically get the vaccine now, does it . Well, it depends on the trial. I think that the, well, moderna i think will do something interesting. They will try to maintain the blind in their trial and give everyone in their trial either placebo or a vaccine going forward. So that everyone can get the vaccine but not know whether theyve had the vaccine. Im unsure what pfizer is going to do in their trial. There the a lot of value in getting the data blinded out to two years understanding safety of this vaccine, as well as efficacy. So anything that the trials can do to preserve the blind i think is great. But i completely support giving the folks in these trials who receive placebo vaccine the patients who enrolled or the citizens who enrolled in these Clinical Trials are heroes. They agreed to take an unproven vaccine one known safety for the good of all and i absolutely will put them at the front of the line to get a vaccine if they got, if they received a place placebo. Can you explain the difference between the emergency use authorization versus fullon approval . Because i am assuming timing has to do you with that. So there is this idea the trial must continue. The research must continue. And, you know, if the people in the Placebo Group were to opt out, that would i would think be a setback. You know. It would be a setback. So an emergency use authorization is issued by the fda in circumstances where no effective therapeutic or vaccine is available. And when a new agent with an existing suggests that it may be effective with the confluence of data suggests it may be effective. Thats what we have now. Full approval comes with longerterm studies with larger bodies of evidence where the data set is much stronger and i think were going to need to continue to accrue data from all these vaccines, not just to understand the southeast in this initial group of patients but also to see how this vaccine works in children and other atrisk groups. Pregnant women. People with immune deficiencies. So there is a lot of work yet to be done. Another doctor told our colleague here each dose needs to be put in the freezer within 90 seconds from the time its taken from the box. That sounds like there is not a lot of room for mistakes. Yeah, that might be a little bit over dramatic. So, actually, i think the Pfizer Vaccine, even though it has these very stringent ultracold chain requirements has some flexible storage fridge options. It comes in a storage transport container that sites can actually use to store the vaccine for up to a month if they change out the dry ice every five days. The vaccine can be stored in an ultracold freezer that many hospitals have at minus 94 degrees fahrenheit for six months. And once the vaccine is thawed, it can be stored in a standard refrigerator for up to five days. So there are all kind of options. Were going to learn as we go forward. This is a new day. Another quick question for you, in the u. S. , you know, states have their own vaccine rollout plans, which is different than in the uk, for example, which has the National Health service in charge of coordinating all of that what challenges does a decentralized system like in the u. S. Pose to a vaccine rollout . Yeah. Every state, every region is reinventing the wheel. You know, it would be great if we had more coordination from the beginning. States have had to figure out testing on their own. States literally have had to figure out opening on their own, had to source ventilators and testing equipment like swabs on their own and 95 masks. So we faced this from the beginning. I think as we, there will be a time for us to understand where the major mistakes are made during this pandemic. I think one of them is so decentralizing everything weve done. Going forward, i think we need much more a coordinating federal approach to this. Dr. Reiner, we always learn so much from you. Thank you. They the people are seeing the tragic toll of the coronavirus first hand day in, day out. Ill speak to two icu nurses next. We are live in the cnn newsroom. For drug free relief that works fast. Vicks sinex. Instantly clear everyday congestion. On all the food that makes you boogie. [narrator] grubhub perks give you deals upbeat music get the food you love with perks from [crowd] grubhub. Grub what you love. Im happy to give you the tour, i lohey jay. It. Jay . Charlotte oh hi. He helped me set up my watch lists. Oh, hes terrific. Excellent tennis player. Byebye. I recognize that voice. Annie . Yeah she helped me find the right bonds for my income strategy. 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I want to get two women in here who are literally on the front lines of this battle and have been for nearly a year. The covid unit icu nurse in boise, idaho joins us and katie kerry began in jackson, mississippi. Thank you both for being with us. Thank you both so much for all you do. Corey, nobody outside of your profession can honestly imagine what it must be like to witness the weeks and months of this pandemic and to care for the feel who are gravely ill. Tell us how do you do it . And help us understand what you have been going through. You know, i was one that always knew i wanted to help people and i think the hardest part of this pandemic and this virus is that feeling of isolation. Like you spoke, just like these patients of isolation. We isolate them from their families. We have to gown and glove and mask and double mask. We lose that personal touch, which is why most of us got into healthcare is to have that personal touch and its very depersonalized now, like you said, we have to start visitation policies. And there arent visitors in our covid19 unit unless its end of life and unfortunately, sometimes we dont have the time to get families there. That emotional burden on healthcare is what is going to stick with all of us forever. I think thats whats the most difficult for me personally to deal through all of this. Katie, what about you . You work in an icu caring for Covid Patients in the worst condition. Tell us what you see there on a daily basis and are cases rising or falling where you are . So, my perspective is a little bit different. I feel like the most because when the boycotted firpandemic, we still had patients coming in. Your trauma patients, your patient whos are having heart astacks, stroke patients. They didnt stop coming in because a pandemic is here. Now were in a situation where the er is overwhelmed and we are holding 22 icu patients in the hallway and now transferred to icu, now we are caring for these overwhelming amount of critically ill patients who die in such a short amount of time and the rapid progression and the complexity of this virus is really unlike anything of us in healthcare have seen. We have watched patients go from completely is thatible to dieing in a matter of a 12hour chicago i was recently caring for a patient who was dying from covid and her husband told me, he said, you know, we recently separated our 49th wedding anniversary. We wont make it to 50 because covid has taken her away from me. You know, we feel like were in this neverending fight against this invisible enemy. We need people to mask up and to fight with us. Yes. And corey, when you talked about earlier the people hospital sized with covid cannot physically be with their loved ones, they cant have people come and visit. I know you are trying to make sure that isnt all lost. Can you speak to the human power of the connection, even if it is a video chat or phone call, is there a therapeutic quality to that connection . Absolutely. You think thats whats hard to get families to understand because i had a patient a couple weeks ago who was on a ventilator sitting paralyzed which his wife couldnt really wrap her mind around what that looks like or that fit in. We had to explain, i dont want to do it. I dont know what to say. And after explaining to her that even as nurses, these patients are paralyzed, theyre zatd. We still talk theyre sedate. We still talk to them. It was an awkward conversation to try to get her to be able to talk to her husband. Its a different dynamic. We encourage the patients and family to keep that connection. You know, that personal connection with their family is key to their success in recovery. We think its so important for our viewers to hear that, because so many of us feel powerless or unable to help, especially when you cant be there and so i think its great for people to know that thats one way and that they can potentially make a difference for their loved one who is battling, even if it isnt the first choice. Katie, you are just 28yearsold. You work in both the Emergency Department and intensive care unit as weve discussed. You say coronavirus cases and people around your own age, you say no and those are some of the most difficult to treat. Explain that. Well, you know, a very common misconception is its the older generation getting sick of covid, thats simply not true. Ive watched patients in their 20s battling on the ventilator, fighting for their life. They are supposed to be married, having children, starting college. Here they are fighting for their life. That is something thats been very hard, very difficult for all of us to cope with. You have been forced by these terrible circumstances to see death on a scale that you probably could not have been prepared for when you became a nurse. And idahos governor you know said this week in multiple counties, the morgues are full, theyre starting to ask for refrigerated trailers to hold bodies. What is bearing witness to all these months of suffering and death done to you personally as a nurse and as a person . I think i mean, [ inaudible ] i think it makes the rest of us want to step up. Again like katie said, masking is key. I think for healthcare workers, we want to work that much harder. Because it is, this barren desert of isolation. I mean, Community Spread is rampant around here. You know, the hospital honestly for me is a safe hampblt you know whos got coronavirus. We have equipment its when you go to the Grocery Store and see people who dont wear masks and recreating in large groups, thats whats terrifying. I feel safer at work than out in the community. Thank you, ladies, so much, for all you do. Sending you both so much strength and courage going through these next few weeks and months. Coming up, the fda has issued an emergency use authorization for the covid having in the u. S. So there is some hope. There is some light. We can all be grateful for today. Well take a look at all the challenges still ahead, for making sure this vaccine is distributed safely and efficiently. Dont go anywhere. Are you live in our cnn newsroom. Sed with natural essential oils to create a mist. To invite the scents, comfort and warmth of the season into your home. Its air care, redefined. Connect to nature this holiday season. Robinwithout the commission fees. So, you can start investing today wherever you are even hanging with your dog. So, what are you waiting for . Download now and get your first stock on us. Robinhood. We have to find somethingust else. Good luck ut it. What does that mean . We are doomed. [ laughter ] thats it. I figured it out were going to give togetherness. That sounds dumb. Were going to take all those Family Moments and package them. Hmm. [ laughing ] that works. It can happen literally at any second now, the signature at the cdc that will clear the way for the First Authorized Coronavirus Vaccine to fly out across the country to people who need it first and most. Cnns brian todd reports on the enormous Distribution Efforts thats waiting to begin. Reporter operation warp speed is about to have its name put to the test again. Pfizer, shipping its Coronavirus Vaccine from this Production Center in michigan to hospitals and hubs all over the country. A highly choreographed process with potential pitfalls. There are so many small steps where things could go wrong, because this is such a decentralized process thats going to be up to the states. Thats going to be up to local jurisdictions. Reporter ups and fedex will transport the Pfizer Vaccine under escort by u. S. Marshals. The faa will tell air Traffic Controllers those flights will have priority. The crates have gps devices and a temperature probe to make sure the vaccines stay at more than 90 degrees below zero. In the bottom there is dry ice. In the middle the pay load. On top more dry ice. Reporter once the vaccine shipments arrive at hospitals or other hubs, a race against the clock. Each soft doses needs to be put in the freezeish for 90 second from the time its unloaded from the box. Reporter from the ultracold freezer to the shot in your arm, its not immediate. Frozen in suspension, we need to take it up to Room Temperature that will take about three hours. Reporter hospitals and nursing home facilities are ramping up staff, hiring more people to administer the vaccines. Cvs and warm greens are sending staff into Nursing Homes to give the shots. We will be putting 9,000 nurse and technicians on the road to go to the facilities to administer the vaccines. Were ready to get going. Reporter states are alerting hospitaling how many doses they can expect. With 21 Million Health workers in the u. S. And 3 million nurse, home residents. States will have to tell some of them to wait. We dont think we will be getting a vaccine in the first allotment. Its the first week that it comes out. Reporter hospitals are setting up makeshift clinics in lobbies, and games and cafeterias for their workers. We will have the staff to go from a day or two and the following week, we should be full court press. Reporter some will prioritize the most atrisk personnel. Others are considering a lottery or polling staffers to see who wants to go first. Some hope within weeks to finish vaccinating frontline staffers. Still, any complicated hiccup could complicate the rollout. There may be some surprise events is that may occur as well. For example, if individuals end up having side effects. There may be somebody that has a severe allergic reaction. There are so many contingencies that must be planned for. For that reason, they caution people not to staff all of the staffers at once, in case some are side lined with side effects. They will need to stag ter vaccine nations of their frontline workers. Brian todd, cnn, washington. Up next, trumps rhetoric about a stolen election is now trickling down to Republican Voters in georgia and it could have an impact on gop turnout in the state Senate Runoff next month. Hear what they are saying next. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Keeping your oysters business growing has you swamped. You need to hire. I need indeed indeed you do. The moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a shortlist of quality candidates from a resume data base claim your seventyfivedollar credit when you post your first job at indeed. Com promo think you need to buy expensive skincare products [ ] to see dramatic results . Try olay skin care. 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Political universe on the state of georgia now where early voting began monday in two Senate Runoff races that will determine control of the u. S. Senate. Republican senator Kelly Loeffler facing democrat reverend warnock. President trump spoke out last weekend in georgia insisting the election a month ago was rigged. We intoic to several Trump Supporters in georgia about the president s claim. Reporter are you going to vote . I dont know yet. If its going to be the same counters and the same dominion machines i may not and if i dont see the republicans, something for trump, im not voting for them. Reporter two critical runoff elections next month will decide which Party Controls the u. S. Senate. Some Trump Supporters believe trump didnt lose this state in the president ial election and they dont think candidates are standing up for trump. Some folks are saying theyre not going to show up. I understand them, because were pissed. Reporter did you vote, sir in the president ial election in georgia . I did. Reporter who did you vote for if you dont mind my asking. Greatest president. Donald j. Trump. He didnt lose. Are you candidates me . Reporter do you plan on voting in the Senate Runoff . Do i. For a republican, i take it . I dont know at this point. Reporter so you might not vote republican in january . I dont vote for a party. Okay. As far as im concerned, the democrats and republicans can all go to hell. Reporter Trump Supporters are stuck in the murky, muddy world of misinformation. Viral videos claiming the election here was rigged are circulating all over the internet. Lin wood a trump supporting lawyer in georgia is now challenging novembers election, even told republicans they shouldnt vote in januarys runoffs if the senator, do not challenge the november results. If Kelly Loeffler and david perdue do not do it, they have nod earned your vote, dont you give it to them. The oath of the Republican People in the base are reason to get up off our tails and go vote for you. Because if you dont stop this fraud of an election, you dont have our backs, why with rehaving yours . Reporter if i were the chair of a republican party, i hear you a republican saying they might not vote, i would be freaking out. I would say, oh my god, are we going to lose this to democrats . Thats the point. Those two republican senators need to get their asses out of here office and start getting on the street and demanding a real recount. Not a fake recount. Reporter do you trust that next months election the runoffs will be fair . Not 100 , but im still encouraging people to vote because if they dont vote, then there will be nothing to sort out and we will have gifted the election to the democrats. Reporter gabrielle sterling is a republican election official in georgia who has called out trumps election claims. A lot of folks just dont believe there was a free and Fair Election here in georgia for the president ial race and some of them dont think that fraud is going to happen here in january in the Senate Runoffs is going to be fair either. What is your message to people who believe this . First of all, we are shown with masks, with everything we can i know in their heart and hearts and guts there is no evidence that they can believe this everybody that voted for trump, they dont know everybody that voted for bind. We have been talking about this an entire ad in the state to explain to people a lot of what you will hear is not going to be real. The problem is a combatant for the president of the United States, which makes it much more difficult. Reporter cnn, atlanta. Joining us now cnn political analyst hearndon, a National Political reporter for the new york times. You have been to georgia recently to cover this crucial runoff. Do you have a sense of whether members of the president s loyal base who believe his election claims are prepared to come out and vote for two republican senators on january 5th . Well, what we do know is they are holding the republican candidates to a very high bar. They want Kelly Loeffler, they want david perdue to show the utmost loyalty President Trump, even following him down this path of talking about Election Fraud and talking about these claims in which he has done over the last month since the election. But i was in valdosta when the president was there last week. It was interesting when the candidate came to speak, the crowd shouted in doubt saying fight for trump, stand for trump. That was a message to them saying, oh we will vote for you, but we are holding you to a standard, that means that you have to follow the president all the way down this path. Even if it does not have any evidence. So we know that the president base is purely thinking about this in relationship to trump, whereas the Democratic Base is seeing a backlash to this and seeing it as a reason to have a unified both house senate and white house. Historically, georgia has been reliably red. Yet, joe biden changed that this year in the president ial contest. What is your sense of which parties that momentum currently . Its hard. Because what we do know is that georgia is changing so georgia has been put into play on a clearly purple basis because of multiple things. One is the demographic changes that are happening in this state. It was true for region in the south. Largely its happening most quickly throughout georgia. So that means an influx of nonwhite filters, an influx of younger voters, latino and other folks throughout the state that have changed the makeup of both city and suburb in that state. What we also know is that President Trump has accelerated the what i the collegeeducated white republicans or conservatives have drifted away from him. So, both of those things in decision have sped up the past in which georgia has become a state that has gone democratic way faster than the party was expected. What we dont know if that translates to the runoff, partly because they are expected lower turnout and which party is going to be most chiefly motivated for that so its a real turnout game. A grass roots game. We expect the turnout to be lower. The question is whose base dropped more. Its hard to say where that is. What we do know is both sides are expected to be within one or two Percentage Points of close range. Who is up in that is any ups guess. So lets talk about whats at stake here. Earlier, i interviewed julian castro, what has been to georgia recently to rally the Democratic Base. Take a listen if we keep mr. Mcconnell in charge, what you will see is a couple more years of what were seeing right now. We see a lot of people in long lines at food banks. We see millions of americans in the break of distinction and doing 50 of the business they normally do. We see a lot of folks who need help. Theyre still unemployed. You talk about turnout. How is that message going to resonate . Is that going to motivate democrats . Perhaps even republicans disenchanted with President Trump and his administration. Is that a way to turn out for democrats . I think thats the question. What you have is both sides saying, hey, if this becomes a unified house in congress and big change is on the way. What the democrats are saying that change is good, that means coronavirus relief. That means a kind of a check is in your pocket in terms of response, of the economic response from this pandemic. Theyre saying action of Climate Change and Voting Rights and the like. What republicans are saying is that means a path down socialism, a kind of farleft agenda. That that should strike fear in you about the unified house in congress. Not inspire you. So its actually a kind of parallel message that we are seeing from both parties right here. But whats the difference is where they are pitching the positive or negative impact. What what the impact of President Trump right now is that republicans cannot give the message thats the most obvious one. It would be the easiest for Kelly Loeffler and david perdue is to say the president lost and you have a check on biden. They cannot say those words, that requires an ad mission the president will not allow them. That is the funny thing of this race is they are hinting at that prospect. They cannot give their clearest message, the president is simply finds that disloyal and the bays. And the president was there last weekend in this upcoming week. Well see joe biden visiting georgia in hopes of boosting support. Thank you for joining us. Up next, well bring you the story of one of the millions of american whos are now facing eviction. You are live in the cnn newsroom. The cdc has temporarily halted evictions, but that order is now set to expire december 31st. Because of that, 14 million americans are at risk of being homeless. Cnns rosa flores has one mans desperate story. Reporter since his wife died in 2012, john ayers counts his blessings, like bella and bear, and his job as an insurance agent. You were earning good money. I was making salary. Reporter enough to pay 2,000 rent on a house in ft. Lauderdale, florida. Im here for you. Reporter and because of severe arthritis and diabetes. Let me catch my breath for a second. Reporter an uber driver known as fast ice to get around, but a few months after the pandemic broke, john lost his job, exhausted his savings on rent, medicine and utilities and was slapped with an eviction notice. I need help. Thats the first time ive said it. I need help. Because i am about to be homeless. Reporter like millions of americans, john could be homeless on new years day. When the cdcs order halting evictions expires. And right now i cant reporter while he cant afford his medications, hes not worried about himself. Its the thought of being out there with a dog, because im not putting my dog down. This is a residential eviction for nonpayment of rent reporter county judge robert lee said they could trip from 5,000 to 15,000 and in the case of some landlords they are almost in the same desperate position as the tenant is. Reporter to meet skyrocketing demand, the court has moved judges who try crimes, medical and insurance claims to evictions. Im with coast to coast legal aid. Reporter pro bono attorneys are going to where the need is great, food lines to help tenants fight to stay in their homes. Youre looking for a shelter. Reporter but the call volume in this homeless shelter increased from 800 calls on average to 1200 last month and the Homeless Population is already growing. The fear of that turning into thousands upon thousands drives me completely crazy. I cannot almost have a conversation without breaking down over what it means. As for john, hes looking for a job. Upload my resume. And counting a new blessing. Fast ice now drives him free of charge. Youre a goodman, my brother. You are a goodman. A man desperate for a miracle. Rosa flores, cnn, ft. Lauderdale, florida. We have a heartwarming update to johns story. He started the day yesterday before rosas story first aired with just 100 in a go fund me account and by the end of the day yesterday so many people responded trying to help john that his go fund me account now has over 100,000. So another example of the worst situations come the best of humanity. Thats whats shining today. Im Monica Barrera in new york. 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