The u. S. Aims to vaccinate 100 Million People by the end of march. And this vaccine arrives at a critical moment for the u. S. As the fallout from thanksgiving travel is still unfolding. It took us only four day, four, to add 1 million more cases, crossing the 16 million mark this weekend. Hospitals in nearly every corner of this country have felt the impact as hospitalizations due to covid19 hit record highs for the seventh day in a row yesterday. More than 30,000 american deaths from covid19 were reported this month alone. And american covid deaths in just the past week, out number the total number of canadian deaths in this pandemic. With winter holidays just ahead, experts say it will get worse before the majority of americans have a chance to roll up their sleeves for this vaccine. Today we should pause and just take in the progress. The scenes we are witnessing are historic. A safe and effective vaccine rollout just 12 months into a worldaltering pandemic is unprecedented. We are covering every angle of this complex process. Cnns Paul Vercammen is standing by in los angeles and pete is in michigan at pfizers manufacturing facility. Pete, you saw the first trucks load up and roll out of there this morning. Has everything gone to plan so far . So far, so good, ana. What a moment we saw here, especially given the fact that we only learned about this virus a year ago and now the vaccine is rolling out from here. A critical spot in the Vaccine Distribution network. This is pfizers largest facility. U. P. S. And fedex trucks left here at 8 30 this morning. On board, 189 boxes of the Pfizer Vaccine and each one of those boxes, 975 vials of the vaccine, five doses per vial. You do the math, thats about 920,000 doses of this vaccine now going throughout the country. Operation warp speed says theyre going to 600 individual locations. Those are places like hospitals and pharmacies, cvs and walgreens. The deliveries start tomorrow morning, but the bulk of the shipments will arrive on tuesday. Pfizers head of Global Supply says this is just the start of a massive movement. I couldnt be more confident in the distribution of the vaccine. Weve worked incredibly hard over many months doing test shipments, improving our shippers, making sure that they can maintain temperature during the entire journey. And were very happy with the solution. Not just a ground game here, ana, also a massive air operation. Those trucks went to airports and they flew to hubs. We just saw one of those vaccine planes land in louisville. It all begins right here in michigan, ana. Stand by. We will be talking to u. P. S. Official it s to see how things going later in this show. I want to turn to Paul Vercammen in los angeles. Some of the shipments will head to your location, ucla medical center. How soon will the vials arrive . Reporter they dont want to reveal too much, but they say next day or so for these vaccines to arrive. That means shots in the arms for the beginning of 11,000 ucla hospital workers on wednesday. Very, very careful about what they reveal, but its clear that among those to get the shots first are going to be icu and emergency room workers. Those who have the most contact and closest contact with covid19 patients. Dr. Cherry at ucla also dealing with the daunting task of this explosion of covid19 cases in california. The latest count, more than 30,000. Here at ucla, 101 covid19 patients. I asked him about trying to vaccinate his employees in the middle of a pandemic. Theres years of emergency preparedness. While were taking care of our noncovid patients and our patients that are covid19 as well, we are doing what he with need to keep our Health Care Workers safe, including standing up a Vaccination Program for them. Well have the staffing to be able to do this and people are pitching in to make sure it works well. Reporter ucla is a critical distribution hub. It has seven freezers, a million capacity for the vaccines. So, some of the vaccine will leave here for other hospitals as they distribute it throughout the west. Back to you, ana. Paul vercammen, pete, thanks, guys. Im joined by dr. Lena wen, an Emergency Room Physician at George Washington university. Doctor, first, i want to get your reaction to todays news, this moment. Here we are, less than a year after the first case of coronavirus was identified in the United States. We have a viable vaccine. Tomorrow vaccinations officially begin. How extraordinary is that . It is truly extraordinary. It is a triumph of science and i think were going to look back on this moment as a major turning point in this pandemic. The beginning of the end or the begin of a beginning, if you will. I think we need to celebrate the science involved. I watched the proceedings last week, the deliberations by the external committees of scientists. And i think this is also a moment where we should be celebrating science because science has really prevailed here. I hope the American People can take great comfort in knowing that what happened when no scientific shortcuts were taken. We are confident of the safety and efficacy of these vaccines. The initial shipment of Coronavirus Vaccines is 2. 9 million doses, were told, according to alex azar, health and Human Services secretary. How big of a difference will this make in curtailing the horrible case numbers weve been seeing and reporting on in the past few weeks . Unfortunately, this is not going to make that much of a difference right now. Thats because were only looking at about 1 of the population that this initial shipment is going to cover. Right now were facing escalating surges. Onethird of a hospitals are at full capacity when it comes to their icus. We have a thanksgiving surge and well see a christmas surge on top of that. The shipments right now will make a difference to the individuals and dont get me wrong, thats a big deal because these individuals are going to be protected for the most part against covid19. But its not going to make a big difference when it comes to this horrible death toll that were seeing. And thats such an important message. Do you worry the beginning of these vaccinations could give some people a false sense of security . I do. I think people are misunderstanding about what this does. It reduces severe illness and reduces hospitals and symptomatic illness from covid19, which is really important. But we dont yet know whether these vaccines are reduce transmission and spread of coronavirus. Even after somebody gets the vaccine, they still need to be Wearing Masks and practicing social distancing. Again, whats going to get us through this winter is not the vaccine. Its not going to come quickly, not for most americans. What will get us through is masks, social distancing and critically, avoiding indoor gatherings with people who are not in our immediate household. How do you persuade people to keep using masks . Some people who havent been doing that from the beginning as well as the social distancing you just spoke of when people see the vaccine shipping out and they think this means the pandemic is over . But that vaccine is not going to get to you for quite a bit longer. Not for forever, right . Were talking about waiting for several more months. Possibly by spring and early summer. People who want the vaccine should be able to get it. Im hopeful well be able to vaccinate the vast majority of americans by summer. We need to hang in there for that bit longer. We do the end in sight. How tragic if people were to die, thousands per day, when we actually have hope right there. The head of operation warp speed, he said today they hope to have immunized 100 Million People by april. Thats well short of herd immunity, of course, that would require about 75 of americans are immunized. How far will that go to stop the spread or slow the spread of this virus that is killing thousands of americans a day . I do think by march april, where we have 100 Million People who are vaccinated, that we will be able to slow the spread substantially. This virus is going to spread as long as people are still susceptible to it. People who were infected before, people who got the virus will have some level of protection. So, i think it will make a difference, again, in the spring but we need to get through this winter. And i just cannot overemphasize how worried i am about christmas and new years. We saw surges with every major holiday. I hope people who are still considering traveling to please cancel those trips and lets celebrate christmas differently. Lets not get together indoors unless we have quarantined for at least seven days and then gotten tested or quarantined for ten days. More most people thats not possible. The vaccine rollout will likely happen at the state level and secretary azar says states are being given the money they need for Vaccine Distribution. Is that right, do states have what they need to get the vaccines to people who need them . No, states do not have what they need. They need 8. 8. 4 million to do the vaccines and theyve received about half of that. All the scientific discovery of operation warp speed, if thats not then translated to operation warp speed for distribution. And thats whats going to happen when there are such complex logistics that states and local health departments, theyve been doing their best but its the same people who have been rolling out testing and Contact Tracing and doing Public Education who are now having to do vaccinations. We really need to support them. As we mentioned, youre an Emergency Room Physician. Do you know when you will get the vaccine . I dont know yet but im eager to get the vaccine. Also my father is in his 70s, my motherinlaw is in her 70s also. They have chronic medical illnesses. I am excited for them and for all americans and people around the world to get this vaccine. Thank you for all your insights and expertise and the time youre taking. We have much more on the vaccine rollout just ahead. But were also following developments from washington where a Bipartisan Group of lawmakers are deciding to split up their proposals for much needed covid relief. Well have the details next. Dont worry, theyre going to love you. Oh my gosh you made it did you put some ah, kale in the greens . We didnt forget about you welcome to the family. Thank you. Wooooow. But come ye back when su mom, dad. Whys jamie here . Its sunday. Sunday sing along. And he helped us get a home and auto bundle. 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They will be among the First Americans getting this very limited vaccine and moatably the idea here is to get these government officials treated as quickly as possible to prevent those closest with the president from getting infected with coronavirus. Officials here at the white house and other Government Agencies have been dealing with coronavirus outbreaks dating back to the spring, perhaps culminating with that rose garden superspreader event for Amy Cohen Barrett where its believed the president got coronavirus himself. The context is extremely important. Right now this vaccine is going to be available to highrisk frontline workers treating coronavirus patients and other atrisk populations. At this point, this administration has not been very serious in handling the coronavirus when it comes to public messaging. You heard from the president himself in speaking to bob woodward on the record saying hes downplayed the severity of this virus. Weve heard from white house staffers who say they have been pressured to not wear masks while working here at the white house because the president doesnt like the visuals, the optics of that. Further, the white house continues to hold holidaythemed events with large groups of people gathering in very close spaces. No social distancing. Very few masks, if any. So, these white house officials are going to be receiving a vaccine that millions of atrisk americans could use very badly right now, ana. From the white house to capital hill. We learned theres a development in the stimulus talks. What can you tell us about that. Reporter this is coming from our colleagues. This Bipartisan Group of legislators in the house and senate have been working to advance stimulus talks. Were learning theyre actually going to break up what would with be an enormous package into two pieces. Essentially the first one is a 750 billion proposal that would likely have a backing among most lawmakers. It helps small businesses, provides jobless benefits, provides for Vaccine Distribution, among other things. The second portion would certainly be more contentious. It includes 160 billion boost for state and local aid and Liability Protection for businesses and other enterprises. Those two have been the main sticking points between democrats and republicans for months. Democrats wanting that state and local aid. Republicans, the Senate Majority leader, mitch mcconnell, very, very firm on the line that he wants Liability Protection for businesses. That second portion may have a difficult time getting through. The first one likely to be much more popular. Were expecting these lawmakers will provide more details tomorrow afternoon. I think a lot of people are holding their breath and maybe breathing a little sigh of relief after hearing this report. Boris, keeping our fingers crossed. Biden is meeting with his Transition Team and the president elect attending mass in wilmington, delaware, this weekend. You can see hes walking a little more carefully than usual as his broken heel heals. Jessica dean, its a big day for the biden team. The eve of the Electoral College vote that will officially seal the victory for the former Vice President , now president elect. Thats right, ana. Typically tomorrows activities would be what we would expect, more of a formality. With all of the false allegations from President Trump about the election being rigged and fraudulent, fraudulent election and also his refusal to concede t takes on a lot more importance. To your point, the biden team certainly has its eye on that official meeting of the Electoral College tomorrow. We do know the president president elect is expected to give remarks later tomorrow evening on the Electoral College meeting and what it means for america Going Forward and for his upcoming administration. Something to note, ana, thats right now scheduled for 8 00 p. M. Eastern, which is more of a prime time speaking slot. Theyre hoping to get to more americans with the later slot in the evening tomorrow. Jessica, as team biden continues to fill out the roster in these top positions and the next administration, were hearing from multiple sources about a Biden Administration cabinet position. Can you tell us who is being considered for it and what more you know . Right. Weve got new reporting from jeff zeleny who is reporting pete buttigieg, former south bend mayor, has emerged as leading contender to be secretary of transportation. If youve been following along during this transition, you know buttigiegs name has been in the mix for a lot of different roles. The biden team and the president elect himself think highly of him. They would love to see him placed in one of these roles. Its about finding the right place for him, the right fit. Were getting this report that hes emerging as top contender to be secretary of education, which will be critical as President Biden pushes his transition positions. This is fluid, these positions are still be, talked about. Nothing is official until its announced. Thank you, jessica dean. Tomorrow is huge for the future of this nation on so many levels as we continue to follow the breaking vaccine news. The Electoral College will affirm president elect joe bidens victory tomorrow, but President Trump is still refusing to concede. What does that mean for the country . Well discuss. This is advanced hydration with key nutrients that support your immune system to help you feel more confident whether youre heading out here, or even in here. Get ready, with the advanced hydration of pedialyte. New projects means you need to hire. Gers. I need indeed. Indeed you do. The moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a short list of quality candidates from our resume database. 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Republicans are doing this without evidence out of a president whos acting like a demagogue who most recognize is lying to himself and the American People but theyre doing it out of fear and the fact that 126 republicans signed onto the amicus brief that was smacked down by the Supreme Court which means we have those that try to overturn the population election. Its a disgrace. It doesnt reflect the country but it does reflect this Republican Party. Margaret, it was al gore who conceded the 2000 election. That was a much closer race. It came down to just 537 votes but he accepted the result after a definitive Supreme Court defeat. I want to play what he said this morning when jake tapper asked if he ever regretted conceding. No, i have not. You know, Winston Churchill once said of the American People, he said they generally do the right thing after first exhausting every available alternative and there were no remaining alternatives after a final Supreme Court decision. The only there is no intermediate step between a final Supreme Court decision on a matter of this sort and a violent revolution. President trump and the vast majority of republicans are still not relenting after a Supreme Court loss, the texas gop chairman basically floated secession. So, where does this end . I went on to work in the white house of george w. Bush after that election, and i will say, i have never thought more highly of al gore, especially with this kind of historic context. And even then with that incredibly graceful concession that was true to the spirit of the founding and peaceful transition of power, there was still a very lack of democrats and progressiveses who believed george w. Bushs presidency was illegitimate all throughout his presidency. Now, imagine if al gore had not had that kind of concession, that kind of a graceful and appropriate peaceful transition of power. Thats what weve got now. And, you know, if thats your baseline, add 20 years of hyperpolarization and fraying of our civic discourse and our faith in institutions. And social media. True. We have a recipe for a lot of instability that, let alone the pandemic. This is truly problematic. To answer your specific question, i mean, this is specific to this party at this time. Democrats in 2000, al gore won the popular vote and george w. Bush won a critical state by 537 votes where his brother was governor, and still republicans still won. Still won. Democrats abided by it. Allen west, head of texas gop, who you just cited, to float civil secession after talk of civil war. The arizona gop tweeting to its followers asking if folks would be willing to die to overturn the results of the election. Thats a sickness in our politics, specifically in the Republican Party. And the terrible irony, its the party of lincoln, but now in name only. You have folks advocating secession . We did that once before. The republicans were on the right side of history there. Theyre on the wrong side of history now. You asked where it ends, and ill just add sorry, but ill just add, as a republican, you know, i have never been a very strong supporter of President Trump. I have never felt farther from the Republican Party where i dont recognize people that i used to sit at tables with, that worked with me in the george w. Bush white house, who signed on to be members of congress, signed on to that that amicus brief. This ends not well for the Republican Party, i think. I talked to a focus group of people who had not made up their mind, who they were going to vote for, independents, majority were independents, some republicans, some identified as democrats as far as Party Affiliation and one of the consistent themes i was hearing from them is they wanted someone who would help unify the country. And tomorrow Vice President i should say, president elect joe biden will deliver remarks on the eke toElectoral College. Theyre meeting tomorrow. What should he offer . Im an independent and i think he should continue to hit the notes he has through the end of the campaign and since winning the presidency. He has run as a uniter, not a divider. He needs to talk about how our countrys character is stronger than any divisive demagogues who try to divide us. And the founders warned against people who would pretend to be super patriots and divide americans against one another. And that we need to rise above those passions. We need to find Common Ground and common purpose and move forward to deal with the real challenges we have as a country, including an ongoing pandemic, this virus of denialism about elections and covid is crazy talk. Biden has to help elevate the country. The good news is, leadership matters. It does. Margaret, do you think there will be backlash for republicans who continue with this, you know, Conspiracy Theory about Election Fraud . The reckoning is always with the voters, ana. Well have to see what happens. Frankly, in this new era, i think a lot remains unsettled. We dont know how the senate will go. We dont know what will happen. Theres a real possibility and i still hold out hope that we could have a new era of really pragmatic Bipartisan Legislation in the next two years. I think because biden by republicans is actually not seen as somebody who could be a twoterm president , is seen as a transitional figure, i think theres an opportunity for republicans to reset the deck if they hope to retake the white house in four more years. So, i i mean, the answer is, there are too many unknowns yet but there are many holding out hope. There are just enough who believe it is time to move on from donald trump. John, one last word. Its going to take leadership on the part of the senators as well to not by cowed by the base, not to be tipped by hyperbipartisanism but to try to solve problems in the name of the national interest, not special interest. That hurdle should not be so high but it seems insurmountabye high for so many in congress, even though they were elected to do these things. Good to have you here. Thanks. We have breaking news on a busy sunday evening. The Washington Post report Russian Hackers have targeted u. S. Agencies. What could they be after . A live report is next in the cnn newsroom. But im not a new customer. A deal on a smartphone, well, actually now, new and existing customers can get our best smartphone deal. Its historic. That is historic. Which means. Im making history, right . Yea, i dont know if id exactly sa wow. Me, dave brown. Existing customer who got the greatest deal in history. Just like every other customer gets. Oh thats cool too. Its not complicated. At t is making history. Everyone gets our best smartphone deals. Breaking news. The u. S. Commerce department has confirmed it was hacked and the victim of a data breach. Senior National CorrespondentAlex Marquardt is with us. This looks like what is the latest ongoing significant attacks by russia against the United States. We often talk about russias attacks in the context of elections but its important to note it goes well beyond that. There are consistent regular attacks by russia against Government Networks, against private networks. What we know about this attack is the Commerce Department confirmed there was a data breach in one of their bureaus. The Washington Post has also reported that the Treasury Department was also targeted. Treasury did not comment to us but the Commerce Department said they asked the fbi and the department of homeland securitys cyber arm to investigate. They also did confirm the breach in their statement. They said there was recently discovered activity on Government Networks and that they have offered what they call technical assistance. Now, we should note this comes after another maempb major attack that russia is suspected of carrying out against a very wellknown global Cyber Security firm called fireeye in which the actors got in and stole some of their hacking tools. One source said the leading suspect is russia in that situation. And the Washington Post is reporting that same actor known as apt29 is also behind this targeting of the commerce and Treasury Departments. We should note that the recently fired director of that cyber arm, his name is chris krebs, fired by the president after calling the u. S. Election the safest and most secure in american history, he has just tweeted about this as well, calling the attack today a pretty largescale hack. He also goes on to say this thing is still early, i suspect. Lets let the pros work on it. The pros, he means his former colleagues who he says are more than well equipped to deal with it. But this is a reminder that Russian Hackers are very talented, they are very active and they do a lot more than just attack our elections. And theres also a lot more to learn about what they stole and what the end game is in this case. Thank you, we know well keep diggi digging. With the Electoral College about to confirm president elect bidens victory. Well tell you what it all means next. If you have risk factors like heart disease, diabetes and raised triglycerides,. Vascepa can give you something to celebrate. Vascepa, when added to your statin,. Is clinically proven to provide 25 lower risk from heart attack and stroke. Vascepa is clearly different. First and only fda approved. Celebrate less risk. Even for those with family history. Dont take vascepa if you are. Or become allergic to icosapent ethyl or any inactive ingredient in vascepa. 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Perhaps fewer even understand this constitutional procedure. That comes weeks after the popular vote. But like so many things in the era of donald trump, tomorrows Electoral College vote demands our attention. The president is certainly watching. He continues to insist the election was stolen. It wasnt. He continues to insist its not over. It is. Cnn senior Political Writer is here to break it all down. Harry, when we vote, were technically not actually voting for the president , right . Yeah, thats right. When we go in on election day or perhaps before election day if were early voting, what were technically doing is vote for the slate of electors who represent atic candidate. We vote for joe bidens slate or Donald Trumps slate. All have 538 electors. You need a majority to win, 270 electors. On election day after all the votes were counted, we saw joe biden had 306 electors and thats 306 in the Electoral College. Procedurally, brings up to speed about whats happened since election day. Right. Normally we wouldnt be paying very much attention, but over the past few weeks you might have heard all this stuff about certification, certification of the vote. And thats essentially whats been going on over the last month and some change. Each of the states have been making their final counts and certified not only which candidate has won but which of the slates have won. In new york, for example, it might be joe biden have won and his slate of electors have won. Explain these winning slates and how they come into play tomorrow. Right. What will essentially occur tomorrow is the winning slates will gather. In some states they will do so virtually. What they will do is they will meet and vote. Throughout the day well see different slates meeting in different states and they will be voting. Ee electors will be casting their votes. But there is such a thing as a faithless elector, something were learning more and more about this year. Explain what that is and how it could impact tomorrow. Right. So, you know, the drama just keeps on going, right . Look, tomorrow what well see is that most of the people who are pledged to an individual candidate will vote for their candidate. Some states, in fact, allow electors not to vote for their given candidate. Before we get carried away, i should point out joe biden has 306 electoral votes and the most faithless were in 1872. I know some states actually have penalties for people who go rogue, shall we say. Correct. Even when this is over tomorrow, its not over over. What is the final step . Right. You know, the drama that just keeps going on and on and on. Look, congress is going to meet in a little less than a month and what will essentially occur is congress will count the votes. There will be a joint session. Theyll meet, sort of try to declare the winner. Now, i should point out challenges are allowed. You might see some house republicans, for example, lodge some challenge says. To recognize here is that you need a majority of both the house and senate to agree in order to overturn any states results. Even though the senate right now is controlled by republicans, there are probably not republicans there to overthrow the results. Even if there were, the house is controlled by democrats. Joe biden is obviously going to win this thing, well count the electors tomorrow and well see how congress certifies those votes in a little less than a month from now. But joe biden is president elect for a reason. Harry enten, its been too long. I know, my goodness gracious. Good to see you. President trump insists his legal challenges will go on. Republican election lawyer and cnn contributor ben ginsburg joins us now. Ben, here is what President Trump said this weekend during an interfeview with fox news. Weve proven it. But no judge has had the courage, including the Supreme Court, i am so disappointed in them, no judge including the Supreme Court of the United States has had the courage to allow it to be heard. The Supreme Court, all they did is say we dont have standing. Theyre saying essentially that the president of the United States and texas and they say other states, great states, they dont have standing. Here is the point. Theyre winning these things on little technicalities laike a thing called standing, theyre saying the president of the United States does not have standing. Little technicalities . Ben, whats your response to what we just heard from the president . It takes sort of a special viewpoint to come to a conclusion like the president just did. The lack of standing they reached in the texas case, then just four days before in the pennsylvania case, were the briefest and most summary of dismissals possible. Thats lawyertalk for dont waste our time with these theories youre spouting. For the president to say its not over ignores the reality of what the Supreme Court just said. For laymen, explain what standing minnesoeans to the sup court. Under the constitution and the whole body of law for the last 200 years, you have to have an interest in the case. You have to have a judiciallyrecognized interest in being able to bring that. What the court was saying is that the u. S. Constitution gives to each state the ability to run its own elections. So that texas cant tell pennsylvania what to do in terms of running its election. And bottom line, no court has yet accepted the president s claim of cheating in any of the states he lost, in fact the claims have been adjudicated in dozens of courts across the country, trumps team has lost 50 cases in state and federal courts all the way up to the Supreme Court. How damaging is it for him to keep claiming he has proof of Election Fraud when no courts agree . Well, he is the master of branding. But this is loss after loss after loss. And the 50 cases have been before more than 80 judges because there are Appellate Courts that have more than one judge. And there has been a healthy number of judges who were appointed by this president. He bragged about how the u. S. Supreme court was his court now with his appointments, and theyve shut him down completely. Its over as a legal matter. Youve been speaking out about this for months, before the election you accused your fellow republicans with trying to disenfranchise voters with unproven claims. You saw this coming, but has it gone further than you predicted . I think it has gone further. This texas case is the perfect example of the way republicans have abandoned Core Principles. One of the Core Principles of republicans has always been states rights, that a large federal response is not as good as the states being able to judge their own affairs. And thats been a bedrock conservative principle. Somehow here, 18 attorney generals and 126 republicans in congress abandoned that principle and asked for relief. It was essentially a federal, national relief. And it would allow other states and the federal government to poke into the core election function the four states named in the suit. Thats an abandonment of principle that i never would have envisioned. Im up against the end of the hour but i want to confirm, when the president says hell keep fighting on with legal challenges, is there any more legal avenue to pursue . You can always file an additional case on a slightly different count in a different state. But after the thorough repudiation by trumpappointed judges on the district courts, on the court of appeals, on the u. S. Supreme court, its not going to be successful. And the key to this is, they still havent brought forward any evidence of the actual fraud that the president has said all along undergirds what hes claiming. 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