Unbelievable. You found your untapped talent. Youre making lemonade out of a healthy dose of lemons, but julia, youre really an inspiration because a lot of people are experiencing exactly what you are and you are being adaptive and having to mac every day. Julia, thank you so much. All the best to you and your family. Thank you very much. Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for being with me. Happy new year. Were following breaking news this hour. A group of 11 republican senators and senatorelect say they will vote to support missouri senator josh holly and his plan to object to certifying president elect joe biden on wednesday. With us now, senior political analyst mark preston and president ial historian tim neftali. Good that you could both be with me. Happy new year, wow, what a way to start the new year, right . Mark, you first. How might this play out on wednesday . Will there be one objection that by senator holly and then its given two hours time of debate or might there be many objections . Well, fred, just in the last hour since this news broke just about an hour or so ago, we had learned some more details about this. Weve learned these 11 senators are going to be joining senator holly in voting against any states disputed elections. Thats what we hear from senator ted cruz who has released a joint statement with the senators on it. To take a step back, think about whats going to happen on saturday. You had the president of the United States, the outgoing president of the United States is calling his supporters to come to rally and to protest on his behalf because he thinks that he should get another four years. At the same time, youre going to have 12 senators on the floor as well as multiple, multiple number of house members, republicans who are going to object to these election results. Now, lets just go back. If you look in georgia, for example, the governors republican. The secretary of state is republican. The Lieutenant Governor is republican. These guys are all trump people, and yet they say the election is fine. We saw the Supreme Court as well dismiss cases. Weve seen courts across the country right now dismiss cases, but 60 cases dismissed. 60 cases. And what were going to see on tuesday, rather, wednesday, were going to see basically chaos, controlled chaos but its certainly going to be chaos on the senate floor. Its going to be very bad for democracy. So tim, what is this . Is this posturing without a mission . I mean, posturing in futility because this is not likely to change the outcome of this free and fair election. Joe biden will be inaugurated and theres your next president. Whats this really about . Fred, this is cynical, antidemocratic posturing by a group of people who are afraid of their own constituents and some of whom would prefer the kind of authoritarian government that a second term of donald trump would bring to washington. Thats what it is. If you look at the electoral act of 1887, not something i have looked at very frequently in the past, but this is going to be the first major test of it in congress. Theres no basis for what josh holly and his confederates planning to do. There is no predicate for this kind of dispute, because the states are actually, according to that law, which was passed in response to the really tough outcome of the 1876 election, the states are the ones who are supposed to determine the certification which is what the constitution wants and the states are supposed to be given, really, the final word and if theres no debate at the highest level of any of the states, in other words, if they dont send in two rival lists of elector l then theres nothing for congress to do but posture and thats what were about to see on wednesday. Mark, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell, he did urge his caucus, you know, not to do this. At the same time, also say, hey, ill allow you a vote of conscience. Is this that but 2. 0 . I mean, is this more than he bargained for . Is it potentially disruptive . You know, you have to wonder if Mitch Mcconnell is thinking to himself, is it worse than what were in right now . Could we see more defections from republicans and senators over the years who have developed a gravitas and an honesty, regardless of whether theyre democrats or republicans. So he has lost 12 of his republicans right now. As weve talked about last hour, its their prerogative to go ahead and do this. Mitch mcconnell certainly wouldnt like to see this happen. He probably just wants to move right on and get back to the business as we discussed Mitch Mcconnell in the past, hes a pragmatist. Hes a legislator and he is a politician. So hell let them do what they want to do. He wont necessarily appreciate it, but the fact is, theyll have their moment in time. Now, for tim, i always think about the past four years of the Trump Administration and specifically, the past six months and i wonder, what is history going to say about all of these republicans who have gone out and knowingly, knowingly lied or have tried to thwart the constitution . I cant imagine history is ever going to be kind to them. I wonder about that, tim, as well. I mean, the damage to the party, the Republican Party and to those who are following suit, whether its holly or the president of the United States or is the damage mostly to the presidency . Historians often disagree, but it will be interesting to see if this group of anticonstitutionalists will be remembered the way that joe mccarthy is remembered, as people who attacked democracy and civil rights demagog demagoguery, and in this case, for a demagogue. But they assume there will be no public shaming in their home states. Theyre assuming that. In fact, i think many of them are doing this because theyre afraid of public shaming but lets make clear one thing. Many of the voters in their votes who want them to do this are victims of a Disinformation Campaign led by a failed president ial candidate. These senators have an obligation to this country to clear up the disinformation and to persuade their voters that, in fact, this election was fair and free. They have an obligation to do that. Its worse than cowardice for them to say now, well, our, my supporters believe trump was denied a fair second term. Its up to the senators to prove to them and persuade them and know, in fact, theyre victims of disinformation. Except it seems, mark, perhaps there are those who feel like capitalizing off these misinformation is going to be, if not shortterm, maybe even longterm beneficial to them. Otherwise, why do it . Absolutely. And this is politically craven. I think you could probably go through every one of those lawmakers and you could find no reason why they have decided to do this. Primarily, i do think tim is right. Might actually believe it. I mean, hard to fathom at this point. Some of them might actually believe it, but there is longterm political calculations that are being made right there. If you look at some of these folks, theyre running for the white house. They want Trump Supporters to back them in 2024, or 2028. So there is an incredible amount of political maneuvering going on around here and just to add to one thing that tim said and to button it up with you, fred, is that in the statement, they dont, these 11 senators dont say that they have any evidence that there has been voting fraud, nor do they have any specific examples. What they do say is that there are allegations. We havent seen allegations like this ever, and theres a poll that shows that the American People believe it. Well, lets just pause for a second. They believe it because the president of the United States and his allies have used the soap box of the white house and the federal government to perpetuate this lie and thats why they believe it. Well leave it there for now, gentlemen. Thank you so much, mark preston, tim naftali. Thank you. More than 3 million ballots cast in georgias early Voting Period ahead of tuesdays u. S. Senate runoff races and those voters tend to lean democratic which has republicans worried about the turnout theyll need to win on election day. Three of the candidates are crisscrossing the state in the final weekend before the election, except senator david purdue, whos quarantining after coming into close contact with someone with coronavirus. Kyung lah is on the trail in peachtree city. So how does this last campaigning look this weekend . Reporter well, theyre crisscrossing the state and focusing on turnout, at least the republicans are really leaning in heavy on trying to get their voters out to the polls on tuesday on election day. The reason why theyre emphasizing this so much is because of what you just said, fred. The democrats have been overperforming and this is based on republican analysis and democratic analysis. That they have been showing up at a higher rate in early voting, emphasis on early voting here than they were in november 2020. Thats why today, youre hearing this from the republicans. So we dont have that sound available for you, but what senator purdue is saying at his home as you were mentioning because he came in contact with someone who is covidpositive is that he is anticipating that there is going to be a Million People who show up on election day and that the bulk of them will be republican. That is his hope, that he is saying today. Senator loeffler saying republicans have all got to get out to the polls but heres the complication, fred. Not just senator purdue off the trail but you have a president whos extremely unpredictable, focusing on january 6th on his political prospects. He even tweeted yesterday that tuesdays election is illegal and invalid. So not exactly helpful for the republicans who are trying to win control of the u. S. Senate. Fred . Right, not helpful at all. The president will be in georgia on monday as far as we know, senator loeffler will be alongside him and i wonder if hes wondering which donald trump is going to show up too. The one who says dont vote or the one who says vote. Reporter hoping hell stick to the teleprompter at least. Kyung lah, thank you so much. In peachtree, georgia. Stay with cnn for Election Night in america continued. Our special live coverage starts at 4 00 on tuesday. And coming up in just a few moments, reverend rafael warna joins me to talk about the state of his campaign. All the attack ads and his primary focus if he is elected to the u. S. Senate. 20 million cases and counting. The United States breaks another coronavirus record as the nations vaccine rollout falls short. Were live across the country. The new year starting off with the pandemic soaring to troubling new levels. 2020 ended with the deadliest month yet only to continue into 2021 with a sobering warning from Health Experts who fear that the worst is yet to come. The u. S. Is now on the cusp of 348,000 kdeaths due to covid an surpassed 20 million cases. More than 125,000 people are beginning this year in the hospital. Adding to the concern that new variant of covid19 which experts say the transmitted much easier. First seen in the uk, this strain has now been detected in colorado, california and florida. The vaccine rollout continues to lag. More than 12 million doses delivered to states but fewer than 3 million vaccinations have actually been administered. Far fewer than the initial goal of 20 million by the end of december. We have a team of correspondents covering all of these developments. Polo sandoval is in new york for us. Paul vercammen. Lets begin with Dianne Gallagher in florida where that states vaccination plan for seniors has led to long lines, confusion and frustration and dianne, you said where youve been, theyve ran out of doses. Theyre showing up leaving empty handed. Reporter yeah, we dont even have the vaccine tables or the setup here anymore, fred, that we had a little bit earlier today with you but there is no shortage of cars that have been driving by kind of asking us whats going on. I saw this in the newspaper, i saw this on tv. How come there arent any vaccines for me . And thats really been the case for most of the afternoon. Lake county, florida, where we are, initially said today would be first come first serve for the vaccines but they really they didnt simply have enough so they were going to honor the number of appointments that were left and then wait for their next shipment of vaccines, which theyre expecting to come early next week to midweek to start vaccinating people. Here in florida, the governor is not necessarily adhering exactly to the cdc recommendations of vaccinating people over the age of 75 and the Front Line Assembly workers. They were doing over the age of 65, in part why were seeing such a high demand. Theyve also seen overflow. Some of the places doing this first come, first serve, were talking about lines with people camping out overnight just hoping to get a shot at this covid19 vaccine. Other counties like in lake county attempted to do an appointment system and they simply got overrun. Take a listen. In my professional career, ive never seen a call center take so many calls and i understand concerns from residents in getting information, being able to initially to schedule an appointment for immunizations. Reporter so look, phone lines crashed, web sites crashed. The thing is that more vaccines are supposed to be on the way, so anybody whos over the age of 65 can get one here in florida. Fred, it is safe to say there is no shortage as well though of interest or demand in this state. We have talked the a lo a lot o people to simply move on to get the second dose in a couple of weeks as well. People who came where you are and disappointed, putting on the miles trying to find the next location where there might be doses left. All right. Thanks so much, dianne. Polo, on to you in new york where the mayor of new york city is pushing an ambitious plan to vaccinate a Million People in the city this month. Hows he going to do that . Reporter its quite the new years resolution we heard from the mayor this week, and that is to get close to a Million People vaccinated, as close as possible by the end of january and the answer is they expect to have Vaccine Distribution centers in the long run and want to work with some of the Community Centers and some of the folks in the community to try to get people obviously or increase confidence in the vaccine too among some of those that might have reservations about getting the vaccine. So the center of the city facing a logistical challenge and what theyre facing as well. In new york city alone, we have numbers. According to city officials, about 100,000 vaccine doses deliv administered out of 358,000 allotted to the city of new york. So theres certainly at least 10 of the way there, but still have a long way to go. Now, when it comes to actually statewide, there have been roughly 260,000 of the 700,000 vaccines that have been delivered here to the state of new york. You do the math, thats roughly 32 and believe it or not, overperforming compared to other states. I know that florida also does have a fairly High Percentage of the vaccinations that have been administered but look, hear from officials across the country at the state level certainly calling on more assistance not just from manufacturers like pfizer and moderna but federal government. We heard multiple Officials Say that is one of the challenges, one of the issues of trying to get as many shots as they can in peoples arms is that they lack that federal guidance, that mandate across the board that would actually dictate who gets these and when and many officials at the state level believe that could potentially be the upper hand. They dont want a situation with more of these covid doses in medical freezers than peoples arms. Nobody wants that. Paul vercammen in california where crisis pushes hospitals to the brink of catastrophe. Whats the latest there . Reporter a little bit of joy here at this hospital. Why . The army corps of engineers is coming here to do an assessment to look at the oxygen supply line. That is so critical to all of these covid19 patients who are literally gasping for breath. The army corps has sent down this team, 12 individuals, many of them experts in hospitals and distribution and the makeup of these hospitals. Theyre going to go through six hospitals in all. Theyve already gone through three of them. Theyre going to first assess what they need in terms of this oxygen supply and then theyre going to make fixes. So theres a lot of celebration and reason for some enthusiasm there. The big picture is just grim. 21,000 californians now hospitalized. It is taxing the system. Everything from the small clinic that cant provide care because it lost some nurses to those big hospitals whose e. R. S and then the covid patients. Its frustrating chief medical officers. If youre in a car accident, youre going to want us to save your life. If you have a heart attack or stroke, youre going to want an icu bed with trained icu nurses and physicians who are not caring for 20 other patients at the same time. This is about total collapse of the Health Care System if we have another spike. And we, in the hospital, cannot stop that. We can only react to it. It is the public that has the power to put a stop to the spread of the virus by obeying the basic Public Health guidances that have been put out. Reporter clearly, this chief medical officer frustrated by people not paying attention to the social distancing and other rules. I think its interesting to note this is not some middle School Biology student. This is the chief medical officer at the largest Trauma Center in the west and hes urging people to stop having these anticovid hootananies, fred. Weve seen gatherings of very large crowds, especially over the holiday weekend. Pretty troubling. 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Im joined now by one of the two Democratic Candidates challenging the republicans for those senate seats. Reverend raphael warnaw. Good to see you. Good to be with you, fredricka. Fantastic. Before i ask you about the race, let me ask about this breaking news that a dozen republican senators plan to vote to object to the certification of joe bidens win come wednesday. Whats your view on that . Well, we keep, and i feel like i sound like a broken record but we keep reaching new lows. This is outrageous and its outrageous that the sitting unelected senator of georgia, Kelly Loeffler, is not standing up for the voices of people in georgia. We have a democratic system. And the most powerful four words are, the people have spoken. Theyve spoken all across this country. Theyve spoken in swing states like pennsylvania. Theyve spoken here in the state of georgia and instead of standing up for the people and their voices, like these other dozen politicians, Kelly Loefflers focused on her own future rather than the future of the people trying to survive amidst this terrible pandemic. Its been made clear that its not likely that this challenging of the certification will change the outcome of the race but potentially a big distraction that could exhaust hours in the day, at least on wednesday before certification is voted on. Oh, its a huge distraction and more of the same. Politics of distraction and division at a time when we can ill afford it. I mean, this is the politics of the privileged. People who apparently are kfbl b but the folks i know and people in my church and across the community, theyre wondering when are they going to see some real relief . The issues couldnt be more urgent, and even this week, we saw this back and forth regarding the 2,000 stimulus. Why not pass the stimulus package for ordinary people and know this wont stand. Joe biden is president elect and Kamala Harris is the Vice President elect and georgia deserves a United States senator who will be thinking about the people and their issues rather than their own interests. Reverend, just three days away from perhaps hearing what voters in georgia have decided and how are you feeling, confident, are you concerned ultimately that perhaps turnout will be sizable on election day particularly amongst the republican electorate given that statistics are already showing that democrats have turned out in early vote in very high numbers . I am feeling very encouraged by whats happening here on the ground in georgia. Weve had over 3 Million People to vote already during the early period and it is because they understand how much is at stake. My name is on the ballot, but theyre not voting so much me as much as themselves and their future. People are concerned that for months, they havent seen covid relief. Theyre concerned that they might lose their health care in the middle of a pandemic. We have 1. 8 million georgians with preexisting conditions. Kelly loeffler seems to think its all right to get rid of Peoples Health care. I think that health care is a human right and so as we witness this massive turnout, were grateful but our message is we need people to show up on tuesday. Its not over until its over. So tell everybody you know to vote and if you have a question about where to vote, how to vote, go to votewarnock. Com but we must stand up in this defining moment in american history. The people are the only ones that could correct the dysfunction were witnessing right now in washington, dc. These have been very aggressive races. Were looking at Something Like 500 million plus in Television Ad spending involving all of the campaigns. There has been a clear distinction in the styles and you have been the target of a lot of negative campaigning involving taking some of your own words and sermons out of context which means you had to spend a lot of time explaining your intent, your focus. Do you believe that has cost you votes . Listen, im very clear that this is not about me. I have committed my whole life to service. I have been focused on the people that i see at my church and across the community. Why whats going on at washington doesnt work for them. So im not concerned about Kelly Loeffler. She can call me whatever she wants. And many of the same names she called me, called my heroes by those names. Martin luther king jr. And the folks i got to know right in atlanta who work alongside, vivian, john lewis, andrew young. So im going to be focused on the fact that people need health care. They need covid19 relief. I think its interesting that Kelly Loeffler has been in the senate for ten months and she hasnt even bothered to make a case for why the people of georgia should elect her. She was appointed. Its clear the people of georgia are disappointed and shes sounding more and more desperate every day in her rhetoric because shes focused on herself and so heres the clear choice of people in georgia. You can help her to help herself or you can help me to help you. And im deeply honored that this kid who grew up in public housing, one of 12 children in my family, is now running for the u. S. Senate against the wealthiest number of congress. It means that the American Dream and promise is very much alive. Its just slipping away from too many people. And i hope to go to the senate to stand up for ordinary people. I wonder what this has been like for you personally. I mean, youre a man of law and how the expectations would be that you are using words to describe even your opponents or dissenters using uplifting words. I wonder if this has been difficult or prickly for you to have to respond to your critics. Some of whom, i mean, senator loeffler who have called you a radical liberal, have accused you of trying to push an agenda that would be called socialism. Has this been difficult for you to respond to the criticism but at the same time, try to defer from using ugly language against your opponents . I think that the American People and the people of georgia have had enough with the kind of negative politics. Theyve had enough of the politics of division and distraction and distortion. And one thing i was very clear about when i got into this race is that it was not going to change who i am at my core. I am a matthew 25 christian. I believe the words of jesus when he said that they will come before the master and he will say, i was hungry and you fed me. I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink. I was sick, i was in prison and you came to visit me and someone asked, where were you hungry . Where were you thirsty . Where were you naked . When were you a stranger . When you were you sick . You have done to the least of these, youve done it also unto me. That is the values, those are the principles that guide me in my work and it is that kind of sensibility that i hope to bring to the United States senate. You know, ive had the honor of being the pastor to john lewis. John lewis was the conscience of the congress. He went to Congress Late in life but congress didnt shape him. He brought the same commitment that he had taken in the civil rights movement, the same courage that took him across the Edmond Pettis bridge. He brought that into the great debates in the congress. If the Congress Needed someone to speak to the conscience, i think the senate needs someone to speak to the soul. Im not going to be dragged down into the mud. Martin luther king sr. Said no one can drag me so low as to hate them. So i will continue to put the people at the center of the conversation. The people that im running into, i was in comfort, georgia, a few weeks ago. Those folks are worried because their hospital just closed in the middle of a pandemic and too often today, the politics have become about the politicians. We have a generation of professional politicians who are so focused on the next election that theyre not focused on the next generation. I think the people of georgia deserve someone who will be thinking about them. Sounds like youre saying even though youve led Ebenezer Church for some 16 years, even if youre elected senator, you leave the church but the church doesnt leave you. I wonder if you can give me a perspective too on what has become a very unique campaign. You drive around georgia and you see Campaign Signs with both your name and that of john osoff. What is that dynamic been like that the two of you, you two democrats have been campaigning together, crossing paths, both benefitting from even heavy hitters the likes of barack obama . John is my brother and i am deeply honored to be running alongside him and when you think about the arc of history in our country, particularly in the american south, i think the fact that the two of us are running alongside one another in this defiebid defining moment is itself a message. You have a jewish young man, the son of an immigrant who was mentored by john lewis and a pastor, the pastor of Martin Luther king jr. s Ebenezer Baptist church who grew up in public housing, running alongside each other in this moment in which were dealing with the renewed reckoning around race in light of the large flash points of george floyd, breonna taylor, ahmad arbery and so many others, in this moment were faced with a pandemic which is tragic but unearths long standing dispar y disparities in health care and economics and you have the two of us running alongside each other, i think that is a representation of the new south. It is more open. It is inclusive. It is forwardlooking, and it is embracing of a future that seeks to provide the best for all of our children. Well, all eyes on georgia, reverend raphael warnock. Thank you so much. Of course, well find out come tuesday if you have made a winning case to georgians. Thank you so much. Happy new year. Happy new year to you as well. Of course, we have reached out to all four Senate Campaigns and both republican senators loeffler and purdue have declined to join us for an interview or to provide a surrogate to speak on their behalf. All right, coming up next, the rollout of the Coronavirus Vaccine drastically behind schedule in the United States and thats not all. There have also been dangerous and costly mistakes. Want to eliminate odors without heavy, overwhelming scents . We get it. Introducing febreze light. It eliminates odors. With no heavy perfumes. In light scents youll love. New febreze light. U. S. Is kicking off 2021 having to play catchup on coronavirus vaccinations. The federal governments operation warp speed had pledged to administer 20 million doses before years end but the latest cdc data shows that less than 3 million americans have been vaccinated so far. Joining me right now to discuss, dr. Jane morgan of the piedmont Health Care Systems Covid Task Force in atlanta. Dr. Morgan, shes also the mother of cnns omar jiminez. Good to see you again. Hi, fredricka. Nice to see you as well. I understand that you have an appointment to receive your first dose of the Coronavirus Vaccine. Was that today or is that upcoming . That is today. This is today. How are you feeling . Im great. Looking forward to it, actually. I wish i had been a little bit earlier in the line but today is the day and im grateful for that. Was there ever any trepidation . No, none whatsoever and i think part of that is because ive been so intricately involved in understanding the process and i think part of that is the messaging that needs to get out, really, to all people, not just the minority communities but many people have some trepidation with regard to the vaccine because of how quickly it was developed, including in the health care specter, so we need to work to get that messaging out and to get that information out regarding what this Vaccine Development really entailed and why its safe. And thats not just among the populous. I heard today from dr. Rainy, a medical analyst, who was on with me earlier today who said there has been some trepidation even among the medical community and how thats a very tough message thats being sent when youve got some on the front line, i dont know what their positions are, but in the medical community who say, no, im not comfortable yet. Why do you suppose that is . And so i think theres a lot of concern with what appears to be is rapidity in which the vaccines have been developed. But when we look at this, and when we think about this scientifically, the sars virus, the severe acute respiratory system virus first introduced to us in 2003. This virus, the sarscov i2 syndrome, so named because 70 of the sequence is analogous to what we see in the sars virus. So we have had 17 years to understand this virus. We first began research in 2003. In 2020 when we first saw the first case of covid19 on our shores, we already had 17 years of experience. All of the preclinical data had been done. The entire gentlemen gnomic sequence had been analyzed and identified, all 30,000 pairs. That is the point at which we started the development of the vaccine. And so i think that this behind the scenes work is not just seeing that the virus appeared and suddenly we had a vaccine. And ive heard that from a lot of other doctors and scientists too say, we didnt just come up with this. This vaccine or at least the precursor to the vaccine going through human trials debaidnt t happen this year but getting the message out is pretty vital in changing the minds of a lot of people. How do you suppose reassurances should be made to those who are so hesitant that while the vaccine may be new, the development didnt happen in one year. We need voices that are trusted in the communities, in all of our communities to begin to speak to everyone, including communities that are black and brown. People who can speak with some cultural congruence and historical context, and actually, were behind the 8 ball. That messaging should have been ahead of the vaccine rollout such that were now not trying to work backwards, and understand the Vaccine Hesitancy and the trepidation and what that entails. Im sorry, go ahead. No, you go ahead. I was just going to continue to say, when we look at the development, also the phase one and phase two and phase three parts of the development of the vaccine, those were also done in an overlapping fashion. Looking at interim Analysis Data which, again, accelerated the process that made it possible for us to develop this vaccine within a pandemic and its why theres not fda approval with emergency use authorization because understanding theres still data that needs to come in but the data that is available looks very, very promising. All right. Dr. Jane morgan, thank you so much to you and good luck today. Thank you. Your first dose of this twopart vaccination. My first dose. Well talk to you again hopefully when you get the second dose. Wed love to know how you feel. I would love to. Thank you. Take care. Happy new year. Coming up, the vatican rolls out its Coronavirus Vaccine plan. Well go there live in just a moment. Never been done quite that way. I want to introduce to you. 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World domination or just the west side. Run payroll in less than five minutes with intuit quickbooks. Concerns as covid19 pandemic not lost on vatican city. Used his christmas message to call on countries to share covid19 vaccines and now the vatican is rolling out its vaccination plan. Joining me live from rome, senior vatican analyst john allen. Happy new year to you. How soon will residents of vatican city be getting a covid19 vaccine . Hi there, fredricka. I hope you had a wonderful new years. I know mine is happier knowing youre still going to be bringing the news to us. So good on you. Yes. Just before christmas, the vatican endorsed the morality of taking the covid19 vaccine and now presented its own vaccination plan. As you can see in the graphic we have prepared, the vatican announced today that it will begin vaccinating its personnel later this month and the second part of january. Its going to begin with its own Health Care Staff and also, its police and security staff. After that, and the elderly in the vatican. And elders here vaccinated using the Pfizer Vaccine has to be stored at very low temperatures and said its acquiring vaccines but we dont have official words on whether pope francis or retired Pope Benedict 16 will get the vaccine. Thats regarding the popes private life. Thats very fascinating. If anyone would find out, it would be you, john allen. Happy new year to you. Thank you. Were all hoping and praying for a better 2021. And this is how thousands in france rang in the new year despite the country facing a surge in the virus, more than 2500 people attended an illegal rave, ignoring local restrictions and a nationwide curfew. People say they were met with violent hostility when they tried to break up the party. This comes as france is extending its curfew for some of the hardest hit regions. Thank you so much for joining me today. Im fredricka whitfield. Cnn newsroom continues with ana cabrera in a moment. This is cnn breaking news. 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