Holiday season marked by loss for so many families this year and the fear of whats still come. 2,146 americans were reported dead of coronavirus yesterday. Its one of the worst days of the entire paandemic just ahead of thanksgiving, and as Health Experts warn, the spread of the virus is being driven mostly by household gatherings. Its the potentially the mother of all super spreader events. One of the ways we think the midwest was seeded with virus during the summer was with the sturgis, south dakota, motorcycle rally where people were infected and then dispersed out through the midwest. Now imagine that on a massive scale with people leaving every airport in the United States and carrying the virus with them. 88,000. 88,000 americans are in the hospital right now for the 15th straight day of record hospitalizations in the United States. Hospitals, clinics, nursing facilities still struggling to maintain adequate personal protective equipment and other vital resources. Any time of the day or night they can call and say were out of beds. Youre improvising on a daily basis . On an hourly basis. Started back in april isolating completely from everybody. Its hard to be here and go back home and not really have much to hold on to. Reporter a White House Coronavirus task force reports obtained by cnn call for, quote, significant behavioral change for allamericans including, perhaps not surprisingly, wearing masks. The u. S. Official urging people not to travel for the holiday. He says if you do, a negative test isnt really all that helpful in this situation. A test thats negative today doesnt mean youre going to be negative tomorrow or the next day or the following day. The negative test is not a free pass to do risky behaviors. That was admiral brett j giroir. It can be shortened to ten days if they test negative. President elect biden says his team is prepared to tackle this virus. Were already working out and meeting with the covid team in the white house in how to not only distribute but go from a vaccine being distributed to a person being able to get vaccinated. I think were not going to be so far behind the curve as we thought we might be in the past. President trump does, however, have eight more weeks in office and as the death toll spiked to levels not seen since the spring, this is what he said yesterday. But the stock markets just broken 30,000. Never been broken, that number. Thats a sacred number. We should point out some of the biggest names on wall street have attributed it to vaccine news and a transition to joe Biden Administration. Most americans are focused on food and how theyre going to afford the basics after lawmakers fail to pass a stimulus bill. Now instead of waiting in lines at airports, millions across the country are left waiting in long food lines to feed their families a holiday meal. Nashville where only 9 of icu beds are available is implementing new restrictions at bars and restaurants, and in new york the mayor, bill de blasio, says gyms, pars, Indoor Dining are likely to close in the next two weeks. Meantime, he says hes looking for ways to reopen school classrooms. President elect biden is wasting no time with the transition introducing several key new members of his National Security team. Mr. Biden is hoping these appointments will put the United States back at the forefront of global diplomacy. Lets get the latest from jeff zeleny live this morning. Nice to see you. Its interesting, biden is saying this isnt a third term of obama but hes picking people from the Obama Administration, people he knows well. People who are really experienced in their field. Laura, good morning. He absolutely is. Very familiar faces on that stage behind him here yesterday as he did announce his team. We should push forward here. He is also saying that his transition steam already in contact with every agency of the federal government including the white house and on the coronavirus of course his priority, the countrys priority, he said that he believes the outreach efforts are sincere, even some discussion. He has not spoke ento dr. Fauci, but he says members of his Team Absolutely have. It was a striking scene behind him as his first members of his National Security team and Foreign Policy team were coming together for the first time. The president elect said he had a simple message. Americas back. America is back. Ive spoken to over 20 World Leaders. They all are literally very pleased and somewhat excited americas going to reassert its role in the world and be a coalition builder. Reporter now as the president elect continues to build out his team, of course several cabinet members to go, hes also telling nbc news and our reporting suggests as well that he is eyeing at least one republican member to serve in his cabinet. That may raise some eyebrows, but in fact youll remember back to president obamas transition 12 years ago, he had republicans serving in his cabinet. That is something well keep an eye on. Clearly the president elect said he has a cabinet that has the diversity, ideology and race in america. That will include republicans. Well see what happens. Here in wilmington today the president elect does plan to deliver a thanksgiving day address to the nation later on today. Clearly the focus though on the economy and coronavirus as weve seen those cases, as youve been reporting all morning, rise so dramatically. Jack, before we let you go, we know the senate is on recess. Mitch mcconnell, he knows how to find a reporter or issue a statement if he wants to. Radio silence so far since the president has allowed the transition to proceed here. When should we expect to hear from the Senate Majority leader . Reporter laura, great question. Probably not until after those Georgia Senate runoffs. That is whats at play here. Mitch mcconnell and joe biden have known each other for a long time. Their relationship is a business relationship. Theyre not necessarily particularly close friends, but Mitch Mcconnell needs President Trumps voters. He needs his supporters for those two georgia runoff races. Mitch mcconnell is key to confirming these cabinet members. Well see if that call takes place. Three weeks after election day it hasnt. Laura . Jeff, thank you so much. See you back next half hour. While president elect biden waits to take power, President Trump is in an alternate universe. Today he will join Rudy Giuliani in get yisberg, pennsylvania, where theyll hold a hearing on election fraud. Its a hearing in name only, not at court. Its at a hotel. Better than a landscaping company. The president doesnt want to look like a loser but the federal government is moving on without him. We get more from Kaitlyn Collins at the white house. Reporter good morning, boris and laura. Where we find the white house today is an interesting walking contradiction, almost, where President Trump is insisting theyre going to push forward with these legal challenges to the outcome of the election, but the rest of his administration appears to be moving on with the transition. President elect joe biden told nbc news last night that his chief of staff has spoken with the president s chief of staff, mark meadows, about moving forward. He has not spoken to President Trump yet, but it comes as the white house has formally signed off on biden getting that president s daily brief, that ever important intelligence assessment that keeps u. S. Leaders up to date on what the National Security threats are facing the world and something joe biden has been denied the last three weeks since the election. Now he is formally going to get it and he expects it could come as soon as today. That comes as the other officials in the administration are moving forward, starting to have their conversations and their meetings and briefings with these officials. When you look at the president and what role he is playing in all of this, he has still not spoken to joe biden and biden said he would be willing to meet but of course that hasnt materialized yet as the president seems to be focusing on burn fishing his legacy and focusing on what his last moves in office are going to be. After that turkey pardon yesterday at the white house, pardons are on everyones mind. Not just what wildlife the president is going to pardon, but what of his own allies potentially. New cnn reporting shows the president and his team have had discussions about potentially pardoning mike flynn, the first National Security advisor that the president had, but also multiple other people in the president s orbit. Now that could change as the president changes his mind often, but those discussions are happening with just two months left in the Trump Administration. Kaitlyn collins, thank you so much for that report. Online learning being is being blamed for a spike in failing grades in one of the nations Biggest School districts. Thats ahead. With our highest concentration of prebiotic oat intensely moisturizes over time to improve skins resilience. Aveeno® healthy. Its our nature™. Our own hopes and dreams. Well pass many milestones. Moments that define you. And drive you. 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The police here in berlin are investigating the matter. The situation is very much under control. Now in the meantime the German Government is fighting to get the pandemic situation under control. So far the lockdown measures that have been in place here in germany somewhat lighter than other european countries. They have not brought the numbers under control. The death toll very worrying for the government here. One of the things we expect to happen is Angela Merkel is in negotiations with the country. They are going to extend lockdown measures that will end at the end of the month. They will put in place stricter mask mandates for schools here and further restrict the amount of people that folks are allowed to see. In other words, trying to minimize those contacts as a thing the germans are working towards right now. They say put stricter things in place right now to try to save christmas and make sure people can celebrate christmas even though it will certainly be in a much smaller framework than you will. Fred, glad to hear that incident was relatively inconsequential. Curious if its got to do with the anger the people have for the restrictions. Fred pleitgen, thank you. The governor of vermont says people children who take part in thanksgiving outside of their family will have to learn remotely. Cnn has the pandemic covered coast to coast. Im buy anna goal la dreeg ga in new york. A new study from Fairfax County public schools, virginias Largest School district, which remains fully virtual shows a significant decline in academic achievement comparing last year when classes were in person to today, middle and High School Students receiving fs increased by 83 . Younger students appear to struggle more as do those for whom english is a second language and students with disabilities. Reporter im dan simon. Amid a surge in cases in nevada, the governor has issued a new set of restrictions that could have a big impact on the states economy. The governor says they are needed to help slow the spread of the virus. Among the restrictions, most public recreational facilities including casinos must reduce capacity from 50 to 25 . That also includes gyms, restaurants, bars. Private gatherings now restricted to no more than 10 people and two separate households. Im Brynn Gingras in east rutt theherford rutherford, new jersey. People who lost their jobs, people who cant pay their bills, people who need help just feeding their families. We have families who have waited in line for more than five hours to get the meals. Others will have to visit another food bank later in the week were told. The need not only for americans but for nonprofits as well. 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So far, seven games have been canceled or postponed this week due to covid. Last week 18 were called off. The pac12, meanwhile, says utah will now play at washington on saturday after both teams had their original opponents cancel because they were impacted by coronavirus. The nfl says tomorrow nights ravens steelers game is still on despite more positive coronavirus tests. A baltimore report said ten positives since sunday night including coaches and support staff. The ravens said their Team Facility will be closed and all Team Activities will be held virtually with the health and safety of players and staff remaining the highest priority. Finally, College Basketball tips off today with games all day long. 44 games scheduled for today have been postponed or canceled due to covid. That may sound like a lot, but keep in mind there are still 212 games today between the men and the women. 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Today is the day americans have traditionally hit the road in record numbers braving traffic and long lines at the airport to be with their family and friends, watch a parade on tv, perhaps a Football Game and pause for a moment of gratitude. Instead, the start of this Holiday Season is a sharp reminder of loved ones lost this year and fear of whats still to come. 2,146 americans were reported dead of coronavirus yesterday. One of the worst days of the entire pandemic just ahead of thanksgiving and with Health Experts now warning that the spread of this virus is being driven mostly by household gatherings. Its the potentially the mother of all super spreader events. One of the ways we think the midwest was seeded with virus during the summer was with the sturgis, south dakota, motorcycle rally where people were infected and then dispersed out through the midwest. Now imagine that on a massive scale with people leaving from every airport in the United States and carrying virus with them. The mother of all super spreader events. Look at this. 88,000 americans are in the hospital right now. Its the 15th straight day of record hospitalizations in the United States. Hospitals, clinics, nursing facilities are still struggling to maintain adequate personal protective equipment and other vital resources. Any time of the day or night they can call and say, were out of beds. Youre improvising on a daily basis . On an hourly basis. It started back in april just isolating completely from everybody. Its hard to be here and go home and not have not much to go back home to. Now White House Coronavirus task force reports obtained by cnn call for, quote, significant behavior change of allamericans, including something the president frequently mocks, wearing masks. The u. S. Official in charge of covid testing now also urging people not to travel for the holiday. He says that if you do, a negative coronavirus test is really not all that helpful in this situation. That a test thats negative today doesnt mean youre going to be negative tomorrow or the next day or the following day. That negative test is not a free pass to do risky behaviors. Admiral brett giroir says the time line could be shortened if they test negative. With the president ial transition underway, president elect biden says his team is prepared to tackle the virus. Were already working out, meeting with the covid team in the white house and how to not only distribute but get from a vaccine being distributed to being able to get vaccinated. So i think were going to not be so far behind the curve as we thought we might be in the past. Reporter President Trump does, however, have eight more weeks in office, and as the death toll spiked to levels not seen since the spring, this is what he had to say yesterday. But the stock markets just broken 30,000. Never been broken, that number. Thats a sacred number. Now the dow did hit 30,000 yesterday but many minds on wall street point to the positive vaccine news and a transition to a joe biden Led Administration for that growth. Even as the president brags about the stock market, most americans are focused on food. How theyre going to be able to afford the basics and feed their families after lawmakers failed to pass stimulus bill. Now instead of lines at the airport, millions across the country are left waiting in long food lines to feed their loved ones. President elect biden wasting no time with the president ial transition. Hes introducing key members of the National Security team. Hes hoping it will put the United States back at the forefront of global diplomacy. Lets get the latest from jeff zeleny live in wilmington, delaware. It sounds like the wheels are finally in motion. Meeting with am so of the key agencies now finally. Reporter hey, laura, good morning. We are seeing that across the government, hearing reports across these landing teams is what theyre called. The experts in the biden transition meeting with their counterpar counterparts, happening from the pentagon, state department through every agency of the government including the white house. The biden team so far is saying the doors being open and the cooperation is taking place. This coming after the gsa finally ascertained that joe biden is the president elect. What we saw yesterday in wilmington certainly striking as the president elect introduced his National Security team. His secretary of state. His director of national intelligence. It clearly was a sense, a changing of the guard, not necessarily new faces, familiar ones, but people stooepeeped in washington experience. Mr. Biden pushed back on any suggestions this could be seen as a third obama term. This is not a third obama term because theres we face a totally different world than we faced in the obamaBiden Administration. President trump has changed the landsca landscape. Its been america first, america alone. Our alliances are being frayed. Its totally different. Thats why i found people who joined the administration in key points that represent the spectrum of the American People as well as the spectrum of the Democratic Party. Reporter also seeing really substantive changes. John kerry, the former secretary of state, now joining the cabinet as a climate czar going to focus on this for the first time as a cabinet level position. The president elect saying hes going to find people to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to know. Embedded in all of this, he is not going to be like President Trump. Speaking of that, mr. Biden was also asked in the nbc news interview if he plans to investigate the president and he says, look, i will not use the department of justice as a weapon as President Trump has against his adversaries, but he did not say of course he cannot control state investigations in probes. As you know, laura, those are the ones were keeping our eyes on next year. It was interesting to see how he made that distinction. The new York Attorney generals office, the da have important investigations going. Jeff, before we let you go, a part of the transition is biden receiving the president ial daily briefing, obviously a compilation of all of that sensitive intelligence information coming from all of the different agencies. When do we expect biden to actually receive that briefing . Laura, that could come as early as today. He said yesterday that he has been given the green light to receive this. The white house had to sign off on this. He said it could come as early as today. Well keep our eye on that. This is something he received a document he was briefed on for eight years as Vice President , hes not seen it for four years. This is a compilation of all threats coming towards america. This is something that allows him to prepare for being president. This is something that normally happens the day after the election. Right. Whats three weeks, laura . Well, we have to see on that. Thanks so much, jeff. Appreciate it. Right. President elect joe biden prepares to assume power, President Trump remains stuck in an alternate universe. Today hes expected to join his attorney Rudy Giuliani in g gettysburg, pennsylvania, in a hearing on socalled election fraud. Its a socalled hearing, its in a hotel. A sign that his presidency is soon coming to an end. The white house has discussed a possible pardon for michael flynn, the president s first National Security advisor, who was only on the job for a couple of months. Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017, you might remember, to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia. He later tried to back out of that plea before the Justice Department tried to abandon the case altogether this spring. 56 days until joe bidens inauguration. Time for three questions in three minutes. Lets bring in Daily Beast Washington Bureau chief and cnn political analyst, jackie kucinich. Good morning, guys. Good morning. The president elect has introduced several members of his National Security, Foreign Policy team. He wants to portray strength to the rest of the globe. Listen to how he described this on nbc. Americas back. Were at the head of the table once again. Ive spoken with over 20 World Leaders and they all are literally pleased and somewhat excited americas going to reassert its role in the world and be a coalition builder. Americas back. Very different than americas first, the president s slogan. He wants to turn the page obviously. Pragmatically, what can he do on day one to make this happen . Reporter well, this administration, the Incoming Biden Administration day one and day two, three, four, five, six for the foreseeable future will be dealing with the Coronavirus Crisis and trying to get that under control. In addition to that, hes going to be signing a lot of executive orders undoing what the Trump Administration has done rejoining the paris climate a accord, rejoining the environmental rollbacks that President Trump has taken during his tenure in office. Theres also some biden has talked about some of the more, well call them aspirational things hed like to do, send an immigration bill to congress which we know in the best of times in the makeup in the house and senate is a tough sell. To call that sort of agenda aspirational is very diplomatic. As we know, joe biden faces an uphill climb getting republicans to work with him. Mitch mccobble, nnell talked ab has not acknowledged joe biden has won. Rubio said bidens cabinet picks went to Ivy League Schools, attend all the right conferences and will be polite and orderly care takers of americas decline. Point of fact here, the current secretaries of treasury, state, commerce, health, housing, transportation and the attorney general, all of them went to Ivy League Schools but lets take the senators larger point on its face. Trump got elected in part because of policies and pitfalls that left millions of americans struggling for over a generation so how can biden generate the necessary change for those folks that are struggling . Especially amid the coronavirus pandemic. While largely relying on people he served with as Vice President. Yeah. Next thing you know republicans are going to start caring about the deficit again. But i digress. No, its an excellent question. Lester holt posed a similar one to biden considering a lot of people are the same that served in the Obama Administration. As joe biden said in that interview, he knows that theres a different terrain. Even more americans were struggling than were when he left office because of the coronavirus. One of the things that they said theyre going to do at the onset is push through relief for local and state governments because their budgets have been so depleted over the course of this crisis. So but certainly that will be a huge test for the Biden Administration is not remaking some of the mistakes that the Obama Administration made the last time joe biden was in a position of power. Jackie, the president elect also said that he could pick a republican for a cabinet not just a republican but someone who voted for President Trump. Hes trying to do his classic biden bipartisanship there but who would that person be . Reporter that is an excellent question. You know, the parlor game of whos going to end up where in administrations is as old as washington, but just speaking more broadly, it is very much a tradition to have someone of an opposite party to have someone in a cabinet position across many administrations. This is something weve seen for a long time. The question is where they end up in the administration because progressives are keeping an eye on where joe biden is putting their allies and where hes putting perhaps some of the more right of center people, part of his coalition. Right now in terms of the people that hes already nominated or has signaled hes going to nominate, every part of the Democratic Party are okay with it. Well see how that continues. Nothing ever stays completely quiet. Jackie kucinich, thanks for getting up early with us. Just a few dozen cases is enough for one country to tighten its rules. Cnn reporters are covering the pandemic around the world. Im Kristie Lu Stout in hong kong. The government is taking action. Starting on thursday all bars, nightclubs and party rooms will be closed for a week. Restaurants must limit the number of customers to half their capacity and no more than four diners allowed to sit at the same table. In her policy address today carrie lam said some of chinas covid19 vaccines are reserved for hong kongers but they should remain vigilant despite the vaccine. Im jim bidder man in france where president Emmanuel Macron addressed saying the lockdown will start to ease. Shops and hair dressers can begin to reopen. People will be allowed to go out for exercise for three hours instead. One currently. Its not much but restrictions eased a little more on december 15th if the daily increase in cases can be kept under 5,000 per day. At the beginning of this month they were running as high as 60,000 per day. There will be exceptions made for christmas and new years, but a curfew will be in place until january 20th when if there are no other surges in cases bars, restaurants, cafes can finally reopen. Im gentleman man na karachi in istanbul. There are a number of covid19 cases and deaths and icu occupancies at 71 . Last week the government introduced measures, the strictest since june. Theres a partial weekend curfew and an agebased lockdown. They believe this will bring down the surge in coming weeks. If people dont comply, they think stricter measures are on the table. Im salma valdez in london where christmas bubbles are being formed. The government has allowed 25th through the 27th social restrictions to be eased to allow three households to come together calling it a christmas bubble. This is a cautious approach that allows people to enjoy the holidays. Weve heard physicians and scientific advisers saying its throwing fuel on the fire and will cause another spike in coronavirus cases. 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Wet weather dominant in the eastern third of the u. S. Heaviest rains across the gulf coast. This perspective, travel forecast. Disruption possible across the pacific northwest. Yes, in the midwest, even onto the northeast. The storm migrates off towards the east. Guys . Pedram, thank you so much for that. Are you okay . Its a simple question, but its one that Meghan Markle is calling on all of us to ask a lot more. Writing in the New York Times the duchess of sussex reveals she had a miscarriage earlier this year and she wants to break the stigma around the issue. She writes in part, quote, we are adjusting to a new normal where faces are concealed by masks, but its forcing us to look into one anothers eyes, sometimes filled with warmth, other times with tears. For the first time in a long time as human beings we are really seeing one another. Are we okay . We will be. Cnns max foster covers the royal family extensively and he joins us live from england. Max, its really a remarkable piece of writing because shes not only tackling her miscarriage writing so honestly and fair and accurately about it, but shes talking about the pandemic and systemic racism. Shes writing about it in such a clear way. Reporter yes. That question, are you okay, actually goes back to a question she was asked by a journalist in the fall on a tour that i covered in africa. She said not many people have asked me if im okay. It really resonated. She felt how that resonated. She was reminded of that phrase again in july this year when she felt a sharp pain when she was changing baby archies nappie. She fell to the floor and started singing lullabies. She said as i clutched my first born i was losing my second. She talks about being in the hospital with heart broken harry, all she could think about is asking are you okay . Thats the first stage of healing in any of these situations. She talks about miscarriages being a taboo subject and people deal with them on their own. Thats why partly shes speaking out on this. She says the conversation is taboo but she goes on to say weve learned when people ask how any of us are doing, when they really listen to the answer with an open heart and mind, the load of grief becomes lighter and being able to share our grief together we take the first steps towards healing. She widens this out to 2020 where so many people have suffered, she describes. She talks about the pandemic, misinformation, she talks about going to thanksgiving urging people to just ask others who might be feeling lonely, are you okay . I urge everyone to read it. Its a beautiful piece before thanksgiving. Thank you, max. Appreciate it. Incredibly brave and heart felt thing for Meghan Markle to do, to take something so many families struggle with privately and bring it out. Healing and empowering. Thank you for joining us. 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