Significant moments in the pandemic is now just hours away. An Fda Advisory Panel is set to meet tomorrow to discuss authorizing pfizers covid19 vaccine. U. S. Officials say nearly 3 million doses are ready to go once the green light is given. Supplies like needles and syringes should start being shipped out today. Also breaking, president elect bidens son hunter biden just revealed that he is now under federal investigation involving his taxes. Were going to tell you what were learning about that. Thats coming up. Lets start right now with more on the pandemic. Cnns nick watt is joining us. Nick, after months and months of suffering, authorization of a vaccine potentially may be imminent. Reporter wolf, tomorrow could be one of the most momentous days of this entire pandemic. This fda Vaccine Advisory Committee is going to meet for nine hours. A member of that committee tells us that after the nine hours they will take a vote and as early as thursday night or friday the fda commissioner could give the thumbs up. A green light for pfizers vaccine in the u. S. Could be just a day away. Within 24 to 48 hours from that Advisory Committee decision we will actually have shots in arms. Reporter the needles, syringes, wipes are ready to roll. Well begin that today. It will be distribution will be completed by friday. Reporter but doses of the vaccine will be tight. Between now and the end of the year we are going to only be able to immunize a fraction of the frontline workers that are going to need it. Our timeline for widespread distribution, which i will say again is months away, remains very fluid. Reporter theres another issue. Vaccine hesitancy. We must build trust in the American People. We must make them understand that the science that went into this, that the oversight that went into this is gold standard. When they then say that the vaccine is safe and effective, i will tell you all that i myself will be perfectly comfortable in taking the vaccine and i would recommend it to my family. Reporter the fda now also analyzing allergic reactions to the vaccine in two British Health workers who do have a history of allergic reaction. The expectation would be that subjects with known severe reactions, allergic reactions should not take the vaccine. Until we understand exactly what happened here. Reporter the White House Task force warns it could be late spring before vaccines slow the spread. And this country is now averaging more than 200,000 new covid19 cases every day. Thats near doubled in just a month. And averaging well over 2,000 deaths every day. Thats more than doubled in just a month. I would say this is the start of the thanksgiving bump. Reporter icus in many places are filling and fast. I feel like we are on some level on a precipice. But again, were not helpless. Wear masks, social distance. Reporter many states are reintroducing restrictions and we will do more if our trends do not improve. Reporter but some citizens just will not toe the line. In idaho forcing a health board to abandon a meeting. My 12yearold son is home by himself right now and there are protesters banging outside the door. Im going to go home. Reporter now, here in california weve just heard that one more region is going to go back under a stayathome order because icu beds are running low. That means that as of tomorrow night, wolf, there will be more than 36 million californians told to stay home as much as possible. Wolf . Nick watt reporting from l. A. Thank you very much. Lets bring in our chief medical correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta. Sanjay, what lu be watching for during this critical fda meeting on pfizers vaccine tomorrow . Well, you know, wolf, pretty much all the daya that weve really seen has come from the company itself. Were going to be looking to see how these fda scientists are looking at this data. And theyre looking down to the level of the individual medical record of these participants. Seeing if anything in particular jumps out at them. But the big things are are there people who may be excluded from this vaccine rollout . Weve heard, for example, people under the age of 16, women who are pregnant, people with certain immunocompromised conditions, how are they going to essentially be treated . And you know, other things. Wolf, youve got tens of millions of doses. Do you give tens of millions of people the first dose or do you sort of hold half the doses back given that this is a twodose vaccine . Theres pluses and minuses to both. And i think thats going to be a source of debate probably among the committee. So those are the sorts of things. Really validation of a lot of the things weve heard so far from these fda scientists themselves. If emergency use authorization, sanjay, is granted tomorrow, and we anticipate it will be, how quickly could the First American who isnt part of the Clinical Trial shall we say actually get the shot . You know, weve talked to a variety of people about this. And you do get some differing answers. But as a general rule weve been hearing around, you know, four days, 96 hours people will say. We sort of have this calendar sort of put together in terms of how things might unfold. December 10th, obviously tomorrow is this committee meeting. A decision could be made tomorrow as to whether or not this actually gets emergency use authorization or it could be in the next couple of days. Sometimes they take a few days to deliberate. December 15th, the first shipments of the vaccine delivered. And wolf, the expectation is, especially given the need, that people will start getting those injections almost immediately after that. Were looking at early next week, wolf. Operation warp speed officials, as you know, sanjay, they insist that 2. 9 million doses will be distributed in the first shipment. Is that enough to make an impact and start to change the course of this pandemic in the u. S. . Well, first of all, you know the 2. 9 million number is sort of interesting. What they did was they have 6. 4 million doses. They take 500,000 and essentially put them in stock supply. You know, to meet some surge demands. And then the rest of it they take half and ship those out. Thats the first dose, 2. 9 million people. Then they keep the other 2. 9 million for that second dose. Again, this will be a point of discussion tomorrow in terms of how those vaccines go out. Those first vaccines arent going to change the trajectory of this pandemic at this point. In fact, if you look at the overall models, they say even with vaccine rollout happening in the early part of next year youre still having an upward tick of cases because the vaccine really works to start to protect people when you get to herd immunity, when you start to get to lots and lots of people vaccinated. You will get some benefit when you get like 30 of the country vaccinated. But the most benefit from the vaccine on the country itself will probably come sort of midsummer because thats when you get to the 60 , possibly 70 of the country vaccinated. Important points. Sanjay, thank you very, very much. Were going to stay on top of this story. Its critical. Theres more breaking news unfolding right now involving hunter biden revealing his taxes now are under federal investigation. Our senior justice correspondent evan perez has been looking into all of this for us. What are you learning about this investigation, evan . Reporter well, wolf, this is an investigation thats been going on since 2018 and its being led by prosecutors in the u. S. Attorneys office in delaware. Hunter biden said he was officially notified by those prosecutors on tuesday that this investigation is looking into his taxes. Ill read you a part of his statement that he issued through the biden transition team. He says, i learned yesterday for the first time that u. S. Attorneys office in delaware advised my Legal Counsel that they were investigating my tax affairs. I take this matter very seriously and i am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that i handled my affairs legally and appropriately including the benefit with the benefit of professional tax advisers. Wolf, this is an investigation, again, that is looking into his taxes and whether or not hunter biden properly reported income over a number of years. Principally, the investigation were told, myself and pamela brown are told by sources that it is looking into Hunter BidensBusiness Activity overseas. Principally in china. And the issue there would be whether hunter biden reported all of that income, whether any of that violated tax and Money Laundering laws. Again, this is an investigation thats been ongoing. We saw that because of the election the Justice Department has these rules that requires politically sensitive investigations to go quiet for a period and thats what happened in recent months. Were told, wolf, that activity now is allowed to continue. Overt steps are allowed to begin once the election is over and joe biden had won. And this is a criminal investigation, right . Thats right, wolf. This is a criminal investigation. Again, its looking into his activities his Business Activities in china. One of the things that we know, investigators have taken a look at, is his this business that he was pursuing with a Company Called cefc china, which had to do with an Energy Venture that he was trying to set up. In particular, there was a businessman by the name of ye jian ming who the chinese have since arrested allegedly for possible corruption. Now, the we dont know a lot of what else the investigators are looking at. But there was one curious episode that hunter biden described in a new yorker profile last year. He said that ye jian ming had sent him a 2. 8 carat diamond at the end of a business meeting in miami. He said in this interview that he didnt know what happened to the diamond, he gave it to some associates. Were told that that is one of the issues investigators have taken a key interest in. Evan, i know youre working this story for us. Thank you very much. I want to bring in our senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny. Jeff, any reaction from team biden to the breaking news on the investigation of hunter biden . Reporter wolf, reading a bit of reaction to this. This is coming in a statement from a transition official. Not giving much about the substance of this investigation. But they are saying this. They said, president elect biden is deeply proud of his son, who has fought through difficult challenges including the vicious personal attacks of recent months, only to emerge stronger. So very much a statement from a father about a son. But wolf, really not shedding any light at all about what the specifics are in this investigation. All of this of course is hanging over the president elect, who is not implicated in this in any way, were told, but its continuing as he is building this cabinet here in wilmington. Hes the definition of duty, honor, country. Reporter president elect joe biden making one of his first commander in chief decisions, introducing retired army general lloyd austin as the secretary of defense to help rebuild americas frayed alliances. Hes loved by the men and women of the armed forces. Feared by our adversaries, known and respected by our allies. And he shares my deeply held belief in the values of americas alliances. Reporter austin would become the first africanamerican to lead the pentagon, a barrierbreaking pick, considering 40 of the nations active duty troops but few highranking leaders are people of color. Theyve known each other for years and worked together to end Operation Iraqi freedom. You can expect that as secretary of defense that i will give you the same direct and unvarnished counsel that i did back then. Reporter after rising to the highest levels of the army and serving 41 years, austin retired in 2016. I come to this role, this new role, as a civilian leader. With military experience to be sure but also with a deep appreciation and reverence for the prevailing wisdom of civilian control of our military. Reporter to be confirmed congress will need to waive a federal law requiring a sevenyear gap between military service and civilian leadership, which some members of bidens own party have balked at. I would not be asking for this exception if i did not believe this moment in our history didnt call for it. Reporter biden said austins long military background in logistics could also be essential in trying to tame the deadly coronavirus. We need his experience in largescale logistical operations to help support the swift and equitable distribution of covid19 vaccines. Reporter former secretary of state colin powell, a retired black fourstar army general himself, said congress should confirm austin, saying he has zralted his war fighting skills and his bureaucratic, diplomatic and political acumen. Biden has now settled on nearly half of his cabinet with the latest picks of ohio congresswoman marcia fudge going to housing and former ag secretary and Iowa Governor tom vilsack heading back to usda. The attorney general remains the biggest post i still unfilled. Cnn has learned alabama senator doug jones, judge merrick garland, and former Deputy Attorney general sally yates are the leading contenders. Officials tell cnn that several more cabinet picks are coming before the holidays and six weeks from today biden will be sworn in as president. And the pick of attorney general certainly always important, wolf, but it may take on even more significance given that investigation into Hunter Bidens business dealings. Were already hearing from republicans on capitol hill who are calling on the attorney general to appoint a special counsel. No word on if that will happen. But certainly this will be among the questions facing whoever the attorney general nominee is for president elect biden. Jeff zeleny reporting from wilmington. Thank you very much. Just ahead, President Trump turns to the United StatesSupreme Court in another longshot bid to try to change the outcome of the election he refuses to concede. Fixodent ultra dual power provides you with an unbeatable hold and strong seal against food infiltrations. Fixodent. And forget it. Can take you to deep, depressive lows. Or, give you unusually high energy, even when depressed. Overwhelmed by bipolar i . Ask about vraylar. Some medicines only treat the lows or highs. Vraylar effectively treats depression, acute manic and mixed episodes of bipolar i in adults. Fullspectrum relief for all bipolar i symptoms, with just one pill, once a day. Elderly patients with dementiarelated psychosis have an increased risk of death or stroke. Call your doctor about unusual changes in behavior or suicidal thoughts. Antidepressants can increase these in children and young adults. Report fever, stiff muscles, or confusion, which may mean a lifethreatening reaction, or uncontrollable muscle movements, which may be permanent. Side effects may not appear for several weeks. High cholesterol and weight gain, high blood sugar, which can lead to coma or death, may occur. Movement dysfunction, sleepiness, and stomach issues are common side effects. When bipolar i overwhelms, vraylar helps smooth the ups and downs. A unitedhealthcare dual complete plan can give you extra benefits at no cost to you. Like 25 dollars for Healthy Foods each month. With dual complete from unitedhealthcare. Theres more for you. We are following breaking news on President Trumps efforts to try to overturn the results of the president ial election. Hes now looking to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the Texas Attorney general which seeks to invalidate millions of votes in four battleground states. Lets go to our chief White House Correspondent jim acosta. Jim, the president , he seems to be clinging to this longshot lawsuit even as he refuses to accept defeat. Reporter thats right, wolf. President trump wants in on this lawsuit brought by the Republican Attorney general of texas, who is asking the Supreme Court to throw out millions of votes cast in four battleground states. 17 others, 17 other gopled states are also supporting this lawsuit. The president s decision to involve himself in the case shows just how desperate he has become at this point. Mr. Trump is still raging out about the election with the most ridiculous claims on twitter. And some of mr. Trumps own advisers are tired of it, as one white house adviser described it to me earlier today, the president has stress tested american democracy. Stuck in electionchallenged groundhog day, losing time and again in court, President Trump is sounding more detached from the reality of the pandemic. Tweeting cries for help in the election from his social media bunker. Falsely declaring rigged election and if somebody cheated in the election, which the democrats did, why wouldnt the election be immediately overturned . How can a country be run like this . This read makes even less sense. At 10 00 p. M. On election evening we were at 97 win with the socalled bookies. The president isnt hiding. Hes hashtag sad. All of the things weve done and we were rewarded with a victory. Now lets see whether or not somebody has the courage, whether its a legislator or legislatures or whether its a justice of the Supreme Court or a number of justices of the Supreme Court. Lets see if they have the courage to do what everybody in this country knows is right. Reporter the president s latest act of desperation, pinning his hopes on texas Republican Attorney general ken paxtons longshot request that the Supreme Court invalidate the results in georgia, michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin. Even though the High Court Just rejected a similar gop attempt in pennsylvania. Michigans democratic attorney general accused paxton of shopping for a president ial pardon. I feel bad for the taxpayers in texas that have to finance this ridiculous and frivolous lawsuit. You know, we should note that a. G. Paxton, you know, is a member of the trump campaign, very involved with that. Also that he is currently under federal indictment for securities fraud and also being investigated by the fbi. Reporter louisiana House Republican mike johnson is backing the texas lawsuit writing in an email to his gop colleagues that they should sign on too saying mr. Trump is anxiously awaiting the final list of supporters in congress. Back in september when the president was seeking to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg he signaled he might turn to the Supreme Court to bail him out. I think this scam that the democrats are pulling, its a scam, this scam will be before the United StatesSupreme Court. I think its very important to have a ninth justice. Reporter utah gop senator mitt romney is blasting the attempts at sabotage as madness. This is madness. We have a process. Recounts are appropriate. Going to the court is appropriate. And pursuing every legal avenue is appropriate. But trying to get electors not to do what the people voted to do is madness. Even the first lady may not be sure that mr. Trumps efforts will succeed, with one source telling cnn she just wants to go home. Tell that to senator lindsey graham, one of mr. Trumps biggest enablers. If youre not fighting for trump now, when he needs you the most as a republican leader in georgia, people are not going to fight for you when you ask them to get reelected. Theres a civil war brewing in georgia for no good reason. Its not unreasonable to ask the legislature to come back in and order an audit of the signatures in the president ial race to see if the system worked. Its not unreasonable to change the law while you can so Stacey Abrams cant steal another election. What is unreasonable is to sit on your ass and do nothing when youve got a chance to save the country. Reporter now, as for that texas lawsuit asking the Supreme Court to overturn the election, the attorney representing the president in that matter was pushing a racist Conspiracy Theory earlier this year that Kamala Harris was not eligible to be Vice President. Mr. Trump sounded intrigued, we should note, about that idea at the time. That theory, of course, is bogus but its an indication that the president doesnt exactly have a Legal Dream Team working on his behalf. But wolf, when you get back to the fact that 17 other states are also trying to join in on this lawsuit, its astounding to think that 17 states are trying to dictate to the rest of the country what should happen in this election, wolf. Yeah. Its really, really awful. Jim acosta, thank you very much. Lets get some more on all of this. Our chief political analyst Gloria Borger is with us. Gloria, as you heard, the president is jumping on this push in the United StatesSupreme Court to try to overturn the Election Results in these four battleground states. And as you heard also, theres a lawyer who promoted a racist Conspiracy Theory about Vice President elect Kamala Harris. A lot of republicans, though, are supporting these antics. And that is so disturbing. Well, 17 attorneys general in red states. A number of members of the house. And in the senate. And this has become a litmus test. And if you are a member of the trump rigged election caucus, trump will be loyal to you, and i think this is what it all boils down to. It seems to me from legal scholars weve been hearing from that this is a hail mary at the very least. I mean, this is not going to go anywhere. But the president is using all his political power to say to these people you have to be with me or i will be against you. And thats what theyre facing right now. And as you know, gloria, today we learned that all 50 states and the District Of Columbia have now officially certified the Election Results, confirming biden won 306 electoral votes compared to President Trumps 232. Biden also won more than 7 million more in the popular vote. It was a pretty decisive win. 51. 3 to 46. 8 for trump. So how many times can we project, can we call, whatever you want whatever word you want to use, this race even as the president is continuing to try to fight maybe for one reason, to try to raise more money . Sure. Hes trying to raise money out of this because he gets to pocket for his pac 70 cents out of every dollar that he raises. Hes trying to make sure if he isnt going to be king hes going to be kingmaker in the republican party. Who knows, wolf, if hes going to run again . So this is a charade. And its going to continue because we know that this president s never going to concede, wolf. So until joe biden puts his hand on that bible, on january 20th, the president s going to be squawking. He probably wont be there. Hes not going to be gracious about it. He could never admit that hes lost anything. And he needs this facade so that he can say to his base and probably to himself, look, i didnt lose, the election was rigged, and then he can move on from there in his own mind. He lost by more than 7 million votes. All right, gloria, thank you very much. The house of representatives, by the way, has just cast an important vote as lawmakers are looking to try to buy some more time for negotiations on Coronavirus Relief to millions of americans. Ill speak to the chairman of the House Democratic caucus, congressman hakeem jeffries. There he is. Well discuss when we come back. With vicks sinex saline nasal mist. For drug free relief that works fast. Vicks sinex. Instantly clear everyday congestion. A livcustomizeper iquickbooks for me. Okay, youre all set up. Thanks that was my business gi, this ones casual. Get set up right with a live bookkeeper with intuit quickbooks. Stop your cough from interrupting, with dq cough and congestion. Its max strength formula coats your throat and provides powerful relief. New dayquil cough and congestion. The maxcoat daytime power through your cough medicine. And let me tell you something, i wouldnt be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. Its just a loan designed for older homeowners, and, its helped over a million americans. A reverse Mortgage Loan isnt some kind of trick to take your home. Its a loan, like any other. Big difference is how you pay it back. Find out how reverse mortgages really work with aags free, noobligation reverse mortgage guide. Eliminate monthly mortgage payments, pay bills, medical costs, and more. Call now and get your free info kit. Other mortgages are paid each month, but with a reverse mortgage, you can pay whatever you can, when it works for you, or, you can wait, and pay it off in one lump sum when you leave your home. Discover the option thats best for you. Call today and find out more in aags free, noobligation reverse Mortgage Loan guide. Access taxfree cash and stay in the home you love. Youve probably been investing in your home for years. Making monthly mortgage payments. Doing the right thing. And its become your familys heart and soul. Well, that investment can give you taxfree cash just when you need it. Learn how homeowners are strategically using a reverse Mortgage Loan to cover expenses, pay for healthcare, preserve your portfolio, and so much more. Look, reverse mortgages arent for everyone but i think ive been round long enough to know whats what. Im proud to be part of aag, i trust em, i think you can too. Trust aag for the best reverse mortgage solutions. Call now so you can. Retire better tech every customer has their own safelite story. This couple was on a camping trip. When their windshield got a chip. They drove to safelite for a sameday repair. And with their insurance, it was no cost to them. Woman really . Tech thats service you can trust. Singers safelite repair, safelite replace. There is breaking news on capitol hill tonight. The house just approved a stopgap funding bill to avert a Government Shutdown at the end of this week. The measure goes to the senate as lawmakers there are trying to hammer out a sweeping spending bill and desperately needed new Coronavirus Relief. Joining us now, congressman hakeem jeffries, chairman of the House Democratic caucus. Congressman, thank you so much for joining us. As you and i know, millions and millions of americans, they are suffering right now but two sticking points on this covid relief bill are liability is one, state and local funding another. How close are you, congressman, to a desperately needed deal . Its my understanding that things are moving in the right direction. One, weve got to make sure that any covid19 package provides immediate and direct and comprehensive assistance to Everyday Americans including an extension of unemployment insurance, including dealing with Food Insecurity and the needs of the American People in that area. And of course making sure we can provide assistance to renters who are struggling and homeowners who are struggling and to extend out the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures. With respect to the liability issue the problem is Mitch Mcconnell wants to layer into this covid19 relief package a multiyear blanket Liability Protection provision which would be a giveaway to the wealthy, the well off, multinational corporations and those who have actually done well over the last several months in the context of this pandemic while Everyday Americans are continuing to struggle. Thats unacceptable. So does that mean if he insists, he doesnt budge, its over, the folks are not going to get the money they so desperately need . No, i believe were committed to making sure no matter how long it takes that we will reach that we arrive at an agreement and that we do not adjourn here in washington until we get that agreement to be able to assist those americans who are in need. This is a once in a century pandemic. It requires a once in a century ongoing, comprehensive and continuing congressional response. House democrats under the leadership of Speaker Pelosi are committed to making sure we arrive at that type of comprehensive agreement. Hopefully, well find partners this time around in the senate. Yeah, youve got to do it quickly because two days after christmas millions of people are going to be losing all sorts of benefits. Its going to be a really, really disaster. I hope you guys succeed in getting this done. Let me get to another issue while i have you, congressman. In addition to the groundbreaking cabinet nominees that the president elect has named so far, do you agree with the head of the naacp, derek johnson, i spoke with him yesterday, that biden should establish a cabinetlevel civil rights czar . I thought that that was a very interesting suggestion, and i think given the fact that america this year in the immediate aftermath of the killing of george floyd on a minneapolis Street Corner is trying to deal with systemic racism which has been in the soil of this country for 401 years, weve come a long way, this is a great current, we still have a long way to go, that in the same vein that the Biden Administration appointed a czar, john kerry, whos an excellent choice, to deal with the urgent Climate Crisis that this is an area that does require perhaps a special envoy to work with the congress, work with Community Groups across the country, work with the Civil Rights Community to be able to make meaningful progress. Ultimately, its joe bidens choice, but i think it was an interesting and compelling suggestion. As you know, two members of the house, two democrats, your colleagues, are about to leave to join the Biden Administration. Democrats fell way short of the very high hopes of actually expanding the democratic majority in the house of representatives. You lost, what, 10 or 12 seats. You at best will have a similar majority of about 222 seats, you need 218 for the majority. Steny hoyer, your majority leader, says hes very concerned about all of this right now. Is he right . Well, were going to be lean, mean, and unified in the next congress and be able to work closely with joe biden as president , Vice PresidentKamala Harris. Were looking forward to that opportunity and what we can do to build back better for the people. And to dramatically improve the quality of life of Everyday Americans who are struggling. With respect to numbers well see where it lands. There are two races, one in iowa, one in new york that havent been decided. Those could be two additional numbers to add to our majority. But whatever the circumstances are, we are in the majority. And thats important. And well see what happens with the United States senate because democrats could be in the majority there and we know that joe biden is going to be the 46th president of the United States of america. Thats reason for optimism. Help is on the way. And were going to be able to make a difference for people who are dealing with this deadly pandemic. Yeah, well see what happens in those two Senate Runoff seats on january 5th. Congressman hakeem jeffries, thanks very much for joining us. Good luck with all the relief talks. We hope you work out a deal because millions and millions of americans are suffering right now. Thanks so much for joining us. Thank you, wolf. Ill talk to the Washington State governor jay inslee about his decision to extend covid19 restrictions in his state and his plan for distributing vaccines in the days ahead. Well be right back. The only thing a disaster cant destroy is hope. Donate now at redcross. Org or psoriatic arthritis, Little Things can become your big moment. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not an injection or a cream. Its a pill that treats differently. For psoriasis, 75 clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. For psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. And the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. Dont use if youre allergic to otezla. It may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. Otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. Tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. Some people taking otezla reported weight loss. Your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. Upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. Tell your doctor about your medicines and if youre pregnant or planning to be. Otezla. Show more of you. I was always comparing myself nefertitito my sisters. Irl they were always thin and i wasnt. I ate a lot of food. And then after i had my son it was really difficult to lose the baby weight, and everything took so much time and energy and i didnt have that. And then i tried noom, it was easy and it was super convenient. Its effective, id say its life changing. My my name is nefertiri and noom worked for me. Visit noom. Com and lose the weight for good. Breaking news tonight. The fda expected to grant emergency use authorization for the pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine as soon as tomorrow. Joining us tomorrow, democratic governor jay inslee of Washington State. Governor, thank you so much for joining us. If the Pfizer Vaccine is approved tomorrow and we do expect it will be approved, when do you expect the first doses will arrive in your state and when might your first residents start getting vaccinated . Well, within a few days we are having a state review that should just take a day or so to make sure that everythings according to hoyle. The good news, it appears that it is. Im so happy that our medical establishment has skood stood up against donald trump and kept his hands off of the process. I think its really good news that we won that battle, to have a very efficient, clean and process to get this potential approval. So its just a matter of a few days. Were very excited about that. We think were in good shape in our Distribution System and our plans. So all systems go at the moment. And we could not be more pleased. But i do want to reiterate theres one thing i know all of the governors reiterating to folks is this is a time of utmost importance to protect ourselves while the vaccine is being widely distributed. For whatever weve done for the last several months, weve got to be even more intense and dedicated to our own survival and protection in the next several months while this vaccine is being distributed. Are you ready to get that vaccination . If its approved, yes. I will, you know, be vaccinated in whatever priority my classification ends up. I wont be the first. I can tell you that. We are working for our highrisk Health Workers and our people in our longterm care facilities that are obviously the most vulnerable. Those are going to be the first people. But we feel good. Were told were going to get over 200,000 doses of pfizer this month and hopefully about 180,000 from moderna if in fact they are approved. So were off to the races. And i have to say, this is a dark time but this is a moment of great light to have such an incredible accomplishment in such a short period of time, to have vaccines which appear to be extremely effective. So this is good news. But again, i want to reiterate weve got to have both hands in this fight. Weve got the hand of the vaccine but we have to have the commitment of people this Holiday Season not to do big holiday gatherings, not to be in a position where youre inside. The vaccine wont save people by and large unless we do both of those things. Yeah, its critically important that everybody understand the urgency of getting the vaccines. But its going to take months and months for most people to get vaccinated. Its not going to be easy at all. In the meantime youve got to be really, really careful. Right. What are you doing to address whats called Vaccine Hesitancy . Because there are folks out there who are skeptical. Well, were doing a lot. Actually, our communication plan is one of the reasons i think weve had relative success in seattle. Were got in washington lower numbers than 45 other states. And i think its because we have really been intentional in communicating information to the public. So weve had running for some period of time commercials, talking about how the vaccine works, how the approval process works, for people to familiarize themselves with it. Weve also along with oregon and california have an independent review that will look at what the fda did to make sure that all the steps were followed. As ive said, im very confident that within a day or two after an fda decision theres no reason to believe that that approval will not come sailing through. And then were going to continue our communications strategy, sharing information with people. And i think its like everything thats new, some people will have some questions in the early days. As more and more people are vaccinated, as you come to know more and more of your friends and relatives have been vaccinated and theyre still enjoying christmas, i believe were going to be successful getting to the numbers. If we all stick to an honest discussion of the science. Which again, i want to reiterate, we were in danger. Donald trump was trying to subvert this process. But he failed. And thats a really happy event for us in america. Governor inslee, good luck to you. Good luck to everybody in Washington State. You bet. Thanks so much for joining us. Theres more breaking news were following here in the situation room. A new effort by President Trump to try to overturn the election. Hes trying to join a longshot lawsuit asking the u. S. Supreme court to throw out votes in four key battleground states that joe biden won. [yawn] you. Look. Stunning. Want the truth to why i wake up feeling. [growls softly]. So darn awesome . [makes playful sound] i take care of my skin. Not this skin. That skin. And when youve got incontinence, you sure need to. Tena intimates pads lock liquid in, and are now 100 breathable to care for your intimate skin. Are you still here . Kind to skin. Protects like tena. Tired of daily insulin injections . Omnipod delivers insulin through a discreet waterproof pod to help simplify life. Just one small pod replaces up to 14 injections. Its gamechanging. And the wireless controller helps deliver the right amount of insulin. Get started with a free 30day omnipod dash trial today. Go to omnipod. Com for risk information, instructions for use and free trial terms and conditions. Consult your Healthcare Provider before starting on omnipod. Simplify diabetes. Simplify life. Omnipod. Theres more breaking news were following right now. The New York Times just reporting that President Trump has asked senator ted cruz to argue a case seeking to overturn the election if the u. S. Supreme court agreed to hear it. Meanwhile the president is also trying to intervene in a long shot texas lawsuit seeking to overturn Election Results in four key battleground states. Our justice correspondent, Jessica Schneider is working the story for us. Jessica, when should we harry from the Supreme Court on this case . Were expecting that the court could weigh in by the end of the week. Thats because texas that in this action some republicans are calling ridiculous, texas is asking for the Supreme Court to stop electors in four states, wisconsin, pennsylvania, georgia and michigan, stop them from voting for joe biden. Well, of course the Electoral College meets on monday, so the Supreme Court could step in before then. The justices will probably discuss this unprecedented case when they meet in conference on friday. So the Texas Attorney general who is now joined by attorneys general in 17 other states, hes asking the court to stop the certification process because he argues that the changes that were made by those states to broaden out voting opportunities because of the covid pandemic, well, the texas a. G. Ken paxton, he says that was unconstitutional because the decisions were made in many cases by secretaries of state or governors and not the legislatures. So this is what paxton wrote in his request to the Supreme Court asking the justices to wipe away december 14th as the day that electors meet. He wrote this, saying that deadline, however, should not cement a potentially illegitimate election result in the middle of this storm. A storm that is of the defendant states own making by virtue of their own unconstitutional actions. Of course President Trump also asked the Supreme Court to include him as a party in this case. Wolf, of course we saw yesterday a swift decision from the nine justices when they made clear they do not want to step into the political fray, so were curious to see if the Supreme Court will act as swiftly and also deny this case out of texas. Wolf. That clock is clearly ticking. Well see what happens. Jessica, thank you very, very much. Well have more news right after this. Youre all, youre all i need youre all, youre all i need as long as i got you then baby you know that youve got me, oh yea. Do you have a Life Insurance policy you no longer need . Now you can sell your policy, even a term policy, for an immediate cash payment. Call Coventry Direct to learn more. We thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. But we quickly realized that we needed a way to supplement our income. Our friends sold their policy to help pay for their medical bills and that got me thinking. Maybe selling our policy could help with our retirement. Im skeptical, so i did some research and called Coventry Direct. They explained Life Insurance is a valuable asset that can be sold. We learned that we can sell all of our policy or keep part of it with no future payments, who knew . We sold our policy. Now we can relax and enjoy our retirement as we had planned. If you have one hundred thousand dollars or more of Life Insurance you may qualify to sell your policy. Dont cancel or let your policy lapse without finding out what its worth. Visit conventrydirect. Com to find out if you policy qualifies. Or call the number on your screen. Coventry direct, redefining insurance. Hi, this is margaret your Dell Technologies advisor theres an art to listening. Its the ability to hear more than whats being said. To understand the meaning in every pause. And to be able to offer the answers that make someone feel truly heard. I understand, lets get started. Thats what you get when you talk to a Dell Technologies advisor. Finally tonight, we try to do what we do every night. We try to honor some of the truly remarkable people we have lost in the coronavirus pandemic. Margaret cornegay was 80 years old, passing just three hours before her 81st birthday. H her daughter, carolyn, says she took great pride in voting, happily going to the polls, including her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Miriam broadway was 40. She was a single mom who always made sure her daughter was cared for. Her sister said she had a sweet nature and never argued with anyone. May they rest in peace, and may their memories be a blessing. Thanks very much for watching. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. You can always follow me on twitter and instagram wolfblitz a instagram wolfblitzer. You can always tweet the show cnnsitroom. Erin Burnett Outfront starts right now. Outfront next, record deaths and hospitalizations and dr. Anthony fauci warning too Many Americans still think the pandemic is a hoax. How many lives have to be lost for many in this country to take it seriously . Plus the daunting job of delivering hundreds of millions of vaccines. Drivers in one state expected to log 11,000 miles a day just to get the doses to the places theyre going. Well give you an inside look at this unprecedented national effort. And Florida Police with guns drawn raided her home. She says its because she accused state of covering up the pandemic. Rebecca jones is my guest. Lets go outfront. Good evening, im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, sounding the