Nominated, rejecting a bid to overturn the Election Results in key states. Why it signals the end of the line for his push to reverse defeat. The president reacting overnight. Good morning, everybody. Its saturday, december 12th. Im lindsey reiser. And im kendis gibson, live from msnbc World Headquarters in new york. Its a glasses sort of day, open collar sort of saturday. I love it keeping it cas. But this is a huge deal huge. This is a huge day ahead of us, weve been waiting for this for months. Britain called it vday. We have a team of analysts following every Major Development of these breaking news stories. First, we begin with the moment everybody has been waiting for, fda approving the Pfizer Vaccine. Fedex and u. P. S. Now gearing up to distribute it across the country as soon as today. Two fierce rivals working together along with Health Officials and the faa to make sure the precious cargo gets top priority during whats already the busiest time of the year for shipping companies. The latest from fedex world hub in memphis, msnbc reporter cory kaufman. Fedex has years of experience shipping vaccines, including the flu vaccines, over 80 million doses to combat h1n1 in 2009. What are the plans here to ship the Pfizer Vaccine . Reporter yeah, and this is going to be something that, even though they do have those years of experience, lindsey, this is something just that dwarfs that in scale. This is going to be the most massive operation in the companys history. They tell us theyve hired some 170,000 Seasonal Workers to get this done. And what does that look like . You mentioned that historic partnership. So, fedex is going to take on the west, and u. P. S. Is going to take on the east. Now, the vaccine is going to start at pfizers Distribution Centers in michigan and wisconsin. It will then come either here to fedexs hub in memphis or to the u. P. S. Hub in louisville. From there, it will get on cargo planes, it will get on trucks, and it will begin its journey toward its destinations as quickly as possible. How do you do that safely and quickly . Well, you prioritize those shipments, so faa will be prioritizing all of those specific plane shipments. You keep them separate from what you and i are buying online for the holiday season. These shipments will be tracked. In fact, theres also going to be u. S. Marshals service escorting all of these shipments, just to add that extra layer of security. And of course, guys, remember that these vaccines have to be kept at minus 94 degrees. So not only are they packaged in very special containers from pfizer, but then Companies Like fedex also have specialty added layers to make sure that nothing happens to the temperature, for example, cold chain centers. U. P. S. Also has something interesting. They have kind of a fourradio system, where they track it, they check on the lighting, they check on the temperature, and they check on the motion of each and every single one of their packages. So, these two companies, because this is such a monumental and Historic Task for them, they had to answer some questions on capitol hill. Listen in to what fedexs leader said how they were going to get all this done. Fedex has a long history of supporting critical relief efforts around the world, and we are ready for the challenge ahead. We also regularly carry vaccines for commercial and government organizations, both domestic and international. Our Health Care Team has been able to leverage this experience, flex our comprehensive network, and work with various stakeholders to build Customized Solutions to achieve our collective goal moving covid19 vaccine shipments as safely, securely, and quickly as possible. This is who we are and what we do. Reporter all right, so, smith insisting that fedex and u. P. S. Can carry this burden solely, despite other companies, including airline companies, offering to help distribute within the United States. Guys, it looks like they will take that offer internationally, but when it comes to specifically here in the u. S. , those two companies, u. P. S. And fedex, are trying to take that burden on. And also, just one added note. Pfizer right now currently has some 6 million vaccines ready. They have to ramp that up to some 600 million, because, of course, each person, if each person ideally gets it, they need two doses. Guys . Cori, its so important to know these companies are already in place, but the scale, as you mentioned right now, pretty unprecedented. Cori coffin, thanks. William hasseeltine is infectio disease expert and author of the book my lifelong fight against disease. The fda says the benefits of the Pfizer Vaccine outweigh all of the potential risk weve been reading about. Do you agree, especially in light of the uks warning, after two of the people who got the vaccines, they had known severe allergies and they had Adverse Reactions . Well, i certainly agree. I listened to the deliberations of the panel that was advising the fda, and its clear that the panel believed that because of the seriousness of the threat as you know, 3,000 people a day now are dying of this disease, and theres no other real remedy that it was worth taking a risk. They know that theres a risk, because this hasnt been fully vetted. Thats why its an emergency use authorization. The fda has also taken under and advised the company that they must do very tight surveillance of any possible adverse effect that occurs during the vaccination period. There will be some questions as to who should not get the vaccine and who should, but those details are yet to come. Yeah, so, we have those Health Care Workers and nursing home residents that are at the front of the line for the first coronavirus shots. 24 million americans in all right there. When do you see the average american making it to the front of the line for a vaccine, and would that signal a return to normal . Its going to be some time, probably late spring, early summer, before most people have access to the vaccine. That will return the country to Something Like near normal, but we have to remember that this infection is rampant all over the world and that we have to be prepared for new infections coming in, and we hope that this vaccine lasts long enough. There are some questions that still remain outstanding. Amongst those is how long the vaccine works, and does the vaccine prevent infection, not only disease . So, these are questions that will only be revealed with time as more and more people get the vaccine. Doctor, as you know, when we go out into the street and talk to people about their comfort level, a lot of people say, i still wouldnt be first in line to take it. But dr. Fauci told our colleague, ari melber, he will take the vaccine publicly once its available to him. And he also said that trump and biden should, too. Lets listen first. I think it would be a good idea to get the vaccine publicly so that the rest of the country who is, you know, wedded one way or the other to a particular person, will feel, if that person gets the vaccine, then ill get it, too. So, im not going to give them a date, but im sure that theyre considering getting it publicly. You know, doctor, i want to ask if you think this will help curb peoples anxiety, but also, as kendis pointed out at the beginning of the show, weve been talking to you for months about this pandemic. This is big news today, the day after the vaccine gets fda approval. Talk to us about also your thoughts of hope right now. Well, this is a great day for humanity. Its not just for the United States. This vaccine was developed in collaboration with a german company. We are the sixth country to approve a vaccine. There are other countries that have been right on track developing vaccines along with us, and theyre approved for use in other countries as well, developed by other manufacturers. But its a great day for humanity because there is finally hope at the end of a very, very difficult time. Were not out of the woods yet, as all of us know. Its going to take a long time, maybe five, six months, before the full effects of the vaccine take place. And in the meantime, were going to see a lot of people fall ill, and unfortunately, many people die. And the best thing we can do is to follow the Public Health guidance that weve been given wear masks, social distance, dont travel, stay as safe as you possibly can. So, were in for some trouble, but at least it looks like theres hope not only for the United States but people around the world. Doctor, i do want to follow up on exactly what you were saying there. You were saying five to six months before were out of the woods, but the next few months will be really, really rough. In fact, the cdc is warning that we could see more deaths per day than 9 11 for as many as 90 days. Why is the United States leading the world in cases and deaths . Well, thats a deep and complicated question. It has to do with leadership of the country. It has to do with the way we govern our Public Health system. And it has to do with individual preferences. As we all know, were a nation that values individual freedoms and individual rights. And in all societies, theres a balance between the individuals right to do what they want and the possibility that theyll harm themselves or, in particular, harm others. Thats why we have laws against drunk driving. Thats why we have many laws that protect people from other peoples bad behavior. And our balance is different from other countries. Our leadership has been extremely poor, i have to say, over the last year. Our governance devolves much responsibility to the states and even to jurisdictions, so things may vary from town to town. Weve seen that with the testing. And im afraid were going to see some of that confusion with the vaccines. It may be what you do in one town, who gets the vaccine, is different from what happens in another town, and thats going to lead to some confusion and unhappiness. The other thing that people are going to be worried about is that theres a very limited supply, at least at the beginning, so theres going to be jostling, seeing whos in line for those people, and its many people who really want this vaccine and want it now. Doctor, i have one more quick question before we let you go. You mentioned poor leadership. Right now, we have a vaccine. Its going to be distributed. People could be getting shots in the arm in the next couple of days. Should more be done right now by the administration in terms of a Public Relations campaign to assure people that its safe . Absolutely. You know, people follow leaders. Thats what weve learned in this pandemic. Leadership is really important. And its important for our top leaders to demonstrate through taking the vaccine when their turn comes and through giving public assurances that this is something that they should do. This is a problem for the entire country, because if one person in america has the infection, we all might get it. All right. Dr. William haseltine, thank you so much. I am number 287 million in line for the vaccine. Second to last . I think there are about 50 million americans behind me, thanks to the New York Times survey, but yeah, i was the same, according to that simulation. You put in your age, the county you live in, and it kind of tells you where in that long shrinking line you are. It doesnt account to whether or not youve had it already, which i havent, but it gives you a good sense. Anyway, President Trump called it the big one, but the Supreme Court rejecting texas lawsuit seeking to overturn the election in key states. Was this the final nail in the coffin . And will trump finally get the message . Our political panelists weigh in. And some exciting news here at msnbc. 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Reporter well, the order from the court was unsigned, but certainly, none of those three justices nominated by President Trump spoke out in a statement to disagree with this decision, as we did see from justices alito, saying that they disagreed with the decision to not even allow texas to file its complaint in this case. And whats so interesting, kendis, it was just a few months ago when Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg died that President Trump predicted this very scenario, saying that he wanted to fill that seat, ultimately nominating Justice Amy Coney barrett, because he anticipated that the election might end up in front of the Supreme Court, and he hoped that this might tip things his way. He was clearly wrong about that. In this instance, it was the second case, really, in front of the Supreme Court in just a matter of days that was thrown out after that first one in pennsylvania also failed to get any traction. In this particular case, texas was joined by 17 other states that are controlled by republicans in essentially taking issue with how four battleground states you can see them there wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania, and georgia conducted their elections, arguing, essentially, that texas votes were diluted by the fact that governors and Election Officials in those states changed things to make it easier for people to vote as opposed to a new law being passed to do that. Now, the court in its very brief order essentially said, texas has no business telling these other states what they should or shouldnt do with those elections. This is the latest blow to President Trumps efforts to try to overturn the results of this election, and the Biden Campaign clearly welcoming this. But trump, obviously, not very happy about this, speaking out overnight on his favorite medium of twitter, saying the Supreme Court really let us down. No wisdom, no courage and as we know, kendis, the Electoral College set to meet on monday, a really key milestone for proceeding with president elect bidens victory in this. But if you think the shenanigans are over, i wouldnt hold your breath. Rudy giuliani on television overnight saying he is far from done and that the path now runs through the state courts. So, they went to the state courts, then the Supreme Court, and now were returning to the state courts, okay. Reporter its kind of a throw everything at the wall and see what sticks approach, kendis. I guess that is the case. Well see how it plays out. And of course, january 6th, its all writ out in the u. S. Capitol. There will be some more shenanigans there as well. Josh lederman joining us from the white house. Thank you. Joining us now, brian lancea, former spokesperson for the trump transition, and alaw enforcementa johnson, Biden Campaign consultant. Lets start with this Michigan Attorney general dana nessel appeared on morning joe earlier in the week and compared trumps moves to the movie friday the 13th. To me, this postelection process has been like a friday the 13th movie, you know . And you know, no matter how many times you shoot jason or you stab jason or you electrocute jason, he just keeps on coming back at you over and over again, and he just wont stay down. So, brian, im going to throw this to you first. Kayleigh mcenany says there are ongoing cases. She says the fight for Election Integrity continues. But legal experts say this is the final nail in the coffin, this isnt about Election Integrity, its about overturning the will of the people. Where do you stand on this . First of all, good morning and thank you for having me and to talk about the jason analogy. You know, he may never die, but we always tune in to watch, and i think thats what most of this is about, that President Trump is still part of the a block of most cable channels and is garnering everybodys attention. As for the court case, listen, the end is near. You have monday thats a critical day. You know, hes reaching out to electors. I believe theyre reaching out to electors through legislatures to try to do that, but theres also a deadline in january, similar to what we saw when the gore supporters came before congress and asked that the u. S. Senate, the house of representatives asked that the u. S. Senate, you know, not seat president bush. So the process is old. The process is almost near the end, but we still have about, my guess is about three more weeks of this. Well, alencia, all three justices President Trump picked ruled against him. The president correctly predicted the scenario, as josh said, but didnt correctly predict the outcome. What does that tell you . You know, its frustrating that the president and some of his cronies are still throwing a temper tantrum about this election, when, as you all were talking about before this segment, 3,000 americans are dying daily, more than september 11th. And so, hes continuing to throw this temper tantrum, and i would agree with my copanelist that this isnt over. Trump is the king of distraction. Thats why Rudy Giuliani is his chief legal expert over there. And so, what its telling us is that hes going to find every single way possible to distract from the destruction that he has caused in the four years that hes been in office, and right now in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and try to rally up his base, which is really dangerous, because weve seen, they are protesting no masks, they are protesting the Election Results. They, for some reason, think they can overturn some of the results. And let me remind your viewers in that it was republicans who said they couldnt count absentee and mailin ballots early, ahead of election day in some of these key states. And now theyre trying to say that those votes are illegal because they were counted after election day, but they decided that rule. So, the hypocrisy is there. And unfortunately, a lot of trumps followers and supporters are following that hypocrisy and those conspiracy theories. Not everybody. Brian, the president s taken the bulk of his fight to twitter in the past week, by our count, hes tweeted 199 times, 59 of those were about the election, election fraud, rather. Only 8 about covid, to alencias point, and nearly a third of those tweets were flagged for misinformation. There are sites that track this. The president is losing hundreds of thousands of followers since the election. What do you think right now about his popularity . Yeah, listen, i think people are having a little bit of a regret. You know, my wife, herself, she voted for President Trump this november, and now shes now a month into this i think she last, she stated she regrets it. I think that will lapse. You see this every election cycle. Bush v. Gore, you had people who tried to invalidate the Election Results there. You had people who didnt even show up to bushs election. You have members of congress who never even acknowledged that bush won reelection. You had the same thing happen with obama. Listen, this is a trend that is continuing thats started since bush v. Gore. Its a dangerous trend. Both sides are playing it. This is the first time that you see republicans playing it so harshly than ever before, and thats the shocking impact about all this. Brian and alencia, weve got to let it go, but very good conversation. Hope to have you back soon. Hey, alencia, good to see you. As trucks at the pfizer plant in kalamazoo, michigan, prepare to hit the road with their precious cargo, states are waiting. 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Residents here say that thats proof that leaders do not care about their access to health care or about their access to things like vaccines. Then other people that ive spoken to have been talking a lot about the Tuskegee Syphilis study. This is an infamous study from the early 20th century. Black men were basically watched and studied by white doctors as they got sicker and sicker with syphilis and not given care. And people cite that study and other studies like it when they say that they dont trust doctors or theyre worried about vaccines. Take a listen to these conversations i had this week. For one, everythings about money, you know . I feel like the most understanding disadvantaged folks will be left behind, and who is to say theyll give us the fullfledged vaccine . They may give us a vark version of the vaccine. The Africanamerican Community is just not trusting because we feel were the first group they want to test it on and were being experimented on. Reporter its important to note that was antoine said is not true. There is no generic version of this vaccine and generic drugs are just as effective as brand name drugs when they are developed, but i think its important to hear what he said there and the fears and how deeprooted they are. These are not antivaxxers. They are not people who think that vaccines cause autism or were radicalized somewhere online. They are afraid because of real events that did happen in history. So, if youre a Public Health official figuring out how youre going to get this vaccine into black and brown neighborhoods in chicago, that is something youre going to have to acknowledge. Back to you. All right. Our thanks to Antonia Hylton for that report. Now to pennsylvania where the state and state officials are waiting to receive their first vaccine shipment, a potential lifeline for one of the hardest hit states. Nbc reports that it now ranks number eight in coronavirus cases. Joining me right now is pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor john fetterman. Lieutenant governor, thank you for being here. Appreciate it. Good morning to you. Sure. Thanks for having me. Where does your state stand in the process of Vaccine Distribution . How soon could the most vulnerable get the shot . Really, as soon as we get it. I mean, the plans are in place. We have a multitiered, Stepdown Program in place that was coordinated with our office of Health Equity to determine who should be the very first individuals, the most vulnerable, to get it. And then from there on, theres a step down until eventually we hit phase three, where its widely available for the general public, essentially anywhere where you can get a shot or a booster here in pennsylvania. So, were just waiting for the doses. And i should point out on the situation there in pennsylvania right now, a few hours ago, the state rolled out new restrictions to stem a record surge in covid19 cases and hospitalizations. You see the listings right there on the screen. Some of the measures include limiting indoor gatherings to ten people, Outdoor Events limited to 50 people, suspending Indoor Dining and closing down gyms and other recreational and entertainment facilities. Those brandnew restrictions in place for three weeks. Ive got to ask, at least here in new york, the majority of the spread has been 75 of it has been those indoor gatherings. Gyms account for only about 0. 6 . Restaurants, Indoor Dining, 1. 7 . Do you feel as if you guys are doing the right thing right there in closing many of those outlets . Well, the governor here in pennsylvania has always tried to strike the balance between lives and livelihoods. And the truth is, right now, we are rapidly running out of icu beds here in the commonwealth, and we dont ever want to be in a position where people have to be turned away that are presenting symptoms that may otherwise spiral and even die as a result. The governor took these decisive steps. No ones happy about it. No ones enthusiastic about it. But the truth of the matter is, flattening this curve enough so our Health Care System isnt overwhelmed, until we begin the vaccination process is the rationale behind all of this. And anyone that thinks that the governor or, really, anybody wants to close businesses just not true. We are just overwhelmed with cases right now. But all of that said, youre a guy, ive seen your photos. You work out. You go to the gyms. Are gyms and Indoor Dining, restaurants, the key . Are those superspreader locations . Im having some technical issues. I didnt catch the last question. But Indoor Dining and some of these restrictions are really just designed to make sure we attack some of the 80 20 rule that were going to get most of those hotspots and shut those down so we can contain the spread. All right. Were going were not talking any massive lockdowns or anything like we saw back in the spring. These are just kind of targeted interventions to make sure that we flatten the curve sufficient enough so our Health Care System isnt overwhelmed. I understand. Lieutenant governor john fetterman, were going to have to leave it there. Our thanks to you. Appreciate it. After seeing record high voter turnout, georgia republicans want to roll back some of the laws that helped make that happen. And its leading to renewed calls of Voter Suppression ahead of the Upcoming Senate runoffs. Plus, at 8 00 a. M. , ali velshi speaks with the michigan secretary of state about the latest failed attempt to overturn the results of the election. And the fda is expected to brief the public about its Vaccine Distribution in less than three hours. Well bring that to you live. Ees well bring that to you live this year you got it done. Now walmart can help check off your gift list with free curbside pickup, fast delivery from your walmart store, or gifts shipped right to your door. 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The Justice Department plans to continue this unprecedented surge of postelection executions before inauguration day. If you work for the federal government and you were hoping to have Christmas Eve off, youre in luck. President trump signed an order yesterday to make december 24th a federal paid holiday this year. Oh well, thats nice. Early voting for georgias january Senate Runoffs begin on monday, and president elect joe biden is stepping in to offer his support. Hes going to share both his financial and resources and staff to Democratic Candidates jon ossoff and raphael warnock. Nbcs deepa shivra is at the Biden Campaign in wilmington, delaware. Good morning. How much is the Biden Campaign actually digging into this campaign . Reporter good morning, kendis. Thats right. Weve already seen the Biden Campaign step in and start helping out with this georgia Runoff Election thats coming up on january 5th. Im just going to go ahead and throw some numbers at you. As of now, the Biden Campaign with the dnc has already roughly raised im sorry, roughly spent 5 million in the runoff races and about 10 million raised for both Democratic Candidates, jon ossoff and reverend raphael warnock. And in terms of staff, theyve got about 50 staffers continuing to work in georgia and then about a dozen who are working on the Data Analytics and tech side of this as well. So, you can see biden stepping up and putting his staff on the ground, using that Financial Resources that he has to make sure that democrats can have a full show of force in this Runoff Election. And also, on top of that, we expect to see the president elect on the ground in georgia, himself, on tuesday, and thats the day after that early voting starts in the state on december 14th. Youre going to see biden on the ground there. And basically, democrats from both of these Senate Campaigns are hoping that they can build off of that momentum from bidens win last month. He was the first democratic president ial candidate to win the state since 1992 with bill clinton. And so, what you see from a lot of these operatives off the ground is theyre moving off of that momentum. They want to make sure that the folks who turned out to vote last month to vote dramatically will then again turn out the margin, which is still fairly close, so theyre really counting on every voter to turn back out again in these next couple weeks. And theyre hoping that a visit from joe biden on the ground will really push that forward for them. Kendis . And you were also at President Trumps rally in georgia just last week, a week ago today. What can we expect to be different, you might say, about bidens visit to that state . Reporter kendis, it was pretty much a very stark difference in reality. That was actually the first trump rally that ive ever covered, after covering several biden and harris events always remember you first reporter as well, you always remember your first. And i think theres two big differences here, right . You i mooean, the covid precautions and Safety Measures taking place are night and day. To see the crowds at trumps rally last weekend, so many people, literally, thousands of people gathered without masks at all was a pretty major difference, i would say, after covering several biden events. And i also think the messaging, kendis, youre going to see from biden is going to be pretty different as well. Trump, as with you know, spent a large amount of that rally talking about himself and talking about his own election grievances, rather than focusing on the candidates he was supposed to be stumping for. So, i think youll see a pretty different message in terms of who biden is really talking about most of the time when he visits on tuesday. Thank you. Bidens visit to the atlanta area comes amid controversy in cobb county, the states most populous county. Officials are adding back two early voting sites after facing a huge backlash from voters there. Their initial plan saw the number of locations reduce from 11 to just 5. That move, of course, met with accusations they were trying to restrict black and latino residents from voting. So, Latosha Brown joins us this morning, cofounder of the black voters matter fund. So good to talk to you about this. Calls of Voter Suppression are not new in georgia, as youre very familiar with. Lets show these long lines of people just trying to vote early, ahead of the president ial election. I remember when we were showing this, at the time there were calls of Voter Suppression. So, is this latest move with the polling sites an attempt to suppress the vote . And whats your reaction to these officials adding back sites . Absolutely. You know, when you look at the Voter Suppression, anything that restricts access for people to have free and fair access to the ballot is a form of Voter Suppression. And so, in a time where we actually need expanded access because of covid19 we know that covid19, the cases are rising, we know that its best when people are socially distant, we know that its best that people have some challenges around how they move around, that this is the moment that we need expanded access. And so, georgia has shown, it has a history of, instead of trying to find ways and expand ways for people to have access to voting, it is actually being very restrictive. And so, i do think that part of what has led to the reopening of a few of the sites back in cobb county has been the outcry that organizations and people in cobb county have said that this is Voter Suppression, we need to make sure that all communities that have access to the ballot. And so, the reopening of several of those sites, sites that never should have been closed in the first place, are now being reopened, i do believe because of public pressure. Yeah, and republican legislatures released their plans to change some of the election laws in georgia, including eliminating atwill absentee voting. Thats when you dont need an excuse to vote absentee. Requiring photo i. D. When requesting absentee ballots. And outlawing drop boxes. These rules were created by republicans in 2005 to make voting more convenient. So, should this really be a time right now when theyre rethinking some of these . Absolutely not. I know part of this is part of the problem, it is leike my grandfather would say, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, its a duck, right . Bottom line is this is Voter Suppression. This is the very definition of Voter Suppression. Theyre, all three of those are attempts to restrict access to people having access to the ballot. And so, what you see is you see the republicans who, i think they have been very fearful because they have been losing ground, but theyve been losing ground because they dont necessarily have an agenda that the majority of people in georgia want. We are a state that has been devastated by covid19. We have not seen the kind of leadership from the Republican Party around covid19 in terms of weve had hospitals to close just in the last few months during the pandemic. Weve literally seen over 4 million georgians have applied for unemployment. Yeah. Weve seen businesses close. And so, i do think that part of what youre seeing for them as a response of not being able to have an agenda for people is to restrict access to those who are voting. La tasha brown, thank you for your voice this morning. We appreciate it. After everything that went down in 2020, its safe to say that we could all go for happily ever after. I know it in my heart, you and kevin are meant to be. 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Lets bring in business insider, senior retail reporter, thanks for being with us. Good morning. How are Delivery Companies right now keeping all of their employees safe in this mad rush . Thats a great question. And thank you so much for having me on, and yes, so yes, shipping, you know, with all of these packages in play, a huge year for ecommerce, and in terms of the employee, social distancing is key, when employees are out delivering these packages, and within the sortsing warehouses, and having protocols, you know, keeping everyone masked, and having sanitation policies, basically. So basically, like any other workplace that is essential, implementing those measures, as we go forward, during this crazy year. So a little bit of housekeeping. At least for people who are at home, and planning to buy some gifts for christmas. The u. S. Postal service, the last day for ground shipping is tuesday. And friday, for first class mail service. If you want to get it there in time. Your last day of Priority Mail service is december 19th and for express, its december 23. So should we expect some packages to arrive after christmas, or be delayed with such a huge demand this year . I would say yes. Not to be christmas grinch, but i think this is a very bad year for us procrastinators. Im one, unfortunately. This is basically, the shipping major players, like usps, fed ex, u. P. S. , they are pretty much stretched to the brink this year. Thats despite hiring freeze, thats despite new rules that put a limit on how many packages different retailers can send out. But i would say, i mean its unfortunate because a lot of these smaller and regional and local retailers really depend on their packages getting in by christmas. To really show the customer that they can be trusted to do this. But unfortunately, its a bit out of their hands at this point. I mean this is pretty unprecedented. Weve seen a decade of ecommerce growth, and basically 90 day, according to shoppers. 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