Be the biggest hack of the u. S. Government ever. Hello. Im chris jansing. We begin this hour with some major news on the coronavirus pandemic. The first doses of modernas vaccine are starting to arrive at more than 3,000 locations across the country. The rollout of this second vaccine now available here in the u. S. Means millions more americans will be getting the shots. Near lly 6 million doses are expected to be shipped out this week, with 20 million distributed by the end of the year. But it comes as cases and deaths continue to rise at an alarming rate, and as Health Officials warn it could still get worse. Especially now that were in the Holiday Travel season. Meantime, the cdcs Advisory Panel is releasing new recommendations for who should be next in line to get the vaccines. People over the age of 75 and essential workers, like first responders, teachers, postal workers, Public Transit employees, and Grocery Store workers leading the list. And the Moderna Vaccine comes as a ne
About modernas covid19 vaccine. Yes, there are more vaccines on the record. The fda reports its 95 effective at protecting illness and protects against infection as well. Here are the facts at this hour, the Moderna Vaccine data comes as the Fda Advisory Panel is set to meet on thursday. Its a critical next step. If all goes well then, the vaccine could get authorization by the end of the week, meaning americans would soon have two vaccines. The need, of course, is enormous. We just added more than 200,000 positive coronavirus cases on monday. Right now one in 20 americans has officially been diagnosed with the virus. That doesnt even take into account people who didnt know they were positive. Another tragic milestone, so far we have lost more than 301,000 americans to this virus. 48 states are experiencing a percentage increase in covidrelated deaths over the past 14 days. In florida, the Positivity Rate is higher than its been in a month. But help has arrived. In jacksonville it was
Amendment which is the First Amendment calling for a witness. And that would be Mick Mulvaney, of course the man whos held many different positions in this white house. Hes currently the chief of staff. We have Geoff Bennett whos on the hill whos been reporting there throughout the day. Geoff, whats the expectation right now on capitol hill about what happens next . Reporter chris, as you mentioned, the senators are in the back half of their 30 minute dinner break. We should say, though, that senate time is very much unlike realtime so this 30minute break could last, who knows, potentially an hour or so. Im told by our team that is really canvassing the hill, speaking with members and their aides that during this break, the democrats are going to have a conversation, theyre having a conversation about how many more amendments they plan to introduce. At the start of the day, we were told they would introduce somewhere in the ballpark of six amendments. You do the math on that, each side
To contact donors to try to get his wife a job. We have our team here covering it all this morning about the we want to start this hour with those new headlines from the singapore summit. President trump back in washington this morning with no shortage of things to say about his meeting with north korea. Blasting out nearly a dozen tweets on the subject since leaving asia. This morning, hes saying the world can feel much safer now than when he took office. Secrary of state mike pompeo remains in the region. Hes in south korea right now before heading to beijing. His goal, to keep seoul on board given the president s comments about the u. S. Military on the ninsula. And thats what has lawmakers on capitol hill nervous. Democrats and republicans worry President Trump offered up too much and got too little. Nbcs Geoff Bennett is at the white house. The president coming home with homework in tow with all the outstanding questions and decisions that are still to be made. Whats priority one
On the doorsteps across the uk, just as trump was at an official dinner. The president kicking theresa may while shes down, and doing it on her turf, saying she wrecked brexit, and threatening to cut off any new u. S. Trade deal. The brexit is a very tough situation. Thats a tough deal between the borders and the entries into the countries and all other things. Back in the u. S. , an emotional reunion. The young migrant girl we heard in the leaked tape, while separated from her family, has been reunited. Mariana talking with her mother in texas. An extraordinary interview there. Our team of reporters is set up and ready to go this friday morning. Lets start with the hourlong News Conference that just finished in the uk between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister theresa may. The interview before that in the sun getting a lot of attention. Of course, the president addressed that, along with the rocky nato summit, although he wouldnt call it rocky, and his upcoming meeting with Vla