At tray Glen Astrazeneca on the defense after critics say it failed to give an update on patient data on the vaccine trials. Futures after markets were closed for the thanksgiving holiday, they are in the green as you can see, dow jones 54 in the premarket. Weve got a lot to talk about today with wall street. Were going to have a half trading day today, markets closing at 1 00 p. M. Eastern time some good news to show you, nice gains there, the nasdaq is in record territory as the dow is looking to crack 30,000 once more today after the index crossed the milestone earlier in the week. Ruling on religious restrictions, the Supreme Court telling new York Governor Andrew Cuomo he cant put a capacity limit on houses of worship. Were on this story today. Plus, it is black friday, its going to look a little bit different. Retailers going with the shift to online sales as brick and Mortar Stores are rethinking foot traffic this year. Mornings with maria is live right now. Its a brandnew day.
Here to guide you through it all. Our live coverage continues on america this morning. Good friday morning, everyone. At this hour, former Vice President joe biden is making gains in two crucial state. Heres where we stand right now. Biden is still at 253 votes and trump at 214. They need 270. President trumps lead had been shrinking. Its not just mailin votes from philadelphia where biden has been making huge gains. Last night erie county in the northwest corner of the state turned blue. President trump needs pennsylvania to win the white house. And a major update, biden has taken the lead in the state of georgia where he had been trailing since election day as the vote count has been coming in overnight. And were expecting more votes today from the atlanta suburbs and from savannah. Both are blue areas. Looking at arizona, a bright spot for the president. Bidens lead is shrinking to about 47,000 votes overnight. All eyes there on Maricopa County. More votes are being released today.
Dplej South Carolina stepping up for its students. Did you want men to put it under the homework drop boxes . Reporter mikalah is determined to graduate from columbia South Carolina even after finding herself homeless during the pandemic. I was terrified, so i just prayed. Id rather be homeless than be in a stocks oic sayings. Hoipts mikalah says she was out of options. In an effort to avoid an abusive home life she slept in her car at night. I wanted to spend days crying and moping. It was challenge having to get up and find a place to brush your teeth. Troipt 19yearold who earned a full academic scholarship worked two jobs and hunted for Internet Access to complete her studies. It was challenging Getting School work done and maneuvering two jobs and everything, it was hard. Reporter the director of o specialized programming. She was in a dire place. She definitely had housing insecurity. She needed food. She need basic necessary. Reporter campus was close bud she arranged to take car
Room of russias main Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny just after he fell ill. And country celebration. The highlights from last Nights Academy of Country Music awards. And something thats never happened before. It was different. But first, heres todays eye opener, its your world in 90 seconds. If you are asking me, when is it going to be generally available to the American Public, late second quarter, Third Quarter 2021. President trump and the head of the cdc are disagreeing about when a Coronavirus Vaccine will be available. I think he got the message maybe confused. Maybe it was stated incorrectly. No, were ready to go immediately as the vaccine is announced. Started coming off and siding ripping. Major flooding and damage left behind in the wake of hurricane sally. This has been a lot worse than we ever thought it would be. Dramatic new video recorded on a firefighters helmet capturing just how fast the creek fire overwhelmed crews in california. The big ten conference has reversed
Anxious Family Members with loved ones in Nursing Homes say they are left in the dark. Several more homes in the bay area reported outbreaks. Nbc bay areas Damian Trujillo e who is worried about her father getting sick inside. Reporter Catholic Charities is in charge of investigating complaints against Nursing Homes. But now there is concern about how bad things are in nose facilities. He just turned 90. He worked hard all his life to support his family. My dad is an immigrant. He raised a beautiful family. Three children with my mother. Reporter antonio is now in advanced stages of alzheimers. In early april, a letter saying a resident tested positive. And over the weekend, a total of 63 people at valley house have coronavirus. It is very stressful and sad. Its nothing i have seen before. Reporter the numbers show 34 Nursing Homes in seven bay area counties have confirmed cases. Family members say they want more transparency. How often are residents tested . Have aniy residents died f