Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Take a look at this. Weve got some live pictures coming in from inside the debate hall where were now just a few hours away from a truly historic debate between President Trump and former Vice President joe biden. Both men just arriving in cleveland, ohio, for their first faceoff of the campaign. The stakes clearly are immense. With each candidate preparing new barbs to get under the others skin. Were also told it could get rather personal. Tonights showdown will be the first general Election Debate in American History to take place during a pandemic. Precautions include social distancing between the candidates, no handshakes and the entire audience being tested for covid19. The coronavirus death toll, by the way, here in the United States is closing in on 206,000 with more than 7. 1 million confirmed cases. As dr. Anthony fauci is now warning that unfortunate mixed messages out of washington are hurting the credibility of potential vaccines. Near
At this point do you feel that thats more likely than not . Well, you know, i hope that thats not going to happen. And thats the reason all of us are out here telling people, literally pleading with them, about the fact that we can do something about that. It shouldnt be despair where you throw your hands up and say its inevitable, its going to happen. Dr. Fauci also telling savannah that he accepted on the spot when president elect biden late yesterday asked him to continue at nih and also to become chief medical adviser. This as biden told cnn he will ask americans to voluntarily wear masks for 100 days to blunt the crisis. Im going to ask the public for 100 days to mask. Just 100 days to mask. Not forever. 100 days. And i think well see a significant reduction that occurs with vaccinations and masking, to drive down the numbers considerably. And joining me now, nbcs jacob ward in california where new restrictions are being introduced. Nbcs dasha burns in North Carolina with new deta
I want to welcome viewers in the United States and all around the world. I wish we had better news to start off with, but the fact is that more americans than ever before are in the hospital right now sick with coronavirus. More than 90,000, record high in the United States, thats for the 17th day in a row. The nation is averaging 164,000 cases and 1500 deaths a day. Now hospitals and front line workers already exhausted and overwhelmed are bracing for the storm thats coming after millions ignored cdc guidance to stay home and not travel this holiday. Tsa just releasing their thanksgiving day travel numbers. 560,000 people passing through airports thursday. 65 reduction in travel from last year, still more than 6 million americans that have already flown through the week, according to earlier tally from the tsa. Sunday expected to be the busiest travel day of the year. Now, california has a serious problem, alarming escalation of positive cases. Cnn correspondent Stephanie Elam is in l
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