Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news on just how soon americans may be able to get a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus. Tonight the drug maker moderna says it has applied for emergency approval from the f. D. A. For its vaccine, making it just the second company, after pfizer, to ask for emergency authorization. The company says its on track to have 20 million doses ready by the end of december. The army general in charge of distributing the shots in the u. S. Says that by june, 100 of americans who want to be vaccinated, will be. And the h. H. S. Secretary, alex azar, tells cbs news that many seniors in nursing homes, along with front line workers, will have already gotten their shots before the end of this year. But its what happens before then that has Public Health officials sounding alarms tonight. Dr. Anthony fauci the nations top Infectious Disease expert says the country is now facing a surge on top of a surge. The virus
Inperson activities shut down can the nfl save football from a covid collapse announcer live from cnbc global headquarters, the facts, the truth, the news with shepd ard smith. Good evening. Doctors and Health Experts warning about another surge of covid cases. More on the cure in just a moment but first, a look at where this pandemic stands heading into the month of december. The United States now averaging more than 162,000 cases this past week. This month alone, we reported more than 4. 2 million new cases. That means near lily one third all of the cases have been added in november. Right now 93,000 americans are hospitalized with covid. As you can see here, the deaths are climbing towards that peak it comes as millions of americans struggle to dig themselves out of financial holes caused by the pandemic so far congress has failed to provide more relief. The consequences of the inaction growing by the day but its a different story on wall street. The dow rose by more than 11 in just
Outline which was just a table for 900 a billiondollar relief proposalss but the details were not there and we are hearing that we are trying to release legislative language and the text of the bill today but that is now unlikely and we have agreed to the details but the staff are still writing the details language so im looking for that perhaps is the main and will have more details especially on the state and local peace theres a lot of backandforth about the former will determine which states and localities which will be elevated eligible for this aid that they are proposing and that is the real key Sticking Point and what will happen Unemployment Insurance theres a 300dollar a week federal extra benefit they have proposed but it is unclear how long two separate programs, one for workers and one for who run out at 13 weeks of one of clement and how long that would be accented and theres a proposal to make it april 1 but that hasnt been nailed down. Remind b viewers about the ticking
Home as covid19 cases increase across the nation. More than 13 million americans have been diagnosed at over 2,000 americans are dying every day from the virus. As states brace for an uptick in cases due to holiday gatherings the nations most populous county, los angeles county, is set to impose strict stay at home rules that will take effect tomorrow. Meanwhile, health way be on the way as the first doses of pfizers 1ir9 vaccines are headed to the u. S. From belgium, but keep in mind a vaccine isnt expected for wide distribution until later 2021. A cdc panel will meet on tuesday to decide how the initial supplies of the vaccine will be allocated. Joining me now Emergency Room Physician and california congressman and a good friend raul ruiz, cardiologist dr. Bernard ashby on the committee to protect medicare, dr. Mercedes carnethon from Northwestern University and dr. Corey hebert, former cochair of the louisiana governors covid19 Minority Task force. We should also note that dr. Heber
Stay safe while voting in person. Its your voice, your vote right now on america this morning. Good tuesday morning, everyone. On this election day, a decisive day for the future of our democracy. Many are calling this the most consequenceal election of our lives. And its already under way. The votes in tiny dixville knox, new hampshire, were counts just after midnight and it was a biden sweep, 50. President trump and joe biden made their final pitch and the president ending his campaign in the same city where he ended his 2016 campaign. Nearly 100 Million People have already voted. Thats more than 70 of the total votes cast in 2016, but President Trump made news overnight after he claimed there could be violence in the streets if it takes several days to count all the votes. Overnight with election day upon us, the candidates delivering their closing arguments. Tomorrow we can put an end to a presidency that has failed to protect this nation. We will make America Great again. Thank yo