Disease control says, though, that vaccinations for teachers, in her personal opinion, are not a requirement. This as the Obama Administration says decisions should not be made immediately. Also want to make it clear that there is increasing data to suggest that schools can safely reopen and that that safe reopening does not suggest that teachers need to be vaccinated in order to reopen safely. The doctor spoke to this in her personal capacity. Obviously, shes the head of the cdc, but were going to wait for the final guidance so we can use that as a guide for schools around the country. Eric so what could that final guidance be for parents across the country who have been home schooling their kids on zoom and all of that . Lucas tomlinson In Washington with more on what we can expect. Reporter good afternoon. Chicagos democratic mayor, lori lightfoot, says shes had it with the teachers and wants them back in the classroom as quickly as possible. My patience is up. We cant wait hours an
Hopkins camera. You can see the clouds in the sky through the afternoon, mid to low 50s to low to mid 60s for the afternoon. I will take you hour by hour on live in a few minutes. Lets go to gianna. Still slow it is. No friday light here unfortunately. Construction is blocking a couple lanes. Everything was supposed to be cleared by 6 00 but it doesnt seem thats the case. You can use 580 through oakland as an alternate but they have a couple lanes blocked because of the trouble spot along the nimitz freeway north bound. Elsewhere, a slow ride into the Altamont Pass. Delays on 205 at mount house and extend with a 32 minute drive time towards 680. We just heard from the chief of the World Health Organization about the coronavirus. He is urging all of the countries in the organization to not rely solely on a vaccine to solve the pandemic. We have a long way to go. The world cannot put all its eggs in one basket and neglect the many other tools at our disposal. Reporter he says when we do
We begin with a visit to nashvilles Ryman Auditorium as author david ewing talks about how the venue became a place for political rallies, civil rights events and home to Country Musics grand ole opry. Today were at the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown nashville, tennessee. It definitely tells the history of both things it is famous for. It was built by a river boat captain who was famously converted under a tent in downtown nashville in may of 1865. After his conversion, he believed that traveling ministers should have a permanent home inside that was large enough to take the large crowds of the traveling ministers who came to town. So captain ryman built the Ryman Auditorium and it opened at first in 1892 as a tabernacle. So thats the church part of the history. The music part of the history, the Country Music part, deals with the grand ole opry which came here in 1943 after being in many different homes in nashville, and stayed here until 1974 when the new opry house was built.
First time in decades. Well talk to cindy mccain about his achievement and her role in the biden Transition Team. Plus y more republicans are side with the president elect on a matter of national security. And the dawn of a new era in space travel. Well have an inside look at a Landmark Mission for four astronauts launching this weekend. But first, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Were running out of time and were running out of options. Weve gone through hell. Keep going. This is literally a matter of life and death. The u. S. Sinks deeper into the coronavirus pandemic. The country isnt just breaking records. Its blowing through them. Wearing the mask, they think its uncomfortable and annoying. You know whats really uncomfortable and annoying . When you die. Republican senators are calling on the administration to give biden Intelligence Briefings. Theres no legal basis. Hes getting support from members of the Republican Party who are not challenging him. And tha
Well, good morning. Its monday, november 30th. Hope you all ate lots of good food this weekend, but some big news this morning. Moderna will ask the fda for emergency authorization use for its covid19 vaccine today. The massachusettsbased Company Released its latest trial results just an hour ago. It says so far it found the vaccine is just over 94 effective. Moderna following pfizer in requesting emergency authorization use. The fda is scheduled to discuss pfizers vaccine next week and they could do the same for moderna on the 17th. We have assembled the abc vaccine team to bring you the most complete coverage and updates as they come in. Surging covid19 cases means that San Francisco and san mateo counties have to roll back to the most restrictive purple tier and that means those two counties are part of the statewide curfew for purple. Gyms also have to operate only outdoors. Top attractions like the academy of sciences are closed. Indoor worship not allowed in purple tier counties.