Americans about the process. Take a listen. This vaccine met the fdas rigorous standards for quality, safety and efficacy. Science and data guided the fdas decision. We worked quickly based on the urgency of this pandemic, not because of any other external pressure. This will be a long process and its only a glimmer of hope at the end of what has been and continues to be a very dark tunnel. And it could not come at a more dire time. The u. S. Seeing its worst day of the pandemic thus far on friday. The highest number of deaths, over 3,300 in one day. Hospitalizations and new cases higher also than any day prior. The u. S. Now approaching another horrific milestone, closing in on 300,000 americans killed this year by the disease. As we wait for the vaccines arrival, hospitals are also struggling, the department of health and Human Services saying that 85 of hospitals across the country have more covid19 patients last week than they did a month ago. The sad reality of all of this is that
Scrambling to figure out how much highly Sensitive Information has been compromised after malicious actors roamed undetected across Government Agencies for months. Welcome to tuesday. Its meet the press daily. Im chuck todd. The Electoral College has spoken and this morning Mitch Mcconnell finally decided to congratulate joe biden as the next president of the United States. Yesterday, electors met in all 50 states. So as of this morning, our country has officially a president elect and a Vice President elect. The Electoral College has spoken. So today i want to congratulate president elect joe biden, the president elect is no stranger to the senate. Hes devoted himself to Public Service for many years. I also want to congratulate the Vice President elect, our colleague from california, senator harris. For what its worth, its the first time anybody in that leadership position has used the Electoral College as somehow the bar before acknowledging a victory, especially one that was not ev
Recording repeatedly warned of an imminent explosion. If you can hear this message, evacuate now. If you can hear this message, evacuate now. The blast left at least three people injured and left several other vehicles on fire, destroyed a number of buildings on the block. And tennessee governor bill lee just requesting an Emergency Declaration from President Trump to help with the ongoing relief efforts after touring the damage. Lets talk about this investigation. Jonathan wackrow is a cnn Law Enforcement analyst and a former secret service agent. Good to see you, jonathan. Happy holidays, although its not so happy in downtown nashville. So lets talk about how you see this investigation and this explosion that there would be a recorded message, you know, playing before an explosion warning people that theres an imminent explosion and to evacuate. What does that tell you right off the bat . Well, fredricka, first of all, happy holidays to you. This is very unique. Just the wording of t
Easier to store. Lets begin this morning with cnns athena jones who is following the latest on the first confirmed case of the uk variant here in the United States. What more do we know . Reporter good morning. This is the last thing this country needs, to have a more contagious version of an already very contagious virus. The country hasnt been able to get under control. This was this variant was discovered on tuesday in a man in his 20s in elbert county, colorado, and this is now a second suspected case also in elbert county. Both men were working in an assisted living facility, a small facility with about 25 patients and they were only there they were serving nonclinical roles and were only there because they were filling in and helping with Staff Shortages after a recent covid outbreak at the facility that cost at least two people their lives just in the last two and a half weeks. Now, the state Health Department has dispatched a Rapid Response team to this facility in selma, color
Ahead with a new Congress Sworn in tomorrow under unprecedented circumstances, while the race to flip control of the senate gets a final boost from party big guns. Meantime, the u. S. Closing out 2020 with the deadliest and most infectious month since the start of the pandemic, this as a new mutant strain spreads in the u. S. Amid problems getting people vaccinated. Good morning. It is saturday, january 2nd. Lets all take a collective sigh. We have made it to 2021. Ooh, sigh, everyone. Im cori coffin in for lindsey reiser. So far, so good. Off to a good start, right . Yes. Im joe fryer in for kendis gibson, live from msnbc headquarters in new york. We have a team of reporters across the country following the top stories and latest developments for you right now. We begin in washington, where the balance of power is at stake. Nbcs Shannon Pettypiece is there. So, shannon, the president is railing against the integrity of the upcoming georgia elections three days before voters there will