With norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news on a potentially Game Changing vaccine against coronavirus, at the same time infections of the virus in the u. S. Are now growing by the millions. Tonight the Biotech Company moderna says it has developed a vaccine that is nearly 95 effective and capable of preventing severe illness. The company says with emergency approval from the f. D. A. It could start giving the shots to highrisk patients and healthcare workers as soon as next month. Well on wall Street Investors reacted enthusiastically, pushing u. S. Stocks to new highs, even as experts warn the country is plunging deeper into a deadly and dark winter for the pandemic. And as we come on the air the u. S. Has surpassed 11 million cases. Thats a million new infections in just one week. That is two million since the beginning of this month. And hospitals, well, they are reaching a brea
The u. S. Iowas governor is now reversing course issuing a statewide mask mandate. Stricter Public Health orders are also being imposed from philadelphia to california where governor gavin newsom said the state needed to pull the emergency brake on reopening. The action comes as the u. S. Faces 14 Straight Days of new cases surging past 100,000. Yesterday more than 166,000 new infections were reported in the u. S. , the Third Largest in a single day. Ian lee has the latest developments. Ian, why are Health Officials most concerned about next week . Reporter annemarie, we talk about super spreader events where a lot of people congregate in one place and the virus spreads. Doctors are worried about a super spreader holiday. As we know, next week is thanksgiving and its typically one of the busiest travel periods of the year because folks are visiting friends and family, but doctors warn if that happens this year, we could see a further spike of coronavirus cases on top of the current one
Motivated by race and how police are responding. And staying on track. Lewis hamilton, the only black driver in formula 1 will talk to us about what it takes to win. Both as a driver and an advocate of social change. Hes a champion on a mission. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. We have a covid storm thats hitting. Our rates of infection and our rates of death are worse than any place in the world. Its eating us alive. President elect joe biden had a dire warning for the Trump Administration. You spoke about the need to access the outgoing administrations Covid Vaccine distribution plans. More people may die if we dont coordinate. The president s own National Security adviser is now recognizing that joe biden will be the next commander in chief. Obviously, things look that way now. Well have a very professional transition. Georgia secretary of state accusing South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham of attempting to manipulate the low count in georgia. Just an i
Administrations refusal to aid his transition and the impact it could have as the nation battles the pandemic. Breaking overnight, catastrophic. Hurricane iota tears across nicaragua as a powerful category 4, ripping roofs off buildings, toppling trees and causing widespread flooding. Just ahead, the damage and where this dangerous storm is headed next. Home away from home. Dragon spacex, capture confirmed. Overnight four astronauts arrive safely for their sixmonth stay on the International Space station, leading to cheers on the ground welcome to the iss. And hugs high above. All that, plus big demand for small turkeys. The holiday dilemma facing millions of families downsizing their gatherings this year. And rokers recovery. Al joins us live for the First Time Since his cancer surgery with some very good news to share. Today, tuesday, november 17th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, guys, w
Administration it will be, i guess time will tell. The latest on trumps legal challenges to the election and how the delay in the transition is leaving president elect biden in the dark on critical issues. Deadline approaching. Federal relief set to run out for millions of americans struggling to make ends meet. With covid cases growing as well as lines at food banks lawmakers at an apparent stalemate. Can they resolve their sticking points . And set for launch. Ignition, liftoff. The new liftoff date for a Historic Mission and the final preps under way for nasa and spacex. The two astronauts ready to make history and crew1s nod to a challenging year as they get ready to rocket into space. Hey, good morning, everybody, happy saturday. Were going to start here with the surging coronavirus pandemic. America has just shattered the daily record again with more than 193,000 new cases reported in just 24 hours. Several state and local officials announcing new lockdowns, pauses, freezes and o