Absolutely the bar is very low. But i have high hopes for 2021. The bar, very low in 2020. And we are moving on this morning to be sure. Let me tell you what you have to look forward to in the next half hour. Ahead, we have the latest on the critical georgia runoff races that will determine the balance of power in the u. S. Senate. Those contests now just days away. And Fareed Zakaria joins us for a deep dive into foreign policy. What that will mean after the Trump Presidency. How will u. S. Relationships around the world change under a President Biden . Also, a number of major court cases are on deck this year, including the george floyd trial and a Supreme Court decision on the fate of the Affordable Care act. The biggest cases to watch, ahead. Also ahead, a very special guest. Legendary cellist yoyo ma will speak to us about the power of healing through music in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. That and much more on this special edition of new day. First, lets get a check of y
For more. Phil, a pretty remarkable last hour. Tell us what happened. Reporter yeah, and it wasnt even close. Lets first talk about the policy, and it underscores why this was a fight the president shouldnt have picked to begin with. This is the National Defense act. It is the defense bill as outlined by legislators and for the last 60 years it has been passed by congress with pretty wide bipartisan margins. The difference this year was President Trump who opposed the bill, not necessarily on defense policy grounds, which is the core of what it is, it also protects the pay raise for troops, i might add, he opposed it because it did not include online appeal of section 230, not only the those who drafted the bill tried to tell him incessantly. It also authorized the change for army bases named after confederate soldiers. It was just a small component of this bill. The president complained pretty regularly that this bill was soft on china and russia, something the enactors of this bill s
Us would like to forget, all of our lives were upended and so many lives were devastated by the pandemic. So this morning dr. Sanjay gupta is going to break down the hopeful signs for 2021 as the vaccinations kick into high gear. The new year also brings a Seismic Shift Seismic Shift in washington, in just 19 days president elect joe biden he will be inaugurated in less than a week we will know which party will control the u. S. Senate and what will be President Trumps influence on the Republican Party on the nation after he leaves office . Also ahead, we have a very special guest, legendary cellist yoyo ma will speak to us about the healing power of music during this pandemic and beyond. So we have that and much more ahead on this special edition of new day, but first lets get a check of your headlines at the news desk. Good morning, and happy new year. Im alison kosik in new york. The world is saying goodbye and good riddance to 2020. The ball drop in times square looking very differ
Yeah, i dont have to remind you, 2020 is finally over. But so far, 2021 doesnt look much brighter. In fact, it looks worse, in some ways. Especially, here, in the United States. Just a litany of grim figures. From start of the year, the nation now surpassing 20 million cases. More than 100,000 hospitalizations reported, for the 31ststraight day. Several states, reporting record numbers of new cases, and sadly deaths. And while the vaccines offer, of course, some hope, actually getting them into people who need them has been a major problem. One republican senator called the rollout inexcusable. Now, the Trump Administration wanted 20 Million People vaccinated, by january 1st. But, the cdc reports, just under 3 million, so far, have gotten the shot. Cnns nick watt has more details about the state of the pandemic, as this new year begins. Reporter from wuhan, where all this began, to new york, not much fondness in the farewell to a terrible year. And 2020 is gone. And 2020 is freakin gon
Center. This is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. Great to have you along this hour. When biden begins his first full day on january 21st, it will mark one year since the first case of covid was confirmed in the u. S. Now it is 20 million and counting. In fact, the coronavirus is racing so quickly through the u. S. Population, that another 1 million new cases are being added every five or six days. The u. S. Governments goal of vaccinating 20 million americans by this time hasnt happened. Not even close. Some 10 million doses sitting in freezers across the country. It is not because americans are not refusing to get the shot. Long lines of waiting for the tests are in high demand. The infrastructure to support the massive undertaking is not there. Meanwhile, soaring numbers of infections have strained many hospitals to the breaking point. The country hit 100,000 Covid Patients at the beginning of december. 31 days later, a jaw dropping 150,000 americans are fighting for their lives in ov