Odonnell good evening, odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news and another sign of how dramatically and quickly a new wave of Coronavirus Infections is sweeping across the country. Tonight, the nations Largest School system, new york city, says its closing all of its schools, sending more than a quarter of a Million Students who had been in classrooms back home for Virtual Learning tomorrow morning and creating chaos for working parents. That abrupt decision comes as the infection rate in new york again. Nce the epicenter of the and while clo pandemic, is rising once again. And while closing schools might be one of the largest indications of just how dire the crisis is becoming, it is far from the most devastating. As we come on the air, coronavirus has now killed more than 250,000 americans. Tonight, a recordshattering 76,000 more americans are hospitalized because of it. And one out of every five hospitals now says there just aren
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News with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news. Tonight, the c. D. C. Says the spread of coronavirus is now so out of control, americans should cancel their thanksgiving plans and not travel at all for the holiday. In a blunt and ominous warning, the governments top Health Protection agency now says ignoring those warnings and Holding Gatherings could lead directly to family members dying from covid19. Californias governor says things are so dire there, starting saturday, hes issuing a mandatory order requiring nearly everyone in his state to stay in their homes overnight. At the same time as we come on the air tonight, there is breaking news from the white house. Coronavirus task force and it is very hopeful. Moments another Vice President pence told reporters the Drug Company Pfizer will apply for emergency authorization for its vaccine tomorrow morning. And the army general in