We begin this morning with President Trumps efforts to reverse the results of the president ial election. Mr. Trump fired the top cyber official after the agency he has rejected the allegations of voter fraud. Joe biden is building out his white house staff as the Trump Administration continues to block his move into office. From washington, what is on tap for mr. Biden today . President elect joe biden is going to be meeting in a virtual round table with Frontline Health care workers. Hes pushing forward despite President Trump continuing to falsely claim hes won the election. Two weeks after election day, supporters of President Trump cheered on the president in pennsylvania. I want to help support the president and what hes doing and make sure all the legal votes get counted. President trump lost pennsylvania to joe biden by more than 80,000 votes. The legal effort led by Rudy Giuliani is a long shot. Every single legal vote has been upheld in every piece of litigation so far. Last
Irans Top Nuclear Scientist is buried in tehran with accusations that israel killed him using a remote controlled machine to get u. S. Drug maker madeira now has announced its asking american and european regulators for emergency approval for its covert 1000 vaccine on monday. But there it says its final trial results confirm its more than 94 percent. The fact that its just a week behind pfizer fueling hopes the u. S. Could have to approve vaccines by the end of the year. But Public Health experts say the country should be preparing for a surge in cases after the thanksgiving weekend rise. That is coming too soon for either vaccine to slow down. Nearly 139000, new infections were confirmed on sunday and 826 deaths. Well, the u. S. Health secretary says if everything goes to plan federal approval for vaccines could be granted in the coming weeks. With pfizer, we have the f. D. A. Announced an Advisory Committee for december the 10th. And if everything is on track, everything proves out
Advisors warn could be a surge on top of a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths facing the u. S. In the next few months. They are going to be the most difficult time in the Public Health history of this nation, largely because of the stress that it is going to put on our health care. Brennan with the virus surging across the country, hospitals are overwhelmed with covid19 patients. On top of noncoronavirus hospitalizations, are they close to the breaking point . Well talk to the head of nebraska medicine, james linder, and well take a look at the massive undertaking of vaccinating hundreds of millions of americans with the head of operation warpeoperation warp dr. Moncef slaoui. And finally, chris krebs was head of the agency taived witagenttaskforce. Its all just ahead on face the nation. Brennan good morning, and welcome to face the nation. The numbers of new covid19 infections, into deaths, and new hospitalizations in the u. S. Continue to spiral out of control. The coronavirus was
Hello i look back to the france 24 newsroom. I am thomas waterhouse. The second american Drugs Company offers a fresh glimmer of hope with moderna saying its covid19 vaccine is 95 effective. The is trying to secure doses for the u. K. Who are already placing an owner. Order. Also, talking Recovery Plan. Frances zero minister is confident a solution can be found following the vetoes from the eastern Member States. And the u. S. President elect has on the bones of his economic vision. Joe biden says a new covid19 stimulus package needs to be quickly put together but he is also calling for a raise in the National Minimum wage. We will have more in our business update. It has been described by americans leading expert on Infectious Diseases as the light at the end of the tunnel. In the second time in recent days, the u. S. Drugs company has come forward to say that its experimental covid19 vaccine has been massively successful. Earlier this monday, moved during moderna inc. Says its trial
Hospitalizations over the last couple of weeks and it is an indicator. Of what may come thankfully, though because at the beginning of this pandemic they so heavily prepared for a surge that never fully came to fruition here in california that they really do feel prepared going into what looks like this 3rd surge in cases now all that work really has allowed them to feel more prepared at john muir, they have plans to upscale the number of icu beds dramatically so that theyll be able to convert regular units and isolation units pretty rapidly. Over at ucsf the Hospital System is said to be stockpiling remdesevir as they anticipate a shortage of that treatment. Theyre also banking up on masks and pp e as well doctors say because of how prepared they are this time around they dont want this threat of another surge to deter people with other Health Issues from coming into the hospital and seeking the help they need. You initially when everything started many months ago. We emptied out the