Weekend goes too fast. Yes, when you work six days a week. Yes, so monday, okay the blues you have as got some rain and it is a monday, sue serio. Air were in a fog in many place these morning because we will start off, we are looking the at visability out there just one of several issues you will be facing throughout the morning, so we only have. 3 of a mile in visibility in mount pocono reduced visibility in lancaster, 5 miles in philadelphia and the fog has spread now to the jersey shore, and, it is pretty socked in Atlantic City, wildwood millville not great. That is an issue. We are looking at temperatures close to freezing in many places. We are a degree above freezing in philadelphia, 33 in allentown, 30 in trenton just below freezing. We are above freezing in millville, new jersey and wilmington. Is tomorrow morning for potential for icy wintry weather, and, it looks like a good portion of our viewing area will be included in that so we have a system across the state. Travel up
Pleased with how things are going. Well, the numbers dont lie and the president of the United States continues to spread another lie. That is lies about the safety and security of mailin voting. Right before our eyes President Trump is trying to actively suppress the vote and discredit the election. Hes now saying the quiet part out loud dont miss this because he admitted yesterday that hes opposed to giving the u. S. Postal service more money so that americans cannot vote by mail during a pandemic. So it doesnt have the funds to process an increased number of mail in votes. It comes as the Postal Service is removing listen to this, removing hundreds of mail sorting machines across the country. Why is it doing that . That as the president continues to falsely claim that mailin voting isnt safe for you and me. Its been happening for more than a hundred years. Soldiers deployed over seas. It is perfectly fine we should note for the president. Records show that he and the first lady have
Good morning. Im jim sciutto. This morning tens of millions of americans waiting on Economic Relief during an ongoing pandemic. Sources tell cnn the white house and congress remain far apart on a new stimulus package. Millions of American Workers now without the 600 weekly socalled enhanced benefit after that expired on friday. The negotiations are expected to resume today on capitol hill. We should note speaker of the house nancy pelosi, she will join me on this broadcast in just a few minutes. And a new warning this morning as deaths rise in 30 u. S. States. White House Task Force coordinator dr. Deborah birx says the u. S. Has now reached, quote, a new phase in this pandemic saying the virus is now extraordinarily widespread with cases rising in both urban and an area thats been accepted so far, rural areas across country. Despite all this President Trump continues to spread disinformation about the pandemic, claiming that cases are going up only due to more testing. Its not true. T
In the hospital battling the disease and look at the region. California has broken up the state into five different regions. Two of the regions as of last night are now in new stayathome orders. Theyre revised from what we saw in the spring. There are some things you can do, but as far as Southern California and san joaquin valley, this meechbs theres no sitting at a restaurant, indoor or outdoor. You can do takeout and delivery. This means playgrounds are closed, personal Care Services are closed, you wont be able to get your hair cut or go to the salon. All of that is on pause for at least, key part of the sentence there, at least three weeks while we try to bend the curve back down here. Whats scary we havent begun to see the curve from thanksgiving and now were looking at the Christmas Holidays, the other winter holidays, new years eve and as far as dr. Anthony fauci is concerned, this could be more dangerous. Listen to what he said. What are your concerns about christmas, dr. Fauc
Hes exactly right. Also the president s own personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, obviously the former mayor of new york city is in the hospital this morning with covid, after spending weeks on the road flying from coast to coast, fighting the Election Results, on the president s behalf. He is the latest in a string of positive covid tests in the president s inner circle. Also this morning, president elect joe biden announces the team that will take on this pandemic. His number one challenge. Well get to that team in a moment. Lets begin in california, with our Stephanie Elam in los angeles. I know a lot of folks there are not happy about basically everything being closed, even playgrounds for their kids. That is how bad this is. Reporter no one wants this. No ones thrilled about this, right, poppy, no one wants to hear about the fact that we have all of these cases. Im actually at the point where maybe im thinking we should stop calling them cases and saying people. Maybe if people hear t