To be executed. Ive got an Exceptional Team of lawyers that win in court. I think theyre probably going to be busy. A lot going on this morning with the pandemic and the politics of it. Including the potential for a covid relief bill with a News Conference set to begin shortly on capitol hill. Well take you there live in a bit. We want to start with the former director of the cdc and the president of resolve to save lives. Great to be with you. We are starting off this morning on our show because you have led this agency. You know the cdc. Take us inside this meeting and this decision in this country we have Something Like 21 Million Health care workers, 87 million essential workers, 53 Million People over the age of 65, and 100 Million People with high risk conditions. How do you decide who is first in line . Lets talk about the process and outcome. The process, the acips, Advisory Committee for immunization practices is a terrific entity. Its open. Theres nothing secret. You can look
Decisions before she came to the court in california and nevada went the other way. Lets get more on the important ruling in new york with nbcs gabe gutierrez. Gabe, good to see you again. You were here back in spring when they were setting up field hospitals in central park and now the state is facing a legal hurdle. Tell us about what happened overnight. Reporter yes, certainly. Governor andrew cuomo has come under some fire and theres been some backlash to the restrictions that are being imposed and not just on businesses and you know, as closing schools here in new york city, of course. Now we have this injunction overnight from the u. S. Supreme court, in a 54 decision, essentially blocking some of the stricter limits on houses of worship capacity of 10 or 25 people. Chris, we should point out the Immediate Impact of this ruling is not much, because as the state had argued some of the restrictions had already been dialed back, and that the houses of worship are allowed to operate
That took months to reach. It is less certain that President Trump can get his party on board. Cases are surging especially on the west coast where hospitals have run out of icu beds. Millions of americans appear to have ignored pleas from officials not to travel this holiday season. There is encouraging news on the vaccine front. The white house and pfizer are reportedly close to a deal to provide tens of millions of additional vaccine doses through next summer which would minimize a major vaccine shortage. We start with troubling scenes like this one, despite weeks of warnings from officials urging people to stay home for the holiday, you see there that millions of americans are on the move. Health experts are bracing for possible cats strofic impacts. Were at the bustiest airport in the world. So covid cases in georgia hit a record high yesterday, show it looking at the airport today . I think it is safe to say it is more crowded here. Here and at airports around the country. That i
Over the holidays and after Unemployment Benefits lapsed for at least 12 million americans. Also this hour were watching capitol hill where the house will return today. To vote on a bill that would raise stimulus checks to 2000 a person. House republicans already blocked that measure thursday. And they could do it again. While aid is coming, the fight against the pandemic is still in full force. Yesterday the u. S. Marked 19 million cases and more than 118,000 americans spent their holidays in the hospital. State officials are gearing up for a post holiday surge. And were learning more this morning about a Christmas Day bomb that rocked nashville. Authorities are looking into any possible motive after identifying the suspect behind the blast. I want to start with the latest on the relief bill that impacts millions of americans. Monica alba is in West Palm Beach with the president. Lee ann ald well on capitol hill, and jeff mason is our White House Reporter for routers. Monica, whats wi
There tomorrow. Travel surge. Airports packed as americans head home after the holidays. Fears of postchristmas covid outbreak is only a week away. Now with dozens of staffers testing positive at a Major Hospital. Plus the pandemics big impact on one nfl team playing today. Lines for vaccines growing longer. Another 1. 5 million doses given but 9 million still sitting on shelves. The new challenges and outrage from americans desperate to get a shot. The fbi asking for help. What did the nashville bomber mail to people before blowing up his rv . And will it reveal a motive . And alex trebeks final message. His last remaining jeopardy episodes start tomorrow. The heartfelt goodbye he left for his fans. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. Good evening. Throughout the trump presidency, weve often used the word unprecedented to describe his actions, and now with just over two weeks remaining in his term, President Trump has made a truly unprecedented phone call. On saturday,