United states and all around the world. This is new day. It is friday. Yes, it is. Youve made it. Weve got here much more quickly than we have the last couple of weeks. I dont know how to explain that. 6 00 here in new york. This morning, we have a cnn exclusive. A window into what america will be like in 47 days. A sense of real changes that will have a direct impact on your life and maybe a direct impact on the pandemic. Jake tappers exclusive conversation with president elect joe biden and the Vice President elect Kamala Harris revealed a ton of new information. The president elect announced he will ask all americans to wear masks for the first 100 days of his presidency. He will make masks mandatory in federal buildings. Hes calling on congress to pass a express relief package before he takes office. Well bring you highlights of this exclusive interview throughout the morning. Also breaking overnight, the u. S. Again shattered its covid records. 2,879 american deaths were reported
Meantime. Im going to ask the public for 100 days to mask. Just 100 days to mask. Not forever. 100 days. And i think we will see a significant reduction. Well, he is right because experts say that universal mask wearing along with a veep would save 66,000 lives. Thats not a lot to ask to save lives but the president elects plans do not stop there. We met with governors, democrat and republican, as well as 50 democrat and republican mayors and they said they need guidance. This he need guidance, and theyre going to need a fair amount of money. Its one thing for us to talk about being able to get help out there, but its not getting there. Were having these hospital stays are overwhelming hospitals right now, theres a need for more Financial Assistance, theres more Financial Assistance needed as well when the vaccine comes forward. Are you confident that if and when the fda does give that approval it will be safe and effective and will you take it . Of course i will. And but we also want