A blow to president efforts to challenge the Election Results as he refuses to concede to joe biden. Space agency says Chinese Space probe has touched down on the moons surface, its mission to bring back rock samples to earths something. Only russia and the u. S. Have carried out successfully as news from berlin. Follow us on twitter and on instagram at news or visit our website. Thats t w dot com or across germany. Construction is already underway, temporary centers, where one by one millions will soon be vaccinated against the new coronavirus. The only running short time, the number of 1000 deaths in december is expected to surpass last months record high. More than any moment since the pandemic began and the decisions taken in december by millions of people will have one of 2 outcomes life or death. Im bringing off berlin. This is the day for the 1st time since a pandemic kicked in early 2020. We have hope. In other words, i just want to say there is a light at the end of the tunnel
1st time since a pandemic hit in early 2020. We have hope. In other words, i just want to say there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccine developments have a right faster than expected, and this is tremendous news. You know, this could include, if were lucky, if everything goes right, this could be available just to do it in a few weeks. Is on the way. But its not your doctor. You still have to be disciplined to. We have least find out the facts, the nation that is appropriate to the ready, kate, this finds also coming up on this world aids virus which the pandemic almost made the world forget. But weve seen in at least a change the services is that early on we says and dipping in terms of the number of people getting tested, the number of people getting put on to treatment. And that can have effects over the long term of increased gas increase new infection and to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and to our viewers all around the world. Welcome, we begin the day at
Advisory. For the bay bridge that chp issued a really early this morning, it still stands. But the good news is not a lot of traffic in your way though if you are going to be heading into downtown San Francisco. In fact a look at the drive time much improved as we kick off this 9 oclock hour 10 minutes for your westbound 80 drive out of the macarthur maze across the upper deck and into downtown to the fremont street accident. The san mateo bridge improving here as less folks on the roads and that we saw the last hour a 13 minute drive time. No issues on the flat section the high rise looks good and its going to be a a really nice drive off or youre westbound 92 right over to that 1, 1, connector in foster city. Ill check the richmond sandra fell bridge and the golden gate in just a couple minutes back to the news. Thanks a lot 9 oh one the big story most of the bay area is going into big lockdown tonight you can see San Francisco contra costa alameda and santa clara counties. Those all
Im terry mcsweeney. Im anousha rasta. Another pivotal hurdle has been cleared. Today the cdc is recommending the use of the pfizer vaccine. Governor newsom tweeted that a medical safety group formed by several western states was meeting today to set up plans. The group met as a check on the federal review process and is expected to green light the distribution as well. Thousands of the doses will head here to the bay area. This all happens as cases in the bay area are at an all time high. Today San Francisco reported a record 2300 new cases. Chris pollone has the latest on the race to get the vaccine to the front line. The fda authorized for emergency use the pfizer bioen tech vaccine. Right now, boxes are being packed and loaded with vaccine with emphasis on quality control. Reporter the first shipments will be arriving at medical centers monday morning. I wont probably live in my career to see another day like this. Thats how monumental it is. Reporter doctors on the front lines happ
Trumps administrations final weeks and as we head into this new political era. Great group. Jeh johnson, the former secretary of Homeland Security and serves as general counsel of the department of defense. He also represents new jersey in a seven state counsel that coordinates covid related reopening. Sue gordon is the former Principal Deputy director of national intelligence, the nations secondhighest intelligence post. She served in the Intelligence Community for over three decades in senior positions. Carrie cordero is the robert gates senior fellow and general counsel. She served at the department of justice and in the office of the director of it is a great group. We are going to start with a conversation among us, then move to some audience questions, which you can enter in the q a box on your screen, and we will also have a couple of polling questions we will weave in throughout so we can get a sense of what the audience thinks about some of the topics. Lets start with Homeland