All right. Good monday morning, everyone. Glad you are with us, im poppy harlow. And im jim sciutto. We begin this morning with breaking good news in the hunt for a crust vaccine. Drug giant moderna just released the first analysis of its vaccine and says its phase three trial tested on tens of thousands of subjects shows the vaccine is a remarkable 94. 5 effective. We should note moderna is a joint project with the National Institutes of health. Its very similar to pfizers vaccine early data results, more on when it may be ready for the public, you and me, in just a moment. The promising news comes as the nation faces its worst days so far in this pandemic. Nearly 70,000 people were hospitalized with the virus on sunday, more than ever before in this country, 15 states reporting record hospitalizations, the nation just topping 11 million confirmed infections. Right. And when you think about that 11 million number consider this for context, it took the United States 98 days after the f
Embarrassment, quite frankly. My guest this morning, bidens incoming chief of staff, ron klain, and the republican governor of arkansas, Asa Hutchinson. Also, record covid spike. This is kind of like standing on the beach and watching the hurricane slowly roll towards you. This surge is much more intense, widespread, and dangerous. Were heading towards a cliff. Reporter 49 states see a rise in cases. Many cities and states finally cracking esdown. Announcing a twoweek freeze for the entire state. Stay at home, unless you must go out for essential reasons. Illut talk to a member of president elect bidens covid transitionid team, mr. Michael osterholm. Joining me for insightel and analysis are nbc news correspondent carol lee, republicanl strategist al cardenas, maria teresa kumar, president ofsa voto latino, and jerry goer jeffrey goldberg, editor in chief of the atlantic. If its sunday, its meet th press. Announcer from nbc news in washington, the longest running show inth television h
The highest number of coronavirus cases reported on a sunday ever. 13 Straight Days with more than 100,000 cases. The most deaths on a sunday since may. And with 66 days left in office, the defeated president has moved to a new phase here. No longer just public indifference, which is plenty dangerous in itself. No, now his chief coronavirus adviser, his covid rasputin is actively working against those trying to fight the virus, urging active resistance around the country. This week, president elect bidens top scientific advisers will meet with Drug Companies to discuss a coronavirus vaccine, but bidens chief of staff is warning that its distribution that is the issue. Thats what the Transition Team needs help with from hhs, but thats being blocked. Cnn has learned its been five months since President Trump attended a Coronavirus Task force meeting. Whats he doing instead of working on the pandemic . Well, he spent the weekend golfing. And firing off angry tweets about his election loss
I had 206 to 223 in the Electoral College. 306 to 223. Im saying to myself, wait a minute. I just won one of the greatest elections of all time in the history of this country. 306223 thats a big shellacking. Then it got bigger and bigger and wilder and wilder and then we won by a lot. Dont forget it was 306223. Thats a lot. We had a landslide, 306223. 306 electoral votes. Well, on friday, nbc news called the georgia race for president elect biden which brings his projected electoral vote to 306. Identical to trumps tremendous landslide victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016, one of the greatest elections of all time in the history of this country. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is monday, november 16th. With us we have White House Reporter for the Associated Press, Jonathan Lemire. Nbc news capitol hill correspondent and host of way too early kayleigh mcenasie hu. And reverend al sharpton and from the american presidency at Vanderbilt University and unofficial adviser to joe
That has to be a seamless transition. Self isolating but showing no symptoms of coronavirus british Prime Minister borisjohnson is under orders from nhs track and farewell to one of our best and trace after meeting an mp known entertainers des oconnor has died who later tested positive. Thousands of ethiopians at the age of 88. Flee their country amid fighting between their government and forces now on bbc news our world. In the Tigray Region with the conflict now spilling across the eritrean border. And its a magnificent seventh world title for Lewis Hamilton, as he wins the turkish grand prix, becoming the most successful driver in the history of formula one. Hello and welcome, if youre watching in the uk or around the world, if youre watching in the uk and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Former us president barack obama has told the bbc that america is more divided now than when he was in office. British historian David Olusoga met him t