Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler undation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. I am laura trevelyan. This is bbc america. President trump touts progress on a vaccine and says he will not impose new Administration New pres. Trump hopefully whatever happens in the future, who knows what administration it will be. I guess time will tell. The u. S. Is shattering records on coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. As the pandemic accelerates, west coast governors and says the people avoid travel. How the president is more popular than you might think in one town of brazil as local elections are held this weekend. Laura welcome to world news america on pbs and around the world. For 10 days after the u. S. Election, the final states have been called, and the president will not concede that he lost. The number of people hospitalized from covid19 breaks records here in
The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Laura am Laura Trevelyan in washington, d. C. , in this is bbc world news america. Pfizer says its new vaccine is almost 95 effective. We are not at theh f line yet. Yroughl 250,000 americans have died from the virus. Thony fauci he would like says the timing could not be worse for a slowdown. Dr. Fauci we are going in, obviously, a wrong direction at a very precarious time. Laura the boeing 737 max has been cleared for takeoffsearly 18 mon after it was grounded following two deadly crashes. Plus, the lost whaling station is a beacon of hope as the whales return ande thriv the antarctic. Welcome to world news america pbs and around the globe. There is yet more reason to be optimistic about the coronavirus vaccineop being dev by pfizer and biontech. It has passed safety checks, making it ready for ap
The freeman foundation. By judy and peter blum kler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected need and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. A breakthrough in the race for covid19 vaccine. Nearly 95 effective. Pretty intensrelief. It has been a arng, cap long, hard run. It could be easier to deliver to the millions who ne the u. S. Is still worst hit by the pandemic. Infectious past million. We are expecting president elect joe biden to speak in wilmington as he moves toward with his transition into the white house. Sweden rethinks its approach to the pandemic. Prthe minister says this is the new norm. Dont go to gyms, dont go to libraries, do not have cancel them. The french president phones the new yorkimes accusing them of legitimizing violence. Well hear from the journalist he spoke to. Very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and all across the globe. Weil start in delaware where president elect joe biden is about to start spe
Life well planned. The eeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. In new york city. I am Laura Trevelyan in new york city. This is bbc world news america. Covid hospitalizations are reaching a new high. [chanting] anchor prodemocracy lawmakers resign in protest after four members resign in china after being unpatriotic. Plus, meeting santa in the age of social distancing. How st. Nick and his helpers are making sure that christmas does not get canceled. Laura welcome to bbc world news america. Until them vaccine hits the market, we face with a u. S. President elect because a dark winter, trying to contain the virus. The red dots on this map show more than 50 million cases of coronavirus recorded worldwide. Here and the u. S. , more than 10 million americans have been infected. In a troubling record, more than 60,000 people are in the hospital figh
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ros hello. Im ros atkins. Welcome to outside source. Donald trump is a. In public for the First Time Since last week. He leader wreath in arlington marking veterans day. He continues to make claims of fraud without offering proof. Joe biden has been at an event in pennsylvania as he continues to lay the groundwork for his transition into the white house. Also, the state of georgia announced its first ever vote recount, with a joe biden leading by only 14,000 out of the 5 million votes cast, and at the county will be done by hand. This will help to build confidence. It will be a recount and a recanvas all at once. It will be a heavy lift. Ros we have the very latest on the coronavirus developers around the world. The u. K. Has become the first country in europe to pass 50,000 death