legacies they leave behind. he really wanted to be instrumental in helping people s lives become better. tonight, we remember lives well lived. one year ago, a cruel and mysterious threat arrived on our soil. in the beginning, it was unclear how long covid would be here and how many people it would steal from us. but in the weeks and months that followed, covid moved ruthlessly through our biggest cities and eventually invaded even our smallest towns, leaving no part of our country untouched. covid took from us americans of every age, gender and race. ultimately, it would exact a far greater toll on communities of color, but no group of americans has been spared. hi, everyone. i m nicole wallace. over the past year we ve been honored to share with you the stories of some of those we ve lost and tell you about their lives, lives well lived. their stories were all so beautifully unique, but they were united by two undeniable truths. they all ended too soon, and they each
ever forget. he was instrumental in helping people s lives become better. tonight, we remember lives well lived. one year ago. a cruel and mysterious threat arrived on our soil. in the beginning it was unclear how long covid would be here and how many people it would steal from us. then the weeks and months that followed covid moved ruthlessly through our biggest cities and eventually invaded even our smallest towns leaving no part of our country untouched. ultimately it would exact a far greater toll on communities of color but no group of americans has been spared. hi, everyone. i m niccole wallace. we have been honored to tell you about their lives, lives well lived. their stories were all so beautifully unique but they were united by two truths. they all ended too soon and they each left behind an entire family or community for whom life would never be the same. for so many, the losses exacerbated by how our love ed ones died. in many cases alone or in the company
eventually invaded even our smallest towns leaving no part of our country untouched. covid took from us americans of every age, gender and race. ultimately it would exact a far greater toll on communities of color, but no group of americans has been spared. hey, everyone. i m nicolle wallace. over the past year we ve been honored to share with you the stories of some of those we have lost and to tell you about their lives, lives well-lived. their stories were all so beautifully unique, but they were united by two undeniable truths. they all ended too soon, and they each left behind an entire family or community for whom life would never be the same. for so many the losses exacerbated by how our loved ones died. in many cases alone or in the company of a devoted but exhausted nurse or doctor. many families have had to say good-bye forever on an ipad or a cell phone. the past year has been nothing short of a sweeping and historic american tragedy. so in a humble effort to honor
Im fredricka whitfield. The u. S. Is fast approaching the rollout of a second vaccine against covid19 approved by the fda for emergency use. Right now, a cdc subcommittee is discussing the Moderna Vaccine in these final steps before doses could be administered as early as monday. If the cdc director Robert Redfield gives the okay, the u. S. Would be the first country in the world administering two vaccines. An extraordinary accomplishment. But that hope is tempered by the persistent reality of this crisis. A key model now projects 562,000 americans could die by april. Were consistently seeing record cases, deaths and hospitalizations every metric, every week. So right now, on a saturday, congress is working. They are trying to finally deliver a covid relief bill to an American Public in desperate need. Congressional leaders say they have been close for a while now but Sticking Points remain and new ones keep emerging. So as it pertains to the promise of a new second vaccine for the u.