Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news on just how soon americans may be able to get a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus. Tonight the drug maker moderna says it has applied for emergency approval from the f. D. A. For its vaccine, making it just the second company, after pfizer, to ask for emergency authorization. The company says its on track to have 20 million doses ready by the end of december. The army general in charge of distributing the shots in the u. S. Says that by june, 100 of americans who want to be vaccinated, will be. And the h. H. S. Secretary, alex azar, tells cbs news that many seniors in nursing homes, along with front line workers, will have already gotten their shots before the end of this year. But its what happens before then that has Public Health officials sounding alarms tonight. Dr. Anthony fauci the nations top Infectious Disease expert says the country is now facing a surge on top of a surge. The virus
At tray Glen Astrazeneca on the defense after critics say it failed to give an update on patient data on the vaccine trials. Futures after markets were closed for the thanksgiving holiday, they are in the green as you can see, dow jones 54 in the premarket. Weve got a lot to talk about today with wall street. Were going to have a half trading day today, markets closing at 1 00 p. M. Eastern time some good news to show you, nice gains there, the nasdaq is in record territory as the dow is looking to crack 30,000 once more today after the index crossed the milestone earlier in the week. Ruling on religious restrictions, the Supreme Court telling new York Governor Andrew Cuomo he cant put a capacity limit on houses of worship. Were on this story today. Plus, it is black friday, its going to look a little bit different. Retailers going with the shift to online sales as brick and Mortar Stores are rethinking foot traffic this year. Mornings with maria is live right now. Its a brandnew day.
Steepening and broadening and a lot more this is one of those rallies that not only is taking people by surprise, but continues to roll and were seeing major gap ups i was mentioning on squawk major gap ups in the morning more of the 1980s action and its very interesting because stan talked about his views of the 1980s and theyre pertinent as ever. We have incredible and we have a president who wants new highs and we have stocks that are recovering well ahead of the fundamentals but some people can say that is what should happen look at the airlines we are hhad some numbers from pl lebeau and almost as if people decided covid is over and its a vshape rally and you better get on board and that makes you a little uncomfortable. Well, i just think that the friday rallies, as sweet as it was off the unemployment number has not put out any sellers, carl and i often think that there have to be sellers at a certain level. I mean, can you really take the banks up so much when there was so much
Along the rest of the california coast are not affected. A lot of relief in the bay area, our beaches remain open. There are rules, in san mateo county, people are limited in how far they are travel to use the beach. You can travel from ten miles away to milwaukee or one on the beach but the parking remains closed. They have switched to take out food and customers only. I think locally, yeah, people will good feel good about it. I think will be thought the in their moun their mind, you know, are we going to be able to have beaches . And hopefully people are mindful of what were trying to accomplish. Again, its a tenmile radium. You could get pulled over, asked to find out where you are and literally make a uturn there. The Sheriffs Department will have extra staff enforcing and educating people to make sure they are not violating the order. Beaches in can t closed. You are still jump in the water any time. To paddle board, surf or swim. You cant hang out or walk on the beach from 11 00
Scale. Chance of scattered showers. Live look at doppler 7, our sweep of rain changing to snow up in parts of the lake county, yountville is wet. Over to guerneville and jenner, south from hercules to western marin. A break archound walnut creek a scattered showers milpitas through san jose. Its 50 santa clara. 47 in mountain view. A chillier start out there with 44 in 1 00 the showers become more scattered and through the afternoon a few weeks of sun, a possibility of a thunderstorm arrives throughout the day and the evening hours and well talk about a chilly and wet start to the week ahead. In just hours, well be getting an update on the first case of Community Spread coronavirus in Sonoma County. Leaders say this is an employee at the rower in Park Health Center believed expoelex exposed from a source outside the facility. A second patient has been tested with result pending. Details today at noon. While you were sleeping new bans on public gatherings took effect in a few counties.