the question is, how will the biden administration handle it? it s way too early for this. good morning! and welcome to way too early, the show that knows some very, very happy grandparents this morning. i am kasie hunt on this tuesday, march 9th. we ll start with the news. the cdc has released new guidelines for those who are fully vaccinated, offering hope that life could soon return to normal. we ve been through a lot this past year, and with more and more people getting vaccinated each day, we are starting to turn a corner. fully vaccinated people can visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or physical distancing. visit with unvaccinated people from a single household who are at low risk of severe covid-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing. and refrain from quarantine and testing following a known covid-19 exposure if the vaccinated person remains asymptomatic. however, the cdc continues to recommend tha
Tonight, the coronavirus surging across the u. S. New numbers coming in. Almost 500,000 new cases since this time last week. The unpublished white house document suggesting 18 states in the virus red zone should roll back their reopenings. Hospitals pushed to the breaking point. Reinforcements on the way in florida. 100 nurses arriving to help in miami. Plus, this powerful moment showing the reality. A husband losing his wife of 30 years. Their son sharing their final video together. The mask debate raging in parts of the country. 28 states plus puerto rico with mandatory mask orders. Also breaking tonight, californias governor with his new decision, saying more than two dozen counties on a watch list may not be able to open
their classrooms at the start of the school year. The Testing Crisis in america. Our team shut out at eight different sites. Families waiting for hours to be tested at a stadium. People in Florida Waiting Up To 18 days for test results. Tonights other major headlin
Tonight, the cdcs surprising letter to local Health Officials. Be ready to distribute a Coronavirus Vaccine by november 1st. All states put on notice, prepare for a possible vaccine just before election day. The Letter Raising concerns the Trump Administration may be trying to politicize a vaccine. Tonight, growing outbreaks raising concerns at schools and college campuses. Images of hallways packed with children, and now, an even bigger problem. Some colleges sending infected students home. Health Officials Say thats exactly what not to do. Pandemic politics shaping the race for 2020. Joe biden zeroing in on President Trumps handling of the outbreak, calling it a failure, including the lack of a National Plan to reopen americas schools. The president also on the Trail Greeting supporters crowded
together in North Carolina. Few Wearing Masks and no social distancing. The abc news exclusive. The warning about Russian Election interference. The Trump Administration withholding an alert p
Tonight, the sprint to the finish. Tonight, the sprint to the finish. President trump and joe biden crisscrossing the midwest, dueling rallies in minnesota and wisconsin as the midwest and west see an alarming surge in covid cases. The president downplaying the virus saying doctors get more money if someone dies from covid. And his son don junior saying overnight, why dont they talk about deaths . The number is almost nothing. As americans learn of another 1,000 deaths in 24 hours. Joe biden saying donald trump has surrendered to the virus. And the major headline emerging this evening about the early vote and what were seeing in texas. Four days to go. But when will we know the results . Even as President Trumpive cysts on knowing the results on election night, the Reality Check tonight. Eight states including Key Battlegrounds wont even begin opening mailin ballots until election day. So which states could we know first, and which Key Battlegrounds are warning, be prepared to wait for
Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. 18 days now until the election. Tonight President Trump and joe biden in a race to the finish. President trump knowing he needs seniors, with another appeal to them in florida. What he promised today. And with hospitalizations for coronavirus increasing in 39 states now, the president saying we are rounding the turn on the virus. Joe biden, meanwhile, in michigan saying the reality is much different, the situation is getting worse, as scientists warned heading into fall. And the Dueling Town Halls overnight and the reaction. The fight against coronavirus tonight. The u. S. Hitting that new milestone today, more than 8 million confirmed cases now in this country. And tonight after coming down with the virus, former new jersey governor Chris Christie
saying it was a big mistake not wearing a mask at the white house for that rose garden event and for debate prep. What he now says every leader should be urging, describing his sympt