A staggering 3300 deaths were reported on friday for covid deaths. New cases on friday hit an alltime high, nearly 232,000 infected americans. Well, now theres hope a vaccine could be mere hours away. Late friday, the u. S. Food and Drug Administration green lighted the pfizer biotech vaccine for use in the United States. An Advisory Panel with it is u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention will take a look at it today instead of sunday, as originally planned. That cdc meeting begins at 11 00 a. M. Eastern. Once the entire cdc signs off, injections can be administered. Cnn chief medical correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta has been reading through the fdas written authorization. He explains whats in it and why its important. This is the firsts authorized vaccine for covid19 in the United States. A letter sent to phaser late tonight from the chief scientist at the fda basically saying this Pfizer Biontech has demonstrated that the benefits outweigh the risks and its an effective and s
South korean lawmakers in the coming hours. This comes as satellite images taken friday show a military convoy eight miles long east of kharkiv that appears to be moving south. Ukraines president says victory on the battlefield will not be possible without increased international support. Translator we think this will be a new wave of this war. We dont know how much russian weaponry there will be, but we understand there will be many times more than there is now. It all depends on how fast we will be helped by the United States. To be honest, whether we will be able to survive depends on this. I have 100 confidence in our people and in our armed forces, but unfortunately, i dont have the confidence that we will be receiving everything we need. Meantime, ukrainians trying to escape this conflict are increasingly at risk. As we saw with the russian strike in a traintation in kramatorsk, Officials Say the death toll has risen to 57. Almost 100 have been hurt. U. S. National security advis
Hes 29 years old, his name is Travis Reinking. The Tennessee Bureau of investigation has added him to his ten most wanted list and they believe he may still be armed and dangerous. The bureau has also released a newer photo of him. They said when he fled is seen he went to his apartment and may have escaped into the woods. Authorities in morton, iowa are still on alert, where he used to live. Police are praising the heroics of one of the patrons there, james shaw jr. Wrestled the Assault Rifle away from the gunman. He was burned on his right hand when he grabbed the barrel of the gun. He describes how everything went down. I was waiting for a moment that he was going to give me, and he gave me that moment. He gave me that moment when he put the barrel the barrel of the gun was aimed down and then i just i just had to kind of go for it and i went for it, and i ran through the door. It worked out for me. So it worked out for me. Probably saved more lives, too. Diane gallagher is in antio
At the 4 00 a. M. Here on the u. S. East coast, more cracks in the foundation, people once loyal to the u. S. President , people in his inner circle possibly turning against him. Here is the latest. Weve learned mr. Trumps top accountant has been granted immunity by federal prosecutors, the man you see here, Allen Weisselberg, the chief Financial Officer of theied all of mr. Tr money for many years. This follows the deal given to david pecker. Pecker used his position on to kill negative stories about mr. Trump and knows all of the worst secrets about the president s life. Jim acosta kicks off our coverage. Reporter President Trump remained silent as he left with the first lady for a speech in ohio with a growing list of legal worries hot on his tail. My chief Financial Officer, Allen Weisselberg. Reporter the latest concern, federal prosecutors granted immunity to Allen Weisselberg. He is the long time chief Financial Officer of the Trump Organization. The president s private Company
Before it happened, there was no sign. In virginia beach, virginia, coworkers of the gunman remain in shock. They say the shooter was not someone theyd ever expect to be violent. A very good morning. It is 8 00 a. M. Welcome to our viewers joining us in the United States and right around the world. Im isa suarez coming to you live from london. Isa, good to be with you. From cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, im george howell. And im rosemary church. Cnn newsroom starts right now. Very good morning to you. In roughly an hour, u. S. President donald trump will arrive in london for a state visit that is fraught with political tensions. Now, in newspaper interviews over the weekend before he left the United States, President Trump advocated britain take a tougher stand on brexit and praised some possible successors to Prime Minister theresa may. He said former foreign secretary Boris Johnson is an excellent contender. Take a listen to what he had to say. Well, i may meet with him. Hes been