Reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news. Tonight, a new wave of coronavirus cases is now crashing across the country, taxing intensive care units and threatening to roll back months of progress in the fight against covid19. As we come on the air, more than 60,000 americans are now hospitalized with the virus, an alarming new high. Bracing for asis climbing, too. The c. D. C. Is now bracing for as many as 20,000 more americans to die in just the next three weeks alone. The countrys top Infectious Disease expert saying hes hoping pfizers new vaccine may help change that. Dr. Anthony fauci says the new shots could get emergency approval as soon as next week and could be available to most americans by april. Well, tonight, well take you inside the complex plan to make that happen. President trump took credit for the Vaccines Development today on twitter while continuing to uilsely allege Election Fraud
Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We are going to begin with new pushback from joe biden against President Trumps refusal to accept the results of the election. For the first time president elect biden addressed mr. Trumps unwillingness to concede, calling it an embarrassment. The Trump Administration is blocking the transition process, but mr. Biden is moving forward with his plans for the white house. Debra alfarone is in washington. Debra, how is president elect biden preparing to take office . Reporter hes appointed his Coronavirus Task force, hes spoken to world leaders, now without that formal transition, though, the state department isnt involved in the calls with world leaders, they would normally be, and the biden team, they could take legal action but so far, theyre not moving in that direction. President elect joe biden is preparing to take Office Despite President Trumps refusal to concede. I just think its an embarrassment. I think it will not help the president s l
First director of the jfk library. He was a member of the Kennedy Administration. It is a special pride that he would share it would glow in him, in his advocacy for the importance of the Kennedy Administration and the many treasures we had inside our building. I love this photograph of the building, it is a nighttime vision. For those who have not yet come to see us, i believe the library is inspirational in and of itself and fitting for the life and times and ideas of an inspirational president , the 35th president , president kennedy. If you are able to come to visit us, you will see this building. We are right on Columbia Point facing towards Boston Harbor and it is a sight that will elevate your thoughts, and as you think about what the nation is all about and your role in it and whether you would answer president kennedys call to service, which he issued in his inaugural address, ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. All of those words re
, let this thing play out. Joe. I ask everyone to stay calm, all of the people to stay calm. The process is working. The count is being completed. And we will know very soon. Kennedy orwell way . What will be no know and bible we know it . [laughter] who won the freaking Election Program foxbusiness Team Coverage all over. Hillary vaughn in wilmington, delaware. First lets go to our man Connell Mcshane live in harrisburg, pennsylvania. It has been crazy there, take me to it it. That is quite an introduction kennedy great to see you again tonight. It has been crazy, a two track story for us. All the log of looking at the count, is leading pennsylvanias smaller and smaller and smaller. Now look at the legal challenges to that counts. First on the numbers itself for the secretary of state of pennsylvania as a woman named kathie bouffard. She had a press conference here in harrisburg this week this evening. They asked her when the process of become plated . When will be finished . She did
Electoral votes, President Trump has 214. 270 votes are needed. If any of the states that are still undecided go to biden he will have enough electoral votes to win the white house. President trump needs to hold onto pennsylvania, georgia and North Carolina and then take either arizona or nevada to take a second term. The closest race tonight is in georgia which is now a virtual type. That had not gone for democrat since 1982. Today several counties are again counting ballots into tonight. And in pennsylvania joe biden has steadily been gaining on the president but President Trump is Still Holding a small lead in a state he must win to keep the white house. Arizona has been called for joe biden although his lead is narrowing a bit as more votes are counted. Theres also a very close race in nevada, they will likely be counting ballots into the weekend. Biden has been building a small lead there, right now he has about a 12,000 point advantage. The tight race and unprecedented number of