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
Unity in his own holiday message. I know the country has grown weary of the fight we need to remember, were at war with a virus, not with one another. Not with each other. Calling inaudible. The nfl makes a lastminute change to thanksgiving football, brought on by a new coronavirus outbreak among the Baltimore Ravens the league now scrambling to get the numbers back under control in time for the weekend. Well talk to their chief medical officer about that live. Ready, set, shop those infamous black friday crowds wont be the same this year, but dont worry, the deals are still very much on weve got your preview and a game plan for the holiday sales you will not want to miss. Plus, marching on. The iconic floats and showstopping performances keeping tradition alive at the macys thanksgiving day parade we are live along the route with a front row seat to all the excitement ahead today, thursday, november 26th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb
What caused a High School Football player to attack an official on the field. And false advertising . Why some coffee lovers are suing over whats not in their cup. Good friday morning, everyone. We begin with new details about the Coronavirus Vaccine and how it will be distributed. New yorks governor calls it the weapon that will win this war. In the meantime, more parts of the country are bracing for shutdown. Californias governor says a regional stayathome order will serve as an emergency break to stop the spread of the virus. And yet we continue to see examples of people violating health guidelines. A hotel near chicago reportedly hosted a wedding for 150 guests. Nearly a dozen states have just seen a record increase in covid infections and hospitalizations have set another record nationwide. This morning the country wrestling with a third wave of covid. Were still going through a challenging time. In about two weeks hospitals will be full. Its time to cancel everything, and if it i
Americas Largest School system closed. The Ripple Effect of our kid being sent back home and a cnbc special investigation. Faster payments mean faster fraud. Criminals using popular apps to launder cash meant for americans. Good evening more good news to report on the vaccine front tonight and it comes at a dire point in the pandemic just an hour ago we got word the United States has now topped more than a quarter Million Deaths thats more than strokes, suicide and car crashes typically kill in a full year. The virus killed more than 1,700 americans yesterday alone. Johns hopkins reports its the deadliest day in six months. In addition, hospitalizations hit another high more than 76,000 people in the hospital for covid, according to the covid tracking project by nearly every available metric, the pandemic is worse than ever, everywhere across the country. For months new york city kept its positivity level very low. Now its rising and forcing the Largest School District Court in the nat
What caused a High School Football player to attack an official on the field. And false advertising . Why some coffee lovers are suing over whats not in their cup. Good friday morning, everyone. We begin with new details about the Coronavirus Vaccine and how it will be distributed. New yorks governor calls it the weapon that will win this war. In the meantime, more parts of the country are bracing for shutdown. Californias governor says a regional stayathome order will serve as an emergency break to stop the spread of the virus. And yet we continue to see examples of people violating health guidelines. A hotel near chicago reportedly hosted a wedding for 150 guests. Nearly a dozen states have just seen a record increase in covid infections and hospitalizations have set another record nationwide. This morning the country wrestling with a third wave of covid. Were still going through a challenging time. In about two weeks hospitals will be full. Its time to cancel everything, and if it i