and alex padilla taking the empty u.s. senate tonight, the news coming in late today, reports pfizer is now in talks with the u.s. government to providen thes of millions of additional doses of the vaccine. and that new variant of the virus. they're now testing for it here in new york. all of this as the nation now marks the deadliest year in american history. we're now seeing an average of more than 2,600 american lives lost every day. as concerns mount tonight over that new variant of covid. the testing in new york and the new steps from some airlines to test passengers for flights from the uk to the u.s. but don't, dr. anthony fauci saying we must assume it's already here in the u.s. as he gets his own vaccine shot before the cameras. and that news tonight, pfizer reportedly nearing a deal with the trump administration for more doses and what we know so far. hospitals tonight under growing pressure.