i m jim sciutto. and i m poppy harlow. as more frontline doctors and nurses get vaccinated, thousands are dyeing every single day from covid. here s what we know this morning, 3,000 deaths were reported from covid yesterday, the third worst day in this entire pandemic and the death total here in the united states will undoubtedly keep growing amid record hospitalizations now for a tenth straight day. there is potentially encouraging news though very near on the horizon as the pfizer vaccine rolls out across the country. fda advisers are set to meet tomorrow to discuss greenlighting or giving emergency use authorization to the moderna vaccine. this would give the u.s. two vaccine options. on capitol hill congressional leaders are now expressing growing confidence that they will, if you could believe it, reach an agreement to provide much-needed financial relief for millions. many of them will lose it the day after christmas otherwise. this morning west virginia senator joe