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
This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news tonight. America is now in covid hell. In just 24 hours, the u. S. Has broken every record set since the pandemic began 10 months ago with more new infections, hospitalizations, and deaths in a single day than ever. So Many Americans are now being killed by the virus, four people have died just since this broadcast began. Thats a rate of one life lost every 30 seconds. As we come on the air tonight, more than 100,000 people are now in the hospital with coronavirus, pushing the countrys Healthcare System to the brink. Californias governor says i. C. U. Beds are filling up so fast there, he may soon have to shut down much of his state, ordering people to stay at home to try to stop the virus from spreading any faster. Now, tonight, president elect joe biden says hes going to ask all americans to wear a mask for
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Workers and people in longterm care facilities to be the first ones to get it. The covid19 tracking project found the u. S. Hit a Record Number of new cases in hospitalizations. More than 210,000 new cases reported just yesterday and more than 100,000 people are in the hospital with covid19. Abc News Reporter faith in washington with the president elect bidens plan to slow the spread. Reporter more americans yesterday died from covid than weve ever seen, and now president elect biden is promising a new plan. Thursday the darkest day more than 210,000 new infections. President elect biden promises a different approach. On the first day im inaugurated to say im going to ask the public for 100 days to mask. He plans to keep dr. Anthony fauci on board. I asked him to be a chief medical adviser for me as well and be part of the medical team. The Covid Task Force anxiously waiting for a vaccination as cases rage across the country. And hospitals moving in mobile morgues. We became completely
Efforts to keep people safe. And from the big screen to your living room. A Hollywood Studio plans to stream all its new movies at the same time as they are in theaters. What it means for the future of entertainment. Thinking outside the box. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. We as a country are in a very, very difficult, if not crisis, situation when it comes to the explosion of cases. New concerns over vaccine distribution. Pfizer slashed its vaccine rollout target in half. In washington, nancy pelosi and Mitch Mcconnell holding talks about reaching a covid relief bill before christmas. Im going to have to ask for more. Right when you get there. When we get there. President trump has not ruled out firing attorney general bill brr. You still have confidence in bill barr . Ask me that in a number of weeks from now. A wildfire continues to grow out of control in california. Forcing thousands of people to evacuate. We had to depend upon neighbors to come and g