Tonight, several developing headlines as we come on the air. The numbers just in. 165,000 new cases of coronavirus in just 24 hours. And tonight, the news, cases are now on the rise in all 50 states. By one estimate, 74 americans diagnosed every minute. Tonight, the refrigerated trucks we have not seen since the spring. The hospitals in the Heartland Running out of beds. And news on that Pfizer Vaccine tonight. When could it be widely available and what dr. Fauci just said about when americans will likely get this. And how theyll have to transport it. I needs to be kept at 94 degrees below zero. Also tonight, the other breaking headline. 24 hours after President Trump fired his Defense Secretary in a tweet, tonight, three more top pentagon officials out. Martha raddatz standing by. Tonight, the President Elect joe biden is asked what would he say to the American People on what is now playing out. A president who will not concede. Bidens response and mary bruce is live. The Supreme Cour
It really gives us a much better perspective about what happened, especially in the final year. so many things of what mark esper wrote here, it is going to be studied for many years to come by historians, along with the other books that were written, as they try to figure out what safeguards to put in place when you have somebody who is as out of control as donald trump in a position of power where he doesn t want to give up the presidency. yeah. no shortage of books from trump administration officials. former defense secretary esper today. we had william barr. kellyanne conway, jared kushner, they have books coming out. i do think, though, yes, instructive and valuable for the future. i think also a case can be made that there are moments every time a trump official has come out with a book or later revealed in an interview about something that happened, there is the pushback. why did you say this now? why did you stay?
Sources tell you tonight, is there any concern that this could put national security at risk? reporter: you know, david, no one has seen anything like this. there is concern about what this means, is the president planning a military operation? or the use of federal troops, which esper opposed. even mitch mcconnell praised esper today and republican john cornyn, a member of the senate gop leadership said of trump s decision to fire esper, i don t think it helps him and i don t think it helps the country. david? all right, martha, we know you re going to say on this. in the meantime, to the supreme court showdown tonight over the fate of the affordable care act. in the middle of this pandemic, health care for 21 million americans at stake. and tonight, the key words from two conservative justices. abc s terry moran has covered the court for years for us. reporter: today, in their own words, we heard from the justices of the supreme court on the fate of the affordable care act,