against symptomatic and 100% effective in preventing severe disease and hospitalization. this is in a u.s.-based trial. the company says there were no safety concerns whatsoever. here s the but. several european countries, though, had temporarily suspended use of astrazeneca because of reports of blood clots in a small number of vaccinated people, but the company says, an independent committee found no increased risk of blood clots. astrazeneca is now preparing to apply for emergency use authorization here in the u.s. and a little bit more good news for all of us today. the number of new covid cases is continuing to drop and the u.s. is now averaging 1,000 deaths a day. this is down 26% since last week. cnn s alexander field has more. reporter: a vaccine plagued by weeks of controversy now showing positive results in the u.s. will it be enough to change its global image? we are thrilled by the results. we have disclosed this this morning. reporter: in a u.s.-based clini
kicking off our 2022 coverage of the calendar. why georgia? well, it is both a battleground and ground zero for all the important political stories this year. they sort of converge this year in atlanta. we have a democratic vote here that includes the two most important parts of the biden coalition, african-american voters and the growing american suburb. it also is home to the most closely watched governors race this year featuring stacey abrams and a republican primary that will test the power of the former president and his lies about the 2020 election. and georgia right now is at the center of the national political battle over voting rights. the republican legislature passed some new measures that alarmed some voting rights activists and brian kemp due to his lack of an embrace of trump s election conspiracy theories and not using his power to overturn georgia s election. as you know georgia s secretary of state brad raffensperger held a press conference. had a chance to
the challengers argue they do not and that only congress does. on the other hand this chart is why the biden administration is pushing so hard to get more people vaccinated even if it means those mandates. omicron is driving up cases and now hospitalizations are picking up as well. the cdc director warned today that we have not reached the peak quite yet. hospitalizations and deaths, although we re now starting to see the number of hospitalizations rise as well. the way it has peaked in other countries, in south africa it has come down rapidly as well, but i don t believe we ve seen a peak yet here in the united states. omicron s rapid spread has now prompted a critique from doctors who advised the president during the transition. they re calling for an entirely new domestic strategy to address what they are calling our new normal, a virus that will never truly go away. a sentiment that was dismissed by the president today when he took questions at the white house. no,
factory with people inside. i work at the candle factory. we got hit by a tornado and we are trapped. jackie: the corridors has it would be a miracle if anyone else found alive in the rubble. in illinois, a tornado hit an amazon warehouse killing at least two people. police chief confirmed 30 people made it to safety but local officials still trying to determine how many workers were inside. amazon ceo tweeting this, as the situation continues to evolve, i want our edwardsville community to know we are working closely with first responders and local officials to support them. the sympathies are with the amazon community and all impacted. in arkansas, at least one person died at a nursing home in a suburb of monette after a tornado collapsed. at the ritz. president biden pushes federal support. is likely to be one of the largest tornado in our history. it is a tragedy and we still don t know how many lives are lost to the full extent of the damage. i want to emphasize what
this year and tomorrow the family will attend the same ceremony with the president s late son proposed to his wife back in 2001. on the first thanksgiving was a widely available vaccine w president give special thanks to those who cannot be with their families tonight. what am i thankful for? i m not joking when i say i m thankful for these guys. spending thanksgiving on nantucket, making a stop at with a child into a virtual call will service members from all six military branches to givemb thanks. watching them in the south china sea, afghanistan, iraq, wherever they are, people wonder what america is they look and they see them and make us proud. island holiday marks the return to a 45 year tradition, only broken a few times including after the death of his son and amid the pandemic last year. the first timely sharing a message to those grieving this holiday. as we give thanks for what we have, we also keep in our hearts those who lost and those who have lost s