hospitalized after being diagnosed with the virus earlier this month and he was supposed to be sworn into office this sunday. we will have more on this in just a few moments. and i now to this fox news alert, the irs is sending out the first round of $600 stimulus checks as lawmakers battle over the $2,000 payments the president is asking for. president trump s say republicans should get on board unless they have a death wish. good morning everyone, i m sandra smith. we made it to wednesday. good morning sandra, i m jon scott. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell blocked a vote on tying those payments, he is looking at other top priorities like repealing section 2:30 which protects civil media platforms from civil liabilities. chuck schumer because of the blatant attempt to ensure the legislation never passes. if the president highlighted three issues of national significance which you would like to see congress tackle together. this week the senate will begin our pro
appearances by mairk, snoop dogg, cameron diaz, and many other surprises. now your hosts anderson cooper and andy cohen. good evening and welcome to times square in new york city and what is likely the most i think anticipated new year s celebration since at least the millennium. maybe the weirdest. because people wanted it to be over. and also just, no one has ever seen anything like this. no they have not. we are less than four hours away from saying good-bye to 2020 a year many people want nothing more to do with. good-bye. good riddance. we re welcoming in 2021. this year obviously has meant personal loss for so many families and friends, economic devastation, also a year we hope ends with something of a light at the end of the tunnel. hopefully tonight is an escape. we ll smile and laugh with you. it is our biggest new year s eve ever. yes. star studded lineup. we do, actually. great musical performances. puppies. tatoos. yes. shots. oh, for the
it is truly a milestone moment for america. at this very moment the first rounds of shipments of the authorized pfizer/biontech covid-19 vaccine are now on the road to hospitals across the country in a months long process to vaccinate more than 300 million americans. the largest inoculation effort that the world has ever seen. nearly 3 million doses of that vaccine are expected to be distributed this week. and as many as 40 million doses could be distributed by the end of the year. d-day was the beginning of the end and that s where we are today. while this moment is extraordinary in time and i m proud to be here announcing where we are with distribution, we have a lot of work to do. we are not taking a victory lap. we know that the road ahead of us will be tough. we know that situations will occur, but we will figure it out together. this symbol of hope couldn t come soon enough as the united states experienced the deadliest week in this pandemic, averaging 200,000 in
here. why we are here, it s 365 days since my favorite event of the year. that s right. it s not a buffet. my favorite event is cnn heroes. something that is really good for the soul. that s right. i m talking about two hours of goodness. yes, this is the oscars for good people. this is the super bowl of kindness. this is a party size chip bag of decency. it s time to restore your belief in humanity. anyway, i got all decked out in my cnn heroes swag. i even put on cnn underwear. not really. kind of really. jake tapper gave it to me. let me show you. can you get the camera lower? what do you mean? i guess they don t want to show that. anyway, enjoy the show. and thank you, heroes, all of you. from cnn studios at hudson yards in new york city, this is the 14th annual cnn heroes, an all star tribute. please welcome your hosts, anderson cooper and kelly ripa. welcome to cnn heroes, an all star tribute. welcome to viewers watching around the world. we usually broadcast from
d-day was a pivotal turning point in world war ii. d-day was the beginning of the end and that s where we are today. make no mistake, it was not the end. months and months of hard-fought battles occurred and it took diligence, courage, and strength to eventually achieve victory. trace: the north korea post has another word for it v-day. team fox coverage with analysis from dr. marc siegel. john roberts at the white house. we begin with mike tobin live in portage, michigan. good morning to you. what is happening at the pfizer plant today? you can see the trucks are back in place. after yesterday s historic days with the first boxes of vaccine leaving the docks the follow-up today is more boxes of vaccine when leaving the docks. yesterday 189 boxes were shipped out of pfizer plant here in portage, michigan. that worked out to more than 920,000 shots in the arm. today 400 boxes or 1.9 million doses of vaccine are scheduled to be shipped out of here. within hours of the fi