Get us into even more trouble. The Washington Post reporting, quote, as daily covid19 deaths climb to levels not seen since early in the pandemic, nine states have hit one more grim marker. More than one in every 1,000 people dead of coronavirusrelated causes. On friday south dakota became the latest state to reach that unwanted marker, including new york, new jersey, and neighboring north dakota which currently has the highest covid Mortality Rate in the world. Its Early Morning here outside the badlands region of south dakota. Were traveling to key locations across the country, areas that have been hard hit by the coronavirus, even before the arrival of covid19 Native Americans had the countrys lowest life expectancy. Now south dakota is reporting some of the highest deaths per capita. Residents are fighting for their very lives. With a Positivity Rate of 24 , south dakota and neighboring north dakota have the highest incidence of covid19 cases nationwide over the past week, a stark
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
Enroll by december 15th. Is tonight, Breaking News as we come on the air involving the vaccines. A cdc panel voting late today on who will get a vaccine first and how soon, as the head of the fda is summoned to the white house today and is asked why the Pfizer Vaccine hasnt been approved yet for Emergency Use. His answer, as hospitals now buy freezers to store the vaccine at minus 94 degrees. And there is new guidance from the cdc coming in tonight if youve been exposed to the virus. This evening, the increasing numbers across the country. Nearly 100,000 americans now in the hospital Fighting Covid. In New York City tonight, officials urging older adults and people at high risk to limit time outside their homes. Twothirds of the citys icu beds are now full. The plea for retired nurses and doctors to be ready. And the retired doctor coming
back onto the front lines for a second time now. Tonight, the icu nurse dying in the hospital where he worked for 25 years. The major headline tonigh
apologized, but hoping to convince americans the vaccine is safe, fauci saying the fda is carefully reviewing the data. if we had jumped over the hurdle here quickly and inappropriately to gain an extra week or a week and a half, i think that the credibility of our regulatory process would have been damaged. reporter: states and cities preparing for the biggest and most complicated vaccine rollout in american history. new york governor andrew cuomo today unpacking a sample box of pfizer s vaccine, which must be stored at minus 94 degrees. holding up a vile, each containing five doses. the box can only stay open for no more than 90 seconds. this is the weapon that is going to win the war, and that is the light at the end of the tunnel. reporter: new york city officials say 50 hospitals have the cold storage capacity to store a total of at least 1.5 million doses. the other herculean challenge? convincing americans to get vaccinated.
enroll by december 15th. is tonight, breaking news as we come on the air involving the vaccines. a cdc panel voting late today on who will get a vaccine first and how soon, as the head of the fda is summoned to the white house today and is asked why the pfizer vaccine hasn t been approved yet for emergency use. his answer, as hospitals now buy freezers to store the vaccine at minus 94 degrees. and there is new guidance from the cdc coming in tonight if you ve been exposed to the virus. this evening, the increasing numbers across the country. nearly 100,000 americans now in the hospital fighting covid. in new york city tonight, officials urging older adults and people at high risk to limit time outside their homes. two-thirds of the city s icu beds are now full. the plea for retired nurses and doctors to be ready. and the retired doctor coming