year s eve in times square. and in washington, a house committee investigating the january 6 insurrection is looking at a possible criminal referral for former president trump. the fallout if sitting house republicans refuse to cooperate. as we near the one year mark since that dark day. plus happening just moments from now, a historic space launch that could change our understanding of the universe as we know it. we ll bring you the moment nasa s new james webb telescope blasts off into space and explore what it means for humankind. and joyful gesture sending love across a string of lights. meet the man whose random acts of kindness inspired his entire neighborhood. good morning, merry christmas. it is saturday, december 25th. i m lindsey reiser. and we have a team of reporters following the latest for you. and we begin with the travel headaches. if you got where you wanted to be this morning, consider yourself lucky. covid cases have slammed airline pilots and crew
two anti-viral pills from pfizer and merck to treat covid-19 at home. for at risk americans. now that s a game changer because before these pills were cleared, the only fda authorized treatment for nonhospitalized covid-19 patients was monoclonal antibodies which are hard to come by. merck says it will have 10 million medicine packs available by the end of the month. pfizer says it is ready to roll out its treatment immediately. although in limited quantities. now, the pfizer drug is almost certainly going to be the preferred option as it has a nearly 90% reduction rate in hospitalizations, and deaths. while the fda says the merck pill could lead to a 30% reduction and is not recommended for pregnant people or women planning to become pregnant. in other news, americans may soon not have to wait in line for hours just to get a covid test. the white house says it is planning to distribute 500 million covid tests and it is creating a government-run web site where you can order t
Year s eve in times square. and in washington, a house committee investigating the january 6 insurrection is looking at a possible criminal referral for former president trump. the fallout if sitting house republicans refuse to cooperate. as we near the one year mark since that dark day. plus happening just moments from now, a historic space launch that could change our understanding of the universe as we know it. we ll bring you the moment nasa s new james webb telescope blasts off into space and explore what it means for humankind. and joyful gesture sending love across a string of lights. meet the man whose random acts of kindness inspired his entire neighborhood. good morning, merry christmas. it is saturday, december 25th. i m lindsey reiser. and we have a team of reporters following the latest for you. and we begin with the travel headaches. if you got where you wanted to be this morning, consider
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[ creaking ] [ rock music playing ] from exploring europe to conquering x-camp. girl scouts today offers so many incredible opportunities, the only problem you ll have is deciding what to do. so. yeah, yeah, yeah whoo! merry christmas on saturday, december 25th. the pope delivers the christmas message to thousands of christians and bethlehem see as record number of pilgrims traveling to the birthplace of christ. we are live in both cities this christmas morning. dave: and now the atlanta airport where hundreds of flights have been canceled before the storm hits. and a white christmas is interrupting travel plans across the country for hundreds of thousands of americans. despite a rough economy, shoppers came back in force this christmas season. does this mean a better