At home. Plus an Important Message to every parent. The anxiety and depression on teens as they struggle through the pandemic. What role did social media play . Well hear from Mark Zuckerberg and jack dorsey. The sexiest man of 2020. Do you know who it is . Lets get to it right now. Im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. In a tweet last night President Trump fired Christopher Krebs who debunked the conspiracy theories. It continues as he continues to block president elect joe bidens transition. Reporter President Trump on twitter firing the top u. S. Election security official who publicly refuted his baseless claims of widespread fraud, the president directly tying the firing to chris krebs statement who said, quote, this was the most secure election in the history. It comes as the Trump Administration announced the u. S. Is pulling more troops out of afghanistan and iraq, leaving only 2,500 american servicemembers in each country, just days before joe biden will take his place as president. By may it is President Trumps hope theyll come home safely and in their entirety. Reporter several lawmakers criticize the move includes the president s allies. I think a precipitous drawdown in either afghanistan or iraq would be a mistake. Reporter still being denied access to the toplevel Intelligence Briefings incoming administrations normally received, joe biden meeting with diplomatic experts outside the government. We dont have any of that right now. Reporter the biden team will face critical day one challenges on multiple fronts. Leaders of some of the top medical associations join in a letter, urging President Trump to share covid19 data with the incoming administration. Despite the delays, the president elect is moving forward, naming more members of his senior staff, many of them women, reflecting promises of diversity. In washington, alice barr, nbc news. As a third coronavirus surge intensifies across the country, the death toll is creeping toward the quarter million mark. So far 11. 4 million have been affected. For now its prescriptiononly. Senator Chuck Grassley is in isolation after testing positive for coronavirus. He did not say he how had been exposed. The 87yearold is third in line to the presidency. Reporter all 50 states across our nation now have covid cases on the rise by at least double digits. California is in crisis again. Daily case counts are doubling here in just ten days. Long lines for testing stretch from dawn to dusk. Louisiana. A. Is in a very d situation. Reporter hospitals could be overwhelm Big Christmas if no action is taken. If we dont take action now, we will have to shut things down again and people will get sick and die. Reporter nbc news obtaining a white house report calling it aggressive, unrelenting, expanding. With a record 73,000 hospitalized on thursday, ohio begins a threeweek curfew from 10 00 p. M. To 5 00 a. M. Were in an utter emergency here. Reporter dr. Daniel johnson works the icu in nebraska. If we dont change the way were living our lives, we will not get control of this. Reporter with many getting tested so they can go home for the holidays, doctors say its not safe to travel. If you gather for thanksgiving, you could be planning a funeral for christmas. Several European Countries have reimposed coronavirus lockdowns and tough restrictions in order to curb the spread of covid19. But while a second wave is sweeping through the continent, there are signs of hope. The latest numbers suggest that the lockdown numbers may be working. We bring in chapman bell, live in london. Chapman, good morning. Reporter good morning, frances. Many countries across europe have seen lockdown measures reimposed, not as strict as they were in spring, but still stricter than they had been during the summer, and many countries are starting to see a decline in a total number of cases. Were seeing this in belgium, france, and the netherlands, while germany, spain, and italy, their numbers are starting to stabilize, which is a positive sign. But many hospitals are at capacity or their icus in particular are reaching overcapacity. Theyre having to send some patients to neighboring countries for some treatment, which has been a bit of a worry for some places, but these numbers normally follow the number of cases. In germany, chancellor Angela Merkel said she wished she had imposed tougher measures and sooner, but the governor there facing protests even today in berlin against the measures as theyre getting fed up with these lockdown measures even though they seem to be working. Here in the uk, were in the second lockdown, numbers appear to be stainlebilizing. Deaths have dropped since early may. Theres a light at the end of the tunnel, theyre putting vaccination plans in place by the end of the year or early in the new year. We hope to mirror that here. Thank you. President trumps challenges with the election will hit a wave. He has until 5 00 p. M. Eastern to try to save its case in the testing results in pennsylvania. And the deadline to recount wisconsin is this evening. Georgia is planning to finish its hand count today and certifica certify it by friday. Even when tabulated, joe biden leads by 13,000. Tracie, president elect joe biden is focused the future even though President Trump refuses to concede. Right. Theyre watching the recount, but theyre working toward establishing this new government especially when it comes to dealing with covid19. Today president elect biden is meeting with Frontline Health care workers. Yesterday it was National Security officials outside the government since he still has not been granted the classified briefings his team says are critical to their mission. Im not being critical. Im just stating the obvious. You know ive been unable to get the briefings that ordinarily would have come by now, and theres no responsibility more important than protecting the american people. In all of these elections we duo through a process. Theres a way to deal with the disputes. Its called the courts. The courts are dealing with whatever disputes there are, whatever evidence is provided. And were going to have an orderly transmission from this to the next. He seas its going to be orderly despite some of the challenges were seeing right now. Thats what were hearing from some republicans. Others say theres no reason president elect biden shouldnt be getting briefings at this point. Now its time to get a check of your wednesday weather with nbc meteorologist janessa webb. Janessa, good morning. Good morning. We continue to see the devastation across nicaragua and central america. Its now a tropical storm. Thats good news, but weve already seen 20 inches of rain for this area as the system pushes offshore. At home, youd better have your parka. The chill is on across the ohio valley to the northeast. Our current windchills are in the lower 30s. So were below the freezing mark for new york city. Look at that. Place, but that is allow for a lot more sunshine throughout your afternoon for ohio to the northeast, and still very comfortable air for the south and southeast. You need to get to dallas. 73 this afternoon. Watching a storm system in the Pacific Northwest, well talk about that coming up. Looking forward to hearing that. Thank you, janessa. When we come back, the devastating impact on teen mental health. 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Just four days before his 13th birthday, brad and aprils son haden died by suicide. It was the middle of the lockdown in april, and he had broken his monitor that he got for christmas. He broke it on accident kind of getting mad. We went in the kitchen and i hugged him and kissed him on the head. Reporter that was the last time he saw hayden. I might have missed him by a minute from saving him. Reporter his death, brad said, was a casualty of covid. You said you felt if your son had still been in school, he would still be alive. Do you still feel that way . 100 . Covid is terrible thing, i dont want to discount that. Human condition is not meant to be socially isolated. Its just not. Reporter just two days after he buried his son, brad made a video now viewed more than 100 million times. Warning other parents of the hidden dangers of covid. I dont want nobody to ever see what i saw and to feel his pain. Why did you all decide to speak publicly about your pain . Suicide is a very i dont know. Theres a stigma. I lost my dad to a suicide. So its always been a very painful subject. I think its important to let people know that its okay to show your feelings about it and not be ashamed. Reporter in september one report found more than half of the kids surveyed thought of suicide or selfharm. In fact, 11 to 17yearolds had been more likely than any other age group to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression during the pandemic. They created haydens corner. To meant to have a conversation about suicide even if your kids not suicidal, you cant fathom it. Reporter experts say parents should be aware of behavioral and personality changes. If a child becomes more irritable or withdrawn for more than two weeks or talks about dying, they should reach out for help. This is not political. This is parental. What would you say to over parents to give them hope . Youve got to keep going forward. You cant give up. They wouldnt want that for you. Reporter experts say its not only important to monitor the shifts in your childs behavior, but its to make sure your kids can stay connected albeit from a distance so they can still feel like they belong. Experts say its important for your child to maintain a consistent schedule and find important and meaningful ways to disconnect and relax. Phillip . Its such an Important Message to get out there. If theres someone who needs help, the prevention line is 18002738255. Well be right back. Spray, wipe, rinse. Crunchy oat clusters with a hotouch of honey. Ombine. Plump, juicy raisins. And tasty fiber. Into one delicious cereal . It took a lot of branstorming. Get it . Kelloggs raisin bran crunch. Two scoops of delicious. So this aveeno® moisturizer goes beyond just soothing sensitive skin . Exactly jen calm restore oat gel is formulated with prebiotic oat. And strengthens skins moisture barrier. Uh i love it aveeno® healthy. Its our nature. ™ unlike ordinary memory want supplementster . 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Senator Dianne Feinstein bringing this up with both dorsey and zuckerberg asking whether its enough to label a tweet or flag a tweet saying that there may be more information that contradicts what, sea what, seay, President Trump is saying. Both companies confirmed President Trump will lose his special status once he leaves office in terms of what hes able to tweet what is left up because right now he does receive an exception. The big question now moving ahead is how will these tech company bess regulated if the Companies Maintain control of the senate and they dont. Theres a lot of uncharted path ahead, and both dorsey and zuckerberg say theyre open to Different Levels of regulation, and they appear to be waiting on congress to make the next move. Frances . Well see how that makes a difference in our feeds. Thank you, jo. Next on early today, janessa is tracking storms on the west coast. Move over, peoples sexiest man alive dons a hazmat suit for the big reveal. 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And though darkness will give way but for a few weeks, we will gaze and dream like those workers years ago of better days ahead. Harry smith, nbc news, new york. This year, this season, things have different meanings. Were all looking at it from a different perspective. As much as we dont like the crowds congregating, it wouldnt be the same without the tree. Birthdays were celebrating. Chloe turns 46. Mike epps turns 60. Perkins turns 60. Kevin knee land is 67. With triple cheese and bacon or chili cheese. Try my sauced and loaded fries. Its pretty delicious. Seasoned curly fries, with triple cheese and bacon or chili cheese. Try my sauced and loaded fries. Its pretty delicious. Ive gotten more calls today than in the last couple of days. Right now at 4 30, breaking news. New hope on the horizon. The vaccine process being made as covid cases spike across the bay area and the country. And testing made easy. The Bay Area Company getting the green light to sell new athome kits. 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