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Meeting closely as we see the horrifying toll from this virus. A record 3,103 new covidrelated deaths on wednesday alone and a record 225,000 positive cases in a 24hour period. Joining me now, nbcs Morgan Radford outside fda headquarters in maryland. Nbcs Steve Patterson in phoenix. Dr. Kavita patel, former Health Policy director in the obama administration. And our own nbc senior medical correspondent dr. John torres. Morgan, first to you, i think you may have said theres a lunch break or theyv...

Definitely fair to say, dana. Now we have learned that when hunter biden was a featured speaker at the Dnc Convention this summer, he was already being probed this fall by the feds for his tax affairs and questions they had related to overseas business that hes never really expressed much regret about. What do you say to people who say this is exactly what they hate washington. By the president s son can make money by the way let me tell you, i made a mistake in retrospect as it related to creat...

Our team is in place across the country. Nbcs Morgan Radford outside the fda headquarters in maryland. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez outside of pfizers manufacturing plant in michigan. And nbc National Correspondent Miguel Almaguer with exclusive access to the Critical Care wing of the burbank hospital. Morgan, first to you. The fda is where all the action has been. Reporter thats right, andrea. This is the milliondollar question. Were outside fda headquarters, sort of in that nailbiting waiting game. The...

Nurses. This morning i will talk to the director of the National Institute of health. Plus, rejected, Supreme Court turns away a dangerous antidemocratic republican effort to overthrow the legitimate results of the president ial election. President trump, who approved of the move very important people, and they have wisdom and they have courage. We can win this election. Vows to fight on. My interview with retiring public senator Lamar Alexander. Start with a simple question, any doubt who won t...

I hope this marks the beginning of the end in our painful time in our history. I want to instill Public Confidence that the vaccine that is safe, were in a pandemic and so we all need to do our part. And instilling Public Confidence will be a critical step. This hour, were also following Vaccine Distribution that is under way in ohio, kentucky and other states across the u. S. 145 sites in all are expected to get pfizers vaccine just today. This week alone, close to 2. 9 milg i dont think doses ...

The Advisory Panel that for about nine hours. They were incredibly thorough. They 17 yeas, four knows, and one abstention. During the debate they talked about potential side effects from a mild fever that lasted for about a day, also the debates over the age. Some Covid Vaccines, nobody 18 and younger. This specific vaccine, the Pfizer Vaccine deals with 16 and 17yearolds. That was an issue if the full fta career employees approve it, we could see vaccines going out in a few hours or days. The m...

Next few hours. The authorization would trigger the starting gun for trucks and planes to transport the vaccine to hundreds of hospitals across the country with shots going into arms perhaps as soon as monday. Todays fda meeting comes as an absolutely crucial time in the pandemic. 3,124 americans lost their lives to coronavirus just yesterday. That was the deadliest day since the pandemic began, and frankly, one of the deadliest days in history. More than 221,000 tested positive for the virus. A...

This meeting on Pfizers Covid vaccine being considered today. An Fda Advisory Panel is holding an allday meeting right now. A vote will be held later today on weather to authorize the vaccine for emergency use in the United States. If it gets the okay, which is expected, the First Americans could be vaccinated within days. This morning, a member of the Advisory Board laid out the significance of this meeting. Today we will be considering whether to make available to millions of americans an as y...

Woke with the federal government and pfizer to determine how much goes out and to whom. We will hear from texas lieutenant government dan patrick on his estate play print and call for a monumental achievement for American Manufacturing and optimism and a moment of great peril todays achievement is a reminder of americas unlimited potential when we have the will and the courage to pursue ambitious goals. I was upset from the beginning, a vaccine will vanquish the virus and returned life back to n...

Positive as we watch the daily developments around the covid19 vaccine. And an emergency use authorization by the food and Drug Administration late last night means we could see shots in the arms of americans as early as monday. Its a pretentious moment that could millions of suffering americans, but the one american still charged above all with relieving americans suffering is still centering his selfinflicted pain above the rest of us. President trump is lashing out at the food and Drug Admini...