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learn more at factsonhand.com today. tonight, as we come on the air, major news on the coronavirus vaccines. and here in new york, the governor sounding the alarm. tonight, abc news confirming united airlines is now flying the first batch of pfizer's vaccine around the world and right here to the u.s. and news the second vaccinemaker moderna is now asking for emergency approval, too. moderna now saying its vaccine is 94% effective against covid and 100% effective against the most severe cases of the virus. and tonight, news from one of the leaders of operation warp speed, now saying anyone in the u.s. who wants a vaccine will have access to one by june. and the meeting tomorrow over who gets access to a vaccine first. tonight, new york's governor with a new warning, telling hospitals to start identifying retired doctors and nurses who can help with hospital staff here in new york and across the
country overwhelmed. saying there could be a pause here in new york. los angeles county tonight with new stay at home orders. rhode island opening two field hospitals. 93,000 americans in the hospital with covid and we still do not know the impact of thanksgiving. in other news this monday night, president-elect joe biden receiving his first presidential daily briefing, national security intelligence, meant to prepare any incoming president to be ready on day one. biden unveiling his economic team, nominating the first woman to serve as treasury secretary. a focus on the economy for working class families with this team. and news from wisconsin tonight, after president trump's campaign spends $3 million for a partial recount that discovered 87 more votes for joe biden. new reporting tonight after the assassination of iran's top nuclear scientist. iran blaming israel. was a remote device attached to a nearby vehicle used to kill him? a dangerous commute home for millions tonight.
the major storm moving up the east coast. 60-mile-an-hour winds and then what's behind all this? ginger zee timing it out. your money tonight. and cyber monday is here. where there are still major deals tonight. and our made in america christmas is back. and as we ask every year, what's your one thing? good evening and i hope you ning and i hope you had a happy and safe thanksgiving. i know for so many of you, it was a much different thanksgiving this year. we're all getting through this together. there is some encouraging news tonight on the vaccine front. abc news has now confirmed the first batch of pfizer vaccine has now made it to the u.s. it's now being stored in michigan, they are waiting, of course, for approval. the second vaccinemaker, moderna, saying they are now asking for emergency approval, too. they had some impressive numbers today, saying their vaccine is 94% effective, but they said
something else. their vaccine in their trial was 100% effective against those severe cases of the virus. meaning they saw no severe cases. and of course, this comes amid the reality tonight that the numbers are rising quickly. more than 13.5 million cases in this country. more than 4 million new cases this month alone. that accounts for nearly one-third of all cases since this pandemic began. more than 267,000 american lives lost. and tonight, with these new numbers, new york's governor now urging hospitals to prepare retired doctors and nurses to come back to work and that he's also not ruling out some sort of a pause with the numbers rising so quickly. los angeles county with a new stay at home order. rhode island setting up two field hospitals. and as we learn more about the pfizer vaccine, the first batch now here in the u.s., tonight, news on an important meeting that's going to be held tomorrow to decide who will get access to these vaccines first. and one of the leaders of operation warp speed tonight saying anyone in the u.s. who wants a vaccine will have access to one by june.
abc's steve osunsami leading us off this monday night from the cdc in atlanta. >> reporter: abc news has confirmed that the first shipments of the pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus have traveled by air from production in belgium to a storage facility in michigan, so that the minute the u.s. government says it's okay for emergency use, those first shots will be ready to rush across this country. united airlines is flying the vaccine on chartered cargo flights. >> i say that by january we'll have 40 million doses to distribute across the country. >> reporter: in just a few weeks, some of this country's health care workers and other first responders would get the drug before anyone else, but there aren't enough doses for all of them and tomorrow, a panel at the cdc in atlanta will decide who gets immunized first. today, drugmaker moderna added more welcome hope to the effort, by formally asking u.s. authorities for emergency use authorization of their potential vaccine, which they say is at least 94% effective and 100% effective preventing severe
disease. the u.s. food and drug administration could give the green light for emergency use to pfizer after december 10th, and moderna after a hearing on december 17th. >> we've been clear about the fact we're not going to cut corners. and the authorization process, although expedited, has very similar criteria to what we would use for the regular approval of a vaccine. >> reporter: government officials believe most americans should be able to get a vaccine by next june. >> 100% of americans that want the vaccine will have the vaccine by that point in time. >> reporter: fedex and u.p.s. delivery services tonight are getting ahold of the dry ice that they'll need to ship the vaccine. a company that makes special freezers for the drug can't make them fast enough. >> when you start to think about the logistics infrastructure to distribute, 14 billion, the two-dose scenario, 14 billion vaccines globally, that in itself starts to add up. >> so, let's get right to steve osunsami with us live outside the cdc. and steve, tomorrow, i know the
cdc panel will meet tomorrow to come up with recommendations for who gets the first vaccine doses once one of these vaccines has been approved. >> reporter: that's right, david. these health experts from across the country will be meeting here and will actually take a vote on who should get the vaccine first. for example, seniors or health care professionals who deal with patients sick with covid-19 and where the vaccine should be headed to first, for example, communities that are hardest-hit. it is then up to the states to decide how these recommendations should be put into practice. david? >> everything you said there makes a whole lot of sense. steve osunsami leading us off. steve, thank you. meantime, hospitalizations do continue to surge. tonight, 93,000 americans are in the hospital with covid. tonight, hospital staffs overwhelmed. and as i mentioned at the top tonight, new york's governor warning hospitals to reach out to retirees, nurses and doctors, to prepare for what's coming and for many, what's already here. here's abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the image
of that doctor wrapped in ppe and cradling a covid patient resonating nationwide. it was taken on dr. joseph varon's 252nd consecutive day of duty. >> we are exhausted. we are tired. i have nurses that in the middle of the day start crying. >> reporter: and in the original epicenter of the pandemic in this country, new york, governor andrew cuomo warning another pause could be on the way. >> we are now worried about overwhelming the hospital system. every hospital has to identify retired nurses and doctors now. we're already experiencing staff shortages. >> reporter: more doctors, nurses and patients spending thanksgiving in cramped covid wards than almost anyone thought possible. and new records set almost daily. tonight, more than 93,000 americans hospitalized with covid. in rhode island, they're running out of room, opening two field hospitals this week. >> hospitals are full, patients are scared, staff is really tired. >> reporter: here in california, with cases, hospitalizations and deaths tripling this month, los
angeles county ordering a stay at home order, banning indoor and outdoor gatherings with anyone outside the household. new jersey also tightening restrictions. public health experts warning thanksgiving holiday may only have made it worse. over 1.1 million travelers screened at tsa sunday, the busiest day for air travel since the pandemic started. americans traveling against the advice of the cdc now told to assume they have the virus. but that increased demand for testing pushing the system to the limit. the line behind me here in los angeles is over two hours long and the demand for testing here is putting a strain on capacity. every single slot offer bid the city of los angeles has been booked for the past ten days. up to half of all states report a shortage of testing supplies. >> if we can't test people early, we can't identify them, we can't stop the spread. >> reporter: and the elderly remain the most vulnerable. just two days before thanksgiving, leslie and patricia mcwaters of michigan,
married for 47 years, died from the virus within 60 seconds of each other. their family writing in their obituary, they did almost everything together, so, it should be no surprise that they went to be with the lord together within the very same minute. >> i read that obituary today, it was so moving. and matt gutman with us live tonight. matt, we also hear what dr. deborah birx said after the thanksgiving holiday, that if you went to a gathering, you should act, proceed as if you've already been exposed, get tested and simply be careful and your parents and grandparents, the most vulnerable. >> reporter: such a stark warning from dr. birx. telling people who gathered with folks outside their immediate household to consider themselves infected. and in fact, across the country today, we are seeing long lines, everywhere we have looked and now labs are backing up, as well. dr. fauci saying it could be about two to three weeks before the effects of all of this holiday travel are actually felt. he's actually calling it a surge
upon a surge. david? >> all right, matt gutman, thank you. a lot of other news this monday night, as well. president-elect joe biden has now received his first presidential daily national security briefing, meant to preparing an incoming president to be ready on day one. it comes as biden reveals his economic team, nominating the first woman to serve as treasury secretary. a focus on the economy for working class families with this team. the formal rollout, of course, tomorrow. and there's also news from wisconsin tonight, after president trump's campaign spent about $3 million for a partial recount there that discovered 87 more votes for joe biden. here's mary bruce. >> reporter: after weeks of stonewalling by president trump, president-elect joe biden today finally received his first presidential daily briefing of classified national security information. he also announced his economic team, trying to make good on his promise to diversify the white house, address income inequality and deliver for working families. for treasury secretary, former fed chair janet yellen, who would be the first woman in the role. cecilia rouse, a princeton economist, is now the first black nominee to head the
president's council of economic advisers. another first, neera tanden, she would be the first woman of color to run the office of management and budget. but tanden, who leads a liberal think tank and has skewered republicans on twitter, is already facing pushback. >> i think, in light of her combative and insulting comments about many members of the senate, mainly on our side of the aisle, that it creates certainly a problematic path. >> reporter: but democrats blasted republicans for complaining about mean tweets after four years of donald trump. >> it will be very tough to take those crocodile tears seriously. >> reporter: most republican senators have not even publicly acknowledged that biden won the election. but each day, more states are officially certifying his win. today, arizona. >> the votes have been tabulated, all 15 counties have
certified their results. >> reporter: in pennsylvania, a federal judge appointed by trump himself dismissed the president's efforts to throw out votes, writing, "calling an election unfair does not make it so. charges require specific allegations and then proof. we have neither here." in wisconsin, team trump paid $3 million for a partial recount that actually uncovered 87 more votes for biden. and in georgia, the president is still railing against the republican governor and secretary of state, who certified biden's win there. >> the governor's done nothing. he's done absolutely nothing. i'm ashamed that i endorsed him. >> reporter: trump's false claims of fraud threaten to undermine republican efforts to win georgia's two special senate elections on january 5th. rnc chair ronna mcdaniel asked by one republican voter why they should even bother if the president says the system is rigged against them. >> how are we going to spend money and work when it's already decided? >> it's not decided. this is the key. >> no, no. >> it's not decided. >> all right, mary bruce with us
live tonight from washington and mary, we also learned that president-elect biden injured his foot over the weekend playing around with the family dog? >> reporter: yes, david, joe biden slipped and twisted his ankle while playing with one of his dogs over the weekend. d doctors discovering a small hairline fracture. biden will now be in one of those medical walking boots for several weeks. david? >> all right, mary bruce tonight. mary, thank you. and overseas tonight, new reporting at this hour on the alleged assassination of iran's top nuclear scientist. a news agency close to the iranian revolutionary guard claiming it was a remote controlled machine gun that fired at mohsen fakhrizadeh, despite earlier reports that it was a roadside ambush. israel has not commented and abc news has not confirmed the claims. iran has vowed retaliation. back here at home tonight, and the major storm battering much of the east, as millions head home from work and the tornado watch for a time today. heavy rain and damaging winds really from tennessee straight up through maine. look at this image. even crossing the street was tough in queens, new york, today. and on the back side of all this, snow and cold coming in. chief meteorologist ginger zee tracking it all for us.
ginger? >> reporter: david, these rocking winds have gusted to 66 miles per hour already on long island. we've seen two to three inches of rain and i've seen lightning, just standing here. so, you know we've got a late season thunderstorm, but on the back side of it, just like you said, as you see the futurecast, i'll time it out for you, by noon tomorrow, we have winter storm warnings that include sandusky, cleveland, jamestown, new york, erie, pennsylvania, 6 to 12 inches, locally up to 18. and if that's not enough, the cold seeps all the way south, san antonio to tallahassee, david, have freeze warnings. >> it is that time of year, ginger. great to have you on a monday. when we come back here, your money tonight and cyber monday is here. where there are still major deals to be had in the coming hours tonight. and of course, the nfl's covid crisis appears to be worsening tonight. there's late news coming in now. everyone does -- right up here. it happens to all of us. we buy a new home, and we turn into our parents. what i do is help new homeowners overcome this.
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finally tonight, our made in america christmas is back, determined to help our neighbors and tonight, our first stop. tonight, in every corner of this country, we are hearing the sail thing. families in this heavy time determined to find the joy this year. getting their christmas trees earlier and many turning back to real trees grown by local tree farms in record numbers. in stow, massachusetts, the mistletoe christmas tree farm. >> it's been a tough year. i think just to celebrate it earlier and to -- trying to get out here and do something that the family enjoys has been fun. >> in raleigh, north carolina, at the back acres christmas tree farm. >> growing christmas trees and providing these christmas trees to the local community. >> in lexington, kentucky, the barkers christmas tree farm. in the family for 80 years. >> hey, david, this is dale barker. >> dale, third generation, coming to us from his snowy farm.
>> covid's made 2020 the year of change for all of us. we've made many changes around here. made in america is very important this year. >> in galien, michigan, too. >> hey, david. at pine chris christmas tree farm, they're hoping you'll buy local. >> purchase that made in america real christmas tree this year. by doing so, you are also helping me put somebody to work, helping at those christmas tree farms. thank you again, david, and merry christmas. >> and in corvallis, oregon, you might remember our made in america report on the holiday tree farms. 7,500 acres, chopping down the trees. helicopters carrying those trees to the trucks. >> hi, david. >> telling us tonight they've been shipping early just to keep up with demand. >> we're seeing customers that are really focused on the family tradition, going out and buying a real tree this year. >> and in mckinleyville, california, the johnsteen tree company, with that kit you can
buy and then grow your own christmas tree. and it turns out, since our first report on them -- >> hi, david. since you featured us last time, lots have changed for our company. >> telling us sales are up, so are new hires and it seems, with your help, we're starting a trend. >> amidst this pandemic, we feel really privileged to have a company that's being supported by americans and that we're able to employ our people. and keep working. >> that farm and so many others grateful with three words in mind -- >> made in america! >> and we're just getting started. we're going to find the joy this year. i'm david muir. i'll see you right back here tomorrow. good night. new rules start today in the bay area.
our patchwork of coronavirus policies could soon turn into uniform regulations, and it might mean we'll all be held to the toughest standards. >> we don't anticipate this. this is in the absence of making better decisions. >> the worst-case scenario could be avoided, but it's up to each of us to do the right thing. i'm wayne freedman in marin county, the only bay area county still to be red in terms of restrictions. rather than purple. but they're not smiling about it. that's coming up. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. truth is right now it's just all around our communities and everyone is somewhat vulnerable to having an encounter with somebody who's infected. >> don't think in terms of hot spots. the state's top health official says the risk of coronavirus is all across california. but even so, the bay area may be the place to be.
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