Boeing 737 max airplane to fly again after two crashes that took the lives of 346 people well tell you what to do if you dont want to fly on this aircraft. And well tell you what to do to keep your immune system strong as we head into winter. Early today starts right now good morning im frances rivera. And im phillip mena. Fresh off the news that Pfizers Covid vaccine is 95 effective, just hours ago astrazeneca released its own optimistic findings phase two shows that the vaccine is safe and its generating an immune response. Sara harmon of nbc is joining us from london. What have we learned about this vaccine . Reporter hi, phillip its billioning are encouraging on the vaccine front this morning were waking up from great findings from astrazeneca. This is a phase 2 trial. It was published in the medical journal the lancet. Its producing am immune response in older adults we know thats important because most adults are at risk for the virus, both for complications and risk of death. We
Stunning launch. And liftoff of sentinel 6. The Spacex Falcon 9 rocket roaring into space. The billion dollar project mission. What it will monitor from space to help us learn more about the earth. And musics big night. Were live in los angeles as we look ahead to tonights American Music awards. No ones around to judge me your sneak peek at the performances, the host not letting the pandemic stop them. Were creative people. Were still going to give you a big, big show. And the new awards being handed out tonight. Good morning. Since we gave you the numbers last sunday, the u. S. Has seen 1 million new coronavirus cases, and the death toll has surpassed 255,000. In only one state, hawaii, are cases low and staying that way. Here in new york state we are now seeing the highest level of cases since april. In california the surge is threatening to swamp hospitals, and the state has now put in place a nighttime curfew. Overnight, the food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authoriza
First time in decades. Well talk to cindy mccain about his achievement and her role in the biden Transition Team. Plus y more republicans are side with the president elect on a matter of national security. And the dawn of a new era in space travel. Well have an inside look at a Landmark Mission for four astronauts launching this weekend. But first, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Were running out of time and were running out of options. Weve gone through hell. Keep going. This is literally a matter of life and death. The u. S. Sinks deeper into the coronavirus pandemic. The country isnt just breaking records. Its blowing through them. Wearing the mask, they think its uncomfortable and annoying. You know whats really uncomfortable and annoying . When you die. Republican senators are calling on the administration to give biden Intelligence Briefings. Theres no legal basis. Hes getting support from members of the Republican Party who are not challenging him. And tha
Country first and think beyond your own ego and your own interests and your own disappointments. The president vows to keep up his legal battle despite losing case after case in court and the Administration Blocks joe bidens team from crucial covid information. This after a weekend where thousands of Trump Supporters flooded the streets of the capital and clashed with counterprotesters. Hurricane threat. Overnight, iota gaining strength. The category 4 storm taking aim at hardhit Central America and the severe storms tearing through the midwest and the northeast. Dangerous winds whipping through this nfl game in cleveland and tearing down buildings. Were tracking the latest on hundreds of thousands waking up without power in the u. S. This morning. Abc news exclusive. Oneonone with michael j. Fox opening up about the Health Crisis that threatened to leave him paralyzed and his darkest moment that led him to question everything. Of all things that was the thing that really set me off. T
Joe biden set to receive his first president ial briefing. President donald trump still trying to convince the country the election was stolen. But a former official sets the record straight. There is no indication or evidence there was any sort of hacking or compromise of election systems on, before or after november 3rd what chris krebs is saying about being fired by tweet for speaking out tensions high overnight a funeral held for irans Top Nuclear Scientist assassinated in a targeted hit, irans leaders are now vowing revenge and to carry on his work. Monday mess, a fastmoving storm targeting the eastern half of the country with strong winds and rain and yes, even snow. Al has the forecast. And 9 billion spent on black friday alone, setting the stage for what could be the biggest cyber monday ever. This morning, where the deals are today. All of that and plus amazing escape. And there is a big fire there. A racecar bursts into flames and the race driver is emerging from those flames