Has killed more than 278,000 people in this country. It cannot always relate to the numbers and statistics that we report day in and day out. To them, its about the individual people for whom they care, living, breathing, human beings having their lives extinguished by something we didnt even know about one year ago. Those workers are pleading with their fellow citizens. Stay vigilant. Do not let your guard down. I can tell you theres a lot of people suffering and its not just about dying. Those numbers are the people that are dead. There are countless more that will have lifelong disabilities from this. Not just physical or mental but also financial and theres a lot of Us Health Care workers that will never forget the things that weve had to see and do, and i just ask that you try to think beyond yourself and beyond those numbers and really think about the lives and what you can do to make sure youre not the next number, youre not the next life that we put in a body bag. While the out
Answered soon enough, when will it slow the outbreak . Icus have run out of beds in hospitals across america. And the new reporting on when white house staffers can get the vaccine. A shooting outside the large test cathedral in america during a Christmas Concert, the first inperson event there since the pandemic began. John le carre has died. An a a christmtmas carol. The choir director who turned his pain into a unique and beautiful performance. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. Good evening. We come on the air tonight with something that has been all too rare this year, a reason to celebrate. This is the moment the first boxes of vaccine were packed up. And this is the moment the first truck pulled out. People are clapping and cheering. The cargo, the first Covid Vaccine, the nations best hope to stop the virus. It is an historic moment in the fight against covid, potentially the beginning of the end. Tomorrow vaccinations will begin and in the weeks and months to f
Process unfold all day on cnn. Joe biden will win, again, just as he did in election day, just as he did in the Supreme Court on friday, and while in some ways this is a formality today, it is hugely important historically and constitutionally and will provide senior republicans, many of whom have stoked undemocratic, dangerous conspiracy theories perhaps their best chance to acknowledge the reality of joe bidens victory. We will see if they stop lying today. Its had an impact. The Michigan House and Senate Offices are closed today because of Credible Threats of violence. Reporter right, in fact, we anticipate the first doses should arrive, 975 of them at the Ohio State University Medical Center about an hour from now. They anticipated between 9 00 and 9 30 and once they arrive, they figured it would take about an hour to maybe an hour and a half to prepare, because there are some process that it has to go through, you have to thaw it. It comes at a tremendously cold temperature and yo
National security on the line as we learn white house staffers told to stand down on plans to tell the American People the truth. This is american voices. As we come on the air tonight, breaking news on two fronts. This country finally has a new vaccine approved and this country is reaching a devastated new record in daily infections. The fda authorized emergency use of a second covid vaccine, this one from moderna, 6 million doses set to be shipped across the u. S. As early as tomorrow. Today the cdc met to formally recommend the vaccine for people 18 and older. Modernas vaccine is similar to pfizers which continues to be administered across the country tonight. The big difference, modernas vaccine doesnt need to be stored in sub zero temperatures which will make distribution easier. And that is good news. After learns of the first big hiccup in distributing pfizers vaccine. A handful of states say they got fewer vials than the feds promised and the army general in charge has taken th
Seriously ill with covid. Theyre not upstairs in the icu because we have run out of space upstairs. Also breaking overnight, President Trump promises a big and wild protest as Congress Gears up to ratify the Election Results in less than three weeks. Plus, stark warnings about whats being described as one of the worst Cyber Attacks in u. S. History. The one person not talking about it, President Trump. We did get word from the administration overnight. Were going to delve into that little bit later as we say good morning. It is saturday, december 19th. Im kendis gibson. Im cori coffin in for Lindsey Reiser and we are live from msnbc headquarters in new york. Of course, our team of correspondents and analysts are standing by with the overnight developments. But first, lets bring you up to speed on the very latest on that new vaccine, the Moderna Vaccine, now cleared for public use. Nearly 6 million doses shipping out this weekend to more than 3,000 sites across the country. Thats twice