Authorization for Emergency Use. That means options when it comes to vaccinations. Thats good. At the same time, republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene is holding her own News Conference one day after she was kicked off her Committee Assignments for supporting over years violent rhetoric, dangerous disinformation. We begin with the economic news. Christine romans, 49,000 or so new jobs. Yesterday we had nearly 800,000 new unemployment claims. Do the math for us there. Where does it stand in terms of all these lost jobs . Theres no historical precedent for this. You had 14. 8 Million People who told the government this month that they didnt have a job to go back to. The business they worked for was closed or was barely open but not allowed to give them hours. And a quarter of the people working say theyre working from home. The virus has completely changed what is usually a dynamic labor force. This 49,000 jobs created was mostly in professional business services, going back to schools jobs, but in the parts of the economy really hurt by the virus, you saw jobs lost in retail and leisure and hospitality, the same places. So there are some winners, but mostly millions and millions of losers in this number. 49,000 also the month before was worse. And in november, the number was worse than we thought. When you add it all together, we are down 9. 9 million jobs since the pandemic began. And ive been doing the numbers on women. Women, 5. 2 million women have dropped out of the labor force. 5. 2 million since the beginning of last year. Its just remarkable what you are seeing. Jay powell, the fed chief said if you count all these people who dropped out, you are looking at a jobless rate more like 10 or higher, not the headline 6. 3 we saw last month. And i think its so much beyond just the stimulus. Theres going to be a lot of permanent job loss and thats not even taeckled in this plan. Thank you for your reporting. Jim . In the next 30 minutes or so, President Biden is set to meet with Democratic Leaders to discuss their next steps on covid relief now that the senate has adopted the democrats budget resolution. Jeremy diamond joins us at the white house ahead of that meeting. The question is, what are they going to do now . So he got that letter responding letter from the republicans last night with some huge sticking points. Yeah, thats right. Those republicans making very clear that they still have concerns about the size and scope of this 1. 9 trillion package proposed by President Biden. This was after the white house staff actually sent a letter to those ten republicans outlining why they felt every single one of these measures was necessary in this bill. Those republicans making clear theres still other money passed from the 900 billion bill thats been unused and they are pointing the white house to that. So there is no narrowing of that more than trilliondollar gap between the plan by Senate Republicans and the plan from the white house. And with this senate with the senate now passing that budget resolution, this is the clearest sign yet that the white house doesnt need republican lawmakers in order to pass its bill. Of course, they need to keep democrats like senator joe manchin of West Virginia happy and make sure that he will ultimately vote because they cannot lose a single democrat. But nonetheless, the clearest sign yet they can move forward on a Party Line Basis if they want to. At the same time, President Biden has made clear that he would like to see republican lawmakers voting for this package. He is willing to compromise on certain areas but doesnt necessarily need to at this point. Thats why this morning in the next half hour, were expected to see President Biden sitting down with house Democratic Leaders to hash out the way forward on this. Clearly, they are moving forward with this budget reconciliation process. And then later today youll hear President Biden also address the state of the economy. And with this new jobs report showing that while there is more recovery happening, it is sluggish and you can expect President Biden to use that to make the case for the need for this 1. 9 trillion package. Jeremy, during the trump administration, there was consideration of a plan of mailing masks to every american. That was killed in the last administration. Its now an idea again in this one. Will it happen . Well see. The white house Chief Of Staff ron klain certainly indicating its something theyre prepared to move forward with. Just yesterday in an interview with nbc, klain said this was something the Health Agencies recommended to the trump administration. They didnt ultimately move forward with it. But he said that he hopes in the next few days or weeks theyll be able to, quote, announce some progress on this. I can tell you in speaking with a couple of white house officials this is an idea they are certainly considering thats on the table. They see it as a powerful way to send a message about the importance of mask wearing at this point in the pandemic. But they have not yet committed to and they havent made a final decision on that. But its certainly something theyre considering very, very strongly. Jim, poppy . Jeremy diamond, things moving quickly. Thanks very much. Listen to this figure. Its encouraging. Coronavirus vaccinations administered in the u. S. This week outnumbered new infections by a factor of 10 to 1. Thats a big deal. The latest data from the cdc shows the pace of vaccinations is up about 5 as dr. Fauci urges americans to get vaccinated as soon as possible. This is good news. Its good news. Well take it. Im glad you highlighted it. You have nearly 7 million americans that have received both doses, meaning they are fully vaccinated. Thats good. Lets go to athena jones from a mass vaccination event here in New York City at yankee stadium. Who can go there and get this vaccine . Good morning, poppy. Well, this vaccination site, this Mass Vaccination Site will be open exclusively to residents of the bronx. When you come here, youre supposed to show proof of residency. You also are supposed to have an appointment. This site will be opened from 8 00 a. M. To 8 00 p. M. 15,000 Appointments Available over the course of the first week of operation. Were told today there are only 1,000 Appointments Available to kind of a slow ramp up. And officials chose to target the bronx because this is the borough that has the highest rate of covid rate of positive covid tests in the city. Were talking about around 6 uover 6 here in the bronx versus 3. 5 in manhattan. This is also the borough with the highest poverty rate and also has a High Percentage of black and latino residents and poorer residents. Of course, you have to be eligible. Among the group of people who are eligible. Health care workers, people over 65. The city has expanded this to people who work in restaurants and bodegas, grocery stores, transit workers. If youre in the Eligible Group and sewign up and make an appointment, you can come here. There have been people lining up hoping to get a vaccine. Not all of them had made appointments. Some said they werent aware of it. Others said they had problems getting through and working with the system. So you now have two lines separated out. National guard helping the folks who dont have appointments make appointments for another day later in the week. You had a City Council Member who is head of the health committee, mark levine tweeting yesterday they were concerned there were thousands of slots available. That is still true. Last i checked, there were spots available starting on wednesday. So they filled up, up until wednesday. This is so important because its not just about access. Its about making sure people are ready and willing to take the vaccine and we know that theres a lot of distrust of this whole vaccine process among members of the black community and latino community. I myself have had multiple conversations with mayors of black community asking, are you going to get the vaccine . Jim, poppy . Athena, thank you. I hope it helps up there because the rate is way, way, way too high for folks. Thank you. A third Coronavirus Vaccine could be available in the u. S. Within a matter of weeks. The fda will meet later this week and consider Emergency Use authorization for the Johnson Johnson one shot vaccine. Joining us to discuss this, dr. Ashish jha, dean of the Brown University school of Public Health. I want to ask you a question, it relates to the j j vaccine but also news we got about the astrazeneca vaccine. It is that is effective against this new uk variant of covid19 that is more transmissible. Some data, it might be more deadly. Is that The Big Picture here that were seeing the existing vaccines are effective against the new variants . Yeah, so good morning. Thanks for having me on. That is The Big Picture. These variants are concerning. They are, obviously, things we have to keep an eye on. But i believe our vaccines are going to hold up to them. Certainly the uk variant, i have a lot of confidence that all of our vaccines are going to work. The south africa variant will be a little bit the vaccine will be a little less effective, but still, i think quite effective. These vaccines are doing really well. Doesnt necessarily mean that for all future variants it will hold up, but right now things look good. How big of a game changer would the j j vaccine actually available to a lot of americans be, especially since its one shot . Yeah, so i am really excited about the j j vaccine. The data ive seen so far, well have a lot more in the next three weeks when the fda goes through all of it carefully. And i think a single shot is obviously huge to bring people back. And the storage issues here are much, much easier. Essentially have to refrigerate it. The issue right now is that we dont have a ton of the j j vaccines. We dont have as many doses as wed like. Theyre working on it. I dont know that it will make a huge difference in february or march. But options are good. The statistic, we just uttered these words moments ago. Coronavirus vaccinations administered in the u. S. Outnumbered new cases, new infections 10 to 1 this week. Wow. Thats great. You have been consistent in saying, hey, listen, even when the Vaccine Rates look pretty bad, youve been saying its going to get better, is that what were seeing now . We are seeing that. It is getting better. And i think were going to get much, much better yet. Were doing about 1. 3 million a day. A little bit got thrown off a little by the snowstorm. It will pick back up. I would like to get us not just to the 1. 5 million a day that President Biden has suggested that he would like to target. I think we can get to 2 or even better than that. Its going to take work but weve got to do it. And especially with the variants circulating, we have to do it fast. This morning, Amnesty International and oxfam are calling on moderna and pfizer to share their formula basically for their highly effective vaccines with any other company that could make them. And the issue here is especially the developing world. They said you guys are profiting, as every drug company has the right to do, i should note. Its important to have the private sector benefit from innovation. But theyre saying you have to now give these formulas to other manufacturers to make it for the rest of the developing world. What do you think . Yeah, so first of all, i completely agree that we have to get a lot more vaccines out to the whole world. This is a global pandemic. And if we have large outbreaks happening in other places, that puts americans at risk and puts everybody at risk. So i completely agree with that. We have to vaccinate people. If it was as simple as sharing their formula, that would be great. You can also imagine that moderna and pfizer have plenty of motivation and incentive to go Sign Contracts with companies so that other companies can make it. Thats really not the hold up right now. The hold up right now is raw materials, the hold up is the ability, the machines, the factories to make these things. Those are the places weve got to be making investments. And we absolutely have to ramp up production for these things that make it more accessible for the whole world. Thank you, dr. Jha. Always love having you. Have a good, healthy weekend. Thank you so much. We know many of you are wondering, well, im eligible. Where can i get a vaccine . Weve got you covered. Go here. Cnn. Com health. Youll find a link. It will show you where to find the best Vaccine Information in your state. I promise you, this is an invaluable resource. Listen, im going to go there because i need to know the answer to those questions. Sciutto, youre not old enough for the vaccine yet. Closer than id like to be. Still to come Marjorie Taylor greene, conspiracy theorist, qanon congresswoman, will respond later this morning to being stripped of her house Committee Assignments. Shell hold a press conference. Plus, White Americans are being vaccinated at much higher rates than Black Americans. Why is that . 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In the public ballots, like on Marjorie Taylor greene, only 11 republicans came out against her there. I just wonder, when you speak to republicans on the hill in private, is it their view that shes more damaging than helpful, in private, even if they wont say that in public . Absolutely. They will acknowledge that she is a brandnew problem for the grand old party. And i spoke with some before republicans cast their ballot on wednesday night and said that her wild Conspiracy Theories are a bridge too far. And something certainly needs to be done. And the problem is, when you get to the point of where you are allowing this kind of behavior, unfortunately, it allows future behavior. The issue is, though they had the opportunity in that closed door meeting on wednesday night to hear from her. And my understanding is she was very contrite. She was very apologetic. She denounced a lot of what she said, and that is what made them make this decision. What i fear is that this is not a job for on the job training. Were witnessing and seeing in realtime someone who is facing a stark Learning Curve as a member of congress, and she needs to be held accountable. Look, what she said and did before she was elected by members in North Georgia is between her and the voters of North Georgia. What she says a