Glad youre with us. Im frances rivera. And im phillip mena. Coronavirus continues to break grim records u. S. Broke another record in daily new cases with more than 135,000 yesterday, and with icus at the brink, hospitalizations reached an alltime high with nearly 62,000 in one day, but whether we fretover to visit our relatives this thanksgiving, our own dr. Anthony fauci has his own information. He says the information is impressive and the fda can use the improved emergency. By the time we get to the end of november, we should have doses available for those with highest priority. But storing its is complicated. We anticipate it, although, there are logistic challenges that it will be done successfully. Will you take it . If they look at this data and say this data is solid, lets go ahead and improve it, i promise you, andrea, i will take the vaccine and i will recommend that my family take the vaccine. After President Trumps comments when a crowd recently shouted fire fauci, fire fauci. Dont tell anybody, but let me wait until a little after the election. Dr. Fauci hopes he wont be forced out. My entire activity right now is devoted to end the pandemic i would hope i would be allowed to continue doing it i do it well and have been doing it for many, many years. Dr. Fauci was not part of. Trumps task team. Whats your advice going into thanksgiving i think each family is going to have to make a Risk Assessment of what the risk and benefit is of what we all feel is an important tradition. I have three daughters who live in three separate parts of the country, and they do not want to put their dad at risk. My wife and i are going to have a quiet dinner together, get on zoom and smile and talk and laugh and drichc with onk with daughters. Im proud of my daughters for worrying about their elderly dad. I hate to use that word, but its the truth. Americans face many hard decisions going into a pandemic winter. Meanwhile the cdc makes a major change on mask guys answer it may protect the person wearing it from coronavirus. It say ace departmenting universal Mask Policies can help avert future lockdowns, this as infections surge in the southwest and midwest. Our Miguel Almaguer has more. In just 24 hours 1rks 33,000 americans were diagnosed with covid, and while infection rates explode, the number of fatalities is approaching 1,000. Ben jensons 24yearold wife jessie who just gave birth is fighting for her life on a ventilator. Theyre keeping her pretty heavily sedated because shes panicking. As regions across the country warn of a return to restrictions, some of the highest positivity rates are in states like south dakota, iowa, kansas, and wyoming. Our team is dispatched to the hardest hit areas. Here in el paso, officials have called in ten mobile morgues with the growing number of bodies doctors tell us the covid load theyre seeing is not sustainable. Reporter government officials now believe theyll have enough doses to begin vaccinating the most vulnerable americans by december. Im looking forward to when i can take the vaccines so i dont die. I dont want to die. Reporter drugmaker eli lilly just received emergency authorization for covid therapy for those already infected its a onetime iv treatment that the company says can reduce hospitalizations by 70 for highrisk patients. For chris, help will arrive too late her husband john is never coming home. The grandkids miss him. I miss him he was just a good person. Reporter a heartbreaking reminder each number is a name Miguel Almaguer, nbc news. The state of obamacare also known as the Affordable Care act is still in limbo at the supreme court, but after hearing oral arguments on tuesday, a majority of the justices may have already decided. Heres nbcs jay gray. Reporter with a handful of protesters gathering near the steps, the u. S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on the Affordable Care act. At the center of the latest challenge, the individual mandate ruled a tax by the high court warned americans to buy insurance or pay a penalty until they ruled out that tax since 2017 now that it raises know revenue, 18 attorneys general along with the Trump Administration argues its unconstitutional. Its a naked command to Purchase Health insurance and as such it falls outside congresss enumerated powers. Justice john roberts fights back. Im think its hard for you to argue that congress intended the entire act to fall if the mandate were struck down theres no doubt that its been controversial and in 2017 congress debated wherever to keep it, but congress ultimately chose to preserve every provision. Reporter president elect biden supports it. Its a law every american should be proud of its why people with preexisting conditions are protected in this country. Reporter this is the Third Supreme Court charge, the first failed by 54 and 63. Jay gray, nbc news. The transition is still in limbo with 70 days until the inaugurati inauguration President Joe Biden is up nearly 5 million in the popular vote. Georgia and arizona still close to call, but are leaning blue while President Trump is slightly ahead in North Carolina nbc news called the tar heels senate race for republican thom tillis while the democrats picked up two more seats in the house overnight. Alice barr has the latest. Reporter for the first time, president elect joe biden responding to President Trumps refuse tool concede the l to co. I think its embarrassing. Reporter hes not been included in resources and a daily intelligence meeting though he insists everything is still on track. Were going to be doing everything we would be doing if he had conceded. Reporter President Trump off camera but on twitter making a basis for widespread fraud bind calls it noise, not really law, theatrics, not really lawsuits biden suggesting republicans are mildly intimidated as they largely stand by the president. Until the Electoral College votes, anyone whos running for office can exhaust concerns. Reporter as World Leaders congratulate biden, the top diplomats making this remark. There will be a smooth transition to the Trump Administration. Biden telling americans he will accept his win and he will take office in january. On this veterans day, both President Trump and president elect biden are expected to honor our heros. Tracie potts joining us. We could see the president for the First Time Since last week. Right so hes been laying low for five days since the election was called we have heard from him on twitter with those claims that continue to be disputed about election fraud, but we have yet to see the president hes scheduled to be at Arlington National cemetery with the first lady later this morning to commemorate veterans day. He will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. This comes after he fired the secretary of defense mark esper, but hes expected to make that public appearance today. Well see the president for the first time no word if well hear from him sometimes hell speak on the White House South Lawn before he heads out. Well see if that happens today. Also, we do not have a schedule for president elect bind today we dont know if well see or hear from him. We know that twice in the last week or so, he has visited his son beau, the grave of his son beau who was a veteran in wilmington, delaware well see if the family makes that trip again today. Phillip. All right, tracie thank you. We have a consumer alert to tell you about packages of romaine lettuce sold at Walmart Stores are being recalled for e. Coli infection the products were distributed to 19 states and puerto rico. The single head lettuce was shown under the name tanumor tanumora antle. Lets get a check of our weather with janessa webb. Good morning. In the last hour the storm system has strengthened and gained an eye. I think its on the verge of becoming a cat 1 hurricane well watch for that from the National Hurricane center. Right now you see sustained winds. 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