Christmas with fears that travelers will deepen the crisis. Plus, reaction t a Supreme Court decision involving how many can worship together. To the rescue, the militarys new mission stepping up to help hospitals out of rooms and resources in the heartland. The effort to feed families this thanksgiving long lines across the country and a shocking new report, 1 in 6 without enough to eat. Black fridays best deals and a shopping season like no other, the one simple thing you can do to get the best buys online. And thanking health care heroes, the outpouring of love and kindness bringing smiles this holiday. This is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening and happy thanksgiving im kate snow in for lester tonight and we begin with late breaking news, President Trump continuing to insist he won the election taking questions for the First Time Since the election and saying hes not ready to concede but the president also pledging to leave the white house if as expected the Electoral College formalizes joe bidens victory, a constitutional requirement. Lets get right to Kelly Odonnell at the white house. Reporter tonight defiant and denying his own defeat, President Trump answered questions for the First Time Since election day. I dont know what is going to happen i know one thing joe biden did not get 80 million votes. Reporter asked if he will concede, more obstruction. It is going to be a very hard thing to concede because we know there was massive fraud. Reporter pushed about whether he would vacate the white house january 20th if the electors finalize the biden victory. Certainly i will. Certainly i will. Reporter the president s legal team has not shown fraud or irregularities but the president vented. And the whole world is watching and the whole world is laughing at our electoral process. Reporter President Trump angry and lashing out minutes after he thanked overseas troops for their service. He criticized joe biden for forming a cabinet and would not publicly commit to attending the inauguration earlier today joe biden followed a more traditional playbook in a Video Message from delaware, President Elect joe biden urged a small stay at home thanksgiving because of covid. Its a personal sacrifice that each of our families can make and should make to save somebody elses life but it is also a shared sacrifice for the whole country. Reporter the president who spent much of his holiday on the golf course was also taking more swings on twitter, again to impugn joe bidens victory and undermine election integrity. The president s anger boiled over at reporters. Dont talk to im the president of the united states. Dont ever talk to the president that way. Reporter and President Trump says he will go back on the Campaign Trail committing to go to georgia where he will work on behalf of two Senate Republicans who are in runoff races that will determine the control of the senate the president also would not comment on whether he would run again himself in 2024. Insisting that the 2020 race is not yet over claiming he won with only hints of recognition that he knows his time here at the white house is nearly over. Kate Kelly Odonnell at the white house for us, thank you. The president tonight also made a dramatic claim about the timeline for the distribution of a Covid Vaccine which was immediately contradicted by the agencies in charge it comes as a new prediction finds the u. S. Death toll could climb by another 60,000 in just a month. Tom costello is in washington tonight. Tom, what are you learning reporter kate, the president said late today the Vaccine Distribution could Begin Next Week but both the fda and the cdc say nothings changed on the timeline the Fda Advisory Committee doesnt meet until Decembe 10th Distribution could gun after could begin after that but covid has dominated thanksgiving 2020 four, three, two, one lets have a Parade Reporter made all the poignant by a raging pandemic todays macys parade reflected the countrys appreciation for countless front line heroes, many of whom remain on the job today warning that this thanksgiving could create multiple Superspreader Events that will soon flood e. R. S and icus we are asking for sacrifice. We are asking you to stay at home. Reporter the covid statistics are jaw dropping this thanksgiving 2,000 more deaths, the most since july. The National Death toll a stunning 263,000. Despite the pandemic flight radar 24 has captured the busiest Air Travel Days since march. Roughly a million passengers a day since last friday. Even as Health Experts plead with americans not to travel. Im a little worried but im going home to quarantine myself for 14 days so my thanksgiving dinner has been canceled. Reporter some travelers say they simply cant stay locked up inside their homes anymore. Covid is out there. You just have to be cautious how you deal with it. Reporter even more americans choosing to drive this week. If youve traveled recently or youre going to convene with somebody that you dont live with, mask in their presence to the extent possible, try not to gather around one dinner table. Reporter in denver, mayor Michael Hancock has ignited backlash amid allegations of hypocrisy. For weeks he encouraged people not to travel. Im asking, im urging, im pleading with everyone, please stay home. Reporter even tweeting that message on wednesday just before he boarded a flight to mississippi for thanksgiving with his wife and daughter. He told us we should not be seeing our family and should not be traveling for thanksgiving and then he goes behind our backs. Reporter the mayor now apologizing saying i humbly ask you to forgive decisions that are born of my heart and not my head. Meanwhile the Supreme Court has opened the door to more Mass Gatherings after ruling new york temporary ban on religious services is unconstitutional. Also tonight, astrazeneca is admitting mistakes in its drug trials for Covid Vaccine. Some volunteers got a dose too low, not intended to be that low, so now the Company Still says its vaccine is up to 90 effective but the ceo now concedes they may have to have yet another, an additional trial. Kate tom costello, thanks. Lets get right to dr. John torres. Dr. John, what do you make of these new questions surrounding astrazeneca and their vaccine . Kate, this shows us that the Vetting Process is working so what you are seeing here are the Vaccine Manufacturers being held accountable by outside experts making sure all the information about the trials is released and asking the hard questions about who its been tested on and what the specific outcomes were. The more scrutiny the manufacturers and their vaccines undergo now the more confidence and trust we can have that any approved vaccine will be both safe and effective. Kate dr. John, thank you. This is a thanksgiving like none other for Health Care Workers, so many sacrificing their own holiday to help others and as hospitals reach their Breaking Point some patients are finding a lot to be thankful for Gabe Gutierrez has more on that. Reporter tonight in hospitals across america, no break from the virus but a flood of gratitude for those on the front lines i was finally discharged after 44 days i am thankful to all the staff, nurses, p. A. S and doctors who took care of me and made sure that i cam home to my family. Im grateful on the new lease on life i have received. Covid destroyed my lungs and i was able to receive two new lungs in a transplant. Reporter and as hospitals face Staffing Shortages this holiday season, theres more relief on the way. Did you ever think you would end up here in north dakota absolutely not. This is unforeseen. Reporter this thanksgiving Captain Ron Gulembowski is among the air force nurses working in the covid icu at this hospital in bismarck, north dakota he served multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. Now another kind of war. Its always hard but as members of the Department Of Defense were tasked to fight all enemies and thats whoever and wherever they may be including this virus. Reporter north dakotas Positivity Rate is 11 . Nearly three times what it was three months ago it takes two to three hours for local Health Officials to go about 1,000 tests here they do it each week and right now its taking five to seven days to get results. Air force medical teams had previously been deployed to california and texas. Most rewarding part about being a nurse is seeing the patient walk out of the hospital. Reporter on this holiday, Second Lieutenant alejandro is spending time away from her husband in florida. Day in and day out we start to see the severity and the news and everything going on in our nation, just proud to be here to answer that call. There you go. And they will fit in there. Reporter a deployment thats expected to last at least a month. No small sacrifice in a year where every day counts Gabe Gutierrez, nbc news, bismarck, north dakota. And while so many are counting their blessings a simple hot meal is increasingly out of reach for tens of millions of americans. Morgan chesky reports. Happy thanksgiving. Reporter on a thanksgiving made tougher by keeping many families apart, those who made it here faced a more pressing need this year we have been holiday level busy since march. Reporter nationwide 54 million americans dont have access to sufficient food in texas, the long lines tell a story not lost on fifth grader orion jean who organized a campaign to donate 100,000 meals by thanksgiving. Looking at all of the people that don have jobs or dont have access to things like food and clothes and all of these essential things that we sometimes take for granted on thanksgiving day really sad because one of the most memorable parts of thanksgiving is the thanksgiving meal so knowing that i could help in just the smallest way makes me want to. Reporter at the Christian Center of ft. Worth a negative covid test came before anyone could help hand out food how does it feel to be able to give back to these folks . I feel honored. I feel blessed. That im able to give back to them reporter blessings went both ways paris lost his job to the pandemic if you didnt have a place like this today i wouldnt know where id be im just being honest. Reporter down the road, orion hasnt hit his 100,000 meal goal yet. Kindness matters so go spread an act of kindness. And make the World A Better Place reporter amen. Happy thanksgiving. Reporter morgan chesky, nbc news, dallas. With millions out of work it could take decades for an economic rebound with some jobs disappearing altogether jake ward has more. Reporter just up the road from where she grew up in San Francisco Karen Mcdonald owns studio ds hrer salon. Been doing this for 35 years but i was going to be a nurse. I worked for doctors reporter youre someone who likes being with people. Of service, yeah. Reporter but the Service Industry is hurting right now. According to job site Glassdoor Openings for chefs are down 56 valets 51 stylists like mcdonald 50 . Business is less than half what it was last year and yet mcdonald also has to pay Fo Protective Gear and plexiglass. With losing half of my tickets, you know, retail, whatever, just a Ballpark Estimate i mean, i got to be down at least 15, 20, 25 in the hole. Reporter Health Care Jobs suffered especially audiologists and opini opticians. These Bay Area Massage Therapists were hit hard. Im on the phone negotiating. With landlords, with car payments, with okay, you know back to my college days lets do that budget what do we really need to eat . Reporter the pandemic is wiping out academic positions, too the question is whether we can come back from this im afraid of today with big job losses, in leisure and hospitality, retail and low skilled services, that Many Americans will just leave the labor force completely. Reporter glassdoor has found increased job openings in hospitals and warehouses but the long Term Solution may be education and Training Programs because skilled work is plentiful. As for mcdonald, she is not giving up yet. If it continues for another year, it is not a business it is a hobby. Reporter jake ward, nbc news, San Francisco. Now to the search for solutions and what one famous british city is doing to get its covid outbreak under control. Could it work here dylan marks reports. Reporter tonight, a new kind of urban warfare, thousands of british troops in a major City Hit Hard by covid. When we personally see that people lost Family Members to covid and explain to us why are they getting tested it hits home a little bit. Reporter in addition to a second lockdown thats emptied the streets of liverpool, birthplace to the beatles officials have sent in soldiers with enough covid tests to offer them to every citizen every five days. Even setting up Testing Stations in this soccer stadium. Ill hand you a swab. Reporter emily wang getting her results in just 20 minutes. So my test result was negative so thats good news. Reporter the mayor hopes this Pilot Program of rapid city wide testing will radically reduce the infection rate. I want it to work we need it to work so that we can protect peoples lives but also protect the livelihoods of people. Reporter the British Government committed tens of billions of dollars to what it calls the moon shot testing strategy. The liverpool experiment, part of that effort. An epidemiologist said this approach could be copied in covid hot spots in the u. S when there are areas with a large proportion of people infected then we can implement those type of things. Reporter but all of this is incredibly expensive. British government plans to expand this effort to other cities comes with a price tag that one scientist told me was eye popping. Kate were back in 60 seconds with the best black friday deals and the one thing you can do to save more online were back with the price you pay. Black friday has already begun virtually with online sales expected to surge. We have got the surprisingly simple thing you can do to save big this year heres vicky nguyen. Reporter a crush of Bargain Hunters scrambling a sight all too common on black friday but not this year. Competing for your clicks earlier than ever stores now offering black friday sales all month long during cyber november. And some online only deals, too black friday 2020 will see Record Online shopping traffic with nearly 70 of shoppers saying the recent surge in covid cases prompted them to purchase more from home a third say theyll complete the Holiday Shopping online by black friday. A great way to maximize your savings is to install at least one Browser Extension because they help you save. Reporter think of it as a free tool on the computer thats constantly searching for coupons and discounts on items youre shopping for and often you layer the deals on top of store deals. Some extensions search for coupons, others alert you to cash back on your purchases. Browser extensions are a great way to compound your Savings Opportunities as youre shopping. Reporter when you find an extension to try, download it to your computer. Then shop like you normally would when its time to check out the extension will alert you to additional discounts. Make a list of what you want while you may not have to wait in black friday lines, popular gifts can sell out fast with millions more poised to point and click this holiday. Vicky nguyen, nbc news. Still to come, the Surprise Phone Call from a Young Artists hero now to the call of a lifetime for a 14yearold artist in california after tyler gordons portrait of Vice President elect Kamala Harris went viral, he got a Surprise Phone Call from harris herself. You know, its a very special thing to be an artist like you. Its a gift you give so many people, people youll never meet are going to be touched by the work you do. Tyler whos partially hearing impaired and has a stutter said h painted harris because she broke barriers the same way he does every day. That teen was from near harris hometown of oakland, california, but she also has ties from overseas as does President Elect joe biden. With more heres keir simmons. Reporter irish eyes are smiling tonight. In ireland, President Elect biden is known simply as Cousin Joe One of those cousins, joe blewitt, is a plumber. His campaign slogan, joe biden for the white house, joe blewitt for your house. It would be lovely to be there to mark the inauguration in january. Reporter and cousin joe has never forgotten where his ancestors came from. During the terrible Potato Famine my great, great, great grandfather got on a ship in 1842. Reporter what a journey. As the President Elects favorite irish poet says, sometimes hope and history rhyme. He has an appreciation for immigrants, people who have had to leave their country in search of a better life. Reporter joe biden will join a long list of irishamerican president s 23 from this one emerald isle Kamala Harris is the first black and asianamerican Vice President. My mother Shyamala Gopalan harris was always in our hearts. When she came here from india at the age of 19. Reporter over the years shes been home to visit her ancestral village 8,000 miles from washington. I knew that they were going to win. Reporter immigrants from around the world helping shape the future president and Vice President. Now thats the American Dream keir simmons, nbc news, london. When we come back, serving up gratitude to front line heroes before we go this thanksgiving night, a special tribute to the inspiring Front Line Health Care workers away from their own homes today so they can take care of our loved ones heres blayne alexander. Reporter theres no question this is not the thanksgiving we are used to but what remains, gratitude and this year for our Health Care Workers it comes in droves. Thank you so much for bringing this. Reporter its the home cooked meal from one icu worker to the next. Looking at what are the simple contributions we can make to bring joy to people, to make it seem a little bit more normal, to make it seem familiar and just to take a little of that stress off. Reporter its the new mexico cafe still reeling from its own covid hit and forced layoffs now spending the day making hot meals for those on the front lines. I wish we could do more i wish i could give them a hot meal every day. Reporter its thank you letters in north dakota telling nurses how much theyre appreciated. Written by the students following in their footsteps. You are such role models you are the heroes of our generation. I think we just have to look for the Bright Moments and the times of caring and giving we will get through this there is a light at the end of the tunnel and hopefully these small little acts will let people know that theyre cared about. Reporter a reminder perhaps when we need it t most there e still reasons to give thanks blayne alexander, nbc news a huge thank you to all of our front line heroes lester holt will be back with you tomorrow im kate snow. For all of us here at nbc news, stay safe and have a happy thanksgiving right now at 6 00, thanksgiving traditions reimagined. How bay area is being reworked amid this pandemic. Covid crackdown in the south bay. Firefighters are now being enlisted to help enforce social distancing guidelines. First, from the lab to the front lines. Health care workers at two bay area hospitals could soon get the Covid Vaccine. A ucsf doctor tells us what we need to know. The news at 6 00 starts right now. Good evening, thank you for joining us this thanksgiving. Hope youre having a safe one. Im janelle wang. Im raj mathai. A lot happening. Seven hospitals statewide get the first pfizers coronavirus vaccine. We speak with an Infectious Disease specialist at ucsf which is one of the hospitals on the list. How will it work . Who gets it first and most importantly, when . Heres nbc bay area newss anusha rashka. Reporter Health Care Workers at ucsf could be the first to get it before christmas. We expect, if they come on board physically around the second week of december. Reporter ucsf San Francisco General Hospital are two of just seven california hospitals chosen to get the Pfizer Vaccine first if its approved. 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