The major league defeat for President Trump and the possible signs of acceptance from him that he lost the election now even referring to a Biden Administration. Our nbc news investigation, new record covid outbreaks in Nursing Homes whats fueling the surge . Are they more prepared now than in the spring from the nfl to the ncaa, how bigtime college and pro sports are navigating new infections in their ranks. Will santa and all the presents make it this year . Dr. Fauci weighs in for all those Kids Big And Small who are wondering. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. As Public Health officials brace for the echo of Covid Infections they worry will follow a boom in holiday travel, the nations hospitals could hardly be more vulnerable tonight hospitalizations from the current wave of covid cases are setting new records. Icus finding whatever spaces they can to handle the spillover of very sick patients and now as millions get ready to travel home from thanksgiving, hospitals fear what could be about to come at them. We start our reporting with Miguel Almaguer reporter finding no relief during the holiday, hospitalizations on thanksgiving hit a record high for the 17th straight day with more states turning to field hospitals. In wisconsin some medical centers are rolling out beds into lobbies and parking garages. By next week nearly a quarter of all hospitals could face a staffing shortage. A lot of people ask what they can do for us help care workers during this time i think thats the most important thing that people can do is just show your respect by wearing your mask. Reporter even before Record Number of americans traveled this week, cities like phoenix, miami and baltimore were seeing a resurgence in cases. In l. A. County, dail infections have quadrupled while deaths have tripled. Covid cases nationwide are up 10 but the cdc says the real Infection Rate could be 8 times higher. As the nation urgently awaits a new vaccine cedar sinai in los angeles could soon receive some of the first doses perhaps from pfizer under tight Security Hundreds of thousands of doses could be stored in these State Of The Art Ultra Cold Freezers but distribution may become a problem. The biggest challenge is that the vaccines are becoming available right at the time that we are experiencing another surge so the nurses who commonly would be the ones to administer the vaccine are needed at the bedside to care for Covid Patients as well as nonCovid Patients. Right here. Reporter the desperate need for nurses is why iris meda came back from to work after retiring in january she wanted to train other front line workers to help in this crisis. Reporter but her daughter says she lost her life trying to save others. To see this amazing, vivacious woman, so willing to put her life on the line to help others so that they could then help others, to see her languishing there, it was such a tragedy. Reporter a tragedy that is far from over. Miguel almaguer, nbc news. This is gabe gutierrez. From los angeles to chicago to dallas, the Covid Testing lines this week have been growing. I mean, we were seeing about 150, 200 people a day now we see upwards and topping and over 500 right now. Reporter 114 americans are testing positive every minute and New York City a prethanksgiving rush gave way to a steady stream today. I think its important to get tested. Even if you arent showing Symptoms Reporter still the countrys largest Nursing Union says a survey of 15,000 nurses shows two thirds have never been tested this despite major sports leagues Conducting Thousands Of Covid tests a week for their athletes it is absolutely outrageous that National Sports stars are getting routinely tested when nurses arent nurses are your line of defense, theyre your only line of defense. Reporter at texas a m University Researchers are working on a covid19 breathalyzer in less than a minute, results could potentially be sent to someones smartphone it would require use authorization from the fda. Nine months into the pandemic, some states are still reporting a Testing Backlog as labs are overwhelmed in north dakota, results are taking five to seven days that makes it very difficult because people are wondering if they should stay at home or if theyre okay to go to work. Reporter but is getting tested even enough a question being asked by families across the country as the Holiday Season is just beginning. Testing should be reserved for what you want to test for if you are sick, if youre worried you could expose others but it only gives you that snapshot in that One Moment In Time s unfortunately a negative test does not give you the allclear. And gabe joins us now from new york where the governor said hes considering a winter plan that will likely include more testing in schools. Reporter yeah. Lester, it is not exactly clear how that will work. The mayor here faced backlash for closing schools but the governor now said increased testing inside classrooms is crucial to reopening them this winter lester all right gabe, thanks very much dr. John torres joins us now to clear up some misconceptions of testing, especially in light of all the travel and family gatherings dr. John, how much should people be relying on these tests . Lester, we all need to realize these tests are essentially just that, theyre a snapshot in time so if youre negative today that doesnt mean you wont be positive tomorrow for example, you could be exposed today, Test Negative in five days then on day eight yo hang out with friends and family thinking youre fine but only to test positive on day ten and exposed those others without knowing youre contagious and thats why its important to realize that testing is a step along with quarantining, avoiding crowds, wearing a mask and social distancing to make sure you dont have the virus or spread it to others. Lester an important reality check, all right. Dr. John, Thanks On Sunday be sure to watch meet the press. Dr. Fauci will discuss the pandemic with chuck todd. Now to black friday shattering Online Shopping records today. Tonight what you can do for Free Shipping and deep discounts jo ling kent has details. Reporter it may have looked like an unusually slow start to black friday but online americans are shopping and shattering records. I can sit in front of my machine and hit five stores at the same time. Reporter on thanksgiving day alone, Online Shopping soared more than 20 to a record 5. 1 billion giving black friday a dramatic new look now on pace to be th biggest ever online. Usually on black friday these big tvs would be scooped up by inperson shoppers this year this best buy says a lot of these are already spoken for by Online Shoppers for the millions getting orders shipped theres added pressure to click buy as soon as possible thanks to backlogged orders. Retail Distribution Centers experience significant increase in workload coupled with some of the restrictions of covid in place around social distancing and use of ppe. Waiting to the last minute this year is just going do result in disappointment. Reporter thats why amazon has hired 500,000 new workers this year alone. To compete with amazon, best buy and many other retailers are transforming their stores into mini fulfillment centers. Come this way with me. They take your online order and fulfill it from locations in your neighborhood if you choose to ship experts say December 11th is expected to be the last day for free or cheaper shipping in time for christmas after that, you pay more to get your stuff on time. To avoid shipping risks entirely, one thing you can do i buy online and then pick up at the store but this Holiday Season youre going to want to be patient with that, too theres a lot of people doing the same thing. Lester jo ling kent tonight, thank you. Overseas iran is Vowing Revenge and blaming israel tonight after the Top Nuclear Scientist was killed in a brazen attack bill neely has late details. Reporter a bullet ridden car, a driveby assassination near tehran says iran of a man american and Israeli Intelligence accuse of being th architect of Irans Nuclear program. Iranian state media tonight naming mohsen fakhizadeh, Vowing Revenge. Irans Foreign Minister blaming israel for what he called an act of state terror irans secret nuclear files. Reporter israels leader singled out fakhizadeh two years ago. Remember that day, fakhizadeh. Reporter israel convinced of his key role. He was the brain and the organizational commander of the secret part of the Iranian Nuclear program. He was in charge. But the goal is to have a nuclear weapon. Reporter for years many Nuclear Scientists have been killed in iran israel suspected President Trump today retweeting news of the killing. The cia and israel not commenting President Trump has confronted iran in the past President Elect biden favors talks to restart the Iran Nuclear Deal if confirmed this attack could be israels preemptive strike its proxy war with iran growing tonight earlier this year america killed irans top Revolutionary Guard commander. Tonight irans army chief blamed america and israel for todays killing. Tensions and the stakes are escalating. Lester all right bill neely, thanks. Another legal setback tonight for President Trumps claims of voter fraud, a federal Appeals Court rejecting his challenge in pennsylvania Pete Williams is here now. Pete, what did the court say . Reporter its a unanimous ruling by a panel of three Appeals Court judges all republican appointees, one appointed by President Trump. The court said the campaign failed to offer any solid evidence that Election Officials changed the rules to favor biden the ruling said calling an election unfair does not make it so. Charges require specific allegations and then proof we have neither here it said. It concluded by saying voters not lawyers choose the president the campaign will undoubtedly appeal to the u. S. Supreme court, lester. All right Pete Williams in washington, thank you. Despite the mounting legal defeats President Trump still refuses to concede but tonight the clearest signs yet he is moving toward the inevitable. Kelly odonnell at the white house. Reporter from his virginia golf property, President Trump headed to the Seclusion Of Camp David today. His election transition becoming defiant acceptance. Just so youre certainly i will certainly i will and you know that. Reporter Last Night Making His First Public commitment to move out of the white house after a Biden Victory is finalized because time isnt on our side. Reporter Reality Seting In to a point. Its going to be a very hard thing to concede because we know theres massive fraud. Reporter as the president played golf today, those unproven election claims suffered another court defeat still he is more outwardly recognizing biden will succeed him. The Biden Administration said, oh, thats okay. Well get rid of America First. No we dont want to get rid of America First dont let joe biden take credit for the vaccine. Dont let him take credit for the vaccines because the vaccines were me. Reporter today outside the white house workers build the inaugural parade stand for President Elect joe biden. Who made no comment today. Whether President Trump attends still a question. I mean, i know the answer ill be honest i know the answer but i just dont want to say it yet. Reporter today President Trump urged his own supporters to drop plans for a boycott of georgias runoff races hell campaign there in georgia next week to help tw republican senators trying to keep their seats and party control. Lester kelly odonnell, thank you. In southern california, power has been cut to 16,000 utility customers to prevent high winds from sparking new and potentially deadly wildfires. The Santa Ana Winds combined with extremely dry conditions making it dangerous for millions. Now to the mystery after a nationwide spree of destruction aimed at statues of historical figures like George Washington and abraham lincoln. Tonight who might have done it and why. Blayne alexander reports. Reporter in spokane, washington, it was a statue of president lincoln splashed with red paint. In portland, a cemetery dedicated to veterans of americas 19th centuries war tagged with graffiti a toppled George Washington statue in minneapolis. And in chicago, this statue at mckinley park. Looks like Somebody Put Cables around it to try to pull the statue down. Reporter all Historic Monuments and during this thanksgiving weekend all targeted by vandals. On many, a similar message, anticolonialism graffiti no more genocide and the words land back. An apparent reference to a campaign focused on returning American Land to indigenous peoples. So far in portland three arrests for defacing a grocery store, all of It Reminiscent of similar backlash o Confederate Statues in recent years. The message that people are trying to deliver is that they want to see a change, a change in the system of White Supremacy thats characterized by The Public Monuments and memorials that speak to a very painful past. Reporter across the Country Police are still searching for those responsible. Blayne alexander, nbc news. In just 60 seconds, are Nursing Homes better prepared now than at the start of the pandemic . Our investigation coming up next now to our nbc news investigation, finding a Record Number of new covid outbreaks at americas Nursing Homes with Community Spread fueling another surge. Heres kate snow reporter families visiting loved ones at Jewish Senior Service in connecticut have to meet in a tent last spring when covid first hit ceo Andrew Banoff said they were much less prepared 22 residents died. I cried myself to sleep at night recognizing that we didnt have the tools to care for people that we are here to serve and care for so its very difficult. Reporter what were you lacking then most importantly it was knowledge. Reporter now there are guidelines, they have stockpiled ppe, staff and residents are tested weekly but covid is raging back they lost two residents last friday. So in many ways its exactly the same. We still have the fear we still have the uncertainty. We still dont have a vaccine. Reporter with more than 20 staff infected now nurses who are well are covering. I say the people who live here more hours a day than my family at home they are our family, also and its hard. Reporter Nursing Homes across the country are still reporting shortages, a review of federal data by nbc news shows 1 in 10 facilities said they did not have a weeks supply of n95 masks. Nearly a third of all Nursing Homes said they had to wait for covid19 test results. We still lack rapid turn around testing in most u. S. Nursing homes. That needs to change. Reporter more than 1,300 Nursing Homes across the country had 3 or more covid cases, the highest number ever reported in a single week. Midwestern states are particularly hard hit. In iowa alone theres 3 or more cases in 56 facilities. We are in the middle of it here at friendship haven. Reporter two hours from des moines in the small city of fort dodge, the ceo i angry and frustrated people are not wearing masks. Community spread fueling more cases than they have ever seen. I actually have people say, you know, well, if your employees wouldnt bring it in. Were not the villains we are not the ones that arent doing what were supposed to do the Community Needs to step up now. Reporter it is why she and her staff keep posting pleas. So from us to you wear a Mask Reporter to protect the most vulnerable kate snow, nbc news, bridgeport, connecticut. Up next, how the nfl and ncaa are trying to battle the Covid Spread The Nfl is facing major challenges after a star quarterback tested positive for covid and a key game is delayed again this as the ncaa kicks off its own version of a basketball bubble. Despite team outbreaks. Heres Morgan Chesky reporter tonight the nfl Season Changing by the minute after a rash of covid19 cases the leagues reigning mvp baltimore quarterback Lama Jackson Testing positive joining nearly a dozen raven teammates. After the thanksgiving day game was pushed to sunday officials confirm its scheduled for tuesday, a move that impacts at leas one more game involving the cowboys. The nfl stating the decision was made, quote, out of an abundance of caution in college sports, the return of Basketball Drawing tournament fouls. A tournament Dubbe Bubbleville Playing on despite several high Profile Programs testing positive the uconn Womens Basketball team in the midst of a 14day Quarantine Pause for those still taking part, Nasal Swab Tests come before each and every game are you confiden in the Safety Protocols that are in place right now . I feel like were doing the absolute best we can and understand its important that w cater to each other to make sure that we dont allow ourselves to make any mistakes. Reporter from the hardwood to the gridiron, teams fighting for a perfect season of a different kind Morgan Chesky, nbc news. Just ahead, nothing stops santa. Dr. Faucis message to kids about st. Nick, next finally, good news for all the kids out there. Dr. Fauci says santa cant get or spread covid. As Cynthia Mcfadden reports, all hell be bringing is joy. Where are you, santa . Hey, santa, youre still coming, right . Santa reporter which got us to Thinking Twas a month before christmas, well, minus two days, would covid this year drive christmas away would santa stay put at the north pole this year would presents get stuck there . And how about the deer but the nations top doctor had good news for us all santa and reindeer would not have to stall. According to fauci, santas immune santa is coming. And i dont mean on zoom its been a tough year, the doctor said, but canceling christmas . Theres no need to dread. Unlike the bad virus that spreads through the air, The Spirit Of Christmas will always be there in the eyes of your parents and big sisters, too, in the work of the people who show up to do the things that need doing no matter the cost without them, this year would surely be lost it may be a bit different than its been in the past and yes, its important to keep wearing that mask. But be patient, says fauci. And be of good cheer christmas is coming. We need it this year its santa were Waiting For Santa to come reporter arent we all . Ho ho ho merry christmas. Reporter Cynthia Mcfadden, nbc news. Some things we can always count on. Thats nightly news for this friday. Thank you for watching, everyone im lester holt. Please take care of yourself and each other. Good night right now at 6 00. Dozens of violations already recorded on this black friday. Well be wearing vests like this. Bright colors with the county seal. How south bay Health Leader are making sure everyone can get hopping done in a safe way. A new tool to keep up with the coronavirus cases. Well show yo how it works. Remembering an inspirational icon. How the bay area Latino Community is honoring a musician taken by covid19. Thank you so much for joining us. On this the friday after thanksgiving it is clear the coronavirus didnt take the holiday off. The case in yonumbers are climb and no signs of slowing down. L. A. County tightened restrictions issuing a stay at home order. The order in l. A. Comes as state reports 12,000 new cases today alone. Its not a record. Its double the number of cases each day. Gist a few weeks ago. Sadly the state also reported 54 new deaths linked to the coronavirus. Contact tracing. Now the cases are spiking. In the Bay Area One County is stepping up tracing using a new tool that will help them track the virus. Were in san francisco. Over the last seven days we have a
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