Made a huge change which could spell the end of theaters. Its friday, december 4th. Its early today and im frances rivera. And im phillip mena. We find ourselves in some of the darkest days of the pandemic a record 2,800 americans have died in just 24 hours. Hospitals in at least a dozen states are delaying elective surgeries. In california a new lockdown could be triggered in some of the biggest cities as beds become scarce. Meanwhile the first batch of Pfizer Vaccines have arrived in the uk over 800,000 doses will be made available next week. Our jay gray is following the latest for us here in the states. Reporter doctors identified the first Coronavirus Infection january 20th now almost a year and almost 14 million cases later we as a country are in a very, very difficult if not crisis situation when it comes to the explosion of cases. Reporter more than 200,000 new positive tests in a single day, more than 2,700 deaths in a single day, both tragic pandemic records. Well, what were seeing right now is a surge on top of a surge on top of a surge in cases across the country. Reporter hospitals literally running out of space with a prognosis things could get even worse. The cdc warning, 20,000 could die from Covid Christmas week alone. The reality is december, january, and february are going to be rough times. I actually believe theyre going to be the most difficult time in the Public Health history of this nation. Reporter still, doctors are urging americans not to lose help. Help is on the way. Were going to be giving vaccines toward the middle and end of december and then more in january and more in february. Reporter but until the vaccine is widely distributed, Health Care Professionals stress now more than ever, face mask anchd social distancing are the keys to slowing the spread jay gray, nbc news. As we anxiously await the coronavirus vaccine, there are new warnings this morning Foreign Government hackers and criminal chains are hitting the Global Supply chain with phishing scams. Reporter just as Drug Companies pfizer and moderna are prepositioning vaccines ahead of approval, evidence that there are those attacking the critical supply chain theres a fake email Phishing Campaign spooked to appear as if it originates from a real chinese Biomedical Company the team says Foreign Governments are likely behind the hack, possibly russia, iran, or north korea, perhaps in order to build their own supply or interrupt others. There are thousands and thousands of doses lost for people to be able to get inoculated. Already massive cooling rooms are standing by. As vaccines and therapeutics receive approval, theyll move through cooled Distribution Centers like this one to assure they remain viable this is a shipment of remdesiver ready to go. Organized crime works are targeting vaccines physically and online in an effort to disrupt supply chains, even selling fake vaccines. Hospitals, clinics, and Public Health offices should act now. Be on guard for suspicious emails limit who has access to the system and be ready to go shields up in the event that there is an intrusion. Reporter a call to fortify defenses as countries seek to profit from a pandemic tom costello, nbc news in california there could be a lockdown as beds become scarce there are over 1. 2 million cases and in the past 24 hours over 22,000 cases our jake ward has more. Reporter good morning, frances. Thats right california has seen an 84 uptick in cases in the last 14 days thats a recordbreaking number and leads the nation Governor Newsom has added statewide restrictions including nontravel and gathering with family members it will be triggered if the region loses more than 15 of its icu capacity then we would go into this new expanded shutdown. At the same time the governor encouraged californians to protect their health, exercising outdoors, taking your dogs out for a walk, everything california is. But were looking at new much more restrictive stayathome orders for the entire state for the next three weeks and possibly beyond. Hopefully it will be just that thanks, jake. We turn now to some breaking news out of houston, tngs, where police say they have busted a huge trafficking operation 29 men and one woman were found inside a home after a man was seen running down the street in his underwear yelling he had been kidnapped. They were held against their will for between two days and a week in their house. A school took them inside, helped them find clothes. Three people have been taken into custody and they may be coyotes, those who smulg others into the United StatesPresident Trump is doubling down on his criticism of attorney general william barr. Reporter fuming over widespread fraud that doesnt exist, President Trump has the attorney general in the crosshairs. You do still have confidence in bill barr ask me that in a number of weeks from now they should be looking at all of this fraud. Reporter the president s unhappy after bill barr said this week the Justice Department has so far not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election now, multiple sources familiar with the discussion says President Trump is not ruling out firing barr with some in his circle working to persuade the president to hold off. The president is mostly focusing on the Election Results and not the pandemic thats going worse in this country, but he is signaling support for covid relief that could help millions of americans. I think theyre getting very close, and i want it to happen, and i believe theyre getting very close to a deal, yep. Reporter on capitol hill aides and lawmakers sound more optimistic than they have in months, starting to call for a bipartisan proposal with a 908 billion price tag. It would not provide another round of stimulus checks but would provide help for businesses, 300 a week for unemployment benefits, and relief for Health Care Workers compromise is within reach. We know where we agree we can do this. Reporter the full details of the bipartisan framework could come on monday with lawmakers pressured to come up with something before they head home for the holidays according to the New York Times, investigators scrutinized the top trump fundraiser and Jared Kushners attorney capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joining us now with the latest tracie, tell us more about this alleged scheme. Hi, phillip, good morning the New York Times is revealing new details about this president i president ial pardon investigation, detailing this summer there was an investigation of brodie and Jared Kushners attorney that they may have offered bribes the times says no one has been charged, there are no targets. The prlt calls it fake news and politico is reporting mr. Trump is considering preemptively pardoning 20 aides and associates before he leaves office on january 20th that could include his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and several family members none of them have been charged with any particular crime. President elect biden was asked about these reports last night. In terms of the pardons, youre not going to see in our administration that kind of approach to pardons, nor are you going to see in our administration an approach to making policy by tweets, you know its just going to be a totally different way in which we approach the justice system. Mr. Trump has yet to make any specific decisions about potential pardons. Phillip . Preemptive pardon that is a phrase or concept i hadnt even heard of, tracie, thank you. An 18yearold accused of shooting two men at a protest in kenosha this summer is prepared to stand before trial. Hes back in Court January 5th. A fast moving wildfire is tearing through orange county, california the bond fire has already killed more than 7,200 acres with zero containment. So far 75,000 people have been evacuated and homes have been damaged. At least two firefighters have been hurt while battling the fire the blaze had plenty of tinder and wind behind it will surely burn through the weekend. Back here, the east is building as we check in with nbc meteorologist janessa webb good morning. Good morning, you two good morning, everyone a bigtime powerful storm system is tracking from the midatlantic into the northeast as we go from tonight into the weekend. Winds are going to be picking up right now im watching a little bit of Severe Weather for the south and southeast, but that will continue to make its way across the east coast. Right now theres a dual side to the system there will be heavy rain in Northern New England with s this afternoon. Tampa today, a little bit of sunshine but going into your saturday, were going to be dealing with widespread storms. Well take a look at na weeketht weekend forecast coming up. Thank you so much. Our shot of the day takes us to the pga tour. Check out his second shot on the parr par 5. He cups it he picks up the rare albatross on it. Check out his reaction does he know it went in . No reaction. Iron conviction. Its like hes done it before. A winner is coming back. And could thcrite ed roll on the new movie theaters the small ones youve been dreaming about. The ones you couldnt be more ready for, and even the ones that take you by surprise. 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Santa, if you get this letter ll will you help me out i know youre kind of busines the queen of christmas with her crown on tight mariah carey releasing her new song oh santa featuring Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande not only did she have this whole christmas special, but everything mariah is out there. Growing up i was like bing crosby, why is he known for christmas . Next generation, mariah carey. She had a whole different career. Hbomax has announced a new spinoff house of the dragon will premiere in 2021 it will be 300 years before game of thrones. Along with the announcement they shared photos of the concept art with the phrase dragons are coming. I never got into game of thrones. Its never too late especially in this lockdown world. I think its worth the investment. Despite the dark times during this pandemic, theres plenty of light this Holiday Season and people cant seem to get enough heres nbcs kevin tibbles. Reporter let there be light. Merry christmas. 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