again. >> i've seen more people die in the last seven days than i've talked to my own family members. >> just the added numbers of having the covid patients has been hard to comprehend. >> the physicians, scientists working tirelessly. believe them. trust in them. trust the science. >> so here are the facts on this pandemic at this hour. today moderna and pfizer ask european union regulators for fast-track approval for their vaccines. today here in the u.s., a cdc advisory committee will meet to decide which americans should get the vaccine first. right now 45 states are experiencing a percentage increase in covid-related deaths from over the past two weeks. and rising case numbers are presenting new challenges for our hospitals according to the covid tracking project. a record high 96,000 covid-19