Good day, everyone, and welcome to msnbc headquarters in new york. There is a new timeline for the distribution of covid19 vaccines once they are approved for emergency use, and some americans could be getting them before christmas. Surgeon general drum adams said its authorization will submit its request on december 10, and some will answer within 24 hours of that request. The Surgeon General will reflect on what might have gone wrong with President Trumps handling of the pandemic. There are many Different Things we could have done differently. This virus has been challenging. I wish that, again, this hadnt been superimposed on top of an election. I wish we would have been able to come together as a nation and really talked about the science instead of the politics. Hmm. Well, this comes from new warnings today from dr. Anthony fauci on what to expect after the busy thanksgiving travel weekend. There almost certainly is going to be an uptick because of what has happened with the trave
A lot of the focus has been on what mr. Powell said yesterday and what we heard from the fed. We are seeing a bit of Movement Across the board. If you look at some of the european stocks, they are actually retreating after jay powell highlighted uncertainty about the economic rebound. We sought asian shares falling the most in a week. Treasury yields, that curve steepening slightly on wednesday after mr. Powell stopped short of offering specifics on the feds approach to the monthly bond purchases. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Here is leighann gerrans. Good morning. President donald trump is not happy with what he has heard about the terms of the oracletiktok deal, but says he briefed on the details on till this morning. Sources have told bloomberg that the Top White House officials have raised concerns about the proposal. They say it falls short of Satisfying National Security concerns. President donald trump says a Coronavirus Vaccine could be widely available a
A lot of people very angry. Top u. K. Government adviser Dominic Cummings denies breaking lockdown rules and the curious is the media of whipping up the political storm around him. Indias domestic flights take off again but infections are still on the rise with the biggest day be increase yes. And israels Prime Minister says he wont miss an opportunity to annex more of the occupied west bank calling it one of his governments top tasks. We are going straight now to a press conference which is being held in London Boris Johnson there the british Prime Minister about to speak its the daily Coronavirus Briefing we also expect now to talk about Dominic Cummings lets listen in 2634 tests for Creative Arts have not been carried out in the u. K. Including simply 3726 tests carried out yesterday. 261184 people have tested positive and thats an increase of 1625 cases since yesterday 8834 people are in hospital with coded 19 in the u. K. Thats down to 0 percent from 10092 this time last week and
The governor of california recommends the elderly should take shelter in their homes. New york city closes its schools. Many states close bars and restaurants. Hourly workers, in dire straits. The economy is grinding to a halt and we dont know how long this massive disruption will last. All right. Heres the financial reaction. This monday morning, stock futures are limit down and when we open an even bigger drop is expected. That may mean a trading halt. Travel and leisure stocks again beaten down. Airline stocks, decimated. Last night, the fed took emergency action, cutting rates to the lowest level since 2008 and pumping 700 billion into the Financial System. Were waiting for a rescue package from congress. Were waiting to see if the administration will put money directly into the hands of affected workers, helicopter money, for example, and into desperate industries. A kind of modern bailout. So whats next . We will find out in 90 minutes. At 10 30 eastern, Vice President pence hold
That number is 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. Catch up with us on social media. On twitter and on facebook. A very good saturday morning to you. You can start calling in now. We want to show you from the senate floor this week, former george bush trade representative senatorrent ohio rob portman. [video clip] nationave seen become a the culmination of nearly three years of efforts by this administration to deliver for farmers, businesses, and consumers. This is a big week. While the media is focused on impeachment, here we are on the floor talking about something that directly affects the constituents we represent. Allink it is positive in three areas, china, canada, and mexico. In a way, it is like the world series and a super bowl trade in one week. These are big agreements that make a big difference. Host rob portman from the senate floor this week. A quick recap from some of the major provisions of those trade agreements, starting with phas