instructed to not fly. they say they were flying with a 4-year-old child. wesley marie and courtney peterson boarded a flight from san francisco to liheu. cnn has not been able to reach the couple. airlines have been trying to avoid situation like this, no case has been linked to a flight. united airlines have said they have banned the couple from flying again and are investigating. i want to welcome our viewers here in the united states. we're a nation in free fall, in a crisis of historic proportions. nearly 3,000 americans reported dead in one day hospitals and frontline workers are saving lives while leaders in both have

failed so far to compromise on a much-kneaded rescue package. the numbers here are difficult to fathom, but these are peop people -- and really drives home the human impact. in the span of just a month margaret lally died. the next day jean lasner died, so did donnell -- and then 48 hours later, susan jones. the next day eleanor passed away along with genet. donna mortensen died who almost reached her goal to live to 100ier. four people died the next day. one of them would you sue stevenson. the times records that her data tried to lift her spirits with facetime calls, only to respond, i love you, bye.

emily died an hour after sue stephen son, a korean war veteran temporarily in the facilities. and beers at the local bar. not long after that marjorie blackman, a nurse at the home, was put on a ventilator, as her daughter begged for blood plasma for her mom on facebook. marjorie died just a day later. eunice an loni was a londoner. she met her husband during word war ii, he was an american soldier. she eventually came back to america to raise a fay. she died two days later. constant told her daughter, i don't want to live anymore. i have tried. i'm done. 48 hours later, alice ford died, louise johnson passed away the

next day, as did harry nash, a local bookshop owner, spend spending time usually winning chess matches. 48 hours later five people dude includes russell, a magician who was still performing balloon animal shows twice a would you. patricia lewandowski, that was one horrific month at one nursing home. 32 died. 32 of the 273,000 americans who have died from this pandemic. they worked in conjunction to bring this story to lied. they interview -- and i should say the reporters also reviewed hundreds of e-mails. lee nora, this report that you

all did was amazing that didn't mention there the very first death in that nursing home. that's thomas minicello. can you share his story and house his coronavirus infection was handled? >> thomas arrived and he -- he ended up after a hospital stay, so his wife offend visited him. they've been marry close to 59 years. but he was put in a room, and all of a sudden unable to talk with him. she learned he was in a shared room. this was in early april. at first he spoke a couple times a day, but then after a while

they were telling her, well, he can't come to the phone, he's too tired, he doesn't want to. she went to the window where they were, he wasn't there. the window of the room that he was in, he wasn't there. he had been moved to another room. he went silent. so on april 5th, seminole pavilion apparently sent him to the hospital in an altered mental state. then on april 9th, the 74-year-old tested positive for coronavirus. on april 10th, he died, and nobody found out that he had died until a week later, the public, i mean. they didn't announce the death at the facility until a week after his death. >> why the delay? >> we're not sure. we asked them like three dozen questions like a month or so ago, and they didn't respond,

but i mean, everybody was sort of reeling from this pandemic at the time. it was very early, but they were particularly hit hard. it just seems like, you know, they didn't take the steps that were necessary to protect the residents initially. >> so, i mean clearly they were overwhelmed. you also say in the articles you reached out to freedom square administrators for interviews, and they declined. we also reached out for comment this morning, and they said they take these matters seriously, but they needed more time to prepare a spooresponse. i know you received a statement. what did this say? >> it said basically -- let me see. hold on a second. our residents and staff's health is and always has been our number one priority. we are fully committed to the health and well-being of everyone in our community, employees and residents alike.

we'll continue to do to keep a safe and healthy environment here at freedom square. one of the things you wrote about was your own father, who passed away while at an assisted living facility in july. i have to say this articles you wrote about him, it was an amazing tribute. i'm sure there's to many children of elderly parents who connect very much with what you said. i got such an amazing senses of the person he was. i was just hoping you could share with our viewers some of that. >> um, so my dad was 96 years old. he was a real wisecracker, and he had been in the assisted living facility. i brought him down four years ago. he was there for -- he was here

four years ago. he was originally from new york city. he had been an elevator inspector, an insurance person in my youth, and he took care of me when i was a young girl in junior high and high school. he was the person who was there, you know, there for me. he was a single dad for me at that point in time. he's a person i went to when i was a kid with everything. we had a very, very strong relationship. i would go to see him, like, several times, a week -- i tried every day, but you know, at least four times a week i would go to see him. we had a regular thing going on. tiffs interesting, because when i was a young girl, we used to go out to eat all the time at places, because he didn't really cook, when he got older, we so looked forward to going out to meals with me. he still wanted to live, so it was really sad when he caught

the coronavirus, ended up in the hospital and died in july at age 96. he was a wonderful man. >> thank you. vaccines are a critical step in the effort to stop the coronavirus. next week the fa is going to meet and discuss approving the first candy for use in the united states. there's still questions about how many people will line up to get the shots. now three former presidents are teaming up -- bill clinton, judiciary josh, and barack obama. they're willing to get vaccinated on camera if it helps

to promote public confidence. >> if anthony fauci tells me this vaccine is safe and can vaccinate -- immunize you from getting covid, absolutely i'm going to take it. i may end up taking it on tv or having it filmed just so that people know that, you know, i trust this science. >> okay. >> what i don't trust is getting covid. joining me now is dr. michelle mcmurray-heath and a former fda official in the obama administration. doctor, thank you so much for being with us. do you think that seeing these presidents publicly get the vaccine is going to have this desired effect? >> brianna, i sure hope so. this is incredibly important. you know, the story that you

just so eloquently shared with the american public just underscores how important it is for all of us to commit to trying to protect not just ourselves, but our family members and our neighbors when the covid vaccines become available. the science has been sound, rigorously tested, the u.s. is taking the extra step of making sure that we have a public advisory committee meeting at the food & drug administration next week, just to air for the general public all of the scientific data that we do have about the vaccine candidates. so i know some of your viewers might have heard that the united kingdom cleared one of these vaccine candidates this last week, but the american public should be very reassured that the fda is tea a extra steps to double-check everything and show the behind the scenes of decision makings before a final call. >> there's reporting on

moderna's vaccine, researchers saying that the vaccine produced high levels of antibodies detected for 119 days. what is the significance of that? >> well, it's significant to show that, first of all, the vaccine seems to be producing pretty long-lasting immunity. so that's incredibly important, but the other thing that may go unnoticed about this, this wasn't just a news story. this was a peer-reviewed scientific journal article that lets you know the science has been double and triple-checked by independent groups of scientists, not just those within moderna. all of our leading companies have working hard to not just show transparency, but let other independent scientists look at that data as well, so they can be extra certain about the validity. >> dr. mcmurray-heath, thank you so much for coming on up we

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today president trump is speaking public ly this after barr told the associated press this week he's not seen fraud.

reporters asked trump just moments ago about his confidence in brar. this is what he said. >> do you still have confidence with bill barr? >> asks me that in a number of weeks from now. that is some kind of answer, including how loyal bar has been. >> it's very clear, from kaitlan collins' reporting and our white house reporting that the -- you may not be in the white housancy more. so let's sigh if he did anything to barr before that.

as you point out he's the the president's biggest loyalist, even after telling wolf blitzer there could be tremendous fraud in an election that was executed by mail, and the roger stone sentencing, on and on. >> i can only thing that when the president were in on this rye dib lutz theory about perpetrating fraud in the election, that that may have been a step too far for barr. he finally came out publicly. telling the a.p. first that, you know, my folks have been investigated this, i can't go along with you while he may be performing his legacy, he was probably likely to lose his job,

but at this point, so what? >> it tells cnn to expect a flurry of pardons before president trump leaves office. let's listen to how giuliani responded yesterday. >> why should we not believe the reported attempts of trying to seek a pardon? >> what was the last part? >> that last part is in and out -- >> representative -- >> i will ask he be disciplined for that. first of all -- first of all -- >> hold on, first of all what he says is untrue. second, that is a defamation of my professional character. you allow that to happen in your legislature?

>> as i said, let's keep it limited to the germane issue here. >> giuliani called it a defamation of his character. we know that you don't have to discuss a pardon. we know a pardon -- the president can be asked by it by others on behalf the giuliani. his attorneys can do it. there are all kinds of ways to do it. the question that was not asked is, do you want to ask a pre-pardon or whatever you want to call it these days from the president of the united states. i think the yooutrage was faux, and giuliani clearly didn't want to deal with this. he wanted to, rather, deal with his deranged theory. i think needs of those topics are at this moment crucial to what's going on in this country.

sores tell us that he had this meeting with mitch mcconnell, and the president mention ed an then the president praised the group that it's made up of people who believe in good government, and qanon believes that celebrities and they run a ring of ped owe fil -- pedophil and what trump knows, qanon supporters like him. he's said in the past, i know they like me. that's all he cares about, whether they like him, whether they would vote for him at some point in the future, whether

they will stay as a part of hi all-important political base. he's not paid any attention to what they honestly believe. by the way, people at the white house meeting didn't stand up and walk out. >> they sat there. they sat there, and then went on to something else. so, who is the president surrounding himself with at this particular point? and why couldn't they say to him, mr. president, that's crazy. >> why start? gloria borger, thank you. thank you so much. it's great to see you. >> good to see you. joe biden and vice

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remember this special moment? >> it would be a nice jess to to him, have you gone your trump -- i have mine. i wish we could honor him. he is definitely the prime architect of this operation warp speed. >> that's geraldo suggesting the vaccine be named after president trump. many people laughed when geraldo pulled that out of his empty vault. many, but not at the white house. >> we want 40 million doses by the end of the year, which is a tremendous achievement, not just to have gotten a vaccine at this time, but to have produced 40 million in advance. having a businessman as president, it's the trump vaccine. >> does she mean the businessman who suffered chronic losses, with hundreds of millions of

debt coming due, who avoided paying income taxes 10 of the past 15 years. she seems to miss whatever credit he deserves on the vaccine is eclipsed by the people he continues to let drown while we wait for the vaccine to be widely available. 274,000 americans have died on trump's watch. the data shows that many of those deaths could have been prevented by better leadership. by the press secretary's standard would that by the death toll? millions have lost jobs on his watch, as the coronavirus stymied economic efforts. should it be called the trump recession? if the white house wants to waste time for naming a vaccine after someone, how about the scientists working around the clock? or doctors and nurses working months straight without days off

while people outside refuse to wear masks, following the example of the president and the white house. or how about naming it to the people who needlessly lost their lives, or the families left behind who won't spend another holiday or another birthday, or just another ordinary saturday afternoon with their loved one. people are dying. they're grieving, suffering homes, losing jobs, healthcare workers are exhausted and trauma advertised. kids aren't learning. the person for whom she wants to name a vaccine after, it's the same one on the very day that more americans were reported dead than ever before in this pandemic released a 45-minute video on facebook not addressing this immeasurable loss, but delivering a cuckoo for coco puffs rant, absurdly he didn't lose of election he resoundingly

loss. despite warnings to avoid large gatherings, secretary of state mike pompeo is hosting several large-skate holiday parties over the next month. cnn has learned he has sent more than 900 invitations to folks inviting them to state department receptions in seeming violation of the agency's own guidelines and safety protocols. this also follows a recent reception at the white house, where we all know there have been several coronavirus outbreaks. i want to bring in bill reneti, who owns a restaurant in fremont, california. he got in touch with a congressman, and is considering staying open, even at a reduced capacity. sir, thank you so much for being with us to talk about what you're dealing with. >> my pleasure. >> when you see and you're hearing news about parties like this, you're seeing people not following the rules, and you're living this, and it's impacting you and those who work for you economically.

what goes through your mind? >> it's anger and it's unfair. we're struggling. the hospitality industry is destroyed. we're all struggling in this industry we could have one person inside our buildings, and it's cold and we're forced to use an outdoor patio, and people are afraid to be out in the cold and out anyways, and here is our president having they huge parties. it's just not right. >> i want to listen to what the white house is saying about the hosting of these holiday parties. >> if you can loot businesses, burn down buildings, go to protests, you can go to a holiday party, celebrate christmas responsibly, which is why the east wing has noted the

smaller guest list, masks are available, han sanitizing stations among other measures. we will engage in the celebration of christmas, and there will be a hanukkah celebration as well. >> what do you think about that? >> again, i have a lot of customers calling me every day wanting to have parties here for their -- i mean, smaller parties, but we could do it, because, you know -- and it's -- we're protecting our employees and protecting them as well because of this pandemic. i don't see how -- go ahead. >> you were saying you don't see how what? >> i just don't see how the government -- it's just -- we're not on the same -- we should all be on the same playing field. there's been some discussion about some of our california state leaders that have been out at some parties recently, too,

and you know, we're not allowed to gather inside, yet some of these leaders i've heard have gathered inside at certain gatherings. >> yeah. they're trying to make a distinction it's not inside, but we're talking about covered areas with chandeliers, so certain those are indoor areas, including your governor and also the mayor of san francisco. you have been a in the restaurant business for years, and i guess you can still do outdoor dining, but it sounds like, as i describe it, it's kinds of like tying your hands behind your back. tell us why you're considering closing your doors when technically you don't have to. tell us what's driving that? >> sales. we're not doing any business. people don't want to sit outside in 40 to 50-degree weather.

even though you have heaters, sure, there's heaters, but you're still outside people are scared. people are afraid to be out now. just every time you turn on the news, there's more and more cases. people just don't want to be in groups, any kind of group. so i mean, it's concern for all of us, but, you know, when the weather was great, i mean, our businesses were doing okay. we still went doing what we normal do, but at least we were doing some -- we were sustaining our sales, but now, i mean, i live in a small town. i drove through the town down main street, and every restaurant had maybe one table, one or two tables in each restaurant. we can't surrife with one or two tables a night. last night we only are four

tables of business. i can't survive on only four tables of business on a wednesday night. >> on a rewednesday night, four tables, for how many employees? >> i've cut down the staff, we have about eight employ crease, but we have rent, utilities, all kinds of other stuff. what we really need, we need help. we need federal help. you know, we need it now. our industry is devastated. >> well, we know congress is talking. we'll see if they actually deliver. bill, thank you for joining us and telling us what's going on in northern california where you are. >> my pleasure. next, a closer look at what to expect when you get the coronavirus vaccine. there are some potential side effects. just into cnn, a game-changing announcement from warner media that every one of its movies

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just in, yet another loss in court for the president's baseless fight. the wisconsin court, in the 4-3 decision, the court decide d -- warner media is the parent company of this network. i should mention that. every single film it produces will be available on streaming at the same time that it is released in theaters. cnn's chief madia correspondent brian stelter and host of "reliable sources" is joining me now. tell us how it's going to work and how other studios may follow suit. >> it is a game changer, and i

believe other studios are likely to follow suit. warner media also owns cnn, and the reason, of course is the ongoing pandemic. we have seen mother theaters close, some actually open and have to close again recently. mother theaters have been decimated by the pandemic, so the decision to put out "wonder woman" on christmas say was logical. now they're going much, much further saying all of these films with all come out on streaming on the same day as in theaters, basically giving customers choices. hollywood was very clear under the pandemic. movies debut in theaters, and then months later they go to other services. what we're seeing is the pandemic, as it has in so many ways and life around the world, it's exacerbating trends that were already happening in the

movie business. there's no going back from a move like this. it's seismic for hollywood, for movies to be released on demand on streaming and in theaters at the same time. a lot of movie owners may have concerns, but this is a move that consumers will be really excited about. if you want to see a movie in a theater, you can, but you can also stay at home and watch it if you want. >> brian, thank you so much. moderna now testing its coronavirus vaccine on teenager and children as young as 12 years old. moderna is the second coronavirus maker after pfizer to test its vaccine in children and teens, but what does it feel like to get a vaccine? dr. sanjay gupta spoke to someone who knows firsthand. >> that evening was rough. i developed a low-grade fever and fatigue and chills.

>> yasir is describing the side effects he experienced during moderna's covid trial. >> 30 minutes later i had some stiffness, like you're punched in the arm basically firms when you're going through the whole process, yasir, 22-page consent form, hearing about the potential side effects, knowing you're trying something that we don't have a lout of data on. did you have second thoughts? >> honestly, yes. >> every decision we make is risk versus reward. when the company announced early data over 94% efficacy, yasir was confident it had been worth it. >> it doesn't last long. the potential of folks not getting vaccine and actually infecting people, those effects last longer, and they can be life or death. >> these are early days. the two vaccine front-runners

nudge country use a type of genetic sequence, mrna, it's never you used in humans outside of a clinical trial. one of the big concerns is that the side effects that are described will deter people from getting that second dose. 1. >> maybe 10%, 15% of the subjects immunized have quite noticeable side effects that usually last no more than 24, 36 hours. >> do you worry about the impact of this sleek on you long term? >> i gave it a lot of thought. the only thing that gave me some

calm is trying to research the actual vaccine, trying to understand how mrna vaccines work. >> we understand this for sure. you can't get infected from this vaccine, because the vaccine doesn't actually contain the virus. even though these are genetic-based vaccines, they don't alter or dna. as far as the side effects go, that may even be a good sign. >> that means your immune response is work fog you. you should feel good about that and there shouldn't be difficulty coming back for the second shot, knowing you're in a much better position to fight off this awful virus. >> for now yasir is looking forward to his next appointment, on december 10th, the exact day the fda might authorize the first vaccine for covid-19. >> i put my name down, because i just felt so helpless. it's public service. i think mass-scale vaccination is the only realistic way out of pandemic we're in.

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. when president-elect joe biden takes office, he will bring with him a ceiling shattering vice president in kamala harris. this saturday the new cnn film president in waiting debuts and it includes interviews with every living former president and haven't to gvice president perspective on the job. >> the way the president and i

would talk about it alone, with a small group, toward the end of the fall when it was opened up to the secretary of state, to the homeland security, et cetera, there was a lot more discussion about trying to decide whether bin laden was there. but literally because of the phases of the moon, we grt toot place where the president had 48 hours to make a decision to go or not go. >> tim, i wonder how you think joe biden's experience as vice president will inform how he approaches the role of commander in chief. >> well, he was there in the room when a number of the issues that are still on the plate for a u.s. government were discussed. indeed when it came to afghanistan, his instincts in the discussions over the surgery in afghanistan in 2009 were

correct. he wanted to limit the footprint and make the focus counterterrorism as opposed to nation building. so it turned out he was right. so he will have an opportunity now to implement a much tighter more effective posse in afghanistan. he also helped sell the stimulus package in congress. we'll have to have a stimulus package in 2021. so a number of issues that he dealt with at vice president and got to sick at and listen but n make the decision and now he can make the decision on. >> tim, thank you so much. really appreciate your perspecti perspective. be sure to tune in saturday night, president in waiting, only on cnn. and the u.s. has just crossed 14 million coronavirus cases as the nation sees its highest one day death toll since the pandemic began. the warnings coming from experts, next. (♪ )

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you are watching cnn, thank you for being here. this is the breaking news this afternoon. the united states has just surpassed 14 million cases of covid. how we got here is even more stunning. since this pandemic began, it took the united states 248 days to reach 7 million cases. but it only took the nation 69 days to reach the second 7 million cases. and just yesterday, it was the deadliest day for america since

the pandemic began. 2800 lives lost. that is one person every 30 seconds. let me say that again. one person every 30 seconds. unfortunately the death toll is not the only record we're shattering. more than 100 thourk people are hospitalized, that is an all-time high he. hospitals are running out of bed. layoffs are also resurging. an additional 712,000 americans filed for unemployment benefits just last week. and public health officials are sounding the alarm that this is about to get worse. more than 200,000 new coronavirus cases were reported yesterday which means in about a week and a half, our daily death toll will only go up. 2800 killed. that is more than the number of american personnel killed in pearl harbor bore, that is more than the number of american citizens who died on 9/11