>> 20 million people should get vaccinated in just the next several weeks and we'll just keep rolling out vaccines through january, february, march as they come off the production lines. >> even with that hope on the horizon, the current reality of the virus just keeps getting worse. hospitalizations hit another record high, jumping by more than 2,400 cases -- 2,400 in the past 24 hours. more than 105,000 americans are now sick enough with covid that they need hospital treatment. despite that reality, there is still clear signs of americans wanting to deny the reality. in idaho, for example, anti-mask and anti-vaccine protesters forced local health officials to abruptly halt a meeting in boise. the board had been expected to discuss and vote on new restrictions there in a state where the seven-day positivity rate now tops 50%, the second

highest in the nation. demonstrators even showing up at some of these officials' homes. they can protest, but the sad truth is there is no denying what is happening in idaho when you see the numbers and also what is happening in so many other states. new restrictions are coming. let's get to cnn's alex field. she's live outside of field hospital in providence, rhode island. alex, what's happening there? >> look, kate, rhode island is a small but densely populated state and it now has a big problem, it has the designation of the highest rate of new cases per capita in the nation. hospitals so strained they had to open two field hospitals in providence with a capacity of some 600 beds. cases are climbing in the state even as it's on a two-week pause. further restrictions are not off the table. similar story across the country >> reporter: as new coronavirus cases spread rapidly across the

country, some states are shifting to crisis mode once again, as intensive care units fill up with patients. >> what we do now is literally a matter of life and death for many of our citizens. >> we're experiencing a surge lying we've never seen. >> reporter: among those with stay-at-home orders in place, california, michigan, north carolina, where the governor is enforcing a 10:00 p.m. kerr few. >> we will do more if our friends do not improve, and that means additional actions involving indoor restaurant dining, shopping and retail capacity. >> reporter: the virus running rampant with the u.s. recording more than 215,000 new cases tuesday. here in rhode island there's a 9.4% daily positivity rate and the nation's highest new average of coronavirus cases per capita. health officials treating patients inside this field hospital in providence. more than 104,000 people nationwide are hospitalized with

the virus, a dangerous record. president-elect joe biden outlining a coronavirus response p plan for his first 100 days in office. >> as a country, we've been living with this pandemic for so long, we're at risk of becoming numb to its toll on all of us. >> reporter: his top three goals, safely getting more children back into classrooms, promoting widespread mask wearing and distributing vaccines to at least 100 billion americans. >> it's going to take some time but i'm absolutely convinced that in 100 days we can change the course of the disease and change life in america for the better. >> reporter: tomorrow an fda panel meets to consider whether the first vaccine candidate will be granted emergency use authorization in the united states,izati states, a decision expected this week. >> we do feel preliminarily the

success cry tier kiteria had be >> reporter: but in the meantime dr. anthony fauci said it's important to accept the reality of the pandemic. >> there are a substantial portion of the people who still think this is not real, that it's fake news or that it's hoax. it's extraordinary. i have never really seen anything like this. we've got to overcome that and pull together as a nation uniformly with adhering to these public health measures. >> next couple of months absolutely critical as we all know too well. certainly, kate, you heard hhs secretary alex azar sounding optimistic about the volume of doses we should be getting in the states in the next few months. he's also telling cnn today he has met with the biden transition team and he said there will be a smooth transition process. kate? >> alex, thank you very much. joining me right now is dr. celine gounder, former new york city deputy health commissioner and member of the biden transitions covid advisory board. good to see you again, doctor.

thank you for being here. 100 million shots in arms in the first 100 days. how much does this depend on what the trump administration does in the next 42 days to pull off that goal? >> it is highly dependent on what's happening in the interim between now and january 20th. it's not just about ordering vaccines and paying for vaccines. you then now need to figure out how are you going to transport, deliver, track that entire supply chain? who the staff are going to be providing these vaccinations, where is that going to happen? and how do you track all of that? that's a huge system information technology challenge, too. there's a lot of steps that go between having an emergency use authorization for a vaccine and getting those vaccines into people's arms. >> just as a matter of point to clarity, is the goal 100 million people getting a shot or 50 million people getting both

doses in 100 days? >> yes, it's 50 million people getting both doses for a total of 100 million doses in 100 days. >> do you think the president-elect should be the first person to get a shot when the vaccine is approved? >> i think that the president-elect should be among the first who are vaccinated. he is about as critical of an infrastructure worker as they come. i think it would also demonstrate a huge vote of confidence in the fda process, in the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. this is an approach has been used in many different vaccination campaigns where respected elected leaders and others are vaccinated in front of tv cameras really to be an example to the rest of the public. >> yeah, i asked because that's exactly what israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said, he's going to be the first person in israel to get the vaccine to serve as an example. do you know where the

conversation -- if that conversation has been had with the president-elect about being first? >> i don't know about whether he would be first, but i certainly know the president-elect, vice president-elect and others said they would be vaccinated in front of cameras so people can understand this is truly a safe and effective vaccine. >> we learned from the uk this morning that two health care workers who were vaccinated had suffered allergic reactions. and now as a result the uk is advising folks, and the way they put it is advising people with a significant history of allergic reaction to vaccines, medicine or food to not get vaccinated. what does that mean to you, doctor? >> when we do these clinical trials, we start by studying the vaccine in the most straightforward of populations. we usually exclude, for example, people who had severe allergic reactions, we exude pregnant women and children. those are groups in which this has not been studied. so i think even the initial

guidelines were even before these reactions occurred were that people who have a history of severe allergic reactions should wait on getting n vaccinated and if they get vaccinated, wait and have an epipen at hand in case they do have a reaction because we certainly don't have as much information among those people, how the vaccination will play out. >> the fda's vaccine adviser is meeting tomorrow to make the decision if they're going to recommend approval for the pfizer vaccine. with the data that's out there and positive response that we have really heard across the board, do you think it's a foregone conclusion, is it a foregone conclusion in your mind it will get approval? >> based on the data i have seen, some of which has also been released to the public, the data looks very good. even after one dose of the pfizer fx, that data is more preliminary, but even after one dose you see quite a robust immune response and after two

doses, it does seem to be very efficacious. i think one thing people should be aware of is the side effects are a bit more significant than you might have with a flu shot. i think people should be prepared to stay home after they get vaccinated for a day or so. you might have a fever, headache, that sort of thing. but these are not severe reactions and they're certainly nowhere near as bad as what you would suffer if you actually get the coronavirus itself. >> and real quick, the top scientific adviser to operation warped speed, he said he will be meeting with the transition team tomorrow. i assume that includes all of you as well on the covid advisory board. what is the biggest question you have, doctor, for him and the trump team? >> i think really getting more details on how they're planning to do distribution. >> are you not satisfied with what's been put out there yet? >> we certainly don't have enough detail yet. i mean it is a process of

handing over this information and reading us in. so i wouldn't say i'm not satisfied, it's a process. >> it's getting under way in a very major way at this moment. thank you, doctor, i appreciate your time. coming up for us, 50 states and 50 different vaccine distribution plans. we'll talk to michigan's chief medical executive about how the rollout is going to go in that state. do they have what they need and information they need? and joe biden is calling on a new cabinet position focused on civil rights. is that going to happen? we're carvana, the company who invented car vending machines and buying a car 100% online. now we've created a brand-new way for you to sell your car. whether it's a year old or a few years old. we wanna buy your car. so go to carvana and enter your license plate

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trump administration and governors and state health officials across the country and those efforts could start in just a matter of days. here's one of the federal officials in charge of logistics. >> from pfizer at kalamazoo, trucks will roll right out of there to the nearest airports and we will begin distributing vaccines across the entire country within 24 hours the trucks roll and basically within overnight, 48 hours, vaccines arrived at the locations that they've been designated by the jurisdictions and administration of the vaccine can occur immediately afterward. >> joining me now is dr. jen nay calhoun, michigan's key executive, key person in the rollout of the vaccine in michigan. thank you for being here. you heard him say trucks will start rolling 24 hours after approval and talking about rolling out of a facility in kalamazoo, michigan. does that mean your state will be getting doses earlier than others? >> we like other states

identified pro positioned hospital sites so we know exactly where all of the initial vaccines will be going. we've been working with those hospitals for weeks and we understand where they're going and how they're going to administer those vaccines. >> can you lay out -- i want to get to those plans because they're critical, as you know better than anybody. do you know how many doses the state is going to be getting in the first shipment? >> we still don't know unfortunately. that still remains to be scene. what we do know is that we know where they will be going. we know the hospitals. we know the hospitals that have that extra special cold storage capability needed for the pfizer vaccine but we still to this date don't know exactly how many michigan will be receiving. >> i can imagine you can make plans as you are for where they would go, where the key positions would be, but how really if you don't know fsh if you haven't heard or don't know how many doses you're getting, how do you make plans? it seems almost impossible,

especially if you're expected to be potentially getting these doses, the first shipment next week. >> we had to be flexible throughout this entire pandemic response. so we have gotten some estimates that change sometimes multiple times a week from the federal government but we are planning for best-case scenario and i think we will be ready, depending on how many vaccines we get whether it's very few or a lot, our hospitals will be ready to start vaccinating day one. >> it how many doses did you request? >> so we're asking as many as they can ship to us, quite frankly. he want to get this vaccine out as quickly as possible. we know it will be available in very limited amounts in the beginning. but the more we can get, the more we can get it out to the general public eventually. >> why is the number fluid? you have to know, at least in this moment, the static number of health care workers there are, static number of people in nursing homes, why is the number

fluid? >> at the state level we have those numbers. i don't know how many i will be receiving from the federal level. again, that's not what i'm in charge of. it depends on the manufacturer as far as i know. that's what we're waiting to hear from the federal government. >> you have around about a population of 10 million people in the state of michigan. what is the number you requested, if you can give us an estimate? >> so our goal for 2021 is actually to vaccine 70% of michigan's adult population so that means a lot of vaccine, obviously. again, we'll be learning as we go along as far as more about how this vaccine works and especially if we can use it in pregnant women and children, which we know at this point we don't think we would be able to. >> how would people learn in your state when it's their turn, when they can get in line and schedule to get a shot? >> we have a massive communications campaign that we've actually been rolling out for weeks, giving people information about the vaccine development process, making sure

we understand that it's safe, that it's effective. we have a website. we have multiple stakeholder groups as well making sure people have the information they need so they can start planning for how they will get a vaccine when it's their turn. >> is there a website they can go to? i have a lot of family in michigan. is there a website they should be going to to see where they are in line? i feel like that might be possible since you don't know what you're getting. >> we have a michigan, covidmichigan.gov and that's where they should be going to. >> who will be getting the vaccine first? >> it will be our health care workers, and we're prioritizing our nursing facilities and long-term care facilities and that's what we know across the country there's been a lot of death unfortunately.

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. cnn is learning more about the two latest picks for joe biden's cabinet. the president-elect expected to nominate ohio congresswoman marcia fudge to lead the house of urban development and meanwhile the agriculture secretary is expected to be former iowa governor tom vilsack. we're in wilmington with much more on this. jessica, what are you hearing about these latest expected nominations? >> yes, kate, right now our sources are telling us about two of the people selected to fill the slots. let's start first with tom vilsack and the agriculture department. we're told by sources biden is expected to top vilsack, former eye ka governor, to serve as

agriculture governor and as you mentioned, he was in this department before. so he's no stranger what to do, how it can be run and he's no stranger to joe biden. he has a long relationship with biden, biden leaning on their relationship, his comfort level with someone he knows. vilsack was one of his earliest supporters in iowa. he and his wife campaigned very aggressively for him throughout iowa through the campaign trail. marcia fudge, we're told, is expected to come the housing of urban development agency secretary, and she is, as i said, an iowa congresswoman and that is notable because biden has been hesitant to pull anyone from congress. the congress has such a strong swing majority and they still don't know what will happen in the senate. and fudge is likely to be the

exception, as she's considered in a very safe seat for democrats. that's what we're looking at with those two potential nominations. later this afternoon, right here in wilmington, delaware, president-elect biden will be formally introducing his pick to be secretary of defense lloyd austin, a retired army general. he will be here with biden in wilmington. there has been some pushback though on the hill from members of their own party on a potential waiver. austin would need a congressional waiver because he's only been required for four years from the military. frau law mandates you need to be out for seven. those waivers are quite wear. there was one given to james madison during the trump administration. we'll see how that plays out on the hill but we will see them later this afternoon in wilmington, kate. >> absolutely, jessica. thank you. joe biden is also facing new pressure on the makeup -- more pressure and new pressure on the makeup of his cabinet. the naacp asking the president-elect to create an

entirely new cabinet level post. the civil rights star and adviser to the president focused exclusively on racial justice, diversity and equity. the head of the naacp met with the president-elect and his team just yesterday about this and more. joining me now is the president of the naacp derrick johnson. good to see you, derrick. thank you for coming in. what was your big takeaway, first and foremost, from your meeting with the president-elect? >> the biggest takeaway is they're hoping for ongoing dialogue for civil rights leaders. i think that's important. many of us in the civil rights community know the success of this administration will be all of our success. our goal is to have ongoing dialogue to explore opportunities to open up, looking towards 2030 and beyond, to ensure equal protection under law for everyone and to make sure the commitment from this administration of racial equity is carried out across the entirety of the administration. >> why do you think joe biden needs a cabinet level civil

rights czar? >> if it's going to be a priority of this administration as he has stated, someone should own that portfolio to ensure that it's actually being implemented. very similar to climate. if climate is a priority of the administration, which he has stated, he has empowered former u.s. senator john kerry as the senior adviser on the issues of climate. we believe racial equity is as strong as a consideration as any other consideration, it would allow this nation to begin to address future opportunities by celebrating the diversity of this nation and empowering individuals to truly be included in the prosperity at this nation. >> what was the reaction in the room? did biden -- can you tell us, did biden say that sounds great? or we'll think about it? >> right, so we put many things in front of him. another thing we wanted to come out of this conversation is

there will be ongoing discussions around big-picture ideals such as this. >> but no concrete commitment to creating the positions in that meeting? >> no, not concrete commitments but there was a commitment to continue the conversation. >> as we were just reporting, tom vilsack is expected to be named as biden's agriculture secretary, a position he held in the obama administration. you specifically called out vilsack, we talked about this, as someone you do not want in the cabinet. did you bring this up to the president-elect in your meeting? >> well, it was expressed a concern but we also respect the authority of the president to select the cabinet. once we have expressed that directly, we want to pivot and look at the totality of the appointments to ensure that african-american specifically are allowed to fully participate in the policy priorities around racial eck wasy is a part of all of the appointments of the

cabinet. >> so your tone, derrick, seems softer than when you and i last spoke about the agriculture secretary. are you warming to the idea of having vilsack as agriculture secretary? >> oh, our position is the same, but once the decision is made by the president, then we have to adapt where we go here. it's not that our position has changed on former secretary vilsack, it is the same. but we also recognize that the president has the prerogative of selecting a cabinet. it is our goal to provide input as much as receive around what we feel will be in the good, best interest not only of the nation but also our communities, because we represent african-americans both urban and rural, black farmers, we represent many individuals who depend on the department of agriculture for healthy, quality food. so as a result of that we have done an analysis and feel there would be somebody better placed

in this position but with that, that's only our input. the president will always have the final say on cabinet appointments. >> would you say you're proud of the cabinet that you've seen president-elect biden lay out so far? >> absolutely and the other thing about cabinet heads is also important about individuals who understand the need for racial equity. you look at ag, a lot of our historically black colleges would depend on an equitable department of ag to provide support to grow. you have many black farmers depending on an equitable department of ag to recoup land that was lost. so the cabinet surrounding him is also very important. >> derrick, thank you for coming on. appreciate it. coming up -- this time tomorrow the fda advisory

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breaking news just in, canada just joined the united kingdom is now approving pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in canada. here in the united states, the fda's vaccine advisory board will be holding a nine-hour meeting tomorrow to decide whether or not that very same vaccine should be approved here. and be able to watch. not only has the fda released the briefing materials, the meeting is expected to be livestreamed as well. one of the doctors to help make this final recommendation is an infectious disease expert and the president of mahari medical college and joins me here right now. doctor, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> you start tomorrow morning. how quickly do you think this authorization could come? >> well, after the committee had a chance to hear the reports about the data, there will be a vote taken at the end of the day and the commissioner might make the decision as early as

tomorrow or friday. >> so there's no pause, there's no wait. when you all -- what you guys recommend, the decision can come almost immediately. >> yes, i think the commissioner has that prerogative to make that decision. >> so the fda's put out all of these briefing documents on the pfizer vaccine. with what you've seen, doctor, are you a yes for emergency authorization at this point? >> so unless there are some surprises in the data that we've not been made privy to, and i don't think there are, i'm very excited about the results. what's more exciting to me, indicate, there are two vaccines based on this platform that have provided almost exactly the same results and that to me also is a very encouraging and exciting result of all of this. >> exciting and encouraging i think is what everyone is looking for at this moment, doctor, and that's why we're looking to you in large part. we've learned this morning about two cases of an allergic reaction to the pfizer vaccine

in the united kingdom. is that a concerning surprise to you? does that give you any pause? >> it really does not, kate. it's not unusual when you introduce a new vaccine or medicine to have a few individuals with an allergic reaction to them. what's happening now is that pfizer and the uk health officials are going to pinpoint exactly what it is in the vaccine formulation that caused that allergic reaction. keep in mind 40,000 people plus participated in evaluating this vaccine, and only rarely did they see any kind of allergic reaction. this is not a major concern. they're going to sort out what it is and make sure folks who are allergic to that thing do not get the vaccine. so i'm not concerned about it at all. >> as we saw in the data that was released, documents released, people with an allergic reaction, history of allergic reactions as well as pregnant women or women breastfeeding as well as people under the age of 16 were not

part of the pfizer trials. if approval is given, if you all recommend that tomorrow, what does this mean for this group of folks? >> well, first, there were a number of women who became pregnant during the study itself. more than 20, i believe. some of them withdrew from the study but some of them stayed in the study. so they're going to be followed over the long term, maybe as many as two years, just to make sure the vaccine had no adverse effects on the women or babies they deliver. there are also ongoing studies to determine whether or not the vaccine had detrimental effects on fetuses or newborns. there will be a lot of data we have in handed to make decisions about pregnancy but at the moment, it does not appear to be harmful to women or damage their chances of becoming pregnant. it's being evaluated you about at the moment, i don't think we have any concerns about pregnancy for this vaccine.

>> that's very interesting. a key concern for many in public health is convincing people to get the vaccine once it is approved. and that is especially a concern among black americans considering the horrible history of medical mistreatment that african-americans have faced. this is -- i'm sure -- a key consideration and concern of the panel for sure. how do you instill a sense of confidence there? what do you think, doctor? >> so our approach is to identify trusted messengers. i learned this lesson in my work in hiv, unless the messenger is instructed who delivers the messages about the vaccine or encouragement about the vaccine is not going to be effective. we're going to try to prevent information to minorities to make this decision. and i honestly believe if enough

information is provided, that science has tested the vfl that people will make the right decision and the right decision at this point is to get vaccinated because we're bearing the burden of the disease more than anyone else in the country. our approach is provide as much information as factually based so people can decide for themselves and make the right decision. and the right decision is going to be get vaccinated because we need it more than others. >> no kidding. and you're one of those trusted voices. is there one piece of data you would say that black americans should be listening to, to convince them to go forward with the vaccine? >> well, one of the things i hear often, kate, people do not want to be guinea pigs like the men who were in the tuskegee experiment. this is not tuskegee by any means. african-americans and minorities have been on all sides of the table. they're among the scientists who have developed the vaccine.

there are two african-americans sitting on the panel to review the vaccine for approval. at all levels bringing up to this point, going back quite some time actually, african-americans have been involved. and i want people to know that we are at the table, we are part of the decision-making process and this is not tuskegee. tuskegee was horrible but as a result of it, human research has never been the same. we have data monitoring boards, institution review boards. the level of traz pansparency i unprecedented. so you can ever truck a sign terrific process, this is it. from the people involved and test transparency. >> sorry for the audio delay. thank you very much, doctor, for your time. good luck tomorrow. >> thank you for having me. still ahead on cnn, for first lady melania trump, she's ready to go home.

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the u.s. supreme court just refused to take up a request from pennsylvania republicans to block the certification of the state's presidential election results. so what will president trump and his allies in washington say now after saying this for so long? >> when the process is over, we're going to know the results. >> there's a process in the law that exists after the election, before the results are certified, that process has to be allowed to move forward. >> i'm okay with the way things are going. the president's challenging the election results and within the rule of law, and that's allowed

in america. >> the president has every right to present his case and every court that he wants to go to and has every right to be heard. >> he did, he was heard, and it is over as the supreme court decides. that brings us to a question cnn steven collison posed in a how many times president donald trump wants to lose the election to president-elect joe biden, and whether his republican acolytes, on capitol hill, will wake up and recognize reality. cnn's john harwood joins me, now. john, now, there is a long-shot lawsuit out of texas. so, is the answer this will never end? >> right. well, this is a ridiculous lawsuit. it's not going anywhere. and, you know, on steve -- the question steven posed in that piece, when are they going to acknowledge it? have you ever seen those advertisements for hair-dye products they offer for guys? and you put in a little bit each day, and the gray gradually goes

away. and then, you get to the other side, and all of a sudden, you don't have gray, anymore? obviously, i have not used those products but they are hoping to do that way so nobody ever notices they change. they can duck and dodge and offer statements of the kind you just played. until, all of a sudden, the electoral college has voted and the inaugural stands are all built and the transition is well underway. and they can just treat it as a fact, without ever having to do anything about it or say anything about it. that's not an option for state leaders. people, like brian kemp, jeff duncan, governor and lieutenant governor of georgia, brad raffensperger, they have got to certify. they've got to do things. and once they do that following the law, they get to announce by president trump, legislators are going to try to slide by this thing, without ever drawing trump's attention or the wrath of his supporters.

>> so, john, the strategy here is hair club for men, election style. i get it. i get it. it's good to see you, john. >> you bet. >> all right. so we, also, have this just in. new reporting on first lady melania trump. sources are telling cnn she wants to go home, while president trump is putting, as we were just talking about with john, all his focus into long-shot, dead-end attempts to stay in the white house. the first lady is focused on life after washington and a smooth transition back to mar-a-lago for her and her 14-year-old son, barron. cnn's kate bennet has this reporting. she is joining me right now. kate, tell me what you are learning. >> well, the thing is, as you just said, kate, the president is wanting to stay. and the first lady is publicly, very much, aligning with him, attending his rally the other day. she hasn't come out and publicly said anything that she wants to go home. but privately, she is putting out feelers. trying to possibly establish an

office in mar-a-lago. she is packing up the white house. determining what goes, where. she is thinking about schools for their son, back down in florida. all of these things are happening. they started happening, shortly after the election was announced for president-elect joe biden. so, again, behind the scenes, this is a first lady who is very much gearing up to think about life after the white house. while her husband is, still, continuing this false hope that he may stay another four years. again, it's that back and forth between the first couple that we see. she oftentimes, is acting independent law enforceme independently of what he is doing. this is very much the case as the trump administration winds down. >> historically, we have seen, of course, first ladies continuing initiatives that they have started in the white house. and continuing it, when they -- after they transition back to civilian life, private life. do you have any -- do you have any sense if that's what the first lady's planning to do?

>> well, i mean, she put out feelers to an emissary about whether or not there is a budget. there is not for first ladies. there is for presidents. first ladies don't get that. some people i talked to said she would like to continue some of her be-best initiatives, in an official way. however, you know, this is not an initiative that people sort of roll off the tongue and they understand, they get the point, et cetera. as previous first ladies have done. so, in her office in the east wing is very small. it remains around 10 or 12 people and has for four years. so thinking about an established office outside the white house, i don't think it's going to be a huge priority for her. i don't think she is a prolific speaker or going to get on the speaking circuit. she is considering a book. however, i am hearing it's not a memoir. it may be history of the white house or design or decor. so, certainly, we might expect her post-white-house life

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