a historic turning point in the coronavirus pandemic. millions of americans are one step closer to getting the vaccine. donald trump rails against the supreme court after it rejects his bid to overturn the election. and in venezuela, slums forget about covid. the priority is just not to starve. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to you our viewers here in the united states, canada and around the world. this is "cnn newsroom."

a staggering 3300 deaths were reported on friday for covid deaths. new cases on friday hit an all-time high, nearly 232,000 infected americans. well, now there's hope a vaccine could be mere hours away. late friday, the u.s. food and drug administration green lighted the pfizer biotech vaccine for use in the united states. an advisory panel with it is u.s. centers for disease control and prevention will take a look at it today instead of sunday, as originally planned. that cdc meeting begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern. once the entire cdc signs off,

injections can be administered. cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has been reading through the fda's written authorization. he explains what's in it and why it's important. >> this is the firsts authorized vaccine for covid-19 in the united states. a letter sent to phaser late tonight from the chief scientist at the fda basically saying this pfizer biontech has demonstrated that the benefits outweigh the risks and it's an effective and safe vaccine to prevent covid-19. there's a couple of things i want to point out. this is an authorization, not an approval. which means data will continue to be collected. there is a vaccine adverse event reporting system where, you know, any kind of adverse events that occur over the next couple

on of years will continue to be reported. they have to continue to submit safety data and submit data about the manufacturing of the vaccine. it is one thing to produce vaccine for tens of thousands of people in a clinical trial, but something else to produce it for hundreds of millions of people. this st a long deliberation that's been going on between the advisory committee and now the fda resulting in this authorization. there's a couple of points for consumers that i think are going to be important. one is for people who have had significant allergic reactions in the past, so significant that you carry an epipen or something like that, there will be a discussion with your health care provider, but it is likely that this vaccine won't be recommended for you. for pregnant women, you may remember pregnant women were not part of the vaccine trial for about 23 women who became pregnant during the trial, so there's some data there, but

obviously not very much data. they're basically saying that the vaccine could be administered to someone would is pregnant, but after consultation with their health care provider and an acknowledgement that there isn't much data there. so it's a question of if someone is in a very high risk category in a pregnant woman, should they go ahead and get the vaccine. there was another point about age and you remember this was supposed to be authorized for people 16 and older. there were a few members of the advisory committee who said that should be 18. but they're sticking with 16. so this is a huge moment in this pandemic. it's a huge moment in science just to have a vaccine go from a genetic code that's authorized to a vaccine within the year is a pretty remarkable achievement. now we wait on the cdc to tell us the specific recommendations to tell us the who, what, where,

that kind of thing. as far as who gets it after that, that's something we're waiting to hear from the cdc. we know they were supposed to meeting on sunday, but now as a result of this authorization, they've moved up that meeting to 11:00 east coast time in the united states tomorrow and there should be a vote on the recommendations of this vaccine by midafternoon tomorrow. so, again, fda authorizations, now the cdc here in the united states will recommend to who this vaccine should be given. and that process is likely to start within the next few days. this is not something i thought frankly was going to happen this year. this is a remarkable pace of medical innovation. here in the united states, people should start receiving this vaccine early next week. as we get more details on this, and they're coming in quickly,

we will certainly bring them to you. >> it will be several months before most people will be able to actually get the vaccine. right now, the pandemic in the u.s. is the worst it's been and threatening to overwhelm the health care system. u.s. medical facilities are currently treating 108,000 patients. new infections routinely top 200,000 americans a day. deaths are averaging more than 2,000 a day. many communities say they no choice, they have to reimpose advisory and restrictions. >> if you don't need to go out, go home. this is plain common sense. when you're at work, wear a mask. when you're watching your kid play soccer, wear a mask. that's really simple and we can all do that.

>> los angeles county is recording its highest recollection of infection so far. more than 25,000 cases in just the past two days. that's twice as many new cases as ten days ago. dr. steven korodi is joining us now. thank you for joining us. i want to start with the emergency use authorization. across the country, hospitals like yours are preparing for the first rollout. tell us, how are you getting ready? how quickly can people get the shots and who gets them? >> it's really good to be with you. and it is actually very welcome news with this emergency use authorization that the fda has issued tonight. of course, there are a couple of other steps with our cdc colleagues to finalize that. but we have been mobilizing and working with our partners both

at the federal and state level to receive the vaccine. it's been a massive mobilization effort. we have garnered all of our specialists to, of course, review the data ourselves. we, in fact, participated in the vaccine trial so have confidence in both the safety and efficacy of this vaccine. have been developing the workflows to be able to get that on the ground to the health care workers and the residents of health care facilities that are at risk for complications from covid. >> if the cdc gives its go ahead, when would you start? some say it could be as soon as monday. >> i think that could be the case. as soon as they pull the trigger, what i understand you is that we will be receiving the vaccine within 24 hours of the go ahead. that could be as early as next week.

we even mobilizing our teams so that they have both the prioritization that the cdc has provided to us as well as having the people trained up and ready to go. a lot of the protocols that they have in place for the influence vaccine we're going to be able to use with covid. >> many health care systems like yours across the country are trying to extract the vaccine. how does that happen your ability to staff up when you're already stretched? >> right now in california where i'm sitting today, we are taking care of more than 2,000 patients in our hospitals. we also have almost 40% of our

icus with covid-19 patients. so we have had to staff up. we've had to actually mobilize a lot of our guidance around surge that we put together earlier in the year but now are fully implementing. and then on top of that, what we've done is we've repurposed a lot of the staff that works t on outpatient side to be ready to do the covid-19 vaccine effort. >> so one of the biggest challenges down the road, once the fda fully approves the vaccine for everyone is convincing enough americans to take it. as it stands, only about half of americans are willing to get the vaccine. how do you get that number up to where it needs to be and what happens if you can't? >> it is such a great question. can't is not an option. we have to get people mobilized

and ready to get the vaccine. we as the flont line health care workers are going to be the first one toes demonstrate that we believe in this vaccine, we're willing to get that shot. and to explain why it's so important that the only way we're going to get over this whole pandemic is to develop hert immunity and that's going to be thigh this vaccine. >> all right. that's all the time we have. thank you so much, dr. steven ferobi fovr f ferobi for joining us. >> thank you for having me, kim. biontech's ceo talked specifically about the vaccine they developed. fred, a great exclusive there. the ceo must have been tlildz that this hurdle has been overcome. what did he tell you? >> he was thrilled because he

says this was an absolutely herculean effort by himself and by his entire team. he said when he first learned about the novel coronavirus in january, he immediately read all the literature out there about the coronavirus. he said he basically did that in just one night and then just studied the virus. they went 24/7 into researching how they could attack the virus with the vaccine. that cooperation with pfizer, they started that without even having a written agreement between these two companies because they said it was so important to try and develop a vaccine that is safe as fast as possible. here is what he said. >> this is a most important milestone. the authorization of a vaccine in the united states was one of the most important from the very beginning. >> when do you think it is going to start having an impact on the

extra jektory of the virus in the united states? >> it could happen beginning march, middle of march, end of march, to see the first effects. and i hope with the spring season, we will have by nature a lower rate of infection. and to have a better summer than the situation is now. >> what steps are being taken to speed up production as fast as possible? >> we anticipate the need for the vaccine is much higher than we initially estimated. and now, of course, understanding that moss doses might be required. we started a few weeks ago to evaluate if we can use more

doses. this is exactly happening and i anticipate end of january we will be able to clearly state if we can put use more of those and if yes how much more of those. >> what do you think our future will be with this virus? >> i expect this virus will stay with us. this will become some sort of -- i would not say seasonal, but maybe every two years vaccination will be required to ensure that people do not get infections. and i could even anticipate that this could become a vaccine that already applied in childhood. >> can you provide americans with hope that we're turning the page and we're getting to push the pandemic back? >> i am optimistic. we are of course now in an

extremely difficult situation, not only in the united states, but already in europe. the infection numbers are high and every day, many people are dieing. we have to work hard to make our vaccine and make or vaccines as soon as possible. >> it's a real service to humanity, also, isn't it? >> indeed, a service to humanity. if it is in the center of our hearts, it is our goal and our vacation to make our vaccine available to any region on the planet. >> of course, right now, there is still a lot of work to be done. they're working on ways to accelerate production because there's so much demand for this vaccine and other vaccines from around the world. but they're working on one of the challenges that this vaccine does have, which is the fact that it needs to be stored and

transported around minus 100 degrees fahrenheit. >> fascinating stuff and a great get, frederick planken at biontech headquarters in germany. all eyes are obviously on the u.s. supreme court friday as it decided whether it would take up a case and overturn the presidential election. still ahead, how its ruling is unleashing the wrath of president donald trump and we'll bring you what he had to say about it. stay with us.

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president donald trump is angry over its refusal of the supreme court to take up a lawsuit. the court basically said texas has no standing to tell other states how to run their elections. mr. trump said, quote, the supreme court really let us

down. no wisdom, no courage. he sent out several tweets. jessica snyder has more on the high court's decision. >> the supreme court has poken and it is game over for what was a long shot lawsuit that gained support for more than 100 republican necessary congress. nearly two dozen republican attorneys general. the justices on the supreme court have spoken for the second time there week shutting down republican efts to stop joe biden from becoming president. the supreme court putting it this way. texas has no right to even file this lawsuit in the high court because texas has no right to legally challenge another how state conducts its elections. in this case, of course, texas was challenging the election procedures of four battleground states. now, in this order from the supreme court, two of the most conservative justices, samuel alito and clarence thomas said they should have at least let

texas file the case. but then these two justices said if that had happened, they, too, would have rejengted it. so this is a complete rejection of the texas attorney general ken paxton to stop the electors in pennsylvania, wisconsin, michigan and georgia from voting for joe biden when they meet on monday. this was a short order, just one page and a few sentences in it, but this is a major defeat for republicans and it's a victory for all the states and officials who blasted this effort by texas. officials in pennsylvania called it, quote, a cacophony of bogus claims that called for a sa dishus abuse of the judicial process. and the supreme court seemed to agree in a friday order that capped off a week of two supreme court rejections, of republican efforts and, of course, there have been repeated shutdowns of cases across the country by other state and federal judges. this one, just the latest. jessica snyder, cnn, washington.

>> for more on this, let's bring in leslie from chatham house in london. thank you so much for joining us. now that the smoke is finally clearing, i vacillate between two extremes, shock and how fragile the electoral system is, how close to the edge we came and reassured at how robust the system is that in the end it passed this extreme stress test. and it really wasn't all that close after all. they did lose some 50 odd legal challenges. where do you stand? >> well, i think it wasn't all that close. they lost all those legal challenges, they lost the popular vote by 7 million voters approximately and the electoral college, the margin has not been small in all 50 states

nonetheless, the fact that so many republicans in the house of representatives really sate that they supported the president's effort and the effort behind the texas lawsuit is all very concerning, but i think at the end of the story, it's cleaning towards, you know, your first claim, which is -- or your second claim which is, in fact, the system worked. it's been stress tests. what we've seen is that the supreme court is truly independent despite several people's concerns over the past months with the rush to confirm justice amy coney barrett. but, in fact, this is a very clear sign that it has not affected the independence of the supreme court and regardless of the president's power to appoint and to give those lifetime appointments, it's the lifetime appointment that remains tremendously important in ensuring the independence of

that court. so, you know, i think going forward, once president biden has been installed in office, when that question of the supreme court reform comes up, people are going to have to think very, very hard about some proposals which are going to have term elements on justices that independence is just tremendously important. >> so the system health, but what about society? theeven presented with two possibilities, one, there was a massive fraud in both parties across several states with dozens of judges, democrats and republicans supporting this, including the ones the president appointed, that's one, or two, donald trump lost and given

that, how governable will this country be? look into the future here. >> the broader question of america's democracy among americans, of polarization, what americans are using to form their abuses is subject of rhetorical abuse. this is a part of america's history, of our democracy, and the next president, president biden, is going to have a challenging country to govern at a time when the effects of the pandemic are so destructive, when the neat to go ahead more americans back to work means

he's going to have to govern in a very divided congress, as well, depending on what happens in those two run yaif races in georgia. but nonetheless, even if the democrats were to have control of the senate, they still face that very divided electorate. now, the key question here is partly, you know, what -- to restore those and bridge those divides, but it's also what happens when donald trump actually leaves the white house? how much do the republican -- what happens to the republican party? do they change their rhetoric or their position? do they start to guide their electorates in a more unified direct? we'll see what happens. listen, my questions were so

long, that is all the time we have. thank you so much for joining us. leslie, we appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. many potential vaccines are in the works all over the world, but not all are measuring up. we go live to france where a vaccine has been pushed back until next year. stay with us. we do it every night. like clockwork. do it! run your dishwasher with cascade platinum. and save water. did you know certified dishwashers... ...use less than four gallons per cycle, while a running sink uses that, every two minutes. so, do it with cascade. the surprising way to save water.

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welcome back to you, our viewers in the united states, canada and around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom." more covid deaths were reported in the u.s. on friday than ever before in a single day.

more than 3300 americans. that is almost 10,000 deaths in just the past through days. and there were more new u.s. cases than ever on friday. almost 232,000. it's put ago huge strain on hospitals which are struggling with record numbers of covid patients. now, the first vaccinations are on the verge of becoming reality in the u.s. the food and drug administration late friday gave emergency use authorization to the voox evens. injections can begin as soon as the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention gives its okay and that could happen later today. cnn's jim bittermann is near paris tracks those developments. on a day of excitement in the u.s., there was disappointment elsewhere. walk us through what happens.

>> kind of disappointing news. there were developing a vaccine that apparently is not efficient enough for seniors. it works fairley well for younger people, but older populations are not going to be as protected against the coronavirus. they are not expecting to have a vaccine until the third quarter of 2021. another bit of disappointing news came a couple of days ago. that is that the european drug agency that is in charge of authorizing drug use and medication use throughout europe say they're not going to get around to looking at the phaser vaccine until the 29th of december. they're not going to issue an order about its vaccination and

january 12th with the moderna vaccine. so probable the first vaccine, maybe a million doses will be rolling out in january and those will go to medical professionals and seniors in health care homes. other seniors won't get them until february and the rest of the population in the spring. a slower rollout compared to what you're seeing elsewhere here in europe. >> thank you so much. the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is surging in many european countries. german lawmakers are expected to meet in the coming days to heighten their own lockdown measures. in england, there's worry london might have to enter a strengict

tier three level lockdowns next week. the government says it plans to start mass testing 11 to 18-year-olds. cnn's anna stewart is in london for us. good news for those in london. you understand other people in europe are asking what about our kids. >> so mobile testing units will be sent to secondary schools in the most affected areas. students won't have to take a test, but they're being encouraged to do so. this is part of the government making a targeted response to what they're seeing in terms of covid cases. they say 11 to 18-year-olds in certain areas are accounting for most of the cases. you are absolutely right, not everyone is happy about this particularly where covid

restrictions have been very high. on social media, some teachers have come out and said some of their students have spent more time at home self-isolating just because they came in contact with someone and couldn't get a test. meanwhile, it doesn't look good for england, barely less than two weeks since our national lockdown ended. the infection rate does appear to be on the rise once again, but it's in london where the trajectory is particularly worrying at the moment. and all eyes are on christmas for england particularly as three households can mix over a

few days for christmas. but that is not a good idea, really, if the virus is on the rise. >> thank you so much, anna stewart in london. south korea has just seen its single highest day jump in coronavirus cases. the latest from seoul, just ahead.

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south korea controlled its initial coronavirus outbreak, it is now facing a resurgence. they've reported their highest daily rise in cases since the pandemic began and now it's turning shipping containers into medical facilities. cnn's paula hancocks is in the capital of seoul for us. quite a disappointing reversal.

what is behind the surge and how is the government planning on handling it? >> we heard from president moon jae-in saying he believes this is an emergency situation, there will be more done with testing and treatment. what we've heard from his prime minister is there will be 150 new testing stations set up in and around the greater seoul area. and hundreds of military personnel, police are being brought in and trandz to help with the contact tracing process. it's not an outbreak or a cluster based on one or two epicenters. there are much smaller

outbreaks, but they are more widespread. 66 in a nursing hospital, 14 in a restaurant. so the fact that we are seeing so much smaller outbreaks is making it far harder for officials to try and contain the outbreak. the prime minister himself did say if these numbers continue in an upward trend, then there will be no choice but to increase restrictions once again, increase the associate distancing measures and that would be to the highest level that it can be here in south korea. >> paula hancocks in seoul, thank you. mexico has the second

highest coronavirus death tools worldwide. some of those holidaymakers have been partying like it's 2019. cnn's matt rivers reports. this is tourist hot spot in mexico talume. it's part of a festival called art with me. this attendee says at that moment when you're in the matter, you're not thinking about getting sick. as the daily beast first reported, hundreds attended from multiple countries, including the u.s. despite the organize's website describing protocols that would be followed, masks, hand washing, social distance, cnn found lots of videos online showing, well, not that. organizers said the event was designed to celebrate culture of all forms, but for many, not the

mask wearing kind. she says there's those that don't want to leave home and not live and then there are others that go out, live life, put covid aside. we're that kind of people. some people who attended this party could have put others at risk. some came down here to mexico and could have put mexican lives in danger because they didn't follow safety protocols and some because what happens here doesn't stay here could have spread the virus when they went back home. >> i see each of these events as potential superspreader events. if even one person at that event has coronavirus, they could spread it to dozens of other people. >> the government of telume says these events were not illegal. organizers said they would require attendees to wear masks and social distance. many people just didn't comply. >> it also puts our image as a tourism destination at risk.

the organizers are apologizing. art with me in a statement said they worked to implement strict health measures. quote, we stand behind our protocols, however, in the event, we regret not canceling the event entirely. we apologize for any strain this might have caused our already overtaxed health system and frontline workers. another event will kick off on new year's event. their website says covid-19 protocols will be enforced. the festival's opening party is already sold out. an argument you hear a lot, including from some who hear this festival is if tourists don't show up, locals don't eat. but it's a weak justification. there's travels to support local economies and actually considering the risk that you might pose to others. and then there's this.

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at least one person is dead and two others are wounded ar ten rockets were fired from a vehicle in afghanistan. and the airport shot down after a rocket landed near a plane. aviation officials say the aircraft wasn't damaged. the rockets all landed in different parts of the city. no one has claimed responsibility. >> argentina's landmark abortion bill now heads to the senate after being approved by the house. coming up here while you're looking at video of the vote and some of the reaction to the vote, it would legalize abortion in argentina up to 14 weeks of age. to venezuela now where the

coronavirus pandemic has hit the country's economy hard, even though the country has the world's largest oil reserves, residents of the poorist neighborhoods there are barely scraping by. isa soares reports from caracas. >> life has come to a stand still for many on the streets of venezuela. the pandemic is now robbing many here of even amenable income. intensifying one of venezuela's most pronounced ailments, extreme hunger. celestina ted me she lost both-boys to gun violence 16 years ago, shot a few streets away from her home. there was so much war, they killed without mercy, she says. today, she's fighting a different battle, trying to make her $1 pension amid hyper

inflation last. i heat baloney and sausages if there's any. today, there isn't much. >> she has three sausages, a tiny bit of rice up here, frozen water. and then if i open here, plantain and leftovers that now are swarming with flies. >> water, too, is in short supply here. a result of venezuela's deteriorating infrastructure after decades of management under president chavez. the little that does flow out, she uses to fill these, avoiding covid-19 is the last thing on her mind. when there's water, we store it so it lasts. and when there's money, we buy bottled water, she says. down the road, i mean 80-year-old francisca.

she tells me she has no fridge. she shares this house with her two sons and here resignation adorns its every corner. a report last year found 96% of venezuelans are living in poverty. nowhere is that more evident than venezuela's biggest slum. here, children quietly line up for their only meal of the day. this soup kitchen alone feeds 80 children. the volunteer rodriguez, a mother herself, can't quite believe how bad its gotten. we have lots of vulnerable family, she says, many of whom don't even have breakfast. with hunger comes malnutrition and in venezuela, there are 639,000 mall nourished children under 5 years of age, according

to a national survey. so it's no surprise that this ngo worker who prefers to remain anonymous for fear of government reprisals that so much are knocking on their door. we were feeding 14,000 children and now since the pandemic, she says, we have 25,000 children. susanna says what venezuela is witnessing is a crisis of great proportions. >> do you think venezuela will ends up having a lost generation or even two lost generations here? [ speaking foreign language ] >> back at the slums, i feel this weight being carried with all i speak to, including this

health care worker who now also has to worry about water. >> everything is bad, she says. i have not mom bid ridded ridde have to have water. she's struggling to make ends meet where even her job has lost its value. how much do you earn a month? $2. her mother, who she looks after, her pension is $1. so this family right here, $3 per month. overburdened with life, i ask her if it's all taking a toll. >> everything we're living through is so tough, she says. it makes one not want to live at all. heartbreaking words that will no doubt resinate with many here, a country where poverty and hunger are now eating away at venezuela's soul. isa soares, cnn, caracas,

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this is not something i thought, frankly, was going to happen this year. this is a remarkable pace of medical innovation. >> a major milestone in a deadly fight. the fda gives emergency

authorization to the pfizer biontech coronavirus. we'll tell you what happens next. plus, the supreme court rejects a lawsuit backed by the president aimed at overturning the election results. is this the end of the road for mr. trump. all hands on deck for georgia. both parties send in faces to support the vote. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, i'm kim brunhuber, this is "cnn newsroom." the first vaccinations are on the verge of becoming reality in the u.s. a snapshot of what the past