patrick moved in, picked up the injured brynn, carried him to safety. >> the biggest thing for me was making sure no harm came to him because i new if harm had come to him, the narrative would just be changed. and then, the blame would fall on the black the. >> patrick, a father and grandfather, hopes that everyone who sees the image ubdz understands the responsibility to do the right thing resides in all of us. >> we just want equality for all races, for all people. but right now, it seems that we're the oppressed one and it's about time things would change the world over. >> if you missed all the other moments and our uplifting special, watch it on cnn go, cnn on demand and cnn max. thanks for watching. our coverage continues. the fda gives emergency

approval to a second coronavirus vaccine. the u.s. sets another record for both cases and hospitalizations, but not everyone is willing to get the shot. we'll talk to a los angeles doctor about why some minorities communities are so hesitant. plus, it's being called the largest ever hack of the u.s. government. the trump administration says it believes it knows who's behind it. welcome to you our viewers in the united states, canada and around the world. iemp kim i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom."'m kim b. this is "cnn newsroom." another vaccine has emergency use authorization from the u.s. food and drug administration. this one by the drug manufacturer moderna. it's the second one in a week to

get the green light. now we're waiting for the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention to recommend who should get the new drug first. that's expected this weekend. millions of doses could then be sent across the country as soon as monday. the decision came as the u.s. record number of new coronavirus cases on friday just shy of a quarter million people. adding to the toll, 13 state days of record hospitalizations. right now, there are almost 115,000 americans being treated for covid. some hospitals already are out of icu beds. they warn that another surge after christmas could overwhelm the system. we get the latest now from cnn's randi kaye. >> the united states seeing its darkest days since the pandemic began. the more help is likely on the way. the cdc is expected to discuss distribution plans over the weekend. >> we likely will see shots in the arm by the early part of

next week. i would hope monday or tuesday. >> those shots in the aim can't come soon enough. and the imhe is predicting roughly 560,000 u.s. deaths by april, a significant increase since their last projection. hospitalizations also mounting nationwide. and all eyes are on california, which is in a gruesome predicament. la county's health department says on average, two people are dieing from covid-19 every hour. and there are now zero icu beds left in southern california. the director of the l.a. county health department says their hospitals are under siege. the vaccines are in high demand. today, vice president mike pence and surgeon general dr. jerome ada adams got their first dose for all people to see. the surgeon general is doing his part to encourage all people to get vaccinated. >> as a u.s. surgeon general and a black man, i am equally aware

of the significance of my vaccination today. >> walgreens and cvs are expected to help vaccinate. but what with about pfizer? health officials across the country are confused after multiple states were told by the federal government to expect fewer doses of pfizer's covid-19 than initially promised. >> it's not clear to us why the shipment amounts have been adjusted. we're certainly frustrated that we won't be receiving the amount that we expected in the first wave. >> a reason for the delay wasn't given, although pfizer released a statement thursday saying they have millions of doses in their warehouses, but no shipment instructions. >> here in the state of florida, they are receiving 360,000 of the moderna vaccine next week and those would be going to 173 hospitals here in the state that

did not get the pfizer vaccine in the first round. the larger hospitals got the pfizer vaccine. those are the larger teaching hospitals which have more staff to assist. randi kaye, reporting in west palm beach florida. >> millions more people in england are now under the toughest level of restrictions called tier three. infections have spiked and there are new fears of the virus accelerating the spread. the prime minister hopes there will not be a third lockdown after christmas, but he's not ruling it out. selma, what's the latest? >> despite the fact that there has been growing concern for the medical community, command for tougher and tighter restrictions, the prime minister is insistent to go ahead with a relaxation of rules during christmastime. there is a period of time days between december 23rd and december 27th in which people will be allowed to break their social restrictions, up to three

households can come together and celebrate the holidays in a small, confined space and share a meal together. this has many doctors and nurses concerned, pleading with the prime minister to be concerned. that crucial number, while early analysis now shows that's going over one after a few weeks of it being under one, hospital capacity across england is already 90% full. you mentioned that variant that's been of extreme concern to government officials. there is an emergency meeting with ministers yesterday and we don't have a unified response. two of the four nations will actually be doing a post christmas nationwide lockdown to deal with this surge in cases. but downing street sticking to their strategy, despite fears that this could cause a third wave. the question is why, why would the prime minister incyst sist

this? if you listen to his statements, he said you, it is up to you to isolate before you form your christmas bubble. it is up to you to decide what to do with your elderly relatives. it is up to you to determine what extreme caution is for you and your family. but, again, very concerning for everyone here in the medical community. doctors and nurses already overwhelmed and warning of a third wave, kim, next year. >> thank you so much. >> infectious disease expert keith neal joins us now from darby. i want to ask you about that new variant. obviously, diseases mutates and so on, but how worried should we be about this variant? >> i think it's one for concern. it's not unusual for viruses to mutate because they're really not very good at ripley indicating their rna or dna

accurately, unlike animals and plants. i think the issue is it appears to be spreading faster, which in effect is if you have a selection around mutation for something that can spread quicker, then it's likely to become the predominant strain. what we are not seeing is that it is more dangerous and more virulent. which means for health issues, it's about the number of those being infected is crucial. and we need to ramp up what we do accordingly. >> so i want to go back to our headline here in the u.s., a second vaccine authorized by the fda. how important might that be? >> we've heard the phrase game changers for many times. and i think the only two game changers we've had is one, the dexamethazone in the recovery study here in britain and now vaccines because this is the end of the light of the tunnel. we can stop this spread when the vaccine is adequately spread to as many people.

>> now, you know, we're getting alerts every so often about adverse effects and we've been reporting on them as they happen. but there's a danger there that we give people the false impression that these vaccines are dangerous. so talk to me about what is normal. what should we expect and what should the bar be for alerting the public about something that is significant, that they should be aware of? >> i think we've always known that vaccines have a small risk. i think the issue is that when these vaccines were introduced, they've been given each the three vaccines have been given to at least 20,000 people. without any really serious effects. what happened in britain on the first day was two people developed a severe allergic reaction. but interesting, both these people carried epipens and that was a sign that they are particularly likely to have allergic reactions. and we've changed our guidance for the pfizer vaccine to if people have a severely allergic response, to wait for another

vaccine. so far, we've yivgiven dose toe 137,000 people here in britain and we've had only those two reactions. if you think about a 6-year-old person's risk of catching covid, it's pretty high now. and if you get it, there's a 1% chance of dieing. so that's 1 in 100 chances of death or 1 in 100,000 chance of a bad vaccine reaction. i think it's really clear. >> that's very well put. while some countries are entering lockdowns over christmas, other countries aren't taking any action here, for instance, or even relaxing some restrictions like in the uk where you are. now the instructions we're getting are, you know, just keep it small, keep tight a few loved ones, a few family members, but that still involves often traveling, mixing sometimes with the elderly, so how safe are these small family gatherings,

really? >> i think we can actually reduce the risk substantially. and that is really limited to the number of families you meet up with. because each family, if they've got infections, likely anybody in the family could have it. so a couple you of families who e meeting ip w meet up, most of which have isolated before meeting up, then you can control the risk. traveling itself is not a factor. whether you travel 2 miles or 200 miles with your immediate family in a car makes no difference. it's public transport where you're meeting with other people which is the risk here. >> some very valuable advice there heading into the holidays. thank you very much for joining us, infectious disease expert keith neal in darby, england. appreciate it. >> thank you. french president emmanuel macron says he's doing well a day after testing positive for

covid-19. he is working in isolation from an official residence outside paris. he says he has fatigue, headaches and a dry cough. >> translator: yesterday, i tested positive, showing the virus can affect anyone. i was very protected. i was being very careful. i respected the safety measures, the distancing. i wore a mask. i was applying alcohol gel regularly. and despite everything, i caught the virus. so we must continue to respect these rules that may weigh on you, that may sometimes seem hard for you. but we have to hold on. >> mr. macron says he's staying focused on his country's pandemic response and will keep the public updated on his health. donald trump is encouraging congressional republicans to follow through on a last ditch effort to keep him in power. just ahead, we'll talk to a political expert to find out why some of the president's allies might actually go along with it. and a little later on, we'll

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the oois congress and the president have passed a plan to avoid a shutdown. house democrat adam schiff explains why he thinks the deal isn't done yet. >> more than half the republicans in the senate and those are mitch mcconnell's constituents don't want to do anything more. they think we've already done too much. small businesses, you know, they don't pay the campaign bills so they're not particularly interested. and so mitch mcconnell felt if he brought it up before the election, it would divide his conference. it would pass in the senate with a majority of democratic votes and the majority of republican

votes. so he put it off until after the election. >> rather than deal with the stimulus effort or sky rocketsing new covid infections, president trump's attention is still clearly fixed on defying the results of the election he lost and staying in the white house. cnn's jim acosta explains the president's latest attempt. >> still scheme forth a way to stay in power, president trump is throwing his weight behind senate republicans willing to defy the will of the voters. mr. trump is tweeting support for incoming tommy tubberville who is indicating he wants to block what's coming on january 6th. >> you see what's coming. >> the plot, which is doomed to fail as democrats control the house could become another embarrassing spectacle. still, the president is pushing other senators to dive in, falsely tweeting republican senators have to get tougher or you won't have a republican

party any more. we won the president election by a lot. fight for it. but even a source close to the white house says it's an exercise in futility. >> it's time for us to accept that defeat. also, by the way, accept the many victories we had that night. we had a great night except at the top of the ticket. so we need to accept that and we need to move on. >> other allies want to keep fighting including michael flynn who told newsmax mr. trump should consider declaring martial law and a new election, although flynn was careful to add he had nos calling for that to happen. >> within the swing states, if he wanted to, i could take military capabilities and place them in those states and rerun an election in each of those states. these people out there talking about martial law like it's something we've never done. martial law has been instituted 64 times. >> the president is playing

games with the pandemic, just as vice president mike pence was receiving his vaccine -- >> i didn't feel a thing. well done and we appreciate your service to the country. >> the president was retweeting conservatives who question the effectiveness of wearing masks. contrast that with nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell who both got the vaccine themselves. the white house isn't saying much about when mr. trump will be vaccinated. earlier this year he said he was willing to do his part. >> will you get it? will you take it? >> will i take it? >> yeah. >> i would absolutely, jim. if there's a vaccine and if they wanted me to be first on line or last on line or whatever is best for the country. >> the president is laying low on the russian cyber attack. >> what if this attack was on the gas pipeline system or on the electrical grid or on the air traffic control system? this just underlines how critically important the issue

of cyber is and how we really aren't there yet in terms of preparation. >> white house officials insisted mr. trump is working hard on the issue. >> at this point, the administration continues to work very hard behind the scenes and to the extent we have to speak publicly, we do that, whether or not he's coming in front of cameras. >> but sources tell cnn he's on the verge of granting new pardons. one time recipient rudy giuliani paid a visit to the west wing in the afternoon. as for talks aimed at reaching a deal on a coronavirus stimulus package, white house officials are hopeful congress can make it happen weekend, but the president's leadership appears to be missing on that front, as well. cnn, the white house. for more on this, let's turn to thomas gift from university of college london. thank you so much for joining us. i want to get to the covid relief deal, but first i want to start with what we were just hearing there about jim acosta,

that tentative plan by members of congress to potentially force a challenge to the election on january 6th. so you've heard a source there saying to us, you know, it's an exercise in futility and feelty to trump. just a few hours ago in the early hours of this morning, the president tweeted about a big protest in d.c. on january 6th. he said be there. we'll be wild. now, january 6th, of course, the day that congress is scheduled to count the electoral votes. what do you make of this dismal echo chamber? >> well, it's really hard to know, jim. this is basically more of the same from donald trump. he's been disputing the election outcome since november 3rd, continues to do so right now. i still maintain this is largely rhetorical, but it is damaging because so many republican voters believe his unsubstantiated claims. it further erodes the social fabric in the united states and it undermines one of the most

basic precepts in our democracy which is sfree afree and fair elections. we shouldn't get desensitized to it. >> one notable person who has been fairley absent from the move to overturn the election has been mike pence. of course, he's stayed loyal to the president, but we saw him yesterday getting the vaccine on camera which the president hasn't done. he's sort of distanced himself from the whole election steal thing. is that all being done with an eye to 2024? >> i think so, kim. mike pence is in a tough spot politically. to the extent that he's concerned about his future in the party, he can't distance himself too sharply from trump simply because he knows the president's popularity and any thought he has of running in 2024 depending on loyalty to trump. however, just like mitch mcconnell earlier this week

acknowledged biden's victory, the reality is becoming harder and harder to ignore. so i would expect pence to try and walk this fine line between supporting trump while mildly distancing himself from some of the more overrageus claims that the president makes about voter fraud and ig regularities. practically, that means repeating lines like making every legal vote count and letting voters read between the lines. >> so a tough tight rope to walk there. let's get back to what will ultimately be more important to millions of americans that covid relief deal. they seem close, but still some major sticking points among them. the democrats, including bernie sanders are pushing for bigger checks for americans, vowing to block it if they don't get basically double what's on offer now and now republicans are coming up with this new demand to restrict the federal reserve lendsing program. which do you think will prove to be the bigger obstacle and will it be enough to sink a deal? >> i do think that the main

issue right now seems to concern the federal reserve. back in march when the first stimulus passed, the fed utilized a number of lending program that's aided in the provision of credit to states and private companies. republicans in congress now want to ensure some of those powers are limited. that's anchored democrats. they say the fed wouldn't be able to operate as effectively as a lender of last resort, which would depress confidence in financial markets. by contrast, republicans are making the case that curbing the fed's discretion would preventive from crowding out private lending and becoming too politicized in bailing out states and local governments. so it's a significant impasse. and i guess we'll see if it ultimately proves to be too much of a road block to overcome. joe biden is expected to announce more members of his cabinet next week. democrats are hoping biden doesn't grab any more members of congress. their majority is already razor thin. but there is a plan to stagger the nomination.

take us through how that might work to sort of lessen the risk. >> we're going to see some special elections, but on the one hand one might say it's a majority, but on the other hand, it does seem like there is velgs l very little leeway for action. for nancy pelosi, marshalling broad support for her side of the aisle will be a challenge, especially in the months following the transition. so pushing forward in a liberal agenda will be especially hard, i think, because looking forward to the 2022 midterms, elections tend to go against the party holding the white house. as a result, vulnerable democrats might be more reluctant to support anything too controversial. so this razor thin margin i think is a significant story. >> all right. thank you so much for joining us, thomas gift of university college london, we always appreciate it.

>> thanks, kim. the coronavirus vaccine can't come soon enough for many people, but even as cases reach new records in california, there's still hesitancy about vaccines, especially in minority communities. so i speak to a medical expert to see why. plus, later on tips from health experts on how to stay safe during this holiday season. stay with us.

welcome back. we're live in atlanta. this is "cnn newsroom." the covid vaccine developed by moderna could be filling syringe eggs and administered as early

as monday. the fda gave emergency use authorization on friday. modern ya is the second vaccination approved in a week. hospitalizations also hit a record high at 115,000 patients nationwide. the san joaquin valley icu bed capacity are at zero. some fear the worst is still to come. in southern california, hospitals are at their breaking

point. too many coronavirus patients and as of thursday, no icu bed s left. >> the majority covid patients. the deaths, the suffering, taking a toll. >> it's probably the hardest yeef i've ever had as a nurse. we still have our families and loved ones to worry about. >> the thing that keeps me up is when there's a time when we have to decide who gets something and who does not. >> so if things don't change, you're concerned. >> if things doing change, we're going to probably be rationing care and that's something that's very concerning. >> that's a decision no doctor wants to have to make. >> that's a decision nobody

wants to make. >> the state reporting more than 147,000 new coronavirus cases in just three days. activating its mass fatality plan, ordering 5,000 body bags, 60 fridge rated trailers on stand by as makeshift morgues. >> that means that we expect to have more dead bodies than we have spaces in morgues for them. that frightens me. and it should frighten you. >> in los angeles where the mayor is in quarantine after his 9-year-old tested positive, officials say an average of 2 people are dieing every hour. the number of patients hospitalized tripling to 5,000. >> we are getting crushed. i'm not going to sugar coat this. we are getting crushed. >> in some areas, ambulances had to wait hours to offload patients, some on gurneys outdoors waiting.

school even arriv colleen arrived in california in may. she's exhausted by all the deaths. >> today, it's just like this -- so that was somebody's family member because i lost my patient. for people to believe this isn't real, i take offense to it and i would take greater offense if that was my family member. >> doctors tell us they've never seen anything like this before. yes, vaccines are being distributed, there is hope on the horizon, but there's holidays coming up. the next two months, these doctors say, will be bleak. we have not yet turned the corner on this pandemic.

> controlling the pandemic relies on vaccines. the it's doesn't have a good history with vaccines, specifically regarding the tuskegee experiment. but officials are worrying to ease fears about a covid vaccine. a short time ago, i spoke with a los angeles doctor doing just that. dr. sheila young is an assistant professor at the charles r. drew university medical of science in los angeles. thank you so much for joining me, doctor. this is such an important topic. the experts are emphasizing just how important it is to encourage

people to get vaccinated. give me a history of the university and where exactly you work. i used to live not too far away. so what makes it different from much of l.a.? >> so the charles r. drew university of medical science university was founded after the watts ford rebellion in the 1960s. so it was established to provide medical care and jobs for those in the community. >> and what makes this a bit different from the rest of l.a.? >> one thing i can say is some of our greatest talent in the world has come from this area in south los angeles. unfortunately there st a very high percentage of the population who don't have

insurance. also, there's a large part of the population who are undocumented. >> so when it comes to covid, that sounds like a recipe for disaster. you know, when the virus hit, it seemed like the traditional way to reach those black and latino universities weren't working. you have another title, director of street medicine covid-19 testing. you've been going out into the community to talk to folks about the coronavirus getting he test and had so on. and tell me more about why so many african-american latinos are skeptical about testing and how you were able to turn that around. >> in the beginning was the misinformation and also the visuals of a procedure that appeared very painful and very

scary. and that's, of course, the nasal pharyngeal swab going to what people said was their brain. but it wasn't that. we were fortunate to work with organizations and laboratories that offered testing so we were able to take a sample from the mouth. so we really just got out on the streets and let people know what to offer. we also addressed the fears. and one of the things that families have been split up when i.c.e. has come to the home and taken a percent from the family. it isn't the best option for

folks. however, because charles r. drew has worked in the community for so many years and we have strong ties to the community through our community partnerships, and also the fact that many of our faculty members are from the community, our president and ceo, dr. david carlisle, his grandmother lived not too far from the big university. and so with these personal connections, it provides an opportunity for us to really understand and reach the heart of those who have fears around medical care. >> so now the next challenge will be getting people vaccinated. the polls show that people in minority communities, especially african-americans region are much less likely to get the covid shot. does it just come down to people won't trust a coronavirus vaccine if they don't trust the government? >> i don't think so.

i think that essentially what we have to do is provide the proper education and i think that folks will -- once they understand how the vaccine works, would be more willing to take it. >> thank you so much for everything you're doing there in the community and best of luck going forward, dr. sheila young. we appreciate you talking to us. >> thank you. now to mexico city where there's a strict new lockdown in effect for millions of people. it will last for at least three weeks. with an alarming spike in cases and people flooding streets and shopping districts ahead of christmas, officials say they have no choice. matt rivers has more from mexico city. >> for weeks now, health officials here in mexico city have been warning the general public that if the situation with covid-19 did not get better, that they would be forced to close down sections of the city, to take more drastic measures. and over the past few days, we

have seen record numbers of hospitalizations here. we have seen a record number of new cases being added on a day-to-day basis. and because of that, officials are now following through on that threat. as of midnight saturday, all nonessential businesses, both in mexico city and also in the surrounding state of mexico, which combined make up one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, all of those nonessential businesses will be forced to close until at least january 10th. health officials say it could go on longer depending on the status of the pandemic. make no mistake, health officials tried not to do this. they faced criticism over recent weeks as we've seen this disease trending in the wrong direction in terms of hospitalizations and new cases. some have been calling for businesses like these to be closed earlier. but health officials resisted that at least in part because of the economic pain that this is going to cause. mexico city, the state of mexico, huge income drivers for the country overall and this will be an economic hit to an

economy that is struggling during this pandemic. but officials are saying, look, they didn't have a choice here. they were forced to make what they are calling, quote, extraordinary action toes try and get this pandemic more under control and, of course, they're going to be looking at the upcoming holiday season. we're in it right now. and just like many other countries around the world, mexican families get together, gather during this time of year. that poses a risk. mexican health officials are urging people to stay at home ps there's no mandatory stay-at-home order, but we know that these businesses are being closed. that is the play by the mexican government right now to try and get its case numbers, these hospitalizations moving in a different direction. matt rivers, cnn, mexico city. president trump has little to say about a massive security attack that has compromised u.s. federal agencies, but america's top diplomate is talking about it. we'll find out who he's blaming. that's just ahead. stay with us.

the u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo announced little doubt on friday that russia is behind the cyber attack on federal agencies. >> there was a significant effort to use a piece of third party software to essentially embed code inside u.s. government systems and now appear systems of private companies and governments across the world, as well. this was a very significant effort. and i think it's the case that now we can say pretty clearly that it was the russians that engaged in this activity. >> meanwhile, we're learning more about when officials first began to notice that something was wrong. alex marquart has more. >> we are getting new information about what was known and when. and it was several months ago that american officials who

monitor for threats though critical infrastructure when they first noticed suspicious activity. that suspicious activity, we now know, was now linked to what we're reporting is one of the largest hacking operations in history. but at the time, those officials weren't able to tie what they're seeing to the software which we know the hackers used to get insi inside. the activity they saw was classified and did not provide conclusive evidence that the networks had been compromised. but it still worried top security officials that there were potential vulnerabilities in the systems. then fast forward to ten days ago, the top cyber security firm revealed it had been hacked. that was followed by the u.s. government admitting it, too, had been targeted in what we now know is the biggest breach the u.s. government has ever seen. we're learning more every day about what these hackers who are believed to be connected to the russian intelligence services, what they had access to. but given the sophistication,

there is still so much that needs to be learned. what data was accessed? what was done with it? 18,000 customers used this software that the hackers rode into these networks on. it's from a company called solar winds. all of those clients, including many in the u.s. government, they all need to do a forensic analysis. that could take months or longer. we may never know the full extent of what these hackers did. the u.s. cyber agency said there were other authorities used to get in and techniques that have not yet been discovered. the scale and sophistication of this operation that has been going on since march cannot be overstated. alex marquart, cnn, washington. the holidays are just around the corner and health experts are worried it will mean a spike in covid cases. when we come back, tips on how to stay safe during the holidays. stay with us.

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holiday spirits. >> america's top voice on the pandemic warns christmas this year could cause a more catastrophic spread of the coronavirus than christmas did. >> it goes into christmas and the new year's holiday. >> for the first time in more than 30 years, i'm not spending the christmas holiday with my daughters. >> dr. fauci, the cdc and other experts have safety tips. they warn americans not to travel, but if you have to travel, try to get tested and quarantine before you leave. then quarantine again when you get there. try to drive to your destination. >> if you have to fly, the shorter the flight, the better. make sure you wear a mask.

and try to avoid eating or drinking while traveling. >> dr. lena wedt, former baltimore health commissioner says if you have a gathering, try to make it outdoors when possible. but she has advice for people who don't live in warm weather areas. >> for many people, it's probably going to be cold. ask guests to budge up. a fire pit or a heat lamp could help. >> she suggests seating families six feet apart and the host sets out individual serve eggs of food and drink. for gatherings indoors, spread people out at much as possible. >> open as many windows as you can. find as much circulation as you possibly can. >> if people are eating at a gathering in a home, have them eat in pods of their own family members in different parts of the residence. and --

>> don't have loud music. do everything you can, turn music way down so people do not have to speak loudly. >> many shopping malls are still crowded this holiday season. and experts say that's dangerous. if you can't order gifts online, what do you do? >> try to preorder and to pick up at the curb side, or walk in, get the gift, pay and leave again. try not to linger in the mall for long periods of time. and if you can go at off hours when there's not a lot of people there, that, too, is going to decrease your risk of getting infected. >> dr. megan ranni and other experts are very concerned about the mental and emotional health of people this holiday season, acknowledging that it could be lonelier and more desperate for more people this year. they encourage people who are dealing with that to contact organizations like the crisis text line and samaritans usa or simply pick up the phone or get on zoom and contact relatives. brian todd, cnn, washington. canadian pop star justin

bieber has teamed up with the united kingdom's national health service choir for what you might call a holy alliance. ♪ feels so holy, holy, holy, holy ♪ >> proceeds from this special version of the hit "holy" with chance the rapper will benefit nhs workers on the front lines of the pandemic. that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber and i'll be back in just a moment with more news. stay with us.

♪ a second coronavirus vaccine will soon roll out across the united states. as a record number of americans seek hospitalization. plus, the u.s. congress barely manages to avert a government shutdown. we'll tell you what that means for millions of americans hoping for pandemic relief. and it's the biggest day breach the u.s. government has ever seen. we'll tell hue it blames for the attack. live, welcome to viewers here in the united states, canada, and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom.