good morning, america. out of control. the new grim milestone with more than 350,000 americans losing their lives to covid-19. hospitals overwhelmed. larry king the latest celebrity battling the virus. >> i just want to get back to life. you know, i just want to get back to normal. i want to see my kids. i want to go back to work. >> the huge demand for vaccines with questions about just who's getting them. plus, how the outbreak is affecting the nfl. playoff rosters decimated. heading home on what could be the busiest travel day during the holiday season. the crush at airports with yet another weather system threatening to mess up plans in the air and on the roads. our weather team with the latest. objection to the election. vice president mike pence signaling he supports an effort

to reject the will of the voters when congress meets to formally certify the election this week as donald trump and joe biden focus on georgia and the critical runoffs that will decide control of the u.s. senate. shark attack. how a day at sea turned into a harrowing rescue mission. >> all of a sudden, we hear someone yelling for help. >> the life guard in the right place at the right time to save a woman's life. and road to recovery. college basketball star keyontae johnson spotted on the sidelines for the first time since his on-court collapse. >> he's our guy. he's our leader. >> his special role to help out his teammates. good morning, america. it's great to have you with us on this sunday. we have a lot to cover this morning. in their first update of the new year the cdc says more than 4 million people have received the

first dose of covid-19 vaccine with 13 million doses distributed. that is far short of "operation warp speed's" goal of administering 20 million doses by the end of the year. >> more than 20 million americans have tested positive for covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. that's about 1 out of every 16 people in the u.s. and this morning, the number of covid deaths in this country just sir passed 350,000. >> we could be seeing the makings of another surge right now on what could be the busiest travel day since the pandemic began with so many americans hitting the roads, the rails and the skies after the holidays. meanwhi meanwhile, the situation in many american hospitals is only getting more dire. so we begin our coverage this morning with abc's zohreen shah who is in los angeles this morning. zohreen, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. there were about 300,000 coronavirus cases reported here in the u.s. yesterday. of course, it is a holiday weekend, so those numbers are

still trickling in, but we are here at the epicenter of the virus. broadcast legend larry king was brought here to cedars sinai for covid according to a source close to the family. he's 1 of about 7,500 patients hospitalized here in the city that can hardly take on anymore. overnight, the latest grim milestone for the united states. more than 350,000 americans have died from covid-19. >> we're seeing patients who are coming in with their siblings or their parents and some of them who are dying alongside their own family members. >> reporter: dr. akeem, a critical care physician in hard hit southern california has wngs witnessed the golden state get pummeled by the virus. overnight two more cases of the more contagious strain of covid found in southern california, bringing the state's total to six. this as infection rates rage out of control. >> before i start the show tonight, i want to share some personal news with you. >> reporter: among those sickened broadcasting legend

larry king. a source close to the family confirming to abc news he was hospitalized in l.a. this weekend. many of those recovering have harrowing survival stories. >> they talk about that empty chair at the table and that could have been here. i have some cognitive fog still. even just breathing sometimes is hard because i have some lung damage. >> reporter: and now controversy in the state over who gets helped the fastest. california medical staff under fire after giving vaccinations to relatives after at least two hospitals were left with extra doses according to t""the orang county register". in texas houston having their first public vaccine event this weekend. 250,000 people have called the health department, but only 750 appointments were available. the chance to get vaccinated bringing one houston resident to tears. >> i'm really sorry. i just want to get back to life. i just want to get back to normal. i want to see my kids. i want to go back to work.

>> reporter: meanwhile california, texas, florida and just yesterday new york all states hitting 1 million covid cases with illinois on track to be next. and for many who do get the virus, the recovery can be a long road. >> i was on a ventilator for 32 days. for me it was just like one day i fell asleep and i woke up and was told i missed 32 days. >> reporter: phil churney from north dakota was transferred to rehab in south dakota, but making it home in time for the holidays. his family, grateful. >> our community rallied behind us. without faith and them, we would have never got through all this. >> reporter: back out here in los angeles, larry king's family telling abc news he's fought through many health issues the last few years. he is fighting through this one too, but they add, he is a champ. eva? >> zohreen shah for us, thank you. a major concern today.

the impact holiday travel could have on the spread of the coronavirus. despite the warnings from health experts, this is expected to be a very busy travel day. trevor ault is at laguardia airport in new york city with more on how the weather is making this a tough trip home for some. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, eva. you know, despite the threat of the pandemic and the cdc warning, it has been decidedly clear that not everybody was heeding those warnings. the tsa screened 15 million people this holiday season. today could be the busiest day so far, not to mention the busiest day throughout the entire pandemic. that would mean as many as 1.3 million or more people flying just today. we've already seen the crowds gathering this weekend. minneapolis st. paul international airport noticeably crowded on saturday. even though air travel has been decreasing since christmas, the tsa has still been screening more than 800,000 people a day since then, and the weather you mentioned, it had been causing trouble for people who are

trying to get home, and that major new year's day storm led to hundreds of delays and cancellations. now that that's largely cleared up, we could see more people at airports today who were unable to fly home yesterday and the crowds this morning are noticeably larger than what i saw yesterday morning. a lingering concern are from people who are able to get on the flights, they say the flights are packed pretty full. it's enough to make these travelers and certainly the health experts anxious about what's ahead. whit? >> we'll have to see how the results play out. trevor, thank you so much. joining us from los angeles is abc news medical contributor dr. darien sutton. dr. sutton, good morning to you. you are treating patients right there in the middle of this california surge. hospitals are setting up tents in parking lots. reports of ambulances forced to wait eight hours to unload patients. what are you seeing in the emergency rooms there? >> i'm seeing exactly that. as i'm getting ready to go to my

emergency room right now in about an hour or two, i'm expecting to see the same, which is unfortunately emergency room continues to be full of patients who are boarding. patients admitted to the hospital, but don't have a room upstairs. this makes it more difficult to triage additional patients coming into the emergency room. what i'm concerned about is there are patients who require the hospital for general care for their chronic disease, like patients with chronic kidney disease who require dialysis and patients with cancer who require chemotherapy. unfortunately as the hospital gets to this capacity, the burden falls on these patients who are already vulnerable. >> it's a lot to juggle for the staff as you mentioned. there are six reported cases of the new highly contagious covid mutation from the uk discovered in southern california. how worried are you this variant is more widespread than we even know? >> i'm very concerned. i'm hopeful that this is not helping to contribute to the surges we are currently seeing, likely associated to the holiday

travel that was just referenced as well as the indoor gatherings that are continuing to go on. i will be honest i do believe although we've seen six documented cases, it's likely more spread and more variable around us than that. i'm going to try to keep my hopes up. i'm very concerned about this new variant. >> i want to ask you about the vaccine. the roll-out has been slow and bumpy with a variety of delays. you got the vaccine. you've seen them administered. where do you think this breakdown is happening? what should be done to pick up the pace? >> i think it's an issue in distribution. right now we have vaccines sitting on shelves. i think many states are seeing difficulties, difficulties in logistics of actually distributing the vaccine. i think that a lot of this is because of public health care systems taxed with contact tracing and managing covid are also taxed with distributing the vaccine, and they need more help. that requires more assistance from the federal government and also more communication and

participation between private and public health sectors. >> i want to ask you. the l.a. county public health director says they're seeing an increase in the number of people dying from covid who did not have underlying conditions. is there any data to suggest why this is happening? >> we don't have data yet. i can tell you from my own anecdotal experience, patients are getting younger who are coming in sick with this virus, and i think a lot of that is due to the behavior. i think that naturally those who have a high risk history and are more -- excuse me, more likely to be risk averse to the virus and have behaviors appropriately for that. many people are becoming fatigued from covid-19 and engaging in high risk behaviors. including indoor gatherings. i think a part of that trend is simply from the fact that more younger people are getting infected with covid-19. >> a lot of people letting their guards down. thank you, dr. sutton. always appreciate your time. dan, over to you. thank you, whit. to politics now, and a growing

movement among top republicans to challenge joe biden's victory in the presidential election. it's causing division within the gop and outrage among the democrats, and it will come to a head within days when congress meets to certify the election results. abc's faith abubey is on the story in washington. faith, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. that decision is being met with sharp criticism not just from democrats, but some republicans as well. overnight vice president mike pence signaling he supports an effort from about a dozen senators and 140 house republicans to reject the will of the voters when congress meets to formally certify the election this week. the vice president's office saying he supports law makers who want, quote, to use the authority they have under the law to raise objections. >> this is my opportunity to stand up and say something. >> reporter: the effort led by missouri republican josh hawley and others, is seen as a

last-ditch attempt to seal joe biden's victory. president trump claims the election was illegitimate, pressuring members of his party to defend him when his challenges in court have failed. pushing for a stop the steal rally on the day of the certification. this latest effort and unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud is sparking infighting within the party. senator mitt romney saying the move dangerously threatens our democratic republic. pennsylvania republican senator pat toomey adding, quote, allegations of fraud by a losing campaign cannot justify overturning an election. the unprecedented effort infuriating democrats and their allies. >> to bring this challenge at this date is -- it's democracy versus trump at this point. i mean, that's really what we're talking about. >> reporter: but in a call with his caucus, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell called a

january 6th vote the most consequential of his life, but still telling senators to vote their conscience. dan? >> faith, thank you so much. let's bring in martha raddatz who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. martha, good morning. all this controversy in congress is playing out leading up to the runoffs in georgia. there are two races there over who will control the u.s. senate. you have stacey abrams on "this week" this morning. she's the former democratic gubernatorial candidate. she's been doing a ton of work to get out the word to vote especially among the democrats. how optimistic are democrats heading into tuesday? >> dan, you have said it right. they have done a ton of work in georgia. i don't think i've ever met anyone from either party who says they're not optimistic about their chances. so i'm pretty sure stacey abrams will tell me she's very optimistic. they have registered about 65,000 voters, mostly under the age of 29 and people of color who did not vote in the general

election. they also have buckets of money, but it's a very, very tight race, and you do have to motivate people. you have to get them out, and they already voted in the super bowl. now they want them to come out for sort of the jv game. it's still tough. it is still a very, very tight race. >> it's very close and the stakes could not be higher. let me move on to another story you'll be covering this morning. you have anthony fauci on the show this morning. as we discussed at the top of the broadcast, vaccine distribution has been slow and bumpy while cases and deaths are surging. what might change under a biden administration? >> i think that is the big question as we head into this new year. what exactly will change? we've listened to joe biden say he'll be far more aggressive, and use the defense production act to get out more vaccines, but we also have to remember that promise from this administration that every

american who wants to be vaccinated will be vaccinated by june. we've already missed a huge deadline they already put in place for december. so whether or not joe biden can get that done with as he says, a more aggressive stance, we'll have to see. one thing he will do is set an example for wearing a mask, dan. >> he's going to come into office with many, many challenges ahead of him. martha, thank you so much. don't forget to watch "this week" later this morning as martha will go one-on-one with dr. anthony fauci to discuss the covid-19 pandemic and vaccine distribution. plus, she'll go one-on-one with stacey abrams days before the two senate runoffs in georgia. that's all coming up on "this week." eva, over to you. time for a check of our weather. in for rob marciano is brittany bell from our raleigh, north carolina station. good morning to you brittany. >> reporter: good morning to you too, eva. we are watching another storm that will bring more rainfall, even snow across portions of the

northeast, but maine actually already had some snow yesterday. check out this video. just what a beautiful sight. this video was taken in maine. you can see the streets covered in snow. they picked up two or four inches. radar this morning showing heavy rain spg -- falling near washington, d.c., and the mid-atlantic, and some snow starting to change over in new york. most snow now near the great lakes. this system will zip to the north east, bringing additional snowfall. we have alerts from virginia all the way to portions of massachusetts. timing things out, we'll continue to have rain moving farther to the new york, heavier rain in new york city and philadelphia early this morning, and then by this afternoon more of that snow falling. it's going to intensify too later this afternoon. we'll see a heavier burst closer to sections of scranton and albany. that's w

good sunday morning. starting out foggy across the bay area and then we'll have a cloudy afternoon with rain and wind. our level two system arrives tomorrow. upper 50s to near 60 today under mostly cloudy sky and the accuweather seven-day forecast shows the clouds and fog today, and then that level two system we dry out by the afternoon. we're dry on tuesday, a level one system on wednesday, and possibly a weaker system late in the week. >> reporter: most of that snow will be out of here by early tomorrow morning. whit? >> we'll take that. brittany, thank you so much. warning signs to stay out of the water are in place at a beach in hawaii. this is on the big island this morning after a woman was reportedly bitten by a shark there on saturday. officials say the woman was swimming about 500 yards off shore when she was bitten. passengers on an ocean sports vessel heard her yelling for help.

among those passengers, life guard mark romano jumped in the water and started swimming out to her. >> as fast as i could, i start swimming to her. i had no idea what the situation was. i get to her and see a pool of blood around her. she tells me she's been bitten by a shark. >> the crew safely was able to bring the woman to shore where they met with paramedics. they transported the woman to a nearby hospital. we're told the woman was treated for serious injuries to her lower right leg. now to a small sign of hope, as this new year begins. keyontae johnson the college basketball star who collapsed on the court last month is back with his team. janai has more on that story. a happy update. janai, good morning. >> reporter: it is a very happy update and a welcome sight after that scary moment about a month ago. we've been following the progress of keyontae johnson's recovery and this was a big moment, back on the bench with his team. it was a win for the florida gators even before the team tipped off against lsu.

keyontae johnson was back on the sideline. >> keyontae johnson, not playing, but he is in the bench area. >> reporter: the star forward and s.e.c. player of the preseason with a special seat on the bench reserved for coach key as he helps coach his team as he recovers. >> he's a leader. he's charismatic. he loves his teammates. >> key's such a smart player, an individual. really a student of the game. >> he's our guy. he's our leader. everybody looks up to him. he's helping us out a lot. >> reporter: just four weeks ago, keyontae collapsed on the court. he was rushed to the hospital and put into a medically-induced coma and a week later tweeting this message to supporters. >> i know you have been sending your prayers out the last few weeks. me and my parents are grateful for the prayers. >> reporter: while his medical condition has not been revealed, keyontae and some of his teammates tested positive for covid-19 over the summer. keyontae returned to practice a few days ago, but it's still unclear if he'll play again this season.

but for now, his new role seems like a perfect fit. >> when he says something at time-outs or in huddles, it holds a lot of weight. he has ultimate respect from his teammates. >> so there are still so many questions about what caused the star athlete to collapse the way he did, but many have cautioned not to blame covid until we know more. his recovery has been remarkable and fast given that moment that we watched on the court. >> great to see him back. you can see what an inspiration he is to his teammates as well. >> and inspired them to win last night. 83-79 over lsu. go gators. >> somebody was watching. janai, thank you so much. we appreciate it. still ahead here, the georgia runoffs just two days away as the president attacks the integrity of the election. we'll speak live with georgia's secretary of state. and yet more trouble for the nfl with covid. the new orleans saints finding themselves without several key players. and the lottery fever is striking early in this new year. the giant jackpots up for grabs

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cleaning in addition to its regular cleanings. contact tracing is ongoing for people who might have been exposed. let's get a check of the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. let's see the clouds and fog. >> you look like an angel floating in the clouds, liz. good morning to you. lots of fog. here is the north bay and we're looking at numbers in the 50s. east bay visibility about a quarter of a mile. this is our sue to retower came camera. upper 40s, 46 in livermore, visibility about half a mile, looking at cloudy skies, near 60 today. liz? >> in an airplane

and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" alex trebek. >> welcome back to "gma" on this sunday morning. i get a little sad when i see this. this week fans of "jeopardy!" get to say their final farewells to longtime legendary host alex trebek. coming up in "pop news," janai will have more on special tributes and alex trebek's final episodes. >> those will be some emotional episodes to watch. let's take a look at some of the other big stories we're following this morning. happening right now, the covid crisis. overnight, the latest grim milestone for the united states, more than 350,000 americans have now died from covid-19. larry king is the latest celebrity battling the virus. more than 20 million americans have tested positive for covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. that is about 1 out of every 16 people in the country. also right now, the homes of

the two highest ranking members of congress, house speaker nancy pelosi and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell have reportedly both been vandalized. the graffiti citing the failuree of congress to agree on a stimulus package with $2,000 direct payments to americans. >> those graffiti artists can't spell. 2021 could be your lucky year. two giant lottery jackpots keep growing. the megamillions surging to $432 million after no winners in friday's drawing and the next drawing is tuesday, and there seems to be no winner in last night's powerball drawing meaning that jackpot is expected to reach an estimated $410 million by wednesday. >> that would be a nice start to the new year. >> it would. >> you're saying there's a chance? >> there is. we start this half hour with the crucial runoff elections in georgia. two u.s. senate seats currently held by republicans are at stake. the outcome could change the

balance of power in washington. both president-elect biden and president trump will campaign there tomorrow, but some republicans are concerned the president's words may hurt his party's chances. abc's rachel scott is in atlanta with more. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: eva, good morning. republicans absolutely need the president's base to turn out, but president trump is falsely blasting the runoff elections as illegal and invalid. tomorrow, though, president trump and president-elect joe biden will be in town campaigning. this morning in georgia the final push. the special election that will decide control of the senate now just 48 hours away. more than 3 million voters have already cast their ballot, a record for runoff races in the state. >> tremendous turnout. everyone is engaged in this race. >> reporter: republican senators kelly loeffler and david perdue are fighting to hang on to their seats. but in the final stretch, perdue is sidelined, still in self-quarantine after coming into close contact with a campaign staffer who tested

positive for covid-19. >> it's terrible timing, but we're not going to miss a step. we'll participate in all these events as if i was there. >> i'm ready to be your next united states senator. >> reporter: democrats raphael warnock and jon ossoff would need to win both of their races for the chamber to tilt to the left, but if they lose just one, republicans keep control of the senate, and both parties are going all in. president-elect joe biden and president trump will be here campaigning tomorrow. but some republicans are worried this message from the president falsely claiming the runoffs are illegal and invalid will do more harm than good. >> i'm concerned that it continues to be a distraction for the ever so important election on january 5th for republicans here in georgia, but also republicans all over the country. >> reporter: the president is still pushing to overturn an election he overwhelming lost as that group of gop senators and house republicans say they'll reject the will of the voters when congress meets to formally certify the election citing unfounded allegations of voter

fraud. of course, those are just allegations. there's been no credible evidence of that. the president and his allies have lost more than 50 cases in court. so now some republicans are stuck between two arguments. they're fighting to overturn the results of the 2020 election while also trying to encourage their base to get out and vote here in georgia and some in the party fear that those claims will now cost them control of the senate. eva? >> rachel scott for us in atlanta, thank you. joining us this morning is the man whose job it is to oversee the elections in the state of georgia, brad raffensperger, georgia's secretary of state. thank you so much for being with us. we just heard rachel's story and the president is pushing to overturn the election results. so many members of your own party are calling the integrity of those results into question pushing unfounded allegations of voter fraud. you've stood by these results, and i just have to ask, why? with so many other republicans, including the two running for those senate seats on tuesday have been falling in line with

the president. why have you chosen to continue to take the stand? >> because the results are accurate. they were verified through paper ballot trail, and we ran the ballots through, did a hand recount and a machine recount. we get the same results that president trump came up short. we've also done a signature match audit in dekalb county and we found zero cases of absentee ballot signature fraud, zero cases in the county. that gives us a 99.9% count in that county. when we've had these questions, we've done investigations. we worked with the georgia bureau of investigation. we've been very thorough, very thoughtful. we wanted to make sure the results were accurate. that's what we believe, the results are accurate. >> you're saying the evidence points to the fact the results are accurate. looking ahead to the special election on tuesday, so much hangs in the balance of this outcome, power in washington,

d.c. what plan do you have to make sure this election is safe, fair and the results here are accurate as well? will it be? >> our first failsafe is our verifiable paper ballot trail, so we know we can do a recount if we have to. we can do a hand recount, and also with the machine if the race is that close, but also we sent out letters to 8,000 voters for a national change of address. they still requested an absentee ballot. we told them you cannot vote if you're not a georgian here. we put the counties on alert that everyone needs to be a georgian that votes in this race. people can't fly in here and think they can be a transient and vote in the election. this is an election by georgians to elect georgians to represent us in the united states senate. >> and what can you tell us about how many early votes have been cast so far? what level of turnout are you expecting tuesday? >> we've had over 3 million voters so far. this is record runoff election

turnout. we are expecting probably over 1 million people to vote this coming tuesday. we have vice president biden and president trump that are both coming in here to push out their folks to vote. both parties are really engaged in this. we're expecting a big turnout tuesday. >> i expect you'll have a busy week ahead of you. thank you for waking up with us on a sunday morning and for talking to us. we appreciate you. whit? >> eva, thanks. we want to turn to another check of the weather. brittany bell is in for rob this morning, a meteorologist from our north carolina station in raleigh. wtvd. brittany, good morning once again. >> reporter: good morning to you too. it's already an active morning across portions of the pacific northwest due to rain and snow and here are some pictures of a major accident in washington state. you can see that big rig right in the middle of the highway. closed down i-90 last night. it's now re-opened.

this is partially why. you'll see all of that heavy rainfall stretching across the pacific northwest moving from seattle all the way down towards redding and even some snow and a wintry mix. that's throughout the higher elevations. it's just a beginning of a series of storms, something typical in that area this time of the year. they'll get rain monday. monday, maybe a bit of a break on tuesday, and maybe even more on wednesday. we'll see snow as high as 1 to 2 feet in the good sunday morning. we've got a lot of cloud cover in the form of fog this morning. looks to a mostly cloudy afternoon, mid to upper 50s out there. dry day today and then the rain arrives late tonight into your monday. >> reporter: this weather report was sponsored by state farm. dan? >> brittany, thank you very much. here's what's coming up on "gma." the problems covid-19 is posing for the nfl heading into the playoffs. then, justin bieber's new

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for the nfl. the league is facing yet more coronavirus chaos with lots of players forced to the sidelines heading into the playoffs. abc's stephanie ramos has more. >> reporter: this morning, new outbreaks hitting the nfl as playoff hopes are on the line. >> they like to match up on alvin kamara. he's an athletic guy. >> reporter: the new orleans saints without several key players as they take on the carolina panthers today. new orleans left shorthanded after pro bowl running back alvin kamara tested positive for covid. according to espn, several others sidelined after coming into close contact with him, leaving the team without an active running back. >> it seems like most teams this week are dealing with some covid issues. some bigger than others. >> reporter: there have been covid outbreaks within the cleveland brown organization too. a second member of the coaching staff the latest to test positive. the team shutting down the facility for the third time in four days. as the team fights for a spot in the playoffs which they haven't

done since 2002. >> i think we'll just lean on the protocols and lean on the nfl and the experts as to what is safe for us to do. >> reporter: covid restrictions affecting teams across the league including the buffalo bills, arizona cardinals, pittsburgh steelers and the miami dolphins. the denver broncos had a nightmare scenario earlier in the season when every single quarterback on the roster was out because of the virus. since the beginning of august through december 26th more than 600 nfl players and other personnel have tested positive for the virus. the nfl administering nearly 900,000 covid tests. sports analysts say the team that wins the super bowl may not necessarily be the best team, but the smartest team in terms of how they've dealt with covid this year. whit? >> interesting way to put it. stephanie ramos, thank you so much.

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>> justin shared a behind-the-scenes video of the process that air brushed his tats away. think they did a pretty good job. "jeopardy!" fans will be tuning in this week when the game will air the last episodes featuring the beloved host alex trebek. there are five new episodes all taped back in october just weeks before trebek passed away on november 8th following his 18-month battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. the shows will feature highlights and trebek's powerful message about the season of giving and a final farewell episode tribute. and out of the mouths of babes, mariah carey's son 9-year-old roc is giving his take on 2020. mama sharing this video with his twin monroe in the background. >> i had it too good for too long, man. i was just like ah, this is so good. i needed a jump start. you got to think good, positive and nothing will bring us down. >> there you have it.

>> okay. at least he's honest. >> captioning the post words of wisdom from rocky for the new year. all right, and the new year is offering us new pictures of nicki minaj's sweet baby boy. the rapper writing, papa bear thank you for choosing me to be your mama, adding a message to mamas on instagram writing to 125 million followers writing, to all the superhero mothers out there, big hugs to all the women who have been pregnant during this challenging time. she has not revealed the baby's name yet, but for now we can just call him adorable. >> i was trying to figure out what was that bassinet. it was like a baby yoda chamber. >> it could have been a mama roo. >> she was googling that. >> exactly. >> you can get it at babies r us. >> thanks, janai. great "pop news." we'll be right back. keep it here. keep it here. janai. great "pop news." we'll be right back.

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>> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulo >> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. a new year, a new covid mutation. >> this new variant has been identified here in the state of california. >> as the virus rages out of control. >> we just have to assume it's going to be worse. >> now more than 20 million cases across the country, hospitals on the brink. >> after the christmas season, i'm scared to death. >> the vaccine rollout so far falling short. >> that's a lot of steps and there hasn't been much planning. >> i have confidence every day everybody gets better and it will increase. >> we're one on one with dr. anthony fauci.