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with a preview of where to find the best deals >> celebrating 73 years of maierage good friday morning. i'm philip mena. >> we begin with thelatest surge of coronavirus cases which shows no signs of hitting a peak yet. as of thursday, more than 185,000 cases were reported setting a new single record and nearly 8 tho,000 deaths confirm. >> the cdc warns not to travel during thanksgiving. they say even going nearby to a neighbor's house could be risky. >> chicago airport rushed.

one woman was surprised to get an alert that her plane was fully booked >> and a covid outbreak on uss michael murphy navy ship a quarter of the 300 sailors on that ship have tested positive they are now ashore in hawaii and no one has been hospitalized >> reason to be careful about a covid-19 vaccine then comes the challenge to quickly get it to those who need it most. >> reporter: while the trump administration refuses to collaborate with the biden team, the nationwide roll out will take months to coordinate. review of vaccinations from pfizer and moderna will be expedited but thorough >> i promise we will not cut

corners when it comes to the assessment >> the operation warp speed commander says the military is already coordinating a supply network. >> we will begin distribution within 24 hours after emergency use authorization is approved. >> pfizer's vaccine must be stored at minus 34 degrees moderna's vaccine doesn't need to be kept that cold neither does oxford's. first data showing promising results. in south carolina, the make of apiject is ready to the injection every month. >> every dose is ready to go >> dr. fauci says getting a

sense of normalcy nationwide will depend on getting the dose out. reports that that sense of normal si will return around third or fourth quarter next year for millions the economic struggle continues 72,000 americans filed for unemployment and 320,000 files claims under the pandemic employment assistance program >> rural hospitals are struggling to keep up with demand for beds as positive rates soar some hospitals are working with limited supplies others forcing serious patients to be transferred elsewhere. >> reporter: good morning, the average covid positivity rate in iowa is around 50% covid cases are surging across the country, rural hospitals are

now being hit especially hard. in rural america, the scene is surreal. >> they definitely wear on us. >> for tina, the past few days have been brutal >> i've been with a couple of nurses just crying you get to the end of the shift and you've done all you've done. just consoling them. >> in iowa, population 7,200 the main hospital has no icu beds and must move the most difficult patients an hour away to des moines. >> things are from ugly to horrible where they are right now. >> they built this icu unit over the summer but never had to use it things have changed. >> the average positive rate is

now around 50% dr. james law is just three years out of residency >> in march, we heard about this scarey virus we hadn't seen much around iowa in three months ago. >> across the country, at least 17 rural hospitals have closed in 2020. covid restrictions this year meant the loss of restrictive surgeries and routine care >> it has been an emotional roller coaster clinicians are hard as nail but even a nail bends. >> earlier this month, this hospital ordered its first ventilator it is expected to arrive next week president-elect joe biden is keeping his focus on the finish line with exactly two months until inauguration day and celebrating his 78th birthday today by working. meeting at his home base in

delaware his transition team is still being forced to navigate the hurdles by president trump's refusal to concede last night biden's former response weighed in. >> i'm more troubled more republicans are going along with it not because they believe it but because they feel intimidated by it. basic norms and hab yiits aren't being observed >> this morning, pruesident trum is digging in further in his fight to overturn the results. >> president-elect joe biden blasting president trump for refusing to concede and the message he's sending to the american people. >> i think they are witnessing incredible irresponsibility. >> the president's decision to not assist the biden people.

biden leaving open the possibility he may take legal action although leaning against it >> my judgement is that we'll get further along by actually working with our republican colleagues now it is an open question it could change. >> you haven't rule it had out >> we haven't ruled it out >> nbc news learning from more people, while biden is growing impatient. the team is worried if the courtrooms against them. it could backfire. biden and trump administration hosting duelling press conferences. dr. fauci taughting progress on the vaccines >> we need to put the risk on that this was rushed in any way. this was solid

>> vice president delivering this message >> our task force does not support another national lockdown and we do not support closing schools. >> biden meeting with governors announcing new lockdown restrictions including closing schools. >> no national shut down because every region can be different. >> the trump legal team is pushing ahead with challenges to the election rudy giuliani saying unproven volter fraud, despite state officials saying there was no fraud and homeland security calling it the most secure election ever. >> the answer is no? >> the answer is i can't do it >> this from former president obama to msnbc >> these are just bold assertions repeatedly rejected

by the courts. >> at the white house, president trump will host top lawmakers from michigan where his campaign is trying to overturn the results. a state where president-elect joe biden leads by 150,000 votes. >> quite a cushion there that meeting with the michigan gop comes after the trump campaign dropped the last election lawsuit in the state. still a earlier on the wayne county board refuse to certify the election results then bou to public pressure. after a phone call from the president, two republicans rescinded their plan to certify results. >> vice president pence is headed to georgia to stump for runoff candidates. the state hand recount finished yesterday with biden still

winning. on thursday, seahawks and cardinals duking it out. russell wilson finds met kaf streaking across the end zone. seattle was up murr murray cutting the lead to two he gets sacked trying to tie it up the seahawks hold off the cardinals 28-21. >> tough loss. i was kind of rooting for them good noews on the forecast with janessa webb. >> good morning. finally across the northeast, we are going to see warmer air surge back in after really a tough week of below average temperatures right now, we have a very quiet weather pattern.

things will change going into sunday today, you need to enjoy upper 60 that area chicago, 59 today. more cloud coverage for northern new england this afternoon your weekend forecast is coming up >> looking forward to that britain's queen elizabeth and prince philip are celebrating 73 years of marriage releasing a new portrait of the 94-year-old monarch and her 99-year-old husband. >> 73 years. i wonder what their secret is? >> being royalty

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