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that's pushing them to sell off instagram. what's happening and more. doordash went up with a flurry will investors rush to book that new stock? "early today" starts right now good thursday morning. i'm phillip mena. >> hi, there i'm frances rivera the fate of the pandemic lies in the hands of the fda today as a covid vaccine is up for review in the united states yesterday marked another grim milestone. the death toll topped the 3,000 mark as the country faces an average of 2,000 a day, the hospital faces an influx thanks to the thanksgiving holiday here's nbc's miguel alma gur. >> reporter: the thanksgiving surge is just now beginning and is crippling hospitals in california this medical center outside los angeles had to turn its lobby

into a makeshift covid ward while another is using a triage center, the state recording so many new covid cases every day, the numbers rival the populations of small towns. >> the more terrible truth is that over 8,000 people -- sorry. over 8,000 people who were beloved members of their families are not coming back. >> reporter: as the u.s. faces 200,000 infections a day, the highest positivity rate is in idaho where like many other states, small hospitals are at a breaking point. >> you're not immune being in rural texas from the virus and the hospitals aren't immune either. >> reporter: with experts expecting the peak of the thanksgiving surge to arrive next week, some of the deadliest days in u.s. history were reported last week there were nearly as many deaths on thursday as 9/11.

it comes as a growing number of health care workers contract covid. this respiratory therapist who has an underlying health virus fears the virus could put her on the ore sither side of the line. >> i know if i catch this, it could kill me, so it's very stressful. >> reporter: officials estimate 12 out of every 100 people who test positive for the virus will end up in the hospital. >> those are tough numbers thanks to miguel for that report. meanwhile our neighbors to the north are already one step ahead. canadian health officials have authorized the pfizer biontech vaccine after the uk this as britain hits a snag with their vaccinations joining us from london is matt bradley. hey, matt. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frances. it turns out canada has become the third country to approve the pfizer vaccine

actually tiny bahrain came after britain and before canada, so now there's about 250,000 doses en route to canada they're supposed to arrive by the end of the month according to prime minister justin trudeau. that should be part of a massive vaccination campaign to america's neighbor to the north. we'll see more people -- there's more doses ordered by canada per capita than any other country in the world, so that puts them on a really solid start you know, you mentioned this setback that happened with the pfizer vaccine here in britain it's now day three in that massive vaccination effort nationwide now, we have heard two reports from british authorities of some kind of reaction, an anaphylactic reaction to the shot this is worrying but not entirely unpredictable vaccines regularly do cause emergency reactions in some cases. these two people had very

serious reactions. they already carry adrenaline pens british authorities say if you have a history to really strong reactions to medication, you shouldn't get this vaccine but for the rest of us, this isn't that troubling, it isn't that alarming, and authorities are pushing ahead with approvals and distribution of this vaccine. >> so it's not unexpected. all right, matt. thank you. the u.s. could have its first vaccine approval by day's end. let ee get right to tracie potts. they could authorize the use today. >> it could be a long day too. the fda advisory panel is looking at whether the pfizer vaccine is effective and whether it's safe, including this new information we're hearing from britain you just heard about, these allergic reactions the fda usually follows this panel's recommendation it is expected that they will approve the vaccine despite

these new concerns which dr. anthony fauci says are rare. meantime the trump administration trying to reassure americans that eventually there will be enough for everyone. >> we expect to have enough doses to vaccinate 20 million americans by the end of this year, 50 million total by the end of january, and at least 100 million total by the ejd of tnd first quarter. we'll have enough doses for anyone who wants a vaccine by the end of the second quarter of 2021. meanwhile trump challenging new results, asking the supreme court to order four states, georgia, michigan, pennsylvania, and wisconsin, swing states, to throw out votes based on election fraud there are 17 other states that are bringing this lawsuit along with the trump campaign, the trump campaign tweeting

"overturn. the experts are skeptical that the challenge at the u.s. supreme court will work. frances? >> wow a big green light that could possibly happen today. thank you, tracie. president-elect joe biden's son hunter says he's under investigation for his taxes. >> reporter: president-elect joe biden's son hunter reveals he's under investigation by the u.s. attorney's office in delaware for his taxes. in a statement the younger biden says i take this matter very seriously, but i'm confident that a professional and objective review of this matter will reveal i handled my affairs legally and appropriately. hunter biden's business dealings with ukraine and china were targets of an attack by trump during the campaign. in 2019 president trump was

impeached for pressuring the president of ukraine for investigating the bidens but was ultimately acquitted hunter denies any wrongdoing. >> in retrospect, was there anything about those relationships inappropriate or unethical? >> not one single thing. >> reporter: the justice department declined to comment. now to new developments in the police shooting death of y casey goodson. gabe gutierrez has more. good morning. >> reporter: there's still unanswered questions about what led to casey goodson's death we might not get autopsy results for another mochbt, but authorities in ohio have released others.

>> reporter: the report shows casey goodson was shot multiple times in the torso and there are 911 calls made by his cousin. >> i don't know. >> reporter: the family says the 23-year-old was coming home from a dentist appointment and was holding subway sandwiches, not a gun, when he was shot fatally by a sheriff's deputy. >> i eat, breathe, and sleep justice, and i won't stop. >> reporter: this week ohio's attorney general refused to take over the investigation, criticizing local police for waiting three days to ask for help now federal authorities including the fbi are reviewing the case authorities say s.w.a.t. team members had just finished an unsuccessful search when the suspect goodson drove by waving a gun. police say there was a verbal exchange and that the deputy shot and killed goodson.

meade wasn't wearing a body camera and wasn't required to. >> his family wants answers and want answers quickly. >> reporter: in ohio, neither the sheriff's office or the union have commented on the deputy frances? >> thank you. let's take a look at our weather on this thursday with nbc meteorologist janessa webb good morning. >> good morning. good to see you both good morning, everyone we did deal with a few flakes across the northeast more sunshine across the northeast this afternoon we look at the storm system that will be impacting the southwest. this is much needed rain for this area from el paso all the way to albuquerque, but it combines with two fronts, and this will allow this storm system to really be larger going into the weekend starting tomorrow all the way into sunday afternoon, we're forecasting a good strip of snow in the upper midwest, the poted still

very mild for the south. look at san antonio today. 75 71 for miami we do have a surge of warmer air coming in. i'll show you all that coming up. >> okay. we'll take advantage of it thank you, january. a chaotic end to a space flight look at this it explode upon landing from a suborbital test flight it tried a landing flip after flying over 41,000 feet in the air. spacex said last minute the maneuver had a 30% chance of landing smoothly elon musk said, it's okay. they called it a success they got all the data they needed. >> a space omelet. the clock is ticking ever

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sued by federal regulators and also 48 state attorneys general who accuse the rival of wiping out rivals one suit is asking that they be forced to sell off apps like instagram and whatsapp >> reporter: they're accused of -- >> they've used their dominance and power to crush out small arrivals and snuff out competition all at the expense of everyday users. >> reporter: lawsuits announced say the company used its vast resources to buy potential competitors like instagram and whatsapp. >> facebook used vast amounts of money to acquire smaller rivals and potential rivals before they could threattown company's dominance. >> the suits also mention the

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good morning, karen. >> good morning, phillip and frances. ipo fever is continuing to rise. airbnb has risen it gives the home sharing company a valuation of $47 billion, all this despite the travel being disrupted by the pandemic you may recall that its revenue which has been slightly better than in previous quarters was still down 19% on a year ago and was forced to go back to the market in april to raise $2 billion in fret debt you've seen out-of-town get a y aways go up. meanwhile it's been a winner for doordash the delivery stock rose 896% on day one. its stock is also -- when it

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once it leaves here, we have no control. >> reporter: the surge in online shopping has increased 30% for this ups package store in new york. >> we've been impacted by huge crowds, very long lines, and stressed out employees as well, but we've been pushing through. >> reporter: although major carriers like ups, fedex, and the post office set their official deadlines for next week, experts say the deadline is this friday after that, online shipping could cost you more. >> i urge everyone to ship out as soon as you can, eliminate any of the hang-ups that may occur. >> reporter: as you check out your ships, look closely at the delivery dates these days they're estimates, not guarantees build in extra time in case your order gets damaged or gets lost. >> that is some great advice there, jo. thank you so much. >> you don't want that fruitcake to get lost. >> we were just talking about it do you know anybody who still

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