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passport to get around. plus the end of your tax tips that could help save you a ton of dough "early today" starts right now. we appreciate you waking up with us. good morning i'm michelle fisher. >> and i'm phillip mena. buckle up for a bumpy ride on capitol hill today in a stunning rebuke, the house voted to vote. as senate minority leader chuck schumer gears up to present it toward the senate floor, this is going to be a test for majority leader mitch mcconnell who is against overspending joining us is chris pollone. >> reporter: good morning. you never know what's going to happen on the hill, but you can be sure the democrats will do everything they can to get the stimulus check from $600 to $2,000 it's because the republicans are

in a weird spot. most of them finding themselves on the opposite side of their leader president trump he wants to see the stimulus check raised to $2,000 from $600, but most republicans oppose the increase saying it's too costly and unnecessary now, you mentioned senate minority leader chuck schumer will try to pass this today by unanimous objection. after the override that passed the house yesterday of the defense authorization act, senator bernie sanders, the independent from vermont said he will object and try to delay the vote on the veto override until there is a floor vote on the stimulus money phillip? >> so much at stake. people need that money now, chris. thanks. meanwhile president-elect joe biden blasting the trump

administration for allegedly throwing up roadblocks to his transition >> right now we just aren't getting all the information we need or the outgoing -- from the outgoing administration in key national security areas. it's nothing short in my view of irresponsen't. >> the president-elect sounding off. in a statement christopher miller responded saying the department of defense has conducted 164 interviews with over 400 officials and provided over 5,000 pages of documents, far more than was initially requested by biden's transition team. another coronavirus vaccine is making progress in the united states novavax has announced the start of its phase 3 trials. 30,000 people across the u.s. and mexico will participate. about two thirdses will get the

two doses 21 days apart and the rest will get a placebo, and those results cannot come soon enough covid has claimed 19,419,652 cases across the united states steve patterson joins us from los angeles. >> reporter: phillip, the overall description from health officials is this is like viral wildfire here in l.a. county one in every five residents have a case of covid. the expectation is one person will die every ten minutes on average due to coronavirus they're doing everything they can to deal with the oncoming surge of patients. they're creating makeshift icu u.s. because they've been at zero percent for weeks ambulances have been circling hospitals for up to eight hours looking for one bed. oxygen, medication is running low. and the overwhelming worry is

staffing levels are at ratios that are not sustainable the real worry is soon hospitals will have to turn to a method of standard of care where people will drop and die. another growing concern all over the world are the new strains of the virus feared to be extremely contagious. now the united states is joining me other countries by placing new restrictions on travelers from the uk. here's nbc's richal engel. >> reporter: the united kingdom feels like plague island with two new coronavirus strains, one home grown already dominant and spreading, the other from south africa, still believed in small numbers. scientists say both variants are more contagious than the other

virus. here at heathrow airport in london, travel is light. you have to provide a negative covid test before boarding other countries have gone much further, banning flights from the uk altogether. japan took the most dramatic step cutting itself off. no foreigners allowed for a month. >> the japanese government must do everything it can to protect itself s itself >> reporter: the european union stepped up its vaccine rollout which began this weekend a monumental task. 415 million people across 27 countries. the uk's oxford vaccine which doesn't require ultra cold storage may speed up the pro sechlts british officials are likely to approve itst it can't come soon enough after nation after nation locks down with no clear end date richard engel, nby news, london.

the columbus, ohio, police officer who fatally shot andre maurice hill has been fired. hill was unarmed when he was shot by officer coy on november 2 right-hand on monday he was terminated following an administration it hearing. those charges only apply to coy's employment review. the city's police chief recommended coy's termination over the officer's failure to turn on his body camera prior to shooting hill and for his failure to provide medical assistance to hill coy could still face criminal charges in the shooting. >> this morning the investigation into the nashville bombing on christmas day continues. officials are still working the scene to find a motive behind that blast which killed the suspect 63-year-old andrew warner officials are looking to speak to his neighbors to learn more about his life and the bombing.

>> reporter: authorities are learning more about the man they say planned the christmas day bombing. investigators say anthony quinn warner worked in i.t. until recently now they're building a time line to the blast speaking to warner's mother, who they say is cooperating. >> what one piece of evidence proved to be the most helpful? >> i think probably right now it was the help -- the tips coming in have been the biggest piece. >> reporter: dr. david roush with the tennessee bureau of investigation said tissue recovered near the bomb site matched dna on a hat and gloves inside a car and a tip tied to the owner's backyard they looked into statements warner made saying he had cannes err. those near the blast zone tried to get back in

this woman watched her sports bar. >> every beer tap was running and had been knocked open from the blast. >> reporter: six officers are credited with saving lives. >> immediately they didn't think about their own lives. they didn't think about protecting themselves. they thought about the citizens of nashville and protecting them. >> reporter: for survivors, the shock of what happened sinking in. >> it's nothing compared to what the outcome could have been if the officers hadn't alerted us, if we hadn't gotten to safety. >> reporter: one close call of too many. >> reporter: this morning while the perimeter around the bombing site has slowly started to get smaller, investigators are going to keep that block closed off for now as they're still gathering evidence michelle >> still many unanswered questions there in nashville, morgan, thanks. we're tracking a winter storm coast to coast that's

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he said he will become a better man following his release. now that congress has upped the ante from $600 to 2,000 dollar check checks, let's ask what we can expect you manna b you. >> all of the majors were up 1% setting new record highs for the year with that in mind, the tech sector is up more than 45% for 20 so quite a very strong price action we've seen in that particular basket for this particular year. also worth noting that the airline basket was up about 129 points yesterday as about $15 billion has been set aside specifically to aid that industry the good news is that for many americans they will be receiving the second stimulus check for the year of $600 in the coming

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welcome back to "early today. all right. now that the holidays are almost over, tax season will be here before you know it, and that means that it's time to maximize your deductions before the clock strikes 12:00 on new year's eve. here's nbc's dan schenamen. >> reporter: anyone making a list and checking it twice may want to add a charity. >> there's never been a more important year to give than in 2020 you can do it and give and lower your taxes in the process. >> reporter: those taxes can be substantial. >> irs imposes caps on the total value of the charitable

contributions that may be deductible for a taxpayer of around 50% sometimes a little more, sometimes a little under it has to be to a qualifying charitable organization under the section of the internal revenue code. >> reporter: he said it's a good idea to donate stocks and other capital gains. and instead of trading in that old car, it could be donated. >> you can get a tax write-off for donating your car if your car is worth more than $500. >> reporter: silver stresses it's important to keep good tax records for tax purposes. >> many of the online tax businesses around online brokers have a way of tracking your charitable it donations to see how much you're giving and how much it will offset by the end of the year. >> reporter: a chance to help others and yourself. dan schenamen, nbc news.

>> useful tips. >> it's important to know what you're doing or nay will work you. >> they sure will. australians have been told to watch the fireworks from their tvs. they're back on lockdown, so the countdown can only be watched from home. the world-famous fireworks display that originally takes place at the sydney opera house is set to kick off but only will last about seven years >> they're doing it the right way, especially in australia. all right, on the other side of the world in siberia, dozens of swimmers -- many can be called brave -- from a local swimming club, they all got together around a frozen river and did the polar plunge some are wearing a santa hat they're making the holiday season most of them had smiles. that one gasping a little bit as he waved they're emerging from the frigid

waters there these swimmers believe that diving into the cold water somehow protects them from diseases what do you think, michelle? >> if they like it, i love it. >> if it protects them fro

it's going to be really scary for small business. especially since we can't eat outdoors anymore. >> right now at 4:30, struggling to survive. the dire setback restaurants and businesses say they're facing as the governor warns our stay-at-home order could be extended. plus, rolling out help. the steps the state is taking this week to help those falling financially behind. and next in line -- the breakdown of who is set to get the next round of covid-19 vaccines. also, what's being done to speed up things. "today in the bay" starts right now. good tuesday morning to yo