it's tuesday, december 1st, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." preparing for a vaccine. who's the first to get one and how soon america can get past the pandemic danger point. moving forward. a foot injury isn't slowing down president-elect joe biden. how he's helping shatter washington's glass ceiling. repair or dismantle? the navy decides the fate of a warship badly damaged in a fire. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with the wait for the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine. today the cdc is holding an emergency meeting to discuss who will be the first to get one

when one is approved. this comes as more than 157,000 cases were reported just yesterday marking the 28th straight day of at least 100,000 cases in the u.s. and more than 96,000 people are in the hospital getting treated for covid, another record. so debra lfarone is in wshington. debra, the big question is how soon can we expect doses of the coronavirus vaccine to be made available? >> reporter: well, anne-marie, they could be coming out in just a matter of weeks. it really depends on what category you fall into. it is expected health care workers will be the first to see doses and after that the elderly. today the centers for disease control is holding an emergency meeting to recommend who should get the coronavirus vaccine first. >> vaccinations, that is going to be the weapon that will end the war. >> reporter: governors will have the final say, but the cdc is expected to prioritize the elderly and health care workers.

>> of course with the positivity rates being high, we have both staff members, nursing as well as ancillary staff members in quarantine. >> reporter: if the fda approves vaccines from moderna and pfizer, 40 million doses could be shipped out this month. >> this is going to be one of the most challenging public health efforts this spring. >> reporter: it will take months before vaccines are widely available to the public. >> the challenge is going to be to convince people to get vaccinated. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci told mark zuckerberg he hopes 75% of the country gets vaccinated. >> by the end of the second quarter of the year you could have enough protection in this country that the pandemic as we know it could be well, well suppressed below the danger point. >> reporter: facing record hospitalizations, dwof nors are considering new restrictions to slow the spread. >> if these trends continue, we're going to have to take much more dramatic, arguably drastic

action. >> reporter: in rhode island hospitals are full for the first time. patients are now being sent to field hospitals for care. health experts say don't let talk of a vaccine stop you from taking precautions. wearing a mask, social distancing, staying away from other people because they say we're heading into a long, dark winter and those case numbers, they are expected to rise, anne-marie. >> yeah, i know. that's the important but concerning information moving forward. debra alfarone in washington. debra, thank you so much. so we're getting a closer look at the challenges of distributing a coronavirus vaccine. dhl is handling international shipments of the vaccine. the pfizer treatment must be kept at negative 94 degrees and it's shipped in specialized containers cooled by dry ice. >> every box will have a monitor that goes with it so we'll be able to monitor not only the temperature but where the shipments are going.

>> united airlines flew its first shipment of pfizer's vaccine last week. a science advisor to president trump has resigned. dr. scott atlas, who's not an infectious disease expert, often clashed with top government experts. he had criticized efforts to encourage face coverings to slow the spread of the virus. atlas joined the white house in the summer. his temporary government assignment was scheduled to end this week. and two battleground states are shutting the door on president trump's long shot bid to overturn the election. in arizona election officials certified their results yesterday with president-elect joe biden winning by more than 12,000 votes. state leaders in wisconsin certified mr. biden as the winner following recounts in two counties there. meantime, mr. biden has received his first classified presidential daily briefing. ed o'keefe is covering the transfer of power. >> reporter: as his presidential

transition rolls on, president-elect joe biden suffered a setback while playing with major. he has hairline fractures and will require a walking boot for several weeks. that didn't stop the president-elect from receiving his first top level intelligence briefing since election day, previously blocked by president trump. mr. biden's staffing announcements included historic firsts, all female communications team. >> i'm excited to come out here and chat with all of you. >> reporter: with the most visible being jen psaki to serve as press secretary. janet yellen will be the first woman to be nominated treasury secretary and myra tendin is budget director. some claim she had been too critical of president trump. john cornyn thinks she'll be

radioactive. >> the hypocrisy is outstanding. if they're concerned about criticism on twitter, their complaints have been misdirected. >> reporter: cbs news has learned there are three contenders for defense secretary. michelle flournoy, lloyd austin and jeh johnson. ed ee keefe, cbs news. this morning people in the northeast are cleaning up after some wild weather. in massachusetts powerful winds toppled over trees and ripped down power lines yesterday. tens of millions of people lost power yesterday. a fire captain montgomery township outside philadelphia says more than a dozen homes were damaged. in northeast ohio rain turned to snowmaking for slick driving conditions. parts of the state are under

winter storm warnings. more than a foot of snow could fall through tomorrow morning. the navy is decommissioning a charred warship docked off san diego. suspected arson caused extensive damage to the "uss bonhomme ri sha rich charred" in july. actress felicity huffman scores her first acting role since serving prison time in the college admissions scandal. no bones about it. mcdonald's brings back the popular mcrib sandwich. this is the "cbs morning news." with less eczema, you can show more skin. so roll up those sleeves. and help heal your skin from within with dupixent. dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats moderate-to-severe eczema,

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on the "cbs moneywatch" now, the head of the fcc is stepping down and the mcrib sandwich is returning. naomi ruchim is in new york with those stories and more. good morning, naomi. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning to you. stock futures are trending higher reversing some of yesterday's declines. the dow skidded 271 points. the nasdaq lost 7 points and the s&p 500 dropped 16 points. the chairman of the federal communications commission says he is leaving his post on inauguration day. ajit pai was appointed to his position in 2017 by president trump. his decision to step down could have significant implications on net neutrality. president-elect joe biden will choose a new head for the agency after he is sworn in. washington state has unveiled a new covid-19 notification app to curb the spread of the virus.

the app is called wa notify, and state health leaders released a video explaining how it work. people with iphones can enable the exposure notifications feature that is already in their phone's settings while android users can download the app. it lets you know if you have spent some time with someone who later tests positive for the virus. the app is used in more than 30 countries. and fans of the mcrib get excited. the iconic barbecue sandwich is making its nationwide return to mcdonald's tomorrow. the first time since 2012. it features boneless pork topped with barbecue sauce, onions and pickles. it will be available at mcdonald's restaurants across the u.s. for a limited time, anne-marie. i don't know if this is a popular opinion but, yuck. not a fan. >> i know. that's the thing about it. you know, naomi, they're going to add us on twitter. >> oh, yeah. >> i, too, am like you know it's

not an actual rib, it's just meat forced into the shape of something rib like. >> and it's a mess all over your hands. no. >> it is. it is. but people love it. you know, there's a website called rib locator that you can put in your phone. >> really? >> find out where is the closest mcrib so you don't have to go without it for very long once it's on the market. they have big, long articles speculating about why there was a delay. >> wow. >> the price of pork in various countries. imports. people take it very seriously. it's much more than a sandwich for many people. >> i'm going to pick an area where it's very far away. >> i get it. i get it. >> so gross. >> naomi ruchim you are in new york where i'm sure mcrib's will be made available. >> they will. >> thank you very much. >> thanks. so up next, the top pet names for 2020. how a character on a popular

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our top stories this morning. the centers for disease control is holding an emergency meeting today to recommend who should get the coronavirus vaccine first. governors will have the final say, but the cdc is expected to prioritize the elderly and health care workers. the action comes as the nation faces record hospitalizations. and new set backs in president trump's bid to overturn the results of the election. in arizona officials certified their results yesterday with joe biden winning by more than 10,000 votes. state leaders in wisconsin also certified results following recounts in two counties where mr. biden remained the winner. there's a possible breakthrough for repairing broken bones.

researchers in brittain say that they've come up with a special bandage that could speed up the healing process. ian lee reports. >> reporter: scientists at this lab in england are trying to revolutionize how bones heal. >> a lot of trial and error and testing. >> reporter: the team tested a futuristic bandage that heals bones when implanted onto the site of the fracture. >> we can apply them on the really large bone fracture and we see that they promote bone repair. >> reporter: the bandage is coated in a protein that enhances the bone's natural ability to repair which speeds up the recovery process. scientists found the bandage works even quicker when loaded up with a 3d collagen gel with bone cells grown from a patient's bone cell. >> we culture the stem cells on the bandage and wengineer a 3d

tissue within one week. >> reporter: this image shows how quickly the bandages work. on the left a broken bone without the bandage and on the right with it. scientists hope to expand the technology to treat more than just broken bones, taking aim at damage anywhere in the body. >> to target stem cells within injury sites of other organs and see if they can also promote the repair of that tissue. >> reporter: the treatment has already been tested successfully on mice and scientists are now pushing for clinical trials on people. ian lee, cbs news, london. >> so once the bone has healed, researchers say the bandage is designed to be absorbed by the body. coming up on "cbs this morning," there are dozens of alleged hate groups that are registered as charities and receiving financial benefits from the government. plus, we'll take you to wuhan,

china, one year since the first signs of covid-19 were detected there. and we talk with chef david chang who just became the first celebrity to win a million dollars on "who wants to be a millionaire." that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. anne-marie green. have a great day.

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