cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's reporting from the nation's capitol, i'm catherine herridge. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com it's tuesday, december 8th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." vaccine rollout. the u.k. starts giving out the first doses of medicine designed to fight covid-19. why americans could face a delay getting a shot next year. changing the culture. why a number of soldiers and officers are expected to be fired at a military base in texas. and remembering chuck yeager. the first person ever to break the sound barrier has died. well, good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. so we begin with a major first step in the fight against covid-19. this morning health officials in

the u.k. started administering the first doses of the widely tested pfizer vaccine. this went to margaret keenan who turns 91 years old next week. the grandmother said she was privileged to be the first person vaccinated against the virus. here in the u.s. the fda could authorize pfizer's vaccine as early as the end of this week. meanwhile, the trump administration is denying a "new york times" report claiming it failed to lock in more pfizer vaccine doses over the summer which could delay more americans getting the shot. debra alfarone is in washington. debra, finally some hope in the battle against this virus. >> reporter: absolutely, anne-marie. all eyes are on thursday. that's when a panel from the fda will be looking at these new vaccines. after that there could be a vote to authorize emergency use and 24 hours later the vaccine could roll out here in the u.s. they're calling it v day in the

united kingdom. >> it's the beginning of the end of this pandemic. >> reporter: today the country kicks off a mass coronavirus immunization program. >> top of that priority list includes people in care homes as well as the over 80s. >> reporter: 87-year-old doctor hari shukla is one of the first to get the vaccine. >> it's already a crisis. >> reporter: here in the u.s. the food & drug administration may authorize the pfizer vaccine. today president trump hosts a white house summit to promote the rapid development of covid-19 vaccines. >> it's very transparent because the data upon which they base that decision will ultimately become totally public. >> reporter: a report from "the new york times" says the trump administration passed up the opportunity to buy more doses of the pfizer vaccine beyond an initial 100 million. the decision could delay the delivery of a second batch until june, but the administration says the report is false and

points to five other candidates including moderna's, which the fda could authorize later this month. >> operation warp speed seems poised to be on an almost miraculous timetable. >> reporter: they continue negotiating a coronavirus package. >> it will take a sense of urgency now. >> reporter: it's held up on aid to state and local governments and business liability protections. >> reporter: and while the vaccine might move forward this week, this vaccine we're hearing from senator mitch mcconnell, we might have to wait until next week to get movemen. >> they have to get on it. debra alfarone in washington. thank you so much. so despite mounting court losses, president trump is not giving up his fight to overturn election results. he reached out twice in the past week to the pennsylvania house

speaker asking about legal votes. sources tell the associated press that he pressed the state's legislature to replace the electors with people loyal to president trump. they say the legislature does not have the power to make that kind of move. meantime, president-elect joe biden has made an historic choice for defense secretary. we could find out very soon his choice for attorney general. natali brand has details. lloyd austin has emerged as the pick for the pentagon. he's the first black defense secretary. earlier monday biden's transition team announced key members of their health team. they include california attorney general xavier becerra for health and human services secretary. dr. vivek murthy and dr.

roichelle walensky. the president-elect also plans to appoint dr. anthony fauci as chief medical advisor on covid-19 tweeting dr. fauci isn't just one of our foremost experts on combatting viruses, he is a goodman and a tireless public servant. dr. fauci will appear virtually at an event tuesday with president-elect biden and vice president-elect kamala harris introducing the health pick. natali brand, cbs news, wilmington, delaware. the army is set to fire a significant number of officers and soldiers at fort hood over violence at the texas base. the action comes as the army will release the long-awaited report on the investigation into the command culture at fort hood which is believed to have failed to have addressed murders, sexual assaults and suicide. it was launched after the murder

of specialest vanessa guillen in april. hers was one of five on the base this year alone. this morning we are remembering one of the world's greatest aviators, chuck yeager. his wife took to twitter to announce his death last night. in 1947 he traveled at nearly 700 miles an hour in an experimental aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound. his flight helped pave the way for the country's superiority in military design. he was featured in the book and the movie "the right stuff." chuck yeager was 97 years old. coming up on the "cbs morning news" now, what an intruder was doing when he was found in tom brady's mansion in massachusetts. colonel sanders like you've never seen him before. a new lifetime movie features the kfc ambassador. this is the "cbs morning news."

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the trump administration complied with a federal judge's order and restored the obama era daca program. it shields hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as minors from deportation. the trump administration ended the program in 2017 saying it was unconstitutional. the department of homeland security says it is now accepting new applications and renewal requests. an intruder was arrested at tom brady's home and new developments in a football harassment investigation. those are some of the headlines on the morning newstand. the washington post reports an nfl investigation into alleged sexual harassment involving the washington football team. uncovered a confidential settlement from a decade ago. the details and names of those involved have not been made public. court records reveal an emergency motion filed yesterday show that the team owner, daniel

snider, plans to intervene in a legal dispute where details of the settlement can become public. the richmond times dispatch says two of breonna taylor's aunts watched as governor northam ceremoniously signed a bill banning no knock warrants. northam formally signed the bill in october making virginia the third state with such a ban. none of the officers involved in the raid has been directly charged with taylor's death. >> we are so grateful and honored for these gestures and these laws, but let us not forget that breonna taylor still needs justice. >> the virginia law prohibits police from going into a home without first announcing themselves. it goes into effect in march. "the boston globe" reports police arrested a homeless man

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hundreds of billions of dollars in virus relief aid is also expected to be included in the spending bill. right now democrats and republicans are deadlocked over a deal. it's the end of an era for ikea's popular catalog. the swedish company is scrapping the versions of the catalog. they want to focus on the online store instead. they had been in publication for 70 years. at its peak it printed 200 million copies in 32 languages and 50 markets. kfc is teeaming up with lifetime for a sizzling hot mini movie. it's called recipe for seduction. >> claim to have a secret recipe? spare me. >> mario lopez stars as colonel harlan sanders, a hot chef who comes into town and captures the heart of a young heiress who is

married to someone else. will they find happily ever after? it will air this friday at noon before moving to the streaming platforms. anne-marie. >> when kfc said it had a hot and spicy offering. i had no idea i thought they were talking about chicken. >> no kidding. you have to watch the trailer. she goes, secret's out, chicken man. >> love it. this blew up my social media yesterday. i didn't think it was real. i thought somebody had made it up. >> 2020. >> i love that. diane king hall in new york. thanks a lot, diane. >> you've got it. so up next, a famous home is now edible. the house from the movie "home alone" is back in gingerbread form. ♪ beds get sick too protection.

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carve his birthday this month. they've made portraits of barack obama, pope francis in the past. since we're talking about unusual art, how about some gingerbread house art. to mark the 30th anniversary of the movie home alone, disney+ commissioned an artist and cake designer to create an edible version of the mcallister house. it's on display at a children's hospital in england. the artist says it took her about 300 hours to complete the work. and probably 1/4 of that to eat it all. a slightly more expensive piece of art is on display in palm beach, florida. an israeli jewelry company shows what it calls the world's most expensive coronavirus mask. a los angeles art collector is buying it for $1.5 million. the 18 carat white gold mask is decorated with 3600 white and

black diamonds. it not only looks nice, it is functional. it's designed to hold an n-99 mask. >> you would wear that at a special event where you want to attract attention somehow or maybe not attract attention but be different. more than anything, the meaning is to become hopefully one day a successful art piece in one of the world's collections. >> the mask weighs more than half a pound though. nearly 100 times the typical surgical mask. from wearing masks to the election. 2020 has been a roller coaster so twitter looked at the most popular tweets of the year here in the u.s. and the most liked tweet of 2020 came from chadwick boseman's account announcing his death. the post has received more than 7 million likes since late august. the most tweeted about tv show of the past year is "the last dance." the series follows the chicago

bulls final championship run in the 1990s. the most tweeted about musical group is k pop sensation bts followed by kanye west and beyon beyonce. coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll meet a nashville couple who's using tiktok to surprise service workers in the food industry with huge tips. this is anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."

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our our top stories this morning. health officials in the u.k. started administering the first doses of the widely tested pfizer vaccine today. the first shot went to mark ret keenan, a grandmother who turns 91 years old next week. the u.s. could grant approval for pfizer later on this week. chuck yeager, the u.s. air force pilot who became the first person to break the sound barrier has died. he broke the sound barrier when he tested the bell x 1 in october of 1947. the fete was not announced to the public until the following year. yeager was 97 years old. today marks 40 years since one of the greatest tragedies in

the music world. the death of john lenin. michael george looks back at that day and the legacy lenin leaves behind. >> reporter: fans of john lenin came together at the memorial in central park known as strawberry fields. >> one of the greatest artists, philosophers, humanitarians and inspirations. >> some of these fans were also right here on that tragic night 40 years ago when the beetles legend was gunned down outside his apartment at the age of 40. >> came here at night with a big crowd of people and sang songs and cried. very sad day i'll never forget. >> i was driving along the road and a song came on and i just -- it just hit me, and the tears started flowing. and i started crying. >> reporter: charles rosenay is a beetles expert who published a magazine about the band. he says lenin was one of the

most influential musicians of all time but his death transcended music. >> what we lost that night was not the killing of one rock star, what we lost is somebody who till today would have probably given us great insight. he spoke the truth. he brought to light obvious things that, you know, the world and politicians should have seen ♪ imagine all the people >> reporter: and even 40 years later. ♪ living for today >> reporter: john lenin's legacy lives on. fans like mike egan say his music and his message of peace are timeless. >> just a legend taken too soon, and it's just really amazing that we have this place to keep remembering him by. ♪ you may say i'm a dreamer >> reporter: still inspiring millions a generation after he left us. in new york, michael george, cbs news. so coming up on "cbs this

morning," we'll speak with senator joe manchin of west virginia about a new deal being brokered on capitol hill. one man's remarkable story of recovery after he contracted covid-19 and had to undergo four amputations. and we will meet a nashville couple who's using tiktok to surprise struggling workers in the industry with huge tips. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.