up next. i think len hit it on the head. it's the perfect lock down ♪ good morning to you, our viewers in the west. welcome to "cbs this morning." it's friday, december 11th, 2020. i'll gayle king with anthony mason. that is tony dokoupil. america just one step away from an approved coronavirus vaccine after our deadliest week so far. so we'll show you one of pfizer's main distribution hubs and how the vaccine will get to those who need it most. fighting mistrust to defeat the pandemic. influential community leaders and doctors are trying to use facts to overcome hesitancy about the vaccine. plus, our expert will answer your viewer questions about vaccination. >> tens of millions of americans could be homeless by the end of the month. hear harrowing stories from families on the edge in this pandemic. and why congress is still arguing about whether to protect

them from eviction. and the long-shot lawsuit for president trump finds major republican support. more than half of house republicans sign on to a texas suit asking the supreme court to throw out millions of votes. why most legal experts say it has no merits. but first, here's today's "eye opener." it's your world in 90 seconds. >> it all remains on track. we could see fda authorization of the first vaccine in the united states within days. >> an fda panel recommended authorization of the pfizer vaccine. >> we're not through with this just because we're starting a vaccine program. even though you, as an individual, might have gotten vaccinated, it is not over by any means. >> health officials are warning that it will likely get worse before the situation improves. >> probably for the next 60 to 90 days we're going to have more deaths per day than we had in 9/11. >> trump deserves his day in court. >> 106 house republicans have

signed on to support president trump's efforts to overturn the election results. >> wrong on the law and wrong on the facts. >> ellen degeneres says she's tested positive for coronavirus. production of her show has been paused until january. >> all that -- >> taylor swift drops another new album p. her second album of the year. >> i come out stronger than a '90s track. and all that matters. >> "time" magazine announced its person of the year. and it's a double bill. >> the online announcement made by bruce springsteen. >> the "time" person of the year is -- president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect kamala harris. >> on "cbs this morning." >> according to a poll from the ap, less than half of americans say they are planning to get the vaccine when it comes out. to me, that's nuts. i'll take that shot in my eyeball if it means i can go to dinner. half of us are worried about putting this substance in our bodies because we don't know what's in it. yet we have no problem downing 16 ounces of something called

monster energy assault. yeah. i'll have a swig of that. >> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by progressive. making it easy to bundle insurance. >> i do think if the vaccine were guaranteed to give you 12 hours of energy, people might take it. >> a lot of people would take it. >> people don't worry about the side effects from the monster drink. but that's very funny, jimmy kimmel. we're just one step away from a coronavirus vaccine authorized for use by the fda. now the move could come as soon as today as hospitals and pharmacies urgently prepare for its arrival. yesterday as you may have heard an independent committee of experts recommended approval following a thorough review of the data. >> this has been the deadliest week of the pandemic so far. more than 18,000 people alive and with us a week ago are now gone. a 38% increase over the previous seven days. our lead national correspondent david begnaud is in los angeles for us. david, good morning to you. the vaccine is going to be, and

this puts it lightly, a huge logistical challenge. how are officials there preparing? >> that's right. but major institutions liky is dars sinai in los angeles appear to be ready. we just got a statement from the fda. following yesterday's positive advisory committee meeting outcome regarding the pfizer vaccine, the fda has informed the sponsor it will rapidly work toward finalization and issuance of an emergency use authorization. and the fda says it's notified the cdc and "operation warp speed" so they can execute their plans for timely vaccine distribution. we are one step away from the final green light. >> we must demonstrate that the vaccine is highly effective. >> reporter: that was the topic of discussion that dominated the nearly nine-hour-long discussion by experts on the fda's independent advisory committee on vaccines. >> the american public demands and deserves a rigorous, comprehensive and independent review of the data.

>> reporter: in 17-4 vote with one absention, they said the pfizer vaccine is safe and effective for emergency use for those 16 and older. even with recent concerns about allergic reactions in two health care workers in the united kingdom. >> i would not hesitate to get the vaccine. i have got a lot of allergies. i plan to get the vaccine. >> reporter: that is dr. arnld monto, the acting chair of that independent advisory committee. he said the vaccine needed to be at least 50% effective to receive the committee's recommendation. >> this vaccine is in excess of 90%. that's almost a dream scenario. >> reporter: did you vote yes or no? >> i voted yes enthusiastically. >> reporter: right now hospitals nationwide are preparing to receive the first shipments of the vaccine, and that could happen as early as this weekend. this is the freezer inside of los angeles' cedars-sinai hospital where the vaccine will be kept p. as we take the

vaccine out of the freezer, we have five days in the refrigerator. >> reporter: that's rita shane, chief pharmacy officer here at cedars-sinai. she's reviewed the vaccine data and says reports about allergic reactions in the united kingdom don't raise any alarm bells for her. >> allergic reactions occur with everything we do, including the food. they aren't as concerning as getting covid. the focus is on keeping us safe. >> reporter: the vaccine will come with a warning label but the annual flu shot comes with a warning label about potential allergic reactions so she has no concern at all. >> that's right, david. thank you. with vaccine approval potentially just hours away, our manuel bojorquez is outside pfizer's freezer farm in kalamazoo, michigan, which is one place where distribution will begin. manuel, what will it look like? >> good morning, anthony. it is expected to be a well-choreographed effort between the vaccinemaker and the nation's shipping giants. and it all begins right here in

western michigan where this pfizer plant is on standby. officials say 6.4 million doses of the vaccine will leave warehouses like this one within 24 hours of approval. >> we've been looking forward to this day for a while now. >> reporter: kendra peot will be among the first to receive the vaccine once approved. the nurse manager at butterworth hospital's er in grand rapids, says the shot represents peace of mind for those working on the front lines. >> having the vaccine for us is just the beginning to the end of this pandemic. >> reporter: spectrum health is one of five health systems in michigan prepared for vaccine distribution. ultra cold freezers required for the pfizer vaccine are ready for storage. clinic space has been set aside to dole out almost 1,000 doses. dr. russell lampen is the health systems chief for infectious diseases. >> we'll be able to start ro rolling up sleeves and giving out vaccine as soon as we have

approval. >> reporter: they'll be getting the vaccine thanks to a coordinated effort by pfizer, u.p.s. and fedex. u.p.s. says it's a three-step process under way. step one, shipping vaccine administration kits containing syringes. step two, shipping the actual vaccine and three usending dry ice to sites that don't have the ability to keep the vaccine at extreme subzero temperatures. once they reach sites like spectrum health, frontline workers will be getting the first doses as they tackle a thanksgiving surge in cases. >> the vaccine couldn't come at a better time. >> reporter: dr. lampen warns that this early stage of vaccine isn't going to work on its own. >> we need to keep doing the things we're doing. social distancing, wearing masks in public and washing your hands. the lower we can get covid rates in our community, the quicker the vaccine will have its benefit. >> reporter: in addition of the logistics of getting this vaccine, where it needs to be,

the u.s. marshals are also involved. the agency, which is better known for tracking down fugitives and transporting prisoners will be protecting the doses as they make their way around the country. gayle? >> very exciting news. thank you very much, manuel. president trump is getting significant support from republicans for a long-shot lawsuit asking the supreme court to reverse this election. 106 house republicans, more than half, are backing the effort to throw out the results in georgia, pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin. now most legal experts say this lawsuit has no merit whatsoever. they expect the justices to reject -- take a second and look at this long list of names. weijia jiang has more on this story from the white house. >> reporter: president trump met behind closed doors thursday with several republican state attorneys general. the white house insists the meeting was preplanned, even though all but two of the officials are backing a lawsuit brought by texas ag ken paxton

this week to invalidate the election results in four battleground states. >> i just want to make sure that the right person gets elected based on what the voters did in this country. >> reporter: but a majority of voters in this country did vote for president-elect joe biden. and paxton's role is drawing scrutiny from fellow republicans, like nebraska senator ben sasse who alluded to the fact that the fbi is investigating whether paxton abused his power as attorney general to benefit a wealthy donor. in a statement, sasse says from the brief it looks like a fella begging for a pardon filed a pr stunt rather than a lawsuit. paxton has denied any wrongdoing. officials from the states being sued say the lawsuit is an attempt to undermine democracy. in his legal response, the pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro called it a seditious abuse of the judicial process. georgia election official

gabrielle sterling slammed it, too. >> it's constitutionally wrong, wrong on the law and wrong on the facts. >> reporter: more than 100,000 republicans signed a brief in support of the lawsuit. the signers represent a cross-section of the republican party, including establishment figures and even some moderates. some republican senators expressed concern. >> i do not understand the legal theory. >> it's just simply madness. >> reporter: many agree the suit is baseless and unlikely to even be heard by the high court. >> this case has no factual or legal basis. and beyond that, it defies all aspects of federalism to say that one state should be able to challenge the election processes in another state. >> states absolutely do not have the standing to bring a lawsuit against another state's election process. >> reporter: the supreme court could announce its decision on whether to hear the case as early as today. meanwhile, president-elect joe biden is focusing on the future by announcing several key cabinet positions including

dennis mcdonough as the secretary of veterans affairs. he has also named susan rice as the director of the domestic policy counsel and katherine tai as trade representative. new coronavirus relief spending is bogged down again in congress. and that is very bad news for people in danger of being evicted. the cdc has put a temporary hold on all evictions in an effort to protect public health and prevent the spread of covid-19. but that order expires on december 31st. if it is not extended, 30 to 40 million americans could lose their homes. nancy cordes spoke with some of them. good morning to you. >> think of the millions of americans who have lost their jobs due to this pandemic. and now ten months in, renters owe an estimated $70 billion in back rent. and some of them are being warned that they could be tossed out of their homes over the

holidays if congress doesn't act. renters visited a church on houston's east side tuesday hoping for legal advice on how to avoid eviction. >> i'd be homeless. nobody could help. >> reporter: in houston alone, more than 17,000 evictions have been initiated since the pandemic began. 300,000 or more could be coming if the federal moratorium on evictions is allowed to expire. >> just out of my hands basically. >> reporter: that has david flores worried. his construction work has dried up, and his wife's unemployment has run out. >> whatever little income we do come across, you know, we have to separate it between whatever bills that we are able to pay or whatever little gas we're able to put in the vehicle. it's just hard. >> reporter: as cries for rent relief grow louder, experts say eviction isn't just an economic issue. one recent study found that more than 400,000 coronavirus cases

and 10,000 deaths were linked to the expiration of various state eviction protections over the summer. >> housing is health care. >> reporter: diane yentel leads the low-income housing coalition. >> it's very clear what the consequences will be if congress does not provide an extended eviction moratorium and substantial rental assistance. and that is a tsunami of evictions. >> reporter: she's pushing for congress to add $100 billion in rental assistance to any covid relief deal. what has this eviction moratorium done to landlords because they're not all fat cats. a lot of them rely on this rental income for their own families. >> yeah, that's absolutely right. especially the small landlords. and that's why emergency rental assistance is so essential. it helps the renters pay the rent and it helps the landlords pay the bills. >> reporter: without it, even a federal moratorium can't prevent all evictions. >> the cdc order actually only stops eviction cases that are based on nonpayment of rent.

so what that means is if there are other breaches of the lease, the landlord can potentially proceed. >> reporter: houston lawyer jonna treble represents renters through lone star legal aid. she's bracing for a flood of evictions if the protections do expire in three weeks. >> all the cases from the last four months are going to come back to life instantly. if there was a constable on the way to the home to remove the tenant family, those will pick right back up where they left off. >> i have no money for rent. >> reporter: chris levy wracked up multiple warnings, but just managed to pay off thousands in back rent with help from a national charity. which gave him a few months of breathing room. >> i have a 7-year-old daughter. it's life or death for me really. >> reporter: rental assistance funding is tied up in this larger fight over a covid relief package. and when i asked speaker pelosi yesterday about this, she said she wanted to extend the

eviction moratorium but couldn't guarantee it at this point. >> so many people in desperate need of help, nancy. thank you. convicted murderer brandon bernard was put to death by lethal injection last night. it was the first execution in 130 years at a federal prison during a presidential lame-duck period. the 40-year-old was executed despite the pleas of celebrities, politicians and jurors in his case. errol barnett has the story. >> reporter: uttering his final words last night toward relatives of the victims he played a role in killing, brandon bernard said, i'm sorry. becoming the ninth federal death row inmate to be executed this year. bernard was 18 when he and four other teenagers abducted youth ministers todd and stacey baddeley. a fellow gang member shot them in the head. they lit the car on fire with both still inside. in 2000, a jury sentenced

bernard to death. the shooter and bernard's co-defendant christopher vialva was executed in september. >> mr. bernard said, you know, i try every day to make up a little bit. i know it will never make up for what i did, but i'm trying to add some good to the world. >> reporter: bernard's lawyer telling cbs news last week he was a reformed man. he also says there were mitigating circumstances and that bernard was neither the shooter nor the ringleader of the attack. but experts were split on whether stasie bagley was killed from the gunshot or if she died from smoke inhalation. five jurors and a prosecutor on bernard's case pled for mercy before his death. our david begnaud spoke with one of them earlier this month. >> i have always struggled, i guess. especially at that time in my life. standing on my convictions. and i regret that now. the death penalty is far too harsh for the -- his level of

involvement in this crime. >> reporter: on the day of bernard's scheduled execution, the supreme court denied his request for a stay. president trump did not grant his petition for clemency. >> my whole journey with criminal justice reform started about a year ago when i came to see the president. >> reporter: one of bernard's fiercest advocates, kim kardashian west, tweeted, quote, i'm so messed up. they killed brandon. he was such a reformed person. he is sorry. so sorry for the hurt and pain he has caused others. in a statement late last night, the victims' family thanked the doj and president trump for giving them the closure they needed after 21 years. the administration plans to execute four more prisoners before inauguration day. errol barnett, for cbs this morning, new york. >> errol, thank you. these are the first executions in about 17 years at the federal leve

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good friday morning. it's 7:26. i am anne makovec. final approval by fda of pfizer's covid vaccine could be a day or two away. according to current plans, california will get about 327,000 doses to start. one in five designated for bay area. sonoma county is less than 24 hours away from a new stay- at-home order. the county has been tuck in purple tier since the government released the color coded system in late august. santa clara confirmed record 1700 new covid cases wednesday. it also reported three south bay hospitals reached icu capacity. let's take a live look at

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." the fda could approve emergency authorization for pfizer's covid-19 vaccine as soon as today. but no vaccine will be effective if the people don't take it. in our series "vaccinating america," we're looking at coronavirus vaccine hess tenita. 60% of americans say they would definitely or probably get a vaccine but another survey shows only 14% of black americans and 34% of latinos trusted that it will be safe. adriana diaz spoke to an influential leader in boston who is having trouble persuading people to get the shot. good morning to you. it is a problem. >> it is a big problem, gayle. skepticism about this vaccine,

as we've been reporting, is widespread, especially in communities of color which have been disproportion atly impacted by this virus. how do you undo decades of distrust? one strategy is to spread the vaccine gospel. >> you see, we say that, but do we mean it? >> reporter: reverend liz walker preaches about three things. truth, love and lowering anxiety. >> everything good comes from god. >> reporter: her focus now is spreading the truth about the vaccine. half her congregation says they won't take it. some believe god will save them. >> i always respond that, yes, you should put your trust in god, but remember, god uses doctors. god is speaking through science. >> reporter: president carter and ronald reagan -- >> the former news anchor turned preacher said in her lost neighborhood which struggles with violence and disinvestment, skepticism about the vaccine stems from years of trauma and broken trust. >> once you have been

traumatized by the world, by the police, by the doctor, by the system, you tend not to trust anybody. >> we don't know much about this pandemic. >> reporter: to rebuild that trust, she's fighting fear with facts. serving on a task force created by massachusetts governor charlie baker to ensure the vaccine is distributed equitably. >> i wanted to let them know they had a responsibility, though i think they knew it and still know it, to be transparent. >> the primary end point -- >> reporter: she invited dr. anthony fauci to church. well, virtual church, to speak directly to her parishioners. >> the speed with which it's been done does not compromise safety. don't deprive yourself of the advantage of an extraordinarily important advance in science by not getting vaccinated. >> how hard has covid-19 hit your patient population? >> it's been pretty devastating. >> reporter: raul garza runs on

martha's health and wellness which operates 23 community health centers across illinois. nearly 90% of their patients are african-american and latino, groups that are dying of covid at nearly three times the rate of white americans. what are some of the specific reasons that patients say they don't want to take this vaccine? >> they are curious about whether the trials were culturally specific to their own population. i think it's about just patients feeling like they are still discrimination in health care and why would they have confidence in a vaccine when they've been neglected historically? >> reporter: most notoriously, the tuskegee syphilis study from 1932 to 1972. the u.s. government experimented on african-american men, letting them suffer with the disease even after a treatment existed. and for hispanics, according to the census, they are the least likely of any ethnic group to visit a doctor. garza says an effective way to reach minorities is through

messengers that look like them. >> we are on the front lines in care delivery. >> reporter: that's why the national medical association, the nation's oldest professional organization for african-american doctors, helped make this psa. they also created a task force of african-american doctors to vet the vaccine safety data the fda is reviewing. dr. leon mcdougle is president of the group and chair of its task force. >> there have been a cloud of political influence and we thought it would be important for our community to have a nonpartisan, independent voice speaking to vaccines' safety and efficacy. >> reporter: how unprecedented to have a task force of minority doctors essentially review or double check the fda's work? >> well, that is novel. the times that we are in are novel. and there's just a lot of confusion.

we want to cut through that confusion because for the black community, it's a difference between life and death. >> dr. mcdougle says their task force of african-american doctors has met with pfizer, moderna and astrazeneca and they're pleased with the information they've received so far. for the u.s. to reach that critical threshold of herd immunity public health experts say roughly 70% of americans need to be vaccinated. tony? >> it's a great piece, adriana. so important. 70% of americans need to take this. thank you. that's the thing. i was so surprised. i've admired liz walker for years. still do. i didn't know that she was now a reverend. she is an influential and credible voice. i think it's great what she's doing. a great piece. >> very interesting what she's doing bringing dr. fauci to services to talk to people. >> i'm going to have more on this in my talk on the table. but ahead, we're going to show you venice's massive flood

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chris livesy is in venice with a look at the dykes in action. >> you know that during high tide in venice, i could expect to have water up to my knees. but take a look at saint mark's square. it is dry today and thanks to a $6.5 billion flood prevent system that is proving successful. it is far from perfect but it could be the best shot at survival for this city. dickens once said you would shed tears to see venice but overnight as four feet of sea water try to engulf the city it is the 78 retractible dykes that could almost make you weep. >> it is a very emotional -- >> reporter: it is calls moses and just like in the old testament it is parting the sea. >> for centuries it was watter that protected venice from

invaders until it became the invader itself. now these flood gates are the only thing standing between the exquisite and distinction. >> reporter: last year climate change and high tides triggered the worst flooding in 50 years. a catastrophe in a city's whose life blood is beauty and a catastrophe this time averted. >> more or less every day is flooded. >> reporter: like a suit of armor, yet with chinks, it takes an excruciating 48 hours to activate, not enough warning to thwart a flood swamping workshops like paulo's where he's been carving for 26 years. >> it doesn't take much, does it, for water to come in here. >> no. it is just a few inches away, he said. right at doorstp. just like the global climate crisis said environmental

scientist jane demasto. >> i think venice is the canary in the mine for other places that need to make very radical choices about how to survive in the future. >> reporter: and for now that radical choice is working in venice. and climate scientists say that low-lying coastal sites in the u.s. should pay close attention, places like boston, los angeles, and miami that could be seeing their own severe flooding in the coming decades, gayle. >> we should be taking notes. venice is such a beautiful city. i see why people get emotional about that story. thank you very much. ahead, vladimir duthier with look at the stories we have today. >> good morning. coming up, we'll reveal the two people who snagged the time person of the year. and plus swiftys rejoice. taylor swift just dropped her secondary album. that is two albums in five

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time has revealed the person of the year and it is two people. president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect kamala harris received the honor after the victory in the presidential election. dr. fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert was named the guardian of the year along with organizers and front line health care workers. before everybody gets partisan and shouty on twitter, it is not out of the ordinary for a president-elect to get the honor. president trump was named person of the year in 2016 and he was a finalist this year. >> in fact, vlad, every president at been at some point during their tenure has been person of the year. >> i just knew it was about dr. fauci but i love what was wrote about these two. sharing a vision of healing in a grieving world. you see words like that and you think i get it. >> totally get it. >> also interesting and entertainer of the year, bts,

the k-pop act and athlete of the year, lebron. >> that is a no-brainer. >> also bts, no-brainer. >> as by year for swiftys. taylor swift dropped her second album of the year overnight. she also released this surprise individual for the new individual for the new individual for the new "willow." watch. ♪ [ singing ] >> my feed was blowing up yesterday when this news dropped. it is the first track from her ninth stud album "evermore" and released "folklore" back in july and teased on an instagram yesterday posting acknowledging the holidays may be lonely for some and she hopes that her music will help them cope. >> you hear about artists very

creative during this pandemic. >> she worked with a producer named aaron defendantuster up h new york and he said they kept exchanging ideas after "folklore" was done and there was a whole other album. the songs are wilder and freer bus a continuation of "folklore". >> we're really excited. let me share this on a friday to make everybody happy before the weekend. a little boy is winning hearts after he was captured on video discovering his superpowers. check this out. >> abra cad abra. wow! this is so cool. cool. >> i love the parents. >> i didn't know i have superpowers. >> i believes he could control the fireplace. we've been trying to find out

who he is. if you know, let us know. but the idea when you believe in magic as a little kid, it could still be like that today. >> it is so true. such a great feeling. >> you're like, i did that. what? >> and the mom. >> i love that. >> thanks, vlad. coming up, we answer your questions about the coronavirus vaccine with dr. david agus. we'll be right back. >> today's what to watch is sponsored by toyota, let's go places. ♪ one more? ♪ daddy! ♪

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good morning. it's four minutes before 8:00. i am anne makovec. sonoma will begin a stay-at- home order tonight joining five other bay area counties in doing so voluntarily. icu capacity has fallen to less than 12%. santa clara health officers are fanning out in neighborhoods in east san jose to hand out self administered covid tests. it's a door to door effort to over come language barriers and fear. fda likely to approve pfizer vaccine in the next couple days. california will get more than 300,000 doses to start. one in five of those are destined for the bay area. good morning. i am gianna franco in the

traffic center. if you are taking 680 from highway 4 to 42, a few brake lights. no accidents, just lots of folks making that trek to the concord area. other than that, you are going to see sluggish conditions along 880 but it is improving south 880 near fremont, earlier accident cleared. it is slow across the upper deck into the city. >> there is rain that will get to the bay area for the late afternoon. it looks good now but give it tame before that's able to get here to where we are. as we look at how much we will get, we will pick up about a quarter of an inch of rain overnight friday into saturday morning. most of saturday, a break. sunday, another rainmaker adds to totals. sunday will be the more noticeable day in terms of rain throughout the heart of the day.

it's it is true, friday, december 11, 2020. aren't you glad. welcome back to cbs this morning. the coronavirus vaccine could be approved as soon as today. doctor david will answer your questions and tell you everything you need to know. >> desus&mero with us to talk about their interview with former president obama.>> a talr a woman was scammed trying to buy a puppy.

>> just one step away from a coronavirus vaccine authorized for use by the fda. >> here in los angeles, appearing to be ready to go. we are one step away. >> it is expected to be an effort between the maker and shipping giants. here at pfizer poland are on stand by. >> the supreme court could announce the decision to hear the case as soon as today. president-elect joe biden is announcing several key could be net positions. >> renters are being warned that they could be tossed out of their homes during the holidays if congress doesn't act. >> voted to use the emergency use authorization. first doses rolled out to health care workers and long-term care facilities within days and we

are now calling the show, the late show assisted living facility. >> clever. nice try. >> that's good. i like that. >> anything to get to the front of the line. the people who need it most will get it first and that's important to you. good morning. we are on the verges for approval of the first approved vaccine. it is recommended that the vaccine be given emergency use authorization paving the way for the fda to green light it. that means as early as today, doses could be shipped out. first shots may be given to front line workers and nursing home residents by the start of next week. >> evidence on where these will be headed.

california, new york, texas ohio and illinois will receive the first because of their large populations. the u.s. saw the second highest count of all time yesterday with more than 224,000 cases. another 2,700 lives were reported lost over those 24 hours. >> joining us, the doctor will answer your questions. this is like the tv version of cornering a doctor at a party. question one, from retired hospital worker. she wants to know, will we have a choice of vaccines? who will be administering the shots? >> great question. we will all have to choice of vaccines. when they come out, if you are in the category being vaccinated, you can go to some place administering the pfizer or some place administering the moderna. obviously next week, you only have a choice of the pfizer

vaccine. all three are excellent. astrazeneca, oxford and moderna. for me, i would take the soonest i could get. i wouldn't be at risk or at risk for my patients. sos that critical. >> if you do get it, a question of how people can show prove. take a listen to this. >> my name is mike, i'm from westwood lake, florida. will we about given a se cure i.d. or some form of proof once we have been vaccinated? >> thank you, mike. when we get vaccines started next week, you will get piece of paper that says first dose and second dose. this is a card that will be given to you by health and human services of the united states. going forward, there will be a digital i.d. for this. you have an option of tying this

to your driver's license and passport and it may be required to attend rock concerts or planes to go some places. it will initially just be the card. >> if i have covid antibodies, do i need the vaccine? >> i hear this all the time. the answer is yes. having antibodies doesn't mean you have immunity. they may not block the virus from getting it. they may just be a sign you were infected. it may be short lived in people who have had the virus. >> another question, can a vaccinated person who comes into contact with covid still be a spreader of the virus? >> unfortunately, the answer is yes. these are not 100%. that means 5 to 10% of people can get a mild infection and be a spreader.

what we do know, is asymptomatic spread was dramatically reduced. we don't knowthatyet for the rna vaccine. the questin we are waiting for is will gayle king get this vaccine as soon as she can? >> we are working on her. >> the answer is not yes. >> as soon as i can. >> internally there. a long pause. >> we know two health care workers in the uk experienced reactions. jordan wants to know what allergies would cause a reaction. >> this is really important. every vaccine, there are people that get allergic reactions. it is about one in a million or so. two health care workers in the uk, both had significant history, so much so that they carried an epi pen.

right now, anyone with serious allergies to medication or food that carry an epi pen, we need to hold on until we know what component that allergy was to. right now, there is caution for those individuals. for 99.9% of the population doesn't need anything to worry about. >> jessica, a 28-year-old mom of two. she asked will the vaccine be safe for young kids? >> good question. >> great question. my gut is yes. although we don't know yet. it's going to be safe. the question is, will it work. some vaccines, adults make better immune responses. in some cases in kids. the studies are being studied now. children trials are ongoing now. they'll be among the last to be vaccinated. >> molly wants to know what is

the guidance for women planning to get pregnant or already pregnant right now? >> it is critical. majority of health care workers are women. many of them can be pregnant or may not even know they are pregnant. the trials to date have not been done in women who know they were pregnant. there were probably people who know they were. as they would be interested to know are important there. to understand how it affects the developing fetus. >> studies will be held. this is a critical question. many of them are front-line workers. >> when can we expect vaccine guidance for people who have auto immune diseases? is. >> what we know is that people with autoimmune diseases, they are safe. some of the medicines being used

temper the immune system. and the question is will they be able to make enough of a response to protect themselves. those given to people who don't have an adequate immune response. so there is a backup drug in development for those individuals. >> i love how tony set it up. like a doctor being cornered at a party. i'm guilty of that. does that bug doctors? >> for me, no. i trained for this. >> we are watching you for the vaccine. >> i heard you doctor. i guess i'm sorry, you got to go. good news to share about a woman featured in our recent report about pet scams. this story led to a moving act of

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police released evidence this week in hopes of catching the killer behind the biggest unsolved murder case in new york's history. it is been ten years since the discovery of the first victims of the long island serial killer. over time ten bodies were found near a remote beach. we see what we've learned about the killer for this week's 48 hours. >> missy cann can't forget the late night phone call she received from her sister in the summer of 2007.

>> she called at a train station in new york. from penn station. i could hear the commotion from the train station. and from the time she called me, poof, she was gone. >> investigators tracked they are phone to a cell phone to youner long island. >> they knew there was something very wrong here. >> reporter: three years later in december of 2010 human remains were found along ocean parkaway near gilgo beach on long island. the chief of detectives was struck by an odd detail. >> that seems to be wrapped in ber lap, which doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: and the surprises kep coming. >> and i'm called and we found another set of remains and another one and another one. we were dealing with a serial killer. >> reporter: eventually ten sets of remains were recovered. missy's sister maureen and three others were found first.

and dubbed the gilgo four. discarded in a similar fashion they were placed roughly 500 feet apart, wrapped in burlap. >> because the ability to take dampness moisture and breathe which would promote decay as well as act as camouflage. >> they shared other striking similarities. >> but they're all 4'11", very petite, hazel, green eyes. >> this killer has a type. >> right. >> reporter: today geraldine hart is breathing new life into the case. >> we believe that the belt was handled by the suspect and did not belong to any of the victims. >> reporter: the belt belonged to a large male said hart, hoping someone will recognize it and come forward. >> it is a very complex case but we're philly committed to this investigation. >> what i want most is answers and justice and i also want the

world to know my sister mattered. >> and erin joins us now. good morning. i can't believe it has been 10 years. this is such a haunting case. what else do investigators know about the killer? >> well, anthony, good morning. it is a haunting case. and that is when we do know from investigators. we know that the gilgo four were killed by one killer and that he didn't just drop the bodies off at once. and so investigators believe he is very familiar with long island. and here is something really interesting. one of the investigators told me he had to have a cover story. because he's going back and forth to the ocean parkaway where he's leaving the bodies so he may have posed as a private trash collector, or a hunter. and he also probably was harmless looking but he has a cruel streak because he called the little sister of one of the

victims in 2009 and told her he had killed her sister. >> that is right. i remember that story. why haven't there been any arrests after all of these years? >> well, anthony, it is very difficult to identify a serial killer. because they're not connected with their victims. but in this case, there was a police chief who took over the department from 2012 to 2015 who inexplicably cut out outside agencies and then engaged in a cover-up to cover his own misdeeds and that certainly hindered the investigation. >> erin, thank you very much. you could watch erin's report the hunt for the holidays.

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here at cbs news we're honoring the front line heroes sox we asked some correspondents to tell us who has inspired them. >> my front line hero is my cousin dr. farrah forkan md who worked long hours to try and save lives. >> everyone in the education world. i'm talking about coaches, teachers, principals, administration, and janitorial staff and everybody out there and engaging our kids. >> every man and woman who makes sure that our deliveries and other important mail gets to its final destination. i tried to thank the tlifry folks every time i see them because they're sacrifice is a daily one. >> that is so true, errol barnett. so true. you're dead on about that and we want to know about the front line heros who have inspired you so we could share their stories. email us at coronavirus at

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good morning. it's 8:25. we are a day or two from final approval by fda of pfizer's covid vaccine. santa clara, alameda, san francisco, contra costa will get the most doses to begin with. an independent panel voted to recommend widespread use of the vaccine. sonoma is less than 24 hours from a new stay-at-home order. menorah lit to mark the first night of hanukkah. san francisco is streaming the lighting on facebook every night. as we look at the roadways now, we have a traffic alert

north bound 17 at lark due to a crash and fallen tree in the road. expect brake lights and delays. we are seeing slow speeds as you work north bound 17 in the area. try to stick with alternates or avoid until they clear this out of lanes. that's a bit of a tough commute. that's about it. we have a nice ride on bay bridge with no delays as you work towards the toll plaza. an easy smooth commute between san mateo bridge, 880. looks like a cloudy day from the traffic cameras. high def doppler shows us the rain. watch it intensify. these are showers that we'll notice by afternoon. into the overnight hours this evening, showers will become more noticeable. that's really when we get our rain. overnight hours for friday into saturday and then a better showing throughout the day on sunday. get out for most of saturday in the day without getting rained

welcome back to "cbs this morning." it is time to bring you the stories we like to call talk the table. because it is a table and we're talking. >> is that what we're doing. >> you have poll position. >> and i'm stories we call talk of the table. a hit from the beegee document meantry. >> they talked about chicken picken. i didn't know what that was. i played this one note and mixed with barry, it really worked. ♪ ♪ >> one of the band members, i

should say. it started with barry heard the sound going over a bridge and that created the beat of the song. the brothers formed the beegees. more than 50 years ago, they had so many hits. most famously, the theme song to "saturday night fever." those guys wrote 20 number one hits. >> interesting choices with the jacket there. the formal coat but no under shirt at all. >> it was a look. >> maybe a friday look. next friday? >> please no. let's let everyone wear their clothes. >> a great job of thoughing you the mistrust of the coronavirus vaccine particularly in the black community.

i'll bring up something else dr. fauci made a point of. one of the vaccine developers is a black woman. the national institute of health leading scientist for covid vaccine research. on the team that collaborated with moderna on its vaccination. reputation is part of the process of healing these areas of mistrust going back decades. dr. fauci wanted to point that out. >> and adriana diaz. they've been promoted. still doing what they do but also doing the news saturday and sunday morning. >> we are going to talk about them this morning. >> are we? >> don't worry. we remember. >> in my talk of the table, two

men from the bronx are changing the landscape. their show desus&mero. upcoming episode featuring former president barack obama. here is a preview. >> let me just say that i saw some of the footage of you all with booker. >> before you say anything, that was a deep fake and fake news. if you post that video on twitter, that would be declaimed with a post on the bottom. >> just saying, looks like you could play for the knicks. >> wow. they are supposed to be the

secret service. >> that was a fun interview. thanks for talking. good luck with your little book. >> sit down. >> my gosh. did you just say berry with the rim when you were talking with barack obama? >> uncle berry. >> crazy guy. very strong cool ungcle vibes. >> just to see the three of you together was great. you are known for your in tell against, authenticity and known to be a little raunchy. did you tone it for for the president of the united states or did you say we are just going to be us? >> just be us president obama respected it. we felt like three uncles at the table after thanksgiving.

we could have gone eight more hours. >> could you do eight more hours? the book is 800 pages. is there anything new in the conversation? i'm curious. >> that was something we highlighted. he's done so many interviews. we wanted to ask him fresh questions. >> what did you come up with? i wonder about that too. like that jay-z song that says, you could have been anywhere but you are here with me. the fact that he met with you says that he likes to play and it speaks volumes about your show. >> what did you come up with? i know it is coming up sunday. >> basketball. he's a huge basketball fan. >> we know that already.

>> we know. he's obsessed. he could name free agents on the market. that level of obsession. not like a casual basketball fan. i'm a bull fan. he's like did you know ben gordon retired with 30 points average every day. >> i'll say this, we didn't get a clearance for, are there aliens. he didn't come clear on that one. >> you are working with pepsi this holiday season giving back. you are known as the bodega boys. what did you do? >> on behalf of pepsi, we took care of a fellow named onwho runs the grocery in the bronx. a stable, a hub in the community. they covered his entire rent for

2021. >> yes. it was super important. >> in this election process, the owner we found, his father died from covid this year. he had to take some time off. with the pepsi pay back. keeping them open. the bodega's are the life of the community. >> if you don't live in new york city, you may not realize that there on every corner and anchor the neighborhoods. those owners put up with hard times and people give them hard times too. they are open 24 hours. in the middle of the night, things get a little wild. >> that's right. to give back to someone like >> two have had a really big year. just the barack obama interview is the latest.

you had a best selling book, which you were on with us earlier in the year. a shoe partnership with timberland. that shoe collection there which would blow my son's brain. and your show has been renewed another season. what is the highlight for you guys? >> i think being able to make the show during the pandemic and bring people entertainment and levitt. right now, there is no real normal. just being on twice a week and people can laugh with us and get their minds off what is going on in the world. people are saying, your show does so much for my mental health. that's the highlight. >> so true. i'm curious when you were getting ready for obama, were you a little nervous? did you have to spend time with questions about what to wear? i would love to be a fly on the

wall when you were at home getting ready with your wife and kids. >> it is like that eight mile scene, he's in the bathroom about to puke. >> that was the first time i had to really psych myself up for an interview. >> shout out to howard university. it felt like a home game. >> i wondered where you shot. bravo, guys. >> i hope there will be an appearance number three for the season. >> come back. desus&mero on sunday and thursday nights on showtime, a division of

we have an exciting update to share with you this m mornin. this month we told but the rise in online pet scams over the course of the pandemic. inclcluding one w woman in particular who lost $2,400 while trying to buy a puppy. well, one viewer with a little pup was so moved by her story that she did somethihing quitel. our correspondent anna warner

has more. >> just something to start you out with. >> this is what jeanne dixon of spoken, washington, had been hoping for. a new puppy to ease the pain of losing her 19-year-old daughter charlene last year. >> she was going to change the world. >> reporter: but she had been scammed, sending over $2,400 to the operators of this website for a puppy named ben. only to lose it all. >> i blame myself because it was a stupid thing to do. >> reporter: the bbb said online scammers have tolden more than $2.8 million from americans for pets never received. but in this case -- >> i saw your article -- >> reporter: local breeder becky deakin saw or story on facebook. >> it made my heartache reading it. it was just horrible. >> she decided to give one of

your new puppies to dixon. and with krem reaching out to her. >> with the way that 2020 has been and the world, i felt like we needed something good to come out of this. and so i just knew that that was going to be the right thing to do. >> and for jeanne dixon. >> it is completely overwhelming that people gave me grace. for losing all of that money for a dog. but like i told her, charlene was going to change the world and she just changed the world for me. because of this article. >> reporter: she named the puppy maggie. for "cbs this morning," i'm anna warner. >> that is a very cute dog. now the puppy would cost about $2,500 and the breeder said that is the cost of the puppy normally about the same amount of money that dixon lost. so all is well that ends well. >> thank you breeder becky deakins. those new foundies are

wonderful. and. >> maggie is a sweetie. >> there is a lot of good people in the world. >> before we go, we'll take a look back at all that mattered this week. we'll be right back.

before we go, some exciting news about the cbs weekend news. as someone already mentioned, our own national correspondent are taking over as weekend news anchors. adriana will anchor saturday night from chicago and on sunday jericka will anchor from new york. we love them both and offer congratulations owe both of them. >> i was so excited i jumped the gun but i'm waving my pom poms. it is great news for all of us. and for you too, viewers. >> that will do it for us. have a great weekend. before we go, a look back at all that mattered this week. take it easy. >> a 90-year-old woman became the first person in the world to

take the pfizer vaccine. >> this is a landmark moment. >> here they're calling it v-day. max vaccines have just begun. >> i wasn't nervous. it was really good. >> los angeles county has the most confirmed cases in america. >> you can't be indoors at a restaurant, outside, you can't even gather in public with people that aren't in your own family. >> 136 page report describes a pattern of command failures and sexual assault and soldier deaths. >> most in the military have been raped and assaulted by milt men. >> proof humans could break the sound barrier. >> it was my duty to fly. >> any time you hear a pilot. >> i'm going to duck around here. >> their mcimic the style of chuck yeager. >> we have the liftoff. ♪ >> we've built our own text

banking software, our own phone banking software. >> how much voters did you register. >> we estimate it to be about 65,000. >> i worked in my first political campaign when i was eight. >> that is anthony mason of course. >> a red tailed hawk sitting right outside of my window. judging by the pigeon at its feet, that is not a pillow, that is a pigeon. >> he murdered the pigeon. he's a murderer. >> break dancing. it made it to the olympic games. >> that looks entertaining. >> i didn't know breaking was still a thing. max on camera two told me it was. >> you adopted the lingo and now you call it breaking. >> because we were -- >> i read. >> i'm terrible. i'm the worst. >> i did say that in the makeup room. ♪ >> i recently found out what an

advent calendar is. it is a illustrated calendar that counts down to christmas. and someone sent me not an advent calendar but this. a vlad event calendar. >> where did you get all of those pictures of me. >> vlad is going i'll take ten. >> a local tv news anchor in chicago and she had a lesson for a daughter who was afraid to wear her glasses. >> just be yourself, authentically and unapologetically and the rest will work itself out. >> and the rest of the crew put on their glasses too. 164 millions including me and you and gayle. >> i used to wear mine on tv for years. >> this is not authorized. it could get ugly. >> when i was little, there was a saying, boys don't make at pass at girls that wear glasses. >> that is not true. >> that is not true. >> could speak for myself. that is not true.

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good morning. it's 8:55. santa clara is reporting record number of new covid cases. 1700. the county says three south bay hospitals have reached capacity in intensive care units. fda is likely to approve pfizer vaccine in the next couple days after an independent panel recommended widespread use in the area. santa clara health officers fanning out in neighborhoods in east san jose to hand out self administered covid tests. it's a door to door effort to try and overcome language barriers and also fear. traffic alert continues on

north bound 17 at lark avenue. we've got a lane blocked plus a tree down in the road way. this is due to an accident. slow and go as you work your way out of the south bay. give yourself a few extra minutes or stick with an alternate if you can. bay area bridges are fairly quiet, no delays at the bay bridge. things good out of the east bay into the city. san mateo ending on a good note, 12 minutes between 880 to 101 and a pretty seamless ride along the nimitz freeway. the rain closer all morning. you see it now approaching the coast. give it until afternoon still before we notice the rain in a measurable way for much of the bay area. it's really overnight when we get the first wave of good rain and then again throughout the day on sunday. sunday will be the more noticeable rain for day. saturday you will get out without getting rained on too much. then we will

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