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her life without a complaint in the world. ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening, the first doses of the covid vaccine are on the way. the first shots, just hours away. the packages started leighing pfizer's facility in michigan early sunday, the effort involves factory workers, dry ice, ultra cold freezers and plenty of needles. a lot can go wrong. and it's happening with the virus rage manage america. the u.s. death toll is nearing 300,000. total confirmed cases topping 16 million. that is a million new infections in the last four days. with the vaccine the pandemic is getting worse. this is a turning point. cbs's chris vancleave is in

louisville, kentucky. >> more than a million doses of the coronavirus vaccine are now moving through 155 miles of conveyor belts inside the u.p.s. world port behind us, getting sorted and loaded on planes and soon, on its way to americans in need. tonight, delivering hope. the best weapon in the fight against the pandemic touchdown in louisville around noon on board this u.p.s. boeing 757. captain houston mills flew the first batch of pfizer vaccine. >> have you flown cargo this important? >> i have never had the honor of being a part of something this had big. every package is a person, we say, in the instance, it's a life-saving vaccine that can make a difference in someone's life. >> the massive delivery effort kicking off today will be divided between u.p.s. and fedex, each handling half of the u.s. tonight, u.p.s. is moving half of the 2.9 million doses. the approximately 75 specially

designed cold boxes with gps and temperature tracking started the day at pfizer's michigan plant, rolling out with a escort of u.s. marshals. upon landing in kentucky, they were unloaded for sorting and will fly out tonight, bound for more than 30 cities by morning. allowing vaccinations to start as soon as monday. >> the vaccines, they will get the first priority on the aircraft and on the package car when it goes to the final destination. >> pfizer expects to ship 20 million doses this had month. health and human services secretarial exazar on face the nation defended the pace of the roll out. >> why the decision to not be more aggressive out of the gate. >> we are being very aggressive, we are shipping all that we have and holding back a reserve for the second dose. >> starting tomorrow, u.p.s. plans to drive much of the vaccine shipments from michigan here to kentucky and then distribute it out by plane to cities across the country delivering it within 24 hours from when it left the pfizer

plant in to people's arms in an hour after that. >> chris, in louisville, kentucky. thank you. pfizer developed this vaccine in record time. today, shipments began rolling out of the company's production facility near kalamazoo, michigan, we are there. good evening, manny. >> reporter: good evening, with those first doses already on the way, the next shipment of nearly 2 million vaccines -- actually doses i should say is being prepared tonight and set to depart tomorrow. pfizer's vaccine roll-out is afirst for the u.s. the initial amount will only cover a fraction of the front line medical workers who are first in line to receive it. this is the president of global supply. when can most americans get the shot? >> so today, we shipped 500,000 doses by the end of the week, we will have up to 2.9 million

doses distributed in tus. but you are right, there's a scale-up to be done in terms of additional equipment that is being delivered and installed over the coming months here in kalamazoo, michigan, and also in our facilities in europe. >> the company aims the to distribute 50 million doses globally by the end of the year. this shot of optimism comes amid the pandemic's dark estimaest dh record hospitalizations across the country and nearly 300,000 dead in the u.s. >> these people are dying alone. where is the light at the end of of the tunnel? i would like to see it. >> reporter: it makes carefully choeographing the scene that much more important. >> the fact that we have eyes on every box through technology i'm can confident that the vaccine can arrive safe and effective. >> there's harder to reach areas that may not have the ability to store them. >> pfizer is committed to equity in the distribution of the covid

vaccine. and again, we have designed a the thermo shipper that can reach deep in to different parts of the world. >> drug maker moderna's vaccine could be approved later in month. but a vaccine may not be widely available until public until next spring or early summer. >> thank you. even with the vaccine on the way, new jersey governor phil murphy warned today that the weeks ahead will be "hell." late today, we spoke with cbs's chief medical correspondent about what is ahead. doctor, we as a country are on the brink of 300,000 lives lost. how quickly can this vaccine slow the spread and flatten the curve? >> it depends on so many factors how quickly can we roll it out and administer it. are there enough doses and how do we get them to various

people. i would like to pull back the micro scope, there's vaccine hesitency, so we need them to be explained to, when they hear the term operation warp speed, it's done quickly, the technology was built on decades and decades of research. the first vaccine for sa. a -- sars, it's been made more quickly in development because we cut the red tape for developing the testing so that phase 1, phase 2, phase 3 happened all at the same time, you didn't have the pauses in between. and people were working around the clock in the way that they have not done before. but look at the results of the trials. 44,000 people for pfizer and 30,000 for moderna, it's is 95% effective. so far safe, we are going to watch and see how safe it is over the time and months that happen. but, you know, so far it looks

like a promising vaccine. we should understand it's a technological tour deforce.

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♪ this is the "cbs overnight news." vaccinations have been under way in britain for nearly week. cbs news senior foreign correspondent, elizabeth palmer reports. >> reporter: this was the first shot in the uk's battle to vaccinate as many people as are willing. starting with an initial 400,000 elderly people and front line medical staff. first up, 90-year-old margaret keenan got an ovation. public health officials are hoping her example will convince at least 70% of britains to bare their arms we asked london

commuters if they are on the side. will you take it? >> absolutely. >> you would be mad not to. >> there's been failures too, a couple of teams in australia and one in europe had to go back to the drawing board this week after their initial version produced did disappointing results. but a global roll-out of promising contenders is de definitely under way. in china, one is out for delivery. this part of a million dose shipment arriving in indonesia, which saw the highest number of covid deaths ever this week. russia too, is sharing its sputnik vaccine, it arrived in serbia this week and has been trialed in brazil. which still has one of the worst infection rates on earth. this is what the beginning of the end of the pandemic looks like. but it's going to be a long slow

haul. elizabeth palmer, cbs news. london. to politics now and another moment in history. tomorrow, the electoral college will casti ittheir votes to ele joe biden officially. president trump is insisting he is still fighting to stay in power. >> president trump spent this n unseason ably the december day doing what he so often does, golfing and tweeting. most corrupt election in u.s. history he wrote this morning. continuing his angry tyraid against joe biden's victory. and against the dozens of courts that dismissed the president's challenges. >> to court including the supreme court of the united states has had the courage to allow it to be heard. >> the reason the supreme court is not taking it is not because of a lack of courage. it's for the same reason every court has thrown it out. it's a lack of evidence. >> but the president still says

he is not giving up. >> no, it's not over, we keep going and we are going continue to go forward. >> a new cbs news poll said that 62% of the nation's voters feel the election is over and settled, but 79% of the president's supporters believe the election should be contested. although 51% of trump voters say he should concede ifthe electoral college votes tomorrow for biden as expected. even if the president does concede, retiring republican senator lamar alexander said today, he would not bet against him in four years. >> i think he will be a force in our party and in our country for as long as he wants to be. >> the president was asked this weekend, if he plans to attend joe biden's inauguration. he responded, i don't want to talk about that. as for mr. biden, he is planning to to take up residence here in less than six weeks. >> chip, reed, at the white house, thank you.

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week. almost double the rate for the city. >> i did not know that around here, it was one of the highest. i did not know. >> reporter: volunteers like glenda rivera, know the danger. >> the rates and numbers are sad. it's awareness. you have to have awareness. >> reporter: she is going door to door, with hand sanitizer and masks and she doesn't even live in the neighborhood. >> i am one that tears up. it's sad. >> reporter: it's emotional for you? >> yes, it is. >> reporter: since the start of the pandemic, communities of color have been devastated by the virus, possible reason, latinos more likely to work essential jobs than at home. and live in close quarters where social distancing is impossible. and some fear that seeking a test could lead to deportation. the outreach effort came from the mayor's office. part of the city's racial equity rapid response team. >> we do think what we are doing is making a difrps. >> reporter: but the leg work

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shown support too. and eric sanders who goes by djefeezie was moved and organized a block party. there's a link to donate for her medical expenses and research for children's cancer. >> everybody has a complaint about something. and she doesn't have a complaint in the world. it just motivated me. >> what do you think it is about lyric's story that so many have moved toward her? >> it's her spirit, hands down. >> lyric, what is your hope for the future? >> i want a long life and beat cancer. >> it seems that lyric's movement has created one. and reminded us all to live. >> cbs news. new york. and that's the "cbs overnight news" for this monday, for some of you the news continues for others check back for cbs this morning and follow us online at anymore t time at

news.com. ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening, the first doses of the covid vaccine are on the way. the first shots just hours away. the packages started leaving pfizer's facility in michigan early sunday, the effort involves factory workers, truck workers, dry ice, and plenty of freezers, a lot can go wrong. it's happening with the virus raging in america. tonight the u.s. death toll is nearing 300,000 and a million new infections in the last four days. with a vaccine, the pandemic is

getting worse. this is a turning point. we begin our coverage in lou vision, kentucky, chris, good evening. >> more than a million doses of the coronavirus vaccine are now moving through 155 miles of conveyor belts inside the u.p.s. world port behind us here, getting sorted, loaded on to planes and soon, on its way to americans in need. tonight, delivering hope, be the best weapon in the fight against the pandemic touched down in louisville aboard this u.s. boeing 757. captain mills flew the first batch of covid-19. have you felony cargo this important? >> i have never been a part of something this big. it's a life saving vaccine that can make a difference in someone's life. >> and there's the delivery effort kicking off today, will be divided between u.p.s. and fedex. each handling half of the u.s.

tonight, u.p.s. is loading half of the shipments. the approximately 75 especially designed cold boxes of vaccine each with gps and temperature tracking started the day at pfizer's michigan plant. rolling on out with know escort of u.s. marshals. upon landing in kentucky, they were unloaded for sorting and will fly out tonight, bound for more than 30 cities by morning. allowing vaccinations to start as soon as monday. >> the vaccines will get, they will get the first priority on the aircraft, first priority on the package car when it goes to the final destination. >> pfizer expects to ship 20 million doses this month. health and human services secretary, alex azar defended the pace of the roll-out. >> why the decision not to be more aggressive out of the gate? >> we are being very aggressive. we are shipping all that we have that would, while we are holding back a reserve for the second dose. >> starting tomorrow, u.p.s. plans to drive much of the vaccine shipments from michigan

here to kentucky, and then distribute it out by plane to cities across the country delivering it within 24 hours from when it left the pfizer plant, in to people's arms within an hour after that. >> thank you. pfizer developed this this vaccine in record time. today, shipments began rolling out of the company's production facility near kalamazoo, michigan, we are there, good evening, manny. >> good evening, with those first doses already on the way, the next shipment of nearly 2 million vaccines, or actually, doses i should say, is being prepared at the facility tonight set to depart tomorrow. pfizer's vaccine roll-out is a first for the u.s. the initial amount will cover only a fraction of the frontline medical workers who are first in line to receive it. mike mcdermott is the company's

president of global supply. >> when can most americans get the shot? >> today, we shipped 500,000 doses and by the end of the week, we will have up to 2.9 million doses distributed, you are right, there's scale-up to be done in terms of additional equipment that is being delivered and installed over the coming months in michigan, and also in our facilities in europe. >> the company aims to distribute 50 million doses globally by the end of the year. this shot of optimism comes amid the pandemic's darkest days with record hospitalizations across the country. and nearly 300,000 dead in the u.s. >> these people are dying alone. where is this light at the end of the tunnel, i would like to see it. >> it makes carefully choreographying the handling of the vaccine that much more important. >> the fact that we have eyes on every box through technology, i'm highly confident that the vaccine can arrive safe and effective. >> that brings up the question of vaccine equity.

there are harder to reach areas that may not have the ability to store them. >> pfizer is absolutely committed to equity in the distribution of covid vaccine. and we have designed a thermo shipper that can reach deep in to parts of the world. >> drug maker modern thea's vaccine could be approved later this month. but a vaccine may not be widely available to the general public until next spring or early summer. manuel, in michigan, thank you. even with the vaccine on the way, new jersey governor phil murphy warned today that the weeks ahead will be "hell," late today, we spoke with cbs news chief medical correspondent, about what is ahead. >> doctor, we as a country, are on the brink of 300,000 lives lost. how quickly can this vaccine slow the spread and flatten the curve? >> it depends on so many

factors. how quickly can we roll it out and administer it, we have all been talking about the l are -- about the logistical issues and people are hesitating to take the vaccine, and it will not work if people don't take it. we need to explain to them, when they hear the term operation warp speed, it was done so quickly. actually, this vaccine technology was built on decades and decades of research. the first vaccine for sars took 20 months and then ten months for the next vaccine. zika took three months and this had is two months. it's built on solid research, what made it quickly develop is the fact that we cut the red tape for the testing. so phase 1, phase 2, phase 3, happened all at the same time, you didn't have the pauses in between. and peep were working around the clock in the way they have not done before. look at the results of the trials which, 44,000 people for

pfizer, 30,000 for moderna, it's so far effective and safe, and we will watch to see how safe it is over the time and months that happened. you know, so far, it looks alike a promising vaccine, we should understand it's a tour deforce. >> there was pandemonium, after aman started to fire a gun on the steps of a landmark cathedral. the man was shot by police and taken to a hospital. no one else was hurt. john le carre, one of the masters of the spy novel has died. he was a real spy, working for two british services in the 50s and 60s. he was 89 years old, the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. stressballs gummies have ashwagandha,

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♪ this is the cbs overnight news. i'm in chicago, thanks for staying with us. today, will mark a turning point in the battle against the coronavirus. the first round of covid-19 vaccinations will be given out. health care workers and people living in long-term care facilities are first in line. after that, it's up to the states to decide who gets the next round. of course a vaccine can only work if people take it and one study found that only 60% of americans say they will definitely or probably get the shot. another poll found that 14% of black americans and 34% of latinos trust that it's safe. i spoke to a spiritual leader in

boston who is working to spread the vaccine gospel. >> you see, we say that, but do we mean it? >> reporter: the reverend preaches about three things, truth, love and lowering anxiety. >> everything good comes from god. >> reporter: her focus is spreading the truth about the vaccine. half of her congregation said they won't take it. some believe god will save them. >> i respond that yes, you should put your trust in god, but remember, god uses doctors. god is speaking through science. president carter and ronald reagan. >> reporter: the former news anchor turned preacher, in her boston neighborhood, who struggles with violence, skepticism stems from trama and broken trust. >> once you have been traumatized by the police, the doctors the system, you tend to not trust anybody. we don't know much about the

pandemic. >> reporter: to rebuild the trust, she is fighting fear with facts. serving on a task force created by the massachusetts governor to ensure the vaccine is distributed equitably. >> i wanted them to know they have a responsibility though i think they knew it and still know it to be transparent. >> on a whim, she invited dr. fauci to church, well, virtual church, on to speak directly to her paritioners. >> the speed with which it has 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 been pretty the devastating. >> reporter: this man runs aunt martha's health and wellness that operates 23 community health centers across illinois. 93% of the patients are african-american and latino,

groups dying of covid three times the rate of white americans. what are the specific reasons that patients say they don't want to take the vaccine? >> they are curious if the trials are culturely specific to their own population. i think it's about just patients feeling like there's still discrimination in health care and why do they have confidence in a vaccine when they have been neglected historically. >> reporter: most notoriously the tuskegee syp hmpsyphillus v. they let them suffer with the disease even after a vaccine exited. they are the least likely group to visit a doctor. the effective way to reach minorities is through messengers that look like them. that is why the national medical association, the oldest professional organization for african-american doctors helped to make this psa, they also

created a task force of african-american doctors to vette, the vaccine safety data the fda is reviewing. this is the president of the nma and chair of the vaccine task force. >> there have been a cloud of political influence and we have thought it would be important for our community to have a non-partisan, independent voice speaking to vaccines's safety and efficiency. >> how unprecedented is it to have a task force of minority doctors to 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. so we want to do cut through that confusion because for the black community, it's a difference between a life and death. >> with the holiday recess right around the corner, congress is

running out of time to passes a new coronavirus relief package. and that's gottens of millions americans in danger of losing their home, or apartment. the cdc put a temporary hold on evictions to protect public health and help prevent the spread of coronavirus that order expires december 31st. >> 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 will be homeless with nobody to help had. >> in houston, 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. >> it's out of my hands, basically. >> reporter: that has david flores worried, his construction work dried up and his wife's unemployment has run out. >> whatever little income we do come across, we have to separate it between whatever bills that we are able to pay or whatever little gas we are able to put in the vehicle. it's just hard. >> as cries for rent relief grow louder, experts say eviction is not just an economic issue. one recent study found that 400,000 coronavirus cases, and 10,000 deaths were linked to the expiration of state eviction notices. >> housing is health care. >> she leads the low income housing coalition. >> it's clear what the co consequences will be if they do not extend the moratorium and

substantial rental assistance and that's tsunami of evictions. >> she is pushing for congress to add $100 billion in rental assistance to the any covid relief deal. >> what has the eviction moratorium done to landlords? because they are not all fat cats. a lot of them rely on the rental income for their own families. >> yeah, that is absolutely right. especially the small landlords that is why emergency rental assistance is essential. it helps the renters pay the rent and the landlords pay the bills. >> without it, even a federal moratorium, cannot prevent all evictio evictions. >> the cdc order stops eviction cases that are based on nonpayment of rent. so, what that means is that if there's other breeches of the lease, the landlord can potential proceed. >>. >> reporter: she represents dozens of renters and bracing for a flood of evictions if the protections expire in three weeks. >> all the cases from the last four months are going to come

back to life instantly. if there was previously a constable on the way to remove the tenant family, those will pick up where they left off. >> i have no money for rent. >> chris levy racked up multiple rents and just managed to pay off thousands with help from a national charity that gave him a few months of breathing room. >> i have a 7-year-old daughter, it's life or death for me, really. >> rental assistance funding is tied up in the 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 she could not guarantee it at this point. >> nancy on capitol hill, you are watching the "cbs overnight news." little theo's nose had cause for alarm.

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making young kids wishes come true. a 7-year-old girl from chicago wrote asking for one thing had, she wanted help finding her best friend who moved away. we have more on the magic letter and how it helped to make a simple wish come true. >> of course, most kids ask for toys for christmas, sweet anna hawking simply wanted to find her best friend's new address so she can write her. when santa and his elves read her letter, they decided to make christmas magic. dear santa, for christmas, i would like it to be a surprise, please tell nyla that i miss her had. >> reporter: this priceless christmas wish stood out when it arrived at the north pole last week. >> please tell her my address. >> reporter: she simply wanted help finding her 8-year-old friend nyla, a lot of kids ask for toys, why did you want to ask to see your friend this

year? >> i asked to see her because i miss her. >> reporter: she became good friends after she helped her feel welcome which she was new to town. when the friend moved away, they lost touch so she turned to the one person that makes miracles happen. they posted a photo of the letter to facebook, asking if the community could help find nyla, over 100 people responded. >> i was definitely crying a little bit. santa posted it on facebook and all of these people had helped him, we found her had. like i can't believe this happened. >> actually chokes me up right now, i was just amazed that a little girl would ask that. >> reporter: mom's leslie and sarah knew they had to get their daughters together. so they planned a surprise meet-up. >> nyla poked her up.

>> you were surprised? >> hm-mm. >> we hugged and i could not talk. i was speechless. i didn't know what to say. >> you think you could say something to santa right now, you i think he is listening. what would you like to say? >> thank you, for making my wish come true. >> leslie and sarah are grateful for all of santa's helpers who made their daughter's reunion possible. >> people in time of year, feel an extra sense of giving. and i think this brought out the best in people in a lot of ways. >> sarah, how is this all impacted nyla and your family? because she is also in a new school now? >> it's been great seeing her smile. because it's been so hard. this has made her so much cheerful, she still has her best friend. >> in a difficult year, two best friends reminding us of the simple joys this holiday. and they are now facetiming regularly and their families hope to get them together again

when the pandemic slows down.

there's 11 days until christmas, and as you may expect, secret santa is hard at work. here is steve hartman. >> for a brief moment, i felt bad for kimberly davis. not because she has to clean a covid ward. she loves her job at houston methodist, i felt bad for kimberly, because i lied to kimberly. >> they told you i was doing a story about essential workers, right? >> correct. >> we are not doing a story about essential workers. >> truth be told. i had to lie to everyone i spoke to for this sfotory. and when they discovered my real intent. >> i'm in a loss. >> most were speechless, lips aquiver, many in tears. my partner in this joyful

deception was an anonymous wealthy businessman known to me only as secret santa. in a normal year, secret santa personally hands out hundreds of $100 bills to random strangers. >> but this year, the novel coronavirus virus, called for a novel sleigh ride. so he mailed packages to carefully selected essential workers across the nation. >> and inside them is a sealed envelope that says, do not open until instructed to do so by steve hartman at cbs. >> his targets included a sanitation worker from sarasota, florida, who's brand new bride has cancer. >> she let me shave her head the first time, and that's when i knew i wanted to marry her had. >> anda security guard from kansas city, a special needs son and a dream to be a peace officer. >> and daniel dip, a waitress from pittsburgh who is way

behind on rent. >> it has been a bad year. but somehow, some wrrks something is going to work on out. >> on that note, i would like to introduce somebody to you. >> okay. >> hey, it's a secret santa. >> danieal's bad year was going to get better. >> open up that sealed envelope. >> okay. >> everyone's bad year. was about to get a whole loss better. >> oh, my gosh. there's money in there, you guys. >> a thousand dollars. >> in the coming weeks, secret santa will give away about $100,000 total. the total strangers and that is to help makee your christmas better. >> oh, my god, i can't believe this. >> but of course, the money is not the real gift here. >> thank you. >> you know, kindness, when freely given with no expectation in return is in fact unconditional love and that's really what we are giving them. >> and what does it feel like to receive such a gift?

>> well, sometimes being speechless. >> i'm sorry. >> says it all. >> are you okay >> s ve it is monday, december 14, 2020. this is the cbs morning news. today, the first coronavirus vaccines are expected to be administered here in the u.s. a key step in our country's return to normal and what we can expect to see. making it official. the electoral college will vote today to formally choose joe biden as the next president. >> and the hack attack. who could be behind the attack? good morning. good to see you.