we're talking alvin ailey.eniuses. >>> we begin with breaking news. the race for the vaccine. moderna asking the fda for emergency approval. pfizer has already made its application hoping for approval this month as the latest surge intensifies across the country. we want to go back to our chief national correspondent matt gutman in los angeles. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, george. that news comes as many states impose increasingly harsh restrictions. here in l.a. county, that have banned both indoor and outdoor gatherings for people outside the house. that as moderna says its vaccine effective, and it hopes that it will be available by late december. this morning, moderna announcing it will file for emergency use authorization for vaccine considered 94% effective across age, race and gender. it will require two doses. moderna's vaccine uses messenger rna that triggers an immune response creating antibodies to fight off the virus. and unlike pfizer's vaccine, moderna's can be stored in standard