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i'm anne-marie green. breaking overnight, after months of gridlock, congress passed a new coronavirus relief package. both the house and the senate overwhelmingly approved the deal sending it to the president's desk. it will give a majority of americans another round of checks plus businesses hurting from the pandemic will also get help. debra alfarone is in washington. deborah, it was a late night but what other aid does this new package deliver? >> reporter: so many different things, anne-marie, but the number one thing most people are going to be so happy about is a $600 stimulus check and that's going to go to people who make $75,000 a year or less. >> the most to concur is agreed to. >> reporter: congress passed a $900 billion coronavirus relief package last night. >> the ayes are 359, the nays are 53. >> reporter: the bipartisan measure includes $600 direct stimulus payments to many americans and $300 per week in federal unemployment benefits. >> it doesn't go all the way, but it takes us down the pa

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anne-marie? >> bofta yimam in washington, thank you so much. >>> a medical examiner ruled that new hampshire house speaker dick hinch has died of covid-19. the 71-year-old died wednesday after being sworn in last week. now there are fears that other members of the legislature might have been exposed at that event. hinch was photographed wearing a mask, but it didn't cover his nose. at least one republican blamed hinch's death on a culture pushed by anti-mask forces. >>> death row inmate brandon bernard was executed after the supreme court denied last minute appeals. he was pronounced dead shortly before 9:30 last night. bernard told the family of the victims that he was sorry before receiving a lethal injection. he was one of five gang members convicted in the killing of stacie and todd bagley in 1999. the gunman was executed in september while the other co-defendants were given lesser sentences. bernard's case drew the attention of celebrities including kim kardashian west who lobbied president

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anne-marie?think it's really going to be interesting to see how things emerge and change in the business world after the pandemic. >> yeah. >> hopefully some of the things that worked for people we will keep from this troubling era. there may be a silver lining, you know? >> i do. the tech sector has been a leader with regard to this work from home. i see that shifting how they operate in general in the workplace. you had google and amazon extending their work from home until july. at the time it was, whoa, what are they doing? now it makes sense. it's interesting to see if they can continue to do this. >> yeah. we'll see. diane king hall in new york. thanks so much, diane. >> you've got it. >>> so up next, coronavirus artifact. an empty vaccine vile is the latest addition to a collection at the london museum. museum. s your family touches the surfaces in your home in 24 hours. try microban 24. spray on hard surfaces to kill 99.9% of viruses and bacteria initially, including the virus that causes

anne-marie? >> that is all about informing the public, and hopefully that's what's going to happen over the next several weeks. debra alfarone in washington, debra, thank you so much. >>> so on to the election now. and in just five days, the electoral college meets to formally cast votes for president based on the popular votes in each state, but the gop is still fighting the results, which show mr. biden won. texas attorney general kent paxton, a trump ally, wants the supreme court to toss out the vote results in georgia, michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin. he claims they unconstitutionally changed their voting procedures during the pandemic to allow for increased mail-in ballots. yesterday the supreme court rejected republican efforts to block the results in pennsylvania. >>> the house overwhelmingly approved a sweeping defense bill with a veto-proof majority yesterday. the move likely sets up a showdown with president trump in the remaining days of his administration. he's threatened to veto

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i'm anne-marie green. overnight, tens of thousands of people in california were placed under new lockdown orders. across the u.s. yesterday, there were 175,000 coronavirus cases according to johns hopkins university. since the start of december, there have been more than a million cases in this country. there are currently a record 100,000 patients 100,000 patients hospitalized. a new round of lockdowns in most populated states. >> debra, we are talking about california. what are some of the new restrictions that are going into effect there? >> it is a stay-at-home order, anne-marie green. that means people need to stay at home as much as possible. if you do leave, they are asking you to wear a mask 100% of the time. there are restrictions on businesses and all until after christmas. >> much of california is under a stay-at-home order for the next three weeks to slow the spread of the coronavirus. >> these patients are not going to just stop coming. >> the measure closes businesses like restaurants and bar

i'm anne-marie green. a wintery snowstorm is hammering the east coast affecting some 70 million people. some places might get up to two feet of snow. so far there are at least two snow related deaths. in pennsylvania, a man was hit by a plow truck and north carolina, a driver died after going off the road. there was a 19-car pile up in new york city last night. at least six people went to the hospital. tom hanson is in new york. the storm has caused a lot of damage. >> that is correct, this powerful nor'easter dumped powerful snow and winds. were expecting more of that as we head into the morning hours. many places like here in new york city, this is the biggest storm we have seen in years. paramedics in western pennsylvania were checking on a minor accident when a truck nearly missed everyone after losing control on the snowy road. the snow knocked out power to thousands and caused accidents for many up and down the east coast. >> if you don't need to be out, stay home. >> for many, this also was the firs

good to be with you, anne-marie.ng out for the weekly report on new jobless claims. wall street is monitoring talks in washington over a perspective new relief package. all three indices ended lower yesterday. ut dow fell 105, the nasdaq fell 243 and s&p lost 29. >> general electric agreed to pay a fine for misleading investors. the agency found ge misled investors in 2016, 2017 about the source of profit in the power business. the company failed to fully inform investors about risk associated with ge capital between 2015 and 2017. capping the investigation into ge's former leadership's team. into youtube will start removing new videos disputing the 2020 election results. the google owned platform said enough states have shown joe biden is the winner. youtube is trying to strike a balance by, quote, allowing for a broad range of political speech and making sure our platform isn't abused. >>> a report that plastic surgery is on the rise because people don't like how they look on zoom. one surgeon tells the washington

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i'm anne-marie green. there is help on the way for millions of americans and businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. last night, top republican and democratic lawmakers reached a deal on an economic relief package. the $900 billion agreement benefits, paycheck protection program and direct payments to americans at the moderna vaccine is being distributed around the country. it is the second vaccine to fight the coronavirus which has killed 317,000 people in the u.s. debra alfarone is in washington. i guess the new question with the new vaccine is who is first in line to get the moderna vaccine? >> after health care workers and people living in nursing homes. next up, people who are 75 years and older and front line workers whose jobs put them in contact with people every day. the first doses of the moderna vaccine shipped out on sunday. bound mostly for the arms of health care workers and those in long-term care homes. his father died from covid-19 last month. he's a ups driver now deliverin

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i'm anne-marie green. it took months for congress to agree on a new round of coronavirus economic relief for americans. now without warning, president trump is suggesting he will not sign it. in a video released yesterday, he blasted the measure calling a disgrace. he's calling for a larger stimulus check. more than triple the amount of $600. >> i'm sure there are some democrats that are pleased because they wanted a bigger stimulus as well. but what happens now? >> it is a great question. a year that keeps serving up surprises. it is for anyone to say. house speaker pelosi says democrats will try to up that payment to $2,000 that could pass or not. president trump could sign the bill or he could not. one thing is for certain, people need money now. >> it really is a disgrace. >> in a video posted to twitter, president trump criticized the stimulus checks. in the coronavirus relief package. >> i'm asking congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000. >> after largely staying

i'm anne-marie green. we begin with another day of disturbing new milestones in the coronavirus crisis while the country awaits approval of the vaccine. yesterday, the u.s. recorded more than 217,000 infections and more than 2,900 deaths and over 100,000 hospitalizations. president-elect biden said on his first day in office, he plans to ask americans to wear a mask for 100 days to help slow the spread of the virus. debra alfarone is in washington. there is only so much the president can do. is he can ask and he has some dominion over places where he can make it mandatory. >> absolutely. we are talking federal buildings and any transportation that crosses state lines. planes, buses and trains. >> the post thanksgiving surge predicted by public health experts has arrived with the coronavirus spreading out of control in much of the u.s. more than 217,000 positive tests reported on thursday. shattering the single total set a day earlier. >> we don't want to scare people. if you look at the numbers, that almos

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ann marie horton in london.ean union set to unveil sweeping regulation that is facing internet companies like alphabet, amazon and facebook. the tech giants are warning the new move may hinder innovation. a video call with an eu official today. let's get to maria tadeo with the details. good to see you. who is jumping on the call and what is the purpose? we have more than 1000 companies jumping on this call with the internal markets commissioner and all the big tech from amazon, facebook and google are represented on this call. the timing, as you said, is key because this is coming a week before the european union purchased what could be two major pieces of major legislation. the general services act and digital markets act. this is the final act that big tech will have to make their case before the regulator, before they get announced. it will not be easy to change their minds here because the european union has already singled clearly, the direction of travel is to rein in some of that big tech. i would also p

. >> reporter: ann marie found thieves ran up $14,000 in charges on her edd account.venue all of that before she even got her debit card in the mail. bank of america immediately replaced the money but then took all $14,000 back out. >> i don't believe they treat their bank customers this way so they shouldn't treat the california unemployed customers this way. >> reporter: 59 state lawmakers fired off a letter to the bank of america ceo demanding to know why the bank is draining legitimate accounts. >> we have so many honest constituents who are december 13r -- desperately trying to get the money they need to pay the rent and put food on the table. >> reporter: the bank response was vague identifying cla claims from fraud is time consuming. >> it is very frustrating. >> reporter: the letter said some criminals were actually double dipping. they received edd benefits and then also filed false claims of fraud on their cards. b of a said they received credit from bank of america in hundreds of millions of dollars after filing false claims of loss attempting to double dip

i'm diane king hall in for anne-marie green. we begin with breaking developments in the fight against the coronavirus. a new shot of hope this morning. the uk approved the use of a third vaccine, its third. approval for the medicine developed by oxford and astrazeneca. the shot is up to 90% effective and first doses are set to begin next year. the fda is yet to approve it before americans can receive it. and the first $600 covid relief checks hit the u.s. direct department started last night and paper checks will be mailed. the senate is still fighting over whether to increase those payments, right? >> absolutely. you could say that this fight just took another upper cut. the senate majority leader blocked that vote and is wrapping it up in new legislation. that specific vote about the stimulus checks and two other issues that president trump wants congress to look into. one of them is election security that puts democrats back in the corner. >> the latest round of stimulus payments have started hitting bank accounts. >> central

i'm diane king hall in for anne-marie green. we begin with a new round of pardons from president trump. more than two dozen including some close allies including paul manafort, roroger stone and the father of jared kushner, charles kushner. mr. trump arrived in florida last night where he's spending christmas. his departure from washington, d.c. comes as the covid relief bill remains in jeopardy. debra alfarone is live in washington. what is happening today with the stimulus package? >> the president wanted to have $2,000 stimulus checks instead of the $600 ones. this set up an early christmas gift for democrats. they are going to set up new legislation aimed at those $2,000 checks but that puts republicans between a rock and a hard place. >> president trump pardoned some two dozen people. including some long-time political supporters. >> roger stone was treated unfairly. >> convicted of lying to congress and tampering stemming to the russia investigation. >> my trial was a soviet style show trial. >> former campaign manager pau

i'm diane king hall in for anne-marie green. we begin with president trump signing the coronavirus stimulus package into law which means most americans will get $600 checks. he refused to sign the bill for days and missed the deadline to sign for jobless benefits for about 12 million people. debra alfarone is in washington. he's still fighting for those $2,000 stimulus checks, right? >> he is and he has an unlikely group of people at his side. democrats in congress. >> after days of criticizing the coronavirus relief bill, president trump finally signed it into law sunday night. congress signed the $900 billion bill and the president threatened to veto it calling the $600 stimulus check a disgrace. and asking for more than triple the amount. >> this support is beneficial, citizens are getting the income and businesses are getting the loans and funding they need to keep people employed. >> in a statement, house speaker pelosi called the bill a down payment on what is needed to crush the virus. the house will be voting today to pr

. >>> good morning, i'm diane king hall in for anne-marie green. this morning the fate of increased stimulus checks for americans is now in the hands of the senate. the house yesterday approved a measure to increase relief checks to $2,000 after the president pushed for it. right now most americans will get $600 under a bipartisan covid relief bill mr. trump signed into law sunday night. debra alfarone is in washington. tell us what the chances are this legislation passes in the senate. >> it's not likely. there are some republicans who do support it. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: the democratic led house passes a bill to increase stimulus checks to $2,000 for millions of eligible americans. now it's up to the republican led senate to approve it or defy president trump. the president held out on signing the covid relief bill for five days out of concern that $600 check wasn't enough. >> is $600 enough to get you -- >> that's gas money. that's gas money. that's about it. >> reporter: the senate could vote on the new bill as soon as today, but

i'm diane king hall in for anne-marie green. >>> we begin with that new more contagious strain of the coronavirus. it appears to be spreading and is confirmed in a second state. health leaders in california said the man who tested positive in san diego county and has not traveled outside of the u.s. this comes as more than 3700 deaths were reported yesterday, setting a one-day record. the cdc says 2.7 million people have received the first vaccine shot, but it is far short of the government's goal of 20 million by today. debra alfarone is in washington. debra, just when we're starting to feel hopeful, we're facing another hurd wele with this new covid strain. what can you tell us? >> reporter: i can tell you that researchers say this could actually change the course of the pandemic. really something to think about. and this is all happening at a time when hospitals and healthcare workers were stretched to the max. the new strain of covid-19 has been found in a second state. >> identified in colorado yesterday has been identified here in the state of california. >> reporter: dr. anthon

from cbs news headquarters in new york, i'm diane king hall, in for ann-marie green. >>> breaking overnightthe u.s. will impose new restrictions on all travelers from the u.k. to help curb the spread of a new coronavirus strain. starting monday, all passengers arriving from britain must show proof they tested negative for covid-19 within three days of their trip. dozens of other countries have already imposed travel restrictions. there's also concern about another rise in cases as people gather for christmas. naomi ruckham is in new york. naomi, tell us how 24things are looking different around the globe this year. >> reporter: diane, good morning to you. it is a somber christmas morning around the world as people mourn the loss of 1.7 million victims of the crone. church services and family gatherings are much smaller this year as people try to abide by and respect those covid restrictions. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: it was a subdued midnight mass in bethlehem with local restrictions keeping foreign pilgrims away. ♪ at the vatican, midnight mass was moved up to follow the italian gov

you spend a lot of time with anne-marie this year. for me, this is important.george floyd, it was one of those moments for the world, a moment of change. what i want to get a sense from you is, what real action has corporate world taken? >> good morning to you. inequality came back into focus this year in a way we have not seen in past years. it is not a new issue, but we did see more and more corporations beginning to publicly address some of the inues they may be play racial inequality and steps they can take to address it, especially when you think about the issues that were exacerbated this year. inequality, wealth, health, education, so much more. what we saw from corporations is their focus on their leadership. specifically in the makeup of their boards. the racial makeup of their boards. we have seen a focus on gender, this year it was race. some steps we saw in particular were from the nasdaq, which announced earlier this year companies could risk being delisted if they did not diversify their board. actives one of the major points we saw from companies

back to you, manus and anne-marie -- annmarie hordern.e: saudi arabia plans spending cuts after the budget deficit widens to medically. we will speak with the finance minister. this is bloomberg. ♪ annmarie: good morning. i am annmarie hordern in london. manus cranny alongside me in dubai. saudi arabia will stick to its plan to cut spending by more than 7% next year after its budget deficit widened dramatically amid lower oil prices. yousef gamal el-din spoke with the finance minister. take a listen. >> we expect our vaccine that we bought should be arriving very soon, possibly within hours. the ministry of health has a very clear plan on how they are going to distribute this vaccine. it's going to be free of charge , even illegal immigrants will receive free of charge vaccines. it will need to be rolled out on a priority basis for those who are most vulnerable and for the health care service. time like everybody everywhere around the world but we expect within the next few months that we will have almost everybody who needs a vaccine, on

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it's a letter from ann-marie who describes herself as an italian grandmother in annapolis, maryland,she says by way of introduction to vlad, being a widow during covid makes me sad, she can't she her grandkids and all the rest. but having breakfast with vlad every morning makes me not so bad. so you're doing it for her, vlad. i think that's a wonderful reminder. >> what's her name? >> ann-marie becaucus but she goes by nona. >> what's remarkable is people are sending us snail mail, not just tweets and instagram dms which is really, really cool. if anyone is listening at the heritage harbor condos is listening, if they want to get to us on social media, they can let her know. >> she should be watching. >> here are a few stories we think you'll be talking about today. we're paying tribute to charley pride, country music's first black superstar. ♪ ♪ >> the country legend performed his best known hit "kiss an angel good morning" at the country music awards just last month. he received the cma's life achievement awards. pride rose to fame in nashville in the 1960s after a failed tryout wi

megan or ann-marie, maybe you just want to give a couple of highlights why we feel that this is a sound approach, and that, you know, because of the processes, we're doing early budgeting. i mean, we're engaging in a budgeting process i would say earlier than we have in years past, particularly in the zero-based budgeting approach so that we can arrive at an intentional alignment of both organizations and institutions' priorities, but of our values, as well. so to reiterate, megan, if you can go three just a couple of highlights of what does that mean between now and the second interim report and the qualification status? >> so once they submit our [inaudible] they'll conduct their own independent assessment, and based upon our multiyear projections, i would expect that they would also find us qualified, and some of -- and they also will want to determine the degree of our financial outlook. you know, are we erring more on the side of positive or are we leaning more towards negative? i'd like to think that we're on the cusp of being positive, depending as long as we really get on this p

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ann marie tester runs a company that's very big in the online learning arena, helping both education, doctor. you could make the argument that as soon as vaccines become available, people won't be doing things virtually, either school or business, online, but you say that isn't necessarily going to be the case. >> thanks, neil. no, it won't be the case. multiple studies show online earning can be better than on-ground learning. the key is engagement. when you look at the economy as it stands now, it's really been enabled by technology and remote work. without it it would have been much more devastating, the pandemic would have been much more devastating. instead we see people moving functionalities online and having some benefit to their family life and flexibility as was mentioned, work/life balance being a principal factor. we believe that covid simply accelerated trends that were already happening. and the key is to make an engagement and make the experience good in order to be effective. neil: now, for those that look at schooling and say in-person is better for kids in school, i