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manu raju, cnn, capitol hill. >>> u.s. president-elect joe biden is praising the new covid relief package and he's calling on lawmakers to support his plan to fight the virus in the new year. to all the americans struggling right now, biden writes help is on the way. the need is real and it is urgent and we want to bring you some statistics now to show just how dire the economic situation is in the u.s. there are more than 12 million americans who are not up to date on their rent or mortgage payments. that's according to the census bureau, and when it comes to food insecurity, the numbers are even more staggering. more than 54 million people could soon face food insecurity. that's according to feeding america, the nation's largest hunger relief organization. plus, the organization says that of those 54 million people, 40% have never had to ask for food assistance before. cnn's rosa flores has more. >> before dawn, people waited at a south florida mall on the weekend before christmas. >> are we sleeping? >> reporter: but th

cnn's medical analyst, dr. l dr. lee -- at that rate for a two dose vaccine, for us to reach 80% herd immunity in the u.s. for vaccination, it will take us ten years. this is a scarce resource right now in vaccines, and vaccine production is certainly a limiting factor, and so i'm glad that novavax is starting their phrase 3 trials in the u.s. johnson & johnson and astrazeneca are two other companies that have progressed quite far in their phrase 3 trials as well. so the more vaccines we have come online, the better, that means the sooner we can reach herd immunity in this country and around the world. >> important perspective from dr. leana wen. >>> kamala harris will receive her first covid-19 vaccine today in washington, d.c. her husband doug emhoff is expected to receive separately from his wife. it's been one week since u.s. president-elect joe biden received his first dose in thhi hometown of wilmington, delaware. >>> some residents and business owners affected by the christmas day bombing will be allowed to in

at&t is the parent company of cnn. the rv had been parked outside of an at&t building, in the early hours of christmas morning. authorities say, when it began to play the song "downtown," and broadcasting an audio message that a bomb would detonate in a matter of minutes. police, initially, responded to the scene because of reports of gunfire. but quickly, sprang into action and evacuated residents after hearing the rv's message. >> i just see orange, and then i hear a loud boom. and as i'm stumbling, because it rocked me that hard. started stumbling. just tell myself, stay on your feet, stay alive. >> reporter: fbi agents and atf agents spent the day, monday, sifting through the debris at the blast site. looking for evidence of the bomb. they were, literally, on their hands and knees, going through dirt and different debris, throughout the blast site. so much devastation, we can see at the blast site, buildings collapsed, cars all burnt out. the fbi says they are still working on that motive. and they are, also, tryin

two sources tell cnn mr.ump is frustrated and disappointed with william barr over his comments tuesday to the "associated press." this as the president continues to push his false claims of fraud. the sources say officials are discouraging mr. trump from firing any top official, including the attorney general just weeks before he leaves office. well, president trump's daughter ivanka has been questioned under oath about her father's 2017 inauguration funds. on wednesday, she sat for a deposition with investigators from the washington, d.c.'s attorney general's office. it filed a lawsuit earlier this year alleging the trump organization misused nonprofit funds for the inauguration by grossly overpaying for use of event space at the trump hotel. the attorney for the trump organization says ivanka's only involvement was connecting the parties and instructing the hotel to charge a fair market rate, which he says they did. meantime, a white house insider says president trump is considering heading off potential le

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. welcome to all of you, our viewers in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. >>> as the total number of coronavirus cases in the u.s. approaches 17 million, more covid deaths were reported in the country on wednesday than ever before in a single day. more than 3,600 lives were lost. wednesday also saw the most positive tests ever recorded in one day, more than 247,000 new infections across the u.s. now, some of those people will end up needing intensive medical care in a system already buckling under the strain. 113,000 patients are being treated for covid across the country. the good news, a second vaccine is likely to skrojoin the battl soon. we get more from cnn's sara murray. >> reporter: optimism is growing as a second coronavirus vaccine could be on the way. the food and drug administration's independent advisory committee meeting to assess moderna's vaccine. >> we're looking at 95% efficacy on this vaccine. 100% at preventing se

cnn's dr. sanjay gupta explains how both the pfizer and moderna vaccines appear to work equally well. >> i think they're pretty similar from my standpoint. i would not, you know, sort of have a difference or a preference in terms of one or the other. i think for most people it's going to be a question of what you can get. i mean, right now, the demand is obviously much higher than the supply. the moderna vaccine will probably make its way into places maybe the pfizer couldn't because it doesn't require the same level of cold storage, so, you know, that's going to be a great option for people who live in those areas. other than that, i really don't draw a distinction between the two. many european countries are battling a new surge in covid cases. germany reported a record single day increase friday with 30,000 new cases and 800 deaths. french president emmanuel macron is experiencing a cough and a fever after he tested positive thursday for covid-19. mr. macron currently is self-quarantining an

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. welcome to our viewers in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. >>> we're now just hours away from the delivery of the first doses of the pfizer biontech vaccine in the u.s., before the day is done the vaccine should be distributed to locations in all 50 states. we saw shipments arrive by fedex at los angeles international airport and ups says its first deliveries are expected four hours from now. the hope is health care workers can immediately beginning administering the shots later today. the developments come one day after the u.s. marked a new record for hospitalizations, more than 109,000, and the u.s. is now nearing 300,000 covid-19 deaths as states brace for continued surge in new cases. cnn's pete muntean has more from a vaccine distribution center in michigan. >> reporter: what a moment, especially considering the fact we only first learned of this virus less than a year ago, and now the vaccine is leaving from here. this spo

pamela brown, cnn, washington. >>> cnn legal analyst ellie hoenig said this is all constitutional under the broad pardon powers of the president but that doesn't make it right. >> these pardons fall into three groups. the first is some of the remaj defendants from the muller investigation, to me that's the least offensive. i think they're unjust but the bigger problem is the members of congress. you get on to convicted war criminals. people convicted by a jury through our due process, our trial process of murdering civilians. if that's not an injustice, i don't know what is. >> important to note while some are commuted sentences generating controversy, some are serving long sentences for non-violent drug offenses. >>> france is reopening its border to some travelers from the u.k. with a variety of conditions attached. the border was shut down over concerns about a new coronavirus variant from the u.k. but in eng grand tempers are flaring this hour. they're frustrated they can't cross the border into the united kingdom. we are joined from over seas. talk to us about this. we're hearing a

and cnn's fred pleitgen joins us now.ution center is being constructed as we speak. fred, how will this distribution center work, exactly, and how many more will likely be built? >> hi there, rosemary, the germans, they plan on making dozens of vaccination centers around germany. they were talking about around 60 of these. looks like a lot more than that. a lot of this has to do with the fact that a lot of vaccines coming on the market probably fairly soon have to be stored at ultra cold temperatures. essentially what the germans are saying is better make some of the vaccine centers where you can store vaccines easily skprnand have the center come here. you have to give a shout out to the guys working here. this is the german disaster relief agency, technical assistance agency, and they are leading the construction of the center under pandemic conditions. we're wearing the ffp 2 masks because they're working inside, and have to be protected as well. essentially everything you see is a one way street so that folks that com

in new york, alexandria field, cnn. >>> joining me now is cnn medical analyst dr.her choo who is in portland, oregon. there's a lot to talk about with the new variance, given how the virus travels, how these were circulating possibly months ago. is it safe to assume that it is circulating here in the u.s.? and if so, does it mean we should change our behavior in any way? >> well, i do think that it's likely that it's here in the u.s., and there's reasons it wouldn't necessarily be detected because we do genetic sequencing of a very small sample of the virus in the u.s. i think that's due to change according to the cdc, but up until now, we haven't really aggressively tracked all of these mutations and they are things that happen routinely in viruses. viruss are constantly mutating and finding better ways to survive. the issue with this one is could this mutation mean that the vaccine that we're circulating isn't effective or as effective as it was in the original test, and that seems really unlikely just because the vaccine is polyclonal. it stimulates a number of

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cnn's frederik pleitgen is live in berlin.new lock downs as countries in europe are looking at ways to potentially ease restrictions? >> reporter: yeah, you're absolutely right, and i think one of the things the european countries did or many of them at least did boris is they moved very quickly, and fairly decisively when they had to. you had some massive spikes in some of these european countries a couple of months ago, especially france, and also really bad situations in belgium and also in the czech republic which for a while had the worst coronavirus instance in the entire world and what those countries did is very very strict lock down, and you're absolutely right, they're now looking at easing system of these restrictions. some of those countries are doing exactly that. of course what they're looking forward to is christmas time, they want to be able to ease some of these restrictions for christmas to give people some freedom towards christmas so these european countries moving in the right direction. the big outlier ha

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thanks for believing. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom."na coren. >>> breaking news from washington, u.s. lawmakers say they're close to a deal for a new covid relief package. congress could vote on the $900 billion measure on sunday after agreeing to compromise on a major sticking point. the talks are happening right now in the u.s. capitol. republicans and democrats had been deadlocked over how much power to allow the federal reserve under its emergency lending authority. with that issue resolved, majority leader mitch mcconnell says they can now close out the remaining details of the package. >>> coronavirus-related job cuts have been impacting americans for most of this year, especially in tourist attractions and locations like orlando, florida, home to walt disney world. the trickle-down effect in this tourism-heavy city isn't just impacting theme park workers but other jobs too. cnn's natasha chen has this report. >> reporter: we've seen people line up for food donations throughout this pandemic, but what you're seeing here is particu

sources tell cnn trump jr.tion to try to expand global properties. the challenges could be many. his father has disparaged world leaders and junior himself has used his social media to push conspiracy theories to the point that twitter even suspended him. trump faces its own struggle. >> it's hard to believe we're back here, guys. >> which will be eric trump's assignment according to those familiar with his role, trying to pivot a luxury real estate and hospitality company and corral the 70 plus million voters who supported his father into supporting his father's business. as trump says, we'll see what happens. and while neither eric nor don jr. are thinking about entering politics now, their sister, ivanka trump seems poised to take her lean in approach to the trump platform. >> washington has not changed donald trump. donald trump has changed washington. >> reporter: while don jr. has been whipping up the base back home, ivanka spent much of the last four years on obscure diplomacy missions with plenty of pho

cnn's alex marquardt live in washington. the government late to acknowledge this hack, late to discover this hack, and apparently late to understand the full scope of it. what do we know? >> reporter: let's look at the timeline. the first revelations about this hack against the government came out on sunday night, almost five days ago. and since then, pretty much the only thing that has become clear is how extraordinarily widespread this could be. otherwise, u.s. officials are still struggling to figure out which agencies and which departments have been hit, how badly, and what was taken or spied on by these attackers, who are believed to be packed by the russian government. we actually may never know the full extent of the breach. this is how the fbi, the intelligence community, and the department of homeland security's icyber agency put it in an overnight statement. they learned about it over the course of the past several days, saying this is a developing situation. and while we continue to work to understand the full ext

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manu raju, cnn, capitol hill. >>> there's much more to come on cnn, including details on what's beingalled a white house screaming match. shocking details about how trump allies may be looking to overturn the election ahead. >>> plus early voting in georgia's crucial senate runoff election at a fever pitch. just ahead, the latest on the senate shutdown. have some questions right now here are a couple answers... lysol disinfectant spray and disinfecting wipes together can be used on over 100 surfaces. and kill up to 99.9% of viruses and bacteria. unfortunately, we can't answer every question you have right now. lysol. what it takes to protect. after a night like this, crest has you covered. crest, the official toothpaste of santa. follow us @crest to celebrate the 12 days of crest smiles. >>> heated and ugly. that's how sources describe a white house meeting friday attend by president donald trump that erupted into a screaming match. the reason for the fight, according to sources, discussion of ways to overturn the election, including martial law. but a short time ago, mr. trump pushed

cnn's covering this story across the uk. for the latest, cyril vanier is in london, and phil black joins us from edenboro in scotland. great to see you both on a marvelous day. v day in the uk, already people are getting a shot in the arm. we said maggie at 90 take hers also bill shakespeare has taken his. talk about this rollout, how it's going, how it's progressing and the confidence people have in this. >> good morning to you. and i think v day from here on should be known as vaccination day. vaccination rollout has begun in the uk and already we have great news bound to bring a smile to people's faces. margaret kenan, 90 years old, about to turn 91, and this is the best early birthday present that she could think of because it means she's going to be able to spend time with friends and family next year, after spending this year alone. >> it hasn't sunk in yet. i can't really answer the question yet. it's just really, i don't know what to say, it's just my first is the family really. it's the best thing that's ever happen

you are live in the "cnn newsroom." breaking news. a stunning phone call between the president of the united states and the republican governor of georgia. cnn has learned in that call the president tried to pressure governor brian kemp to convince state legislators to overturn the election results in joe biden's win in that state. now, this phone call was made just hours before trump is scheduled to hold a rally in georgia for the critical senate runoffs, and it's similar to what the president is now saying publicly to the governor via his twitter feed. i will easily and quickly win georgia if governor brian kemp or the secretary of state permit a simple signature verification. has not been done and will show large-scale discrepancies. why are these two republicans saying no? if we win georgia, everything else falls in place. let's take you to the president's rally now in valdosta, georgia, where cnn's ryan nobles is standing by. ryan, what more are you learning about this ask from the president? >> reporter: well, i can tell you one

you're watching cnn. i'm robin keyn curnow. the vaccine may be the answer but covid is raging in the u.s. and california has activated a mass fatality program. it may have taken almost six weeks, but mitch mcconnell has finally admitted reality that joe biden will be the next president. cnn investigates how lies spread online by qanon have made their way right to the very top and president trump. >>> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. >>> here in the u.s., increasing signs of hope as the country wages war against the covid pandemic. the u.s. food & drug administration is expected to green light moderna's covid vaccine later on this week. that means americans could have two effective drugs. the first doses of the pfizer biontech were administered in hospitals across the u.s. on monday. the fda committee will meet on tuesday for emergency use authorization. while more help is finally here, the country is clearly in crisis. the rate of high infections and hospitalizations is pointing to a difficult few

. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> here in the cnn newsroom, i'm dana bash in washington. we begin with breaking news out of nashville, where authorities now believe the massive christmas morning explosion was likely a result of a suicide bombing. that's according to two law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the investigation. at least three people were injured and dozens of buildings were damaged when an rv blew up in the early morning hours and this new video just in to cnn shows that same rv at home in antioch, tennessee, where law enforcement is now present. we will take you there live in a moment. first, we want to go to correspondent shimone peres on the scene in nashville, if this is your reporting along with evan perez, what can you tell us about what your sources are telling you and also how this, the fact that the suicide bombing seems to be the situation, how that changes the investigation? >> reporter: well, certainly for investigators, they now know that they are now looking for anyone in connection with the bombing. that is a relief for all, for pe

just ahead, on cnn "newsroom."ays before christmas, the discovery of a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus has placed the uk on lockdown. we will have the latest for you. >>> we could be just hours away from a rollout of a second vaccine in the united states. what's next? and how will the drug be distributed? >>> and we are learning more about a heated exchange in the oval office. one of president trump's allies, actually, says the president could use martial law to overturn the u.s. election. >>> we are covering major developments in the coronavirus pandemic for you. unfolding, on each side of the atlantic. while viewed together, they show how complex and fluid the situation remains, and how hope often goes hand in hand with hardship, these days. in the u.s., a second vaccine is set for delivery. the cdc director just needs to give the moderna vaccine the final, green light. it comes during some of the d k darkest days in the pandemic in the country. in the uk, the prime minister has put parts of engla

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>>> this is cnn breaking news. >> you're live in the cnn newsroom. i'm ana cabrera in new york. we begin with breaking news. a phone call between the president and georgia's republican governor. we have just learned that just hours before the president is set to arrive there in georgia to rally his supporters for two critical senate runoff elections, he had something entirely different on his mind when he spoke to governor brian kemp. the president was thinking of his own election loss, the one he just can't seem to get over. cnn learned the president called governor kemp and put pressure on him to get the election results in that state, showing joe biden won thrown out. let's get to ryan nobles at the site in georgia tonight. what happened? >> reporter: this has to be a worst case scenario for republicans, ana, we're already nervous about this rally here tonight in georgia. republicans in georgia are hoping the president focuses all on these runoff elections between david purdue and john, rafael and kelly. they want him to amplify the case for the republican candidates in terms

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kaitlin, you joined cnn from "the daily caller" in 2017.ou were on "reliable sources" as a daily caller white house correspondent. certainly a right wing website, tucker carlson's website. so to go from there to cnn is really interesting, first of all. second, i wonder if you have a unique way of viewing trump's obsession with right-wing media and how it affected his presidency. >> well, i think the transformation you saw among right-wing media was often you saw some of them anti-aentbecom. they were taking a role of defending the president. that's not something you had seen during the level during donald trump's time in office and something he relied on. the other day he tweeted he thought the biggest difference in the election in 2016 and 2020 was not the pandemic and the way he handled it and how voters thought about that, but was fox news. and so you saw how the president really did rely on them and often thought that the reason he was getting poor coverage was not because of something he had done or something he had said. it was becaus

in new york, i'm erica hill, cnn. >>> and cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has been reading through the fda's written authorization and explains what's in it and why it's important. >> it's a nine-page document from the fda basically saying we have an emergency use authorized vaccine. so this is the first authorized vaccine for covid-19 in the united states. a letter sent to pfizer late tonight from the chief scientists at the fda basically saying that this pfizer biontech vaccine has met the requirements, has demonstrated that the benefits outweigh the risks and that it's an effective and safe vaccine to treat covid-19, to prevent covid-19. there's a couple things i want to point out. this is an authorization, not an approval which means data will continue to be collected. there is a vaccine adverse event reporting system where, you know, any kind of adverse events that occur over the next couple of years will continue to be reported. they have to continue to submit safety data and also submit data about the manufacturing of the vaccine. it is

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here's cnn's chief medical correspondent, dr.we know today is going to be filled with about nine hours of meetings among this advisory committee for the fda, at the end of which they may be making a recommendation as to whether or not this vaccine should be authorized under emergency use. while it's not a forgone conclusion, the fda commissioner and others have telegraphed there is a lot of promise around this vaccine. obviously we have heard from the company and others. we're going to now hear it verified about just how effective, efficacious this vaccine is. we have heard, you know, 90% plus. we're going to hear about the safety profile, but also other questions, for example, if you've had the infection already, should you still get a vaccine. another question, if there are 40 million doses, should you give 40 million people the first dose, and manufacture the second dose because people may get some protection with the first dose. as important as it is to figure out who should first get the vaccine, another big question should

cnn's nic robertson joins us live from london. we've seen those chaotic scenes coming out of london as people try to get out before the lockdown came into place. flights have been cancelled to the uk to stop the spread of that variant. and now we're learning that france has imposed a 48-hour truck freeze. tell us about the immediate impact. >> reporter: it's a big concern for the british government. one of the central reasons why boris johnson will be holding that important cabinet meeting today, with top cabinet officials and chief advisers, because fresh food and produce, frozen food and produce and items destined for british factories come in daily across the channel crossings, about 10,000 trucks cross every day. now, the uk can survive obviously without some of those products coming across the border, the things that would come across this time of the year in bulk would be brussel sprouts, cabbages, those sorts of things. but the idea that the uk can suddenly, without warning, be shut off from those food products and many med

two whus officials told cnn that mr. trump has considered firing barr but was advised against it. >>> meanwhile president-elect joe biden is expected to nominate california attorney general to lead the department of health and human services. that is according to a biden transition official. if confirmed by the senate, javier becerra would serve a critical role in the response to the pandemic. he's a former member of congress and first latino to serve as california's attorney general. he's a big defender of the affordable care act signed into law by former president barack obama. >>> and still to come, preparing to roll out the vaccine. we head to the uk where an important new week in the battle against covid-19 has just begun. a cnn exclusive report from the ethiopia-sudan border, what refugees are telling us about the fighting inside the tigray region, who's being targeted and why. back in just a moment. essed skin that struggles? new aveeno® restorative skin therapy. with our highest concentration of prebiotic oat int

that's according to internal government documents obtained by cnn. we now know which americans will get the first shots. here's our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. >> reporter: an advisory committee to the u.s. centers for disease control made an historic decision on tuesday. they decided to recommend two specific groups to be the first in line to get a covid-19 vaccine once it comes on the mark. those two groups are residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities and also health care workers. now it's the thinking is that this vaccine could be available towards the end of this month and that then they would start to vaccinate those two groups. after those two groups it's expected that other high-risk people will be able to get the vaccine. those groups include elderly people who are not in nursing homes, essential workers such as police officers and firefighters and other people with underlying medical conditions. for americans not in any of those groups, dr. anthony fauci at nih says low risk folks will not be able to g

and cnn max. thanks for watching. our coverage continues. >>> the fda gives emergency approval to a second coronavirus vaccine. the u.s. sets another record for both cases and hospitalizations, but not everyone is willing to get the shot. we'll talk to a los angeles doctor about why some minorities communities are so hesitant. >>> plus, it's being called the largest ever hack of the u.s. government. the trump administration says it believes it knows who's behind it. welcome to you our viewers in the united states, canada and around the world. iemp kim i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom."'m kim b. this is "cnn newsroom." another vaccine has emergency use authorization from the u.s. food and drug administration. this one by the drug manufacturer moderna. it's the second one in a week to get the green light. now we're waiting for the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention to recommend who should get the new drug first. that's expected this weekend. millions of doses could then be sent

cnn on demand, and hbo max. thanks for watching. our coverage tcontinues. >>> the breaking news, tonight. there are now two covid vaccines approved for emergency use, in this country. the fda gave the green light, just moments ago, to moderna's version. we are now just waiting for the cdc to sign off on it. john berman here, in for anderson. we will talk more, in a moment, about how important this is with the pandemic now projected to claim 562,000 lives, by april. first, though, the president's silence, or even worse than silence, in the face of this largely avoidable, human tragedy. nearly, 2,300 new deaths rort d reported so far, tonight. covid is now the country's leading cause of death, according to the university of washington's institute for health metrics and evaluation. they are the folks behind that 562,000-fatality projection which, itself, is up by more than 60,000, since the last model. what's more, this new one predicts that, between now and april, 49 states will experience high or extreme stress o

cnn's joins me now. talk about how these latest jobless claims numbers are pointing to the economy perhaps weakening and how consequential that is? >> reporter: absolutely. look, michael, when i look at these numbers and seeing it's at the highest level within three months and it's the biggest weekly rise since march, we know that this is directly correlated to the local lock downs due to a record number of coronavirus cases playing out in parts of the united states. economists are saying this is pointing to a deteriorating labor market, and of course importantly, we have to look at this trend is going to continue over the holiday season. if you look deeper into the numbers embedded there of course are the continuous claims. 5.5 million, going up to 5.8 milli 5.8 million people, continuing to file for jobless benefits, and if you dig deeper, people eligible for state benefits have exhausted those avenues. they're going to the pandemic emergency unemployment compensation fund which is only available for 1

a cnn special event only on cnn. >>> lawmakers dusting off their play books in an attempt to get some kind of stimulus deal done by the end of the year. a bipartisan proposal by several members of congress was released tuesday. this plan, $908 billion. it includes funding for unemployment insurance and money for state and local governments, a nonstarter for gop leadership. house speaker nancy pelosi, and senate minority leader said wednesday that bipartisan proposal should be used as a starting point for talks. now, we learned democrats quietly sent an offer to republican leaders earlier this week. sources say the proposal doesn't include language on liability protections, again, a red line for senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. mitch mcconnell released his own plan, half the size of a bipartisan proposal. his plan includes roughly $332 billion to help small businesses and paycheck protection program, and a one month extension of the pandemic emergency assistance program, and there's also money for schools, testing and vaccines. what it doesn't include, direct payments to america

cnn, grand rapids, michigan. >>> cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has more on the vaccine, who should take it and what the rollout will look like when it's signed off on. >> reporter: just remarkable developments scientifically with the vaccine. it's now authorized and has now been recommended by the cdc as well. it means lots of moving parts are starting to unfold. we know that the shipments are scheduled to begin this weekend. likely going to be arriving in many cases by monday morning. and we could see people starting to get vx nated for the first time outside of a clinicl trial early this week. perhaps even monday or tuesday. the process so far has been once the fda authorized it, the cdc then recommended it, and we get some better clarity on not only who the vaccine is for, recommended for, but also who may not be recommended. for example, we know that this is going to be recommended for people 16 and over. there was some back and forth on that among the advisory committee. some felt that maybe the age should be 18 and over, but th

amy: that is cnn reporter nima elbagir.e are joined by the award-winning senior international correspondent based in london. it is great to have you back under these difficult, difficult circumstances, though. talk about the significance of this protest that happened not only in lagos, but all over nigeria but this like a munition used by the military and what you forced the military to admit and what this ans for the country. >> it had a chilling effect on the protest movement, on the ability for the young people and generally young people to come forward and make their voices heard. whose the activists instagram lives a key part of the evidence we reviewed, dj switch, she said it made us wearinga dictatorship the face of democracy. that goes to the heart of the sentiment of the people who thought that the legal right to protest and now find themsves in hiding or having been forced leave the country or worse, under some kind of arrest. it has been really difficult for people in the country. from our perspective, we never w

"cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> it is 9 a.m. here in london and we start this hour with breaking news out of the u.k. where the government says regulators have approved the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine. it becomes the second vaccine authorized for use here in the u.k. the british prime minister is celebrating the approval. it is truly fantastic news and a triumph for british science that the oxford astrazeneca vaccine has been approved for use. we will work to vaccinate as many people as possible. cnn's phil black joins me here in london with the latest. finally, the good news. tell me about the vaccine and when they expect it to be rolled out. >> reporter: so very quickly, they expect it to roll out with deliveries in the next day or two and vaccines next week. what's so exciting about this vaccine is that it is logistically convenient. it doesn't need to be kept at deep cold storage temperatures as the pfizer vaccine does, for example. it can effectively be kept in the fridge, which means that it can be moved around

cnn he cnn's joe johns is live at the white house with those details this morning. good morning. >> good morning, erica. president trump continues the pattern he's been on for the last several weeks. essentially, not focused on the pandemic. not focused on the economy. not focused on the cyberattacks that have rocked federal agencies in the city. instead, on the futile attempt to try to overturn the election that he lost by millions of votes. cnn has been told that the president, along with vice president pence, met here at the white house with congressman moe brooks, a republican from alabama, along with several republican members of congress. who, apparently, are trying to overturn the election, seeking to challenge to the electoral votes that are going to be tallied up on capitol hill on january 6th. the problem with that, though, is it also has to go through the senate, and it's not going to pass the senate. cnn's manu raju spoke with congressman john thune, the republican majority whip. he said this. i think the thing they've got to remember is it's not going a

cnn has learned u.s. army scientists are examining the new coronavirus variant to see if it might be resistant to vaccines. that's a critical question of course, and this comes as the u.s. now has two covid-19 vaccines authorized for use. you will recall, of course, health care workers and those in long-term care facilities were first on the list when the pfizer biontech vaccine rolled out, and cnn's natasha chen has the latest on who's next in line. >> reporter: a cdc advisory committee voted sunday 13-1 on the next two phases of people who should be prioritized for the covid-19 vaccine. already we've seen in the very first phase, health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities start to be vaccinated. the next group that's been voted on include people 75 and up as well as front line essential work workers, first responders, grocery store workers, and teachers. the phase after that are 65 and up, younger people with high risk medical conditions and other essential work. the last phase invol

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you're watching cnn. i'm robyn curnow. just ahead on the show, the pandemic rages across the u.s., americans face huge challenges of the first doses of the vaccine. >>> and why the president-elect says the current plan just isn't good enough. >>> plus, economic desperation and can congress finally end the deadlock on a critical stimulus bill. and -- >> who do you think won the election in your viewpoint? >> trump. >> president trump headed to georgia to throw his support behind two republican senators, but could his base claim it's a rigged presidential election keep voters at home? >>> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. >>> so, more americans have now tested positive for covid in a single day than at any point in the pandemic. friday saw the largest number of new cases to date. almost 228,000 newly infected people. that's over 10,000 higher than the record set the day before. now, the virus is so pervasive that u.s. health officials say some people should consider wearing masks inside their ow

cnn's jeff zeleny has more. >> christine, and laura. one week before christmas, and president-elect biden is still trying to make good on that goal of filling all or most of his cabinet before the holidays. now he's getting closer but still has several key positioningpositions. on saturday, he's going to roll out his chilimate team. interior secretary nominee, new mexico congresswoman deb holland. if confirmed by the senate she would be the first native american to serve in a u.s. president's cabinet. also naming the epa administrator, michael reagan, from north carolina, heads the environmental agency there. with those two positions, as well as the energy secretary, of course former michigan governor granholm, and former epa administrator, gina mccarthy, those are going to be announce instead wilmington on saturday. that leads heading into next week big questions about key spots like attorney general. we are told that mr. biden is still working through this. two of the leading contenders, judge merrick garland of course was president o