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additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. the first shipments of the covid-19 use in the united states are expected to arrive a145 sites tomorrow. at the izpf manufacturing plant in michigan this morning, employees cheered as the first boxes of the super-chilled vaccine were loaded onto trucks. a c.d.c. vaccine advisory committee voted approval of the pfizer vaccine yesterday for people 16 or older. are recommending a recommendation, coo individual vaccocine. thittee it is recommended healthcare workers and long-term care residents get >> sreenivasan: the committee also recommended healthcare workers and long-term re residents get first priority to receive the vaccine. the trump administration's chi cientific adviser fo "operation warp speed," moncef slaoui, said he expects nearly a third of the u.s. population will be vaccinated by the end of march. >> we hope to

ort has beensupp provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a privatn corporatnded by the american people. anby contributionso your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thanks for joining us. the first doses of a covid-19 vaccine are about toe on the way to all 50 states, with vaccinations set to begin as early as monday. the food and drug administration approved emergency authorization of the vaccine, developed by pfizer and the german company biontech, late last night. today, at the pentagon, the general in command of the massive logistical and security plans for vaccine distribution said he is confident the vaccine will arrive safely. >> you have he refer to today as "d-day." some people assumed i meant "day of distributn." in fact, "d-day" in military designates means the day the mission begins. >> sreenivasan: pfizer is preparing to ship close to three million doses from plants in michigan and wisconsin starting tomorrow. the ccine must be stored at ups and fedex will beansit. distributing the vaccine from the pfizer fa

adrtditional supas been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your fr pbs statio viewers like you. thank you. >> hill: good evening, and thanks for joining us. the countdown to a possible government shutdow and the wait for president trump's signature on legislation that includes $0 billion in covid-19 economic relief, continue, as of late this afternoon. the stimulus bill is attacd to a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill which keeps the federal government operating through next september. if the president does not sign the bill bmidnight tomorrow, or if congress does not pass another stopgap funding bill b then, some pas of the government will shut down. the president is atis mar-a-lago estate and played golf again today. he has repeatedly tweeted and said he will not sign the billu nless congress increases direct payments to individuals from what he called a "measly" $600 to $2,000.l awmakers, including republican senator pat toomey of pennsylvania, have urged the president to sign the bi

the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator rort costa. robert: good evening. and welcome to "washington week." joe biden ends the week as he began it as president-elect of the united states. but that status was given critical new recognition this week by some republicans including senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> the electoral college has spoken. the president-elect is no stranger to the senate. he's devoted himself to public service for many years. i also want to congratulate the vice president-elect, our colleague from california, senator harris. robert: after the electoral college, affirmed his victory, biden used the moment to call for unity. and announce the president -- denounce the president's conduct. president-elect biden: it is my sincere hope we never again see anyone subjected to the kind of threats and abuse we saw in this election. it's simply unconscionable. you know, in this battle for the soul of america, democracy prevailed. we the people voted fait

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions from viewerse you.wi >> w join judy woodruff and the full program after t latest headlines. dr. scott atlasd has resig just days before his temporary job was set to end. tehe repy clashed with dr. anthony fauci. he questioned the effectiveness of masks and rled against closures. hen said he always relied the latest science and evidence wiout any consideration or influence. a second major pharmaceutical company is pushing tonight for approval of a covid-19 vaccine. moderna says it's applying for emergency use permission in europe and the u.s. that news comes amid wornings of eveninfections from thanksgiving gatherings. in new york today, governor help hospitals inclung callingto in retired doctors and nurses. >> we are now worried about overwhelming the hospital t system, and se numbers expect they will, you will see serious stress on the hospital system. [trt :15] -- stress on the hospitalst . >> in southern california, los angeles county began enforcing a strict stay-at-home order today. we'll re

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of these insta -- individuals and institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ judy: we have important news on three fronts tonight. the pandemic, the elec college vote for president, and the u.s. attorney general. we start with re pandemic. the first time today, americans are getting a covid-19 vaccine, and not a moment too soon. the nation passed 300,000 dead today as vcine doses rolled out and sleeves rolled up. william brangham reports. [applause] william: new york, once the epicenter of this pandemic, saw one of the rays of hope for its first end. vaccinations began in queens, where critical care nurse sandra lindsay ceived the first federally auorized shot. >> working on the frontin alongside my team, i saw a lot of pain, hurt, suffering, death oand so i felt a huge sen efre after i got the vaccine. reporter: in washgton, health and human services secretary alex azar hailed the start of the largest vaccination campaign in u.s. history. >> a our winst the virus i not over yet, but

. >> this program w made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting d contributions to yourbs station by viewers like you. stephanie: i am stephanie sy with newshour west. we have several breaking ne developments before we return you the rest of the program with judy woodruff. this evening, president trump is by granting a series of pardons and commutations. he also reacted to the covid-19 relief bill congress passed, putting its fate in question. pres. trump: i am asking congress to get rid of the wasteful a unnecessary items of this legislation and to send me a suitable bill or else the next administration will have to delivery covid relief package and may be me. stephanie: joining me now by phone is our white house correspondent, yamiche alcindor. who are some of the more notable people that trumparted or granted clemency to tonight? yamiche: i want to start off by saying, this remarkable tuesday it feels lfriday. this seems like a vintage friday night news dump. that being said, this list of clemency is about 20 people long. on them are two people who were charged as par

. ♪ ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: the surge of covid infections and illness is pushing much of the country to its worst point since the pandemic began. more than 100,000 people are hospitalized -- nearly double the highest point of the spring. the u.s. has had a total so far of 14 million cases out of 65 million around the world. that's more than any other nation on earth. and four million of them in the u.s. over just the past month. deaths are also climbing. more than 2800 were reported yesterday alone, again a single-day record. the death toll overall has now passed 275,000. doctor robert redfield, the director of the centers for disease control, warned in an appearance with the u.s. chamber of commerce yesterday that the winter could be even worse. dr. redfield: the reality is december and january and february are going to be rough times. i actually believe they're going to be the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation, largely because of

. >> this program was de possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> nawaz: the showdown is over. in a surprise move late sunday night, president trump signed the covid relief and government funding bill, after days of delay, demanding last-minute changes.gh william br begins our hverage. >> tse will be in order. >> brangham: lawmakers returned to washington today, after a high-stakes standoff with president trump over coronavirus relief and government funding. .>> it really is a disgra >> brangham: for days, the president refused to sign the $2.3 trillion bill to provide $900 billion in coronavirus relief and fund the federal government through the rest of fiscal year 2021. bu suddenly reversed course. in a statement, the president said he had signed the bill, rescissions" t back what he said was "wasteful" spending. onat's even though his own administraad helped still, his demandsutbacks. are unlikely to go anywhere. congresswoman nita lowey, who chairs the house appropriat

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a new week brings sharply higher covid-19 numbers, with no end in sight. the united states is now averaging nearly 2,200 deaths per y, and health officials warn of new spikes after holiday gatherings. in california, almost 85% of state residents went under stay- at-home orde today. >> the point is totay at home during this critical time. to bring transmission rates down, to help us get this unr control so our hospitals they so long, which is provide high quality health care to all those californians who need it. >> woodruff: but in new york y, elementary schools reopened, something many parents had clamored for. mayor bill deblasio cited low infections in the classroom. president-elect joe biden today announced his selections to oversee the pandemic and health care in general. he's nominating california attorney general xavier becerra to be secretary of health and human services. becerra wld be the

. >> this progm was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewersyou. thank you. >> woodruff: the u.sn the verge of rolling out a covid-19 vaccine, as the number of daily infections shattered records this week. but as the food and dr administration prepares to approve pfizer's inoculation for emergency use, there are repor that the white house ordered the agency's head to authorize it today-- or to resign. f.d.a. commissioner stephen hahn later played that down, calling it an "untrue representation" of a phone call he had th white house chief of staff mark meadows. in other developments, new yk governor andrew cuomo again suspended indoor dining in new york city, beginning on monday. >> in new york city, you put the c.d.c. caution on indoor dining together with the rate of transmission and the density and the crowding-- that is a bad situation.iz the hospitions have continued to increase in n.y.c. we said that we would watch it. w the hospitalization didn't stabilizwould close indoor dining. it has n

additional supportas been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like u. thank you. >> sreenivasan: go evening and thank you for joining us. the covid-19 vaccine expected to u.s. is on its way to millions in great britain today. the first doses of the pfizer vaccine will be administered on tuesday-- a day thitish health secretary is reportedly calling v-day-- a referencto victories in world war the united kingdom was the first country to approve the pfizer vaccine and will give priority to people over 80 and frontline health care workers. the u.k. has ordered enough doses for 20 million people, which could vaccinate nearly a third of the country population. in the u.s., the fd and drug administration will vote on an emergency use authorization for pfizer's vaccine this thursday. moncef slaoui the trump administration's chief adviser for vaccine development-- operation warp speed-- said he expects an approva >> it should take them about 2 hours to make it to the var

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: down to the wire. the united states may just narrowly avoid another federal government shutdown this friday night in december, as members of congress still don't have agreement over funding and a new round of covid relief. with just hours to go, we get the latest from our lisa desjardins and yamiche alcindor. hello to both of you and lisa they have been negotiating for day after day, tell us where does it stand, what is the hold up? >> reporter: this is auto mong the more strange negotiations i've seen in congress, there's urgency and hesitancy. let's look what the sticking points right now are that are holding up this relief package. at the top is federal reserve itself. federal reserve powers that it has now for pandemic relief dealing with the markets, republicans are worried that fed may try to use those powers next year. they're adding language to try to block that democrats say that is actually a

additional support has been provided by: d by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sd eenivasan: gening and thank you for joining us. congress is continuing to try to reach agreement on spending and stimulus legislation that will fund the federal government and 00 billion in new covid-19 relief aid as of late this afternoon. ofnths rangling led to stop gap funding on friday that kept the fedoveralnment open through the weekend. oe house and senate have until midnight to voteanother extension will be needed to prevent a partial government shutdown. the senate began its sunday session with majority leade republican mitch mcconnell suggesting lauage in the bills could be finalized today. >> we are winnowing down the remaining differences. i believe i can speak for all can nail down thegreement in a matter of hours. >> sreenivasan: democratic minority leader senator chuck schumer said language was still being worked out this afternoon. >> there are a few issues o

. >> this prograwas made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a key scientificte commsays the first covid- care workers and patients inth nursing homes.de the panel hat recommendation to the c.d.c. it would apply to 23 million people, and, in an online forum, infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci urged them n to hesitate. >> we know from decades of to 45 days, 90 pluent of that 30 all the adverse events occurred. i think if every health care worker realized how transparent and independent the process is, they would feel much more comfortable about getting vaccinated. >> woodruff: we'll rto the vaccine story, right after thery news sum u.s. attorney general william barr has dea a fresh blow to president trump's claims of widespread election fraud. barr told the sociated press today that, "we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a diffent outcome in the election." meanwhile, the president sued to disqualify 221,000 ballots in wisconsin,

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting.nd by contributions to your pbr station from viewers like you. thank you. >> nawaz: federal authorities morning explosion that rocked downtown nashville and appeared to be intentional. the early morning blast left fires and a smoky scene aboveth city. at least 20 buildings in the area were damaged anthree people were injured.e police said they were responding to a call of shots fired whened they saw an r.v. parked in fronf they saw an r.v. parked in fronf building. the r.v. was playing a recording warning people to evacuate in the next 15 minutes before a bomb exploded. kimberlee kreusi was on then now.e for the a.p. and joins mec kimberly, welcome to the newshorr. and thankseing with us. the authorities in nashville briefed everyone earlier today to update them. we expect another update laterr tonight. but what is the latest? what do wenow about what happened? mean, we still dot know a lot. we have sources now that can confirm human remains have been found at the site near where the e

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: there is new and troubling information on a massive cyber attack against the u.s. the cyber security and infrastructure agency has determined that the recent hacking of federal, state, and local governments, as well as critical infrastructure and other private sector organizations poses "a grave risk." they also said eliminating the malicious computer code from compromised computer networks will be highly complex and challenging. we start by turning again to dmitri alperovitch, co-founded of silverado policy accelerator, a washington based think tank. da dmitri alperovitch, thank you so much for being with us. we are learning from the cyberagency that the hackers used possibly more than one path to get in. how vig is that? >> -- the campaigns in history, are just breaking this tonight before you went on the air that microsoft was one of the other vendors whose software was impacted here. and the ru

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> nawaz: the end this pandemic year is now in sight, but president-elect joe biden is warning the worst is y come. today, in wilmington, delaware, he forecast a post-holiday spike in infections and deaths, through february. pe also charged the tr administration has fallen far behind the president's talk of vaccinating 20 milon people by year's end. >> with only a few days left in december we've only vaccinated a few thllion so far. pace the vaccination program if it continues to move as it is now it's going to take years, not months, to ccinate the american people. >> nawaz: hours earlier, vice president-elect kamala harris received t moderna vaccine in washington. she urged more people to get the shots. meanwhile, officials in colorado a more contagious covid variant, initially discovered in britain. the u.s. senate convened a rare, deadlocked over increasing covid relief checks to $2,000. president trump sig

the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastingation from viewee you.your pbs thank you. at >> woodruff: then is now within days of approving pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, and the casualty count is adding urgency. nationwide, nearly 2,600 people died tuesday, and the overallh dell topped 288,000. canada approved the pfizer vaccine today, and inoculations have begun in britain. but, british health officials warned those subject to serious allergic reactions to wait, after two reported cases. president-elect biden today introduced retired army general lloyd austin as secretary of defense-designate. to hold that office, if american confirmed. at, some senators have questioned waivian on recently rired military officers in the secretary's job. they did waive it for presidt trump's choice of james mattis in 2017. today, in wilmington, delaware, mr. biden urged a waiver for austin as well. >> i would not be asking for this exception had not-- i our history didn'tfor it.nt in it does call for it. i have in lloyd austin to ask for it. liev

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank u. >> woodruff: more than 400 hospitals around the country began giving a covid vaccine to their employees today, on top of some 140 that received ity. yester the distribution widened as the food and drug administration is expected to approve another vaccine from moderna by the end of the week. f.d.a. reviewers said moderna's two-shot regimen is effective, ife and particularly pote preventing severe cases. the f.d.a. also approved the first at-home test for covid that can be bought wit prescription and provide quick results. available next month.e by the end of december, the trump administrationates 20 million people will have gotten vaccinations. ter health care workers, nursing homes are next in line. but asmna nawaz tells us, they pose special challenge, >> nawaz: jusidents and staff in long-term care facilities will start to receive vaccinations next week. pharmacy giants like cvs anwalgreen's wilide the shots o

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: new numbers tonight show u.s. job growth is slowing sharply, as covid-19 spreads unchecked. employers added a net of 245,000 jobs in november, that is the fewest since april. that was down sharply from 610,000 in october, and the fifth straight month of decline. the unemployment did fall slightly to 6.7%, partly as people stopped looking for work. the top democrat and republican in congress are talking up new economic relief after months of stalemate. house speaker nancy pelosi says that she and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell have agreed that a bipartisan bill, worth $900 billion, is a starting point. pelosi rejected a larger package in september, but she pointed to two big differences today. >> with a democratic president committed to a scientific solution for this, with the idea that we will have a vaccine, it's a complete game changer from then. >> woodruff: pelosi says a new aid bill would

additional sport has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> hill: good evening, and thank you for joining us. the standoff between congress and the president continues today over the $900 billion covid-19 stimulus bill president tasrump still has not signef late is afternoon. without the new legislation, extend federal unemployment benefits will expire today for a americans.d 12 million uraer the stimulus bill, fe unemployment benefits of b00 a week wouextended until mid-march. a moratorium on ections during the pandemic will also expire in less than a week if the president does not sign the stimulus bill. >> it really is a disgrace. >> hill: the day after congress passed the bill, mr. trump asked lawmakerto amend it, calling for an increase in direct stimulus payments to taxpayers and rejecting foreign aid and other spending as "wasteful." from his mar-a-lago resort in florida this morning, he tweeted that he still wants "to get our gr

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yuen foundation committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contribuons to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good eve ome to "washington week." tonight, the supreme court rejected a bidy the attorney general of texas to challenge the vote intl four bround states. now, the order upends president trump's attempt to stay in power but all eyes remain on the oval office as the president ends this week stil raging about his defeat. on monday, the electoral college expected to cement president-elect joe biden's victory. and this week mr. biden carriedt on cabinet picks and congress continues to squabble over whether to pass a stimulus bill this month. all as the pandemic worsens and states gird for a bleak holiday season. joining me for insight and analysis are three top political reporters. molly ball, natial political correspondent for "time" magazine. errin haines. editor at large for the 19th. and phiserucker, white h bureau chief for the washington post. let's b

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: the stalemate is over, but the nations lawmakers are voting tonight on measures to providere financiaef to those suffering in the pandemico, fund federal government, and to address other key concerns. congressional correspondent lisa desjardins has been following it all. lisa: after weeks of slow, tortured negotiations, at the capitol, a mega-deal is on at very fack. sen. schumer: the bill today is a good bill. today is a good day. sen. thune: we have before us, at long last, a piece ofth legislatio addresses the critical needs that are out there. lisa: the final deal launches an arsenal of attempted coronavirus relief. for many americans direct checks , of $600 each. for the m unemployed $3e , each week for 10 wks. and to fight the virus, $50 billion for buying andng distribuaccine and for expanding testing and tracing across the country. y at nearl$1 trillion, the coronavirus portions alone make for one of the largest single-issue spending bills in but add

thisrogram was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your s station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: pandemic deaths nationwide have reached 285,000 tonight. that comes as hope is building for vaccines, and as president-elect biden is assembling a team to oversee the effort. epite house correspondent yamiche alcindorts. yamiche: today, another big step.r reviewers e food and drug administration found pfizer's vaccine safe and 95% effective. that's clearing the way for its expected approval -- possibly before the week is out. >>y we're just days aom authorization from the fda and we're pushing them hard. at which point, we wl immediately begin mass distribution. the gold standard vaccine has been done in less than 9 months. yamiche: pfizer and moderna stayed away from a white house it was there that president trump signed an executive order prioritizing covid vaccine doses for americans over other countries. it is unclear whhaher that order any legal force. and even t chief scientist leading the president's vaccine development and distr

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting.r pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by newshour productio, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> you're watching pbs. from cows that graze lush, green grass comes the taste of kerrygold. from our farmers' hands to yours, th k is the true taste ofrygold. christmas can be a challenging time for the cook when most of us are expected to prepare food in greater quantities than we do for the rest of the year. there's also the question of tradition and how to stop our favoris from becoming too familiar. christmas gives the enthusiastic cook a chance to add new twist to some feive flavors. i'm going to start with a good, nutritious broth. almost a mead in a bowl to use an old-fashioned phrase. both comforting and nourishing, this makes wonderful use of the tuuck or goose bones that you may have left over.

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. th united states marked another gruesome milestone today, as deaths from covid-19d 325,000. at the same time, many more americans are feele economic impact. the labor department reported 800,000 new jobless claims last week, and as many as 14 million people could lose unemployment unless president trump signs the covid relief bill passed by congress on monday. while the white house originally gnaled he would support it, the president posted a video late yesterday hintit he would not sign unless congress increased stimulus check,0from $600 to , and cut out what he called "wasteful spending." for the latest, i'm joined by anna pmer, senior washington correspondent for politico. so much for being here, so we ve this threaten veto, we also have the actual veto-of-the defense authorizeation bill but let's start with covid lief because that's what so many americans are counting on. where does it stand rightw? >> it is re

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. by contributions tyour pbs station from viewers like you. - hello, everyone. and welcome to "amanpour & co." it's been an extraordinary year thatas changed the worle know it. from a global pandemic that's shifted the way we live, work and interact with each other to the most consequential us election in modern history to a moral reckoning with racism around the world. so twes holiday season, e bringing you some of our favorite interviews from this year on all of this and more. here's whas coming up. - if the power of the right to vote was truly made available to everyone in america, it would change the future of this nation. - [christiane] unprecedented election challenges inerhe united states, from v suppression to coronavirus, i speak to stacey abrams who ran for governor in georgia about her new documentary, "all in: the fight for democracy."

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from vthwers like you. k you. >> nawaz: this christmas eve has been athing but quiet in washington, after president trump's surprise announcement that he does not support the covid relief bill passed by congress.u. th house of representatives met briefly today and rejected two proposed revision to increase directec for individuals and to remove foreign aid. without trump's signature, millions of people hoping for economic assistance this holiday season will be left waiting. on saturday, pandemic unemployment benefits are set to expire. and on monday, the government will run out of money. the house and senate will return early next wk for a planned override of trump's veto of a defense bill. meanwhile, president trump is spending christmas eve in florida, but he continued his flurry of pardons late yesterday. just this week, he has more than doubled his acts of clemency from the previous four william brangham picks up the story. >> brangham: tha