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cbs news senior political analyst and "60 minutes " correspondent john dickerson joins us now.g. good to see you. >> good morning, vlad. good to see you. >> president trump abruptly reversed course, signed this covid relief bill after his initial resistance, and largely being absent from the negotiations. why? >> well, it is not certain. let's take it at face value. the president's strategy seemed to have been that in this crisis moment he wanted to basically use the deadline and the high stakes, the fact that people were in danger of losing benefits, that people were really hurting, use that to get more in terms of benefits and also to cut spending. that's what he said out loud. the problem is he had no leverage. and so when he tried to use the crisis of the deadline to get leverage to get more, it didn't work at all. of course, there has been plenty of reporting that suggests also that he was throwing a kind of tantrum, angry at republican leaders for not buying his notion about a stolen election. and that he was basically causing chaos. but either way, it didn't get him anyt

. >> reporter: winnie dickerson would meet most people's definition of a good tenant.d lived in the same townhouse for 13 years. college grad going for a master's degree, she worked as a drug counselor, earning $50,000 a year. until the facility closed because of the pandemic. and for the first time in her life, she says she faced eviction. >> i've also worked, for the past 15 years, with the homeless activity center. so the haute of bein thought ofg homeless, and being in the lines of the people i have been serving, it was overwhelming. >> reporter: winnie also had multiple sclerosis. >> being someone with an underlying system like m.s., my immune system is compromised. >> reporter: were they threatening to evict you? >> oh, yes. i got the eviction letter, yeah. >> reporter: winnie dickerson has her pride, so she withdrew all of her savings and moved before she could be evicted. eventually she found a job working with the mentally ill. >> i'm making not what i was making before, but i'm making money. >> reporter: tell me about the place you're in now? >> i'm paying wa

that and that you're dickerson and usually we celebrate with many relatives from all over my big extended family this year it will be only our closest circle my daughters and my husband might even go here in this venue or city of the christmas lights that you see behind me stay off at the moment even at night the city administration is the rage of big crowds that might come in to watch the general restrictions for christmas in spain i'm not clear yet but everybody knows this would be a very different festive season even in my own family which is partly german and partly spanish we don't know what to do yet and if we will be able to meet each other it's. not true if you're out of doors it would be nicer to go to the christmas market but i think these measures are sensible and more important now next year we can catch up on our traditions again so i have no problem with the 3 of us it's difficult we usually celebrate with my husband's side and also my site together now we have to split everything up so that she her households come together already as a pharmacy employee i always have to be

. >> reporter: rochelle dickerson lives in seattle and also volunteered for a phase 3 moderna trial. she was inspired by her friend, jennifer, the first person in the u.s. to get injected in the covid vaccine trial back in march. >> as a black woman i really wanted to be represented because we've also been disproportionately impacted by this disease. hopefully, being part of this study will make it so that not as many of us die. >> reporter: after jennifer, seattle resident neil browning was the second person in line for moderna's phase 1 trial. >> this is real now. >> reporter: he says almost nine months after his injections antibodies are still present in his blood work. >> i'm super excited that something i was a part of that's never been done before, it was a moon shot, we weren't sure if this was going to work and to have the efficacy numbers we're seeing is just incredible. the ramifications are going to echo around the world now. >> i'm also told by several of the moderna volunteers that they will be unblinded soon and given the vaccine if they received the placebo during the

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the clerk: nomination, federal election commission, allen dickerson of the district of columbia to be a member. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators,, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of thing standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close dbilitn dickerson signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar 913. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, federal election commission. shana m. broussard to be a member. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk

olson and tony kemp and while the giants agree to one-year deals with seven players including alex dickersontest with authority pod cast features the giants' assistant coach yesterday baseball america named her the trailblazer of the year with good reason she's the first woman to coach on the field during a major league game and she's grateful for the opportunity to pave a path for women in sports. >> you want to make sure that your relationships with the players that you're building are -- you're sustaining those and you have that respect and you're there to help them first and foremost but there is this added layer of the historical element and responsibility because there are days where you feel kind of lonely in this and just to see all of these other historical moments and barriers being broken by phenomenal females throughout the sport industry is inspiring. >> she is very inspiring. we chatted for about 30 minutes. that pod gas cast is available everywhere. i tweeted a portion of it. she's not the only one in sports as a woman to trail blaze herself. yo u have t you have the 49ers and

. >> reporter: rachial dickerson lives in seattle and volunteered for a fails thrphase three mode. she was inspired by her friend jennifer that was the first person in the u.s. to get vaccinated back in march. >> as a black woman i wanted to be represented because we've been disproportionately impacted by this disease. hopefully, being part of this study will make it so not as many of us die. >> reporter: after jennifer howler, neal browning was the second person in line for mo dae moderna's phase one trial. nine months after his injections, antibodies are still present in his blood work. >> i'm super excited something i was part of that's never been done before. it was a moon shot. we weren't sure if this would work and to have the effectiveness numbers are incredible. the ramifications will echo around the world now. >> so i'm also told by several of the moderna volunteers they will be unblinded soon and given the vaccine if they received the placebos during the trials. >> kate, thank you. whether it's moderna or pfizer, you probably want to know where you are in the vaccine line

following leader remarks, the senate proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the dickersonnomination. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. portman: if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the provisions of s. res. 797 as a further mark of respect for the late paul spyros sarbanes, former senator for the state of maryland. the presiding officer: under the previous order, and pursuant to s. res. 797, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on wednesday, december 9, and does so as a further mark of respect to the late paul spyros sarbanes, former senator from maryland. >> gobbling out for the day today lawmakers worked on judicial executive nominations are expected to vote on government funding. when the senate returns watch live coverage on c-span2. >> you are watching c-span2 your unfiltered view of government. created by america's television company as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >> our colleagues in the uniteds states senate put an impressive bunch. it always mak

the presiding officer: under the previous order, the question is on the dickerson nomination. mr. hawley: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: is there any senator in the chamber wishing to vote or to change their vote? if not, the yeas are 49, the nays are 47. the nomination is confirmed. the clerk will report the next nomination. the clerk: federal election commission, shana m. broussard of louisiana to be a member. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the question occurs on the broussard nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: have all senators voted? does any senator wish to change their vote? the yeas are 92, the nays are 4. the nomination is confirmed. the clerk will report the next nomination. the clerk: nomination, federal election commission, sean j. cooksey, of virginia, to be a member. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the