10,000 iowa was -- i humans. the state has been responsive in getting therapeutic -- in regeneron. we are grateful for that. tohave additional staff due state support. we have seen a spike late in the year. our numbers are trending down. unfortunately, inpatient numbers are trending up to two in nursing homes. certainly the vaccine will take us a long way in our fight against covid and we are grateful for that. see -- toited to start vaccinating members of our community very soon. gov. reynolds: that is a great demonstrates what is happening in rural iowa. we want to show how rural hospitals are receiving their allocations of the vaccine and how they are moving forward. i want to thank you and your colleagues for working with your public health department and the state to coordinate this public effort, and for everything you have done to care for your community. much.eciate that very the numbers, the therapeutics, all of that has been a real coordinated effort. thank you for your role in that. you you. welcome, t

god bless you and the great state of iowa.ith that, we will open up to questions. >> some of the republican legislators have indicated a willingness to use some of the state's surplus on pandemic relief. what will your proposal before the legislature? >> we have to look at the dollars we are receiving. as i talked about some of the significant allocations, kelly talked about what the department of health and human services and the department of public health will be able to utilize. i think we need to be responsible about seeing how we can allocate both funds where the gaps and barriers are at and seeing if we needed to do something moving forward. we will continue to review it and look at where the needs are at. we will adjust accordingly. we have to remember that while the state of iowa really is in great fiscal health when you consider the year we just went through, whether it is covid-19 what hit aght or majority of our state, we are not through covid-19. we have to monitor very carefully and see what the impact is to reve

she has served the people of iowa since 2019. here is a look. >> i rise today to say thank you to this body and to the constituents of iowa's first congressional district, for giving me the honor to serve these last few years, and also my incredible staff, both here in iowa, who have given their all to iowa but also to this country. you have made me proud every single day to know you. importantly, i also want to say thank you to my family. daniel, who has been my rock, and who has been with day, to myngle siblings and nieces and nephews who have taught me. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. he house will be in order. please take your conversations off the house floor. the gentlelady will continue. ms. finkenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. again, to my siblings and my nieces and nephews who happily enough always, again, taught me never to take myself too seriously, and to my parents who i know are watching right now because as i found out within the first six months of being in congress, they actually d.v.r. and r

i love iowa. las vegas iowa. and i knew those polls were wrong, they had me losing iowa, dan and we won iowa by a lot. love that state. no one has done more to promote wrestling in america than dan gable. he's an athletic giant who conquered with one of the most difficult and ancient sports in the world. he's the greatest wrestler probably ever. we've never had anybody like him. he's made our country very proud. and he is a true goat, you know what goat is? goat? greatest of all time, right? he's the greatest of all time. today in recognition of his exceptional achievements, dan will become the first wrestler in history to receive this, our most important award, along with the congressional medal of honor. i would now like to ask the military aide to step forward to present coach dan gable with the -- dan gables with the presidential medal of freedom but before that i'd like to have dan say a few words. dan? lease. mr. gables: wrestlers are all sizes and shapes. i asked how much time i had up here, i'm not used t

and also, my incredible staff who both here and in iowa have given their all to iowa, but also to this country. you have made me proud every single day to know you. importantly, i also want to say thank you to my family. my husband, daniel, who has been my rock and been with me every step of the way. to my siblings and nieces and nephews who have taught me to never take myself too seriously. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. he house will be in order. please take your conversations off the house floor. the gentlelady will continue. ms. finkenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. again, to my siblings and my nieces and nephews who happily enough always, again, taught me never to take myself too seriously, and to my parents who i know are watching right now because as i found out within the first six months of being in congress, they actually d.v.r. and record c-span every day so that they can find me on the floor during votes. you know, i think back to the day that they came to visit right before swearing in. my very first visitors to my congressional office. where my dad, j

we take you to iowa, next. six votes cast for donald trump. >> [inaudible] me to be herefor this morning and reside over the ceremony. --h preside over the serum preside over the ceremony. with that, i turn it over to the secretary. >> well, welcome. as you just heard, record numbers, as the governor mentioned, voted in the general election. top of theat the nation and it bears repeating that i'm really proud of the way that iowans fulfill their civic duty this year, voting in record numbers in the primary and general elections, despite the pandemic. [ringing phone] [laughter] pandemic, thank you to those voters, poll workers, county workers that helped to make it happen. 897,000 iowans voted for donald trump and mike pence for vice president, enabling them to secure the vote of the six iowa electors. the victory margin was 53% to 45% with trump carrying 93% of 99 counties in iowa, technically and legally voting for six of you. the role of the election is outlined in the iowa constitution. all nine candidates t

iowa city, iowa.ood outside in the cold and talked about what their days were like, their weeks. it's terrible. every person i talked to had a horror story, something that just floored me about losing a 30-year-old patient with no comorbidities suddenly and just the doctor, nurses and respiratory therapists hitting the ground and just sobbing. everyone is so tired they're been reassigned from whatever unit in the hospital they are, to intensive care or covid unit. running out of people to administer ecmo, a last resort life support measure, they're having to ration specialists for that procedure. and they're worried because iowa is full of small, rural hospitals who cannot afford to postpone these surgeries. that's how they make their money. they don't have resources. really hurting them. >> state of iowa in time you were there, snapshot of what happens when it just overruns a place, now seeing that move out. your colleagues at "atlantic" had incredibly upsetting piece saying u.s. has passed the hospi

i love iowa. i love iowa. i knew those polls were wrong. they had me losing iowa, dan. we won iowa by a lot. a lot of polls that were wrong. i love that state. no one has tone more to promote wrestling in america than dan gable. he's an athletic giant who conquered one of the most difficult and ancient sports in the world. he's the greatest wrestle probably ever. we've never had anybody like him. he's made our country very proud and he's a true goat. you know what goat is? greatest of all time. right? he's the greatest of all time. today in recognition of his really exceptional achievements, dan will become the first wrestler in history to receive this, our most important award along with the congressional medal of honor. i would now like to ask the military aide to step forward to present coach dan gable with the presidential medal of freedom. before doing that, i'd like to have dan say a few words, please. thank you. dan, please. >> wrestlers are all sizes and shapes. so i asked how much time i had up here because i'm not used to a short talk. and they said i had thre

how are things right now in your part of iowa?i think it's the same as what the rest of the country is dealing with. you know, obviously this is a scary time, and covid surging again, we just have different culprits now. it's more of a shotgun approach than it was one particular plant that was spreading it in our community. now it's everywhere, and that's frustrating on more of a global scale. >> yeah. and it's frustrating both strategically in terms of how you do it but also just because trying to stop it at the outset, you know, wasn't enough. and you were one of the local officials calling for that tyson plant in waterloo to close down when they were insisting on staying open. now that that is being literally litigated and the families of the workers who were killed are bringing suit against the company and all these very scary allegations are coming out, i just have to ask your response to some of these new allegations that are coming out of this lawsuit about how tyson was handling the outbreak. does it -- does it jibe with w

governor of iowa gave an update on her states plan to distribute the coronavirus vaccine. approximatelythat 500 vaccines have been administered to health professionals. she also updated reporters on the state's current numbers, saying hospitalizations are down. this runs 30 minutes. >> as of yesterday, approximately 500 health-care workers have received the vaccine. today, i am so pleased to be joined by an emergency medical physician and director of the emergency department. been caringeam have for covid-19 patients since the start of the pandemic. yesterday, he received the vaccine. i want him to share what his thoughts are. thank you for being here. he cannot hear me. we will turn it over to you. >> thank you for inviting me. i am honored to be able to frontline workers across our state. to take a moment to thank those same workers who have been caring for people under challenging circumstances. admirable. they are a testament to care and action. received one of the first doses of the vaccine. along with other doctors and nurses. i am not experiencing negative effects.

then, more prime, iowa acreage.shirley loved farming. >> she did everything. >> she just took to it, huh? >> she was a natural. >> she loved, loved being in the tractors. >> reporter: longtime friend and neighbor, irene schultz, said shirley brought a little pizzazz to the fields when she climbed into her custom-made tractor. >> she always put a little bit of makeup on, every morning, before she went out. >> in the john deere? she is decked out? >> she was. she had rosy cheeks. shirley would come, you know, bopping in, you know, just to say hi. you know, pulling in the driveway, going by. >> what's her personality, irene? >> goodness. big heart. loved her family. she and bill were always together. you always saw them together. she was beautiful, inside and out. >> reporter: in time, daughter jana moved away and married. son, billy, went into the heating and air conditioning business. but jason, the youngest child, took to the land. >> i really enjoyed working with him. i was teaching him. he is a good farmer. >> rep

caucuses. >> iowa. >> iowa caucus. >> iowa!reporter: the snowy saturdays, endless selfies familiar en route to an unfamiliar finish. >> zero percent after 10:00 on the east coast. >> chaos and confusion in the state of iowa as technical issues overshadow the first votes of the presidential election. >> reporter: the losers were clear. >> i am not going to sugar coat it. we took a gut punch in iowa. >> reporter: winners not so much. the campaign trudged on. >> no offense iowa but it's been cool tonight to see how people voted for. >> thank you, new hampshire! >> reporter: joe biden's campaign looking all but done. >> the former vice president the guy who led the national polls for all of 2019 into 2020 fifth place, 8%. >> reporter: while even more candidates are done. but then jim clyburn changed everything. >> south carolina should be voting for joe biden. >> thank you, thank you, thank you, south carolina! >> reporter: biden rolls and the competition gets rolled over. >> just one dominant win after another. >> just a month ago

and also, my incredible staff who both here and in iowa have given their all to iowa, but also to this country. you have made me proud every single day to know you.

. >> the iowa caucus. >> iowa. >> iowa caucus. >> iowa!turdays, endless selfies, all very familiar, en route to an unfamiliar finish. >> zero percent on the east coast. >> chaos and confusion in the stat state of iowa as technical issues overshadow the presidential election. >> i'm not going to sugarcoat it. we took a gut punch in iowa. >> reporter: still, the campaign trudged on. >> no offense, iowa, it's been kind of cool tonight to see who people voted for. >> thank you new hampshire! >> reporter: joe biden's campaign looking all but done. >> the former vice president, the guy who led the national polls for all of 2019 into 2020, fifth place, 8%. >> reporter: while even more candidates actually are done. but then jim clyburn changed everything. >> south carolina should be voting for joe biden. >> thank you, thank you, thank you south carolina! >> reporter: biden rolls and the competition gets rolled over. >> just one dominant win after another. >> just a month ago he was all but gone in the racial. >> reporter: mike bloomberg out, after

and also, my incredible staff who both here and in iowa have given their all to iowa, but also to this country. you have made me proud every single day to know you. importantly, i also want to say thank you to my family. my husband, daniel, who has been my rock and been with me every step of the way. to my siblings and nieces and nephews who have taught me to never take myself too seriously. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. he house will be in order. please take your conversations off the house floor.

it was six days before the iowa caucuses in 2012, and the iowa co-chair for the michele bachmann campaign suddenly switched teams, made a public announcement just before the iowa caucuses that even though he'd been sharing the michele bachmann effort in iowa, he now was going to drop her and support ron paul instead. it was a weird sort of sidebar moment at the time, but we now know that that iowa campaign chairman was paid to make that switch from michele bachmann to ron paul. he was paid more than 70 grand. ron paul's campaign manager was a young man named jesse benton. he was charged and convicted on conspiracy and other charges for that brazen bribery scheme to win the iowa caucuses in 2012. well, tonight it is jesse benton and one of his convicted accomplices in that crime who have full pardons, and you don't have to speculate. in his weird way, president trump has gone out of his way to tell us who arranged this pardon, to tell us in this case that the pardon was supported by none other than ron paul's senator son, rand paul. rand paul has been, of course, publicly entertaining the

he got his clock cleaned in iowa, he went to new hampshire and did even worse, he barely barely barely pulled out a second place finish in nevada. he was really limping into south carolina and it really was a testament to his own tennis because he ran on the same message beginning to end that this was an election about character. he was not allowing himself to be drawn to the left as some in his party were trying to pull him but this extraordinary moment, a single endorsement out of james cliburn that essentially pulled joe biden's campaign out of a ditch and put him on the road to the nomination. that campaign was out of money, not at all equipped to a general election, the completely different endeavor and the degree to which the biden campaign was able to rebuild itself not only for a normal general election but one conducted in this environment is such -- such good books written about this because the discipline that campaign showed, there was a lot of talk about will they play in texas? they made some modest bad buys in texas, they sent kamala harris to texas near the end but they

we have people across the state of iowa and across the nation that are hurting. we want to keep a strong economy and keep our citizens safe and healthy. and finally, we do have a national defense authorization act that is hanging in the balance. we need to work together to ensure that we get this completed. we have done this for many decades and in a bipartisan fashion we need to do it again. it includes a lot of provisions that are good for the servicemen and women. things as simple as body armor for females in a body armor that conforms to the size and shape of a female, so simple. well, that is included in the national defense authorization act, so it is vitally important that we are putting our servicemembers safety first and getting that over the finish line. so just encouraging our democrats to come back to the table. let's work through these issues. let's get the nondisclosure agreement done and get this coronavirus will done. >> i welcome everyone back i hope you had a good thanksgiving. it is of course december 1st and we still don't have a coronavirus r

six votes are what the spread is iowa. moment in 12 votes -- now, this is on the basis of hundreds of thousands votes cast, of hundreds of thousands of votes cast. those s -- it is one of matters that time will tell. we'll see what the court says. what the house administration options are and what they decide to do as they forward. reporter: i want to get a relates to n as it your conversation with leader mcconnell. a situation where we're expecting an omnibus and relief to be put into one piece of legislation? that would be our hope because that's the ehicle leaving the station and that's probably -- i was pleased he wanted to do it that way how we have -- that's what we thought would be the best way to do. vehicle leaving the station. you see a bill come to the whole you don't see the nderpinnings and the oshg stragss it -- oshg stragss it orchestration. reporter: would you need text on both components in order to bring it to the floor? speaker pelosi: yes. that's what we're working on. a big we would want strong vote, a

trump carried 93% of 99 counties in iowa. technically and legally. in the u.s.outlined constitution. candidates had their own --ctors that were nominated all nine candidates had their own electors that were nominated. [indiscernible] i pledge, if elected for the position of a lector, i agree to for president and vice president for the nominee of partyoffices, of the nominated. you need to vote for the individuals for president and vice president. they should be here in a moment. we will wrap this up and go through it shortly. before you leave i need to make sure that each of you come up certificateficial anhere and you will sign official certificate. [indiscernible] >> first congressional district. >> iowa county. >> we will take the tally. i'm sorry. thank you. again, i just want to make sure you vote. the united states congress will meet at a later date. you will vote for the electorate's for president and vice president. >> six votes for president trump and six votes for vice president pence. >> [indiscernible] >> sure. >> ok. c-span for our conti

reporter: the race in iowa, how is the house going to prevent a situation that was seen in 1985 when mccarthy and his republican opponent? and would you encourage the loser of the new york 22 race to do the same thing if their recount is -- speaker pelosi: the issue relating to iowa is an issue for the house administration committee. it is my understanding that rita hart, an excellent candidate for congress, has -- will be asking the house to take this up. for further information about the technicalities of that, that becomes a house, not a political, but a house administration matter. house decides who it will seat. we don't have any idea -- new york is a completely different situation. new york is a completely different situation. new york, there could be 1,500, 5,000 votes not counted yet. that is going into the courts, i think monday is the day in the court. and that is -- and that is what is -- we'll see what happens in the court, and that may end up in the congress. i don't know. but the court will decide which votes will be counted. but that's like down to 12 votes. it's inter

why should people from nebraska and iowa fund the new york city subway system? >> one answer to that question is, you mentioned nebraska. so, let's start there. a company called you ka sa ed - kawasaki builds the subway cars. we have production products in florida, iowa, texas, obviously new york state, it's now on pause, it touches literally every state in the nation. including nebraska had. >> in just the new york area, one study estimated 450,000 nontransit jobs are depending on public transportation services. first generation american born to irish immigrants grew up six subway stops from the building was appointed by a fellow queens native, democratic governor cuomo to lead the nta in 2019. >> should people feel safe riding public transport right now? >> the answer is absolutely. the research around the world in the united states, and abroad is that public transit as ridership has increased has not been a vector of the virus. >>> to get more people on board, the mta is pioneering new ways to keep people safe. both now and post pandemic. that includes ultra

damaged by covid to the republicans were pushing back on the bill as well as or a senator roy blunt iowa, senator chuck grassley and utah senator mitt romney arguing against the plan we can't you know have free money the republican majority senate could consider whether or not

republican congresswoman-elect ashley hinson will represent iowa's 1st congressional district starting in a few weeks. and democratic congresoman- elect carolyn bourdeaux will represent georgia's 7th district. congratulations on both of you, and thank you for joining us in this conversatioyo i want to as first of all, tell us a little bit about your district and why do you think they elected you? firsto you, congresswoman-elect hinson. >> thank you, lisa, fvor hag us today on. it's great to share the screen with carolyn. we have suburban areas,ee thr very populous counties and then 17 very rural counties.i what ithrough the campaign was i did a lot of listening. i'm a mom witnh a miiscpran mortgage, i drove throughout all those counties, hnnecting wit people about the kitchen table issues that they felt like nngress wasn't getting e. and i think as a result of this campaign, i was able to come in with a big to-do list, that i know we all haven ths time heading into congress. but i think those issues arer making sure businesses are seeing relief, our families are

republican controlled senate where most senate republicans are pushing back missouri senator roy blunt iowa, senator chuck grassley and utah senator mitt romney have all said they

this week, zach smith, report we are the iowa press citizen, joins us to discuss the race in iowa's second congressional district, called for the republican by six votes. the contest will be decided by the house of representatives. find c-span's "the weekly" where you get your podcasts. >>> up next, andrew slap of east tennessee state university teaches a class on lincoln, andrew johnson, and the constitution. he compares how both presidents have been portrayed as upholding or disregarding the constitution and whether their reputations matched their actions in office. >> good morning. thank you all for coming. today, we're transitioning in the course from civil war to reconstruction. because of that, it's a particularly good point in this course to talk about the big issue that goes throughout the civil war era. that we need to look at the antebellum period, the civil war and reconstruction that. question is the united states constitution. one of the things historians have been asking for generations

and the iowa advanced account that is we have been discussing iowa and ppp have been working to take care of those businesses we don't need flexibility o and hope i can continue to doe that. we know you receive federal funding for those that have not received what you are eligible for at $490,000 and only received the hundred $50000? how has that affected your business with these y caps? >> i would be sitting here today telling a much darker story had we been capped at the 150 k. because we did not have that cap we were able to produce to not only allow our business to survive but also thrive and those funds were crucial in the rehiring of our staff and the rent alonef is $36000 and we had a gracious landlord that allows us to reduce the rent during the summer. that extension ended around october. so those funds were able to cover those expenses as well but alsoal friend one - - those funds are exhausted at the end of october. so i implored congress to provide the influx the funding as soon as possible so we can continue to be of service to our community and employees. >> i want to f

and low to yourself what do you write so i'm so up until now i always iowa was the only state in the country that banned people of any type of felony conviction from voting but recently the state governor corrent olds signed an executive order that would allow people who have served their sentence for a nonviolent felony crime to vote and a lot of credit actually goes to black lives matter protesters they were the lobby for this and now 60000 iowans will now get the right to vote how many black lads matter members are there in iowa like 56 i was going to put the numbers to. really powerful to close this is a republican governor in the state that went for trump in 2016 so there are like turning wine into water with this right now is kind of amazing feat but it also doesn't it also doesn't mean that it won't get challenged were all we know a new governor could go in and overturn it because it's an executive order well and also they could end up electing somebody crazier than her like after all this is a state that had steve king as a representative for 20 or so and yeah exactly trust.

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he got his clock cleaned and iowa, he went to new hampshire and it did even worse. he barely barely barely pulled out a second place finish in nevada. so that in south carolina really it was a testament to his own tenacity. he ran on the same message beginning to end. it was an election about character. he was not allowing himself to be drawn to the left. but a single endorsement of james clyburn that essentially pulled the biden campaign out of the ditch and put them on the road to the nomination. and at that point that campaign was out of money, it was not at all equipped that was a completely primary endeavor. and the reason they could rebuild itself, not only for normal general election but one conducted in this environment is such an extraordinary story. and i hope it will be good books written about this. because the discipline that campaign showed. there is a lot of talk about texas they sent kamala harris down to texas. but they knew there was a lot of states they needed to win mostly in the upper midwest and they really kept the focus where they knew they n

vilsack was one of his earliest supporters in iowa.e and his wife campaigned very aggressively for him throughout iowa through the campaign trail. marcia fudge, we're told, is expected to come the housing of urban development agency secretary, and she is, as i said, an iowa congresswoman and that is notable because biden has been hesitant to pull anyone from congress. the congress has such a strong swing majority and they still don't know what will happen in the senate. and fudge is likely to be the exception, as she's considered in a very safe seat for democrats. that's what we're looking at with those two potential nominations. later this afternoon, right here in wilmington, delaware, president-elect biden will be formally introducing his pick to be secretary of defense lloyd austin, a retired army general. he will be here with biden in wilmington. there has been some pushback though on the hill from members of their own party on a potential waiver. austin would need a congressional waiver because he's only been required for four yea

she has served the people of iowa since 2019. here is a look. >> i rise today to say thank you to this body and to the constituents of iowa's first congressional district, for giving me the honor to serve these last few years, and also my incredible staff, both here in iowa, who have given their all to iowa but also to this country. you

>> the issue relating to iowa, the administration is committed. it is my understanding read a heart, excellent candidate for congress will be asking the house to take this up. further information about the technicalities of that, is not a political vote but a house administration matter, house decide to it will seek. we don't have any -- new york is a different situation new york, there could be 15005000 votes not counted yet. that igoing to the court monday is the day in the court. that is what is -- we will see what happens in the court. i don't know but the court will decide which votes are counted but that is down to 12 votes. people should know every one should know their vote counts. ships vote, what the spread is in iowa. 12 votes, this is on the basis of hundreds of thousands of votes kept, ndreds of thousands of votes kept so it is one of the matters that time will tell. we will see what the court says, what the house administration options are and what they decide to do. >> a clarification about your conversations with leader macconnell.

iowa is excited about their receipt of the fox nation. they will go ahead and distribute those two of course those hospital and healthcare workers. and those that are most vulnerable. they'll start receiving those. but beyond that, beyond operation work speed, a number of my colleagues mentioned we need covid relief. okay so not only do we need to fund the fox nation and the process of distribution, we also need to make sure that we are supporting our american businesses, industry, our individuals, our healthcare system. i could go on all day. and again we do not want this to be political at this point, we just need relief. iowa restaurants are wondering if we are going to be here. are we going to be here in another week or so. i am encouraging again everyone to come together. let's wrap this up, we need to get it done by the end of the year. and we need to make sure everyone sees the relief that is necessary to support our econom economy. >> joni, i want to congratulate you and all of the army fans out there. better luck next year for th

i mean, he got his clock cleaned in iowa, he went to new hampshire and it even worse. he barely, barely pulled out the second place finish in nevada. he was really limping into south carolina. it really was a, you know, it was a testament to his own tenacity because he ran on the same message given to him that this was an election about character. he was not allowing himself to be drawn to the left, as some in his party were trying to pull him. he was this extraordinary moment, a single endorsement that of james clyde burn, congressman from south carolina, that essentially pulled joe biden's campaign out of a ditch and put him on the road to the nomination. and, at that point, that campaign was out of money, it was really not at all equipped for a general election campaign, which was a completely different endeavor then a primary campaign. the degree to which the biden campaign was able to rebuild itself, not only for a normal general election, but one that was going to be conducted in this environment is such an extraordinary story and i hope there are going to be goo

guest: my biggest fear is navigating so i have a strong voice for iowa's district.re iowa's voice is still strong. how to make sure my void -- count bordeaux. congresswoman elect guest: continuing to confront the gridloc in washington. i want to see positive progress on issues in washington, whether i am in a leadership role or partit of a con pushing things forward. we have 120,000 people in the district without health insurance befo covid it. -- hit. i do not want to go up there and not get anything done and accomplished things are bad for people. reporter: thankou so much. guest: thank you. ♪ host: it is yet another critical moment between the u.k. and europe. here is nickchifrin. reporter: brexit, biden, iran, climate, it is all on the agenda in brussels and in washington and one of the men at the center of thoseon negotiawill be the ambassador of france to the united states. let's talk about brexit for a second. there are three major issues preventing a deal. has france taken a maximalist position preventing a deal? guest: thanks for having me. indeed, as far a

that is especially true in parts of iowa. once moderna shipments arrive, their rollout plan will focus on frontline workers and nursing homes. nbc's valerie castro has made her way to council bluffs, iowa, where nursing homes have been hit especially hard. valerie, how soon do officials there in iowa expect to start administering these vaccines? how will their plans differ from what we've seen in other larger cities this week? >> reporter: well, craig, the plan here is to really make this as easy as possible for both nursing home residents and staff. they've partnered these long-term care facilities with places like walgreens and cvs. pharmacists from there with hand deliver these vaccines to the long-term care facilities, not only deliver them but administer them on site to staff and residents. we should note some of these facilities will be getting the pfizer vaccine. others are expecting the moderna vaccine. for the rest of the county, the small health care facilities, the small family practices and doctors' offices, potaw