jeanette nesheiwat, i want to stick with you for a second.e fda could approve the pfizer vaccine, what kind of timeline do you think we could be looking at. >> we're just around the corner. they need fda emergency use authorization, that usually takes two weeks. remember, they have to finish up their trials, get that data he reviewed. we don't want to rush that. that's very important. we know that this vaccine is about 90% effective which is phenomenal. that means it's going to work, actually going to protect you against coronavirus but it has to go through the regular l regy process, most likely by the end of the year we're going to have about 20 to 30 of million vaccines available but it's going to be a few more weeks before we get the regulatory approval. so about 30 million doses by the end of the year and hopefully by spring, maybe march, april, we'll have 300 more vaccines available for all americans including healthcare workers, those who are at high risk, those who have no risk, you know, those people that are on the frontlines. we're

jeanette nesheiwat joins me now. dr. jeanette, great to see you as always. it appears dr.ek murthy, former surgeon general, is going to be co-chair of the task force. there's a picture of him right there. what do we know about dr. murthy. >> sure, todd. good morning. dr. murthy, he actually served our country in the past. he's an internal medicine doctor, he has worn the uniform, he served as surgeon general. he has the experience. he's a great doctor. again, he's an internal medicine specialist, not an infectious disease specialist so that is critical. because coronavirus is an infectious disease, similar to ebola, hiv, influenza, that sort of thing. so very important that they do have an infectious disease expert leading the team because this virus has taken the lives of thousands of people in this country so we need to make sure that obviously the health and safety of americans being led by an experienced doctor is on that task force, very important. jillian: who would you suggest, if you had the opportunity to give a recommendation of an infectious disease expert or do

jeanette nesheiwat joint us now -- joins us now with more on the process.s for getting up early on a monday. a big development, we want to show you the priority of groups for the vaccine as you sort of have laid them out, healthcare workers, those at high risk, nursing homes. explain who the groups are and why they get the priority. >> well, you know how you go on an airplane and they say in an emergency, put your mask on first before you put it on to your child or your loved one? you have to have the doctors, the nurses, the x-ray techs, the respiratory techs there, you have to have the staff in the hospital to take care of you if you get sick. what's going to happen if you have no staff. that's why healthcare workers will likely be at the top of the list. we need to look at who is high risk, who is at risk of developing severe complications if they acquire coronavirus and the data we have so far tells us it's those with heart disease, with kidney disease, with cancer, with diabetes, also we see that african-americans, hispanics, blacks, they have been hit

jeanette nesheiwat. your reaction to the announcement? >> this is extraordinary, griff.y a miraculous blessing. this is what we need. this is the light at the end of the tunnel. like he said, probably about 70% of americans need to be vaccinated so we can reach what's called herd immunity. what does this mean for us? that means no more social distancing, no more wearing of masks, no more lockdowns or shutdowns. hopefully, december 11th the first batch of vaccines will be shipped out and people will be able to get vaccinated. those who are at high risk, those who are on the frontlines, first responders, will be the first to receive the vaccine. not too long after, hopefully by april, everyone else will be able to immunized. you need about two doses and we can reach that herd immunity no later hopefully than may, just in time for the summertime. this is great news, definitely couldn't be a better time. we need it to help reduce the amount of cases that we have as we see we have over 250,000 deaths already in this country. we really need to tackle those numbers and turn it

jeanette nesheiwat weighed in earlier on which one is better to take. >> we know firsthand, we learnedch these past six months, large crowds, lack of social distancing, this is grounds for transmission. these are breeding grounds for transmission of the virus, could potentially be a super spreader event. we have to take precautions. carley: johnson & johnson hopes to have up to 60,000 people in its trial. now onto extreme weather. hurricane iota intensifying overnight as it takes aim for central america. it's expected to hit as an extremely dangerous category 4 storm, bringing winds up to 145 mites an hour. in nic nicaragua residents are evacuating with iota expected to bring up to 15 feet of storm surge. adam klotz is tracking that storm for us right now. what's the latest? >> good morning, carley. you said it, category 4 hurricane, possibly even a category 5 hurricane. this is going to be a big, powerful storm, it's going to do a lot of damage across portions of northern nicaragua, up into hon dihonduras. it's a very strong eye wall. you see it right in the center. the timing of this

jeanette nesheiwat joined us earlier to weigh in. >> we know firsthand, we've learned so much the past months, large crowds, lack of social distancing, this is grounds for transmission. these are breeding grounds for transmission of the virus, could potentially be a super spreader event. we have to take precautions. >> reporter: and this comes as the country hit nearly 10 million cases of coronavirus as of of sunday. and just over 450 new deaths connected to the virus. todd, jillian. jillian: thank you. todd: today the senate returns to capitol hill and covid-19 relief is on top of the agenda. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said a deal must get done by the end of the year. however, democrats and republicans split over how much they want to spend. some benefits like federal unemployment insurance are set to expire december 31st. jillian: country singer lee bryce will miss the cma awards on wednesday after testing positive for covid-19. bryce was scheduled to perform at the awards show. a spokesperson says the singer got the results before rehearsals. bryce is said to be in good

jeanette nesheiwat joined us in the last hour.he says news of effective vaccines is good for everyone. >> this is really a miraculous blessing. this is what we need. this is really the light at the end of the tunnel. like he said, probably about 70% of americans need to be vaccinated so we can reach herd immunity. what does this mean for us? this means no more social distancing, no more wearing of masks, no more lockdowns, we can get back to normal lives. hopefully december 11th the first batch of vaccines will be shipped out and people will be able to get vaccinated. jillian: the vaccine by oxford and astrazeneca was found to be on average 70% effective. griff: at least two people are killed in a church stabbing, police responding overnight to grace ban sift i -- ban sift ban jose, california. homeless people were brought inside to get them out of the cold. police have not confirmed an arrest. also overnight, in new york city, at least one person is killed and six injured in a shooting in an apartment building. police say the vic

jeanette nesheiwat joined us in the last hour, warning americans to keep complying with covid-19 guidelineswe enter the holiday season. watch. >> now we're having this influx, this surge upon a surge. if only we can hang in there just a few months longer until the vaccine is available, but now is not the time to let our guard down. we really have to be diligent and comply with the cdc guidelines because we have now christmas coming up, we have the new year's, we don't want to see further surge, we don't want to see further deaths, further lives taken. at this point there should be no additional deaths since we know what to do. any deaths from moving forward should be preventable. griff: in california, a new stay at home order takes effect today in la county, while san francisco moves to its most restrictive purple tier, forcing gyms and churches to move outside and limiting retail stores to 25% capacity. carley: a violent thanksgiving weekend in chicago leaves 37 people shot, nine of them killed. the sun times reports a 14-year-old boy is among the injured. he is set to be in -- said to be

jeanette nesheiwat. dr.e the lines, the hour, two hour waits for testing. is this a safe way that people can travel is getting tested? >> well, the cdc, dagen, recommends to try to avoid travel during the holidays because when you travel, you increase your risk of acquiring disease and also spreading it. if you're going to do it, then yes, get tested. you want to make sure you're negative before you get on that flight, before you travel, before you possibly bring it home to loved ones. but keep in mind, the tests are not 100% accurate. they're very, very specific and sensitive which is really good but you could still be an asymptomatic carrier even if you test negative, maybe you went and got tested a little too early, the virus didn't show up on the swab and you may bring it home. you want to be careful. it's certainly reassuring and it's helpful but it's not 100%. that's why the cdc says if you are going to be traveling, wear your mask even indoors, especially around family members that might have underlyi