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you know, i would say that the majority support right now the labor movement, behind marty walsh, butignificant support for others listed as well. a very, very important position to us. >> what is it about marty walsh that stands out and a significant amount of support for him? >> he's a union member. carried the tools. understands what working people go through every day. he's been through all the fights that we've been through. he understands the work and power dynamics on the work site and understands how important health and safety is to workers. >> so i'm going to presume since the name you threw out there, that's your preferred choice ever bernie sanders and yet bernie sanders certainly has been a torchbearer and champion fighting for all of those things. what do you think of that possibility? >> let me make something clear, alex. it's not my choice. it's the choice by all of our affiliates, who they would prefer. but the ultimate choice going to be joe biden's choice. who he feels comfortable with ultimately. look, bernie sanders is a good man. i think he would make a great sec

depart from traditions and resist appeasing republicans or else abandon the platform he ran on, but marty walsh a long-standing relationship with biden and he's seen as a strong union voice and he does question recently about whether he would accept a possible nomination and now walsh has not spoken with biden since he was elected however the final decision on labor secretary has not yet been made, we're told. david? david: okay, jacqui heinrich thank you very much i just want to mention we just got a tweet from the tennessee governor, asking for an emergency declaration from president trump so we'll see if that's incoming. meanwhile, as more people are getting vaccinated here in the u.s. , new strains of the coronavirus are being reported overseas, so are those vaccines going to work against the new strains? that's next. david: today we've allocated 15.5 million doses of vaccine and we are on track to allocate another 4.5-5 million next week, which will bring us to 20 million doses of vaccine allocated america before the end of the year. david: so the same week we're finding out the 20 million

the mayor here, marty walsh, he declared emergency so they can be plowed properly. have been closed down, and city as well as public buildings have been closed. flash freeze, potential. you see this? this is slush. that is going to freeze, once the cold air starts to stream in. dropping temperatures, get this, 10 degrees fahrenheit in the matter of two to three hours. but i think people just need to get outside and enjoy it because it is very, very serene. >> as you said, it's going to stop some of the distribution of the vaccine. but derek is going to keep us informed, as well as the rest of our correspondents and producers who are out there. i appreciate your reporting. and thank you, everyone, for watching. our coverage continues. from our expert technicians armed with state of the art tools and technology, to genuine parts made for the perfect fit. whether it's our place... ...or yours. we're there. rain or shine, day or night. no one knows your vehicle better. to learn all the ways we can be at your service, call, click or visit a dealership near you. -well, au

there was a snow emergency declared by the mayor, marty walsh, allowing for people to move off the roadses off the roads so plows could do their job. 600 flight cancellations on the eastern seaboard. still snowing here as you can see. another three hours or so before the sun will start to shine and change the landscape here. really spectacular. back to you. >> make it prettier. i'm a little jealous, got a little snow, little sleet and slush. was looking forward to making a snowman with my son. thank you so much, appreciate it. thank you for joining us. brianna keilar picks up coverage after a quick break. a real idaho potato farmer. genuine idaho potatoes not just a side dish anymore. always look for the grown in idaho seal. just between us, you know what's better than mopping? anything! at the end of a long day, it's the last thing i want to do. well i switched to swiffer wet jet and its awesome. it's an all-in-one so it's ready to go when i am. the cleaning solution actually breaks down dirt and grime. and the pad absorbs it deep inside. so, it prevents streaks and haze better than my

interest groups is weighing on his choice for labor secretary, sources tell me boston it mayor marty walsh is being strongly considered, supporting a number of union heads and democrat see him as a pastor supporting donald trump. walls have long-standing relationship with biden who presided over his second inauguration in 2018 but the congressional black caucus said the post is critically important for black communities and the asian-pacific caucus appointed him to appoint an aip nominee to any remaining cabinet spot. the congressional hispanic caucus is making a push. one source told me it is not just race but biden is factoring in but also diversity of experiences and viewpoints. final decision for labor secretary has not been made. >> thanks a lot. with the high-stakes senate runoffs in georgia less than two weeks away donald trump's veto of the defense spending bill and growing uncertainty surrounding him signing the covid-19 stimulus package could have a big impact on those races. >> reporter: democrats rafael wornoh ck and runoffs of donating food to a charity. they received an unexp

the mayor here, marty walsh, he declared a snow emergency, preventing streets from being parked on soey can plow properly. covid testing sites have been closed down. and cities as well as public buildings have been closed. the threats here, 50-mile-per-hour winds, bringing power outages. flash freeze potentially. this is slush. that is going to freeze once the cold air starts to stream in behind this nor'easter. dropping temperatures. get this. 10 degrees fahrenheit in a matter of two to three hours. but look at this beautiful sight behind me. i think people just need to get outside and enjoy it because it is very, very serene. a winter wonderland. >> enjoy it and be safe. but it's interesting. like you said, it's going to stop some of the distribution of the vaccine. but derek is going to keep us informed as well as the rest of our correspondents and producers who are out there. derek, thank you very much. i appreciate your reporting. and thank you, everyone, for watching. our coverage continues. tomach ff and get the same fast relief in a delightful chew with pepto bismol chews. do

mayor marty walsh is under consideration for labor secretary but sources tell fox that racial diversity on biden's decision. interest groups pressure biden for representation and yesterday black leaders including majority whip james clybourn that they nee need to resist appeasing republicans or else abandon the platform he ran on. walsh has a long-standing relationship with biden, he's seen as a strong union voice and yesterday he dodged a question about whether he would accept a possible nomination. >> it's an honor to be mentioned and i love being the mayor of the city of austin. i love representing the people of our city and this is what i intend on doing. >> walsh said he has not spoken to biden since he was elected and bidens decision has so far not been decided. >> molly: jacqui heinrich, thank you for sharing this. >> rick: flights out of nashville have been halted following this morning's explosion in the downtown area. also a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. how the fbi and local police are teaming up on the investigation next. ally changed

interest groups is also weighing on his choice for labor secretary.ma sources tell me boston mayor marty walsh is being strongly considered and has support from a numbe a number oe prominent heads. walsh also has long-standing relationships with, vitamin provided over his second inauguration in 2018 but the congressional black hawk has said it's extremely important for communities and they appointed in a ipi nominee to any remaining cabinet spot. the congressional hispanic caucus is also making a push. one source told me that it's not just raise that biden is factoring in but also a diversity of experiences and viewpoints. the final decision for labor secretary has not yet been made. >> mike: jacqui heinrich live wilmington. with the renascent georgia less than two weeks away president trump's veto over the defense spending bill and growing uncertainties surrounding him signing the covid stimulus packageur could have a big correspondent jonathan serrie has that tonight from atlanta. >> democrats raphael warnock and jon ossoff spent part of theta christmas eve delivering food for a charity. the

. >> joining me, boston mayor marty walsh one of those making the decision. mr.e you. want to show you the massachusetts plan. the governor talked about this. 300,000 doses expected by end of december. over 2 million doses received and distributed by end of march. you're looking at the positivity rates there in massachusetts, you and i hail from dorchester section of your great city. 12.1% positivity in dorchester. you have this hope that vaccines are coming. what about the here and now. what's the 12.1% about? >> what we're seeing is increases in numbers due to thanksgiving in a lot of ways, goes back to that. also goes back to house parties and not house parties but gatherings in homes, working work sites, where we're seeing the largest increase now of coronavirus. not seeing it in restaurants, we're doing everything we can to bring the numbers down, continue connecting to people, talking about the need to continue to wear masks, continue to physical distance, all of the precautions put in place, they work. >> moments ago, listen here. governor cuomo says i'm s

joining us the mayor of boston, mayor marty walsh.o you have an estimate of how many vaccinations have been completed in your beautiful city so far? >> not yet. we have not got that number yet. i know our public health department is working closely with the state. i know they had many conversations with the hospitals to get it out to the hospital workers. i don't have any confirmed data at this particular moment for you. >> the rollout is incredibly complicated. what road blocks have come up so far where you are? do you expect the pace of vaccinations to pick up as issues are smoothed out? >> i think the roadblocks that we're seeing now is probably not enough vaccinations. a lot of people are asking about it. they're inquiring about it. there's different tiers of people getting vaccinated. the first one going on now. i think that we have not seen the big roadblocks yet. but what we're working on is getting a process so as we get more and more vaccines that come to the city of boston and the commonwealth of massachusetts we'll be able

the mayor of boston, marty walsh, he declared a snow emergency late last night. and that meant that people needed to talk their cars off the road. no parking overnight on some of these streets, but you can see, well, some people didn't listen. they got snowed in. we are measuring anywhere between 9 to 10 inches. the plows are out in full force here. but there's a concern that the national weather service keeps talking about, and it is this flash freeze potential. often along the new england coastline where i'm located here, by the north end of boston, we get these warm noses of temperatures, where they flirt around 32 degrees. that's why we have these huge snowflakes falling from the sky right now. and with the temperature so close to the freezing mark, understand the cold air ushers in behind the nor'easter, it will freeze on the ground. we're talking about a 10-degree temperature drop within the next two to three hours. just in time for the morning rush, these roads will get extremely icy. but on the flip side of this, of course, children loving this. they are

sources tell me boston mayor marty walsh is being strongly considered.carried support from a number of prominent union heads and democrats see him as a path to laborers who supported president trump. walsh also has long-standing relationship with biden, who presided over his second inauguration in 2018, but the congressional black caucus of the post is critically important for black communities in the asian-american and pacific islander caucus called on biden to a point in a api nominee to any remaining cabinet spots. the congressional hispanic caucus is also making a push. one source told me it is not just race that biden is factoring in, but also diversity of experiences and viewpoints. the final decision for labor secretary has not yet been made, mike. >> mike: jacqui heinrich live in a soggy wilmington. thanks a lot. with a high-stakes senates in georgia -- the veto over the defense spending bill and growing uncertainty surrounding him signing the stimulus package could have a big impact on those races. correspondent jonathan serrie has that story to